Naturopath - What Are Flower Essences?

Flower essences are liquids containing the absorbedpersonal traits. He believed the cause of disease was
essence or electromagnetic pattern of specificnot merely physical, but an imbalance or conflict in
flowers.the spiritual and mental aspects of the personality,
They work by using the specific electromagneticwhich then caused the body to be sapped of vital
energy contained in each different and unique plant.energy and power, thereby leading to the
The energy of the plant is contained in a most puredevelopment of disease.
and strong form in the flower. By infusing or steepingIn 1930 he left his Harley Street practice & began
the flowers in spring water in the sun, this energy orsearching the native countryside for plants and
vibration is then transferred to the water whichflowers & researching their healing properties. He
becomes the mother tincture of the plant or flowerused himself as part of the experiment to feel &
essence.experience the energy of the plant and discovered
When the person takes the flower essence, the38 plant remedies which balance emotions such as
vibration is then passed on from the flower essencefear, loneliness, over concern, shock, grief and terror.
to the patient. It is merely transference of energyBach saw himself as an instrument of God and
from one form to another.Nature.
The energy transferred to the patient can be usedThe Bach Flower centre in England still exists today
for specific states of mind or for maladies that maymaking flower essences & treating people
have their roots in emotional disharmony. The energysuccessfully
works on the negative energy state of the mind,Today, there are many different systems of Flower
aura or body, giving balance and ease from stressRemedies. In Australia, they are known as Bush
and suffering.Flower Essences or Australian Bush Remedies.
The development of Flower Essences is credited toEach different substance or flower vibrates at
Dr Edward Bach, a British homeopath and physician indifferent frequencies thereby providing different
the 1930s with a genius for research who worked ineffects. They may affect the psychogenic aspects
immunology and vaccine development.of physical illness, the personality of the person, their
He became discontented with medicines focus on theoutlook and temperament.
unnatural approach, feeling modern medicine was tooFlower essences work on the mental, spiritual and
impersonal and did not take into account an individualspsychological levels of a person's psyche.