A feminine and nurturing Plant Archetype
When we carry wounds related to early bonding, the healing offered by the Mariposa Lily flower soothes vulnerable areas that have never been reached
The Mariposa Lily flower, delicate and gentle, grows from bulbs tucked amongst rocks high up on the Sierra Nevada mountains, where they are subject to fierce winds, snow and cold weather.
Archetypes, research and Plant Attunement
When studying with the original researchers, who brought forth this language of Archetypes of Plants and Flowers, we are touched and inspired by stories of their early and subsequent attunements and insight on these plants.
Often, information on the Archetypal Qualities of a plant comes in the form of images, which is another form of transmission of Archetypal patterns.
When the flower essence of the Mariposa Lily (photo above) was first prepared and researched, Patricia Kaminski tells us that she was shown, through her attunement, the image of the classic painting by Leonardo da Vinci of the Madonna on the Rocks.
These pieces of Archetypal information touch us immediately, because they resonate with the living vocabulary of Archetypes we all carry within our own souls.
Perceiving the Mariposa Lily’s presence in it’s correlation with the Archetype expressed in this painting, helped me immediately connect with its gentle and comforting feminine mothering qualities. This was a striking Archetypal association that, as a student of Patricia Kaminski, I will always remember.
Qualities of the Mariposa Lily flower essence
The observation of the actual plant in its multiple physical aspects, how it has a gentle presence, growing from a tiny bulb, its petals moist and soft, all of this related to the Archetypal image revealed during this attunement, helped Patricia Kaminski and Richard Katz have initial hints on how the Mariposa Lily flower essence could be used. Its range of applications: tending to lack of loving warmth, lack of an early loving bond, repairing the lack of basic emotional comfort needed in early life.
With these initial hints, they started using this flower essence in an experimental way, recording the results and experiences. Over the years, they received testimonials from practitioners from around the world, of countless case studies confirming the precision of this plant’s identified Archetypal qualities, as well as the effectiveness of it’s use as a flower essence.
The summation and synthesis of many case histories resulted in the present description:
The Mariposa Lily flower essence reaches deep within a person’s emotional life, into one’s inner child, bringing feelings of comfort, acceptance and warmth, gradually transforming the pain of abandonment, of lack of warmth, maternal love and bonding.
It infuses the soul with deep fulfilling qualities of loving warmth.