Sweet Chestnut is for those dark nights of the soul when intense despair and the feeling of being utterly alone are pervasive, with no sense of understanding from others and no sense of higher guidance, feeling there is no way out and no hope, at a breaking point.
Sweet Chestnut supports breaking down old patterns and belief systems, nurturing renewed faith and helping you realize you are on a new path where change is possible.
This is a 1 oz bottle that should last about a month of daily dosing.
All of our essences are made with brandy as the preservative. You can read more on why we use brandy here.
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For Animals
For the animal that has gone past grief into total despair. This is the deepest, darkest emotional state an animal can reach. This is not sadness. This is not stress. This is an animal that has broken. The dog that has stopped eating, stopped responding, stopped caring whether it lives or dies. The horse standing alone in the corner of the paddock with no light in its eyes. The cat that has crawled into a closet and will not come out. Where Onion addresses the active process of grieving (too much expression or too little) and Ocean Spray addresses grief that has been suppressed into the body, Sweet Chestnut addresses the animal that has lost all capacity for hope. The suffering has gone on so long or cut so deep that something fundamental collapsed. There is no fight left. There is no search behavior. There is no crying. There is just emptiness. Sweet Chestnut cracks open the shell of total hopelessness to let even a sliver of light back in, restoring the possibility that a new path exists. It is the essence for the darkest hour. Use it when nothing else seems to reach the animal, when the eyes are vacant and the will to live seems genuinely in question. (If the animal is actively grieving through whining, searching, or not eating as part of a grief process, see Onion. If the grief is suppressed and showing up as physical symptoms while the animal appears functional, see Ocean Spray. If the despair is entangled with a specific broken attachment bond, see Bleeding Heart.)
From the Freedom Flowers A-Z of flower essences for animals. See the full reference for related essences, pet blends, and situational guidance.
