Love Fest! Making the Dolphin Essence: The Story of DolFUN ~ Being Love

by Star Riparetti

Dolphin Pod ~ Delphinus capensis
"DolFUN ~ Being Love"

“As you dissolve into love, your ego fades. You’re not thinking about loving; you’re just being love, radiating like the sun.” 
-Ram Dass

It felt like the day was made for me.  I woke up early, filled with excitement, and that happy-for-no-reason feeling.  I knew there was the possibility of making the dolphin essence.  I had had it in my heart to make it for over 15 years, waiting for the right moment... I knew it had to be in the Santa Barbara channel, and I didn't know much else- except it would have to feel right, and be graceful.

Maureen Bell, who is an inter-species communicator- in particular with whales and dolphins- and Art Cisneros, a Chumash elder, invited me and a group of other conscious folks for a cetacean-communing cruise on the Condor Express, a wonderful local whale watching charter.  They organized the journey knowing that when we commune with these beings, we are changed- our vibration is raised and our hearts are opened and our DNA is rewoven.  Also, we had an intention of transmuting some of the toxins in the ocean- and the food the dolphins and whales were eating.  I'm not sure how successful we were with that.  The message Maureen received from the whales was simply to receive their gift.

We were supposed to meet at the marina at 7:30am.  The bucket I thought I would use had disappeared, and so did the rope, so I had to find a store open early.  I found the perfect turquoise bucket (turquoise seemed very dolphin-y) - and no rope.  Oh well, it's a boat!   They're bound to have some rope.  (Of course, I am reminded, in the nautical world you're supposed to call it line, not rope.)  Otherwise we were going to be tying shoelaces together if it really wanted to happen.

As we were getting on board I spoke with Eric, one of the crew, telling him what I wanted to do: I wanted to make a dolphin essence, with the dolphin water.  He thought that was pretty cool, and figured he could come up with some line (rope).  He spoke to the captain, and the captain said it was okay to do, as long as Eric did it with me.  His big concern was that he wanted to make sure we didn't drop that bucket into the ocean.  I like that.  The Condor Express crew were very conscious, letting us know that there are no parts on the boat that can harm the critters... no sharp things, everything is safe.  And as far as tracking the whales- they only do it with photographs.  No tagging or anything.  That was all really good to hear, and you could feel how much they loved their jobs.  They seemed to get as excited as us to see the fabulous creatures.

Maureen is amazing in her conviction.  She never had a moment of doubt that the dolphins would show up, because she had specifically made an appointment with them. She assured me we would see many of them, and indeed, there were two of them greeting us as we left the mouth of the harbor- to welcome us.

First we saw the sea lions, and then we started seeing more and more dolphins. They just kept showing up, and "surfing" with our boat.  At one point I started to get the bucket, and Eric showed up and said we would come to an even better place, and they would slow the boat way down.   A little later, Eric, on his own, showed up with the bucket.  He was quite happy to be a part of this event.  We made the essence.  It was so easy.  Eric even got a funnel so we could put it into the clean glass bottle I brought.  I anointed the folk on the boat with some of the mother essence.  Oh what FUN.

And- that brings me to the people who showed up.  Oh My!  Around 40 or 50 people who crisscrossed many different circles that I am in.   I knew nearly everyone, and met a few new folks, and everyone was excited, and from the minute we saw the first dolphin, in the first 2 minutes of our journey, hearts opened and opened and continued to open.  We would all squeal with excitement every time we saw something wonderful- Minkey whales, over 1000 dolphins, dolphins mating, mother and baby whale, spouting whales, whale tails- all that extracted great joy from all of us.  We were, for sure, a happy group.  We toned and sang to the whales and dolphins.  Art sang them songs.  It was the perfect atmosphere to make the essence.  It was the best most amazing heart fest and field of love.

O What a Happy Day!

The dolphin essence is called "DolFUN ~ Being Love" and addresses unconditional love, unity consciousness, lightheartedness and play. It can also be helpful for clearing and healing the earth's waters, and like all of the essences, has myriad other gifts.

The Moment of Bloom ~ My Ecstatic Journey Making the Bach Flower Essences in a Golden Bowl

Golden Crystal Bowl

By Star Riparetti

My original plan was not to say anything about this, to wait until this project was complete, to wait until I had made all 38 essences.  Now I am having the strong feeling to share this with you concurrently, as it goes along...  To write while I am in the midst of this passionate, mystical and enchanting journey.  The journey of finding these particular 38 flowers in their moment of bloom.

