alchemy & addiction - the health hub
TRANSCRIPT
Alchemy amp Addiction
Presented by Lise Battaglia CCH HMCRShom(NA) CGP CAPBFRPBT
Homeopath amp GAPS Practitioner amp Addictions Specialist wwwRecoveryNaturallycom
The HUB on First Wednesdays
TrinityHealthHubcom
1
February 3 2021
33 years as a practitioner I have have been microbiome natural medicine and Healing Meals focused I have been a Chef Homeopath GAPs Guide Biofield Tuner Antibiotic and pharmaceutical free for 32 years Thanks to Homeopathy and Microbiome Conscious Nourishment
By 1996 as ldquoHealing Meals Personal Chef ldquo Food alone was no longer as effective as it had been in helping folks to heal prior to the aggressive destruction of our food system My offerings had to evolve as my clientsrsquo needs changed More education and learning from the healing journeys of my clients National Board Certification in Homeopathy 2010 CEASE Practitioner 2012 GAPS practitioner 2013 Certified Addictions Professional 2017
Author Radio Host Mentor Activist Practitioner wwwRecoveryNaturallycom
Lise M Battaglia CCH CGP CAP
A practitionerrsquos approach to outrageous outcomes
2
OPIUMGift from God or Satanrsquos ultimate Revenge
The deep dive
My experience - a few comments
3
OPIUM
Themes
Histories of
SleepDeathPainlessnessPain
MedicineCrimeWar
Apologia This is an encyclopedic topic - the current inquiry is a humble effort to share what strikes me and lulls me into a narcotic haze of my own
4
Was seen in cave paintings during the Neanderthal PeriodNeolithic new Stone Age farming crops
Switzerland 6000 years ago
Found in a Neolithic site in Spain in tombs Part of funeral rite
In mesopotamia- the joy plant treatises were written on how to cultivate it in terraced garden slice the heads same technique used in Afghanistan now
4000 bc Sumerians called it the joy plantIts use and cultivation correspond with Turkey Iraq Syria as Advanced civilizations
They excelled in Agriculture literacy
An Abbreviated History of Opium
5
Itrsquos uses were celebrated as Analgesic taken both raw and in food Ceremonial Clean burning feel Fodder for livestock
Afterwards we see it in the Assyrian literature and then in BabylonWhere we have instructions of to gather the opium latex- collected in pots Egypt and Ancient Greek dissolve it in Wine And we see it showing up in Ancient Egypt medical documents
1550 BC it was used for Asthma baby crying diabetes But only priests warriors shamans and doctors used it in Egypt
Egypt art shows oppiate withdrawal of pharaoh on Tomb wallsIt has not been substantiated but he may have abused
An Abbreviated History of Opium
6
7
An Abbreviated History of Opium1100 bc- Cyprus and Greeks used it through Inhalation suppositories Poet Hessiod and Homer - from 650 BC describes itrsquos use In the Odyssey and Iliad as a drink that would
ldquoBanish sorrows with forgetfulness And Soldiers to feel betterrdquo To the priests in Greek Civilization it was sacred to Demeter ( the goddess of agriculture) it was medicinal the word Meconium- comes from the yellow sap (latex) of the poppy see pod
Poppy tea was used to induce dream state And Greece were referred to as the Isle of lotus eaters
Alexander the Great was alcoholic He gave opium to his soldiers
Hypocrites recommended it for Constipation to epidemicsHe was worried about alcohol abuse but not opum
8
9
An Abbreviated History of OpiumDemeter goddess of agriculture- represent poppy aspect to take away emotional and physical pain
The Goddess Hecate understands there is a darker side- it can poison babies add to hemlock and folks never waken
Minoan goddess sculpture- fertility and empowerment
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
February 3 2021
33 years as a practitioner I have have been microbiome natural medicine and Healing Meals focused I have been a Chef Homeopath GAPs Guide Biofield Tuner Antibiotic and pharmaceutical free for 32 years Thanks to Homeopathy and Microbiome Conscious Nourishment
By 1996 as ldquoHealing Meals Personal Chef ldquo Food alone was no longer as effective as it had been in helping folks to heal prior to the aggressive destruction of our food system My offerings had to evolve as my clientsrsquo needs changed More education and learning from the healing journeys of my clients National Board Certification in Homeopathy 2010 CEASE Practitioner 2012 GAPS practitioner 2013 Certified Addictions Professional 2017
Author Radio Host Mentor Activist Practitioner wwwRecoveryNaturallycom
Lise M Battaglia CCH CGP CAP
A practitionerrsquos approach to outrageous outcomes
2
OPIUMGift from God or Satanrsquos ultimate Revenge
The deep dive
My experience - a few comments
3
OPIUM
Themes
Histories of
SleepDeathPainlessnessPain
MedicineCrimeWar
