Bach flowers: the therapeutic basis
It is wrong to believe that Bach's remedies are constitutional remedies and must be prescribed for a long time: they correspond to the thirty-eight main difficult situations represented in the theater of life and - when they are well chosen - they act quickly, within a week at the most. .
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 in front of us, based on the heart and intuition.
The characteristics of the seven categories of Bach flowers
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 least fear, the fear of others (Red Chestnut), are divided into five gradations, how many are the remedies of this category; the second category concerns the "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 in this category; the third category is that of the insufficient interest in the present, which we could define with the modern term of alienation, from Clematis (who is so alienated from the present that he longs for the afterlife) to Chestnut Bud (who 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 loneliness, from Water Violet (which has chosen loneliness as lifestyle) to Heather (who simply undergoes it without understanding it and overcomes it by exchanging a chat), according to three gradations, as many as there are remedies in 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 trifle and is not willing to tolerate the slightest affront, or supposed such, to his ego), according to four gradations, corresponding to the number of remedies in this group; the sixth category is that of discouragement or despair, from Larch (who is convinced that any commitment is beyond his abilities) to Crab Apple (who would feel like a lion, were it not for a small ailment that afflicts him), according to eight shades , corresponding to the number of remedies in this set; the seventh category is that of excessive care or attention towards others and ranges from Chicory (who obsessively deals with the needs of others, feeling obliged to advise anyone what to do) to Rock Water (which deals only with his own life discipline , hoping only to constitute a positive example), according to five gradations, which correspond to the number of remedies in this group.
To deepen the subject, see the chapter on Bach's remedies divided by categories.
For the complete list of Bach flowers click here.
Method
The procedure for choosing the most suitable Bach remedy is as follows:
1. Asking oneself which of the seven feelings, or emotional conditions listed, is the one that creates the greatest tension in the present, the most serious personal difficulties; imagine being able to express the genie of the lamp as the only desire to successfully deal with one of these conditions, which one would we choose?
2. Having chosen the category, using our heart and intuition, we rate 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 thus have found the remedy to use.
For example, if the prevailing negative feeling is fear, a non-violent, but subtle, persistent and vague fear, and the number of remedies in the category of fear is 5, we could give the intensity of our feeling the fourth position, that is the number 4, corresponding to the Aspen remedy, in fourth place 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 consumption; a larger package, of 30 cc , where the product has already been diluted and is directly ready to be taken.
Dosage and posology: it is often preferable to have a single administration before going to bed, instead of the 4 daily administrations normally prescribed; before going to bed, 20 drops of the diluted product are administered directly under the tongue (and waiting two minutes before swallowing).
The SFB (Bach flower sequences), personal method. Once you have learned how to take the individual Bach flowers, it is also very simple to explain their use in sequence, together with the practice of fasting. The simplest way is to choose the Bach flower most relevant to us or to the patient in each of the seven categories, and to administer a different flower every evening before bedtime in each week, according to the sequence of the seven categories, all combined with a total or relative fast in the evening. Here is an example.Let's suppose you have chosen Cherry Plum for the first category: this remedy will be administered, in the measure of 20 drops, every night before going to bed, during the first week; in the second category suppose you 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, with the use of 7 Bach flowers.
Partial or total fasting in the evening greatly helps the action of Bach flowers; the synergy between these interventions, alongside the symptoms of nervousness, anxiety, irritability and depression, also improves physical symptoms, not only those inherent in the digestive and intestinal sphere, but also possibly allergic disorders, chronic inflammation of the joints, urogenital organs, paranasal sinuses and gums. The cycle of 7 weeks and 7 remedies can be repeated in the same way, changing the remedies according to the change in symptoms, until the continuous improvement or physical and mental disorders do not completely cease. If a satisfactory result is not obtained with the sequence of 7 Bach flowers, we move on to the sequence of 12, using in the same way the 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 in which they were described above.
Other articles on "Bach flowers: therapeutic bases"
- Mental states according to Bach
- Bach flowers
- Bach flowers: when are they indicated? What contraindications?
- Description of the 38 Bach flowers
- Bach remedies categories
Disclaimer
The practices described here are not accepted by medical science, have not been subjected to experimental tests conducted with a scientific method or have not passed them. This information is for illustrative purposes only.
