Does anyone have the MM on Adamas?
Jeremey Sherr did a proving on it, but I can't find it anywhere here,
and the remedy just repped strongly for a client.
Thanks
Sara
Materia Medica help?
Re: Materia Medica help?
I will send to you personally as it is too long for the list!!!!
Rochelle
Vermeulen Synoptic 2\AdamasADAMAS
Adam.
Diamond.
Adamant is a name applied by the ancients to various hard substances, e.g.
steel. It also is an imaginary rock with fabulous properties. The Greek word adamas means 'unyielding, invincible'.
Diamond is a cubiform mineral made of pure carbon. Unadulterated diamond is colourless and completely transparent. Its refractive index and dispersion are considerable, which explains its sparkle and beautiful colours. The hardness grade of diamond is 10; it is harder than any other material, and can therefore only be scratched by itself. When diamond is heated while cut off from oxygen, it converts to carbon. At extremely high temperatures in oxygen [1900o C] it combusts into carbon dioxide. Diamond can also be melted with a mixture of saltpetre and soda or potassium bichromate and sulphuric acid. Otherwise, diamond is chemically inviolable.
The element carbon occurs in two pure forms, diamond [the hardest substance known] and graphite [soft, black and somewhat fatty]; in impure form in charcoal, coke and soot; and in the atmosphere as CO2. Carbon, in itself the most obscure of all elements, crystallises into the most indestructibly pure material, since the diamond does not compromise its purity, and forms no compounds with other elements or long formulae. Although the colours differ, this never occurs in compounds with other elements, but rather through mixing with other elements or pollution by other elements - e.g. iron for the colours yellow to orange-brown, chromium and uranium for green, iron and fluoride for blue, and iron and germanium for red.
When exposed to extremely high pressure and temperatures, and by using a catalyst such as melted iron, graphite can be converted to diamond. There are even reports of diamonds being successfully made from peanut butter - a less obvious but tastier source of carbon!
In the periodic system, carbon is classified in group 4A, a group also populated by silicon, germanium, tin and lead. The group is located around the middle of the periodic table, exactly between the supermetals [alkali metals] and the supermetalloids, the halogens. And it is from this no-man's-land that the human being sprang, as well as all other life forms.
Because carbon reacts somewhat as a metal and somewhat as a non-metal, it can combine in countless ways. For example, there are more than two million carbon compounds [called organic compounds], approx. one and a half times the number formed by all other elements together [inorganic compounds]. In their search for an element that, like carbon, could also serve as a basis for life forms, scientists found only one: silicon, the closest family member to carbon.
In emblems, diamond often indicates the irradiant, mystic Centre. "In India, the white octahedron diamonds were dedicated to Indra the god of storms, thunder and lightening, and black diamonds to Yama the god of death. Diamonds were believed to protect the wearer from serpents, fire, poison, sickness, thieves, flood or evil spirits. ... Very large diamonds have been considered to attract misfortune. In ancient lore, the mystical power of the gem could only work when it had been freely given, and would lose its power when stolen or taken by force. A six-sided diamond was considered the most lucky; a square to be handled with care. A large triangular shaped diamond was thought to create disharmony in the household, and to lose a diamond was very bad luck. ... In antiquity, it was favoured to wear diamonds on the left side.
Romans wore diamonds on the left arm as a talisman against cowardice. They were also worn as a safeguard against insanity. When worn constantly, they were thought to maintain marital constancy." [Sherr]
Proved by P. Sankaran.
"Dr. Stephenson told us that since the Diamond was being extensively and successfully used in Ayurvedic Medicine, it deserved a proving in order that its homoeopathic indications may be discovered. When we requested A. Nelson's of London to prepare and send us a potency of Adamas, they found great difficulty in preparing a potency. As the diamond is one of the hardest substances in the world, they felt that it would wear away the mortar and pestle rather than get triturated. Ultimately they overcame this difficulty by using a special mortar and pestle, perhaps made of Agate." [Sankaran]
Also proved by Jeremy Sherr; proving and supervision undertaken by the Dynamis School, class of 1994, and South Africa provers; 20 female provers, 5 male provers.
o Sankaran's proving; oo Sherr's proving.
M Irritable and taciturn. Does not like to work. Lethargic in morning. o
M Impatient; intolerant; sharp and brusque; critical.
"I can't be pleased." "Everything was irritating me; words and motions." "Needed to assert myself and pick on someone who I neither know nor respect." oo
M Does not stick to one decision.
Fumbles in speech with difficulty in getting at certain well-known words.
Makes mistakes in speaking. o
Spelling mistakes. Mixing up words. Mistakes in speech, words fail me.
Slurred speech. oo
M Sparkle.
"Feel sparkly - definitely not sluggish." "Was very struck by how everything was sparkling. Really dazzling." "White frost this morning. At last some purity in this world. Every ice crystal sparkled like jewels." "Sparkling pains, changing and moving constantly, like a sharp angle all over body with sharp points." "Using a lot of words that one might connect with crystals." "Attracted to dark night skies. Stars seem more visible." "Sensation as if I am bubbling under the surface." oo
M Aversion to company; alone amel. [in 7 provers]. oo
M Feeling of independence. [in 7 provers]
Clarification of issues. Clear decision-making.
Feeling of power.
"Feel powerful. It's good to be a woman. I'm happy at night. Enjoy the powerful night force. I can fly in the dark." "I feel an expansion of my boundaries." "Nothing seems a problems. Problems are just there to be solved." oo
M Anxiety about health.
[breast cancer; TB; pneumonia; wasting disease]
"This remedy is prematurely aging me. I feel the youthful bounce has gone."
"Very scared of driving in a car, obsessed with crashing and accidents and death.." oo
M Two/Four.
"Feels like I'm going one step forward and two steps back."
"Delusion that I can see four sides, as if four faces."
"Delusion; I have two pairs of hands."
"Delusion; I have two pairs of arms."
"Feels like doing two things at once all the time." oo
M Dreams of friends betraying him and felt disappointed. o
Dream themes: babies, protection [in 7 provers]. Violence and murder.
Betrayal and conspiracy [betrayal by closest friends; dreams of lies and deception]. Traveling. Water. oo
G Chilliness.
"Feeling very cold and shivering inside, deep down in bones is freezing cold."
or: Body temperature unusually warm. Sensation of heat all over, all day.
oo
G Appetite and thirst increased. o
Loss of appetite [8 provers]. oo
G Craving for coffee [2 provers]; fruit [sweet and juicy; dried; raw] [5 provers]; smoked salmon [2 provers]. oo
G Unrefreshing sleep. Frightful dreams. o
G Dryness [head; nose; face; mouth; throat; skin]. oo
P Headache from hunger, amel eating.
