Tapping With Bach Flowers

Fear

Rock Rose: Self-transcendence (Scorpio)

Treats people who are alarmed, panicky and full of trepidation.

Mimulus: Courage (Capricorn)

Treats fear of known things, fear of the world; shyness, timidity, bashfulness.

Cherry Plum: Composure (Pisces)

For treating a person suffering from uncontrolled, irrational thoughts; fear of losing control and doing something terrible; fear of "going crazy"; uncontrolled bursts of temper; impulsive; suicidal.

Aspen: Trust (External Issues)

For treating apprehension - a sense of dread without knowing why; unexplainable anxiety; presentiments; anxiety for no known reason.

Red Chestnut: Objectivity (Scorpio)

Treats excessive care for, and concern for, others, especially those held dear.

Uncertainty

Cerato: Intuition (Gemini)

For treating those who doubt their own judgment and intuition, and seek the advice of others; easily influenced and impressionable.

Scleranthus: Balance (Libra)

Treats uncertainty, indecision, vacillation; fluctuating moods.

Gentian: Perseverance (Taurus)

Treats despondence; people who are easily discouraged and rejected; skeptical, pessimistic; depression, where the cause is known.

Gorse: Optimism (External Issues)

Treats the person who is desperate, without hope; "Oh, what's the use?"; defeatist.

Hornbeam: Enthusiasm (Leo)

Treats the "Monday morning blues" but once started, task usually fulfilled; mental fatigue; procrastination.

Wild Oat: Self-actualization (Gemini)

Helps determine peoples intended path in life.

Insufficient interest in present circumstances

Clematis: Creative Idealism (Pisces)

Treats person who is indifferent, inattentive, daydreaming, absent-minded, and escapist from reality.

Honeysuckle: Letting Go (Scorpio)

For nostalgic people who dwell in the past; homesickness.

Wild Rose: Vitality (Taurus)

Treats resignation, apathy, people who are drifters who accept their lot, making little or no effort toward improvement; those who lack ambition.

Olive: Rejuvenation (Aries)

Treats those drained of energy, for whom every task is an effort; the physically fatigued.

White Chestnut: Tranquility (External Issues)

Treats persistent unwanted thoughts, preoccupation with some worry or episode, mental arguments, constant inner dialog.

Mustard: Joy (Cancer, Capricorn)

Treats "dark cloud" of depression that descends for no known reason and which can lift just as suddenly, making person downcast, saddened, and low.

Chestnut Bud: Wisdom (Aquarius, Leo)

Treats refusal to learn by experience; continually repeating the same mistakes.

Loneliness

Water Violet: Sharing (Aquarius)

Treats people who are proud, reserved, sedate types, occasionally superior, in whom there is little emotional involvement, but who are reliable and dependable.

Impatiens: Patience (Aries, Cancer)

Treats impatience, irritability, people who behave in a melodramatic manner.

Heather: Compassion (Capricorn)

Treats people who are obsessed with their own troubles and experiences; talkative bores; poor listeners

Over-sensitivity to influences and ideas

Agrimony: Inner Peace (Sagittarius, Pisces)

For treating people suffering inner torture, which they try to dissemble behind a facade of cheerfulness. Often used as a remedy for alcoholism.

Centaury: Inner Strength (Virgo)

For treating weakness of will; people who let themselves be exploited or imposed upon; subservience; difficulty in saying "no"; doormat syndrome.

Walnut: Transitions (External Issues)

Protection remedy against powerful influences, helps adjustment to transition or change, e.g., puberty, menopause, divorce, new surroundings.

Holly: Love (Virgo)

Treats people who are jealous, envious, vengeful, or suspicious.

Despondency or despair

Larch: Self-confidence (Root Issue)

Treats despondency due to lack of self-confidence; expects failure, so fails to make the attempt; has the ability, yet feels inferior.

Pine: Self-acceptance (Virgo)

Treats feelings of guilt; self-blame for the mistakes of others; feelings of unworthiness.

Elm: Self-assurance (External Issues)

Treats the person who is temporarily overcome by inadequacy or responsibility, though normally quite capable.

Sweet Chestnut: Faith (Sagittarius)

Treats absolute dejection; the feeling that one has reached the limits of what one can stand.

Star of Bethlehem: Healing (External Issues)

Treats all the effects of serious news, or fright following an accident, etc.; release from trauma, no matter how long ago it took place.

Willow: Forgiveness (Taurus)

Treats people who experience resentment and bitterness, who have an "it’s not fair" and "poor me" attitude.

Oak: Stability (Aries)

Treats brave, determined types who struggle on in illness and against adversity despite setbacks; plodders, never resting.

Crab Apple: Perspective (Libra)

"The Cleanser Flower" treats people who feel unclean or ashamed of ailments; those who suffer from self-disgust / -hatred; house pride.

