The California Homeopath
Journal of the California Homeopathic Medical Society

Homeopathy has perhaps much in common with jazz music.  They both have structures to them that give context and definition to their application and both have artistic expression that reveals an individual’s ability and interpretation of the form.

They both have tradition in which various individuals have influenced the direction and evolution of the science and art of the form.  These individuals stand out as great exponents of the form yet the form is greater than any one of them.  Perhaps homeopathy is slightly different in that it began with one man, whereas jazz evolved out the mix of African and European cultures in the United States.  But otherwise, the similarities are there.

Both have always existed somewhat on the margins of popular culture, experiencing various levels of success and recognition through the ages, and both are continually debating about the future direction of the form and the defining of what is and what is not jazz and homeopathy.

By Richard Pitt

Richard Pitt | Homeopath and Educator

Richard has been practicing and teaching homeopathy in San Francisco since 1995.  He orginally trained in England and has been practicing homeopathy since 1984.  He is former Director of the Pacific Academy of Homeopathy in San Francisco and also teaches at many other schools in the United States and Canada.  He is a founding board member and past president of the Council for Homeopathic Certification, which has established professional certification for the homeopathic profession in North America.  He is in private practice in San Francisco.