Mask flower - Mimulus guttatus floor

Mask flower

Many questions came in following the first story on Masquerade, which I will answer as best I can.

First, I want to make it clear, and I have already done so once, that the whole of the Netherlands and Belgium should not take this remedy. That is not the reason I created this blog. I want to make it clear again, that one of the important focal points in my life is to share knowledge. If this allows you to treat certain emotions or problems that bother you in a good way so that they disappear and never come back (how you do that and what you do is of course your own responsibility), you can take control of your own life.
I hope you understand, given my own background, that this is a life requirement for me!

One of the questions was whether exacerbation could result from the use of remedies.
The answer is no...unless. And this is where I will elaborate.

I am not a homeopath so I don't know enough about that. What I do know that in the beginning of using homeopathic remedies, there may be an aggravation of symptoms. This "initial" aggravation is a sign that the remedy was well chosen and that now the healing reaction is starting. This aggravation is temporary and also goes away again after a few hours or a few days. As a rule, exacerbations in acute complaints disappear within a few hours (as does the complaint itself). In chronic complaints, exacerbations may take a little longer.
So should you want to go to a homeopath, make sure you choose a really good one.

With blossom remedies, the symptoms may not worsen, because then you don't have the right blossom remedy or the problem is on another level.

Bach blossoms ( I do not describe them here) are also often written about: Doesn't hurt, doesn't hurt.
Nothing could be further from the truth.

Why is that:
Looking at Masquerade:
Briefly, I will write a little about the kidney meridian.
Mask flower is the remedy for sensitive people, who have weaker kidney energy....then you really don't have to have any physical complaints to the kidneys, you know?
These people are especially sensitive to cold. As a result, hypochondria can often develop, which doctors often see as nonsense, posturing. Which is absolutely not the case.
People with hypochondria often really suffer!
The consequence, in turn, is that you can fall into endogenous depression. (Dark cloud, seemingly out of nowhere)
This is all to do with kidney energy.
Also, these people are usually more likely to suffer from stress....and by this I mean that they can be overloaded more quickly by the "outside world".
That is real stress. There is also a lot of nonsense about this.

The origins of all this may have to do with e.g. being hospitalised as a small child or if you experienced anxiety as a small child, e.g. having been in a children's home.
Even ear infections can weaken the kidney meridian. In Chinese medicine, the element Water has central significance.Connected to it is the kidney, among others. The organ associated with Water is "hearing". Also, emotional properties of this element are determination, constancy and confidence. If there is somehow a disorder in this element, it leads to anxiety, insecurity, inhibition and lack of confidence.
So all that can affect the entire kidney meridian.
So, for example, a dog that has experienced a lot of fear can also have a weakened kidney energy. And you often see that the animal then starts asking for attention and "clings" to the owner like a "tangle".
Of course, none of this has to have anything to do with you. I just want to provide insight into how the human or animal system works.

Among the Bach remedies, the kidney meridian includes the remedies Maskflower, Heather, Mustard and Elm.
Please don't go experimenting with this because it could disrupt your entire system.
Suppose you take the remedy Mimulus and the anxiety only gets worse, it could be that this emotion is on another level. Remedies work on an emotional level. The blockage (i.e. aggravation) is possibly on an etheric level. I then advise you to stop using the remedy and the resulting symptoms will lessen after a few days, however, the negative state of mind has not been resolved and I advise you to see a good flower therapist.

What has transpired in all the years that I have been developing the Star Remedies is that Masherflower, Aster, Immortelle and Cucumberweed indirect work on this meridian without the meridian being "triggered".
And is the issue of and Mask flower and Aster and Immortelle and Cucumber solved, but also just that.

I will also write about the connection of all the remedies in relation to the meridians, organs and associated chakras later, when I have described all the remedies.
My book, which I will rewrite in 2017 ( if I can....very much work ) will cover all that.

I hope the above gives somewhat of a little insight. I can also imagine that it comes across as complicated but once this methodology is insightful then you get a kind of "blueprint" on what your life and/or that of others looks like at the moment.

But back to Masquerade:
Masquerade people are scared,very sensitive and primarily skittish.
They have particular difficulty with loud noises, gives (unconscious) anxiety. But they also have difficulty with people speaking loudly, thunderstorms can be unbearable for them. The concrete fear of a doctor, driving, flying, injections, water, fear of heights, fear of depth, dogs, cats or mice and even fear of people can make life unbearable for their sensitive constitution. This, in turn, can make life unbearable for others. Through their fear, they "force" others to take their hypersensitivities into account.

Masquerade people are often closed and try to hide their fears from those around them. As a result, they tend to remain undiscovered even though they cannot hide their hypersensitivity.
This is why it is so important for the therapist to always ask about the client's hypersensitivity!!!

The flower is not called for nothing Mask flower: we try to mask our fear. We don't want to know "it". That is precisely what makes it so difficult, because you don't dare express your fear. You also see that situations where we are confronted with our fear are avoided. It can even go so far as to simulate illness, but you can also "get sick with fear". However, the beginning of overcoming fear is to dare to say, " I am afraid of.......". To accept that there is fear, then there can be room for the confidence that you no longer need to be afraid.

Another example: Fear of flying
If you have a fear of flying because you are afraid of crashing, it is Masquerade. If you have fear that you are helplessly handed over when you get on a plane and the feeling that you can't get out, that you no longer possess freedom of action and that you "have to" go through the situation, then this has to do with chronic panic and the remedy Love & Hope is important.

Of course, we all have fears, but in cases of extreme anxiety, it is still advisable to consult a therapist. These people are unable to get out of the vicious cycle that has arisen for them on their own. The old behaviour patterns are so programmed that there is a constant danger of relapse.

I sincerely hope that this blog gives a little more insight, not only about fear, but also about how such a process works in humans and animals and what all the consequences can be of these concrete fears.

Madeleine Meuwessen

*Bloom remedies are no substitute for medication. Please note that in case of doubt you should always consult a doctor.