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Hahnemann Revisited Read Dr. Luc De Schepper's New Blog for HSCN! Dr. Luc is the author of excellent books on Classical Homeopathy. About Hahnemann Revisited When an allopathic physician converts to homeopathy, there is usually an interesting story behind it. Mine begins on my first day of practice—a disaster from beginning to end. When I graduated from medical school in Belgium 27 years ago, I felt like Dr Schweitzer and Superman combined: my black bag was filled with pills and injections, my heart full of good intentions, and my enthusiasm zenith. The day I open my office, I instructed my wife (I could not afford a receptionist) that in case a patient showed up. To tell her or him that the doctor was very busy and let the patient wait a little. It never looks good of the doctor to sit around waiting for a patient. When the doorbell finally rang, hopes were high for the first catch of the day. My wife rushed down the stairs while I tried to hide. Having been well instructed, she said to the man at the door, “ My husband will be right with you. He is talking on the phone with a patient.” The man looked puzzled and then replied, “That's very strange, I am from the phone company and I can me to install the phone. What an embarrassment! However my painful journey was not finished yet. My first real patient was a young girl of 15 with a complaint of chronic headaches. Her headaches were triggered by a change of weather, which was unfortunate as the weather in Belgium changes four times a day. She had tried the existing headache medications for her previous doctors, but she thought this new young gun from medical school would have some new weapons in his arsenal. Of course I had none. After the telephone and headache debacle, I took an aspirin for my own headache and decided from there and then that there must be a life beyond allopathic medicine. That was 27 years ago, and I have never stopped studying since them, I discarded all my medical textbooks and replaced them with acupuncture and homeopathy books. Since then I have learned and practiced a number of different holistic modalities, also including natural foods nutrition, vitamins, supplements, and herbs. For the last eight years, I have practiced only homeopathy, because it is more powerful, goes deeper, acts more quickly, and benefits the patient more than any other modality. To this day I have not regretted the change. On the contrary, I feel that I have earned far more gratitude and appreciation for my patients and derived far more satisfaction that I ever could have dreamed of it I have remained an allopathic practitioner. Of all the healing modalities I have studied, I have found homeopathy the most fulfilling, Homeopathy individualizes to the patient. The remedies are tailored not only to the patient’s symptoms but also the their personality types and to the reason they became ill. If a patient feels ill even when her lab test are normal, we take her seriously and listen carefully. As a result, we spend time really getting to know our patients, and the patients often say they feel better just from being listened to non-judgmentally. Homeopathy is interested in the why of our patients: why did they fall sick? Why do they react to particular life situations in a particular way? Why do they experience certain emotions? It involves plumbing the depths of human nature, and the mental/emotional makeup of the patient takes high priority in our prescribing. Homeopathy works with the body’s own natural healing energy, the Vital Force. And it empowers the patient: the practitioner listens to the patient for guidance in prescribing and assessing the patient’s reaction to the remedy, encouraging the patient to listen to her own body. The dynamic between practitioner and patient is more evenly balanced in homeopathy than in most other forms of healing, to the benefit of both. Homeopathy has unchanged laws and principles, which once mastered, will unfailing guide the prescription and the management of the case. Unfortunately the information has not been easily available, and the homeopathic tradition has largely been lost, at least in the USA. Ideally, Homeopathy would be learned best in the clinic, as an apprentice to a master who had learned from earlier masters, but this is not possible in this country. In this book I hope to make available to a wider audience the information I have gleaned from an extensive study of old books and journals, many of which are out of print. In particular I have been fortunate enough to study Hahnemann's casebooks from his last years in Paris. The more I read of Hahnemann’s writings, the more I am convinced of his genius. On every page of his casebooks are brilliant observations and cures. I call this book Hahnemann Revisited because I believe he has the answers and guidance highly relevant for us today, although sometimes inaccessible because they are couched in his old-fashioned language, have also been greatly inspired by the master homeopaths of the past, like von Boenninghausen, Hering, Lippe, Kent, Dunham, Grimmer, Tyler, Wright-Hubbard, and Schmidt; their wisdom full these pages. I have attempted to elucidate their teaching with examples form my own practice as well as theirs. Certain aspects of this book may seen to depart from the mainstream of modern homeopathy—in particular the emphasis of miasmatic prescribing and LM potencies—but these were an integral part of Hahnemann’s great teaching and I believe they deserve to hold a central position in Homeopathy today. I like to believe that they are not widely used simply for lack of sufficient training. It would give me great joy and fulfillment if this book would serve to spread the knowledge of these powerful healing tools of homeopathy. This book is meant for the serious student of homeopathy, for the practicing professional homeopath, and the health care practitioner interested in learning more about it. For the student, I hope that fulfills a need for a thorough introduction to homeopathic therapeutics and methodology. I hope that my fellow homeopaths will find something of value in it, and that allopathic practitioners will find a window on a different way of viewing health and healing. This book is not intended for laypeople…. I would like to share a few words, if I may, with the students who read this book, healing is a gift, and your presence as a healer can be a gift in itself, if you give your patient your attention, your respect and your love. As Mother Theresa said, “From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. If your heart if full of love, you will speak of love.” And you will make your patient heal even more before you give a remedy, Don’t be discouraged if you make a mistake. I have made many mistakes along the way, and I have always learned from them, I have been practicing alternative medicine for 30 years and I have never stopped learning. I wish for all of those who read this book the same enthusiasm for life-long learning. |
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