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Aph 42/Andrew

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2002 5:00 pm
by David Little
Dear Sir,

In my first post to Minimus on this subject I pointed out that aphorism
40 deals directly with the examples of complex infectious miasms. I also
showed that footnote to 40 discusses the treatment of such conditions. (You
only spoke of aphorism 42). I pointed out that when two acquired infectious
miasms are present Hahnemann suggested the alternation of two specific
anti-miasmatic remedies (not two remedies at the same time i.e. a dual
remedy). The proof is in the Minimus Archive.

I wrote this in my FIRST post on this subject on 6/7/2002:

"In aphorism 40 Hahnemann gives an example were a complex diseases is
caused by acquired chronic miasms i.e actual infectious disorders like
infections caused by psora and active syphilis, etc. These are infectious
miasms in an active acquired state. Hahnemann says in "these kinds of
cases" one may alternate the proper anti-miasmatic remedies at the proper
times."

David Little

That's the facts for all to see. I also pointed out that since
Hahnemann's time we have discovered that some remedies are multi-miasmatic
in nature that can treat more than one miasm at a time. This is something
Hahnemann did not know. I and my colleagues have treated such
multi-miasmatic cases with both methods depending on the symptoms and
circumstances. We have 100s of case histories. Your are merely repeating
what I have already stated very clearly and practiced in the clinic for
many years.
You should study your basic homoeopathy and gain some clinical
experience in true vitalism. Disease IS a mistuning of the vital force
(aphorism 11.)

"When a person falls ill, it is initially only this spirit-like,
automatic life force (life principle), everywhere present in the organism
that is mistuned through the dynamics influence of a morbific agent
inimical to life. Only the life principle mistuned to such abnormality can
impart to the organism the adverse sensations and induce in the organism
the irregular functions that we call disease."

What "we call disease" is a mistuning of the vital force. It is "ONLY
the life principle mistuned to such abnormality" that induces the irregular
functions "we call disease". The idea that the VF and diseases are "not
One" is what is heretical. That sounds like the ideas of the mechanist and
allopathic schools.
YES, it is the mistuned vital force of the patient that we call disease
(aphorism 11). The human organism and the vital force are ONE (aphorism
15). This is not my speculation. This is Hahnemann's teachings which you
seem to have misunderstood. It is confirmed in the clinic every time one
takes a case. Has any ever seen a disease walk in a clinic without the
patient? No, they have not because it is impossible.
No sir, Hahnemann says in aphorism 42:

"Because of the dissimilarity of the these maladies to each other, this
can happen WITHOUT DETRIMENT TO THE UNITY OF LIFE". [caps. DL]

Dissimilar diseases exist in the patient without any detriment to the
"UNITY OF LIFE". That unity of the life is represent by the Lebenskraft,
the Vigor Vitae, the life force. It is the vital force which is mistuned by
complex miasms and produces the symptoms "we call disease". The vital force
is the dynamis behind all such phenomena. I have no grievous error to admit
to you. All diseases (including complex disorders) are a mistuning of the
vital force. You have yet to understand the vitalist paradigm and still
think like a mechanist. This error is obvious to all who read the above
passages but you!

Let those who have ears, let them hear.
Sincerely, David Little
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medicines."

Samuel Hahnemann

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