Red Campion and the Fire of Transmutation

The first flower of 2020 that spoke to me was the red campion. She was still flowering in January in the cold, with a heart on each petal, she was a new year prayer to trust there would be love and warmth and gentleness from every direction. This past week, I have noticed her again everywhere. I was working with fire, and when I opened my sketchbook I found a story about the Campion, the characters spoke of recapitulation, assistance from long gone ancestors, plant wisdom and about trusting her powers of transmutation. When I sat in reverence to this fire, and made offerings she was there all around in every direction. The fire went through many forms, but the essence of this flower helped me know something older about the stories we inherit, in our blood, perhaps difficult unconscious memories perfectly etched onto our DNA. Perfectly repeated down family lines. Simple cause and effect. Until, it sparks up a storm and the heart needs tending. But that this flower and this element of fire can transmute everything, clear the past, return balance and finally when it’s burned all it needs to burn, and transformed as much as it needs, it will sweetly assist in the process of recapitulation, and a clearer energy returns.

The Red Campion essence is available here

Red Campion May 2020