SWORD FERN: CUTTING CORDS & ATTACHMENTS

A native fern that helps us cut cords and move on from anything that is holding us back.

Sword fern is native fern found throughout New Zealand from sea level to 900m. Also commonly called Crown Fern, Piupiu or Petipeti. It is a handsome upright fern, with fronds up to 1.2m long that form a shuttlecock shaped crown. Initially it grows as a ground-level rosette but develops a short, woody, erect trunk as it matures.

The new unfurling fronds slowly change from a buttery-green colour to deeper jade-green when mature, hence the botanical name 'Blechnum discolor'. During spring and summer its spores are produced on specialised fronds which are erect, with a dark and shrivelled look.

Sword Fern occurs from lowland to montane forests, especially in sheltered gullies, along shaded stream margins. They often establish colonies forming a dense, widespread carpet that blankets slopes, clearings, and gullies, thriving best under Beech trees or Kanuka and Manuka scrub.

Sword Fern is The Neutrality Essence. It is a plant ally that supports us to experience non-attachment and to sever with love energetic cords, ties or psychic attachments that are negatively affecting us or siphoning our energy. It helps us to recognise when it is time to cut ties and leave the past behind in order to move forward.

Sword Fern is especially helpful for those who keep getting drawn into and re-activating karmic relationships. I will often give Sword Fern to clients who are considering returning to an abusive relationship or situation. It helps us to sever old attachments that we are consciously or unconsciously keeping alive.

Sword Fern helps us in difficult situations to be objective and move beyond opinions, judgements and emotions. It supports us to be in neutral state so we can hear what is being said and identify the main issue. It is a plant ally that helps us to know what to say and what not to say and know when to speak and when to remain silent.

No. 96 Sword Fern (Blechnum discolor), The Neutrality Essence, First Light Flower Essences of New Zealand®

Information sourced from the teachings of Franchelle Ofsoskyé-Wyber.