{"title":"Flower Essences","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore our flower essences collection and browse individual products to find the option you are looking for. Check each product's ingredients, directions and suitability information before choosing, whether you are discovering flower essences or returning to a familiar favourite.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"agrimony","title":"Agrimony","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAgrimony details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eAgrimonia eupatoria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan\u003eThe First Twelve Essences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eOver-sensitive to influences and ideas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eTorment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eStillness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eTorture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jovial, cheerful, humorous people who love peace and are distressed by argument or quarrel, to avoid which they will agree to give up much. Though generally they have troubles and are tormented and restless and worried in mind or in body, they hide their cares behind their humour and jesting and are considered very good friends to know. They often take alcohol or drugs to excess, to stimulate themselves and help themselves bear their trials with cheerfulness. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lesson of this plant is to enable you to hold your peace in the presence of all the trials and difficulties until no one has the power to cause you irritation. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e To soothe all those tormented in body or mind and bring them peace. The restless, the worried, the anxious, the tortured. Those who can find no peace of mind, no rest. There is such a vast army of these sufferers who so often hide their torment under smiles and joviality. They are often the cheeriest of people, and frequently humorists. A great number of these seek refuge in alcohol or even drugs as stimulants to help them to keep going. They will do anything rather than depress others with their trials. Even in severe illness they will jest and make light of their trials. They are brave people and Agrimony will help them so much. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgrimony is in the Rest combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e General\u003cbr\u003eAgrimony is a perennial found on hedgebanks and roadside verges, in grassland and waste places; it often grows on chalk where the thin soil makes for shorter grass and so less competition. It will not tolerate strongly acid soils or more than slight shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eIt is common throughout the whole of southern England wherever mowing, grazing or spraying has left plants an opportunity to grow. It becomes increasingly scarce going north.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAgrimony - Form and Function\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgrimony, as a remedy state definitely belongs to town: these people are sociable, they seek contact and the stimulus of company. It follows that the plant is one that reaches out to touch you, growing in places where it will find company, on the roadside, the field edge, by the paths and tracks where people pass. Yet Agrimony is strangely solitary in that even when it grows across a field each plant is distinctly separate, in its own space, interspersed with many other grassland flowers. This is not a plant that builds a mass population of its own kind – it does not grow in a group like Impatiens – Agrimony is dotted among the grasses. Because of its isolated habit it is not even listed as a weed of arable land. Its hold among the population of grassland plants is not strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBach described the Agrimony types as tormented, suffering from restlessness in the soul. The virtue that they seek is peace. Looking back to the words of R. L. Stevenson, it seems to be the same peace which he found in solitary walking: the peace that passes all understanding. Bach referred to this peace of the soul on many occasions and regarded peace as the first great quality which ‘the treatment of tomorrow’ will bring to the patient. Quite specifically peace will come from an acceptance and understanding of our individual soul’s purpose within life on earth: it is this which the Agrimony type finds hard to accept. To the Agrimony person realities do not stack up. They see and experience the pain of the world (that is their torment) but they feel themselves inadequate for the task of reconciling that pain with faith in life. Rather than face the problem they turn the matter aside with a play of humour. 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Yet the patient may be terrified of something terrible going to happen, he knows not what. These vague unexplainable fears may haunt by night or day. Sufferers are often afraid to tell their trouble to others. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe development of Love brings us to the realization of Unity, of the truth that one and all of us are of the One Great Creation. The cause of all our troubles is self and separateness, and this vanishes as soon as Love and the knowledge of the great Unity become part of our natures. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor psychological fears of unknown origin, vague unreasoning and inexplicable, sudden apprehension, fear of unseen power or force, fear of sleep for what sleep may bring, fear of dreams, association with death and religion, usually kept secret. Symptoms may include headaches, eyestrain, haunted look, sweating, trembling, gooseflesh, sudden faintness, sleep walking\/talking, tired and nervy. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eOn poor soils and in damp woodland. It is a pioneer species and its tendency to sucker creates small thickets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eThroughout Britain, more in the north and west.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAspen - Form and FunctionIf \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewe look for an indication of the positive aspect of the Aspen state it is not much in evidence. In part we can see the growing strength of the Aspen as it nears the earth: the trunk begins to furrow at ground level, showing a stronger network of energy. But this is not a clear emblem of the strength that overcomes fear. Perhaps we might claim to see that in the golden-yellow leaves in autumn, which fall to the earth early but are slow to rot. But when the essence is made by the boiling method the scent of balsam is strong, sweet and aromatic. The mother tincture is a plum coloured, or light claret. Here we see a gentle warmth and fire that penetrates the grey mists of early spring, driving away the occult penetration of our peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBach comments of Aspen that ‘sufferers often are afraid to tell their troubles to others’. This is a silent apprehension, a kind of quiet anonymity that is apparent in the tree. Yet of all Bach’s remedies, the Aspen tree most clearly proclaims its gesture of trembling fear. It is, perhaps, the easiest to see and understand of all the plant gestures. The signature of the tremulous leaf has been noted by poets since Chaucer, but Bach was the first to make the connection between this signature and the healing potential of the flowers. He saw how the qualities of the Aspen inform the physical tree and how they resonate the positive expression of strength and protection; protection from a fear of the supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12433630887959,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/aspen-3916883.jpg?v=1792675451"},{"product_id":"beech","title":"Beech","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBeech details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eFagus sylvatica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second Nineteen\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eOver-care for the welfare of others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eCritical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who feel the need to see more good and beauty in all that surrounds them. And, though much appears to be wrong, to have the ability to see the good growing within. So as to be able to be more tolerant, lenient and understanding of the different way each individual and all things are working to their own final perfection. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat we never criticise nor condemn the thoughts, the opinions, the ideas of others; ever remembering that all humanity are God’s children, each striving in his own way to find the Glory of his Father. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are critical, dissatisfied, intolerant, irritable, always finding fault, seeing only the negative side of things. Annoyed by small matters – the oddities and mannerisms and idiosyncrasies of others. Demand exactness, order and discipline. Arrogant people who complain of others, petty anger, sound in judgement but sour, cynical, unsympathetic. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eBeeches are found growing on a variety of soils. They are especially characteristic of chalk landscape preferring the well-drained conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eAncient Beech forests are generally found in the south of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eBeech - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn order to find a remedy for this Beech state of mind, Bach needed to be clear as to what such people really feel; what leads them to those circumstances? Beech people are not exactly dominant but they develop an urge to suppress the freedom of other people’s self-expression. Again, this is not a soul type but a condition that builds up over time owing to a reactive dislike for something – life does not do what I want so I will criticise everything and everybody to show how wrong it all is. This finds expression in setting straight the natural tumult of experience, seeking exactness, order and discipline; in the narrow standard of getting it perfect; in a pernickety, fussy attention to cleanliness and detail. All of this expression looks at the external form because the person is internally discontented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the year, when Bach had found the last of the second nineteen remedies, he organised all 38 into seven groups. Beech he put into the group for Over-Care for Welfare of Others, along with Chicory, Vervain, Vine and Rockwater. All five remedies share the same dissatisfaction with the external circumstances of life and a feeling of superiority towards others. In each case this outlook deflects attention from the real problem: the individual themselves. The problem for the Beech person is a lack of self-worth, for the person who does not value themselves finds it hard to value and honour others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12433681448983,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/beech-2102770.jpg?v=1792675451"},{"product_id":"centaury","title":"Centaury","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCentaury details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eCentaurium umbellatum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: The Frist Twelve Essences\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group\u003cspan\u003eOver: sensitive to influences and ideas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eWeak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eServant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eStrength\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKind, quiet, gentle people who are over-anxious to serve others. They overtax their strength in their endeavours. Their wish so grows upon them that they become more servants than willing helpers. Their good nature leads them to do more than their own share of work, and in so doing they may neglect their own particular mission in life. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentaury, that grow in our pastures, will help you to find your real self, so that you may become an active, positive worker instead of a passive agent. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo give strength. The weakness after illness: pale, languid, tired, no energy, limp, exhausted. Drained of vitality. Those who desire peace at any price. Even in illness they may be too willing to help others and get tired and worn-out by their efforts. The mind is often alert, but the body weak, too weak to make much effort. Meek, submissive and imposed upon because of their good natures. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eIt prefers dry soil, sometimes sand (there are various coastal varieties like C. littorale and C. scilloides); it grows commonly on chalklands, but not on acid soils. It will not tolerate shade. In longer grass it grows taller and more leggy, and conversely smaller in short grass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eGrows throughout Britain, except Scotland, in open grassland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eCentaury - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentaury is a small plant that for most of the year is easily overlooked, if not invisible among the general throng of flowers. Centaury people, therefore, may be seen as good-natured but unassertive. Bach speaks of them as ‘door mats’, lying there passively while the other children run in, boisterous and noisy. The stem and leaves are entirely without hairs (glabrous) and this suggests a lack of sensing and sensitivity on the part of the Centaury types: they do not respond and interact with the world around them in the way that Chicory and Agrimony do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentaury is a biennial plant: the seeds that germinate one year will produce flowers the next. The first movement of growth is so small it will hardly be observed. Two oval leaves, no more than a millimetre long, but with a root of 25 mm or more, are the first sign that the plant has begun a new cycle of life. Everything depends upon the root: if it can find constant moisture then little by little the plant will grow, eventually pushing its way up through grasses to get to the light. To observe how the seed germinates and begins to grow tells us how the soul type enters life: here it is small, tentative and fragile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first season Centaury remains as a seedling with a rosette of leaves (30 – 40 mm across), hugging the ground. By fanning out the flat, oval leaves horizontally it asserts itself within a small space and deliberately prevents other plants from taking the light and water that it needs for the future. The territory may be small but Centaury can dominate that part of the earth. Lying flat on the ground, however, they are often walked on or driven over. The flat Centaury leaves are slightly cupped so as to incline the rainwater to run to the centre and so to the root. Three veins in the leaf help to structure it to this ‘decumbent’ shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12433706876951,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/centaury-1285026.jpg?v=1792675451"},{"product_id":"cerato","title":"Cerato","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCerato details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eCeratostigma willmottianum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eThe First Twelve Essences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eUncertainty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eSelf- distrusting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eFoolish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eWisdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who have not sufficient confidence in themselves to make their own decisions. They constantly seek advice from others, and are often misguided. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCerato will help you to find your individuality, your personality, and, freed from outside influences, enable you to use the great gift of wisdom that you possess for the good of mankind. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople who are too easily influenced. For those who have no confidence in themselves, depend too much upon the advice of others and listen first to one and then to another. Their own lack of self-esteem makes them admire and trust too much any who hold strong views; they can easily be led into difficulties on this account. In illness they are quite sure one thing will cure them until they hear of another, and they rush from one trial to the next according to the latest advice. They will do almost anything good or bad for them if the argument is forcible enough. They do not trust their own good judgement. Instead of having their own wishes and desires they will so often quote what others have advised or thought. The ideas and opinions of others are too important to them and this robs them of their own personality. They will always have some excuse for all they do. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eResponds to warm, sunny conditions and so will grow best in a sheltered position. It is cultivated in gardens as an ornamental shrub.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eCerato is not native to Britain and is only found on one or two private estates and public gardens such as Kew or Hampton Court (the south garden). In recent years it has been selected for promotion by some nurseries and has been in seen in street gardens in London. However, it is still a specialist’s plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eCerato - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flower head of the Cerato is composed of spiky bracts from which the flower buds emerge. The structure here is reminiscent of the Clematis flower and speaks of the same need to focus the energy into a centre. This focussing is also apparent on the petals where a herringbone pathway points to the centre of the flower. With Chicory we noted the significance of flowers that acted as an acid-alkali indicator. Cerato flowers, which only last a day, often collapsing by noon in the heat, deepen their colour to purple as they close. Here, again, we see the changeable, perhaps evolving, nature of Cerato. As the petals close and the flower collapses they twist into a spiral and form a focus of indrawn energy and meaning. This is a plant that wants to learn and understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll these considerations can have found scant part in the thinking of Dr Edward Bach when he saw the plant growing in the seaside gardens at Overstrand. We might easily think that the plant simply called to him: “come and look, here I am”. But even that assumes a self-knowledge on the part of the plant – it is just that self-knowledge that the Cerato people seek through their experience of life on earth. It is their soul lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12433762385943,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/cerato-7826510.jpg?v=1792675450"},{"product_id":"cherry-plum","title":"Cherry Plum","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCherry Plum details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003ePrunus cerasifera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eSecond Nineteen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eFear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eLoss of control\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFear of the mind being over-strained, of reason giving way, of doing fearful and dreaded things, not wished and known wrong, yet there comes the thought and impulse to do them. