Anacardium orientalis Anhang 2
[Dr. Rajan Sankaran]
Contradiction of wills, unfeeling, hard-hearted,
cruelty, want of moral feeling and also timidity and want of self confidence
are key symptoms.
A plant. The remedy belongs to the cancer miasm.
The situation of Anacardium is that of a
kind of child abuse. Overly strict parents impose all their desires on the
child and do not allow him to think or
do anything on his own. He cannot
make his own decisions, to the extent that he is not allowed even to decide
what clothes he should wear. If he starts taking his own decisions or does not
live up to the expectations placed upon him, he will be punished cruelly. So he
tries to live up to these expectations by being obedient and angelic in his
behaviour, and by being excellent in his work. But he begins to develop a lack
of self-confidence, and becomes nervous. He is irresolute, because the outcome
of his decisiveness is usually a severe punishment. If the domination persists
and he is compelled to put
up with it, he starts reacting with
cruelty, malice, want of moral feeling, and antisocial behaviour. Here he may
also develop a tremendous overconfidence with contempt for others.
But Anacardium can be very hard and cruel, and at the same time have
a lack of self-confidence.
There are thus two sides to Anacardium. On the
one hand he is good, angelic, obedient from fear of punishment. He is very
orderly, fastidious, cannot rest till things are in their proper place. The
other part of him is hard, malicious, violent, devilish, disgusted with
himself. He becomes immoral, develops suicidal or homicidal tendencies, is
abusive, stubborn and avoids the company of people. These two sides
of Anacardium are constantly in opposition to each other: should he
be an angel or a devil.
Anacardium could be the wife of a selfish tyrant
who rules with an iron fist, and does not allow her to take any decisions. She
becomes irresolute, lacks in self-confidence, is confused – always has two
wills. She becomes dull and very absent-minded (Anacardium has a marked
absent-mindedness).
She may be childish, idiotic and
timid out of lack of self-confidence and fear. The fear can paralyse her
thinking, as can be seen when appearing for
an examination.
Whereas Anacardium is known for its
hard-heartedness, cruelty and want of moral feeling, a
compensated Anacardium cannot be cruel even when the situation
demands.
He will, perhaps, be unable to kill even an irritating
mosquito. Thus, Anacardium has the feeling of an angel sitting on one
shoulder, and a devil on the other.
Kent:
Will, contradiction of, two
wills, feels, as if he had.
Delusion, that he is separated
from the world.
Unfeeling, hard-hearted.
Delusion, of being double.
Delusion, is under super-human
control.
Delusion, sees devils.
Cruelty, inhumanity.
Cursing.
Hatred.
Moral feeling, want of.
Kill, desire to.
Kisses his companion’s hands.
Confidence, want of self.
Timidity, bashful.
Rage, leading to violent deeds.
Phatak:
Antagonism with self.