Easy Guide to Miasmatics

" It is true that thousands of practitioners today recognise psora, and all the chronic miasms, for that matter, as internal constitutional affections. But, not knowing the methods, which Hahnemann employed, or not being acquainted with a law of cure, they cannot apply internal medicines in a way that will remove their effects from the organism. Therefore not knowing what else to do, they resort to expedients of all kinds, not as a matter of choice, but from that of necessity. The majority of men are honest in these things, and would gladly adopt our methods if they understood them. But they are so diverse and so different from the teachings of the scientists of today that in order to change their methods of treatment they would, to a great degree, have to abandon or cast aside their present teachings and knowledge of physiology and pathology in general. So that even their conception of life as well as therapeutics, must be changed. They would have to put a dynamic life force being in their physiology and abandon their theory of chemical action as governing the growth and repair of the organism. Replacing it with Hahnemann's dynamic theory of both disease and life."
Prof.J.H.Allen
"THE CHRONIC MIASMS" (1960 Edition)
(I) What is a Chronic Miasm?
Because of its "Victorian" sound and the image of vapor rising from a swamp, one is tempted to abandon the term. But to honor Hahnemann and to assert the strength of traditional homeopathic therapy (through such people as C.Hering, H.S.Allen, J.H.Allen, J.C.Clarke and J.T.Kent) one accepts that miasmatics (constitutional therapy) is a basic and rewarding study.
There are 3 miasms and many diverse combinations; one of which is so well known and widespread, that it has its own classification. First and most widespread is the Psoric. Like some of the sub atomic particles it is detectable only by its effects. Many of the particles of physics cannot be photographed or portrayed in more than tentative form; yet no one doubts their existence.
The Psoric miasm then is detectable mainly by its effects. The most typical is the itch. Here one must distinguish between the irritation caused by external irritants such as hair shirts, fleas, and air borne irritants and the true Psoric itch that travels along the nerves from the interior to the skin and makes that skin's owner scratch himself. Briefly or for more prolonged periods. Whilst the itch is the typical Psoric display, its field is the disturbance of function rather than the creation of specific lesions. One can live to a ripe old age, so long as the only miasm the body has to cope with is the Psoric. The pulled muscle, the sprained ankle, the rupture are all Psoric, and show a disturbance of the elasticity of striped muscles; and other fibers in the body, (i.e. a disturbance of function).
As the skin contact of a handshake will infect anyone whose body is not strong enough to throw off the Psoric miasm (and some authorities say that to even be in the same room will do it), one can treat all, as being to some degree Psoric. The Psoric often talk at great length but to little point, again a perversion of function, as effective talk is to communicate the maximum of information with the minimum of words.
Next one must distinguish between primary (or inherited ) miasms. Psora can be inherited; but at first touch of the midwife or gynecologist can communicate it to the newborn. With the remaining classifications the hereditary can be the primary.

