HSA Gauteng Regional Meeting 23 June 2016

A Homoeopathic Discussion of Art Therapy Case Studies Prepared and Presented by

Dr Hannah Norton

LF: Case DiscussionMain Theme: Ambition and Congruence of Identity

General themes

• Ambition

• Self-identification

• Balance and motion

• Balance between physical (ambition) and spiritual gains

• Miasm- Cancerinic (Brown Group: Spirituality and search for self-identity)

Symbolism

• The colour spectrum encircling flower: an equal distribution of energy and light (balance and motion)

• Flower: blossoming, growth, change and development

• Orange (pelvic chakra): passion and rebellion, creativity and drive.

• Purple (crown chakra): Royalty, charisma, power and spiritual enlightenment.

• Yellow (solar plexus chakra i.e. central): ambition, power, the ego self.

RepertorisationRubrics (Repertory Used Complete Repertory Zandvoort 2012 Mercurius)1. Mind, ambition, ambitious (+ eliminator)2. Mind, ambition, ambitious, achieve things,

desire to3. Mind, confidence, self, in4. Mind, delusions, imaginations, identity,

errors of personal5. Mind, fight, wants to, rebellious6. Mind, intellectual7. Mind, spirituality, desire for

Discussion Of Remedies: LF CaseBach Flower Remedies• Vervain: Persuasive• Wild Oat: Useful if uncertain as to path in life (aids in decision-making)

LF: Homoeopathic RemediesPlatina

• General themes• Passionate and sensitive- can be overly

sensitive (censorious and sulky)• Intellectual- Pride bordering on

arrogance/haughtiness• Beauty• Heightened libido• Emotionally labile• Delusion- disordered sense of proportion

(usually of self), she is alone in the world.• Miasm: Syco-syphilitic (Haughtiness and

spirituality- tendency toward the negative)

Palladium

• General themes• Wounded pride and delusion she is

unappreciated• Irritability and haughtiness• Beauty• Desires flattery (requires good opinion of

others-vs Platina couldn’t care less)• Delusion- time passes too slowly

(ambition?), grows taller while walking, Neglected

• Miasm: Syco-syphilitic (Haughtiness and spirituality- tendency toward the negative)

LF: Homoeopathic RemediesLachesis mutasGeneral themes: • Ambition, intelligence, loquacity,

intensity, passionate.• Creativity, physical beauty.• Vivid imaginationMiasm: Syco-syphilitic (Haughtiness and spirituality- tendency toward the negative)

Veratrum albumGeneral themes • Industrious • Overconfident, rigid in thinking,

loquacity• Highly ambitious- exalted positions• Bipolarity of personality• Religious considerations- piety to offset

delusion he is damned• Obsessive and pedanticMiasm: Syco-syphilitic (Ambition with element of obsession)

LF: Homoeopathic RemediesAnacardium orientale

• General themes• Divided nature (Spiritual self and ambitious

self)• Passionate and contradictory• Fixed ideas• Lack of self-confidence- great need to

prove themselves• Desires congruence and harmony• Delusion: Feels as if he had two wills,

thinks he is double• Miasm: Syco-syphilitic (Ambition with

element of distrust- need to prove themselves)

Alumina

General themes• Mental confusion- indecision• Hurried (time passes too slowly)• Confused as to personal identity- not

certain as to whom she is• Scattered thinking- fears loss of reason• Can have violent impulses• Anxiety-fear failureMiasm: Cancerinic (Ambition with element of anxiety and lack of confidence)

LF: Homoeopathic RemediesAurum metallicum

• General themes• Ambition and isolation- strives for

excellence (prone to workaholicism)- industrious

• Ambition as compensation for lack of self-worth

• Sensitive to contradiction- hatred of those who have offended (self-worth)

• Highly introspective- can lead to depression (melancholia and brooding)

• Delusion- neglected duty and deserving of reproach, forsaken

• Miasm: Syphilitic (Ambition to the detriment of self/self-worth)

Sulphur

General themes• Intellectual, inspired, ambitious, driven,

pioneering, visionary• Ideas abundant, clear mind• Pride, dignity, gaining acclaim- can be

egocentric• Extroverted- enjoys harmony• Spirituality- more philosophical and

intellectualised (enquiring mind)• Mental/ambitious pursuits can lead to

physical neglect of selfMiasm: Psoric (Intellectual pursuits- ambition to excel)

LF: Homoeopathic RemediesCarcinosinum• General themes• Perfectionistic, driven to succeed (often from a desire to please others)• Self-sacrificing• Searching for meaning- spiritual ideals (escape from self-repression)• Strong sense of duty and responsibility• Mind rebellious (anarchist)

Other remedies to consider• Arg-met, Cocainum (constant desire to do something great- undertake great feats of

strength), Nux-v, Carbonate remedies (self-identity and self-development).

