occult in homeopathy
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:06 am
At 7:02 PM -0500 7/26/04, Ruby wrote:
Yes and no.
By dictionary definition *occult* is "to hide from sight." In
reference to blood, it is usually used to refer to blood that is
present but not in quantities to be seen-- like blood in a stool
sample that can be seen only under a microscope.
In another definition it is "knowledge that demands more than
ordinary perception to understand". In THIS definition, ANY
specialized field of endeavour has its "occult" side-- it is what
separates chefs from cooks, and Ray Charles from a run of the mill
piano player/singer. Those who excel in anything usually do so
through non-ordinary perception-- and that includes that which makes
some homeopaths great and others just by-the-book hacks.
Homeopathy, certainly has all the appearances to the outside world of
being "occult" in the sense of hidden-- The specialized vocabulary,
the special definition of common words, the Latin remedies, the
specialized pharmacy-- all very strange to those outsise of our
circle.
The third definition of "occult" involves "supernatural agencies and
secret knowledge."
Dr. Grimmer was a devout follower of the mystic Christian philosopher
Emmanuel Swedenborg. He studied texts on metaphysics. He was very
interested in "super-sensory perception". He always saw Homeopathy in
a much larger context-- shall we say, as a force of good in an evil
world. And this "metaphysical" view colored his writings-- especially
those where he spoke directly to that view.
He was a user of "the Abrams box"-- a radionic (psychotronic) device
through which he could find remedies for difficult cases-- and these
devices work through extra-sensory perception-- not everyone cam use
them successfully.
Is is important to realize that this world view is NOT necessary to
have to make one a good prescriber.
Homeopathy operates outside the boundaries of religions and such
beliefs. It is a universal law of nature-- and THAT is what Hahnemann
sets out in the Organon.
Does this help?
JW
Yes and no.
By dictionary definition *occult* is "to hide from sight." In
reference to blood, it is usually used to refer to blood that is
present but not in quantities to be seen-- like blood in a stool
sample that can be seen only under a microscope.
In another definition it is "knowledge that demands more than
ordinary perception to understand". In THIS definition, ANY
specialized field of endeavour has its "occult" side-- it is what
separates chefs from cooks, and Ray Charles from a run of the mill
piano player/singer. Those who excel in anything usually do so
through non-ordinary perception-- and that includes that which makes
some homeopaths great and others just by-the-book hacks.
Homeopathy, certainly has all the appearances to the outside world of
being "occult" in the sense of hidden-- The specialized vocabulary,
the special definition of common words, the Latin remedies, the
specialized pharmacy-- all very strange to those outsise of our
circle.
The third definition of "occult" involves "supernatural agencies and
secret knowledge."
Dr. Grimmer was a devout follower of the mystic Christian philosopher
Emmanuel Swedenborg. He studied texts on metaphysics. He was very
interested in "super-sensory perception". He always saw Homeopathy in
a much larger context-- shall we say, as a force of good in an evil
world. And this "metaphysical" view colored his writings-- especially
those where he spoke directly to that view.
He was a user of "the Abrams box"-- a radionic (psychotronic) device
through which he could find remedies for difficult cases-- and these
devices work through extra-sensory perception-- not everyone cam use
them successfully.
Is is important to realize that this world view is NOT necessary to
have to make one a good prescriber.
Homeopathy operates outside the boundaries of religions and such
beliefs. It is a universal law of nature-- and THAT is what Hahnemann
sets out in the Organon.
Does this help?
JW