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"Faith that Cures" —

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Impression and charge correspond to remedy and potency

In this essay the term 'impression' is often used for such as 'potentised preparation', 'essence', 'homeopathic remedy', 'homeopathic medicine', and so on. The reason is that there is no effective physiological substances involved - so "remedy" and "medicine" may be a bit ill-conceived. And "potentised" has nothing to do with potency, or energy - the 'remedies' carry no added energy, as judged from how they are made. So I have landed on 'impression'. It covers what could be there, even as a placebo.
To the degree an impression is in its carrier - water or alcohol or suger pellets - the impression has a charge that is commonly referred to by "potency".
Thus, impression and charge take the place of "remedy" and "potency", repectively, in an attempt to bring the key terms more in correspondence with recent findings. - Tormod Kinnes

IS HOMEOPATHY LEGAL . . .?
Certainly! Most of its practitioners are conventionally trained medical doctors . . .
There are also some laypeople who . . . are very good practitioners . . .
The small doses used in homeopathic medicines make them extremely safe. - Dana Ullman

Example

On the next pages are many entries. 'Dropsy' is one of them. Under that entry are listed 4 impressions, and some condensed, added information which is explained somewhat here, so that you may profit from the condensed information given:

Dropsy
Apis mell 3 — Sambucus nigr 3 — Helleborus nige 5 — Digitalis glox B 4

Names of four impressions spelled out

Apis mellifica - Honey-bee
Sambucus nigra - Elder B
Helleborus niger - Christmas rose B
Digitalis purpurera 'Gloxinaeflora' - 'Gloxinaeflora' foxglove

Here is a survey of all the full names [LINK]. The full names help you get "homeopathic remedies" - impressions, that is - freely available in pharmacies and possibly elsewhere.
However, in this Mae West Repertory many names are shortened for convenience - and here is how it is done: The first word of an impression is written out in full, and 4 letters are usually included from the next word, and perhaps the word after that too.

The letter B after some impressions is explained

The capital letter B put after an impression refers to a special processing - in some cases the so-called sun-method of the British Dr. Edward Bach [LINK]. Some such "B-impressions" may stem from poisonous flowers or plants. I leave to you to make sure who they are, apart from the poison-showing daggers in the list of impressions. However, proper Bach impressions - there are 38 of them - are all non-poisonous. And homeopathic impressions - "remedies" - in the potencies D12 or c12 or 12x or higher, may be considered non-toxic or extremely safe. Homeopathic nosodes ("germ preparations"), on the other hand, must be above D30 (x30) and preferably still higher to be considered safe.

Adjustment Numbers Right behind Impressions

Right behind impressions are put some "adjustment numbers". For example, after Apis mell is 3. The number refers to the somewhat tentative "scale" below:

1: (Omitted)
2: Some
3. Medium
4. Strong
5. Rare
(6: Outstanding)

The scale numbers are somewhat loose indications. And it is difficult to talk about such suggestions, because they are not documented at all by research findings outside homeopathy. Further, it is plain the so-called adjustment number could be wrong in individual cases. This is so because people differ, also in their responses to this and that. Conditions and their severities differ too, and so on. What has been aimed at is some generalised average that has not been publicly verified in any way whatever.
Also, to the degree homeopathic preparations (impressions) work, the different preparations could alter the organism in different ways and thereby complement one another in covering (shooting at) different aspects (sides) of the trouble (issue) in question. As yet there is very scanty evidence that homeopathy works per se.
Speaking of current and common homeopathic treatment, much is determined by the strength of the severe stressors and the relative "potency" or "charge" of a potentised preparation, or "impression". These need to be weighed. The prescriber is to take as much as he or she can of all that into account in order to let homeopathic potencies and the ways of dosaging match the symptoms, stress factors involved, and how severe they seem to be. Such over-all adjustment is claimed to be very important.
By studying homeopathic literature we may see that for some diseases more than one preparation is listed. One or two may do in a case, or two or three. It is up to you. But which ones? That remains unsettled as we wait for proof that homeopathy is not bogus. Till then, what homepaths say are to be categorised as speculation, maybe folly on a grand scale too.
In order to get a sketch of that in addition to the number suggestions, find proposed impression descriptions in a reliable Materia Medica (it is a book). There is no foolproof Materia Medica (list of remedies and what they could do for us). However, for the lack of verified data in such books, you may try out my own Materia Medica and its corollary, the Mae West Repertory, at your own risk - mind also that homeopathy is considered a very safe method of treatment, and homeopathic remedies are generally considered safe. There are rare exceptions to that: homeopathic nosodes in low potencies, though.
The on-line Materia Medica and Repertory draw on symptom lists in some of the foremost collections, especially that of William Boericke. A huge work by John Henry Clark is also availed of.
& These are the two most important ones among books I have consulted. I have access to many others, though.
An impression that seems to match your symptoms, may be tested for a couple of months. Go gently then. "Lowest potencies first" is the suggested norm for non-professionals.
Here is one more rule of the thumb: The more and better the symptoms listed under such as "Apis" correspond to such as dropsy troubles in an individual case, the more hope that impression holds to a homeopathic practitioner who has faith in these things. [EXAMPLE]

