Talking to Flowers – Plant Intelligence & Intuition with Mary Porter Kerns

What if flowers are more than beautiful? What if they’re speaking? Nature might be the medicine we need right now!

In this heart warming episode of Medium Curious, Sarah and Jane sit down with Mary Porter Kerns—writer, flower communicator, and creator of The Flowers Are Speaking—for a soulful conversation about plant intelligence, intuition, imagination, and our ancient relationship with the natural world.

Mary shares how her connection with flowers evolved over time, from gardening and houseplants to receiving direct messages from flowers through meditation and free writing. She opens up about the turning point that helped her trust her inner knowing (“what if it doesn’t matter if it’s ‘real’?”), how flowers can offer emotional and spiritual support, and why reconnecting with nature may be one of the most important things we can do in challenging times.

The conversation weaves through magnolias, hellebores, dandelions, forest bathing, flower essences, imagination vs. intuition, and the deeper “long story” of interconnection between humans, flowers, and the living world. It’s mystical, grounded, funny, and deeply comforting.

• Flowers are more than decoration — Mary describes them as sentient beings with ancient wisdom and emotional intelligence.
• Intuition and imagination work together — not as opposites, but as a two-way street that opens deeper perception.
• Nature can help regulate the nervous system — especially in times of collective stress and overwhelm.
• Flowers may communicate through emotion — Mary believes plants sense our emotional states and respond in their own language.
• You can begin connecting with flowers right now — by noticing which flower/plant draws you in, observing its qualities, and free-writing what it wants to say.
• The “long story” matters — flowers hold deep evolutionary memory and can help us remember cycles, patience, and interconnection.
• Cut flowers are not “bad” — Mary offers a beautiful, loving perspective on bringing flowers into the home as a reciprocal relationship.
• Hellebore as a message for this moment — Mary shares a powerful emerging insight about shock, madness, and collective wake-up calls.
• This work is both mystical and timely — Mary bridges the science of plant intelligence with the heart and soul of direct relationship.

“If we can be connected with nature the way our ancestors used to be… then we might actually revere all people as sacred as well.” — Mary Porter Kerns

“What if it doesn’t matter if it’s real or not? It’s real in some realm.” — Mary Porter Kerns

“Dreams and wishes matter… because dreams can change our DNA.” — Mary Porter Kerns

“Our imagination can open up our intuition. Our intuition can allow our imagination.” — Mary Porter Kerns

“Quit taking flowers for granted. Do you realize what a miracle this is?” — Mary Porter Kerns

Mary Porter Kerns Website: https://theflowersarespeaking.com/

Mary Porter Kerns Substack: https://maryporterkerns.substack.com/

Mentioned in podcast: Flower Essence Practitioner

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