The state of mind as a key to everyday practice in accordance with §§ 210–214 Organon

The main emphasis in classical homeopathy has been laid on peculiar symptoms (§ 153), which is both obvious and thoroughly useful. The physical symptoms play a predominant role, whereas the State of Mind is often considered too difficult to conceive and is moreover subjective. Hahnemann clearly attributed in §§ 210–214 Organon a greater importance to the mental symptoms, particularly their change in the event of illness. In a proving, too, the remedy shows its distinctive characteristics by mind symptoms. Hahnemann remarks that in cases of „so-called corporal diseases the condition of the disposition and mind is…