STAPHYSAGRIA Stavesacre.

) (A drachm of the seeds of Delphinium Staphisagria is pulverized, along with an equal quantity of chalk (for the purpose of a sor ing the oil), and macerated, without heat and with daily succession, for a week in !"" drops in alcohol, in order to form the tincture.) Staphysagria, a study STAPHISAGRIA. Synonyms, Delphinium Staphisagria, Linn. Staphydis Agria. Staphisagria Pedicularis. at. !rd., Ranunculaceae.

"ommon ames, Sta#es Acre. Palmated Lar$ % spur. This is a annual or &iennial plant 'ound gro(ing in Southern )urope in poor soils. Its stem is simple, erect, do(ny and gro(s to a height o' a 'oot or more. Lea#es palmately, 'i#e to se#en % lo&ed, on hairy petioles. *lo(ers are in terminal racemes on long pedicels. Sepals 'i#e, irregular, the upper one spurred &ehind. Petals 'our, #ery irregular, the t(o upper ones protracted into t(o tu&ular nectari'erous spurs enclosed in the spur o' the caly+. *ruit a straight, o&long capsule, seeds irregularly triangular, as large as (heat grains, e+ternally &ro(n and (rin$led, internally pale and oily. The seeds ha#e a 'aint disagreea&le odor and a &itter 'ollo(ed &y a &urning taste. It (as 'irst pro#en &y Hahnemann. Preparation. The ripe seed, coarsely po(dered, is co#ered (ith 'i#e parts &y (eight o' alcohol, and allo(ed to remain eight days in a (ell % stoppered &ottle, in a dar$, cool place, &eing sha$en t(ice a day. The tincture is poured o'', strained and 'iltered. STAPHYSAGRIA (Allens +Hering) Heaviness of the head and weakness of the cervical muscles; he is obliged to cause someoneb! "h!sical or moral meansto do s#t also means to be bound b! feelings of indebtness$$moral means % concerned with the distinction between rt & wrong' to lean the head backward( or to one or the other side after twelve hours') Heaviness l!ing u"on the ethmoid bone in the head( above the root of the nose( like a com"ression on both sides) Headache as if brain were com"ressed *eeling in occi"ut as if hollow( or as if brain were not large enough for the s"ace) +rain aches( as if torn to "ieces(

STAPHYSAGRIA (Hering) After becoming angr!( trembling of whole bod!( o""ression of chest and d!s"nea( so that he feared he would suffocate( "ressure as of a heav! weight l!ing u"on stomach( severe tension in e"igastrium( nausea( and salt!%bitter eructations( "ains so severe that he wished death would relieve him) A feeling of weakness in abdomen( as if it would dro"( wants

to hold it u") Sufferings of "ot%bellied children( with much colic and humid scald%head( "ains caused b! a fit of chagrin or indis"osition of nurse( children in bad humor( cr! for things( which( after getting( the! "etulantl! discontented' "ush or throw awa!) ,olic- after indignation( +iliar! colic( after domestic disturbances( after indignation)

Seminal emissions followed b! great chagrin and mortification( "rostration( d!s"nea .!m"homania( with e/treme sensitiveness to mental and "h!sical im"ressions( mind has been dwelling too much on se/ual sub0ects Amenorrhea in conse1uence of chagrin with severe indignation) *eeble voice from weakness of vocal organs( after anger) Sensation of constriction and "ressure in throat "it after anger( worse when swallowing) All the limbs are affected( ever!thing is sore) 2egs "ainfull! weak( es"eciall! knees) 3iolent !awning( forces tears from e!es( as if he had not sle"t enough( with desire to stretch) Sweat- "rofuse( smelling like rotten eggs( 3er! sensitive to least im"ression( either mental or "h!sical) Pal"itation- from least motion( from mental e/ertion( from music( after siesta( nervous( so marked it can be seen( shakes the whole bod!) Illusion of vision; on rising from a seat he seems to himself much larger than natural( and ever!thing beneath him seems too low down ) 4hile looking( a white veil seems to e/tend over the ob0ect and render it invisible) Scra"ing sensation in the fauces behind the nares( as if one had drawn snuff through) The subma/illar! glands are "ainful as if swollen and bruised) +ad effects of anger and insults) Se/ual sins and e/cesses) It "roduces both "h!sical and moral se/ual disturbances( "rovokes e/cess and irregular se/ual a""etite and a tendenc!

to masturbation and the "h!sical state corres"onding to the effects of that habit) 5orbidl! sensitive; the least word that seems wrong( hurts her ver! much; s"ecial senses become irritable( can6t tolerate an!thing; touch( odours( noise( taste( ever!thing is "ainfull! sensated) An/ious thoughts and events in the "ast came to him as if the "ast were "resent before him) R7*7R 37R5 ,8.,$$)

STAPHYSAGRIA Good name Res"ect Image in societ! Great ( I am something( Status 9ut! Hel" others STAPHYSAGRIA ,8.TR82 9oing wrong # Gone on wrong track # +ad habits Alcohol( 4omani:ing( Gambling( 7/tra%marital relations) 9ream - Amorous - +usiness

5one! 7go *ear - *ailure( *alling( doing wrong)

STAPHYSAGRIA *all in "osition ( status (in others e!es +ad name +lamed # Accused Insult ;ing < Pau"er 7mbarrassed

 Hurt Alone( *amil! kee"s me awa!

STAPHYSAGRIA (Theme) The theme of ego is an e/tension of self res"ect and dignit! of Ranunculaceae which a""ears in the "h!sical theme of head%=brain is too large=%the remed! which has this in the most intense form is STAPHYSAGRIA) He feels he is a "erson of great re"utation( character & honor( great moral status in societ! & he is being treated in a manner that>s un0ust ( unfair) He feels o""ressed b! stronger (t!rannical "ower against whom he must fight & rebel to maintain his dignit! (but he must fight in a manner that does not com"romise his dignit! ) Hence a ver! high level of control at ? levels$))@' not to give into the feeling of anger & not res"ond rudel!( abusivel!( violentl! to un0ust( o""ressive( t!rannical "ower) ?',ontrol is also re1uired on that "art of him that is( free( liberal & has desires like alcohol( smoking( o"en se/ualit! which is considered bad( not decent in societ!) *or if he gives in or loses control % he will be caught doing wrong and the shame( humiliation will be too much to bear) ,onflict of Sta"h) is that he has to find right balance in his fight % for if he gives in then he becomes a slave no res"ect') If he fights and gives into his anger & violence then again loses res"ect in his own e!es and societ!) Hence( Gandhi "erha"s found the ideal wa! to do it( b! what he called non co% o"eration( civil disobedience and !et non % violence)

R)GI! )R.)S. T))TH. Genito%urinary tract. *i&rous tissues /eyelids, s$in0. Glands. Right deltoid. 1 Right side. Le't side. % 2!DALITI)S-

3orse- )motions /grie', #e+ation, indignation, 4uarrels, insults, morti'ication, suppressed0. Se+ual e+cesses. !nanism. Touch. "old drin$s. Lacerations. 2ercury. ight. 2orning. To&acco. 5etter- 3armth. Rest. 5rea$'ast. % L)ADI G SY2PT!2SAilments 'rom S6PPR)SS)D )2!TI! S. YI)LDI G, 2ILD, a#oids 4uarrels, doesn7t (ant to cause trou&le. TI2ID. 8Too digni'ied to 'ight.8 8Accept authority to an e+treme degree.8 S) SITI.) to all e+ternal impressions, to R6D) )SS o' others. 82or&idly sensiti#e, easily o''ended8 /5oger0. *ear o' L!SI G S)L*%"! TR!L. .ery romantic, easily disappointed. /"ompare cystitis in ne(ly married (omen.0 8Tremendous nostalgia 'or the past /e.g. the &eginning o' the relationship0.8 8Stays in relationship out o' 'ear 'or anger.8 S)96ALLY 2I D)D, unsatis'ied urge. Intruding se+ual thoughts, dri#ing to 2AST6R5ATI! . Strong se+ual 'ancies e#ening in &ed, can only sleep a'ter mastur&ation. !'ten a history o' se+ual a&use. Some 'orm o' ADDI"TI! /o#ereating, o#er(or$ing, a&use o' alcohol, constant occupation (ith the children, (atching T., etc.0. /:aren0 3orse A*T)R !! AP. Sleepy all day, sleepless all night. "hilly. 5etter a'ter 5R)A;*AST /<0. "ra#ing 'or S3))TS, 2IL; /or a#ersion to mil$0 and T!5A""!. !#ersensiti#e to to&acco S2!;). )+treme S) SITI.) )SS to T!6"H /genitals, (arts, hemorrhoids, eruptions0. Trem&ling 'rom /suppressed0 anger or ner#ous e+citement. !dour o' R!TT) )GGS /s(eat, 'latus, stool0. Pains that mo#e into teeth. "ystitis a'ter coition. "ystitis a'ter catheteri=ation. Pain &ladder /or a&dominal colics0 a'ter surgical operation. "! STA T S3ALL!3I G /and suppressed emotions0. Lachrymation 'rom ya(ning. .iolent ya(ning a'ter headache.

Sensation o' a /immo#a&le0 5ALL in *!R)H)AD, and o' emptiness in occiput. Hardness o' hearing due to enlarged tonsils. % 6"L)6S>. Suppressed emotions. Yielding, mild, su&missi#e persons. <. Se+ual thoughts, intruding, dri#ing to mastur&ation. ?. 3orse a'ternoon nap. @. Hypersensiti#ity to touch. A. To&acco /desire or agg.0.