Apologia This is an encyclopedic topic - the current inquiry is a humble effort to share what strikes me and lulls me into a narcotic haze of my own
4
Was seen in cave paintings during the Neanderthal PeriodNeolithic new Stone Age farming crops
Switzerland 6000 years ago
Found in a Neolithic site in Spain in tombs Part of funeral rite
In mesopotamia- the joy plant treatises were written on how to cultivate it in terraced garden slice the heads same technique used in Afghanistan now
4000 bc Sumerians called it the joy plantIts use and cultivation correspond with Turkey Iraq Syria as Advanced civilizations
They excelled in Agriculture literacy
An Abbreviated History of Opium
5
Itrsquos uses were celebrated as Analgesic taken both raw and in food Ceremonial Clean burning feel Fodder for livestock
Afterwards we see it in the Assyrian literature and then in BabylonWhere we have instructions of to gather the opium latex- collected in pots Egypt and Ancient Greek dissolve it in Wine And we see it showing up in Ancient Egypt medical documents
1550 BC it was used for Asthma baby crying diabetes But only priests warriors shamans and doctors used it in Egypt
Egypt art shows oppiate withdrawal of pharaoh on Tomb wallsIt has not been substantiated but he may have abused
An Abbreviated History of Opium
6
7
An Abbreviated History of Opium1100 bc- Cyprus and Greeks used it through Inhalation suppositories Poet Hessiod and Homer - from 650 BC describes itrsquos use In the Odyssey and Iliad as a drink that would
ldquoBanish sorrows with forgetfulness And Soldiers to feel betterrdquo To the priests in Greek Civilization it was sacred to Demeter ( the goddess of agriculture) it was medicinal the word Meconium- comes from the yellow sap (latex) of the poppy see pod
Poppy tea was used to induce dream state And Greece were referred to as the Isle of lotus eaters
Alexander the Great was alcoholic He gave opium to his soldiers
Hypocrites recommended it for Constipation to epidemicsHe was worried about alcohol abuse but not opum
8
9
An Abbreviated History of OpiumDemeter goddess of agriculture- represent poppy aspect to take away emotional and physical pain
The Goddess Hecate understands there is a darker side- it can poison babies add to hemlock and folks never waken
Minoan goddess sculpture- fertility and empowerment
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
OPIUMGift from God or Satanrsquos ultimate Revenge
The deep dive
My experience - a few comments
3
OPIUM
Themes
Histories of
SleepDeathPainlessnessPain
MedicineCrimeWar
Apologia This is an encyclopedic topic - the current inquiry is a humble effort to share what strikes me and lulls me into a narcotic haze of my own
4
Was seen in cave paintings during the Neanderthal PeriodNeolithic new Stone Age farming crops
Switzerland 6000 years ago
Found in a Neolithic site in Spain in tombs Part of funeral rite
In mesopotamia- the joy plant treatises were written on how to cultivate it in terraced garden slice the heads same technique used in Afghanistan now
4000 bc Sumerians called it the joy plantIts use and cultivation correspond with Turkey Iraq Syria as Advanced civilizations
They excelled in Agriculture literacy
An Abbreviated History of Opium
5
Itrsquos uses were celebrated as Analgesic taken both raw and in food Ceremonial Clean burning feel Fodder for livestock
Afterwards we see it in the Assyrian literature and then in BabylonWhere we have instructions of to gather the opium latex- collected in pots Egypt and Ancient Greek dissolve it in Wine And we see it showing up in Ancient Egypt medical documents
1550 BC it was used for Asthma baby crying diabetes But only priests warriors shamans and doctors used it in Egypt
Egypt art shows oppiate withdrawal of pharaoh on Tomb wallsIt has not been substantiated but he may have abused
An Abbreviated History of Opium
6
7
An Abbreviated History of Opium1100 bc- Cyprus and Greeks used it through Inhalation suppositories Poet Hessiod and Homer - from 650 BC describes itrsquos use In the Odyssey and Iliad as a drink that would
ldquoBanish sorrows with forgetfulness And Soldiers to feel betterrdquo To the priests in Greek Civilization it was sacred to Demeter ( the goddess of agriculture) it was medicinal the word Meconium- comes from the yellow sap (latex) of the poppy see pod
Poppy tea was used to induce dream state And Greece were referred to as the Isle of lotus eaters
Alexander the Great was alcoholic He gave opium to his soldiers
Hypocrites recommended it for Constipation to epidemicsHe was worried about alcohol abuse but not opum
8
9
An Abbreviated History of OpiumDemeter goddess of agriculture- represent poppy aspect to take away emotional and physical pain
