Inner Health ezine Fall 2004

The homeopathic paradigm
Case study
Advocacy for natural and complementry medicine
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the homeopathic paradigm

CHANGE BELIEFS, CHANGE REALITY

IN ORDER TO CREATE CHANGE, there are many approaches. Actually by doing nothing, change occurs. There is the idea that will power, meditation, time management, diet, prayer, therapy, yoga, and so forth will create positive changes and well being, which is true. But our old patterns or habits return, and often they come back sooner than the time it takes to actually implement the new effort in a long term way. Homeopathy goes to the heart of a person's belief system so that the change occurs at the level of belief. Our reality is created by our beliefs, and our reality confirms our belief. It is a contract that is difficult to observe and to understand in oneself, but is observed and written about by many authorities.

If I have anxiety to speak in public, then I will feel anxious when I speak in public. The belief becomes a self-confirmed prophecy. I will have many examples from my life to prove that I have anxiety when I speak in public. I may feel that people will laugh at me, that I am not ready to accomplish the goals I have set for myself, and that the anxiety is keeping me from realizing my goals. Through the process of case taking, the homeopath listens to the patient's chief problem in their life (whether it is physical, mental or emotional) seeking to understand the root belief that creates the reality the patient experiences. For example, I want to be successful, but I cannot speak in public, because I don't feel I have the capabilities. The homeopath prescribes a remedy that when a healthy person takes the substance will create symptoms and a state of mind that will match the state of the patient, which is information gathered from clinical observations and provings (symptoms observed when a health person takes the homeopathic remedy).

In this simple example, Baryta Carbonicum, a mineral substance, could be the remedy the person needs, because in the provings the symptoms are the feeling of inadequacy, high ambitions, a worry that people will laugh at him, and many anxieties including speaking in public. The prescription is given on an energetic level so that there are no side effects.

The change in the person will occur naturally, they will start to speak up at office meetings, where before they felt timid. They will attract opportunities where they will have to speak out, and they may feel anxious, but accomplish it nevertheless. Then after time, they will find themselves speaking in public easily, and their lives changing in a deep and profound way as they discover their inner success. They may not even remember that speaking in public was an issue for them. They have not made a change in the outer circumstances by proving that they can speak in public or facing their fears with external supports. The issue will be resolved internally, maybe they have a dream of being in school and all the children are laughing, and they begin to laugh with them.

One understanding of life is that our reality is an illusion. When the deepest thoughts, emotions or expressions are examined, it is going to the source of a person's reality. When a remedy is given on an energetic level, a healing occurs which opens the possibility to positive changes, instead of staying stuck with the same belief or reality, and repeating the same problem over and over.

Many physical ailments or diseases manifest so that the person can see their life from a new perspective. If I have eczema, then no one can accept me, because I feel like an outcast from society. I am not invited to parties, because my skin is so unsightly…or I don't go out, because I don't want people to stare at me. From this example, it is possible to see how the disease affects a person's emotions and his experiences in life. In the homeopathic paradigm, the understanding is that the belief or the core sense of reality came first, "I am a misfit," which created the physical reality in this situation, eczema, which again confirms the belief and his actual experiences.

Homeopathy is a natural holistic therapy that examines the person's beliefs, their physical complaints, and general attributes in detail and at a depth rarely probed by other therapists. It is from this recognition of the individual's perspective and experience of life, mentally, emotionally and physically, that the homeopath gains the insight to make the prescription. Often the patient has an intense awareness of his problem and how it exists in his reality, but is still suffering from the complaint. Awareness is only a beginning of a deep healing.

The homeopathic remedy is the stimulus for change in a gentle, permanent and non-invasive way. The homeopathic practitioner treats the patient's state in a holistic way, specifically for that person's recovery so that the positive change is experienced on all levels, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. The patient will over time feel a profound sense of well being in all areas of his life: at work, with family and friends, and generally will feel more in balance with his life.

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case study

TEN YEAR OLD NINA’S CASE

A TEN YEAR OLD GIRL had a “bad teacher that is screaming” at her. The teacher said, she was not a good student in front of the class and was not trying in her studies. He said, she was lying when she told her parents about him. She said, “I think if someone was looking for the baddest man in the whole world, he would be one of them. He is so scary and makes me not feel so well.” She feels he is going to hit her. She says, “He is a lot stronger than me, he could hit me, break my bones or something like that.”

She was afraid she didn't have any friends in her class, because they were not playing with her anymore. She felt her friends hated her. A friend is like a sister or brother. She says, “it is like if I am in a jungle and get lost, a friend could protect me. If I am in danger, or if we were lost, they could help me to find food, fruits. They could help me to find the way, to go back home.”

She had a dream in which she was in the kitchen, and the teacher came to her house and told her parents something so terrible about her that they left with the teacher. She was left all alone. She felt that she might have a chance, because her brothers and sisters would come back; maybe they went to the supermarket. In the dream, she didn't understand how the teacher was such a big liar, and how he made her parents believe that she was such a bad girl.

