Clematis Flowered
Clematis Flowered
Manage anxiety with Bach flower remedies
Bach flower remedies treat emotional conditions. They are derived from various plants and flowers and were devised by Edward Bach, a Harley Street doctor, in the 1930s, who believed that:
‘Disease will never be cured or eradicated by present materialistic methods, for the simple reason that disease in its origin is not material.’
(from Heal Thyself)
The remedies aid the body’s capacity to heal itself and treat the root of the disease, which Dr Bach believed were negative moods and conflict within oneself. The flowers are steeped in a bowl of water in direct sunlight or boiled to prepare a ‘mother tincture’. This is the concentrated essence of the flower, which is then diluted before personal use, and suspended in a solution of water and brandy.
Each of the thirty-eight remedies relate to negative states of mind. Dr Bach arranged these into seven emotional groupings:
- Fear
- Uncertainty
- Insufficient interest in present circumstances
- Loneliness
- Over-sensitivity to influences and ideas
- Despondency or Despair
- Over-care for welfare others
Within these are the Twelve Healers, the twelve Bach flower remedies describing our essential nature and characteristic behaviours – who we are!
Listed below are the negative and positive character traits associated with each personality type along with the remedy best suited to treat it.
For example:
Negative aspect: Hidden worry
Positive aspect: Contentment
Flower remedy: Agrimony
- Servitude
+ Self assertive
Remedy: Centaury
- Mistrust instincts
+ Self belief
Remedy: Cerato
- Self pity
+ Giving love
Remedy: Chicory
- Dreamer
+ Down to earth
Remedy: Clematis
- Despondent
+ Faith
Remedy: Gentian
- Impatient
+ Tolerant
Remedy: Impatiens
- Known fears
+ Bravery
Remedy: Mimulus
- Terror
+ Courage
Remedy: Rock rose
- Indecision
+ Resolution
Remedy: Scleranthus
- Stressed, wilful
+ Tranquility
Remedy: Vervain
- Proud, aloof
+ In service
Remedy: Water violet
Remedies can be taken directly from the bottle if required urgently. However stock concentrate is designed for dilution into a mixed remedy bottle or into a glass of water for immediate use. The benefit comes from regular use rather than by the quantity of Bach remedy that is taken at any one time.
It is important, if possible, to work consciously with the remedies. If you do not experience a change in your emotional state then you should review which remedies you are using and trust your instinct and intuition. You can explore the remedies dynamically. If taken in a glass of water, for instance, the Bach remedy can be modified daily or in extreme circumstances, even hourly.
Working with the Bach flower remedies presents a challenge: Dr Bach’s flowers hold a mirror to our emotional and psychological state. They help us to understand how we respond to change. We can find a way to work with problems and difficulties. Individuals and their emotional condition are central to the experience and process of healing.
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So i guess i shouldnt cut clematis all the way down… does this mean it will still grow?
today i cut my mother’s clematis plant down so it is about six inches off the ground….will it still survive? will it still flower?
clematis need to be researched to see how the one you have needs cut….. and when….
do you know it’s name?… when it flowers?…. does it flower twice in the year?….
here’s something to read about it…
http://gardening.about.com/od/perennials/a/PruningClematis.htm
when in doubt, don’t cut…. some clematis make it obvious , like the nearly wild Sweet Autumn…. it’s vines die in winter and if not cut back nearly to the ground, there’s old dead stuff all over it the next year… see?… but the bigger flowered ones don’t give a lot of hints…. I go by the rule of ‘when in doubt don’t cut’….. and mine flower fine…. I clip off any dead vine later, after the leaves come out….
since you’ve already cut, just make sure the plant gets a good feed and then get a picture of the flower so you can make a stab at finding it’s name and pruning type….k?…
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