As we herald in the unofficial start of summer, it might seem sort of odd to entertain the ponderous weight of something as massive as “Life Purpose.” After all, we often think of summer as the season to “check out” and go on vacation; to take a break from all of the heavy lifting. But the Cosmic Forces That Be clearly have something else in mind.

I’ve started a bit of a trend; last month, prior to writing, I did a reading that highlighted a particular flower essence whose healing properties were especially relevant to a poignant issue in the collective. Partly out of my own curiosity (and partly to help you!), I did the same again this month.

What came up was an essence called Silver Princess. Silver Princess is native to Australia and is an exquisite and rare member of the Eucalyptus family. It is said to bring about an awareness of Life Purpose, though not necessarily all at once. It is often indicated for those at a crossroads, showing them what the next step on their path might be. It is also helpful for those who may know, more globally, what they are here to do, but who are hanging in question as to the next concrete action step.

Oftentimes we know more than we think we do when it comes to matters of the soul. We’re just really good at coming up with a million “rational” reasons why what we want is impossible or futile. Thus, the most important work we can do right now is to listen; to quiet the noise and the naysaying voices and to find the space that is eternal, ever-present and always in approval.

This work of companioning ourselves is hard. While the proliferation of New Age thinking might suggest otherwise, the conscious life is a practice. Just like yoga. And sometimes we have to sit in “poses” that arouse discomfort in their revealing. This may be one such phase for you. Trust that there is valuable information here.

This morning I came across a quote from The Gospel of Thomas. It says, “Show me the stone which the builders have rejected. That one is the cornerstone.” As you sit in discernment about how to move next, I encourage you to consider the possibility that your most radiant gift might not, in this moment, look glistening and polished. Embrace it anyway.

In flower essence therapy there is a principle called The Doctrine Of Signatures. It maintains that the physical properties and circumstances of the plant are emblematic of the imbalance that it seeks to restore. Silver Princess is a very rare and beautiful strand of the Eucalyptus tree; it grows in a remote region of Australia and takes great effort to find and cull. In fact, one might accidentally bypass it for this very reason.

Such is the case with our own greatest treasures. We may overlook them; or we not even see them, because we didn’t dare to venture far enough out. Or to look under the right rock (incidentally, Silver Princess grows on Boyagin Rock, a granite outcrop in southwestern Australia. We think of rock, of course, as being inhospitable to growth, but it is the heartiest plants that bloom in the most unsuspecting places, after all.)

If you feel yourself at a crossroads of purpose this month, perhaps take some time to consider your own “rejected stone.” It might surprise you. And it might just light a spark in the collective, too.