FES Flower Essences
FES Flower Essences is a Modern / FES — North American flower essences body system as transmitted through the lineage The Flower Essence Society (FES) repertory extends flower-essence practice through North American plant preparations and emotional indications. This six-point map is a visual selection from repertory themes; it does not claim that FES publishes a standard organ atlas or that essences produce the depicted effects.. This page lists every point in the system with sourced placements and links to cross-tradition correspondences curated for The Body Spiritual.
Open in interactive explorerPrimary sources
- Patricia Kaminski and Richard Katz, Flower Essence Repertory (3rd ed., Flower Essence Society, 2004) — Practitioner repertory describing North American flower essences, their themes, and suggested indications; section and page numbering varies by printing.
- Flower Essence Society, practitioner and repertory materials (Flower Essence Society reference materials, accessed 2026) — Contemporary FES materials document the repertory lineage and use of flower essences; they do not establish an anatomical body map.
- Edzard Ernst, “Flower remedies: a systematic review of the clinical evidence” (Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 114 (2002), 963–966) — Review used to state the wider evidence limitation for flower remedies; it is not evidence for a FES body projection.
Known lineage variants
- FES repertory language and essence indications vary by edition and practitioner. The target-organ projections and front-view placement are editorial, and efficacy claims remain contested.
Related systems
No other systems share this tradition label.
Points
- Yarrow — boundary and sensitivity — environmental sensitivity; protective boundary theme
- Self-Heal — inner resource — self-care and self-directed healing theme
- Madia — focused attention — concentration and single-task presence
- Pink Yarrow — empathic permeability — emotional boundaries and empathy
- Sticky Monkeyflower — intimacy courage — vulnerability, intimacy, and trust
- Borage — heart courage — courage and buoyancy in difficulty
Frequently asked
What is Yarrow — boundary and sensitivity?
FES repertory materials present Yarrow as an essence for sensitivity to surrounding influences. The chest/heart target is an editorial TARGET-ORGAN projection of that essence theme, not an anatomical claim made by FES.
What is Self-Heal — inner resource?
FES repertory materials describe Self-Heal through self-responsibility and inner healing orientation. The navel target is an editorial TARGET-ORGAN projection for resource and digestion metaphors, not a mapped body surface.
What is Madia — focused attention?
FES repertory materials associate Madia with attention and focus. The third-eye/head location is an editorial TARGET-ORGAN projection for cognition and is not a textual anatomical assignment.
What is Pink Yarrow — empathic permeability?
FES repertory materials use Pink Yarrow for emotional permeability and boundaries. The heart target is an editorial TARGET-ORGAN projection for relational affect, not a claim that the essence acts on cardiac tissue.
What is Sticky Monkeyflower — intimacy courage?
FES repertory materials describe Sticky Monkeyflower in relation to intimacy and fear of vulnerability. The throat target is an editorial TARGET-ORGAN projection for voice and relational disclosure, not an anatomical map.
What is Borage — heart courage?
FES repertory materials present Borage as a courage-oriented essence. The kidney/lower-abdomen target is an editorial TARGET-ORGAN projection for fear and resilience, not a biomedical or FES anatomical assertion.