Chicory - Cichorium intybus

Chicory gives us the flower essence for children who refuse to grow up and accept the reality. They have to go through the difficult stage of detaching. If they fail the essence can help. A person being stuck in early childhood days cannot interact uninhibitedly with others. They cling to their partners and can even develop a desire to control them.

The basis is the core belief that one has no worth. The Chicory state makes one believe one has to do something in order to deserve whatsoever. Why should anyone help me or give me a present? Myself I have not deserved anything, so consequently I feel the need to do or give anything back. I do not get a present for what I am but for what I do. This is the big error of the Chicory personality. If I behave well I get my candy. If you turn this belief around you get: if I get my candy I have to behave well. That makes it very hard for the Chicory type to accept any present or help. They cannot enjoy the candy, since they know they shall get the bill later. How then can they enjoy the gift? It seems so poisoned.

The personality of a Chicory type can be described as follows: he is the center of the universe. When he cries, mum has to rush. Of course this pattern of behaviour is necessary in one‘s baby days, it is simply a survival skill. But if you do not grow beyond that stage, you will definitely have trouble in relationships later in their lives. Chicory is the essence that teaches to make this step in your development no matter how old you are.