Headache.
+ Lachrymation and burning in eyes. o
P Headache + hunger.
"One of the outstanding symptoms was headache associated with hunger ameliorated by eating. In one prover this symptom lasted for two years after the proving was over." [Sankaran]
P Sensation as if ears were filled with water. As if water is rolling inside ears. o
P Pain in throat.
amel Drinking; eating or drinking hot things.
agg Drying up of throat.
Sensation of needles pricking in throat. o
P Urgent desire to pass stool. In the morning has to rush for stool. While going to sleep sudden urging for stool. Much flatulence. o
P Coldness of palms and fingers, esp. fingertips. o
Food oo
Aversion: Cream [1]; fats [1]; milk [1]; white wine [1].
Desire: Alcohol [1]; cheese [1]; coffee [1]; fizzy/sparkling drinks [1]; fish [1]; fruit [2], dried fruit [1]; seafood [1]; smoked salmon [1]; starchy food [1]; vegetables [1], green vegetables [1]; wine, red wine [1].
Worse:
Alcohol [1]; cold drinks [< cough; 1].
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Rochelle
Vermeulen Synoptic 2\AdamasADAMAS
Adam.
Diamond.
Adamant is a name applied by the ancients to various hard substances, e.g.
steel. It also is an imaginary rock with fabulous properties. The Greek word adamas means 'unyielding, invincible'.
Diamond is a cubiform mineral made of pure carbon. Unadulterated diamond is colourless and completely transparent. Its refractive index and dispersion are considerable, which explains its sparkle and beautiful colours. The hardness grade of diamond is 10; it is harder than any other material, and can therefore only be scratched by itself. When diamond is heated while cut off from oxygen, it converts to carbon. At extremely high temperatures in oxygen [1900o C] it combusts into carbon dioxide. Diamond can also be melted with a mixture of saltpetre and soda or potassium bichromate and sulphuric acid. Otherwise, diamond is chemically inviolable.
The element carbon occurs in two pure forms, diamond [the hardest substance known] and graphite [soft, black and somewhat fatty]; in impure form in charcoal, coke and soot; and in the atmosphere as CO2. Carbon, in itself the most obscure of all elements, crystallises into the most indestructibly pure material, since the diamond does not compromise its purity, and forms no compounds with other elements or long formulae. Although the colours differ, this never occurs in compounds with other elements, but rather through mixing with other elements or pollution by other elements - e.g. iron for the colours yellow to orange-brown, chromium and uranium for green, iron and fluoride for blue, and iron and germanium for red.
When exposed to extremely high pressure and temperatures, and by using a catalyst such as melted iron, graphite can be converted to diamond. There are even reports of diamonds being successfully made from peanut butter - a less obvious but tastier source of carbon!
In the periodic system, carbon is classified in group 4A, a group also populated by silicon, germanium, tin and lead. The group is located around the middle of the periodic table, exactly between the supermetals [alkali metals] and the supermetalloids, the halogens. And it is from this no-man's-land that the human being sprang, as well as all other life forms.
Because carbon reacts somewhat as a metal and somewhat as a non-metal, it can combine in countless ways. For example, there are more than two million carbon compounds [called organic compounds], approx. one and a half times the number formed by all other elements together [inorganic compounds]. In their search for an element that, like carbon, could also serve as a basis for life forms, scientists found only one: silicon, the closest family member to carbon.
In emblems, diamond often indicates the irradiant, mystic Centre. "In India, the white octahedron diamonds were dedicated to Indra the god of storms, thunder and lightening, and black diamonds to Yama the god of death. Diamonds were believed to protect the wearer from serpents, fire, poison, sickness, thieves, flood or evil spirits. ... Very large diamonds have been considered to attract misfortune. In ancient lore, the mystical power of the gem could only work when it had been freely given, and would lose its power when stolen or taken by force. A six-sided diamond was considered the most lucky; a square to be handled with care. A large triangular shaped diamond was thought to create disharmony in the household, and to lose a diamond was very bad luck. ... In antiquity, it was favoured to wear diamonds on the left side.
Romans wore diamonds on the left arm as a talisman against cowardice. They were also worn as a safeguard against insanity. When worn constantly, they were thought to maintain marital constancy." [Sherr]
Proved by P. Sankaran.
"Dr. Stephenson told us that since the Diamond was being extensively and successfully used in Ayurvedic Medicine, it deserved a proving in order that its homoeopathic indications may be discovered. When we requested A. Nelson's of London to prepare and send us a potency of Adamas, they found great difficulty in preparing a potency. As the diamond is one of the hardest substances in the world, they felt that it would wear away the mortar and pestle rather than get triturated. Ultimately they overcame this difficulty by using a special mortar and pestle, perhaps made of Agate." [Sankaran]
Also proved by Jeremy Sherr; proving and supervision undertaken by the Dynamis School, class of 1994, and South Africa provers; 20 female provers, 5 male provers.
o Sankaran's proving; oo Sherr's proving.
M Irritable and taciturn. Does not like to work. Lethargic in morning. o
M Impatient; intolerant; sharp and brusque; critical.
"I can't be pleased." "Everything was irritating me; words and motions." "Needed to assert myself and pick on someone who I neither know nor respect." oo
M Does not stick to one decision.
Fumbles in speech with difficulty in getting at certain well-known words.
Makes mistakes in speaking. o
Spelling mistakes. Mixing up words. Mistakes in speech, words fail me.
Slurred speech. oo
M Sparkle.
"Feel sparkly - definitely not sluggish." "Was very struck by how everything was sparkling. Really dazzling." "White frost this morning. At last some purity in this world. Every ice crystal sparkled like jewels." "Sparkling pains, changing and moving constantly, like a sharp angle all over body with sharp points." "Using a lot of words that one might connect with crystals." "Attracted to dark night skies. Stars seem more visible." "Sensation as if I am bubbling under the surface." oo
M Aversion to company; alone amel. [in 7 provers]. oo
M Feeling of independence. [in 7 provers]
Clarification of issues. Clear decision-making.
Feeling of power.
"Feel powerful. It's good to be a woman. I'm happy at night. Enjoy the powerful night force. I can fly in the dark." "I feel an expansion of my boundaries." "Nothing seems a problems. Problems are just there to be solved." oo
M Anxiety about health.