Staphisagria Bstaph.C The main idea characterising Staphisagria is S6PPR)SSI! !* )2!TI! S, particularly those centering around romantic relationships. Staphysagria patients are #ery e+cita&le, #ery easily aroused, Their pro&lems are then compounded (hen they do not allo( natural outlets 'or their arousal. It can mani'est in &asically t(o (ays (hich are typi'ied &y (omen and men. In (omen, the emotional suppression results in a state o' s(eet passi#ity and resignation % a $ind o' timidity. In men, this sensiti#ity may not &e so o&#ious, to the outside (orld they may appear masculine, e#en hard, &ut inside they e+perience the same $ind o' delicate sensiti#ity and romantic #ulnera&ility. The Staphysagria (oman is rather delicate and highly strung. She is a nice person, #ery considerate o' others. She is a person (ho 'eels her pro&lems &elong to her alone. She (ould ne#er presume to &e a &urden to others. At the outset o' the homoeopathic inter#ie(, the Staphysagria patient o''ers #ery little in'ormation. She tends to tal$ only a&out the speci'ic pro&lems. It is not that she is a closed person in the true sense, she is merely reluctant to &ecome &urdensome to the prescri&er. The Staphysagria (oman is not outgoing or 'orce'ul. She is reser#ed, &ut (ith a s(eetness. I' the prescri&er sho(s sincere interest and sympathy, the patient (ill open up 4uic$ly. This is in mar$ed contrast to Ignatia, (hich is truly reser#ed, the Ignatia patient is aloo' and guarded % di''icult to open up. The Staphysagria patient is ne#er egoistical, harsh, or proud. )#en the Staphysagria man, (ho may appear strong and masculine to out(ard

appearance, is #ery sensiti#e and timid inside. There is a true humility arising 'rom an internal assumption o' po(erlessness. The Staphysagria patient 'eels una&le to 'ight e#en 'or her o(n rights. In early years, she e+periences a 'e( con'rontations % ho(e#er minor % and 4uic$ly leans to su&mit to any 4uarrel or imposition. )#en (hen she is in the right % (hen someone treats her unDustly % she (ill not 'ight &ac$. She s(allo(s her indignation, &ut the $ey distinction in Staphysagria is that there is no &itterness. The passi#e suppression o' emotions is then the trigger 'or the pathological picture o' Staphysagria. Although she remains s(eet in her sense o' po(erlessness there is a deep (ea$ening o' the healing process internally. A $ind o' hardening or I D6RATI! de#elops on the mental plane. The emotional (ound ne#er 4uite heals, and the patient7s innate sensiti#ity increases to an e#en greater degree. She 'eels e#en more #ulnera&le, less asserti#e, and conse4uently suppresses her emotions e#en more than pre#iously. PAG) >EE The process o' induration as a result o' suppression is particularly #isi&le on the physical plane. 3ounds do not heal easily. It is not that they 'ester or &ecome 8&itter8, to carry 'urther the analogy 'rom the emotional plane. Instead, the damaged tissues &ecomes hardened and indurated. There is the de#elopment o' hard, dead tumours, or chronic indurations o' #arious $inds. This is particularly true in relation to se+ual organs Bo#aries, uterus, testes% % as one might e+pect considering the romanticFse+ual arousal and sensiti#ity in the Staphysagria patient. A good e+ample o' this process is 'ound in the e#olution o' styes. In Staphysagria, styes not only come and go as in other people, &ut they lea#e small hardened spots o' induration (hich do not go a(ay (ith time. Staphisagria is one o' se#eral remedies (hich are characterised &y ailments 'rom grie'. Again, in Staphysagria there is a $ind o' 8s(eetness8 in the 'ace o' grie'. 5y contrast, Ignatia and atrum mur. patients (ho ha#e e+perienced many grie's &ecome &itter, it is as i' there is a thorn inside, and hey &ecome hard to reach. I' you pro&e deeply in such patient7s you see a &itterness, a harshness, (hich is pric$ly li$e a thorn. In Staphysagria, on the other hand, your pro&ings encounter a $ind o' s(eet resignation. A $ey aspect o' the Staphysagria ailments 'rom 'ie' is that they are al(ays in regard to romantic relationships. The long term su''ering they e+perience rarely arises out o' such grie's as pro'essional set&ac$s, 'inancial re#ersals, or e#en deaths in the 'amily. They are nice people,

and they get along (ell (ith people, i' there is an occupational re#ersal, they reco#er easily and mo#e on. 5y contrast, Aurum patients collapse totally a'ter a &usiness 'ailure, they su''er a loss and shoot themsel#es or Dump 'rom a high &uilding. In Ignatia or atrum mur., a care'ul past history (ill re#eal the onset o' pro&lems a'ter deaths o' relati#es or lo#ed ones. In Staphysagria, the su''ering occurs more commonly in regard to romantic disappointments. PAG) >EG The Staphysagria patient7s s(eet resignation is a $ind o timidity, e#en though ;ent does not list Staphysagria in the ru&ric Timidity. The reason 'or this is that such patients may not appear timid in pu&lic, in their occupations, at parties etc. They are nice people and they can &e 4uite 'riendly. Their timidity occurs (hene#er they meet someone to (hom they 'eel romantically attracted. Then they de#elop an acti#e 'antasy li'e, &ut they 'ear too much closeness, this is the origin and setting 'or their timidity. The Staphysagria patient, as I ha#e said, is highly e+cita&le. He or she is easily aroused in a romantic relationship. The mental realm o' 'antasies and romantic imagery is greatly stimulated. She thin$s a&out her lo#er all day long. 5e'ore 'alling asleep at night, she replays in her mind past encounters (ith her lo#er and imagines 'uture possi&ilities. Her pro&lem arises, ho(e#er, (hen the relationship comes to the reality. She is more com'orta&le at a distance. She can &e easily and 'ully satis'ied &y a purely platonic relationship. Such a patient can deri#e great pleasure 'rom such a mental relationship 'or many years. 5ecause o' her high degree o' arousal and the 'act that no natural outlets are allo(ed 'or her 'eelings, the Staphysagria patient places too much importance on little things, Small gestures, (hether her lo#er greets her (ith the e+pected enthusiasm, etc. &ecome e+aggerated out o' all proportion to reality. She can &e easily satis'ied &y small things, &ut she may also su''er great agony o#er them. *or this reason % and also &ecause o' her reluctance to proceed &eyond the realm o' mentalised romanticism % many o' her relationships 'ail to last. She e+periences disappointments, and her #ulnera&ility increases. Thus, in Staphysagria patients you see many romantic grie's. They &ecome easily aroused, 'antasi=e, and then are disappointed. It is a'ter repeated such episodes that they de#elop pathology on the physical le#el. A'ter a disappointment % or a con'rontation % they su''er diarrhoea, 're4uent urination, the de#elopment o' hardened tumours, enlarged prostate, etc. They may su''er 'rom headaches, especially a

peculiar (ood%li$e sensation in either 'rontal or occipital regions. This sensation o' (ood is highly characteristic, and it corresponds to the process o' induration 'ound on other le#els as (ell. PAG) >GH It is important to emphasise that Staphysagria patients are #ery easily e+cited, All 'i#e senses can &e aroused to 'e#er pitch. This, coupled (ith their 'ear o' intimacy, naturally leads to the strong tendency to(ard mastur&ation 'or (hich Staphysagria is 'amous. The Staphysagria patient7s 'antasy reaches such a great intensity that it demands an outlet, so the patient satis'ies this demand &y mastur&ation. 5ecause o' their high degree o' sensiti#ity, Staphysagria patients are o'ten artistically inclined. This inclination, ho(e#er, usual y in#ol#es solitary artistic acti#ities % painting, music, poetry. It (ould &e #ery unusual to 'ind Staphysagria indicated in an e+tro#erted stage actor or singe. You may encounter, 'or instance, a sea captain re4uiring Staphysagria. Your 'irst impression (ould ne#er suggest Staphysagria 'or a man in a position re4uiring such asserti#eness and hardness. 5ut then you disco#er that internally he has a 4uite re'ined aesthetic sense, he spends his leisure hours (riting romantic poetry. Such an image could lead to Staphysagria. I remem&er a ?A year old man (ho responded #ery (ell to Staphysagria. He (as nice man, he made 'riends easily, &ut he had a chronic reluctance to &ecoming in#ol#ed in a real lo#e a''air. It (as not that he (as homose+ual, he merely 'eared intimacy. He admitted to me that his maDor pro&lem (as mastur&ation. He 'elt compelled to mastur&ate daily 'rom the age o' I to the age o' ?A. At some le#el he 'elt that this (as e+cessi#e, and he repeatedly resol#ed to control himsel', &ut &y the ne+t day his (ill (as (ea$, and he continued his ha&it. This had &ecome a tremendous pro&lem 'or him. I &elie#e, i' he had not recei#ed Staphysagria, he (ould e#entually ha#e degenerated into a terri&le condition. Such sensiti#e people, (hen they e+perience grie's or direct con'rontations, are strongly a''ected in the ner#ous system in particular. They immediately su''er internal trem&ling, and this may e#entually e#ol#e into outright chorea. The circulatory system may also &e a''ected, there may occur high &lood pressure or une4ual distri&ution o' &lood in the &ody. The 'ace may &e red or (hite, and the lips may &e &lue. PAG) >G>

*rom the image presented so 'ar, the reader can easily predict the e''ects o' Staphisagria on the se+ual sphere. At 'irst there is great arousal, particularly (hen not actually in the presence o' the lo#er. This arousal is released through mastur&ation. 5t (hene#er con'ronted (ith an actual se+ual situation, the patient &ecomes impotent or 'rigid. In children, o' course, (e do not see the same image as in adults. e#ertheless suppression is still the maDor theme, You may see mental retardation caused &y suppression o' natural inclinations &rought a&out &y parent or teachers. I recall a case o' an >> year old child (ho had &een intelligent, 'riendly and outgoing until he (ent to school at the age o' J. 5y his second year in school he (as already 'alling &ehind in his (or$. 5y the time he sa( me, he appeared to e#eryone to &e mentally retarded. He had completely missed ? 'ull years o' school. His &eha#iour (as #ery trou&lesome. He used to stri$e his mother so much that at 'irst I prescri&ed Stramonium, (ithout e''ect. *inally, I realised that the turning point in this case occurred (hen he entered school, so I pro&ed persistently a&out the circumstances around that time. It turned out that the mother and 'ather used to 'ight a great deal, (hich undou&tedly a''ected the child, &ut this had &een true o#er a period o' years. *inally, I disco#ered that he had &een le't%handed &y nature, until the teacher 'orced him to (rite (ith the right hand 8li$e all the other children8. *rom past e+perience I $ne( that such a suppression could &e a po(er'ul in'luence. !n this &asis, I ga#e Staphysagria and this child is no( not only a&le to $eep up (ith is school(or$, &ut he is rapidly ma$ing up the ? yeas he had lost. In later stages o' Staphysagria pathology, the o#er sensiti#ity can mani'est as e+cessi#e irrita&ility. Staphysagria can &ecome destructi#e and #iolent % not as much as Stramonium, &ut to a signi'icant degree ne#ertheless. In this stage, one can easily mista$e Staphisagria and "o''ea. 5oth are #ery e+cita&le. Their senses, especially hearing, can &ecome #ery sensiti#e, although not compara&le (ith Stramonium. The stages on the mental le#el are 4uite predicta&le 'rom the &asic Staphysagria image. At 'irst, a'ter a strong grie' or con'rontation, there is internal trem&ling. Later, this may de#elop into chorea, I ha#e seen se#eral cases o' chorea cured &y Staphisagria. e+t, one may see loss o' memory. The patient &ecomes mentally 'atigued and 'orget'ul. He or she may read something and cannot remem&er (hat has Dust &een read, The induration (hich is so prominent on the physical le#el e#entually reaches into the mental le#el as (ell. The intellect &ecomes 8indurated8, in'le+i&le. A $ind o' dementia de#elops, The patient cannot properly

