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water) • Inflexible mind

• 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

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