The 38 Bach Flowers
The 38 Bach Flowers are the vibrational energy of 37 healing plants and one of the water from a natural spring.
HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE ‘VIBRATION?’
The Bach Flower Remedies are the vibration of healing plants. Using words to describe this vibration is like describing the color blue to someone who has never seen blue. Use the brief descriptions below to give you a guide to an initial selection. Reading different people’s descriptions of the vibrations gives hints as to the subtleties of each of the remedies. Fortunately, if you choose the wrong remedy, no harm is done. The best way to determine if it is the “right” remedy is to actually take the remedy. (see “glass of water method” on consultation page). The more you practice or “play” with the flowers, the better you get at choosing remedies.
THE BACH FLOWER REMEDIES
- 38 single remedies
- 293 million possible combinations
- Seven Categories
CATEGORY 1 – FEAR
Rock Rose – terror, fright, panic
Mimulus – shyness, fear of known things
Cherry Plum – fear of losing control
Aspen – fear of unknown things
Red Chestnut – fear for the welfare of loved ones
CATEGORY 2 – UNCERTAINTY
Cerato – lack of trust in one’s own decisions
Scleranthus – difficulty choosing between two alternatives
Gentian – discouragement
Gorse – hopelessness and despair
Hornbeam – tiredness at the thought of doing something
Wild Oat – uncertainty over one’s direction in life
CATEGORY 3 – INSUFFICIENT INTEREST IN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES
Clematis – thinks of the future, daydreaming
Honeysuckle – thinks of the past
Wild Rose – apathy
Olive – physical, mental, or emotional exhaustion
White Chestnut – circular thoughts and mental arguments
Mustard – depression for no reason
Chestnut Bud – inability to learn from mistakes
CATEGORY 4 – LONELINESS
Water Violet – appears competent, yet has few close friends
Impatiens – impatience
Heather – feels unheard and needy for attention
CATEGORY 5 – OVERSENSITIVE TO OUTSIDE INFLUENCES AND IDEAS
Agrimony – mental torture behind a cheerful face
Centaury – the boundary flower, the inability to say ‘no’
Walnut – for psychic protection from outside influences
Holly – suspicion, envy and jealousy
CATEGORY 6 – FOR DESPONDENCY OR DESPAIR
Larch – lack of self-confidence
Pine – guilt
Elm – overwhelmed
Sweet Chestnut – anguish
Star of Bethleham – shock, grief
Willow – resentment, self-pity
Oak – unable to rest because of duty
Crab Apple – the cleansing remedy, feeling unclean, self-hatred
CATEGORY 7 – OVER CARE FOR THE WELFARE OF OTHERS
Chicory – the mother flower, difficulty in letting children go
Vervain – over enthusiastic
Vine – stubborn, bossy, “my way or the highway”
Beech – intolerance, overly critical
Rock Water – the martyr, inflexibility, self-flagellation
RESCUE REMEDY
Rescue Remedy (combination of Star of Bethlehem, Impatiens, Clematis, Rock Rose, and Cherry Plum) – Sudden Crisis or Emergency