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Altar Practice: Honouring the Mother by Vanessa 

An altar is a sacred space, which can be a temporary or permanent structure for devotional practice. It is a temple place meant to revere deities/goddesses/gods and leave offerings, it is where one can pay respect to ancestors, celebrate a connection to the elements and earth mother, call in energy to charge intentions, offer prayers, receive inspiration or empowerment. Whether your practice is informal or ritualistic, altars act as a focus point for workings and worship.

Flower essences are natural healing remedies made from plants and flowers. They are liquid preparations, available in either dropper bottles or spray top bottles and may be used both internally and externally. In addition to flower essences, gem elixirs and environmental essences are prepared and used in the same way. For simplicity’s sake, the term flower essences may be used to refer to any of these since they share the same general method and application. Based on the principle that everything is made of energy, essences are vibrational remedies that help re-align the body’s electrical system, releasing energetic blockages that...