Common constitutions

[lambertsmail]

Dear Minutus,

I've been reading the book 'Homeopathic Psychology' by Philip M. Bailey
M.D.', and from his own clinical experience he believes one third of all
people in England, North America and Australia are Natrums constitutionally.
One fifth Lycopodiums and less than two percent for all the other major
remedies.

He also concludes that the 10M potency provides the best psychological
improvement.

I've looked through the Minutus archive but can't find any reference to the
above, so I'd be interested in hearing the views of others with regards to
the above.

Thanks,

Robert.

[Dave Hartley]

Hi Robert,

Politely speaking:

It seems to follow that Mr. Bailey's perceptions are oddly skewed compared
to those of the rest of the homeopathic community.

(expletive deleted)
Dave Hartley
www.localcomputermart.com/dave
Santa Cruz, CA (831)423-4284

[Tanya Marquette]

his experience may reflect his particular practice. you know, we do draw particular kinds of energy; ie, people, to us.

tanya

[Wendy Howard]

Chris wrote:
Everage
is

Perhaps more likely that Bailey's constitutional Rx is Nat-m?

Regards
Wendy

[Chris_Gillen]

Probably does reflect his particular practice. From recollection as a
student listening to a presentation of his some 10 years ago, his method was
to give a 10M potency of Nat mur, wait for the emotional catharsis, then
perform his style of psychotherapy on the patient, - some sort of emotional
release.
During this presentation Bailey opined that everybody from Dame Edna Everage
to Wally Lewis (football player) was 'probably a Nat mur'. I realize this is
a parochial definition which may be lost on an international list such as
this, but suffice to say that's a helluva wide range of different 'types'
people to only see one remedy in. And it's a helluva narrow way to use
constitutional prescribing imo.

Chris

[David Little]

At 04:07 PM 5/21/2002 -0400, you wrote:

The idea that so few remedies can be used to treat a majority of
patients is very questionable. Hahnemann spoke out against the use of
favorite remedies in the Organon. This does not sound like the
"unprejudiced observer" required to do the best homoeopathy.
Hahnemann wrote that patients vary in sensitivity from 1 to 1000. What
would not affect a hyposensitive number 1 would case a violent dangerous
reaction in the hypersensitive number 1000. There are those with
psychological problems that have aggravated for months by such high
potencies. Many of one's psychosomatic cases are in those with the most
sensitivity. Human beings are like snow flakes. They are made up of the
same homoeomeries but every individual is different.

The key to good homoeopathic prescribing is individualization. Beware
of stereotypes.

Best, David Little
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