Fuchsia Magellanica
for an open, clear, joyfully available heart
My very first day in Ireland, I was struck by these beautiful magenta flowers that lined the sides of the road and quickly ID’d them as fuchsia. I continued to notice them in every county I visited, both as a hedge on the roadside and in gardens.
Fuchsia magellanica is also known as lady’s eardrops, hummingbird fuchsia, hardy fuchsia, and chilco. They’re in the onagraceae family, which is also known as the willow herb or evening primrose family.
“All along the roadways of the south-west of Ireland, on slender arching stalks the beautiful Fuchsia flowers colour the hedgerows from July to October with their rich hues. These are deciduous shrubs, only reaching to about 1.5m, which favour coastal locations and rocky ground. The flowers (2cm long) are bell-shaped and have four violet petals which are surrounded by four large, pointed red sepals, rather like a ballerina with a crimson skirt, purple petticoat and long, long, slightly uneven, legs. The grey/green leaves are ovate and toothed and the fruits are black, fleshy berries in autumn. This is not a native plant - is rather the result of planted hedges which have sent out their 'escapes' - but is not regarded as an alien species in the same way as Himalayan Balsam or Japanese Knotweed, having been a familiar sight for a lot longer. It belongs to the family Onagraceae.”
https://www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail.php?id_flower=330
Where is it from?
Fuchsia magellanica is native to the southernmost parts of South America. Its name magellanica refers to a theoretical continent hypothesized to exist by Magellan.
When I arrived near the heart of Ireland halfway through my trip, I was attuning to Stinging Nettle and Tutsan/St. John’s Wort, when a few fuchsia flowers called my attention once again. And thank goodness they did, because Fuchsia’s medicine came through quickly and actually made it a lot easier for me to connect clearly to both Tutsan and Nettle.
As soon as I heard their call, I grabbed a bottle and some water, and collected fuchsia’s essence via the traditional pick method, which I rarely use. There wasn’t a good set-up for a non-pick collection, so I did as I was directed. :)
Immediately I felt uplifted(!) - excited (!)- like my heart was transforming to become available again. I had been feeling quite vulnerable and like holding and hiding my heart. It felt droopy and confused, and I hadn’t felt a strong connection between my heart and my clear consciousness.
My notes about fuchsia’s signatures:
fairy/ballerina dancing signature - like a little girl spinning with glee
expression of each part (sepal, petal, and stamen) is delicate and graceful
bell shaped flowers - sounding the bell, releasing a chime of sound
trumpeting sepals - releasing energy to the outside
8 long straight stamens (male) sticking out beyond the petals, one pistil (female) much longer than the rest - like the clapper that rings the bell, like the leg the ballerina spins on, the bouncing trail of magic left by the playful fairy.
configuration of sepal-petal-stamen feels like a machine that is meant to alter frequency. I wish I could find a picture of what I’m envisioning in my mind.
Transmission:
Fuchsia feels like it brings movement — the flow is from the crown into the deepest part of the heart and then out into our fields and then the world.
And where is the energy sourced from before it enters through our crown? I believe we access if from the heart of the relational field between heaven and earth, universes and being, Father God and Mother Earth - the heart of existence.
After attuning to fuchsia, I felt more energized and clear in both head and heart. Where I had recently been distracted in the head by a confused heart, I felt tuned in and alive with a clear head and a clear heart available to joy and openness.
Essence Description:
Fuchsia essence can help you to open your heart to joy and connection again. It assists in a clear connection between heart and mind as it supports the flow of energy from crown to heart and out through your body and life. Fuchsia will help you find an honest and clear, joyful and open approach to self, others, and life.
For more fuchsia, I loved this in-depth description of Hardy Fuchsia from Tree Frog Farm’s essence.