There are many things that were known only about a hundred years ago that have become lost, and the secret language of the flowers is one of them. In days gone by it was held an important part of women’s education to know home remedies, about the qualities of plants and this had a large metaphysical component.
Just knowing that there is a secret language of flowers changes many things; and of course has many applications in practical as well as esoteric magic and energy magic.
Right up to Victorian times, the meaning of flowers was common knowledge amongst people and was used to transmit messages and information.
In this painting which looks so harmless to a modern Westerner and merely decorative, there is story told in flowers about the person who painted it, and the person for whom they painted it. That’s a second layer of information, invisible to those who are not in the know; because of this it is called the secret language of flowers.
If you look for it, you will find flowers everywhere – they appear seemingly harmlessly and randomly in portraits, in the background of stained glass windows in a church; they are carved in stone in palaces and temples; and often you will see a depiction of saints and important historical figures who are holding a flower, or are pointing to one.
On a visit to an old graveyard, you can tell the plants that were chosen to be on a person’s grave, using the secret language of flowers – and the vast majority of people walk right by and have no idea that all of that is going on.
Importantly, flowers were used to express emotions, especially in romantic relationships. Gentlemen would bring posies to the ladies; and the ladies would wear very specific flowers on their hats, or choose or make fabrics that would bear particular flower motives.
Any fabric pre-dating the Second World War has this language of flowers, this additional meaning and information, interwoven into its very structure; this is practical magic where intention is added to a natural existence and used intelligently in order to bring about a change in reality.
For example, if you put on a cushion a design that says in the language of flowers, “If you put your head on this cushion to rest, you will have sweet dreams of love, independence, freedom and joy,” that’s a pure piece of human magic or witchcraft at work. For people who actively practice the art of bringing intention into daily life and shaping their own destiny that way, the language of flowers, that secret layer of intention, energy and information, provides a dictionary of symbols that can be practically evoked in spells and rituals, in magic potions by adding the physical components of that particular flower to the spell.
If you learn the secret language of the flowers, you have a magical alphabet to make your own spells; this is how most of magic works, you don’t learn a bunch of spells and ingredients by heart, but instead, you learn what the ingredients do and so you can mix and match for every occasion.
For example, one of the only surviving flower language symbols is that of the red rose for romantic love. People might nowadays have absolutely no idea what a bluebell was meant to mean only a hundred years ago, or even what a Valerian flower looks like, never mind where you could find one or what its flower language message is, but it is still known that a red rose means love.
Knowing that, you can add the petals of a red rose to any love potion that has a physical/sexual strand to it; and also to any other type of potion where a physical/sexual strand would add a bit of va va voom to the spell in question.
As always, knowing even a little bit about magic opens your eyes, ears and your other senses to the simple fact that there is more to life than the dour ones would have us believe.
Wondering what was said about this lady in the portrait here by the flowers makes meeting with this image in a whole new way. Modern science will have us believe that our ancestors were all a bunch of idiots who believed in superstitious nonsense and that there is no such thing as the invisible worlds of energy and information.
I’m afraid they are the fools; and it’s a shame because the world becomes a much more interesting place when you pay attention and find out about such things as the secret language of the flowers, and how this has been used throughout the ages of mankind to tell us things most people now will never understand.
And if you make the secret language of the flowers your own, you can do many interesting, inspiring and wonderful things with that – even if it’s just choosing a wallpaper that has the right flowers for your purposes on it, and smiling every day when you see it again.
Below is a very short version of the secret language of flowers; for a much more comprehensive flower language dictionary from A-Z with a search function and a reverse list so you can decide the quality/meaning you need and then look up the right flower or plant, go here:
See the complete “Secret Language Of The Flowers” here.
Wishing you much joy with The Secret Language Of The Flowers,
SFX
Spring 2011
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See the complete “Secret Language Of The Flowers” here.
