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Stage 1 (Column one of the Periodic Table)

Steph N. posted an article on - Feb 2, 2012, 1:08 pm
The struggle of Stage 1 remedies is reflected in the acute Miasm. Acute patients are fighting for survival so there is a lot of anxiety and fear, and where there is fear there is confusion and the behaviour is very impulsive. Some of these characteristics show through in the behaviour of the Stage ...
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Sickness during early pregnancy

Steph N. posted an article on - Jan 22, 2012, 11:42 am
[I] Nux vomica (Loganaceae x Typhoid*) : Normally busy and ambitious, they can be abrupt and  don't suffer fools gladly; they have to get things done before relaxing. Symptoms: Nausea, especially in the morning and after eating, may respond to this remedy.  She may retch a lot and have the urge to...
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Hypnotherapy script to evoke healing Soma

Steph N. posted an article on - Jan 15, 2012, 10:23 am
Use your normal induction method and when relaxed introduce these suggestions... Would you like to imagine that your body can invoke its own healing response?  A healing response that you can control at will, amplifying and turning on and off as needed?  Just like the volume on your stereo ... ...
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WHO - F60.1 Schizoid personality disorder

Steph N. posted an article on - Jan 14, 2012, 9:45 am
  Thesis: Homeopaths are reluctant to group remedies around any specific condition.   Is there any benefit in proposing this kind of grouping? Main points Individuals with Schizoid Personality Disorder may have particular difficulty expressing anger, even in response to direct provocatio...
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WHO - F60.0 Paranoid personality disorder

Steph N. posted an article on - Jan 14, 2012, 8:06 am
Thesis: Homeopaths are reluctant to group remedies around any specific condition.   Is there any benefit in proposing this kind of grouping? F60.0: Web Definition (interpreted) A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginn...
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Remedies from the Garden - The Tiger Lily

Steph N. posted an article on - Jan 10, 2012, 11:39 am
There's a rough patch at the bottom of my garden where nothing grows but weeds.  This is not quite true, however, because I have seen a yearly succession of wonderful colonists find a home in this little niche.  In early summer small clump of  Tiger Lilies unfold their beautiful flowers, and I c...
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Relationship between Sankaran's Sensation and the Doshas

Steph N. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2011, 1:21 pm
   Ericales::Ericaceae : Chimaphila umbellata (Wintergreen) Cultural ecology: An evergreen herb found in the United States and Northern Europe. American Indians realised that it has an affinity for the urinary sphere and hardened or atrophied glands. A. L. Blackwood: Its diuretic action relieves ...
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Rasa (taste) and Virya (energy)

Steph N. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2011, 1:31 pm
  Rasa and Virya (under construction) The interaction of the elements with the Doshas The Rasa (taste) and Virya (energy) of a substance can be used to predict what effects it will have on the doshas using the principle of 'like increases like'.  Kapha, which is cold, heavy and dull is increased i...
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An Acute Case

Steph N. posted an article on - Mar 24, 2011, 10:37 am
It's the 19 Jan 2011.  Your loved one is late home from work.  The minutes tick slowly and increasingly sickly by. Then the phone rings ... but, such a dark surprise, its not him. "Hello,  this is Intensive Care. We have you listed as next of kin.  Your partner's in sedation following a serious ...
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A heart of Stone - Jade Proving Diary

Steph N. posted an article on - Jan 7, 2011, 6:48 am
Homeopathic Jade - one of the most beautiful remedies in the MM. At 1M the energy it stimulates rises through each chakra giving strength and purity. It feels lik a 'hard' remedy. Perhaps its hardness is the basis for its strength-giving aspect. The beauty and clarity of the stone is the basis...
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Ayurveda - Vata: Aspects of Clarity and Awareness

Steph N. posted an article on - Dec 26, 2010, 6:55 am
  Arg-nit is the archetypal remedy for fear of heights and for the fear of being closed in.  These symptoms are actually addressed by the Nitrogen element. Nitrogen's contribution to the action of the remedy can be seen from the rubrics of gaseous Nitrogenium.  FEAR - causeless  FEAR - crowd, in...
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The morning after

Steph N. posted an article on - Dec 5, 2010, 7:45 am
Symptoms, by definition portray negative states. These frequently emerge under the influence of alcohol!  When the alcohol starts to flow we can play a romantic tune and begin to feel sorry for ourselves, usually reminiscing about the good old days when we we younger.  This is the state described ...
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Ayurvedic Tridosha and Homeopathic Remedies

