Mimulus for Anxiety and Fear by Ingrid Petres

M I M U L U S
Mimulus ringen

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
~ Gautama Buddha

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Star of Bethlehem volunteered  in my yard this spring and after a personal trauma  I was nearly magnetized to them. After several hours sitting amongst them, I felt lighter and as if my energy was transmuted. In my search to understand why I learned these flowers were traditionally made into a flower essence for shock and trauma. I meditated with this plant daily and made a Star of Bethlehem Flower Essence for us to sell at the shop. 

I became obsessed with learning more about flower essences and searched for others that might help address the fear and anxiety that feels overwhelming these days. I learned about Mimulus Flower Essence.

I purchased the Essence and started working with it. I took it daily for anxiety and used to it address many of my personal phobias I have always dealt with. I used the Essence when my daughter was flying out of town with my sister on vacation and she will tell you that Mimulus Flower Essence is why I agreed to let her join NICA, a mountain bike team, which triggered in me a fear she would get hurt. 

Growing the plants I use for medicine is for me the most healing part of the therapy. I began to wonder if I could grow this benevolent healer. I found the plant for sale at Garden Heights Nursery early this Spring. The variety was a Missouri native perennial and I learned it was used by Native Americans as a tea for colds, flues, and heart problems. The plant’s flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators.

Every morning this summer I would visit my plant and mentally tell it what I feared. I would sit with it again at night and listen. It flowered for months during which I made my own Mimulus Flower Essence.

I have so much anxiety about the state of our world. The energy of fear hangs thick in the air these days. I glimmer balance and harmony in the future but now we’re all just trying to stay afloat.

I believe plants heal us in so many ways. Just thinking about my Mimulus plant makes me feel comforted. It is said that Mimulus brings out the quiet courage and strength that lies hidden in all of us so that we can face the everyday trials of life without fear. I believe that this comforting essence is a potent remedy for the anxiety so many of us feel during these tumultuous times.

Mimulus might be for you if...
• You feel fearful or anxious
• You have a specific phobia like fear of flying
• You are shy, timid and nervous
•  You battle social anxiety

The essence can help you ...
• To face your fears
• To have courage
• To feel less nervous
• To promote inner security and confidence

Mimulus teaches us that sensitivity is not weakness, it is a gift.

Along with Mimulus, I take Datura Flower Essence which helps me see myself as the heroine on my own journey in these crazy times. Seeing life this way makes me want to confront each experience in my life with courage and helps me make decisions from heart intelligence. Datura is protective so I feel free to embody my soul’s truth. I still use Star of Bethlehem Flower Essence daily for trauma. Layers of trauma dwell in the walls of our psyche. We all carry inherited, ancestral trauma and we are vibrationally connected to all the destruction prevalent around us. At this time in history i believe trauma is being brought to the surface of consciousness to be metabolized. We can do this. We were born to. The plants are here to help us. 

Much love… we got this! 
Ingrid 


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