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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.

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.

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/

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/

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.

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.