The Seven Emotional Groups Explained

Seven is a tidy number. Moods are not tidy. Bach filed anyway, and the filing still helps people find a door.

The weather

Fear. Uncertainty. Insufficient interest in the present. Loneliness. Oversensitivity to influence. Despondency or despair. Over-care for others. Each group holds several essences that are not synonyms. Mimulus is not Aspen. Oak is not Elm. The group is the corridor; the flower is the room.

How to read this library

The 38 essences remain in their seven groups, with Rescue Remedy named as tradition. These essays do not replace the profiles. They sit beside them as weather reports. If a sentence is true today, that is enough. You do not have to take anything.

A filing system is a kindness. It is not the sky.

A takeaway

Walk the corridor first if you do not know the room. Then read the single-flower essay and the profile. If two flowers both 'fit', you have learned something about the weather, not failed a test.

Readers exploring this theme may also find neighbouring rooms interesting. Similar weather across traditions is not proof that one system explains another.