Organon of Medicine

Dr Saloni Jain: As aphorism 15 had been well explained by dr prasad, so i m putting up aphorism 16, let's discuss aphorism 16 today.


§ 16 Sixth Edition:

Dr Prasad Rasal:
Our vital force, as a spirit-like dynamis, cannot be attacked and affected by injurious influences on the healthy organism caused by the external inimical forces that disturb the harmonious play of life, otherwise than in a spirit-like (dynamic) way, and in like manner, all such morbid derangements (diseases) cannot be removed from it by the physician in any other way than by the spirit-like (dynamic1, virtual) alterative powers of the serviceable medicines acting upon our spirit-like vital force, which perceives them through the medium of the sentient faculty of the nerves everywhere present in the organism, so that it is only by their dynamic action on the vital force that remedies are able to re-establish and do actually re-establish health and vital harmony, after the changes in the health of the patient cognizable by our senses (the totality of the symptoms) have revealed the disease to the carefully observing and investigating physician as fully as was requisite in order to enable him to cure it.


In this 16th aphorism, Dr Samuel Hahnemann want to explain the necessity of the Dynamic Medicine to treat the Dynamic Disease developed at Dynamic Plane.
Number of person don't understand what exactly is the dynamic derangement of the Vital Force. Even the students of Homoeopathy just memorize this sentence for examination point of view without understanding the exact meaning of it. Unless you understand this dynamic concept of disease origin, it is not possible to get understand the Homoeopathic Science. Because of which some people creates group like "Homoeopathy is full of shit" without understanding the Dynamic Concept of the Human Being. So, before explaining this aphorism, I will try to make it simple by explaining in detail with examples what is Dynamic Concept & then why there is the need for Dynamic Medicine.
Let's first understand the Dynamic Human Being. Every human being is having the Mind, Logic & Susceptibility. I think even Materialist will also agree for this. Otherwise, they are missing it. I want to put them a question, where this Mind & Logic is situated? Can you show it with some visible measure? But still, you agree that it is present because of the Theory of Cause & Effects. I know that because of these sentences, Materialist's susceptibility, mind, logic might start showing some reaction. I am not putting any Material Entity in their body but still the reaction might come out which itself is the proof that there is something Dynamic Mind, Logic, Ego present in an invisible manner everywhere in the body which get affected because of just Contradicting the Material Concept.
One more example of Dynamic Derangement is: A common curse "chyaa aayalla" affects the next persons "I" i.e. his ego where actually nothing material entered in his body but still due to susceptibility, an ego, it provokes an anger in him & he starts fighting with the fellow who has produced a curse. This reaction might remains for some time & later on the anger subsides & the fellow comes to normal again because this is the basic work of the governing dynamic vital force to preserve the health. If it would have not present, the fighting reaction might remain as a continuous process till death/ end of the life of either one of them. In this case, Anger is an expression if the derangement of the inner dynamic vital force.
So this is true that every one reacts to external dynamic stimulus even though it is verbal. In fact, verbal dynamic stimulus is more potent than the material stimulus because material enters inside the body & body reacts to it depending on the virulent nature of the material. But in case of verbal stimulus, the reaction is instantaneous as it affect the Ego, Mind, Logic, Emotions of the next person.
Where 2 or more persons are present, there is always be a confrontation between their opinions. Human being is an animal who remains in group & not alone. Naturally, there are always the chances of difference in their thoughts & which can affect their ego, mind, emotions, logic etc. Due to this there are temporary reactions of the persons which subsides after some time & their health is again restored due to governing vital force. But when the dynamic trauma (Emotional, Mental, Verbal) is so severe, the reaction which comes out is the strong one & even vital force is unable to control it, at that time the expressions of it come out in the form of symptoms to which we label by the name of Disease. This is nothing but the dynamic derangement of the vital force.
Let me explain it with one case. A patient came to me for the treatment of a very Big Fibroid of the Uterus. Clinically, it is a pathological disease. Her history shown that she had a disappointment in love 15 years back because her parents were against their marriage & they have done her marriage with the fellow from their cast. She has a son & daughter but till the case was taken, she was not able to forgot the lover. This prolonged, unresolved grief she was not able to share with any one, not with her family members from both sides as well as with the friends because otherwise she would have blamed. She was not able to come out this grief which got saturated & developed a pathology in the form of Benign Fibroid. She wept a lot while narrating her case & shared the grief in detail with me which she cannot with any one. So, what is the disease in this case? Is it a Pathological Fibroid or Dynamic Unresolved Grief? If you consider Fibroid as a disease, the aim of the treatment becomes removal of the fibroid. Even if you remove the fibroid, the unresolved grief remains as it is & responsible to produce another pathological lesion at some other susceptible place inside the body.
That's why Dr Samuel Hahnemann explained in this aphorism that unless we treat such dynamic derangement, it is not possible to cure the patient. In this case, Fibroid is the expression or result of the internal dynamic disease. And to remove this dynamic derangement, the medicine should be the dynamic one which can act in the same dynamic plane. Material medicine will not able to act at dynamic mental plane to remove the grief. So, what is needed is the Dynamic Medicine like Homoeopathic Medicine based on the Law of Similars. In this case, the diseased state was expressing in the form of two very important symptoms if you are able to perceive them through Homoeopathic Sight.
1. Ailments from, Grief, sorrow, care, Prolonged & unresolved
2. Weeping, tearful mood, telling her illness, when
Along with other symptoms, I prescribed her Carcinocin 30 3 doses followed by placebo & gradually within the span of 6-8 months her fibroid got resolved.
Some of my student asked me, Sir, her maintaining cause is still present, how can it be possible to get the result? I told them, my dear friends, after the medicine, she came out of the delusion in to the reality to accept the present state which she was not able to. In fact, coming out of the delusion i.e. dynamic unresolved grief in this case is the Cure. If such dynamic derangement get resolved, naturally, the pathology get resolved which is in fact is the expression of the disease.
I think, this is nothing but the detailed explanation of the 16th aphorism.
I know it's too long but it was needed for them whose concepts regarding the Dynamic Science are not yet clear. If anything is wrong, please forgive me.