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis drives away all wrong ideas and gives the sufferer mental strength and confidence. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor desperation, fear of insanity, loss of control, an uncontrollable impulse, nervous breakdown, suicidal, obsessive fear, delusions. Symptoms usually build up over a period of time: pallor, staring eyes, agitation, sometimes nervous talk or obsessive questioning; imminent, mild insanity. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCherry Plum is in Five Flower and Five Flower Natural Cream and also in the Rest combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e General\u003cbr\u003eCherry Plum originates from the Balkans. It is not widely naturalised and is noted as rare in some texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eCherry Plum was originally brought to Britain for its fruit and as a grafting stock for cultivating more engaging domestic plums. It is more common in the south of England and usually appears in old gardens rather than in scrub woodland (where sloe will be found). When seen in a garden or hedge it will obviously have been planted there. (It has been widely introduced into hedges and as an ornamental tree.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eCherry Plum - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is very much a remedy of light and dark and if we look at the tree in flower in the early spring that is what we see: the intense white blossoms clustered on the black branches, with only the bright beginnings of green leaf buds. Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera, is the first white blossom of the year coming before pear, cherry or other fruits, earlier than the blackthorn sloe. It is a slender, small tree with slightly drooping branches, of no great physical strength, even weak in appearance. There are often several stems in the trunk as though several trees are growing together, like multiple ‘I’ forms. The single upright trunk of Oak or Elm betokens a clear and strong individuality, by contrast. It is expressly the problem of Cherry Plum that this individual integrity has been breached. The same thing is to be seen in the bark which is smooth and speckled without clear energetic structure lines. The strength of the gesture is to be found in the brilliant and exuberant flowering, not in the structure of the trunk and branches. The tree is alight with the blaze of the spirit. It shines into the darker recesses of our mind, clearing and ordering our mental confusion…. With the Cherry Plum state there is a pressure from the non-physical world that distorts our normal boundaries, breaking through the controls that would otherwise bring certainty in the process of life. We are right to be afraid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e £4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12433796497431,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/cherry-plum-2095627.jpg?v=1792675451"},{"product_id":"chestnut-bud","title":"Chestnut Bud","description":"\u003ch3\u003eChestnut Bud details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eAesculus hippocastanum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup:\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eSecond Nineteen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eInsufficient interest in present circumstances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eUnable to learn from mistakes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who do not take full advantage of observation and experience, and who take a longer time than others to learn the lessons of daily life. Whereas one experience would be enough for some, such people find it necessary to have more, sometimes several, before the lesson is learnt. Therefore, to their regret, they find themselves having to make the same error on different occasions when once would have been enough, or observation of others could have spared them even that one fault. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe learn slowly, one lesson at a time, but we must if we are to be well and happy, learn the particular lesson given to us by our spiritual self. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who fail to learn by experience and go on repeating the same mistakes again and again. They may be impatient and always thinking ahead and so fail to see what is happening, failing to base their actions upon past experience. They may be careless, clumsy, slow in learning, inattentive and as children even unresponsive to learning. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eChestnut trees originated in the Balkan region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eHorse Chestnut trees were brought over in the early seventeenth century and are now found throughout the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eChestnut Bud - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Chestnut Bud situation is like the game of Snakes and Ladders where we can find ourselves falling back into an old way of thinking and acting, slipping away from knowledge and experience that we have worked hard to achieve. We are here ‘for the purpose of gaining all the knowledge and experience which can be obtained through earthly existence…’. But at times we fail to see that. We repeat the experience without gaining the knowledge, or, in forgetting the knowledge we find we must repeat the experience. Was Bach being shown something that he failed, at first, to see?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eError, fault and failing are words that appear frequently in Bach’s writing. ‘Our whole object is to realise our faults…. Disease is entirely and only due to faults within…. The only cure is to correct our faults…’. In view of this we must look carefully at Chestnut Bud as the remedy that most definitely helps us to recognise the error in our ways. Recognising these personal failings is, Dr Bach says, the most important task for our life on earth:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12433817927703,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/chestnut-bud-6335626.jpg?v=1792675450"},{"product_id":"chicory","title":"Chicory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eChicory details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eChicorium intybus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eThe First Twelve Essences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eOver-care for the welfare of others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eSelf- pitying\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eDemanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eLove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are very mindful of the needs of others; they tend to be over-full of care for children, relatives, friends, always finding something that should be put right. They are continually correcting what they consider wrong, and enjoy doing so. They desire that those for whom they care should be near them. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf we but sufficiently develop the quality of losing ourselves in the love and care of those around us, enjoying the glorious adventure of gaining knowledge and helping others, our personal griefs and sufferings rapidly come to an end. It is the great ultimate aim: the losing of our own interests in the service of humanity. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen ill, these people worry over others, children, friends, relatives; are anxious that they are too warm, too cold, not happy, not enjoying themselves. Constantly asking them how they are and what they would like. Over-anxious in efforts to please them. Many questions as to their wishes and requirements. This state brings no peace and strains the patient. Sometimes the patients feel sorry for themselves; feel that they have done nothing to deserve to be ill; they are ill-used and neglected, that others are not caring for them. Often they have a good colour when ill; the people whose looks do not pity them. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eChicory grows on wasteground, more particularly at the edges of cultivated land, cornfields, or on roadside verges (when they have not been mowed). On more acid soil the flowers are not such an intense blue – they are sensitive as a litmus paper and at times appear pale or even pink after rain, because of the acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eChicory grows throughout the South of England especially on calcareous soils. In some parts it is grown by farmers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eChicory - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo understand the true nature of the Chicory type we may need to see them outside and away from their domestic environment. Bach notes this when observing that the soul type wants to love and bless the whole world but feels constrained by those nearest to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike Agrimony, Chicory is a hairy plant, though coarser and less delicate in structure and form. The hairs, again, show sensitivity but the sensitivity of feeling in the Chicory type is more sensing inwardly, not looking outwards. Chicory asks always the question: ‘how do I feel? What are my concerns?’ Clearly a contrast with Agrimony. We see this in the powerful domineering structure of the plant that thrusts others aside. Agrimony is more febrile and delicate, Chicory tough and dominant. At least, the leaves and the stems are tough, the flowers are as fine and delicate as could be. This is the contradiction of Chicory. Chicory is changeable, fussy and contradictory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo draw together these observations on Chicory we can best look to the plant’s root. The root stands for the past, the family and, for want of a better term, karma. As with Agrimony we can visualize the root as the place where experience from the metabolism of life is stored in order to supply the force for the future. Sir James Edward Smith was unable, child or man, to pull up Chicory’s taproot because the root is so deeply attached to the earth and to the past. This demonstrates the process of family learning that often accompanies Chicory: where there is a Chicory child you will likely find a Chicory parent (or grandparent) from whom the child learns this behaviour. Equally this pattern of manipulation carries over from life to life (in plants from year to year) so that the people are bound into a perpetual drama of restrictive relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12433913249815,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/chicory-3876005.jpg?v=1792675451"},{"product_id":"clematis","title":"Clematis","description":"\u003ch3\u003eClematis details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eClematis vitalba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eThe First Twelve Essences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group\u003cspan\u003eIn: sufficient interest in present circumstances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eIndifferent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eDreamer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eGentleness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are dreamy, drowsy, not fully awake, no great interest in life. Quiet people, not really happy in their present circumstances, living more in the future than in the present; living in hopes of happier times, when their ideals may come true. In illness some make little or no effort to get well, and in certain cases may even look forward to death, in the hope of better times; or maybe, meeting again some beloved one whom they have lost. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remedy brings stability: and places the patient on a more practical plane; brings them 'down to earth'; and so enables them to fulfil their work in this world. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo combat all sleepy, drowsy, listless states. When the patient loses interest. Makes no effort to get well. Seems indifferent as to what happens: has no enthusiasm about anything. Only half hear what is said to them. These people are often dreamy, far-away, apathetic, live in their thoughts; maybe thinking too much of someone they have lost, or dream of ambitions they do not strive to realise. They seem contented, being not fully awake, and happy in their dreams of ideals. They are generally quiet and gentle, but they do not find enough joy in life itself; do not live enough in the present. Ordinary fainting may be of this type and in unconscious cases it is sufficient to moisten the lips with the remedy. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClematis is in Five Flower, Five Flower Natural Cream and Exam combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eClematis grows in woods, on woodland margins and in hedgerows mainly on lime-rich soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eClematis is found throughout southern Britain, though it becomes scarce in the north. It especially adorns our hedges in many parts of the country where there is chalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eClematis - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClematis is the clear antithesis of Impatiens. If Bach was looking for his own type remedy in Impatiens it is perhaps an indication of his genius that he could imagine something so different at one and same time. Bach may have been a dreamer in that he imagined a better future, an easier life, but he was not apparently touched by the negative attributes of the Clematis type, whom he described as ‘having little desire for life’ - requiring many hours of sleep at night with a sluggish constitution, a pale and muddy complexion. Bach lived by the bedroom maxim ‘time to turn over, time to turn out’ and was, as an Impatiens, eager for the day and what it might bring. Just the opposite of the Clematis types as he described them ‘wishing there was not another day to face…how good it would be just to go to sleep’. Yet we must suppose that he had formed a clear picture of the type of person who might need such a remedy. And his earliest description of Clematis bears this out since it is almost fully formed and all the main attributes of the type remedy are there from the first. He wrote of the Clematis people as:\u003cbr\u003ehaving little desire for life\u003cbr\u003eday-dreaming types\u003cbr\u003econtent to be left alone\u003cbr\u003eimperturbable\u003cbr\u003ehaving little ambition to survive\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12433951129623,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/clematis-9762494.jpg?v=1792675450"},{"product_id":"crab-apple","title":"Crab Apple","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCrab Apple details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eMalus sylvestris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eSecond Nineteen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eDespondency or despair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eFeeling unclean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndicatio\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the remedy of cleansing. For those who feel as if they had something not quite clean about themselves. Often it is something of apparently little importance: in others there may be more serious disease which is almost disregarded compared to the one thing on which they concentrate. In both types they are anxious to be free from the one particular thing which is greatest in their minds and which seems so essential to them that it should be cured. They become despondent if treatment fails. Being a cleanser, this remedy purifies wounds if the patient has reason to believe that some poison has entered which must be drawn out. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever for one moment should we become engrossed or over-anxious about them [our bodies], but learn to be as little conscious of their existence as possible, using them as a vehicle of our Soul and mind and as servants to do our will. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remedy for cleansing. For those who feel in some way unclean, contaminated, often minor ailment which assumes great importance in the mind of sufferer causing despondency and self-disgust. Applicable to physical or psychological condition, wherever there is something repellant to the self, the remedy restores a sense of proportion. Symptoms may include skin ailments, poison in the body or a wound, unwholesome habits. