C4 Triturations and the Proving of Vibhuti

Summary

Throughout Samuel Hahnemann's career his guidelines regarding the preparation of homeopathic remedies continually evolved. These started off as liquid potencies and evolved to 3 C triturations. A new trend, trituration provings, claims that the trituration process can step-wise disclose the essence of a remedy, revealing different aspects at each trituration level. These claims are supported by the clinical cases presented by Timmerman. Evidence of the physico-chemical importance of trituration was presented by Botha and Ross. The Vibhuti C 4 proving provides an example of the different aspects revealed at each trituration level, where the C 1 reveals a theme of obedience; the C 2 questioning authority; the C 3 a struggle against authority and wisdom and acceptance at the C 4 level. The trituration proving thus results in a deeper understanding of the main themes of the substance through experiencing the developmental stages of the remedy.

Key words

Vibhuti - Sri Sathya Sai Baba - Trituration - C 4 - Proving

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