Ghost Pipe Flower Essence
A flower essence is a medicinal plant extract that helps adjust a particular aspect of your spiritual or emotional body and brings it back into balance. Plants each have their own vibrational expressions that are unique to them. This gentle extract utilizes fresh flowers, spring water, organic grain spirits, and the rays of the sun or moon to capture the energetic essence of a plant. It is then taken internally for its healing properties in drop dosage. The medicine can be taken directly under the tongue, added to drinking water, or to your bathwater.
This flower essence was made fresh in Connecticut while hiking in a Pine forest. Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) requires specific conditions to grow because the plant is incapable of producing chlorophyl. Because of a recent spotlight from social media, some of Ghost Pipe’s natural populations have been over harvested. In an effort to responsibly offer this plant medicine without negatively impacting native populations of Ghost Pipe, Andrew Herrick of Wild hearth and Home intentionally crafted a flower essence.
Since Ghost Pipe is unable to produce chlorophyl, it survives off of an exchange of sugars it receives from mycorrhizal hyphae that connect to the roots of decaying conifers. As an essence it helps facilitate psycho-spiritual transformations or rebirths. Its ability to connect what’s above (trees) with what’s below (fungi) speaks to the ability of this flower essence to provide support during times of great change by unifying thought and action. Essence of Ghost Pipe is especially wonderful for those experiencing deep internal shifts.
Dosage of a flower essence is intuitive, however a nice place to start is 1-3 drops once to three times daily. Keep in mind that this is subtle, vibrational medicine. When taken over a period of time, one week or a moon cycle for example, the medicine of a flower essence is more effective. During the time you are taking your flower essence allow space for yourself to receive guidance - slow down, breathe deep, journal, and notice your dreams. Ask your own guides or intuition how much you should take. Generally speaking, an individual can use anywhere between one drop to one full dropper as frequently as needed.