Kaviraj may have been correct. I have had the same contemplation. Silica most certainly *can* have as much focus on disease/medicine (and better, more complete) than Lyc.

Liz
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minutus@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
In a message dated 11/30/2013 1:44:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, furryboots@... writes:
Well, this is all speculation for entertainment's sake, for who will ever know for sure, but I would say he was absolutely a Lyc., Platinas should relate, as they are often mistaken for Lycopodiums. Hahnemann obviously had a keen (genius) intellect, imperious, egomaniac, fleeing from town to town (cowardice), bald, extreme aging . . in his photo Hahn. looks like a cadaver, , hypochondriac, well, who but a hypochondriac would invent a radically different system of medicine, the focus on disease, fear of allopathic treatment, i.e. didn't have the guts i.e. stupidity to murder people while pretending to cure them , . . irascible, avers. to contradiction, gets involved with a younger woman, won't treat Vivaldi for flirting with her. That's a Lycopodium. Just the fact you would see Sulphur in him adds to my point, Lyc. is in the finish of Sul. Sul's are too scattered, insensitive self absorbed and goofy, merging with everything and anything to have authored the world's greatest work. It's so broadly indicated at some point, I think, everyone needs a dose of Sulphur at some time or another. Einstein was also, probably, a Lyc. and just as Lyc. is one of the top three polychrests in the number of symptoms it covers, it is also like Sul and Phos one of the most common remedy patterns in Western men. I say its pandemic, covering most professionals, homeopaths, allopaths, academics, politicans, bureaucrats, managers, ranking officers, scientists, on and on, the bully and the bullied. Bailey says you walk into a science classroom and every man jack of them is a Lycopodium.
Maybe someone could throw some water on this, set me straight and shut me up? Kaviraj thought Hahnemann was a Silica, but Silica's don't have the focus on disease that the Lyc.s do and I don't think they're imperious enough to pull off what Hahn. did . . although they do tend to go bald sooner.
LOL!
best,
Benneth
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