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BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: VERVAIN REMEDY – THE NEGATIVE VERVAIN STATE

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:39:42 +0000

In the negative VERVAIN state the person keeps his mind over-busy with one project after another, rushing through the first project so that he can start the second. In the process he gives no respite to his body or to his mind. When the body gets tired, the mind by its sheer will-power forces it to continue the work, like a tyrant driving the slaves to work beyond their power. In his over-enthusiasm he forgets to realise, rather he has no time to realise that even the most robust machines, made of steel, require some period of rest, if they are to be saved from total breakdown, and there is a law called “the fatigue of materials which applies to even non-living structures of steels. So what happens to the frail structure of the human body, when it is forced to work in top gear continuously without rest, can be easily foreseen—there may be breakdown of any over-taxed part of the body or a total breakdown of the health.

The retribution to the tyrant mind (who drove the body to over-work) comes in the form of tension and over-anxiousness, worry and sleeplessness. The nerves become taut, the muscles, the tendons and ligaments loose their flexibility, the joints become stiff. Gout, hyper-tension, nervousness, mental depression and a score of other ailments follow the general breakdown of health.

When the sufferer is unable to work with the same speed as before due to failing health, his mind feels tortured because of his helplessness in the timely execution of his projects.

Like a spend-thrift person, who consistently lives beyond his means, ultimately comes to grief, the negative Vervain person after consistently using enormous energies to keep going even when physical strength is exhausted comes to a sorry end—a physical wreck suffering from muscle tension, pain in eyes, headache etc. and an irritable nervous temperament. Vervain remedy given to the above person would curb his inclination to over-doing things or getting ahead of himself, at the same time retaining his enthusiasm in supporting a good cause. If he has to do several projects-he first fixes the priorities and then executes the jobs one by one. While doing one job, he puts his mind and soul in that job and does not let the burden of other projects weigh on his mind. If he has “to sell” a good idea to others, he does not, in his over – enthusiasm, do overtalking till the other man feels bored, but would allow the other person to talk also.

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BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: ROCK WATER TYPE OF PERSON

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:32:58 +0000

Out of the 38 Flower Remedies, this is the only remedy which is not derived from any flowers. It is water—pure simple water derived from natural springs located in hills far from human habitat. Rock Water relates to the soul qualities of adaptability and inner freedom.

Rock Water type of person is a man of principles, and he can make any sacrifices to stick to his principle. No inducements or threats can make him compromise with his conscience, and do anything against his principle. But positive type Rock Water person is not over-rigid in his beliefs. He is open to conviction. If he is convinced that his erstwhile belief was wrong, he is amenable to change it for the more rational one. But whatever believe he has at anytime, he sticks to it at all costs. He is aptly termed as an “adaptable idealist” whose ideals may come to fruition and he may derive silent pleasure if others feel induced to adopt those ideals in their lives.

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BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: LARCH REMEDY – THE NEGATIVE LARCH STATE

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:29:48 +0000

Larch Remedy used in practice for long-term treatment or dealing with temporary problems relating to self-confidence helps to dissolve the self-limiting, fixed concepts of personality and permits the true potential to come to fruition.

The negative Larch State can be summarised thus:

1. Inferiority complex, does not consider himself fit for any work.

2. Appreciates the success of others, wants to be like them, but does not feel he is as capable as others.

3. Failure stalks in his face at all times and is therefore unable to start any work.

4. Feels himself useless in society.

5. If he is forced to do some work, he does it hesitantly due to lack of self confidence.

6. Despite being capable, cannot make any progress because even before starting the work he is convinced of failure and therefore does not do the work.

For clear conception of ‘lack of self-confidence’ in Flower-Remedies remember:

LARCH has complete lack of self-confidence. He feels he cannot accomplish anything, and therefore does not try to undertake any new assignment. He feels he is inferior to one and all. He has no initiative.

CERATO lacks confidence in his own judgement, seeks others’ advice and is guided by others’ judgement in preference to his own. Otherwise he is normal as far as initiative is concerned.

SCLERANTHUS lacks quick judgement. He keeps on vacillating between two options which means delayed judgement. But he takes his own decisions, although he has no confidence in his own decision, and others do not have any faith in his decisions.

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HOW TO KEEP THE LYMPH HEALTHY (GENERAL INFORMATION)

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:08:09 +0000

In most instances a proper diet can bring relief. White sugar, sweets, biscuits, pastries and other sweet snacks must be cut out. The same goes for refined food items made with white flour, refined sugar and highly processed or refined oils and fats. In their place, serve and eat more vegetables and salads. Then one is on the road to recovery. A vitamin supplement, for example Vitaforce, together with Urticalcin, has been proved to give good results. For best effect, give children this form of calcium as a prophylactic measure, long before any of the above symptoms ever appear.

