Syllabus for the Hudson Valley School of Classical Homeopathy
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Syllabus for The Hudson Valley School of Classical Homeopathy
The Nature of Healing
Year One – The Acute Prescriber
September 2012 – June 2013
Year Two – The Healer
September 2013 – June 2014
A two-part comprehensive foundation course in classical homeopathy.
Contact Janet Madow at or 845-774-8677
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ince 1995 The Hudson Valley School of Classical Homeopathy has served with excellence and dedication to upholding the highest standards in Classical Homeopathy. This year, HVSCH offers an innovative two-year comprehensive foundation program that offers the classical teachings in philosophy and methodology in a two-part curriculum. This two-part foundation program is open to everyone who would like to learn; from the layperson wishing to treat friends and family to the professional who would like to integrate another paradigm into their practice.
Year one – The Acute Prescriber. This is an intensive one-year comprehensive program in acute prescribing, designed to invite the student who would like to offer themselves, their friends and families a healthier alternative to healing. The first year of any homeopathic curriculum is the most important year, as it is the year the foundation for all else that follows is established. This year focuses on the classical teachings in philosophy and methodology, as we learn the fundamentals of prescribing through the acute remedy pictures. By the end of this year, the student will have met a level of proficiency to prescribe for many acute and traumatic conditions that will prove valuable under many circumstances occurring in daily life. The innovative way this program is structured allows the participant the option of one or both years of study. The Acute Prescriber Program is a prerequisite for year two.
Year two – The Healer. Year two continues with a more in-depth program for the student who would like to understand the nature of health and disease and the wisdom of homeopathy on a deeper level. This comprehensive program covers the classical teachings in philosophy and methodology and is designed to give students more refined skills in case-taking and case-management by seeing the subtleties and nuances of a deeper dynamic. At the end of year two, the student will have met a satisfactory level of proficiency for prescribing for certain chronic conditions, with a deeper understanding of case-management, and will have met the required classroom hours to be eligible for the certification exam given by the Council for Homeopathic Certification.
“Seeing” the patient, knowing what needs to be cured and applying the most appropriate homeopathic remedy is the craft of the homeopath. If we “see” only superficially, we can only palliate the complaints of the patient at best, and suppress them at worst. When we can see through the deeper dynamic, we can cure. What is required of us for seeing?
Hahnemann’s dictum to the generations of homeopaths who would follow was to learn everything we could of human nature, as being a healer requires “special circumspection.” If we cannot see the importance of this, we will only be able to bring someone to level we are at and nothing higher. We, as healers must go higher. Through the analogous symptoms of the patient’s disease, through metaphor, concepts, language and dreams, we learn to decipher what the patient is trying to tell us, especially what they cannot understand for themselves. We go to the soul of their suffering. It is there that we begin to understand Spirit, the consequence of which is awakening to our own evolution. It is this inspiration that begins our journey. We become the stewards who hold these laws and principles that govern healing, as we witness true healing through them. We become capable of guiding our patients through the labyrinth of disease, toward the restoration of their health and vitality. We become a healer.
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Tuition: $1,500 for each school year.
Where: The Ivy League School on 2342 Route 32 in Cornwall, New York 12518.
When: We meet one weekend per month on Saturdays and Sundays for 10
months, from September to June, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch and small breaks during the day. (See the monthly schedule and curriculum listed below). You are welcome to bring your lunch or go into town, as we are close by many restaurants.
Accommodations: Should you need sleeping accommodations, there are many motels, priced from low to high, as Newburgh Airport is not far from us. Before you book, mapquest the distance between our school and the motel of interest, as it will let you know how far you are from the school, and closer is cheaper for the taxi you may have to take.
What you will need for this course: (Your Tool Box).
1. The Organon of the Medical Art, by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, edited by Wenda Brewster O’Reilly, Ph.D. (Please get the Organon edited by W.B. O’Reilly). Approx. $25.00 new.
2. Synthesis Repertory (latest edition is 9.1, but you don’t need the latest edition, 8 is fine and may be cheaper) by Frederick Shroyens. Approx. $200 new.
3. One good materia medica: (One is all that is required for the class. Your choice. You can look at them online).
a. Prisma, by Frans Vermuellen. $117.00 new. (A revised edition is coming out in 2013 that you may want to wait for).
b. Concordant Reference (Frans Vermuellen). $125.00 on sale at WHN. Regularly $156.00 new.
c. Homeopathic Remedy Guide, by Robin Murphy.
Good recommendation for a bedside or traveling materia medica are:
d. Synoptic Materia Medica (The New Synoptic One) (Frans Vermuellen). $67.00 new. (A good bedside and traveling materia medica to keep in mind).
e. Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica (William Boericke, M.D.) (Also a good traveling materia medica and repertory in one).