The clear message:  

It was 4 or 5 years ago that I received a message.  Even though I am sometimes a poor historian in terms of timing, I remember this particular message clearly and vividly.


Star with her sister Deb at the Sai Maa retreat

I was attending an 8 day retreat in Colorado with Sai Maa- a beloved guru/master/lightbeing.  It was probably around day 5 and we were in silence for the day.  We had what was for me, the longest, deepest meditation ever... with 400-500 people, for around 3 hours.  I couldn't get out of my seat (or didn't want to) for at least 30 minutes afterwards.  Finally, I slowly got up and left the hall and I walked outside and sat by the creek.  There I began getting a very powerful message to "make all of the Bach essences in a golden crystal bowl."  The spirit of Dr. Bach came to me, as well as the master St. Germaine- urging me to do this.  It was loud and clear, and quite beautiful, intense and specific.  I noticed that I was sitting under an Aspen tree.  Aspen was the first essence- a Bach essence- that I ever took (early 80's).  The Aspen also seemed to have a lot to say that day, along with Dr. Bach, St. Germaine and Sai Maa.  Later that evening (when we were no longer in silence) I spoke with William, one of the owners of the crystal bowl company Crystal Tones, about this idea and we discussed it for hours and hours.  We both agreed that there were a Godzillion great reasons to do this project.
 

We must have anchored it into the grids that night- with our energy and enthusiasm.

The Golden Bach essence project stayed in my consciousness, even though many times I let it go, for a number of reasons.  The immediacy of it faded away.  The energy around it waned.  It began to feel like too much work (definitely a sign not to do it).
 

When I was in Chile in 2009, I mentioned making the Bach essences to Ivan (our Chile distributor, who had brought me there to teach) and he didn't seem too interested.  When I was back in May of 2012 to teach again, Ivan asked me about the Golden Bachs.  I told him I had pretty much put that plan aside- and besides, even he hadn't seemed that interested.  He told me in no uncertain terms that I should follow my own intuition and not listen to him or other people.  That opened the page back up, put the concept back into my consciousness.  Though the energy had waned, and then began waxing again,  l still  didn't do anything about it (like ordering that expensive Golden  Bowl).

On 12-12-12 I had 44 people in my yurt on my ChaskaNorte land doing a special mahavakya (great sayings) meditation with the Andean Orchid Flower Essences.  On 12-21-12 a group of us walked the labyrinth and meditated and enjoyed that beautiful down-pouring of sweet energy.  Those events and the two weeks in between were  extraordinary and wondrous times.

Then- bam- right after 12-21-12 the golden bowl kept flashing into my consciousness.  It was relentless.  Then golden mustard flower began covering the hills around Santa Barbara and calling out to me.  The message was that the Golden Age has begun, and it is time to make the Golden Bach essences.  These particular essences wanted to be made after the shift in energy... and… that was NOW.  The Golden Bowl would anchor these essences into the Golden Age!

Mustard flower in the Golden Bowl

As it happened I divinely had the money to buy the bowl, and I called to order it.  I was planning to get the smallest one.  They come in notes, and align with specific chakras.  The only small one they had was a third eye chakra.  I ordered it.  I had a vision of the bowl being the heart chakra (of course) and figured spirit would give me the right one- so third eye it was.  Later I realized there was a mix-up and they were sending me the wrong type of gold bowl.  I called again.  The only bowl they had in the type that I wanted was 10 inches.  I thought that was bigger than I wanted.  I asked what note…. F sharp.  Heart Chakra.  Decision made.  Perfect bowl on the way.  It really wanted to be bigger, to transmit this huge beam of golden light.  Sometimes it is useful to come to a wall to get me to turn a corner, to get to the right place.  It was a bit circuitous to get to that one, and when it came it was love at first sight.  It was the right bowl.

Star with the Golden Bowl

Here is something master sound healer Jonathan Goldman says about it:

"The Gold Bowl emits a frequency of Golden Light. Along with the extraordinary sound it creates, this golden light assists in making the bowl a transmitter of wonderful energy!!!!"

