APHORISM 11-   When a person falls ill, it is only this spiritual, self acting (automatic) vital force, everywhere present in his organism, that is primarily deranged by the dynamic influence upon it of a morbific agent inimical to life; it is only the vital force, deranged to such an abnormal state, that can furnish the organism with its disagreeable sensations, and incline it to the irregular processes which we call disease; for, as a power invisible in itself, and only cognizable by its effects on the organism, its morbid derangement only makes itself known by the manifestation of disease in the sensations and functions of those parts of the organism exposed to the senses of the observer and physician, that is, by morbid symptoms, and in no other way can it make itself known. In this aphorism, Dr Hahnemann is explaining his theory of what causes illness and how disease presents itself . he argues that illness is a disturbance of the body's invisible, self-regulating energy syst...

APHORISM 10:  The material organism, without the vital force, is capable of no sensation, no function, no self-preservation1, it derives all sensation and performs all the functions of life solely by means of the immaterial being (the vital principle) which animates the material organism in health and in disease. This aphorism serves as the direct logical continuation of Aphorism 9, contrasting a living human being with a lifeless physical body to illustrate the absolute necessity of the vital principle. Core Principles Breakdown The Inanimate Material Body: Hahnemann states that without the vital force, the physical body (the 'material organism') is merely inert matter. On its own, raw biological tissue cannot feel, function, or preserve itself against decomposition. Source of All Life Functions: Every biological activity, from a heartbeat or digestion to neurological sensation and cell repair, is driven entirely by the immaterial vital force ( dynamis ). The body is simply ...

APHORISM 9:  In the healthy condition of man, the spiritual vital force (autocracy), the dynamis that animates the material body (organism), rules with unbounded sway, and retains all the parts of the organism in admirable, harmonious, vital operation, as regards both sensations and functions, so that our indwelling, reason-gifted mind can freely employ this living, healthy instrument for the higher purpose of our existence. It outlines how the human body operates in a state of optimal health. Core Principles Breakdown: The Vital Force ( Dynamis ): Hahnemann posits that an invisible, non-material energy animates the physical body. It acts as the 'engine' or life force that keeps us alive and functioning, operating automatically ( autocracy ). Unbounded Sway (Total Control): In good health, this vital force exercises complete control over the body, maintaining balance across every physical organ and biological system. Harmonious Operation: Health is defined as a smooth, perfe...

APHORISM 8-  It is not conceivable, nor can it be proved by any experience in the world, that, after removal of all the symptoms of the disease and of the entire collection of the perceptible phenomena, there should or could remain anything else besides health, or that the morbid alteration in the interior could remain uneradicated. Aphorism 8 presents one of the most fundamental tenets of homeopathic philosophy: the totality of symptoms is the true representation of the disease . If every single symptom and sign of an illness is completely cleared, the patient is healthy; there is no hidden, underlying "disease" left behind. Core Principles Breakdown Completeness of Symptoms: Hahnemann asserts that disease manifests entirely through perceptible signs and sensations (symptoms). It is impossible for an illness to secretly linger if every observable manifestation of it has disappeared. Refutation of Abstract Pathology: This aphorism directly challenges the practice of treati...

    “At our local clinic, I was fascinated by a homeopathic doctor whose tiny pills brought immense relief to patients. Their stories of recovery amazed me. How could something so small have such a profound impact?”. These are the words of our newest Member in the Spotlight, Dr Jaya Srivastava, who like many of our members was inspired in childhood by the healing power of homeopathy to pursue a career in medical homeopathy. Read more:  https://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/pages/testimonials Jaya is one of the Faculty’s East Asia members’ representatives on the Faculty of Homeopathy Members’ Committee. How did you start your journey in Homeopathy practice? Since childhood, I’ve aspired of becoming a doctor to help people heal. At our local clinic, I was fascinated by a homeopathic doctor whose tiny pills brought immense relief to patients. Their stories of recovery amazed me. How could something so small have such a profound impact? That early wonder sparked a lifelong pass...

