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Bach Flower Spirit Cards for Spiritual Insights and Emotional Shifts
Guest post by Jackie Stewart

When I was learning about the Bach Flower Remedies during my practitioner training, I felt a strong connection to Dr Bach and his work. I wanted to get to know the plants that he had made the Bach Flower Remedies from, and I wanted to take photos of them so I could deepen my understanding of their energy.

This quest led me to meeting Shamanic nature photographer Jason Smalley, and we spent two years working together to capture the images which have now become the Bach Flower Spirit Cards. We travelled throughout England to capture images of the Bach Flower Remedy plants including a visit to Dr Bach’s garden at the Bach Centre to photograph Scleranthus and Cerato.

Bach Remedy Images

All the images you will see on the cards were photographed in sacred communion with nature with the intention of capturing the essence of the Bach Flower Remedies themselves.

Jason connects with nature through photography in the same way that a flower essence maker connects with the spirit of a plant when making essences. Capturing these images was an act of devotion, love and reverence where we honoured the spirits of the flowers, asked their permission, and listened to the messages they wanted to impart. The process of meeting the plants in this way was really quite profound in its teachings, and we wanted to share the beauty of that connection with others by publishing the images. Our intention was for the images to be dynamic tools that would contain the vibrational frequency of the Bach Flower Remedies themselves.

If you have ever turned to the Bach Flower Remedies in times of emotional pain, confusion, challenge, disconnect, resistance or fear you will know how swiftly they bring relief. Sometimes, however, we don’t know which of the Bach Flower Remedies to choose to get to the heart of the matter and restore us to balance. This is where the Bach Flower Spirit Cards come into their own.

Bach Remedy diary

Through using the Bach Flower Spirit cards in one-to-one sessions and workshops I have come to realise that when you see images of the Bach Flower Remedy plants that will bring your personality into alignment with your soul, you recognise them. The image of the plant speaks to you – it may seem more attractive, vibrant or compelling. The ancient wise part of us that never lost our connection to nature feels the visual resonance of the essence we need and it unlocks something deep within us.

As you sit with the image of the Bach Flower Remedy plant you feel a connection with, you might experience energy moving, new insights coming into your awareness, or emotions rising to the surface. I have noticed people sometimes cry when they see the image of the Bach Flower Remedy plant they most need. Sometimes the transmission of love that comes through the images makes them go very quiet as they are taken into the beauty of their own hearts to experience more of their own true essence.

The cards help you choose Bach Flower Remedies for yourself, and help awaken new understandings of the patterns, beliefs and emotions you are transforming when you take Bach Flower Remedies. They are also wonderful to use with your children and animals, both of whom usually go to the pictures of the essences they most need without any hesitation!

Bach Remedy book

If you’re a practitioner, the cards will bring a new dimension to one-to-one sessions and workshops. Ask your clients or workshop participants to select the images that call to them most strongly. They may choose cards that confirm the essences you have already identified for them, or this process can take the consultation or workshop in a new direction as hidden beliefs, patterns or emotions get illuminated by the essence that’s shown on the card. This is a lovely way to involve your clients or workshop participants in choosing their own essence blend. It powerfully affirms their inner knowing because even if they don’t know much about essences, they can see that they’ve instinctively chosen what they needed for balance.

Many practitioners use the cards to choose Bach Flower Remedies intuitively for their clients by placing the cards face down and using a pendulum or muscle testing to identify which cards are needed. The accompanying book highlights the key benefits and indications for each Bach Flower so you can quickly see the relevance of the chosen cards.

Bach cards pendulim

There are two complementary decks of cards, each featuring 38 intimate portraits of the Bach Flower Remedies. These decks can be used together or separately for spiritual insights and energetic shifts.

Inner Clarity Deck The images on white backgrounds in the Inner Clarity Deck help you receive clear answers and see life from a wider perspective. People tell us this deck helps them to access their intuition and receive spiritual insights more easily.

Wild Embodiment Deck The images on nature backgrounds in the Wild Embodiment Deck bring greater emotional awareness and body wisdom. People tell us this deck helps them to get in touch with their body’s innate wisdom and emotional intelligence more easily.

