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I really enjoyed Neal Blake’s talk during Saturday’s BFRP Online Meeting, especially his insights into the process of making the flower remedies and the many challenges involved, including the importance of timing. It brought the flowers themselves to life in such a vivid and inspiring way.
I’ve never seen Scleranthus flower in person, and had no idea how fickle it is, or how difficult it is to make the remedy from it. You can almost sense the Scleranthus personality in that very fickleness, and imagine how difficult it must be to live with someone in that state!
I also found it fascinating to learn that the BFR Wild Oat has fur at the base, setting it apart from other varieties of wild oat. Agrimony, with its tiny flowers, being rather difficult to collect, say, compared to Mimulus. And the precision required when collecting Rock Water, making sure cows haven’t recently been drinking from the stream, and that heavy rainfall hasn’t clouded the water with silt, was especially intriguing.
Neal’s mention of the impact of Dutch Elm disease really brought home how changes in nature can affect the availability and quality of certain flowers. Coming from Brighton, I was rather embarrassed to discover that elm trees can be found beside the Royal Pavilion and in Preston Park. I used to live near Preston Park and have walked through the Pavilion grounds more times than I can remember—how did I never notice?
It was also interesting to hear that Gentian has become harder to find in recent years and requires a very particular kind of soil to flourish. You can almost imagine the Gentian doubting whether it could grow there at all and giving up!
I was particularly moved by the reminder that some of the original collection sites have vanished due to construction or development. It highlights the need to continually seek out new wild locations and to preserve the integrity of this work. These remedies truly are gifts from the wild.
For many of us scattered around the world, direct contact with the flowers isn’t always possible, so talks like this are invaluable. They not only deepen our appreciation but also help us pass on this living knowledge to our students with greater richness and understanding.
It would be wonderful if a video series could be created, with Neal introducing and sharing insights about each of the remedies. I imagine many of us would find it both educational and deeply inspiring.
A huge thanks to Neal for his continued dedication to the making of the remedies.
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