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Towards a Vital Approach for Homeopathy

Due to the so-called renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s, homeopathy experienced a major resurgence. Classical homeopathy, which had spread rapidly in the 19th century because of its remarkable successes, was effectively sidelined at the beginning of the 20th century, together with all other “natural” methods, to make way for chemical pharmaceuticals (the Flexner Report). …

The contagion myth

In a future article I’ll deal with the remarkable fact that if viruses don’t exist, remedies made from viruses produced excellent results in patients. Sticking to our 3rd premise, if there is no conclusive evidence bacteria make a person sick and viruses are not even shown to exist, is there anything else left than the …

‘Holistic’ Healing?

No other healing system, to my knowledge, treats the person in precisely the way homeopathy does. While many holistic methods claim to address the whole person rather than just the local ailment, the definition of ‘the whole person’ varies significantly between treatments. To clarify these distinctions, consider the following diagram of five levels: Given the …

Complexity of Context in Homeopathic Practice

Introduction Reading Nora Bateson, daughter of the distinguished Gregory Bateson, recently made me realize the significance of context within homeopathic consultations even more. While the importance of context has always been acknowledged in my practice, it has become increasingly apparent that an even more thorough consideration is necessary to fully grasp its effect in homeopathic …

Main difference between level 4 and level 5 prescription:

In the former are the symptoms of gone and the patient is naturally relieved, happier and carefree, but as a person he is the same. His conditions to be OK are the same. His experience of himself and the world are the same. These were the things that made him sick in the first place! …