She is the youngest of four children, and was almost put up for adoption by her parents when she was born. The mother says that until this year she was a good student, did her homework well, and had friends in school. Since this teacher problem began, she is no longer able to study, is failing her classes, and coming home crying after school. She is easily upset by anything her siblings do or say to her. The parents have been supportive and had meetings with the teacher and principal. The teacher has a reputation of being harsh with his students. Discussions had started to move her to another class, but the change might be disruptive so close to the end of the school year.

analysis
This case represents a situation where a child has to face a difficult situation in life, which triggers a deep fear or belief that she could be abandoned by her parents. This situation almost happened in real life when she was almost put up for adoption. It is not hopeless in her mind, because she feels her siblings will come to the rescue. It is interesting that the loss of friends for her means that she is not protected, will not be able to find food, or find her way home, which is usually provided by the parents not by friends. She has supportive parents and a principal, but still she is unable to cope with the teacher, which will result in her failing her studies. She received one dose of Magnesium Carbonicum, a mineral remedy, which has a characteristic emotional symptom of feeling like an orphan or abandoned child.

results
A week after taking the remedy, she was no longer coming home from school crying, could focus on her homework, and had found the courage to answer questions in the classroom. She was laughing more and not so easily disturbed by her siblings. She said to her parents that she wondered how the other children were handling the teacher, because he was so rude to them. A month after taking the remedy, she said that she did not need to leave the class and that she was fine with the teacher. Her grades improved significantly. Her
parents said, she was much more affectionate and open with them and her friends.

analysis
What happened? It is possible that Nina became more aware of her situation, and it took time for her to realize that it was not her, but the teacher that was the problem. However, if we think about our own lives or the lives of friends, many times we are aware of the situation, but the feeling continues. We also keep recreating similar situations at work or with relationships, which means it is us that has the problem, not the other person.

The homeopathic remedy, in a gentle and deep way,
created the possibility that Nina could see: it was not only her, but that the teacher was harsh to others in the class.

This realization, which came from the homeopathic treatment, transformed the situation so that she could again feel good about herself, succeed in her studies, and enjoy her friends and family. Nina no longer believes she is a bad person, who will be left by her parents. Her reality changed so that she is now able to cope with the teacher and to recognize that the other children are also suffering from this teacher.

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advocacy for natural and complementry medicine

EXCERPTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH FREEDOM COALITION WEBSITE at www.nationalhealthfreedom.org

our mission
To promote access to all health care information, services, treatments and products; to promote an understanding of the laws and factors impacting the right to access; and to promote the health of the people of this nation.

your health care rights are at risk
How would you feel if you decided to use a healing method such as energy work, homeopathy, naturopathy, massage or bodywork for a physical condition, or go to a holistic physician or practitioner to improve your health, but then found that your practitioner was not being allowed to practice. The truth is this is happening to many people across the country right now!

outdated laws restrict healing options
Restrictive laws in America prohibit a multitude of healing practices! When laws and regulations eliminate the ability of our practitioners to practice and the ability of our community to use products and devices freely, then these same laws and regulations eliminate our consumer options. When we lose our options our constitutional rights of privacy and self-determination become meaningless. The right to pursue our own health through whatever means we deem helpful, is a right we cherish, and our practitioners must be allowed to provide the services that we want.

healing practitioners are legally vulnerable
Practitioners need to practice without fear. Did you know that homeopaths, herbalists, naturopaths, and unlicensed health care practitioner in most states are legally vulnerable to charges of practicing medicine without a license even when no harm is caused?

And our licensed professionals, such as medical doctors and nurses, are at risk of losing their license when they practice holistic practices deemed to be outside of the accepted and prevailing standard of care. It is wrong that restrictive laws prohibit practitioners from practicing, even when there is no showing of harm to the public, and even when statements made by practitioners and manufacturers are truthful.

how you can help!
GO TO www.nationalhealthfreedom.org

- Join National Health Freedom Coalition.
- Make A Donation.
- Read the health freedom updates online.
- Tell everyone you know.

Massachusetts has supportive laws for holistic healers, and there is a movement to establish a homeopathic trade organization in the state. New York is currently proposing a registration bill for health freedom legislation. For more information go to: www.nyncpp.org.
One dose of two to three pellets taken one time can be an effective treatment. There is no need to repeat the remedies daily, unless your homeopath prescribes daily repetitions. Do not take another homeopathic remedy, or combination of remedies, without consulting your homeopath.

After you begin homeopathic treatment, it is advised
to not begin other alternative practices, such as acupunture, herbal medicine and shiatsu, without consulting your homeopath.

Homeopathy can treat any disease or problems that may arise in your life. Keep your homeopath informed about what is going on, even if you don't think it is important. You may have come for migraines, but the homeopath is treating the whole body. For example, if you get the flu, be sure to consult your homeopath.

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