Insects; Escaping the Earth
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Winter Press
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The insects are the largest and most important class of the animal kingdom. They are central to all aspects of life on Earth being major forces in both the creation and destruction of life. In spite of this importance they have not yet had a significant role in homopathy. In the last decade a dozen new Insect provings have opened up the remedy pictures and given us an insight into the properties of the group as a whole. The issues of the Insects correspond to those of the modern world and modern disease yet they are still little understood and considerably underused.
This is the first study of the known Insect remedies and it outlines the features that are common to the whole group and the often subtle distinctions that differentiate between them.
Transformation between the Realms
The remedies that move between the Realms of Sea, Earth, Sky and Underworld have a particular dynamic relationship to that transformation. Understanding this dynamic helps to understand the group as a whole and to find the subtle difference between its members. Groups include the Insects, the Birds, the Spiders, the Snakes, the Lacs, the Drugs and the Trees.
Peters series of books has been a revelation. The discrimination between insects and birds is so succinct it is hard to believe it is so true. I can think of no homopathic books available which give so much wisdom for such a small cost! They have inspired my practice, and benefited my patients.
Geoff Johnson
This book is remarkably informative, not only in the description of the different Insect remedies but more importantly in delineating how the traits of the insect are expressed in human pathology. The information is practical and brings alive the Insect remedies in a way that is exciting and inspiring.
Janet Snowdon
This is the first study of the known Insect remedies and it outlines the features that are common to the whole group and the often subtle distinctions that differentiate between them.
Transformation between the Realms
The remedies that move between the Realms of Sea, Earth, Sky and Underworld have a particular dynamic relationship to that transformation. Understanding this dynamic helps to understand the group as a whole and to find the subtle difference between its members. Groups include the Insects, the Birds, the Spiders, the Snakes, the Lacs, the Drugs and the Trees.
Peters series of books has been a revelation. The discrimination between insects and birds is so succinct it is hard to believe it is so true. I can think of no homopathic books available which give so much wisdom for such a small cost! They have inspired my practice, and benefited my patients.
Geoff Johnson
This book is remarkably informative, not only in the description of the different Insect remedies but more importantly in delineating how the traits of the insect are expressed in human pathology. The information is practical and brings alive the Insect remedies in a way that is exciting and inspiring.
Janet Snowdon
| ISBN | 9781874581185 |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter Fraser |
| Type | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2008-04-18 |
| Pages | 60 |
| Publisher | Winter Press |
| Review | This book review is reprinted with the permission of Winter 2008 Edition of The Homeopath. Reviewed by Tina Burchill This book is the first in the 'transformation between the realms' series by Peter Fraser, a bookseller and publisher before discovering homeopathy. Its aim is to examine the insect group of remedies and their movement between the sky and the earth, to determine their most distinctive general features, and then identify characteristics that might help us to differentiate between the individual remedies. This was a Herculean task - perhaps reflecting one of the main features of the insect group - industriousness. Peter has succeeded in pulling together what little information there is on many of these remedies. He has developed ideas which have the potential to transform our understanding of the insects and their role in our prescribing, which until recently has been largely therapeutic. It becomes obvious that there is a world of remedies out there, which we have been missing (800,000 known insect species) and we need many more provings if we are to properly utilise this source. Reading this book in one sitting, my understanding was literally taken through the metamorphic process of the insect, beginning with the hungry caterpillar and ending with the butterfly, who, taking to the air, is rewarded with an aerial overview of all that is below. In this case giving an overview of the insect themes, not only how these creatures are in the world, but also how this is reflected in human pathology. The book focuses on the dynamic process that we see in the movement from the realm of the earth to the realm of the sky, and explains that the differentiation between the remedies is in the way this point of transformation is handled. Comparisons are made with other groups of remedies, including birds, and the differences, though sometimes subtle, are clearly explained. There is much natural history, offered in a way that gives us insight into how insect behaviour is reflected in the pathology that might require an insect remedy. Through careful examination of provings, Peter takes the reader through 25 remedies including some recent provings such as plague locust (Schistocerca gregaria). This is the first study of its kind and is a work that takes us well beyond lists of symptoms. In the very best traditions of classical homeopathy we are offered the very essence of the insect. This book review is reprinted from Volume 21, Winter 2008 edition, with permission from Homeopathic Links. Reviewed by Petra Wood, UK This 50-page booklet is another one in the "Transformation between the Realms" series, adding to the other themes on spiders, snakes and birds. It is set out with a short introductory part followed by entries on 25 different insect remedies. In the general introduction Peter Fraser establishes his ideas of background and foreground symptoms. Background symptoms are those that establish the patient's standing within the kingdoms, miasms and realms etc. Foreground symptoms are those that mark the individuality of the patient and will lead the homeopath to the indicated remedy. This idea of background and foreground symptoms is picked up throughout the booklet in regard to establishing the general features of insect remedies and in the effort to provide distinguishing features of the different insects. To me the 15 pages that follow the general introduction are the true highlight of the booklet: in these pages the author provides the main themes of the insect remedies. These are established through studying the biological and social features of this whole class of animals as well as through the information that has been gained in provings. Next in the booklet follows a small section on taxonomy and families of insects before the main part: the discussion of the different insect remedies. The information here obviously mirrors the accessibility and quality of provings. The author admits that it is of "varying depth", but I did wonder at times whether the information was worth including. The complete entry for Pieris brassicae (Large Cabbage White Butterfly) for example reads: "This also was proved in Germany and is in the repertory but I have not been able to study it." I would have liked to see all chapters and, paragraphs organised with headings and bold type keynotes, to make the information accessible at a glance. I also feel that the author could and should have included the sources for the different provings that are available. As it is, there are no references given at all. Altogether, this booklet provides a good first glimpse of what the insect remedies might offer the homeopathic practitioner. It certainly made me want to find out more. |
Review
This book review is reprinted with the permission of Winter 2008 Edition of The Homeopath.