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrab Apple is in Five Flower Natural Cream combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eCrab Apple grows in woods, hedgerows and scrub, on all except acid soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eCrab Apples are regarded as native to Britain since they probably recolonised the land at the end of the ice age. They are found throughout the country but are scarce in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eCrab Apple - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing closely upon Beech comes Crab Apple. Here the finger pointing and judgemental attitude is turned back upon us, not in order to question something fundamental but as we worry about seemingly superficial aspects of our health. In the Crab Apple state ‘often it is something of apparently little importance’, said Bach, people have a feeling ‘as if they had something not quite clean about themselves’. There is a sense that something is wrong and searching for an explanation we fix upon a trivial concern, like the small skin blemish that is most easily seen. Now we know that the condition of the skin is an expression of our overall health – skin disease is regarded as analogous with the disease of other organs and bodily functions – so it stands to reason that the small spot on your nose is a token of a wider internal disorder. But it can be difficult to know what signals what problem. So we can lose a sense of proportion here. At least, that is the one aspect of Crab Apple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12433988681751,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/crab-apple-1698892.jpg?v=1792675451"},{"product_id":"elm","title":"Elm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"essenceDetailWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"essenceInfoWrap\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eElm details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eUlmus procera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eSeond Nineteen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eDespondency or despair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eOverwhelmed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"right\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are doing good work, are following the calling of their life and who hope to do something of importance, and this often for the benefit of humanity. At times there may be periods of depression when they feel that the task they have undertaken is too difficult, and not within the power of a human being. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife does not demand of us unthinkable sacrifice; it asks us to travel its journey with joy in our heart and to be a blessing to those around, so that if we leave the world just that trifle better for our visit, then have we done our work. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who are very capable and often carry great responsibility but occasionally feel unable to face the magnitude of their tasks. Thus they are sometimes overwhelmed, falter and momentarily lose confidence. It is as if they have temporarily lost their connection and this causes them great discomfort and distress. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElm is in Exam combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eDevastated by the Dutch Elm Disease of the 1960s and 1970s there are few mature elms left in Europe. They were found in hedgerows, by woods and roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eElm once grew throughout Britain and was a very common sight. Today young trees are struggling to survive but the disease is still attacking many of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eElm - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outline and structure of the tree is significant: while Ulmus procera is upright, like a column, U. glabra is more fan-shaped in form. So, while the flowers look the same, the quality of the remedy state makes Bach’s Elm (U. procera) the choice because of the strength of the ‘I’ form. This clear, upright gesture shows self-determination and will: the Elm state concerns those people who are strongly motivated by their soul purpose and know what they are doing in the world. Yet this species has come to a point in its evolution where it can only propagate itself by suckering, sending roots through the earth like blind moles…. A person in the Elm state (and not for this reason alone) suffers as though blind, unable to see a future. The seed represents the future in every species and here that future is beyond reach. To make this point more clearly we can look again at Impatiens with its certainty and headlong rush to achieve its aim. Impatiens seeds are 99% viable. Then consider Cerato whose seeds fail almost entirely and whose soul lesson concerns a deep uncertainty about what future to take. Elm, in this particular respect, is like Cerato: suddenly uncertain….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother aspect of the Elm’s gesture is shown in the problems that the trees encounter with Dutch Elm Disease. This was first identified in 1919, arrived in Britain in 1927 and first peaked in 1935, the same year that Bach chose the remedy. As is generally known, the disease is caused by a fungus, which is spread by a small flying beetle. In the 1970’s a new strain of this fungus appeared, far more virulent than the first and this progressively destroyed all the remaining mature Ulmus procera in the country. True, a few hybrids or closely related species survived and the disease has not attacked Wych Elm (U. glabra) to the same extent. By 1990 we had to conclude that the English Elm was finished. But not so. While the disease continues there are many trees that have grown again, from the roots of course and now we do have 30 year-old elms flowering once more.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12434026758167,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/elm-7772532.jpg?v=1792675450"},{"product_id":"gentian","title":"Gentian","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGentian details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eGentiana amarella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: The First Twelve\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eUncertainty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eDiscontented\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eDispirited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eUnderstanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are easily discouraged. They may be progressing well in illness or in the affairs of their daily life, but any small delay or hindrance to progress causes doubt and soon disheartens them. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe little Gentian of our hilly pastures will help you to keep your firmness of purpose, and a happier and more hopeful outlook even when the sky is over-cast. It will bring you encouragement at all times, and the understanding that there is no failure when you are doing your utmost, whatever the apparent result. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who are faltering or are despondent. Look on the dark side and are pessimistic. In convalescence when they think they have come to a standstill; really doing well but tend to be discouraged and doubt that they are making progress. This is for those who feel as if the difficulties before them are too big to be overcome and temporarily lose heart. In this state they only want a little encouragement which this remedy will give them and they will do well. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGentian is in Exam combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eGentian grows on predominantly calcareous (lime) soils on dry, hilly pastures where grass is short, in many parts of Europe. It will not tolerate farm chemicals and like so many plants, it is, consequently, in retreat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eG. amarella is one of only a few species of Gentian that occur in Britain. G. amarella (felwort) is a small biannual species growing on chalky or calcareous hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eGentian - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new remedy, Gentian, was given the qualities of Doubt and Understanding. These people doubt their abilities, doubt that they will ever succeed and yet come to the understanding that everything in life is gain, even if we cannot always directly perceive the benefits:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The understanding that there is no failure when you are doing\u003cbr\u003eyour utmost, whatever the apparent result'. [Edward Bach]\u003cbr\u003eThe key phrase there, perhaps, is ‘doing your utmost’, with the inference that these are souls who know what they are to do in life, who find it easy to apply themselves but subsequently become discouraged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGentian is Gentiana amarella, the autumn felwort. It flowers, as the common name suggests, in August and September. Centaury is also in the same Gentian family and they hold in common certain aspects in the pattern of growth. As biennials they have been delayed, as it were, in the journey to flowering. But the Gentian delays for longer and chooses conditions that are more difficult. It is altogether a smaller plant and more vulnerable, less able to assert itself in the face of competition. That is why it keeps to the downland where dry, thin calcareous soils (chalk and limestone) make for short grass. On germination the seedling puts most of its effort into growing a root; during the first year it forms a few pairs of leaves that die back in the autumn. The small, swollen, yellow root cannot be seen but it will produce new leaves in the spring. The root contains a mildly bitter principle used in herbal medicine (more usually taken from the related species Gentiana lutea). The accumulation of life experience may be stored in the root this bitterness suggests the disappointment of being let down by life. We find the same bitterness with Chicory which feels let down by others and with Willow.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12434071552023,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/gentian-8560844.jpg?v=1792675394"},{"product_id":"gorse","title":"Gorse","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGorse details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eUlex europaeus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup:Seven helpers\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eUncertainty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChronic condition: \u003cspan\u003eHopelessness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery great hopelessness, they have given up belief that more can be done for them. Under persuasion or to please others they may try different treatments, at the same time assuring those around that there is so little hope of relief. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow let us think about those who have been ill for some time, or even a long time. There is again every reason to be hopeful of benefit, either improvement or recovery. Never let anyone give up hope of getting well. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChronic Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGorse is for those who have suffered much and whose courage, as it were, has failed; who have lost the heart to try any more. They say they have been told that nothing can be done, that they are past all medical help, and even if they do start treatment they say that they have been ill for so many months or years as the case may be, that they will not expect improvement for a long time. People who need Gorse are generally sallow and rather darkish in complexion, often with dark lines beneath the eyes. They look as though they needed more sunshine in their lives to drive away the clouds. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eGorse grows on most soils but will avoid chalk and lime, preferring the slight acidity of moorlands and dry sandy commons. In summer the ripe seeds explode and so a thick clump of Gorse will slowly spread and dominate an area. It grows mainly on the western fringe of Europe and can be killed by severe frosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eGorse can be found throughout Britain. It is frequently planted in western Britain and in Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eGorse - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his description for Gorse Bach says nothing of the plant and looks only at the state of mind, adding some notes on the physical appearance of such people (sallow complexion, dark rings around their eyes). Nevertheless, the plant succinctly describes the remedy, reflecting exactly the gesture. To raise the energy of the Gorse state, to prick the person back towards life, we need a powerful plant with a ferocious will to live; something brilliant, resilient, tough and tenacious, a flower that is sensitive and delicate yet strong and ablaze with light. Bach left no clue as to how he made his choice (except the ‘message’ received on the bank of the river Thames at Marlow). But if we examine the Gorse plant and its conditions for living we can see a precise correspondence to the message of hopelessness and renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGorse grows on the open hillside, on wasteland, on heaths and commons. We may see the occasional single plant but it generally grows in massed clumps, often covering acres of neglected pasture. It is the collective strength of the species that is needed to lift the energy of the Gorse state; it lacks the individuality of the earlier type remedies. Look at a bank of Gorse and you will find it hard to see individuals either in the stems and branches or among the flowers. As one writer observed, it is a landscape plant. Its golden-yellow flowers, offset by the vivid green stems, blaze with colour, painting the hillside. As with Heather, another of the Helpers, there is a sense that the Gorse bushes draw down the light and burn like flames upon the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBach’s Gorse is Ulex europaeus, a woody shrub grows to about 2 metres. It flowers over a long period from November to June. It has a smaller counterpart, Ulex gallii (which is not Bach’s Gorse), that flowers in the second part of the year. Together they form an annual cycle for this type of plant that flowers throughout the year. Hence the oft quoted ‘when Gorse is out of flower, then kissing’s out of fashion’. It points up an interesting link between the Gorse state of desolation and the life-affirming act of making love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12438001090583,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/gorse-7003045.jpg?v=1792675394"},{"product_id":"heather","title":"Heather","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHeather details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eCalluna vulgaris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan\u003eSeven helpers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eLoneliness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChronic condition: \u003cspan\u003eTalkative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are always seeking the companionship of anyone who may be available, as they find it necessary to discuss their own affairs with others, no matter who it may be. They are very unhappy if they have to be alone for any length of time. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe must steadfastly practice peace, imagining our minds as a lake ever to be kept calm, without waves, or even ripples, to disturb its tranquillity and gradually develop this state of peace until no event of life, no circumstance, no other personality is able under any circumstances to ruffle the surface of that lake. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChronic Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe characteristic of the Heather people is that they worry over the troubles of others, not the big things of life, but the affairs of everyday. They try all means in their power to persuade or even compel others to do what they think right. Their diseases are often not very severe until towards old age, but they may suffer a considerable amount of inconvenience and interference with their daily life for years at a time through minor maladies. They are inclined also to be a little afraid for themselves if they get even slight trouble. They like people to be dependent upon them, and they take pleasure in feeling that they are being of use and help to any in difficulty. Heather people are often well-built and of high colour, full-blooded, strong in body and full of energy and activity, and are unsparing of themselves in exertions for others. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eHeathers like acidity and tolerate wet, boggy ground and dry sandy heaths. They are most obviously found in mountains and moorland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eHeathers grow on many infertile soils throughout Britain. Bach mentions the mountains of Scotland and Wales although Devon or Yorkshire would do equally well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eHeather - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese people have become lonely and they react by talking obsessively about themselves to anyone who will listen. From the earliest commentary upon this remedy, written by Victor Bullen in 1956, we learn that any one of us may suffer from this at times. We feel that we must talk about ourselves, becoming unduly self-concerned, despite knowing that we are boring to others. If we think about it for a moment we see that it is another of the ways to react to our chronic life problems. We may talk obsessively about our divorce, about our bereavement, about our illness, leg operation, whatever. Just as with Oak and Gorse, this happens, said Bach, because we have lost hope, although we may not be conscious of that as the cause. When anxiety begins to replace our normal healthy optimism then some of us may find ourselves in the Heather state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis thought is implicit in Bach’s own written account of how he found the Heather remedy for a woman he knew. She was ‘self-centred and utterly worldly’ and he said ‘what do you think is the most beautiful sight in the world? Have you ever seen anything that makes you think it possible that there is a God?’ Her reply was ‘yes, the mountains covered with heather’. She associated the wilderness landscape and the flowering Heather with the immanent Godhead. Bringing God into this may not simplify the matter! Or perhaps for some people it does. The sense of isolation that drives us towards the Heather state is based upon an anxiety about meaning in life; we become insecure, we are secretly worried about life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12438004596759,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/heather-9754627.jpg?v=1792675393"},{"product_id":"holly","title":"Holly","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHolly details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eIlex aquifolium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eSecond Nineteen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eOver-sensitive to influences and ideas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eHatred and anger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who are sometimes attacked by thoughts of such kind as jealousy, envy, revenge, suspicion. For the different forms of vexation. Within themselves they may suffer much, often when there is no real cause for their unhappiness. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ultimate conquest of all will be through love and gentleness, and when we have sufficiently developed these two qualities nothing will be able to assail us, since we shall ever have compassion and not offer resistance. