Shelley's Nature Stories, Poems and Flowers

Who am I and what do I do?Hello! Welcome to my Patreon. I am Shelley Sishton.I write totally unique, fun, adventure-filled, inspiring, enchanting, magical stories and poems about the wisdom of nature, to lift your spirits, brighten your day and make your soul sparkle. I produce flower essences which are ancient medicines used to restore mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. I grow beautiful, colourful flowers as a living flower pharmacy in tune with Mother Nature’s seasons and her Nature Spirit guardians. And I am a natural floral designer and Flower Medicine Woman.I live with my husband Ian and our border collies in rural England. Long walks in the beautiful countryside are my inspiration and soul food, along with growing our colourful flowers, and enjoying lots of good dark chocolate too!About My Stories and PoemsMy writing is rooted in the wisdom, indigenous medicine ways and life philosophies of ancient cultures especially the Australian Aboriginals and Indigenous Americans. I have studied these cultures and their traditions for 3 decades. I weave their medicine teachings into my stories and poems – medicine here meaning that which enhances our connection with Great Spirit, the infinite wisdom of nature and the connection with our own wise inner essence.Animals are my stars and storytellers. Their characters bring forth the divine power, wisdom, and unique expression of Great Spirit and the healing library of Nature. Like Bertha Bear, for example. She’s my Energy Medicine Shaman Mother Bear, and just one of my characters in a new chapter book I am currently due to publish. Bertha features as my cover photo.Whether it’s a tale of overcoming adversity, of embracing the special gifts and talents which make each animal stand out from the crowd, or of working with nature’s infinite wisdom and magic to make a difference to our world and in the galaxies beyond, each story and poem is light and easy to read, and carefully crafted to be understood at heart level, for ages 3 to 103.About my flowersFlowers speak a language our soul understands. We are all instinctively drawn to flowers we love, even need. Written into the flowers of our world, and all of nature, is a hidden healing language. Nature presents us with a library of ancient healing wisdom, of free medicine, there for us to embrace.I have worked with flower essence medicine and have been translating nature’s healing library for 30 years. I started growing British flowers, including our flower farm, Essence of Nature Flowers, in recent years, to bring the healing essence of flowers alive as a vibrant flower pharmacy. I create intuitive floral designs and offer bespoke workshops and retreat sessions full of colour and Mother Nature's wisdom.My love of flowers goes hand in hand with my love of writing. Our colourful, vibrant, beautiful flowers will feature a lot in my posts (all my own photography). I will share my intuitive and unique 'Flower Arranging with Spirit' ways with you, along with our flowers and their essence, in my regular Flower Therapy posts which guide you through the flower wheel of the year.Why Patreon?Thank you, your interest means a great deal to me. I love the creative freedom and opportunities Patreon has to offer. Your contribution means I can support my family whilst developing my stories and growing our living flower pharmacy. In the future, it means I will be able to commission illustrators, self-publish my stories, and teach more people about flower essences and flower therapy, keeping the old medicine ways alive and updated for the well-being of our modern world. I will also be able to fund new camera equipment for my flower films and animated stories. So, your interest and support mean a huge amount on many, many levels.&nbsp;

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Fifi the Fox welcomes you to this tier, which offers you:Early accessI’ll share story ideas, chapter previews and new story lines with you.Complete post archiveYou can enjoy ALL of my posts from the very beginning.Behind-the-scenes contentI’ll share lots of character introductions and exclusive background to my stories and poems, telling you where the ideas originate in nature, what traditions are inspiring my writing for a particular story or poem, with details of the many other fascinating references to the ancient wisdom and medicine of nature I draw from.Flower TherapyI will regularly share amazing photos of the British seasonal flowers we grow on our flower farm as visual Flower Therapy to spark your senses and lift your spirits. Just looking at flowers has been scientifically proven to have a very positive effect on your emotions and mood.With the intention of bringing your focus and energy into the present moment, my Flower Therapy Meditation Moments are like jewels of peace to enjoy when you feel overwhelmed, overloaded and in need of some glorious, joyful Flower Therapy to calm and brighten your day.Flower Essence AffirmationsI bring you a regular post featuring my English garden flower essences and their wisdom through the seasons, with a special flower essence affirmation. Affirmations are powerful mantras of intention – perhaps the intention to heal, to change with ease, to find peace, to feel courageous, to know your greatness. I love to inspire you with words of wisdom from the healing library of nature.Flower growing tips and the flower wheel of the yearFrom my seasonal flower growing, I’ll bring you news and growing tips from our flower farm. You can enjoy these posts even if you have no intention of growing flowers yourself. It’s a journey through the year from seed to bloom, returning to seed, and through this cycle I introduce you to the wisdom of nature’s seasons and my unique Flower Mecidine Wheel of the Year.Flower arranging tipsEnjoy posts about the flowers I arrange and style through the seasons. I’ll introduce you to my intuitive style and medicine ways with flowers, respecting their wisdom and bringing together living flower essence blends for you to enjoy.

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