| Shadow tendency | Wholeness |
|---|---|
| Creative and artistic | Reconnects us with the present |
| Love fantasizing or looking forward to the future | Conscious of our surroundings |
| Purposeful | |
| Lack of interest in the present | Lively interest in all things |
| Mind is full hopes and dreams of the future | Master of their own thought |
| Easily bored | Sensitive to inspiration |
| Can’t focus on a certain task for a long time | Practical idealist |
| They can hear things that weren’t said, see things that weren’t there, forget what they are saying or listening to when they are distracted | Generally having a career like an artist, a writer, a healer, an actor |
| Realistic | |
| Time to have hobbies | |
| Day-dreamers | Great zest in daily life |
| Mental escapism | Grateful |
| Inattentive | Focused on the task |
| Absent-minded | Engaged in all sorts of conversations |
| Vacant faraway look | Know what to do |
| Drowsiness | Express creative gifts efficiently |
| Heavy-sleepers | Greatest clarity |
| Avoid difficulties or unpleasantness by letting their mind wander | Overcome procrastination |
| More sociable as they are better listeners | |
| Imagination is their coping mechanism | A sense of purpose |
| Makes no effort to get well when they are sick | Ability to balance reality and fantasy |
| Stable | |
| Prefers to be alone in one’s own thoughts | Mind that is forever growing understanding |
| Inobservant | Manifests creativity |
| Poor memory | More grounded and down-to-earth |
| Can fall asleep anytime | Idealistic |
| Occupied with inner problems including joys and worries | Helps fuzzy, faint and light-headed feelings that happens in emergencies |
| Mediumistic and sensitive to all kinds of bad influences | |
| Listless and apathetic | |
| Can’t be bothered to remember or listen to what has been said | |
| Lazy | |
| Insufficient interest in present circumstances | |
| Drifting thoughts | |
| Lack of concentration | |
| Falls asleep easily | |
| Indifferencee | |
| Sluggish constitution | |
| Little ambition to survive | |
| Pale and muddy complexion | |
| Tend to have lives they don’t like | |
| Quiet people | |
| Have thoughts of welcoming death when sick | |
| Easily distracted | |
| Desire to be free of burden | |
| Tiredness | |
| Hs cold or dead arms and feet | |
| Reacts the same way to good and bad news | |
| Needs a lot of sleep | |
| Clumsy | |
| Lack of mindfulness | |
| Head is in the clouds |
Illnesses and Causes
inattentive withdrawal – accidents
loss of interest – fainting, coma, any form of unconsciousness
lack of attention – eye problems, hearing problems
Origin and Specification of the Plant
Binomial Name: Clematis Vitalbae
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Ranunculae
Genus: Clematis
Species: C.Vitalbae
Origin: Europe and the Middle East
Shade: white
Other names: traveller’s joy. Old man’s beard, beggar’s plant/grass, smokewood, boy’s bacca
Elements/Chemicals contained by the plant: protoanemonin
Foliage: Deciduous
Height: 4-8m
Description: Clusters of small, four-petalled, creamy-white flowers, with a green tinge and prominent white stamens, are followed by long-lasting, silky seedheads with mid- to dark green foliage
Flowering season: mid-summer to early autumn
Qualities and preferences: Will thrive in a wide range of soils and situations
Areas of growth: hedgerows, woodland margins
Clematis contains a certain chemical called protoanemonin, which is formed from ranunculin when under attack. If ingested this causes a burning sensation in the mouth and throat, mouth ulcers, abdominal pain and nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Clematis is also called Beggar’s plant as beggars intentionally rubbed the leaves of clematis to purposefully cause blisters and ulcers on their skin so that onlookers would feel sympathy and pity for them, which they believed would lead them to earn more money. The other names for this plant which are Smokewood and Boy’s bacca is earned as the dried winter stems of clematis was used as a substitute for tobacco to some by the poor who could not afford such luxuries. The many creative uses of Clematis represent the wholeness of a Clematis person being creative and making use of what they have by thinking.
Specification of remedy
Group: The first 12 essence
Emotional Group: Insufficient interest in present circumstances
Personality: Dreamer
Virtue: Gentleness
Failing: Indifferent
Method of extraction: Sun
Clematis is the remedy for those who show insufficient interest in the present circumstances. Dr Bach first discovered the Clematis remedy in Wales 1928, a time when he was using homoeopathic preparation methods. It was one of the first three remedies discovered, the others being Impatiens and Mimulus.
Comparison between other flowers
Agrimony:
People who have the shadow tendency of Agrimony cover their misery by displaying a facade of cheerfulness and unlike clematis, they seek companionship of others to relieve their distress and dislike being alone while Clematis prefers to be alone so that they can fantasize or be lost in thoughts.
Impatiens:
Impatiens people tend to be eager for a new day while an average clematis person might be fearing the next day and will be wishing how good it would be just to sleep all day long. Dr Bach mentions that Impatiens personality is an antithesis to the Clematis personality.
Vervain:
Vervain personality is the complete opposite of Clematis as they tend to be more alert and over-enthusiastic about the present, bringing burdens to themselves and other peers surrounding them.
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A close-up image of the plant displaying how it looks at different seasons including summer and winter.
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Two images of many clusters of Clematis residing in a hedge/bush.