I’m writing this for all of you who use homeopathic remedies, but mainly for beginners because I’ve noticed that orthodox medicine has spoiled us and given the impression that a medicine can cure a “part” to the exclusion of the rest of the organism; and so when
I’m writing this for all of you who use homeopathic remedies, but mainly for beginners because I’ve noticed that orthodox medicine has spoiled us and given the impression that a medicine can cure a “part” to the exclusion of the rest of the organism; and so when this doesn’t happen after taking a homeopathic remedy, even though the person may feel better “on the inside”, many a user of homeopathy laments, “Homeopathy doesn’t work!”
We lose a lot of cases to ignorance of The Law of Cure, and so if I can have your attention please, ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to explain it to you, because without this knowledge, we can scarcely manage even a single case!
The Law of Cure, also known as Hering’s Law, observes that true healing takes place:
1. from the inside, out;
2. from the center to the periphery;
3. from the most important organs to the least important organs;
4. from the top, down and
5. in reverse order of occurrence.
What this means is, you cannot go to the homeopath and say, “Can you give me something for my nails? I’m a model and I need to have beautiful nails!” The homeopath knows, because of Hering’s Law, that the nails will be one of the last symptoms of the case to resolve due to their superficiality.
The homeopath takes a detailed case of the whole person–mentally, emotionally and physically–and finds a remedy with a similar profile. This remedy–in the form of little sugar pills by the time it leaves the pharmacy–acts as a catalyst, jump-starting the immune system into forward motion, after which, it’s: Hands Off! Watch and Wait–an oft-repeated phrase in homeopathy–and observe Hering’s Law in action!
Think of the remedy as the ignition key that starts up your car: once started, the car knows what to do and we should not interfere but rather trust that the car will change gears when it should, regulate the flow of exhaust as it should, inject the fuel into the cylinders in a timely manner without us imposing an agenda on the car that is not compatible with its workings; and similarly, we shouldn’t keep starting a car over and over again that’s already moving; we should have faith that once the car is started, it will go through the proper motions in a logical order.
When we give a remedy, we are starting up our own internal engines and trusting that our bodies will move to make corrections in the appropriate order.
You might ask, “If the immune system is so great, why do we have dysfunctions at all? Why doesn’t this fabulous immune system just cure everything?”
A lot of illness–viruses, bacteria, etc.–are in disguise, cleverly cloaked in the material of our own tissues, or hiding inside our own cells, the immune system sometimes really does not know what’s going on; but, once made aware of the situation, thanks to the presence of the homeopathic remedy–which is a CLEAR PICTURE of the illness, the immune system acts swiftly and decisively; but, it will cure according to Hering’s Law, the law of natural healing, and you must learn to wait and watch and appreciate the direction of cure, appreciate that while the mentals and emotionals return to normal, a simultaneous aggravation at the physical level may temporarily occur; this doesn’t mean you’re getting worse, on the contrary, this is a good sign.
I had a client with psoriasis who only wanted her psoriasis to end, and eventhough her energy came up after the remedy, and her sleep improved, and she felt more calm, she was dismayed because the psoriasis was only partially better in some spots, and worse in others! I tried to tell her that this worsening was only temporary; the disturbance was moving outward, to the periphery, in accordance with Hering’s Law. This (ex) client is now taking CHEMOTHERAPY for her psoriasis, because it’s all she cares about (her appearance)! ( You may have seen this psoriasis drug advertised on TV.) She didn’t have faith that her body would get to the psoriasis in due time, or that the aggravation of the psoriasis was the result of the improvement at a deeper, more significant level and that the disturbance from the deeper level was now showing up on the skin. For her, it was seen as proof that homeopathy could not cure psoriasis.
I have another client whose child has facial twitches. The client wants this to be fixed and has told me that it’s the only thing he cares about. The child is extremely constipated and has emotional issues such as frequent crying. The remedy has made this child very happy and contented and the constipation is getting better, but the client is not happy because the face is not 100%; plus, it fluctuates, sometimes better, sometimes worse. I always ask the same question, “How is the child emotionally?” “Oh he’s very happy!” I’ve tried to explain the Law of Cure and that the child’s body finds the face to be not a priority, but I am constantly asked, “When will the face be better?” These people, like most who come to homeopathy, have been trained by the modern medical paradigm to view symptoms as treatable in isolation and so jeapordize their treatment by demanding more repetitions of the remedy (like starting a car that’s already moving) or requesting that a “better” remedy be found.
Here’s a case in point. I have a client whose digestive problems are back after receiving the correct remedy; so naturally he thinks it’s the wrong remedy (eventhough he acknowledges that, “…for the first time in my life, I have composure when speaking in public.”) What a shame if he changes his remedy because he’s not aware that the body values the mental/emotional sphere more than the digestion. The mental disturbance has moved out to the digestive organs–a less threatening location; it will ultimately move out even further, but if he’s impatient and takes the old remedy he used to use to control his digestive problems, he may put the brakes on his case.
Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, founder of homeopathy, said in his ORGANON OF MEDICINE, paragraph #253, “The very beginning of improvement is indicated by a sense of greater ease, composure, mental freedom, higher spirits, and, a return to naturalness.” When I see this after giving a remedy, I don’t care what happens next; and no one can know, no one can predict. The body knows, and the body should be left to heal.
If you’ve been given a remedy by your homeopath, and you experience the all-important transformation on the mental-emotional plane, then please; sit back and relax and watch the fluctuations, watch the odd occurrences come and go and just say, “Hmm…that was interesting….” The body has a plan, a road map that may make no sense to you, but if you experience that improvement on the inside, if your energy comes up, if your appetite improves, if your sleep improves, if your disposition improves, relax in the knowledge that you’re going to be fine. If you see a relapse in this all-important area–the mental/emotional/energetic plane, then yes, the homeopath must act; otherwise, let your case alone and be happy that the remedy was well-chosen and acting in accordance with Hering’s Law.
Elaine Lewis
