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Thursday 10 December 2009

Keynotes on the Stage 5 Remedies.

 Preparation and Postponing in the Stage 5 Remedies.

Dr. Scholten describes Stage 5 as “Preparation”.   The project is just starting.  It looks huge. You  have the  planning permission, the techniques but no previous experience or structure. Its very easy to get discouraged, and postpone things - if you do you get stuck in Stage 5!

  The sphere of doubt in the Ferrum Series is at work, in the Silver Series it is in creativity, in the Lanthanides it is in the outer expression of our inner power, in the Gold Series is in absolute outer power and in the Uranium Series is in intuition and wisdom.



- The Stage 5 remedy of the Ferrum Series is Vanadium.  All the Ferrums  want to protect themselves but they are usually obliged to  put up with “the rules of the game”, so their own feelings get suppressed, and they can feel guilty if their performance is sub-standard. 

In Vanadium the feeling is of doubt.  They want success but feel that they might not be able to complete the project.  They are tortured by their fear of failure. The result is that they become indecisive.  They can loose sight of their goals and start to worry about little things.

* Ailments from domination - history of excessive parental control.
* Confidence - want of self-confidence.
* Fear, failure of.
* Irresolution.
* Yielding disposition.



- The Stage 5 remedy of the Silver Series is Niobium.   In this series the focus is on performance and perfection.  They are creatively inspired and want to be special.

In Niobium they doubt  their creativity.  They feel their ideas are special and want to strike out on their own. They set their goals high, but then the projects seems unrealistic.  They are easily slighted and hurt. Their creation will never be perfect  and the whole thing becomes a burden.  They can get stuck on the preparations.  They don't know if they can do it or not and become apathetic.  They would love attention and admiration but they fear that they are not good enough.

* Fear - failure of - examinations, in.
* Dreams - mistakes, of making.
* Hurry.
* Haughty.



- The Stage 5 remedy of the Lanthanides is Praesodymium.  The focus of the Lanthanides is on self-control and inner strength.  Their efforts are directed toward achieving and expressing strength of mind.

In Praesodymium they doubt that they can prove their autonomy.  They are very cautious because their plans are easily flattened - pushing themselves forward feels dangerous.  They are afraid to say what they feel to some degree (not as much as Lanthanum or Cerium).   Their realisations are a bit naive but still quite genuine. 

In Praesodymium there is an urge to really start to confront the shadow and accomplish self-control.

* Hesitating to be autonomous.
* Hesitating to learn self-control.
* Hesitating to delve into the shadow.


- The Stage 5 remedy of the Gold Series is Tantalum.  The focus of the Gold Series is responsibility.  They use their power to rule – for better or for worse.

In Tantalum they doubt that they can be a  leader.  They have a strong desire to reach the top but their plans are not very well defined and their expectations are unrealistic. They don't really know how to put their plans into practice and spend ages on the details.  They need a lot of encouragement or they will hesitate.  If they become too arrogant someone will slap them down.

* Delusions, superiority of.
* Haughty.
* Intolerant of contradiction.
* Fear falling of.
* Dreams - poisoned, being. Failures.


 

Reflection: Once you get the context of rubrics thier meanings become clearer.

For example, what could "Dreams of being poisoned" signify in stage 5?

In the Gold Series its a feeling that someone's going to obstruct your rise to power.

In the Lanthanide Series its a feeling that other peoples ideas "poison" or damage your beliefs.

In the Silver Series its a feeling that other people poison or obstruct your creative ideas.

In the Ferrums petty people and rules interfere with your work.

Conclusion: Being poisoned, damaged, or obstructed becomes a common theme within the context of stage 5. In Stage 6 one starts to overcome these obstructions, in Stage 8 we force our way through them and by Stage 9 they are merely irritating.



Biblio: The Minerals, Elements and Lanthanides books by Dr. Scholten.

Monday 7 December 2009

The Struggle of Stage 8 Remedies (Cancer miasm?)

