Liliana Dercyé asked:


Bach Flowers are remarkable energetic remedies, very safe to use and yet very powerfull and effective to heal both body and mind problems. They do not belong to standard traditional medicine, they do not contain any biochemical substance but transport physical substance.

It is an emotionally based approach highly effective and helpful for many conditions: anxiety, fears, depression, confusion. Mental blocks such as prejudices, sexual problems, limiting beliefs, dithering, cravings, allergies, insomnia can be addressed and surpassed. Due to body-mind correlations, these natural remedies can bring about full recovery on chronic problems in every area: circulatory, respiratory, digestive, gynecological, metabolic, muscle tonification, etc. Often the first signs of energy imbalance are the little discomforts, which we learn to ignore, such as poor concentration, low performance, general fatigue, restless nights, pessimism, depression, bad moods. Because emotional disharmony leads to physical disorders, Bach Flowers will always prove empowering and highly effective healing resources: they help us become somebody emotionally determined and mentally committed with our progress. And we make progress. If you are perceiving any emotional imbalance or mental block of any intensity that is impeding you from attaining radiant health or from reaching your personal or professional goals, this is an excellent reason to start: you may want to prove the benefits of these magnificent energetic impulses on yourself. Just try their effects on your issues. NO faith needed. In most cases, few drops of these mild non chemical type of product during a short term prove so effective and supportive that in no time they will become your most reliable source for maintaining radiant health and high levels of wellness. Many people came to Flower therapy with remarkable skepticism and quickly found themselves a convert. This is because, in order for them to be effective, Bach Flowers only require that you are honest, reflexive and open.

Bach Flowers are well-known as “remedies for the soul” because they heal and cure by helping the individual surpass, transform or eliminate those emotions, attitudes or patterns of behavior which interfere in the development of his full potential. As an energetic therapy, Bach Flower therapy understands the human being as a microcosm substantially related to the macrocosm of Nature. The archetypes which are found in the human psyche have their healing correlation to plant archetypes which are living in Nature. With high vibration energetic impulses, Bach flower essences bring the suffering individual back to emotional balance and joy by concentrating and working on his unique sensitivities and resources for coping with daily life stresses and imbalances. Bach Flowers are wellknown for their universality of application. Physicians, nurses, dentists, optometrists, vets, chiropractors, acupuncturists, herbalists, massage practitioners, physical therapists, nutritionists, psychologists, teachers, psycho-spiritual coaches, religious counselors, etc., rely on Bach Flower remedies as a means to enhance their practices. Because they operate within the areas of emotions and because whichever the illness, the complete cure comes out as a result of emotional balance, Bach Flowers and traditional medicine make a perfect match. They will always “potentiate” traditional medicine by turning the patient into somebody truly patient and optimistic. They will engender feelings of determination and increasing faith. The person is inspired by renewed ideas and hopes regarding his own cure, additional impulse towards his positive disposition is usually installed and highly welcomed in most cases since it is so necessary for recovery purposes. The patient becomes somebody committed to his own progress.

That you accept the logic of energy having an impact on your body, mind or emotions is no pre-requisite for the essences to be of help. Bach Flowers vibrational influence may be felt quite strongly sometimes, but its beneficial effects are always rewarding and long lasting. For these reasons, Bach Flowers have been gaining increased attention all over the world.