When the Golden Bowl arrived it got consecrated in the Star Essence office for one night, hanging out there with all of the essences.  I'm not sure who was transmitting to whom.  Then it spent two nights with me on my altar, then it was ready to get to work.  Out of curiosity, I recently looked up what Crystal Tones had to say about their magnificent golden bowl that I have fallen in love with:

"A softly gleaming, elegant classic bowl infused with 24-K Gold, the energy of royalty, success and soul expansion. Its mirrored interior reflects a magical  golden hologram, a visual  doorway into crystalline consciousness that creates a golden sound temple in any setting. The Solid Gold Classic Bowl holds all master conductor frequencies for sonic reconnective patterning, molecularly energizing the body and enriching life experiences –a conscious sonic walk in Light."

Wow- that's pretty cool.

The message I received regarding cleaning the Golden Bowl between essence mothers is that playing the bowl will clean it.  Of course I rinse it out (and sometimes dry it with a blow dryer).  The toning clears out the energy of the previous essence.   Cool.   That was easy!   That was Magic!

I am in awe of the fact that so far I have 13 of the Bach flowers growing on my land.   When I bought the land in 2002 the only things growing on the land were a few natives- mostly poison oak, poison hemlock, thistle and nettles.   For trees there were toyon, lemonade berry and elderberry (and willow, although I didn't know it until recently, and I'm not sure when the aspen began to grow)...  Over the years of clearing other natives began to appear.

The definitions of the Golden Bach essences are brief.  There is a plethora of information about all of these essences available, and I encourage you to check it out.  I've been asking what the gold bowl does, and can only say that I am told that it is giving an added benefit of expanding the octaves that the essences work in, and also giving us the frequency of gold amplified by the sun. 

Our first 9 Golden Bach Essences have been very well received- and now there are 7 more.

Click the links below to read the individual creation stories of the Golden Bach Flower Essences (so far)...

1. CRABAPPLE Essence 3/14/13
2. WILLOW Essence 3/15/13
3. WILD OAT Essence 3/17/13
4. MUSTARD Essence 4/2/13
5. ASPEN Essence 4/7/13
6. ROCK ROSE Essence 4/12/13
7. WALNUT Essence 4/17/13
8. PINE Essence 4/20/13
9. HONEYSUCKLE Essence 4/26/13
10. OLIVE Essence 5/1/13
11. GORSE Essence 5/3/13
12. VINE Essence 5/4/13
13. VERVAIN Essence 5/11/13
14. BEECH Essence 5/15/13
15. CLEMATIS Essence 5/24/13
16. CERATO Essence 5/28/13 
17. OAK Essence 3/30/14
18. MIMULUS Essence 4/22/14
19. WILD ROSE Essence 5/4/14
20. CHICORY with Cornflower Essence 6/2/14
21. ROCK WATER Essence 3/5/15
22. STAR OF BETHLEHEM Essence 3/22/15
23. HEATHER Essence 5/24/15 

We also have a 24K Gold gemstone essence that can also give us that magnificent and powerful golden energy, as well as the Freedom/Libertad Andean Orchid Essence, that has a chunk of 24K gold in the mother essence- holding the frequency of gold in that essence as well.   We are in the Golden Age. Something is up with that.

Making the Clematis Essence: The Message to Make It Easy on Myself

by Star Riparetti


Clematis

Part 16 of the series The Moment of Bloom ~ My Ecstatic Journey Making the Bach Flower Essences in a Golden Bowl 

The Clematis had been spotted in the wild by Aanjelae (Star Essence Office Manager and Multi-Tasker Extraordinaire) on her long weekend hikes.  I was very happy to know it was there, and the time to go on the search didn't seem to be there.  Then Lori Ann (my friend and botanist) told me she has it growing in her yard.  I went and had a look.  It was very beautiful.  After that the purple clematis kept coming to me- I could see it so often when I closed my eyes.  I kept thinking, should I go on that hike and find it in the wild?  Would that be best?  The Clematis from the yard was relentless.  It said, Make it easy on yourself.  The energy of the wild clematis is going to come and offer it's energy as well.

Close-up of Clematis flower

So again, I went to Lori Ann's amazing garden, and made the Clematis, and it was super cosmic!

Making the Clematis Essence

I kept seeing holograms of the flowers hovering above the bowl.  It was gorgeous.  And indeed, I could feel the energy of the Clematis from the mountain trail move in.  It was a beautiful thing, as I could see and feel the energy move in through Aanjelae's heart and into the bowl.  I'd never had that happen before.  Then energies from clematis everywhere started following- entering the bowl.  They came in like little gentle energetic angel butterflies.  It was very different than when the pines were entering the bowl- which was more like a zoom or a whoosh. 