The Goddess Hecate understands there is a darker side- it can poison babies add to hemlock and folks never waken
Minoan goddess sculpture- fertility and empowerment
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
OPIUM
Themes
Histories of
SleepDeathPainlessnessPain
MedicineCrimeWar
Apologia This is an encyclopedic topic - the current inquiry is a humble effort to share what strikes me and lulls me into a narcotic haze of my own
4
Was seen in cave paintings during the Neanderthal PeriodNeolithic new Stone Age farming crops
Switzerland 6000 years ago
Found in a Neolithic site in Spain in tombs Part of funeral rite
In mesopotamia- the joy plant treatises were written on how to cultivate it in terraced garden slice the heads same technique used in Afghanistan now
4000 bc Sumerians called it the joy plantIts use and cultivation correspond with Turkey Iraq Syria as Advanced civilizations
They excelled in Agriculture literacy
An Abbreviated History of Opium
5
Itrsquos uses were celebrated as Analgesic taken both raw and in food Ceremonial Clean burning feel Fodder for livestock
Afterwards we see it in the Assyrian literature and then in BabylonWhere we have instructions of to gather the opium latex- collected in pots Egypt and Ancient Greek dissolve it in Wine And we see it showing up in Ancient Egypt medical documents
1550 BC it was used for Asthma baby crying diabetes But only priests warriors shamans and doctors used it in Egypt
Egypt art shows oppiate withdrawal of pharaoh on Tomb wallsIt has not been substantiated but he may have abused
An Abbreviated History of Opium
6
7
An Abbreviated History of Opium1100 bc- Cyprus and Greeks used it through Inhalation suppositories Poet Hessiod and Homer - from 650 BC describes itrsquos use In the Odyssey and Iliad as a drink that would
ldquoBanish sorrows with forgetfulness And Soldiers to feel betterrdquo To the priests in Greek Civilization it was sacred to Demeter ( the goddess of agriculture) it was medicinal the word Meconium- comes from the yellow sap (latex) of the poppy see pod
Poppy tea was used to induce dream state And Greece were referred to as the Isle of lotus eaters
Alexander the Great was alcoholic He gave opium to his soldiers
Hypocrites recommended it for Constipation to epidemicsHe was worried about alcohol abuse but not opum
8
9
An Abbreviated History of OpiumDemeter goddess of agriculture- represent poppy aspect to take away emotional and physical pain
The Goddess Hecate understands there is a darker side- it can poison babies add to hemlock and folks never waken
Minoan goddess sculpture- fertility and empowerment
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
Was seen in cave paintings during the Neanderthal PeriodNeolithic new Stone Age farming crops
Switzerland 6000 years ago
Found in a Neolithic site in Spain in tombs Part of funeral rite
In mesopotamia- the joy plant treatises were written on how to cultivate it in terraced garden slice the heads same technique used in Afghanistan now
4000 bc Sumerians called it the joy plantIts use and cultivation correspond with Turkey Iraq Syria as Advanced civilizations
They excelled in Agriculture literacy
An Abbreviated History of Opium
5
Itrsquos uses were celebrated as Analgesic taken both raw and in food Ceremonial Clean burning feel Fodder for livestock
Afterwards we see it in the Assyrian literature and then in BabylonWhere we have instructions of to gather the opium latex- collected in pots Egypt and Ancient Greek dissolve it in Wine And we see it showing up in Ancient Egypt medical documents
1550 BC it was used for Asthma baby crying diabetes But only priests warriors shamans and doctors used it in Egypt
Egypt art shows oppiate withdrawal of pharaoh on Tomb wallsIt has not been substantiated but he may have abused
An Abbreviated History of Opium
6
7
An Abbreviated History of Opium1100 bc- Cyprus and Greeks used it through Inhalation suppositories Poet Hessiod and Homer - from 650 BC describes itrsquos use In the Odyssey and Iliad as a drink that would
ldquoBanish sorrows with forgetfulness And Soldiers to feel betterrdquo To the priests in Greek Civilization it was sacred to Demeter ( the goddess of agriculture) it was medicinal the word Meconium- comes from the yellow sap (latex) of the poppy see pod
Poppy tea was used to induce dream state And Greece were referred to as the Isle of lotus eaters
Alexander the Great was alcoholic He gave opium to his soldiers
Hypocrites recommended it for Constipation to epidemicsHe was worried about alcohol abuse but not opum
8
9
An Abbreviated History of OpiumDemeter goddess of agriculture- represent poppy aspect to take away emotional and physical pain
The Goddess Hecate understands there is a darker side- it can poison babies add to hemlock and folks never waken
