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pronounced differences in such things as the normal appearance of stools. Bernhard is working with Vermeulen to bring this repertory on line. An on line repertory accepts continuous updating and assessment, allowing rubrics to be adjusted according to feedback received. Bernhard would like to recruit more people to help continue the work on his vet repertory. He needs people around the world to help as beta testers and to continue refining the repertory. Those who help with the repertory will also be able to use it free of charge! As we get more information about this, we will be sure to let our colleagues know.
Short case presentations from a number of members were interspersed with Bernhard’s two talks; I discuss them below. Case presentations are particularly enjoyable, as we get to see how our colleagues approach cases, and the medicines and posology they have used.
Lise Hansen presented four cases of auto-immune disease: two dogs, a cat, and a horse. The scalded-looking pemphigus white Shepherd received Lachesis based on her character, the Shepherd with recurring Lupus first occurring two weeks after a Lepto vaccine received Thuja, and the kitten with Pemphigus received Medorrhinum. The last case, an Andalusian / PRE horse with Pemphigus is still being treated, but initial results are promising.
Peter Gregory presented a trio of snake remedies – if you count the owner! This family included a ‘distant’ dog with
Peter and Nick Ilse and Lise
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recurrent interdigital cysts and fearfulness, resolved with alternating Cenchris and Staphysagria, and a ‘perfect’ dog with colitis and heart signs responding to Carcinoin and Naja. The owner wondered if she had influenced the development of the dogs’ characters with the choice of names, as the Cenchris dog was Persephone, and the Naja dog was Taliesin. Synchronicity....
Ilse Pedler presented a Flat Coat with interdigital pyoderma. This was a dog who couldn’t settle and be calm. The pyoderma had already been treated with many conventional and homeopathic medicines. Ilse noted the prominent sign of inability to settle, and thought about the butterfly remedies, as discussed by Jonathan Hardy and Lou Klein. She first gave the dog Medorrhinum to settle the case, then followed a few days later with Limenitis. The dog responded with complete resolution of signs, and now, 7 months later, has only needed one repetition. Ilse reviewed the themes of the butterfly remedies, and noted that Liliana Miucci provides a free introductory butterfly webinar on Whole Health Now.
http://wholehealthnow.com/courses/butterfly-effect- revisited.html
We had time for Geoff Johnson to present one of his tricky cases. This patient was incredibly sensitive, like one of Ranunculaceae. It was young, had a difficult birth, and wanted to be covered with a blanket. The homeopathic
medicine that sorted the case was Vernix caseosa, the waxy covering on a newborn baby. This is also one of Smits’ medicines for autistic children.
Nick Thompson spoke after lunch on “Organs, Organelles, and the Organon: Food and Homeopathic Philosophy”. Nick is passionate about species appropriate diet, and searched the “Organon” for Sam’s opinion. Hahnemann doesn’t have a lot to say directly about food in the “Organon”; mostly he recommends a simple diet, which could be interpreted as species appropriate! Nick shared some insights into the effect of bowel nosodes on the microbiome. As homeopathic medicines have an electromagnetic signature, and bacteria also induce EM resonance, it is likely that bowel nosodes would be especially useful in cases with a strong gut component. Shelley Epstein gave her final talk of the conference, “Ready to Rock and Write”. This provided humorous and encouraging suggestions for writing up and publishing homeopathic cases for publication.
Last, but not least, Chris Day and Peter Gregory closed the conference with their “Homeopathy Alive and Kicking Finale”.
The Congress definitely went too quickly; that’s how time flies when you are with friends. I hope to see even more of you at Bournemouth in 2020 from 8 – 11 October.
Marion and Roz – Helios Geoff Johnson
Compo and Foggy (surely not)