I have recently been writing about how essences can help animals for Essence Awareness Week, but in light of the recent upheaval in the UK with the vote to leave the EU we have found our country divided and emotions running high, feelings of fear, anger and vulnerability, euphoria for some or a sense of deep unease for others. There has been a lot of confusion and a sense of lack of security. Some have felt sadness and a sense of loss and isolation, others a sense of release and freedom from a system they felt was failing them. I am not wishing to discuss my own feelings or political leanings here, but I suddenly remembered just a month or so ago listening to a webinar by Steve Johnson Co founder of the Alaskan Essences entitled Embracing Uncertainty.
I use the Alaskan Essences a lot myself and in practice and although of course there are many essences that can support us I felt the webinar had real relevance to the current events. Therefore I will mention some of the key things that were presented in the webinar.
Why Gem Essences Are So Important At This Time
Many of the old social, economic and political structures that we used to depend on for stability are going through unprecedented change or collapsing altogether. We therefore need more than ever some structure in our lives that we can count on for support. The mineral kingdom can help with this since minerals from the Earth give form, structure and support. Gem essences primary action is to stabilise and balance the energy field of the body, including the subtle bodies which make up the aura and the chakras. They also work by catalysing the release of stress and tension that accumulates in the auric field. They help release the dissonant energies so the body’s energy field can come back into alignment and so too does the physical body which is then able to regain its natural state of balance, stability and resistance to stress. They help us to integrate change at the deepest level.
Below are some gem essences that will be particularly helpful in these fast changing times of uncertainty.
Blue Topaz
- Helps dissipate mental confusion
- Helps us let go of our resistance to new ways of thinking and problem solving
- Strengthens mental clarity, focus and effectiveness
- Expands mental capacity and flexibility so we are not overwhelmed by our current challenges or intimidated by those looming in the future
Rainbow Hematite
- Strengthens our inner sight and vision by helping us ground it to the Earth
- Develops the innate capacities of the 6th chakra in a balanced, calibrated and practical way
- Helps us not be emotionally reactive or go into judgment in response to the information we are receiving, or to what we are perceivingTourmalated Quartz
- Helps us move from chaos and confusion to coherence and continuity
- Gives us the support to initiate action from a place of alignment so our efforts will be more effective and less frustrating
- Works to dissolve the conflict between our dreams for the future and the part of us that doesn’t believe in them, by assisting us in bringing old subconscious beliefs to the light so they can be examined and released.
Tourmalated Quartz
- Helps us move from chaos and confusion to coherence and continuity
- Gives us the support to initiate action from a place of alignment so our efforts will be more effective and less frustrating
- Works to dissolve the conflict between our dreams for the future and the part of us that doesn’t believe in them, by assisting us in bringing old subconscious beliefs to the light so they can be examined and released
Labradorite
- Helps us attract, gather, and assimilate the energetic nourishment of light into our physical bodies
- Good for those who are fatigued from living a fast paced lifestyle, i.e.“burning the candle at both ends”.
- Helps us shift from a gloomy or heavy outlook to a more positive perspective on life
Red Quartz
- Helps those who often feel vulnerable and victimized by their circumstances
- Restores emotional integrity after a painful or traumatic experience
- Brings stability, protection and containment for the second chakra
- Helps us adjust our boundaries so we can again feel safe and secure in our physical bodies
Black Tourmaline/Master Quartz
- Works at the deepest level of the physical body to improve grounding, circulation and strength
- Balances the relationship between the upper and lower parts of the energy field
- Helps us exchange toxic energy held in the chakras for restorative energy
- Stimulates the release of old habits and patterns in an easy and organized way
Blue Green Tourmaline
- Facilitates the breaking up and releasing of old, ingrained patterns of resistance
- Promotes the attainment of inner peace so we can contribute to peace on the planet
- Helps us open our hearts without fear, and take up our rightful space on the earth, softly and clearly, with grace, purity and strength, and without pushing others away
Star Ruby
- Promotes heightened awareness and sharp focus in the present moment
- Helps ground those who go off into their thoughts
- Good for those who are easily distracted, or who purposely maintain distraction in their lives
- Helps us disengage from an obsessive focus on the details of a situation and get back in touch with the bigger picture
Green Tourmaline/Smoky Quartz
- Facilitates a stronger and more grounded connection between the heart and the Earth
- Helps us identify where we are holding tension in our body, and encourages us to let it go so we can settle in to a deeper place of relaxation
- Helps us focus our creative energies as an effortless giving from the heart
The above photographs and some descriptive content curtesy of Steve Johnson, Alaskan Essences.
I hope that these essences may prove helpful to you. If you would like to try some of those mentioned or consider a consultation for a more individual combination for what you need right now, do please get in touch.
lets all try to unite and focus on creating the world we would like to see. We can’t do that when we feel, lost, ungrounded, separate, fearful, angry and divided.
Love and light
Jane
