TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I: FOUNDATION OF THE PERSONAL EVOLUTION MODEL

• TheBeginning:AncientIndianBeliefof 3 HumanExistence

• TheEvolutionofHomeopathy 9

v SymptomApproach 9

v SystemApproach 12

v SynergyApproach 14

• TheEvolutionofPsychiatry 17

v AncientHistory 17

v ModernHistory 17

v ConceptualTreatmentModelsinPsychiatry 18

v SigmundFreud:TopographicalModelof 23 theMind

v SigmundFreud:TheStructureofMind- 24 PsychicApparatus

v ErikErikson:TheStagesofPsychosocial 30 Development

v CarlJung:IdentityandShadow 41

SECTION II: THE PERSONAL EVOLUTION MODEL (PEM)

• IntroducingthePEM 49

• ImportantConceptsandTermsofPEM 55

• ThePEM-AnOverview 61

SECTIONIII: ELEMENTS,KINGDOMSANDMIASMS- A PEM PERSPECTIVE

• EvolutionaryperspectiveoftheFourBasicElements 75

• TheFourTemperamentalTypes 85

• TheThreeKingdoms 87

• MineralKingdom 91

v RowsofThePeriodicTable 91

v ColumnsofThePeriodicTable 100

v LanthanidesandActinides 108

v CaseIllustrations 112

• PlantKingdom 133

v MichalYakir:EvolutionarySystemfor 135 FloweringChart

v TheThreeDimensionsofAnalysis 147

v Integration:BringingEverythingTogether 150

v MappingtheEvolutionaryCoreIssuesand 157 Sensations

v CaseIllustrations 166

• AnimalKingdom 185

v InvertebratesandVertebrates 185

v Mapping:AnIntroductiontoTheAnimal 225 EvolutionaryChart

• TheHumanAnimal 247

v CaseIllustrations 253

• Miscellaneous 281

• Miasm 289

SECTION IV: THE PERSONAL EVOLUTION MODEL AND HOMEOPATHY

• PersonalEvolutionModelandHomeopathy 305

SECTION V: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

• ArtofCaseTaking 315

• ClassificationofPsychiatricDisorders: 327 AClinicApproach

• EgoStrength 333

• PsychodynamicsofCertainPsychiatricDisorders 337

SECTION VI: HEALTH AND HIGHER PURPOSE

• HealthandHigherPurposeofOur 347 EvolutionaryExistence

• InnerDevelopmentalAgesandSpiritualLessons 353

• DiseaseModelversusLessonModel 363

• Self-actualization 365

• YinandYang 369

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INTrODuCTION

Homoeopathyisaholisticandindividualizingsystemofalternativemedicine.

It is subtle in itsnaturedue to thedilutionandpotentizationofnatural substances,which are given asmedicines.Hence, it isdifficult toquantify it and it canbequantifiedonlyby its effect.LikeHomeopathy,theMindisalsoasubtleaspectofourexistence,which can be quantified only by its functions of perception,emotions and intellect (sensations, feelings and thoughts). Thetwotopicsofdiscussioninthisbook,Homoeopathy and Psychiatry, aresimilarinnature,yetmanypractitionersofhomoeopathyfindpsychiatriccasesthemostdifficulttotreat.Thisbookaimstode-mystifythemysterysurroundingthetreatmentofPsychiatriccaseswithHomoeopathy.

Everything thathappenswithin thebodyof a livingbeing is anexpression of a corresponding information patternwithinus. Inaway, this softwareprogramsus all differently andmakesusuniqueasindividuals.Itisthisverysoftwarethatpresentsuswiththevariousmessagesmanifestedinthebodyorinthemind.Thematerialbodyisthestageonwhichtheimagesofourinnerrealityarereflectedandforcetheirwayintoexpression.Thisunconsciousinner reality is thusmade visible to us.Whenwe suffer fromphysicalsymptoms,thediseasedpartsofourbodyarenotill,theyarethemanifestationsofamorecentraldisturbance.Theconceptof ‘mental illness’ is completelymisleading sinceMind isnevertheprimary seatof illness. It is just that the symptomsmanifestthemselvesonthepsychologicallevel.Theapparentillnesscanbeeither‘Somatic’or‘Psychological’dependingonthelevelatwhichtheinnerrealitychoosestoexpressitself.

