Bach Flower - Cherry Plum (Prunus Cerasifera)

The negative Cherry Plum state is nothing if not dangerous. In this state, individuals may feel as though they are about to lose their minds or "explode." Many fear that they will commit acts of extreme violence. Others harbour thoughts of suicide - either physically or at a mental level.

The processes of spiritual and mental growth that occur when energies are balanced are almost frantically suppressed, as the person seeks to deny the dark forces which reside in everyone. The person's own terror that dark thoughts could lead to dark actions causes them to try to drive down and suppress all such thoughts.

Before treatment with Bach Flower Remedies, the person in a negative Cherry Plum state is unable to face his or her own inner feelings and completely denies the guidance of the Higher Self. This personality suffers from a fundamental fear of opening up to the process of development. He is literally unable to "let go."

Men who have fought in wars and endured days of continuous shelling, or who have spent time in prison camps under brutal interrogation have often developed negative Cherry Plum states.

Children in need of the Bach Flower remedy, Cherry Plum are often bed wetters. These children, who keep themselves under tight control during waking hours, let their inner anxieties come to free expression only when there is no conscious bodily control.

While often hard to recognize because the negative Cherry Plum personality exhibits extreme outward control, they may be betrayed by their eyes. Often they exhibit eyes that are wide open, staring, and blinking less than normal.

Once in treatment with Bach Flower Essences, the personality will begin to submit itself to the guidance of the Higher Self. There it can be led through the chaos to the light. After re-connecting with the Higher Self and passing through this state, these individuals are often able to bear extreme adversities that would break a lesser personality.

In the positive Cherry Plum state, one becomes able to enter deeply into the unconscious and to use the insights gained there. He or she becomes connected to a powerful reservoir of spiritual strength, gains great spiritual insight, and makes tremendous advances in personal development.