Organon of Medicine

Saloni Jain, March 16, 2011 at 4:06am

Good Afternoon Sir, I request u to please help us understand the aphorisms, please teach us today's aphorism 15, I will b very thankful to u.

APHORISM 15:

§ 15 Sixth Edition: The affection of the morbidly deranged, spirit-like dynamis (vital force) that animates our body in the invisible interior, and the totality of the outwardly cognizable symptoms produced by it in the organism and representing the existing malady, constitute a whole; they are one and the same. The organism is indeed the material instrument of the life, but it is not conceivable without the animation imparted to it by the instinctively perceiving and regulating dynamis, just as the vital force is not conceivable without the organism, consequently the two together constitute a unity, although in thought our mind separates this unity into two distinct conceptions for the sake of easy comprehension.

Prasad Rasal:
In this aphorism, Dr Samuel Hahnemann want to explain the Understanding Human Being as a Whole. To understand the things better, we use to separate the things so that we can perceive them easily. But because of this aspect, number of times, we consider them as the separate entities. In fact, this is the tendency of Human Mind to consider the things as separate entities for their own comprehension. This might be very correct if the things are of material entity. But, when we are considering the Dynamic Human Being, we cannot separate the Mind, Vital Force & the Body from each other. We cannot explain each entity without the reference of the other. Let's try to explain the Mind without the considering the Material Body or viz. In fact, when we have to explain anything regarding them, we have to explain that specific entity with more reference of other two things. We cannot explain the Vital Force without the Physical Body. The only reason behind this is they are not different but the same, as a single unit. Mind cannot react separately without the body & viz. That's why the live human being reacts to any external stimuli as a whole whether it is a material stimulus or dynamic stimulus. For e.g. if he gets angry, the body trembles & if their is a pain in any part, the mind gets irritated. In fact, its nothing but a Single Unit Reaction but for our understanding, we say like this as mind & body.
This is the reason that due to any dynamic stimulus acting on the human being, due to the Susceptibility, reaction reflects as an outwardly expression in the form of mental as well as physical symptoms when the Vital Force whose office is to Preserve the Health gets disturbed beyond its capacity to which we label by disease. So, this is Unique reaction of the Human being as a whole consisting of Vital Force, Mind as well as Physical Body. If we are able to understand this unity in diversity, it become very easy to understand the HUMAN BEING.
Organ of Medicine is nothing but the study of Perceiving the Human Being in order to solve his problems.