Making the Clematis Essence

Clematis in the Golden Bowl

Making the Beech Essence

by Star Riparetti
 

Beech

Part 15 of the series The Moment of Bloom ~ My Ecstatic Journey Making the Bach Flower Essences in a Golden Bowl

Beech came quickly and easily, at my botanical friend Lori Ann's yard.  There it was, right in bloom- both male and female flowers going into the essence.  I could feel the Beech tree energy entering me as I was driving up the mountain to her home.  Beech trees from all over coming to share and add their energy.

As I sat and watched the bowl I saw a golden orb moving around in front of me, and I'm wishing I could have somehow documented it...  It was about the size of a ping pong ball.  It looked like a golden dandelion floating.  It was fun.  I don't know if it had any other message.

Afterwards Dr. Bach was clapping his hands and saying, Well done!  It is such a joy to feel Dr. Bach's presence so powerfully as I embrace this project.  I feel such support from the higher realms.

Beech blossoms in the Golden Bowl

Beech blossoms in the Golden Bowl (detail)

NEXT: Making the CLEMATIS Essence

Making the Vervain Essence: The Sun Plays Games as My Mind Plays Games

by Star Riparetti


Vervain

Part 14 of the series The Moment of Bloom ~ My Ecstatic Journey Making the Bach Flower Essences in a Golden Bowl 

Yesterday the clouds seemed to be following my mood.  I had a lot of concerns.  I kept telling myself to choose the thought that would make me feel better and not to dwell on the stuff that was bumming me out.  I wanted to make the Vervain flower essence.  The flower was certainly ready.  I went to look and was stunned with their subtle beauty- all there, saying, Choose me- I am ready.

What wasn't ready was me.  As my mood would get funky, the clouds would cover the sun.  Then when the sun would come out, I would think, Maybe I will go ahead and make that essence... and the cloud would come back.  Not today.  I needed a mood upgrade.  This flower essence making stuff is so co-creative.

Today I have come to peace with many things.  The sun is out.  A great day for Vervain.

Vervain

Vervain in the Golden Bowl

Vervain in the Golden Bowl

NEXT: Making the BEECH Essence

Making the Vine Essence

Vine

by Star Riparetti 

Part 13 of the series The Moment of Bloom ~ My Ecstatic Journey Making the Bach Flower Essences in a Golden Bowl 

The grape (where the vine essence comes from) was certainly fun- and stunning.

I kept watching, watching, watching the little buds every day.  I had seen some photos of the blossoms, and they were tiny.  Would I find them?  Then, one day, there they were.  And it was that way for a day, with an overabundance of blossoms- tiny flowers that I had never noticed before in previous years.  Making these essences, looking for specific flowers in bloom, has happily put me even more in touch with Nature, and I am SO GRATEFUL!

I am still in awe.  These tiny beauties were there to greet me on that one special day.  Now those tiny flowers are completely gone.  The blossoms are all busy turning into grapes!

Vine blossoms in the Golden Bowl

Close-up of Vine blossoms in the Golden Bowl

NEXT: Making the VERVAIN Essence

Making the Gorse Essence

Gorse

by Star Riparetti

Part 12 of the series The Moment of Bloom ~ My Ecstatic Journey Making the Bach Flower Essences in a Golden Bowl 

Gorse seems to be the most powerful to date.

I had driven San Marcos Pass several times recently, and seen Gorse growing all over the mountain sides.  The day came to make the Gorse essence- and I was still wondering where I would be able to find a place to park to make it.  I didn't really want to make it right on the highway.  As magic will happen, and through a series of listening- turn here, go there, turn around, keep going, etc… I ended up in a perfect spot, a field to park in, right next to the big, beautiful yellow gorse.  For some reason I was on the verge of tears- actually had very watery eyes- throughout the Gorse making.  I could feel a huge, huge energy from this, entering my heart, palpably.  It had a lot to say about the vastness of this project.

Making the Gorse Essence

Gorse blossoms in the Golden Bowl

Close-up of Gorse blossoms in the Golden Bowl

NEXT: Making the VINE Essence

Making the Olive Essence

Olive Blossoms

by Star Riparetti

Part 11 of the series The Moment of Bloom ~ My Ecstatic Journey Making the Bach Flower Essences in a Golden Bowl 

Now there is a small flower!

I was watching the Olive for weeks, wanting to make sure not to miss it.  It is amazing sometimes how quickly the moment of bloom comes and goes.  I did indeed find it in bloom, and the bees were having a field day.

