Hi Hans
,
You know that I've been chewing on a lot of what you've studied, posted about, etc...and that I have a great respect for what you have discovered in your years of in-depth studies!!
And when I read this post, something struck a cord in me.
You know who my homeopath is...and you know my thoughts (fairly well) having met me and talked a wee bit in email, etc...or I would hope so, anyway.
The thing is Hans, my Homeopath has often said to me that we treat the disease (not the patient) and you know she has a great respect for Kent.... I've been trying to figure out just what the darn bridge is between the stuff you have talked about and the stuff she talks about (not 'there' yet
!)....because they seem so at odds in some respects (from the perspective that she doesn't view Kent the way you do - but then perhaps I'm misunderstanding your view of Kent in totality?).
Anyhow, she has often (also) said to me that you canNOT change a person's personality with Homeopathic remedies. You must remove maintaining causes (as much as is possible!!!) and has quoted §5 to me before... And, she was vehement about the personality/character issue (above) - and annoyed that this is what is being taught - or what is being surmised by some student's today - that people jump in and treat before thinking the case through (i.e. even
consider maintaining causes, much less think of advising patients' to do something about them when possible!!...the view of rem-pictures (okay, that is another one!)...mentalising rem's in MM study, etc.... That student's are being taught psychobabble, and 'psychologising' and overlooking signs and symptoms that are present!! (she once said to me, that Homeopathy is so simple and yet, complex to the beginner - and that she only came to realise/appreciate this
fact after years of practise!).
And this is where I have to wonder if Kent is really misunderstood in many ways...maybe because of language use in his time compared to our era...maybe because of societal influences, religious influences, etc... Because, I gather from her that a LOT of people do not truly understand Kent's teachings and from you (the other end of the spectrum so to speak) and some thinkg the teachings are in conflict with Hahnemann's teachings. What a paradox to me, personally!
Okay, that is very simplistically put, but I think you know what I mean
. Or I hope so.
I wish I could sit down and pick her brains (and yours too!!)....and sort this all out for myself once and for all
.
Happy New Year!!!!
Lisa
[ 31 December 2001: Message edited by: LisaAnnan ]</p>