Minoan goddess sculpture- fertility and empowerment
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
Itrsquos uses were celebrated as Analgesic taken both raw and in food Ceremonial Clean burning feel Fodder for livestock
Afterwards we see it in the Assyrian literature and then in BabylonWhere we have instructions of to gather the opium latex- collected in pots Egypt and Ancient Greek dissolve it in Wine And we see it showing up in Ancient Egypt medical documents
1550 BC it was used for Asthma baby crying diabetes But only priests warriors shamans and doctors used it in Egypt
Egypt art shows oppiate withdrawal of pharaoh on Tomb wallsIt has not been substantiated but he may have abused
An Abbreviated History of Opium
6
7
An Abbreviated History of Opium1100 bc- Cyprus and Greeks used it through Inhalation suppositories Poet Hessiod and Homer - from 650 BC describes itrsquos use In the Odyssey and Iliad as a drink that would
ldquoBanish sorrows with forgetfulness And Soldiers to feel betterrdquo To the priests in Greek Civilization it was sacred to Demeter ( the goddess of agriculture) it was medicinal the word Meconium- comes from the yellow sap (latex) of the poppy see pod
Poppy tea was used to induce dream state And Greece were referred to as the Isle of lotus eaters
Alexander the Great was alcoholic He gave opium to his soldiers
Hypocrites recommended it for Constipation to epidemicsHe was worried about alcohol abuse but not opum
8
9
An Abbreviated History of OpiumDemeter goddess of agriculture- represent poppy aspect to take away emotional and physical pain
The Goddess Hecate understands there is a darker side- it can poison babies add to hemlock and folks never waken
Minoan goddess sculpture- fertility and empowerment
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
7
An Abbreviated History of Opium1100 bc- Cyprus and Greeks used it through Inhalation suppositories Poet Hessiod and Homer - from 650 BC describes itrsquos use In the Odyssey and Iliad as a drink that would
ldquoBanish sorrows with forgetfulness And Soldiers to feel betterrdquo To the priests in Greek Civilization it was sacred to Demeter ( the goddess of agriculture) it was medicinal the word Meconium- comes from the yellow sap (latex) of the poppy see pod
Poppy tea was used to induce dream state And Greece were referred to as the Isle of lotus eaters
Alexander the Great was alcoholic He gave opium to his soldiers
Hypocrites recommended it for Constipation to epidemicsHe was worried about alcohol abuse but not opum
8
9
An Abbreviated History of OpiumDemeter goddess of agriculture- represent poppy aspect to take away emotional and physical pain
The Goddess Hecate understands there is a darker side- it can poison babies add to hemlock and folks never waken
Minoan goddess sculpture- fertility and empowerment
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
An Abbreviated History of Opium1100 bc- Cyprus and Greeks used it through Inhalation suppositories Poet Hessiod and Homer - from 650 BC describes itrsquos use In the Odyssey and Iliad as a drink that would
ldquoBanish sorrows with forgetfulness And Soldiers to feel betterrdquo To the priests in Greek Civilization it was sacred to Demeter ( the goddess of agriculture) it was medicinal the word Meconium- comes from the yellow sap (latex) of the poppy see pod
Poppy tea was used to induce dream state And Greece were referred to as the Isle of lotus eaters
Alexander the Great was alcoholic He gave opium to his soldiers
Hypocrites recommended it for Constipation to epidemicsHe was worried about alcohol abuse but not opum
8
9
An Abbreviated History of OpiumDemeter goddess of agriculture- represent poppy aspect to take away emotional and physical pain
The Goddess Hecate understands there is a darker side- it can poison babies add to hemlock and folks never waken
Minoan goddess sculpture- fertility and empowerment
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
9
An Abbreviated History of OpiumDemeter goddess of agriculture- represent poppy aspect to take away emotional and physical pain
The Goddess Hecate understands there is a darker side- it can poison babies add to hemlock and folks never waken
Minoan goddess sculpture- fertility and empowerment
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
10
Hypnos and ThanatosHalf brothers
Gods of Sleep and Death
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
11
The God Hypnos The God of dreams Almedinillarsquos Museum Cordoba province
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
12
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
13
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
14
John Keats lsquoTo Sleeprsquo
