01/05/2023
The Cleanser. Are you preoccupied with your appearance, say how you feel you 'don't look right' (even if others tell you the contrary) or 'feel toxic' or are maybe verging on the germ-phobic and forever cleaning your home or desk, or washing your hands? Perhaps you are struggling with self-image issues, binge eating or excessive dieting? If so, Crab Apple will help soothe those feelings.
In Dr Bach's little book The Twelve Healers and other Remedies he described Crab Apple (using his terminology of being a surgeon and bacteriologist)as:
“For those who feel as if they had something not quite clean about themselves. Often it is something of apparently little importance; in others there may be more serious disease which is almost disregarded compared to the one thing on which they concentrate. In both types they are anxious to be free from the one particular thing which is greatest in their minds and which seems so essential to them it should be cured. They become despondent if treatment fails. Being a cleanser, this remedy purifies wounds if the patient has reason to be believe that some poison has entered which must be drawn out.”
A metaphorical perspective on Crab Apple illustrates that the poisoning begins in the thoughts.
Dr Bach maintained that the our thoughts and emotions are at the root of all our difficulties and that by using the Bach Flower we can find a path to restoring harmony between soul and personalty. There are various factors that can contribute to a health issue, one of which is who we are as individuals. How we live our life, how we manage professional and personal relationships, our feelings, cope with stress, juggle demands, how we eat (as well as what we eat) and so on... Whatever is going on with our health may have external contributory factors but we are also always in the equation. The Bach flowers are not a quick fix, a short cut to some sort of spiritual enlightenment. We have to work at it .... or not. After all, it’s entirely down to personal choice.
When we do the work on ourselves, and are coming from the best possible place within, we are less likely to be so vulnerable to the health issues that derail us. In my own experience, and from the experience of clients and colleagues, I know without question that a dedicated approach to working with the Bach flowers, as set down by Dr Bach, and a resolve to put the time in to heal our own wounds, we can begin to live healthier lives.
Bach Foundation Registered Practitioners (BFRP) make no claims for curing clinical conditions. We guide you to learn more about the 38 flowers and yourself with this simple, gentle self-help system that has helped millions of people around the world.
What are your experiences of Crab Apple? 🌺
Photo of Crab Apple blossoming in my garden 🌺
