What's New on WHR (July 2009)

Wholistic Homeopathy: Focus on psycho-spiritual health

by Daniel J. Benor, MD, ABIHM

…Hahnemann stumbled upon a phenomenon that is barely beginning to be understood by modern physics, a dynamic that might be likened to spirit, information or meaning in matter…
                     – Edward Whitmont (1993, p. 7)
 

Introduction

Homeopathy brings about healing through a gentle but deep stimulation of a person's system with substances that mimic the symptoms a person is suffering. Remedies are chosen according to the manifestations of the disease, but also include elements that match the personality, life history, and other aspects of the patient's life. Remedies are identified through a process called proving, in which a series of people who are not suffering from any problems take the substance and note what symptoms they experience. By identifying the spectrum of symptoms produced in this way, the types of problems a substance will help can be ascertained.

Homeopathy in its fullest applications is a wholistic therapy – addressing body, emotions, mind, relationships (with other people and the environment) and spirit. By addressing every aspect of a person's being, the whole person is harmonized within himself or herself and within the context of her or his relationships with other people and the world beyond. This is the truest form of health and healing. Within this framework, people are able to live unstressed on any level of their existence, and also have the tools with which to address any challenges in their lives. Within this framework, mental health is an integrated aspect of wholistic health.

Even some homeopaths may have difficulty making the transition from prescribing remedies for symptom clusters to harmonizing the whole person, on every level of her or his being. They may be content to deal with body, emotions and mind, sometimes extending into relationships. Spirit, which is difficult to define, is often relegated to interventions of the clergy – just as it is in the practice of conventional medicine and psychotherapy.

This article explores research and clinical observations that suggest homeopathy can be a doorway into spiritual awarenesses, which then become a wonderful resource for deeper healings. Not only mental health, but all of a person's health can be enhanced. Conversely, this article points out ways in which spiritual awarenesses may enhance homeopathic treatments and may suggest new theories for understanding homeopathy.

 

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