 APHORISM 7: CAUSE OF THE DISEASE & VALUE OF SYMPTOMS  Now, as in a disease, from which no manifest exciting or maintaining cause ( causa occasionalis) has to be removed. {*It is not necessary to say that every intelligent physician would first remove this where it exists; the indisposition thereupon generally ceases spontaneously He will remove from the room strong smelling flowers, which have a tendency to cause syncope and hysterical sufferings; extract from the cornea the foreign body that excites inflammation of the eye; loosen the over-tight bandage on a wounded limb that threatens to cause mortification, and apply a more suitable one; lay bare and put a ligature on the wounded artery that produces fainting; endeavor to promote the expulsion by vomiting of belladonna berries, etc. that may have been swallowed; extract foreign substances that may have got into the orifices of the body (the nose, gullet, ears, urethra, rectum, vagina); crush the vesical calculus; open ...

 APHORISM 6- THE UNPREJUDICED OBSERVER The unprejudiced observer- well aware of the futility of transcendental speculations which can receive no confirmation from experience- be his powers of penetration ever so great, takes note of nothing in every individual disease except the changes in the health of the body and of the (morbid phenomenon, accidents, symptoms) which can be perceived externally by means of the senses; that is to say, he notices only deviations from the former healthy state of the now diseased individual, which are felt by the patient himself, remarked by those around him and observed by the physician. All these are signs represent the disease in its whole extent, that is together they form the true and only conceivable portrait of the disease.   

APHORISM 5: THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF THE DISEASE In continuation to the qualities of a physician, Dr Hahnemann narrates how important it is to pay attention to the causes of any particular sickness, in order to work towards curing the patients, both in acute and chronic diseases.  ACUTE DISEASES: These are the complaints of short duration or of a recent time and the particulars of the most probable exciting cause are to be enquired while attending the current sign and symptoms of the person.  CHRONIC DISEASES: These are complaints of long durations or the problems which are recurring and present with various sign and symptoms which can be mixed-up.  Here, it is very important to know the most significant points in the whole history of the presenting disease. This enables the physician to discover the fundamental cause, which is generally due to a chronic miasm. It is vital to look into the accessory circumstances of the patient and establish the exciting and maintaining c...

APHORISM 3 & 4: KNOWLEDGE OF THE PHYSICIAN The knowledge is indispensable for a true practitioner of healing art, the physician who aspires to treat judiciously and rationally.  Dr Hahnemann has outlined the peculiarities of knowledge that a physician should possess.   APHORISM 3: If the physician clearly perceives what is to be cured in diseases, that is to say, in every individual case of disease (knowledge of disease, indication), if he clearly perceives what is curative in medicines, that is to say, in each individual medicine (knowledge of medicinal powers), and if he knows how to adapt, according to clearly defined principles, what is curative in medicines to what he has discovered to be undoubtedly morbid in the patient, so that the recovery must ensue- to adapt it, as well in respect to the suitability of medicine most appropriate according to its mode of action to the case before him (choice of remedy, the medicine indicated), as also in respect to the exact ...

APHORISM 2: WHAT IS THE IDEAL CURE First is to know what is the mission of a physician. Aphorism 1 starts by defining it as to restore the sick to health, to cure. Next is to understand what is meant by cure. Dr Hahnemann defines it in the following Aphorism.  He describes the qualities of the ideal cure, which should be the mission of a physician: 1. Rapid- Disease is a suffering. The sooner a person is relieved of his suffering, the better for him. 2. Gentle- The method of cure should be as painless and harmless as possible.  3. Permanent- Cure is worthy if the health is restored permanently.  4. Holistic- Removal of the state of suffering in its whole extent implies the holistic concept.  5. Harmless- Cure should be effected in most harmless way. 6. Based on scientific principles- It should be deduced from observations, generalisations and experimental verifications and the therapeutic practice must mot be based on an empirical guesswork.  These criteria for ...

APHORISM 1: MISSION OF THE PHYSICIAN Dr Hahnemann's "ORGANON" is the high water-mark of medical philosophy.   This guides a physician on how to practice the art of restoring a sick to health. Hahnemann continuously revised his guidelines in order to refine the treatment for better of his patients. These guidelines are written as aphorisms and will be useful for anyone seeking a sound health. Presented here is the last and the final edition of Organon, which was completed by Dr Hahnemann in 1842 was published in 1921, long after his death. This is comprised of 291 aphorisms.