Over-care for welfare of others

Chicory: Selflessness (Cancer)

Treats the possessive person who demands respect or attention (selfishness), likes others to conform to their standards; martyr syndrome; person who interferes and manipulates.

Vervain: Moderation (Leo, Sagittarius)

Treats over-enthusiasm, over-effort, straining; for people who are fanatical, high-strung, incensed, or inordinately frustrated by injustices.

Vine: Humility (Gemini)

Treats people who are dominating, inflexible, ambitious, tyrannical, or autocratic; arrogant pride; those considered good leaders.

Beech: Tolerance (Aquarius)

For a person who is critical and intolerant of others; arrogant.

Rock Water: Flexibility (Libra)

Treats people who are hard on themselves, often overworked, rigid, self-denying; ascetic.

Astrological character classifications

The Twelve Healers, Dr. Bach's list of the most crucial of his remedies, correspond to twelve types of personality, each possessing a quality to develop and a primary fault or negative emotional/mental tendency to overcome. He described the twelve types as the "twelve great lessons of life" and believed that each of us is primarily concentrating on one of these lessons in particular.

Bach wrote that "each herb corresponds with one of the qualities, and its purpose is to strengthen that quality, so that the personality may rise above the fault that is the particular stumbling block." (Barnard, Julian, ed; Collected Writings of Edward Bach, Bach Educational Programme, Hereford, UK, 1987, p 100.)

Bach outlined the positive and negative qualities of the Twelve Healers as follows:

Twelve Healers.....Negative Tendency.......Positive Quality                             Our astrological classifications
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Chicory.................Possessiveness.................Selfless love.......................................................Cancer
Mimulus.................Fear/anxiety.......................Courage...........................................................Capricorn
Agrimony...............Restlessness....................Inner peace........................................................Sagittarius
Scleranthus..............Indecision.....................Steadfastness......................................................Libra
Clematis.................Indifference.....................Gentleness.........................................................Pisces
Centaury...........Weakness/servility.................Strength...........................................................Virgo
Gentian.......................Doubt........................Understanding......................................................Taurus
Vervain...............Over-enthusiasm.................Tolerance...........................................................Leo
Cerato....................Self-distrust.................Wisdom/intuition.....................................................Gemini
Impatiens................Impatience........................Patience............................................................Aries
Rock Rose............Despair/terror............Self-transcendence...................................................Scorpio
Water Violet.............Aloofness.....................Joy/sharing..........................................................Aquarius

In a 1933 article on the "Twelve Healers" Bach revealed that the twelve primary types of personality "are indicated to us by the Moon according to which sign of the Zodiac she is in at birth". According to Bach, a study of this would reveal:

1. the type of personality

2. one's object and work in life and

3. the remedy which will assist one in that work. (Article cited in Barnard, pp. 77-78)

Bach firmly believed that the secret of life is to be true to our personality (or Moon sign), and that what diverts us from this purpose is interference from outside sources. He wrote that "our personality we learn from the position of the moon at birth; our dangers of interference from the planets".

To astrologers he gave the warning that they, "too much emphasize the planets, for, if we can hold our personality, be true unto ourselves, we need fear no planetary or outside influence." So while the Moon sign is the key to our personality, and how we can be true to it, the corresponding remedy can assist us to maintain that personality.

Astrologically, the Moon relates to the reigning need of the personality and represents one's emotional nature, moods, feelings and caring tendencies.

We can understand why Bach linked the Moon signs to the Twelve Healers, which embody the great 'lesson' of life. It is in overcoming the instinctual and therefore entrenched negative emotional tendency of our Moon sign that we experience the challenge of our life, or indeed its major lesson.

Unfortunately, Bach did not outline which of the Twelve Healers correlated with which Moon sign. In a letter to the Naturopathic Journal in 1933 he expressed his desire to remain cautious about astrology and not to be associated with anything dogmatic. Interestingly, he did say that his work on the remedies would "assist vastly in the purification and understanding of astrology". (Barnard, p.16)

I have found through personal experience and research that there are actually three flowers that express most adequately the depth of each Moon sign. You might say they represent three layers or levels of emotional and psychological complexity of our personality.

As to my personal feelings about Astrology, I am of the conviction we choose the specific time of our birth and have left ourselves clues to what we need to accomplish in this manifestation, much the same as Seth has stated, "Now astrology has its merits, and many good ones. An excellent astrologist can help people to better understand themselves. Understand, the individuals themselves between lives choose the time of their own birth, adopting ahead of time those characteristics that they feel will best aid their development, and challenge their abilities".

Your will can override your natal chart. It's important that you realize you create your reality. You are exactly the way you want to be right now, otherwise you would be different. If you fit your Moon sign enough to make you uncomfortable, as if someone was watching you and knew some of your secrets, then you can use this information to remove some of those emotional patterns you thought were a permanent part of your life and begin re-patterning your beliefs and emotions by tapping into those strengths inherent in your soul.

