| ... In this chapter
we will look at three illustrative cases where the person needed a
mineral remedy. We will see how and why mineral remedies are fascinating
examples of how the natural order of minerals translates into our
homeopathic understanding of personality types of people.
Minerals are elements or combinations of elements. All the elements are organized in the periodic table, which is divided into rows and columns. The elements are placed in order of their atomic weight: the ones in the top row are the lightest and toward the bottom of the periodic table they are getting heavier and heavier. One could say the further we go down in the periodic table, the people who need those remedies will have more and more “weight.” We’re not referring to body weight but rather that they will carry more weight on their shoulders in terms of responsibility, or the ability to care for themselves and others. The pressure they feel they are dealing with in their everyday life increases as well. In our homeopathic understanding, we draw a parallel between stages of human development and the rows in the periodic table. The elements of the first row deal with existence. People who need one of these remedies describe their ailments as elemental questions of being. They feel that their existence is so questionable they feel lonely, abandoned or unrecognized. The second row of elements mainly deals with issues of detachment from the source. These are expressed as the need or inability of moving apart from another entity, often a person’s mother or family. The third row deals with the developmental stage of identity: as a person matures they establish an identity for themselves in society. The next step, the fourth row, works toward creating security for themselves and, once that is achieved for others, for their loved ones. Issues with financial security and safety come up in these remedies. The fifth-row remedies have all the previous preliminaries down, so they crave adventure. These people are creators of the new and beautiful: artists, speakers, actors and researchers. The sixth row has all the above under control. They hold great responsibility. Heads of organizations, bankers, leaders and politicians are a few examples that might be typically included in this category. When talking about their physical complaints, these people will describe their ailments in similar terms to their general view on reality.
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