P.S.:

I don't think GV is "one or the other", as you described. He's not a power hungry greek bastard, and he's not a genius reincarnation of Hahnemann. I won't allow you to "frame" the discussion in this way, because its really kind of nonsensical.

Also: I assumed you were re-publishing the LINKS article, but I now see you're publishing one of Peter Morrel's interviews. So my warning above may not apply--sorry!

George is correct about certain things he says--that allopathic medicine is destructive to people, and often makes healing very difficult for homeopathy to do... that homeopathy is simply not being helped by the meagre funding it has received compared to the funding allopathic institutions get (and yet people demand more research has to be done before homeopathy is considered legitimate) etc. etc. However, he spends a lot of time aggrandising himself and putting down other contributors to homeopathic philosophy and practice. What he is is actually a little too generalized in his conclusions, somewhat presumptive of other peoples' ability to practice, forgetful of his own reception when he started to publish 30 or 40 years ago, and a little jealous that others' ideas are just as well-received as his were. He is also a little bit ignorant of some powerful political realities--so he feels he can say what he does because he fails to see the damaging repercussions of his outcry to the larger homeopathic community.

That being said, he contributed a lot to homeopathy with his school, and "cost" homeopathy just as much as he claims Scholten and Sankaran do, when he published his speculations on the "essences" of materia medica. Sadly, he still feels the need to kowtow to the medical establishment--I personally feel that is the most detrimental thing anyone in homeopathy can do, as it basically belittles our healing art and aggrandises one which is not very good. I wish he would just practice and teach and continue to prepare people to be very good practitioners--good results are what matter; who cares what conventional medical doctors and medical schools think when our patients get well, and know the truth?

He's just one of many, many people who have contributed something to the art and science of homeopathy. I think he wants us to think of him as the ONLY one...but its not going to happen, because it just isn't true.

Divina

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