The second miasm is Syphilis in its tertiary (hereditary) manifestations. Typical of these is the ulcer but again one must discriminate. The syphilitic ulcer is round, "punched out"; the edges will be possibly raised and may be purple. If spreading and in a ragged irregular shape, then another miasm will be present. In healing it leaves a thin, taut brown colored tissue over the original lesion.
Disturbance of shape is a further typical manifestation. In the eye, Myopia (short sight) and astigmatism; are both due to the eyeball, or the cornea not being spherical. Very tall or very short people the very obese or excessively thin; all these disturbances of shape have an element of this miasm in their make-up.
The primary source i.e. when the miasm crept into the genetic chain that led to the case confronting you; may go back many generations, possibly 2 or 300 years
The third order of miasm is more complex and includes numerous phenomena. In its main stream are the many orders of Gonococcus, with Catarrh and Gonorrhea the principal manifestations. All discharges from mucal surfaces relate to the miasm and relieve its worst effects. However all animal and vegetal poisons capable of affecting genetic material are included. In this class are the many, supposedly harmless "killed " strains of Vaccines that are in the serum, plus diseases such as malaria.
Vaccinosis has long been condemned by the most eminent homeopaths; such as Burnett, Allen, Clarke and Kent; as giving rise to many neuralgic pains and skin disorders, skin in this sense including internal skin, i.e. mucal surfaces.
Nosodes of the relevant epidemic will normally protect the body for up to one month.
Gout, not in its music hall context but as homeopathically defined by J.H.Allen is an acidic condition of the blood which deposits many varieties of uric crystals and substances to line joints, arteries, veins. As well as the nephrons of the kidney, and can lay a deposit on the tympani of the eardrum causing deafness. Which is why the correct homeopathic remedy can in the right hands cure varicose veins, kidney dysfunction, heart disease and deafness, all in one person.
There are warts that have some element of Syphilis, but the wart is a sycotic manifestation. As are the small spider web of purple capillaries on each cheek- bone under the eye and the blood red polka dot pin- head on the skin; mostly of the trunk and abdomen.
What is a "Mixed" Miasm? “
At some point in time there must have existed an individual who was highly Psoric and who was infected with Syphilis. That person would not suffer the worst ill effects of his miasmatic trouble. But provided that he/she was still potent and of child bearing age could provide a child that would contain, at birth, the genetically wedded (or welded) dual miasm of Psora and Syphilis. This is how "Mixed" miasms arise and the example given is the most dreaded and largely incurable known as Pseudo Psora or tuberculosis.
Tubercular ulceration leaves an irregular and extensive scar, while the scars of lupus are superficial. Syphilitic scars usually show the peculiar brownish or copper colored pigmentation for a long time, and sometimes it is permanently present, presenting bean-shaped horse-shoe round or oval, depressed lesions with sharp, well-defined edges.
What is Reactive (or Vital) Force?
. In its most basic sense it is defined as the ability to function. Science can now provide life support systems that will maintain all the necessary functions of a body. At a flick of a switch to "off" the body will "die". The missing item that will allow that body to be a normal member of society, and function independently; has gone.


That missing item is the reactive (or Vital) force. Among its manifestations is the projection of personality from the film star, statesman, to any form of charismatic persona. In our personal daily life we meet people we "instinctively" like or dislike. All these relate to the reactive (or Vital) force. Where spontaneous cures occur they are due to a positive application of this force. Miasmatics relate to this force in that it is the only barrier or container of deep miasmatic illness that prevents the physical body from being over- whelmed. It can contain one miasm for a hundred years It can contain two miasms for 50-70 years. Three miasms will defeat it sooner or later. To relieve itself of Pressure and to stave off defeat the body will normally control one to two miasms and let the third manifest itself in a manner that will do least damage to the person and their function. In a very real and serious sense the body will maintain itself at the optimum condition of its capability. In particular catarrhal discharges, from any orifice, and ulceration are acting to relive the miasmatic stress on the reactive force .It can thus be seen that any external application capable of suppressing the discharge (or ulcer, or eczema) will increase the stress the miasm is applying to the reactive force. Antibiotics taken internally and homeopathic remedies that do not cover the existing similia, plus the under lying miasms will add to, rather than decrease that stress. These courses of action will all possibly "cure" the local symptom but result in an overall lowering of the general health. The body (or reactive force) will in its effort to improve its condition; reestablish the "cured" symptom.
If it is strong it will achieve this, if not it will retreat and stabilise itself at some less obvious point as dictated by the underlying and inherited miasms. This may be; in the case of the most active miasm being sycosis; warts, uterine or anal; inflammation of nerve sheaths, giving sciatic or rheumatic pain; where the miasm is Syphilitic ulcers and abscesses of stomach, cervix, liver or disease of the central nervous system could also be expected. Where psora is the most active we get eczema. Eczema is always of constitutional origin, and the patient as well as the physician should be well pleased to know that the life force had divorced it from within and thrown it as an eczematous eruption out on the skin. .

Another excellent post. Thank you.

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Shirley Reischman

How about eczemas from various allergies? For instance, if you have a nickel allergy, ezcema will occur at the place where the skin is touched by nickel, and will disappear when the exposure is terminated.

Hans

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Hans - all this shows is that the genetic miasm that is uppermost in the organism is Psoric and the nerve connections on the surface react accordingly