Aconite. The Miracle for the Acute Storm!
I first learned about Aconite while taking a homeopathic first-aid class in the 70’s. The class was taught by Dr. Karl Robinson M.D. Karl had just returned from England and was setting up a homeopathic practice in New Mexico. My wife and I had been studying homeopathy and we were excited that Karl was here and willing to share with us. This was our first formal class with an actual homeopathic doctor. They were and still are fairly rare here in the land of the free. Karl stated in the class that Aconite was the closest homeopathy came to matching what Dr. Bach put together with his Rescue Remedy formula. So, let’s consider why Aconite is the homeopathic rescue remedy.
Since learning of Aconite from Karl I have used this great remedy in my practice for years. Aconite is generally considered for acute cases. I have always been interested in the effects of shock on health. I have also been deeply interested in the role that buried trauma plays within the subconscious and its impact on health. Perhaps, this is due to the level of shock that I have experienced in my own life and how the Bach Flower remedy Star of Bethlehem helped bring out layer after layer of shock buried within my subconscious and how this so positively effected my own health. What tools are available to us for opening up the door of our buried subconscious trauma? These are the tools that I found in my quest for healing on this deep level. Energetic bodywork (polarity therapy, cranial therapy, core synchronism) applied by a practitioner that understands the scope and power of touch medicine. Said practitioner must also be comfortable journeying into the subconscious via touch and releasing what is ready to come out in the space of now. If the practitioner is fearful of such healing journeys the door to the subconscious will not open. Bach Flower Remedies, RS Flower Remedies, Homeopathic medicines, Core Radionics are the other modalities that I have utilized in this quest of healing.
Aconite is for Shock. In the Bach system Star of Bethlehem is for shock. What is the difference? Star of Bethlehem is gentle, soothing and comforting. It opens the door of the subconscious in a beautiful way. The shock come flowing out into the consciousness as if you are watching a movie of shocking events in your life journey. You watch these streams of consciousness at a distance. As if removed from them as they float by in the stream. Beautiful remedy, beautiful effect. One feels much lighter after taking a course of Star of Bethlehem.
Perhaps at this point I should explain how I see and understand shock. The human being is comprised of soul, mental body, emotional body, etheric body and physical body. When we experience a shock one or more of these bodies separate. The separation of these bodies produces the symptoms. For example, when the organism experiences a shock of sufficient force the core current (life current, soul current) will reverse and move counterclockwise out of the body. This will result in the individual loosing consciousness. The greater the separation the more serious the effect of the shock. The greater the force of the shock the greater the possibility of impact on all the bodies that comprise our whole. The separation of these bodies results in disharmony of function on whatever levels are effected by the shock force. The greater the shock force the longer it will take for the bodies to harmonize once again. It the shock force is life threatening as much of the shock as possible will be buried within the subconscious as a means of survival.
When the door of the subconscious is open during a core treatment the individual sometimes finds it hard to function immediately after the treatment. The person is spaced out, uncoordinated. The person is often unable to drive, ride a bicycle or even walk very well after the treatment. In these cases I give a dose of Aconite in either the 30 or 200 potency depending on the severity. The effect is immediate. The reintegration of the bodies coming together is remarkable. The person blinks and in a second is back to normal function.
Another aspect of Aconite is that symptoms that come on very quickly and severely also indicates Aconite. For instance, you go for a walk in windy, cold weather. When reaching home you are not feeling well and lie down. A fever begins and rises quickly. The pulse rate rises as does shortness of breath and the coloring of the person changes quickly. The speed at which the symptoms come on is alarming not only to the person that is experiencing them but to those around the individual. This is Aconite. It doesn’t really matter what symptoms manifest as long as they come on quickly and severely which indicates Aconite. The symptoms are like a great storm.
I once treated a young woman that had intermittent fever over a span of three weeks. The fever would fluctuate between 102 to 103. There would be a short relief and then the fever would start again. The people around this young woman were very worried about the long term effects of the fever. She came for a core treatment. I asked her about the fever and the only thing she stated was that the fever came on very quickly. I gave her a dose of Aconite in a high potency. Packed the sides of her neck with green clay. Did a core treatment with emphasis on the lymphatic system. I asked her to keep the clay pack on her neck for 12 hours. The fever broke in less then 24 hours. The fever did not return. So, even in this case that had gone on for 3 weeks Aconite worked wonders.
So, Aconite comes on like a great storm. Excited state of being. Acute. There is a great deal of fear with Aconite. Curative to aliments caused by fright both mental and physical. Aconite treats unknown fears ( like Aspen in the Bach system). Fear of death, ghosts, darkness. Aconite people have been know to predict the exact hour of their death. This does not happen but is part of the symptom picture of Aconite. Aconite has great distress in the heart and chest. Sudden sever attacks following chills, frights, cold, dry winds, heat, sunstroke, headaches from sun, injury, surgical operation, shock. Great restlessness, anxiety, fear, exalted sensibility. First remedy to be given in inflammations. Fevers, violent onset. Tingling sensation, fine prickling, needle like sensations here and there on the body. Excessive restlessness. TENSION.
The shock that is treated by Star of Bethlehem is general, non-specific. The shock treated by Aconite is more specific. Star of Bethlehem is administered in low potency. Aconite is available in many potencies much stronger than Star of Bethlehem. Often the stronger dose of Aconite is needed to bring the organism back to balance. The stronger dose of Aconite also works more quickly in more severe acute situations. Star of Bethlehem is for use over a longer period of time. Aconite is for the intense storms of acute situations. I prefer to have both on hand. Perhaps, you will too.
Also, Arnica is complimentary to Acontie. This means that they work in harmony. They bring the best out of each other. Lets say you have a serious physical injure. You feel like you have been run over by a truck. The system has been shocked. Take Arnica for the soft tissue trauma and alternate with Aconite for the traumatic shock.