Bach Flower Database

Botany: Rosa canina
Preparation: Boiling Method
Represents: Devotion

Bach believed that negative wild rose states begin in the very first days of life. Children born prematurely often grow up to become negative wild rose personalities, as do children raised by parents who were less attentive than normal.

People who benefit fromm wild rose are easy to spot. They seem dull, apathetic and never take joy in anything. They seem "half-dead" to the rest of us and are never fully engaged in what they are doing. To others, this is often a source of frustration because the situation rarely warrants such a hopeless attitude.

Negative wild rose personalities are often seen as "boring" due to their lack of enthusiasm. They can be a wet blanket during social events and parties. Unfortunately their gray clouds are contagious and people in a negative state often find themselves excluded from celebrations.

Imagine a woman sitting in her doctor's office and being told that she is in the early stages of type 2 diabetes. The doctor is droning on and on about the importance of diet and how the woman's diabetes can be arrested and perhaps even reversed because it was caught so early.

But this woman is hearing none of it. She knows only that diabetes "runs in the family" and there's nothing she can do about it. She is resigned to dying just like great Aunt Mildred and all the other diabetes patients in her lineage. She isn't interested in making the dietary or lifestyle changes necessary--even if they will greatly improve both her immediate quality of life and her chances of avoiding complications later.

This woman is in a negative wild rose state. To her, even a minor illness or personal setback is just further proof that life in general is a waste of time.

The Positive Wild Rose State

People in a positive wild rose state find joy in even simple pleasures. They embrace life and look for the wonder in the smallest bits of nature. They are intuitive, vital people who enjoy a freedom from personal judgement. Wild rose personalities are pro-active but also understand that getting what they want doesn't have to rob someone else of theirs.