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ASPEN
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WILD OAT
WILD ROSE
WILLOW

The remedy Aspen belongs to the group of For Those who Have Fear, as determined by Bach. The other fear remedies are Rock Rose, Mimulus, Cherry Plum, and Red Chestnut. The specific indications for Aspen point to vague, hovering fears and forebodings.

In the Aspen state, the mind is overly receptive and too easily impressed with the great "unknown," the dark and sinister side of life. The balancing and protecting functions of reason and faith lose their hold, and primordial fears and threatening dark forces of doom may penetrate to the depth of one's being.
There is preoccupation with delusions, superstitions, omens, fateful encounters, prophesies, and ghost stories. Belief in higher powers exists, yet these are not seen as protective but as uncanny and dangerous. Some people develop personal rituals to establish a sense of protection; still, there may be the continued lure of the unknown, evoking a mixed response of sensationalism and fear.
Fears usually do not have a concrete content; they are not based on the world of facts and science. Sensations of foreboding are vague and may be solely imaginary; some people, however, are truly intuitive and may accurately sense future disasters or present threats, this being a talent of perception which may burden them and bring eerie feelings and fear. Intuitive, spiritual, or psychic paths of personal development may lead people into the Aspen state.
Aspen is indicated in states of fearful delusions and paranoia when fears are based on imaginary content with haunting features. Aspen also helps to protect the boundaries of consciousness when disturbed by haunting impact from outside or from within the psyche (cf. Walnut). In panic disorders, when no apparent reason can be given for the attacks, Aspen can be of service (cf. Cherry Plum, Rock Rose).

Eerie, spooky sentiments are experienced with great dread in extreme cases, while the anxiety is more hovering in less intense cases. Emotions may be ambiguous; there is recoiling in face of foreboding and darkness with a simultaneous sensation of fascination and lure. Underneath these impressions lies the longing for light, safety, and grace.
Oftentimes, as a person decides to enter the world of service and goodness, especially in terms of tuning into others and their needs, an Aspen state may develop. The inner life of despair, loss, grief, and the reality of death may open up in a new dimension of depth and overwhelm and frighten the service-oriented explorer, as he grows in compassion and understanding.

The remedy Aspen helps to answer the longing for mercy and shelter; it gives protection and fortifies the "trembling heart" in patient and helper alike.