Blends of impressions

Presumed, good effects of potentised preparations could be (a) intensified; (b) widened; (c) articulated better - by combining several pertinent impressions. Up to five and ten selected impressions from our lists may be combined. Try to aim for simplicity, though.
In order to determine just which impressions that fit you or your circumstances, use the numbers to the right of the impressions. Those marked by '4' and upwards from there, are the ones I trust are the most beneficial ones in a wide picture.
The listed preparations may be freely combined among themselves. There may not be any offensive side effects if you go gently enough, according to a questionaire that was answered by over a hundred clients about four months after they took up using my preparations for some time.

A Tiny Investigation of Homeopathy Clients from 1981-82

The questionare investigation also brought to light that the results of those who reported they had initial faith in the preparations and those who had initial disbelief in them, were about the same. Those who had a neutral attitude initially, got somewhat better results.
Among the chronic rheumatics, some 86 percent reported they had become better, even well, four months after their consultation. The figure is better than what is usually ascribed to placebo effects.

Remedy Potencies

For beginners, safety first.

Homeopathic remedies: When you go to a pharmacy and get a 'homeopathic preparation, homeopathic medicine, homeopathic remedy', as it may be called, the latinised number behind the Latinised name tells of a preparation's so-called "potency." For example, Cannabis indica c30 means that hashish was diluted and shaken with water (or alcohol) through 30 rounds. There is no hashish left in the preparation you get, as shown by Avogadro's number. In taking this constant into account when calculating Hahnemann's homeopathy dilutions, we would find what dilutions that can be made without losing the original substance altogether - and the limit is equivalent to 12C or 24x (D24). To get even one single molecule of hashish from a solution diluted 30 times, one would have to drink 7,874 gallons of the solution. This would be roughly equivalent to a container 30 million times bigger than the Earth itself.
Thus, the effect of preparations with "potencies" well above c12 and D24, cannot be physiological. It is not energetical either. Thought is what we are left with among the three aspects of matter, then - that is, to the degree charged impressions (potentised remedies) work, some sorts of deep thoughts are into it.
Surely, homeopathic remedies are thought to work deeper and longer the higher the latinized numbers after the latin names are. Here are common numbers:

c6 or 6x: The original substance has been diluted and shaken through 6 rounds (turns). The end result is presented in sugar pellets. Such dilutions are usually held to be physiologically inactive, but bacteria and virus may still be found.
c12 or 12x - Twelve rounds. I recommend this potency on an allround basis. But stay away from preparations made from bacteria and viruses here too - they are called nosodes.
c30 or 30x: Thirty rounds - No original substance left, according to Avogadro's Law - but still bacteria has been found D30 samles. Stay of the safe side - nosodes may be found at this potency, although it is doubtful.
Above c30: Not altogether fit for all beginners. Try to study homeopathy before you apply it for self-help with higer potencies.

Bach impressions: According to Malcolm Rae, the inherent "potencies" of Bach flower impressions are about c8-c9. It depends on several factors. Bach impressions are "low potencies", then. There are instructions for how to adminster them online.

Malcolm Rae's impressions should be handled and treated as proper homeopathic remedies, largely.

Dosages

Only a rough guide may be given:

c6 pellets: 10 such pellets 3 og 4 times a day - spaced out well.
c12 pellets: 10 pellets 3 times a day.
c30 pellets: 13 pellets 2 times a day.

With more body mass that average, increase the number of pellets a little. And conversely, children should have perhaps half the doses - but spaced out in the same ways.

