| This is part of a series of articles that will explore | | | | lose our mind and reasoning which eventually creates |
| various religious, psychological and healing perspectives | | | | an environment for mental, emotional and/or physical |
| on the topic of health and healing. | | | | illness. |
| In this article, we begin with the human body - the most | | | | In the world of alternative healing and Homeopathy in |
| dynamic Creation known to man. Within every | | | | particular, "holistic" (wholeness) health is when a healthy |
| creature or substance in the universe is an energy | | | | intellect and reasoning molds the raw material of our |
| source that gives meaning and purpose to it having | | | | emotions so that the natural inclination of the body |
| been created. The energy source within the human | | | | functions in a proper state of wholeness. Once the |
| body gives the body form, life and meaning ... let's call it | | | | disturbed human Life Force is restored to health or is in |
| the Life Force. Once the Life Force leaves the body, | | | | alignment with its meaning and purpose, the human |
| the tissues and organs that make up the physical body | | | | body has the natural ability to heal itself. |
| cease to function and eventually disintegrate into | | | | This concept applies to all disease, but the most |
| nothing. That same Life Force defines our character | | | | obvious example is addiction. Emotions are driven by |
| and personality, as no two people are ever exactly | | | | an impulsive desire to indulge in the addictive behavior |
| alike. One aspect of the Life Force often overlooked is | | | | leaving intellectual reasoning ineffective. Every cigarette |
| its ability to disturb normal body functions after | | | | smoker clearly knows that smoking may lead to lung |
| becoming susceptible to and overcome by disease. | | | | cancer and other fatal illnesses - it's written on every |
| Mankind is different from animals in that the human | | | | box of cigarettes. Nevertheless, the addict pays no |
| body stands erect at the vertical plane while animals | | | | attention to the bold warning and is willfully seduced by |
| typically function on the horizontal plane. At the top of | | | | his physical and/or emotional impulse to smoke, drink, |
| the human body is the brain which represents intellect | | | | eat, work, shop, etc. |
| and reasoning. In the center of the body is the heart | | | | Classical Homeopathy is a holistic healing modality that |
| which represents emotion and feeling. And in the lower | | | | works by stimulating the Life Force - visualize a |
| half of the body is the reproductive system which | | | | spiritual "reset" button. In practice, the trained |
| represents instinctive body functions. In animals, the | | | | Homeopath matches an individual's unique mental, |
| brain, heart and reproductive organs are all on the | | | | emotional and physical symptoms to a homeopathic |
| same level; where as in Man, these areas have an | | | | remedy that has proven to heal similar symptoms. |
| obvious hierarchy indicating that the mind and emotions | | | | Remedies are highly diluted, energized derivatives of |
| are the defining features of the human Life Force. | | | | plants, minerals, animals and other substances. They |
| Coincidentally, the human brain is also divided into three | | | | are safe and effective when taken in conjunction with |
| major parts which control these aspects of the human | | | | a treatment program recommended by a trained |
| body. The upper brain develops and manages intellect | | | | homeopath. |
| and reasoning, the middle brain defines emotion and | | | | It is interesting to note that the Homeopathic healing |
| interpersonal relationships while the lower brain controls | | | | process follows the hierarchy of the human body - |
| natural body functions. These concepts are commonly | | | | mental symptoms heal first, followed by emotional |
| known as the Id (body/instincts), the Ego (heart | | | | symptoms and then physical ones. The healing |
| emotions) and the Super-ego (brain/mind). | | | | process is so natural and gentle that in the beginning of |
| In the Biblical story of Genesis, there are theologians | | | | treatment one may not be consciously aware of any |
| that interpret Adam, Eve, and the Snake as | | | | improvement. Throughout the course of treatment, the |
| metaphorically representing these three intra-psychic | | | | Homeopath monitors the subtle yet effective changes |
| components of the mind. Eve (the emotions) was the | | | | in a person's health, pointing them out to the individual |
| focal point of the Tug of War between Adam (the | | | | along their path to health. |
| intellect) who reasoned against eating the forbidden | | | | Future articles will further explore the mind-body |
| fruit and the Snake (the instinctive body function) that | | | | connection illustrating how combining homeopathy and |
| ultimately seduced her. Within each and every one us | | | | psychotherapy can maximize healing and describe the |
| resides this hidden Tug of War between our mental | | | | healing process in greater detail including why skin |
| reasoning and our physical desires. It's when our | | | | conditions are often the first conditions that appear in |
| emotions are driven by our physical desires, that we | | | | childhood but the last to heal. |