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Has anyone taken a look at, Todd Rowe's, Homeopathic Methodology? I
got a copy and it has really opened up the repertory for me.
I like the chapter quizes and the way he methodically walks me
through, Kent. If you're "going it alone" in your studies as I am the
book seems to be a great help. Seniors, have you any input?

At 7:57 PM +0000 11/14/03, waymon_cowley wrote:

LOTS of input!
Glad that you found the book of help. There are others that are much
better. Look for a Workbook developed by Karen Allen. It is the best
of the stuff I've seen.
Todd's book (aside from giving the wrong date of Kent's work-- 1877
rather than 1897) does not develop the main features of the repertory
to my taste. It meanders and gives a little of this and that, but
never discussed the STRUCTURE. To learn the book, without the
structure will result in hit and miss selection of exact rubrics.
After teaching basic repertory for the last 15 years, I have found
that developing a full understanding of the structure is critical in
your ability to use the book.
I'll briefly lay it out. It will be in print in the December issue of
Homeopathy Today-- a whole issue on Repertory.

The Kent Repertory follows a logical "cascade" with one section
flowing to the next.
The mnemonic is "St. Mels"
Sides
Times
Modalities
Extending to
Location
Sensation

This is the order in every section and under all rubrics. It looks like this:
MAIN RUBRIC
Sides
Times
Modalities
Extending to

You can see this clearly when looking at the section "Throat,
pain"... like this:
Throat, Pain (page 458)
Sides
Times
Modalities (starting with "air,cold" and ending with "yawning, when"
on page 460.)
Extending to (page 460, ends with "stomach")
through the "locations" each with their own cascade)
cascade, and each with a location [burning, lancinating, pressing,
rawness, sore, etc.] with their own cascade)
"stitching". Ends with, Throat, Pain, Tearing, Tonsils, on swallowing
on page 465.)

Hope this explains it fully.

Best!

JW

Dear Julian,
The St mels is very helpful. Though I knew by some
vague instinct where to look for a rubric in Kent's,
This concept was lacking. Thanks for input. The
repertory itself is not given with a preface where
such structure is explained. That makes the task
difficult for newcomers like me.
Regards
venkat

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At 7:57 PM +0000 11/14/03, waymon_cowley wrote:

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Dear Julian,
The 'St mels' is very helpful. Though I knew by some
vague instinct where to look for a rubric in Kent's,
This concept was lacking. Thanks for input. The
repertory itself is not given with a preface where
such structure is explained. That makes the task
difficult for newcomers like me.
Regards
venkat
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At 2:30 AM +0000 11/15/03, J.VENKATA SUBRAMANIAN wrote:

A pleasure! You are most welcome!

We must understand that, historically, the Kent book was designed to
be used by physicians who were educated in the principles of
homeopathy. Those who used the book usually had lots of tutoring in
its use-- at the beginning from folks who worked with Kent on its
development.

When I first became interested in homeopathy I found out that a local
"occult" shop had a homeopathic section. I went. I pulled out the
biggest book I saw. It was a Kent Rep. I opened it, looked, and set
it back on the shelf. IT made no sense. It didn't give me any help in
what to do for condition xxx. I would up buying Clarke's "Prescriber."

The use of the repertory was a skill that was taught to intiates by
practitioners.

It never needed an intro because those who were to be using it should
know all that stuff already.

A woman attending the NCH Summer school (lay session) in 1979,
wandered into the library that the NCH had at the school. She saw the
Kent Rep, and took it down. She had just opened it when the woman in
charge of the library, Kay Vargo, took it out of her hands, put it
back on the shelf, and said, "No no, my dear. THAT book is for the
DOCTORS."
Obviously, a LOT has changed since then.

The Kent Rep is a great starting place. It has been of service for
over 100 years. It is set out in a very logical manner, and if you
use it diligently (along with a good materia medica) you will really
learn how to *think* homeopathy.

JW