Elly is a mama to her son, Ocean. She is a spirit baby channel, green witch, & founder of Flower Water Essences.
Elly is passionate about supporting mothers through pregnancy, birth, postpartum & beyond. She weaves her holistic doula training, herbalism, astrology, intuitive energy healing & ceremony into her daily practice & offerings.
What was the transition like for you from maiden to mother?
This transition for me honestly felt like I was coming home. My inner world felt familiar, calm, secure, rooted, confident in my intuition & soft. So soft. I moved through this initiation with this feeling as if I had done it a thousand times before. My maiden self graciously stepped aside, no resistance, no pain. I am grateful for that. It felt like I had waited my whole life to greet this version of myself. I was surrendered & so ready to meet myself as a mother. While my inner world felt this sense of beautiful familiarity, my external environment at the time was chaos.
All at once I was becoming a mother, moving across the country at 8 months pregnant, navigating financial unknowns, deeply grieving friendship loss, & facing health concerns for my growing little baby. It was such an emotionally intense time & in many ways I disassociated from the external so much in order to survive & protect my energy at all costs. I am still processing that. I am so grateful for my partner & family who really made a cocoon for me through that outer storm. It was such a pivotal uplevel in understanding & integrating what trust & surrender really mean. Duality it felt, at its finest. Calm & chaos. Grounded & floating. Love & loss.
What is a ritual that keeps you grounded these days?
I don't have one single ritual at the moment, but more of intentional days of slow. I weave my grounding practices into my daily flow with my toddler. That looks like following with the rhythm of the seasons, celebrating the changes in weather, making potions together & gathering nature items for little altars. Watering our garden in bare feet has been extremely grounding for me lately.
Noticing the sensations under my feet & watching Ocean observe small creatures crawling through the grass. I have also been foraging a lot of nature's abundance this summer. Elderflowers, mint, wild yarrow, red clover, red raspberry leaf & wild blueberries to name a few! Baking with these treasures, hanging them to dry or creating some kind magical brew with them brings me deeply into my body which to me- is a grounded feeling. Just simply being on the earth without rushing, grounds me unparalleled to anything.
When Ocean naps, I try to tune into where I am at. If I am overwhelmed, tired or inspired - I go from there. A potion, a nap, a book or a quick cleanup are small solo things I incorporate into my day to stay a grounded & present mama.
How did you find flower essences and what is your relationship to creating them?
I feel like flower essences found me. When I was little I would make flower essences although at the time I didn't know it. For as long as I can remember, I have communicated with plants, flowers, fairies & the unseen realm. I have always been fascinated with dew. The way it would appear overnight, catch the morning sun rays, sparkle with this rainbow twinkle & then vanish later in the day. I came to learn many years later, dew is the original flower essence. That was a very full-circle moment for me.
In recent years, I have started to honor this medicine of mine & put essences into practice. My process in creating them is feminine & flowy. It changes & adapts based on the season, stars, sun & moon. Trust in my own intuition, the Pleadians, (5th dimensional light beings) & fairies are my main guides in the craft. I never force a flower essence, I wait for a flower to call to me- usually multiple times- before working with it.
The Pleiadians or fairies usually confirm when the time is right. I sit, listen closely to what the flower has to share, ask questions if needed but most of the time gather the information through my main ways of channeling - claircognizance & clairvoyance. It is a relationship, a friendship, a reverence for the flowers. They are my friends & it is an honor to share their medicine.
What are spirit baby connections?
Spirit baby connection is a way of contacting & communicating with your potential future child, child lost, or child never brought earthside. Spirit baby connection is really for anyone interested in connecting deeper with their spirit baby. Spirit baby connection can be very healing for the receiver as it usually brings a new perspective, peace & understanding for the path they are on.
As a spirit baby channel, with the permission & intention of the person I am reading for- I go into the spirit baby realm & meet their spirit baby or babies. From there, I usually see what they would like to reveal! Usually, I don't have to ask many questions to the spirit baby as they are always so excited to connect & share. If there are any particular questions someone has, I will gently place those into the spirit baby realm & see what the spirit baby would like to share from there.
I believe that you will always receive what you need & not always what you expect in spirit baby communication. Spirit babies may reveal messages around timing, karmic patterns & their hopes, needs & missions here on earth. Often glimpses of past life information is present in a reading if it is relevant. Channeling, intuitive energy healing & guided meditation is all present within a spirit baby reading. I am a bridge for spirit baby connection & I believe everyone has the ability to connect on their own. My intention always is to bring clarity & confidence for someone to continue connecting with their spirit baby.
What is on your vision board for modern motherhood?
Ancient. I believe modern motherhood is a remembrance of what once was - long, long ago. Cherishing, honoring, protecting, supporting, taking care of the mother. Mothering the mother. It is a world that celebrates mothers, birth & children. It is a world unafraid of the potential of the empowered mother. Modern motherhood is one that worships all mothers & Mother Earth as a holy home. It is the golden web where all mothers are connected & not illusioned by separation.
Mothers have been crying out for each other for far too long, to be seen. Their cries deep in weeping Mother Earth who carries this pain. It is all too obvious. The pain mothers hold of being unseen, unprotected, unsupported. It affects every living being on earth. When mothers rise we all rise.
When mothers rise, Mother Earth rejoices. May the world clear its clouded eyes & rise into Holy motherhood, sisterhood, womanhood once again. I feel this vision, alive, still breathing, her scent like warm jasmine still hanging in the air. It exists. I pray for her global arrival & for this vision to be felt in the hearts of all humans. Until then, I hold the space for this vision in my heart & celebrate the sacredness of mothers near & far.
