Insects - Spectrum of Homeopathy 03/2014
The pace of modern life has increased enormously. Restlessness and concentration problems are the results of a hectic lifestyle. People are disorientated, abandoned and adrift. Material things, external appearances and sexual attractiveness are valued more highly than ethics, empathy, and compassion. We can see all these themes in the homeopathic remedy pictures of insects, as shown by Jonathan Hardy, for example, in the proving and repertory symptoms of the butterfly Limenitis bredowii and the migratory locust Schistocerca. Even if many new insect remedies have now been well proved, the themes and signature as biological characteristics play a key role in our homeopathic approach to this ancient and most species-rich class of animals. This is also true of well-known remedies such as Apis mellifica, Formica rufa or Coccus cacti in the case histories of Rajan Sankaran, Shekhar Algundgi and Sigrid Lindemann, or Cantharis vesicatoria, known as a bladder remedy, examined by Ulrich Welte. The work with themes and signatures enables initial homeopathic differentiation of the confusing kingdom of the insects. Peter Fraser takes an especially novel approach with his contribution on the feeding habits of the insects. The differentiation between blood-sucking insects, cannibals, plant-eaters, coprophagous (faeces-eating) and nectar-sucking insects produces illuminating insights for homeopathy. This is also true of the parasites, investigated by Jörg Wichmann and Angelika Bolte with the remedies Coccus cacti and Hirudo medicinalis. Ulrich Welte adds additional information on bugs, fleas and other pests. These include the annoying two-winged flies Musca domestica and Culex musca, for which Andreas Richter presents a detailed stress-reaction pattern. We learn a great deal about butterflies from the informative articles by Jonathan Hardy, Mike Keszler, Alize Timmerman and Jenna Shamat. In addition to their flighty hyperactivity, already investigated by Patricia Le Roux, butterflies are also associated with themes of love and metamorphosis, death and rebirth. The multifaceted contributions of this issue can only cover part of the unbelievable spectrum of the insect world, which remains terra incognita for homeopathy, in which themes and signatures offer valuable orientation without substituting for new remedy provings. This issue of SPECTRUM seeks to give a feeling for the special energy of the insects and offer encouragement to dive deeper into their kingdom. |
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Peter Fraser: Escaping the Earth
Insects, a nuanced overview of this multifarious class of remedies |
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Bhawisha Joshi: They think I'm nothing
Blatta orientalis and the similarities between Insects and other remedy groups |
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Andreas Richter: Disconnected and left behind
A comparison of Musca domestica and Culex musca |
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Ulrich Welte: Damned overbearing
Cimex, Pulex, and other nuisances |
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Angelika Bolte / Jörg Wichmann: Sticking, Fastening, Clinging
Coccus cacti and Hirudo medicinalis, the common factors of Parasites |
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Sigrid Lindemann: Gone with the wind
Coccus cacti surpasses Apis as the better simile |
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Jean-Thierry Cambonie: Something under my skin drives me crazy
Finding the difference between a Parasite and its more well-known nosode |
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Ulrich Welte: Wild, impetuous, erratic
Three striking cases of Cantharis vesicatoria |
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Rajan Sankaran / Shekhar Algundgi: Pricking and burning
Apis mellifica and Formica rufa – a fresh look at two classic remedies |
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Renate Paschmanns: Severe burns
Apis for skin damage following radiotherapy |
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Markus Kuntosch: Flying dragons are eating my family
Anax imperator, the emperor dragonfly, is the simile for a child’s pictures |
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Jonathan Hardy: Buzzing right through the body
Schistocerca gregaria and americana – two proved Locusts |
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Heinz Wittwer: The other song
Schistocerca gregaria – an exotic case of desert Locust |
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Peter Fraser: You are what you eat
Insects – the effect of different nutritional patterns on the remedy picture |
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Jonathan Hardy: "Flitty" and twitchy
Limenitis bredowii californica with the sensation method |
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Jenna Shamat / Alize Timmerman: Metamorphosis and transformation
Papilio lowi and the search for true love |
Insects - Spectrum of Homeopathy 03/2014
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1884,6 out of 5 Stars 126 reviews (german), 62 reviews (english) Top commentsShow newest comments firstDr Joan Vidal-Jove verified purchase
6 years ago
Excellent mix of subjects and themes
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4 years ago
Homeopathy, an effective medicine
After everything I am hearing at the moment, it was very good for me to read the reports of doctors from different countries who were able to help patients with homeopathy. I was very impressed by the article on CO2. All people worldwide who wear a mask are affected. This increases the CO2 content in the blood, which is harmful to us humans. It triggers symptoms that can easily be attributed to the virus. To all those who have contributed to this issue: Thank you very much! read more ... 43 people find this helpful. Do you find this helpful?
