[Barbara
Levin Krupp]
Based on Sankaran/David Warkentin [† 13-10-2010]/Val
Ohanian/Eric Sommermann. [†18-03-2007]
One way to
think about spider and snake remedies is to look at them as the female (spider)
and male (snake) archetypes of the Unconscious.
Spider
represents inner change and accommodation to the environment. Spider stays
hidden in the dark. Spider cold, chilly quality.
The theme
of webs in the spider remedy elicits the idea of the cunning, divisive quality
of the spider. The sensations of suffocating, constricting, devouring and entrapment
come forward.
The web
also represents the idea of compulsivity which becomes manifested in the issue
of addiction found in their picture and the theme of periodicity. Here we find
that the more regular and precise the web, the more prominent the aspect of
periodicity. The web also brings to mind the feeling of being entrapped, of
being caught, of being industrious, of being involved in intrigue and politics.
The spider remedies have a strong theme of death and include the delusion
“about to die”, also the idea that they are being tested and if they fail, they
die. All spider remedies have an element of sociopathy;
almost a total absence of guilt and of being very good liars.
Snake
represents the dawning of ego development and transformation. Snake comes out
and lies in the sun.
Snake
remedies are passionate and resonate with the themes of evil and temptation and
sexuality and spirituality. The issue of split aspects to the self is
prominent. Snakes are all about ego
identity
and passion; they have a tendency to be brilliant, talkative and creative.
Their energy is all about gaining control over their impulses (here we see the
basis of ego development in humans, the emergence of the Self can only occur
when the instinctual/impulsive aspects of our nature are brought under
control). Most of the snake remedies are made from the venom of the respective
snake with 3 primary affinities: 1. blood (hemorrhaging and heart disease);
2.
neurotoxins and lung problems;
3.
paralysis and necrosis.
The primary
themes in the snake are the
To
summarize:
Spiders:
General: restlessness, chilly, periodicity.
Affinities: nervous system, stomach,
reproductive, chest and extremities.
Themes: intelligent, territorial re: sexual
relationships, hidden, cunning, manupilative.
Snakes:
General:
warm, sidedness, periodicity, passionate.
Affinities: circulatory system, lungs,
paralysis, necrosis, speech.
Themes: split in Self, highly active, creative.
Spiders:
Tarentula Hispanica (most
proved spider with clinical cases).
Main theme: nervous system over
stimulated.
Mental/emotional: intense mental
activity. Easy excitement. Likes to work fast. Impatient; intolerant of
slowness in others. Need for speed. Love of music and dancing (> symptoms).
Fears death: extremely fearful of being killed. Will pretend to be ill as a
part of the deceit and cunningness. Becomes rageful
when opposed. Deceptive. Sociopathic; almost total absence of guilt.
Kids: Hyperactivity. Restless. As
they get older, destructive energy will come out and will hurt others. Bright
children; teacher doesn’t go fast enough for them. See ADD, ADHD. Kids do well
with computerized self-learning. Big rages; very demanding. Hard to settle kids
down at night.
Generals: extreme restlessness,
better from intense exertion. Better from music and dancing. Listens to wild
music. Chilly < from cold. Periodicity. Picks at body and scalp.
Nervous system: over stimulation.
Twitching and jerking. Paralysis and numbness in legs. Hypersensitive hands.
Stomach: Vulnerable area of
complaints. Constipation, slow digestion. Anxiety expressed in stomach. Food:
craves raw food; aversion to meat/ will eat raw meat, fish. Craves spicy and
salt.
Reproductive: high sexual energy;
can be around illicit and immoral sex. Promiscuity; deceives spouse. Uterine
fibroids/ovarian cysts, cancer. Heavy bleeding at menses. Intense itching of
vulva. Testicular cancer.
Chest: Intense palpitations that
is better from dancing, hard activity.
Extremities: restlessness of all
limbs (trying to sleep).
- Schlangen:
Zusammen:
Angst (vor dem Tod)/verzweifelt/Schwindel/Konzentration schwierig/Speichel vermehrt/mehr sexuelle Lust/Kloßgefühl im Hals/Herzbeschwerden/Blutungen.
Unterschied:
Schlangen Bezug zu Blut und Hormonen/>> Anfang Absonderungen
Spinnen Bezug zu Blut und Nerven.
Vorwort/Suchen Zeichen/Abkürzungen Impressum