recei#e ne( ideas or e+ternal impressions, and e or she Dust sits and stares. Again, along (ith many other remedies, Staphysagria can &e indicated in senility (hen the pre#ious history sho(s a process o' chronic suppression and induration. PAG) >G< )+tra notesK Se+ may degenerate into lasci#iousness or lust'ulness. An enDoyment &eyond (hat is natural. !#erindulging into se+ relationships. *inds himsel' in a state (here e#eryone dictates (hat he is doing (ith them Bi' in a lot o' relationshipsC. 2ay create in his mind a state (here he has no reigns on his li'e, e#eryone can do (hate#er they li$e. Let themsel#es get into situations that they did not really appro#ed o'. "annot say no. So, a mess may de#elop a'ter a (hile. )nlargement o' the prostate gland can come a&out &ecause o' promiscuity, lust'ulness, or maintaining long erections to satis'y others. So, 'orces the hormonal system to (or$ in an unnatural (ay. Impotent a'ter all the pre#ious e+ertions % corrected &y Staphysagria B(ith Lycopodium &eing the main remedy 'or impotencyC. 2ay ha#e pain'ul erections in the night, out o' the &lue, long%lasting ones that are #ery pain'ul. PAG) >G? Staphisagria ;eynote- suppressed anger Staphysagria is o'ten gi#en acutely 'or the physical e''ects o' suppressed anger. In these cases the patient7s anger and resentment is clearly 'elt, &ut not e+pressed. The 'orce o' it re&ounds upon the &ody, producing physical symptoms. It is important 'or the homeopath to realise that acute states o' Staphysagria can arise in any constitutional type, and also that the anger o' the person (ho is constitutionally Staphysagria is usually much less apparent than in acute cases. Staphysagria7s anger is o'ten so (ell suppressed that it is not only une+pressed, it is not e#en 'elt. BThis compares (ith many atrums, (hose sadness may &e completely suppressed much o' the time.C This gi#es most Staphysagrias a certain mello(ness or s(eetness that &elies the time%&om& o' anger tic$ing a(ay &eneath the sur'ace o' consciousness. The source o' Staphysagria7s suppressed anger is usually to &e 'ound in his childhood. BIn my e+perience, male Staphysagrias outnum&er 'emales &y three or 'our to one.C The parents (ere o'ten restricti#e and authoritarian, and the young child learned that it (as not sa'e to e+press his displeasure, that only led to stricter punishment. Sometimes

the parents (ere not particularly strict, &ut they put the child do(n #er&ally, telling him that he (as 7good 'or nothing7. Staphysagria responds to this repression in one o' 'our (ays, producing 'our di''erent su&%types, (hich I ha#e called the S(eet, the 3ild, the Su&dued and the Smooth Staphysagria. All o' these ha#e pro&lems e+pressing their anger, and due to their suppressed anger, many 'ind it di''icult to e+press themsel#es in general. Sometimes one o' the child7s parents (as Staphysagria constitutionally, and the ha&it o' suppressing anger (as learned (ithout any o#ert repression o' the child. The child su&consciously senses his parent7s 'ear o' aggression, and this 'ear is in'ectious. )ach o' the 'our su&%types (e are going to consider is capa&le o' displaying the classic smouldering resentment o' Staphysagria, &ut the S(eet type ta$es e+treme pro#ocation to 7mo&ilise7 his suppressed anger. 3hen Staphysagria does &ecome resent'ul, the picture is similar 'or all su&%types. The main point is that the anger is o&sessi#e. It ta$es o#er the personality, creating enormous tension in the &ody and the mind, (hich 'eel li$e they could e+plode. The commonest cause o' this resentment is reDection &y a lo#ed one, usually a partner, especially (hen the reDection is done in an aggressi#e, hurt'ul (ay. !nce Staphysagria7s old, su&conscious anger has &een &rought to the 'ore, it 7attaches itsel'7 to the present circumstances, generating seemingly endless resentment to(ards the one (ho reDected him. There may ha#e &een genuine cause 'or anger in the (ay in (hich he (as treated, &ut irrespecti#e o' the cause, Staphysagria7s anger (ill ta$e more than a 'e( out&ursts to de'use, since there is a huge reser#oir o' past anger 'eeding it. The aggrie#ed Staphysagria person li#es, eats and dreams o' hurt and re#enge. In the consulting room, the homeopath con'ronted (ith such a patient (ill 'ind that he spea$s o' nothing &ut his resentment. He cannot &e made to 'ocus on other topics 'or long. His stomach may &e in $nots 'rom the tension, &ut he is more concerned (ith e+pressing his resentment, in a repetiti#e, totally unconstructi#e 'ashion. I ha#e 'ound that gi#ing psychotherapy to such patients is generally #ery unre(arding. )#en i' they can &e persuaded to release their pent up anger Band they usually cannot &eC the relie' they e+perience is #ery temporary. It is only in the rare cases (here Staphysagria is (illing to come &ac$ (ee$ a'ter (ee$ and e+plore the original causes o' his suppressed anger that real progress can &e made. Dealing only (ith the

current anger is li$e lancing a single &oil in a &ody that is utterly septic. o sooner has one #ent e+hausted itsel' than another erupts. *ortunately, doses o' Staphysagria >H2 generally do succeed in de'using the tension remar$a&ly 4uic$ly and e''ecti#ely in most cases. A'ter the remedy is ta$en there is o'ten a &rie' 7e+plosion7 as anger that (as $ept in chec$ pours 'orth Bit is (ise to (arn the patient so that plans can &e made 'or him to &e in a place (here the anger can &e #ented harmlesslyC, 'ollo(ed &y a genuine calm (hich may last inde'initely. A great deal o' suppressed anger can &e neutralised &y a 'e( doses o' Staphysagria >H2, ena&ling the patient to drop his resentment and get on (ith his li'e. The 'ollo(ing analysis o' Staphysagria su&%types is &ased entirely upon my o(n e+perience. Although most Staphysagria people 'it one o' these su&%types in the main, there are al(ays elements o' the others present as (ell. Thus a person may &e a mi+ture o' the S(eet type and the 3ild type, or o' the Su&dued type and the Smooth type. Luite o'ten all 'our su&%types are e+pressed to some e+tent in the same indi#idual. The s(eet staphysagria This type is most o'ten seen in (omen, &ut it does occur 4uite o'ten in men as (ell. The S(eet Staphysagria is the polar opposite o' the popular image o' Staphysagria portrayed in the old materia medicas, (hich is &ased on the acute picture o' &oiling anger and simmering resentment. The S(eet Staphysagria is the most repressed o' the 'our types. She learns in childhood to a#oid pain &y &eing good, so good that she &ecomes utterly compliant, incapa&le o' e+pressing opposition to anything. Staphysagria is a #ery sensiti#e type. In particular, she is sensiti#e to parental aggression and disappro#al B;ent- 7!#ersensiti#e7, 7Ailments 'rom reproach7C. Li$e atrum and Aurum, she is morti'ied &y parental anger and criticism, &ut her response is some(hat di''erent 'rom these. atrum and Aurum children respond &y (ithdra(ing into themsel#es, hiding their 'eelings 'rom their parents, &ut still nurturing a great deal o' resentment inside in most cases. 3ith the S(eet Staphysagria the 'ear is greater, and the response more e+treme. Anger and resentment are repressed so completely that they are no longer 'elt, and their place is ta$en &y a 'ear o' displeasing the parents, and later on e#eryone else. This ma$es the S(eet Staphysagria mild and appeasing. She is the mildest, gentlest soul you could imagine, &ut her mildness is not healthy li$e that o' Silica and Pulsatilla, (ho are capa&le o' saying no. It results directly 'rom her desperate attempt to a#oid aggression, and pre#ents her 'rom e#er really &eing hersel'.

The S(eet Staphysagria is most o'ten seen as the de#oted (i'e o' a some(hat dominant hus&and Bor the de#oted hus&and o' a some(hat dominant (i'eC. In her attempt to gain appro#al, the S(eet Staphysagria is 're4uently dominated &y, and de#oted to her partner. Li$e atrum 2uriaticum, she (ill o'ten choose a partner (ith some 'orm o' (ea$ness, such as physical disa&ility, or emotional insta&ility, and &y tending to his e#ery need ma$e hersel' indispensa&le. In such situations she is naturally open to &eing a&used, and (hen she is ta$en 'or granted, or (orse, she (ill ta$e it (ithout complaint, and (ill e#en assume that it must &e her 'ault. 3hen she surrendered her asserti#eness in the hope o' a#oiding aggression, she lost the a&ility to loo$ a'ter hersel', and also the perspecti#e to see (hen she is &eing a&used. 5ecause the S(eet Staphysagria is so a'raid o' con'rontation, she (ill &lind hersel' to her partner7s unreasona&le &eha#iour, and ta$e the &lame hersel', in order to a#oid the responsi&ility 'or changing the situation, and the 'ear that this (ould e#o$e in her. In this (ay she li#es (ith her head in the sand, 'ore#er a#oiding the truth o' her situation. This re'usal to 'ace unpleasant truths is characteristic o' all Staphysagria types, and results in an e#asi#eness that is su&tle in some, and o&#ious in others. The S(eet Staphysagria7s principal method o' a#oiding unpleasant truths is to ac4uiesce, to agree, or to $eep 4uiet, and to accept the &lame hersel' (hen things go a(ry. She is mee$ to the point o' ha#ing no personality o' her o(n, so moulded is she &y the principal relationships in her li'e. Her mee$ness generally is so ingrained that it e+tends to e#ery aspect o' li#ing. I' a stranger steps on her 'oot in a 4ueue, she (ill apologise. I' a manipulati#e 'riend as$s her 'or a 'a#our 'or the thousandth time, she (ill say yes, e#en though it (ill incon#enience her enormously. In this (ay the S(eet Staphysagria is a #erita&le prisoner to her 'ear, li#ing the li'e o' a sla#e to other people7s pre'erences and e+pectations. Li$e many atrum and Lycopodium indi#iduals, the S(eet Staphysagria is usually #ery polite. )#en i' she hates a certain man7s company B&ecause he scares herC, she (ill ne#er &e rude to him, and (ill smile i' he ma$es a Do$e at her e+pense. She does come across as #ery s(eet, &ecause she is gentle and considerate, and 'e( o' her 'riends and associates e#er realise the e+tent to (hich she has repressed her real 'eelings. She (ill o'ten 'unction relati#ely (ell in society, since she is at pains to 'it in, and has o'ten de#eloped a smooth manner in pu&lic, $no(ing the right things to say at the right times. *urthermore, the S(eet Staphysagria is relati#ely sta&le emotionally. Her repression o'