About Side-Effects

Perhaps an interesting point is that these remedies can be self-prescribed. Everywhere people are getting great results in dealing with a variety of illnesses and diseases using Bach Flowers by themselves. Allergies, jet lag, muscle spasms, menstrual irregularities, sexual disorders, low back pain, and various lesser ailments like colds, flu, headaches, vomits, or stomach distress, etc. They are mainly used in cases of anxiety, frustration and distress caused by weddings, handfastings, funerals, memorials, seminars, exams, etc. Whichever the problem may be, a fast growing number of people try the method without thinking it twice and they would normally get good results. If they don´t perceive any change, there will never be side effects. Unlike traditional medicine, there are no side effects associated with Bach Flower Therapy. They are said to work by resonance. This means that a wrong essence will not stimulate a “soul chord” and substantial changes will not be achieved. While the correct essences will help the person elicit significant body-mind responses, in case someone takes an inappropriate essence, he will experiment little effect, no effect, or confusion. Flower essencies are among the safest, most self-regulating health remedies available. Once one has witnessed its outstandings effects on oneself, Flower Therapy soon becomes the preferred alternative. However, while they are harmless, and although they can even be prepared at home because they represent a most simple kind of medicine, they should never be taken lightly. Any wise Bach Flower approach will always look at the overall medical state taking into consideraton other areas of importance such as social life, lifestyle, diet and nourishing, exercise, work, relationships, spiritual practices, inner world, the world of desires and limitations, ambitions and fears in order to successfully operate upon them. Ideally, Bach Flower treatments should be reinforced by techniques focusing on the correction of underlying imbalances and building the strengths within each person for healing and pulling through. When there is better balance, every symptom will diminish and eventually disappear. Where there is happiness there is health. Where there is good-quality stress, there is high-quality life.

Bach Flowers are “potentized remedies”; this is because they are vehicles, some kind of agents, of a rich, potent, clarifying kind of energy. People receiving Bach Flower treatment report more vitality, gain better perspective and better performance, effectively concentrate, sleep better, have a more joyful sexual life. However, apart from its healing approach, other uses to Bach Flowers are found effective too. Generally speaking, where there is happiness, there is little room for illness but this does not mean that Bach Flowers will not be usefull if you are in good health. While they are normally used to cure emotional conflicts, actually it is not necessary to have a specific symptom or medical diagnosis in order to fully benefit from Bach Flowers.

There is enough evidence about Bach Flowers being highly effective resources for self development and improvement. Many people report to take Bach Flowers “every now and then”. They have experienced the benefits of taking them not so much as remedies but as true “generators of capabilities” –which they are. Mastering the techniques, Bach Flowers´effects usually go beyond expectations. The reason is simple: Once the body is cured, the mind becomes more and more receptive; less overloaded, more clear and more brillant. Capabilities are more easily re-born and ready to develop as a result of any emotional cure with Bach Flowers. For this reason it is important to learn how to use these extraordinary remedies and wisely take full advantage of their properties. They are powerful energetic impacts—shots of good positive vibration— they should never be limitted to their healing benefits. At Aflorarte.com people are encouraged to implement specific techniques which prove useful as a means to enhance their life experience.

As “capabilities generators”, Bach Flowers are especially effective on a healthy and strong individual. This is when they can meet their mental blocks without delay. Used in combination with the essences, such techniques provide additional positive impulse to their minds, to their overall attitude in life. Even when feeling good, almost everybody welcomes more clarity, physical strengh, peace of mind, a balanced lifestyle. Within a healthy organism, these states are more easily installed and reinforced by Bach Flowers

Used with understanding, Bach Flowers easily become magnetic resources because they have great attractive power. They help us get in sinchronicity with issues, people and places that resonate with our values and tendencies; with our goals and towards our happiness. It is not by coincidence that a person taking Bach Flowers becomes more assertive instead of aggressive or cynical. Develops high self-esteem instead of narcissism. The popular saying: “try Bach Flowers and wait for strange things to happen” is true and is based upon facts. Only those things are not at all “strange” things. They are synchronic manifestations. By stimulating greater awareness of the inner life, the essences build solid bonds not only between body and soul but between souls attracting situations, people, places, ideas, topics and issues that are in resonance with ours, with our natural tendencies helping us make good progress in every arena of our life. As a general rule, when you take Bach Flowers for its attractive powers, you will expect to feel “better in yourself” as you establish better relationships, develop capabilities, discover your hidden artistic side. You will probably get closer to your real purposes and intentions in your actions and sufferings. You will always discover your true natural tendencies in the peace of your mind.

