Bach flowers: the therapeutic bases
It is wrong to assume that Bach's remedies are constitutional remedies and should be prescribed for a long time: they correspond to the thirty-eight principal situations of difficulty represented in the theater of life and - when they are well chosen - they act quickly, at most within a week .
The choice of the most suitable Bach flowers is based on the rational knowledge of what the author says for each of his remedies, but once this knowledge is installed in the mind, it is necessary to let it rest in the memory and choose the most suitable flower for ourselves or for the person we have before us, based on the heart and intuition.
The characteristics of the seven Bach flower categories
The remedies are divided by Bach into seven categories. The first category is that of fear: all the fears of life, from the greatest fear, that of dying (Rock Rose), to the minor fear, fear for others (Red Chestnut), are divided according to five gradations, how many are the remedies in this category; the second category concerns uncertainty, the doubt that prevents positive action, from the greater uncertainty, that which concerns one's own value as human beings (Cerato), to the lesser uncertainty, that relating to the choice of one's own activity (Wild Oat ), according to six gradations, how many are the remedies of this category; the third category is that of insufficient interest in the present, which we could define with the modern term of alienation, from Clematis (which is so alienated from the present as to desire the beyond) to Chestnut Bud (which is simply distracted and tends to repeat indefinitely the same type of error or negative experience, without learning anything from experience), according to seven gradations, as many as there are remedies in this category; the fourth category is that of solitude, from Water Violet (who has chosen solitude as a lifestyle) to Heather (who simply suffers it without understanding it and surpasses it by exchanging a chat), according to three gradations, as many as there are remedies for this category; the fifth category is that of hypersensitivity to influences and ideas, from Agrimony (who tolerates anything pretending to be cheerful and is prone to the use of drugs, to stifle the gushing of truth from his soul) to Holly (who takes it for a nothing and is not willing to tolerate the slightest affront, or supposed such, to one's ego), according to four gradations, corresponding to the number of remedies of this group; the sixth category is that of discouragement or despair, from Larch (who is convinced that any commitment is greater than his abilities) to Crab Apple (who would feel like a lion, were it not for a small disturbance afflicting him), according to eight gradations, corresponding to the number of remedies of this set; the seventh category is that of excessive care or attention towards others and goes from Chicory (who deals with the needs of others maniacally, feeling obliged to advise anyone else what to do) to Rock Water (which deals only with its own life discipline, hoping only to constitute a positive example), according to five gradations, which correspond to the number of remedies of this group.
To learn more about the topic, see the chapter on Bach remedies divided into categories.
For a complete list of Bach flowers, click here.
Method
The procedure to choose the most suitable Bach remedy is the following:
1. Ask yourself which of the seven sentiments, or emotional conditions listed, is what creates the greatest tension in the present, the most serious personal difficulties; let's imagine that we can express the sole desire of the lamp genius to successfully face only one of these conditions, which one would we choose?
2. Choosing the category, let us give, using the heart and intuition, a vote to our emotional difficulties, from 1 (most serious situation) to "n", where "n" represents the number of remedies belonging to each category: exactly, «n» for the first category is 5, for the second 6, for the third 7, for the fourth 3, for the fifth 4, for the sixth 8, for the seventh 5; we will have found the remedy to be used.
For example, if the prevailing negative feeling is fear, a non-violent fear, but subtle, persistent and vague, and the number of remedies in the category of fear is 5, we could give the intensity of our feeling the fourth position, ie the number 4, corresponding to the Aspen remedy, ranked fourth in the category of fear.
Method of recruitment. Bach flowers can be found on the market in liquid form, according to two different packages: a small package around 5-10 cc of concentrated product, which must be diluted with water for intake; a larger pack of 30 cc, where the product has already been diluted and is ready for direct intake.
Dosage and dosage: a single administration is often preferable before going to bed, instead of the 4 normally prescribed diurnal administrations; before going to bed, then, by pouring them directly under the tongue (and waiting two minutes before swallowing), 20 drops of the diluted product are given.
The SFBs (Bach flower sequences), personal method. Once we have learned how to take the single Bach flowers it is also very easy to explain their use in sequence, together with the practice of fasting. The simplest way is to choose the Bach flower that is most relevant to us or the patient in each of the seven categories, and to give a different flower every night before going to bed each week, according to the sequence of the seven categories. combined with a total or evening fast. Here is an example. Suppose we have chosen for the first category Cherry Plum: this remedy will be administered, to the extent of 20 drops, every night before bedtime, during the first week; in the second category we suppose to have chosen Wild Oat: this remedy will be administered in the second week and so on for the other 5 categories and the other 5 weeks. Finally, a 7-week cycle will have been completed, using 7 Bach flowers.
The partial or total evening fast greatly helps the action of Bach flowers; the synergy between these interventions, together with the symptoms of nervousness, anxiety, irritability and depression, also improves the physical symptoms, not only those inherent in the digestive and intestinal sphere, but also eventually allergic disorders, chronic inflammations of the joints, urogenital organs, sinuses and gums. The 7 week and 7 remedies cycle can be repeated in the same way, changing the remedies according to the change of symptoms, until the continuous improvement or physical and mental disorders do not completely cease. If you do not get a satisfactory result with the sequence of 7 Bach flowers, you pass to the sequence of 12, using the same 12 original remedies in the following order: Rock Rose, Mimulus, Cerato, Scleranthus, Gentian, Hornbeam, Clematis, Water Violet, Impatiens, Agrimony, Chicory, Vervain. For the most difficult cases the 38 remedies are used one after the other, in the same order according to which they have been described above.