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor any kind of strongly negative state: anger, jealousy, bitterness, rage, envy, suspicion, revenge, hatred, violence, bad temper, contempt, vexation, selfishness, frustration – all states antipathetic to love.\u003cbr\u003e[Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eHolly grows in thickets and woodland, being seeded by birds. It is found in woods, scrub, hedges and rocky ravines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eHolly grows throughout Britain but is rather less common in the eastern counties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eHolly - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Holly state is really very serious for it describes all kinds of strongly negative emotions that not only burn within a person but express themselves in destructive, even violent behaviour. It is for ‘jealousy, envy, revenge, suspicion, the different forms of vexation’. Now vexation is a nicely old-fashioned word but here it does not mean a trifling ill humour but a kind of agitation, intensely malicious and more particularly the experience of being shaken by violent feelings (Latin vexare, to shake). Of course, we all know what it feels like, both to be shaken by our own anger and to be shaken by the anger of others. It has been suggested that this is the most important of the 38 Bach remedies since it is for hatred and rage. But Bach put it another way, saying that it was a protection ‘from everything that is not Universal Love’. In this he was attempting to avoid the usual negative characterisation of emotions which only grow larger the more we concentrate upon them. Anger is not wrong of itself, but the lack of love can cause us problems. We only feel hatred when we cannot feel love; the two are mutually exclusive. Holly is for any strongly negative emotion that violates the sanctity of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo understand why Dr Bach chose holly we must understand what it is that happens when a person gets jealous or in a rage. Contemporary neuroscience takes the view that ‘emotions are complicated collections of chemical and neural responses’ leading to ‘circumstances advantageous to the organism’. Yet while there may be occasions when anger is useful and appropriate it is essentially a negative reaction to life circumstances not a ‘part of homeostatic regulation’, or ‘survival-oriented behaviour’, at least as far as Bach remedies are concerned. Anger is a reaction to the invasion of an individual’s sense of self; this may mean a breach of integrity, of standards of behaviour, an awareness of something far stronger, a loss of what makes me feel what I am. Having been invaded (by physical or non-physical interference) I may react with outrage. To that extent it is a natural and appropriate response. But the problem arises when this becomes habitual. If I am habitually angry then there must be an habitual stimulus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is to say that the invasion or attack that breached my sense of self has so broken down the natural integrity and defences that a part of me is taken over, occupied territory. Anger then is the reaction to a foreign pattern of activity within the boundaries of my being. So far from being an indication that homeostasis is at work it indicates that homeostasis has failed. This is an important concept since invasive diseases like cancer may be related to anger and the Holly condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12438024093719,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/holly-5940480.jpg?v=1792675393"},{"product_id":"honeysuckle","title":"Honeysuckle","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHoneysuckle details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eLonicera caprifolium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second nineteen\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eInsufficient interest in present circumstances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eLiving in the past\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who live much in the past, perhaps in a time of great happiness, or memories of a lost friend, or ambitions which have not come true. They do not expect further happiness such as they have had. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, let us not fear to plunge into life; we are here to gain experience and knowledge, and we shall learn but little unless we face realities and seek to our utmost. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor nostalgia, homesickness, those who live much in the past, past loves, happiness, regrets, success or failures, those who live on their memories, desiring to escape the present in a romanticised view of the past. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eRed Honeysuckles are either wild hybrids or garden escapes. They are native to the Mediterranean. Because it is the redness allied to the pattern of growth that gives its quality, a garden plant will embody the nature of this remedy state. It often grows strongly in an old cottage garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eWild red honeysuckles, though uncommon, can be found in woodlands and hedges in south-east England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eHoneysuckle - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNora quoted Dr Bach as saying of Honeysuckle:\u003cbr\u003eThis is the remedy to remove from the mind the regrets and sorrows of the past, to counteract all influences, all wishes and desires of the past and to bring us back to the present….\u003cbr\u003eIt is rather as if Pine had pushed Bach back towards childhood to re-evaluate family involvements and mentally, he had become stuck there – and so needed Honeysuckle to get back to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoneysuckle also links to Clematis. This is the way of it: Clematis looks to the future, dreaming of better times to come, Honeysuckle dreams of the past and does not expect such happiness again. In a letter, written July 1st 1935, about the time that Honeysuckle was found, Edward Bach wrote:\u003cbr\u003eThe prescription of these new remedies is going to be much more simple than at first appeared, because each of them corresponds to one of the Twelve Healers or the Seven Helpers.\u003cbr\u003eFor example: supposing a case is definitely Clematis and does fairly well but not a complete cure, give the corresponding new remedy further to help the cure.\u003cbr\u003eCrucially, he did not leave us with the full information as to which of the new remedies corresponded with which of the old. ‘Enclosed a list of those already worked out’, he wrote in the same letter, ‘the rest we shall receive in due time’….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remedies Clematis and Honeysuckle are like the two faces of the god Janus – one looking forward to the New Year, the other looking to the old – after whom January is named. Significantly, Lonicera caprifolium, which is Bach’s Honeysuckle, begins to break into leaf in December-January, when the sun is in the constellation of Capricorn. True, caprifolium is derived from the Latin capri, ‘of goats’, and this is followed in French by ‘Chevre-feuille’, the German ‘Geisblatt’ and in Italian ‘Capri-foglio’. But apart from goats having an appetite for young leaves at any time of year, caper the goat, takes us nowhere. However, the astrological sign Capricorn, ruled by Saturn, slow planet of memories and old age, does have a mythology and symbolism which speaks of Honeysuckle’s link to the past. Yet, caprifolium is only a name after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12438035660823,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/honeysuckle-9885658.jpg?v=1792675392"},{"product_id":"hornbeam","title":"Hornbeam","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHornbeam details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eCarpinus betulus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan\u003eSecond nineteen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eUncertainty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eMental or physical tiredness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"home\" class=\"tab-pane active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"essenceInfoLanding\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who feel that they have not sufficient strength, mentally or physically, to carry the burden of life placed upon them; the affairs of everyday seem too much for them to accomplish, though they generally succeed in fulfilling their task. For those who believe that some part, of mind or body, needs to be strengthened before they can easily fulfil their work. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus every moment of our work and play will bring with it a zeal for learning, a desire to experience real things, real adventures and deeds worth-while…[Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a temporary state of mental\/physical tiredness when a lack of energy causes loss of interest, weariness and inability to cope with mundane affairs. Good for convalescents who feel unable to return to work though perfectly fit. Symptoms are predominant fatigue, lassitude, inclination to lie in bed in mornings, feel they cannot face the burden of the day. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eHornbeam grows in woods and hedges, and is often coppiced or pollarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eHornbeam grows wild only in south-east England; elsewhere in Britain it is planted. It is found throughout the Home Counties (around London) especially in Hertfordshire and in Epping and Hainault Forest. Bach found it growing in the Thames Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eHornbeam - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMale and female flowers are found on the same tree. The male catkin is showy and appears a little before the leaves are fully open. The females are very inconspicuous, looking like unfolding leaf-buds at the end of the twigs. But when pollinated two small red styles protrude. The seed is a nut that is carried by a three-winged bract that acts as a sail. It flies like a helicopter and may be blown up to 100 yards (92 ms) from the tree before coming to rest. Like Clematis the fruits stay on the tree well into the winter. There is a parallel here in the need for the Hornbeam person to get down into life, to get deeply involved with the world around them. The wing of the seed is emblematic of the tendency to remain detached from the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHornbeam is one of those remedies that needs to be taken if we are to fully appreciate the quality of the emotional state. Then we can feel the difference. People can become so habituated to the Hornbeam feeling that ‘the affairs of everyday seem too much for them to accomplish…’. Lethargy creeps up upon us. The sudden flowering of the Hornbeam, like the remedy, brings a sudden access of strength and determination. We feel the gears engage (like the cogs of the mill of the mind) and become active and purposeful once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12438040281111,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/hornbeam-1188201.jpg?v=1792675392"},{"product_id":"impatiens","title":"Impatiens","description":"\u003ch3\u003eImpatiens details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eImpatiens glandulifera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: The first twelve essences\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eLoneliness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eImpatient\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eIrritable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eForgiveness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are quick in thought and action and wish all things to be done without hesitation or delay. When ill they are anxious for a hasty recovery. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are striving for exquisite gentleness and forgiveness, and that beautiful mauve flower, Impatiens, which grows along the sides of some Welsh streams, will, with its blessing, help you along the road. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt all times when there is impatience. Impatient with themselves, wanting to hurry things, wanting to do things quickly, wanting to get well at once, to be out and about again. Impatient with others, irritable over little things, difficult to keep their temper. Cannot wait. This state is common and often a good sign during convalescence, and the restfulness this remedy brings hastens recovery. There is often impatience in severe pain and so Impatiens is of great value at those times to relieve the pain and calm the patient.\u003cbr\u003e[Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImpatiens is in Five Flower and Five Flower Natural Cream and also Rest combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eImpatiens grows along the banks of streams and rivers, the seeds travelling in the water. It will grow in full light or shade and accepts varying soils, unless markedly acid. It prefers damp ground. Frost sensitivity may be a limiting factor in its distribution outside of its native land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eImpatiens is found throughout Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eImpatiens - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, a strange thing happens with the Impatiens plant. When the pods are ripe the seeds are shot away from the plant with an explosive force, like bullets from a gun. You can experience this if you touch the pods or if any movement nearby triggers them. The sides of the pod break open, drawing back like a coiled spring, and all with such force (action and reaction being equal and opposite) that the seeds can be fired several yards. You hear them splattering like lead shot on to the leaves nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis explosive tension is very illustrative of the Impatiens type. Remember Victor Bullen’s comment on Dr Bach - ‘quick to anger, but quickly over’? This is the sparky irritability of the Impatiens which shows itself in unexpected outbursts of energy. Clairvoyants who see auras, the colourful energy fields that surround the physical body, speak of the constant sparky explosions of irritation and tension that we see in such people: small bursts of fire which accompany the irritation of ‘…tschk! Oh for goodness sake! If you can’t do it properly give it to me.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12438065414167,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/impatiens-4366455.jpg?v=1792675391"},{"product_id":"larch","title":"Larch","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLarch details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eLarix decidua\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second nineteen\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eDespondency or despair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eLoss of confidence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who do not consider themselves as good or capable as those around them, who expect failure, who feel they will never be a success, and so do not venture or make a strong enough attempt to succeed. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe chose the earthly occupation, and the external circumstances that will give us the best opportunities of testing us to the full: we come with the full realization of our particular work: we come with the unthinkable privilege of knowing that all our battles are won before they are fought, that victory is certain before ever the test arrives, because we know that we are children of the Creator, and as such are Divine, unconquerable and invincible. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who lack confidence in themselves, they expect failure and feel they will never succeed and so do not try hard enough, they are hesitant and procrastinate, succumb easily and feel inferior. Their sense of failure makes them despondent though in fact they are perfectly capable if they could persevere. Symptoms may include general depression and this is often associated with impotence.\u003cbr\u003e[Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarch is in Exam combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eLarch was brought to England in the early seventeenth century from the mountain regions of central Europe. There it was adapted to a brief summer growing period and harsh winters. It is a native of the tundra where winter temperatures freeze the ground so no water can be taken up into the trees; they must shed their leaves to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eLarch is not a native of Britain but has been widely planted, especially as a plantation tree for commercial purposes. It is a native of the mountains of Europe, introduced to Britain about 1620.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eLarch - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Larch condition is not something that we are born with. It is not integral to the soul. Rather it grows up as a response to trauma of some kind, a response to a particular setback. We have an accident and subsequently lose confidence in ourselves and what we want to do. Larch is there for those who have engaged with life, taken a knock and subsequently feel defeated. Larch calls for us to make the attempt, even if we feel that we are likely to fail. Bach describes this situation by saying that these are people who ‘do not venture or make a strong enough attempt to succeed’….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarch is a pioneer species, it grows on the frontier where conditions are hostile: cold, wet, poor soils. Only a tree with great determination can make it. The tree has developed a strategy that allows it to wait for favourable conditions. But it is not just self-propagation that is planned for. Because Larch is deciduous, dropping its leaves each year, it slowly builds a nourishing loam on the ground. It is a tree that helps to build soil; this is said to be because it puts in calcium. Most conifers poison the earth with acidity. Larch has leaves that rot more quickly and is ‘by far the best improver of heath or moor pasturage known in this country’. This is success for the tree and then success for the land use thereafter. When we overcome a tendency to expect failure and act with determination and success we contribute strongly to the evolving consciousness of life on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12438067118103,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/larch-8154678.jpg?v=1792675392"},{"product_id":"mimulis","title":"Mimulis","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMimulus details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eMimulus guttatus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: The first twelve essences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eFear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eFearful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eNervous fear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eSympathy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFear of worldly things, illness, pain, accidents, poverty, of dark, of being alone, of misfortune. The fears of everyday life. These people quietly and secretly bear their dread, they do not speak freely of it to others. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFear in reality holds no place in the natural human kingdom, since the Divinity within us, which is ourself, is unconquerable and immortal, and if we could but realise it we, as Children of God, have nothing of which to be afraid. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo combat all fear. Fear of disease, of accidents, of unknown things. Fear of people, of relatives, of strangers, of crowds, of noise, of talking or of being questioned, of being alone. Fear of damp, of cold, of heat, of the dark. Fear of complications in illness, or of being incurable. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eMimulus grows on wet ground. Found naturally in the west of North America in damp places from sea level to over 3000m in the Rockies and other mountains. It is very variable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eMimulus is now naturalised and grows on watercourses throughout Britain. But it is becoming more local as it will not tolerate the chemical pollution that washes into most streams and rivers from farmland. Where Bach found Mimulus ‘growing to perfection’ along the River Usk it is now little in evidence. He spoke of ‘crystal streams where the water is clear’- they are now a rarity in lowland Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eMimulus - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his earliest description, Bach spoke of Mimulus types as having ‘a marked desire for quietness, aversion to talking and to being questioned’. Later he mentioned ‘fear of…crowds, of noise, of talking of being alone’. This has been extended to indicate a generally nervous disposition and a desire for tranquillity. Mimulus people are hypersensitive to their environment, and avoid conflict. Their delicacy and sensitivity lead them to shy away from the rough and tumble of life. We might picture a child covering its ears and running away from fireworks, seeking protection.They are delicate flowers we might say. Yet here we have a plant which lives in mountain streams, often overhanging the water, on the edge of rocks, or tumbling down a rock face. Perhaps it is driven to the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs much as anything it is this fact that Mimulus lives dangerously which speaks of the inner nature of the plant. Other plants, with less of a firm hold on life, might be swept away by the flooding stream in winter. Other plants choose to live securely in the hedge or shelter safely at the edge of a wood; not Mimulus. It can be found clinging, precariously to a ledge in the water-shoot of a mill wheel, where the driving force of the millstream pours constantly across its roots, splashing the stems and flowers. The roaring of the cascade ever present. Or it grows next to a limestone swallow-hole, where the water plunges into the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuffeted by such a flood, then by wind and rain, the stems can be broken and bruised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444479094807,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/mimulis-1244438.jpg?v=1792675391"},{"product_id":"mustard","title":"Mustard","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMustard details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eSinapis arvensis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second Nineteen\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eInsufficient interest in present circumstances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eDepression\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"home\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"essenceInfoLanding\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are liable to times of gloom, or even despair, as though a cold dark cloud overshadowed them and hid the light and the joy of life. It may not be possible to give any reason or explanation for such attacks. Under these conditions it is almost impossible to appear happy or cheerful. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn all things cheerfulness should be encouraged, and we should refuse to be oppressed by doubt and depression, but remember that such are not of ourselves, for our Souls know only joy and happiness. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor depression that comes for no apparent reason from an unknown cause, gloom, deep sadness, melancholy, usually serious people who feel that they suffer periodic affliction from a malefic star. Depression is intense and cannot be alleviated until it lifts as unexpectedly as it came. All joy and peace is driven out of life for the duration. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eMustard is most commonly found on the verges of new roads. It avoids acid soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eMustard is a common weed on arable land throughout Britain causing considerable problems for farmers; consequently it is being cut, sprayed and generally attacked. But since it reappears every time the soil is disturbed it is not too difficult to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eMustard - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs an emotional state Mustard is a kind of depression which waits, unseen, for an opportunity to surface. Its origins will have been in the past, buried deeply, even beyond memory. By looking at the natural history of the plant we can conclude two things about this. One, that the darkness which clouds the ‘light and joy of life’ comes from within the earth; it is born of past experiences, karma if you will, which the individual carries as unresolved material, the un-germinated seeds. To use another analogy, it is like the psychological baggage many of us carry, filled with we know not what. The second point is this: the Mustard plants only develop at a time when the field is left empty, the soil bare. The Mustard state follows disturbance of the settled pattern of life (ploughing) and only takes root in the mind because there is some inactivity in the will (an empty field). It is for this reason that Mustard is alongside Honeysuckle and Wild Rose in the sequence of discovery – Nora Weeks puts Mustard there and so did Bach, in the group for Not Sufficient Interest in Present Circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMustard, then, is an opportunist pattern of interference, a form of possession, which takes up residence only because of the weakness of the host. This idea is hinted at by some writers who speak of dark forces overshadowing the soul, of separation and a fall from grace. The image of an empty, ploughed field or even upturned earth, invites such thoughts. There is something unnatural about land devoid of all plants and today, when farmers spray fields with weed-killer, before planting and ploughing, we must wonder as to the effect on the psyche of the planet. Eradicate all plants from a field and what will then enter? The psyche of the planet may be too abstruse a concept but the complex relationships of plant to earth, of biodiversity and subtlety in thought are the very things forced under by the bulldozer of materialism. The farmer increases his yield at harvest by removing unwanted competition from weeds: charlock hardly grows in arable land today. But does its extinction as a species leave us less protected from the ‘cold, dark clouds’ of depression?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444482338839,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/mustard-6956576.jpg?v=1792675391"},{"product_id":"oak","title":"Oak","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOak details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eQuercus robur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Seven Helpers\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eDespondency or despair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChronic condition: \u003cspan\u003ePersevering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who are struggling and fighting strongly to get well, or in connection with the affairs of their daily life. They will go on trying one thing after another, though their case may seem hopeless. They will fight on. They are discontented with themselves if illness interferes with their duties or helping others. They are brave people, fighting against great difficulties, without loss of hope or effort. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur whole object is to realise our faults, and endeavour so to develop the opposing virtue that the faults will disappear from us like snow melts in the sunshine. Don’t fight your worries: don’t struggle with your disease: don’t grapple with your infirmities: rather forget them in concentrating on the development of the virtue you require. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChronic Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOak is for the type of people who, although they feel hopeless of any cure, still struggle and are irritated that they are ill. These people have physical diseases which tend to go on for years and, although they feel quite hopeless about themselves, they still go on trying and struggling. The illnesses of this type are where much balance is lost, mental and physical. Mental, such as severe nervous breakdowns, or such types of insanity which can be described as completely unbalanced (where there is great loss of control); and the same in the bodily state, where the patient loses control over parts of the body or its functions. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e Habitat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eThe oak grows on neutral or lime-rich heavy clays and loams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eOaks are native to Britain and grow throughout the country. Sessile Oaks predominate in the north and west on the poorer soils while Q. robur is more common in the south- east of the country. It is one of the most common native woodland trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eOak - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is fashionable to look upon the pattern of growth as an expression of the selfish gene, to see any characteristic as being evolved to further the selfish prospects of the individual species. With Oaks such an idea does not square with reality; functionalism is given the lie by this tree which adapts its behaviour to help others rather than oppose them. True the jays bury the acorns, just as do the squirrels and mice and in that they do a service to the Oak but this illustrates cooperation and not a selfish cunning. The same is true of other relationships throughout nature. The blue tit builds its nest in a hole in the Oak tree and then gathers the nearby insects to feed its young. The relationship between bird, food and nest is clear enough but the advantage does not accrue to the Oak, rather to life at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e….At the end of it all we can look at the Oak tree and ask ourselves what was it that Bach saw and felt in you that gave a clue to this remedy state? These are people, he said, ‘who are struggling and fighting to get well…they will fight on…they are brave people, fighting against great difficulties.’ That is the Oak. It is the Oak tree and the Oak person: the gesture of the tree corresponds to the gesture of the emotional state. The emotional state corresponds to the tree. Those who take the remedy do not gain in strength and determination. They gain in understanding and that allows them to look afresh at the chronic life difficulty that they face. They begin to see a new way to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444489973783,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/oak-9810437.jpg?v=1792675392"},{"product_id":"olive","title":"Olive","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOlive details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Seven helpers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eInsufficient interest in present circumstances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChronic condition: \u003cspan\u003eExhaustion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who have suffered much mentally or physically and are so exhausted and weary that they feel that they have no more strength to make any effort. Daily life is hard work for them, without pleasure. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe each have a Divine mission in this world, and so our souls use our minds and bodies as instruments to do this work, so that when all three are working in unison the result is perfect health and perfect happiness. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChronic Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who are pale, worn-out and exhausted, perhaps after much worry, illness, grief, or some long struggle. In every way they are very tired and feel as if they had no more strength to fight on, and at times hardly know how to keep going. They may depend very much upon others for help. In some, the skin is very dry and may be wrinkled. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eOlive trees are native to the Mediterranean. Any country where wild olive trees are found can serve as a place to make the remedy essence– Bach mentioned Italy. Commercial olive groves, which overwork the land, are not suitable. It is better to go into the mountains. Where there is a great variety of wild flowers you have the assurance of healthy and strong land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eThe remedy essence is not made in Britain. Here it will grow in a sunny position but in mild areas only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eOlive - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Mediterranean, wild vines grow in the cooler shade of any small valley or seasonal water-course but olives grow on the open hillside. Here they are exposed to the full force of the sun. It is this burning dryness that the olive trees can withstand, indeed they love the intensity of the light and crave the warm of the sun. To obtain moisture in a dry land the olive tree has an enormous and wide-spreading root structure that can extend far beyond the canopy of the tree: the reason that they are set well apart within a grove. Wide spacing also allows the maximum light to reach all parts of the tree. The leaf is narrow, a slender ovate form, dark above and pale grey beneath: the dark absorbs light and heat whilst the white-grey reflects. The two-tones allow for the regulation of absorbed light as the curved stalk rotates the leaf to moderate the effects of temperature so that in high summer some of the leaves move to face into the stem. This gives a shimmering effect of light and dark. As the leaves alternately absorb and reflect light there is a dynamo effect of building energy within the tree. Stand or sit beneath an olive tree on a hot summer day and you will feel the refreshing coolness of the shade but you may also enjoy the benefits of the stored energy that pulses with vitality within the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlive trees have provided useful products for mankind since the beginning of recorded history: as food, as oil for cooking, preserving, for lights, as cosmetics, medicine and as useful wood in building and ornamentation. All this has given them a central place within society. Consequently there are strong traditions that surround the olive and its cultivation…. Job may have had the olive in mind when he lamented the short life for ‘man that is born of woman’ and compared it to a tree:\u003cbr\u003eFor there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease. Though its roots grow old in the earth and its stump die in the ground, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant.\u003cbr\u003eThere is also the reference in Psalm 128 which calls for a blessing from the Lord:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth quotations allude to the capacity of the olive for regeneration, sending up young shoots (children) from the table of the cut stump. The olive tree links the experiences of exhaustion, life, apparent death and regeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444499804183,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/olive-2650675.jpg?v=1792675391"},{"product_id":"pine","title":"Pine","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePine details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003ePinus sylvestris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second Nineteen\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eDespondency or despair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eSelf-blame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who blame themselves. Even when successful they think they could have done better, and are never content with their efforts or the results. They are hard-working and suffer much from the faults they attach to themselves. Sometimes if there is any mistake it is due to another, but they will claim responsibility even for that. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHealth is, therefore, the true realisation of what we are: we are perfect: we are the children of God. There is no striving to gain what we have already attained. We are merely here to manifest in material form the perfection with which we have been endowed from the beginning of all time. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor self-reproach, guilt, those who blame themselves, self-condemnation, often assuming responsibility for a situation that is not their fault. They are discontented and critical of themselves, over-conscientious, apologetic and over-humble. The constant effort they make to improve themselves may lead to tiredness and depression. Helps to alleviate any feelings of guilt. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eScots Pine is a native of woodlands on acid soils in the Scottish Highlands, but is widely planted and regenerates from self-sown seed elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003ePines grow throughout Britain, often on the poorer thin soils, on gravel and greensand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003ePine Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePine is an emotional condition which develops over time. Like a mole it burrows out of sight, reappearing unexpectedly. Or, as with certain traumatic events, it remains buried in memory only to surface years later. This time delay can be seen in the process of pollination and growth of the seed. While the flowers of Red and White Chestnut change colour almost immediately, to signal fertilisation, Pine has a prolonged period of incubation during which the seed embryo develops. The process is complex. It takes nearly a year for the male pollen grain and the female ovule to fully mature inside a cone and for fertilisation to occur. During this time cones remain outwardly unchanged; in January or February they are still the small brown knobs, seen last summer, bending over at the end of the shoots. When spring arrives a new shoot will grow upwards and produce flowers. Meanwhile the cone, now sitting under the branch, swells and begins to form seeds, internally. These will not be ready until the following spring, however, when the cone is two years old. It is for this reason that we can see three stages of cone growth on a branch, together: the female flower, the immature cone of last year and the ripe cone of the year before. It is a picture of successive generations: grandparent, parent and child….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClearly Pine is a complex remedy state. It involves more than guilt and self-blame. It contains a personal life story for the individual, parts of which may be hidden or suppressed. Pine helps to establish way-markers in the biography or life journey, like the hilltop clumps of trees which are prominent in a landscape. Acting within the detail of our feelings Pine also helps to straighten out tangled and confused emotions – just as Pine’s needle-leaves are narrow and straight. The leaves are similar to those of Larch and offer the same thought of needing to clarify and reassess self-worth. But Pine, being an evergreen, keeps its leaves through the winter, hanging on to the past. Each year some new leaves appear with the new shoots which also bear flowers – the older leaves fall after three or four years. The dark red female flowers, so strong and upright at first, bend around through 90° during the summer. Later they continue to turn and face downwards towards the ground as the cone develops. It is an expression of turning again to look at the past, the experience of your life on earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444505473047,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/pine-1038986.jpg?v=1792675392"},{"product_id":"red-chestnut","title":"Red Chestnut","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRed Chestnut details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eAesculus carnea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second nineteen\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eFear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eImagining the worst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who find it difficult not to be anxious for other people. Often they have ceased to worry about themselves, but for those of whom they are fond they may suffer much, frequently anticipating some unfortunate thing may to happen to them. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone of us also has sympathy with those in distress, and naturally so, because we have all been in distress ourselves at some time in our lives. So that not only can we heal ourselves, but we have the great privilege of being able to help others to heal themselves, and the only qualifications necessary are love and sympathy. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who find it difficult not to be anxious for other people, anticipate trouble, imagine the worst, worry over other’s troubles, over-concern for problems of the world, fear that a small complaint of another will become a serious problem, project anxiety. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eRed Chestnut trees were created as a hybrid. They are found in gardens worldwide and are often planted in avenues and groups where they may show off their colour to advantage. They grow in medium shade, rarely wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eRed Chestnut trees are generally found throughout Britain in parks and avenues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eRed Chestnut - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBach described the Red Chestnut state as ‘for those who find it difficult not to be anxious for other people’. The story goes that he was doing some work in the garden at Mount Vernon, when he cut himself. According to Nora Weeks’ account he was chopping wood – though we might wonder what he was doing chopping wood at the end of May – when the axe slipped and he ‘gashed his wrist’. He was in shock and given first aid but, although ‘pale and shaky and almost fainting from loss of blood’, it was the reaction of Nora and friends which claimed Bach’s attention. He felt that their fear and anxiety at his condition made matters worse. Nora noted that at this time, so acute was his sensitivity, Bach experienced any worry, depression or fear in other people as an ‘actual physical hurt’. Feeling the worry of his friends, he declared that he had just experienced the emotional state for his next remedy: Red Chestnut’s fear for the safety of others. A day or two later he found the flowers and made a mother tincture by the boiling method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Red Chestnut led Nora Weeks to conclude that we are all susceptible to the influence of other people’s thoughts, for good or ill. Negative thoughts, even if unexpressed, have a powerful impact. Thoughts for safety, health and success, likewise. So the connection between Red and White Chestnut is here in the process of thinking: how to break or change the pattern of thought. Not surprisingly, therefore, the gesture of the two types of tree is similar. They have the same structure of trunk and branches, the same flaky bark, similar buds, similar leaves. But there are distinct differences. In all respects a Red Chestnut tree is less robust, more liable to disease and damage. The seeds are much smaller, the casing smooth and often empty – no valuable conkers here! The strength of the remedy comes more from the power in the colour of the flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444509143063,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/red-chestnut-2615624.jpg?v=1792675391"},{"product_id":"rock-rose","title":"Rock Rose","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRock Rose details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eHelianthemum nummularium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: The first twelve essences\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eFear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eTerrified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eTerrified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eCourage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rescue remedy. The remedy of emergency for cases where there even appears no hope. In accidents or sudden illness, or when the patient is very frightened or terrified, or if the condition is serious enough to cause great fear to those around. If the patient is not conscious the lips may be moistened with the remedy. Other remedies in addition may also be required, as, if there is unconsciousness, which is a deep, sleepy state, Clematis; if there is torture, Agrimony, and so on. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll fear must be cast out; it should never exist in the human mind, and is only possible when we lose sight of our Divinity. It is foreign to us because as Sons of the Creator, Sparks of the Divine Life, we are invincible, indestructible and unconquerable. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the rescue remedy. In cases of urgency and danger. Whenever things are desperate. In all cases of danger of life. When the patient is terrified or in a panic. In cases when all hope is lost. When there is danger to the mind, of threatened suicide or insanity, or nervous breakdown, fear of death or hopeless depression. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRock Rose is in Five Flower and Five Flower Natural Cream combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eThe Rock Rose is uncommon, native to the Mediterranean area. It can grow up to an altitude of 500m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eRock Rose is found in southern England in upland pastures on dry, rocky soils, generally on chalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eRock Rose - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe might wonder how terror can be one of the ‘twelve primary types of personality’. Indeed, among the majority of people using Bach’s remedies today Rock Rose is seen as only a treatment for acute fear, panic or distress (he called it ‘the rescue remedy’). While it does work in that way it also has a deeper resonance with a certain type of person: one who lives life mutely under the intense pressure of fear. It is a particular kind of fear, however, not the nervous fear of Mimulus but rather a deeply hidden fear of life itself. Being hidden it is perhaps hard for others to recognise. Like the secrets of the twelfth house in astrology the Rock Rose secret is not apparent to the outer world. Only those who resonate with the blind panic of the Rock Rose soul will recognise its quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRock Rose has had a variety of Latin names but is now generally called Helianthemum nummularium, the flower of the sun, like gold coins. The golden-yellow flowers are round and flat, lying on the ground like scattered gold pieces that have fallen among the grass. The five-petalled flowers are notably frail with an appearance like that of creased silk or crumpled tissue paper. They last only for a day and the petals quickly fall. It is the extreme delicacy of the petals that shows the tenuous, febrile nature of the type who have such a loose grip upon life – Bach says that this is the remedy to use when there is an accident, emergency or intense fear in both the patient and the people around. The soul type lives with such a fear throughout the life. The strength and hope comes from the golden light of the sun, which is reflected in the golden light of the flowers, they brings courage, fortitude and the brave will to win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444511043607,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/rock-rose-3186945.jpg?v=1792675392"},{"product_id":"rock-water","title":"Rock Water","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRock Water details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eAqua\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eSeven helpers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eOver-care for the welfare of others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChronic condition: \u003cspan\u003eStrict idealist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are very strict in their way of living; they deny themselves many of the joys and pleasures of life because they consider it might interfere with their work. They are hard masters to themselves. They wish to be well strong and active, and will do anything which they believe will keep them so. They hope to examples which will appeal to others who may then follow their ideas and be better as a result. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis remedy brings great peace and understanding, broadens the outlook that all people must find perfection in their own individual way, and brings the realisation of ‘being’ and not ‘doing’; of being in ourselves a reflection of Great Things and not attempting to put forward our own ideas. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChronic Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese people are people of ideals. They have very strong opinions about religion or politics, or reform. Well-meaning enough and wishing to see the world different and better, they tend to confine their efforts of help to criticism instead of example. They allow their minds and largely their lives to be ruled by their theories. Any failure to make others follow their ideas brings them much unhappiness. They want to plan the world according to their own outlook, instead of quietly and gently doing a little in the Great Plan. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource\u003cbr\u003eAny well or spring which has been known to be a healing centre and which is still left free in its natural state, unhampered by the shrines of man, may be used. Sites where the water has been channelled or controlled should be avoided. The source should be protected by natural forces but unfettered by man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eRock Water - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRock Water is not a flower remedy in the strict sense of the phrase: it is not made from flowers. Rock Water, said Bach, should be taken from any well or spring ‘which has been known to be a healing centre and which is still left free in its natural state, unhampered by the shrines of man’. Later he modifies ‘healing centre’ to having had ‘healing power’. Water from the spring is taken in a thin glass bowl and set down nearby so that it may receive clear, uninterrupted sunshine. That’s it, that’s all. The water is cold and condensation immediately forms on the outside glass. After some time the condensation clears as the water in the bowl warms and later the familiar bubbles appear and the winking, spectral colours grow stronger until the essence is made. Bach said this remedy only needed about half an hour although Nora Weeks speaks of three hours: she erred on the side of caution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRockwater is for idealists who ‘have very strong opinions about religion, or politics, or reform’. They are ruled by theories, are disapproving, critical and strict ‘and so lose much of the joy of life’. They want to lead by example but end up giving themselves and everybody else a hard time. Was this Bach’s perception of himself at this time? Certainly much of his writing has a kind of passionate idealism and we might suppose that he found the Rockwater remedy by the same process of sympathetic resonance that applied to Impatiens; significantly he mentions the severity of ‘the inquisitor’ in relation to both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444519727127,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/rock-water-8580190.jpg?v=1792675391"},{"product_id":"scleranthus","title":"Scleranthus","description":"\u003ch3\u003eScleranthus details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eScleranthus annuus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: \u003cspan\u003eThe first Twelve Essences \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eUncertainty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eFull of indecision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eIndecision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eSteadfastness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who suffer much from being unable to decide between two things, first one seeming right then the other. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstability can be eradicated by the development of self-determination, by making up the mind and doing things with a definiteness instead of wavering and hovering. Even if at first we may sometimes make errors, it were better to act than to let opportunities pass for want of a decision. Determination will soon grow; fear of plunging into life will disappear, and the experiences gained will guide our mind to better judgement. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are unable to make up their minds as to what they want, first one thing seems right and then another. Their wishes, like their bodily symptoms, seem to come and go. If they have temperatures these swing up and down. They are undetermined and unable to decide quickly or definitely, and their decisions quickly change. Uncertainty of bodily actions, giddiness, shaking, jerky uncontrolled movements, unsteady walking. Their moods change quickly, first cheery then depressed. Their conversation may rapidly jump from one subject to another. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eScleranthus grows on sandy soil (not calcareous), in dry, or well drained conditions. Bach and the authors of some early Floras list it as common, notably in cornfields. But with modern agricultural practices it has become quite scarce and being small it is difficult to find in any case. It will be found growing on uncultivated land where natural grazing has broken the surface of the ground. This may be done by rabbits, who also like sandy soil for their burrows!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eScleranthus is rare in Britain, found mostly in England on loam and sand soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eScleranthus - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the smallest of the Bach flowers, Scleranthus hugs the ground, a tangle of green stems, leaves and flowers that is of so little significance and stature that we might easily overlook it. To those of us who know what we want, what we want for breakfast or what we want to do with our lives, this soul condition of indecision may seem of little significance as well. But there are those who suffer, silently according to Bach’s observation, ‘unable to decide between two things, first one seeming right then the other’. This alternating energy leaves them powerless to act, trapped in an oscillation between left and right, up and down, good and bad, between any polarity of choice. This state of mind paralyses the will and prevents the individual from moving, from acting in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking back at some of the earlier remedies we might draw a contrast with Impatiens, or Vervain. Here the gesture, of both the plant and the person, speaks of an active will driven by a soul who knows what it wants to do in life. It is portrayed in the upright stature of the plant, its main stem vertical and strong, growing in a clear direction, like a tall tree. This is in contrast to the languid, clambering gesture of the Clematis and the loose, shrubby form of Cerato. These two lack the definition of the ‘I’ form, the upright stance of the fully incarnated self. The same is true of Scleranthus which grows higgledy-piggledy, tumbling over itself, without main stem, direction or apparent purpose. Mimulus, too, lacks this upright form, draping itself across the rocks, falling out over the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e £4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444527788055,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/scleranthus-4521807.jpg?v=1792675391"},{"product_id":"star-of-bethlehem","title":"Star Of Bethlehem","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStar of Bethlehem details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eOrnitholagum umbellatum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second Nineteen\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eDespondency or despair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eNeeding comfort from shock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those in great distress under conditions which for a time produce great unhappiness. The shock of serious news, the loss of someone dear, the fright following an accident, and such like. For those who for a time refuse to be consoled this remedy brings comfort. