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November 2011. The Individual & Society: Exploring Human Rights and Medical Freedom (Vol 14, # 2), Featured Articles
Homeopathy and the Legal Question - An Historical Perspective
When Samuel Hahnemann in the 1800’s wanted to justify his Theory of Chronic Diseases intellectually, he began by tracing his argument back historically. Similarly, it will serve our purpose----to understand the present legal situation of homeopathy---to begin with a very broadly painted picture of the historical development of Western Society.
History is not so much a spectacle of significant events and dates, as it is a witness to an evolution of consciousness. And all the outrageous misadventures of history give further evidence to conflicts between established institutions and the inexorable changes that have occurred in human consciousness over time. Even the adjective, “outrageous”, already betrays a bias that has been created within this very evolution.
One of the chief characteristics of contemporary humanity is what can be called----the Social Question. Never before has the relation of one human being to another acquired such complexity, nor demanded such conscious participation. Even in the not-so-distant past, relations were more instinctively determined, and the individual was entirely subsumed by the group, the tribe, the people. All was bound by blood. One was merely a member of a religion, a trade, a family.
Today, this is no longer true. Each of us today assumes at least the posture if not the cachet of individuality. Simply as a matter of course, we affirm our own unique pedigree. It is not a criticism but a characterization to say that modern humanity has become increasingly ego-identified. This is especially true in the English-speaking West where a self-absorbed feeling of entitlement has become almost a way of life. Not only has this contributed to the peril of the global eco-system, it has sometimes put a strain on the existing systems of governance.
Thus, the Social Question…
How are we to find ourselves within the social organism so that all our capacities have an opportunity to develop freely? And how are we to relate so as not to intrude on these same developmental needs in others? Is a community of individuals an oxymoron? What kinds of social institutions would best serve the growing needs of an increasingly self-conscious humanity? In a society where each claims the freedom of an independent conscience, what, if any, should be the legal constraints?
As we shall see, all these questions have an obvious relationship to the practice of medicine in general and of homeopathy specifically.
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Vaccine Damage Denial and the British Press
The contemporary deep silence on vaccine damage, and the role of the press appears to be a complete reversal of the position forty years ago when, for example, The Sunday Times and its journalists campaigned over a seven year period, under the leadership of the paper's editor, to bring to light the cases of mothers and their children affected by Thalidomide. The media in Britain has now almost completely shut down on the Dr. Wakefield related MMR story. Although journalists themselves and people 'in the know', tend to offer blasé explanations for the lack of media investigation, such as 'the story is written-out', it would be quite irrational to imagine that the massively funded science lobby groups are not burrowing away in the background, achieving their objectives.
Homeopathy - Its Time is Coming
Excerpt: As Bob Dylan said, “The times they are a’changing.” Slowly but surely, a new and deeper kind of awareness and consciousness is spreading across the globe. Once relegated to the “New Age” set or to mystics, more and more people in the mainstream are engaging in meditation and are beginning to develop an awareness that humanity, nature, and the Earth itself are all interconnected on a deeper level. We may be on the cusp of a revolution in human consciousness. And a world populated by more deeply conscious humans will also be a world in which alternative energy-based medicines, like homeopathy, will be the norm.
Remedy Profiles: A Method of Integrating Classical & Innovation Understandings of Homeopathic Remedies
To address the debate in recent years regarding how a practitioner determine the nature and quality of the remedy, the author developed the idea of the remedy profile. The remedy profile provides a holistic, inclusive picture of the remedy taking into account the substance in nature from which the remedy comes, as well as all the variety of understandings that allow us to most fully appreciate the remedy. I developed this method of studying remedies as a way of helping students integrate the many different pieces of information that emerge.
Ghana Diaries Homeopathy in the Field, Part Two
Part Two of Richard Pitt's diary of his time working in Ghana in 2010. Many interesting cases and photos are included in this piece!