Some exciting Flowerbase news and articles in this newsletter; 1. Feature article - Dr. Edward Bach’s explanation to the real cause of physical disease. 2. Using Flowerbase assessment averages to learn about your own magnetism 3. Flowerbase specials To remove your name from our mailing list, send the message "Unsubscribe" to flowerbasenews@ozelink.com ****1. Feature article - Dr. Edward Bach’s explanation to the real source of physical disease. The following article was extracted from chapter 3 of "Heal Thyself - An explanation of the real cause and cure of disease", written by Dr. Edward Bach in 1931. It’s my belief that the article is one of the best metaphysical explanations available to the real cause of disease (i.e., mind and emotions creating the right bodily conditions for disease to manifest), and how flower essences can tackle disease from the source. I particularly find Dr. Bach's explanation to pain, stiffness (e.g., arthritis), hysteria, vision problems etc. interesting, in the way that they are related to corresponding emotions. Read on …. "What we know as disease is the terminal stage of a much deeper disorder, and to ensure complete success in treatment it is obvious that dealing with the final result alone will not be wholly effective unless the basic cause is also removed. There is one primary error which man can make, and that is action against Unity; this originates in self-love. So also we may say that there is but one primary affliction--discomfort, or disease. And as action against Unity may be divided into various types, so also may disease-the result of these actions-be separated into main groups corresponding to their causes. The very nature of an illness will be a useful guide to assist in discovering the type of action which is being taken against the Divine Law of Love and Unity. If we have in our nature sufficient love of all things, then we can do no harm; because that love would stay our hand at any action, our mind at any thought which might hurt another. But we have not yet reached that state of perfection; if we had, there would be no need for our existence here. But all of us are seeking and advancing towards that state, and those of us who suffer in mind or body are by this very suffering being led towards that ideal condition; and if we will but read it aright, we may not only hasten our steps towards that goal, but also save ourselves illness and distress. From the moment the lesson is understood and the error eliminated there is no longer need for the correction, because we must remember that suffering is in itself beneficent, in that it points out to us when we are taking wrong paths and hastens our evolution to its glorious perfection. The real primary diseases of man are such defects as pride, cruelty, hate, self-love, ignorance, instability and greed; and each of these, if considered, will be found to be adverse to Unity. Such defects as these are the real diseases (using the word in the modern sense), and it is a continuation and persistence in such defects after we have reached that stage of development when we know them to be wrong, which precipitates in the body the injurious results which we know as illness. Pride is due, firstly, to lack of recognition of the smallness of the personality and its utter dependence on the Soul, and that all the successes it may have are not of itself but are blessings bestowed by the Divinity within; secondly, the loss of the sense of proportion, of the minuteness of one amidst the scheme of Creation. As Pride invariably refuses to bend with humility and resignation to the Will of the Great Creator, it commits actions contrary to that Will. Cruelty is a denial of the unity of all and a failure to understand that any action adverse to another is in opposition to the whole, and hence an action against Unity. No man would practise its injurious effects against those near and dear to him, and by the law of Unity we have to grow until we understand that everyone, as being part of a whole, must become near and dear to us, until even those who persecute us call up only feelings of love and sympathy. Hate is the opposite of Love, the reverse of the Law of Creation. It is contrary to the whole Divine scheme and is a denial of the Creator; it leads only to such actions and thoughts which are adverse to Unity and the opposite of those which would be dictated by Love. Self-love again is a denial of Unity and the duty we owe to our brother men by putting the interests of ourselves before the good of humanity and the care and protection of those immediately around us. Ignorance is the failure to learn, the refusal to see Truth when the opportunity is offered, and leads to many wrong acts such as can only exist in darkness and are not possible when the light of Truth and Knowledge is around us. Instability, indecision and weakness of purpose result when the personality refuses to be ruled by the Higher Self and lead us to betray others through our weakness. Such a condition would not be possible had we within us the knowledge of the Unconquerable Invincible Divinity which is in reality ourselves. Greed leads to a desire for power. It is a denial of the freedom and individuality of every soul. Instead of recognising that every one of us is down here to develop freely upon his own lines according to the dictates of the soul alone, to increase his individuality, and to work free and unhampered, the personality with greed desires to dictate, mould and command, usurping the power of the Creator. Such are examples of real disease, the origin and basis of all our suffering and distress. Each of such defects, if persisted in against the voice of the Higher Self, will produce a conflict which must of necessity be reflected in the physical body, producing its own specific type of malady. We can now see how any type of illness from which we may suffer will guide us to the discovery of the fault which lies behind our affliction. For example, Pride, which is arrogance and rigidity of mind, will give rise to those diseases which produce rigidity and stiffness of the body. Pain is the result of cruelty, whereby the patient learns through personal suffering not to inflict it upon others, either from a physical or from a mental standpoint. The penalties of Hate are loneliness, violent uncontrollable temper, mental nerve storms and conditions of hysteria. The diseases of introspection-neurosis, neurasthenia and similar conditions---which rob life of so much enjoyment, are caused by excessive Self-love. Ignorance and lack of wisdom bring their own difficulties in everyday life, and in addition should there be a persistence in refusing to see truth when the opportunity has been given, short-sightedness and impairment of vision and hearing are the natural consequences. Instability of mind must lead to the same quality in the body with those various disorders which affect movement and co-ordination. The result of greed and domination of others is such diseases as will render the sufferer a slave to his own body, with desires and ambitions curbed by the malady. Moreover, the very part of the body affected is no accident, but is in accordance with the law of cause and effect, and again will be a guide to help us. For example, the heart, the fountain of life and hence of