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INFECTIONS
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SPECTRUM OF HOMEOPATHY
Karim Adal
¦ CALCIUM CARBONICUM ¦ FERRUM METALLICUM
down in a small protective shell for protection from the dan-
gerous world around them. Our patient manifested the survival
pattern of oysters, such as needing to find a place to anchor
itself to feel secure against the threat of the outside world, but
her way of expressing this delusion was manifested more in a
mineral way (lack of structure, need for a backup) than in an
animal way (survival issue).
It is noteworthy that she had only heard about the war from
her grandfather – she herself had never lived during wartime –
although she describes it as if she herself had really lived through
the war. This is a common occurrence in human beings, and it
shows the power of a delusion when the vital force resonates
with what corresponds to its inner sensitivity pattern.
Prescription:
After a dose of
Calcium carbonicum
200C she
quickly became symptom-free for several months and the heavy
feeling in her head disappeared. Her fears for her health and
for her future disappeared completely.
FOLLOW-UP AFTER FOUR MONTHS
The patient described her progress:
“First of all I’m not
afraid. Second, because I haven’t had the attacks inside the
head, I forget about it – I’m not afraid of the cold weather.
Before, I used to put something warm on my head with the
least cold weather. I used to be the only person with the head
covered. I’m now living like a normal human being. Somehow
I don’t think of all this anymore. With this problem my life had
stopped for four years. I had no plans for the future; I lived
just to exist day to day. Now I want to study homeopathy,
though when I came to you I didn’t even think the remedy could
help me!”
She needed a repeat dose six months after the first dose, and
had occasional doses of 200 then 1M over the years until 2015,
with an immediate response after each dose.
Here are some extracts from her follow-ups:
“You cannot imagine! The Staphylococcus aureus must be dead
or asleep!”
“Before I was living in stress, always afraid. Life was not fun
at all, it was terrible. I had no tomorrow. Now I live a normal
life, I’m a normal person. I have started my homeopathic stud-
ies
(from which she graduated successfully three years later)
, I
have a future.”
After one of the 1M doses she had a dream:
“I was in a
sailing boat with my daughter. The sea was calm. I was afraid
we could go under water, but I moved the boat and it was very
stable. I was sure that we wouldn’t go under the water. I felt
calm and protected, that there is no danger and everything
will be fine.”
“Meeting you changed my life. I used to have a fear that came
from my childhood with the stories of genocide from my grand-
father. When I came to Switzerland, things were unstable with
my husband, his work, his financial situation, I was afraid of the
future. I started getting the infections; I had no tomorrow. I was
afraid for my child if something happened to me, in a country
where you have nobody to help. It used to disturb me so much,
it was too much for me! Now I am very good, I am normal, I
live without any worries, I don’t think about my personal future
as if something bad can happen to me.”
I did not see her for a couple of years after they moved to an-
other country, then she had to flee with her daughter because
her husband started drinking alcohol and beating her, having
affairs and spending all their money. So she came back to Ge-
neva and when I saw her in November 2017 she was having
episodes of headaches that lasted for several days and did not
respond to
Calcarea carbonica
. I did a case retake during one
of these headache episodes:
“I have had this headache for four days. It’s a feeling that my
head is pulsating and exploding, a hammering sensation, it’s a
strong pain from inside pushing upward.
“There is a lot of stress in my life but I feel positive, I have
hope. I feel quite strong. I’m not worried about the future. The
situation with my husband does not worry me. I’m not afraid.
I’m just thinking about how to organize everything. I have my