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Dr MAHESH GANDHIHOMEOPATHY & PSYCHIATRY

PERSONAL EVOLUTION MODEL –THE FOUDATION BOOK

Reading excerpt Publisher: MAHESH GANDHI

HardboundPages : 377Published 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I: FOUNDATION OF THE PERSONAL EVOLUTION MODEL

• TheBeginning:AncientIndianBeliefof 3 HumanExistence

• TheEvolutionofHomeopathy 9

v SymptomApproach 9

v SystemApproach 12

v SynergyApproach 14

• TheEvolutionofPsychiatry 17

v AncientHistory 17

v ModernHistory 17

v ConceptualTreatmentModelsinPsychiatry 18

v SigmundFreud:TopographicalModelof 23 theMind

v SigmundFreud:TheStructureofMind- 24 PsychicApparatus

v ErikErikson:TheStagesofPsychosocial 30 Development

v CarlJung:IdentityandShadow 41

SECTION II: THE PERSONAL EVOLUTION MODEL (PEM)

• IntroducingthePEM 49

• ImportantConceptsandTermsofPEM 55

• ThePEM-AnOverview 61

SECTIONIII: ELEMENTS,KINGDOMSANDMIASMS- A PEM PERSPECTIVE

• EvolutionaryperspectiveoftheFourBasicElements 75

• TheFourTemperamentalTypes 85

• TheThreeKingdoms 87

• MineralKingdom 91

v RowsofThePeriodicTable 91

v ColumnsofThePeriodicTable 100

v LanthanidesandActinides 108

v CaseIllustrations 112

• PlantKingdom 133

v MichalYakir:EvolutionarySystemfor 135 FloweringChart

v TheThreeDimensionsofAnalysis 147

v Integration:BringingEverythingTogether 150

v MappingtheEvolutionaryCoreIssuesand 157 Sensations


• AnimalKingdom 185

v InvertebratesandVertebrates 185

v Mapping:AnIntroductiontoTheAnimal 225 EvolutionaryChart

• TheHumanAnimal 247


• Miscellaneous 281

• Miasm 289

SECTION IV: THE PERSONAL EVOLUTION MODEL AND HOMEOPATHY

• PersonalEvolutionModelandHomeopathy 305

SECTION V: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

• ArtofCaseTaking 315

• ClassificationofPsychiatricDisorders: 327 AClinicApproach

• EgoStrength 333

• PsychodynamicsofCertainPsychiatricDisorders 337

SECTION VI: HEALTH AND HIGHER PURPOSE

• HealthandHigherPurposeofOur 347 EvolutionaryExistence

• InnerDevelopmentalAgesandSpiritualLessons 353

• DiseaseModelversusLessonModel 363

• Self-actualization 365

• YinandYang 369

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INTrODuCTION

Homoeopathyisaholisticandindividualizingsystemofalternativemedicine.

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

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

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

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

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

Aphorism9

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

So,letusnowseewhatisnewinthisbook.

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

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

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

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

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

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

beenelaborated.Thischart, liketheothertwocharts,helpsustoindividuateapersondevelopmentally.

Theotheraspectscoveredinthisbookinclude:

1. Explanationof theMiasmsbasedon inner ageat the levelofPathology

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

diseaseasameanstofindthetruepurposeofone’slifeandbecomingawareofones’spiritualSelf-theultimatehumangoal.

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

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

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

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

Homoeopathyrelatedtoit.

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

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

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

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

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

Come,Iinviteyoutoentermyworld!

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

INTrODuCING THE PErSONAL EVOLuTION MODEL

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

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

Figure 2.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

Figure 2.1

Allthatwesense,think,feelandperceiveisapartofourstateandanexpressionofourPersonalEvolution.

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

Similarly,theremaybeyetanotherindividualwhoappearswiseandmaturesincehewasachild.Thisinnerage,whichreflectsthelevelofourPersonalEvolution,canbeverybroadlycorrelatedtocertainchronologicalagesthatwepassthroughinourlifetime.

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

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

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

The Age of Ripenessistheagewheretheindividualfindsthatheisfarfromtheworldtakingcareofhimandhasmovedontowhereheistheretotakecareoftheworld.Insteadofwantingotherstoshare

hispain,hewishestorelievethepainofothers.Theseindividualsstrivetoservetheworldandtoleaveitabetterplace.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Om, Sarve bhavantu sukhinaùSarve santu nirämayäù

Sarve bhadräëi paçyantuMä kashchit duùkha bhägbhavetOà Shäntiù, Shäntiù, Shäntiù

May all be prosperous and happyMay all be free from illness

May all see the spiritual upliftingMay no one suffer

Om peace, peace, peace

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