Dear colleagues,



Is there any homeopathy school which teaches the correct use of LM potencies (50 millesimal potencies) in a clinical setting? I am looking for a school like vithoulkas’s academy in greece, which meets once/twice a year for a fortnight or so. This type of arrangement suits international students very well.



I have found the following resources for learning LMs. If I have missed anything, please let me know.



1) David little’s website.

2) The seminars/books of dr robin murphy

3) The classes/books of dr luc de schepper

4) The book on LMs by dr harimohun chowdhury.



Regards,

Dr manish agarwala

The best way to learn about Lm's is to use them with some guidance from someone who has been actively using them.

I think David Little will have the most comprehensive and reliable information on the working of LM's once his book is out (Compendium).

Also I think HAns Weitbrect has some information on LM's on his website.
dr. leela

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dear dr leela,

thanks for your reply. I have been using LMs for several years. I follow the method as shown by dr harimohun chowdhury - david little. I was looking for more information.

regards,
dr manish

Dear Doctors, et all,

Not that I don't believe in LMs; but can I induce my patients to do what is required.

I am afraid I have failed there - quite embarrassingly, none, or almost none of them want to go through the rigours of potentising every dose!

I am open to advice.

Jeff Tikari

Really? Smacking it a few times and pouring a teaspoon into a glass of water and taking a dose? Heck, I do that for my dogs! Do these people really want to get well? That's ridiculous. Is there a rubric for "wanting things to be so insanely convenient that nothing else matters"?

Tracy

I've never had one complaint from anyone about potentising the doeses or using the remedy solution. Interesting. I guess if potentising is too much work then perhaps then I would question their committment to healing. Just my opinion.

Timothy

Issues of dosing always involve the individual - and what they are willing to do or capable of doing. Very few of my clients come to me with understanding of or history of using homeopathy. Most are only familiar with allopathic protocol (i.e. take a pill every so many hours no matter how you feel). Some are very easy to work with and others can't make the transition immediately. I don't think it's a reflection on their committment to healing - just their current level of experience. We are blessed to have options in dosing - you need not insist on one technique if the individual is not comfortable with it. Isn't this just one more step in 'individualizing'?

I had a brain-injured patient who cried while I was trying to explain the process to her. However, that's an unusual situation. But many people who've been accustomed to dry and/or single doses, and are happy with the results, don't find LMs worth the bother and the extra expense. Actually I am to a great extent myself still in that camp, tho I'm getting more comfortable with LMs, and realizing why they are *sometimes* an advantage. (And I still maintain that at other times, I don't see where they're worth the extra trouble and expense...)

Shannon

What's the difference between C's in water as opposed to LM's, or are they both the same?

Sorry to drop in so late in this discussion, but the topic is important to me and so I decided to toss in my 2 cents' worth :-)

In the past 5-6 years I've been using LM potencies almost exclusively for chronic cases and in about 50% of acutes (the reason I don't use them more frequently in acutes is that often the remedy is available more quickly in C potencies).


From my experience I can say that most homeopaths who claim that they have tried LM potencies have made horrendous mistakes. Quite a few give the dry globules just as if they were dealing with C potencies. Others give the stock solution directly, skip the succussion part or repeat them daily on a routine basis. Only a very select few handle them properly as per Hahnemann's guidelines. This explains, to a large part, the varying and unsatisfactory experiences people have either made or heard about LM potencies.

Then there are the rumors that LM potencies are "low" potencies, don't touch mental/emotional issues, take a long time to act and are difficult to prepare with accompanying lack of patient compliance.

Neither of the above mentioned preconceptions are born out in my experience. Anyone who can prepare a cup of tea can use LM potencies. Actually, the little ritual involved can play a significant part in improving patient compliance.

The question "why use LM potencies if C potencies work anyway?" is wrongly posed. LM potencies take homeopathy a big step further in the direction of individualization. With them, the homeopath can adjust the potency, dose and frequency of the remedy on a highly individualized level not possible with C potencies. Thus, cases which would otherwise progress slowly and unsatisfactorily with C potencies now proceed rapidly and gently. But anyone who want to wield that power had better learn its use.

Greetings, -- Chris Kurz.


P.S.: In my book "Imagine Homeopathy" - here is a link to the table of
contents and Julian's foreword:
http://www.homeopathic.com/Merchant2...t_Code=KUR-IMA
I have devoted a long chapter to LM potencies, their preparation, use and posology with case examples.