InHomeopathy,webelievethatthemindandthebodyareaffectedatthesametime.Webelievethattheproblemisnotinthemindorbody, but in thevital force,which is at adeeper level. Since

thedisturbances in thevital forceaffectboththemindandbodyat the same time, the focus of the treatment should be to curenot just thebodilyormentalexpressionsof thisdisturbance,butalso somethingdeeper; thedisturbance in the vital force itself.If thevital force isprimarilydisturbed,weneed tounderstandwhythisdisturbancechoosestoexpress itselfphysically insomeindividualsandpsychologicallyinothers.Thiswillbecomeclear,asweunderstandthePersonal Evolution Model (PEM) inadeeperway.The concepts to bediscussed in this book canbe appliedeffectivelynotonlyinpsychiatriccasesbutalsoinpatientssufferingwithsomaticcomplaints.

In the healthy condition ofman, the spiritual vital force(autocracy), the dynamis that animates thematerial body(organism), ruleswith unbounded sway, and retains alltheparts of the organism in admirable, harmonious, vitaloperation,asregardsbothsensationsandfunctions,sothatourindwelling,reason-giftedmindcanfreelyemploythisliving,healthyinstrumentforthehigher purposeofourexistence.

Aphorism9

Aphorism 9clearlystatesthatachievinghealthfreesustoseekthehigherpurpose of our existence.During themanyyears ofmyclinical practice, I have foundmyself questioning and seekinganswerswhetherillnesshasanyhigherpurposeatall?WithtimeIhaverealizedthateveryremedyprescribedhasaroletoplayinthespiritualdevelopmentof thepersonneeding it. Ibelieve thatat every level of development the individual has the completepotentialtorealizethehighestspiritualSelf.

So,letusnowseewhatisnewinthisbook.

InHomeopathy,maximumemphasisisplacedonindividualization.Wecanindividualizeapersonbasedonhisinner age, whichisthedevelopmentalagefromwhichapersonfunctionsinhislife.Thiscanbedifferent fromhisactualage.Sofar,wedidnothaveanysinglebaseonwhich individualizationwasdone.The innerage,

whichreflectsthelevel of individuationofaperson,inmyopinion,canbeonestrongbasebywhichwecanindividualizeacase.Thisindividuation iswhat I have termed asPersonal Evolution. Forthis,IhavetakenmanyoftheobservationsofPsychoanalystsandDevelopmentalPsychologistslikeFreud,EriksonandCarlJungandincorporated them in thedevelopmentof thisPersonal Evolution Model (PEM).

ThefourElements(Water,Earth,Air,Fire)havebeenwellacceptedasthebasicconstituentsofeverythinginnature.Itiswellknownthat theseElements, invarious combinations,producedifferent,specificpersonalitytraits.TheincorporationoftheunderstandingoftheseBasic Elementsandtheircorrespondencewithdevelopment hasbeenelucidatedfurtherinthebook.

Jan Scholten andRajan Sankaran haveworked extensively ontheMineralKingdom. Their brilliantwork has thrownmuchlight inunderstanding the rowsof thePeriodicTable from thedevelopmentalperspective.Asimilarunderstandingwasneededforthe18columnsofthePeriodicTable,whichhasbeenelucidatedinthisbook.Theyarenothingbut18differentwaysofcopingwiththespecificissuesofeachrow.Thesetoocanbeunderstoodfromthedevelopmentalperspective.

WithregardstoPlants,IhavetriedtobringtogethertheworkofSankaranandYakirunderonecommonunderstanding.Sankaran’sSensationsofvariousPlantfamiliescanbeeasilyunderstoodandusedwithYakir’splantchart.Thischartisbasedontheevolutionaryunderstandingofplants in termsofhumandevelopment. IhavealsoaddedmyunderstandingfromthePeriodicTableofMineralstotheYakir’splantchart.

