anyone up for a homeopathy/flower essence thread? - Page 42

[sunnysandiegan]

DH walked to the library on his lunch break today and got me another flower essence book!    (He also got sunshine on his skin and looks a bit better!)

Now I have Bach Flower Remedies by Julian Barnard, as well. IIRC, he is the person who makes the English "Healing Herbs" line for FES. This should be an interesting read!

[Panserbjorne]

Originally Posted by sunnysandiegan 

DH walked to the library on his lunch break today and got me another flower essence book!    (He also got sunshine on his skin and looks a bit better!)

Now I have Bach Flower Remedies by Julian Barnard, as well. IIRC, he is the person who makes the English "Healing Herbs" line for FES. This should be an interesting read!

it will be!  I don't know the other book that was referenced (the beginner's book?)  this should be the start of a good antidote.  Barnard is so madly in love with flowers so even if you don't connect fully with him I think you'll appreciate what he has to say.  The english line has so much beautiful depth.  He does a great job at conveying this.

And I'm still a bit tickled from the flower humor....so thank you!  I love this thread.
 

[aweynsayl]

still really enjoying how different my experience is with centaury. i think i said i had a feeling of straighter stems? well, i'm noticing a difference in my actual posture. my spine seems to actually be straightening. fascinating. i'm still only taking it in water... i like the slow going, as it feels appropriate,but i'm wondering if i should do more? i'm *only* taking centaury right now, and i've been doing 4 drops in a glass of water, sipped throughout the day and night.... i think i saw in one of the other threads, something about qty of flowers if taken in water. thoughts?

[Panserbjorne]

I'd stick with centaury for now.  I'd not add anything else in just yet.  If you want to up the ante, so to speak you can try topical application or acupuncture point.  But really, I'd just spend a week or two with it on it's own.

I find the number of drops matter, but in so far that I don't feel that one drop in 32 ounces is enough to shift the energy.  I tend to go more like 7 drops to 16 or so ounces.

[bluets]

my mentor is playing with FEs again.  he took yerba santa and felt a spiraling down to center.  he's usually not big on them but i guess my presence and insistence (along with re-reading "7 Herbs") has provoked him.  woot.

so how do i fund a ... sabbatical?  ... to India for 6 months for intensive homeopathic training?  any ideas?

[aweynsayl]

yeah, i dont want to add more flowers (feel very strongly about that) but i was curious about qty of drops in water. i'll up it and see what happens. 

thanks! :-)

[bluets]

another homeopathic gem: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collections/homeopathy

and a potential plant gem (for those poets out there) :  http://www.amazon.com/Botanica-Poetica-Sylvia-Seroussi-Chatroux/dp/0966552423

[Panserbjorne]

Originally Posted by bluets 

and a potential plant gem (for those poets out there) :  http://www.amazon.com/Botanica-Poetica-Sylvia-Seroussi-Chatroux/dp/0966552423

I love this one along with materia poetica. 

[Panserbjorne]

Originally Posted by bluets 

my mentor is playing with FEs again.  he took yerba santa and felt a spiraling down to center.  he's usually not big on them but i guess my presence and insistence (along with re-reading "7 Herbs") has provoked him.  woot.

so how do i fund a ... sabbatical?  ... to India for 6 months for intensive homeopathic training?  any ideas?

yes, homeopaths in general don't think much of FE's in general...but when they feel a shift they can open their eyes for sure!

Good luck on India.  LOL.  There are loads of opportunities if you can figure out the funding!

[bluets]

any ideas how i can get some flower essences surreptitiously into irritable, over-worked, super stressed individuals, each of whom has a big yet tender ego, rife with insecurities, and valid complaints?  ugh - 'twas a crappy day at my paying job.

[Panserbjorne]

[aweynsayl]

maybe put some in a spray bottle and mist it around YOU..? 

[mom4peace]

Hi, I just found this thread. I've been working with flower essences for about two years now with some amazing results--particularly with my son. Haven't had time to read every entry, but looking forward to perusing! Just recently started using FES Dream Deep Kit. 

[FireWithin]

I really want to try to get involved with this thread. I love reading it.  Time for myself for typing is hard these days though.

Let me tell you how much I am loving the Australian flowers.  Wow.  They just make sense to me in a way that the English ones didn't.  It could be because I connect better with the books, maybe.  But, already I am seeing connections between the physical, emotional and mental planes in the essences.  Meaning, I am seeing how Paw Paw works for all different levels, etc.  I have a blend for my oldest and just created one for myself.  I am working on issues with ppd, liver and allergies, but a lot of these overlap and will be dealing with other emotional issues that I have.  So beautiful.  I need to get a blend going for my youngest son, baby and husband.  DH could really use some support right now. 

