Champaca is the much loved garland flower

of Krishna and Radha.

 Article by Cynthia Olivera de Kapp

Champaca Speaks

“I am the heavenly fragrance that intoxicates your senses.

I intoxicate you with LOVE.

The love that you are–the love that is all around you.”

“My deepest desire is that You

Seek this Love, this Bliss,

This Eternal Self

That brings celestial peace

And deep understanding.

Leading you to who you are

The Truth of Yourself.

Surrender to my scent and let it pierce your heart.

Shattering and releasing the knot of unhappiness…

Creating unbounded Joy.

Inhale often and deeply and

I will put a smile in your heart,

And in your soul.

I teach the way of LOVE long forgotten.”

Champaca Flower—Michela Alba comes from the Magnoliaceae family. She grows in India and Southeast Asia.  The Champaca tree is a very thick round tree and blooms flowers from spring to fall. 

Indians refer to this tree as Golden Champaca, ‘the incarnation of the Goddess of Wealth.’

I chose to write about Champaca as she is the perfect scent to bring you into your summertime bliss.   With all the traumas that the world is experiencing, we need to lift our vibration and visit our euphoric soul space, so that we can remain in balance with our hearts and our emotions.  Oftentimes, these shifting times create a disconnection from our hearts and our joys.  This beautiful enchanting essence has the ability to bring us back home to our hearts and our connection to All.

The scent of the Champaca flower is not only intoxicating for people, but for the bugs as well.  It is said that many bugs strive to get the sweet nectar at the center of the blossom.  Champaca is a multi-dimensional flower, and blooms in yellow, orange and white.  It forms into clusters that look like stars.  At a close examination, the flower gives us information about its properties.

What might a multi-dimensional white starflower with an intoxicating fragrance have to teach you about yourself?  Try sitting with a bottle of pure unadulterated Champaca essence and breathe it in deeply.  You will find that the fragrance might remind you of the sweetness of life, a starry summer evening or early morning dew.

This is why the Champaca flower was the favorite of Lord Krishna and even today in India, garlands of Champaca adorn His temples.  The five prominent star-like petals are said to signify these qualities:

v Aspiration

v Sincerity

v Devotion

v Surrender

v Faith

Champaca brings us deeply into the dreamtime where we can create our deepest desires.  Here we can use Champaca essences with these qualities to craft out dreams.

What is the Aspiration/Dream/Desire that you would like bring forth in your world?  Is that desire in Sincerity/Truth with your mind and your soul?  Is this something you want to create with all of your heart? Once you have figured that out, the next step would be to Devote/Dedicate yourself to that creation. Find fun and palyful ways a to hold the vision that you wish to manifest. Your devotion to your goal should be a joyful process!  Finally, one needs to Surrender or detach from anything that is not in keeping with what you wish to create.  Surrendering the process to Spirit/God/Goddess/Universe keeping the absolute Faith that it will come to pass.  This is the gift of Lord Krishna’s garland of flowers.

Additional gifts of this magical essence include:

v Connecting you to the Divine Mother Goddess.

v Opening the heart to an influx of Divine energy and information.

v Assisting in in psychic development.

v An aphrodisiac—on all levels.  Opens the doorway to your sacred sexuality.

v Apply on sacrum to assist in opening the second chakra.

v Apply on your Third Eye for wisdom and insight.

v Reminding you to stay in love.

v A peaceful cloak in troubled times.

v Joyful.

v Absolutely transformative!

Medicinally:

v Diuretic

v Works with gout.

v Reduces fevers.

v Helps some skin issues

v Heals cracks on feet.

v Respiration

v Rheumatism

In closing, I invite you to journey with this magnificent diva.  Let her journey with you for an ultimate summer experience.  I am sure you won’t be disappointed.

Until next time…

From deep within the Plant and Tree Kingdom,

I wish you Love.

~ Cynthia

Curandera, Cynthia Olivera de Kapp is the Educational Director of Wisdom of the Earth. Wisdom of the Earth has top quality essences from all over the world, many of which are sold at their boutique store in Page Springs, AZ.  Connect with them at:  928-649-9968, or online at: www.wisdomoftheearth.com.

Medicinal Aromatherapist and healer, Cynthia Olivera de Kapp, has indigenous roots in the Caribbean and Corsica- rich in curandera traditions. Her personal mastery and teaching work in the healing medicines of the Mother Earth, make her the perfect choice for this new section in Next In The West magazine.  Cynthia is a Master Aromatherapist and Educational Director for Wisdom of the Earth Essential Essences in Page Springs, Arizona, where she teaches advanced Aromatherapy certification courses with her husband Barry Kapp, the founder of WOTE.  She has been teaching women to dance their prayers, heal their sexual issues and meditate with the Earth and work with ‘essences’ as their allies.

 La Curendara

 “Purge me with Hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”  -Psalms 51:7

Contact by Mara Friedman

Hyssop

BY CYNTHIA OLIVERA DE KAPP

Hyssopus officinalis, (Lamiaceae) commonly referred to as Hyssop, is a member of the mint family and is native to Southern Europe. Hyssop is a beautiful perennial, with delicate purplish-blue flowers.

The Greek name “hyssopus”, is derived from the Hebrew word “ezob’: or holy herb. It has been used for cleansing lepers and purifying temples. Hyssop is considered to be a biblical plant in connection with cleansing and purifying the body.

