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• Feels one “might as well get used to it” and “learn to live with it all”
• Observes conditions and surrenders to them without realizing that they have created them
• Weary, lack vitality, and are dull companions
• Not depressed, but resigned to their apathy and colorless life
• I enjoy my sense of humor and well-being
• I know that all my experiences proceed from my thoughts
• What is outer is a clear reflection of the sum of my thoughts and beliefs
• I am optimistic about life, because I am the master of my own fate
• I am fully self-empowered, for I blame no one else for my experiences
• With my offerings I attract unto me
• I appreciate my life and the lives of others Willow
(Salix vitellina, Yellow Willow or Golden Osier ) • Resentment and bitterness
• Self-disempowerment by blaming all one’s self for whatever misfortune or adversity is being experienced
• Lack of appreciation
• Feels life is unjust
• Begrudging and resentful of all good fortunes and success of others
• Sulking and gloomy
• Pessimistic
• Takes without giving
• Stuck in feeling of discontent; loath to admit any improvement
Sources of Other Perspectives
1. The Collected Writings of Edward Bach, ed. Julian Barnard, Flower Remedy Programme, 1987, P.O. Box 65, Hereford, HR2 oUW, Great Britain.
2. Handbook of the Bach Flower Remedies, Dr. Philip M. Chancellor, Keats Publishing, Inc., 1980.
3. The Medical Discoveries of Edward Bach, Physician, Nora Weeks, C.W. Daniel Company, Ltd., London, 1973.
4. The Bach Flower Remedies Illustration & Preparation, Nora Weeks and Victor Bullen, C.W. Daniel Company, Ltd., London, 1976.
5. Heal Thyself Edward Bach, C.W. Daniel Company, Ltd., London, 1973.
6. The Twelve Healers, Edward Bach, C.W. Daniel Company, Ltd., London 1973.
7. The Bach Remedies Repertory, F.J. Wheeler, C.W. Daniel Company, Ltd., London, 1970.
8. The Original Writings of Edward Bach, J. Howard and J. Ramsell, The Dr. Edward Bach Healing Trust and Centre, Mount Vernon, Sotwell, Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 OPZ, England, 1990.
9. Questions & Answers Clarifying the Basic Principles and Standards of the Bach Flower Remedies, J. Ramsell and N. Murray, The Dr. Edward Bach Healing Trust and Centre, Mount Vernon, Sotwell, Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 OPZ, England, 1986.
10. Bach Flower Therapy: Theory & Practice, Mechthild Scheffer, Torsons Publishers, Inc., 1987.
11. Flower Essences: Reordering Our Understanding and Approach to Illness and Health, Machaelle Small-Wright, 1988.
12. Flower Essence Repertory, Patricia Kaminski & Richard Katz, The Flower Essence Society, P.O. Box 459, Nevada City, CA 95959, 1994.
13. Choosing Flower Essences: An Assessment Guide, Patricia Kaminski, The Flower Essence Society.
14. Alaskan Flower Essence Project, P.O. Box 1369, Homer, Alaska 99603-1369.
15. Healing with Australian Flowers, Va’sudeva Barnao, Living Essences, P.O. Box 355, Scarborough, Western Australia, 6019, 1988.
Herbal tinctures are alcoholic or water-alcohol solutions prepared from fresh or dried botanicals. It is believed by many that alcohol is a better solvent than water for extracting plant constituents and that a mixture of alcohol and water will dissolve nearly all the desired constituents of a plant, while at the same time acting as a highly efficient preservative. The term tincture commonly refers to these alcohol preparations, but it is also used to refer to preparations that are vinegar, wine, or glycerin based. The glycerin-based tinctures are more often referred to, however, as glycerites or glycerates.
All official tinctures (as determined by an official U.S. Pharmacopoeia) are made with an alcohol and water solution or pure alcohol, the majority of herbal tinctures containing around 60 percent alcohol. The official definition of a tincture is stated to be a solution that contains at least 45 percent alcohol and has an herb/menstruum ratio of at least 1:4. Of course these ratios can always vary and this definition is supplied more as