$37.95 new.
f. The World Traveler’s Manual of Homeopathy (Colin B. Lessel). $25.95 new.
There are many more materia medica to chose from, but keep in mind, some of the older materia medica though wonderfully written by the masters, do not have all of the remedy pictures you will need for this course. Depending on how much you want to invest in materia medica, you may want more than one for this reason. Every materia medica has its own style. Some old favorites are from Coulter, Tyler, Clarke, Kent and Lippe, but only Vermuellen and Murphy’s covers the greater amount of remedy pictures you will need. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
These three books can be purchased from wholehealthnow.com or from any of the vendors listed on the resources page of my website, LakeRegionHomeopathic.com. Make sure you tell them that you are a student with the Hudson Valley School of Classical Homeopathy so that you may take advantage of the student discount. You may also be able to purchase these books used from various websites, including Amazon.com, biblio.com, swap.com, valorebooks.com and many other sites online. Outside of Amazon.com, the other sites listed may not be as reliable, but may be worth a try.
4. Whatever you need to take good notes.
5. Your beautiful mind.
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Schedule and Curriculum For the 2012 - 2013 School Year:
(The curriculum for year two will be posted at the end of the first school year)
#1. September 29 and 30, 2012:
1. Introduction to the Law of Similars.
2. The Organon of the Medical Art.
3, The non-material cause of disease.
5. Introduction to the Repertory.
6. Introduction to Materia Medica.
7. How to read a remedy picture.
Materia Medica:
“The First Responders.”
Trauma, shock and first-aid remedies: Arnica, Rhus Tox, Ruta Graveolens, Bellis Perennis, Hypericum, Ledum, Calendula, Hamamelis, Symphytum, Apis, Nat. Sulph, Conium, Opium, Carbo veg, China.
Homework assignment: (*If you see the asterisk, it means required. The rest is optional but highly recommended).
(*An on-going assignment for the year is to read the Mental and General sections of the Repertory and the Organon of the Medical Art).
*Read Kent’s Introduction to the Repertory.
*Read Introduction to The Organon of the Medical Art. (The first 57 pages.)
Recommended reading:
1. Everybody’s Guide to Homeopathic Medicine, (Dana Ullman). Or any good homeopathic first-aid book.
2. Poisons That Heal (Dr. Eileen Nauman, DHM, DIHom (UK).
3. Yasgur’s Homeopathic Dictionary, (Jay Yasgur).
4. The World Traveller’s Manual of Homeopathy (Colin B. Lessel).
*Review this month’s remedies pictures.
Compare and contrast Rhus Tox and Ruta
Compare and contrast Arnica and Bellis Perrenis
Compare and contrast Arnica and Nat. Sulph.
Compare and contrast Hypericum and Conium.
Compare and contrast Aconite and Opium.
Compare and contrast Carbo veg. and Opium.
Compare and contrast Carbo veg and China.
Compare and contrast Apis and Ledum.
Quiz via email: (Given one week before next class – Hand in at next class).
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#2. October 27 and 28, 2012:
1. The Organon.
2. The Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual planes and
their hierarchy in health and disease.
3. Clarity, Vitality, Adaptability.
4. Attributes of Vital Force.
5. As above, so below, Bonninghausen’s contribution.
6. Herring’s Law of Cure.
7. The totality of symptoms.
8. Complimentary remedies.
Materia Medica:
“The Cold, the Flu, the Ache, the Puke, the Can’t Breath and Can’t Move Remedies.” Arsenicum Album, Aconite, Bryonia, Nux Vomica, Gelsemium, Dulcamara, Allium Cepa, Baptisia, Kali bich., Ferr. Phos., Euphrasia, Eupatorium.
Homework assignment:
*Review this months remedies.
Compare and contrast Arsenicum and Aconite.
Compare and contrast Aconite and Ferr. Phos.
Compare and contrast Arsenicum and Kali bich.
Compare and contrast Bryonia and Nux vomica.
Compare and contrast Nux Vomica and Dulcamara.
Compare and contrast Bryonia and Eupatorium.
Compare and contrast Gelsemium and Baptisia.
Compare and contrast Allium Cepa and Euphrasia.
Recommended reading:
1. The Homeopathic Treatment of Influenza (Sandra J. Perko, Ph.D., C.C.N.)
2. The Therapeutics of Fevers (H.C. Allen).
Quiz via email. (Emailed one week before next class – Hand in at next class).
