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Coconut — The Uplifter
By Lila Devi, Founder/Director of Spirit in Nature's
Flower Essences since 1977
(originally
appeared in Vibration
Magazine: The Journal of Vibrational and Flower Essences,
August 2003 issue)
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Note: This is an excerpt from
The Essential Flower Essence Handbook,
published by Hay House, ©1996 by Lila Devi, maker of
Spirit in Nature's Flower Essences. Coconut
essence is from Spirit in Nature's Flower Essences.
"Taking the Coconut
was truly amazing. If a remedy's going to do something, I'll
feel it right away. My spine straightened. There was a sense
of 'nothing daunts me.' I noticed that my voice is stronger
in contrast to my usual timid self. Now I am straightforward
instead of avoiding issues. Also, I felt taller!"
NL, London, England
About twenty years are required for
the coconut palm tree to reach a state of full bearing --
a perfect symbol for Coconut essence's quality of perseverance.
"Patience, endurance attaineth to all," promised
the Spanish saint, Teresa of Avila. Coconut helps us commit
to resolutions and solutions -- and believe that they are
here to be found.
The positive Coconut state is splendid
for completing tasks. We live in an age when one's word means
so little. We make promises and then break them. We start
projects and then quit. In a recent Broadway play-turned-film,
the female lead confessed to her friend that she had once
been married. "How long?" he asked. "Oh, I
don't know," she replied, "but it seemed like weeks."
A joke, yes, but a sad one revealing a certain lack of commitment
and the express need for Coconut.
An individual living the positive
message of Coconut understands the value of seeing a challenge
through to its conclusion, no matter how difficult or inconvenient
it might be. Coconut is the answer to our shakiness and lack
of commitment. If we look symbolically at the coconut -- the
hard shell representing the body, the meaty pulp the mind,
and the subtly sweet milk as the soul -- we find a perfect
metaphor for the positive Coconut state: integration. "A
tough nut to crack," Coconut rewards our efforts with
superconsciousness.The defeatist attitude paraphrases a major
Coconut trait. Coconut's solution: simply, don't give up.
This essence addresses neither Strawberry's self-doubt nor
Pineapple's lack of confidence, but rather a mere lack of
committed energy. The conscious decision simply to give up
or, worse yet, never to begin, portrays the negative Coconut
state. As W.C. Fields comically advised, "If at first
you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being
a damned fool about it." An unmistakable cry for Coconut!
The negative Coconut state manifests
as procrastination; making excuses; unwillingness; or any
form of escapism to avoid getting the job done. "My husband
had put off repairing our furniture for so long (a year or
more) that I finally gave up on him," wrote Darlene.
"Then I remembered Coconut. You should see our living
room now! I'm proud to show it off to anyone who visits."
There is a folk saying that whoever plants
a coconut tree plants vessels and clothing, food and drink,
a habitation for himself, and a heritage for his children.
What other delicacy from the plant kingdom can make such claims?
Likewise, the quality of upliftment, proffered through the
tiny coconut flower, is equally all-encompassing. And the
coconut, growing as high as eighty feet above the ground,
is itself a symbol of elevated, uplifting qualities. Coconut
essence, then, offers us a path out of suffering and into
joy; through the dark forest of trials and into the light
of freedom.
Coconut presents us with the example of
a strong, steady energy. It vibrationally speaks of living
fully in the moment, being willing to take risks, and doing
what we know to be the right thing, whether it "feels"
good or not. The reward for our "stick-to-it-iveness"
is upliftment in which, by our efforts, we are raised to a
higher level of awareness. Coconut's message is to honor that
"divinity which stirs within us."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lila
Devi is founder and director of Spirit in Nature's Flower Essences since
1977, the oldest essence line outside the UK. She is also
the author of The Essential Flower
Essence Handbook and Flower Essences
for Animals. Also available on this site are homestudy
courses and product information.
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