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Taxing Remedies

4/13/2024

Tax day is upon us in the US.

How can homeopathy have anything to do with taxes?

Well, as an aside, if you look up “tax” in the homeopathic repertory software, you’ll see rubrics for being over-taxed. Two remedies caught my attention for this: Picric acid and Nux moschata.

Picric acid for when mental exertion causes fatigue and headache (excellent for those final exams coming up soon, too!) When I learned this remedy, I associated the phrase "pick your brains" which means, of course, to ask someone for information, which could be a tiring process.

I would definitely begin with Picric acid in this situation, but I just have to share this single remedy rubric for Nux moschata: Mind, muddled, intoxicated, as if. If there is anything that can muddle your mind, it’s taxes! Albert Einstein even apparently said, "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax."

In addition to one’s poor brain being taxed while computing the money one owes the government, there are a few money rubrics which may be of assistance, especially if you are looking for a backdoor to crack a case.

You see, sometimes it can take just a unique little something about a person that you need to unearth in order to find a way in to getting a really well-suited remedy.

If a person has an particular fixation on money, there are some rubrics which may be useful.

One of my favorite remedies, Bambusa is indicated when one is full of cares and worries over money. To remember this remedy, just think of the substance from which it comes — Bamboo — and think of the support those bamboo stakes lend those vulnerable plants in a garden while they establish themselves and are able to stand strong through their roots alone. That’s the beauty of Bambusa.

Depression about money problems — which has a nuanced difference to cares about money, as noted above. Cares about money would be active — fretting or worrying — constant thoughts about the problem. Depression about money problems would be more of a passive response — a shutting down.

Two big remedies pop up for depression about money problems: Arsenicum album and Aurum metallicum. Now, it could be said that Arsenicum album is more of a restless anxiety or an anxious depression. Arsenicum album may talk about money and they are known to talk about their worries. Thinking further about this, I think it should actually probably be listed in the above rubric with Bambusa.

Aurum metallicum, on the other hand, is a depressed remedy. A remedy for deep grief or humiliation. Put those two together and we have a perfect match for depression after financial loss. (Note that Aurum is the only bold/underlined remedy in that rubric.)

What is Aurum metallicum? Aurum is made from gold. To remember this remedy, think of the Great Depression — when the financial markets all around the world crumbled and people lost their fortunes and their savings and threw themselves out of windows in their despair. That is a picture perfect description of depression after financial loss. Shock from a loss of wealth or property.

If there is a passion for making money, Aurum and Nux vomica are both highly indicated. Once again for Aurum, think of the Gold Rush. Those were some people passionate about making money — Gold Fever!

Nux vomica is more of the hardworking business person — workaholics. People who work themselves sick. Vomica sounds a little like vomit -- works themselves sick.

What else can help if you are frantically rushing to get your taxes filed? Try some Bach Flowers. Maybe a little Cherry Plum to keep a cool and collected mind. Or, maybe some Clematis to help you stay focused on the task at hand. Elm if the task just feels too overwhelming. Holly if the whole process makes you angry. And, finally, for all those accountants out there who are working their tails off in these final days to help all of us late filers get the job done, try some Oak to help restore energy.

A fun fact (well, I don’t know if this is factual or not, but it caught my attention):
The Gettysburg address is 269 words. The Declaration of Independence is 1,337 words. the Bible is only 773,000 words. However, the tax law has grown from 11,400 words in 1913 to 7 millions words today. (Note: I don’t know when “today” was — it could have quadrupled again, for all I know!)

Learning homeopathic remedies shouldn’t be taxing. Making a few connections and word associations can make all these many remedies a little easier to remember.

Julia Coyte, CHom
Classically Practical homeopath

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Goodwill toward others

12/17/2022

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We bring shrubbery into our homes at this time of year. Why? I don’t know all the traditions behind it, but I do know that shrubbery is a good mood lifter in the bleak mid-winter. It brightens up our homes a little bit, smells good and reminds us of the greenness that will one day return when the snow has melted.

Little sprigs of holly on the dining table and placed around the serving dishes is my favorite Christmas green go-to.

Holly has a long association with Christmas. According to treesforlife.com, in parts of Britain, holly was referred to simply as “Christmas.”

In folklore from all around the world, holly was believed to protect against evil, believing the prickly leaves would catch the evil thoughts or spirits and on a more practical level, the prickly leaves would lend protection from animals.

In the Bach Flower Essences, Holly embodies love and is known to help relieve temporary strong, angry emotions and jealousy; very negative and aggressive feelings directed at others — hatred, suspicion, envy and spite.

Someone in need of Holly is in a state lacking in love. Using this flower essence encourages our generosity of spirit and an openness toward others. You know who could have benefited from some drops of Bach Holly in their water bottle? Mr. Scrooge, that’s who.

Holly’s unhappiness comes from within themselves — there is no real outside cause for their unhappiness. (It can be said that all unhappiness comes from within, but that’s a whole other conversation for another day.)

If you or your loved ones are feeling a little prickly — if there’s a little extra sibling rivalry happening in your house right about now … Bach Holly may help to add a little peace on earth and goodwill toward others.

Julia Coyte, CHom
Classically Practical homeopath

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Taxing Remedies

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