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DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1327902
The Prover and the Source
Just a Joyful Experiment: a Source-oriented Casetaking during a Homeopathic ProvingPublication History
Publication Date:
18 December 2012 (online)
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Summary
The Source‐Method of homeopathic prescribing, as developed by Irene draws on the observation that every patient seems to have an intrinsic knowledge about the Source, from which his/her simillimum remedy can be produced. The Source‐Method of case‐taking relies strictly on the patientʼs own words and narrative as a reliable guide to the Source, avoiding any interpretation or “intuition” by the homeopath. This article describes an experiment to reverse this approach in the setting of a homeopathic proving. The question was: does a prover develop a similar, subconscious “knowledge” about the proving substance? Can this knowledge be accessed in a double blind setting? The most notable observations in this experiment were the striking clues to the Source in the seemingly senseless portions of the interview. They indicate that a homeopathic proving can produce subconscious images similar to the way patients describe their unique Source.
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