Wild Embodiment Bach Cards

You will find these beautiful cards on our website by following this link

Discover 37 ways to use the Bach Flower Spirit cards at:

https://www.flowerspirit.co.uk/37-ways-to-use-bach-flower-spirit-cards/

Comments (0) Bach Flower Spirit Cards for Spiritual Insights and Emotional Shifts

Bach Flower Spirit Cards for Spiritual Insights and Emotional Shifts
Guest post by Jackie Stewart

When I was learning about the Bach Flower Remedies during my practitioner training, I felt a strong connection to Dr Bach and his work. I wanted to get to know the plants that he had made the Bach Flower Remedies from, and I wanted to take photos of them so I could deepen my understanding of their energy.

This quest led me to meeting Shamanic nature photographer Jason Smalley, and we spent two years working together to capture the images which have now become the Bach Flower Spirit Cards. We travelled throughout England to capture images of the Bach Flower Remedy plants including a visit to Dr Bach’s garden at the Bach Centre to photograph Scleranthus and Cerato.

All the images you will see on the cards were photographed in sacred communion with nature with the intention of capturing the essence of the Bach Flower Remedies themselves.

Jason connects with nature through photography in the same way that a flower essence maker connects with the spirit of a plant when making essences. Capturing these images was an act of devotion, love and reverence where we honoured the spirits of the flowers, asked their permission, and listened to the messages they wanted to impart. The process of meeting the plants in this way was really quite profound in its teachings, and we wanted to share the beauty of that connection with others by publishing the images. Our intention was for the images to be dynamic tools that would contain the vibrational frequency of the Bach Flower Remedies themselves.

If you have ever turned to the Bach Flower Remedies in times of emotional pain, confusion, challenge, disconnect, resistance or fear you will know how swiftly they bring relief. Sometimes, however, we don’t know which of the Bach Flower Remedies to choose to get to the heart of the matter and restore us to balance. This is where the Bach Flower Spirit Cards come into their own.

Through using the Bach Flower Spirit cards in one-to-one sessions and workshops I have come to realise that when you see images of the Bach Flower Remedy plants that will bring your personality into alignment with your soul, you recognise them. The image of the plant speaks to you – it may seem more attractive, vibrant or compelling. The ancient wise part of us that never lost our connection to nature feels the visual resonance of the essence we need and it unlocks something deep within us.

As you sit with the image of the Bach Flower Remedy plant you feel a connection with, you might experience energy moving, new insights coming into your awareness, or emotions rising to the surface. I have noticed people sometimes cry when they see the image of the Bach Flower Remedy plant they most need. Sometimes the transmission of love that comes through the images makes them go very quiet as they are taken into the beauty of their own hearts to experience more of their own true essence.

The cards help you choose Bach Flower Remedies for yourself, and help awaken new understandings of the patterns, beliefs and emotions you are transforming when you take Bach Flower Remedies. They are also wonderful to use with your children and animals, both of whom usually go to the pictures of the essences they most need without any hesitation!

If you’re a practitioner, the cards will bring a new dimension to one-to-one sessions and workshops. Ask your clients or workshop participants to select the images that call to them most strongly. They may choose cards that confirm the essences you have already identified for them, or this process can take the consultation or workshop in a new direction as hidden beliefs, patterns or emotions get illuminated by the essence that’s shown on the card. This is a lovely way to involve your clients or workshop participants in choosing their own essence blend. It powerfully affirms their inner knowing because even if they don’t know much about essences, they can see that they’ve instinctively chosen what they needed for balance.

Many practitioners use the cards to choose Bach Flower Remedies intuitively for their clients by placing the cards face down and using a pendulum or muscle testing to identify which cards are needed. The accompanying book highlights the key benefits and indications for each Bach Flower so you can quickly see the relevance of the chosen cards.

There are two complementary decks of cards, each featuring 38 intimate portraits of the Bach Flower Remedies. These decks can be used together or separately for spiritual insights and energetic shifts.

Inner Clarity Deck The images on white backgrounds in the Inner Clarity Deck help you receive clear answers and see life from a wider perspective. People tell us this deck helps them to access their intuition and receive spiritual insights more easily.

Wild Embodiment Deck The images on nature backgrounds in the Wild Embodiment Deck bring greater emotional awareness and body wisdom. People tell us this deck helps them to get in touch with their body’s innate wisdom and emotional intelligence more easily.

