Cerato - you know what you want to do but doubt your own judgement....

Funnily enough Cerato is part of my own mixture at the moment.  I never doubt my own judgement but some stuff i am going through just now has me doubting myself a bit.  I think taking the Cerato is certainly helping me.

Cerato is part of the 'Know your own Mind' Group or the 'For those who suffer uncertainty' group if you are reading the Twelve Healers.

The 38 remedies book says:

Seek advice and confirmation from others.


Cerato is for people who do not trust their own judgement in decision-making.  They actually know what they want and need but although they have plenty of inner wisdom and may be highly intuitive, they constantly seek advice and confirmation from others and will misguidedly follow someone else's advice rather than trust themselves.  When ill, they are likely to try a succession of treatments recommended by other people.


The positive potential of Cerato is shown in those who trust their own inner wisdom and follow it.  Quietly self-assured and decisive, they are able to find and follow their true vocation.


I think i am naturally a Cerato although not sure i am quietly self assured and decisive but i usually find my own path and am trying to follow my true vocation.  I think some shite being thrown at me at the moment has made me doubt myself so a bit of Cerato certainly won't go amiss.

The 12 Healers says of Cerato:

Those who have not sufficient confidence in themselves to make their own decisions.  They constantly seek advice from others, and are often misguided.

Definitely not me normally but may be occasionally!


Now that i see the flowers i think i have these in my wild garden (as in garden i don't manage!!)will  have to have a look!

I have searched google and my herb encylopedia and other books and the only thing i can find on Cerato is the following on www.rhs.org.uk

Ceratostigma willmottianum is a deciduous shrub that provides great interest in early autumn when its slender stems bear pale blue flowers amongst the foliage that gradually turns red as the autumn season develops. This shrub is easy to grow in a sunny, well-drained spot and can be cut hard back in the spring where it can be utilised at the front of beds and borders in small or large gardens. At RHS Garden Hyde Hall thisCeratostigma is grown in bold clumps on Clover Hill, where it contrasts well with autumn-flowering grasses and is effective at hiding the bare bases of their stems. 

The only healing references refer to Dr Bachs remedy and nothing else.  Funny how some of his remedies are link way back with history and others are just a flower that no one except him thought of them as healing.

An interesting one i think but perhaps an underused one in my box because my moto is 'Always Trust Your Judgement' or Gut whichever way you work or feel.

suz
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