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Behind the Scenes: Catherine's E-Light Zoom Gathering
While Catherine was preparing for her E-Light Zoom gathering, “Making Space for the New You – How to Align With Your True Self,” we popped in to snap a few quick photos.
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Holiday Season Reading: Bach Flower Therapy
If you're looking for a book for yourself or someone else who is interested in the Bach Flower Remedies, have you read "Bach Flower Therapy - the Complete Approach" by Mechthild Schaeffer?
Flower Essences for Abundance & Flow
The widespread collective belief that there is “not enough” lies at the root of many of the problems in our world today. The mindset of scarcity shapes our thoughts, influences our choices, and often leads to a us not feeling able to trust our own inherent abundance and divine flow. While undoing these old belief patterns can often feel challenging, stepping back into our abundance is really just stepping back into who we naturally are. Flower, Gem & Crystal Essences are very good at helping you to uncover and release any unconscious blocks that restrict the flow of abundance in your life.
A Gloom That Comes & Goes - Mustard Bach Remedy
Mustard is a valuable remedy at any time of year, but it can be especially helpful now as the nights draw in and the days grow darker. Mustard is one of the Bach Flower Remedies and supports you during those times when a sudden “black cloud” of gloom descends for no clear or obvious reason. In the Mustard state, you may feel a sense of despair that you can’t hide or shake off, often leading you to withdraw and feel isolated from the world around you. Mustard helps to disperse that darkness, gently restoring light, clarity, and a renewed sense of joy.
Dr. Bach's description of Mustard was: "Those who are liable to times of gloom, or even despair, as though a cold dark cloud overshadowed them and hid the light and the joy of life. It may not be possible to give any reason or explanation for such attacks. Under these conditions it is almost impossible to appear happy or cheerful". From the Twelve Healers & Other Remedies - By Dr Edward Bach ( 1936 edition )
In the positive Mustard state we feel much happier and lighter, with a more positive outlook whatever the weather. It's easier to feel more clear headed and light hearted and we're more able to accept the ebb and flow of life’s rhythms and are comfortable with feelings of both sorrow and joy.
Astrology: Astrological Essence for the Month
Towards the end of his life, Dr Bach was exploring the link between the first 12 Bach Flower Remedies he discovered (The Twelve Healers) and the 12 astrological signs.
Agrimony Flower Remedy for Sagittarians
We are in Sagittarius season, the astrological sign that Dr Bach felt would most benefit from Agrimony essence.
Optimistic, freedom-loving and spontaneous, Sagittarians love new experiences and have an insatiable thirst for knowledge. However their natural optimism and positivity can result in self-denial about negative emotions, and how they feel on the inside does not always match how they appear on the outside.
If your sun or moon is in Sagittarius, Agrimony will help you to find the inner peace that comes from being true to yourself.
Express Your True Self
Do you have a restless impulse to explore a wide range of new places, experiences and philosophical ideas but typically avoid your emotions? Do you keep positive and hide inner turmoil behind a laugh and a smile because you dislike negativity and discord? Do you escape from uncomfortable feelings through adventure, travel, or addictions?
The soul journey for Sagittarius is to learn how to embrace all parts of yourself including emotions you might perceive as negative, so you can express your inner truth fully. Taking Agrimony will help you to discover and speak your truth confidently, be yourself fearlessly, and find inner fulfilment without external stimulation.
E-Light: Making Space for the New You - November 2025
In this month's E-Light we explore the exciting opportunities that are opening up for us to become a new more expanded version of ourselves. We look at how the cosmic energy flow this month is inviting us to take a deep dive into the depths of ourselves and to release anything that is old and no longer needed for the next part of our journey of transformation. We also discuss the exciting possibilities being gifted to us by our interstellar visitor, 3I Atlas, look at the highlights of the energy flow for November, consider the advantages of time speeding up, focus in on the nitty gritty of allowing in the new and recognise the importance of anchoring ourselves into the consciousness of the heart.
Making Space for the New You
Negotiating the Energies of Change Rebirth & Renewal Transformation is a huge ongoing theme for us all right now and one that we can expect to take us into some interesting and uplifting experiences over the coming weeks and months. The cosmic alignments are becoming increasingly potent as we move through November and December and on into 2026.
They are actively supporting and encouraging us to make space for a new version of ourselves to come forth. Although we might find this a little challenging in the moment as we are requested to let go of more of who we thought we were, if we can just remember to keep moving forward, new streams of possibility will keep opening up for us. Usually when we make a choice to move on in any way in life, there is a necessary period of clearing out that happens first, so as to make space for the new. Think about the huge clearance that happens when you move house for instance.