  Dr. Scholten describes Stage 8 as "The Struggle".  It the kind of situation that occurs when the project is already well under way. 

It's nearing completion. You already have the  planning permission, the techniques,  the experience and the structure. You just have have to overcome the inertia of any remaining challenges - and you need to exert a lot of power to keep to your deadlines. The alternative is to keep refining and adding bits to please others -  it'll never be finished ... stuck in Stage 8!

Each series (row) of the Periodic Table has its own sphere of expression.  The sphere of the Ferrum Series is at work, the Silver Series is in creativity, the Lanthanide Series is in inner power the Gold Series is in outer power and the Uranium Series is in intuition and wisdom.


- The Stage 8 remedy of the Ferrum Series is Ferrum.  All the Ferrums  want to protect themselves but they are usually obliged to  put up with "the rules of the game", so their own feelings get suppressed, and they can feel guilty if their performance is sub-standard.  

In Ferrum the feeling is that someone is out to take their place.  This means they have to struggle to protect their rights.  The result is that they can't tolerate intrusion or contradiction, the pressure is on, so they compensate by becoming very stubborn, hard and resolute.  They want to overcome any interference.


- The Stage 8 remedy of the Silver Series is Ruthenium.   In this series the focus is on performance and perfection.  They are creatively inspired and want to be special.

In Ruthenium the struggle is to force their creativity to the fore.  Their creation has to be accepted.  They are enthusiastic and proud of their work and are annoyed by interference.  Opposition is experienced as an extra pressure.


- The Stage 8 remedy of the Lanthanides is Samarium.  The focus of the Lanthanides is on self-control and inner strength.  Their efforts are directed toward achieving  strength of mind.

In Samarium the struggle is to prove their autonomy.   They use their inspiration and inner power to create a new model of Spiritual Freedom. Its not perfect yet so they work on their own to consolidate their approach - the experts and the critics seem to be way behind them. They want neither help nor interference.


- The Stage 8 remedy of the Gold Series is Osmium.  The focus of the Gold Series is responsibility.  They use their power to rule - for better or for worse.

In Osmium the struggle is to consolidate their leadership.  They are resolute and can be relentless.  Their strategy is the only way forward and opposition has to be completely crushed for the benefit of all.


- The Stage 8 remedy of the Uranium Series is Plutonium. The focus of this series is on intention and intuition.  In Plutonium the challenge must be to perfect their accomplishments and powers.  The opposition must be within - distraction ... the tendency of the mind to wonder off on irrelevant matters.




Reflection: The "struggle and pressure" of Stage 8 sound a bit like Carcinosin, or at least the beginnings of the Cancer Miasm:

Dr. Sankaran, "Stretching over the limit to keep things in control".

Biblio: The Minerals, Elements and Lanthandies books by Dr. Scholten.



Stage 8 is represented is the homeopathic literature by the Myth of Sysiphus.

A Buddhist teacher defined stress as "the gap between what we want and what we actually get".

The more we grasp on to what we want, the more we expect the world to be the way we would like it to be, the bigger and heavier the boulder grows.

The moment we let go and accept the world as imperfect the delusion of the heavy boulder and the steep slope vanishes into emptiness.

There is no real happiness in Samsara. Happiness comes from a peaceful mind.



Wednesday 2 December 2009

Sycosis (exaggeration and cover-up) in the Stage 6 Remedies.

Dr. Scholten describes Stage 6 as "The Challenge".  It the kind of situation that occurs when you have gained some expertise and the time has come to put it out into the world.  It's time for your performance.  You have the  grounding, the techniques - but not the experience, and there's only one way to gain that experience - you just have to go for it.  If you dare. Going through with it is the only way to progress.  How many projects get stuck at this stage?  Its like launching into the unknown.  Its the opportunity to show what you can do.  The alternative is to stay hidden - and stuck in Stage 6!

Each series (row) of the Periodic Table has its own sphere of expression.  The sphere of the Ferrum Series is at work, the Silver Series is in creativity, the Lanthanide Series is in inner power the Gold Series is in outer power and the Uranium Series is in intuition and wisdom.