Discover 37 ways to use the Bach Flower Spirit cards at:

https://www.flowerspirit.co.uk/37-ways-to-use-bach-flower-spirit-cards/

Comments (0) Flower Essences validated by University of Stuttgatt
Although not mentioning Flower Essences as such, this amazing video from the University of Stuttgart talks about how there is a visible and uniquely identifiable change in the structure of water when a flower is placed in it, how the water holds that information and how we take that information in when we take in the water.
Comments (0) Bush Flower Essences for Mother and Child
Flower Essence workshop Just confirmed.
Comments (0) How Do Essences Work?
Essences are energy medicine, they support our healing by helping us resolve emotional, mental and etheric patterns held in our energy fields. These are the scars developed from negative experiences and traumas over the courses of our lives. Some of these historic patterns may be with us all the time, creating underlying feelings from day to day; anxiety, suspicion, fear, sadness, shyness, anger etc, other patterns may get triggered in particular situations, causing us to get flustered when we are under pressure for example.
Comments (0) How do I take Flower Essences?
There are lots of ways to take Flower Essences so it's really a matter of which suits you best.

Most of the Flower Essences come as drops in what is called a 'stock' bottle. This is like a concentrate that you can dilute to make them last longer. Normally, people take a few drops from each Essence and combine them together into one bottle which they then top up with a 25% brandy or vodka/spring water mix and then take the Essence mix directly on the tongue. But there are lots of other ways you can do it.

Once you have made up the Essence mix, you can use a squirt or two in a bath and relax into it allowing the healing energies of the Essences to seep into your pores. This would be a particularly good way if you have chosen Essences to help you let go of stress.

Do you have a piece of jewellery that you often wear? You can spray or drop a few drops of your Essence on the jewellery overnight so that the piece takes on the energy of the Essences for you to absorb all the next day. If it is an old piece of jewellery it may be a good idea to cleanse the piece with Alaskan Purification Essence Combination or Bush Purifying Essence first.

If you want to use your Essences in a family context but feel someone might resist the idea, you can make up a room spray with the Essences and include your favourite essential oils (dilute oils in a little vodka before adding to water) and just spray the family areas. Another way to introduce Essences in this situation would be to add some of the Essence mix to the water in a vase of flowers, or just in a finger bowl of water even.

If you are giving Essences to a child but they can't easily take Essences directly from the dropper bottle during the day you can put some into a small bottle of spring water for them to sip throughout the day. Particularly good for Essences to help them stay focussed at school like Bush Cognis Essence or the Alaskan Easy Learning Essence.

Essences can be mixed into any creams that you use. Just add the drops and mix them in. You can then use the cream as normal and will get the benefit of the Essences each time you use it.

Most Essences give best results when used regularly. It is the regular reinforcing of their energetic values that build up in your own energy field so however you choose to do it, try to find a regular rhythm that fits in conveniently with your days over a couple of weeks.


Comments (0) Which Flower Essence for these changing times?
Here we are at the beginning of a new year, at a time of great uncertainty and change for many of us.
Lots of people seem to feel like they're struggling in a landscape that is now very different from how we all expected it to be. And it keeps shifting further.
It may be easy for us to stay focussed and strong when everything is going as planned, but when times are tougher, as they are now for many people, it can feel like the rug has been pulled out from underneath you.

Which Essences might help in this situation?

I think the underlying issue for many of us is about alignment.
Once we have been knocked off centre by something unexpected it can be difficult to re-align ourselves and stay in touch with our purpose, particularly during stormy times. 

I believe each of our lives is an act of creation. When we are aligned to our purpose and the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels of our being are all working together, we can see the future that we want to create and it feels not only possible but unstoppable. It is destiny.

In this alignment, we hear and see everything in the context of informing that journey and everything we do, everyone we meet, moves us towards the fulfilment of that purpose. 

When something happens that throws us out of alignment, although we may still have a connection with what we want, we lose touch with the certainty we feel about it, and suddenly we can't see how it could happen starting from where we now find ourselves. We see the obstructions and barriers more than the solutions and routes to success, and we can no longer see the steps we need to take, or perhaps we just feel we no longer have the energy to find our way onwards.
At this point it is easy to lose touch with our purpose and give up on our vision. This is a very difficult and uncomfortable place to be, but there are several Essences from the different ranges that can be helpful and supportive.