Bach Flowers seem to derive their beneficial powers from the inherent life forces within substances. What this means is that there´s a specific quality, a life force, (Edward Bach called this “a virtue”) vibrating inside the essences. This “virtue” is nothing but pure positive energy that will expand more smoothly and vibrate more energetically in a healthy body and in a healthy mind. This explains the fact that children, plants, animals as well as healthy grown-ups are more sensitive to Bach Flower influence and make progress much more quickly than others. Bach Flower energetic impulses will help you keep strong determined and optimistic, with your self-esteem high enough to help you

meet your dreams.

Their attracting power is causing growing interest especially amongst those who feel really committed to their success, to their recovery and are ready to take wise action. Today many people recognize that the combination of Bach Flowers and The Laws of Attraction is unbeatable. Because the Laws of Attraction also involve our feelings, our vibration, and our focus, Bach Flowers can be used efficiently for attracting purposes, for generating abundance, wealth, health and any other human pursuits. Bach Flowers attracting powers together with your mind and emotions aligned make a combination that works wonders. If your plans are not clear yet, unwelcomed surprises will certainly be avoided with a wise, protective-covering use of Bach Flower essences.

There are plenty of good reasons to take Bach Flowers and start implementing new techniques towards higher levels of wellbeing and efficiency. Nobody has ever rejected any of those magnificent coincidences brought about by these positive vibrations. Any individual on his own way towards happiness and self-realization will welcome those magnificent impulses that will help him meet the right person, be at the right place, get that brillant idea. Whenever they are taken seriously, nice and strange things deffinitely happen with Bach Flowers. To learn how to attract them can be one of the most rewarding kind of trainings.

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Luanne Reilly Oda asked:


The Victorian Language of Flowers

Did you know you can convey your sentiments to someone without ever saying a word? That is of course if they happen to speak the Language of Flowers. Everyone loves beautiful flowers and it appears since ancient times that they had special symbolism. In the book Song of Solomon in the Bible you will find the loved one calling herself a Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley. Authors and poets often use flowers in their writings. The language of flowers became especially significant in the romantic Victorian era.

As I became interested in collecting and now selling vintage ladies handkerchiefs I found that you can tell a story or express a message to someone by giving them handkerchiefs with certain flowers embroidered or printed on them. Hankies are great gifts to send to far away friends in birthday, get well, or friendship cards. Hopefully this list will help you out in determining the meaning of certain flowers you will find on your ladies handkerchiefs. Enjoy!

 Acacia - Secret love

 Acorn - Nordic symbol of life and immortality

 Agapanthus - Love letters, love.

 Alium – Strength

 Aloe - Grief

 Allspice - Compassion

 Alstromeria - Wealth, prosperity, fortune

 Alyssum (sweet) - Worth beyond beauty

 Ambrosia - Love returned

 Amaryllis - Pride; Timidity

 Anemone - Unfading love, forsaken

 Angelica - Inspiration

 Aniseed - Restoration of youth

 Anthurium - Lover

 Apple - Preference

 Apple Blossom – Good Fortune, state flower of Arkansas & Michigan

 Arbutis – Thee only do I love

 Artemesia - Symbol of Dignity

 Asparagus Fern – Fascination

 Aster - Love; daintiness

 Azalea - Take care of yourself for me, fragile passion; Chinese symbol of womanhood

 Bachelor Button - Celibacy

 Baby’s Breath - Everlasting Love, happiness

 Balsam - Ardent love

 Basil - Best Wishes, Love

 Bay Leaf - Strength

 Begonia - Beware

 Bells Of Ireland - Good luck

 Bird Of Paradise - Magnificence

 Bittersweet - Truth

 Bluebell - Humility; constancy

 Borage - Courage

 Bouquet of withered flowers - Rejected love

 Bouvardia: Enthusiasm

 Broom - Humility

 Burnet - A merry heart

 Buttercup - Cheerfulness

 Cactus – Endurance, warmth

 Calendula - Joy

 Calla Lilly - Magnificent beauty, associated with the sixth wedding anniversary.