I write about Hyssop today because of her ancient roots and her incredible ability to heal.  She is an aura-protector, and she purifies the body, the mind, and the soul like nothing else.  In this time of turbulent waters, I am grateful to have the presence of Hyssop and all these majestic silent teachers in my life.

Hyssop is…

v  Anti-asthmatic

v  Anti-infectious

v  Anti-inflammatory

v  Antioxidant

v  Anti-parasitic

v  Antiseptic

v  Antibacterial

v  Anti-spasmodic

v  Antiviral

v  Astringent

v  Decongestant

v  Mucolytic

v  Blood regulator

v  Entity removal

Don’t regret what’s happened.  

If it’s in the past, let it go. 

Don’t even remember it.” 

– Coleman Barks, The Essential Rumi

Hyssop Speaks…

I travel with the purple ray characterized by the beautiful light-purple color of my flowering top.  The purple ray represents transformation,

transfiguration, purity, and forgiveness, which are some of my qualities.  I have the ability to purify, transmute and clear the deepest blockages from your cells. 

I can enter into your body through your heart, blood and your cells, as well as your auric field.  I travel to the core of your being and connect you to the stars, helping you lift the veil of separation.”  

The Power of Hyssop

I often use Hyssop with my clients.  I find that putting 10 drops on the abdomen before beginning a consultation will bring the person to their authentic truth in just a few minutes.  The process of self-reflection, release, and forgiveness happens easily and we can get to the root of the lesson with calm presence of mind and heart.  I believe that Hyssop is the plant manifestation of the Violet Flame.  It clears and transmutes, allowing humans to transform their stories.

At another time, while doing energy work on a client, I noticed that they had several entities hanging out in their auras.  There were some gooey substances that they were blocking from the clearing. Hyssop is known for entity removal, so I put several drops in my hand and within minutes, without struggle, the hitchhikers left without any complaints!

Barry, my husband, and I were traveling throughout the East Coast leading meditations and teaching about Aromatherapy.  Using essences before meditation always helps people when trying to connect to their heart, soul, and to the Earth. This day, I put about 10 drops of Hyssop on the hearts of the attendees and everyone had a deep profound experience.  The participants were so moved by the messages they received about several issues in their lives. One of the participants was late leaving for a doctor’s appointment. Even though she was rushing and stressed to get to her appointment in time, the doctor asked her what had she had done differently because her blood pressure was the lowest he had ever seen for her.  At first, she had no idea what she had done differently, but then she remembered the Hyssop.  He told her to continue using this supportive essence.

Hyssop is amazing for balancing your blood pressure as well as purifying the blood.  Needless to say, she was thrilled to have an ally for her blood pressure, as she had tried everything she could to lower it.

During this flu season, I thankfully stayed healthy, but when the allergy season began, I got this terrible persistent cough that did not want to leave my body.  I used the Hyssop with Eucalyptus Dives, and I could feel them move deeply into my lungs.  I felt as if I was wrapped in a loving blanket of protection and the coughing stopped immediately.  This layered combination helped me tremendously to get over this cough and within three days, the cough was gone.  Many of her actions support us during bouts with the common cold, as well as helping our bodies reduce fever.

As an Aromatherapist, I know the strength and value of the essences, but I always love when they amaze me with a healing or clearing.  I feel that Hyssop is so important to use at this time with all the respiratory ailments that people are experiencing.  As we are bombarded with poor air quality, radiation, GMO’s and all the ills of our society, having Hyssop as a tool for healthy survival, forgiveness, and transmutation is of the upmost importance.

Hyssop also assists in moving grief through and out of the body.  I noticed that there were still stories that I had not forgiven.  I had been holding stories of long-forgotten memories in my lungs. I felt the energy of the plant assist in releasing these patterns of grief within me.

HYSSOP works with and on the Central Nervous System.  This is an excellent essence to use when dealing with brain injuries.  She crosses the blood-brain barrier because she contains sesquiterpenes.

Hyssop has been used in the treatment of HIV and Herpes 1, 2.  Hyssop is known as the great cleanser…the purifier.  She is an excellent remedy to ward off infection and enhances our immune system.

In order to get a certification as an Aromatherapist from “Wisdom of the Earth”, we require that our students investigate and write a paper about an essence/essential oil of their choice.  I have many papers about the ability of Hyssop to bring the students to their deepest truth.  Some of these truths they were suppressing not wanting to look at them.  She is known to address the emotional and spiritual dis-eases of failure, forgiveness, and the processing of emotions. Hyssop allowed them to observe these issues with courage and ease in order to release them.

A student writes, “She (Hyssop) forgives and heals. And perhaps this accounts for her ability to survive the centuries. How can anything/anyone survive the ages if they insist on carrying around the anger and bitterness of unresolved, unforgiving feelings? She has no baggage. She is free. She can heal without hesitation. She allows us, without baggage,  to love without judgment.  And, she has survived.”

Cynthia Olivera de Kapp is is a Master Aromatherapist, and is the Educational Director
for “Wisdom of the Earth” essential essences in Page Springs, Arizona,
where she teaches advanced aromatherapy workshops with her husband,
Barry Kapp, the founder of  WOTE.

She welcomes your questions, please contact her at: cynodance@hughes.net or visit her website at: www.wisdomoftheearth.com