Early Purple Orchid is one of the most popular of the Bailey Flower Essences, it is very much about alignment with our true nature, and particularly when we are letting go of some of our old patterns of being and may feel a loss of personal identity. This Essence re-aligns the subtle bodies of our personal energy field.

Malachite, the Alaskan Gem Elixir, is very powerful to align the different levels and ground us again whatever is going on around us.

Mint Bush is the Australian Bush Flower Essence for this situation. When we feel we are being tested to our limits and there is confusion and a sense of being lost in a void. This Essence brings us clarity, calmness and the ability to cope.

The Lightbringer Essence
Angel Star is perfect in this situation. It is about aligning with Spirit and True Self in the most difficult times so you can see your own truth. Also Balnakeil Bay, from the same range, helps us come to a place of greater consciousness regarding the totality of who we are and what we have come here to do.

Two Essences from the, soon to be available, Mediterranean Essences (coming in March) have a strong relevance in this situation.
Autumn Squill is about aligning the vertical and horizontal - where our connection with spirit and divine purpose meet with the earthly plane and our identity. When all the obstacles make us feel like giving up, this essence is helpful for coming back to our purpose and re-aligning with our destiny.
Prickly Pear, made in Puglia at the heal of Italy, is for when we lose touch with the original excitement as life takes different turns and we find that our dream has become a burden. It helps us to re-connect with the inspiration that we had when we started out.  

Finally, Wild Earth Essence
Salmon helps us to find the spiritual meaning and purpose in our lives and to move forward towards our destiny while trusting in the unknown.

2013 may be challenging for many of us in many unknown ways, so keeping aligned with spirit is one of the most important things we can do.

It was ever thus. Enjoy the ride!


Comments (0) Flower Essences for children when there's something going on in the family
We just had an interesting enquiry.

Hi, I'm wondering if you might have some views/thoughts on essences that might be particularly helpful for children dealing with the impact of a parent with cancer ( or any life threatening disease ). I have been struck by a couple of situations where there may not be much opportunity for children to share their feelings and yet they are acutely aware that something is amiss.Thanks in anticipation.

There are probably many other situations when a child is acutely aware of tensions or unspoken issues and could feel very insecure about their place the world they know - the family. There are some wonderful Essences for children who respond very quickly to their positive subtle support. 

Firstly there are the Wild Child Essences.  They come individually or in a combination called Balanced Child.  There are 6 individual essences, all of which could be useful, but especially I think of Elephant Calf for the child who is scared or anxious and needs a sense of being protected with the wider family looking after them. Then there is Wolf Pup for when there is some sort 
of emotional turbulence happening in the family and the child feels disorientated, maybe unsure of where they now belong, how it all fits together – so this essence promotes a sense of knowing that I matter too, that I belong and I know my place in the world. I’d look at Bear Cub too which helps a child connect with how they feel, express themselves and have their feelings honoured by the adults around them. And lastly Dolphin Calf which is the one for bonding with especially the mother, but also father, where that bond is disturbed or broken. Here is a link to the Wild Childs on the website.
 
Then there are the Indigo Essences which are also especially for children. They are made from gems/minerals and there are a few to choose from, apart from the ones mentioned here. In the combinations I would consider Happy, Invisible Friend or The Works (which is like the Rescue Remedy in this range). This is the link

In the Indigo individuals I would look at Chrysocolla-gem-Silica and Azurite – of course others may grab you more – depends on the situation. Click here.
 
I would also consider any of the Rescue formulas in each range, which are essentially for keeping the person calm, centred, balanced and grounded while whatever is going on around them. Some of them come in both sprays and drops. Bush – Emergency Essence; Alaskan – Soul Support; Wild Earth Animal – Saved by the Animals;  Bailey – Shock and Trauma (also Grief combination to consider); LightBringer – Light Support; Healing Herbs – Five Flower. 

Comments (0) Flower Essences and Clutter Clearing
Why is it that we accumulate so much 'stuff'?

Drawers, shelves and cupboards, under the stairs, in the attic or basement, any spare spaces seemed to get filled up with evidence of our past interests, holidays, hobbies, friends, studies and the connections we've had throughout our lives.

Most of it has no current interest and, we recognise, is unlikely to inspire us again but we do tend to hold on to the detritus of our lives.

