Homeopathy

Classical Homeopathy

It is possible to put forward the the theoretical model that Acupuncture, Homeopathy and any of the ‘energy’ based medicines all work on the same fundamental principle.The Eastern races described acupuncture as working on the flow of ‘Chi’ through meridians, the life force of the universe flowing through mankind as a whole and individually. Following from this, the new techniques of Bio Energetic Regulatory Medicine, (B.E.R.M.), work on the basis that the body has a subtle electro-field, in effect, the acupuncture meridian system which can be ‘read’ and medication prescribed from the readings.

The founder of Western Classical Homeopathy - SAMUEL HAHNEMANN, developed a principle, which was similar to the Chinese belief in the life energy of ‘Chi’. Hahnemann described the life force as the ‘Dynamis’. He stated in his book "The Organon", that illness starts as a dysfunction in the Dynamis. The dysfunction, if not corrected, will gradually move into physiological change, organic change and possibly on to irreversible pathological change. Homeopathy works on the principle of ‘Like cures Like’, by careful repertorisation signs and symptoms it is possible to build up a complex picture conditions that have caused dysfunction. Then, having armed oneself with comprehensive catalogue all aspects individuals’ function, Homeopath then seeks remedy whose clinicalindications most closely match patient.

The original pictures that gave the symptoms for each remedy were obtained by ‘provings’. Hahnemann used volunteers to take the raw plants, minerals etc, and record exactly what symptoms took place in their bodies. These findings were built into the complex ‘drug pictures’ which were in effect a list of what happened to you if you took the raw material.

The Homeopath then looks for the right drug picture to match his patient and gives a ‘diluted’ or ‘potentised’ form of the original raw material to antidote the effect of the patient's symptoms and hopefully effect a cure. The better the match, the better the chance of hitting the problem squarely and knocking it out of the system.

Classical Homeopathy has great usefulness in establishing a ‘resonance’ with the patient’s constitution. A single high potency dose of the person’s constitutional remedy can work to ‘tune-up’ the system in a way that nothing else can match. The higher the potency, the greater the effect on the psychology - the lower the potency, the greater the physical effect.
e.g. Arnica 6x for bruising/Arnica 1 m for old injury.

The problem with classical Homeopathy is that repertorisation takes a long time, the percentage likelihood of finding one remedy to answer all problems is small. The length of time some remedies take to act is too long for patient comfort in some cases.

The shortcomings of classical Homeopathy were highlighted when Homeopaths in Germany 80-100 years ago started to mix low potency remedies in solution. This was the birth of ‘Complex’ or ‘Mixture’ Homeopathy - a more concentrated approach by using many remedies to act on different aspects of a problem in one buffered solution.

The main schools of Homeopathy outside Germany still cling to the single remedy approach, even our own Homeopathic hospitals use classical Homeopathy alone, despite the advantages of complex Homeopathy in physiological treatment.

I should like to thank my tutors at the Hahnemann College of Homeopathy for the thorough grounding they gave me in classical Homeopathy.

Complex Homeopathy and B.E.R.M.

Complex remedies have been found to be particularly effective when aimed at a physiological or organ based disease. Remedies can be ‘organ targeted’.

The marriage between acupuncture energy systems and Homeopathy is largely credited to Dr. Voll in Germany who developed the technique known as Electro Acupuncture according to Voll (E.A.V.).

Dr. Voll discovered that it is possible to stimulate or balance acupuncture meridians using an electrical charge instead of a needle. Using a galvanometer he could determine the amount of electrical charge needed to correct the resistance of the acupuncture point. He discovered that if an outside substance, be it a poison or a medicine, was introduced into the patient-machine circuit,

the resistance reading would alter. E.A.V. uses this fact to determine through test materials, which parts of the body are not correct in their function and which remedies will electrically balance the resistance reading, and thereby stand a well-tested chance of rendering a cure.

Dr. Helmut Schimmel developed the Vega technique after long experience with E.A.V. and similar methods. Dr. Schimmel found that E.A.V. was time consuming and too complex, so instead of testing many points on the body with a probe to gauge resistance he took one point on a finger or toe and developed more test ampoules for use in the machine, simplifying the method greatly. The fundamental principle is as follows:

The patient holds an electrode which is wired to the machine, the other end of the circuit is a stylus which is applied to a toe. The ‘open' circuit reading is noted. Ampoules of substances representing organ tissues, Allergens, medications, Dental mercury - you can test practically anything - are then put into the machine's testing grid. Materials, which have an adverse effect on the body’s electrical field, cause an increase in resistance and an indicator drop. Medicines, which will counteract that resistance, can be used directly to treat the body.

The Vega offers one of the most exciting advances in modern medicine to appear in recent years, an accurate method of non-invasive deep physiological investigation

I would like to dedicate this section to Dr's LEWITH, KENYON and SCHIMMEL for their tuition and helpful guidance with the Vega technique.

Homeopathic Medicine and You

These notes are to serve as a guide on your journey back to optimal Health using Homeopathic Medicines.