| Shadow tendency | Wholeness |
|---|---|
| Doubts own ability | Gives intuition |
| Lacks confidence in own judgement | Confident |
| Distrusts own convictions | Good decision |
| Changeable | Clarity is provided |
| Foolish | Wise |
| Talkative | Strong opinions |
| Always ask questions | Will stick to a decision immediately |
| Tends to sap vitality of others by seeking advice | Admires those who have a strong mind |
| Has tendency to imitate | Trusts own judgement |
| Seeks advice from one and all, often influenced and misguided by advice of others which can cause dissatisfaction but needs their attention | Doesn’t have the need to ask advice peers |
| Uncertainty | Heed inner voice |
| Self- doubt | Capable of enthusiasm |
| Ignores intuition | Curious and eager to learn |
| Realise that your inner though was a better decision and regret not doing that | Able to gather information and use it |
| Debate mentally on what to do | Happy to pass on knowledge |
| Confused when making a decision | Accepts guidance of inner self |
| Do foolish things due to advice of peers | Good coordination between thoughts and reality |
| Talks a great deal | |
| Gets on the nerves of peers | |
| Excessive thirst for information | |
| Knowledge is hoarded but not used | |
| Lack of trust within themselves and others | |
| Poor concentration due to lack of confidence | |
| Appears gullible and stupid | |
| Needs the approval of others |
Origin and Specification of the Plant
Binomial Name: Ceratostigma willmottianum
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Ceratostigma
Species: C.willmottianum
Origin: Himalayas (Dr Bach made the Cerato remedy with flowers native to the Himalayas originally), China and Tibet
Shade: Celestial blue
Other names: Chinese plumbago
Elements/Chemicals contained by the plant: N-trans-caffeoylty, aesculetin, plumbagin
Foliage: Deciduous
Height: 50cm- 1m
Description: An autumn-turning red deciduous shrub with lanceolate leaves that reach 5 cm in length. A dense terminal cluster of 2.5cm wide, rich blue flowers
Flowering season: late summer to autumn
Qualities and preferences: Grow in well-drained soil in sun or partial shade
Areas of growth: Gardens
Folk medicine employs Chinese Plumbago to alleviate rheumatism, traumatic injury, and parotitis, which is an inflammation of the parotid glands situated in front of the ears. Cerato, a component of the shrub, contains a yellow dye known as plumbagin that exhibits antimicrobial, antifungal, antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and anticancer properties.
Specification of remedy
Group: The first 12 essence
Emotional Group: Uncertainty
Personality: Self-distrusting
Virtue: Foolish
Failing: Wisdom
Method of extraction: Sun
Dr Bach first prepared the Cerato remedy near Cromer in 1930. Cerato is for people who question their own judgement and seek the guidance, reassurance or confirmation of others.
Comparison between other flowers
Larch:
When the Larch and Cerato personality have no confidence in their judgment they act differently and in the opposite manner as an average Cerato person would take up the challenge and often succeed after making up their mind. While on the other hand, Larch
would rather stand back and let the opportunity pass them, by feeling far too self-conscious to make any attempt, as well as feeling like there was no point trying because they would think that they have no capacity to do so.
Scleranthus:
Cerato and Scleranthus have a similar personality due to the uncertainty they experience but they still differ as Cerato voices out their uncertainty and often gains advice from their peers to tackle the situation while Scleranthus would just internally worry about it, seeking no advice.
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The images above show a closer look to some Cerato flowers.
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A group of cerato flowers living together in their habitat.
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