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…to remain in such a state of peace that the trials and disturbances of the world leave us unruffled, is a great attainment indeed and brings to us that Peace which passeth understanding; and though at first it may seem to be beyond our dreams, it is in reality, with patience and perseverance, within the reach of us all. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor shock, grief, distress, for those who need consolation and comfort, for bad news, an accident, a fright, a narrow escape, for delayed shock, to neutralize effects of any shock past or present, even the shock of birth. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStar of Bethlehem is in Five Flower and Five Flower Natural Cream combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eStar of Bethlehem grows in open grassland on drier soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eStar of Bethlehem is not uncommon but is most likely to be found in the south and east of England. Old flower books speak of it as being an introduced species to be found in cottage gardens, though if it is not a native species it has generally naturalised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eStar of Bethlehem - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not difficult to imagine that Bach would have occasion to need, or to see the need for, such a remedy, although there is no record of any particular event that prompted its discovery. Nor can we be sure that it came before or after Walnut and Holly in the sequence. It flowers from April through to June, reaching a peak in mid-May. Star of Bethlehem is one of the most significant remedies in the whole Bach system. It is a vital ingredient in Bach’s five flower rescue combination. The action of the remedy brings balance and calm when we are caught up in the swirling whirlpool of life trauma – just such a picture as Leonardo drew. It is the geometry of the flowers that helps us to reassemble the structure of our life when it has been tumbled and broken by shock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six-pointed star of this plant is unique among Bach’s flowers. The others are mostly five-petalled, like the rose family (Crab Apple and Wild Rose) or four-petalled (like Mustard and Holly). To see the significance of this, take a piece of paper and a pair of compasses; draw a circle. This circle is one. It is a perfect construction, a line without beginning or end, symbol of unity, complete in itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlace the point of the compasses upon the circumference of the circle, anywhere on the circumference and using exactly the same setting (radius) draw another circle. The second circle passes precisely through the centre of the first. One leads to both two and three since there are now two circles and the area between where they overlap – that which joins them. Where the second circle crosses the line of the first there are two more points on which a circle may be drawn. Continue in this way and you will find, if the setting of the compasses is maintained, that six circle fit precisely around the first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444533719063,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/star-of-bethlehem-2277798.jpg?v=1792675391"},{"product_id":"sweet-chestnut","title":"Sweet Chestnut","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSweet Chestnut details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eCastanea sativa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second Nineteen\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eDespondency or despair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eUtter desolation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those moments which happen to some people when the anguish is so great as to seem to be unendurable. When the mind or body feels as if it had borne to the uttermost limit of its endurance, and that now it must give way. When it seems there is nothing but destruction and annihilation left to face. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut in the darkest hours, and when success seems well-nigh impossible, let us ever remember that God’s children should never be afraid, that our Souls only give us such tasks as we are capable of accomplishing , and that with our own courage and faith in the Divinity within us victory must come to all who continue to strive. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a time of terrible anguish and despair when we are at uttermost limits of endurance, there appears to be no light or love left in the world, nothing but destruction and annihilation left to face, utter desolation, unable even to pray, the ‘dark night of the soul’. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eSweet Chestnut prefers a light and well-drained soil (especially sand) but it is tolerant of most conditions except for lime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eSweet Chestnut grows in many parts of Britain although only in the south does it do well and seed itself in the wild. Elsewhere specimens have been planted as ornaments in parkland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSweet Chestnut - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the previous emotional states has its difficulty; each represents a particular pain or problem to overcome. Combine the worst of all of them, amplifying the feeling to the greatest intensity, and we arrive at the last of the 38 Bach flower remedies: Sweet Chestnut. There can be no doubt but that Edward Bach himself felt great anguish. Nobody could describe it succinctly without knowing, intimately, what the experience was:\u003cbr\u003e…when the anguish is so great as to seem to be unbearable. When the mind or body feels as if it had borne to the uttermost limit of its endurance, and that now it must give way.\u003cbr\u003eNora Weeks mentioned that Bach suffered from a ‘virulent rash which burned and irritated incessantly’ throughout June and July but that was a small, outward, physical symptom of the mental and spiritual distress with which he was struggling. The Sweet Chestnut state, he wrote, is for ‘when it seems there is nothing but destruction and annihilation left to face’. The very light of life has been extinguished: it has been called the dark night of the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the remedy plants have been described in terms of light (all plant life works to mediate light on earth), and the theme of darkness and light most strongly characterises this remedy. There is something subterranean about the Sweet Chestnut state, a depth of feeling like the oppression of underground mines where sunlight never enters. Yet, even in the darkest labyrinth there is a luminous thread of meaning which guides the soul, here that thread is lost. The point has been made that overcoming difficulties leads to the evolution of soul qualities and that remedies of the Second Nineteen are concerned with this process of turning suffering into learning; and, that the boiling method, using fire from within the earth, speaks of this transformation. So here, with the last of the boiling remedies, we witness a final darkening of the light as soul-flame certainties are extinguished by materiality and suffocation of the spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444540076055,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/sweet-chestnut-3935097.jpg?v=1792675390"},{"product_id":"vervain","title":"Vervain","description":"\u003ch3\u003eVervain details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eVerbena officinalis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: The first twelve essences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eOver-care for the welfare of others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: \u003cspan\u003eIntense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eFervent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eTolerance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose with fixed principles and ideas, which they are confident are right, and which they very rarely change. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe should strive to be so gentle, so quiet, so patiently helpful that we move among our fellow men more as a breath of air or a ray of sunshine: ever ready to help them when they ask: but never forcing them to our own views. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strong-willed. Those who are intense of mind, who tend to over-exert themselves mentally and physically. They refuse to be beaten and will carry on long after others would have given in. They go their own way. They have fixed ideas and are very certain that they know right. They may be obstinate in refusing treatment until compelled. They may be carried away by their enthusiasm and cause themselves much strain. In all things tend to be too serious and tense. Life is a very arduous thing for them. They have their own strong views and sometimes wish to bring others to their point of view and are intolerant of the opinions of others. They do not like to listen to advice. They are often people with big ideals and ambitions for the good of humanity. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVervain is in Rest combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eVervain grows on bare, dry ground where grass is sparse. Hedges and roadside verges are the most likely sites although the chemical sprays that were used on verges some years ago destroyed many plants. Now it is found on recently cleared ground where competition is not strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eVervain is rather local, growing mostly in southern England, especially on chalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eVervain - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVervain types are said to be strong willed and just as Dr Rudolf Steiner observed that the human will is in the limbs so in the plant world we may say that the will is represented by the stalk and the stem. So the will in Vervain is strong and directed, they know what they want to do. Compare Scleranthus to see a contrast. In Vervain the stalk, while pliable and soft at first becomes dry and woody. It is ribbed and more or less square in section, having flat sides. This tough, ridged material is very strong and speaks of whipcord and sinew, the stringy quality of determination. It is in contrast to the fleshy stems of Impatiens where the water element is dominant and the stems collapse almost immediately when they are damaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers express the way that Vervain comes to the simplicity and elegance of doing things ‘gently without strain and stress’. Pale mauve and five-petalled, like the Water Violet Vervain flowers are as understated as the foliage is overgrown. Here the plant almost laughs at itself for producing so little after so much effort. Like the oak tree the smallest flowers come from the greatest strength. Looking at the mature plant in flower we can see the subtle gesture of the Vervain as the little stars of light that create a picture of the electric impulses of the brain, tiny explosions of energy that combine to create concept and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444545220631,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/vervain-7941680.jpg?v=1792675388"},{"product_id":"vine","title":"Vine","description":"\u003ch3\u003eVine details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eVitis vinifera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Seven helpers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eOver-care for the welfare of others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChronic condition: \u003cspan\u003eDomineering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery capable people, certain of their own ability, confident of success. Being so assured, they think that it would be for the benefit of others if they could be persuaded to do things as they themselves do, or as they are certain is right. Even in illness they will direct their attendants. They may be of great value in emergency. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf we set everybody and everything around us at liberty, we find that in return we are richer in love and possessions than ever we were before, for that love that gives freedom is the great love that binds the closer. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChronic Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose who are very particular. They are so sure that they know right, both for themselves and for others, how things should be done that it makes them critical and exacting. They wish for everything just in their own way, and give orders to those helping them. Even then they are difficult to satisfy. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eWild and cultivated vines are found throughout the world where the climate is right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eSome cultivated vines grow with difficulty in England but they are not suitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eVine Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople in the Vine state, said Bach, are ‘sure that they know what is right, both for themselves and for others….they wish for everything just in their own way.’ This is a widespread condition, surely, where we try to control the world around us (as widespread as grapes and wine, perhaps). We can observe this urge for dominance in the vineyard where every other plant is eradicated and bare soil is measured out by the serried lines and symmetry of planting. Wild vines run riot by comparison in a fluid growth of freely expressed form: let it be, let it explore the life opportunity, that is the message. Vine people ‘give orders to those helping them’ and it is this domineering control that is damaging; where Rockwater is strict with self, Vine is strict with others. Like the Rockwater remedy, the Vine essence softens and gentles the heart; we can sense this in the softness of the Vine flowers and the sweetness of their scent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVine flowers have no petals and this shows a lack of emotional sensitivity, there is a lack of empathy towards other people and how they feel. When the buds open, the cap (calyptra) is pushed off by the developing stamens beneath. Again the gesture is one of force and pressure rather than the gentle receptive unfolding of other flowers. Yet the flowers lead to fruits that are sweet and full of juice, carrying a generosity in a dry land. And, if as the Gospels say ‘each tree is known by its fruit’ then vines are renowned for their flavour and usefulness. Vine, therefore, is a story of almost violent contrasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444551872535,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/vine-7581301.jpg?v=1792675388"},{"product_id":"walnut","title":"Walnut","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWalnut details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eJuglans regia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second nineteen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eOver-sensitive to influences and ideas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eUnsettled during life change\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eBoiling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"home\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"essenceInfoLanding\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who have definite ideals and ambitions in life and are fulfilling them, but on rare occasions are tempted to be led away from their own ideas, aims and work by the enthusiasm, convictions or strong opinions of others. The remedy gives constancy and protection from outside influences. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe must gain our freedom absolutely and completely, so that all we do, our every action – nay even our every thought – derives its origin in ourselves, thus enabling us to live and give freely of our own accord, and of our own accord alone. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who need protection from outside influences when the foundations of life are unsettled during a major change in life – teething, puberty, starting a new school\/career\/job, any fundamental alteration in mental, emotional or physical state. Helps to break with the old and establish pattern of the new. Guards against anything which interferes with the workings of normal life, protects those who are attacked by subtle forces. Known as the link breaker. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalnut is in Rest combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eWalnuts are often found near old farmhouses, preferring rich soil and plenty of space in which to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eWalnuts are not native to Britain but have traditionally been planted for the nut as well as for timber. Walnuts are mostly found in the southern half of the country where the fruits will ripen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWalnut - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike Crab Apple this contains the idea that something has entered into the person that is distorting or damaging to the life. Having cleared the poison out of the system Walnut is there to close the door and make sure that it does not get back in. ‘This remedy’, he said, ‘gives constancy and protection from outside influences’. We are all subject to outside influences whether through advertising, electro-magnetic signals, peer pressure or psychic attack. The intent here was to so protect the person that they do not lose control of their own soul’s purpose. Bach’s purpose at this time was to find these new remedies. That is surely clear. So the prompt for Walnut was that something was interfering in his work.\u003cbr\u003eFor those who have definite ideals and ambitions in life and are fulfilling them, but on rare occasions are tempted to be led away from their own ideas, aims and work by the enthusiasm, convictions or strong opinions of others.