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Recommended specialised literature
Very informative, both for "newcomers" to homeopathy and for experienced homeopaths. Highly recommended overall. read more ... 20 people find this helpful. Do you find this helpful?
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4 years ago
Very exciting and informative reading
As an interested non-medical person (is there a female form of layperson??), I have read the articles very carefully and find them extremely informative. Fortunately, no one in our family has Corona yet, but we have been taking Influenzinum for several years and have been flu-free ever since. I would also see Bryonia as Genius epidemicus in our latitudes, as it shows the most similarities. read more ... 16 people find this helpful. Do you find this helpful?
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Long Covid: Hervorragend
I think this booklet is really remarkable and excellent. The articles show that there are various homeopathic ways out of the misery if you are affected by Covid or the vaccination against it. This takes away a lot of fear and gives you the confidence to get through such a crisis well. Many thanks to the authors for their search for appropriate treatment options and for putting their knowledge into words and publishing it. This booklet is also interesting for laypeople and highly recommended. read more ... 14 people find this helpful. Do you find this helpful?
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Genius epidemicus
Last week, the new Spektrum booklet "Genius epidemicus - Homeopathy in times of the pandemic" arrived and I dived straight into it. It is so valuable to be able to study these wonderful experiences of colleagues (all over the world) in such a condensed form. Thank you for this opportunity. Your Spektrum team is doing a unique job, which I greatly appreciate! read more ... 10 people find this helpful. Do you find this helpful?
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3 years ago
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I have now read several issues of "Spektrum der Homöopathie" and am enthusiastic about every issue. Reading them has given me an understanding of the topic in question that I didn't have before, and in a short space of time, because the basic and important information is well structured and presented in an interesting way. I also feel that there is a lot of passion behind this magazine, which has a very motivating effect on me. Thank you very much for having it! read more ... 8 people find this helpful. Do you find this helpful?
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The Infect Spectrum is one of the best journals I can remember. So many coherent approaches to the remedy, all written by competent authors, so many good facets you won't find anywhere else in a journal. Every article is coherent and informative.
I particularly liked the tips from the experienced Ute Bullemer, whom I didn't know before; I will think of Anantherum for the frequent cervical erosion; Erodium is also often good, by the way.
Heiner Frei's method is well presented and has long been a welcome addition to our daily routine.
I found T. Curtis' description of the trembling aspen, which she describes very well and substantiates with cases that can then also be explained by plant theory, to be excellent work.
D. Payrhuber also has very nice cases, especially the two Helleborus cases.
Rajan Sankaran's Pulsatilla case also coincides with our best Puls cases, because they are not just as gentle as is always claimed: this characteristic is part of the picture and corresponds to stage 2. I found the fact that the patient indignantly slapped a Riksha driver interesting, because it is true: the Ranunculaceae are all more or less quickly indignant and so irritable that they can also strike, as is known from Staph. Internal or external trembling or quivering is also common to all Ranunculaceae.
Franz Swoboda's excellent article made me laugh a lot. It should be added that the quintessence of his "epidemic" is also described in Jan Scholten's Elements: Ant-t helps practically all cases of chronic bronchitis to a greater or lesser extent (he did not claim this about any other remedy, and it is true), but it does not cure. His new observation of the mycoplasma nosode as a counterpart is particularly interesting.
Then the cholera article: simply super, the best thing I have read about cholera so far. Especially the good refutation that only the avoidance of bloodletting and the (low) intake of fluids was the only reason for the indisputable superiority of the homeopathic treatments at that time, I found very conclusive.
Then the Iquilai study: where can you find something like that today? First class.
I even found Kate Birch's birch drink for all vaccination problems interesting, even if it has to be said that you can make things unnecessarily difficult for yourself with too many theoretical considerations. At least you understand why everything has to be packed into a potion. A nice case, after all.
The molluscs by Mrs Schuller-Schreib are also worthwhile. In this context also the Calc case by K Adal.
Then also the reference to the index at the end: a super booklet. read more ...
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