[breast cancer; TB; pneumonia; wasting disease]
"This remedy is prematurely aging me. I feel the youthful bounce has gone."
"Very scared of driving in a car, obsessed with crashing and accidents and death.." oo
M Two/Four.
"Feels like I'm going one step forward and two steps back."
"Delusion that I can see four sides, as if four faces."
"Delusion; I have two pairs of hands."
"Delusion; I have two pairs of arms."
"Feels like doing two things at once all the time." oo
M Dreams of friends betraying him and felt disappointed. o
Dream themes: babies, protection [in 7 provers]. Violence and murder.
Betrayal and conspiracy [betrayal by closest friends; dreams of lies and deception]. Traveling. Water. oo
G Chilliness.
"Feeling very cold and shivering inside, deep down in bones is freezing cold."
or: Body temperature unusually warm. Sensation of heat all over, all day.
oo
G Appetite and thirst increased. o
Loss of appetite [8 provers]. oo
G Craving for coffee [2 provers]; fruit [sweet and juicy; dried; raw] [5 provers]; smoked salmon [2 provers]. oo
G Unrefreshing sleep. Frightful dreams. o
G Dryness [head; nose; face; mouth; throat; skin]. oo
P Headache from hunger, amel eating.
Headache.
+ Lachrymation and burning in eyes. o
P Headache + hunger.
"One of the outstanding symptoms was headache associated with hunger ameliorated by eating. In one prover this symptom lasted for two years after the proving was over." [Sankaran]
P Sensation as if ears were filled with water. As if water is rolling inside ears. o
P Pain in throat.
amel Drinking; eating or drinking hot things.
agg Drying up of throat.
Sensation of needles pricking in throat. o
P Urgent desire to pass stool. In the morning has to rush for stool. While going to sleep sudden urging for stool. Much flatulence. o
P Coldness of palms and fingers, esp. fingertips. o
Food oo
Aversion: Cream [1]; fats [1]; milk [1]; white wine [1].
Desire: Alcohol [1]; cheese [1]; coffee [1]; fizzy/sparkling drinks [1]; fish [1]; fruit [2], dried fruit [1]; seafood [1]; smoked salmon [1]; starchy food [1]; vegetables [1], green vegetables [1]; wine, red wine [1].
Worse:
Alcohol [1]; cold drinks [< cough; 1].
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Re: Materia Medica help?
Sara Klein Ridgley PhD wrote:
Hi Sara, here's some on Adamas:
vermuelen synoptic 2
Proved by P. Sankaran.
"Dr. Stephenson told us that since the Diamond was being extensively and successfully used in Ayurvedic Medicine, it deserved a proving in order that its homoeopathic indications may be discovered. When we requested A. Nelson's of London to prepare and send us a potency of Adamas, they found great difficulty in preparing a potency. As the diamond is one of the hardest substances in the world, they felt that it would wear away the mortar and pestle rather than get triturated. Ultimately they overcame this difficulty by using a special mortar and pestle, perhaps made of
Agate." [Sankaran]
Also proved by Jeremy Sherr; proving and supervision undertaken by the Dynamis School, class of 1994, and South Africa provers; 20 female provers, 5 male provers.
o = Sankaran's proving; oo = Sherr's proving.
LEADING SYMPTOMS
M Irritable and taciturn. Does not like to work. Lethargic in morning. o
M Impatient; intolerant; sharp and brusque; critical.
"I can't be pleased." "Everything was irritating me; words and motions." "Needed to assert myself and pick on someone who I neither know nor respect." oo
M Does not stick to one decision.
Fumbles in speech with difficulty in getting at certain well-known words.
Makes mistakes in speaking. o
Spelling mistakes. Mixing up words. Mistakes in speech, words fail me.
Slurred speech. oo
M Sparkle.
"Feel sparkly - definitely not sluggish." "Was very struck by how everything was sparkling. Really dazzling." "White frost this morning. At last some purity in this world. Every ice crystal sparkled like jewels." "Sparkling pains, changing and moving constantly, like a sharp angle all over body with sharp points." "Using a lot of words that one might connect with crystals." "Attracted to dark night skies. Stars seem more visible." "Sensation as if I am bubbling under the surface." oo
M Aversion to company; alone amel. [in 7 provers]. oo
M Feeling of independence. [in 7 provers]
Clarification of issues. Clear decision-making.
Feeling of power.
"Feel powerful. It's good to be a woman. I'm happy at night. Enjoy the powerful night force. I can fly in the dark." "I feel an expansion of my boundaries." "Nothing seems a problems. Problems are just there to be solved." oo
M Anxiety about health.
[breast cancer; TB; pneumonia; wasting disease]
"This remedy is prematurely aging me. I feel the youthful bounce has gone."
"Very scared of driving in a car, obsessed with crashing and accidents and death.." oo
M Two/Four.
"Feels like I'm going one step forward and two steps back."
"Delusion that I can see four sides, as if four faces."
"Delusion; I have two pairs of hands."
"Delusion; I have two pairs of arms."
"Feels like doing two things at once all the time." oo
M Dreams of friends betraying him and felt disappointed. o
Dream themes: babies, protection [in 7 provers]. Violence and murder. Betrayal and conspiracy [betrayal by closest friends; dreams of lies and deception]. Traveling. Water. oo
G Chilliness.
"Feeling very cold and shivering inside, deep down in bones is freezing cold."
or: Body temperature unusually warm. Sensation of heat all over, all day. oo
G Appetite and thirst increased. o
Loss of appetite [8 provers]. oo
G Craving for coffee [2 provers]; fruit [sweet and juicy; dried; raw] [5 provers]; smoked salmon [2 provers]. oo
G Unrefreshing sleep. Frightful dreams. o
G Dryness [head; nose; face; mouth; throat; skin]. oo
P Headache from hunger, better eating.
Headache.
& Lachrymation and burning in eyes. o
P Headache & hunger.
"One of the outstanding symptoms was headache associated with hunger ameliorated by eating. In one prover this symptom lasted for two years after the proving was over." [Sankaran]
P Sensation as if ears were filled with water. As if water is rolling inside ears. o
P Pain in throat.
Better Drinking; eating or drinking hot things.
Worse Drying up of throat.
Sensation of needles pricking in throat. o
P Urgent desire to pass stool. In the morning has to rush for stool. While going to sleep sudden urging for stool. Much flatulence. o
P Coldness of palms and fingers, esp. fingertips. o
FOOD oo
Aversion: Cream [1]; fats [1]; milk [1]; white wine [1].