"Illness and suffering are the results of the misdirection of creative energy. They are a part of the creative force, however. They do not come from a different source than, say, health and vitality. Suffering is not good for the soul, unless it teaches you how to stop suffering. That is its purpose." -- Seth

Moon in Aries

You can be impulsively direct when relating to others, and may seem fierce or harsh. Independent to the point of loneliness, you don't mind a more spartan environment than most. You can get by on little. You have a short fuse, and harsh exchanges are not uncommon. Others could feel hurt by this.

IMPATIENS - Impatient, tense
OLIVE - Extreme exhaustion

OAK - Endurance despite hardship

Moon in Taurus

You have strong, stable emotions and tend to draw around you the perfect environment for your upbringing. The thing you need is always at hand. In addition, you get much support and good fortune from friends and relatives. You value constancy and security in all things and possess a good business sense. You are, by nature, very domestic and enjoy nice surroundings.

GENTIAN - Discouraged by setbacks, delays
WILLOW - Bitterness, resentment

WILD ROSE - Apathy, resignation

Moon in Gemini

You are at home where there is lots of communication, investigation, and exploration. Fascinated by social interchange (and gossip too) you tend not to be emotional and are somewhat surface-oriented. You enjoy variety and change. Thinking, writing, researching, and science are good. A teacher.

CERATO - Uncertainty in decision-making
VINE - Domineering, inflexible

WILD OAT - Uncertain of path in life

Moon in Cancer

You can sense and understand the mood and feelings of others, and are excellent at counseling and nursing. You are quite emotional, and have a natural sense of that which pleases, knowing the mood of the crowd. You can be overly protective (or protected), but are good at parenting and creating a home. Quite domestic.

CHICORY - Possessive, manipulative
IMPATIENS - Impatient, tense

MUSTARD - Depression from unknown origin

Moon in Leo

You are gregarious, even to the point of bringing out the performer in others. You somehow always manage to find a creative environment or the creative in any environment. You are great with kids and big on animals, sports, and the outdoors. You are an instant umbrella of warmth, friendship, and self-expression

VERVAIN - Overenthusiastic, opinionated
HORNBEAM - Lack of strength, low vitality

CHESTNUT BUD - Failure to learn from the past

Moon in Virgo

You are concerned and caring when it comes to the welfare of others. Not dynamic or too emotional, you are attentive, observant, careful, and above all responsible — able to respond. Always competent, you are in fact quite loving, although others could feel scrutinized or inadequate when in your presence.

CENTAURY - Weak-willed, subservient
HOLLY - Hatred, envy, jealousy, suspicion
PINE - Perfectionist, self-blame, guilt

Moon in Libra

You like beautiful surroundings, everything that is calm, tasteful, and harmonious. You are very giving, conciliatory, and even flattering in relationships, able to adjust to any situation. Reflective, tactful, you are able to please others. Above all, you are forever charming and gracious. Also ingratiating and inscrutable.

SCLERANTHUS - Indecision, vacillation
ROCK WATER - Self-denying

CRAB APPLE - Fastidious, self-disgust

Moon in Scorpio

Yours is a passionate life. Intense feelings and strong attachments make for hot times, and you are fiercely loyal, if not sometimes possessive. Secretive, you are not at all superficial but always get to the heart of things. This is good for business and politics. You have a sense for power, wealth, and passion.

ROCK ROSE - Panic, terror
RED CHESTNUT - Fear, over concern for loved ones

HONEYSUCKLE - Nostalgic, living in the past

Moon in Sagittarius

You are even happy in austere settings, and enjoy getting back to the basics. Religion, truth, and the world of philosophy and ideas are of interest. Your love of simplicity is good for politics too. It brings out the truth and a sense of honesty in a group. You are freedom-loving, independent, and at times, even a trifle remote. You are not bound by relationships and are thus not much of a domestic.

AGRIMONY - Hide torment behind brave front
VERVAIN - Overenthusiastic, manipulative

SWEET CHESTNUT - Extreme anguish

Moon in Capricorn

Yours is the most practical of environments. You can manipulate and every idea or situation and put it to good use. Emotions are seldom a priority, and you are always very practical and ambitious. Your career is central to everything you do. Farsighted and traditional, you enjoy success and the successful. You are, for the most part, unmoved by tears and feelings.

MIMMULAS - Known fear
HEATHER - Self-involved

MUSTARD - Depression from unknown origin

Moon in Aquarius

You are inspired, for humanity is your family and you are seldom bound by tradition or domestic ties. The big picture is what counts most with you, and large-scale movements and group work are the idea. You seldom find personalities interesting and are democratic in the real sense of the word. You are an altruist and love freedom.

WATER VIOLET - Aloof, proud
CHESTNUT BUD - Failure to learn from the past

BEECH - Critical, intolerant

Moon in Pisces