This particular olive tree was planted from a seedling given to me by my neighbor, Angel, 10 years ago when I bought my land (who is definitely my angel and an angel of the land).  Sure enough, when I went back to look, only a couple of days later, the blossoms were gone and tiny olives were happening.

 

Olive in the Golden Bowl

NEXT: Making the GORSE Essence

Making the Honeysuckle Essence: Perfect Bloom, Perfect Weather

by Star Riparetti

Part 10 of the series The Moment of Bloom ~ My Ecstatic Journey Making the Bach Flower Essences in a Golden Bowl

Honeysuckle

Interesting, sometimes it isn't the flower that I am waiting for, it is me.

I drove to ChaskaNorte, my land, and there was the Honeysuckle in all its glory.  I thought yes, today is the day, even though I wasn't feeling 100%.   It was only a little later that I realized that I had inadvertently left the Golden Bowl in town.  Somehow I must have known it would not be a good day for me.

I feel like I am being guided every single step.  When it is supposed to happen, heaven and nature come together and make it happen.  I am becoming more and more aware of the energetic involvement that I have.  I simply cannot make more than 2 essences in one day.  Often only one.  I think there was one time that I made 3, and that was a day when I had several wonderful helpers, which helped to attenuate some of the energy that was going through me.   I noticed I was quite exhausted later in the evening.  Still, even making 2 takes a lot of energy. With the Bach essences in the Golden Bowl, I have so far only made one in a day.  I knew that this project would take over a year, I just thought it would be because of the moment of bloom.  Now I realize it is also because of my own energy in this co-creative endeavor, and I have even more respect for this venture that I am on.  Even though it looks like the easiest thing in the world, and I feel happy and high and wonderful, making the essences, there is also a fatigue that comes with it, and I need to honor the process of resting in between.  The flowers are teaching me many valuable lessons, and I am SO GRATEFUL (and especially grateful that the lessons are gentle)!

A few days later, when I was back to feeling on top of the world, the Honeysuckle was still there in bloom, beckoning/beacon-ing me.  It was easy and I was in aromatic bliss.  Yum.  One of the great benefits of making essences is that you get to drink some of the mother essence, and that treat always feels like a sacrament.  The Honeysuckle was especially tasty!

Honeysuckle in the Golden Bowl

NEXT: Making the OLIVE Essence

Making the Pine Essence: The Whole Pine Tree Kingdom Was Talking to Me

by Star Riparetti

Part 9 of the series The Moment of Bloom ~ My Ecstatic Journey Making the Bach Flower Essences in a Golden Bowl

Pine

It began with a conversation with the Pine.

On my land ChaskaNorte I have two Pine trees that I planted about 10 years ago.  They were both in bloom, and speaking to me every time I walked by.  They were saying they wanted to share their energy.  I wondered which one to use- as they both look a little different, and there are lots of different kinds of Pines.  I didn't know specifically which ones these were, and I noticed that the original Bach essence was made from Red Pine.  The Pines told me not be concerned, as when I am working with the energy of a plant, all of the varieties can join in energetically.  The message came through clearly that the Pine was ready, that I could use blooms from each tree, and that the whole company of Pine trees were ready to share their energy, as one collective.  They are all in the same family, perhaps not the exact species. They are here in Santa Barbara- said to be part of ancient Lemuria (where essences were used more for higher states of consciousness, and rarely for healing, as everyone was already well).

Sure enough, on the day I made the wonderful Pine essence, I used blooms from both of my Pine trees.  There was also plenty of Pine pollen, which came right into the bowl with the buds- you can see it in the photos.  So, this Pine essence includes the energy of the Pine pollen, and this is very auspicious.  Pine pollen is a high source of natural testosterone.  The Pine is also connected to the pineal gland.

Pine in the Golden Bowl

Right away I was told that the essence would have the energy of the entire Pine family. That my Pine trees were just representatives for all of the Pines.  They said they were part of an Evergreen Cooperative, and that I could call in the overlighting deva of the Pine tree energy to come and infuse the water.  It was super willing.  I was taking some photographs and bumped against a bloom, and lots of pollen came wafting out.

The Pine trees feel like a very powerful force, and they all are so happy to have played this essence role.  This is one time I felt the energy was there even before I cut the flowers- the Pine is so ready to serve, so happy to be serving.

The trees assure me that their essence will do what the Bach essences do, and more, with the Golden Bowl energy boost.  They are working in many octaves.

NEXT: Making the HONEYSUCKLE Essence