About the Author

Jan Scholten is uniquely qualified for the task he has set himself, having studied chemistry and then philosophy before beginning his medical study, which he completed in 1983. He then began the study of acupuncture and homoeopathy, along with other healing modalities. From 1985 on, he has had a fulltime classical homeopathic practice. Currently he practices alongside five other homeopathic medical doctors. He states that the material in this book has gone through much discussion with his fellow practitioners at the Homeopatische Artsencentrum in Utrecht, the Netherlands. and is undergoing the one, true test of such hypotheses in the clinical practice of each of these homeopaths. It is clearly Jan Scholten's hope that other practising homeopaths will find this material similarly useful. "In our group practice, the number of cases which can be solved using the group analysis method has proved to be 5 to 10% of the total. This is only a rough estimate, partly as the method is still being developed further. ... However, a word of caution to the beginner, who may be tempted to apply the terms too loosely: it does take time before one is used to applying the concepts with sufficient accuracy".