#22, OAK Remedy, Spiritual Positive,
Strength and Endurance.

after "Bach Flower Therapy: Theory and Practice"
by Mechthild Scheffer

OAK relates to the soul qualities of Strength and Endurance.

A person who is aware of their Mission and works onward with great persistence, endurance, reliability, and strength, tempered by the relevancy mentored through their Higher Self from Spiritual Guidance is an example of a positive Oak type. They know that the value of achievement and winning is a reflection of its relevancy to the universe-wide significance of their spiritual direction.

It is a danger to the Oak type of person to have their Ego (Personal values) become proudly selfish of the achievements it has shared in, and/or, for their SuperEgo (Social perspective) to soak up the flattery and well-intentioned acknowledgement of their efforts. At such times, they stop asking and listening to the Spiritual Guidance available to them and the state of their own Reptilian Structure, and, show themselves to be foolish, weak, separate, slavish. This may lose them the respect which they have earlier earned and result in those around them questioning their motives and aims. How could one who honestly has accurate access to Spiritual Guidance and a divinely inspired Mission fail so completely?

Yet the Positive Oak state is not so easy for others to judge.
Only the person who chooses to follow Spiritual Guidance with reverence and sincerity will know with certainty if they have wavered in their Mission or soldiered on with close attention to their General. The ultimate revelation of the weakness or strength of the Oak character will often only be revealed by the distant outcome. Sometimes, the greatest achievements are the result of efforts which bring one intimately in contact with severe problems which will only be answered constructively by exploring why the answers have not already been found by others, and then, breaking those bounds to open the mind to new revelations, and solutions.

This willingness to set oneself voluntarily to the service of others who have great need yet little awareness and little optimism is a striking trait of persons with the Positive Oak attitude. They seek no fame and will not be detered by the doubts of others who are likely to receive the biggest benefit of their efforts and devotion. Their greatest motivation is to know that they have a divine Mission, supported by all the Spiritual Guidance they receive, and that the potential outcome of their achievements will bring the greatest reward possible for each element represented within their Identity. They will do the most with the capabilities, experiences, energy, resources, and opportunities available to them.

The greatest danger to Oak types is the presence of other negative spiritual characteristics in the form of energy blocks and negative spiritual attitudes and behavior patterns learned from those around us (imprinting). Most of these will encourage the Oak types to adopt fixed behavior patterns that prove sabotaging from their frequent irrelevancy. Intensity is often the result of imposing a fixed pattern in irrelevant situations. Spiritual Guidance NEVER forces us to do anything. We always have choice. Forcing ourselves and forcing others is a focus of material power not spiritual love.

Confusion and distraction which injects delays, depression, and unreliability is another way in which energy blocks and imprinted patterns acquired from both one's genetic and social heritage as well as one's one traumatic experiences encourage, or even force by addiction, a transferance to the negative Oak state. Now, they may insist on doing for others what will provide positions of greater strength for those they care about. They lose the reality that by assisting others to learn new skills and new awareness, you enable them to become stronger. They become so focused on what they can do that they impose their gifts on others and deny themselves the opportunity to learn how to do more in new ways with what they have. Taking oneself too seriously sets one apart from others who could contribute to, and perhaps have a Mission to contribute to, one's own Mission.

What the Positive Oak type knows is that to do one's best in following Spiritual Guidance, and, to encourage others to do their best in following what is Spiritually Guided for them, all will share in a positive and optimum outcome for the universe, for humanity, and for themselves and those they love. There can be JOY in knowing that, regardless of the outcome, you have done your part to enable the success of many. In this way one can honestly feel in partnership with God and in receipt of the Love of God which wishes for us all to live in harmony and contentment.


EXAMPLES: Oak, #22
NEGATIVE <--- ---> POSITIVE
Dutiful <--- ---> Sincere
Fatigued <--- ---> Paced
Mechanical <--- ---> Relevant
Self-denial <--- ---> Self-aware
Compulsive <--- ---> Responsive
Superhuman <--- ---> Optimized
Proud <--- ---> Reverent