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Floriography and the Art of Cryptic Coded Communication

11/24/2021

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In the early 1700s, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduced the language of flowers to Europe. She was the wife of the English ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, where she used the language to write her thoughts and feelings on flowers. In this age, the meaning of flowers has become ubiquitous, even if you have no specific skill in the art of Florigraphy. She was an activist and a woman's rights advocate, and she was famous for her use of floral code.
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Victorian Floriography (also written as Florigraphy) was a way of communicating with others through symbolic gestures often covert, using flowers. Since Victorian times were famously very conservative in their social norms and etiquettes, the language of flowers was used as a coded form of communication. 
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The Victorian era was characterized by strict moralistic code of conduct, where direct expression of thoughts and feelings was often considered impolite if not forbidden! Because of this, during the Victorian era, flowers were utilized to symbolically embody and express a person’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions. This meant that a person's relationship with another specific person was often portrayed through a flower.

The Victorian Era is often referred to as the ‘Victorian Flower’ era. Even though flowers have always been associated with profound feelings, the language of flowers- Floriography, was quite elaborate and complex. Some flowers, like roses, had multiple meanings depending on its color. 

This ancient flower-language was traditionally used by aristocratic societies in the medieval ages to communicate their feelings and is now considered an important part of the European culture and history.

Florigraphy, i.e. conveying message with flowers, was first used in Persia and Turkey in the fifteenth century. It was a linguistic art form, that was derived from ancient Chinese and Japanese cultures. Later the English court adopted it and evolved it to the more commonly known form of Floriography... where flowers were assigned specific symbolism and were used to send cryptic and coded messages. Floriography really caught on in the United States in the 19th century. 

Though the original form of Florigraphy is not typically used anymore, we still utilize some of those flower symbolisms. For e.g. giving someone a red rose to signify passionate, romantic love. 

Even though many of the representations have changed since Victorian times, Floriography, the language of flowers has continued to grow and evolve as a cultural art-form over the years. 

Read further:

  • What is a Flower Oracle?
  • History of Bach Flowers & other Floral Essences
  • ​Bringing in your garden- dried lavender flower bouquet adds a fragrant, rustic touch to your space!
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Categories:
Flower Messages    and     Nature Guidance

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#florigraphy  #floriography  #victorianlanguageofflowers  #languageofflowers #victorianflowers #flowermessages #oracledivination #naturemessages   #flowerdivination   #naturalworld #messagesfromnaturalworld
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What is a Flower Oracle? (Oracle & Divination series)

2/23/2021

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Flowers have been used since time immemorial to convey emotions and feelings. There are different flowers for each occasion. 
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In fact, during Victorian times, there was a fully developed ‘language of flowers’ which was used to convey secret messages. Also, as we know, in the Vedic tradition, specific flowers are offered to a particular deity or during a specific prayer offering.

​So, basically there have always been specific meanings associated with the Flowers. 
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In addition, flowers have also been utilized for a long time as an Oracle- i.e. as a way to tap into one’s own psyche for spiritual evolution and also as a divination tool.

Option 1:
You could ask a question and then see which flower comes to you in your mind’s eye as an answer for your question.

Option 2:
The other option is to write a name of a flower on an index card and then shuffle these bunch of cards. You could then ask a question and then pick out a card which ‘feels’ right for you.
 
Then you can look up the meaning associated with the flower you received as bearing the answer to your question.

You can check the Flower Messages category for description of several flowers that are typically used in Flower Divination.
​Categories: 
Comfortable Living,    Flower Messages,  and    Oracle And Divination

Keywords and Tags:
#FlowerDivination #Florigraphy #FlowerMessages #divination #prediction #floralhealing #healingwithflowers #oracle #floweroracle #astrology
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Florigraphy- The language of Flowers was understood even during the medieval times

8/19/2020

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​Floriography is the language of flowers, which was an Victorian-era means of communication.

In this, various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken. The language was most commonly communicated through Tussie-Mussies, an art which has a following to this day.
Even though the nuances of the language are now mostly forgotten, red roses still imply passionate, romantic love and pink roses a lesser affection. Similarly white roses suggest virtue and chastity and yellow roses still stand for friendship or devotion.

Also some of the other commonly known meanings for flowers are sunflowers, which can indicate either haughtiness or respect and Gerbera (Daisy) can mean innocence or purity. The iris, being named for the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, still represents the sending of a message. A pansy can signify thought, daffodil signifies regard, and a strand of ivy signifies fidelity.
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​In this way, communicating messages by using flowers was something that was frequently done during medieval times.

Now, do keep in mind that   Florigraphy is a special interpretation of what messages a particular flower should communicate. These do not necessarily have a direct co-relation with how flowers can be used to communicate natural-energy messages. Flower Divination is an entirely different approach to understanding and interpreting Nature-Wisdom (i.e. messages from the natural world).

How flowers are used in oracle wisdom... their divination-interpretation is completely different from Victorian Florigraphy and is something that has been practiced by many ancient cultures since time immemorial!!
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Categories:
Flower Messages,   Nature Guidance  and   Oracle And Divination

Keywords   and Tags:

#florigraphy  #floriography  #victorianlanguageofflowers  #languageofflowers #victorianflowers #flowermessages #oracledivination #naturemessages   #flowerdivination   #naturalworld #messagesfromnaturalworld
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