Aspen, as its name suggests, is for those who, because of
fear and dread of the unknown, become paralyzed and cannot go on with their lives, because instead of facing it, they try to escape or hide from it.
The person who needs aspen is the one who suffers from fears that are non-specific and turn out to be unknown to the person experiencing them; one of them, and the one most related to this flower essence, is the fear of death.
In Bach's words
According to the description of
Edward Bach, this is the
flower essence indicated “for those who suffer from vague and unknown fears, for which there is no explanation or reason. The person may nonetheless be terrified by something terrible that is going to happen and they don't know what it will be. These vague, inexplicable fears can obsess them night and day; the people who suffer from them often must tell others about their worry”.
The description above indicates that the fear of the unknown is something very common among the population, especially when what lies beyond is unknown, as in the case of death or dying.
Fears unknown fears:
- Fear of dying or death: it can come with extreme anxiety and an irresistible fear of dying, even if their life is not in danger.
- Fear of loud noises: loud noises can be unsettling and overwhelming; however, there is a constant fear that keeps people on constant alert, whether because of thunder, lightning or bursts.
- Fear of the dark: apparent and irrational fear of seeing everything dark.
- Fear of going to school: a fear expressed especially by boys and girls, because in the early stages it is hard for them to adapt to these environments and they are afraid of being without their parents or of something happening to them inside the institution.
There can be difficult cases in the fears mentioned above, and that is when anticipated anxiety appears, which responds very well to the
flower essence of aspen.
Discovering the aspen personality:
The aspen person is someone who lives in constant fear of the unknown; they may salivate, their breathing rate may increase, their heart rate is also accelerated and, finally, paralysis when it comes to carrying out or performing an activity.
The aspen personality can also be someone who lives in constant negativism and cannot manage to find the fear in order to work on it, but instead flees from it at all costs to save themselves from what they believe could happen but doesn't.
How does aspen essence contribute?
Flower essence Aspen looks for the emotions that are most influencing the unknown fear and seeks to bring serenity to the emotions of extreme anguish, also giving courage to face those monsters that torment them most.
Key concept: fear of the unknown
Positive quality: serenity, courage
Transpersonal pattern: Unreality, dissolution