Desire: Alcohol [1]; cheese [1]; coffee [1]; fizzy/sparkling drinks [1]; fish [1]; fruit [2], dried fruit [1]; seafood [1]; smoked salmon [1]; starchy food [1]; vegetables [1], green vegetables [1]; wine, red wine [1].
Worse: Alcohol [1]; cold drinks [worse cough; 1].
Digby
DIAMOND - ADAMAS
Adamas has exciting possibilities as a homeopathic remedy that is as unique and irreplaceable as the stone itself.
Adamas has associations with the word "Adamantine" - meaning unbreakable, impenetrable, impregnable.
Crystal form - octahedron (NB. The number 8 in numerology has to do with Transformation, yet also heaven and hell, light and dark, being either uplifted and exalted. or downcast. )
Diamonds (like Graphite) are made of Carbon - the blackest substance transformed into the clearest of gems by great heat and pressure over aons of time, to a clear flawless crystal. (Perhaps it is like a very clear and perfectionistic Graphites).
Although extremely hard, diamond is very brittle, being able to tolerate great pressure, yet being sensitive to violent jarring or shock. Indeed it is likely to be a remedy that aids recovery from trauma, psychological or physical, recent or remote.
Carbon forms the basis for organic life forms on this planet. Our very physical nature, our materialization, is due to carbon chains. Carbohydrate metabolism ie. sugar metabolism will be much affected by all the carbon remedies and no doubt by diamond. It will help to stabilize pancreas and energy fluctuations. Carbon and phosphorus play a vital role in the production of ATP adenosine tri-phosphate., which is the explosive substance that gives each cell in our body energy. Carbon and phosphor represent polarities of matter and spirit. The carbonique constitution tends toward
becoming more material, yin, para-sympathetic and pelvic, with consciousness operating in the subconscious sub-diaphrammatic zone of the body. The phosphorique in contrast, tends toward becoming increasingly etheric, non material, sympathetic, and cerebral, with consciousness operating in the upper, conscious sphere of the body. The calcs, silicas, natrums, kalis are all yin and materializing, where sulphur, iodine, arsenicum, phosphorus are yang and spiritualizing.
As Gold represents the most noble metal, so diamond represents the pinnacle of the mineral kingdom. Like gold, diamonds represent status and value. Gold is a remedy for extreme states of depression with suicidal despair, arising from feelings of remorse or worthlessness. Great sensitivity exists on an ego level, as with all the syphilitic remedies, where the deepest despair may arise from scandal, social or business failure in which the person's worth or integrity is called into question. Diamond probably has similarities with gold in respect of being self critical, having
high expectations of self, and becoming over-conscious of flaws or stains on purity and integrity.
In astrology Saturn is the planet that has been associated with diamond. It represents the pressure of time, karma, responsibility, restraint, and suffering that purifies and uplifts the soul.
Keywords relating to diamond - Valueable, Rare, Perfect, Extremely Hard, Flawless, Brittle, Scintillating, Cold - icy (diamond is called 'ice' by the underworld).
The author gave diamond 1m to a very sensitive young woman without informing her what it was. She took it twice daily until symptoms appeared. She developed feelings of coldness in parts of her body, describing a sensation of being pierced with icy needles. She felt stitching pains in the chest and heart. Pimples erupted on the face. She become very indecisive about what clothes to wear and about trifling things (the same symptom reported in the Sankaran proving). She became obsessively self critical - agonizing over pimples on her face and things she didnt like about
herself, about her emotions and her body. Additionally she became more critical of her boyfriend and felt 'cold' towards him with the result that two weeks into the proving she separated from him. She suffered from periods of exhaustion. She dreamed of dead babies in the mud.
In a dream proving conducted in South Africa diamond 1m was given in one dose to a group of 25 doctors at a weekend conference, and they were asked to record their dreams. Several of them dreamed of cliffs and chasms in the ground which were dangerous. One dreamed of an earthquake. Another dreamed of a glass house which had encaged in it a black monkey like creature, who broke out of the cage and became a white giant who pursued the dreamer to the edge of a chasm (suggestive of a quantum leap in evolution, from black to clear)
The theme of chasms and cliffs was interesting considering that diamond has such clearly defined fracture lines.
CASES
Female, born 16th of January 1948
'I don't believe in astrology, it conflicts with Christianity. You can redeem with the birth of children, with the creation of life and also with giving life away. I have lost two people very close to me; my mother, when I was twelve and my son when he was sixteen months old, 22 years ago. He was the second of my five children. My psoriasis started when I had my first two babies, I had it all over my body, it never went away from my knees and elbows. I don't want it to be seen, I'm vain. You can't control it, out it comes in little spots. It's better in the sun.'
'I have a lot of tension. All my creativity has gone into the family for so many years. I love art and singing. They are so deep inside myself. I'm afraid of taking a risk and exposing myself. I'm afraid to demand time for it, is it worth it? Everybody has their careers. I'm scared I'll break down, I don't have the strength, I must lie down. I get palpitations, my heart is pounding away, it takes the strength out of me. I have anxiety, I can't communicate, I want to be alone, lie down and relax, I'm like jelly.
My menopause is coming, I don't want the children to know about it.'
'I wake up early in the morning. If I wake up at 2-3 a.m. it is very hard, but if I manage to sleep until 4-5 a.m. I'm OK. I'm very excitable, that affects my sleep. Especially if I have too much to drink or after too much coffee. I am very emotional, I have to be careful and control it. I'm going to take a Masters Class in art this summer, maybe I should have gone for a holiday with my husband and daughter.'
'I get pains in my joints. They are better from exercise. I like to swim. I have a regime of exercise. I feel so much better from singing, you can't believe how great it must be, to be in balance with the body; I get so close to it, so very nearly there in my singing but I can't let anybody hear me, I'm afraid of what's coming out. This is really the core of my problems. I am very shy if I have to expose anything personal, everything has to be private. I don't want people to see what I do, maybe I'm afraid.'
'My husband has a very busy career, he is dynamic, energetic and ambitious.
We have a very close and good relationship. I want to be myself, I don't want to give up my marriage. The physical side of the relationship is hard for me, I have lost my libido. I don't give it freely. I'm starting to miss my periods now.
I accept myself, the state I'm in, I have a clear understanding. I know who my mom was, or dad, I want to be myself. I carried a big burden for a long time, my mother was never stable. I don't want any grandchildren, I don't want the responsibility, my youngest is sixteen, I'm running out of motherly feelings.'