O soft embalmer of the still midnightShutting with careful fingers and benignOur gloom-pleasrsquod eyes embowerrsquod from the lightEnshaded in forgetfulness divine hellip
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
15
William Wordsworth lsquoTo SleeprsquoA flock of sheep that leisurely pass byOne after one the sound of rain and beesMurmuring the fall of rivers winds and seasSmooth fields white sheets of water and pure skyI have thought of all by turns and yet do lieSleepless and soon the small birdsrsquo melodiesMust hear first uttered from my orchard treesAnd the first cuckoorsquos melancholy cry hellip
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
16
De Quinceys Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
De Quincey started using opium as a reliever for a toothache in 1804[29] and his book Confessions of an English Opium-Eater was the first documentation of an opium addict to be published He focused on the pleasures and the pains along with its influence on his works His book was often accused of encouraging individuals to try opium and was blamed when they subsequently suffered from its side effects or addiction[32] With the ability to purchase laudanum easily from many street vendors de Quincey was quoted saying happiness might now be bought for a penny[29] With respect to literary triumphs De Quincey notes in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater how the increased activity in the brain because of opium increased his ability to create new things out of raw material[33] De Quincey notes the oscillation of symptoms between dreams (which he claims to be a source of his intense suffering)[34] and nightmares and the reader recognizes the grip opium addiction has on de Quincey and possibly other users at the time Through Thomas de Quinceys trips to a surreal world made possible by the consumption of opium he was able to discover methods of psychoanalysis that Sigmund Freud formally introduced more than half a century later[12]
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticism
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
17
According to Sigmund Freud humans have a life instinctmdashwhich he named Erosmdashand a death drive which is commonly called (though not by Freud himself) Thanatos This postulated death drive allegedly compels humans to engage in risky and self-destructive acts that could lead to their own death
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiDeath_drive
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
18
Storage vessels in china- by 1000 ad - medicinal use of opium was widespread100bc it arrived there from Africa Turkey and the Middle East
Pliny the elder 79 AD in Rome began to see that it was addictive Prescribed by Gallen considered the greatest medical researcher in antiquity to Marcus Aurelius- for his headaches 161 AD
The prescription was increased over time it is believed he developed a tolerance to it
1200 AD It was popular in India
1200 AD MongoliaKuala khan used it for home remediesGolden age of islam 7-13th centuryArt scene and culture there was a robust interest in development in medicine
It was prescribed for Sexual disfunction diarrhea sleepAdministered inget nasal anal topical uses
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
19
Influenced the History of Medicine
Hippocrates - 460 BC Had no objection to the use of opium- more concerned with alcoholism
Aelius Galenus 129 AD physician surgeon and philosopher in the Roman EmpireConsidered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines including anatomyphysiology pathology pharmacology and neurology as well as philosophyand logic
Paracelsus- Introduced Lead arsenic mercury sulphur and antimony to medicine AND Tincture of opium 10 plus pearls amber and alcohol
Thomas Sydenham founder of epidemiology and physical medicine First introduced laudanum into medical practice in the 16th century He created Laudanum which was named after Paracelsus As a celebration of Paracelsusrsquo great contributions to medicine
The new recipe saffron cinnamon cloves opium sherry wine During Victorian-era Europe and North America laudanum was considered as a cure-all treatment and creative aid It was used for cardiac disease women problems Often used in cough syrup
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
ldquoThe standard medical use of opium persisted well into the 19th century US president William Henry Harrison was treated with opium in 1841 and in the American Civil War the Union Army used 175000 lb (80000 kg) of opium tincture and powder and about 500000 opium pills[1] During this time of popularity users called opium Gods Own Medicine[36]