 Camellia – Admiration, perfection, good luck gift to a man, state flower of Alabama

 Camellia Pink - Longing for you.

 Camellia Red - You’re a flame in my heart.

 Camellia White - You’re adorable.

 Candytuft - indifference

 Carnation (in general) Bonds of affection, health and energy, fascination, woman love, also the birthday flower for January

 Carnation (pink) - I’ll never forget you, A Mother’s Love

 Carnation (purple) – Capriciousness, whimsical, changeable

 Carnation (red) - My heart aches for you, admiration ,state flower for Ohio

 Carnation (solid color) -Yes

 Carnation (striped)- No, refusal, sorry I can’t be with you, wish I could be with you

 Carnation (white) - Sweet and lovely, innocence; pure love, woman’s good luck gift, often handed out on Mother’s Day to symbolize the purity and strength of motherhood.

 Carnation (yellow) – Rejection, disdain, you disappoint me

 Cattail – Peace, prosperity

 Chamomile – Patience, attracts wealth

 Chrysanthemum (in general) - Cheerfulness; You’re a wonderful friend ,also the birthday flower for November

 Chrysanthemum (red) - I love

 Chrysanthemum (white) - Truth

 Chrysanthemum (yellow) -Slighted love

 Clematis - Clever, intellectual, associated with the eighth wedding anniversary.

 Columbine – Mental beauty, Colorado state flower

 Coreopsis - Always cheerful

 Coriander - Lust

 Cornflower - Delicacy

 Cosmos – Modesty, associated with the 2nd wedding anniversary.

 Cowslip – Pensiveness, winning grace

 Crocus – Cheerfulness, abuse not

 Cyclamen - Resignation and goodbye

 Clover - Good luck

 Daffodil - Respect, chivalry, associated with the tenth wedding anniversary, also the birthday flower for March.

 Daisy – Innocence, He loves me he loves me not, associated with the fifth wedding anniversary

 Dahlia – Instability, associated with the fourteenth wedding anniversary

 Dandelion - Wishes come true

 Day Lily - Coquetry, Chinese emblem for mother, associated with the twentieth wedding anniversary

 Delphinium - Big-hearted, fun

 Dogwood – Durability, state flower for North Carolina & Virginia

 Ebony - Blackness

 Edelweiss: Daring, Noble Courage

 Eremurus - Endurance.

 Euphorbia - Persistence

 Eucalyptus – Protection

 Fennel - Worthy of all praise

 Fern – Sincerity

 Fern - (Magic) – Fascination, confidence and shelter

 Fern- (Maidenhair) - Secret bond of love

 Feverfew - Protection

 Fir - Time

 Flax - Domestic symbol; fate

 Flytrap - Deceit.

 Forget-me-not - True love, memories, hope, state flower of Alaska

 Forsythia - Anticipation

 Four Leaf Clover - Good luck, be mine.

 Foxglove- Insincerity.

 Freesia - Innocence, thoughtfulness.

 Fuschia – Taste, associated with the third wedding anniversary

 Gardenia - You’re lovely; secret love, joy, sweet love, good luck

 Garland of roses - Reward of virtue

 Garlic - Courage; strength

 Geranium (Scented) – Preference, melancholy, associated with the fourth wedding anniversary.

 Gladiolus - Love at first sight, tells recipients that they pierce the heart like a sword. Because the gladiolus has blade-shaped leaves, the name comes from the Latin word gladius, which means sword, also the birthday flower for August.

 Gloxina - Love at first sight

 Grass - Submission; utility

 Heather (lavender) – Admiration, solitude

 Heather (white) – Protection, wishes will come true

 Hibiscus - Delicate beauty

 Holly - Good will, Defense, domestic happiness; foresight

 Hollyhock -: Ambition, fruitfulness, associated with the thirteenth wedding anniversary.

