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It is dedicated to the practice of classical homeopathy as formulated by Samuel Hahnemann in the Organon of Medicine. The editors encourage homeopaths of all professions and backgrounds to write. Accounts of cured cases, essays, articles and letters to the editor are welcomed. The journal is published bi-anually in June and December. Material must be submitted eight weeks prior to publication (the first of April or October) to be considered for the coming issue. General HANP membership is open to everyone, and includes a subscription to Simillimum and access to exclusive content on www.hanp.net.. Contact HANP Office: Kelly Wilkinson, Executive Assistant Melanie Grimes, Simillimum Editor PO Box 126 [email protected] Redmond, WA 98073-0126 [email protected] Phone: 253-630-3338 Fax: 815-301-6595 Advertising: Neil Tessler ND, DHANP [email protected] www.hanp.net HANP Board of Directors: John Collins ND, DHANP John Millar ND, DHANP Gregory Pais ND, DHANP Manon Bollinger ND, DHANP Neil Tessler ND, DHANP Stephen Albin ND, DHANP Brent Mathieu ND, DHANP President: Neil Tessler ND, DHANP Executive Assistant: Kelly Wilkinson Winter/Spring 2008 Volume XX Simillimum (ISSN 1526-1964) is published bi-anually by the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians PO Box 126 Redmond, WA 98073-0126. The HANP is a non-profit organization with no owners or stockholders. Subscription price in USA is $55 ($52 for subscription, $3 for dues), Canada $60 ($57 for subscription, $3 for dues) and outside North America $70 ($67 for subscription, $3 for dues). Periodicals postage paid at Kent, Washington and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send Address Changes to Simillimum, c/o HANP PO Box 126 Redmond, WA 98073-0126 • [email protected]. 2 SIMILLIMUM - Winter / Spring 2008 - Volume XXI EDITORIAL: Melanie Grimes................................................................................................7 : RHODIUM PROVING Joy lucas..............................................................................................................9 : THE SIMMILIMUM CONCEPT: understanding aphorisms 275 and 276 Zara Lashkova, DIHom................................................................................26 CASE OF LAC LEONI Patricia Hatherly .........................................................................................35 APPROACH & METHODOLOGY IN DRUG DEPENDANT ASTHMA (Broncho-Spasm) Dr. Subrata K. Banerjea...............................................................................43 A CASE OF ASPERGERʼS SYNDROME By Tim Shannon...............................................................................................58 TWINS: IDENTITY AND DUALITY - A CASE FOR ALUMINA Tim Ticehurts..................................................................................................75 SPIDERS Peter Fraser ....................................................................................................81 DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO CONTROLLED STUDY WITH COFFEA FOR INSOMNAI By N. Kolia-Adam, Dr. E. Solomon, Dr. J. Bond, Dr. M. Deroukakis ...................................................................91 Winter / Spring 2008 - Volume XXI - SIMILLIMUM 3 TREATING HAY FEVER By Michael Thompson..................................................................................101 A CASE OF MENSTRUAL HEMORRHAGING By Julek Meissner DHANP ........................................................................107 AS IF ONE PATIENT Greg Bedayn....................................................................................................115 : HISTORY OF HOMEOPATHY CONFERENCE.............................................123 A PILOT PROJECT FOR CHC CERTIFICATION OF EXPERIENCED HOMEOPATHS. By Richard Pitt CCH...................................................................................129 STUDENT HOMEOPATH Barbara Resendes .........................................................................................133 : REQUEST FROM WELCOME LIBRARY IN ENGLAND........................147 GREG BEDAYN OBITUARY.................................................................................149 MORRISON ON SANKARAN...............................................................................152 : Sensation Refined by Rajan Sankaran Reviewed by Misha Norland......................................................................155 Sensations: The Healing Power of Homeopathy Reviewed by Neil Tessler............................................................................158 Insight into the Consciousness of Snakes Reviewed by Neil Tessler...........................................................................160 Homeopathic Remedy Pictures: Studying with Cartoons Reviewed by Melanie Grimes.....................................................................162 DIRECTORY OF DIPLOMATES .........................................................................164 AUTHOR GUIDELINES & ADVERTISING RATES .................................168 4 SIMILLIMUM - Winter / Spring 2008 - Volume XXI Winter / Spring 2008 - Volume XXI - SIMILLIMUM 5 Editor: Melanie Grimes Production: Jason McMillan of Neosonic Design Corp. Cover: Photo by Melanie Grimes © 2008 Simillimum, The Journal of the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians. All rights reserved. 4 SIMILLIMUM - Winter / Spring 2008 - Volume XXI Winter / Spring 2008 - Volume XXI - SIMILLIMUM 5 ������������������� ������������������������������� ��������������������������������� ��������������� ������������ ���������������� �������������� ������������������������� ���������������������������������������� 6 SIMILLIMUM - Winter / Spring 2008 - Volume XXI Melanie Grimes Diluting Politics This past year has brought increased notoriety to homeopathy, so much so that we have stirred up a hornetʼs nest of vocal detractors. The dialogue was particularly noisy in the UK, via blogs and message boards. The ongoing discussion is not one of facts, not one of the efficacy of homeopathy, but rather an emotional outpouring and flag-waving about credos and philosophy and ʻscienceʼ. My general response to these conversations is to say, “Letʼs get back to the healing work.” Some have asked me to step in to the fray. If that need be the case, here is my two cents worth of advice. First of all, I suggest the homeopathic community turn inward and heal our own rifts. Certainly, since the time of Hahnemann, we have had enough division among ourselves. I suggest we find ways to support each other, not undermine, to say kind things about each other, turn a patient cheek to our different points of view, and work as a team. Certainly this turbulent world needs all the good homeopaths it can get! Backbiting and gossiping in the community continues to divide our ranks, separating this philosophy from that. I encourage all of us to be inclusive, to see what unites us despite our minor differences. We all follow the principal set down in the Organon, though some may use water and some dry potencies, some high and low potency prescribers, some use kingdoms and some systems, or sensations, or stages, or miasms, or maps, or color preference or keynotes, or circles, squares, and perhaps parallelograms. The commonality is the minimum dose, the succussion, dilution of remedies, the lasting cure. Instead of attacking in an allopathic manner, fighting word-for-word and creating a tug of war polarity, I wonder what the smallest dose would look like. Let us think as homeopaths and view our detractors as we view our patients. What is the underlying issue? What is the minimum dose, how do we potentize it? How do we dilute it? What is the lasting cure? We have great tools at the ready: succussion, dilution, and the Laws of Cure. Perhaps we can apply them to both politics and our community. Perhaps our community of homeopaths will unite to send healing to ourselves and the world at large. If not us, who will spread this small, powerful, potent, healing message? Be the first in your neighborhood! Melanie Grimes, editor Winter / Spring 2008 - Volume XXI - SIMILLIMUM 7 8Winter/Spring SIMILLIMUM 2006 - Volume Winter XIX / Spring / SIMILLIMUM 2008 - Volume XXI114 By Joy Lucas