Discussion...

What Pulsatilla at puberty,Graphitis at menopause....what does it imply?

Prasad Rasal

The state of disposition & mind of the Pulsatilla is very similar to Puberty age group as the changes happens in the Physic along with emotions. The girl is changing towards teenage with changes in the hormones & this change is new for her.... Sometimes, it is taken in a positive manner & the glow on the face comes out. Here she is getting something new & she becomes more affectionate where as sometimes in a negative way & expresses as a weeping tendency, despair as a result of not getting accustomed to this new change.
In Graphites, the female who use to get accustomed with regular menstrual cycle & harmony again starts finding out the change which is totally different than what she felt at the age of puberty. Here she is loosing something which she don't want to. And that's why, the typical features of climacteric syndrome start appearing in her both at the level of physic & mind. She becomes more emotional, depressed, excited easily which is very close to Graphites picture.
I think this is what comes out as: What Pulsatilla at puberty, Graphitis at menopause...
Thanks..

Understanding the Rubric

Question by Veeraghavan.
We can consider in some disorders of the skin which are generally disturbs beauty of an Individual & also if there is a big chronic disappointment in the life of a person, the following state of disposition & mind is expressed commonly i.e. the rubric "FEAR, OPINION OF OTHER OF" ( ambr, bar-c,germ,nux-vom,ozone,prot,puls). But why Nat-m missing in this rubric?
Answer:
Dear Veeraraghavan,

we will discuss the dictionary meaning of the following words so that the understanding of the rubric Fear, Opinion of others, of will be quiet easy.

Already, we have discussed the meaning of the fear as:

Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. In short, fear is the ability to recognize danger and flee from it or confront it, also known as the Fight or Flight response. Some psychologists such as John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that fear belongs to a small set of basic or innate emotions. This set also includes such emotions as joy, sadness, and anger. Fear should be distinguished from the related emotional state of anxiety, which typically occurs without any external threat. Additionally, fear is related to the specific behaviors of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.[1] Worth noting is that fear almost always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable. Fear could also be an instant reaction to something presently happening.

An opinion is a subjective statement or thought about an issue or topic, and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument, although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of facts. Opinions rarely change without new arguments being presented. However, it can be reasoned that one opinion is better supported by the facts than another by analyzing the supporting arguments.[1] An opinion may be the result of a person's perspective, understanding, particular feelings, beliefs, and desires. In casual use, the term opinion may refer to unsubstantiated information, in contrast to knowledge and fact-based beliefs.

So, in this rubric, its a fear in the persons mind regarding the opinion of others about him that what they will say or whether they will make any comment or whether they will appreciate him/ her etc. It might be good or bad or positive or negative. It's not the pessimistic attitude of Nat-m. It is only the fear regarding their opinion. In Nat-m because of negativity, the wretched feeling appears & they reproaches themselves. Sadness of the Nat-m is not getting expressed in the Fear, Opinion of others. That's why it is missing in this rubric. It is just like the Anticipatory anxiety.

Thanks!

Dr Prasad...

Understanding the Rubric

Question by Veeraraghavan A.R. on February 13, 2011 at 12:51am

Sir, If you please collect and post here some patients probable versions for this rubric "fear superstitious', that will be very useful to us. Thank you.

Reply by Dr Prasad Arvind Rasal. 1 second ago

Dear Veeraraghavan,

Under the rubric - Fear, Superstitious, there is only one remedy i.e. Rhus T.
Let's first learn the meanings of both the words from dictionary.
Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. In short, fear is the ability to recognize danger and flee from it or fight, also known as the Fight or Flight response. Some psychologists such as John B. Watson, Robert Plutchik, and Paul Ekman have suggested that fear belongs to a small set of basic or innate emotions. This set also includes such emotions as joy, sadness, and anger. Fear should be distinguished from the related emotional state of anxiety, which typically occurs without any external threat. Additionally, fear is related to the specific behaviors of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.[1] Worth noting is that fear almost always relates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable. Fear could also be an instant reaction to something presently happening.