Free Fall: Case Discussion

Main Theme: Freedom and Self-Awakening

General themes

• Freedom

• Change

• Ready to take flight

• Self-determination and acceptance

• Clarity

• Miasm- Cancerinic (Brown Group- Desire for freedom from repression, nurturing, purity/clarity, self-determination and spirituality) DD: Syco-syphilitic (Purple Group- Negative aspects)

Symbolism

• Bird: represents desire for freedom.

• Nest: safety and nurturing.

• Tree with strong thick trunk and high reaching branches: strength, wisdom and good grounding (strong base) with a desire to reach out into the mental/emotional/spiritual spheres.

• Crystal ball: clarity, destiny, the future.

• Green (heart chakra): balance, harmony and love.

• Pink (heart chakra): optimism, innocence and cheerfulness.

• Orange (pelvic chakra): creativity, passion and drive.

• Blue (throat chakra): contentment, tranquillity, speaking your truth

RepertorisationRubrics (Repertory Used Complete Repertory Zandvoort 2012 Mercurius)

1. Mind, high-spirited2. Mind, ideas abundant, clearness of mind

(+ eliminator)3. Mind, libertinism (Nux-v, Plat, Staph, Pic-

ac) – attempted desire for freedom4. Mind, psychological themes, harmony

with self, coherence

Discussion of Remedies: Free Fall CaseBach Flower Remedies• Walnut: Useful in times of change

Free Fall: Homoeopathic RemediesPlatinaGeneral themes• Passionate and sensitive- can be overly

sensitive (censorious and sulky)• Intellectual- Pride bordering on

arrogance/haughtiness• Beauty- thinks highly of self (strong tree-

trunk)• Heightened libido• Emotionally labile• Delusion- disordered sense of proportion

(usually of self), she is alone in the world.Miasm: Syco-syphilitic (Self-content)

StaphysagriaGeneral themes• History of repression- abuse, repressed anger• Sweetness, mildness (compensation for

suppression of anger) • Desire for freedom/to break free (libertinism)• Romantic- Ailments from disappointed love-

Staphysagria will “blind herself” to partner’s faults and assume the blame (avoid confrontation)

• Sensitive to rudeness and what others say about her

• Desire clarity, harmony and acceptanceMiasm: Syco-syphilitic (Compensation- desire to break free)

Free Fall: Homoeopathic RemediesPicricum acidum

General themes• Hurriedness, mental and physical

prostration with extreme lassitude• Indifference• Aggravated by mental exertion• Libertinism• Eye symptoms: loss of tone in eye

muscles, inflammation, dim vision, sensation of sand/grit in eyes

Miasm: Syphilitic (Decompensated aspects)

Opium

General themes• Dreaminess, insensibility, desire for

nothing- indifferent to pleasure or pain• Pleasant fancies- mind active and filled

with pleasant thoughts• Exhilaration, harmony, tranquillity • Delusions: body is lighter than air,

sensation as if in heaven, flyingMiasm: Syco-syphilitic (Escapism)

Free Fall: Homoeopathic RemediesChina officinalis

General themes• Emotional and psychic sensitivity• Creative- enjoys beauty and harmony

(artistic)• Highly spiritual• Abundant ideas and theorising (especially

in the evening)- mind constantly changes from one idea to another

• Delusions: unhampered by physical body (feels light and airy)

Miasm: Tubercular (Desire change, movement and freedom)

Thea sinensis

General themes• Nervous excitability• Exalted intellectual faculties• Greater confidence in self• Self-analysis and pensive meditationMiasm: Syco-syphilitic (Mental acuity and desire for clarity can lead to mental break down into insomnia, anxiety and suicidal tendencies of unhealthy Thea)

Free Fall: Homoeopathic RemediesSpongia tosta

General themes• Abundance of ideas• Frivolous, mischievous, cheerful• Cheerfulness # Aversion to work

(desire for freedom)• Natural timidityMiasm: Tubercular (Desire diversion)

Carcinosinum

General themes• Perfectionistic and self-sacrificing (often from

a desire to please others)• Desire to be nurtured• Searching for meaning- spiritual ideals

