Flower
Remedies
Flower
Essences have a very long history spanning many cultures.
The use of a flowers for the purpose of healing was always
seen by Aborigines as a pleasurable rite. They certainly
knew of many flowers that could be used for resolving
specific emotional imbalances. A number of other cultures,
including the Egyptian and African, used flowers to treat
emotional states and imbalances. Though there is European
folklore on the healing power of flowers that dates back
to at least medieval times, the earliest recorded use
of flower essences occurred in the 16th century when the
great healer and mystic Paracelsus collected the dew from
flowers to treat his patients’ emotional imbalances.
It would appear that the knowledge of the flower essences
was largely lost during the last few centuries, especially
in the Western World, but to some degree even amongst
the Aborigines. However, the modern pioneer of flower
essences, Dr Edward Bach (1886-1936) brought flower remedies
back into use. His understanding of plants and their properties
came into being just long enough before our time of greater
awareness to enable people to become familiar with the
concept of flower essences and their unique form of healing.
Today Rescue Remedy is used worldwide.
Australia
is regarded as possessing, along with Brazil, the highest
number of flowering plants in the world. Australian
plants are very distinctive as many have prickly foliage,
an adaptation to the arid areas in which they grow.
Those with hardened leaves are known as sclerophylls.
Also there is a very peculiar scent that emanates from
the Australian bush and it has a wonderful inherent
beauty and strength, and there are always a great many
plants in flower, no matter what the season. You can
go through the bush in the middle of winter and still
see a blaze of colour from the myriad flowers, mingled
with the stark and also subtle hues of their surroundings.
Ian White is the pioneer of Australian Bush Flower Essences
which I have found to have profound results. Today there
are many flower essences being made worldwide.
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