BACH FLOWER REMEDIES

Dr. Edward Bach

• Dr. Bach began his work as a successful bacteriologist and pathologist.

• He held a very lucrative practice on Harley Street in London.

• Intuitively, Dr. Bach realized that his patients needed more than a treatment for their physical symptoms. 

• He started to realize that the patient’s emotional states had a direct effect on their physical state.  Ex. Negative states, such as worry, fear and depression would slow down the process of healing.  Whereas, positive states, such as joy and hope would promote a speedy recovery.  Page 96

• He believed the true cause of disease was the imbalances in the personality or emotions.

• Bach was even more convinced when it came to his own illness. 

• In 1917, Bach was operated on for cancer and was told by his Drs. that he had 3 months to live.

• Dr. Bach was determined not to leave this earth until he made a tremendous contribution to humanity.  The more he got excited about his work, the faster he was recovering.

• He was inspired by Dr. Hahnemann, founder and physician of homeopathy. 

• Dr. Bach believed in the benefits of homeopathy and became a homeopath himself.

• But he still wanted to find remedies that would be purer and less reliant on the products of disease.

• In 1930, he gave up his lucrative practice in London and moved to Mount Vernon in Oxfordshire and was determined to devote the rest of his life to a new system of medicine that he was sure could be found in nature.

• Hence, Bach Flower Remedies were born.

• Bach developed his intuitive side more when he moved to Mount Vernon and became quite sensitive to flowers.  Ex. When he passed his hand over a flower he would know its properties. 

Bach’s Discoveries

• Bach never used poisonous flowers, food – producing plants, or exotic plants. 

• He wanted a gentle method of healing, nothing that would be abrasive or cause harm to the person.

• Bach discovered a total of 38 remedies. 

• He felt that this was enough to cover all the states of mind but it’s more exact to say that these are the basic states of mind. 

• The 7 major states of mind are -
  • Fear
  • Uncertainty
  • Insufficient interest in present circumstances
  • Loneliness
  • Over – sensitivity to influences and ideas
  • Despondency or despair
  • Over care for the welfare of others