The Organon Course [1 Attachment]

[Ellen Madono]

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Ellen Madono


There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. - Jane Austin (Emma)

New online course - A Contemporary Study of Hahnemann's Organon of the Healing Art; 30 weeks, beginning October 11

This course is intended both for students at the beginning of their homeopathic journey, and for advanced students & practitioners, to ground our study & practice in the roots of our profession.


Samuel Hahnemann wrote the Organon as a tool or instrument to guide the effective practice of medicine (not merely as a guide to homeopathicpractice, but as a guide to the practice of medicine in general). My recommendation to individuals seeking a competent homeopathic practitioner, is to visit their office, and look for an open and dog-eared copy of the Organon on their desk. Adolf Lippe attributed his success as a practitioner to his reading of the Organon twice annually for 50 years. Few of us may have that opportunity, but I've designed this course inspired by my self-study of annual readings over nearly 30 years, along with insights from practice, to guide us in that direction. Although written 2 centuries ago, and in the context of a rather different scientific, medical, & cultural environment, we can make Hahnemann's observations & teachings come alive in our contemporary era with references to homeopathic cases & contemporary medical practices.
Please join me for this course into the heart & roots of homeopathic practice.

Hahnemann’s Organon outlines the core principles of homeopathic practice, philosophically & in practical application. Written in an unfamiliar language, subject to historically awkward translation, & in the context of another era, it often makes difficult reading for contemporary students.

I'd like to emphasize that although many have criticized the Organon for appearing "dogmatic" or full of zeal akin to religiosity, it is really far from this; in early sessions we'll address the historical reasons for this superficial appearance, and we'll adopt a more pragmatic approach to its study, as I believe Hahnemann intended.

Over 2 decades ago I took Adolph Lippe’s advice, to read this text through twice annually, in addition to consulting sections as specific questions arose in practice & self-study. I doubt I’ll hit Lippe’s record of 110 readings; but I discover new pearls of wisdom on each review.

In this course I’d like to guide us through a half-year’s reading of the Organon while bringing the text to life with discussion of the context of Hahnemann’s teachings in the questions of his day, while also bringing his observations into contemporary context. Although classified as a text of “homeopathic philosophy,” and often regarded as soporific bedtime reading somehow distant from daily practice, the Organon (“tool, instrument”) is a work of applied philosophy, capable of directly informing the effective practice of healing. As we work through the material, we’ll be bringing Hahnemann’s teachings alive in the context of homeopathic casework and in the examination of contemporary medical beliefs and practices.

This course will be presented in the mixed format of live (or recorded, for self-paced participation) webinar sessions, 1+ hour weekly for 30 weeks, supplemented by guided / instructor mediated asynchronous discussion. A copy of the Organon will be required for personal reading (preferably the Wenda Brewster O’Reilly adaptation of the 6th edition, tho I would recommend some of you to also refer to the Kunzli/Naude edition, and to electronic versions available online; if you’re gifted with an appreciation of German, you might wish to consult versions in the original language of the author); we’ll be referencing earlier versions and other translations of these in our live sessions & discussions.

Please join me for this exploration of the text that serves as the foundation of homeopathic practice; weekly for 30 weeks, Thursday evenings (4:30-5:30 US Pacific time [UTC-7; UTC-8 between Nov. 4 & March 10]), beginning on Thursday October 11.

Time & Date of Session 1 in your local timezone:

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ... 1=202&ah=1

Instant registration via PayPal, using credit/debit card or PayPal account at: http://courses.homstudies.com/course/view.php?id=83

$300, for 30+ hours of live or recorded webinar.
(You'll first be prompted to log in, or to create a user account on my course site, in order to register)

All live sessions will be recorded & posted as streaming video for review or self-paced participation.

If you have not yet taken online courses with me, see my course delivery platform's FAQs page to review platform requirements & manner of delivery.

thanks,

Will Taylor, M.D.