Bach Flowers and Astrological Correspondence

Dr. Bach correlated the first 12 flowers he discovered to the 12 signs of the zodiac, he never published his work on this because he was not sure if his correspondences of the flowers to the signs was correct. After his death others took what little he left on this subject and attempted astrological diagnoses. The book I have seen on this listed the 12 remedies that Dr. Bach related to the signs, and suggested diagnoses based on the Ascendant, Moon, Sun, and Mercury. This book also, however, stated that they found the astrological diagnoses to be only effective sometimes, and that it never was as effective as a traditional diagnoses based on questioning the client. The approach given in this book for astrological diagnoses didn’t seem congruent to me so I developed this approach that has given me quite good results.

Dr. Bach believed that if the lower self was in harmony with the higher self, that all illness and symptoms would disappear. He believed the flowers remove blocks in our consciousness to our higher self thereby restoring “communication” with our higher self and thereby establishing harmony. Based on this belief of his I suggest remedies that are based on the two malefics, Saturn and Rahu, which are the planets that create the consciousness of separation and give disharmony and disease. In addition to this I also consider debilitated planets as well. I don’t believe suggesting remedies based on the sign placement of the Sun, Moon, or ascendant to be useful as those indicate areas of health, the remedies are to restore health where there is disease. If the planets are afflicted, (diseased) then appropriate remedies are of course helpful.

I relate nine of the flower remedies to the nine planets, Sun-Ketu. I suggest a client to take these remedies if any of these planets are debilitated, or under the influence of Saturn or Rahu. If any of the planets are afflicted then the remedies of the signs that the planet rules may also be necessary. In cases where a planet owns two signs it has been found that the male sign owned by the planets is usually the necessary one to base the remedy on, not the female sign. Other then this it is always helpful to give Star of Bethlehem in the first treatment as it removes the negative, disease causing, constrictive influence of Saturn. Most Bach flower practitioners always give Star of Bethlehem in the first treatment to work out any trauma that may block a healing.

Thirty flowers I relate to the 12 signs of the zodiac. The way the mind works is that when our consciousness experiences separation, indicated by Saturn and Rahu, we feel a weakness, insecurity, or unhealthy attitude. Therefore 12 flowers are considered as “communication” flowers as they are the remedy that restores the “communication” that is lost through the separation indicated by Saturn and Rahu. These “communication” flowers are helpful for the signs that Saturn, Rahu, or a debilitated planet is in.

The result of the weakness, insecurity, or unhealthy attitude indicated by the “communication” flower is to overcompensate, like the insecure bully which has to prove he is the strongest by picking on others. 12 flowers have therefore been related as “compensation” flowers. These flowers are also indicated to be helpful for the signs that Saturn, Rahu or a debilitated planet is in. There is one important consideration when suggesting the “communication” flower and “compensation” flower; if the client is heavily compensating it may be best to at first give only the “compensation” flower without the “communication” flower until the compensation has been balanced.

Six flowers are presented as “decompensation” flowers. The result of the attempted compensation is to still feel miserable, but now with no hope of improvement as the compensation has failed to provide the expected happiness. Each of the six “decompensation” flowers is related to two signs. The decompensation, or worst behavior, stage of opposing signs is the same. This follows the Chinese “Law of Opposites” which states that opposites, at their extremes, are the same; “the brightest light blinds as much as the darkest dark, the coldest cold burns as much as the hottest hot.” Therefore opposite signs in their greatest diseased condition manifest as the same disease. These are the breakdown flowers, when a person is at their worst these will be what is necessary. These flowers are usually indicated when a person is running the dasa of Saturn, Rahu, or a debilitated planet in a particular sign. Then the “decompensation” flower is most helpful. These flowers can be helpful at other times as well, simply ask the client if they can relate to the indication of the flower as given in the table.

After the remedies have been established for the client, three drops of each remedy are put into a one ounce dropper bottle with 2/3 purified water and one third apple cider vinegar, vegetable glycerin or brandy as a preservative. Four drops are to be taken four times a day or whenever under duress. Results are usually seen within 3 days. A remedy should be taken for 4-6 weeks after which the treatment can be altered as necessary. At most only seven remedies should be given in one mix. Many horoscopes may indicate more then seven remedies to be effective, as always keeping the dasa lords in mind is most important to insure that the client gets the remedies they need when they need them.

The houses can be similarly treated as the signs, with the first house corresponding to Aries, etc. I generally find the signs to be more important then the houses in suggesting the remedies.

I appreciate any feedback that you may wish to send about your results using the remedies. There are a few of the remedies for the signs which I have not tested to my satisfaction as of yet, so your feedback can be helpful in this.

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