Dieta Flowers Quiz

7 Magnificent Flowers to Diet

Seven of the most beautiful, wise and powerfully potent flower medicines and their specialties...

Take the Quiz: Which Flower is Calling me for Dieta?

ROSE

The Queen of Love. Rose works her way in to the most tender parts of your sacred heart, opening you to feel more and more deeply, expanding your capacity for love. A symbol of the divine feminine - the softest and most loving queen, but with sharp thorns to protect her... she isn't afraid to prick you to wake you up to where you are sacrificing your own boundaries and self-love. She is also a nervine, working to calm and sooth your nervous system, as well as an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and immune booster.

Self-Love - Compassion - Relationships - Grief - Sexuality/Sensuality - Trauma - Emotional Purification - Divine Feminine

BOBINSANA

Bobinsana has been worked with traditionally for centuries, and is one of the first dietas typically prescribed in indigenous cultures for seekers new to the path. She is known for working with one's self-belief, self-love and intuition, providing seekers with deeper clarity on their purpose and showing us our strength when things get tough. She opens the heart and can help us to heal emotional trauma, as well as providing a host of physical benefits, such as immune support, anti-inflammation and pain relief.

Self-Love - Joy - Emotional Purification - Resilience - Intuition - Lucid Dreaming - Empowerment

BLUE WATER LILY

Blue Water Lily (often mistakenly referred to as 'Blue Lotus') is a lily originally native to the River Nile, Egypt. Revered as holy sacrament for thousands of years, she is often referred to as the original plant medicine. In lower doses, BWL acts as a mild sedative, calming our nervous systems right down and aiding in sleep and relaxation. In higher doses, or for those more sensitive, she is a mild psychoactive, opening our eyes to inner and outer worlds, connecting us to the divine as well as to our own intuition. She is also very watery, capable of moving emotions deep within. She is an anti-anxiety, anti-inflammatory and improves circulation as well as sexual function.

Crown Chakra - Divine Feminine - Intuition - Dream Work/Lucid Dreaming - Connection to Divine - Relaxation - Sleep Aid

SUNFLOWER

A less well-known flower for dieta, but just as special. Following the trajectory of the sun, Sunflower shows us our relationship to the light, and the ways that we may be attached to darkness. This masculine teacher is a heart opener and helps us to reconnect to our joy, showing us how we are able to choose it as well as the ways we may be sabotaging/in resistance to it. Both spiritually and physically he aids our wellbeing, relaxes muscle and blood vessels and promotes blood pressure regulation.

Joy - Anti-Depression - Happiness - Liberation - Light

DAMIANA

Known for working primarily with the Sacral Chakra, Damiana is the Queen of feminine sensuality and sexuality. She helps us to become more aligned with the truthful expression of our sexuality and creativity, as well as helping us clear out energy of past lovers, and helping to heal traumas that may be stored in this area. Damiana helps us to become more aligned in our relationships, boundaries and expression. Physically, she is medicine for the womb (she supports female reproductive organs and hormones), and for overall well-being, supporting libido and mood.

Sexuality - Sensuality - Sexual Trauma - Creativity - Expression - Womb - Mood

LAVENDER

Dearest Lavender is known oh so well for her deeply calming properties, and in dieta she can bring just that - decreased anxiety, relaxation and sleep aid. But she isn't afraid to work with our shadows as well... she will happily show us all of the ways that we are addicted to fear and stress, helping us to understand how to truly bring peace into our lives. She is a nervine, and so she calms and resets the nervous system, as well as expands the heart, aiding in our transformation towards peace. She is also anti-inflammatory (easing muscle/joint/menstrual pain), antiseptic, antimicrobial and biologically anti-stress (reducing cortisol, the body's stress hormone).

Peace - Anti-Anxiety - Sleep Aid - Stress - Fear - Love - Harmony

PASSIONFLOWER

Passionflower works deeply with the nervous system and our sense of safety. She is known to provide a deep sense of maternal-like soothing and support. Being a mild sedative, she works her magic particularly with sleep and anxiety issues, as well as mood swings and general feelings of restlessness. This medicine can also help us to process difficult things while in a state of deep relaxation and non-resistance. Physically speaking, Passionflower is a nervine, she lowers blood pressure and is also anti-flammatory.

Balance - Nervous System - Sleep Aid - Anti-Anxiety - Stress