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Homeopathy,
Aids and its Miasmatic Identity.
Annäherung. an die Miasmen der Klassischen Homöopathie (Angelika Franz/Darius Ploog/Roland Methner/Anne Vervarcke)
Miasmen Anhang. (Roger Morrison)
Miasmen Fürworter
Anhängsel. (Roger Morrison)
Miasmen Skeptiker Anhängsel. (Manuael Harand)
Miasmen und Einordnung der Mitteln. (Roger Morrison/Darius Ploog/Roland Methner/Anne Vervarcke) + Miasmenstrukturvergleich (Matthias Klünder)
Miasmen Illusion. (Roland Methner)
Vergleich. Miasmen und Kinderkrankheiten (Dr.-Ing. Joachim-F. Grätz)
Miasmen Anhang Kritik. (Roland Methner)
Isopathie/Autoisopathie Anhang.x
Miasmen und Zähnen. (R. Schule)
Nosoden + Miasmen.x (JJ Kleber/Peter Morell)
Vergleich. Carsinosinum - Syphillinum -
Tuberculinum - Leprominum.
Vergleich. Psora - Sykose - Syphillinie
- Tuberkulinie
Aids.
Anhang. 2 (Peter Morell/Dr. Trebin)
Anhang. 4 (Dr. Trebin)
Anhang 5 (Mir Zahed)
Impfungen Anhang. 7 (M.S. Jus/Benjamin McRearden)
Zuordnung. der Mitteln nach Miasmen
[David Little]
All of this said, the mineral, plant and animal remedies do have
differing remedial powers based on their constituents. Hahnemann's Materia
Medica Pura appeared in six parts
from 1811 to 1821.
This work was based on the provings of the First Provers Union that
formed around Hahnemann in Leipzig. At this time, the Founder was using Similia
and individualization without the classification of specific disease syndrome.
This method was found lacking in the treatment of chronic degenerative
diseases. This led to a twelve year study in
which Hahnemann recorded the universal actions of three chronic
miasmatic diseases, psora, sycosis and syphilis.
47 are plants, and 4 are animal remedies. Of the 48 anti miasmic
remedies in The Chronic Diseases, 32 are minerals, 13 are plants, and 3 are
animal remedies. This shows that the mineral remedies are at the core of the
treatment of inherited and acquired chronic miasms. Of 28 new remedies
introduced by Hahnemann between the years 1828-1839 there are
23 minerals and 5 plants.
of the plant and animal kingdoms. Plants grow fast and go through rapid
transformations and many are very similar to traumas, crisis, acute disorders
and acute miasms.
The minerals are slow moving, stable and pass through changes over
longer periods of time. This is analogous to chronic diseases and miasms. The
animal are always of the move
and the most quick reacting species. The animals remedies are some of
the quickest acting most rapidly destructive medicines in the materia medica.
They are suitable for very destructive forms of acute and chronic diseases.
Those plants and animal remedies that are most suited to chronic diseases are
deeply affected by the mineral constituents as in the case of Lyc. and Calc.
[Swayne, 2000]
A miasm is
an inherited or
acquiredpredisposition that presents
in an individual making them
susceptible to a pattern of morbidity.
Miasmatic Treatment method
aimed at treating
the miasm that
presents in an
individual
[Tharushka Pillay]
2.5.2 Miasmatic Theory
This system of prescribing in Homoeopathy was created by Hahnemann, who
realised that in a large number of cases, the patient would relapse after the
administration of the correctly chosen remedy.
He concluded that there was an existence of a deeper, more fundamental
disease process preventing patients from complete cure
(Sankaran, 2004:263). After
much observation and
study,
which he named ‘Miasms’ (Eizayaga, 1991:288).
Patients could be treated with identified anti-miasmatic remedies
which he systematically grouped
thus simplifying each prescription by differentiation of
similar remedies (Sankaran, 1994:21).
[Gaier, 1991:342]
A miasm is an underlying chronic or recurrent disease state, which may
be acquired or inherited.
[Andreas Krüger / Falk Kuhfuhs / Michael Antoni / Heidi Baatz / Stephanie Engert]
Carcinogenie - Der miasmatische Weg - Siebtes Miasma
Parasitose - Der miasmatische Weg - Sechstes Miasma
Syphilinie - Der miasmatische Weg - Fünftes Miasma
Skrophulose - Der miasmatische Weg - Viertes Miasma
Viertes Miasma - Die Skrophulose
[Andreas Krüger]
Miasma des Lebensanfangs und wird auch als "lymphatische Diathese" beschrieben, mit der Bereitschaft des Organismus, auf Belastungen mit lymphatischen Erkrankungen
zu reagieren. Während der Lymphe bis vor einigen Jahren wenig Beachtung zuteil wurde, hat sie in der medizinischen Forschung heute einen hohen Stellenwert.
Jens Brambach: Beulenpest die prototypische schwere Krankheit, die zum Miasma Skrophulose gehört - mit dem Thema Unabhängigkeit bzw. Individualität. Charakterzüge die von skrophulöse Arzneien brauchen, sind Unmündigkeit und Kindlichkeit. Sie entsprechen dem Kern der Skrophulose als einer oral geprägten Störung der eigenen Verdauung (Assimilation).
Die Mitarbeiter um Andreas Krüger stellen verschiedene kleine, wenig bekannte Mittel vor, von denen einige dem Ursprungsmilieu des Lebens entstammen - der Urlymphe, dem Ozean:
Aq-m. (= Meerwasser), Silica marina (= Sand vom Meeresstrand), Ol-j. (Lebertran) und Aethi-a. (Verbindung aus Mercurius, Sulfur und Antimon).
Michael Antoni: Verbindung der Skrophulose zum Aspekt Mond-Saturn, der Achse der Individuation.