Administration

For acute problems and illnesses, one may take the remedies more frequently a day, but according to homeopathic thinking, to increase the number of pellets won't help. As soon as the acute problem has subsided, maybe there is no need for more pellets (pills) at this time, then.
For chronic, physical problems higher doses are sought - seek professional help first, preferably.
For severe mental problems - go for professional help.
For milder problems or troubles or tangles - mental or others - self-help and family care should work OK. An attempt at betterment or cure consists of sucking the chosen pellets for 5 minutes in the mouth (letting them "melt" under and around the tongue is advised) - and never mixing this with hot food or drink. Wait at least ten minutes after a hot meal. This is to berepeated for about two months - and then taking a little pause for two weeks before repeating the remedies in a higher dose, or deciding on other remedies. The formula "two months - two weeks" is the same for the next round, and the next, in case.

Remember these are just indicators. I do not hold the faith that potentised preparations can cure everything, but that some remedies may be tried against this and that specific trouble, and perhaps as back-up or props to some characteristics that you go for or work on developing in yourself.
Taking (ingesting) an impression could be understood as introducing an influence that should be budding well and spreading from deep inside. Such a thought out, quite discreet inner influence needs to "flower" and spread and yield (more or less temporary) more or better wellness for mind and body. This should take place to the degree that the influence takes hold of the mind-and-body systems (bodymind is another term).
Feel free to try out some of the essences (potentised preparations) if you feel for it. Fit self-help is a boon, and explorations can lead to boons too. And better than both preventions and cures: a good life and bulwarking against defeats, humiliations and illnesses.

Added

As you go ahead, takes notes at night of your marked changes too. Some tend to come gradually, almost imperceptibly too, till they take hold. Speaking personally, when I was a child and youngster, I was severely allergetic. Of 36 substances that were tried on me, I was highly allergetic to 12, for example. The doctor tried to "vaccinate" me against three of the substances, but the results were not good. I sought help from acupuncture and homeopathy in time, in my twenties.
I saw that the prescribed Arsenic album (Ars. alb) alleviated my pressing symptoms, for each day I forgot to take them, symptoms reappeared. But when I forgot to take another homeopath-prescribed impression, called Sabadilla, that did not happen. In fact, very little happened at any time with it, and I wondered why the homeopath had prescribed it instead of increasing the potency of Arsenicum album. I may never get to know it Anyway, these occurrences were what convinced me back then, so I took time to get into some forms of homeopathy.
Today I am completely free of allergy, according to a thorough blood test of 2007.
Dr. Olof Lindahl and Jan Lundvall suggest how to test oneself in a much similar way - and take down regular notes for a couple of months. [Lpn]
It can be wise to favour a "try and see" concept to any data presented, and learn about the pitfall of self-tests too. There are many such ones, as figure 1 illustrates:

EXAMPLE
Figure 1. Three scenarios.

The red line shows a gradual worsening as time goes by.
The blue line suggests the sad effect of an impression.
The green line indicates the result of those two - but there are not one possibility, but many, depending on the weights or problems and momentums of remedies involved. In two cases, two thought-out results are marked as a) and b) to suggest that.
The "funny" thing is that in single cases no one can tell - scientifically founded, that is - whether or how much an impression helps. Many think that because they get better after an impression is given them, the impression works well. Hopefully it does. But it is also theoretically possibly that the client would have become much better without any impression. One has to allow for that possibility. And similarly, when clients get worse for some time after getting an impression, they may say the impression harmed them, or did not help them - but they could have been much worse without the impression, and seldom take that into account unless they suffer from some terminal illness -
So in all fairness - single cases do not carry much weight as scientific evidence. The figure serves to show that an impression may worsen the development or situation, may work just as bad as the unassisted development (B), or may help a lot - without it being registered, because the so-called natural development of the troubles "dragged down" the results.
So you see, there is much to consider, and many pitfalls for a sound study. For statistical analyses we need some twenty cases, roughly. That is considered a minimum.

More on this

The following is very simplified:
1. What could take place "naturally" or "anyway"may be divided in three at first: A man could find himself (a) Improving or going to improve; (2) Remaining stable; (3) Worsening - with no outer help at all.
2. an impression could (a) help, (b)be ineffective, i.e. don't work at all; (c), harm.
3. What is experienced in time as betterment or worsening or "standstill" depends on the combinations of 1 and 2.
Anecdotal evidence - evidence brought about by a few single cases - do not necessarily prove anything, neither that an impression helps or harms or does not work.
Fanatics often fall victims to stories of single cases. We need to guard against it.

