How to learn the Boenninghausen repertory and method

[Irene de Villiers]

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Namaste,
Irene
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P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
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"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."

[Irene de Villiers]

How I do it:

Be VERY careful what symptoms (not rubrics) you choose
- they need to totally represent the case as if the case is a "picture".
Not too many on one topic, not leaving out anything important, being
sure that mind is well represented, then generals next in relevance
and the MAIN physicals - not a whole chunk of them.

Then look for rubrics that really best suit your symptoms. Generals
can be large rubrics but otherwise try fro someting in the 30 remedy
or so line (hence choosing a subrubric in some cases instead of the
main one).
Make sure your rubric choices are balanced (not too much emphasis in
one area) and represent the case well.
Add in a peculiar or two if one is handy.

Only when you are happy that your rubrics look like a synopsis of
your case with rubrics not too small to help or so big as to lose
effect - THEN start to list rubrics with remedies.
I use lined paper, list the rubrics on top starting largest to
smallest (NOT in homeopathy order), and draw vertical lines a
comfortable distance apart, and usually use two sheets of lined paper
taped together in one long set of lines.
Start with the biggest rubric (with most remedies) and list them on
alternate lines.
Then the next one - just adding a checkmark if the remedy is already
listed, and using the spaces between previous remedies to add in new
ones in alphabetical order - so it is easy to find later. Sometimes
you need to squish in too many to keep alpha order, but usually it
works pretty well. if not - I put a mark like an alpha there, and
list those bunch of new ones below.

This gives a good visual of what remedies are well represented.
I use a lot of paper to spread things out - I do not see well across
lines:-)

If there is one especially large rubric you want to use, do not list
it but leave a column for it at the right of the others.
After the rest is listed - then do the large one "backwards". Go down
your list of remedies that have occurred so far, in alpha order, and
add a checkmark if it is also in the big rubric. No need to write
down the remedy if it is not in anything else.
[I take no notice of emphasis levels unless it is NOT a polycrest,
then I circle the remedy name or checkmark]
Use more paper, it's cheap - tape sheets together and space out the
lists.

Don't try to manipulate rubrics to find "convenient" ones - that
biases your case. It's the case that counts, represent it the best
way you can:-)


Hope this helps.

Namaste,
Irene
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Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."

[Chris_Gillen]

Hello Shannon,

In his essay, Judgment of the Characteristic Value of Symptoms, Boenninghausen did advise taking note of the individual's innate personality and disposition - with an emphasis on discerning what had actually *changed since the onset of the complaint*.

There are no prescriptions I've seen in his veterinary records based on Phos type long-legged horses with vivacious personalities, or loquacious Lachesis type cows etc that are supposed to "homoeopathically" strengthen the constitution while another remedy cures the disease....

At a quick glance, his veterinary cases concentrated on what was ailing the animal (horses, cows, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats including one lion!) and usually involved conditions such as ulcers and skin infections, lameness due to a myriad of causes - bacterial infections, joint problems leading to reduced circulation in the hoof, respiratory complaints associated with pseudomona and streptococcyl infections, spasms and epileptic convulsions, problems associated with delivering the after-birth, sour milk, coughs, colic, diarrhoea and bowel obstructions, bloat, blood in the urine or milk, wounds incurred in dog fights, pox, gangrene, worms, hard knots in the mammae etc.

His prescriptions were based on the morbid symptoms in the case, and usually involved a short succession of 2 or 3 related remedies (one at a time) to complete the cure. None of the remedies in the sequence were "constitutional remedies" based on personality types.

Speaking of lions! probably everyone has already seen this video, but here is a totally off-topic link to a very moving story about one lion's rehabilitation into the wild. The old man who appears at the end is George Adamson of Born Free fame who established a protected reserve for lions in Kenya. Sadly, George was murdered by poachers in 1988 (I think). Feel free to make a donation to the Born Free Foundation, if it so moves you.


Regards,
Chris.

[Ellen Madono]

Dear Irene,

Thank you very much for you beautiful description. What you do sounds much better visually than what I do. Taping together paper is a really good idea and using a straight edge to make lines that feel comfortable to my old eyes is also good. Also, leaving out remedies from the big rubrics by listing them last. That is easier to do than precise elimination procedures. Although there must be a place for that too.

I do have one practical trick that helped when I last gave up on hand repping. I have divided the alphabet up into 4 parts just looking at how remedies are distributed across the MM. A-B, D-M, N-R, S-Z. I divided my paper in approximately 4 parts and list remedies approximately alphabetically in those 4 parts of the paper. I was stubbornly trying to do it on sheets of notebook paper without taping. That was too hard.

Thank-you,
Ellen

[healthinfo6]

Chris,

I've never owned a dog. A month ago, an 87-year old friend purchased
a 6 month old male Yorky so I've spent some time with him. Over the
weeks he barks more often at the slighest sound that he hears outside
the front door. I've been told this is a breed trait of Yorkies,
being protective or a watchdog. Seperately, he panics and becomes
anxious and cries when his owner is out of his sight. Even when
sleeping, he will wake and follow the owner if they move. I've held
him numerous times when the owner needed to leave for a few minutes
or go into a store. I feel him begin to shake, worry, sniff around
for the owner's scent. No amount of stroking, holding, talking calms
him. He can't be left alone because he keeps barking.