Andreas Krüger: Trägheit, Abhängigkeit und Fettsucht und referiert typische skrophulöse Arzneien: Calc. (die Auster, das Urkind) und Sil., ein bewährtes Mittel der lymphatischen Diathese. Sein Vortrag nährt sich wie immer aus der eigenen Erfahrung und Praxis, lebensnah und voller Humor. Krüger stellt seine Arzneien nicht anhand trockener Symptome vor, sondern so, wie sie sich ihm mit ihren seelischen Problemen offenbart haben.
Sykose - Der miasmatische Weg - Drittes Miasma
Tuberkulinie - Der miasmatische Weg - Zweites Miasma
Psora - Der miasmatische Weg - Erstes Miasma
Akute miasma
[Patricia Hatherly]
Psora is recognised as the primary (fundamental) miasm and I think that
Hahnemann got it right when he nominated but three miasms and Joe Rozencwajg
(interestingly proposes that these 3 miasms
[Ruth Heather Hull]
Miasm: a “mode in which the body reacts” (Bloch and Lewis, 2003: 35). It
can be described as a pattern, tendency or predisposition towards a particular type
of disease and can be inherited or acquired.
[David Quinn]
Considered by H. the second of the chronic miasms (next to psora) is
syphilis. I think the miasm of syphilis belongs to a group of miasms which also
includes tuberculosis
and leprosy.
These 3 miasms all have the feeling of being “unable” to be oneself. In
each of these this disposition is experienced in a different way.
Tubercular miasm: "I am unable to be myself where I am because here
I am restricted even suffocated, and so I must get to a different place and
there I may be able to be myself".
again. In this the tubercular miasm
Leprosy: belief that they cannot be and accept themselves because they
consider who they are to be disgusting. This might have come about because of
something they have done or they may have
[Sankaran’s extended Miasm model]
First there were 3 Psora, Sycosis and Syphillis -in Hahnemann’s days-
then Tub and Cancer added. Now there are 10! That was my first response. The 3
or 5 miasm models are confusing enough,
Sankaran’s miasms are descriptors of the deep sensation experienced by
patient - they express the degree to which the patient experiences their ‘vital
disturbance’.
Kind of like and adjective describing
Acute miasm. = Arnica, the response could be: In
sudden danger of injury, hurt or insult, there is an instinctive drive to
escape now!
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
Key words: fright, insanity, alarm, escape, danger, terror, panic,
violent (Sankaran 2002).
The sensation is experienced as temporary, sudden, dangerous and
life-threatening. Even though there is a threat to one’s life, there is hope of
recovery.
An acute threat and reacts strong
and instinctive. acute; sudden; violent; panic; danger; reflex; escape;
helpless; terror; insanity; fright; alarm; instinctive.
The person generally reacts instinctively, and can panic or feel
helpless (Sankaran, 2005b:268).
“Panic”. There’s a feeling of an imminent,
acute threat and the reaction is strong against the stimulus (Sankaran 2002).
The suddenness of all symptomatology gives
a clear picture of an acute miasm.
planes. This is seen in people with
fever, panic attacks and mania
This miasm
later added by Hahnemann and described in more detail by Kent (1995),
characterised by an immediate instinctive response to a situation + high fever
and bounding pulse (Sankaran, 1999).
Typhoid miasm.: which is between the Acute &
Psoric (hopeful strugglers) miasms = Chamomilla: Facing a dangerous situation, if
I do the right thing I will recover and escape injury.
Key word is: demanding, like the teething toddler.
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
Placed between the Acute and Psoric miasms. There is an experience of a
sudden and temporary situation (as in the Acute miasm) but it requires a
concentrated effort for
a short period
if properly handled for a critical period, will end in total recovery.
The reaction is an intense struggle against it. intense; recover; typhoid;
emergency; homesick; sub-acute; collapse; impatient; critical
“Critical”. This miasm defines a
critical scenario which must be handled carefully so that the outcome may be
full recovery. The reaction is struggle against the critical situation. Key
words: crisis, intense,
Psoric miasm.: so far no examples have been found
in the plant kingdom. Key word: lack/life is struggle, but nevertheless I am
hopeful of coming out the other side.
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
A person can perceive a situation as a permanent stress, which often
results in an instinctive and automatic response .There is a feeling of
struggle and effort
with some hope of recovery. Therefore, it is a mixture of self doubt and
hope (Sankaran, 2005b:270).
The feeling is that of a difficult
situation where one has to struggle in order to succeed. Anxiety with doubts
about his ability, but he is hopeful and failure does not mean the end of the
world. He must struggle in order to recover or maintain his position. Fixed,
irremediable weakness within the self. Attempting to cope with it and hide it
from others; overs it up with egotism, compulsive acts, very secretive etc.
fixed; guilt; hide; secretive; warts; tumours; gonorrhea; neurosis; avoidance;
weakness; accepting; covered
“Struggle”. This miasm explains an
event or situation which one must struggle with to become successful. In this
miasm, doubts of being inadequate may arise but there’s much hope that all will
be
(Sankaran 2002).
Ringworm miasm.: which lies between the Psoric and
Sycotic (fixed weakness) miasms = Taraxacum. I am in difficult situation where I
alternatively feel hopeful (Psora) and then resigned (Sycotic).
Key word is: Trying and then giving up. An example from the Compositae
family = Taraxacum whose expression could be according to Sankaran: “Trying to
struggle with injury, hurt and insult sometimes avoiding it, sometimes
accepting it”. Trying, giving up, irritation are common keywords.
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
Ringworm Miasm.: Placed being between the Psoric and
Sycotic miasms. The sensation is fixed and permanent (as in Sycosis) but not
irreversible. There is hope of recovery and struggle (as in Psora) with a
reaction of intermittent acceptance creating a constant sequence (Sankaran,
2005b:277).