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#3. November 17 and 18, 2012:
1. The Organon.
2. Taking the case.
3. Eliciting the relevant information.
4. Understanding the language of disease.
5. Rubrics and concepts.
6. Seeing the patient and the first cardinal rule.
7. Who, What, When, Where, Why…?
8. The strange, the rare and the peculiar.
9. What is characteristic.
10. The essence.
11. The modalities.
12. The seat of disease.
Materia Medica:
“The cough, the itch, the cramp and the worm.”
Colocynthis, Dioscorea, Chamomilla, Cina, Rheum, Graphites, Sulphur, Petroleum, Rumex, Drosera, Capsicum, Sabadilla.
Homework assignment:
*Review this months remedies.
Compare and contrast Chamomilla and Cina.
Compare and contrast Cina and Sabadilla.
Compare and contrast Chamomilla and Rheum.
Compare and contrast Sulphur and Graphites.
Compare and contrast Sulphur and Petroleum.
Compare and contrast Drosera and Rumex.
Compare and contrast Capsicum and Alium Cepa.
Compare and contrast Colocynthis and Staphysagria.
Compare and contrast Colocynthis and Dioscorea.
Recommended reading:
1. Introduction to Homeopathic Prescribing (S.M. Gunavante).
Quiz via email. (Emailed one week before next class – Hand in at next class).
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#4. December 15 and 16, 2012:
1. The Organon.
2. Similar and dissimilar diseases.
3. Observing with all of our senses.
4. Observing without prejudice or judgment.
5. The patient’s own words.
6. Listening with another center.
7. Disease as poetry.
8. How disease serves us.
9. The Covenant.
10. Stewards of knowing.
Materia medica:
“The Unforgiven.”
Grief remedies: Nat. Mur, Ignatia, Phosphorous, Phos. Acid, Nitric Acid, Aurum, Sepia, Pulsatilla, Staphysagria, Causticum, Carcinocin.
Homework assignment:
*Review this months remedies.
Compare and contrast Natrum Muriaticum and Staphysagria.
Compare and contrast Phosphorous and Carcinocin.
Compare and contrast Pulsatilla and Sepia.
Compare and contrast Aurum and Ignatia.
Compare and contrast Causticum and Nitric Acid.
*Watch the film called “Wit.”
Recommended reading:
1. On Grief and Grieving: Finding the meaning of Grief through the five stages of loss. (Elizabeth Kubler Ross).
2. On Death and Dying. (Elizabeth Kubler Ross).
3. Life Lessons. (Elizabeth Kubler Ross).
4. The Art of Being a Healing Presence. (James E. Miller).
Quiz via email: (Mailed one week before class – hand in at next class).
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#5. January 19 and 20, 2013:
1. The Organon.
2. Similar and dissimilar disease, continued.
3. Suppression.
4. Treating the patient, not the disease.
5. Assessing the patient’s response.
6. Benchmarks in healing.
7. A hierarchy of symptoms.
8. Old symptoms/new symptoms/recurring symptoms.
9. Two different ballparks. Seeing through layers. What belongs where?
10. The Time-Line.
11. Etiology takes precedence.
Materia Medica:
“The Movers and the Shakers.”
Ipecacuanha, Aloe, Podophylum, Cuprum, Cicuta, Iodum, Agaricus, Tarentula, Tuberculinum, Artemisia Vulgaris, Zinc.
Homework assignment:
*Review this months remedies.
Compare and contrast Aloe and Podophylum.
Compare and contrast Cuprum and Cicuta.
Compare and contrast Ipecacuanha and Tarentula.
Compare and contrast Tarentula and Artemisia.
Compare and contrast Tuberculinum and Iodum.
Compare and contrast Tarentula and Agaricus.
Compare and contrast Agaricus and Zinc.
Recommended reading:
1. Kent’s Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy (J.T. Kent).
2. The Science of Homeopathy (George Vilthoukas).
Quiz via email. (Emailed one week before next class – Hand in at next class).
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#6. February 16 and 17, 2013:
1. The Organon.
2. The delirium.
3. The delusion.
4. The dynamic.
5. Skills in eliciting information.
6. Getting confirmatory information.
7. More on concepts in repertorization.
8. Looking at rubrics and cross-rubrics.
9. Taking measurements.
Materia Medica:
“Straddling two worlds”: Mania, delusion, impulse and fear.
Stramonium, Hyoscyamus, Belladonna, Lyssinum, Veratrum Album, Anacardium, Argentum Nitricum.
Homework assignment:
*Review this months remedy pictures.
Compare and contrast Stramonium and Hyoscyamus
Compare and contrast Stramonium and Belladonna.
Compare and contrast Belladonna and Lyssinum.