Daffodil Essence. (narcissus pseudo narcissus)
They are everywhere in early springtime. Bursts of yellow exploding all over our hedgerows, verges, gardens and scattered over many a woodland floor. Always feels to me like it’s announcing news; or perhaps channelling light energy outwards to the whole of it’s surroundings. ‘Herald of Spring’ I call them. Although there are now over 50 varieties of Daffodil, Narcissus Pseudonarcissus is the common wild daffodil which grows here. It is perhaps best known in legend in the story of Narcissus, the vain youth, who became so besotted watching his own reflection in a pool that he fell into the water and drowned. In the spot where he died a flower grew; narcissus, the daffodil.
Daffodil’s qualities as a flower essence are far from ‘deathly’! Initially it has the effect of expanding perception, bringing a greater sense of purity and appreciation of beauty. This energy facilitates an opening up and revealing of the true self. In this we find several areas of application:
Daffodil essence is most effective for healing, in clearing blockages in the heart area and creating a stable base energy. (I have found that impeded energy flow in the heart charka is often related to an inability or unwillingness to perceive what’s really going on around you).
It teaches us how to absorb correctly what we most need, be it from our environment, from our food, or in the form of inspiration. The new information and nutrients taken in alike lead to improved energy flow as well as a deepening of self-awareness and improved assimilation of new ideas.
Learning to know oneself beyond all doubt leads to a profound sense of wholeness and completion within, and leaves one able to feel truly comfortable within one’s surroundings. This sense of ‘fit’ can be most useful in relieving conditions related to the inability to relax and ‘just be oneself’, shyness and feelings of awkwardness or for those who can’t find their own voice or are afraid voice their opinions.
Finally we return to Daffodil flower essence’s quality of expanding perception: This appears to relax the entire energy body and help us to perceive the bigger picture of our lives. This is useful because when we focus too much on any one thing, be it an object of desire of an object of dislike, we loose our power, our centre, and our ability to perceive what is really in front of us becomes distorted.
So my final impression of daffodil would be as the revealer; the opener, who trumpets to us light and illumination!
For more about flower essences and vibrational essences or to try some daffodil essence please visit my website at www.AwenEssences.co.uk