Superstition is a credulous belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge. The word is often used pejoratively to refer to folk beliefs deemed irrational, which is appropriate since irrational means "not based on reason". This leads to some superstitions being called "old wives' tales". It is also commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy and spiritual beings, particularly the irrational belief that future events can be foretold by specific unrelated prior events.

So, fear of such superstitious beliefs is Rhus T. Let me explain it with example.

One of my student unfortunately died at very early age due to Thrombo-embolism induced severe myocardial infarction. My another student who was a very close friend of this deceased student, there after started getting functional chest pains & he use to call me every time with the fear in his mind that he might get a heart attack like his friend. This is superstitious aspect to which he use to fear & with the dose of Rhus T, his chest pains used to get vanished.

I think, you will get an idea regarding the rubric.

Dr Prasad Rasal...

UNDERSTANDING THE RUBRICS

Question by Veeraraghavan A.R. on February 4, 2011 at 11:00am
Dear Veeraraghavan,

we can very easily differentiate between Quiet, Wants to be, Desires repose & tranquility & Bed, Desires ti remain in because in Quiet, wants to be, the patient is in a agitated state from which he wants an absolute quietness. He doesn't like slightest noise & desires an absolute tranquility. It is more related to his mental state for which he desires repose & tranquility. Whereas in Bed, Desires to remain in, the patient wants to remain in the same comfortable state or position. He doesn't want to change his condition whether related to his physique or mind. Bed is nothing but a place where a person gets relaxed in a comfort. Every time patient will not going to tell us that he wants to remain in bed but he will going to express the same feeling in different ways. For e.g. a person who doesn't wants to change his job even though he is getting better salary than present but away from his present place.

And regarding your second question: Also if some patient says, "I don't know how to get rid of my problem (disease)".

First of all, find out whether patient has tried to find out solution for his problem or whether he is only thinking regarding his problem? Groping is an ACT where a person tries to find out the solution everywhere to get rid of his problem. It is very close to gambling & finding out the solution in the dark by groping. Whereas in Delusion Blind, he is just thinking on the problem without doing any ACT. It is nothing but only FEELING because of his problem & he feels what to do as if he is in the dark or as if he is totally blind. And you have asked about Fear, Dark, of which is absolutely a different condition because if Fear is present in the patient, it should get expressed in his behavior, sentences, expressions. In fact, Delusion, Dark comes closer to earlier versions than Fear, Dark.

What I want to tell you is please,"don't concentrate on sentences or words but on MAN behind these sentences". For e.g. the question,"How are you?" can be asked in SYMPATHETIC tone, LIGHT tone, INQUISITIVE tone, SUPERIORITY tone etc. So, the only words never shows the INDIVIDUALITY or MAN, but perceiving the MAN behind those words/ sentences are very important to individualize a patient.
Thanks!
Dr Prasad Rasal...

Difference between Hide desire to & Hides things

Question by Veeraraghavan A.R. on January 29, 2011 at 12:46pm:

Sir, if you do please explain the difference between 'hide desire to' and 'hide things' through the patients communications?

Answer by Dr Prasad Arvind Rasal. on January 30, 2011 at 8:37am :

Dear Veeraraghavan,

Many thanks for your questions.

Hide, desire to means generally the person himself wants to hide himself from the society due to any reason. For e.g. esp in children, due to shyness, these children in OPD hide themselves behind the persons or chair or anything. Sometimes, Patients wants to hide certain things while telling history due to certain reason. In Hide, desire to person shows or gives hints regarding the thing & still he don't want to disclose them while in Hides things patient hides the thing directly without giving any idea regarding them. We can get those things either from relatives or on observation. The difference, we have to perceive. If we took Hide, desire to, we cannot loose the remedy because all three remedies under the rubric Hides things are present in Hide, desire to. If you are in dilemma, always use the broad rubric which covers all the remedies.
Thanks!