Floral Acupuncture: Applying The Flower Essences Of Dr. Bach To Accupuncture Sites by Deborah Craydon attempts to combine the time-honored tradition of acupuncture and the seventy-year old flower therapy founded by the Welsh physician, Dr. Edward Bach. Beginning with an overview of Bach's flower essence treatment, the authors proceed to summarize some essentials of the Five-Element style of acupuncture. Application methods are then explained, and the book concludes with its longest chapter discussing the relationships between the flower essences and their corresponding acupuncture points.As both of these treatments fall under the umbrella of "vibrational" or "energy" medicine, it would be natural to ask if they could be combined to produce a therapy with the advantages of both. Indeed, one of the authors (Craydon), asked just that question in the course of her work with the topical application of the flower essences and their possible correspondence to the locations indicated on the Eastern acupuncture map.
What followed was a fourteen month collaboration with the acupuncturist and co-author, Warren Bellows, which involved testing the flower essences on various acupuncture points to see which would yield the greatest energy flow, as evidenced by the opening of the cranial plates. When an "exponential flowering" of the cranial plates was achieved, this served as the criterion for a match between the flower essence and the acupuncture point.
While both the motivation and the research seem well-founded and sincere, what is lacking are the usual case studies which most authors of healing texts bring to their work. There is no mention of any research trials except on the authors themselves. This is unfortunate, as even a modest number of case studies, such as the ones compiled by Philip Chancellor in his "Illustrated Handbook of the Bach Flower Remedies", would have lent considerable weight to the research trials performed on the authors.
Amazon.com Certified flower essence practitionaer Deborah Craydon and licensed acupuncturist Warren Bellows combine their experience to create a highly effective holistic method to self-treat you body, mind, and spirit. By applying flower essences (in place of needles) to corresponding acupuncture points, it is possible to stimulate the movement of energy (chi), starting a powerful healing process. Filled with full-color instructional photographs, this practical guidebook is suitable for both professional and home use, and includes treatments for common ailments and conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and stress.
From the Author
Floral Acupuncture uses flower essences instead of needles are to move energy (Qi) through the Acupuncture Meridian system. The logic for this is:
Water has the ability to record vibrational and energetic information. 2. Flower essences transmit their healing information by leaving their particular vibrational imprint in the water in which they were made.
Acupuncture points are likened to wells connecting to underground waterways. Recent research posits that the acupuncture point is comprised of water clusters and that when the acupuncture needle stimulates these clusters they align their dipolar charge to effect a current along the meridian system through the phenomenon of electrical oscillations..
Flower essences, as vibrational imprints of information in water, placed on top of these wells enter the hole and meet the water cluster at the bottom. Each flower essence has a particular "well" site that "correctly" stimulate the acupuncture point and meridian. What makes for a correct fit of flower essence to acupuncture point is a harmonic resonance between the vibrational structure of the essence and the vibrational structure of the water cluster in the acu-point. It is this harmonic resonance that stimulates the point into oscillation.
About the Author
DEBORAH CRAYDON is a flower essence practitioner and producer of flower essences and gem elixirs designed for topical application, distributed through her company, Flora Corona.
Book Details
- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Crossing Press (July 20, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1580911692
- ISBN-13: 978-1580911696
- Book Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.5 inches
- List Price: $16.95
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