Planetary Essences

The Planetary Essences were created with the spiritual journey in mind. The planets themselves play a huge part in our life and its potential; their placement at the time of our birth influence our strengths, our challenges, our hopes and desires. It seems inconceivable that working with their energies can have anything less than a momentous effect on our spiritual selves and our journey in this lifetime.

All of the essences relate to a chakra and can be used to bring balance to its energies. Certain crystals relate to their energy and can be used to enhance and support the change that the essence initiates. The essences can be used with an astrological birth chart to help balance out excesses or to stimulate energies that are lacking. They can be used in times of emotional or mental stress to helps us find peace, comfort or endurance whilst gathering the strength to move through our sometimes dark nights or whilst discovering our previously unrecognised creativity.

However, for the most part these essences will work with you most effectively when used in conjunction with the many aspects, changes and developments that occur along your spiritual journey; use them to understand your soul's path, to develop the tools you require to serve you effectively and to initiate the next stage when one phase has been completed.

Tarot, specifically the Major Arcana, also relates to their energy; the cards are the story of your spiritual journey and development, and working with the card or understanding its significance may enable you to relate on a deeper level to the properties of that essence and to the transformation that it is helping to enable.

How to work with the Essences

The essences can be used singly or in combination, but with no more than four essences combined at any one time. If using a combination of three essences (to bring in change) it is recommended that Earth be the fourth as this will help to ground the new energies being worked with.

If using a combination of energies for release, it is recommended that Moon be included to enable gentle understanding through the release. A lesson learned is a lesson not repeated.

When deciding which essence to use, you can use intuition or dowsing. Alternatively, you may look at the key words to see which energies you need or wish to bring into your life.

Essences can be taken internally but it is recommended that they be used energetically – in the aura or on specific chakra points. A few drops could also be placed in the bath, on pulse points or on a pillow.

These essences can be bought from our shop.

The Planetary Essences are £5.50 each (10ml bottle) or £57.00 for the complete set of eleven.

The Essences

Earth

Earth is regenerative and is host to all life, in one way or another. She is nurturing and supportive, comforting in difficult times and a constant source of strength. She enables us to ground and centre.

Keywords: Comfort, Grounding, Centering, Respite

Chakra: Earth Star

Crystal: Red Jasper

Tarot Card: Hermit

Saturn

Saturn is the task master of our solar system. His discipline, however, enables the creation of an environment from which one can learn, trust and build. He anchors us and our experiences, ensuring that our learning is complete before allowing us to move onwards, enabling a sense of security and safety through the familiarity of the structure he creates.

Keywords: Endurance, Accepting Boundaries, Security in Changing Times

Chakra: Base

Crystal: Kyanite

Tarot: Temperance

Mars

Mars is the active energy that gives life to our passions and drives us to realise our dreams. His energy initiates new projects; he strengthens our willpower and enables our creativity.

Keywords: Initiation, Determination, Creativity, Passion

Chakra: Sacral

Crystal: Carnelian

Tarot: Chariot

Sun

Sun is the Father to Earth as the Mother. He is our ego and our vitality, enabling our sense of self belief. Sun supports the energy of life and creates order out of chaos.

Keywords: Self-Belief, Vitality, Organisation

Chakra: Solar Plexus

Crystal: Citrine

Tarot: Emperor

Venus

Venus is the sacred feminine, bringing our attention to our innate femininity and all that is attached to it. She enables the recognition of the beauty of all life, as well as the beauty of each one of us. Venus is gentleness and love; she helps us to understand and accept the love we need to have for ourselves.

Keywords: Love, Compassion, Gentleness, Appreciation

Chakra: Heart

Crystal: Mangano Calcite

Tarot: Empress

Moon

Moon is the Goddess of our secret self; our intuition and hidden emotions. She enables us to recognise our psychic abilities and the wisdom that we hold. Her reflective qualities encourage the gentle cleansing of our emotional self.

Keywords: Intuition, Emotional Release, Reflection

Chakra: Thymus

Crystal: Selenite

Tarot: High Priestess

Mercury

Mercury is the master communicator. With his quick wit and intellectual prowess he supports mental movement and diversity as well as enabling effective communication. He supports focus and concentration and enables us to have a greater understanding of our selves.

Keywords: Concentration, Communication, Adaptability

Chakra: Throat

Crystal: Sapphire

Tarot: Magician

Jupiter

Jupiter is the benevolent benefactor of the universe. He supports our growth and expansion in all areas, bringing the necessary support and abundance to enable it. It is not without price, however, for he also demands that we commit to our journey.

Keywords: Growth, Abundance, Commitment, Inspiration

Chakra: 3rd Eye

Crystal: Clear Quartz

Tarot: Star

Uranus

Uranus brings the unexpected and the extreme. He demands spontaneity and refuses to let us follow behaviours or patterns that no longer serve us. His energy promotes newness and the awakening of our spirit. Uranus supports the release of preconceptions: he enables our soul to sing.

Keywords: Spontaneity, Trust, Freedom, Change

Chakra: Angelic Chakra (midway between 3rd Eye and top of the brow)

Crystal: Labradorite

Tarot: Wheel of Fortune

Neptune

Neptune can be the mystic who confuses us with illusion. In fact, he enables us to recognise the truth; that all but our oneness with the Universe is illusion. He enables our realisation that we are all and that all is part of us. As this recognition becomes clear, we surrender to spirit and truly begin to live our soul path.

Keywords: Illumination, Surrender, Connection

Chakra: Crown

Crystal: Herkimer Diamond

Tarot: World

Pluto

Pluto is the dark that forces us to seek the light, enabling the transformation of all negativity. His energy is forceful; in his desire to guide all souls back home he only promises that the end result will be worth the sacrifice. He enables oneness and the true balance of mind, body & spirit on this physical earth.

Keywords: Transformation, Sacrifice, Purification, Completeness

Chakra: Soul Star

Crystal: Obsidian

Tarot: Tower