Sides to Remedies

The work of an impression may be said to have stages "that represent the reaction of a person". One stage "represents the coping mechanism". This stage "is seen most frequently but it is also the least known in our literature. We find only the failed state in the Materia Medica, while what we see in practice is the . . . coping up stage (p. 155)." The outlook referred to is from a book by Rajan Sankaran: The Substance of Homeopathy, p. 155.
Dr. Bach likewise thought there are two main sides to his flower essence remedies: On the one hand he shows negative conditions or states that an impression may help against more or less. On the other hand he presents positive aspects, valued qualities, to each impression. Such positive sides often include coping impetuses.
In materia medicas, there are mentions of positive qualities of some remedies, both directly and indirectly. Dr. Boericke speaks of what an impression can promote and things it may remove [see Balsamum peruvium, for example].
Apart from this, it is generally subsumed that an impression may take away (remove) the symptoms listed. Materia Medicas are to be understood in such a vein. Thus:

The weakness characteristic of all Potassium Salts is seen especially in this [i.e., Kalium chloricum], with soft pulse, coldness, general depression [etc.].

So if a persons with these symptoms tries homoeopathic Kalium chloricum in a suitable homeopathic poetency and a dosage that is geared to it, things could go better for a while, even a long while. This suggests that a well-chosen homeopathic impression is for making named troubles and irregular goings associated with it, dwindle. But over and above it, it is held by some that homoeopathic remedies may foster or nourish good qualities too, and that such fine qualities (cf. the presentations of Bach flower remedies) may serve as counteracting agents or antidotes to particular problems. Thus, a homoeopathic impression may:

Harmonise some "things", by way of an over-all or general, standard influence of a sort. The complete list of "guiding symptoms" in any large Materia Medica shows some agreed-on or widely accepted signs of that influence.
Promote particular "things" (cf. Boericke above).
Remove specified symptoms, in Dr. Boericke's terminology.

Where to Get Remedies

Great Britain: Bach Remedies and homeopathic remedies, try http://www.bachessences.com/pages/fr_contact.htm

In Sweden: http://www.dcg.se/swe/

In Denmark: http://www.homeopatica.dk/

Get informed in Norway: (1). Løveapoteket, Olav Tryggvasons gate 26/28, N-7011 Trondheim. Phone: +47 7383 3283, Fax: +47 7383 3280, E-mail: loveapoteket.trondheim@apotek.no

MGA-equipment (cards (software) and instruments (hardware)): Magneto-Geometric Applications (MGA), 45 Dowanhill Road, SE6 1SX Catford, London. Telephone: 0044-208-461-2220. Fax: 0044-208-461-5253

A Few Words to Begin With

Many of the entries of troubles and remedies to go with them in the Mae West Repertory are included in Dr. Oscar Boericke's Therapeutic Index [Mab 995-1011]. I have drawn on it to a large extent. But the information is expanded too. One additional source is Dr. Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. My own findings are marked by a star (*) A study of them in the light of the concomintant Materia Medica.
I have designed a listing of problems and remedies (called a Repertory) that could help interested lay persons. Therefore there is a suggestive "renewing scale" numbers for each impression. These numbers try to convey the beneficial work of the included remedies.
Grading the effects of homoeopathic remedies is nothing new. In his repertory, Dr. Boericke grades the impression in two, while Dr. James T. Kent uses three levels. The most outstanding characteristics are ranked highest, and given more weight when choosing the remedies. Our levels 3, 4 and 5 may be said to roughly correspond to Kent's third level. The numbers put at the back of remedies in the Mae West Repertory are not from Dr. Boericke's index.

All of the MAE WEST FAVOURITE REMEDIES are not included in William and Oscar Boericke's combined work on homoeopathy [Mab], and not all of their remedies are included here either. We have included information from the rather large work of Dr. John Clarke, A Dictionary of Materia Medica, however, and we have included some further problems and troubles - mainly mental or social ones - and the suggested remedies to go with them.
Accordingly, some details of the MAE WEST REPERTORY are not found in the work of the Boericke's. Nor are all details substantiated in Clark's Dictionary. And please note that neither double-blind tests nor systematic provings have been done. However, clinical testings have been done on bacteria, animals, children, students, and adults. Some may feel free to try them out themselves, and that would be OK, so long as medical supervision is not done away with.
A well received forerunner of this list appeared in 1985 in the form of a quite slim book that focused solely on mental aspects of the remedies included at the time. An internationally known medical doctor and author of many books on alternative medicine wrote thus about it in a letter:

"It cannot be done better (?). I'll start using it tomorrow already."

