The Subtleties of Homeopathic Prescribing

Homeopaths often probe into fears and dreams of patients, because these are the areas of least control. The unconscious level of the mind is where homeopaths partake in the big story of humanity as a whole: of the individual’s life, the archetypical initiations, transitions and thresholds shared by all humanity.

THE SUBTLETIES OF HOMEOPATHIC PRESCRIBING

The basic premise of homeopathy is that disease is a disturbance of the vital force, or prana in Eastern philosophy, expressing itself with signs and symbols in the mind and body. The logical consequence of this is that the sick can be restored to health, as stated by Dr Sameul Hahnemann, MD, the founder of homeopathy, by medicines that take away the disturbance of the vital force.

These are Hahnemann’s findings and for over 200 years homeopaths are trying to grasp the full meaning. Though we have massive amounts of empirical evidence, until today we lack the theoretical understanding of the dynamics, or laws at work.

One of the reasons is that the vital force is a fuzzy concept of which many different interpretations exist among homeopaths. My personal reading is that the vital force is the source beyond the mind and body from which symptoms come forth. It is the most individual aspect of the person, sometimes equated to their soul.

Can a soul be disturbed? Sounds bizarre, doesn’t it? Maybe, it is only a matter of wording. A human being is a complex creature. If we accept the soul has travelled through many lifetimes and numerous experiences, and in that moment in time we see the patient, apparently some things are out of tune. They produce unease and disease and this is why the patient is consulting us.