| Amaranthus |
Immortal |
| Amaryllis |
Beautiful, but timid |
| Aster, double |
Variety |
| Aster, single |
Afterthought |
| Arbutus |
Thee only do I love |
| Acacia |
Friendship |
| Apple Blossom |
Preference |
| Asphodel |
Remembered after death |
| Arbor Vitæ (Tree of Life) |
Unchanging friendship |
| Alyssum |
Worth beyond beauty |
| Anemone |
Your love changes |
| Azalea |
Pleasant recollections |
| Argeratum |
Worth beyond beauty |
| Balsam |
Impatience |
| Blue Bell |
Constancy |
| Balm |
Pleasantry |
| Bay |
I change but in death |
| Bachelor’s Button |
Hope |
| Begonia |
Deformed |
| Buttercup |
Memories of childhood |
| Brier, Sweet |
Envy |
| Calla |
Feminine Modesty |
| Carnation |
Pride |
| Clematis |
Mental Excellence |
| Cypress |
Disappointment, Despair |
| Crocus |
Happiness |
| Columbine |
I cannot give thee up |
| Cresses |
Always cheerful |
| Canterbury Bell |
Constancy |
| Cereus, Night-blooming |
Transient beauty |
| Candytuft |
Indifference |
| Chrysanthemum |
Heart left desolate |
| Clover, White |
I promise |
| Clover, Four-leaved |
Be mine |
| Crown Imperial |
Authority |
| Camellia |
Spotless purity |
| Cissus |
Changeable |
| Centaurea |
Your looks deceive me |
| Cineraria |
Singleness of heart |
| Daisy, Field |
I will think of it |
| Dahlia |
Dignity |
| Daffodil |
Unrequited love |
| Dandelion |
Coquetry |
| Everlasting |
Always remembered |
| Everlasting Pea |
Wilt thou go with me |
| Ebony |
Blackness |
| Fuchsia |
Humble love |
| Foxglove |
Insincerity |
| Fern |
Sincerity |
| Fennel |
Strength |
| Forget-me-not |
For ever remembered |
| Fraxinella |
Fire |
| Geranium, Ivy |
Fond of dancing |
| Geranium, Oak |
A melancholy mind |
| Geranium, Rose |
I prefer you |
| Geranium, Scarlet |
Stillness |
| Gladiolus |
Ready armed |
| Golden Rod |
Encouragement |
| Gillyflower |
Promptness |
| Hyacinth |
Benevolence |
| Honeysuckle |
Devoted love |
| House Leek |
Domestic economy |
| Heliotrope |
I adore you |
| Hibiscus |
Delicate beauty |
| Hollyhock |
Ambition |
| Hydrangea |
Vain glory |
| Ice Plant |
Your looks freeze me |
| Ivy |
Friendship |
| Iris |
A message for thee |
| Jonquil |
Affection returned |
| Larkspur |
Fickleness |
| Lantana |
Rigor |
| Laurel |
Words may deceive |
| Lavender |
Mistrust |
| Lemon Blossom |
Discretion |
| Lady Slipper |
Capricious beauty |
| Lily of the Valley |
Return of happiness |
| Lily |
Passion |
| May Flower |
Welcome |
| Marigold |
Sacred affection |
| Marigold and Cypress |
Despair |
| Mandrake |
Rarity |
| Mignonette |
Your qualities surpass your charms |
| Morning Glory |
Coquetry, Affectation |
| Myrtle |
Love in absence |
| Mistletoe |
Insurmountable |
| Narcissus |
Egotism |
| Nasturtium |
Patriotism |
| Oxalis |
Reverie |
| Orange Blossom |
Purity |
| Olive |
Peace |
| Oleander |
Beware |
| Primrose |
Modest worth |
| Pink, White |
Pure love |
| Pink, Red |
Devoted love |
| Phlox |
Our hearts are united |
| Periwinkle |
Sweet memories |
| Pæony |
Ostentation |
| Pansy |
You occupy my thoughts |
| Poppy |
Oblivion |
| Rhododendron |
Agitation |
| Rose, Bud White |
Maiden love |
| Rose, Leaf |
I never trouble |
| Rose Moss |
Superior merit |
| Rose, Red |
I love you |
| Rose, Yellow |
Infidelity |
| Rosemary |
Remembrance |
| Sensitive Plant |
Modesty |
| Snowdrop |
Consolation |
| Sumach |
Pride and poverty |
| Sweet William |
Gallantry |
| Sunflower |
Lofty thought |
| Tuberose |
Purity of mind |
| Thyme |
Activity |
| Tulip |
Declaration of love |
| Verbena |
Sensibility |
| Violet, Blue |
Faithfulness |
| Wall Flower |
Fidelity in misfortune |
| Wisteria |
Close friendship |
| Yucca |
Your looks pierce me |
| Yew |
Sadness |
| Zinnia |
I mourn your absence |
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