"Flower Power" Part 2

Good Morning! The other day I wrote a post for Valentine's Day which discussed the meanings of flowers. I said I would follow up with a discussion On Flower Therapy..so here goes.. I've always been very interested in Herbal Healing and Essential Oils, but never really gave much thought to the idea that Flowers can be healing as well. I mean it makes sense they too are part of the natural world and within them capture the healing vibrations of the earth..I guess I've always focused on herbs such as rosemary, lavender, basil, and that "Herbs" can be healing, and thought of "Flowers" as simply sweet smelling beautiful ornaments in the garden...Now I love flowers I always have and walking threw a garden has always uplifted me and brought me joy.. Perhaps there is more to that than I previously thought?? Below is a reading from Wikipedia about a man named Edward Bach, who basically revolutionized the whole idea of "Flowers as Therapy".

Bach flower remedies are extreme dilutions of flower material developed by Edward Bach, an English homeopath, in the 1930s. Bach believed that dew found on flower petals retain healing properties of that plant. The remedies are intended primarily for emotional and spiritual conditions, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, insomnia and stress.
The remedies contain a very small amount of flower material in a 50:50 solution of brandy and water. Because the remedies are extremely diluted they do not have a characteristic scent or taste of the plant. As this dilution process results in the statistical likelihood that little more than a single molecule may remain, it is claimed that the remedies contain "energetic" or "vibrational" nature of the flower and that this can be transmitted to the user.Bach thought of illness as the result of a conflict between the purposes of the soul and the personality's actions and outlook. This internal war, according to Bach, leads to negative moods and to "energy blocking", thought to cause a lack of "harmony", thus leading to physical diseases.Rather than using research based on scientific methods, Bach derived his flower remedies intuitively and based on his perceived psychic connections to the plants. If Bach felt a negative emotion, he would hold his hand over different plants, and if one alleviated the emotion, he would ascribe the power to heal that emotional problem to that plant. He believed that early-morning sunlight passing through dew-drops on flower petals transferred the healing power of the flower onto the water, so he would collect the dew drops from the plants and preserve the dew with an equal amount of brandy to produce a mother tincture which would be further diluted before use. Later, he found that the amount of dew he could collect was not sufficient, so he would suspend flowers in spring water and allow the sun's rays to pass through them.

WOW!! So interesting.. After reading that I'm wondering if you could utilize essential oils in a similar way...through Aromatherapy, or by using these particular flower essences as perfume. If you are exposed to the scent or the essence on a daily basis it seems to me that you would receive the benefit of the flower..Bach has devised a list of 38 remedies which describe the flowers influence over a particular characteristic or emotional state. I've picked out a couple that I know I need to work on. I'm thinking I will go to my oil chest and find several of these and give them a try. I've added a link to Bach's site so you all can find the flower that pertains to your certain issue.
Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is for people who live in the past instead of the present. They feel that their best days are behind them and that there is little to look forward to, and as a consequence they prefer to dwell on past happiness (or past misfortunes). In a more minor key, homesickness and nostalgia are also Honeysuckle states.
The remedy helps us to learn from and recall the past without needing to relive it, so that we can progress into the present and take joy from today and tomorrow.

Those who live much in the past, perhaps a time of great happiness, or memories of a lost friend, or ambitions which have not come true. They do not expect further happiness such as they have had.- The Twelve Healers and Other Remedies

Pine

Pine helps when we blame ourselves for things done or undone.
In a Pine state we may feel guilty even when events outside our control have caused a problem, or we may assume responsibility for mistakes made by others. We suffer needlessly.
We sometimes feel so guilty in a Pine state that we end up saying 'sorry' all the time.
The positive aspect of Pine is seen when we acknowledge our faults without dwelling on them, and put right where we can the things we did wrong. But at the same time we know when we are blameless or have done our best, and are content.

Dr Bach's description

For those who blame themselves. Even when successful they think that they could have done better, and are never content with their efforts or the results. They are hard-working and suffer much from the faults they attach to themselves. Sometimes if there is any mistake it is due to another, but they will claim responsibility even for that.
- The Twelve Healers and Other Remedies
http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/remedies.htm