Reviewed by Tina Burchill
This book is the first in the 'transformation between the realms' series by Peter Fraser, a bookseller and publisher before discovering homeopathy. Its aim is to examine the insect group of remedies and their movement between the sky and the earth, to determine their most distinctive general features, and then identify characteristics that might help us to differentiate between the individual remedies. This was a Herculean task - perhaps reflecting one of the main features of the insect group - industriousness. Peter has succeeded in pulling together what little information there is on many of these remedies. He has developed ideas which have the potential to transform our understanding of the insects and their role in our prescribing, which until recently has been largely therapeutic. It becomes obvious that there is a world of remedies out there, which we have been missing (800,000 known insect species) and we need many more provings if we are to properly utilise this source.
Reading this book in one sitting, my understanding was literally taken through the metamorphic process of the insect, beginning with the hungry caterpillar and ending with the butterfly, who, taking to the air, is rewarded with an aerial overview of all that is below. In this case giving an overview of the insect themes, not only how these creatures are in the world, but also how this is reflected in human pathology.
The book focuses on the dynamic process that we see in the movement from the realm of the earth to the realm of the sky, and explains that the differentiation between the remedies is in the way this point of transformation is handled. Comparisons are made with other groups of remedies, including birds, and the differences, though sometimes subtle, are clearly explained.
There is much natural history, offered in a way that gives us insight into how insect behaviour is reflected in the pathology that might require an insect remedy. Through careful examination of provings, Peter takes the reader through 25 remedies including some recent provings such as plague locust (Schistocerca gregaria). This is the first study of its kind and is a work that takes us well beyond lists of symptoms. In the very best traditions of classical homeopathy we are offered the very essence of the insect.
This book review is reprinted from Volume 21, Winter 2008 edition, with permission from Homeopathic Links.
Reviewed by Petra Wood, UK
This 50-page booklet is another one in the "Transformation between the Realms" series, adding to the other themes on spiders, snakes and birds. It is set out with a short introductory part followed by entries on 25 different insect remedies.
In the general introduction Peter Fraser establishes his ideas of background and foreground symptoms. Background symptoms are those that establish the patient's standing within the kingdoms, miasms and realms etc. Foreground symptoms are those that mark the individuality of the patient and will lead the homeopath to the indicated remedy. This idea of background and foreground symptoms is picked up throughout the booklet in regard to establishing the general features of insect remedies and in the effort to provide distinguishing features of the different insects.
To me the 15 pages that follow the general introduction are the true highlight of the booklet: in these pages the author provides the main themes of the insect remedies. These are established through studying the biological and social features of this whole class of animals as well as through the information that has been gained in provings.
Next in the booklet follows a small section on taxonomy and families of insects before the main part: the discussion of the different insect remedies. The information here obviously mirrors the accessibility and quality of provings. The author admits that it is of "varying depth", but I did wonder at times whether the information was worth including. The complete entry for Pieris brassicae (Large Cabbage White Butterfly) for example reads: "This also was proved in Germany and is in the repertory but I have not been able to study it."
I would have liked to see all chapters and, paragraphs organised with headings and bold type keynotes, to make the information accessible at a glance. I also feel that the author could and should have included the sources for the different provings that are available. As it is, there are no references given at all. Altogether, this booklet provides a good first glimpse of what the insect remedies might offer the homeopathic practitioner. It certainly made me want to find out more.
