The Triad Method: Treating Complex Cases from Grassroots to Clinic

The Homeopathic Compendium

While treating AIDS patients in Botswana (Maun Homeopathic Project) in the early 2000s British homeopath Hilary Fairclough arrived at a homeopathic methodology that she could apply to all cases, simple or complex.[1]

She ‘layered’ her approach on top of Eizayagaian and Stallickian influences to synthesise an even more refined method—The Triad Method.[2]

During her Maun days (she is now back practicing in the United Kingdom), she noticed three distinct layers and decided to address those with three different prescriptions. She stresses, however, that symptoms from the three layers often overlap and this in itself is not without benefits.

‘In essence, the Triad Method identifies and addresses three common and separate layers—the acute lesional layer, the fundamental layer and the miasmatic layer. The acute/lesional layer is most often the client's presenting complaint—a physical or emotional exacerbation of the chronic picture, which is most distressing to the client. The fundamental layer is the broadest totality in the case and covers the mental/emotional picture, symptoms on the general level and health susceptibilities other than the acute/lesional layer’.

‘The miasmatic layer is the uppermost miasmatic manifestation that may be active, exposed or dormant. The Triad Method draws on the work of Eizayaga but unlike Eizayaga a remedy is prescribed for each layer at each consultation to be taken in a sequential and alternating manner. Most often each remedy is prescribed to be taken once a week on different days for four weeks and in this way the three identified layers of disturbance are addressed over the same period of time’. [Hilary Fairclough, via email message, 27 April 2015.]

After the beginning introductory chapters she tackles, in detailed fashion, ‘The Triad Method Prescribing’ followed by a chapter discussing the ‘Evaluation of the Maun Clinics’. The author finishes her opus with four complete cases though she presents snippets of many cases throughout.

In the ‘Evaluation...’ chapter, she quotes several patients. In the words of one patient:

‘Myself I should say a little about homeopathy. They helped me a lot and the thing that I like about it is that the way they [are] treating you. They are treating even emotionally and that is what I like about homeopathy. It is not like at the clinic where the nurse will say, “How is your eye, how is...” but yourself? The way you are questioning, some people they become open; even myself I became open and I was really treated, even my soul was treated. That is why I like homeopathy. They treat the whole being of a person not only flesh. Thank you homeopath’. [ibid, p. 151.]

While this study, a well-produced paperback, offers no photos, it does include notes, a two-page summary of the layers and an adequate bibliography.

Thank you homeopath Fairclough.