Classical Homeopathy in Depth

I will explain the Levels of Health model of Prof. George Vithoulkas and the meaning of predisposition, remedy layers and the constitutional remedy.

• The twelve Levels of Health and the mental, emotional and physical planes.
• Layers of predisposition and remedies, and the direction of changes across these planes.
• How to select reliable elimination rubrics and check the result against materia medica.

Materia medica: Aurum metallicum, Carcinosinum, Pulsatilla, Silicea, Ignatia, Sepia, Natrum muriaticum, China officinalis, Ferrum metallicum, Iodum, Kali bichromicum, Lac caninum, Ledum palustre

What information do you need from a patient? How do you decide what is uppermost in the case? We will go through the interview and the reasoning behind the analysis.

• The three stages of case-taking and the interview, step by step.
• Five ways of looking at a case and how to identify uppermost symptoms.
• How and when to combine or cross rubrics.

Materia medica: Causticum, Staphysagria, Lycopodium, Nux vomica, Sulphur, Chelidonium majus, Lilium tigrinum, Lobelia inflata, Mezereum, Petroleum, Calcarea sulphurica

An acute illness appears after a prescription. How do you interpret it? We will examine this question in relation to the Levels of Health and the course of the acute illness.

• The timing, duration and type of an acute episode during chronic treatment.
• How these observations enter the evaluation of the remedy reaction.
• Balanced repertorization and choosing a rubric when none fits the symptom exactly.

Materia medica: Medorrhinum, Lachesis, Argentum nitricum, Rhus toxicodendron, Aconitum, Belladonna, Glonoinum, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Camphora, Lyssinum, Cannabis indica

The follow-up often raises more questions than the first consultation. We will study the different reactions and discuss when to wait and when to consider another prescription.

• Twenty-two observations of remedy reactions and their interpretation.
• The second prescription, complementary and inimical remedies, and six rules for long-term management.
• How to repertorize cases with few symptoms and balance large and small rubrics.

Materia medica: Hepar sulphur, Nitricum acidum, Thuja, Natrum sulphuricum, Natrum carbonicum, Conium maculatum, Carbo animalis, Carbo vegetabilis, Caladium seguinum, Baptisia tinctoria, Borax

What does it actually mean to know a remedy? I will show you how I approach the study of materia medica and what to look for in the sources you read.

• How to identify and extract a remedy’s keynotes.
• Different types of materia medica and where to find reliable information.
• A step-by-step study method, including how the repertory can help.

Materia medica: Phosphoric acid, Picric acid, Muriatic acid, Baryta carbonica, Graphites, Mercurius solubilis, Opium, Helleborus, Spongia tosta, Theridion, Zincum metallicum, Corallium rubrum, Nux moschata, Mercurius corrosivus

We will examine what the term miasm means, the features of the main miasms, and when this information is relevant to the analysis of a case.

• Psora, sycosis, the tubercular and syphilitic miasms.
• Miasms, predisposition and the miasmatic classification of remedies.
• Practical application, common repertorization errors and ways to simplify your work.

Materia medica: Psorinum, Tuberculinum bov., Syphilinum, Hyoscyamus, Stramonium, Tarentula, Capsicum annuum, Anacardium, Bovista, Bromium, Anthracinum

We will discuss the assessment of patients taking conventional medication, the risks of withdrawal, and the interpretation of excessive aggravation.

• Monitoring symptoms and medical findings in cases involving conventional treatment.
• Principles of potency and dosing in these situations.
• Five common reasons for excessive aggravation and how each situation is approached.

Materia medica: Bryonia alba, Gelsemium, Stannum, Chamomilla, Cina, Magnesia muriatica, Magnesia carbonica, Asarum europaeum, Amylenum nitrosum, Antimonium crudum

Which factors should guide potency selection? When do we give a single dose, when do we repeat, and when should repetition stop?

• The reasons for choosing a single dose or repeated doses.
• The main factors that influence the choice of potency.
• A closer look at repertorization software and its different features.

Materia medica: Asarum europaeum, Aesculus, Alumina, Antimonium crudum, Antimonium tartaricum, Cina, Magnesia muriatica, Plumbum, Platinum metallicum, Veratrum album

In our final block, we will examine the differences between taking acute and chronic cases and review what we have learned about repertorization and case analysis.

• Four common mistakes in acute case-taking.
• Bönninghausen’s step-by-step approach to obtaining a complete totality.
• The question of an acute or chronic remedy during an acute state, followed by a review of the year.