Comparison Carbons and
Germanium
[David Quinn]
In my view both Carbon and Silica belong above Germ-met. Stannum and
Plumbum in the periodic table and share with these three elements the same
essential features.
Recently, while reading through the remedy Germanium in Rajan Sankaran’s
books on the mineral kingdom I began to realise that there was much similarity
in the symptoms and the description
of Germanium with the Carbon remedies and Nat-c. in particular.
The symptoms:
“Sense of failure, suppressed anger,
estrangement, dyslexia and fatigue are only some of the indications that make
this remedy uniquely suitable to our times.”
“Difficult to focus my mind on what I’m doing,
trying to gather my thoughts and trying to think of everything to put in my
brief case. See a bollard coming towards me, would have to focus my mind hard
to remember what I have to do to avoid it. When teaching my class, it was
difficult to focus on the logical steps.” (Excepts from Jeremy Sherr’s proving
of Germanium)
Confidence, want of
Delusion alone, castaway, alone in the world
Delusion does everything wrong; he cannot succeed,
that he has failed
Pursued
Delusion life is meaningless
Forsaken (Complete Repertory)
Delusion refugee children in Kosovo
Delusion isolated
Dreams “Third Reich”
Delusion vulnerable
Fatigue, powerless, apathetic
Occasional outburst and desire to escape
(Excerpts from cases in Reference Works)
At this point I went to Homoeopathy and the Elements and read through
the outline of the main characteristics of Stage 14, the column containing
Germ-met. Stannum and Plumbum, and while doing this keeping in mind what we
think of as the important characteristics of the Carbon remedies.
[Jan Scholten]
Stage 14 Germanium Stannum Plumbum
Eliminated Discarded
They feel as if they are being discarded, they are being put out of
action, placed on a side track. They are no more than onlookers at this stage,
still there ‘for the show’, but their real role has come to an end. They are
being eliminated under the guise of a ‘gradual phasing out process’.
Diverting
While they are being put on a side track by other people, they in turn
are also very good at diverting important matters to another side track. They
are masters in changing the subject and passing the buck when things get a bit
too close. In a positive sense this can be seen as the ability to keep the pressure
off, to even things out so they don’t get out of control. This is the
‘dropshot’ technique: they catch a ball and play it back in such a way that all
the speed has been taken out of it, it drops down dead, all the energy has been
absorbed. This is the talent of the people in stage 14. The weakness of the
wrists of Plumbum is very symbolic.
Irresponsible