Alteration between periods of
struggle with anxiety about success, and periods of despair and giving up.
“Trying”. Periods of activity,
struggle for success # periods of no activity, despair and giving-up. Key
words: trying, giving-up, irritation, ringworm, tinea, acne, discomfort,
herpetic (Sankaran 2002).
Malarial Miasm.: has aspects of the acute and
sycosis miasm. Thus it is like a chronic malaria state where there is an fixed
(Sycotic miasm) underlying problem (parasitism) – which is punctuated from time
to time by Acute attacks. An example from the Compositae = Cina. Sankaran
suggests the feeling is: “Persecuted by injury and hurt”.
Key word is: Harrassed, hindered and persecuted.
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
Is between the Acute and Sycotic miasms. The sensation is felt as fixed
and permanent (as in Sycosis) but there is also an experience of sudden,
intermittent attacks (Acute miasm).
This gives rise to feelings of being persecuted or hindered (Sankaran,
2005b:275).
Acute feeling of threat that comes
up intermittently, in phases, between which there is an underlying chronic,
fixed feeling of being deficient. Characterized by sudden, acute manifestations
that come up from time to time, followed by periods of quiescence. stuck;
persecution; colic; paroxysmal; malaria; worms; migraine; periodicity;
hindered; obstructed; torture
“Persecuted” (lies between an Acute
miasm and Sycosis miasm). This miasm is defined by acute phase manifestations
that come intermittently from time to time followed by relapse. There’s also a
feeling
Sycosis miasm.: = Senecio. excess/I have a fixed
weakness (not life threatening) which I need to hide to avoid injury, hurt and
insult. Common keywords are: Fixed, cover-up, hide, guilt, secretive.
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
The sensation is perceived as permanent but is not destructive. The
reaction is one of acceptance, avoiding and hiding or covering up. The person
cannot
do anything about the situation and tries to hide their incapacity from
others (Sankaran, 2005b:272).
“Fixidity”. There’s an overall
feeling of being submerged under a fixed, untreatable flaw within self. An
attempt of living with the flaw is made, and it is hidden away where curiosity
of the eyes cannot
Key words: fixed, guilt, hide,
secretive, warts, tumours, weakness, gonorrhoea (Sankaran 2002).
Tubercular miasm.: between Sycosis and Syphillis. There
is a feeling of oppression and that time is short, so my responses need to be
hectic. Abrot. an remedy from the Compositae. From ‘An Insight into Plants’
Sankaran gives the feeling as: “Oppressed and suffocated by injury, hurt and
insult”. Keyword: hectic, intense, suffocation, trapped.
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
Cancer miasm.: The general expression is that I
need to apply superhuman efforts to maintain control and prevent chaos. From
the Compositae there is Bellis perennis. Its expression could be: To prevent
injury, hurt and insult I need to exert superhuman effort. Keywords: control vs
chaos, perfectionist, beyond one’s capacity.
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
This miasm is situated between the Sycotic and Syphilitic miasm. There
is the fixed nature of Sycosis together with the destructive nature of
the Syphilitic. There is chaos which has to be controlled by a
superhuman effort as there are limited resources (Sankaran, 2005b:278).
A sensation of being suffocated or trapped resulting in hectic activity
to escape the oppression and break free, but with little hope as destruction is
imminent (Sankaran, 2005b:279).
Weakness and incapacity within, and
the need to perform exceedingly well and live up to very high expectations. The
reaction is a superhuman effort, stretching himself beyond the limits of his
capacity.
It is continuous, prolonged struggle
which seems to have no end. Survival depends on it, for failure would mean
death and destruction. control; perfection; fastidious; superhuman; cancer;
expectation; capacity; chaos;
“Perfection”. Goals are set very
high, may not be reachable via higher means but only by extremely higher means.
In order to achieve these goals, they are constantly active and in control of
everything in
Leprosy miasm.: I am disgusting outcaste, I should
isolate myself. Lappa is an example from the Compositae. “Isolated, scorned and
disgusted by injury and hurt” is Sankaran’s suggestion.
Keywords: disgust, contempt, isolation, mutilation etc.
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
.: A sense
of destruction, desperation and hopelessness as seen in the Syphilitic miasm,
combined with the desperation and intensity. The feeling is of intense
oppression, intense hopelessness, isolation and an intense desire for change.
disgust; contempt; isolation; leprosy; mutilation; hopeless; oppression; dirty;
despair; outcast; sadism; repulsion.
“Isolation”. There is a deep, intense feeling of isolation,
worthlessness, hopelessness, of being an ultimate outcast, of being a dirty
rag. Contact with people is avoided due to dominant delusions being hunted down
to be killed, poisoned and destroyed. Suicidal and homicidal tendencies arise
whilst in this state. Key words: despair, isolation, dirty, outcast,
mutilation, leprosy, oppression (Sankaran 2002).
Syphillis miasm.: destruction/decay/deep
seated/degenerative; ‘The task is hopeless, so my only response is to do or
die’. Echinacea is the Compositae representative which specific expression
could be: “Destroyed by injury and hurt. Death by from injury” (Sankaran’s
Insight into Plants, Vol 1)1). Keywords: Destruction, homicide, suicide,
ulcers, despair, psychosis are major.
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
Sensation is deep, permanent and destructive. The situation is perceived
as hopeless and destructive. The reaction is usually desperate and extreme,
often violent or drastic like suicidal
“Destruction”. This miasm is defined
by destruction at all levels. Intense feeling of being surrounded by enemies
who are out to cause harm and or destruction.
The same suspicion high-lights their
lack of
Key words: suicide, impossible,
ulcers, homicides, psychosis, destruction (Sankaran 2002).