Steph N. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2010, 9:29 am
The predominant Ayurvedic attributes of the Ranunculales. Synopsis: Its interesting to study the way the elements (and hence doshas) become unbalanced in a group of well documented remedies such as the Ranunculaceae.  It helps understand the process of pathology in the whole family of remedies. A p...
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Homeopathy vs. Ayurveda

Steph N. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2010, 8:43 am
  Homeopathic Remedies in relation to the three Doshas of Ayurveda, The table below shows some of the main characteristics of the three Doshas with examples of remedies which markedly exhibit these attributes. rLung, (Vata) the wind element is an aspect of the breath and it is closely associated ...
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Introducing my friend Dendoraspis, the Black Mamba

Steph N. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2010, 7:20 am
  Dendoraspis, the Black Mamba is a ferocious member of the Elapidae, who all proteroglyphis, i.e. having rigid fangs.  Other members of the Elipidae include the Cobras (Naja), Kraits (Bungarus) and the  deadly Taipan (Oxyuranus). The venom, which is neurotoxic and usually fatal, runs down a groo...
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Structuralism and the Plant Kingdom Vol II : Ericales

Steph N. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2010, 10:09 am
   Ericales - Coldness and Aversion. Cornaceae and Ericaceae: There are two familiar remedies in the Cornales, both malarial. Both have heat flushes alternating with chills, C. Alerniflora has the sensation of having a "chest full of ice". The theme of coldness continues in the Ericales which a...
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Structuralism and the Plant Kingdom Vol1: The Monocots.

Steph N. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2010, 10:19 am
There is more that one way to study the phenomenon we normally think of as personality. Researchers have considered many different perspectives, usually developmental, or psychological or social. Other systems use the elements, pressure points or the pulse - think of Tibetan Medicine, T.C.M. and Ayu...
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Lanthanides - clinical research

Steph N. posted an article on - Jul 12, 2010, 5:04 am
Homeopathy resonates with our symptom picture Homeopathy is a gentle, holistic system of healing. Homeopathy focuses on you as an individual, concentrating on treating your specific physical and emotional symptoms. To stimulate your body's own healing process, a remedy closest to your individual sym...
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Stage 9 Elements (Cobalt, Rhodium, Europium and Iridium)

Steph N. posted an article on - Jul 11, 2010, 10:28 am
The keywords for Stage 9 are "Analysis" and "Philosophy".   In Stage 9 analyisis and philosophy are the weapons of wisdom that we choose, and they depend on our whits. We would much rather use our whits than our power to dominate others...  we would rather try to earn their respect.  We explore ...
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Criticism in the Stage 2 Remedies

Steph N. posted an article on - Apr 22, 2010, 4:44 am
According to Dr. Scholten the Stage 2 Group personalities are insecure and need appreciation and support.    The depth of insecurity can be seen in the degree of outer threat that can be perceived in the rubrics. In Beryllium they fear abandonment. In Calcera they fear that their ineptitude will...
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Enjoying, sharing and maintaining in Stage 11.

Steph N. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Stage 11 - in control? Once we reach Stage 11 we want to share the benefits of our accomplishments.   The project is complete and we prosper.  You  have to keep checking that its all running smoothly.  They all have the feeling they are on the verge of  failure. - The Stage 11 remedy of the Fe...
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Structural Homeopathy and the Lanthanides

Steph N. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Introduction to a new épistémè - New situations demand new learning. Nowadays I'm looking at Homepathy from a post-structuralist point of view - Michel Foucault used the term épistémè to describe "the historical a priori that grounds knowledge within a particular epoch". It's wider than the i...
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Nosodes

Steph N. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
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Fear of being observed and R.E.B.T.

Steph N. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The AWFUL fear is that you have to get it right or you will be laughed at.  “It becomes A very harmful, irrational belief, which takes a small fault to the extreme of terror” (Albert Ellis).  What’s the terrifying outcome we are so frightened of?  A Further loss of self-esteem. Rationally ...
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The Value of Provings in our understanding of remedies and disease.

Steph N. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
...One remedy will not do for another,‭ ‬and we are always thrown back on the actual symptoms of the provings as our only sure guide‭ ‬...‭ (‬M.L.Tyler‭ ‬1952‭)(‬A‭§‬118‭)‬. Our job is to match the symptom picture of the remedy to the patient.‭  ‬Our knowledge of th...
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Commelinids:Liliales

Steph N. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
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Commelinids:Asparagales

Steph N. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
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