  All this modern material ties in very neatly with the main concerns that Hahnemann immersed himself in two centuries ago.  What Hahnemann was primarily appalled and disgusted by and which he most vigorously and passionately opposed were strong doses of drugs, bloodletting and compound drug mixtures conceived and employed along the Galenic lines of contraries.  These were the biggest objections he made against the medicine of his day.  He was implacably opposed to them because he could see from first-hand daily experience that they were dismally ineffective measures to be employed against sickness, and they were also harmful and damaging to patients as well; they caused more suffering.  Thus, he stood alone in having the courage and intellectual honesty to abandon in disgust such a medical practice, and to commit himself instead to a search for more gentle, benign and effective therapeutic measures.   Who could possibly stand up and condemn him for do...

The discovery of homeopathy is empirical and credited to Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, who made this groundbreaking breakthrough in the late 18th century. Samuel Hahnemann was born in 1755 in Saxony, Germany, and he began his medical career as a traditional physician. Hahnemann's journey towards the discovery of homeopathy began when he questioned the conventional medical practices of his time. His dissatisfaction with the harmful treatments of his time led him to abandon his practice and start working as a translator to earn his living. In 1790, while translating the famous William Cullen's 'A Treatise of Materia Medica', he read that Cinchona bark can cure malaria because of it's bitter taste and tonic effects on stomach. This doesn't seem appropriate to Dr Hannemann and he decided to do an experiment on himself. He started to take a small amount of cinchona bark himself for several days and he developed the symptoms of malaria. This crucial obser...

"Homeopathy is a living dynamic science and can be effective only if it becomes a living pulsating knowledge within the mind and heart of the practicing Homeopath."                                                                                         - Prof George Vithoulkas                   (Homeopath, Researcher, Recipient of Right Livelihood Award 1996)

This has come as a pleasant surprise and privilege to be nominated as “Best Alternative Healer” for the Liv Wellness and Lifestyle awards 2021. I humbly thank you all for your continued trust and love for acknowledging my efforts and inspiring me to amplify further. Words are simply powerless to express my gratitude. Stay well & Healthy :) https://liv-magazine.com/its-time-to-vote-in-the-wellness-lifestyle-awards-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0pnpIt2yNuhFsHg6EQGKvH0qEVzJ7K2docVqwmw6yVYRNpb4bduBVhgv8

Rhus toxicodenron, commonly known as  the Poison Ivy grows in thickets and low grounds in North America, flowering in June. It was introduced into England as a plant in 1640. In 1798 Dufresnoy of Valenciennes first used it as a medicine. It was brought to his notice by the cure of a young man of an herpetic eruption  of six years’ duration, through his being accidentally poisoned with the plant.  Dufresnoy used it successfully in eruptive diseases, paralysis, rheumatism, and amaurosis. More than 200 years later, today it is very well known to be very useful specially in the wet weather. 

What happens when you visit a homeopath?  This animation helps to explain what happens when you visit a homeopath and receive individualised treatment. This is what to expect when you consult with a professional, registered homeopath.

Mountain Arnica , “fall-herb”- deserves to be in every house and its uses being known.  Arnica grows all the world over in mountainous regions. For terrible falls, people used to pour boiling water on the plant and use it with astonishing results.  This wonderful remedy comes by hoary tradition from domestic practice and Dr Hahnemann has made its use scientific, and demonstrated how it falls into the line with all the rest , by its power of causing what it can cure.

Over the past few months we all have been living in an uncertain time brought to us by the ‘severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2, which was previously known as the 2019 novel coronavirus, is a member of a broader family of coronaviruses (CoV) that cause a range of illnesses, from the common cold to more severe diseases including Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) . As we all know, signs and symptoms of COVID-19 vary greatly from mild respiratory symptoms, fever and cough, to more severe symptoms such as shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. It can be serious in some cases if the vital organs get effected.   According to the CDC, symptoms can develop 2-14 days after exposure. It appears to have the most severe effect on the elderly and people with existing medical conditions – particularly those with respiratory problems. Given that there are no scientific trials avai...