The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook_ A Home Manual - James Green [79]
• Inflexible, prideful opinions about religion, politics, or reform
• Mind and life is ruled by cherished theories
• Hard master on self (yet not on others)
• Enjoys suppressing one s own faults
• Strict in way of living, cannot deflect from ideals, forcing self to live up to them
• Self-denial, a martyr to ideals
• Self-domination
• Does not understand that such practices as diets are the result, not the cause, of spiritual growth
• I am open-minded, quick to make a decision and prompt to act on it
• I am calm and determined
• I am attentive and responsive to my inner guidance, and therefore, I set my own tone
• I keep my poise and balance under all conditions
• I observe contrast, and from this I make clear decisions of what I want
• My clear visions come forth from these decisions and give me great ability to manifest my desires Scleranthus
(Scleranthus annuus,
The annual Knawel) • Indecision, lacking ability to make up mind
• Swayed between two things
• Experience swings between joy and sadness, energy or apathy, pessimism or optimism, clarity and confusion
• Unable to concentrate due to constant changing of mind
• Conversation jumps from subject to subject
• Erratic body functions (symptoms come and go, pulse, pain, temperature are here and there)
• Magpie mind, full of bits and pieces
• All shock has been neutralized, and my mental and physical recuperation has been accelerated
• All is well
• I am comforted and soothed of all my mental and physical pains and sorrows
• I have strength and quick recovery in spite of shock Star of Bethlehem
(Ornithogalum
umbellatum) • Emotional or physical illness due to residual shock from a current or past experience or accident
• All shock has an effect; this effect can manifest at some point even after the incident has been forgotten
• Useful for nonresponsive folks
• I have full control of my emotions
• I know all is well in the midst of the intensity of any experience
• In light of intense contrast, I learn clearly what I desire, and I can focus on the uplifting thoughts of what I want to change in my experiences Sweet Chestnut
(Castanea sativa,
the edible Spanish chestnut) • Acute hopeless despair
• Feelings that one has reached the limit of one s endurance
• Focus on feelings of great anguish
• Suicidal state of mind
• Intense feelings of abandonment and the void of inner darkness
• “Lonely dark night of the soul”
• I am a calm, wise person
• I keep my mind fluid
• I know that all persons have a right to their opinions, and I will listen to them open-mindedly
• I have strong ideals, but I do not impose them on others
• I am inspired, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable
• My mind is alert and full of interest
• I know that by feeling good and flowing creative thought, rather than by strong action, great things are accomplished effortlessly and harmoniously Vervain
(Verbena officinalis ) • Over-effort, stress, and tension
• Lives on nerves, resulting in breakdown
• Fanatic reformer, convert, and/or martyr
• Imposing will on others
• Over-enthusiastic, high-strung, fretful and fussy
• Impatient, tense, and anxious
• Takes on too much, leaving no time to relax and enjoy life
• Depleted mental and physical vitality through overuse of effort and strong will
• Strict, violent temperament
• Over-aggressive and persistent
• Argumentative
• I am a natural teacher and leader
• I am wise, loving, and understanding
• I am able to organize and delegate power and service with no need to dominate
• I enjoy helping others to know themselves and to find their path in life
• I can inspire others with my unshakeable confidence and certainty
• I am efficient, certain, and ambitious, a quick thinker who can be depended upon in an emergency to direct others with confidence Vine
(Vitis vinifera, Grape vine ) • Tendency to crave power and dominate others
• Rides roughshod over the opinions of others
• Makes no attempt to convert others, but instead is demanding and dominating, often hard and cruel without compassion