Healing with Flower Essences - Grief

Purple Queen Anne's Lace – Grief, comfort, alignment, uplifting. This is a  remedy that works with our grief.  Of all the emotions, I have found that grief is not negotiable. Often times people try to offer comfort by saying, "It will get better." It will definitely change, but "better", I find is an odd word to use when it comes to grief. Grief is not controllable, you cannot make it go away. It comes in waves, and just as the ocean has different tides, storms and tsunamis, so does grief.  This remedy is for someone who is navigating the long process of learning to live again in the midst of grief. I have not found anything that helps the first stages of grief that are so utterly devastating. Only as time passes, the Grief changes. This remedy supports us as we traverse that highway.  As one learns to live again, being forever changed by terrible loss. Purple Queen Anne's Lace supports objectivity, which is a hard thing to come by when we are in the constant presence of grief. Its gift to us is in creating a moment of space, almost an extra breath when we cannot find our own.  One can feel oneself standing at a bit of a distance from the overwhelm of the moment and a sense that possibilities exist. It blends intuition with action, supporting the balance and integration of the Feminine. Purple Queen Anne's Lace eases grief, uplifts the heart, the vision brightens, we have a feeling of ”looking up”. This essence softens the experience of the outer world when we are feeling vulnerable. When one feels overloaded or the consciousness seems weighted in one direction and it is hard to move the mind, emotions and energy, Purple Queen Anne's Lace assists in lifting us into a wider and lighter perspective. It helps relieve sadness and depression, helps one to feel “I am not alone.”