anger is so complete that it seldom i' e#er erupts, and her 'ear is generally $ept in chec$ &y remaining in a sa'e relationship. Her mood is generally mild, and cheer'ul pro#iding she is not in the midst o' a threatening encounter (ith some&ody, or anticipating one. To all appearances the S(eet Staphysagria (ho has a relati#ely sta&le marriage is contented and at peace, and this may &e so as 'ar as the conscious mind is concerned. Li$e other Staphysagrias, the S(eet Staphysagria tends to &e romantic. In her 'light 'rom her o(n 'ear and anger, she (ill imagine the man o' her dreams, and (or$ to(ards turning her present mate into him. To $eep the 'lame o' her romantic hopes ali#e, she may resort to reading 2ills and 5oon no#els, or the romances in (omen7s maga=ines. I' she does 'ind a mate (ho is lo#ing and attenti#e, she (ill return his lo#e and de#otion ten'old, and consider hersel' the luc$iest (oman in the (orld. She (ill still &e una&le to stand up 'or hersel', &ut she (ill not need to, &ecause she (ill ha#e (hat she (ants, and her mate (ill help to protect her 'rom li'e7s cruelties. Those (ho ha#e less agreea&le mates (ill still do all they can to please, &ut their peace o' mind is clouded &y the constant 'ear that they (ill &e reDected. The S(eet Staphysagria, &eing so dependent upon her partner in many cases, tends to su''er a great deal (hen she is parted 'rom him. I once $ne( a S(eet Staphysagria young doctor, (ho li#ed (ith a highly unsta&le Ignatia 'iancee, (ho (as also a doctor. 2y Staphysagria 'riend spo$e so so'tly that he could not &e heard a&o#e the &ac$ground noise o' street tra''ic, or the tele#ision. He (as terri&ly de#oted to catering to his rather histrionic 'iancee7s (hims, and (ould 4uietly and apologetically as$ his guests to lea#e i' she (ere in a &ad mood. !ne day I too$ his case, and he told me that he (ould get morose and restless (hene#er his 'iancee (as a(ay 'or a 'e( days. He said he missed her terri&ly, and didn7t $no( (hat he (ould do i' he e#er lost her B;ent7Ailments 'rom disappointed lo#e7C. Li$e all S(eet Staphysagrias he (as a sensiti#e soul, and li$e many he had adopted certain spiritual practices and &elie's. These not only allo(ed him to e+plore the spiritual side o' e+istence, &ut also to Dusti'y his ac4uiescent s(eetness. 2any S(eet Stapysagrias are attracted to religions and philosophies (hich ad#ocate unconditional lo#e, paci'ism and the turning o' the other chee$. Such attitudes come easily to them, &ut un'ortunately this is generally as a result o' 'ear o' aggression, rather than genuine spiritual de#elopment. BThe latter does not entail a 'light 'rom aggression, and strengthens a person7s (ill rather than simply reassuring.C

2y Staphysagria doctor 'riend (as #ery idealistic. He (inced at stories o' cruelty, and had resol#ed to go to (or$ as a missionary doctor in A'rica. During medical school he stood apart 'rom the other students, since he (as too delicate to enDoy their ri&ald humour, and he (as not interested in their more materialistic and hedonistic pursuits. His prime interests (ere spiritual, and he spent a lot o' time reading complicated esoteric &oo$s, and playing the #iolin. He (as al(ays ready to help someone in need, and to listen to another7s point o' #ie(, and in most people7s eyes he (ould &e seen as the per'ect "hristian. This may &e true i' one considers that 7"hristian children all should &e, mild o&edient, good as he7, &ut it does not mean that he (as psychologically healthy. 6nderneath the S(eet Staphysagria7s s(eetness is a great deal o' 'ear, and underneath that is anger, &ut this anger can only &e reached &y the deepest o' psychotherapies. The S(eet Staphysagria may admire the indignant po(er (ith (hich Mesus chased the money%lenders 'rom the temple, &ut he is unli$ely to 'ind su''icient courage to emulate him. In the 'ace o' aggressi#e opposition he is li$ely to either &ac$ do(n, or to reason politely, and i' this does not placate his ad#ersary, he is lia&le to trem&le (ith 'ear, and to &e physically sic$ a'ter the encounter. *e( o' us are rela+ed and con'ident in the midst o' aggression 'rom a stranger, &ut the S(eet Staphysagria is more upset than most &y direct aggression, and it (ill lea#e him 'eeling ner#ous 'or hours or days a'ter(ards B;ent- 7Timid7C. !ne conse4uence o' a&andoning one7s sense o' po(er is a certain lac$ o' mental clarity. othing clouds the mind li$e 'ear, and 'ear o' upsetting other people #ery o'ten sends the S(eet Staphysagria into paro+ysms o' indecision, particularly (hen he is trying to accommodate the (ishes o' more than one person. Should he listen to his mother or his girl'riend, and i' he listens to his girl'riend, (ill his aggrie#ed mother e#er 'orgi#e himN Such 4uandaries are common (hen one li#es one7s li'e through other people, and this is usually the case 'or the S(eet Staphysagria. Staphysagria indi#iduals o'ten ha#e a 'ine intellect, and the S(eet type is no e+ception. The men in particular are #ery o'ten pro'essionals o' some $ind, and are married as much to their Do&s as to their (i#es, &ut (hereas other (or$aholics are moti#ated &y greed or &y a need to pro#e their (orthiness, the S(eet Staphysagria (or$aholic (or$s out o' duty, to ser#e his 'ello( man. I once treated a paediatric surgeon 'or chronic dyspepsia. He (as #ery prominent in his 'ield, ha#ing (on many accolades in his pro'ession, and he (as con'ident (hen he tal$ed a&out

his (or$ B(ithout any trace o' prideC. !ne might e+pect a high%'lying surgeon to &e a u+ .omica or an Arsenicum, or perhaps a per'ectionist atrum, &ut it soon &ecame clear to me that this (as a #ery shy man B;ent- 75ash'ul7C, (ho cared #ery deeply 'or his little patients, and sa#oured the (ay they loo$ed up to him as a lo#ing 'ather% 'igure. Li$e all S(eet Staphysagrias, he spo$e #ery so'tly, and appeared modest e#en (hen he (as descri&ing his greatest career achie#ements B(hich included setting up a paediatric surgical unit in a to(n (hich had ne#er had one &e'oreC. 3hen I as$ed him (hat he enDoyed doing most no( that he (as retired, he told me that he lo#ed to play cro4uet, and (as something o' an authority on the game, &ut that he 'ound #ery little time to play, since he (as al(ays &eing as$ed to umpire at cro4uet tournaments all o#er the country. I as$ed him (hy he didn7t say no since he pre'erred playing cro4uet to umpiring, and he sighed and said, 7I ne#er could say no7. As (ell as umpiring cro4uet games, he spent much o' his time (or$ing on #arious charita&le and medical committees, again &ecause he (as made to 'eel that he (as needed, and could not say no. !' course, su&consciously he (anted to 'eel needed, Dust as the S(eet Staphysagria house(i'e li$es to ma$e hersel' indispensa&le to her hus&and, &ut he also 'elt the 'rustration o' not &eing a&le to rela+ and play in his 'ree time. Li$e most S(eet Staphysagrias, he (as a mild man, (ho seldom displayed strong emotions, and (ho loo$ed at the (orld through the lens o' a 'ine intellectual mind, (hich (as per#aded &y an emotional desire 'or harmony and acceptance. The (ild staphysagria This su&%type is a little closer to the traditional, angry #ersion o' Staphysagria, &ut e#en more comple+ than his S(eet &rothers and sisters. The #ast maDority o' 3ild Staphysagrias are male BI ha#e ne#er seen a 'emale oneC. 6nli$e the S(eet Staphysagria, (ho copes (ith anger &y completely suppressing it B;ent- 7Suppressed anger7C, the 3ild type e+periences the 'orce o' his anger tangentially through the thrills o' dangerous ad#enture and (ild se+ual e+ploits. He is the most rec$less o' constitutional types, ta$ing ris$s Dust 'or 'un that (ould terri'y e#en the most ad#enturous u+ or Sulphur indi#idual. In 'act, he is rec$less &ecause his predilection 'or (ild and dangerous ad#enture is actually an addiction. I' his li'e &egins to 'eel sa'e and 7normal7 he (ill get #ery agitated, &ecause the tension o' his suppressed anger is rising, and re4uires another release through another (ild ad#enture. Tu&erculinum also gets #ery restless (hen he is one place 'or long, &ut

his addiction is to #ariety and e+citement rather than danger. It is Aurum (ho shares the 3ild Staphysagria7s appetite 'or death%de'ying acti#ities, &ut 'or a slightly di''erent reason. Aurum is com'orted &y coming close to death, &ecause he 'eels 'ree 'rom the &urden o' li'e at these times. The 3ild Staphysagria is not a depressi#e li$e Aurum. He needs the thrill o' rec$less and dangerous antics to purge the tension that resulted 'rom suppressing his anger, (hich originated primarily in his childhood. I' he does not ha#e this release, he is lia&le to lose his temper, particularly i' he 'eels scorned B;ent- 7!''ended easily7C. I once treated a young man in "ali'ornia (hose passion (as mountaineering. He complained o' rather non%speci'ic uneasiness in the stomach a'ter eating, and o' a #ery #aria&le &o(el ha&it, and he also (anted help in gi#ing up recreational drugs. He (as #ery animated and enthusiastic (hen he (as tal$ing a&out his clim&ing e+peditions, &oasting a&out the times (hen his sa'ety harness &ro$e, or a&out the thrills o' negotiating deadly o#erhangs. 3hen I tried to 'ind out more a&out his personality he &ecame more and more #ague, his 'ace too$ on a con'used e+pression, and he started 'idgeting in his chair. He didn7t seem to ha#e much idea a&out (hat he 'elt inside, and descri&ed his 'eelings as a #ague, con'using mi+ture o' emotions, e+cept 'or those highs o' e+citement (hich he 'elt 'rom clim&ing, drugs and se+. His (hole li'e appeared to &e an escape 'rom the con'using emotions that (ere there (hene#er he (as not distracted &y e+citement. He had had a #ariety o' Do&s all o#er the State, &ut his 'a#ourite, apart 'rom the clim&ing tours he conducted, (as as a careta$er 'or a 'e( acres o' (ilderness in the coastal mountains o' "ali'ornia. He lo#ed the 'reedom o' the Do&, and the 'act that he (as ans(era&le to no&ody, and sa( people only (hen he (anted to. Li$e the Su&dued Staphysagria, the 3ild type must ha#e the 'reedom to tra#el and escape the con'ines o' normal e#eryday li#ing. He is usually a (anderer, loo$ing 'or peace o' mind, &ut seldom 'inding it, since he loo$s outside, and (hen he does loo$ inside, he 'inds a #iolent chaos (hich 'rightens him. !nly &y re% e+periencing the childhood (hich he has &loc$ed out Bthrough deep psychotherapyC and releasing his suppressed anger can the 3ild Staphysagria 'ind peace o' mind. Instead he goes out(ards and literally loses himsel' in the thrill o' dangerous ad#entures. The 3ild Staphysagria pays little heed to the dangers he is ta$ing in his pursuit o' e+citement. The clim&er lost his girl'riend in one e+pedition (hen her harness line &ro$e and she 'ell to her death, &ut this did nothing to inhi&it his ris$ ta$ing. 3hilst I (as treating him he led an