'I'm totally worn out, overburdened with shopping, I'm fed up! But nobody would hire me, I don't think I could do a real job.
There is always something keeping me from my art. I feel very naughty when I do things for myself.'
'I hate grey weather, I love the sun, just to see it lifts my spirits!
My mother committed suicide. She was a manic-depressive. I have the same tendencies in me. I'm depressed, always during the winter when the skies are grey. I wish somebody would take care of me. When I'm connecting to the energies of paintings or singing I feel uplifted. It's difficult to keep the balance.'
'When I do my art I have a visual feeling of creativity.
I get heartburn and a sensation of a lump in my throat with nausea. A sick feeling. This lump can't let the sound come out, it is almost a physical thing, like vomiting, letting it go and letting the singing come out. I get bored with the things I have to do in life, it is very hard on my husband.
He has got clear cut ideas about how things are. I don't want to discuss my bodily functions with him (menopause). I'm so anxious, I don't want anybody to see that. I'm under great pressure.'
'I have had otitis for years, I take steroid drops for it. It's in both ears, the pain extends down to throat.'
Generals:
Desire for boiled potatoes (3) and wine (2).
Remedy: Adamas 200C
Follow-up after two months
'I had a great struggle right after the remedy. It was awful! I was very brave; I was sick, I couldn't eat anything, I was crying all the time. I was alone for five days, I was completely on my own and suddenly this weight was lifted off! It was the most amazing feeling. I felt that I could really make some progress now. I did my arts course and it was agreat experience. I painted my first real painting.
My period started three days after the remedy and they have been regular since, with a normal pattern.
I realise the essence of life so clearly now. My singing is really taking off. The lump sensation has disappeared and I can sing freely, I don't worry about people hearing me.'
'My ears and throat were playing up in the beginning but the inflammation subsided in a couple of days (stopped the steroid drops).
I feel great! I have a lot of sexual and creative energy.'
Appetite: less cravings. The palpitations are gone. No anxiety. The psoriasis is better (summertime) and the anxiety about it is gone, not bothered about it being seen. Sleep is much improved, much less waking up in the night. Mood more stable.
'I'm joining the choir society today. I have trust in my abilities. I'm creating a space for myself in the community where I'm worthwhile.'
I didn't see the patient again until January 1998. She was still doing great, and very happy with the excellent result.
Comments
I didn't repertorise this case because I had just spent three months editing the remedy diamond and I recognised the language and the image of the remedy in this case. At that time the remedy was not yet in the
Repertories.
The reasons for choosing this remedy were:
* - Not wanting to be seen, heard or observed (menopause, husband, children, singing)
* - Feeling of worthlessness, especially in relation to husband who was perceived as powerful, dynamic, energetic, while she was 'just a housewife'
* - Desire for potatoes (carbohydrates)
* - Cloudy days aggravate
* - Sunshine ameliorates
Other reasons were on a more subtle level: her choice of words concerning the creation of life; carbon makes life, organic chemistry is carbon based.
This theme is echoed in the provers' language, as well as in other words such as 'clear', 'clear cut' and hard, all typical diamond words (from the proving').
I want to put a paper bag over my head
A case of Adamas
Jeremy Sherr
6 North Malvern Rd
Malvern
WR 14 6 LT
United Kingdom
Lady, 32 years old
The patient is blond, young and looks youthful. She has seen a homeopath who has prescribed Causticum, Arsenicum album, Pulsatilla, Sepia, Sulphur, Silica and Ferrum phosphoricum.
'I have red, sore spots on my face. I feel stupid about the spots. They make me want to put a paper bag over my head. I can't control them. They are worse during my menstrual period. I have the spots pre-menstrual and after my period. I've had the spots since I stopped breast feeding my third baby. For five years I had no menstrual periods. Between the first child and my third child, no periods. My periods were always irregular. I had thrush as a teenager and during my pregnancies.'
'I have depressive states; no pattern to them. I have black moods pre-menstrually. I can't do things, I am almost in tears. I feel angry, tearful, depressed. I have no motivation. I feel anger towards my husband; I wanted to stick a knife in him. I want to get away from him and my children and be quiet and alone. My pre-menstrual anger is mainly at my husband. I can control it with the kids. I want to get away from the kids and get space. When I'm depressed, something settles over me and I can't see out, like a dark cloud.'
'I lack direction and confidence. I am at a cross-roads. I need to find out where it is that I'm going. I am not sure where I want to be. My husband is always very good at everything. He is a successful doctor, talks well, has lots of friends, a good clinic, and a shining personality. When I met him, I realised that I was less than I expected I was. Being with him was more important than my career. I was going to be a teacher, but I lost the teaching idea. You lose a little bit of who you are.'
I have a really good relationship with my husband. He has a fantastic career. I am not alone in parenting, but his world takes precedence. I have a lack of confidence. In the past I wanted to talk to people, but I think they will think less of me. I thought that I would teach as a profession but I met my husband at school and I messed up my A-levels and didn't go to university. Everything took a change of direction when I started living with him. Everything else faded compared to him. He was the most important.
I lost myself as a separate person.'
'Because I lack confidence I'm not good at talking. I feel people just humour me. I'm surprised when friends want to be with us. I think they want to be with my husband. I am easily led by how others think and what they do. My husband knows a lot, he talks a lot, has a good brain and everyone loves him.'
'I am very relaxed about money. I have a huge overdraft.'
'I have painfully sore throats pre-menstrually. I have colds, hay fever and sinus problems. My ears feel blocked, a sensation as if I was in an aeroplane.'
'I like spicy foods. I feel worse in winter, on grey days and in the cold.
I feel uplifted with the sun.
My energy goes up and down. I have no motivation.'
Remedy: Adamas 1MK.
I did not repertorise this case as I normally would. When one has just worked on a proving there is a direct identification and the middle stage of repertory may be skipped. If I had only repertorised I would have missed the remedy as it had not yet been included in the repertories.
The main themes that fit Adamas are:
The feeling of a cloud over the head, combined with the lack of ability to'see' a clear direction. This is analogous to the desire to put a bag over the head. The lack of a strong sense of self and therefore being overshadowed by a stronger 'shining' personality. The sensitivity to opinion of others. Great anger at husband and desire to stab with a knife.
Loss of personal power. Eruptions on face. Similar menstrual and pre-menstrual problems.
