Organon Paragraph 29 and How Homeopathy Works- 2

[Dr. Jeff]

Aphorism 29 in the 6th edition of Hahnemann's Organon is quite a bit shorter than it was in the 5th edition. Also, the footnote has been omitted.

Possibly so Hahnemann could focus our attention on his hypothesis about how his science of homeopathy works.

He says:

As every disease (not entirely surgical) consists only in a special, morbid, dynamic alteration of our vital energy (of the principle of life) manifested in sensation and motion, so in every homoeopathic cure this principle of life dynamically altered by natural disease is seized through the administration of medicinal potency selected exactly according to symptom-similarity by a somewhat stronger, similar artificial disease-manifestation. By this the feeling of the natural (weaker) dynamic disease-manifestation ceases and disappears. This disease-manifestation no longer exists for the principle of life which is now occupied and governed merely by the stronger, artificial disease-manifestation. This artificial disease-manifestation has soon spent its force and leaves the patient free from disease, cured. The dynamis, thus freed, can now continue to carry life on in health. This most highly probable process rests upon the following propositions.

In this paragraph, Hahnemann introduces us to the idea of stronger vs. weaker "dynamic" dis-eases.

He's referring to medicines that work by being homeopathic to the symptoms.

Hahnemann says that these homeopathically-prepared, and thereby dynamic, remedies are stronger in their effect than a natural dis-eases.

They "free" the dynamis (vitality) and activate natural healing.

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Here's an audio recording from the Wenda Brewster O'Reilly Organon from Dr. Christina:

https://organonaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/Organon+29.m4a