impromptu clim&ing e+pedition in the coastal mountain ranges. The (eather (as &ad, #isi&ility (as poor, and he (as (arned not to go, &ut he shrugged o'' these (arnings and pursuaded 'our other ine+perienced clim&ers that it (ould &e alright. It turned out that the group got into di''icultires 'rom the start, and one ne( clim&er (as slightly inDured. Than$'ully no li#es (ere lost on this occasion. 2y patient discussed these e#ents a'ter(ards as i' he (ere in a dream. He tried to gloss o#er &oth the dangers in#ol#ed, and the trauma that his terri'ied charges had e+perienced, and seemed genuinely con'used as to (hat (ent (rong. He (as $een to ma$e amends &y ta$ing out another e+pedition, 7in sa'er conditions7. The 3ild Staphysagria is #ery prone to con'usion, o' a dreamy, a&sent $ind B;ent- 7"oncentration di''icult, 7#acant 'eeling7C. His emotions are so much more acti#e than the S(eet type7s, and their suppression is only partial. The result is a $ind o' stale%mate, in (hich the mind goes &lan$ in order to a#oid 'acing the con'usion, and the rage that lies &eneath it. A'ter a dose o' Staphysagria >H2 the (ild clim&er &ecame distinctly more sta&le, less e+cita&le, and he e#en de#eloped a desire to settle do(n (ith his ne( girl'riend. In their search 'or distraction, 3ild Staphysagrias (ill o'ten turn to mind altering drugs. The t(o I ha#e $no(n &est &oth used drugs li&erally, and one not only too$ a coc$tail o' 7uppers7 and 7do(ners7 himsel', &ut also made a little money &y selling them. Li$e most Staphysagrias, he (as a sensiti#e soul, and he Dusti'ied his drug% peddling &y e+tolling the mind%e+panding Band hence li&eratingC e''ects o' his merchandise. The cynical, hard drug%pusher (ho $no(s he is instrumental in $illing his clients and doesn7t care a 'ig is unli$ely to &e a 3ild Staphysagria. It is the ha&itual user and small time pusher o' canna&is (ho is most li$ely to &e a Staphysagria. I ha#e treated many such people, and all o' them had a lost 4uality, and a tendency to Dump at simple solutions to their malaise, such as ta$ing o'' and ha#ing a ne( ad#enture some(here, rather than stopping the drugs and trying some introspection, and 'inding a regular Do&. BAn e+cellent portrayal o' a 3ild Staphysagria can &e seen in the recent 'ilm 7Point 5rea$7, in the character o' 5odhi, played &y Patric$ S(ay=e. 5odhi is a 'anatical sur'er, (ho rides the &iggest (a#es, snorts cocaine at parties, charms and then dumps one (oman a'ter another, and espouses a si+ties7 philosophy o' mind%e+pansion, 'reedom and :en. His charisma attracts a group o' 'ollo(ers (ho are (illing to ta$e ris$s, and (illing to interpret his total lac$ o' responsi&ility as 7personal 'reedom7. 5odhi (eds his idealism to his thirst 'or thrills &y staging a spree o' &an$

ro&&eries. He is moti#ated more &y a desire to em&arrass the authorities than to ma$e money, and e#en more &y the thrills he gets 'rom doing it. 3hen things go (rong he is determined enough to $ill to escape, and cra=ed enough to 'eel little remorse, yet he is generally $ind%hearted, and (ill al(ays help out a 'riend. Li$e all 3ild Staphysagrias, he is 'ull o' contradictions, not least o' (hich is his sensiti#ity and his irresponsi&ility.C The 3ild Straphysagria is apt to use his idealism at times to Dusti'y his dangerous acti#ities. I once treated a man in his late thirties 'or indigestion. He had a &oyish appearance, and a mild, gentle manner. He (as #ery socia&le, and spo$e in a rela+ed and humorous (ay (hich put others at ease. At the time I met him he (as in &et(een assignments in his (or$ as a Dournalistic photographer. He had li#ed a #ery #aried and (andering li'e, and did not seem #ery interested in settling do(n. He told me that he 'elt most ali#e (hen he (as co#ering (ar stories, and he (as in the thic$ o' it, (ith &ullets and missiles 'lying o#erhead. The ne+t time I sa( him he (as in tears. Another regional con'lict had &ro$en out, and he did not ha#e the money to 'ly do(n and co#er it. I as$ed him (hy he (as so upset, and he said he Dust (anted to &e there (here the action (as. He then said that he (anted to help the peasants (ho (ere in the midst o' the con'lict, the ones (ho su''ered the most. He really did seem to &e &eside himsel' (ith 'rustration and sorro(, &ut I got the impression that his real need (as not so much to help the needy, &ut rather to 'eel the e+hilaration o' &eing (here the action (as. I ga#e him Staphysagria >H2, and his indigestion impro#ed rapidly, &ut I did not see him 'or much longer, and do not $no( i' he (as a&le or (illing to re'rain 'rom co''ee and drugs long enough to allo( the remedy to help &alance his personality. Staphysagria is a #ery se+ual type B;ent- 7Lasci#ious7, 7Li&ertinism7, 7 ymphomania7C, and this is especially true o' the 3ild type. There is a #ery close connection &et(een lust and aggression Bthe male hormone testosterone has &een sho(n to promote &othC, and the poorly suppressed anger o' the 3ild Staphysagria tends to 'uel his li&ido. Gi#en the type7s taste 'or and addiction to e+citement, it is not hard to see (hy the 3ild Staphysagria has a tendency to &e promiscuous, and to di#e impulsi#ely and passionately into se+ual a''airs. 3hilst I (as in "ali'ornia I stayed in t(o communities, (hich ga#e me the opportunity o' o&ser#ing my patients more intimately than is usually the case. !ne e#ening I (as at a dance, (hen I (as 7accosted7 &y a man I $ne( to &e a 3ild Staphysagria. He had drun$ too much alcohol, and had &een

propositioning a num&er o' (omen. 3hen they re'used him, he as$ed me 'or a (restle, and proceeded hal' play'ully, hal' aggressi#ely to grapple (ith me. I could 'eel tremendous 'orce in his arms, and also a certain se+ual e+citement (hich he (as trying to di''use &y (restling (ith me. The 3ild Staphysagria is lia&le to &e &oth aggressi#e and se+ual (hen he is disinhi&ited &y alcohol. The same can &e said o' atrum men and a 'e( other types, &ut the 3ild Staphysagria is especially se+ual, and his so&er state is so mild and gentle in comparison. Staphysagrias in general are #ery sensiti#e to &eing re&u$ed, and the 3ild Staphysagria is particularly sensiti#e to se+ual reDection. I (as once a (itness to the (rath o' a reDected 3ild Staphysagria. I $ne( him as a rec$less &ut mild and gentle man. !ne day I sa( him turn on a young (oman (ho had reDected his ad#ances, hurling a&use at her in a 'ren=y o' indignation (hich reduced her to tears. I ha#e since seen similar reactions &y other 3ild Strapysagria indi#iduals, and ha#e come to regard them as typical o' the type B;ent- 7Mealousy7, 7Anger (ith indignation7C. Li$e other Staphysagrias, the 3ild type is predisposed to #i#id and intense se+ual 'antasies B;ent- 7Se+ual thoughts intrude7C. These 'antasies (ill o'ten dri#e him to mastur&ate 're4uently B;ent72astur&ation, disposition7%&lac$ typeC, and also to engage in (ild se+ual encounters, including homose+ual ones. !n the other hand, the 3ild Staphysagria is also romantic. He usually yearns 'or the intimacy and s(eetness o' an intimate relationship, &ut his e#asi#eness and his (ildness generally pre#ent him 'rom 'inding one that (ill last. !ne o' my 3ild Staphysagria patients had tears in his eyes (hen he told me o' a lo#e%a''air that didn7t (or$ out. Another stopped ta$ing drugs and appeared to settle do(n and 'ind a sta&le relationship a'ter ta$ing the remedy. In almost e#ery case the homeopath (ill 'ind Staphysagria to &e a sensiti#e, romantic type, irrespecti#e o' his anger and his irresponsi&ility. The 3ild Staphysagria o'ten appears li$e a lost &oy, con'used, e+cita&le and impulsi#e, and #ery sad (hen he stops and 'eels his loneliness. His charm and his rec$lessness (ill attract a great many 'un%lo#ing (omen, and others (ho (ant to mother him, &ut he is usually una&le to sustain a relationship 'or long, &ecause he cannot 'ace pain'ul home%truths. He pre'ers to 'orget his pro&lems &y getting 7high7, and then lea#ing (hen things get ugly. 6nli$e the Su&dued Staphysagria, the 3ild type tends to &e emotionally open. He is usually (illing to tal$ 'ran$ly a&out his 'eelings,

