Letting in the Light

How do you get trees to grow?  You let in the light.

How do you get seeds to grow? You clear out the weeds.

Often our own growth is inhibited by the weeds and darkness of our negative emotions. Bach Flower Remedies help us to remove our invasive weeds, so that we can grow towards the light.

Where would we be without trees?  Not just for what they contribute to the natural world, our resources, and the mitigation of carbon emissions, but for their indispensable contribution to the Bach Flower Remedies.

Getting on for half of the 36 plants that make up the Bach system are trees, if you include Olive and Holly.  Interestingly, in the Group Despondency and Despair, 7 of the 8 remedies come from trees, which must tell us something about the strength of trees, their resilience and their ability to thrive against almost over-powering odds.  The only Bach Group without a tree in it is the Loneliness Group.  Otherwise trees, and their flowers we use for the essences, give us courage against Fear, the strength to survive Despair, Staunchess to resist to unwanted influences, Certainty when we’re unsure we have enough energy, and Presence or mindfulness when our energy is not focused in the now.  And finally Beech, the Queen of all trees (where Oak is the King), with her great height gives us the ability to see that there is more beauty, positivity and good in the world than we ever thought possible.

This #NationalTreeWeek maybe we could all post online a picture of our favourite remedy tree to remind ourselves and our friends how much we owe to these mighty plants?