I have developed a new chart for understanding theAnimalKingdom.Animals can beunderstood from theperspective ofHabitat, Survival strategy, Elements andEvolution. The entireclassificationofanimalsintotheVertebratesandtheInvertebratesand furtherdivisionof animals into theAquatic,Terrestrial andAerial, basedonevolutionaryanddevelopmentalprincipleshas

beenelaborated.Thischart, liketheothertwocharts,helpsustoindividuateapersondevelopmentally.

Theotheraspectscoveredinthisbookinclude:

1. Explanationof theMiasmsbasedon inner ageat the levelofPathology

2. FungiandImponderables 3. A spiritual perspective onHealth andDisease.Using

diseaseasameanstofindthetruepurposeofone’slifeandbecomingawareofones’spiritualSelf-theultimatehumangoal.

Thebookisdividedintothreemajorsections.The first part talks about the evolution ofHomeopathy andPsychiatrytillthepresenttimes.Themiddle part talks aboutHomeopathy through the PEMperspective.ThisincludesthevariousKingdoms,theirChartsandtheMiasms.Finallythebookevolvestotakeyoutothenextdimensionofseeinghealthanddiseasefromthespiritualperspective.

In totality, a new working model in Psychiatry has beencreated to understand various Psychiatric illnesses. This bookbridges seamlessly, the ideas of Sankaran, Scholten,Yakir andother contemporaries,with a common understanding, a trueintegration.

This Foundation Bookisthefirstinaseriesofbooksof‘Homoeopathy & Psychiatry’. This book explores in detail, the various basicconceptsof‘The Personal Evolution Model’.

Allthebooksintheserieswillcontainmanyofmyclinicalcasesthatwere successfully treated. Each subsequent volume in theserieswillbededicatedtoaspecificdisorderorgroupofdisordersinPsychiatry likePanicDisorder,GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder,Social&otherPhobias,ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder,BipolarDisorders, andSchizophrenia, tonamea few.Thesebookswilldiscuss the respective Psychiatric Disorder and concepts in

Homoeopathyrelatedtoit.

Thisbookwillfacilitatemyfellowreaderstobettercomprehendthefuturebooksinthisseries.Theunderlyinggoalofthisserieswillbetoexaminetheconnectionbetweentheconceptsofevolutionarydevelopment, the intricaciesofPsychiatryandfinally theholisticapproach ofHomeopathy,which forms an integrated view toanalyzeandassesspatients.Theunderstandingoftheseconnectionsiswhatissobeautiful.

A note on how to read the cases in this bookHerearesomeabbreviationsusedinthebodyofthecase:D-Doctor,P-Patient,F-Father,andM-Mother.

Points that I wished to highlight as being relevant to theunderstandingof the caseor the remedywillbe found in italics. Anunderstandingalongwithrubricsofthehomeopathicremedyprescribedwillfollowthecase.

Through this laborof love, Iwish to sharemy insightswith allpractitionersof anyhealing science. I recommend the readers toreadthisbook,morethanjustonce,soastoassimilateandimbibeallitsconceptscompletely.

If thisbook touches the readers inawaywhere theyevolvenotonlyasdoctors,butalsoashumanbeings,itshallhaveultimatelyachieveditspurpose.

Come,Iinviteyoutoentermyworld!

Dr. Mahesh GandhiM.D.,D.P.M.(Pysch.Med),F.C.A.H.(Hom)

INTrODuCING THE PErSONAL EVOLuTION MODEL

The Personal Evolution Modelisallaboutmappingthe‘inner age’ofaperson.TheHomeopathicphysicianisexpectedtoindividualizecasesandthiscanbedonebasedonthelevelof‘individuation’ofaperson.TounderstandthisModel,firstandforemostweneedtohave clearunderstandingabout certain terms like ‘evolution’ and‘development.’

