Bach Flower Essences and the Elements of Plant Life - Julian Barnard

Bach Flower Essences

& the Elements of Plant Life
by Julian Barnard

from the Preface and Introduction:
The Study of Plants
This is not a simple narrative of information and instruction. It is rather a series of inferred questions which invite you as the reader to investigate and follow your own knowledge. It is a reflection of the process which Bach employed in his own journey of discovery. He said that if we become an unobservant passenger on the journey of life it ‘opens the door to untold adverse influences’ and it is ‘by communion with our Higher Self’ we may join with a journey yielding happiness, health and knowledge. The inference here is that the 38 Bach Flower Essences are not there to just solve an immediate health problem but rather to guide us on our way through life, to explore and understand the whole range of emotional experiences. Bach was not the first and not the only one to follow this path and he is inviting us to join with him on the road of individual understanding.
The Twelve Healers Trust
88pp; paperback
ISBN 978-0-9561455-8-1

£9.95

Reviews:
Following on from his seminal exploration of the Bach flowers and plants in Form and Function, and the subtle energetics of resonance as explored in The Patterning of Water, Julian focuses here on the elemental transformations and transmutations between earth, water, air and fire – and the association with the roots, stems, flowers and seeds of the Bach repertoire. This book draws our attention back to the essence of Edward Bach’s teachings, that of self-healing and self-transformation.
Sandra Hill
This short series of ‘commentaries’ and, importantly, the accompanying images are an illustration of that process employed by Bach and retraced over the years by Julian’s own journey. Julian’s work has always emphasised the importance and influence of plant observation. A resonance that conveys meaning not merely of ideas but also of feelings. To open and trust our own intuition. To realise its credibility through our ability to listen and follow the guidance. To engage and be open to nature’s elemental processes is to place yourself in service and from here healing can begin.
Graham Challifour
Through a process of gentle questioning, this book invites us to journey and evolve through life with the Bach Flowers as our guide. Here Julian adds a further dimension to their narrative by drawing from many different modes of study, in particular the four elements. I was particularly interested in some new viewpoints on Rock Water, which remains one of the most interesting of the essences. The book instils a sense of awe at the intelligence of life on earth and one can only feel duly humbled.
Vivien Williamson
This latest writing from Julian is timely. It reminds me to pay attention to the connections between us humans and the life we share with each other as well as with the plants and animals. At the time when we appear to be on the edge of self-destruction, Julian invites us to delight in the exuberance and healing power of nature. In being alive.
This little book could help us to take heart in diversity and the natural balance of things — if only we can take notice.
Romy Fraser
About the author:
Julian Barnard first met with Dr Bach’s flowers forty years ago. Now over seventy his life has had the normal episodes of surprise and delight, as well as the disappointments. Looking back, his abiding commitment has been to try to understand Dr Bach and his work as well as to explore the boundaries between conventional science and personal experience. His company Healing Herbs has been preparing Bach’s essences since 1989, selling to some eighty countries worldwide. His chief concern in all this time has been with education; with Nickie Murray he created the original Bach Educational Programme in 1986. Now with online services of films, talks, books and a guided learning programme, his main interest remains the flowers used in essence making.
Weight 320 g
Dimensions 23.4 × 15.7 × 0.9 cm
Bach Flower Essences and the Elements of Plant Life - Julian Barnard

Bach Flower Essences

& the Elements of Plant Life
by Julian Barnard

from the Preface and Introduction:
The Study of Plants
This is not a simple narrative of information and instruction. It is rather a series of inferred questions which invite you as the reader to investigate and follow your own knowledge. It is a reflection of the process which Bach employed in his own journey of discovery. He said that if we become an unobservant passenger on the journey of life it ‘opens the door to untold adverse influences’ and it is ‘by communion with our Higher Self’ we may join with a journey yielding happiness, health and knowledge. The inference here is that the 38 Bach Flower Essences are not there to just solve an immediate health problem but rather to guide us on our way through life, to explore and understand the whole range of emotional experiences. Bach was not the first and not the only one to follow this path and he is inviting us to join with him on the road of individual understanding.
The Twelve Healers Trust
88pp; paperback
ISBN 978-0-9561455-8-1

£9.95

Reviews:
Following on from his seminal exploration of the Bach flowers and plants in Form and Function, and the subtle energetics of resonance as explored in The Patterning of Water, Julian focuses here on the elemental transformations and transmutations between earth, water, air and fire – and the association with the roots, stems, flowers and seeds of the Bach repertoire. This book draws our attention back to the essence of Edward Bach’s teachings, that of self-healing and self-transformation.
Sandra Hill
This short series of ‘commentaries’ and, importantly, the accompanying images are an illustration of that process employed by Bach and retraced over the years by Julian’s own journey. Julian’s work has always emphasised the importance and influence of plant observation. A resonance that conveys meaning not merely of ideas but also of feelings. To open and trust our own intuition. To realise its credibility through our ability to listen and follow the guidance. To engage and be open to nature’s elemental processes is to place yourself in service and from here healing can begin.
Graham Challifour
Through a process of gentle questioning, this book invites us to journey and evolve through life with the Bach Flowers as our guide. Here Julian adds a further dimension to their narrative by drawing from many different modes of study, in particular the four elements. I was particularly interested in some new viewpoints on Rock Water, which remains one of the most interesting of the essences. The book instils a sense of awe at the intelligence of life on earth and one can only feel duly humbled.
Vivien Williamson
This latest writing from Julian is timely. It reminds me to pay attention to the connections between us humans and the life we share with each other as well as with the plants and animals. At the time when we appear to be on the edge of self-destruction, Julian invites us to delight in the exuberance and healing power of nature. In being alive.
This little book could help us to take heart in diversity and the natural balance of things — if only we can take notice.
Romy Fraser
About the author:
Julian Barnard first met with Dr Bach’s flowers forty years ago. Now over seventy his life has had the normal episodes of surprise and delight, as well as the disappointments. Looking back, his abiding commitment has been to try to understand Dr Bach and his work as well as to explore the boundaries between conventional science and personal experience. His company Healing Herbs has been preparing Bach’s essences since 1989, selling to some eighty countries worldwide. His chief concern in all this time has been with education; with Nickie Murray he created the original Bach Educational Programme in 1986. Now with online services of films, talks, books and a guided learning programme, his main interest remains the flowers used in essence making.
Weight 320 g
Dimensions 23.4 × 15.7 × 0.9 cm
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