This post was in the coffee shop and Shirley asked me to move it over here where people will see it. I don't think she realizes how popular the Count-Down To Shirley thread actually is! But, to humor her I moved it over here. If you've already read it, send your angry emails to Shirley!
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I've been getting a lot of irritating letters from
irate BB readers, wanting to know where my report on the 2003 NCH Conference is! All right,
all right! Settle down, you people! Geez! Are you taking notes?

OK, there was a lot of talk about miasms. The latest thing is to try to figure out at the beginning what miasm the patient is in so you can choose the correct miasmatic remedy. The way you do this is by finding out the patient's reactions to the events in their life rather than attaching importance to the events themselves.
For instance, you hear that someone has been abused. It's more important to find out how they reacted to it. Try to match the patient's reactions to the different miasms.

Permit me to demonstrate. The Acute Miasm, for example, is a state of primative response where people revert to their animal nature and either fight or try to escape. Remedies like Aconite, Belladonna and Stramonium are in this miasm. If your patient goes into a state like this after a stress, or seems to be in this state for no apparent reason, the remedy you choose should be from the acute miasm.

Sankaran has added new miasms, like Malaria and Typhoid and Leprosy. He says every remedy has a miasm associated with it. It's all about the different ways people react and behave under stress. If you see someone whose behavior is destructive, you need a remedy in the syphilitic miasm. If you see someone who is full of disgust and self-loathing, hiding their flaws, you need a remedy in the Leprosy miasm, like aloe, hura, bar-s, ambra grisea, psor., hydrastis, etc.

The Malaria miasm is all about complaints that remit--like migraines, IBS, etc. The patient feels persecuted. Some of the remedies are china, cactus, chel., cina, colocynth, eup-perf., etc.

The point here is to observe how people react.
If a person fails an exam and needs only to study harder next time but instead tries to kill himself, this is the syphilitic miasm, so the remedy has to be in this miasm.

Regarding behavior that's inappropriate, which miasm is it representative of? This is what you have to ask yourself. The cancer miasm is where the perfectionists are--carcinosin, arsenicum, ignatia.

Says Sankaran: "Perception of reality differs according to the miasm of the individual. Therefore, to recognize the miasm, determine how reality is perceived by the patient."

Sycosis has a given up state, no hope. They have fixed ideas, "I can't do it. Everything will fail." Maybe they have these feelings because they tried so hard (Psora) and failed. Now they've given up. All they can do now is act normal--act is the key word. They are putting on an act and keeping their real selves a secret from you. They have a constant fear of exposure.
They want to fit in and look normal. In the interview, they will not give you any emotional information. The animal remedies tend to be sycotic, though I would tend to think the snakes are syphilitic. Shame is a big part of the sycotic miasm. They project the feeling that others are angry at them. Key words: Avoidance, Denial, Stuck, No movement, Guilt, Social avoidance, Hiding, Rules (they like rules; if there are rules, they'll know what to do); Habits, Averse to change. The compensations: Ego, bombast, bragging.

So...that was Roger Morrison's seminar, the sycotic miasm. For more info on miasmatic prescribing, see Sankaran's book THE SUBSTANCE OF HOMEOPATHY.

Maybe Shirley can add to what I've just said.

Snoopy

So my revulsion of my dream is more important than the dream itself? I have the leprosy misam?
Thats my only choice?

[ 04. May 2003, 19:01: Message edited by: carolorr ]

Julian winston said he was totally not interested in the conference. He searched for members to have photo session with them all the way in the conferecne.

Shirley also did not listen all lectures delivered during the conference.

snoopy time spent most of her time in arranging things for shirley. she was doing administration duty for her.

then who were those, who attended the conference with interest and attention.

[ 04. May 2003, 19:25: Message edited by: Stranger ]

Thanks, Snoopy. I liked his synopsis toward the end.
Acute - I must run from the problem or it will kill me.
Typhoid - I must rest so I can handle the problem.
Maleria - It's the fault of the other who did it to me.
Ringworm - I will try to fix the problem.
Psoric - The problem is solvable. I can bear it.
Cancer - I'll fix it or die trying.
Tubercular - I must fix it NOW.
Syphillitic - It's hopeless. It can't be fixed. It's unbearable.
Leprosy - I am the problem. I'm revolting.
Sycotic - I'm going to cover up the problem. There is no problem.

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Miasm is a mystery…. This theory (Miasm) is actually a hypothesis. (Dr. Manish Bhattia) Quoted from Miasm forum

Reference:

http://www.homeopathyhome.com/cgi-bi...;f=17;t=000007

It means our homeopathic system is based on hypothesis. Homeopaths are trying hard to convert it into theory through LONG JUMP (without following steps which are necessary for converting a hypothesis into theory)

Please allow them what ever they want to discuss. Please don't interfere. [img]redface.gif[/img] [img]redface.gif[/img]

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Thanks, Shirley, that was great additional information.

I'm not sure what Stranger's point is about Julian Winston.

Won't someone pleeeeez help Carol?

Snoopy

snoopy..you sweet banana cream pie...I got some assistance with my dream. I'm not a leper.

Thank goodness! All right, folks, show's over, go on back to your homes!

Did someone mention banana cream pie????????

Snoopy