RED MANGROVE Rhizophora mangle

Some Essences have such unusual word choices in their affirmations, like the word firmament in Red Mangrove's affirmation.  What is firmament?  My dictionary describes it as the vault of Heaven with its clouds and stars.  When the affirmation says: "I am the firmament of Heaven," it indicates to us that this Essence holds the vibration of a manifest Heaven.  To feel anchored in the firmament of Heaven, to integrate and hold the vibration of this Essence is to feel anchored and secure in the eternal verities.  Red Mangrove offers to help us find this anchorage during a time when all the other things we have looked to for stability and safe anchorage are crumbling.
           
Consider how this plant reminds us of its energetic mission with every facet of its being. If you tie a boat to a Red Mangrove root during a hurricane, the anchorage is much more likely to hold than if you tie your boat to anything else.  This echoes Red Mangrove's ability to anchor to divine reality and hold fast no matter the storm.  Each four petaled Red Mangrove blossom is embraced by a small pagoda roof of sepals, reflecting the unwavering shelter and stability of God reality.  Each Red Mangrove blossom becomes a small plant, which break off from the mother plant and floats, sometimes for up to a year, before it roots wherever it comes ashore.  Red Mangrove knows that it is safely anchored in God reality, no matter where it plants itself.  Mangrove swamps, formed by these floating plant babies, offer a vital protective environment for seacoast areas offering sheltering nurseries to young fish, plants, and seashells.   So it is that versatile Mangrove Essence nurtures and protects new ideas and ventures.  Red Mangrove helps us know the truth that we are safe and firmly planted in our Creator wherever we are, even when the waves rock and roll us.
           
I AM the firmament of Heaven.
           
“I am so happy with the Red Mangrove.  It seems to be just right for me- giving a deep sense of calm and buoyancy.  For me, it is “the missing link” Essence.  It brings my Heaven into my Earth and my Earth into my Heaven.” L.J., Las Cruces, NM