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The remedy Walnut belongs to the group of Oversensitive to Influences and Ideas, as classified by Bach. The other remedies in this group are Agrimony, Centaury, and Holly. Specifically, Walnut gives protection from heightened impressionability.

In the Walnut state, the mind is overly influenced by impressions from the outside world. These impressions may be in the form of trends, fads, other people and their influences and ideas, films, or other current attractions, or even mental manipulations. The person in need of Walnut is too easily impressed and swayed to the point of integrating the impression in the psyche and being led and influenced by it in daily choices, or even in important life choices.
In this state of openness, impressions sink in before discerning and evaluating power can come through and sift out unnecessary or detrimental influence. Inner stability and firmness of purpose and resolve, rational power, plus recognition of one's individual values, preferences, and style, have not yet been fully formulated and established in one's mind.
In some cases, though inner firmness exists, the Walnut state is present as a heightened sensitivity, not so much to being misled morally or socially but simply to being overly impacted on by striking content. This may be in the category of true or invented stories of suffering and crime, which arouse empathy and deeply disturb one's imagination, often transmitted with visual impact through films; or even beauty may captivate unduly and overly impress the mind. Exaggerated attraction to sexual matters, even though it may just be mental preoccupation, often roots in oversensitivity to visual or imaginary impact.
During times of transitions, as one leaves behind one's usual structure of reference, and, as one gropes for new guiding posts in the new environment, the mind is overly exposed to possible harmful influence which could detract from the core identity of the inner self. These transitions may be in the form of a move or mark major stepping stones in one's life, such as beginning or ending of school, leaving one's parents, marriage, the empty nest experience, or death of a loved one. Walnut, also called the "link-breaker," helps to let go of former existential structures, while safeguarding the stability of the inner self and moving it across to the next "existential link."
This remedy is indicated during the process of psychological growth when the newly found self-image is not firmly established yet and needs to be sheltered from outside deterrents.
In delusional disorders, when one feels obsessed or influenced by forces beyond one's control, Walnut can help to build a protective shield within the realms of consciousness and bring stability of boundaries (cf. Aspen).

As the mind is not invested in evaluating and protecting sufficiently and reasonably, emotions may get swayed by heightened impressionability. Impressions sink in and may create emotional disturbance from deep within.
Teenagers, for example, are easily influenced by peers, trends, and fads, while they are still in the process of developing self-identity, independence, and heightened discerning powers. Much emotional suffering comes from attempting to impress those, by whom one had been impressed, and, somehow, not measuring up. Openness to biased political persuasion and fanaticism may also root in heightened impressionability. This coupling of possible harmful mental content with emotional fervor may lead to further weakening of mental judging and discerning power.
Children often need protection from outside influences, since their minds have not yet developed adequate reasoning and discerning capacity. The parents' negative evaluation of the child, for example, is communicated to the child and sinks into the self-image, undermining self-esteem and self-concept. Walnut would help this young mind to find balance and self-appreciation from deep within, and the parents' appraisal would make less of an impact.

To help the mind integrate wholesome impressions and sift out those detrimental to the self. To give constancy and stability in one's inner spiritual core, in mind, emotions, and body.