As we all know that homeopathy is based on the 3 laws of
So we know that a homeopath belonging to any school of homeopathy practices on the basis of individualization, holism and the law of Similars. The first step for the homeopath is to understand the individualistic PQRS expressions of the patient or the remedy.
“Plants have long been primary teachers for those who travel deep into the heart of the world, for those who seek the soul teaching that only the wild can bring.”
Stephen Harrod Buhner
Since the beginning of time, every small plant has traveled with the humans and evolved aside human beings, the unmoving trees and shrubs have always intrigued mankind, plants have become a quintessential part of human life. They have served as food, shelter, clothing, worshiped as gods, and mainly as a healing agent and as homeopathic remedies.
For me the journey of understanding plants in depth started while assisting Dr. Rajan Sankaran for his books An Insight into Plants Vol I, II in 2002; it initiated the process of understanding the plants at the whole level. While working on these two volumes he would ask me to study the sensation of each remedy and its family from various sources of materia medica old and new, repertory and provings, in this way the habit of looking at the remedy from various angles started to grow in me.
After completing my work Dr. Sankaran wrote for me, “May you grow like a plant on good soil and good atmosphere and to come to your full potential”
After this work, for 16 years I was developing the pioneering concept of case witnessing process. To begin with, the concept of understanding of holistic level developed, then integrative holistic concept followed by the multidimensional approach in the case witnessing process evolved.
In 2016 while I was recovering from a major illness, while a lot of new ideas and theories about plants were coming up, few of my close colleagues and students were facing difficulty in understanding this new concept which prompted me to look into understanding plants again. I realized that many of these new ideas were based on an individual understanding of a particular theme which lacked a cohesive idea.
I have been a firm believer in the universal law ofgeneralization, that which is true for one part of the system has to be true for the other part of the system as well, then the integrative holistic multidimensional approach which was true for case taking had to be true for plant kingdom as well, isn’t it?
Thus began my search into knowing a particular remedy from all aspects, I began understanding the classification of plants, understanding the orders, families, tribes and then finding out all about the common remedies to the uncommon remedies. From nature, chemistry, modern medicine research, mythology, materia medica, provings, repertory, gradually I could see a common thread in most of these aspects and came to a holistic understanding of the remedy, thus began my journey into plants.
During another seminar at the 30th year of School of Homeopathy – Misha Norland (Mani Norland) in Strout, Jeremy Sherr and Frans Vermeulen and me were present, after our presentations all three of us were out for a walk when Frans Vermeulen expressed his appreciation for the integrative holistic approach in Homoeopathy that I had spoken about, he also mentioned that he wished to apply this concept in understanding materia medica too, and like understanding the individualistic expression at a holistic level in the patient, if we could understand individualistic expression at a holistic level in the remedy it would give great clarity in the understanding of materia medica. He also said that he would rewrite Prisma and Synoptic Materia Medica if possible from this perspective, he has also released this year editions of Prisma and Synoptic Materia Medica which have holistic symptoms in them
This was a huge push for me to take up this mammoth task of understanding the plant kingdom and thus spoke the plants to me…!
Five points of reading Remedy from MM/Repertory/Proving/Source at Whole Level…to find out...
As I started reading this way from different sources, the understanding became integrative, holistic and multidimensional of the tribe, subfamily, family, higher order, class and each individual remedies in the plant kingdom
While I started to teach about this kind of approach in plant kingdom and classification of the plant kingdom, the first question that I was asked was?
As I always do, I have found most of my answers referring to our masters who have left behind gems in their writings and teachings, so I referred to H.A.Roberts
There are many different patterns that can awaken us.
Find that unique designer pattern and rhythm in plants, elements, animals, music, dancing, singing, or any other natural pattern.
Allow yourself to be rocked by song of one of this pattern and rhythm which is similar, something greater than your pattern.
And I promise, it won’t lead you astray.
It will bring you home.
The integrative multidimensional holistic approach in understanding the master key of plant remedies was very clear in my mind, so the next question arose which classification system would be in sync with this approach?
"So far I really enjoyed them! I found them full if valuable content. But my knowledge of plants is not very strong so I have to concentrate so hard as every word you say has value and is new knowledge to me." Andrea Szelesky
"Your sincere efforts to know and understand all plant families and compiling it was a fantastic endeavor. It is extremely insightful and gives a holistic view of remedies from symptom to system. You have approached studying the remedies from a different dimension altogether which was quite unique, truly and enriching experience to read it. It’s good to have the data on the website so we can refer to it whenever required. What you and your team have accomplished is a herculean task and I applaud you all for your invaluable contribution to the science and art of homeopathy." Anita Salunkhe