[Edward Peter Phahamane]
[Grimmer]
Cadmium. is to cancer what Thuja is to
Sycosis and Mercury is to the Syphilitic miasm
MIASMATIC
THEORY AND THE AIDS. MIASM.
In order to
comprehensively discuss Protea cynaroides as a homoeopathic remedy, it is
important to include a discussion on the miasmatic affinity of the remedy
illustrated through the proving process.
Hahnemann
(1995), through careful observation of the diseases presented by his patients,
observed that although the illnesses were removed through the administration of
medication, new diseases appear to replace those removed. This led him to
conclude that the new disease is but a new manifestation of the old disease. The
root of the disease, termed miasm, is a disorganisation of the vital force that
could be acquired and transmitted genetically. These are responsible for all
the diseases of mankind and are the roots of suffering (Norland, 2003b: 225).
It is an inherited predisposition to develop certain disease symptoms due to
the individual‘s susceptibility to those disease conditions (Norland, 2003b;
Vithoulkas, 1998).
Based on
his observations of the diseases plaguing modern society, Sankaran (1999) added:
the Typhoid, Ringworm, Malarial, Cancerinic,
Tubercular and Leprosy miasms. The Typhoid miasm lies between the Acute and
Psora miasms and is characterised by an intense struggle against disease which
will, if handled properly, result in total recovery (Sankaran, 2000: 450).
The
Ringworm and Malarial miasms lie between Psora and Sycosis. In the Ringworm
miasm periods of struggle and anxiety about success # periods of despair is
observable (Sankaran, 2000). Intermittent, acute manifestations are
characteristic of the Malarial miasm. These manifestations are followed by
periods of quiescence (Sankaran, 2000: 451).
This is
not only a European notion. African philosophy also hold the widespread belief
that Motho ke motho ka Batho - a person is a person through other persons
(Augusto, 2007).
Although
no literature was available on the medicinal uses of Protea cynaroides, Protea
repens has been used traditionally as an ingredient of cough syrups (Van Wyk
& Gericke, 2007). It is the researcher‘s opinion that perhaps, because of
Protea cynaroides’ ancient relationship to the African continent, it may hold
the answers we need to the medical questions prevalent on this continent.
In
response to this insight, Hahnemann (1995) formulated the first three miasms,
Psora, Sycosis and Syphilis, based on the venereal and non-venereal disease
patterns observed in the late 18th and early
The
venereal miasms, Sycosis and Syphilis, each exhibit characteristics unique to
the respective miasms. The sycotic miasm is characterised by cauliflower-like
growths where there is a hypertrophy of tissues, whilst the syphilitic miasm
exhibits a venereal chancre and tissue destruction (Hahnemann, 1999: 167).
Where Psora is characterised by feelings of neglect and abandonment, Sycosis
exhibits themes around attachment and Syphilis destruction (Norland, 2003b).
Based on
his observations of the diseases plaguing modern society, Sankaran (1999) added
the Typhoid, Ringworm, Malarial, Cancerinic, Tubercular and Leprosy miasms.
The Typhoid
miasm lies between the Acute and Psora miasms and is characterised by an
intense struggle against disease which will, if handled properly, result in
total recovery (Sankaran, 2000: 450).
The
Ringworm and Malarial miasms lie between Psora and Sycosis. In the Ringworm
miasm periods of struggle and anxiety about success alternating with periods of
despair is observable (Sankaran, 2000). Intermittent, acute manifestations are
characteristic of the Malarial miasm. These manifestations are followed by periods
of quiescence (Sankaran, 2000: 451).
Between
Sycosis and Syphilis lie the Tubercular, Cancerinic and Leprosy miasms. The
Tubercular miasm is characterised by a feeling of oppression coupled with a
desire for change in order to break free from the oppression.
A desire
to attain perfection marks the Cancerinic miasm. This desire is in reaction to
a feeling of incapacity which results in a drive to perform beyond the limits
of one‘s capacity. The Leprosy miasm is characterised by a feeling of
oppression, coupled with intense hopelessness (Sankaran, 2000).
It seems
that the more modern miasmatic classifications described by Sankaran (2000)
could be interpreted as an attempt to find answers to the disease
manifestations predominant in the 21st century lifestyle. In the researcher‘s
opinion, these cater for both first and third world societies - developed and
developing countries. Hahnemann, however, strove to classify diseases into
three basic categories to facilitate the understanding of disease processes and
to assist in disease prognosis. The addition of more miasms, however,
complicates the classification and is, in effect, counterproductive. They do
reflect the complexity of living in the 21st century globalisation, where, (S.
Africa), a practitioner would encounter both first and third world patients
within the same practice on any given day.
Fraser
(2002) observed that many of the important themes of modern day provings
reflect the general issues of society. These provings contain a large number of
common elements, containing themes that overlap with those that emerged from
the proving of the AIDS nosode. This encouraged Fraser (2002) to develop the
AIDS miasm as an expression of the disease tendency in modern society.
