Sold as a 1/4 oz stock bottle Gorse – (Feelings of Hopelessness) Positive Balanced Qualities Deep and abiding conviction and hope, equanimity, and light-filled optimism. Patterns of Imbalance Pessimistic attitude, unable to trust or imagine positive outcomes for future events. From The Twelve Healers by Edward Bach “Very great hopelessness, they have given up belief that more can be done for them. Under persuasion or to please others they may try different treatments, at the same time assuring those around that there is so little hope of relief.” Note: They have given up. They are frequently a weight on others. Usually there is a specific reason for the hopelessness. They can feel this hopelessness about the world and their environment. Gorse is said to fill the well of hope, light and optimism.