Homeopathy is a scientific system of natural medicine which has been successfully known for the past 200 years and is used by over 200 million people worldwide. In the United States homeopathy is regulated by the FDA and is a recognized form of medicine. Homeopathy can be used for acute conditions (short term illness) and chronic conditions (long term illness).

The word "homeopathy" comes from two Greek root words; homoios which means “like or similar” and pathos which means “suffering” thus translating to, “like cures like” or “similar pathology”. It is based on the law of similars (similia similibus curantur): what symptoms a substance can cause in a healthy person, when homeopathically prepared, the remedy can alleviate the symptom in a sick person who is experiencing the similar pathology. For example; coffea (latin for coffee bean) that has been roasted and brewed will act as a stimulant to those who drink it in its crude form. However, that same coffee bean potentized (diluted and succused) according to homeopathic standards can help sufferers of insomnia by gently stimulating the energy field of the sufferer that is causing the imbalance . 

This repetitive process of dilution and succussion can take any crude material and translate it into a field of energy or frequency that vibrates the essence of the substance. When administered as a remedy it does the opposite of what it does in its crude form. We are an energy being, every created object has an energy field. Homeopathy is harnessing the unique frequency of the substance to tune the imbalance in our energy field, thus gently stimulating our body to heal itself.

“By similar things a disease is produced and through the application of the like is cured.” — Hippocrates

The concept of Homeopathy, that a substance can cure symptoms in a sick person similar to those which it causes in a healthy person goes way back to Hippocrates and even appeared in the Hindu system of Ayurvedic medicine as far back as the tenth century B.C. This concept was rediscovered and developed in the 1700s by a German physician named Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) who is recognized as the father of Homeopathy. 

Dr. Samuel Hahnemann was a conventional “allopathic” physician who was disillusioned with the medical practices of his time. He saw more atrocities administered in the name of medicine through crude methods such as blood letting and the overuse use of medicines such as mercury to treat ailments. He was a brilliant man of intelligence, integrity and conviction who’s conscious would not allow him to continue to practice medicine in the manner he was trained. He stepped away from his medical practice. Speaking seven languages fluently he went on to translate medical books. It was during this time of being exposed to books written by great minds that Hahnemann discovered and fine-tuned what we know as Homeopathy today. 

Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann’s monument stands in Washington D.C today as a testament to homeopathy and his charitable work towards humanity. The principle by which he practiced medicine is summed up in his first aphorism, from his book Organon of Medicine: 

“The physician’s highest calling, his only calling, is to make sick people healthy - to heal, as it is termed” 

Homeopathy treats the “whole” person by gently stimulating a persons energetic field with correctly chosen remedies.. Through careful case taking the individual’s physical, emotional and mental well being is assessed to treat underlying weaknesses and causations that contribute to the dis-eased state of the person. Dis-ease doesn’t just happen, it's a process involving the past and present an individual has gone through that translate (or culminate) into sickness. This cumulative information during case taking will help define the correct homeopathic remedy to be used to stimulate the body’s natural healing mechanism. 

We are indeed, “fearfully and wonderfully made” to quote Psalms 139:14. Our mind, body and soul is incomprehensible it its magnificent design. It is intelligent, capable and has the ability to renew, heal and rejuvenate given the proper conditions: a healthy mindset, good nutrition, exercise, supplementation and utilizing “alternative healthcare” as well as conventional medicine when needed. 

Health is a participatory discovery, not a mere prescription. 

There is hope for the hopeless, hope for those diagnosed with incurable conditions, hope for the downtrodden. Homeopathy may not “cure” every ailment but it can improve the quality of your life and lessen your suffering, so you may continue to pursue the purposes and desires of your heart.

“Beloved I desire above all things that you should prosper, be in good health as your soul prospers” 3 John 1:2

Susan Lucas BS, PHom

Homeopathic Educator and Consultant

Additional information on Homeopathy:

What is Homeopathy:

What-is-Homeopathy-Infographic-10.2023.pdf

How to use Homeopathy:

https://homeopathycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/How-to-Use-Homeopathy-Infographic-10.2023.pdf

How to take Homeopathic Remedies:

https://homeopathycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/How-to-take-homeopathic-remedies-Infographic-10.2023.pdf

How remedies are made:

https://homeopathycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/How-a-Homeopathic-Remedy-is-Made-Infographic-10.2023.pdf

Boiron Manufacturing Process:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWzX_rT9a-o

Homeopathy around the world:

https://www.hri-research.org/resources/essentialevidence/use-of-homeopathy-across-the-world/