especially (hen he is sad, in a manner that attracts sympathy, since it re#eals his #ulnera&ility. He (ill cry easily (hen upset, (ithout &eing ashamed, and he is generally a''ectionate (ith his lo#ed ones. His e#asi#eness lies not so much in his re'usal to discuss his 'eelings, &ut rather in his ina&ility to 'ace them himsel'. He is o'ten #ery con'used a&out the mi+ture o' emotions he is e+periencing, and tends to escape 'rom them &y pursuing ad#enture and e+citement. 3hen he does try to descri&e (hat he is 'eeling, he (ill o'ten stop and loo$ perple+ed, and then say 7It7s $ind o' hard to say7. Li$e the press photographer (ho identi'ied (ith the peasants in the (ars he co#ered, the 3ild Staphysagria (ill usually ha#e a disli$e o' authority. In most cases his anger deri#es principally 'rom strict parents (ho punished him as a child, hence it is natural that he enDoys seeing authority 'igures discom'orted, since in this (ay he tangentially re&els against his parents. 5odhi, the 3ild Staphysagria character in the 'ilm 7Point 5rea$7, ro&&ed &an$s speci'ically in order to em&arrass the esta&lishment, rather than to ma$e money. His gang (ore mas$s resem&ling the pre#ious Presidents o' the 6nited States, in order to ru& in the message that he had nothing &ut contempt 'or the authorities. His contempt 'or authorities is one reason (hy the 3ild Staphysagria tends to &e a (anderer. He $no(s that i' he stays in one place or one Do& 'or too long, he (ill come into con'lict (ith authority. It is easier to mo#e on and a#oid commitments and responsi&ilities. )#entually, some 3ild Staphysagrias may &ecome &urnt out and suspicious loners, ha#ing un(ittingly re&u''ed any lo#e and sta&ility that (as o''ered to them. They then come to resem&le the Su&dued Staphysagria. The su&dued staphysagria 3hilst the S(eet Staphysagria learns to a#oid con'lict &y appeasement, the Su&dued type does so &y a#oiding social interaction. This is a #ery intro#erted type, a 'ugiti#e, (ho runs a(ay 'rom people in order to a#oid a repetition o' his past, a childhood in (hich he (as made to 'eel helpless or (orthless, (ith anger that could not &e e+pressed, &ecause 'ear o' punishment (as e#en stronger. Tal$ing to a Su&dued Staphysagria, one gets the 'eeling that one is tal$ing to a shado( o' a man. There is little e+pression o' li'e % little interest or emotion sho(n. The #oice is dry and monotone, and as 'e( (ords as possi&le are spo$en. The eyes are reticent and suspicious, and do not ma$e good contact. He appears tense and restless in con#ersation, and his 'ace ne#er rela+es. !ne gets the 'eeling that a smile (ould crac$ his 'ace, so set are its muscles in a protecti#e neutral e+pression. This rigid

neutrality or lac$ o' e+pression is reminiscent o' ;ali and Aurum, &ut there are clear di''erences &et(een these three. Aurum is 'ar more prone to depression and suicidal thoughts than the Su&dued Staphysagria, and is generally asserti#e in the (orld. ;ali is also 're4uently asserti#e pro'essionally, is anything &ut a (anderer, and is generally 'ar more socially interacti#e than the Su&dued Staphysagria. The Su&dued Staphysagria learned in childhood to a#oid punishment &y laying lo(, &y $eeping out o' sight. He continues this ha&it into adult li'e, and in doing so he seriously restricts his emotional satis'action. As a child he most li$ely had 'e( 'riends, and (as o#erly serious (ith those he did mi+ (ith. He cannot let his guard do(n, since he may get hurt again. 6nli$e atrum, (ho usually &ecomes a good actor, the Su&dued Staphysagria ne#er de#elops con'ident social s$ills. His e+pression is almost al(ays som&re, and (hen he does attempt a smile, it usually appears ner#ous and tense. I suspect that the reason (hy the Su&dued Staphysagria di''ers 'rom atrum in not de#eloping a smooth social e+terior lies in the 'act that he is &oth too a'raid and too &itter to do so. atrum is primarily concerned (ith a#oiding emotional pain. I ha#e the impression that Staphysagria Bespecially the Su&dued typeC, li$e Arsenicum, tends to &e more concerned deep do(n (ith sur#i#al, and the a#oidance o' physical a&use. 2ost o' the Su&dued Staphysagrias I ha#e treated (ere &eaten 're4uently &y their 'athers in childhood. As a result, they 'eared almost any human contact, and they usually &ecame (anderers in their attempt to a#oid &eing noticed. The popular 3estern mo#ie image o' the high plains dri'ter is an e+cellent caricature o' the Su&dued Staphysagria. He is depicted as a loner (ho is running a(ay 'rom a terri&le secret, (hich o'ten in#ol#es him ha#ing &een #iolently and deli&erately tortured almost to the point o' death. He hides his eyes under the shade o' his hat, utters only the &are essentials he needs to order (his$y or hire a room, and mo#es on &e'ore anyone de#elops an interest in him. Typically, the mo#ie7s clima+ sees our anti%hero (rea$ing re#enge upon his oppressors, and there&y restoring some sense o' inner peace to his soul. The Su&dued Staphysagria does need to get in touch (ith his anger and e+press it, &ut it is only (hen he con'ronts his original oppressor Busually his 'atherC internally and releases his anger to(ards its original cause, that he can &e 'ree o' &oth the anger, and the 'ear that cripples him so. ProDecting his anger onto others may help him to 'eel more con'ident, &ut it (ill not remo#e either the anger or the 'ear permanently.

ot surprisingly, the Su&dued Staphysagria tends to &e #ery distrusting B;ent- 7Suspicious7C. He (ill &e reluctant to re#eal too much a&out himsel' to the homeopath, and (ill tend to cloa$ his 'ear (ith a #ery rational (ay o' spea$ing. Staphysagria is a relati#ely mental or intellectual type, and many Su&dued Staphysagrias (ill de#ote their time to reading and studying, in place o' mi+ing (ith other people. !thers &ecome #ery practical, since they mo#e around a lot, and hide 'rom human contact in the (ilderness, (here they learn to 'end 'or themsel#es. atrum 2uriaticum may also (ithdra( to isolated areas, and suspiciously a#oid human contact, and the di''erentiation o' atrum and a Su&dued Staphysagria can &e #ery di''icult. Generally atrum is &etter a&le to e+press himsel', and his 'eelings are clearer, e#en though he seldom e+presses them. All Staphysagrias tend to appear con'used (hen tal$ing a&out their 'eelings, and to su''er more 'rom intellectual impairment than depression. There is a constant su&conscious &attle inside &et(een their 'ear and their rage, and the mental e''ort re4uired to suppress this 'rom consciousness can sometimes lea#e the mind &lan$ or con'used, especially (hen present circumstances trigger o'' the old 'eelings. The 'acial 'eatures may help in distinguishing &et(een atrum and the Su&dued Staphysagria. 2ost Staphysagrias de#elop 'ine (rin$les radiating out 'rom the corners o' the eyes, and their 'aces tend to remain relati#ely 'ree other(ise 'rom (rin$les, producing a &oyish appearance, li$e that o' Lycopodium, &ut more so. !n gi#ing a Su&dued Staphysagria a high potency o' the remedy, the e''ect can &e dramatic. I ha#e seen such people change (ithin a (ee$ or so 'rom &eing (ithdra(n and 7haunted7 to &ecoming increasingly open and spontaneous. !ne can actually see the li'e%'orce returning to those grey, (eary 'aces, as they so'ten, and &egin to smile naturally 'or the 'irst time in decades. In the process they may e+perience some o' the anger (hich they suppressed in childhood, and e+press it impulsi#ely &y losing their temper, or in the sa'e en#ironment o' a therapy session BI ad#ise my angry patients to release their anger &y hitting at cushions and yellingC, or &y (or$ing it out through hea#y physical e+ercise. They may ne#er 'ully reconnect (ith and release their anger and their 'ear, &ut may, (ith the help o' the remedy, 'ind su''icient courage and sense o' sel' to e+pand their li#es emotionally and pro'essionally, to put do(n some roots, and a&andon the old tactic o' running a(ay. The smooth staphysagria

The Smooth Staphysagria possesses many o' the characteristics o' the other three types, (ith a 'e( more o' its o(n. It is the most success'ul o' the Staphysagrias 'rom the point o' #ie( o' social adDustment, and its #ery 7normality7 can ma$e it di''icult to spot. *urthermore, none o' the 'our types is #ery common, and hence the 'ledgeling homeopath cannot learn a&out them #ery 4uic$ly 'rom e+perience, and must rely on accurate descriptions. The Smooth Staphysagria resem&les the S(eet type 4uite closely, &ut is a&le to &e more asserti#e (hen the situation demands. Li$e the S(eet type he has a so't, gentle 4uality (hich is 'eminine (ithout &eing e''eminate, and (hich endears him to a great many people Bthe so'tness o' the )nglish comedianFsinger Des !7"onner is a good e+ample o' this $ind o' mannerC. In comparison Lycopodium, (ho is easily con'used (ith the Smooth Staphysagria, is more neutral or masculine, and appears more emotionless. 3hereas the S(eet type a#oids unpleasantness &y gi#ing (ay, the Smooth Staphysagria is more su&tle and slippery. He is generally #ery diplomatic, and s$illed at a#oiding situations (hich might ma$e him 'eel uncom'orta&le, (hether they in#ol#e another person7s aggression, or the ris$ that he (ill ha#e to tal$ intimately a&out his emotions. He generally has a sharp intellect, (hich he uses not only to e+plore his (orld, &ut also to de'lect attention a(ay 'rom his o(n 'eelings. He is especially good at using humour to gloss o#er his personal li'e, and to lighten the su&Dect o' con#ersation. 6nli$e the S(eet Staphysagria, the Smooth type (ill not gi#e (ay endlessly (hen he is put upon, and (ill get annoyed e#entually. 3hen he is annoyed he (ill seldom e+press his anger directly, &ut (ill &ecome increasingly terse in his speech, and he (ill tend to a#oid the o&Dect o' his anger as much as possi&le. The Smooth Staphysagria, as his name suggests, has a casual, 7laid% &ac$7 manner (hich suggests that he is emotionally rela+ed and healthy. He is #ery 'le+i&le, and can adapt himsel' to a (ide #ariety o' situations (ithout appearing 'lustered. His principal (ea$ness is his emotional e#asi#eness, (hich is not easy 'or the homeopath to spot initially, unless the latter pro&es his patient 4uite deeply, or as$s his patient7s partner. *urthermore, the homeopath must learn to distinguish &et(een the Smooth Staphysagria and other sua#e, emotionally e#asi#e types li$e Lycopodium and atrum. Generally, The Smooth Staphysagria appears e#en so'ter and 7lighter7 than Lycopodium, and does not ha#e the latter7s tendency to rationalise e#erything, and to sho( o'' (ith his $no(ledge. Li$e all Staphysagrias, the Smooth type appears modest,