Wecansaythatwehumansasaracehaveevolvedoversuccessivegenerations.Itisagradualprocessandithasoccurredinvariousstages.Wehaveandarecollectivelygoingthroughvariousdistincteras,stagesorperiodsofchanges.Duringeachsuchperiod,thereweredistinct issues,wehumanswere facing anddealingwith.Evenplantsandother thingsexisting in thisuniversehavegonethroughsuchsimilarprocesses.Acommondoctrineoflifeisthateverythingthattakesbirthgoesthroughitscycleofactivitiesandthendies allowingothers to take itsplace.All things existing in

Figure 2.0

time and spacegothroughthiseternalcycleofcosmicprocessesofgermination,growth,proliferation,deathandregeneration.Whenwestudythisprocessofchangesthatoccurintheheritabletraitsofanybiologicalpopulationoversuccessivegenerationswecalledit evolution. InHindumythology,God is in the formofBrahma,Vishnu and Shiva.All three of themhave specific function ofcreation,preservationanddistructionrespectively.

Whatwe see at the collective level is also trueat the individuallevel.Thechangeweallgothroughattheindividuallevelinourlifetimeiscalleddevelopment.Wegothroughthesamecycleofbirthanddeath.Bothevolutionanddevelopmentaresimilarprocessesoccurringatthecollectiveandindividuallevelsrespectively.Wecancompareandcorrelateevolutionarystageswiththedevelopmentalstagesonegoesthroughinhislife.Theevolutionarystagesbroadlycorrespond tocertainchronologicalageswepass through inourlifetime.

What is interesting is thatparallel to these twoprocesses, thereisanotherdimension inour lives.Thoughwehumansaregoingthrough similar evolutionary anddevelopmental stages,we allarenotcompletelysimilar.Weashumanssharemuchincommonwitheachother,buteachoneofusisdealingwithdifferentissuesinhisownpersonallife.Theseinnerissuescanbeunderstoodasexpressionsofhisinnerdevelopmentalorevolutionarystage.Thisisdifferentineachpersonandthisiswhatmakesusdifferentfromeachother.Theinnersoftware(the other songortheBasal-self)thatwehaveisverydifferentineachoneofus.

In homeopathy,we need to individualize every case and thisinnerprogramthatmakesusdifferentfromeachother,iswhatweneedtounderstandtoarriveataremedy.Variouscontemporaryhomeopaths are trying to study this inner state by differentmethods and so farwe are using an eclectic approach for thesame. In theSensationmethodwedokingdomanalysisfirst. Ifthecaseisofmineralkingdom,wedifferentiatedifferentmineralsfromdevelopmentalpointofview.Inplantcaseswedifferentiatedifferentplantfamiliesbasedontheirsensations.Animalkingdoms

areunderstoodfromthesubkingdomdifferentiationandthenwearriveattheindividualanimalremedystudyingthecharacteristicsymptomsofthepatient.Weallowourselvestheluxuryofchangeofapproachineachcase.Wedonothaveonesinglephilosophicalunderpinning that canbecome thebasisofour enquiry into thisinnerstate.

TheconceptualmodelthatIproposeistoindividualizecasesonthebasisofthelevelofindividuationofaperson.IcallthisasthelevelofPersonal Evolution.Eachoneofusismakingapersonaljourneyonthisplanet.Weareinternally,atdifferentlevelsofindividuationandbasedonthis,weareprogrammedwithcertainspecificissuesthatbecomeourlifescript.ThePersonalEvolutionModelusesthisevolutionaryanddevelopmentalunderstanding formapping thelevelofindividuationofaparticularindividual.

Figure 2.1

Allthatwesense,think,feelandperceiveisapartofourstateandanexpressionofourPersonalEvolution.

Our inner age that reflectsour levelofPersonalEvolutioncanbeverydifferentfromourouterbiologicalage.Thisinner agemostlyinmyopinionremainsthesamethroughoutourlifetime.Theinnerstatecanmakeanindividualappearchildishevenifheisanadult.Heoftenremainsso,throughouthislife.

Similarly,theremaybeyetanotherindividualwhoappearswiseandmaturesincehewasachild.Thisinnerage,whichreflectsthelevelofourPersonalEvolution,canbeverybroadlycorrelatedtocertainchronologicalagesthatwepassthroughinourlifetime.

