| Shadow tendency | Wholeness |
|---|---|
| Self-centredness | A selfless understanding person |
| Obsessed with their ailments and trivia | Willing to listen due to suffering |
| Always wanting to talk about themselves to others | Can be absorbed into other’s problems and is in unsparing efforts to help |
| Come close and speak in your face | Protective |
| “Buttonholers” | Comforted |
| Very lonely | Altruistic |
| Saps very vitality of others | Companionable |
| Dislikes being alone | Generous and persistent |
| Makes mountain out of molehills | Fulfilling balance between talking and listening |
| A poor listener | Ability to enjoy moments of solitude and quiet |
| Has little interest in problem of others | Helps get perspective of peer’s lives |
| Sometimes weepy | Restores our vitality |
| Doesn’t know how to converse without talking too much about themselves | Ability to connect with others |
| Lonely | Innate human desire to support others |
| Needy | Loving |
| Preoccupied with their own affairs | |
| Monopolise the conversation | |
| Enjoy companionship | |
| Talkative | |
| They may perform certain gestures to make sure you are paying attention including touching you, nudging you or holding your arm | |
| Unhappy and depleted when alone | |
| Leave peers exhausted after their socialising session | |
| Total self-absorption | |
| Talks rapidly and incessant | |
| Must always be at the centre of the conversation | |
| Often shunned and avoided due to the excessive energy one needs to listen to them | |
| Their problems seem magnified and insurmountable | |
| Chatterboxes | |
| Use up all their energy on their problems |
Origin and Specification of the Plant
Binomial Name: Calluna Vulgaris
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Calluna
Species: C.vulgaris
Origin: Europe, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Azores
Shade: Purple
Other names: Common heather, Ling, Heather
Elements/Compounds contained by the plant: Chlorogenic acid Height: 10cm-50cm
Foliage: Evergreen
Description: Flowering season: Late Summer into Autumn
Qualities and preferences: well on free-draining acidic soil, in a sunny position.
Areas of growth: Mountains, Moorland
Heather is one of the plants that contain Chlorogenic acid, an antioxidant present in both animals and plants. This acid is highly abundant in green coffee extract, which is promoted as a food supplement to assist with weight reduction.
There are a number of benefits associated with Chlorogenic acid. For instance, it has been shown to reduce blood pressure and exhibit anti-inflammatory properties. Additionally, it can provide protection against certain age-related degenerative diseases. Chlorogenic acid also has an impact on sugar metabolism, making it a potential aid in both preventing and treating type 2 diabetes. There is even the potential to increase the amount of this acid in certain food plants, such as tomatoes, through genetic engineering for the benefit of human health.
Specification of remedy
Group: Seven helpers
Emotional Group: Loneliness
Chronic condition: Talkative
Method of extraction: Sun
Dr Bach first prepared the Heather remedy near Abergavenny, Wales in the year of 1933. Heather is the Bach flower remedy for those whose self-centredness drives others away.
Comparison between other flowers
Agrimony:
The Heather personality is the exact personality of the Agrimony personality, who always try conceal their problems and feelings and b=never inflict them upon people. However the Heather personality loves to complain about their problems, ailments and life situations and always inflict them upon peers.
Centaury:
The centaury person are easily-influenced which leads them to always become the victims of the Heather personality. The centaury person may get tired and exhausted as their vitality is sapped by the Heather person due to continuous listening of ranting.
Mimulus:
The Heather type can completely deplete Mimulus people also, for the latter are too nervous and lacking in courage to make the break.
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The images above show a zoomed in aspect of the Heather flower.
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The images on the left shows an image of the heather flowers living together in harmony in their habitat.