One reason for the increase in opiate consumption in the United States during the 19th century was the prescribing and dispensing of legal opiates by physicians and pharmacists to women with female complaints (mostly to relieve menstrual pain and hysteria)[34] Because opiates were viewed as more humane than punishment or restraint they were often used to treat the mentally ill Between 150000 and 200000 opiate addicts lived in the United States in the late 19th century and between two-thirds and three-quarters of these addicts were women[37] ldquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium
20
An Abbreviated History of Opium
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
21
ldquoUse of opium as a cure-all was reflected in the formulation of mithridatium described in the 1728 Chambers Cyclopedia which included true opium in the mixture Subsequently laudanum became the basis of many popular patent medicines of the 19th centuryrdquo
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiCyclopaedia_or_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
22
But most striking was the abuse which all physicians over the whole world down to the present time (Although as long as twenty years ago I showed incontrovertibly in these very words (in the first edition of the ORAGNON 1810) the misuse universally made by physicians of opium for pains to be a palpable injury to the well-being of patients yet we have not seen that their conscience was the least touched and that they abandoned a practice that is as stupid as it is criminal To such remonstrances they only exclaim that their routine is interfered with and they abuse and persecute the man who calls attention to their erronous practice just as the sinner who feels himself hit the words of a sermon on repentence only abuses the preacher without reforming his own conduct
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
Hahnemann had his opinions too
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
23
But why should I who feel an inward call to enunciate such important verities and who have truth and nature on my side (why should I bother myself about these incorrigible sinners) have made of opium in prescribing it as a powerful remedy for pains of all sorts be they ever so old and deeply rooted it is obviously contrary to common sense and is almost equal to the folly of a universal remedy to expect from one single substance the cure of all pains which differ so infinitely among one another Seeing that the various kinds of pains in diseases differ so much from one another in their seat in the time and conditions of their occurrence recurrence increase and diminution ampc it might be supposed that the Creator would not fail to create a large number of different medicines for their cure for every finite thing can only have a finite limited sphere of action But opium is precisely not one of those pain-allaying and curing remedies
Hahnemann Homeopathy Pura
His thoughts against the Panacea touted by medicine of his time
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
24
1200 AD Europe inquisition we see less Opium linked to the devil
With the crusades you see some more trade and not grown in Europe so when the Arab trade opened up there was a chance to use it but it now came from the east Even though it was originally from the west- and was treated with some suspicion
Is opium a history of War and Trade
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
25
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
26
httpsenwikipediaorgwikiOpium_and_Romanticismcite_note-26
the action of opium may reveal some of the semi-conscious processes by which literature begins to be written[24]mdashie the act of dreaming (stimulated by opium) crystallizes the past into patterns reflecting truths and these truths are what inspire the Romantic poetry created by opium users Everyone is exposed to these everyday images but opium add a further dimension to those images Hayter specifies that while opium may enhance these images into a creative piece of text ironically it also robs the individual of the power to make use of them because the images are not easily recalled and recorded when sober The necessary tools to create work like that of the opium-fuelled Romantic poets therefore must include not only the ability to daydream under the influence of the drug but also the necessity of being able to communicate those visions on paper later[25] Hayters view falls between the two previous literary critiques of opium use during the Romantic era[26]
Is Opium a History of Bliss
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
27
httpsquantumuniversitycommeditationblissful-meditation