 Honeysuckle - Generous and devoted affection, sweet disposition

 Hyacinth (general) - Games and sports; rashness, flower dedicated to Apollo

 Hyacinth (blue) - Constancy

 Hyacinth ( purple) - I’m sorry; please forgive me; sorrow

 Hyacinth (red or pink) - Play

 Hyacinth (white) – Loveliness, I’ll pray for you

 Hyacinth (yellow) - Jealousy

 Hydrangea - Thank you for understanding, frigidity, heartlessness

 Hyssop - Wards away evil spirits

 Iris - Faith; hope, wisdom and valor, Fleur-de-lis, emblem of France, your friendship means so much to me, my compliments, associated with the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, state flower for Tennessee

 Ivy - Fidelity and friendship

 Ivy - sprig of white tendrils - Anxious to please, affection

 Jack in the pulpit - Associated with the seventh wedding anniversary

 Jasmine – Amiability, attracts wealth, sensuality

 Jasmine (Yellow) - Grace, elegance.

 Jonquil - Love me, affection returned, desire, sympathy, desire for a return of affection

 Juniper Protection

 Lady Slipper - Capricious beauty, state flower for Minnesota

 Larkspur – Fickleness, also the birthday flower for July

 Larkspur purple - First love.

 Lavender – Devotion, distrust, Induces sleep

 Lemon - Zest

 Lemon Balm - Brings love

 Lemon verbena - Attracts opposite sex

 Lilac - Youthful, humility, confidence, state flower of New Hampshire

 Lily (general) - Keeps unwanted visitors away

 Lily (calia) - Beauty

 Lily (day) - Coquetry

 Lily (eucharis) - Maiden charms

 Lily (orange) – I burn for you

 Lily (tiger) – Wealth, pride

 Lily (white) – Virginity, purity; majesty, it’s heavenly to be with you, The Easter lily is also known as the symbol of the Virgin Mary.

 Lily (yellow) - I’m walking on air; false and gay

 Lily of the valley – sweetness, return to happiness; humility, purity, you’ve made my life complete, birthday flower for May, Legend says that Mary’s tears turned into Lily of the valley at the foot of the cross

 Magnolia - Sweetness; beauty, love of nature, state flower for Louisiana & Mississippi

 Marigold - Comforts the heart, grief

 Mint - Protection from illness; warmth of feeling

 Marjoram (sweet) - Joy and happiness

 Mimosa - Sensitivity

 Mistletoe - Kiss me, affection, to surmount difficulties, sacred plant of India, state flower for Oklahoma

 Monkshood - Beware, a deadly foe is near, chivalry

 Morning Glory - Loves you, associated with the eleventh wedding anniversary.

 Moss - Maternal love, charity

 Myrtle – Love, Hebrew emblem of marriage

 Narcissus - Egotism; formality, stay as sweet as you are

 Nasturtium – Conquest, victory in battle, maternal love, charity, patriotism, associated with fortieth wedding anniversary

 Oleander – Caution, beware

 OLIVE BRANCH - Peace

 Orange Generosity

 Orange Blossom - Brings wisdom, state flower for Florida

 Orange Mock – Deceit, state flower of Idaho

 Orchid - Love; beauty; refinement, beautiful lady, Chinese symbol for many children Orchid (cattleya) - Mature charm, associated with twenty-eighth wedding anniversary

 Palm leaves - Victory and success

 Pansy – Thoughts, love, recipient is being thought about. The flower’s name comes from the French word pensée, which means thought or remembrance, associated with the first wedding anniversary

 Paperwhite - Aphrodisiac due to its intoxicating scent. It is also the national flower of Wales because it often blooms on March 1st, which is St. David’s feast day, Wales’ patron saint.

