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flower essence
Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)
physical medicine

definition

Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)

Therapeutic theme: decision-maker; clears ambivalence
Signature : Pink bowl-shaped flowers with 5 petals growing on rocky soil in coniferous forests. The genus name originates from the Greek chima winter and phila loving, and refers to its evergreen nature.
As a herbal decoction it was used by native peoples to dissolve stones in the Kidney and Gall Bladder.

Pipsissewa helps to release the worry and confusion around the choices we need to make in order to get on with our lives. Often we get caught up in "ifs" and lose sight of our goal. Mental activity can begin to sound like a broken record as we get caught up in emotional drama around decision making. The corollary of making choices is that we cannot be a victim, for we have charted our own course. Choosing is a responsible act.
Pipsissewa also helps to resolve the frustration around having made a choice which seems not to turn out the way we thought it would. Instead of wasting energy bewailing where we find ourselves, the essence will help move us to the point of power in the present where we can make a new choice.
Physically it impacts upon the brain and awakens that area involved in choice. It also impacts on dis-ease stemming from deficient energy in the Spleen, Liver, and Kidney channels.

Chakras: Solar Plexus, Throat
Meridians: Spleen, Liver, Kidney
Key Word: Decisive
Challenge: Indecisiveness
Affirmations: I am able to choose. I can trust my energy and follow my heart.



footnotes

Pettitt, Sabina. Energy Medicine: Pacific Flower and Sea Essences. Pacific Essences. Victoria, B.C., Canada. 1997.