On Jul 14, 2008, at 10:49 AM, homeolist (AT) otherhealth (DOT) com wrote:

>
> He says it's laziness when a homeopath can't decide on the personality
> profile but, instead, wants to say there's a mix. Does anyone here
> agree
> or disagree?

Neither is correct.
I love to study animal constitutional types but it is not as easy to
do as one might expect.
If I fail to find the one that is the correct match for an individual
it is not due to laziness, (though when I try and try and still do
not see it I confess to frustration feelings!) but failing to find it
is due to the facts that:
- the details of each constitutional type (in health) are not
exactly easily found in the repertory
- an individual can match ANY remedy - there is no limit.
THERE WILL BE A SPECIFIC MATCH ON CONSTITUTIONAL TYPE - NOT A MIX -
for any one individual.
It is only people who like to pretend there are a finite and limited
number of types, that have a "mix" idea (because nothing will, fit of
course) - the fact is *they* IMO are mixed up!

Just as with finding a simillimum - so too a constitutional type must
be found - from ALL the possible remedy options - not from some
"conveniently" chosen few that someone or other declared to be "the
only options"!

Finding a simillimum is a LOT easier than finding the individual's
constitutional type:-)
We need to differentiate these terms!

The simillimum depends on the presenting picture including ill health
symptoms - and the repertories are full of clues of ill health, so
that is a lot easier to work with.

But finding the constitutional type is something I like to do when
the animal is in good health - so as to use the constitutional type
remedy prophylactically to boost health.
It works like a charm - IF I can discern the right remedy. When there
is apparent good health, (even though damaged internally by vaccines,
miasms, etc) it is far harder to see the constitutional type. There
are physical traits that would help and which are specific to a
constitutional type, except they are not (yet) recorded in the
repertory in any significant way (as they are not relevant for
simillimum selection) - so one has to go by what little is there for
the healthy individual. THIS makes it hard to find the constitutional
type.
Simillimum is a LOT easier:-)

Namaste,
Irene
--
Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.
P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.
www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)
"Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."