Thanks for writing this excellent explanation of the history and methodology of Homeopathy.
I read with interest that the term "biofield" was defined by the committee of the CAM, who coined it as: “a massless field, not necessarily electromagnetic, that surrounds and permeates living bodies and affects the body.”
Although this is a step on from a medical system that refuses to accept the existence of the life force, or whatever we choose to call it, this definition is a long way short of Vital Force, or what James Tyler Kents called Simple Substance, and described the attributes of so thoroughly in his Lectures of Homeopathic Philosophy in 1899.
In the ancient world, The Vital Force was key to our cosmological understanding of everything. Our ancestors perceived it as a spiritual force, intimately aligned with consciousness, intention, and the expression of divine will.
Of course, these days we are squeamish about affiliations with these overtly spiritual concepts, so we have dumbed down or done away with references to the soul or the spirit.
I wonder though Sarah, and I am asking this rhetorically, that in our determination to have a seat at the science table, are we at risk of throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
Hi AG! Thanks for your insightful comment here, medical science has been utilizing our biofields for many years... this interview will sadly help to explain this all to you...
What a wonderful and informative post, Sarah, thank you!! How come I missed this one?
I do find random notifications of publications from substacks I subscribe to, land in my spam folder. I just picked this up scrolling through your archive...
Very interesting. I hadn't come across the 'biofield' before. It makes so much sense!!
On a different note, I recently read Peter Levine's autobiography, where he emphasised the importance of 'small shifts to give impulses to the nervous system' (that's in trauma therapy). If the impulses given to patients are too strong, they get retraumatised. In my mind, this confirms the value of the infinitesimal dose.
Thanks for writing this excellent explanation of the history and methodology of Homeopathy.
I read with interest that the term "biofield" was defined by the committee of the CAM, who coined it as: “a massless field, not necessarily electromagnetic, that surrounds and permeates living bodies and affects the body.”
Although this is a step on from a medical system that refuses to accept the existence of the life force, or whatever we choose to call it, this definition is a long way short of Vital Force, or what James Tyler Kents called Simple Substance, and described the attributes of so thoroughly in his Lectures of Homeopathic Philosophy in 1899.
In the ancient world, The Vital Force was key to our cosmological understanding of everything. Our ancestors perceived it as a spiritual force, intimately aligned with consciousness, intention, and the expression of divine will.
Of course, these days we are squeamish about affiliations with these overtly spiritual concepts, so we have dumbed down or done away with references to the soul or the spirit.
I wonder though Sarah, and I am asking this rhetorically, that in our determination to have a seat at the science table, are we at risk of throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
Hi AG! Thanks for your insightful comment here, medical science has been utilizing our biofields for many years... this interview will sadly help to explain this all to you...
https://zeeemedia.com/interview/hope-tivon-mk-ultra-for-the-masses-nanotech-neuroscience/
Homeopathy has been a part of my health and wellness for many years. Thank you for this very informative essay and for your work, Sarah!
Wonderful Robin!
What a wonderful and informative post, Sarah, thank you!! How come I missed this one?
I do find random notifications of publications from substacks I subscribe to, land in my spam folder. I just picked this up scrolling through your archive...
Very interesting. I hadn't come across the 'biofield' before. It makes so much sense!!
On a different note, I recently read Peter Levine's autobiography, where he emphasised the importance of 'small shifts to give impulses to the nervous system' (that's in trauma therapy). If the impulses given to patients are too strong, they get retraumatised. In my mind, this confirms the value of the infinitesimal dose.
Veronika!
I am so glad you found it!
I appreciate, as always, your engagement!