(escape from self-repression)• Strong sense of duty and responsibility- may

desire freedom from responsibility as a result• Self-identification • Mind rebellious (anarchist)

Other remedies to consider• Merc, Phos, Anh, Hyos, Stram, Acon, Puls, Sil

Window of Beauty: Case Discussion

Main Theme: Escapism and Self-Identity

General Themes

• Fun, Care-free existence

• Escapism

• Lack of grounding

• Shading from identity and purpose

• Lack of self-identification

• Miasm- Tubercular (Green Group- Desire freedom/ change, impulsive, artistic and flirtatious/fun-loving) DD Sycotic (Red Group- wild, impulsive, altered states, feeling of separation from self/humanity, space-time sense altered)

Symbolism

• Sun: Male energy, optimism, power, clarity and intellect, ego-self.

• Umbrella: requires shading/shielding from above.

• Sand: relates to Time, mastery of time, suspended for relaxation.

• Water: emotion, depth, meaning.

• Clear blue skies: the Future course, clear ahead- favourable optimistic outlook on future.

RepertorisationRubrics (Repertory Used Complete Repertory Zandvoort 2012 Mercurius)1. Mind, cheerful, gay, happy (+ eliminator)2. Mind, impulsive3. Mind, magnetized, desires to be4. Generalities, magnetism amel.

Discussion of Remedies: Window of BeautyBach Flower Remedies:• Clematis: Lack of interest in present circumstances (escapism) - day-

dreamer• Walnut: Useful in times of change• Chestnut bud: Difficulty learning from past mistakes

Window of Beauty: Homoeopathic RemediesPhosphorusGeneral themes• Lack of personal boundaries- confusion

as to own identity• Irresponsibility, fun-loving, extroverted,

innocent, flighty, effervescent • Attempt to escape/avoid reality• Highly emotional- sensitive to external

impressions (lack emotional boundaries)

• Impulsive and energetic but quick to lose energy- easily exhausted/fatigued requiring solitude to bounce back.

Miasm: Tubercular (Desire to escape, change, freedom)

Staphysagria• General themes• History of repression- abuse, repressed

anger (may feel the need for protection from masculine influences)

• Sweetness, mildness (compensation for suppression of anger)

• Desire for freedom/to break free (libertinism)- escapism

• Extremely sensitive• Desire clarity, harmony and acceptance

of self• Miasm: Syco-syphilitic (Escapism with

tendency to self-destructive suppression)

Window of Beauty: Homoeopathic RemediesNux vomica

General themes• Masculine principle• Ego, ambition, power vs Sensuality and

self-indulgence• Work and play- desire to escape into

addictive stimulants• Desires tranquillity- quarrelsome if

disturbed• Indisposed to mental exertion• Miasm: Sycotic/Syco-psoric

Pulsatilla pratensis

General themes• The feminine principle• Agreeable, loving, highly emotional

(labile and manipulative)• Dependent and requires a great deal

of emotional support• Devotion- can lose identity in romantic

relationships• Emotionally motivated life-decisionsMiasm: Sycotic (Escapism and lack of self-identity)

Window of Beauty: Homoeopathic RemediesCannabis indica

General themes• Duality of self- under control by a

different self- depersonalisation (laid back disposition)• Rapid mood changes (flights of fancy)-

impulsive, ridiculous speculative ideas• Happy, contented.• Absent minded, apathetic/indifferent

to the world• Exaggeration of time and space (vast

expanses)Miasm: Sycotic (Escapism)

Anhalonium lewenii• General themes• Brilliant visions of colour• Loss of the concept of time- alteration

of time sense • Disinclination to move• Isolation- separate from the rest of the

world but a rich inner/spiritual feeling• Withdraw from mundane reality into

the beauty and brilliance of inner world• Miasm: Sycotic (Escapism and duality

of self)

Window of Beauty: Homoeopathic Remedies

Alumina General themes• Mental confusion- indecision, poor choices in life • Hurried (time passes too slowly)• Confused as to personal identity- not certain as to whom she is• Scattered thinking- fears loss of reason• Can have violent impulses• Anxiety-fear failure (leads to indecision and desire to escape)Miasm: Cancerinic (Lack of confidence and self-identification)

Other remedies to consider• Halogens, Aur, Ign, Acon, Calc-p, Merc, Sulph, Chin, Coff-t, Cuprum.

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Remedies.