Artemis,
First of all I'd like to point out that the title of the thread was chosen to make my intent clear...
I AM a student (2nd year) and I do read... I have read Boenninghausen on my own and have started developing my own thoughts about what is useful and the building blocks of my education...
Your response gave no answers, just confirmed my questions... my choice of the word religion was based on the fact that it appears that some in homeopathy defend their own choice in method of practice based on a'beleif' that it is 'the only' true method... not on experience or evidence that other methods don't go to cure...

Just for the record, my experience has shown me that the repertorial method that one chooses as his tool is not nearly as important as his ability to understand the principles of homeopathy and his ability to understand MM...I have said it before, you have to have MM to prescribe, you don't have to own a repertory...I have prescribed with only MM in hand with success... this was done because my Rep was left behind, but it is an exercise everyone should try...at this stage of my learning I have not chosen 'a' method....I hope I never do, I hope to develope my art, maintaining the principles of homeopathy.... Denise