love, is attacked when especially the love side of the nature towards humanity is not developed or is wrongly used; a hand affected denotes failure or wrong in action ; the brain being the centre of control, if afflicted, indicates lack of control in the personality. Such must follow as the law lays down. We are all ready to admit the many results which may follow a fit of violent temper, the shock of sudden bad news; if trivial affairs can thus affect the body, how much more serious and deep-rooted must be a prolonged conflict between soul and body. Can we wonder that the result gives rise to such grievous complaints as the diseases amongst us to-day? But yet there is no cause for depression. The prevention and cure of disease can be found by discovering the wrong within ourselves and eradicating this fault by the earnest development of the virtue which will destroy it; not by fighting the wrong, but by bringing in such a flood of its opposing virtue that it will be swept from our natures." ****2. Using Flowerbase assessment averages to learn about your own magnetism If you’ve accumulated a lot of patient data on your Flowerbase system, you’ll be able to learn something about the patients that you attract. Open your copy of Flowerbase now, and follow the procedures below to see if the results of the analysis match your personality. Spiritual magnetism is a reality in our world, and often we find people being sent to us for treatment, where we can reflect on the problems and issues that they are facing. I noticed this coincidence in the early days of developing Flowerbase, when the assessment averages somewhat matched the life issues which I was facing at the time. We’d be interested in any feedback from anyone who works through this procedure. ASSESSMENT AVERAGES This option is selected from the Screening Assessment bar found on the Main Menu. Use this function after at least 25 assessments have been completed for a specific module, to assess similarities in client types determined by the Screening Assessment, for a specific module. On selecting Assessment averages, we access the Assessment response averages screen where we are able to set up, and implement a new analysis, or examine a previous one. Functions and options included on this screen include; ( ) New analysis ( ) Previous analysis Select the New analysis radio button for a new analysis, or the Previous analysis button to examine a previous analysis. The default setting for this control is New analysis, indicated by (). Popup menu This is found in the bottom left corner of the Dos edition screen, or on the right side of the Windows or Macintosh edition screen, and is used to select a module against which you wish to perform the analysis. You must select a module before being able to . Select this function to begin the analysis, or display the previous analysis (depending on which radio button is selected). You must have a module selected before being able to . The function is disabled if the Selected module is "None". To to the Main Menu. Before proceeding with the analysis, select the date from which you wish to being the analysis, shown as Begin analysis from: If you are proceeding with a new analysis, it is important that you do not interrupt the analytical routine, which could lead to file corruption. Refer to File maintenance if you have corrupted files, and you need to implement a maintenance routines. The response averages analysis can take a considerable length of time, depending on the number of patient files being analysed. This is due to lengthy algorithms used in FLOWERBASE to analyse patient files. Once the analysis is completed, a list of statements is displayed together with assessment averages from highest to lowest. The following functions are available from this screen; Dos edition only Use this function to scroll the list of statements up. This function is not available when you are at the top of the list. Dos edition only Select this option to scroll the list of remedy statements down. This function cannot be selected when you are at the end of the list. Select this function to the list of statements and response averages. If your printer is switched off, or off-line, you will not be able to select the control. To to the Assessment response averages screen. Each number adjacent to the displayed statement is the grand average of all patient responses in the selected date range. INTERPRETATION AND USES OF ASSESSMENT AVERAGES The information from an assessment averages analysis has the following uses; a. Therapists may get a better understanding of their remedy requirements, through compiled epidemiological information. If for instance the highest rating Remedy Statement is 'I am oversensitive', the Therapist may enhance inventory stocks by researching other available remedies for oversensitivity. The Therapist may also wish to study the literature for alternative methods on treating oversensitive people (e.g., NLP techniques). The Therapist in the busy practice may also wish to use this information to determine remedies which he or she must keep a good stock of - remedies which the Therapist cannot afford to run out of. The Therapist may also determine areas where it is not necessary to enhance stock levels. Studying this function can result in good investment in inventory, aiding the Therapist in determining whether to purchase a particular remedy. b. The Therapist can study the list to see how created Remedy Statements are performing. If for instance the Therapist believes a Remedy Statement is not representative of his clientele (e.g., remedy characteristic is rated unusually low), the Therapist may need to examine the wording of the characteristic. NLP methods are useful when writing Remedy Statements, as the wording is the basis by which the Patient may self evaluate. The wrong wording may draw the wrong evaluation, and thus the wrong response. c. Where the Patient list is represented by a family, common areas of emotional discomfort may be identified, and worked on as a family unit. ****3. Flowerbase Specials (expires 11 September ‘97) a. FLOWERBASE "The Works" (DOS/Windows/Mac/Power Mac). For this month only, you can buy FLOWERBASE "The Works" for the price of the FLOWERBASE "Starter Kit". Includes current software and all of the available module titles, including; English and FES Flower Essence Remedies Dr. Bach's Remedies Today Living Essences of Australia Renascent Gem Essences Australian Bush Flower Essences Home Garden Flower Essences ---- Price: $US292.00 (Normally $512.00) (*****Excellent value*****) b. FLOWERBASE "Starter Kit" (DOS/Windows/Mac/Power Mac) including the following module titles; Dr. Bach's Remedies Today ---- Price: $US195.00 (Normally $292.00) c. FLOWERBASE Module Sell-out All modules this month only for $US39.95 (Normally $49.95-$79.95) Stocks are limited - this is strictly a "first in first served" basis, so be sure to get your order in quick!! Secure orders can be placed at the following address; https://www13.hway.net/ozelin/register.htm Be sure to write "Internet mail list special" in the comments section, and to alter prices to the above. We'll let you know whether the copy you order is still in stock, so be quick! Flowerbase is located at http://www.ozelink.com/flowerbase/ Greg Hernon Flowerbase