Wood Deficient/ Excess Bailey Combinations

Wood Deficient Lilac (Syringa vulgaris Massena) Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Oak (Quercus robur) Soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides) Spring Squill (Scilla verna) Welsh Poppy (Meconopsis cambrica)

Wood Element Keywords Anger, rootedness, strength, control, flexibility, vascillation, vision, decision-making Lilac helps those people who at some earlier point in life had their mental, and sometimes physical, growth restricted. Very often this will have been caused by an over-dominant parent or teacher imposing their own views on this person. Lily of the Valley is concerned with yearning, spending time and energy in trying to attain the impossible. This essence helps us to see beyond our present views and so have much broader visions and insights. Oak mirrors quiet power and resolution. It helps to give us the strength and determination to press on with what lies ahead of us. It helps to give us the confidence to find our own way in the world. Soapwort reflects our difficulties when we seem completely lost in life. It helps to bring the quiet insight which is needed for us to see in which directin we should be heading. Welsh Poppy is the flower for those who seem to have lost their way. It is as if they have been bewitched, losing their drive and inspiration. Welsh Poppy helps us to restart our travels along our life's path. Wood Excess Leopardsbane (Doronicum pardalianches) Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) Red Poppy (Papaver argemone) Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) Wood Element Keywords Anger, rootedness, strength, control, flexibility, vascillation, vision, decision-making Leopardsbane is for those times when we are unable to make a decision and yet we feel totally unable to stay in our present state. It originates from an inaccurate overview of our present situation. Nasturtium is for those who need to make changes in their life yet seem to be unable to make the first move. This flower helps to energise the intuition and understanding, so that a way forward can be seen. Red Poppy helps us to leave past limitations behind and also provide positive energy and power to enable much needed changes to take place. Scarlet Pimpernel is for hidden patterns which can subvert our own energies and so prevent us from moving on to new and changed circumstances. Often these opposing forces will originate from someone who is restricting our freedom.