0.2 Foreword by Martin JakobDr. Jan Scholten's work over the last 30 years is, in its totality, a jewel. This book is the fine cut, the polish that gives one clarity of view and a depth of insight into the knowledge of who we really are as humans, the essence of illness, which is the expression of a hardened identification with a personality, and the healing of it.
One of the brilliant features of J.S.'s work is that he recognized the psychological classifications, e.g. of Abraham Maslow with his pyramid of human needs, as expressions of needs of different personalities in us humans. For example, the child's need for protection and security is an expression of the personality of a child. It can be a problem of a child, but also of a 50 year-old man.
In his book "
Homeopathy and the Elements", with the
Periodic system described in it, he created a precise and clear classification of the different personalities of humans and the problems associated with them. The
Periodic system is fixed and unchangeable because of its properties. Its elements are the formative components of our world, it is the naturally given structure and therefore also a safe and stable base for the classification in the
Plant theory, as well as for the other kingdoms of homeopathy.
Jan Scholten has given homeopathy a scientific system which in the
Plant theory comes to full bloom in the near future. With the clear formulation and the classification of a personality's desire, translated into
Series,
Phases and
Stages, it has become a much easier task for homeopaths to find a truly suitable remedy for our patients. We and our patients will experience healing and thus freedom through his incredible work.
When I read this book, I feel happy and light. In my hands I hold a solution to the suffering and confusion of humans. It is science in its best sense: it formulates the goal, namely the cure, and gives us a classification in which, with the help of systematic thinking, one can find the appropriate remedy.
Martin Jakob