I should mention that by about a month old, the breeder with whom he
and his mother, father, litter mates and about 20-30 more Yorkies
lived with was murdered and the body was stuffed in a closet. They
were all alone for a few days or more until this situation was
discovered. Thus, there must be some trauma involved here, no food,
water, maybe experiencing the murder, feeling abandoned though at his
age, he probably only felt what his mother did. Eventally, all the
dogs were shipped to Florida.

I don't know if his behavior is typical for puppies, just for his
breed, due to his constitution or personality or from the traumatic
event. He's very friendly and loves people. The breeder developed
this breed of Yorky, called Parquin, and it could be a trait of that
sub-breed which will no longer be bred.

Additionally, the owner will not outlive this dog. I will probably
inherit him and know that will be a future trauma for him.

Susan
--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Christine Gillen"
wrote:
Boenninghausen did advise taking note of the individual's innate
personality and disposition - with an emphasis on discerning what had
actually *changed since the onset of the complaint*.
based on Phos type long-legged horses with vivacious personalities,
or loquacious Lachesis type cows etc that are supposed
to "homoeopathically" strengthen the constitution while another
remedy cures the disease....
ailing the animal (horses, cows, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats including
one lion!) and usually involved conditions such as ulcers and skin
infections, lameness due to a myriad of causes - bacterial
infections, joint problems leading to reduced circulation in the
hoof, respiratory complaints associated with pseudomona and
streptococcyl infections, spasms and epileptic convulsions, problems
associated with delivering the after-birth, sour milk, coughs, colic,
diarrhoea and bowel obstructions, bloat, blood in the urine or milk,
wounds incurred in dog fights, pox, gangrene, worms, hard knots in
the mammae etc.
and usually involved a short succession of 2 or 3 related remedies
(one at a time) to complete the cure. None of the remedies in the
sequence were "constitutional remedies" based on personality types.
but here is a totally off-topic link to a very moving story about one
lion's rehabilitation into the wild. The old man who appears at the
end is George Adamson of Born Free fame who established a protected
reserve for lions in Kenya. Sadly, George was murdered by poachers in
1988 (I think). Feel free to make a donation to the Born Free
Foundation, if it so moves you.
repertory and method
Boenninghausen. Did he prescribe in a way that he called
constitutional--with animals and/or people?
writing forays into the "constitutional types" of animals is very far
removed from how Boenninghausen cured diseases in his own fairly
extensive veterinary practice. The topic of this thread is/was "how
to learn the Boenninghausen repertory and method" - just thought I
would bring that to back into focus.
repertory and method
take into account both physical and psychological attributes. Using
only physical attributes, is only getting part of the picture...and
therefore skewing the results. Interpreting psychological attributes
incorrectly will also skew results. Since cats can't talk
interpreting their psyche is even more difficult than in humans...and
that's hard enuf!
in any situation, whether it be treating a cat/dog/tree/whatever.
Don't get all caught up in the different living beings, but observe
what you need, in order to choose an appropriate remedy.
repertory and method
cats seems to be a lot about body type (tho their personalities come
thru the descriptions strongly as well), where I *assume* from the
title that Bailey's book does not cover that. I could well be wrong,
tho; the classical literature certainly contains observations about
both psychological make-up and body structure.
much of that information can be paralleled with observations on
humans.
explain what you are saying in a different way?
repertory and method
Irene's observations have been with respect not only (and not
primarily) to the cats' personalities as indicators of their remedy
needs, but instead of their physical builds and shapes, etc. More
along the lines of tall, stooped (phos or sulph); calc-c's finely
wrinkled face and "round" build; large head and delicate features in
a silica child, etc.
Bailey M.D.

[Tanya Marquette]

thanks for the video--i has not seen it and will share it with my adopted granddaughter
who loves animals.
tanya

[Luise Kunkle]

Hi Chris,

This is IMO an excellent "synoüpsis", short as it is it covers the
important issues.

I would like to add that what you are saying does not only apply to
the v. B. method - except perhaps the aspectof the genius symptoms.
They seem to be easier to determine by what you said about v. B's
grading. Otherwise all what you say applies to my own, Kentian based,
method of repping also.

Thanks.

Regards

Luise
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So definitely know what's true:
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and 2 times 2 is 2:-)
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[Irene de Villiers]

Dear Chris,
I'm happy to apologize for not being perfect - I am sorry for
attributing what I thought was a good question, to you.
Maybe the answer helped someone despite the imprecise quoting
allocation.
Namaste,
Irene
--
Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."

[Irene de Villiers]

This makes sense as it is another way of asking - What is not normal
for this individual?
That is important always in looking for a simillimum. But you do not
need to know the name of the innate constitutional remedy to do this
- you just ask the owner what's "not normal" for the animal.

The knowledge of innate constitutional type is not relevant to
choosing a remedy for an acute condition at all.
But then you also did not quote any otherwise incurable chronic
diseases:-)
Mine would look the same - you find the simillimum on a match of
symptoms that present.

Namaste,
Irene
--
Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."

[Ellen Madono]

Yes, Irene it was a great help to me.
Personally, email messages are so confusing and keeping track of what has been said, by whom. I hope nobody takes these little mistakes personally. Intent counts for a lot, IMO.
Thanks,
Ellen