Why is it so difficult to let go of?

Clutter is one of the easiest ways of getting in touch with issues that are still to be completed. It is drawing our attention to issues that are still emotive and that we need to do some work on. If that part of our lives were complete then we wouldn't need to hold on any more.

I hold onto things for various reasons. There is one area in particular that I struggle with because I still hold anger and disappointment around that part of my life. I trained as an artist in my mid 20's and I really felt that I could be successful and was committed to that as my life path. I was bitterly disappointed at getting a 2.2 for my degree and felt that it was personal (I didn't engage with the tutors with much deference, or spend any time in the pub with them). I then spent 5 years trying to make a living out of painting uncompromising, unsalable paintings which I thought were brilliant (I actually still think they're brilliant but that's neither here nor there).

So now I have a basement full of large paintings that I'm not willing to let go of because I still have an emotional attachment to that ideal and I still have anger at not getting the acknowledgement I felt I deserved from my tutors.

Any area of clutter has a story, there is a reason we can't let go of it. However, when we are ready to do some letting go, this is an area that Flower Essences can bring some light to.

Australian Bush Flower Essence 'Bottlebrush' is particularly helpful for clearing out the old. It is very much about major life changes and letting go of old, outmoded patterns. 'Boab' is also relevant, particularly to do with family patterns and if we tend to repeat our past experiences

The Alaskan Flower Essence 'Sweetgrass' is another powerful aid to letting go, particularly letting go of anything held on the etheric level. It is to help bring lessons and experiences to completion and so is ideal in this situation (for me). It is one of the Essences in the Alaskan 'Purification' combination and this Sacred Space Spray is a valuable place to start any clutter clearing process. Another constituent of Purification Essence combination is Black Tourmaline. It talks about releasing toxic energy from the mind and emotions.

Not sure if I'm quite ready for it yet though, I think I'll hold on to that particular area of clutter for a bit longer. You never know, I may yet be 'discovered' (and proved right).
Comments (0) Using Flower Essence Insight Cards

Flower Essence Insight Cards are becoming more and more popular and with Steve Johnson bringing out his Alaskan Flower Essence Insight Cards, I thought it would be timely to review what's available and how people use them.


All the different Insight Cards show beautiful pictures of the sources of individual Essences, Australian Bush Flower Essences, LightBringer Essences, Wild Earth Animal Essences, Bach Flower Remedies and now the Alaskan Flower Essences as well. If you already work with a particular range of essences, a pack of Insight Cards could help you to develop an intuitive approach to essence selection and facilitate a visual and fun way of choosing essences whether for yourself, your family and friends, or in your practice.


Using the Insight Cards in practice is a great way to introduce clients to the essences, as pictures of flowers and animals are immediately appealing. It also involves them directly in the process of choosing essences which helps them take responsibility for their own healing journey. 


There are many different ways of using Flower Essence Insight cards, someone can pick the images that they feel most strongly about, it could be images that generate both positive and negative feelings, or they can pick 'blind' with the cards upside down so they aren't automatically drawn to their 'favourites' or just play safe. They can choose as many as they want, usually up to about 5 or 6. Sometimes they just feel they’d like 1 or 2.  It's good to pick cards with their non-dominant hand to by-pass the mind, which can be so effective at avoidance, denial, controlling. 


The cards can be very revealing, sometimes allowing us to see what is behind the issues and giving insights that may not occur to our rational thinking process. For a practitioner this can be useful for understanding of what is really happening in the case. And for the person seeking to take a step forward on their journey, there is often a sigh of relief, if not an expression of amazement and gratitude that the cards have ‘got’ them so spot on. It is always extraordinary how accurately we attract the right cards, seemingly at random and the realisation of one of our patterns of behaviour, or just bringing an unconscious issue into focus is a big step towards starting to address it.


Energy clearly shifts  by working with the cards because healing energy is available directly through the image as well as in the essence itself, so healing often starts simply by focussing intention on the card although people also love to have a bottle of their essences to take away and continure the process.


Other ways of working with the cards include doing a spread of 3 cards - the first card represents the past , the second card the present, and the 3rd the future. You could also set 3 cards in order as where you are now, the challenge you are facing and then the outcome. Insight cards also provide an aid to meditation. When you meditate deeply on a flower, or it's image, it can have a profound healing effect.