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On my first meeting with S. I felt extremely uncomfortable and at first took a step back when I opened the door to him. He was tall and slim, had long legs and thick grey hair of medium length. By trade he was a gardener, but he described himself as a healer, especially for animals. |
S. came because of family problems with his eight‑year‑old foster daughter, whose manipulative and often highly explosive behaviour threatened to destroy the family. She had been taken from her parents at the age of five and had since lived in a series of foster homes. He was concerned about the effect this situation was having on his own wellbeing, as he was beginning to become depressed. He describes his foster daughter's behaviour in terms from the animal world: "She is like an animal, a woodpecker that persistently keeps on pecking until my head throbs. She cannot stop. She is like someone who lives in the bush, she plays in the dirt, she has something animalistic. For her there is no connection between action and consequence. Even my dogs do not trust her. Suspiciously they herd her to the edge of the terrace and try to push her off. She has a 'negative energy', as if she could kill us; I think she has already killed me." I really feel misunderstood. I used to often cuddle with her, read to her. But she always made me look bad in front of others and spoke ill of me. Once she deliberately let herself fall and said: "He tried to strangle me." From then on I never touched her again. Our family has since been monitored by child protection services. When I realised that I was constantly having to apologise to my wife and to that agency, I withdrew from her and became more and more isolated. I do not like being in the limelight. Sometimes I feel that something dark radiates from her, as if the whole room were full of cobwebs. I am not overwhelmed by it, but I can feel the black energy around her. All this comes out of the blue, it just happens without me having seen it coming, as if I were accused for no reason. On the one hand I am outraged, on the other hand I feel hurt, because every family that has a foster child is subject to such strict scrutiny by social workers and the police. You have to watch what you say or do, because everything is recorded. Energetically I am here, but also not here, as if I lived two different lives. I have no joy in life and do not feel safe. Inside I am angry and frustrated, which I cannot bear about myself. I am not ambitious, but I also do not want to be oppressed. I want to keep control of myself. I used to be rather gentle and caring, today I have become hard, but not towards animals. I love working with them, healing them. They are like a mirror, there is a wonderful kind of connection. I even talk to the animals. Two years ago a friend of mine died and on the same day I found my father curled up in his bed; he had died in his sleep. I am glad that I was the one who found him, but it is very painful for me that he is dead, I miss him. He was always kind to everyone and did a lot for other people. When my mother died I was 27, and from then on I had to look after myself." Sleep and dreams Psychic sensitivity He believes that spiritual energy continues to live on after his death. While he was healing a woman he felt "a wolf come in"—it was her grandfather. This type of apparition is not unusual for him. He has a sense for energetic changes, for example during a visit by the social worker: "She (the foster daughter) changes like a wolf and that makes me suspicious." His upbringing taught him to be respectful towards others, to know his place and not to let himself go. General information and modalities He likes being outdoors in any weather and loves thunderstorms. He enjoys walking out into the rain and watching the wind blow things about. He has little sense of cold and prefers cooler temperatures to heat. He likes to wear his shirt collar open and it does not bother him if he starts to sweat. Analysis and treatment His language, his dreams and his behaviour were very animalistic and vivid. He had once been witty and quick, but now he had completely deteriorated. He had high demands of his self‑discipline and did not want to be challenged, especially not by a little girl whom he felt he should easily be able to manage. He felt disempowered and confused. Three aspects were noticeable during his consultation: 1) My nervous reaction at our first encounter, which led to a certain wariness towards him during the consultation. He gave off an animalistic atmosphere and loved being outside with his dogs and defying the elements. 2) His work with "spirits", his dreams, his psychic abilities and his fear of his foster daughter's "black energy". 3) His great respect for his father and the principles he embodied: generosity and kindness towards others, and the grief over the loss of his father. Everything pointed to a milk remedy. Prescription I prescribed Lac lupinum 1M globules, which he at first only held in his hand. He said it felt "as if he were being rocked in his mother's arms." As he has the ability to assess his own health and likes to take responsibility for himself, we agreed that he should take the remedy as required. Follow‑up Over the following two years Mr S. took the remedy from time to time; he felt well and seemed more at peace with himself. He became considerably calmer and was able to deal with his daughter in a less critical way. The relationships among family members improved and the tension in the house eased. Photo by Chris Muiden, Wikipedia Categories: General |
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