- The Stage 6 remedy of the Ferrum Series is Chromium.  All the Ferrums are forceful but they are usually obliged to  put up with "the rules of the game", so their own feelings get suppressed, and they can feel guilty if their performance is sub-standard.  

In Chromium the feeling is that making a mistake means getting hurt.  This means the challenge is in keeping up appearances.  The result is that they can become rather closed and private people, hence the idea of "cover up" - a trait common to the Sycotic Remedies.

I cant help comparing Lycopodium to Chromium.  Lyc. has doubts about taking on responsibility and projects a very self-assured, perhaps even slightly arrogant, image to society at large.  Like Chromium, Lyc likes to be in control, and is wary of anything that could lessen his grip on things.  Like all the Stage 6 remedies Lyc feels he has something to prove and will force himself to overcome his doubts and fears.  Things usually go well when he does so.  Likewise, Chromium feels fully committed to his plans. In an argument Lyc. feels he is always right and will evade the issue if he feels cornered.  The issue is one of embarrasment - which chromium shares. Both are trying to keep up appearances.

- The Stage 6 remedy of the Silver Series is Molybdenum.   In this series the focus is on performance and perfection.  They are creatively inspired and want to be special.

In Molybdenum the challenge is to prove that their creativity is viable.  The secret creation has to be exhibited.  They are proud of their work but fear humiliation.


- The Stage 6 remedy of the Lanthanides is Neodymium.  The focus of the Lanthanides is on self-control and inner strength.  Their efforts are directed toward achieving  strength of mind.

In Neodymium the challenge is to prove their autonomy.   They are not quite there, so to accomplish this they become closed and try to be hard . Its like putting up a wall to protect themselves from any doubt  about their independence and their self-control.


- The Stage 6 remedy of the Gold Series is Tungsten.  The focus of the Gold Series is responsibility.  They use their power to rule - for better or for worse.

In Tungsten the challenge is to prove that they can be a leader.  They can be forceful and arrogant, but again they are keen to hide any uncertainty.

Below is one provers journey on Tungsten. It could equally be interpreted it as a transition from Stage 5 to Stage 6, or as a transiton of the failed Tungsten state to its cured, positive state.

Tungsten Proving
#87::Day1: Confident. Feel less intimidated.
#87::Day4: Shouted back at boyfriend.
#87::Day6: Feels as if heart is opening. Not as forsaken from family.
#87::Day9: Feel happy and intigrated.
#87::Day13: Confronted a stranger.
#87::Day 16: Enjoyed socialising.

The rubrics we have on Tungsten trace a similar story to the proving, although the failed state is quite dark and they feel out of it, indifferent, and even unreal.  The cured state is "right up for it" ...  The situation could be one of redundancy (a maintaining cause) that suddenly rights itself when a new career opportunity presents itself.

The Tungsten failed State:
Serious. Sadness. Death thoughts of.
  Company - aversion to.
  Delusions - alone, being.
  Doubtful. Delusions, fail, everything will.
  Fears people, being murdered, falling.
  Time passes too slowly.

Positive Tungsten
  Exhilaration. Optimistic.
   Ideas, abundant.
  Occupation - amel.
  Haughty, best clothes, likes to wear his.
  Fearless - danger, in spite of.

- The Stage 6 remedy of the Uranium Series is Uranium. The focus of this series is on intention and intuition.  In Uranium the challenge is to demonstrate their powers.   My guess is that they can be quite excited about their powers of intuition., but they are still developing  so they can be nervous about showing off - which only invalidates their accomplishments anyway.

Perhaps the biggest challenge of Stage 6 in the Uranium Series could be found in the challenge of taking up the Buddhist Practice of Bodichitta.

"Yes, I will extend my comfort zone, and practice generosity and loving kindness in a world where everyone has their own expert opinon, without any expectation of the slightest recognition".

Shantideva:
"Just as the great elements of earth, water and so forth support the life of sentient beings, so may I too become the foundation of sustenance for all".