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The remedy Willow belongs
to the group of For Despondency or Despair, as classified by Bach.
The additional remedies in this group are Crab Apple, Oak, Star
of Bethlehem, Sweet Chestnut, Elm, Pine, and Larch. Specifically,
Willow deals with states of resentment and bitterness regarding
one's fate. In the Willow state, one feels
burdened by an unfavorable, and, as one believes, undeserved fate,
and one seeks the source of such unfairness outside of the self,
blaming others or even fate itself for such misfortune. One fails
to perceive one's own responsibilities in such a state and does
not realize how personal failures and opportunities missed due
to one's own fault have caused such unhappiness. Since self-blame
and regret are unbearable to the self and one refuses to deal
with reality, one fixes the blame onto others and releases internal
frustration and resentment toward them, even though the others
may be blameless. : Emotions accompanying unfounded
resentment range from dissatisfaction and self-pity to self-righteousness,
denial of reality, envy, and lack of sympathy and compassion.
Wrong accusations are brought toward others without further reflection,
while the own self-image is held intact and one feels offended
easily when accused oneself. At the bottom of this dynamic lies
the bitterness and dormant despair felt in a self not fully actualized,
whose true destiny has not been fulfilled. Having missed true
happiness, one also does not want others to experience such joy
and advantage. To instill loving forgiveness and renew the feeling of grace. To live and let live in tolerance and gain an inner attitude of gentleness and acceptance of others.
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