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Bach Flower Remedies

Bach Flower Remedies for spiritual harmony

Bach Flower therapy is a unique medicine system that can change very subtle emotional and psychological states of being. Terror, depression, anxiety, irritability, intolerance, lack of confidence, hatred or selfishness... two drops thrice a day of the right remedy can uproot such deep-seated personality traits. And, in the process, heal the body.

These remedies bring us nearer to our souls and by that very act
bring us peace and relieve our sufferings — Dr Edward Bach.

Although the system was founded in the 1930s by Dr Edward Bach, an English bacteriologist and homeopathic physician, it remained an obscure tributary of homeopathy till the recent rekindling of interest in it. Its popularity is growing the world over, with annual conferences and the publication of books to keep pace with the burgeoning number of new remedies.

Bach flower is perhaps one of the most spiritual therapies, for it stems from Dr Bach's belief in the soul, a spark of the divine, guiding us towards our purpose in life. Violating the soul's dictates or harming others distorts our inherently noble virtues such as courage, love, mental peace, humility, strength and understanding into negative qualities such as possessiveness, fear, indecision, depression, impatience, cruelty and hate. This process generates disease, which, therefore, originates in our spiritual state. Its cure, too, must be found in that realm.

On deep and intuitive inquiry, Dr Bach pinpointed 38 archetypal soul states and discovered plants embodying those states. Their use helps restore the balance between the soul and the personality, lost through the lack of a certain soul quality, thereby healing the illness.

Though plants and herbs have always been used in healing, Dr Bach made a distinction between plants that relieve symptoms and those of the "higher order" that contain genuine healing powers. Besides, in a natural method of potentizing, he used the essence of flowers, in which all the essential energies of the plants get concentrated. There is an esoteric relationship between man and flower, which symbolizes beauty and the development of human faculties. For example, the rose is used by the Sufis and the Rosicrucians and the thousand-petalled lotus in Indian philosophy.

The remedies are prepared by gently picking wild flowers (never cultivated ones) at their prime, that is, just before dropping, at 9 a.m. They are floated in a glass bowl of spring water and left in clear sunshine for three hours. The vitalized water is then preserved in brandy, vinegar or spring water.

Dr Bach's 38 remedies were made from English flowers. Today the number has risen to over 1,200 with producers in different countries tapping the healing power of indigenous flowers.

Rescue Remedy, a combination of five remedies, is universally popular. It has an almost miraculous effect on trauma—accident victims have been known to regain consciousness and walk to the hospital. Because of its quick and lifesaving properties, it is an indispensable part of the user's survival kit.

The advantage of Bach flower therapy is that not only does it change our very personalities, but it does so through the spirit and not the body, thereby pre-empting the possibility of overdose, side-effects or incompatibility with other therapies.

At Natures Clinicals we often prescribe Bach Flowers to assist you on your way to full holistic health.

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