Clematis
Welcome to the first edition of The Children of the Flower series, where we learn about flower essences and mind evolution techniques to change, grow and access the Ever Living Creator within.
Today we take a look at “Jane,” a 35 year-old woman who has three children and a fourth on the way. She is a homeowner and, through certain circumstances happening in her early years, has most of her financial needs met through a fund. Jane appears to have a life most of us would love to have. But she has a problem…
Jane never seems to be in the here-and-now, but afloat in a dense, gray fog which resides in her mind. When talking to her, you know that she hears you, but she’s never really listening to you. Her eyes do not display natural human vibrancy but an android-like stare that makes you think she is a deaf-mute or completely unintelligent. Were she to take up poker playing with any fervency, she’d do very well; her flat affect-like stance would be invaluable in the game.
Her emotionlessness spills over into the emotional life of her children which displays as bedwetting, nervousness and acting out. Family and friends try to encourage, help, chide, beg and even threaten to walk away from her, but it is met with a deer-in-the-headlights stare. She has no ambition in life except to watch soap operas –- to the neglect of everything and everyone, including herself. Utilities get shut off? She gets them turned back on… then neglects them until they get turned off again. Children need their hair done? She deadpans friends and family who mention it until they get frustrated and do it themselves. She is a dreamer with a dream, completely asleep at the wheel of her life and driving dangerously into an abyss.
Jane is an extreme example of someone in need of the flower essence CLEMATIS (Clematis vitalba). Her safety is found within the confines of her mind, which is typical of CLEMATIS sorts. They need to “come back to earth,” so to speak, and live in the present reality. CLEMATIS transforms their waking dream life to one of a warm presence and practicality.
Other examples of CLEMATIS individuals are glassy-eyed children who daydream away their studies; the “out-of-touch” hipster friend who’s found a perverted inner peace being parked in front of the TV all day, every day; and the co-worker who’s busy nibbling at their nails and staring at the pictures on the desk for hours on end. The real world is like a dream to them and they find refuge in the recesses of their cloudy, porous minds.
CLEMATIS will allow Jane to have more of a present-minded, focused awareness in the world. She will feel more grounded and can respond to situations with alertness. CLEMATIS will also give permission to use her highly developed imagination to bring to life ideas and feelings that have played out on the stage in her mind. She’ll begin to have a presence of mind that will bring a complete change to her home and social life – she’ll no longer be reacting to events, but responding with the maturity and immediacy any situation requires.
