Brilliant Sehgal
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2002 8:46 pm
Hello All,
I like to say something about the method of Sehgal, for those who really are
interested to understand it.
First of all, this is about the techniques Dr. Sehgal uses, and not his
objections against 'Classical Homoepathy'.
Those objections of him I can understand, but they have more to do with the
nowadays practice of a lot of homeopaths, and not with the principles as
laid down in the Organon by Hahnemann.
Yes, a lot today's homeopaths prescribe on the basis of the patient's
CHARACTERISTICS which have no relation to his complaints at all, and that
are confused with the patient's SYMPTOMS.
They hunt for the 'Constitutional remedy' as described in the drugpictures,
but forget or don't know to check whether the 'present state of disposition'
corresponds with this remedy.
When this remedy fails, they give the most likely nosode, to clear up the
case, like a lucky shot in the dark.
Sehgal is right this is no scientific approach of homeopathy. Fortunately
there are classical homeopaths that have a better understanding, and for
them Sehgal criticism is totally misplaced.
His limitation on not to use others symptoms than the mentals I don't
support, when they represent the Central disturbance they are reliable.
But lets concentrate on the pearls of his method.
Sehgal's techniques can be integrated in classical homeopathy, they are
really brilliant.
But to be able to use them, one must understand them first.
We must always prescribe on de Central disturbance of the vital force, we do
this by prescribing on the totality of symptoms (§6) and also include the
cause (§5), this leads us to the essence of the present dominating disease
(§7).
The Central disturbance is characterised by a change in the vital force of
the patient. When we are able to detect the peculiarities of that change, we
know the remedy which covers the symptoms and cause.
This is exactly what §212 says:
"The Creator of therapeutic agents has also had particular regard to this
main feature of all diseases, the altered state of the disposition and mind,
for there is no powerful medicinal substance in the world which does not
very notably alter the state of the disposition and mind in the healthy
individual who tests it, and every medicine does so in a different manner."
With the techniques of Sehgal we can measure en determine this 'manner' of
the change.
Those symptoms are not to be confused with the literally pathological
symptoms as found in our materia media's. They are expressions/ emotions
that are taken AS symptoms.
Yes they are no REAL SYMPTOMS, but together they form one real §153 symptom,
as decribed in §210-213.
(This also explains why they can be used imaginary.)
Those persisting predominating signals represent the Central disturbance of
the vital force. They represent the inner cause of the disease, are dynamic
representations of this inner basic delusion.
Rubrics chosen to determine this underlying feeling can be used imaginary,
because those expression in it self are not the most important, they are
taken in a way they truly reflect the underlying feeling which is unique for
every remedy.
This is what Sehgal calls the king-pin symptom.
As I said before this method is not in contradiction with the miasmatic
approach of disease, because the 'persisting predominating symptom' will
also be a reflection of the dominating miasm.
Failure of curing by only symptoms (§6) lead Hahnemann to this approach, but
this is ignored or not understood by a lot of Homeopaths. In fact Sehgal
supports this technique from a different angle. He is a true classical
healer, better than the most of us.
When we are able to detect the present state, and the dominating miasm in
combination with the constitution, we will also understand why we should not
always give the nosode to clear up the case for someone's constitutional
remedy. (that's why there are lists with miasmatic remedies)
Sehgal techniques are not easy to learn, but to know what it is about will
surely help to know what you are looking for in disease.
I'm very gratefull Dr.Sehgal made the effort to share his techniques with
us, they can be integrated with no problem in our Organon tradition, and
contribute to a more reliable practice of Homoeopathy.
Kind regards,
Piet
I like to say something about the method of Sehgal, for those who really are
interested to understand it.
First of all, this is about the techniques Dr. Sehgal uses, and not his
objections against 'Classical Homoepathy'.
Those objections of him I can understand, but they have more to do with the
nowadays practice of a lot of homeopaths, and not with the principles as
laid down in the Organon by Hahnemann.
Yes, a lot today's homeopaths prescribe on the basis of the patient's
CHARACTERISTICS which have no relation to his complaints at all, and that
are confused with the patient's SYMPTOMS.
They hunt for the 'Constitutional remedy' as described in the drugpictures,
but forget or don't know to check whether the 'present state of disposition'
corresponds with this remedy.
When this remedy fails, they give the most likely nosode, to clear up the
case, like a lucky shot in the dark.
Sehgal is right this is no scientific approach of homeopathy. Fortunately
there are classical homeopaths that have a better understanding, and for
them Sehgal criticism is totally misplaced.
His limitation on not to use others symptoms than the mentals I don't
support, when they represent the Central disturbance they are reliable.
But lets concentrate on the pearls of his method.
Sehgal's techniques can be integrated in classical homeopathy, they are
really brilliant.
But to be able to use them, one must understand them first.
We must always prescribe on de Central disturbance of the vital force, we do
this by prescribing on the totality of symptoms (§6) and also include the
cause (§5), this leads us to the essence of the present dominating disease
(§7).
The Central disturbance is characterised by a change in the vital force of
the patient. When we are able to detect the peculiarities of that change, we
know the remedy which covers the symptoms and cause.
This is exactly what §212 says:
"The Creator of therapeutic agents has also had particular regard to this
main feature of all diseases, the altered state of the disposition and mind,
for there is no powerful medicinal substance in the world which does not
very notably alter the state of the disposition and mind in the healthy
individual who tests it, and every medicine does so in a different manner."
With the techniques of Sehgal we can measure en determine this 'manner' of
the change.
Those symptoms are not to be confused with the literally pathological
symptoms as found in our materia media's. They are expressions/ emotions
that are taken AS symptoms.
Yes they are no REAL SYMPTOMS, but together they form one real §153 symptom,
as decribed in §210-213.
(This also explains why they can be used imaginary.)
Those persisting predominating signals represent the Central disturbance of
the vital force. They represent the inner cause of the disease, are dynamic
representations of this inner basic delusion.
Rubrics chosen to determine this underlying feeling can be used imaginary,
because those expression in it self are not the most important, they are
taken in a way they truly reflect the underlying feeling which is unique for
every remedy.
This is what Sehgal calls the king-pin symptom.
As I said before this method is not in contradiction with the miasmatic
approach of disease, because the 'persisting predominating symptom' will
also be a reflection of the dominating miasm.
Failure of curing by only symptoms (§6) lead Hahnemann to this approach, but
this is ignored or not understood by a lot of Homeopaths. In fact Sehgal
supports this technique from a different angle. He is a true classical
healer, better than the most of us.
When we are able to detect the present state, and the dominating miasm in
combination with the constitution, we will also understand why we should not
always give the nosode to clear up the case for someone's constitutional
remedy. (that's why there are lists with miasmatic remedies)
Sehgal techniques are not easy to learn, but to know what it is about will
surely help to know what you are looking for in disease.
I'm very gratefull Dr.Sehgal made the effort to share his techniques with
us, they can be integrated with no problem in our Organon tradition, and
contribute to a more reliable practice of Homoeopathy.
Kind regards,
Piet