DS2 is stubborn, often in a way that will serve him well in life, but at times he kind of shoots himself in the foot with it.  He is currently doing that with a drumming class he does with DH on Saturdays.  I think there are issues of shyness and insecurity wrapped up in the stubborness. He is unwilling to use the supports that have been provided to him to help him through.  He has simply decided he doesn't like it.  I gave him Bauhinia earlier this morning and stopped hearing lots of grumbling.  I am hoping this will help him get through his perceived barriers.

Also, I am thrilled that DH is on board.  I never reported back from this summer.  We went to visit his parents for a week, which included a lengthy visit from my sil and her husband.  There is a lot of emotional baggage for all of us, which expresses itself in unpleasant behavior from all of us.  I used the English FEs and created "super sippers" for all 4 of us and wow everyone did great.  DH noticed what a difference it made for him. 

[Panserbjorne]

I love that you're loving them!  They truly are fantastic.  I think the books are easy to relate to because they're written with the emotional/physical and mental repertories.  They make a more cohesive picture.  The english ones are just as effective, but there isn't such a broad paradigm.  They also work on a slightly different level...the bush flowers are very in your face.  They're more dramatic than the english flowers.  That is definitely clear in their applications.

I have certainly used english essences for very physical issues with excellent results.  I find that a person's energy will more often than not dictate what needs to be used-and it won't always be the same each time.

[joanna0707]

FireWithin which book about Australian FEs helped you understand them so well? 

[FireWithin]

http://www.ausflowers.com.au/shop/scditem.asp?prodid=102&catid=7

http://www.ausflowers.com.au/shop/scditem.asp?prodid=103&catid=7

Here they are.

[Panserbjorne]

Originally Posted by FireWithin 

http://www.ausflowers.com.au/shop/scditem.asp?prodid=102&catid=7

http://www.ausflowers.com.au/shop/scditem.asp?prodid=103&catid=7

Here they are.

and to use them properly you need them both.  Neither one has all the information...the first has the info for the first essences, the second has the second essences and the repertory.  Neither stand alone.

[aweynsayl]

so, i've been doing the 7 drops, and i am feeling more solid reactions. i've also been putting it on my pulse points in the morning (as that seems to be when i have the hardest time). (side note, i've been putting them in "spring" water--not filtered-- and i really feel that is important.)

it's fascinating to see how stuff comes up. i've had several "little" things that i've suddenly seen from a totally different direction, which has lead to some wonderful revelations... and i just feel slightly different. all in a very different way from other flowers i've tried so far. i'm utterly entranced. :-) not sure if that's all a sign that centaury really is "my" flower or not? but i am really relishing the experience.

i've been wanting to read about bach's organization of his 38... the 12 healers, etc. any recs? maybe the barnard book? sounds like i'd like that one--since i am so in love with the english flowers myself! or, anyone have their own thoughts on his organization-- esp as it might relate to all the thousands of other flowers? and maybe how it relates to constitutional flowers vs helpers/mood flowers?

[aweynsayl]

ok, so i found some articles online about the 12/7, and it really helped my understanding. i'm sort of starting to process some of the different flowers i've tried so far, and it plays out rather nicely somewhat along those lines (although many of mine were the NA flowers, so.... i guess i'm sort of plugging them, mentally, into the "helpers" category.... i'm sure that;s not totally accurate, but it's how i find myself thinking....). it is fascinating, though, to think about. i am really really amazed at the power centaury is having for me. i mean, i've always loved FEs, and i've been really impressed with the ones i've been playing with over the past many months, but i cant say enough, this is on a whole new level. 

one thing i'm wondering, and i know it will be clearer to me as it needs to become clear..... to keep up the changes that centaruy is creating in me, do i need to always take it, does one suppose? i keep thinking about what was said about rewiring and new energy patterns... should go back and read that again..... right now, i'm finding myself "craving" a dose of the flower, rather intensely. but i know that with other flowers, i've reached a point where they sort of stopped calling to me, where i stopped wanting them...... i guess i'm finding myself so powerfully connected to centaury, i cant imagine ever not taking it, but heck, it's not even been a month yet, so..... i guess i'm just blabbing. :-) 

i can never thank you enough, panserbjorne, for suggesting centaury for me. i dont think i ever would have taken it otherwise.