Since then the list of remedies has grown bigger and more inclusive, and the list of troubles too. I consider this Internet edition to be a second edition.
"One step at the time" - In the light of this, the lists of findings are presented mainly for educational purposes, till evidence surfaces. "Feel free to try, on the safe side" is a fit motto. - T. Kinnes

"Faith that Cures"

"Be renewed in the spirit of your mind." [The apostle Paul, Ephesians 4.23].

You may have noticed we speak of "renewal degrees" in connection with the remedies, but we do not hold the faith that all remedies can cure everything . . . Instead we propose that some remedies may be tried against this and that trouble, which equals that those remedies are for this and that desired gain too.
In simpler words: an impression is said to work against some things, and thereby work for other and very opposite things.
Example: an impression that is hoped to counteract rashness, is thought to promote things fairly opposite to rashness.
A word often has many meanings, and there are traps in that. But if by "rashness" we mean "silly, thoughtless hastiness", a possible opposite (something positive to express well, could be "studied level-headedness" in some way or other, and that would be thought of as the positive effect of Pulsatilla, all in all, even though few or none hve considered that. However, by gathering the common and very well known symptoms of Pulsatilla, this little summary of its positive character begins to make sense!
If you need to bulwark that side of the inner mind, or strengthen that side, and want Pulsatilla for that one reason, you come very close to those who take Bach essence remedies. Many of those persons focus on the proposed positive sides of the remedies, you see. And it is allowed to "try and see" too. It does not cost a lot of money, the remedies are said to be extremely safe and non-poisonous, and they do not interfere (as far as I know) with prescribed (chemical) remedies. One is free to try as long as it does not interfere negatively with sound, medical diagnosis, advice, and treatment.
Taking (ingesting) an impression could be understood as introducing an influence that should be budding well and spreading from deep inside, from outside the normal awareness. Next this secret influence has to flower and spread and yield (more or less temporary) increase of wellness to the mind and body as the influence takes hold of the mind-and-body from inside and outwards - and thus gains some more sway or momentum in correcting (read: renewing) the mind from within.
There are many ways of putting this. And we think or hold that each essence impression (mind impression) may help renew and restore parts (facets) of the mind deep inside by such as (1) bulwarking against deteriorations, (2) and instigating some constructive or even handy sides (aspects) to flourish from deep inside the renewed spirit of your mind - to say it with Paul - if given enough time and the conditions are gentle or on our side. Much depends on which is the stronger influence; that of the combined spirit-helping remedies, or that of the combinded troubles within and/or without.
If this little lecture can help you, it can help. If not, it is not tactless to try such remedies anyhow, because "an ounce of practice outweighs an neigh". OK?

The Renewing Scale Explained a Bit

Renewing Scale
1: (Omitted)
2: Some
3. Medium
4. Strong
5. Rare

The tentative scale suggests renewing degrees, sort of, and numbers after remedies refer to it.

To show more along this vein: Say that the female trouble "No desire for anything" is listed with many mind remedies to it. They are thereby proposed to counteract that trouble - more or less, as the case may be.
Each impression in such a list is allotted a number, which suggests how far the impression may "renew the deep mind inside" and thus combat the trouble, it that is possible from deep inside. That should be thought about too, of course, to avoid rashness and mishap.
Let us say that the mind impression Cinnamon is listed as having a "4" (strong) influence in general. It remains to be tried in order to see - in each single case.
It is suggested that an impression that is allotted the score 3 (medium) is unable to cure (or suppress) all the troubles it is given that score for. Maybe up to 70% of the troubles diminish or disappear for some time. How long an impression may "sit" and work deep inside, is not possible to talk of in general terms; it tends to depend on many things. But if one 3-score impression helps some, three remedies of these selected remedies may work together and do the trick, they may cure the troubles, or suppress all of them (for some unspecified time - maybe a year, maybe some more time). And your general faith may influence the long-term results too. There are many factors involved, many factors to take into account and consider. Please not that well.
The mind impression Cinnamonum, which is derived from cinnamon, should be given the "Renewal score" 4 against the same female trouble: "Female: . . . No desire for anything"". The Renewing Scale could then be taken to mean that such as homeopathic cinnamon (above D6 or 6x) would be a "strong" impression against that complaint. Perhaps. That too is hard to tell in general terms. You see, some essence remedies are made from other parts of the plants than the bark, and therefore it pays to be more "pulsatillic" in the matter, not rash, but showing more "studied level-headedness". There are many ways to do it.
It may be suggested (with appropriate leeway for individual differences) that essence-cinnamon alone may cure up to 85% of that complaint, maybe less - working as a single agent. If combined with another "4 impression", as one of the remedies against "Female: No desire for anything", as (Boericke does - and it is interpreted and understood OK, the two of them may cure the female complaint completely for some time. And what happens next, "birds" only know - or God. He sits deep inside too, in heaven, the good old Bible suggests in several passages, including one in Lukas.
Note, then, that the presumed good effects of our mind remedies may be (a) intensified; (b) widened; (c) articulated better - by combining several pertinent remedies.