although he is o'ten con'ident socially. He appears lighter and more &oyish than atrum men, and is not so easily em&arrassed or threatened &y intimacy. B"ompare the so'tness o' the naturalist Da#id Atten&orough (ith that o' Des !7"onner.C atrum is a 7deeper7 type than Staphysagria, in the sense that he is more a&le to 'eel deep emotions, and is more li$ely to &e attracted to pro'ound concerns li$e the plight o' the homeless, or to religious issues. The Smooth Staphysagria Dust (ants an easy li'e, and (hilst he is generally $ind &y nature, he does not ha#e the need o' many atrums to 7'i+7 other people7s li#es. Although constitutional types are determined more &y heredity than &y en#ironmental 'actors, there does seem to &e a remar$a&le 7resonance7 &et(een constitutional types and the up&ringing they recei#e. *or e+ample, it is common 'or Ignatia to e+perience the loss o' a lo#ed one in childhood, or 'or atrum to &e made to per'orm &y his parents. In the case o' Staphysagria the child is o'ten either physically mistreated, or made to 'eel that he is no good. This conditioning then plays a maDor role in the de#elopment o' 'uture illnesses. I once sa( a #i#id e+ample o' this in the case o' a Smooth Staphysagria patient (ho came to see me 'or the treatment o' a crippling generalised arthritis, (hich he de#eloped suddenly at the age o' eighteen. BIt is typical o' Staphysagria to de#elop conditions rapidly, in response to emotional stimuli.C He (as #ery polite and sua#e, and yet modest at the same time. He appeared open and 'riendly, and highly intelligent. 3hen I as$ed him a&out (hat (as happening in his li'e at the time the arthritis de#eloped, he said that he had Dust sat his 'inal e+ams at school, and (as (aiting 'or the results. He had thought he had done &adly in these e+ams, and (as #ery (orried (hat his parents, (ho e+pected him to go to la( school, (ould thin$ o' him. !n 'urther 4uestioning he con'irmed that his parents (ere 'ore#er criticising his per'ormance, and his person in general. I as$ed him ho( this had made him 'eel, and he said 7Li$e I can7t do anything7. I then as$ed (hat the e''ect o' his arthritis had &een on his li'e, and he said 7I can7t do (hat I (ant to7. It (as clear to me that he had su&consciously chosen to de#elop his arthritis ha#ing anticipated 'ailure in those crucial e+ams, as a means o' Dusti'ying his ina&ility in his parents7 eyes. It (as accepta&le to &e incapa&le i' he (as a cripple, &ut not other(ise. Ironically he did (ell in his e+ams and (ent on to &ecome a pro'icient la(yer. I ga#e him a regular dose o' Staphysagria ?Hc, and his Doint pains impro#ed

mar$edly. His condition (as diagnosed as Reiter7s Disease, an arthritis (hich 'ollo(s either gastroenteritis or a se+ually transmitted urethritis. It is interesting to note that Staphysagria7s (ea$est points physically include his digesti#e system and his reproducti#e system, and I ha#e 'ound se#eral cases o' Reiter7s Disease (hich responded to the remedy. )+actly the same 'amily dynamics can o'ten &e seen in the Lycopodium person7s childhood, &ut the result is some(hat di''erent, &ecause the constitution is di''erent 'rom &irth. The principal e''ect o' discouragement upon Lycopodium is a lac$ o' con'idence in his a&ilities, (ith its concomitant anticipatory an+iety, and o'ten a compensatory &ra#ado. The Smooth Staphysagria la(yer (ith arthritis did not su''er 'rom a lac$ o' con'idence in his a&ilities. either (as he &othered &y anticipatory an+iety, nor (as he prone to sho(ing o''. His parents7 e+pectations le't him 'eeling angry, and also a'raid o' punishment, and it (as to a#oid these 'eelings inside himsel' that he su&consciously chose to de#elop a crippling illness. Staphysagria is 'ar more prone than Lycopodium to de#elop sudden and serious illnesses in response to emotional stress. 3hereas Lycopodium may de#elop an aggra#ation o' his ec=ema or his dyspepsia during times o' stress, Staphysagria is more li$ely to de#elop se#ere stomach pains, or a sudden and se#ere ec=ema. The Smooth Staphysagria la(yer appeared #ery sta&le emotionally, as do all Smooth Staphysagrias, &ut he had paid a terri&le price 'or that sta&ility. His alternati#es had &een either to e+press his 'ear and anger to his parents, or to su''er a mental &rea$do(n, and he chose the least threatening o' the three options. Smooth Staphysagrias are generally #ery socia&le people. Their emotional 7lightness7, com&ined (ith their easy charm and their (it ma$e them #ery popular, (ith &oth se+es. Lycopodium men are generally more popular (ith (omen than men, &ecause their competiti#e nature tends to ma$e them treat other men as ri#als. In contrast, the Smooth Staphysagria appears modest and charming to &oth se+es, &ecause he is not trying to pro#e anything. 3hat he is trying to do, li$e all Staphysagrias, is to a#oid his deeper 'eelings, and it is his #ery success that ma$es him seem so li$ea&le. Some 'amous entertainers ha#e a light air that is reminiscent o' the Smooth Staphysagria. BThey also ha#e the light physi4ue that is typical o' Staphysagria in general.C I am thin$ing not only o' the a'ore% mentioned Des !7connor, &ut also o' *red Astaire, 5ing "ros&y and the )nglish actor igel Ha#ers. BIt is perhaps no coincidence that the last

t(o tele#ision dramas I ha#e seen in#ol#ing igel Ha#ers portrayed him as a 'ugiti#e, (hose su&tle charms could no longer hide the a('ul secret he (as running 'rom.C ote the some(hat impish 'eatures o' each o' these, (hich are almost 'eminine in appearance. aturally, since he is hiding 'rom his deeper 'eelings, the Smooth Staphysagria is lia&le to &e less success'ul in his pri#ate li'e than he is socially. His partner is lia&le to 'ind his e#asi#eness 'rustrating, since she can ne#er &e truly close to a man (ho is hiding 'rom himsel'. She is also lia&le to &ecome angry (hen he glosses o#er serious pro&lems, &e they practical or emotional. 2any Smooth Staphysagrias compromise &y learning to ta$e their partner7s concerns seriously, and &y learning to tal$ more a&out their 'eelings, and this does ma$e 'or more satis'ying relationships, though it may still lea#e the maDority o' the hus&and7s emotions suppressed, and hence a threat to 'uture sta&ility. I' 'uture e#ents (a$e up some o' those sleeping elephants, a stampede could ensue, in the 'orm o' une+plained anger and irrita&ility, irrational ner#ousness leading to alcoholism, or the de#elopment o' a serious physical disease. Li$e all Staphysagrias, the Smooth type is sitting on a reser#oir o' tur&ulent emotions. He generally manages to $eep the lid scre(ed do(n tight, &ut occasionally circumstances prise it open, and he is suddenly astonished at the intensity o' his o(n 'eelings. Physical appearance In my e+perience, (omen are some(hat more common than men amongst the S(eet Staphysagrias, &ut in the other three types they are rare or non%e+istent. The S(eet, 3ild and Smooth types tend to resem&le each other physically, and I (ill deal (ith these 'irst. Generally the physi4ue is slight, &eing &oth shorter and slimmer than a#erage. The 'ace loo$s younger than its years, (ith smooth s$in and #ery 'ine (rin$les, and a characteristic radiation o' 'ine (rin$les 'rom the corners o' the eyes. The 'ace is 're4uently impish in appearance, &eing thin and some(hat triangular, (ith the point do(n(ards at the chin. The hair is usually 'ine, and may &e any colour, though a light or medium &ro(n is commonest. The eyes are o'ten 7&right and &eady7, li$e those o' the cartoon character Mimminy "ric$et, (hose (hole appearance is suggesti#e o' Staphysagria. Some Staphysagrias, particularly those (ho 7drop out7 and &ecome addicted to canna&is, are tall and e+tremely thin, (ith &ony angular 'aces and sharp &ony noses. They usually ha#e a pale sic$ly loo$ to them, and a characteristic stoop o' the shoulders. 3hen (al$ing this type o'ten $eeps &oth arms sti''ly &y his side, (hich loo$s #ery incongruous, since his gait is usually a

languid lope. The e''ect is li$e that o' an orang%outang (al$ing. This 7(ashed out7 e''ete #ersion o' Staphysagria is generally a com&ination o' the S(eet, 3ild and Su&dued types psychologically. The Su&dued Staphysagria o'ten loo$s #ery similar to the a&o#e, &ut his 'eatures ha#e sti''ened into a mas$, (hich is rigid and re#eals little emotion. He is generally grey%haired, e#en (hen young, and his eyes are #ery reticent. I ha#e seen one Su&dued Staphysagria (ho had a large 'rame, the others &eing small &ut generally muscular, as a result o' pursuing a physical (ay o' li'e. 2ost Su&dued Staphysagrias ha#e thin or non%e+istent lips, as a result o' their e+treme suppression o' emotion. 5AIL)Y This is a syco%syphilitic remedy that 'alls in the cancer miasm. I ha#e 'ound that Staphisagria patients ha#e a tendency to de#elop cancer. They are mor&idly sensiti#e. The e''ect o' this sensiti#ity is #ery deep and long lasting. They set 'or themsel#es a tas$ (hich is nearly impossi&le. That tas$ is to maintain their dignity despite &eing &eaten do(n, insulted and humiliated. The main 'eeling o' Staphisagria is one o' dignity and honour, li$e a person o' no&le &irth. He 'eels that he should li#e up to his sense o' dignity and honour B(hich is o'ten 'ar more than needed in a man in his positionC. He should not do anything that is undigni'ied, e#en though others may do so. He should ne#er lo(er himsel' to the other man7s le#el Band retaliate &y acting as he doesC. He must ne#er lose his control, since it (ould &e #ery much &elo( his honour and dignity to do so. I' some&ody insults him, he has to $eep control as &e'its his no&le &irth. He cannot lose his temper and &ecome a&usi#e or #iolent. 3ere he to do so, he (ould 'eel #ery upset and 'eel that he had done himsel' an indignity and this, to him, (ould &e (orse than the e''ect o' the insult itsel'. Hence the sentence in Phata$7s 2ateria 2edica- 8Great indignation a&out things done &y others or &y himsel', grie#es a&out the conse4uences8. This 'or me is a #ery signi'icant sentence. He (orries a&out the e''ect o' such a lac$ o' control on his reputation. The sentence in Phata$7s 2ateria 2edica is- 8.ery sensiti#e to (hat others say a&out him8. The 'eeling seems to &e that his sur#i#al depends upon maintaining a #ery high reputation and sel'% control, o' &eing a #ery superior, calm and digni'ied person (ho (ins the respect o' all &y his no&le actions... a person (ho is much a&o#e the ordinary.

