Aloe Vera-
Positive qualities: Creative, balanced, centered in vital life energy. Balances fiery forces of creativity for those who have an intense drive and tend towards burn out.

Patterns of Imbalance:  Burn out due to over use of fiery creative energy, over abundance of fire in the personality, aloe vera balances it with ‘watery’ qualities of renewal and rejuvenation.

Alpine Lily-
Positive qualities: Acceptance of one’s femininity grounded in an earthy aspect of femininity.  Includes accepting female sexuality.

Patterns of Imbalance: Rejection of the feminine, imbalanced expression of the feminine in females. For those who tend towards more cosmic spiritual femininity.

Angelica-
Positive qualities: Feeling protected and guided by spiritual beings, this is a wonderfully versatile essence and is useful when feeling stressed and tense.

Patterns of Imbalance: Feeling estranged from spiritual guidance and protection.  Useful when going through transformation and change as a support tool.

Arnica-
Positive qualities- Embodiment during shock and trauma, helps the soul forces from disassociating after accidents or trauma. Re-awakening of distressed parts of the body from shock or trauma.  Consider this a first aid remedy useful after accidents

Patterns of imbalance- Disconnection of soul and psychic forces due to shock or trauma. Deep seated shock or trauma that is not fully healed.

Baby Blue Eyes-
Positive qualities- Trust and connection to the masculine aspects of the personality and expression.  Secure with self and ability to trust the goodness of others and the world.

Patterns of Imbalance- Estrangement from father during childhood which has resulted in insecurity, mistrust of others, lack of support from the father in childhood.  Difficulty letting down one’s guard, developing trust in intimate relationships, difficulty feeling safe in intimate relationships.

Basil-
Positive qualities- Integration of sexuality with spirituality, positive sexual expression based on acknowledging the sacredness of sexuality.  Great for marital stress due to clandestine sexual behavior.

Patterns of imbalance- Polarized expression of sexuality, seeing sex as unspiritual or sinful. Debased sexual expression, destructive and dehumanizing sexual expression. Strong attraction to pornography and extra marital liaisons.

Black Cohosh-
Positive qualities- Courage to confront ones dark-side and abusive or threatening situations.  Unification of light and dark aspects of the personality.

Patterns of imbalance- Stuck in abusive relationships/situations, inability to confront and transform dark, addictive, destructive parts of ones self. Attraction to and of dark violent personalities.

Black Eyed Susan-
Positive qualities- Confronting and transforming all aspects of the personality, including painful and traumatic events. Helps on integrate and transform previously discarded or suppressed parts of the personality.  Helps the personality loose fear and shame orientations and accept the rhythms of life and humanness more easily.

Patterns of imbalance- Avoidance and repression of traumatic experiences.

Blackberry-
Positive qualities- Supports a viable to connection to our will forces, it also supports decisive action. Grounds ones energy to overcome sluggishness, confident movement towards goals in concrete ways.

Patterns of imbalance- Inability to translate ones goal, visions and ideals into form.  Inertia with blocks ones ability to take action on ones goals and dreams.

Bleeding Heart-
Positive qualities- Freedom in the heart, emotional freedom, unconditional love with an open heart. Loving another from a healthy nourished sense of self.  Excellent for separation anxiety in humans and animals.

Patterns of imbalance- Co-dependency, broken hearted, forming relationships based on fear and possessiveness. Anguish over the loss of a loved one or pet.

Borage-
Positive qualities- Peace, exuberance, lightness, buoyant heart forces, optimism, confidence facing difficult situations.

Patterns of imbalance- melancholy, depression, heavy heartedness, brings relief to burden and fatalism.

Buttercup-
Positive qualities- Radian inner light, unattached to outer recognition or fame. Recognizing and valuing our contributions to life  without judgement of self or using conventional standards as measurement.

Patterns of imbalance- Low self worth, low self esteem, not acknowledging ones uniqueness and inner light.