 Peach Blossom – Longevity, Generosity and Bridal Hope, state flower of Delaware

 Pear Blossom: Health and Hope

 Peony – bashfulness, Aphrodisiac, happy marriage, associated with the twelfth wedding anniversary, state flower for Indiana

 Petunia – Resentment, anger, oblivious, imagination

 Phlox – Unanimity, agreement,

 Poinsettia - Be of Good Cheer, Traditional Christmas flower

 Poppy - extravagance, associated with ninth wedding anniversary

 Poppy (red) – Pleasure, consolation

 Poppy (white) – Consolation, sleep

 Poppy( yellow) – Wealth, success

 Poppy (orange) State Flower of California

 Prickly Pear - Satire

 Primrose - I can’t live without you; early youth

 Primrose(evening) - Inconstancy

 Queen Anne’s Lace - Fantasy

 Rose (general) – Love, I love you, associated with fifteenth wedding anniversary, state flower for New York

 Rose (black) –Death

 Rose(burgundy) – Mourning

 Rose(damask) - Brilliant complexion

 Rose (lavender)- Love at first sight

 Rose (orange) - Fascination, display feeling of enthusiasm

 Rose (peach) - Desire, gratitude, appreciation, admiration, sympathy, modesty.

 Rose (pink) - Perfect happiness, please believe me, friendship

 Rose (red) I love you, courage, beauty

 Rose (red and white) – Together, unity

 Rose( white) - Eternal Love, innocence, heavenly, secrecy and silence, purity

 Rose(Yellow) - Friendship , jealousy, try to care, decrease of love, infidelity

 Rose(thorn less) - Love at first sight

 Rose( single, full bloom) - I love you, I still love you, simplicity

 Rose bud - Beauty and youth, a heart innocent of love

 Rose bud (red) - Pure and lovely

 Rose bud(white) - Girlhood

 Rosebud (moss) - Confessions of love

 Roses (Bouquet of full bloom) - Gratitude

 Roses( Garland or crown of) - Beware of virtue, reward of merit, crown, symbol of superior merit

 Roses ( musk cluster) - Charming

 Rose(tea) - I’ll always remember

 Rose(cabbage) - Ambassador of love

 Rose(Christmas) - Tranquilize my anxiety, anxiety

 Rose(hibiscus) - Delicate beauty

 Rose leaf - You may hope

 Rosemary - Remembrance

 Sage Wisdom - long life

 Salvia -(blue) I think of you

 Smilax - Loveliness

 Snapdragon - Deception; gracious lad, presumption

 Snowdrop- Hope and Consolation

 Spiderflower - Elope with me

 Stephanotis - Happiness in marriage, desire to travel

 Stock - Lasting beauty

 Strawberry - Perfect goodness

 Sunflower - Loyalty; wishes, worshipped by the Inca Indians as a symbol of the sun, haughtiness

 Sweetpea - Goodbye; departure, blissful pleasure, Thank you for a lovely time, associated with thirtieth wedding anniversary

 Sweet William - Gallantry, smile, finesse

 Thyme - Strength and courage; ensures restful sleep

 Tulip (general) - Fame, charity, perfect lover, emblem of Holland

 Tulip (red) - Believe me; declaration of love

 Tulip (variegated) - Beautiful eyes

 Tulip (yellow) - Hopeless love

 Violet – Modesty, calms tempers, associated with the fiftieth wedding anniversary. Also known as the birthday flower of February, state flower of Illinois, New Jersey & Rhode Island

 Violet (blue) – Watchfulness, faithfulness, I’ll always be true

 Violet (white) - Let’s take a chance on happiness

 Viscaria - Will you dance with me?

 Wallflower:-Friendship, Adversity

 Water Lily – Purity of heart

 Woodruff - sweet humility

 Yarrow – healing, sorrow

 Zinnia - Thoughts of friends

 Zinnia (magenta) - Lasting affection

 Zinnia (mixed) - Thinking of an absent friend

 Zinnia (scarlet) - Constancy

 Zinnia(white) - Goodness

 Zinnia(yellow) - Daily remembrance

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