November’s energy flow is set to help us clear space within, as it takes us on a deep dive into the watery depths of Scorpio energy, where we can more easily encounter old parts of ourselves that are ready to come into the light of awareness for transformation.
Read November's E-Light Newsletter
Our E-Light Newsletter: each month we explore the month's energetic themes from a spiritual and astrological perspective and recommend some Essences to help you surf the cosmic waves! Receive spiritual guidance, wisdom and clarity, learn more about our collective expansion of consciousness, and make the most of opportunities for personal inspiration, healing and transformation.
Subscribe to E-Light Inspiration hereFlower Essence Help for Your Heart Chakra
Have you noticed an increase in emotional issues relating to the heart coming into focus recently? If so you are in good company! It seems to be something that is affecting so many people including ourselves at the moment. As we cycle deeper into the energies of transformation our hearts are being impulsed to open more fully so that we can remember who we are and reconnect consciously with the love and light of Source. In our latest blog post we have a look at the Fuchsia flower essence, which is a really good essence for releasing old patterns around your heart and opening more fully to the love within.
"We each have a Divine mission in this world, and our souls use our minds and bodies as instruments to do this work, so that when all three are working in unison the result is perfect health and perfect happiness.” Edward Bach - Free Thyself
This is a lovely quote from Dr Edward Bach, from 'Free Thyself', a pamphlet that he wrote in the spring of 1932, mainly in Regents Park, a place away from the hustle and bustle of his temporary London life. It gives a fascinating insight in Dr. Bach's philosophical outlook and his understandings about the importance of being in harmony with our souls. You can find the full text of 'Free Thyself' in the book the Collected Writings of Edward Bach.
Beautiful Autumn Colours
It's surprising how quickly time flies, it only feels like five minutes ago since it was late summer and now it's well into late autumn.
Working With Despair & Hopelessness
Inner Joy Essence
The Inner Joy Essence is a really good combination for creating greater joy & light in your life. It helps to dissolve old feelings of despair & despondency and it helps you to reconnect with your own inner light, promoting new inspiration and hope. Joy is the feeling that is generated when we are able to connect with and express our true selves, and to reconnect with our own innate inner joy we must first release those feelings of despair and despondency that we carry at a deep unconscious level.
These feelings can cover many states of mind & emotion ranging from a mild flat feeling to a big black hole of despair from which there seems no way out. The Inner Joy Essence will help you to unravel and release the deep-seated patterns that contribute to these feelings.
Inner Joy Essence‘Feelings of low mood, despair, despondency and hopelessness can be among the toughest to live with. They can suck the joy and hope out of life, making it difficult to believe that things will ever get better, and making it hard to find the motivation to reach for something that could help..’
Always Useful Essences - November 2025
These are the essences that people most often tell us they wouldn’t want to be without because they are so useful for balancing emotions, soothing the mind and uplifting the spirits.
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Auric Protection Essence Spray
The Auric Protection spray is all about helping you to strengthen your aura. So it's very helpful if you are over-sensitive to energies, or other peoples thoughts and feelings, or if you have weak energetic boundaries. It’s also helpful if you feel vulnerable to attack by other peoples thought forms, or if you find it difficult to distinguish your own emotions from those of others. We can all experience this type of over-sensitivity at times and this is a really good Essence to use to help you to find your own energetic space again. Used over a period of time it will gradually help to strengthen your auric field and your ability to remain balanced and neutral in challenging energetic situations.
Auric Protection Essence Spray - creating strong & positive energetic boundaries
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Base Chakra Essence
The Base Chakra Essence is all about working with fears and insecurities related to safety and survival, as well as grounding. If you hold old fears, have difficulties with ‘grounding’, feel disorientated, disorganized, indecisive, or have difficulty dealing with the pressures of life or fully manifesting creative ideas, then you might find this a really helpful Essences. The base chakra ( also known as the Root Chakra ) is located at the base of your spine and together with the feet chakras and the earth star chakra forms the basis for your energetic foundations.When your base chakra is functioning well it acts as an anchor point or grounding mechanism for your whole energetic system, which in turn provides stability, security and balance in your everyday life. When your base chakra is open and balanced, you feel grounded, safe, secure, abundant, and filled with vibrant well-being.
Base Chakra Essence - for grounding and feeling safe in your body
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Revival Remedy
Revival Remedy is a combination of Cherry Plum, Clematis, Impatiens, Rock Rose & Star of Bethlehem and was originally formulated by Dr Bach for use in situations requiring ‘emergency rescue’. It acts as a very swift emotional stabiliser in circumstances where there is much fear, panic, trauma, or other severe upset such as a serious accident or unexpected bereavement. It is also a very effective support for those less traumatic but still challenging events in life like exams, driving tests, visits to the dentist, presentations etc.
