The blank remedy [Blank remedy]:

- Jan Scholten

This chapter has been included to show that there are many symptoms that are not useful in an analysis because they are part of every remedy. These are symptoms such as fear and depression.

This chapter is to show which sort of symptoms are common symptoms, i.e. those you can fill into any blank remedy.

When we look at a remedy we always have to decide which symptoms are common and which are specific, which will fit any remedy and which are strange, rare and peculiar to only one, or perhaps a few remedies. In Boericke we find under mind the symptom Anxiety and depression. However, this tells us nothing, because anxiety and depression can be found in any remedy.

Another example is the heading optimism in the Kalis and pessimism in the Natrums mentioned in Homoeopathy and Minerals.

It gradually dawned on me that both optimism and pessimism can be found in both Kali and Natrum, as well as in any other remedy for that matter. These are not specific symptoms.

Another example is the difference between friendly and hard remedies, which I wrote about in Homoeopathy and Minerals where I described Argentum, Niccolum and Vanadium as being friendly and gentle. But it has become clear that there are also hard and aggressive types who need these remedies. Smits describes Cuprum as being hard, whilst there are also many soft types of people who may be in a Cuprum state.

This chapter is about symptoms which may be seen in all remedies.

Hence the title The blank remedy. This remedy doesnt have a theme, only common symptoms.

Separation

The first theme is separation. Anything that exists does so only because it has separated itself from others, from the whole.

Desire

The separation can cause a desire for those things from which one has become separated. There can be a desire for compensatory items.

Aversion

One may develop an aversion to those things which stand in the way of a reunion with the object of the desire. An aversion can also develop as a reaction to the failure of getting the desired object, like sour grapes.

Rejection Fear

The things to which an aversion has been developed may eventually be rejected. Thoughts on the subject will be pushed away or suppressed. If there is a confrontation one may experience fear.

Active Happy

People can be very active when they want to achieve something, when they want to fulfil their desires. This can make them busy, hard working, optimistic, happy, hurried, impatient or restless.

Passive Gloomy

As soon as they get the feeling that their wishes cannot be fulfilled they get gloomy and depressed. They become passive.

Their loss causes them great sadness. They start to feel indifferent and listless and tend just to give up.

Expressions

In the rest of this book the above mentioned symptoms will be written under the heading Expression. Most of our knowledge about remedies consists of these sorts of general symptoms.

Fears Dreams Delusions

The fears, dreams and delusions will also be described under the heading Expressions. These are quite common symptoms in themselves, but the subject of their dreams etc. may be quite specific. Dreams, fears and delusions often cover the same subject. The term delusion has been chosen to cover all illusions, images, fantasies and hallucinations.

Specific symptoms may also consist of hobbies, professions or definite causes.

Complaints

Weakness

Pain

Hypertension

Hyperthermia.

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