Bach Flowers 1: History of Bach Flower Therapy

Question 1

Q1: When and where was Dr. Edward Bach born?

Answer 1

A1: Dr. Edward Bach was born in Moseley near Birmingham in 1886.

Question 2

Q2: What significant milestone did Dr. Edward Bach achieve in 1912?

Answer 2

A2: In 1912, Dr. Edward Bach qualified as a medical doctor.

Question 3

Q3: What was Dr. Bach’s focus during his work at University College Hospital London and Harley Street?

Answer 3

A3: Dr. Bach focused on colon health during his work at University College Hospital London and Harley Street.

Question 4

Q4: What was Dr. Bach’s research focus starting in 1915?

Answer 4

A4: In 1915, Dr. Bach began researching the association of intestinal bacteria and chronic disease and observed links between particular bacteria and personality traits.

Question 5

Q5: What was a significant development in Dr. Bach’s career in 1919?

Answer 5

A5: In 1919, Dr. Bach began working at the London Homeopathic Hospital and developed the 7 Bach Nosodes, which were homeopathic remedies made from cultured intestinal bacteria linked to chronic diseases and their cures.

Question 6

Q6: When did Dr. Edward Bach develop the Bach Flower Remedies, and what book did he publish in 1931?

Answer 6

A6: Dr. Edward Bach developed the Bach Flower Remedies between 1930 and 1935 and published “Heal Thyself — An Explanation of the Real Cause and Cure of Disease” in 1931.

Question 7

Q7: What book did Dr. Bach publish shortly before his death in 1936?

Answer 7

A7: Shortly before his death in 1936, Dr. Bach published “Twelve Healers & Other Remedies.”

Question 8

Q8: Why did Dr. Edward Bach feel disillusioned with conventional medicine?

Answer 8

A8: Dr. Edward Bach was disillusioned with the emphasis medicine placed on disease (symptom) rather than the individual.

Question 9

Q9: What inspired Dr. Bach to discover the Bach Flower Remedies?

Answer 9

A9: Dr. Bach wanted to find a gentle, effective, and non-invasive approach to healing. He saw illness as the body’s way of expressing mental disharmony and believed in aligning the physical being with the soul’s journey.

Question 10

Q10: How did Dr. Bach perceive the relationship between the soul and the physical body?

Answer 10

A10: Dr. Bach believed the soul is linked to the physical body and that life situations not in line with the soul manifest as physical illness, e.g., a cold after a stressful event or an ulcer after chronic anger.

Question 11

Q11: What did Dr. Bach observe about the recovery process in his patients?

Answer 11

A11: Dr. Bach observed that patients recovered emotionally first and then physically, once the correct Bach Flower Remedy was given.

Question 12

Q12: What qualities do flower essences resonate with, and what happens when these qualities are out of balance?

Answer 12

A12: Flower essences resonate with human qualities such as compassion, generosity, love, and kindness. When out of balance, the opposing states prevail, e.g., compassionate/merciless, loving/hateful, generous/selfish, kind/mean.

Question 13

Q13: How do flower essences create balance according to Dr. Bach?

Answer 13

A13: Flower essences align the physical being with the soul’s journey by resonating at the soul level and filtering down to the physical body, thereby creating balance.