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Hahnemann in The Now – By Geoff Johnson
I discovered some years ago that I could reach
the ‘essence’ of my patients more effectively if I
put myself into a meditative state whilst taking
the case. They seem to go to the realms of
nonsense more easily. This is where the remedy
is talking rather than the human. I do this easily
by simply feeling the pressure of my feet on the
floor as I sit with the patient. It is quite possible
to conduct the consult effectively in this state. A
palpable change occurs in the atmosphere. I was
delighted that the pandemic demonstrated that
this was also possible over zoom, where your
patient might be on the other side of the world.
I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised – it’s
all about energy isn’t it, and aren’t we energetic
beings? I believe when Hahnemann talks of the
‘unprejudiced observer’, he means the physician
in the now.
It is affirming when the basic tenets of
homeopathy are mirrored by other
philosophies. This is the case with Ekharte
Tolle’s book ‘The Power of Now’.
Jeremy Sherr teaches that psora begins when
we live our lives in the there-and-then, not the
here-and-now. Humans spend their lives
continually worrying about what we have done
or will do – consequently we miss out on the
only important moment we ever experience –
the now.
This is the essence of Tolle’s book;
‘Identification with your mind causes thought
to become compulsive. Not to be able to stop
thinking is a dreadful affliction. This insistent
mental noise prevents you from finding that
realm of inner stillness which is inseparable
from being.’
As soon as we dwell in the past or future, we
become prejudiced as to the present.
Immediately we break Hahnemann’s rule
number one and cease to be the unprejudiced
observer. The moment judgement stops in
acceptance of what is, you are free. Tolle gives
some essential tips of how to be this
unprejudiced observer when taking the case:
To relinquish judgement means you become the
knowing one, rather than the reaction and the judge.
When listening to another person, don’t just listen
with your mind, listen with your whole body. Feel
the energy field of your inner body as you listen.
That takes attention away from thinking and
creates a still space that enables you to truly
listen without the mind interfering. You are giving
the other person space – space to be. It is the most
precious gift you can give.
Feeling will get you closer to the truth of who you
are than thinking. If you keep your attention in
your body as much as possible you will be
anchored in the now. You won’t lose yourself in
the external world and you won’t lose yourself in
your mind. Feel your whole body from within as a
single field of energy. It is almost as if you were
listening or reading with your whole body.
If you are fortunate enough to find someone who
is intensely conscious, (hopefully the
homeopath), if you can be with them and join
them in the state of presence, that can be helpful
and will accelerate things. 3
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