The main
themes of the AIDS miasm are as follows (Fraser, 2002: 73-4; Norland, 2003b:
158):
Connection
- with the divine and with other people, evident in symptoms such as being
sympathetic and sensitive, with nature and a feeling of expansion
Responsibility
- Responsible for the welfare of others (children)
Disconnection
- A feeling of not belonging, being isolated or detached or experiencing the
need to be alone. “As if in a dream or on drugs”. The individuals are slow,
passive and dull, feeling rejected, betrayed or persecuted with resultant
suspicion and loss of identity
Indifference
- Feelings of apathy, despair, selfishness and cruelty
Dispersion
- Sensation of things coming out, of growth. Themes of water, waves, thirst and
dryness, of circles and clouds. A sensation of lack of substance, emptiness,
floating and flying; of hearing music or of travelling through space. Also
thoughts of travel, but rushing around
Instability
- Oversensitivity to all stimuli and childishness. Themes of chaos and order
and the loss of structure
Extremes -
Themes of tallness, nobility, strength and hardness, excess and extravagance
and changes in appetite
Confusion
- Confusion of senses, vanishing of thoughts, forgetfulness, confusion of
identity, confusion about time, confusion about words with difficulty concentrating
Femininisation
- Feminine themes of left sidedness, motherhood and pregnancy and sexuality
Vulnerability
- Images of babies and children, danger and violence, rape, abuse, fear and
paranoia. There is a need for privacy and secrecy. They feel trapped, fragile,
weak
and
dependent, as if they can‘t cope. The opposite is also true with feelings of
invulnerability and recklessness
Discontent
- They feel restless, frustrated and irritable. They are easily offended,
reacting violently with a desire to kill
Infection
- Symptoms like influenza, coupled with themes of dirt, worms and vermin. They
feel contaminated or fear that they will contaminate others
Confidence
- Lack of confidence, where they feel old, ugly and shy. There are feelings of
shame and humiliation, resulting in self hatred and self harm.
On the
other side there is confidence where they feel relaxed, serene, content and
elated
Boundaries
and Obstruction - Obstruction of senses with images of houses, portals and
death. There are issues around the skin and touch. There is also
a loss of
protection or shell or wall, leaving them feeling exposed
Childhood
- Thoughts of a remembered childhood and feelings of playfulness
Dream themes
- Themes of houses (ornate or ramshackle), staircases, teeth, snow, septic
state, children, transport, travelling, wood, metal and water. The colour red
is prominent. Themes of violence, with feelings of panic, responsibility,
anger, irritability, fear, rushing and of being busy
A
comparison of the materia medica of Protea cynaroides and the common themes
listed above would reveal whether the remedy falls within these parameters. It
would give an indication whether Fraser‘s (2002) observations are globally
applicable or only evident in the developed countries his observations were
based on.
The general theme in the extended miasm model is that more of a related
continuum: going from Hopeful (psora) to totally desperate (Syphillis). Dr.
Ashley Ross describes it as like a train line, with the miasms the railway
stations on the track of desperation.
What is the utility of all the miasms? In depth case taking (sensation
level) we may come up with a sensitive patient (plant Kingdom) who has
expressions of injured, hurt, insulted (Compositae Sub-kingdom). This a large
remedy group, which to use? Observing the miasm ie. nature and extent of the
family expression helps nail down the remedy (small remedy).
To reiterate the miasm is not seperate from the remedy. It is just a way
of classifying remedies. It is like an adjective describing a noun e.g. a short
boy. Both elements are needed to accurately describe
It does take time to recognize the miasm in the remedy. Reading cured
cases helps, watching video cases is even better. It is important to study the
keywords and maps of
the model as well.
[Carola und Ravi Roy]
Der Begriff Miasma wird außer in der Homöopathie in der medizinischen Welt nicht mehr benutzt. Interessanterweise taucht in der englischsprachigen nicht-medizinischen Literatur der letzten zehn Jahre gelegentlich dieses Wort wieder auf. Vor 150 Jahren war es noch geläufig und drückte das „unfassbar Krankmachende" aus. Im medizinischen Sprachgebrauch bedeutet es „das Verunreinigende". Miasma ist ein griechisches Wort, das unverändert übernommen wurde und auch „beflecken" heißt. In der Medizin wurde seit jeher geglaubt, dass ein Miasma direkt krankmachend auf die Lebenskraft wirkt. Hahnemann war aber der erste, der die chronischen Miasmen richtig definierte und sie
als die Grundursache aller Krankheiten darstellte. Die Miasmen waren nach damaliger Meinung umstimmende Kräfte, welche, wenn sie einmal die Lebenskraft in ihren Bann gezogen hatten, nicht mehr mit den „normalen", d.h. materiellen Methoden (Medikamente etc.) zu beseitigen waren.
Dazu muss auf einer ähnlichen Ebene der Lebenskraft gearbeitet werden, z.B. mit der Alchemie und der Homöopathie.
Doch wie immer manifestieren sich in der materiellen Welt nach der Entdeckung eines geistigen Prinzips die gegnerischen Kräfte. Dies hält die Ungläubigen im Bann der Materie.
Im Jahre 1828 veröffentlichte Hahnemann seine Miasmentheorie und stellte die These auf, dass die Psora, deren Grundlage die Krätze ist, die Ursache aller Krankheiten ist.
Bereits zwei Jahre später, 1830, wurde die Milbe Acarus scabiei als Erreger der Krätze (Psora) entdeckt. Für materialistisch Denkende bedeutete dies den Todesstoß der Miasmentheorie.
H. Auf Seite 8 der „Chronischen Krankheiten" „Nach und nach lernte ich hilfreichere Mittel gegen das Ur-Übel, welche so viele Leiden erzeugt, zu finden".
Dieses Ur-Übel nannte Hahnemann die Psora, die innere Krätzekrankheit mit oder ohne Hautausschlag. Mit der Entdeckung von Bakterien kam die Mehrheit der Menschen noch mehr zu einer materiellen Betrachtung von Krankheiten. Die Seele, die Lebenskraft, als die waltende Kraft über unser Leben und Wohlbefinden verlor immer mehr an Bedeutung.
Das ist der Grund, warum die Homöopathie es so schwer hat und die Miasmentheorie noch viel schwerer.
Die Homöopathie sieht den Menschen als eine Einheit von Körper, Geist und Seele, die sein Wesen ausmacht. Die Miasmentheorie sucht den nicht-materiellen Ursprung der Krankheit in eben diesem Wesen des Menschen.
Trotz aller Gegner im eigenen Lager gab es natürlich auch immer wieder Homöopathen, welche die Ideen und das System Hahnemanns erweiterten und ausbauten.