The main themes that fit Adamas are:
The feeling of a cloud over the head, combined with the lack of ability to'see' a clear direction. This is analogous to the desire to put a bag over the head. The lack of a strong sense of self and therefore being overshadowed by a stronger 'shining' personality. The sensitivity to opinion of others. Great anger at husband and desire to stab with a knife.
Loss of personal power. Eruptions on face. Similar menstrual and pre-menstrual problems.
For more details, see the proving in 'Dynamic provings Vol. 1'. The remedy has now been repertorised, and a video with the 'picture' of Adamas will be published soon.
Follow-up after seven weeks
'I am feeling much better. I am more positive and full of energy.
Everything feels wonderful.
I had an aggravation for one week. I had many spots on my face and a cold.
The spots cleared up and the eruptions got better. My face became smooth.
Also, I was very angry, intensely angry with my husband in the first week.
Then the thrush and cystitis came back. Now all that is better. No pre-menstrual symptoms.'
'I am much more focused about where I'm going. Confidence improved, I'm doing much more in my life. I started writing a book which I always wanted to do. I joined a course. My relationship feels very good, more evenly balanced.'
Still better five months later.
Follow-up after twelve months
Remains perfectly well physically and emotionally. All skin and menstrual symptoms gone, ears and sinuses better. No repetition of the remedy was needed.
Hi Sara, here's some on Adamas:
vermuelen synoptic 2
Proved by P. Sankaran.
"Dr. Stephenson told us that since the Diamond was being extensively and successfully used in Ayurvedic Medicine, it deserved a proving in order that its homoeopathic indications may be discovered. When we requested A. Nelson's of London to prepare and send us a potency of Adamas, they found great difficulty in preparing a potency. As the diamond is one of the hardest substances in the world, they felt that it would wear away the mortar and pestle rather than get triturated. Ultimately they overcame this difficulty by using a special mortar and pestle, perhaps made of
Agate." [Sankaran]
Also proved by Jeremy Sherr; proving and supervision undertaken by the Dynamis School, class of 1994, and South Africa provers; 20 female provers, 5 male provers.
o = Sankaran's proving; oo = Sherr's proving.
LEADING SYMPTOMS
M Irritable and taciturn. Does not like to work. Lethargic in morning. o
M Impatient; intolerant; sharp and brusque; critical.
"I can't be pleased." "Everything was irritating me; words and motions." "Needed to assert myself and pick on someone who I neither know nor respect." oo
M Does not stick to one decision.
Fumbles in speech with difficulty in getting at certain well-known words.
Makes mistakes in speaking. o
Spelling mistakes. Mixing up words. Mistakes in speech, words fail me.
Slurred speech. oo
M Sparkle.
"Feel sparkly - definitely not sluggish." "Was very struck by how everything was sparkling. Really dazzling." "White frost this morning. At last some purity in this world. Every ice crystal sparkled like jewels." "Sparkling pains, changing and moving constantly, like a sharp angle all over body with sharp points." "Using a lot of words that one might connect with crystals." "Attracted to dark night skies. Stars seem more visible." "Sensation as if I am bubbling under the surface." oo
M Aversion to company; alone amel. [in 7 provers]. oo
M Feeling of independence. [in 7 provers]
Clarification of issues. Clear decision-making.
Feeling of power.
"Feel powerful. It's good to be a woman. I'm happy at night. Enjoy the powerful night force. I can fly in the dark." "I feel an expansion of my boundaries." "Nothing seems a problems. Problems are just there to be solved." oo
M Anxiety about health.
[breast cancer; TB; pneumonia; wasting disease]
"This remedy is prematurely aging me. I feel the youthful bounce has gone."
"Very scared of driving in a car, obsessed with crashing and accidents and death.." oo
M Two/Four.
"Feels like I'm going one step forward and two steps back."
"Delusion that I can see four sides, as if four faces."
"Delusion; I have two pairs of hands."
"Delusion; I have two pairs of arms."
"Feels like doing two things at once all the time." oo
M Dreams of friends betraying him and felt disappointed. o
Dream themes: babies, protection [in 7 provers]. Violence and murder. Betrayal and conspiracy [betrayal by closest friends; dreams of lies and deception]. Traveling. Water. oo
G Chilliness.
"Feeling very cold and shivering inside, deep down in bones is freezing cold."
or: Body temperature unusually warm. Sensation of heat all over, all day. oo
G Appetite and thirst increased. o
Loss of appetite [8 provers]. oo
G Craving for coffee [2 provers]; fruit [sweet and juicy; dried; raw] [5 provers]; smoked salmon [2 provers]. oo
G Unrefreshing sleep. Frightful dreams. o
G Dryness [head; nose; face; mouth; throat; skin]. oo
P Headache from hunger, better eating.
Headache.
& Lachrymation and burning in eyes. o
P Headache & hunger.
"One of the outstanding symptoms was headache associated with hunger ameliorated by eating. In one prover this symptom lasted for two years after the proving was over." [Sankaran]
P Sensation as if ears were filled with water. As if water is rolling inside ears. o
P Pain in throat.
Better Drinking; eating or drinking hot things.
Worse Drying up of throat.
Sensation of needles pricking in throat. o
P Urgent desire to pass stool. In the morning has to rush for stool. While going to sleep sudden urging for stool. Much flatulence. o
P Coldness of palms and fingers, esp. fingertips. o
FOOD oo
Aversion: Cream [1]; fats [1]; milk [1]; white wine [1].
Desire: Alcohol [1]; cheese [1]; coffee [1]; fizzy/sparkling drinks [1]; fish [1]; fruit [2], dried fruit [1]; seafood [1]; smoked salmon [1]; starchy food [1]; vegetables [1], green vegetables [1]; wine, red wine [1].
Worse: Alcohol [1]; cold drinks [worse cough; 1].
Digby
DIAMOND - ADAMAS
Adamas has exciting possibilities as a homeopathic remedy that is as unique and irreplaceable as the stone itself.
Adamas has associations with the word "Adamantine" - meaning unbreakable, impenetrable, impregnable.
Crystal form - octahedron (NB. The number 8 in numerology has to do with Transformation, yet also heaven and hell, light and dark, being either uplifted and exalted. or downcast. )
Diamonds (like Graphite) are made of Carbon - the blackest substance transformed into the clearest of gems by great heat and pressure over aons of time, to a clear flawless crystal. (Perhaps it is like a very clear and perfectionistic Graphites).
Although extremely hard, diamond is very brittle, being able to tolerate great pressure, yet being sensitive to violent jarring or shock. Indeed it is likely to be a remedy that aids recovery from trauma, psychological or physical, recent or remote.
