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Integrating Context and Content in Homeopathic Practice Seminar San Francisco 2014

Explore the importance of context and content in homeopathic consultations. Delve into medical diagnoses, patient words, and unique totalities. Learn about determining kingdoms based on context. Enhance your understanding of cases through observation and relationship-building.

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Integrating Context and Content in Homeopathic Practice Seminar San Francisco 2014

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  1. Seminar San Francisco 2014

  2. Context and content The content of the case/consultation is the information from: • Medical diagnosis, • Questionaires • Words of the patient ‘Objective data’ (masculine aspect)

  3. Medical diagnosis • Tryingto fit a uniquetotalityinto a box (Hahnemann alreadyobjectedtothis) • MerksMannualcontainsalmost 2500 pages and doesn’tsufficetodefinemodern diseases (toomuchindividualizationin the west) • Still homeopathy wants tobecomecrediblebyclaimingcured cases of X and Y pathology

  4. Context and content • The notes are not complete but a selection • When the patienttalkstooquickly, repeatshimself, usesuncommonexpressions, talks in riddles, we don’tnoteit down • The homeopathdeletes, distortsor generalizesthe information

  5. Context and content • Context is the totalityof what we observe take step back and look at the wholebeforeexploring the detail • We knowobservationis important in children and and baby’s but thisgivesmainly level 1 and 2 Information (generalities)

  6. Context and content • Totalityalso means: behavior, posture, rhythm, body language, (of which the HG is one aspect), intonation, emotion, etc • It’s the overall impressionthe patientmakes on the homeopath • This is level 3, 4 and 5 information

  7. Context and content • Therelationshipthe patientbuilts up with the homeopathduringconsultation • The way the consultationevolves • It’s the sum of the subjectiveimpressionsand experiences (female aspect)

  8. Determiningkingdomsfrom the context Mineralkingdom • Second dimensionsubstances • There is one issue • Builts up • The patientanswersyourquestions • Often the case is not complex and straightforward

  9. Determiningkingdomsfrom the context Monera • Observeand take step back • No clear or toomanynot fitting diagnoses, chronicstates of acutes, • Disease/becominghealthy is the main issue throughouttheir life

  10. Determiningkingdomsfrom the context • Simple organisms: eat, sleep, exist, grow • Seconddimension cases, thereforlook ‘superficial’ • Weakwill, no centre, borrowedidentityfromgurus, therapists, family, etc

  11. Determiningkingdomsfrom the context Animalkingdom • Awareof and checking the effect on the homeopath • Oftenlively, engaging, attractive • Thirddimension cases • More complex cases • Different aspectsbuilt up the case • Oftencompensated(predators are minority)

  12. Determiningkingdomsfrom the context Plant kingdom • Relatesto and is affectedby environment • Builtsup a relationshipwith the homeopath • Miasmaoften is clear in the beginning • Answersquestionswithanotherexample

  13. Determiningkingdomsfrom the context • Thirddimension cases • Many, many, many(symptoms, modalities, examples, stories • Whenyoucan’tsee the bush for the trees • Specificsensitivity • Sensationwords sound likecommon emotions

  14. Determiningkingdomsfrom the context Others • Nosodes/Sarcodes • Stones • Gems • Organiccompounds • Drugs/medicines • Imponderables • Celestialbodies • Etc….

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