Hahnemann entdeckte drei Miasmen - Psora, Sykose und Syphilis, wobei er ausführlich nur über das erste Miasma, die Psora, schreibt. Es stand daher noch sehr viel Arbeit und Forschung über die weiteren Miasmen an. Nach und nach erkannten manche Homöopathen, dass nicht alle Krankheitsphänomene den drei Miasmen zugeordnet werden können.
Weiterentwicklung der sieben Miasmen
Als erstes wurde klar, dass die Krankheit Tuberkulose ein eigenständiges Miasma -die Tuberculose- sein muss und ihrer eigenen homöopathischen Erforschung bedarf.
Nach und nach wurde dann auch Krebs als ein eigenständiges Miasma -die Carcinose- eingeführt. Jedoch gab es in der Homöopathie viele Jahre keine Literatur über die neu erkannten
Miasmen sowie kaum neue Erkenntnisse über Hahnemanns Miasmenwerk.
Erst Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts veröffentlichte J. H. Allen sein Werk „Die chronischen Miasmen - Psora, Pseudopsora und Sykose". Er hatte jahrzehntelang, anfänglich
mit seinem Lehrer H.C. Allen und später alleine, über die Miasmen recherchiert. Sein früher Tod verhinderte jedoch die Veröffentlichung seiner Forschungen über die anderen Miasmen. In seinem Buch erwähnt er erstmalig die Existenz von sieben Miasmen! J.H. Allen war auch der Erste, der den geistigen Hintergrund der Miasmen darstellte, ohne dabei im geringsten H.s Verdienste zu schmälern. Im Gegenteil, mit eindeutigen Worten verwies er immer wieder auf den Vater der Miasmenlehre, Samuel Hahnemann. Anscheinend hatte J.H. Allen das Miasma der Syphilis schon gründlich ausgearbeitet, da er angefangen hatte, zu diesem Thema für eine homöopathische Fachzeitschrift Artikel zu schreiben. Nach der ersten Veröffentlichung starb er leider.
Es gibt in der allgemeinen medizinischen und homöopathischen Fachliteratur sehr viele Veröffentlichungen über die Syphilis, die ich mir aus einigen Teilen der Welt über
viele Jahre zusammengesucht habe. Ähnlich musste ich bei der Bearbeitung der Tuberculose und Carcinose recherchieren. Dies blieb der Stand der Dinge bis fast zum Ende des Jahrtausends.
Die Syphilis, das dritte Miasma von Hahnemann, war zwar allgemein und homöopathisch gut erforscht, die Abhandlungen darüber lagen jedoch weit verstreut in aller Welt, und es gab noch keine sinnvolle Zusammenstellung des gesamten Wissens. Das Informationsmaterial über die letzten beiden Miasmen jedoch lag noch lange brach.
Da es nicht einmal richtige Namen für sie gab, nannte ich sie erst Pseudo-Sykose und Pseudo-Syphilis. Später änderte ich die Bezeichnungen in Ambrosis und Lyssinus.
Unser Sohn Aron prägte den Begriff „Lyssinus", der sich von Tollwut ableitet. Außer Allen gab es damals keinen Homöopathen, der ihre mögliche Existenz erwähnte.
Rein logisch betrachtet mussten sie existieren. Aber was war ihre Natur?
Dies ließ mich all die Jahre nicht los, bis nach und nach auch diese versteckten Miasmen ans Licht kamen. Das Problem lag darin, dass H. alle Symptome und Krankheiten unter den ersten drei Miasmen eingeordnet hatte. Dies ist auch verständlich, denn er war ein ordnungsliebender Geist, der alles strukturiert haben wollte.
Darüber hinaus hatte er sieben Achtel der gesamten Krankheitsäußerungen der Psora zugeordnet, da er sie für die Mutter aller Krankheiten hielt. Der Gedanke, dass sie
die Mutter aller Krankheiten sei und deswegen alles, was sie gebärt, auch psorisch sei, scheint auf den ersten Blick logisch, doch letztendlich würde das die Sykose und die Syphilis mit der Psora gleichsetzen.
H. ist der Ansicht, dass die
Sykose und Syphilis nicht hätten entstehen können, wenn es die Psora nicht
gegeben hätte.
[Suraj Vishal Kasiparsad]
Miasm: Originates from the Greek word miasma, which means polluting
exhalations. These are dynamic entities which stain and pollute the human
organism with unhealthy tendencies (hpathy.com, 2010).
[R. Schule]
Der alte griechische Begriff „Miasma“ klingt heute sehr antiquiert. Selbst die medizinische Fachsprache verwendet diesen Ausdruck nicht mehr. Ganz anders dagegen zu Hahnemanns Zeiten:
Selbst seine so geschmähten „Allopathen“ konnten mit der Bezeichnung „Miasma“ etwas anfangen.
Zu Hahnemanns Zeiten war der Begriff „Miasma“ in der Medizin eine allseits eingeführte Bezeichnung für Verunreinigungen, Sumpf, Ursache für Ansteckungen, Quelle von Erkrankungen.
Als akute Miasmen galten die
epidemischen Infektionskrankheiten, auch die sogenannten „Kinderkrankheiten“,
die der Mensch entweder mit lebenslanger Immunität übersteht oder die sein
Leben beenden. Dagegen verlaufen die chronischen Miasmen schleichend, mit
fortlaufender Verschlechterung und jahrelangem Siechtum. Die Veranlagung zu
einem bestimmten Miasma erfolgt durch Vererbung über Generationen und durch
Erwerbung im eigenen Leben.