Carbon forms the basis for organic life forms on this planet. Our very physical nature, our materialization, is due to carbon chains. Carbohydrate metabolism ie. sugar metabolism will be much affected by all the carbon remedies and no doubt by diamond. It will help to stabilize pancreas and energy fluctuations. Carbon and phosphorus play a vital role in the production of ATP adenosine tri-phosphate., which is the explosive substance that gives each cell in our body energy. Carbon and phosphor represent polarities of matter and spirit. The carbonique constitution tends toward
becoming more material, yin, para-sympathetic and pelvic, with consciousness operating in the subconscious sub-diaphrammatic zone of the body. The phosphorique in contrast, tends toward becoming increasingly etheric, non material, sympathetic, and cerebral, with consciousness operating in the upper, conscious sphere of the body. The calcs, silicas, natrums, kalis are all yin and materializing, where sulphur, iodine, arsenicum, phosphorus are yang and spiritualizing.
As Gold represents the most noble metal, so diamond represents the pinnacle of the mineral kingdom. Like gold, diamonds represent status and value. Gold is a remedy for extreme states of depression with suicidal despair, arising from feelings of remorse or worthlessness. Great sensitivity exists on an ego level, as with all the syphilitic remedies, where the deepest despair may arise from scandal, social or business failure in which the person's worth or integrity is called into question. Diamond probably has similarities with gold in respect of being self critical, having
high expectations of self, and becoming over-conscious of flaws or stains on purity and integrity.
In astrology Saturn is the planet that has been associated with diamond. It represents the pressure of time, karma, responsibility, restraint, and suffering that purifies and uplifts the soul.
Keywords relating to diamond - Valueable, Rare, Perfect, Extremely Hard, Flawless, Brittle, Scintillating, Cold - icy (diamond is called 'ice' by the underworld).
The author gave diamond 1m to a very sensitive young woman without informing her what it was. She took it twice daily until symptoms appeared. She developed feelings of coldness in parts of her body, describing a sensation of being pierced with icy needles. She felt stitching pains in the chest and heart. Pimples erupted on the face. She become very indecisive about what clothes to wear and about trifling things (the same symptom reported in the Sankaran proving). She became obsessively self critical - agonizing over pimples on her face and things she didnt like about
herself, about her emotions and her body. Additionally she became more critical of her boyfriend and felt 'cold' towards him with the result that two weeks into the proving she separated from him. She suffered from periods of exhaustion. She dreamed of dead babies in the mud.
In a dream proving conducted in South Africa diamond 1m was given in one dose to a group of 25 doctors at a weekend conference, and they were asked to record their dreams. Several of them dreamed of cliffs and chasms in the ground which were dangerous. One dreamed of an earthquake. Another dreamed of a glass house which had encaged in it a black monkey like creature, who broke out of the cage and became a white giant who pursued the dreamer to the edge of a chasm (suggestive of a quantum leap in evolution, from black to clear)
The theme of chasms and cliffs was interesting considering that diamond has such clearly defined fracture lines.
CASES
Female, born 16th of January 1948
'I don't believe in astrology, it conflicts with Christianity. You can redeem with the birth of children, with the creation of life and also with giving life away. I have lost two people very close to me; my mother, when I was twelve and my son when he was sixteen months old, 22 years ago. He was the second of my five children. My psoriasis started when I had my first two babies, I had it all over my body, it never went away from my knees and elbows. I don't want it to be seen, I'm vain. You can't control it, out it comes in little spots. It's better in the sun.'
'I have a lot of tension. All my creativity has gone into the family for so many years. I love art and singing. They are so deep inside myself. I'm afraid of taking a risk and exposing myself. I'm afraid to demand time for it, is it worth it? Everybody has their careers. I'm scared I'll break down, I don't have the strength, I must lie down. I get palpitations, my heart is pounding away, it takes the strength out of me. I have anxiety, I can't communicate, I want to be alone, lie down and relax, I'm like jelly.
My menopause is coming, I don't want the children to know about it.'
'I wake up early in the morning. If I wake up at 2-3 a.m. it is very hard, but if I manage to sleep until 4-5 a.m. I'm OK. I'm very excitable, that affects my sleep. Especially if I have too much to drink or after too much coffee. I am very emotional, I have to be careful and control it. I'm going to take a Masters Class in art this summer, maybe I should have gone for a holiday with my husband and daughter.'
'I get pains in my joints. They are better from exercise. I like to swim. I have a regime of exercise. I feel so much better from singing, you can't believe how great it must be, to be in balance with the body; I get so close to it, so very nearly there in my singing but I can't let anybody hear me, I'm afraid of what's coming out. This is really the core of my problems. I am very shy if I have to expose anything personal, everything has to be private. I don't want people to see what I do, maybe I'm afraid.'
'My husband has a very busy career, he is dynamic, energetic and ambitious.
We have a very close and good relationship. I want to be myself, I don't want to give up my marriage. The physical side of the relationship is hard for me, I have lost my libido. I don't give it freely. I'm starting to miss my periods now.
I accept myself, the state I'm in, I have a clear understanding. I know who my mom was, or dad, I want to be myself. I carried a big burden for a long time, my mother was never stable. I don't want any grandchildren, I don't want the responsibility, my youngest is sixteen, I'm running out of motherly feelings.'
'I'm totally worn out, overburdened with shopping, I'm fed up! But nobody would hire me, I don't think I could do a real job.
There is always something keeping me from my art. I feel very naughty when I do things for myself.'
'I hate grey weather, I love the sun, just to see it lifts my spirits!
My mother committed suicide. She was a manic-depressive. I have the same tendencies in me. I'm depressed, always during the winter when the skies are grey. I wish somebody would take care of me. When I'm connecting to the energies of paintings or singing I feel uplifted. It's difficult to keep the balance.'
'When I do my art I have a visual feeling of creativity.
I get heartburn and a sensation of a lump in my throat with nausea. A sick feeling. This lump can't let the sound come out, it is almost a physical thing, like vomiting, letting it go and letting the singing come out. I get bored with the things I have to do in life, it is very hard on my husband.
He has got clear cut ideas about how things are. I don't want to discuss my bodily functions with him (menopause). I'm so anxious, I don't want anybody to see that. I'm under great pressure.'
'I have had otitis for years, I take steroid drops for it. It's in both ears, the pain extends down to throat.'
Generals:
Desire for boiled potatoes (3) and wine (2).
