| Shadow tendency | Wholeness |
|---|---|
| Innate shyness | Soothes fears |
| Afraid to be themselves | Quiet but confident |
| Sensitive disposal and physicality | Gentle humour |
| Have phobias | Fears diminish |
| Self -consciousness | Gives perspective to our anxieties |
| Stammer, blush easily or excessively perspire when nervous or afraid | Helps you get in touch with your inner courage |
| Afraid of people | Enable us to face life with determination |
| Dislike social gatherings | Regulates our over-imagination |
| Feel uneasy amongst people they don’t know | Understanding and empathetic |
| Feel intimidated by the exuberance of other people | Can face all trials and difficulties in life with equanimity and humour |
| Timid and Bashful personality | Fear not understandable things |
| Anxiety | More independent |
| Affects our decision-making | Social ease |
| Tongue-tied with stage fright | Energetic |
| Become talkative to conceal a fear | Bold |
| Terrified of moving after the recovery of an illness or disease | Easier to communicate exactly what you want to say |
| Extroverts | Bravery |
| Delicate build | Generates Balance of energy |
| Reserved mannerism | Calm tranquil feeling |
| Common between musicians, actors and painters | Helps overcome fear |
| Hypersensitive | |
| Need their own space generally | |
| Avoid violence |
Illnesses and Causes
pressure and stress – headaches, cystitis
anxiousness – anxiety
scared of the presence of other people – stage fright
Origin and Specification of the Plant
Binomial Name: Mimulus Guttatus
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Erythranthe
Species: E.Guttatus
Number of varieties: previously 150
Origin: Western North America
Shade: Bright yellow
Other names: monkey flower, musk flower
Elements contained by the plant:
Height: 30cm – 1m
Description: Red spots on the inner corners of the petals, Vibrant yellow petals, Trumpet-like flowers, Toothed spreading stems, Oval mid-green leaves
Qualities and preferences: fertile humus-rich moist soil, semi-shade or in the sun, won’t tolerate chemical pollution
Habitat: Mountain streams, often overhanging the water, on the edge of rocks, or tumbling down a rock face
Dr Bach found Mimulus growing to perfection along the River Usk. Mimulus can be found clinging, precariously to a ledge in the water-shoot of a mill wheel, where the driving force of the millstream pours constantly across its roots, splashing the stems and flowers. The roaring of the cascade ever present. Or it grows next to a limestone swallow-hole, where the water plunges into the ground. The way it adapts to its habitat reflects the wholeness of the remedy as it dares to live such a dangerous life in a safe and brave manner.
Specification of remedy
Group: The first 12 essence
Emotional Group: Fear
Personality: Nervous fear
Virtue: Sympathy
Failing: Fearful
Method of extraction: Sun
Mimulus is the remedy for fear of known things. Native- Americans used Mimulus to treat wounds and rope-burns. The decoctions of the leaves and stems were also used for a herbal steam bath for the chest and back.
Comparison between other flowers
Aspen:
Aspen remedy is utilised when someone experienced fear or anxiety but for no clear known reason. For example, when you feel scared walking on the streets and experience an eerie atmosphere despite the fact, the area around you is deserted. One the other hand, Mimulus remedy is used to overcome a known fear or phobia.
Rock rose:
The Rock Rose remedy is for those who are in extreme fear. For example, when someone is about to experience a panic attack, while the Mimulus remedy is for people who want to overcome a certain phobia/ fear or have a shy timid personality that hinders them from being who they are and shine in front of other peers or are very anxious or nervous in a specific situation.
.jpg)
Mimulus Guttatus living in its habitat safely but without any security.
.jpg)
A close-up image of the plant showing its decorative red spots.