Psora
Alone + abandonment
Sycosis Syphillis
Expansion more and more Destruction
- less and less
Hyperexpansion (excessive life/greed) Hypercontraction
(excessive death wish/hatred)
Tuberculinum
Psora
+ Syphillis
Seperation
- abandonment Destruction >
homelessness
Carcinosin
Sycosis
+ Syphillis
Expansion
more and more - Destruction - less and less
Monoculture
Aids
Syphillis
Psora
Violation and destruction of
boundaries of self
Immunesystem breaks down - Isolation, enstrangement
Keywords utilized according to
Sankaran’s (2005:7) miasmatic model
The term „miasm‟ comes from the Greek, meaning “pollution or
taint”, and was used in relation to various unknown causes of illness from the
time of Hippocrates, through the Middle Ages, and into the 18th
century.
Hahnemann eventually used the term in his great theory of the origins of
chronic disease (de Schepper, 2001: 355). While pondering for years on the
reason why some patients would improve with the help of a homoeopathic remedy
only to return later with a recurrence of their former disease state that
responded less effectively to repetitions of the same remedy, Hahnemann
realized that diseases which were not acute infections had to be of a chronic,
deep-seated nature (Sankaran, 2000, 449). Through tireless work studying these
patients‟ cases, he found patterns of diseases in the patients and their
family histories which he felt explained the true basis of chronic disease. He
called these patterns „miasms‟ (de Scheeper, 2001: 355) and classified
diseases as venereal (sycosis and syphilis) and non-venereal (psora or
scabies), and proposed that all disease states had their origin in these
„miasms‟ (Sankaran, 2000: 449). Hahnemann therefore proposed that
underlying the symptoms of all diseases is an all pervasive miasm or tendency
to react in an identifiable set of ways (Hahnemann 1996: 190).
As mentioned earlier, this also began the tendency to systematize the
prescription of homoeopathic remedies.
Hahnemann’s original theory of miasms was published in Chronic Diseases
(1828) and outlined 3 miasms: psora, sycosis and syphilis.
Later homoeopaths defined the tubercular miasm (a combination of psoric
and syphilitic) and the cancer miasm (based on a mixture of at least 2,
often 3 or even all 4 of the other miasms) (de Scheeper, 2001). De Scheeper
(2001) describes psora as „the sensitizing miasm‟, sycosis as „the miasm
of excess and overgrowth‟ and syphilis as „the destructive miasm‟.
He also refers to the tubercular miasm as „the reactive/responsive miasm‟
and the cancer miasm as „the mixed miasm‟.
Miasmen und Impfungen im Zusammenhang mit Kinderkrankheiten
Absolute Gesundheit ist - homöopathisch gesehen - gleichbedeutend mit „frei von Miasmen“!
Wer also kann sich so glücklich schätzen und von absoluter Gesundheit sprechen ? Die meisten von uns haben irgend eine latente chronische Grundkrankheit geerbt o. erworben. Die Voraussetzung jeglicher Erkrankung ist demnach das Vorhandensein einer Schwäche. Die natürliche Immunität beruht nicht nur auf dem Vorhandensein von Antikörpern, sondern einer ganzen Reihe von generellen und lokalen Abwehrkräften. Ein Gesunder wird nicht krank!
Wenn nun ein Kind an einer Kinderkrankheit erkrankt, so ist dies als positiver Versuch der Natur zu sehen, sich von einem dieser ererbten chronischen Miasmen vorübergehend -für vielleicht fünf bis zehn Jahre- zu befreien. Erinnern wir uns daran, dass alles Chronische auf nur drei, bzw. vier chronische Grundkrankheiten, die so genannten Miasmen (Psora, Syphilline, Sykosis, Tuberkulinie) zurückgeht.
So gesehen können wir auch besser verstehen, warum nicht jedes Kind jede Kinderkrankheit durchmacht. Der Organismus braucht diese Krankheit für seine Entwicklung! Und das nicht nur auf organischer Ebene.
Viele von uns werden schon festgestellt haben, dass ihr Kind nach einer durchgemachten Kinderkrankheit nicht nur körperlich stabiler geworden ist, sondern auch geistig reifer und verständiger.
In jeder Kinderkrankheit findet also ein Reifungsprozess statt, der für die menschliche Entwicklung notwendig ist.
Dies gilt aber nur dann, wenn die Krankheit in Ruhe gelassen wird. Eine Behandlung mit fiebersenkenden Mitteln, Antibiotika, Cortison o. anderen unterdrückenden Methoden hat strengstens zu unterbleiben. Dadurch würde der Organismus in seinen ausleitenden Funktionen massiv behindert werden. Auch bei jeglicher Form lokaler Anwendungen ist Vorsicht geboten, denn der Krankheitsprozess ist ja bekanntlich energetischer Natur und nicht materieller.
A miasm is a condition which may be acquired or inherited. An underlying
chronic or recurrent disease state (Gaier, 1991:342).
A repertory is a source used in case analysis to identify the medicine
indicated for the patient. This process is called repertorisation. A repertory
is a systemic cross reference of symptoms and disorders to the homoeopathic
medicines in whose therapeutic repertoire (Materia Medica) they occur. The
strength or degree of the association between the two is indicated by the type
in which the medicine name is printed (Swayne, 2000:183).
Sankaran’s Extended Miasmatic Model
Acute. ----à Typhoid. - ---à Malaria. ----à Ringworm. ----à Psora. -----à Sycosis. ----à Cancer. ----à Tubercular. ----à Leprosy. ----à Syphilis.
(Panic) (Critical) (Persecuted) (Trying) (Struggle) (Fixidity) (Perfection) (Change) (Persecuted) (Destruction)
Die Miasmen können sich demzufolge in eine immer höhere bzw. gravierendere Ebene entwickeln:
Die Psora kann wechseln in die Tuberkulinie o. in die Parasitose o. direkt in die Carcinogenie.
Die Tuberkulinie (syphilitische o. sykotische) kann wechseln in die Sykose o. Syphilinie.
Die Sykose kann wechseln in die Syphilinie und Carcinogenie.