\u003cbr\u003eWe can recognise Bach himself in the phrasing ‘definite ideals and ambitions in life’ – it carries an echo of the Elm description, ‘doing good work and following their calling in life’. And the temptation to be led away from his own ideas must have come from some specific experience that he had. It is rather as though he came under the influence of a Vervain type, someone convinced that they knew better. But it could equally be that he was experiencing some more subtle form of psychic interference – ideas being put into his mind that were subverting his own mental processes. The action of the Walnut remedy rebuilt the integrity of Bach’s thinking so that he was once again clear as to his path and direction.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444557508631,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/walnut-5870401.jpg?v=1792675388"},{"product_id":"water-violet","title":"Water Violet","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWater Violet details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eHottonia palustris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: The first twelve essences\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group\u003cspan\u003eLoneliness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFailing: A\u003cspan\u003eloof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonality: \u003cspan\u003eIsolated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVirtue: \u003cspan\u003eJoy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who in health or illness like to be alone. Very quiet people, who move about without noise, speak little, and then gently. Very independent, capable and self-reliant. Almost free of the opinions of others. They are aloof, leave people alone and go their own way. Often clever and talented. Their peace and calmness is a blessing to those around them. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…you are learning to stand absolutely alone in the world, gaining the intense joy of complete freedom, and therefore of perfect service to mankind. And when this is realised it is no longer sacrifice but the exquisite joy of helpfulness even under all conditions. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eState of Being\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are very beautiful people in mind and often in body. They are gentle, quiet, very refined and cultured and yet are masters of their fate and lead their lives with a quiet determination and certainty. Like to be much alone. In illness they may be a little proud and aloof and if so this reacts upon them. Even so, they are very brave and try to fight alone and unaided and be of no anxiety or trouble to those around. They are brave souls indeed who seem to know their work in life and do it with a quiet certain will. They do not often form strong attachments even to those nearest them. They bear adversity and illness calmly, quietly and bravely without complaint. [Bach]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eWater Violet grows in drainage ditches and other slow moving water. Many of its traditional habitats have been destroyed- mechanical ditching has cleared the channels too efficiently, many of the wetland fens have been drained by lowering the water table and various chemicals pollute the dykes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eWater Violet is increasingly hard to find but in general terms it grows in the southern and eastern counties of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWater Violet\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers are pale mauve, rather the same hue as the pale Impatiens and both are remedies for loneliness. With a yellow centre the Water Violet flower points to self-knowledge and the calm assurance of an unemotional understanding, it has knowledge of life, a certain calm detachment. The stem is glabrous (smooth, without hairs) and we should note a general lack of that responsive, emotional sensitivity found in Chicory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater Violet is unusual in the structure of the flowering stems. The flowers are arranged in whorls around the stalk, like a coronet of lights that shine with a soft intensity. Three, five or sometimes up to seven individual flowers open at the same time, while on the whorl above, the buds are still developing. Six or seven rings of flowers will usually develop, depending upon the weather in May and June. We can tell, at a glance, what stage this plant has reached, reading off a clear calendar the stage of life development. This is in distinct contrast to plants like Chicory or Cerato where, looking at a photograph, one would be hard put to say whether the flowers were the first or even the last of the season. In its structure, Water Violet demonstrates a clear and straightforward purpose in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e£4.25\/10ml\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Totally Natural Skincare","offers":[{"title":"10ml","offer_id":12444564979735,"sku":"","price":5.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/2207\/products\/water-violet-8383165.jpg?v=1792675388"},{"product_id":"white-chestnut","title":"White Chestnut","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhite Chestnut details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLatin Name: \u003cspan\u003eAesculus hippocastanum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroup: Second Nineteen\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional Group: \u003cspan\u003eInsufficient interest in present circumstances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmotional response: \u003cspan\u003eMental congestion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMethod: \u003cspan\u003eSun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"home\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"essenceInfoLanding\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIndication\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who cannot prevent thoughts, ideas, arguments which they do not desire from entering their minds. Usually at such times when the interest of the moment is not strong enough to keep the mind full. Thoughts which worry and will remain, or if for a time thrown out, will return. They seem to circle round and round and cause mental torture. The presence of such unpleasant thoughts drives out peace and interferes with being able to think only of the work or pleasure of the day. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e…the perfect method of learning this is by calm thought and meditation, and by bringing ourselves to such an atmosphere of peace that our Souls are able to speak to us through our conscience and intuition and to guide us according to their wishes. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a pattern of thoughts which constantly repeats and gives no rest to the mind, continual internal argument, worry and chatter, mental congestion. Thoughts circulate without resolution, going over and over the same conflict, preoccupation that obstructs clarity, a drama forever re-enacted in the mind and gives no rest. Symptoms may include tiredness, insomnia, confusion, depression, guilt feelings, repetition of a topic in conversation, lack of calmness, nervous worry, often causes headaches.\u003cbr\u003e[Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCombinations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite Chestnut is in both Rest and Exam combinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eChestnut is tolerant of most soils and conditions but requires full light and space to grow. It is generally seen as a planted tree in parkland and gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eThe Horse Chestnut tree is a relative newcomer to the English countryside. (See Chestnut Bud)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWhite Chestnut - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere Star of Bethlehem is needed to reassemble a pattern with clear lines of geometry and structure, White Chestnut dispels a repeating pattern of thoughts. These thoughts, said Bach, ‘seem to circle round and round and cause mental torture’. The link to Star of Bethlehem can easily be seen if we imagine an accident and attendant shock. Star would bring comfort and ease the trauma. But suppose, as often happens, we play and replay the sequence of events within our mind, a tape recorder on an endless loop. Then we experience the White Chestnut state: ‘thoughts which worry and will remain, or if for a time thrown out, will return’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers of White Chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum, lack any defined shape or design. Single flowers, 30 – 40 of them, are held in a loose pyramid on a central stem. A complex spiral of small side branches hold sets of two, three or four flowers. The effect is made more irregular by the fact that on these smaller stalks the blooms open randomly through the weeks of early summer. Bursts of varying intensity pulse through the massed light of the flowering candles. Each single flower has five amorphous white petals, delicate and beautiful, but uneven in form. The centre of each flower is splashed with yellow which quickly turns to red upon pollination. Fringed with hairs, the petals grow larger as the bud opens. The botanical form varies: some flowers are infertile – this helps to limit the number of seeds once the first flowers are fertilised, setting a restraint upon the future generation. In a perfect White Chestnut flower there are five sepals, five petals, seven stamens, one pistil and a three-chambered ovary containing two rudimentary seeds. Another contrast with the clear form of Star. The seven stamens are most prominent, curving out like tongues from a mouth. Altogether the impression is one of change, movement and asymmetry. 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Their difficulty is to determine what occupation to follow; as although their ambitions are strong, they have no calling which appeals to them above all others. This may cause delay and dissatisfaction. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet us find one thing in life that attracts us most and do it. Let that one thing be so part of us that it is as natural as breathing; as natural as it is for the bee to collect honey, and the tree to shed its old leaves in autumn and bring forth new ones in the spring. If we study nature we find that every creature, bird, tree and flower has its definite part to play, its own definite and peculiar work through which it aids and enriches the entire Universe. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChronic Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a remedy that may be needed by anyone, and in cases which do not respond to other herbs, or even when it seems difficult to decide which to give, try this for at least a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the patient does well, continue with it so long as they improve before changing to another remedy.\u003cbr\u003e[Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eWild Oat likes a moist soil and prefers a little shade. Look for it where mowers and grazing animals cannot reach on steep banks and among the trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eWild Oat grows throughout the country on hedge-banks and along the edge of woodland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWild Oat - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Oat is pivotal among the 38 as the only remedy that can help to orientate us towards our true direction. At one point Dr Bach grouped the remedies in formation and put Wild Oat in pole position. Another time he set all the remedies in a circle but placed Wild Oat at the centre. If the different remedies so far discovered help us to understand our soul lessons or to overcome chronic problems, then Wild Oat is there to help us, like a compass, to rediscover our true path in life….\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNora Weeks’ account of Wild Oat and what Bach had in mind focussed on the need that we have for ‘a definite purpose in life’. People are often bored, she says, or lack any real interest in their lives, they do uncongenial work devoid of creativity and this saps strength leading, inevitably, to ill health. In truth, Bach put it more strongly (as we can read in Collected Writings, see particularly Free Thyself Chapter 6) and emphasised the need for every individual to recognise and respond to their life purpose. This is the calling of the soul to fulfil our potential and so to develop those innate qualities that we each possess so that we become true human beings. Our challenge, says Bach, is that we may realise our Divinity…for through that Divine Power all things are possible to us’. 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They have surrendered to the struggle of life without complaint. [Bach: Twelve Healers and Other Remedies 1936]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResignation, which makes one become merely an unobservant passenger on the journey of life, opens the door to untold adverse influences which would never have an opportunity of gaining admittance as long as our daily existence brought with it the spirit and joy of adventure. [Bach: Collected Writings]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor resignation, apathy, surrender, failure to make effort, fatalism, just drift down hill, dullness, lack of interest, no spark or vitality, sense of monotony, expressionless drone to voice, weariness, a dull companion. [Barnard: Guide to the Bach Flower Remedies]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eThe rose is an extensive genus widely cultivated and hybridised. Dr Bach chose the genuine wild variety of rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eWild Rose is a true native rose that grows throughout the country though it is more numerous in the south. It is the common briar of the hedgerow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWild Rose - Form and Functio \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Rose, Rosa canina, can be either white or rose pink: shades of both Clematis and Honeysuckle. And the same gesture is there in the stems which, although they start off energetically, thrusting up vertically, when free of support they curve over and turn back towards the earth. Roses put out new growth in August and September, at the end of the summer, and so leave it late in the year. These gracefully arching stems, fresh green and flexible, are an echo of spring. The thorns, which are a bright, flesh-pink when young, act as hooks, helping the plant to gain stability. This is important since the long stems would otherwise be blown about by the wind, damaging the plant. When a person becomes ‘resigned to all that happens’ they are indeed blown as the wind wills, without structure or direction of their own. Hiding in the hedge, Wild Rose usually gains support from others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hooks or thorns are fiercely prominent and extremely sharp. Approach Wild Rose and you will never escape without a scratch; blood will be drawn. Here we see again the image of forceful stimulus found in Gorse which will jab at apathy and weak will. The thorns are curved downwards, shaped like a canine tooth (hence Rosa canina) and they share the tooth’s ripping and tearing disposition. In the converse of the Wild Rose state a person takes hold and will not let go; with terrier-like determination they keep working at a problem until it is solved. Rosa canina is also known as Dog Rose though it is generally supposed that Dog derives from dague, Old French for dagger. The sharpness of the prickles is followed by the jagged edge of the leaves. 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They feel that they have not deserved so great a trial, that it was unjust, and they become embittered. They often take less interest and less activity in those things of life which they had previously enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAffirmation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are not all asked to be saints or martyrs or men of renown; to most of us less conspicuous offices are allotted. But we are all expected to understand the joy and adventure of life and to fulfil with cheerfulness the particular piece of work which has been ordained for us by our Divinity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEmotional State\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who suffer any small adversity with bitterness and resentment, they blame others and feel hard done by, they are self-centred, self-pitying, self-justifying, feel wronged, sulk and bear grudges, will feel slighted and constantly dissatisfied, lack humour. Symptoms may include constant frowning, grumbling, spread a gloom and negative feeling, a difficult patient since nothing pleases, reluctant to admit improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHabitat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral\u003cbr\u003eWillows like damp, low-lying land, often lining the banks of rivers and streams. It is a common tree, which is often pollarded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain\u003cbr\u003eWhite Willow trees grow throughout Britain, and the sub-species S. vitellina is widespread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWillow - Form and Function\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are other, more tangible pointers that illustrate the gesture of the Willow state in the tree. Bach inferred that Willow people are concerned by their success in the material world. The way that the tree roots deeply into the earth shows this. It has a massive fibrous root system that searches everywhere for water; it is well known that willow roots can block a house’s drains. But this affinity for water shows how Willow people feed upon the emotional drama of complaint and blame. There is an intensity of feeling in all the water plants. Willows grow by the water, by rivers and in marshy land. It was this characteristic that gave rise to the idea that it contained help for rheumatics and the aches and pains associated with damp places. In 1763 the Rev. Edmund Stone experimented with willow bark (S. alba) thinking that the bitterness was reminiscent of Peruvian bark (cinchona), used in the preparation of quinine, a treatment for malaria. He claimed that some 50 people with rheumatic disorders were helped by willow bark. His report to the Royal Society was ignored, perhaps because ‘pious folk belief held that God planted cures where diseases originated’ – a case of an infant science dismissing the traditional Doctrine of Signatures. 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