freedmindopathy - Was Hair-loss

[Soroush Ebrahimi]

Dear Shannon

Thank you for this response. I have no problem with what you say. If one
has treated the 'totality' and things in general have improved and moved
forward, the patient is feeling well, energy is good - most of symptoms have
improved and or have disappeared but a particular symptom will not change,
then logic dictates that one would pay greater attention to it. Hair loss
would fall in that category. In fact close examination of the patient about
this aspect of their case (Ala Sankaran/ Presenting Symptom - as I mentioned
many moons ago) would help to crack the case completely. I have seen hair
loss stop and recover as the 'similimum' has taken its course.

Hair loss can be a major traumatic event in some cases in both males and
females and I have witnessed great degrees of obsession with the fact that
the young person has lost their hair. The amount of time and money people
are ready to spend on hair is unbelievable! But then under certain genetic
conditions and syphilitic cases the chances of recovery of hair once lost
are not great. (Else Sam's hair would have grown back!!)

But what has up set me regarding Atiq's responses is that some one comes on
the forum and asks what is the remedy for XYZ and with out any provisos we
have a response to take this or that 'specific' remedy and repeat it however
often.

This kind of response may be thought to be ok under freemindopathy, but
certainly not under Classical Homoeopathy as I understand it.

The whole idea of Minutus - so long as I can remember - and do not forget
that I have been here since the very beginning - is to help propagate good
classical / Hahnemannian homoeopathy in all of its aspects (MM, Philosophy
and Case-taking and Case- Management etc) where Sam's writings and those of
his faithful followers have paramount importance. If that is not to be the
case, then what is the point of Minutus?

Now if someone presents a case and we all have go at it examining the
various aspects and still the 'presenting' symptom won't shift then I
believe Atiq's knowledge of specifics would be invaluable and his comments
under those circumstance MOST WELCOME.

But please do not forget that we have a spectrum of readers on this forum
from such masters as David Little and Julian Winston (Not forgetting Ardavan
himself) to those who are reading these columns as their first contact with
homoeopathy. Therefore I strongly suggest that if we stick to principles we
won't go wrong and won't mislead any one either.

If you, Atiq and other colleagues on this forum feel I am not correct in my
position, then by all means let us have a debate about this and thrash it so
that the matter becomes crystal clear.

With best wishes and kind regards
Soroush

Message: 14
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 11:17:35 -0500
From: Bob&Shannon
Subject: Re: Freemindopathy - Was Hair-loss

Hi Soroush,

Atiq hasn't said anything that is *against* the strictly classical approach,
but has made some suggestions that don't seem to fall under its purview.
But what is the need of belaboring that point? Surely those of us who
choose to follow a strictly classical approach will easily *recognize* which
suggestions deviate from that approach, and can choose whether or not we
wish to note or consider them.

If you have someone for whom hair loss (or whatever) is a major problem and
your totality-based search is unsuccessful, OR is successful in every regard
*except* in correcting the hair loss, might you be interested in having
those suggestions on hand? I would, and so I appreciate having them posted.
I for one would never *begin* a case of hair loss (or any other chronic
condition) with a "specific remedy". But even in the Orgnon it is mentioned
that sometimes the main remedy will fail to correct a *specific* problem,
and in that case it is quite acceptable to treat that specific problem with
a specific remedy. (I cannot remember the quote or aphorism, but I am quite
sure I remember something to that effect being contained in the Organon.)

So maybe, instead of chastizing Atiq, we should have a discussion at the
"context" in which such suggestions might be appropriately used (in our
various opinions), and then let the suggestions stand as given, for each of
us to note or reject as we choose?

Best,
Shannon
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