Cerato
Botanical: Ceratostigma willmottiana
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Homeopathic remedy: Not used
Description: A deciduous shrub from western China (region of Himalayas and Tibet) named after Miss Ellen Ann Willmott, a celebrated English gardener. The fragile−looking flowers are beautifully blue with the color tones ranging to reddish violet. They consist of five petals with a small white-colored centre. The plant grows to a height of 60 cm. The small (about 1 cm tall) flowers last for only a few hours.
Keywords: Indecisive, Lack of self-faith, Mistrust about own decisions
Compare: Scleranthus
Dr Bach's description: Those who have not sufficient confidence in themselves to make their own decisions. They constantly seek advice from others, and are often misguided.
Essence: Cerato people do not trust their own decisions. They feel that they are unable to decide correctly and constantly doubt their decisions. Once they make a decision based on their intuition and they feel that the decision is correct, the mind starts doubting the basis of such a decision and the person becomes less and less sure about the correctness of this decision. In the end, the person becomes very confused and is totally unable to make even simple decisions.
The Cerato people are reliant about the opinions and advice of other people. They constantly ask for advice in all their decisions and they often are misguided and decide against intuitive feeling . The uncertainty about the correctness arises from the fact, that Cerato people do not trust themselves and think that they are unable to make a correct decision. They do not trust their instincts and the fact that they are able to feel whether they have decided correctly or not.
It is important to understand, that Cerato people fear the results of incorrect decisions. They are afraid of the potential results of incorrect decisions and about the impacts on their life. They do not trust their ability to deal with the results of such decisions.