©1998 by Donna Cunningham, MSW

The article which follows is an excerpt from The Flower Remedies Handbook, reprinted with permission of Sterling Publications.

One of the most important ingredients in happiness is finding and honoring your life direction. When you're doing the things you were born to do, life is deeply rewarding. Resisting these things is like walking through molasses. The trick, of course, is finding what those purposes are--and they may be different at different stages of life. A session with a good astrologer, psychic, or past life reader may be instructive in this regard. Don't accept what anyone says, however, unless it strikes a clear, deep chord within you.

When we were children, we knew. Those silly things we told our parents we were going to be when we grew up may not have been so far off the mark. After all, the word "silly" comes from the Middle English "seli," which means good, blessed, or innocent. It may be useful to remember those earlier choices and find a way to do some of them now. Unless they are hopelessly grandiose, you may be able to do them on a lesser scale. We can't all be movie stars, but you can participate in local theater productions. We can't all write best sellers, but surely you could write a piece for your local paper, for starters.

Among the Bach repertoire, Wild Oat is a constitutional remedy for those who are unfulfilled and dissatisfied because they haven't found their goal in life. Melanie Reinhart, an excellent flower remedy teacher in London, says that these people want to achieve something special, but have only the vaguest notion of what that might be. They have difficulty committing to a vocation, because they don't want to do things the traditional way. They suffer from creative unrest, trying many things and finding many opportunities, but getting bored with everything after a while.

Wild Oat types are usually unconventional, multi-talented people who haven't found their niche. The popular expression, "sowing wild oats," usually refers to a young person who isn't ready to settle down. The Wild Oat individual may carry this restlessness far beyond youth. Taking the remedy, perhaps more than one bottle, can make a difference.

The Australian Bush Flower Essences include two that are helpful in these instances. Silver Princess, one of Australia's hundreds of varieties of eucalyptus, is a beautiful tree with strands of silver bark hanging down. The remedy is more for the person under the age of 28, brings an awareness of one's life direction, for those who are despondent and aimless. At other times, it helps people at a cross road see what the next step is. Or, after reaching an important goal, Silver Princess may ease the commonly felt letdown by giving a glimpse of what's next and restoring motivation. It also makes it possible enjoy the journey while striving for the goal.

Their Red Lily is for people over the age of 28 who feel scattered, disconnected, split, and lacking focus. Indecisive daydreamers who take this essence become grounded, focused, and live in the present. (The astrologically sophisticated, of course, will recognize the age of 27 to 30 as the Saturn return, when we are finally true adults.) When I realized that this plant was a variety of lotus, not unlike the ones on this page, I thought there might be a mistake, but the color of any flower holds part of its effect as a remedy. Here, the active, goal-oriented color red serves to offset the lotus' dreamy qualities.

Desert Alchemy says their combination formula,Connecting with Purpose, helps define and integrate your purpose into daily life. Fulfilling Your Divine Mission, another of their combinations, is said to help you do what you came here to do, so you can be fulfilled. Desert Alchemy's remedies are mainly from cacti and other hardy desert plants with a strong will to survive and even thrive under harsh conditions, so they seem especially well-suited to helping us find and persevere in our goals.

FES features Mullein for listening to inner guidance and fulfilling one's true potential, especially for people who know their purpose, but whose talent or goal has not gained recognition. Also, Mullein supports people in holding onto an unusual or difficult vision, despite a lack of social validation. FES' Blackberry is recommended for those who are overwhelmed by the magnitude of their goals and who doubt their ability to manifest them.

With supports like these, I'm sure you will find some that help you discover and hold to your true goals in this life!

BIO: DONNA CUNNINGHAM, one of the editors of this e-zine, has a master's degree in social work from Columbia University and is also an internationally-respected astrologer, the author of twelve metaphysical books. This article is from her FLOWER REMEDIES HANDBOOK, which can be ordered on our book page. Click here to visit her web page or to send her e-mail.

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