Bach Flower Remedies

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Hi Carol,

 

I don't post here often but I have a background in Bach Flower Remedies and

so will answer your questions in relation to them.

 

I have not looked at the form so I will not comment on it but to determine

which Bach Flower Remedies to use you listen for keywords that the client

uses to describe emotions, feelings and situations. Each of the 38 remedies

has a key word or phrase. Many people after they read the descriptions

think " I could use all 38! " But what a Bach Flowers Practitioner listens

for are clues which allow priorities to be established. Dr. Bach when

setting up his guidelines said that no more than 6 or 7 of the remedies

should be combined at once. The way to determine which 6 or 7 (or less) to

combines is by dealing with what is most pressing at the time.

 

With respect to some remedies addressing what appears to be the same health

issues, you are correct in using the term " appear " . Dr. Bach grouped the

remedies in various categories but they do address slightly different

aspects of the emotion. For example the remedies of Aspen and Mimulus are

both for Fear but Aspen is for fear of the unknown or vague fears whereas

Mimulus is for fear of a specific thing such as spiders. So if you have

fear which remedy you use depends on whether you can attribute it to

something specific or not.

 

There is also the intensity of the emotion that needs to be considered.

For example the keyword for Rock Rose is Terror. So despite the fact that

it is fear it is the most intense form of it. Another example of this would

be the differentiation between Gentian and Gorse. Gorse is described as

" the dark night of the soul " . Gentian is used for a less severe setback.

 

The biggest differences between essential oils and flower remedies are that

1) Bach Flower Remedies are intended to be taken internally and 2) the

remedies do not directly deal with physical ailments whereas essential oils

can address things on an emotional level or a physical level.

 

I hope that helps,

Dorothy

 

>

> I also found the following Personalized Bach Flower Remedy form

> that, once completed, gives suggestions to the formulas that will

> work best for each person's profile. I took the test twice and

> still feel I need to better acquaint myself with these remedies.

> And the reason being, I don't feel their question form is explicit

> enough. I do, however, believe the Cherry Plum and Olive remedies

> fit my needs. But there are 38 remedies and some seem to address

> the same health issues. Am I wrong on that?