Question: Hahnemann - more
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:52 pm
Here are some of my thoughts on the whole thing that I wrote up for
my class....................
Of course dry potencies work sometimes - depends on choosing the
exact right potency and the person not being over sensitive. But
what happens when you want to repeat the remedy?
Hahnemann recommended not repeating the same potency twice and only
way to do that with dry is start with 30c, go to 200c, go to 1M and
go to 10M and then what do you do and that potency may be way too
high for some. By using remedies in water you can fine tune more and
also aggravations will be way less or of shorter duration.
Classical has nothing to do with how remedies are given. It was a
term made up by George Vithoulkas, as far as I understand, and
indicated following principles of like cures like, one remedy at a
time and lowest potency (but I guess people wouldn't meet that
criteria when they don't use water potencies)
So many homeopaths were only taught dry dosing and this has to do
with many factors.
1. The 6th edition of Organon didn't get into hands of homeopaths
after Hahnemann died in 1800s
2. All the homeopaths at that time were following primarily the 4th
edition in late 1800s
3. All the teachers of the early 20th century were taught by those homeopaths
4. Homeopathy pretty much died out in the US and when revived still
taught by homeopaths who only learned 4th edition.
5. Homeopaths kind of set in their ways as most people are think dry
is fine (but they aren't acknowledging the aggravations people have;
or no results and they don't come back because remedy was right but
potency was wrong). It isn't best for the patient as too much time
has to go by before remedy is changed if not right. Too many
aggravations. Too many non-results. Dr. Luc de Schepper and David
Little (also Robin Murphy taught this) are the main homeopaths
teaching this method (and of course their students). They are trying
desperately to get homeopaths to listen. Some homeopaths have
started using LM potencies which are in water, which helps, but most
aren't using them according to Hahnemann's instructions in his 6th
edition of Organon. And very few homeopaths ever use C or X
potencies in water which Hahnemann did toward the end of his life.
And as David Little says in his posting on Aphorisms 246, 247 & 248:
"It is very difficult to learn how to use the LM potency properly
just by reading the 6th Organon. There was supposed to be a living
lineage of teachers that could clarify the points and add oral
teachings that are not contained in the 6th edition. Hahnemann was
teaching Boenninghausen about the LM method when he died. Melanie
Hahnemann asked Boenninghausen not to speak about the new methods in
pubic until after she published the 6th Organon. Unfortunately, this
task was not accomplished before the Baron and Melannie passed away.
By the time the 6th edition was published in 1920 all those with
personal knowledge of the LM potency had died. This makes it
extremely difficult to put the entire LM method into perspective
without studying the Paris casebooks, the testimony of those with
inside information, and the eyewitness accounts of those who
witnessed Hahnemann's practice between1838 to 1843."
We went a gentle cure and a faster cure and water potencies can do
that. If an aggravation at the beginningn, with water potencies, it
usually only lasts a few days. With dry potencies can last a long
time or forever.
I saw problems with all the above and I kept studying and found water
potencies and rarely use dry potencies at all (unless nothing else is
possible).
Of course people have been cured with dry potencies but is it a
gentle cure. Is it as fast as it can be? How many have not been
helped - have given up because of how long it takes or severe aggravations?
Also homeopaths don't pay attention to the dose (the look at potency
but not dose). Many think, because Kent said it, that 1 pillule = 10
pillules = 100 pillules and this is not true. 1 pillule or tablet in
an amount of water is a dose.
To adjust for person's individual sensitivity with water potencies
can adjust by:
1. selection of potency
2. number of tablets
3. amount of water diluted in in dilution bottle
4. amount of water dose from that bottle is further diluted in
5. number of succussions given to that dilution bottle before #4
With a dry pill you can only give the pill and hope and most
homeopaths say it takes 3-6 weeks to know if it is working. That is
not acceptable to me for my patients.
Just my thoughts
Sheri
my class....................
Of course dry potencies work sometimes - depends on choosing the
exact right potency and the person not being over sensitive. But
what happens when you want to repeat the remedy?
Hahnemann recommended not repeating the same potency twice and only
way to do that with dry is start with 30c, go to 200c, go to 1M and
go to 10M and then what do you do and that potency may be way too
high for some. By using remedies in water you can fine tune more and
also aggravations will be way less or of shorter duration.
Classical has nothing to do with how remedies are given. It was a
term made up by George Vithoulkas, as far as I understand, and
indicated following principles of like cures like, one remedy at a
time and lowest potency (but I guess people wouldn't meet that
criteria when they don't use water potencies)
So many homeopaths were only taught dry dosing and this has to do
with many factors.
1. The 6th edition of Organon didn't get into hands of homeopaths
after Hahnemann died in 1800s
2. All the homeopaths at that time were following primarily the 4th
edition in late 1800s
3. All the teachers of the early 20th century were taught by those homeopaths
4. Homeopathy pretty much died out in the US and when revived still
taught by homeopaths who only learned 4th edition.
5. Homeopaths kind of set in their ways as most people are think dry
is fine (but they aren't acknowledging the aggravations people have;
or no results and they don't come back because remedy was right but
potency was wrong). It isn't best for the patient as too much time
has to go by before remedy is changed if not right. Too many
aggravations. Too many non-results. Dr. Luc de Schepper and David
Little (also Robin Murphy taught this) are the main homeopaths
teaching this method (and of course their students). They are trying
desperately to get homeopaths to listen. Some homeopaths have
started using LM potencies which are in water, which helps, but most
aren't using them according to Hahnemann's instructions in his 6th
edition of Organon. And very few homeopaths ever use C or X
potencies in water which Hahnemann did toward the end of his life.
And as David Little says in his posting on Aphorisms 246, 247 & 248:
"It is very difficult to learn how to use the LM potency properly
just by reading the 6th Organon. There was supposed to be a living
lineage of teachers that could clarify the points and add oral
teachings that are not contained in the 6th edition. Hahnemann was
teaching Boenninghausen about the LM method when he died. Melanie
Hahnemann asked Boenninghausen not to speak about the new methods in
pubic until after she published the 6th Organon. Unfortunately, this
task was not accomplished before the Baron and Melannie passed away.
By the time the 6th edition was published in 1920 all those with
personal knowledge of the LM potency had died. This makes it
extremely difficult to put the entire LM method into perspective
without studying the Paris casebooks, the testimony of those with
inside information, and the eyewitness accounts of those who
witnessed Hahnemann's practice between1838 to 1843."
We went a gentle cure and a faster cure and water potencies can do
that. If an aggravation at the beginningn, with water potencies, it
usually only lasts a few days. With dry potencies can last a long
time or forever.
I saw problems with all the above and I kept studying and found water
potencies and rarely use dry potencies at all (unless nothing else is
possible).
Of course people have been cured with dry potencies but is it a
gentle cure. Is it as fast as it can be? How many have not been
helped - have given up because of how long it takes or severe aggravations?
Also homeopaths don't pay attention to the dose (the look at potency
but not dose). Many think, because Kent said it, that 1 pillule = 10
pillules = 100 pillules and this is not true. 1 pillule or tablet in
an amount of water is a dose.
To adjust for person's individual sensitivity with water potencies
can adjust by:
1. selection of potency
2. number of tablets
3. amount of water diluted in in dilution bottle
4. amount of water dose from that bottle is further diluted in
5. number of succussions given to that dilution bottle before #4
With a dry pill you can only give the pill and hope and most
homeopaths say it takes 3-6 weeks to know if it is working. That is
not acceptable to me for my patients.
Just my thoughts
Sheri