VERDITER
BOTANICAL DEWS
Intro
All Flower Essences
Flower Combinations
Custom Blends
Ecoregions
Bog / Water
Tuckamore / Wood
Meadow / Fire
Boreal Forest / Earth
Coastal Barrens / Metal
About the practice
Contact
Botanical Dews
The flowers featured here grow on Fogo Island, in Ktaqmkuk / Newfoundland. The essences made from the flowers are shaped as much by this place and the elements that move through it as the spirit of the plants themselves.
This work connects the rhythms of the body and the inner emotional landscape with nature. Working with flowers and botanical essences emerged from an inquiry that began in 2017 into the relationship between the subtle body, consciousness, and invisible patterns in nature. A curiosity about plant intelligence, communication, imaginal perception, water memory, principles of resonance and frequency, and the energetic architectures influencing well-being (internal, systemic, archetypal patterns), gradually led to the flower remedies found here.
The flowers are organized by ecoregion and interpreted in relation to elemental patterns and corresponding functions within the body. If you feel drawn to a particular flower, allow that to take precedence over any information or organizational structure presented.
The term “Botanical Dew” refers to the work of mystic, composer, healer, polymath Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179), who collected dew from flowers using muslin cloth as part of her healing practice. The term is used here interchangeably with “flower essence” or “flower remedy” -- subtle plant-based preparations traditionally used to support emotional and energetic well-being -- though the methods and traditions behind these practices differ.
The remedies have been prepared using the conventional sun method developed by Dr. Edward Bach in the 1930s. They contain no essential oils and have no fragrance. They are more closely related to homeopathic remedies, though they are distinctly different. The short descriptions accompanying each flower remedy can appear simplistic, but they point toward an underlying energetic pattern within the plant that is a multidimensional, living dynamic.
Flowers express a distinct intelligence through a coherence of light, colour, geometry, gesture, and presence. Water serves as the carrier for this energetic imprint, interacting with the body on a subtle level when taken internally over time. As Paramahansa Yogananda noted, flowers offer some of the highest natural frequencies available on earth. As we know, plants literally eat light. Working with them invites attention inward, opening communication through a language of feeling, energy, and spirit.
This practice sits within a holistic, experiential approach to well-being, one that views mind, matter, and living beings as interdependent and co-arising.
Fogo Island
Fogo Island's landscape is wild, nuanced and continually shifting. Its geology is a living record of the magma chamber from which it emerged 400 million years ago, and the ice, fire and sea that have continued to shape it since then. The harsh weather, Fogo's many seasons and the delicate, pristine growth found here speak of the vitality, diversity, adaptability, and strength of the island's embodied spirit.
All remedies are made respectfully in the wild habitats and distinct ecoregions of the island. It is an honour to work in relationship with the land and to learn from nature directly. With deep gratitude, Verditer acknowledges all those who have lived in relationship with this place and recognizes the lasting impacts of a colonial history on the people and lands we now inhabit. Listening carefully to this place, the flowers, and one another is central to this work.
Flower Essences
Fogo Island Ecoregion Correspondences
WATER
WOOD
FIRE
EARTH
METAL
‘Our thinking affects our greening power… The soul is the green life-force of the flesh… When we humans work in accord with the strivings of our soul, all our deeds turn out well.’ - Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)