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Structure - Experiences with the Mineral Kingdom ISBN - 978-81-903378-8-5 Pages - 1056 Volumes - 2 Year Of Publication - February 2008 Price - $ 135 Reviewed by Dr. Joseph Rozencwajg, MD, Ph.D, NMD, New Zealand. As he did with the plant kingdom in “An Insight into Plants”, Sankaran now studies the mineral kingdom, using the Table of Elements the way Scholten pioneered. When I started reading this book, I was weary it would be a revamped copy of Scholten’s work; and in a way it is, but with such a difference in presentation and explanation that it seems even I understood it.It starts with a condensed and summarized study of the rows and columns that puts clear foundations to what is to follow. Then each row is considered, with each mineral described, as well as many salts, and often a clear explanation of their differences. As is usual with Sankaran’s work, he uses rubrics from all the repertories to confirm his findings, showing, as Scholten did, that this way of looking at remedies is not a magical hat trick, but is grounded in the provings and practices of homoeopaths; the way of looking at the though, is different. With extensive cases to illustrate the remedies, interspersed with explanations as to how and why he arrived at that specific prescription, we have on top of Materia Medica a nice collection of the use of the Sensation method and the use of gestures to get to the remedy. That is where my personal problem resides; although I think I understand what Sankaran teaches, I could never apply his method of questioning to my patients; all I got was at best funny looks, and often “didn’t ya hear what I just told ya, mate?” reactions; as for the use of gestures, I wonder how Rajan would treat Italian patients, or some very immobile Nordic patients? Does that make his books useless? Certainly not! This approach has widened and expanded the understanding of many remedies. For example, reading that the Natrum patient expects things to be done without him or her asking and is distraught when it does not happen created the reaction “of course, how didn’t I see that before”, and many more like that. The book ends with tables that are a very good summary of the Kingdoms approach and the stage of life of each specific mineral.
Roger Morrison has included a chapter that attempts to classify minerals according to Sankaran’s miasms, clearly pointing the difference between those we are certain about and those that need more investigations. A short chapter about metals in paediatric prescription by Patricia Le Roux is also included. The practioners who use Sankaran’s methods will definitely need this book; those who don’t will also need it for a deeper understanding of our remedies. Another modern classical Reviewed by Dr. Joseph Rozencwajg, MD, Ph.D, NMD, New Zealand.
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