OK Faith Is not Forbidden in These Circles

You should always believe all you read in the newspapers, as this makes them more interesting. - Rose Macaulay (1881-1958)

There is written untruth and spoken untruth and lived untruth - and humbug too. That self-help might be fostered by humbug is very likely, as you will see if you read on.

The value of keeping an open mind first

We should keep an open mind about complementary medicine, that attitude could eventually help you: It is not that we would play on faith, but keeping an open mind should at least not be forbidden, because placebo effects (mobilised good optimism and perhaps also good faith) may help some.
However, pills that work at large (have documented effects), have certain effects regardless of what is thought of them or not. Thus, don't let any negative faith stand in the way of proficient diagnosis and self-help, for example.

It is possible to keep an open mind and still be very proficient rational handling. The one does not exclude the other.

Double-blind Tests Document the Effects of Good Optimism (and Faith)

Most standard tests of medicine pills use a so-called "double-blind" scheme where those who take part in the test, are divided into two groups, and then the medicine is administered. But some who get what they think is medicine, get a placebo instead. A placebo (from Latin, 'I please'), is a fake medicine, for example plain sugar. Neither those who hand out the medicine and those who get it, know who get placebo pills and who get the "real stuff", i.e., the medicine to be tried out. In this respect both parties are "blind".
It has shown up repeatedly that most of the effect of various pills is due to the placebo effect. It suggests that persons put faith in pills, and this faith helps many through psychosomatic avenues and along other lines, possibly. When there is so much free-flowing help from arousing faith in a cure and keeping it up, one had better learn to make good use of the placebo effect, is a conclusion by a Swedish professor, dr. Olof Lindahl, in a book he co-authored [Lnp].

A placebo effect may be called good optimism (maybe faith too) paving its way along psychosomatic avenues.

Better than both preventions and cures: a good life and bulwarking against defeats, humiliations and illnesses

We think the organism of humans and animals have great understanding of how to maintain itself. In our present-day conditions, stresses and unnatural living may undermine the organism's coping mechanims. Stress is not easy to "play with":

Doctors estimate that emotional stress plays an important role in more than half of all medical problems [Hi 505].

When this is the case, there are two things to consider: (1) Stress is thought to affect the mind and nervous system and the organism as a whole through so-called psychosomatic measures. (2) But then psychosomatics holds keys to some cures too, and not only to derangements. Good optimism (perhaps faith too) is at times into it. Placebo effects go into psychosomatics too. The routes or avenues are not much understood, but the effects are undeniable, even in terminal cancer patients, as O. Carl Simonthon and others have documented. [Kafk]
If the stresses and strains and unnatural living are prolonged, original coping mechanisms may turn into defeating mechanisms, or psychodynamic "defence mechanisms". If so, they are sly in that they normally do not operate (work) inside the field of conscious awareness. Their effects, however, may derange a life horribly if given full play. One should try to lessen them by lessen the basic needs for that sort of defences first. Note the circumstances may have to be altered, but that is perhaps only half of what will be needed. Much "soul-searching" may be needed too, or other sorts of therapy. Therapy is mostly costy.
Also, prevention is better than cure, and self-help is a boon. One should be free to make efforts to combat diseases in oneself and the near and dear ones.