The Age of Innocence isthechildhoodstagewherethereisabeliefthateverythingwillbeperfect.Individualsareidealisticandnaïve.Takeforexample,achildwhotakesitforgrantedthateverybodyexistsforthesolepurposeoffulfillinghisneeds.Ifhecriesatnight,hebelievesthatsomebodywillcomeandattendtohim;hefeelsitishisrighttoexpectandreceiveit.Manyadultsalsofunctionfromthis stageofdevelopment, althoughbiologically their age is faradvanced.Theirinnerageisthatofachild.Theyexpecteveryoneto take careof themand love them like a small child.Theyarealwaysexpectingsomebodytotakeresponsibilityforthem.TheysharethesamerelationshipwithGodandtheylookuponHimassomeonewhoseprimaryfunctionistogranttheirwishes.

The Age of Disillusionment istheageofadolescencewhenwefindoutthatlifeisnotperfectandthatthingsareinherentlyflawed.Forexample,asachildgrowsuphefacesreality,heisnotthecenterof theUniverse and there areothers aswell.This is thepainofadolescence.Hebecomescynicalandanatheist.

The Age of Responsibility is thestageofanadult,whereone takesonusofhimself andhis life.This is the timeof action.He isnomoredependentonanyonetolookafterhim.Heoperatesfromarealmofcauseandeffect,gettingeitherpositiveornegativeresultsofhisactions.

The Age of Ripenessistheagewheretheindividualfindsthatheisfarfromtheworldtakingcareofhimandhasmovedontowhereheistheretotakecareoftheworld.Insteadofwantingotherstoshare

hispain,hewishestorelievethepainofothers.Theseindividualsstrivetoservetheworldandtoleaveitabetterplace.

The Age of Wisdomextendsbeyondtakingcareoftheworld.Loveatthisstageissupposedtobecomeuniversalandwhenthishappens,there is complete identificationwith the rest of theworld. Thefeelingisthat,“Peoplearenotseparatefromme,weareone”.Thisis the stateof self-realization, loveandcompleteknowledge.Weallgrowoldbiologicallywithagebutwemaynotinternallyreachthisinnerageofwisdom.

Thebeginningoftheevolutionaryjourneyliesinthematerialworld,withthegoalofattainingconsciousnessofEgoandSelfhood.Egoisthesenseof‘I’.Inthebeginningoneispartofinfiniteuniversalconsciousnessandfromtherebeginsone’sjourney.Hethentravelstowards the formationof a separateEgo and the acquisitionofdistinctawareness,bothbeingthesolepurposesofone’sexistence.Thisdevelopmentaljourneycanbeperceivedovergeneralhumanhistoryoroveraman’ssingularhistory.

Thebeginningof this journey is in the feminine principle.Weareconceived in themother’swomb,wemature in thewombandafterbirthforthefirstfewyearsofourlifeweareundermaternalcare.TheEgoisjustbeginningtogetformedandiswithoutmuchdistinctionanddifferentiation.Atthebeginningofthejourney,theindividualityorthesenseofseparatenessisinitsprimalstateandoneisoperatingprimarilyfromtheemotionalplane.Thepowersofthemindarevagueandobscure,astheyhavenotyetdeveloped.

The journey then continuesunder the influenceof themasculine principlewherewedevelopadefinitesenseofself.Withthisdistinctindividualitywegooutintotheworld,doingweareborntodo.Thereiscognitivedevelopmentduringthispartofourjourney.AsourEgogetsdifferentiated,wemovefurtherawayfromthesenseofonenessthatwesharedoncewiththeothers.

The evolutionary journeybeginswith the experienceofOneness andeventuallyadvances toconsciousnessandawareness,beforecomingbacktooneness.Thisexperienceofoneness isoftenseen

inpatients requiringHydrogen as their constitutional remedy.Hydrogenrepresentsthebeginningofourpersonaljourneyinthismaterialworldinthemineralkingdom.Eventuallyanindividualhastoacknowledgetheexistenceofboth,separatenessandofunitytotheworld.ThedirectionoftheevolutionisbacktotheOne,tothe source, butoutof freewill and choice,whichwasabsent inthebeginningofthejourney.Inthisjourneyonefirstmastersthefeminineprincipleandthenthemasculinebeforeintegratingboth.Thejourneyismeanttolearntherangeofexperiencesinvokedbythese twopolarities andfinally combine them intoonedynamicwhole.

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