{"id":26815,"date":"2022-08-01T01:10:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T05:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=26815"},"modified":"2022-07-29T16:17:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T20:17:09","slug":"book-review-flower-essences-by-nicholas-pearson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2022\/08\/01\/book-review-flower-essences-by-nicholas-pearson\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – Flower Essences from the Witch’s Garden: Plant Spirits in Magickal Herbalism by Nicholas Pearson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book <\/span><\/span>R<\/span><\/span>eview<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Flower Essences from the Witch’s Garden<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Plant Spirits in Magickal Herbalism<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

by <\/span><\/span>Nicholas Pearson<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Publisher: <\/span> Destiny Books<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

512 Pages<\/span><\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Publication Date: April 5, 2022<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Flowers have always been magical. Long ago, magic and medicine were intertwined, and here they are again. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am a witch who uses and has made flower essences. I am excited to find Nicholas Pearson has done something I haven\u2019t seen anyone else do \u2014 merge the medical and the magical sides of healing flower essences that work on a spiritual level.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFlower Essences from the Witch’s Garden<\/span>\u201d is a tom<\/span>e<\/span> that has it all \u2014 a comprehensive reference for the beginner and the practitioner. In it <\/span>Pearson<\/span><\/span> explains what flower <\/span>essences<\/span><\/span> are \u2014 vibrational elixirs carrying the flower\u2019s soul pattern \u2014 and are not, their history, <\/span>instructions for making single-flower essences<\/span><\/span>, techniques to assist in communicating with plants, and tips for using essences. He shares his potion formulary for <\/span>therapeutic <\/span><\/span>essence blends; a collection of essence-based spells; and a directory of one hundred plant essences <\/span>with astrological, elemental, therapeutic, and magickal correspondences.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Those are among the correspondences witches work with, knowing that <\/span><\/span>as above, so below; and as within, so without. It is the secret of magic: make a change within and have change manifest without. And vice versa. So ways to use these essences in magick intrigued me the most: flying essence blends; magickal formulas for the sabbats and various intentions; creating sacred space; and incorporating <\/span>essences<\/span><\/span> into meditation, potions, and rituals. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book is a valuable guidebook for working with plants. It is packed with practical information and Pearson\u2019s personal insights, providing beginners with everything needed to get started, and practitioners with inspiration to use these healing essences in magickal ways. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It has a permanent spot in my collection.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Nicholas Pearson is a flower essence practitioner and researcher whose love for plants grew alongside his love for the mineral kingdom. Best known for his work with crystal healing and reiki, Pearson is also a practicing witch and occultist. An internationally acclaimed presenter, he is the author of several books, including \u201cCrystals for Karmic Healing and Crystal Basics.\u201d He lives in Orlando, Florida.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Flower Essences from the Witch’s Garden on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lynn Woike<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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thewitchonwheels.com<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>thewitchonwheels.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Facebook and Instagram.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book Review Flower Essences from the Witch’s Garden Plant Spirits in Magickal Herbalism by Nicholas Pearson Publisher: Destiny Books 512 Pages Publication Date: April 5, 2022     Flowers have always been magical. Long ago, magic and medicine were intertwined, and here they are again. I am a witch who uses and has made flower essences. I am excited to find Nicholas Pearson has done something I haven\u2019t seen anyone else do \u2014 merge the medical and the magical sides of healing flower essences that work on a spiritual level. \u201cFlower Essences from the Witch’s Garden\u201d is a tome that has it all \u2014 a comprehensive reference for the beginner and the practitioner. In it Pearson explains what flower essences are \u2014 vibrational elixirs carrying the flower\u2019s soul pattern \u2014 and are not, their history, instructions for making single-flower essences, techniques to assist in communicating with plants, and tips for using essences. He shares his potion formulary for therapeutic essence blends; a collection of essence-based spells; and a directory of one hundred plant essences with astrological, elemental, therapeutic, and magickal correspondences. Those are among the correspondences witches work with, knowing that as above, so below; and as within, so without. It is the secret of magic: make a change within and have change manifest without. And vice versa. So ways to use these essences in magick intrigued me the most: flying essence blends; magickal formulas for the sabbats and various intentions; creating sacred space; and incorporating essences into meditation, potions, and rituals. This book is a valuable guidebook for working with plants. It is packed with practical information and Pearson\u2019s personal insights, providing beginners with everything needed to get started, and practitioners with inspiration to use these healing essences in magickal ways. It has a permanent spot in my collection. Nicholas Pearson is a flower essence practitioner and researcher whose love for plants grew alongside his love for the mineral kingdom. Best known for his work with crystal healing and reiki, Pearson is also a practicing witch and occultist. An internationally acclaimed presenter, he is the author of several books, including \u201cCrystals for Karmic Healing and Crystal Basics.\u201d He lives in Orlando, Florida.   Flower Essences from the Witch’s Garden on Amazon   ** About the Author: Lynn Woike thewitchonwheels.com All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at thewitchonwheels.com, Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":26816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10005],"tags":[10346,10095,13948,13945,12190,13947,13946,10075],"class_list":["post-26815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-author","tag-book","tag-christopher-penzak","tag-flower-essences-from-the-witchs-garden","tag-foreward","tag-nicholas-pearson","tag-plant-spirits-in-magickal-herbalism","tag-review"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26815"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26938,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26815\/revisions\/26938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}