Hi,
I'm having trouble in deciding which package to go for in the Radar
range. Perhaps somebody could give me a few guidelines. I'm a second
year student.
Thanks
Mark (UK)
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Soroush Ebrahimi
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Re: Radar Software
At college we were advised not to use the computer for repertorisation, as
actually physically working the repertory gets you to learn more about it.
Perhaps in your third year?
Soroush
actually physically working the repertory gets you to learn more about it.
Perhaps in your third year?
Soroush
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Rosemary Hyde
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Re: Radar Software
Hi, Mark.
It's fine to start with whatever package you can afford, and then add to it
piece by piece, until you've got the whole thing. Actually, I'd start with
the basic Radar package, and then as soon as possible get the biggest
Encyclopedia Homeopathica package I could manage, before finishing the
Radar. EH provides a wonderful complement to Radar, and often is key, I
find, to finding the right remedy.
That being said, you will have an easier time, as Soroush pointed out, if
you know repertorization well before adding the complications of the
software to your process. The software allows you to do more sophisticated
searches than the printed repertory, but it's also harder to use than the
repertory by itself. The tutorial information is good, but it still takes
quite a lot of work and practice to make the program work well for oneself.
(And there are still times when I find it works better to do "Kentian"
analysis by hand.)
In terms of Radar modules, the Radar 8 Synthesis is key. The Herscu module
in particular is useful only if you're deeply familiar with Herscu's "cycles
and segments" approach to taking a case, and can do it easily. The
Vithoulkas module is somewhat useful, but certainly not essential. Likewise
for the "families" segment. So above the basic package, the next thing to
consider is "concepts," which sometimes comes in handy, then Vithoulkas, I
would say.
If you don't have a recent edition of Synthesis as your printed repertory,
however, I'd strongly recommend getting that as top priority -- it's vastly
more user-friendly and informative than Kent's Repertory.
This is, of course, just one person's opinion. It will be interesting to
see what others have to say about their experiences using Radar.
Rosemary C. Hyde, Ph.D.
It's fine to start with whatever package you can afford, and then add to it
piece by piece, until you've got the whole thing. Actually, I'd start with
the basic Radar package, and then as soon as possible get the biggest
Encyclopedia Homeopathica package I could manage, before finishing the
Radar. EH provides a wonderful complement to Radar, and often is key, I
find, to finding the right remedy.
That being said, you will have an easier time, as Soroush pointed out, if
you know repertorization well before adding the complications of the
software to your process. The software allows you to do more sophisticated
searches than the printed repertory, but it's also harder to use than the
repertory by itself. The tutorial information is good, but it still takes
quite a lot of work and practice to make the program work well for oneself.
(And there are still times when I find it works better to do "Kentian"
analysis by hand.)
In terms of Radar modules, the Radar 8 Synthesis is key. The Herscu module
in particular is useful only if you're deeply familiar with Herscu's "cycles
and segments" approach to taking a case, and can do it easily. The
Vithoulkas module is somewhat useful, but certainly not essential. Likewise
for the "families" segment. So above the basic package, the next thing to
consider is "concepts," which sometimes comes in handy, then Vithoulkas, I
would say.
If you don't have a recent edition of Synthesis as your printed repertory,
however, I'd strongly recommend getting that as top priority -- it's vastly
more user-friendly and informative than Kent's Repertory.
This is, of course, just one person's opinion. It will be interesting to
see what others have to say about their experiences using Radar.
Rosemary C. Hyde, Ph.D.