Meditation is really about rewiring the brain and tapping into your inner potential (5)All the thousands of benefits related in hundreds of research studies can become permanent through time and regular practice as your meditation becomes more and more blissful Reaching a transcendental blissful state on a daily basis creates a new you imprinted with archetypal values such as love compassion and joy Any meditation technique can be revisited in the light of this new information any meditation has the ability to manifest a blissful experience
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
28
The objectors to opium we see regard it as criminal
In the delusion state in Homeopathy we see the criminal ideology
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
29
Is this a natural inclination
This desire for bliss for relaxation
This desire for sleep perchance to dream
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
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httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
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From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusion 1
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia30
Pg 121
ldquoOpium need to maintain their illusions because they have an intense lsquopersecution complexrsquo Opium are pursued by their own guilty conscience Opium is a homeopathic remedy derived from the hallucinogenic opium poppy Opium as a constitutional remedy profile carry with them a drug-like euphoric need to create a vision of the world other than the one in their conscious mindrdquo
From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
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Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
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Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
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Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
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From Liz LaylorHomeopathic Psychiatry published by Jain and Archibel 2011
Opium Delusions
Contact LiseLiseBattagliacom Copyright 2021 Lise Battaglia31
121 Laylor
ldquoOpium psychosomatically wish to distance themselves from feeling Opium the drug acts as a sedative and analgesic Opium the constitutional remed profile similarly suppress their somatic responsiveness to themselves and to others in the world The Opium patient lacks appropriate empathic responsiveness to their own pain ldquo
pg 122 Cancer patients consuming huge amounts of morphine will become convinced that they will beat this
disease that they have complete control over their disease That they are under superhuman control ldquoopium deny they are sick because they do not wish to feel painrdquo
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
32
Modern Day Disaster
The opioid crisis
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
33
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia
Dr Christian Brule a French doctor who coordinated drug policy at the Council of Europe agrees that opium addiction is extremely difficult to shed both physically and psychologically the craving still there decades after the last pipe is smoked We call it the syndrome of lost heaven he says
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
34
httpswwwfoxnewscomworldbliss-and-hell-of-american-expat-addicted-to-an-ancient-drug-and-a-bygone-asia Accessed 21021 1023 AM
Opium is a charismatic lover who takes you to heaven giving you years of warmth and affection and then like a schizophrenic inexplicably and without warning begins putting you through hell he notes And Martin was entering the lower depths rooted to his apartment his work neglected afraid to be away for even a single night lest he go without a fix
Martin went through partially successful detoxification at Thailands Tham Krabok Monastery where hundreds of Thai and foreign addicts have sought treatment through Buddhist monastic discipline and a vomit-inducing herbal drink He also tried on his own and at some moment freed himself from opiums gripBut the last line of his book is no ode to deliveranceWhen the cravings get particularly keen I tell myself that when health is lost to disease or old age I will find a way to once again to light the lamp take up the pipe and roll myself into sweet oblivion
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
37
35
httpswwwamazoncomOpium-Fiend-Century-Slave-Addictiondp0345517830
As was my experience and interest in taking this ldquodeep diverdquo I am lost in the learning of this plant and the impact it has had on history I too become lost in my inquiry losing all sense of time
36
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