Remedy: Adamas 200C
Follow-up after two months
'I had a great struggle right after the remedy. It was awful! I was very brave; I was sick, I couldn't eat anything, I was crying all the time. I was alone for five days, I was completely on my own and suddenly this weight was lifted off! It was the most amazing feeling. I felt that I could really make some progress now. I did my arts course and it was agreat experience. I painted my first real painting.
My period started three days after the remedy and they have been regular since, with a normal pattern.
I realise the essence of life so clearly now. My singing is really taking off. The lump sensation has disappeared and I can sing freely, I don't worry about people hearing me.'
'My ears and throat were playing up in the beginning but the inflammation subsided in a couple of days (stopped the steroid drops).
I feel great! I have a lot of sexual and creative energy.'
Appetite: less cravings. The palpitations are gone. No anxiety. The psoriasis is better (summertime) and the anxiety about it is gone, not bothered about it being seen. Sleep is much improved, much less waking up in the night. Mood more stable.
'I'm joining the choir society today. I have trust in my abilities. I'm creating a space for myself in the community where I'm worthwhile.'
I didn't see the patient again until January 1998. She was still doing great, and very happy with the excellent result.
Comments
I didn't repertorise this case because I had just spent three months editing the remedy diamond and I recognised the language and the image of the remedy in this case. At that time the remedy was not yet in the
Repertories.
The reasons for choosing this remedy were:
* - Not wanting to be seen, heard or observed (menopause, husband, children, singing)
* - Feeling of worthlessness, especially in relation to husband who was perceived as powerful, dynamic, energetic, while she was 'just a housewife'
* - Desire for potatoes (carbohydrates)
* - Cloudy days aggravate
* - Sunshine ameliorates
Other reasons were on a more subtle level: her choice of words concerning the creation of life; carbon makes life, organic chemistry is carbon based.
This theme is echoed in the provers' language, as well as in other words such as 'clear', 'clear cut' and hard, all typical diamond words (from the proving').
I want to put a paper bag over my head
A case of Adamas
Jeremy Sherr
6 North Malvern Rd
Malvern
WR 14 6 LT
United Kingdom
Lady, 32 years old
The patient is blond, young and looks youthful. She has seen a homeopath who has prescribed Causticum, Arsenicum album, Pulsatilla, Sepia, Sulphur, Silica and Ferrum phosphoricum.
'I have red, sore spots on my face. I feel stupid about the spots. They make me want to put a paper bag over my head. I can't control them. They are worse during my menstrual period. I have the spots pre-menstrual and after my period. I've had the spots since I stopped breast feeding my third baby. For five years I had no menstrual periods. Between the first child and my third child, no periods. My periods were always irregular. I had thrush as a teenager and during my pregnancies.'
'I have depressive states; no pattern to them. I have black moods pre-menstrually. I can't do things, I am almost in tears. I feel angry, tearful, depressed. I have no motivation. I feel anger towards my husband; I wanted to stick a knife in him. I want to get away from him and my children and be quiet and alone. My pre-menstrual anger is mainly at my husband. I can control it with the kids. I want to get away from the kids and get space. When I'm depressed, something settles over me and I can't see out, like a dark cloud.'
'I lack direction and confidence. I am at a cross-roads. I need to find out where it is that I'm going. I am not sure where I want to be. My husband is always very good at everything. He is a successful doctor, talks well, has lots of friends, a good clinic, and a shining personality. When I met him, I realised that I was less than I expected I was. Being with him was more important than my career. I was going to be a teacher, but I lost the teaching idea. You lose a little bit of who you are.'
I have a really good relationship with my husband. He has a fantastic career. I am not alone in parenting, but his world takes precedence. I have a lack of confidence. In the past I wanted to talk to people, but I think they will think less of me. I thought that I would teach as a profession but I met my husband at school and I messed up my A-levels and didn't go to university. Everything took a change of direction when I started living with him. Everything else faded compared to him. He was the most important.
I lost myself as a separate person.'
'Because I lack confidence I'm not good at talking. I feel people just humour me. I'm surprised when friends want to be with us. I think they want to be with my husband. I am easily led by how others think and what they do. My husband knows a lot, he talks a lot, has a good brain and everyone loves him.'
'I am very relaxed about money. I have a huge overdraft.'
'I have painfully sore throats pre-menstrually. I have colds, hay fever and sinus problems. My ears feel blocked, a sensation as if I was in an aeroplane.'
'I like spicy foods. I feel worse in winter, on grey days and in the cold.
I feel uplifted with the sun.
My energy goes up and down. I have no motivation.'
Remedy: Adamas 1MK.
I did not repertorise this case as I normally would. When one has just worked on a proving there is a direct identification and the middle stage of repertory may be skipped. If I had only repertorised I would have missed the remedy as it had not yet been included in the repertories.
The main themes that fit Adamas are:
The feeling of a cloud over the head, combined with the lack of ability to'see' a clear direction. This is analogous to the desire to put a bag over the head. The lack of a strong sense of self and therefore being overshadowed by a stronger 'shining' personality. The sensitivity to opinion of others. Great anger at husband and desire to stab with a knife.
Loss of personal power. Eruptions on face. Similar menstrual and pre-menstrual problems.
The main themes that fit Adamas are:
The feeling of a cloud over the head, combined with the lack of ability to'see' a clear direction. This is analogous to the desire to put a bag over the head. The lack of a strong sense of self and therefore being overshadowed by a stronger 'shining' personality. The sensitivity to opinion of others. Great anger at husband and desire to stab with a knife.
Loss of personal power. Eruptions on face. Similar menstrual and pre-menstrual problems.
For more details, see the proving in 'Dynamic provings Vol. 1'. The remedy has now been repertorised, and a video with the 'picture' of Adamas will be published soon.
Follow-up after seven weeks
'I am feeling much better. I am more positive and full of energy.
Everything feels wonderful.
I had an aggravation for one week. I had many spots on my face and a cold.
The spots cleared up and the eruptions got better. My face became smooth.
Also, I was very angry, intensely angry with my husband in the first week.
Then the thrush and cystitis came back. Now all that is better. No pre-menstrual symptoms.'
'I am much more focused about where I'm going. Confidence improved, I'm doing much more in my life. I started writing a book which I always wanted to do. I joined a course. My relationship feels very good, more evenly balanced.'
Still better five months later.
Follow-up after twelve months
Remains perfectly well physically and emotionally. All skin and menstrual symptoms gone, ears and sinuses better. No repetition of the remedy was needed.
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Re: Materia Medica help?
Thank you Andy, this is great, but a lot to study.... 
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