Actually no it didn't answer the question, you just listed well known sx of
anacardium, which I am very familiar with, thank you.
Applying your approach there is everything is Physostigma that reveals ALL
the case of Frodo, all the themes as you call them. Physostigma is not just
about being a castaway (although this represents the mission, without which
Frodo would not have succumbed, become ill or had reactions to the ring). It
represents ALL that led up to the point at which healing was required, the
final diseased state, which appeared to be near death - you cannot get any
more needy than that. It was the final offering of signs and symptoms of
what needed to be cured - as you say How, Why and What happens to each
individual. No one else went through what Frodo went through and likewise
for all the other characters. TOTALITY of signs and symptoms - of what needs
to be cured, anything else is not so relevant.
Your emphasis seems to be only on how each reacted to the power of the ring.
However you might describe these reactions, the fact remains that Frodo
overcame his, he survived. He didn't develop a diseased state JUST because
of his temptation with the ring, in fact this caused no diseased state at
all. It was his mission, which was bound up with the ring which caused his
diseased state to finally appear, succumbing as he did to the power of the
spider (and all whatever that is about).
But it seems to me Liz that your mind is made up, the book is written and I
am wondering what you really were asking by initiating this discussion.
Best, Joy
www.homeopathicmateriamedica.com
this thread has carried so *many* points