The California Homeopath
Journal of the California Homeopathic Medical Society

We also explore the influence of the pharmaceutical industry and government in imposing a mandatory or semi-compulsory vaccine program onto children in our societies. This is a touchy subject as vaccines are held up as a holy grail of modern medicine, with unimpeachable evidence to support the world wide campaign to vaccinate children (and adults too) as much as possible.

In this edition, we begin with Robert Stewart’s article, Homeopathy and the Legal Question, An Historical Perspective. Robert eloquently lays out a model of society based on the work of Rudolph Steiner and how that can be used to define the limits of power over medical practice and the right of people to choose the type of medical care they want. He states that there are three forms of structures that encompass societal dynamics: The Cultural/Spiritual arena, The area of Human Rights and the Law, and The Economic Sphere. Each has its own dominion and purpose and they should interfere with one another. Quoting Robert's article:

“Now in order for art, science, religion, medicine and education to achieve their highest, they must be pursued in unmitigated freedom from all arbitrary constraints from both the State and from the economy. The entire cultural/spiritual life is to be completely excepted from the democratic process.

“Three qualities, then, must come to characterize each sphere: complete freedom within the realm of the cultural/spiritual life; transparent democratic institutions within the area of rights-awareness; and fraternal associations of producers and consumers determining economic exchange.

“The whole trend of the evolutionary force of modern mankind is in the direction of this three-folding of the social organism. As long as social life could be guided in all its essentials by the instinctive forces at work….there was no urgent tendency towards this definite membering into three functions. Basically, there were always these three, but in a still dim, unconscious social life they worked together as one. Our modern age demands of man that he now place himself consciously into the social organism." Rudolf Steiner

“For the most part, the cultural/spiritual sphere has attained a relative autonomy within the social organism.  A glaring exception, of course, is medicine. Where freedom is the sine qua non of all cultural/spiritual activity, what rules in medicine is anything but freedom.  In a threefold sense, the archetypal definition of a medical licensing law would be a cultural abuse of law for economic gain.”

Robert makes the case that modern medicine has now become an expression of authoritarian impulse, profoundly compromised by economic gain and state sanctioned Law, that only serves to support those in the profession who benefit economically and politically. It serves to give power, control and dominion over people, which he states is antithetical to the purpose of medical and religious freedoms.

Martin Walker, in his penetrating analysis of the role of the media in Great Britain, makes the case that the level of collusion between vested interests has profoundly compromised medical integrity, with terrible consequences for children, and adults who are being told lies in the name of “science”. Martin is a long time journalist and activist and has written much on the agenda of Big Pharma, the medical profession and the media in manipulating public opinion and attacking all forms of alternative medicine.

I have written a detailed review of a book entitled The Vaccine Epidemic, which explores the issues of human rights and vaccine policies, questioning whether state enforced mandatory vaccine laws contravene the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and the U.S. constitution. In one stunning chapter after another, the full political, social and health implications of vaccine policy is explored, revealing profound questions about our society and where we are going. With drug companies producing ever more vaccines, and with a corresponding increase in significant health problems in children, the question of how much diseases such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Crohn’s disease etc can be attributed to the number of vaccines given needs serious consideration. This book makes the most dramatic and poignant case that the medical profession as a whole is unable to be objective in their analysis of this issue and that existing laws do not serve the public, only to protect drug companies and government policy that supports the current vaccine agenda. This area needs serious debate and objective analysis and the book is a vital contribution to this dialog. Anyone interested in the area of vaccines, which includes all homeopaths, should read this book.

On this particular topic, Carol Boyce’s article on the new HPV vaccine is particularly sober reading. Just this November, in California, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that allows doctors to vaccinate 12 year old girls with the HPV vaccine without their parent’s knowledge or consent. The assumption is that parents don’t always know what is best for their children (whereas the State does), that these children may have sex and need protection, that the vaccine works (which is not clear) and that the risks of the vaccine are small in comparison to the disease (103 children, that we know of, have died so far from the vaccine). Similar to the anthrax vaccine given to soldiers, ia this simply a horrible experiment at the expense of our children and service men and women? Who is culpable and will bear responsibility from this policy when people are damaged from the vaccine? This is not clear and right now, existing laws to not give appropriate due process to parents or children who are damaged from vaccines.

Amy Lansky, the author of The Impossible Cure, which details the homeopathic treatment of her son and offers a tremendous overview on homeopathy, has just written a new book entitled Active Consciousness, which eloquently looks into the red lines of thought that weave together the idea of energy, consciousness and the boundaries of scientific thought. She brings into context where homeopathy can fit into the scheme of this developing knowledge, allowing a much wider appreciation of the whole field of healing and consciousness.

There is a fascinating article on homeopathy in Brazil by a Brazilian doctor I met when traveling in Brazil. Homeopathy is recognized as its own specialty within Medicine, and I visited a number of doctors in the local public hospital in Rio de Janeiro and gave a class there. Brazil is a country of nearly 200 million people, the size of the United States, and homeopathy has been alive there since the 1850’s, when it came also to the United States. This is great knowledge to share and to connect us more with the history and development of homeopathy in Brazil.

Loretta Butehorn, a great synthetic thinker in homeopathy, has written an article on the integration of various methods of thinking within homeopathy, encompassing traditional classical methods with other styles of thought and philosophy. This gives a great overview of the methods of homeopathic practice and thought.

This issue also inclues Part Two of The Ghana Diaries, describing my experiencing practicing homeopathy in Africa, and the cases I saw in Ghana, West Africa. They show how basic homeopathy can do so much good for many people in Africa.

As homeopathy continues to grow, and more than ever is being attacked by those who simply cannot and do not want to understand it, it is important that we are informed about what we do and to continually work on all fronts to put our case forward. That includes critiquing established structures of power and ideas in medicine that do not serve the greater good and that limit choice and information about many health concerns. As homeopaths we have always been in the frontline of putting the case forward for a truly holistic vision of the human being and the philosophical underpinning of homeopathy has given us a unique perspective on the challenges our society faces in dealing with complex health issues. Homeopathy has a role to play in offering people a chance for better health and this we need to dialog with each other and society as a whole.

Hopefully this journal contributes to this and please enjoy the articles and tell others about the journal.

With Best Wishes,

Richard Pitt
Editor

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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.