Die Syphilinie kann wechseln in die Carcinogenie.
Die Carcinogenie stellt die höchste Ebene dar.
Der Wechsel von einer Ebene in die Andere kann auch als Heilungsversuch verstanden werden:
Die Tuberkulinie kann versuchen sich über die Psora zu heilen.
Die Sykose versucht sich über die Tuberkulinie zu heilen.
Die Syphilinie kann versuchen sich über die Sykose zu heilen o. über die Parasitose, die sich wiederum über die Psora zu heilen versucht.
Die Syphilinie kann als Spiegelmiasma zur Tuberkulinie, übergehen.
Dies
kann bedeuten, dass unter Aktivierung der Tuberkulinie automatisch die
Syphilinie aktiviert wird und umgekehrt.
Hahnemann introduced a threefold
miasmatic classification of chronic disease: Psora, sycosis and syphilis.
Sankaran has elaborated on these and differentiated ten miasms.
He sees them as specific attitudes
or reactions towards typical forms of disease, with a progressing depth or
intensity of desperation. He grouped them in horizontal succession. There is
high hope in the miasms to the left and dejection and desperation to the right,
ending with syphilis. This clearly corresponds to Scholten’s stages. ’Acute
miasm’ is stage 1, ’ringworm’ is stage 3, ’malaria’ in stage 5,
’sycosis’ spans stage 6-12 with a peak in stage 10
’leprosy’ is stage 16 and ‘syphilis’ is stage 17.
Another parallel of miasms and stages according to Sankaran, the miasm can be
seen on every level of a case. In Scholten’s theory, the stages are common to
all series. But these authors interpret ‘level’ and ’series’ quite differently.
Vergleich: Stages of consciousness
Sykose (Übermaß/alternierend) ↔ Cars (schleichend/geheim/Angst anjagend). ↔ Syphillinum (reinLICH/peniBEL/ANGST)
Psora
(Haut/hoffnungslos) ↔
Ringwormoid (Beschwerden = nicht
auflösbar)/Tub (Kerzen brennt an beide Enden/UNRUHE). ↔ Sykose
(Übermaß/alternierend)
Vaccinosis (Sykosis ↔
Vaccinosis ↔ Carsinosinum)
Aids Miasm
[Fraser]
The AIDS Miasm
Highly relevant to the study of drug
remedies is the contemporary miasm which reflects the predominant pandemic of
our modern era –the AIDS miasm. Fraser (2002) refers to our modern era
Fraser (2002:1522) proposes that
having viewed the earth from space has caused a shift in our understanding and
“a feeling for the smallness and fragility of the planet, a feeling that is
central to the AIDS miasm”.
Fraser (2002: 43) differentiates the
miasms as follows: “
The Psoric miasm about struggle,
the Sycotic about covering up,
the Syphilitic is about destruction
and
the AIDS miasm is about losing
boundaries”.
In today’s Electronic Age
communication is instantaneous and there are no longer boundaries in terms of
space and time. As Fraser (2002: 25) says,
“Electronic communication is instantaneous.
Sender, receiver and all the people and places in between become a single
unified point in space and time”. Yet despite, or perhaps because of, this loss
of boundaries the Electronic Age is marked by a profound feeling of isolation
and separation from the world (Fraser, 2002: 72). This lack of boundaries
coupled with a sense of isolation and separation is what marks the AIDS miasm
and is reflected in its symptoms and themes which, according to Fraser
(2002.72), include:
Connection
Disconnection
Indifference
Dispersion
Instability
Extremes
Confusion
Feminization
Vulnerability
Infection
Lack of confidence
Boundaries
Obstruction.
Communication
Clarity
Nature
Isolation
Drugs
Anaesthesia
Despair
Water
Music
Space
Thirst and Dryness
Chaos and order
Materialism
An understanding of the AIDS miasm
helps one understand the contemporary epidemic of drug use and abuse, and
Fraser (2002: 23) highlights the importance of drugs in the Electronic
Age, saying “The body creates its
own internal defences against the overwhelming nature of the unbounded modern
world in the form of detachment, numbness and isolation. It also seeks out
external forces that will help create these states and recreational drugs are
undoubtedly the most powerful way of doing this”. In her research into the
synthetic recreational drug isolate group, Chhiba (2013: 165) found this group
shared similarities with the AIDS miasm (fear, anxiety, rage, anger, violence,
numbness, indifference, separation and dryness).
Suggested remedies: Adam. Agar.
Agath-a. Agn. Aids. Ambr. Anac Anan Androc. Ang. Anh. Ara-maca. Ars. Berlin-w.
Buteo-j. Cact. Cann-i. Carb-dioxid. Carieg-g. Castm. Cath-a. Cere-b.
a Maiasaura Dinosaur). Meph. Mosch. Musca-d. Neon. Nux-m. Oncor-t. Opun-v.
Vergleich:
AIDS = einen neuen Varianten/Nachfolger von Syphillis.
Atrophy miasm suggested by Jan Scholten. The clinical
picture of atrophy is clearly depicted by his concept of stage 14 (drained,
empty shell, lifeless mask)
‡ Physischer
Leib - skleroseartig / Ich - lähmungsbedingt ‡
Vergleich:
Siehe: Theorien
Allerlei:
Upper man: Intellectual/Thought/Attitude (‡ astralische Leib/Ich-Leib ‡)
Psora = Itch
Tuberkulose
= Search
Sykose
= Excessiveness
Syphillis
= Degeneration
Nether
man: Physical experience/Activity (‡ physische Leib/ätherische Leib ‡)
Malaria
= Victimization
Ringworm
= Persecution
Cancer
= Sacrifice
Lyme
= Isolation (= Lepra das Bessere?)
Vorwort/Suchen
Zeichen/Abkürzungen Impressum