Striving for the good life is not to be forgotten -

Conditions Differ, and So Do We

Essence remedies or homoeopathic remedies may not heal one in any case. Much is determined by the strength of the severe stressors or life circumstances, and the relative "homoeopathic strength" of an impression or a bunch of remedies taken together. In principle, to give effective help, a "impression's strength" has to be equal to the offsetting influences inside. Dosage is another important point in the art of self-help healing. It is not covered right here and now.
How well an impression matches or "shoots" the symptom (trouble) it is listed under, is another topic. In the lists of problems and aligned remedies that follow, we have mainly suggested the relative worth of various remedies by numbers to the right of the remedies. Conditions differ, individuals differ, so the relative or postulated (thought of) general effect may differ considerably. Take that into account. It has to be done in these sorts of therapies: Bach flower remedies, homoeopathy, and gem remedies. They are combined here. We have drawn on all three in the hope of offering far better help in this way.
It is our firm belief that well chosen (matching) remedies of our 470 impression selection, can ease troubles before they get the best of everyone. Fit remedies may encourage the organism to make needed adjustments if their homoeopathic strengths and dosages follow suit. Why should not they? Note as well that we don't have to believe in a thing that works - we can just try out the medley of your choice and note possible changes in you - spirit, mind, feelings, body, conduct, and further. If you have found one or more remedies that fit your problems, marked differences of the kind "before versus after" taking the impression, may be noted. That is your part, in case. But an impression that works, works also if you don't write down a thing. This means that you could enhance your understanding of how potentised remedies affect you if you keep notes.

Firm belief that works, may affect both the believer and others inside his range of influence.

Here is our "main trust" in the remedies shown

In any one problem (trouble) in the list, one or more remedies are listed alphabethically. Latin names are given throughout, for the sake of clarity and routing out the possiblity of being misunderstood.
Further, in any bundle of remedies - for example in the case of Indifference, different remedies are said to bring help in different ways. They can thus complement one another in covering (shooting at) different aspects (sides) of the trouble (issue) in question.
In order to determine just which remedies that fit you or your circumstances, use the numbers to the right of the remedies. Those marked by '4' and even better, '5' and occasionally '5+' (outstanding), have our main trust generally. However, if you have other symptoms that otherwise indicate one of the gentler remedies (marked by a '3' or '2', you have to weigh it and count those facets in so that you can get the best or most out of it. Yet, the remedies with the highest numbers can be well worth trying anyway. Maybe you can combine them.

You talk of faith if you have not good enough documentation, basically -

Free to Try and See for Yourself

All the remedies may be freely combined among themselves. One may take up to ten remedies in a blend if that is useful. There should be no side effects in any case.
Just feel free to try and note your marked changes too, for your own good. All the remedies we use are of non-toxic potencies and forms. You must ensure that yours are completely non-toxic too, where you are. It is up to you.

Free to try and note differences before and after - that is it.

Sound Medical Diagnoses and Expert Cures Are Not to Be Ignored

Informations on this site are due to investigations that are presented for educational purposes and in some cases for gentle self-care or self-help attempts. In the absence of much and sound traditional research into most of what is given, it is wise to favour a "try and see" concept to any data presented.
Moreover, one should never let complementary medicine interfere with sound medical diagnosis and qualified prescription-making and possible treatment.

Bigwigs do as they wish, small folks as they may (Norwegian proverb).

Questions of Selecting Remedies, of Remedy Blends, Dosages Etc.

In chosing the remedies to try, study the numbers to the right of the remedies and pick the one you assess to be the most fit one, and maybe you should add one or more other remedies too. Up to five and ten of selected remedies can be combined. The remedies were chosen to blend nicely in general.
The Bach Centre in England has neat guidelines on how to select remedies too. For the time being you are referred to their pages on it [Link].
Dana Ullman and Dr. Andrew Lockie both have sites on homoeopathy that may be well worth visiting too.

Sides to Remedies

The weakness characteristic of all Potassium Salts is seen especially in this [i.e., Kalium chloricum], with soft pulse, coldness, general depression [etc.].

Harmonise some "things", by way of an over-all or general, standard influence of a sort. The complete list of "guiding symptoms" in any large Materia Medica shows some agreed-on or widely accepted signs of that influence.
Promote particular "things" (cf. Boericke above).
Remove specified symptoms, in Dr. Boericke's terminology.

Hi: Smith, Carolyn D. (ed) et al.: Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology. 14th ed. Thomson Wadsworth. Belmont, 2003.
Kafk: Simonton, O. Carl, Stephanie Matthews-Simonton, and James Creighton: Du kan bli frisk igjen. (Getting well again) Dreyer. Oslo, 1982.
Lnp: Lindahl, Olof and Lindwall, Lars: Laegevidenskaben i nyt perspektiv. Reitzel. Copenhagen, 1979.

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