Revival Remedy | Bach Flower Remedies
More Always Useful Essences
In our Always Useful Essences section, you’ll find a selection of some of our favourite flower & crystal essences to support and nurture you on your inner journey: Always Useful Essences
Sweet Chestnut from the Bach Flower Remedies
The beautiful flowers of the Sweet Chestnut tree were used by Edward Bach to make a remedy for “those moments which happen to some people when the anguish is so great as to seem to be unbearable”.
The Sweet Chestnut state is not an easy one to go through. It’s often called the dark night of the soul, when you feel like you’ve reached the limits of your endurance and are at the end of the road. In this extreme state you might feel an absolute and utter despair or hopelessness – a state of desolation in which you feel isolated from the rest of mankind. Sweet Chestnut’s gift is its ability to restore your connection to your Soul’s light and love and bring back the light and joy to life, dissolving the darkness. So it’s a very supportive flower essence to use to help you to rise from the ashes after dark times and to feel connected to love and your own inner light again.
Sweet Chestnut RemedyTips for Consciously Working With Essences…
4 Tips for stepping more into your heart
How easy do you find it to slow down, relax and switch off at the moment? If the answer to that question is not very easy at all, then you are in good company. The Inner Harmony Essence helps to promote a state of inner relaxation in which new perspectives become possible as the consciousness of the mind and that of the heart come into greater balance.
Tips for working consciously and purposefully with the Inner Harmony Essence....
- As you take the essence pay attention to anything that comes into your awareness as it begins to unlock the old energies that have become stuck in your body, mind & emotions. Be willing to explore any old ‘stories’ that might present themselves. For instance, an inherited reason for needing to keep busy, or an unconscious thread of anxiety that winds you up without apparent reason.
- Consciously take time out for yourself to slow down and allow things to unwind within. Notice anything that particularly triggers you to start feeling wound up and frazzled again. Make sensible choices about how much you engage with social media, TV or the news.
- Try to organise your daily routine so that you have some time to just breath, meditate or go for a walk in nature.
- Ground yourself well and often so that you can more easily release old stale energies and bring in new life enhancing ones instead.
The White Chestnut Remedy & Flowers
We're absolutely loving the amazing flower display on the Horse Chestnut trees this year! Everywhere we go at the moment these majestic trees are in full bloom and are looking really stunning.
The Life of Nora Weeks - the story of the lady behind the Bach Flower Remedies
Over on our dedicated Bach Flower Remedy website you can find the story of the lady behind the Bach Flower Remedies....
....This is a story about Nora Weeks, the lady behind the Bach Flower Remedies. Her story is integral to the story of Dr Edward Bach and the Bach Remedies, and it is a story of quiet tenacity and dedication. Without Nora Weeks’ determination to preserve her friend and colleague’s work, it is doubtful that the Bach Flower Remedies and the understandings of Edward Bach would have flourished in the way that they have. Discover more about Nora and how she took Bach’s legacy out into the world.
What Flower Essences Are We Taking?
We love using our Flower, Gem & Crystal Essences! Here we share some of our personal experiences of using a particular Essence or Combination and how it has helped us.
This month Sam shares his experiences of taking the Emotional Body Essence....
Emotional Body Essence
Is anyone else feeling the emotional ebbs and flows at the moment? I’ve been feeling a strong inner push to work on what feels like a rich seam of old buried emotions and it’s bringing with it a new and deeper understanding of myself.
It feels really liberating, it’s fun ( sort of ), rewarding and interesting, but equally quite intense and hard work. Well I suppose that seems to be the way things are at the moment energetically!
To support this inner journey, I’ve been taking the Emotional Body Essence. It’s a Flower, Gem & Crystal essence combination from the Rainbow Light Body Essence range, and as the name suggests it’s all about working with your emotions.
I always find this a really potent combination for doing deep emotional work and releasing old deeply held feelings. Often when I’m taking it I find I’m able to connect more deeply with issues that I’m consciously working with, and at other times there can be some quite unexpected things that come up to be released.
It’s a really, really interesting essence to use and if there is deep emotional work to be done, this is a very good Essence to support you through it. It’s one that I find I need to take from time to time and one that I will often recommend when working with people needing to clear and release old emotional patterns.
Sam Cremnitz
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Our Flower, Gem & Crystal Essences
Here at Crystal Herbs we have been making and developing our range of Essences for nearly 30 years. Crystal Herbs is run by Catherine Keattch and Sam Cremnitz, along with a dedicated team who are all trained practitioners and healers in their own right. We are a specialist Flower Essence producer and we're passionate about all aspects of Vibrational Essences.
You can find our full range of Essences in the Flower Essence Shop, or an overview of the different essences we make here and you can find out more about us here: Crystal Herbs
