Do you ever get sad but aren’t sure why? It’s a miserable and perplexing thing. You’re fine, and, then … you’re not.
The blues when there is no rhyme or reason for feeling the way you do. Nothing bad has happened. You’re caught up on your work. The kids are doing fine and dandy. But you have a cloud over your head making you feel miserable … the blues when they come out of the blue.
The person who may benefit from Bach Mustard Flower Essence is very unhappy but they cannot find a reason. A Mustard depression never has a cause. It shows up one day and hangs around for days, weeks or even months when it suddenly goes away as quickly as it arrived.
Mustard belongs to Edward Bach’s “lack of interest in present circumstances” group of remedies. Cornelia Richardson-Boedler (2015) describes Mustard thusly:
The mind is overshadowed by darkness and gloom.
There may be a sensation of a weight or a downward pull that depresses the person as a whole.
The mind actually appears to receive less light, and the person cheers up in the warm, bright rays of the sun. People who crave light and sunshine are often in need of this remedy.
She goes on to say that “the depressive character of this state makes the person turn inward, as if locked within, and the connection to the outside world is weakened.”
A field of Mustard plants is a rather joyful thing to see. The mustard stands taller than other grasses, appearing lighter and brighter than its neighbors. Mustard seeds can lie dormant for many years and spring forth when conditions are ripe — kind of like how the blues can pop up — when conditions are ripe, even if those conditions are long forgotten and presently unknown to you.
"In all things cheerfulness should be encouraged, and we should refuse to be oppressed by doubt and depression, but remember that such are not of ourselves, for our souls know only joy and happiness." -- Julian Barnard
The best way to take Bach Flower Essences is to put them in your water bottle and sip throughout the day — like a little tap on the shoulder, reminding you everything is OK.
If you or a loved one is suffering from depression, working with a professional homeopath, alongside your therapist, can often turn things around.
The Bach Flower Essence Mustard is a little ray of sunshine in an otherwise dark existence.
Julia Coyte, CHom
Classically Practical homeopath
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Reference list
Barnard, J., 2010. Bach flower remedies : the essence within : an illustrated guide to the bach flower remedies. West Wickham, Kent England: Winter Press.
Richardson-Boedler, C., 2015. Applying Bach flower therapy to the healing profession of homoeopathy : psychology, psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine. New Delhi: B. Jain.
It's so good to read something about Bach Flower Essences. Thanks to you.