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SPECTRUM OF HOMEOPATHY
Bénédicte Echard
¦ Dendroaspis polylepis
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REPTILES
“I have an addiction to sex and to smoking. I go to excess:
porno, sex toys, I don’t even look at girls anymore
(after a re-
lationship where he was left).
I give you tenderness, I turn my
back on you and I manipulate you.”
How do you feel during your relationships with girls?
“I feel powerful, I hold the other.”
(Hand gesture: a hand that
clenches firmly.)
Here we see a reverse of the previous moment
where he said, “I am a puppet, he holds me.”
Tell me about his gesture and “I hold the other”. Take
your time, close your eyes and connect with it, tell me
what comes into your mind
(long silence).
“It’s me who has the other in hand, who controls, who has the
power. It is an instinctive projection; it is not the structured intel-
lect. You try to get control, it is bestial, it is an animal instinct. I
am in my place, that which I should be, a pillar, a block, I’m in
control.”
(Gesture: hand raised, palm forward)
That’s really good. Close your eyes, connect yourself to
this gesture, and go back into this energy in your hand.
“I am connected. My hand is reaching towards the sky. It’s like
this”
(he puts his other hand in front of his face, palm open
and slightly downward, he pauses and laughs).
“It is to be
God. I am God.”
Tell me about being God, stay connected to this sensation.
What is the experience in your body and in your mind?
“It is harmony, it is calm, it is quiet, relaxed. I am conscious of
everything, clear. There is integrity, I am in my place, on the
right road in life; there is beauty. I have my feet, there is the
earth, I reconnect. I am straightforward.” (Hand gesture from
high downwards). “It is the top of my head that connects me.
I am connected to the cosmic world. I radiate.”
ANALYSIS
This case is a typical snake remedy. It is a journey into the world
of a patient who experiences this type of energy, which has en-
abled me to recognise the ‘snake energy’ in a lot of other cases.
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Syphilitic miasm
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The duality, the split in the mind; he even calls himself
“schizo.” There is confusion between victim and aggressor.
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The feeling of being taken advantage of, degraded, humili-
ated, either attacking or retreating.
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Extremely sensitive to the judgment of others.
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Sexually violent, with domination in relationships.
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Black and white, evil takes control.
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Rumination, desire to give the other a thrashing.
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Absence of morality and at the same time a huge sensitivity
to rudeness; the desire to be straightforward.
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Theme of being strangled, squeezed, held, with the gestures.
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Typical type of attack – “they don’t expect it – everything is
going well then suddenly ‘paf!’, I bite.” False.
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Finally the connection to the divine, to an elevated plane.
Prescription:
Dendroaspis polylepis
1M
Attack and action of poison:
The Elapidae family includes the
Cobra (
Naja
), black and green Mamba and
Elaps corralinus
. The
Elapidae are very venomous serpents; their bite is often lethal.
These snakes are very aggressive.
The body is svelte so they can move very quickly. Usually they do
not attack first. If their territory is attacked, they try to escape,
but if one continues to provoke them they will warn before
attacking. The cobra opens its hood, the mamba opens its black
mouth, and Elaps shows its vivid colours. They are thus much
less hidden than the Viperidae; they show themselves. They
challenge, like the cobra, they hold themselves upright. “Don’t
do that. If you approach any closer, I will kill you.” If the attacker
does not recognise the signal, they will attack, and even after
the bite they keep holding on. The Elapidae continue to bite
repeatedly. They do not leave; they stay, which is different from
Viperidae, which bite then leave straightaway.
The venom is usually neurotoxic, causing respiratory paralysis and
swift cardiac arrest (for black mamba this is within 20 minutes).
Themes of the Elapidae:
The theme of the Elapidae is often
‘injury,’ like the Compositae: one of the rubrics is ‘Delusion,
imagination, injury, injured is being:
Elaps, Naja, Dendroaspis.
’
This patient had the theme of a gaping wound.
Central to this case is the feeling of being wounded and the
desire to hurt the other in response, the desire to stab. There
is a violent impulse to kill.
All this indicates the Elapidae family: just going and killing, you
don’t leave any enemies alive. The theme of the wound, the
challenge to face the other before attacking.
Dendroaspis polylepis: black mamba
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Extreme violence
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Strong connection to sexuality and masturbation
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Impulsive attack, swift (Ferrari; I charge)
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Black mood
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Swift aggression: the Black mamba is one of the fastest
snakes; they can move as fast as a man can run. They are
especially nervous and aggressive, very violent. They can
attack without provocation.
Proving:
For details see the proving of Rajan Sankaran with
the recurrent theme: ‘I am completely alone and everyone is
against me.’ There is also speed and severe aggression, which
are found in this case.
FOLLOW-UPS
The patient says:
“Since the first consultation there has been
a clear improvement. It is amazing, I did not believe in your
pillules at all! Physically, the knot in my stomach has relaxed, as
though a lot of things have fallen into place; I have decided not
to give in to this violence. I am much more relaxed. My life has
changed a lot, it is a step. I have stopped smoking and drinking,
I am not anxious, I don’t let myself be invaded. I have started
to meditate and to go jogging and that helps to regulate me. I
am more reliable, more stable for others, I am a rock; one can