the Bach Flower Remedy:
Red Chestnut

Red Chestnut: Remedy from the set of the Second Nineteen

About this music

A song with lyrics by Harriet Edwards and realised in an arrangement for voice piano bass and drums. A simple AABB form in a gentle tempo.

Lyrics for Red Chestnut

Lyrics by Harriet Edwards. Show lyrics

About Red Chestnut, the Bach Flower Remedy

Bach described the Red Chestnut state as ‘for those who find it difficult not to be anxious for other people’. We are all susceptible to the influence of other people’s thoughts, for good or ill. Negative thoughts, even if unexpressed, have a powerful impact.

None of the other Bach flowers is so brightly coloured. Bach said of people who need Red Chestnut ‘often they have ceased to worry about themselves…’ it is as if the red flowers voice an outward concern, not a fear for the self – red is coming towards you, an active stimulating colour, projecting energy.

Any person in a Red Chestnut state resonates with accidents and mishaps which they remember, projecting that image upon a child or loved one.

Always fearing the worst and always anticipating misfortune…

Red Chestnut is a weak tree in contrast with Oak or Elm; it needs protection. This remedy speaks of empathy and an understanding which appreciates how others feel; of sensitivity and openness which does not overwhelm; of strength and the determination to give emotional support.

This account of this Bach Flower Remedy is based on the book Bach Flower Remedies : Form and Function by Julian Barnard.

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