Feeling Powerless or Easily Influenced? A New Zealand Flower Essence For Initiative And Self-Assertion
There are moments in life when other people’s demands seem louder than our own inner voice. We can find ourselves too eager to please and find it difficult to say ‘no’.
If you are struggling to assert yourself or feeling weak willed, and don’t know how to change that, nature offers some gentle, yet powerful vibrational healing and support from one of New Zealand’s most iconic trees.
Meet First Light® No 1 Pohutukawa – The “Initiative” Essence
First Light® No 1 Pohutukawa, is known as the ‘Initiative’ essence in the First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® range of flower essences. It was also the very first flower essence created for the range that was established in 1999.
Made in with beautiful Pohutukawa tree flowers, this essence carries the holistic healing qualities of self-assertion, true inner power and self-awareness.
It can help you to have a stronger sense of self and to stand confidently in your own power.
Pohutukawa: A Tree of Beauty and Ancestral Wisdom
The iconic and much-loved Pōhutukawa needs little introduction. Known as New Zealand’s Christmas tree, Pōhutukawa is a coastal tree from the Myrtaceae family. Other members of this plant family include New Zealand native Red Rata, Eucalyptus and Myrtle trees.
Pōhutukawa trees grace coastlines throughout the North Island from Cape Reinga and north of New Plymouth and Gisborne. Pōhutukawa trees can live for hundreds of years and many old trees can be found in gardens, parks and precariously anchoring onto rugged cliffs and coastal rock faces. They produce magnificently vibrant and brightly coloured bursts of red flowers in early summer.
At Cape Reinga, the northern most tip of Aotearoa, New Zealand, there is a gnarled and twisted Pōhutukawa growing on the cliff top. This ancient Pōhutukawa is deeply revered and known as ‘the place of leaping’. It is said that from here, the spirits of the dead begin their journey back to Hawaiiki, their spiritual homeland, by leaping off the headland and climbing down the roots of the tree into the underworld to return home.
Pōhutukawa is First Light® No 1 Pohutukawa flower essence and its keyword is Initiative.
When You May Feel Drawn to Pohutukawa Flower Essence
You may feel drawn to work with First Light® No 1 Pohutukawa the ‘Initiative Essence’ when you experience:
Difficulty taking the initiative or getting started
Difficulty standing up for yourself
A weak or wavering sense of personal will
An over eagerness to please others at your own expense
Feeling easily influenced by others
Anger or reactivity
How Pohutukawa Supports Initiative And Standing Up For Yourself
First Light® No 1 Pohutukawa the first flower essence in the Flowers of Transformation Set works at an emotional and energetic level, supporting the healthy expression of personal will.
People often notice that when they take this flower essence they start to become more self-aware and can tap into their sense of self more easily.
First Light® No 1 Pohutukawa Deva’s Blessing
“I bring the gift of initiative – an inner vibrancy that permeates the being. Through me you experience the spark of life, the heartbeat and pulse of the land.”
Franchelle Ofsoské-Wyber, Founder and Creator First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand
How to Use First Light® No 1 Pohutukawa
Take 2–4 drops, 3–4 times daily
Use directly under the tongue or in a glass or bottle of water
Suitable for adults and children
Latin Name: Metrosideros excelsa
Common Name: New Zealand Christmas Tree
Frequently Asked Questions
What flower essence helps with self-awareness and initiative?
First Light® No 1 Pohutukawa is traditionally used to support initiative, self-assertion and a sense of personal power.
Can flower essences help with feeling easily influenced or pressured?
Flower essences can support emotional and energetic balance, many people find that they feel more grounded and self-directed when they take flower essences.
Can Pohutukawa flower essence be combined with other flower essences
Yes, you can use up to eight First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand® in a flower essence blend.
NOTE: All metaphysical correlations, energetic principles, and educational language presented in this article are part of the original House of the Bee® system developed by Franchelle Ofsoské-Wyber — multi-award-winning vibrational medicine specialist, author of The Sacred Plant Medicine of Aotearoa, founder and creator of First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand®, and founder of the First Light® College of New Zealand Native Flower Essence Therapy, which provides proprietary and original teachings on holistic healing and New Zealand native flower essence therapy.