Staphisagria shares (ith Aurum a 8*ear o' heights, o' 'alling8. He should &ear all the humiliations &ut must not respond or he (ill lose his dignity. At a point the Staphisagria person can 'ind it too much to $eep the control. He starts to lose it and the 'irst signs are 'ound as the suppressed anger &egins to sur'ace% Trem&ling in anger. % .oice lost during anger. % *ace red in anger. % 3ea$ness a'ter anger. % Hemiplegia a'ter anger. % Anger, thro(s things a(ay. % Stri$e, desire to. These are the 'irst signs o' losing control. Later, (hen the situation has &ecome desperate and he 'eels the demand on him is too much, he may thro( to the (ind all his reputation and honour, and &ecome the opposite, i.e. a person o' ill%repute, (ho is loo$ed do(n upon and treated (ith utmost disrespect. Here (e ha#e the ru&ric- 8Li&ertinism8. !n the physical le#el, there may &e loss o' control o#er muscles. He can get- 8"on#ulsions 'rom &eing unDustly accused8 BSynthetic Repertory, .ol. IIC. Staphisagria imposes on himsel' a #ery strict code o' honour and is #ery indignant (ith himsel' i' he doesn7t uphold it. So he has to suppress a lot o' his urges, especially in the se+ual sphere. He is #ery timid and co(ardly, and has 'eelings o' guilt. He cannot e+press his increased se+ual desire directly 'or 'ear o' &eing hurt and out o' a sense o' shame, and &ecause o' his sel'%respect Staphisagria is not one (ho can ogle at (omen. He there'ore suppresses his desire and (e get the characteristics- 8D(ells on se+ual matters8. There is also a prominent tendency to mastur&ation. To control the anger and the passion % to s(allo( the ego and hurt % &ecomes a sur#i#al mechanism. This is the situation that can present the ma+imum pro&lems, 'or e+ample in the area o' se+uality a person intensely concerned (ith his honour and reputation (ill &e too em&arrassed to e+press his se+uality openly and this aspect (ill &e suppressed, e+pressed only in his 'antasy B8Ailments 'rom em&arrassment8 and 8Se+ual%minded8C. 5ut e#en these 'antasies can produce intense guilt and 'ear in a Staphysagria person, guilt that he is indulging in such 'antasies and 'ear that it may &e disco#ered &y others. The (hole edi'ice o' honour and reputation that he has &uilt up and guarded (ill collapse. This leads to an intense state o' an+iety, a

neurotic an+iety (ith the 'eeling that some&ody is &ehind him, and so he constantly $eeps loo$ing &ac$. The need to $eep per'ect control, to li#e 'ar &eyond his capacity ma$es o' Staphisagria a syco%syphilitic remedy. The sycotic aspect is mani'ested in the reser#ed, almost secreti#e nature and the constant apprehension that others might 'ind his (ea$ness, (hich is the losing o' sel'%control. This need 'or control is sometimes seen in the struggle to gi#e up smo$ing. The main characteristic o' Staphisagria is e+treme sensiti#ity and reacti#ity, &oth emotionally and physically. I' you touch the Staphisagria patient at his sensiti#e point, (hich is his honour, reputation and sel'%respect, there (ill &e an immediate intense reaction though it is o'ten suppressed. ;ent (rites- 8A man insulted &y someone &eneath his station could not react out(ardly, (ent home sic$, (ea$ and trem&ling.8 Physically too, Staphisagria is indicated in e+tremely sensiti#e conditions li$e a pain'ul surgical scar or a sensiti#e tooth. In Phata$7s Repertory it is the only remedy listed in the ru&ric- 8Sensiti#e, mor&idly8. Also there is hardening, to co#er up the sensiti#ity as is sho(n &y a tendency to styes and tumours. This sensiti#ity could only &e 'ound in a plant and not in a metal, salt or animal. In its nature it has the so'tness o' a plant rather than hardness o' a mineral or the competiti#eness o' an animal. In my e+perience, I ha#e seen that (ith Staphisagria there can &e t(o e+tremes, one (hich has such suppressed emotions (here the person (ill tell that- 8I last got angry se#enteen years ago8, and the one (ho cannot control % as Phata$ says- 8.iolent out&ursts o' passion8, 8Al(ays angry8. The Staphisagria patients (e see in practice lie some(here &et(een these e+tremes, and the common theme (hich lin$s them all are matters o' honour and respect, and the internal 'eeling that they ha#e is o' a #ery high reputation to li#e up to. Staphisagria can ha#e many 'ears- 'ear o' &eing insulted, o' &eing morti'ied, 'ear o' &eing $illed, he can &e a'raid e#en o' his o(n shado(. I ha#e o&ser#ed that Staphisagria is #ery apologetic during the consultation, as i' to (ard o'' any rudeness o' the physician and to a#oid &eing reprimanded &y him. He has anticipation &ecause o' sensiti#ity to hurt. The patients apologi=e 'or e#erything % i' they missed their turn in the consultation, or i' they ha#e not ta$en the medicine 'or a 'e( days and are not 'eeling &etter, they usually &lame themsel#es 'or it. I recall a patient (ho (hen entering the consultation room paused and as$ed i' she should lea#e her slippers at the door. 3e see here someone (ho is care'ul and cautious in 'inding out (hat is the norm o' the clinic &e'ore

she does anything, &ecause she does not (ant a reprimand 'rom me and doesn7t (ant to &e admonished. 5ehind this sensiti#ity to &eing reprimanded and &eing admonished, one can percei#e the e+pression o' a delusion, (hich is that as long as she is 'ollo(ing the rules o' the person in authority, she is o$ay. Her perception o' reality is that she is al(ays under some&ody (hom she has to o&ey and (hom she has to 'ollo(. It is as i' Staphisagria has made a contract (ith the rest o' the (orld regarding Dust &eha#iour. The pro&lem is, he has signed it, &ut the (orld has not. The situational 2ateria 2edica o' Staphisagria is that o' a man (ho comes 'rom an honoura&le &ac$ground, &ut at present is poor or dependent, or under someone (ho humiliates him. He cannot openly re#olt or sho( his anger since he 'eels he (ould &e &elittling himsel' in doing so. It is a situation o' &eing unDustly treated &y a person on (hom he is dependent, so there is% The need 'or Dustice. % )gotism. % Insulted 'eeling. % 2orti'ication. % Suppressed anger. % !ccasional #iolent out&ursts o' anger. 5ut it is not li$e the rage o' Lyssinum (ith its &iting and $ic$ing. It is not a situation o' &eing tormented li$e Lyssinum &ut Dust &eing treated un'airly, morti'ied, insulted. It is not something acti#e, not ta$ing a stic$ and po$ing the ri&s. Telling you to get out creates the Staphisagria 'eeling, (hereas ta$ing a stic$ po$ing your ri&s three times a day creates that o' Lyssinum. Here I recall the situation o' 2ahatma Gandhi. He (as &orn in a country ruled &y the 5ritish, (ho had a contempt 'or those (ith dar$ s$in. Ho(e#er Gandhi sho(ed such no&ility and uncompromising dignity that he (on the respect not only o' his countrymen, &eing called 2ahatma or Great Soul, &ut also o' the #ery people (ho oppressed and insulted him. He did this &y sho(ing sel'%control, control on #iolence and &y his rigid persistence (ith truth and morality. Harilal, the eldest son o' GandhiDi, in my #ie( (as in a completely gi#en up state o' Staphisagria. He (as already &orn (ith the Staphisagria state inherited 'rom his 'ather. To add to it he had to li#e up to a reputation o' &eing the son o' Gandhi. He coped (ell at 'irst, Doined the 'reedom struggle in South A'rica and li$e his 'ather (as

imprisoned se#eral times. 5ut soon, (ith the increasing demands on him, &oth 'rom society and 'rom his 'ather, super%added to an already Staphisagria state, he ga#e up completely and too$ to all $inds o' &ad ha&its, &ringing much dishonour to his 'amily. I ha#e o&ser#ed that Staphisagria does not ha#e the attitude o' Platinum. He is not out(ardly egoistic nor does he put on airs li$e a $ing or 4ueen. I ha#e 'ound these persons to &e so't, 4uiet, reser#ed, o'ten hum&le%loo$ing, &ut ha#e strongly 'elt in their presence the need to treat them (ith honour and respect. Their sensiti#ity to &eing spo$en to rudely or to &eing treated disrespect'ully is palpa&le. This #ery contrast &et(een their appearance and their sense o' honour is the 8indication8 that I ha#e used time and again to spot the Staphisagria patients, sometimes in the #ery 'irst minute o' an inter#ie(. 5esides Staphisagria, the other cancer miasm remedies &elonging to the plant $ingdom that I $no( o' are Ignatia and Anacardium. "arcinosinum is complementary to Staphisagria &ut the "arcinosinum situation is caused &y &eing hea#ily controlled &y the person on (hom one depends, (hereas that o' Staphisagria is caused &y &eing insulted &y him. The other remedy complimentary to Staphisagria is Sulphur. The Staphisagria state is the one in (hich the person 'eels humiliated and insulted. aturally this state (ill arise more easily in one (ho originally had pride and egotism than in one (ho did not. 3e $no( that Staphisagria is o'ten 'ollo(ed &y Sulphur. In other (ords a Sulphur state o' egotism predisposes to a Staphisagria state o' humiliation. Ru&rics % Ailments 'rom indignation. % Ailments 'rom anger, suppressed. % Ailments 'rom em&arrassment. % Ailments 'rom honour, (ounded. % Ailments 'rom rudeness o' others. % Ailments 'rom scorn. % Ailments 'rom se+ual e+cess. % Anger, thro(s things a(ay. % Anger, trem&ling (ith. % Anger, #iolent. % )gotism. % *ear, high places, o'. % *ear, sel'%control, o' losing. % Lasci#ious.

% Li&ertinism. % !''ended easily % Sensiti#e, moral impressions, to. % Sensiti#e, reprimands, to. % "on#ulsions, accused, 'rom &eing unDustly BSynthetic Repertory, .ol. IIC. % To&acco, remedies to produce disgust 'or BSynthetic Repertory, .ol. IIC. ;ent % .oice, lost, 'rom anger. % Respiration, di''icult, anger, 'rom. % Trem&ling, 'rom anger. % *ace, red 'rom anger. Phata$ % "ra#es condiments. % *ear, o' 'inancial loss. % *ear, shado(, o' his o(n. % Hemiplegia a'ter anger. % Imagination, o' insult. % Sensiti#e, to (hat others say a&out her. % Sensiti#e, mor&idly. % Sleep a'ternoon agg.. I DIG ATI! - Ho(e#er calm and controlled staph may appear on the outside, there is an undercurrent o' inDured pride, 'rustration, em&arassement or disappointed lo#e ont eh inside. All o' these suppressed ingredients , together (ith o#ert anger, distur&ed se+uality, and o#erstrung ner#es 'orm as catherine coulter states, a (itches &re( a &u&&le &u&&le o' potential trou&le (hose essence distillate I DIG ATI! . De'inition o' indignation%&eing e+cited to anger and resentment &y that (hich is &ase, un(orthy or disgrace'ul "lassic e+ample%a man (ho has &een insulted%he does not react #isi&ly &ut is rather speechless B$entC O&eing too digni'ied to 'ight, su&dues his (rath and goes home sic$ and trem&ling and e+haustedBheringH 3hy does he suppress his (rathN Staph has a #ery sensiti#e pride