Golden Yarrow and the vulnerability of being out in the world 🌼


Flowering Reader,

Years ago, when I worked in the corporate world, I had a strange little habit.

I kept yellow file folders nearby.

I was just beginning to learn about energetic protection, and I’d read about the solar plexus as a place where we both project our own energy and take in the energy of others.

So before difficult meetings or sometimes just walking through the office — I would hold a yellow folder in front of my solar plexus.

It may sound funny, but it was my way of creating a sense of protection while being visible and needing to project myself in a competitive arena.

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Years later, when I began working with Golden Yarrow flower essence, I thought of those folders.

Golden Yarrow is an essence associated with protecting and maintaining the integrity of the self while being visible and interacting with the world.

For someone who is sensitive to other people’s energy, being seen can feel exposing. The answer isn’t to force ourselves into the spotlight without being resourced.

Sometimes the question is:

Can I be visible and still feel protected enough to remain myself?

That distinction is important to me.

In Sovereign Ground, one of the Five Pillars we’ll explore is Visibility: the sovereignty to be authentically seen without shrinking, disguising, or contorting ourselves into something more acceptable.

Golden Yarrow is one of several flower and gem essences we’ll work with around this theme.

⚜️ Sovereign Ground opens October 22 with self-paced lessons and three live integration circles on October 29, November 5, and November 12. Early Bird enrollment is now open.

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Keep flowering,

💗 Rochana
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