Horseradish has a favourable effect on the lymph and is one of the best remedies available. Often the most stubborn disorders and ailments of the lymphatic system disappear when a teaspoon of horseradish is taken daily. It is very tasty and less pungent when mixed with cottage cheese or finely grated carrots.

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OUR BLOOD – A MYSTERIOUS FLUID (SECRETS OF BLOOD)

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:06:45 +0000

How could we possibly know all the secrets of blood, not having had a part in its formation? But to Him who made it, blood is no mystery. He, the caring God and Father who knows what is best, strictly prohibited the consumption of blood to the survivors of the great Flood. Eventually, this command was incorporated into the code of law of God’s chosen people. Later still, the governing body of the early Christian Church in the apostle Paul’s time chose not to cancel this law, but restated it as being valid and binding upon their members. The law regarding the abstinence from blood has remained valid and applicable for the entire Christian era right down to our own time. Sexual morality is another divine commandment laid down in the Bible and those who respect it are assured of greater protection from AIDS.

If we look closely at these laws, we should find that they are beneficial to our health, whether we realise this or not. The obedient observation of the divine commandments can act only for the protection and good of the individual. The person who refuses to take blood in any form into his body, whether for the sake of his obedience to God’s command or for reasons of health, will receive an increasing amount of support and recognition as time goes on and research progresses, confirming the validity of his conviction.

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SAUERKRAUT WITH CALCIUM POWDER

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:05:15 +0000

If your body lacks calcium you will appreciate my special instructions on how to prepare your own home-made and excellent calcium preparation. As a matter of fact, if you live in the country this should be quite easy to do.

First of all, I realise that not everyone is familiar with sauerkraut, made from white cabbage, or knows how to prepare it. For this reason I have given the recipe later on in this book. When making your own sauerkraut, be careful to use the minimum of salt but do not hesitate to add herbs and spices such as marjoram, thyme, juniper berries and especially mustard seed, which help to preserve the sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is very high in calcium and has great medicinal value when eaten raw.

In order to increase the calcium content and actually make a calcium preparation, mix ground eggshells with the sauerkraut; add half a soupspoon of eggshell powder to each kilogram (2.2 lbs) of sauerkraut. You can also use washed oyster shell powder instead (obtainable from chemist shops or drugstores). Mix the powder with the shredded raw cabbage in the same way you would do with the herbs. The process of fermentation will then produce tural calcium lactate, which is readily assimilated. If you prepare a small wooden barrel of this ‘calcium sauerkraut’ every year, you will find that, by eating it regularly, in a year or two there will be no calcium deficiency in your family.

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TREATMENT OF PULMONARY DISEASES (FRESH RAW; FOODS)

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:03:50 +0000

Plenty of fresh raw vegetables should be served daily. Always dress salads with lemon juice, never with vinegar.

The intake of protein foods must be reduced. On the other hand, natural culinary herbs that stimulate the appetite are recommended. An easily assimilated calcium preparation is essential. I have always seen excellent results when patients have taken the calcium complex Urticalcin and herbs rich in silica, such as Gale-opsis. In this connection Usnea, the moss or lichen found on larch trees, deserves special mention. The animals of the forest make good use of its tonic properties for the lungs and we, too, should take it to combat weakness of the respiratory organs. If you find it difficult to chew the fresh lichen, take it regularly as a tea or, for even greater effect, take the fresh plant extract, Usneasan. Plants like Usnea or Galeopsis are, in a sense, not medicinal but nutritional plants and bear out Hippocrates’ principle that ‘Food’ shall be medicine and medicine shall be food’. In reality, then, remedies from the plant kingdom are curative foods. Do not forget cod-liver oil or cod-liver oil emulsions; these are of great benefit and to be recommended if the patient can take them.

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ASTHMA – NERVOUS ASTHMA (ASTHMA NERVOSUM)

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:02:23 +0000

Paroxysms of difficult breathing are one of the many signs of asthma. It is important to know that there are three different kinds of this disease, because if we want to select the correct method of treatment we must differentiate between nervous asthma, bronchial asthma and cardiac asthma. The symptoms must be carefully analysed and considered before carrying out the appropriate treatment.

If your nervous system is very delicate, with a tendency to tension, and you suffer from asthma, it may well be that the cause is your weak nerves. In this case it will be clear that in order to cure this form of asthma it will first be necessary to treat the nerves.

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