Flower Remedies

In turn, as the mental and emotional spheres are harmonized, the

physical body can relax into a more functional, balanced state. The

flower essences can and do have profound effects on the physical

body. The avenues through which they reach the physical body are the

mental and emotional realms.

One of the best ways to experience the flower essences is to use

Rescue Remedy™, a wonderful combination of five flower essences

developed specifically for shock and trauma.

The five flowers include:

•  Clematis

•  Rock Rose

•  Impatiens

•  Star of Bethlehem

•  Cherry Plum

I’ve provided a brief introduction to these five essences, so that you

can begin to get the “flavor” of the remedies and how they work. Notice

how each approaches shock and/or trauma from a different direction;

each has a different way of offering support.

Clematis vitalba – Clematis

•  Dreamy, drowsy, not fully awake, no great interest in life

•  In illness, makes little or no effort to get well

•  May look forward to death

•  Acute – typical of shock

•  Deeper presentation – depressed, even suicidal

Helianthemum nummularium - Rock Rose

•  Emergency, for cases that appear to have no hope

•  THE “rescue remedy,” according to Bach

•  Accidents, sudden illness, trauma, violence when the person

is frightened or terrified •  If unconscious, can moisten the lips with the remedy.

•  Can be helpful in the dying process, when someone is afraid,

viewing death as total annihilation.

•  Name derives from Greek Helios, the sun, and the Latin word

for coins. Restores sun-like forces of courage to the human

soul to meet tremendous challenges.

Impatients glandulifera - Impatiens

•  Quick in thought and action

•  Wishes everything to be completed without delay

•  Difficult to be patient with people who are slow

•  Wrong to waste time

•  For acute: anxious to recover quickly

Ornitholagum umbellatum - Star of Bethlehem

•  Shock of any kind tends to drive us out of our bodies.

•  “I jumped out of my skin” or “I was beside myself.”

•  Shocking news, the loss of a beloved, fright following an

accident

•  Soothes and comforts, which helps to alleviate pain

•  Star of Bethlehem unifies body and soul again so that the

natural healing processes can take place.

Prunus cerasifera - Cherry Plum

•  Fear 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

•  The soul tries to protect against this fear of losing control by

tightening its grip, which only leads to more pressure and

stress.

•  Cherry Plum gives mental strength and confidence.

Consider using Rescue Remedy™ in the following situations:

•  Physical trauma

•  Before and after dental work •  After shocking news

•  Grief

•  Insomnia

•  Anxiety

•  High-stress situations, e.g., before a performance, test, job

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