A Guide to the Plant Theory of Jan Scholten — by Deborah Collins [#COLGUI]

Description Deborah Collins’ highly recommended manual fills a gap. Based on and referring to Jan Scholten’s famous Plant theory, which has been expanding the world of plant remedies in homeopathy, this manual explains his method and opens doors to those who have hitherto been reluctant to try it. It provides encouragement for those who have started but become stuck, and gives further case examples for those who have already gained some experience in Scholten‘s work. Well-known homeopaths describe their experiences in practice, encouraging readers to overcome the inevitable difficulties inherent in any new system. Jan Scholten himself gives many tips for understanding the patient and applying the theory. Two extensive interviews with him provide background information into his way of thinking. Numerous charts illustrate the code and theory, providing an overview of the placement of the plant families in their relationship to the code. And finally, over fifty cases from a large variety of homeopaths demonstrate the efficacy of the method.   DEBORAH COLLINS:  Born in 1953, in Canada, she studied medicine in Holland, where she first encountered homeopathy. She has been in practice as a homeopathic doctor since 1986. In 1997, she emigrated to New Zealand, where she encouraged the development of modern homeopathy through her teaching and writing. In 2010, she returned to Europe and is currently living in France, where she practices and gives seminars. She has been particularly influenced by the works of Jan Scholten and Rajan Sankaran, to which she brings her own spiritual and psychological understanding. She is an experienced international lecturer and is the current co-editor of Interhomeopathy and Spectrum of Homeopathy.     Table of contents Foreword by Pieter Kuiper 2 Acknowledgements 4 Introduction 5 Plant classification, taxonomy 7 Kingdoms 9 1. Mineral kingdom 9 2. Bacteria kingdom 10 3. Plant kingdom 10 4. Animal kingdom 11 5. Human kingdom 12 Element theory 13 Periodic table of the elements 14–15 Series 16 Box: 7 Series 21 Stages 22 Some experiences with the Plant theory 28 By Vladimir Petroci 28 By Maarten van der Meer 30 Plant theory 31 Chart: Plant theory by Jan Scholten 32 Box: Plant theory 33 Box: Numbers of kingdoms 33 Table of contents A Guide to the Plant Theory of Jan Scholten Deciphering the Plant code 35 Box: Deciphering the Plant code 37 Table: The endings of the plant group names 38 Chart: The interaction of the various parts of the plant system 39 Series: phylum, class and subclass 40 Phylum; ends in ‘ae’ 40 Phyla in relation to the series 40 Class; ends in ‘anae’ 44 Box: Classes of Angiospermae in relation to the series 44 Subclass; ends in ‘idae’ 45 Box: Subclasses of the Asteranae 46 Examples of class and subclass from Wonderful Plants 47 Questions and observations for ascertaining the series 48 Box: ‘Death’ – one topic from dreams 50 Phase and subphase 52 Description of the phases 52 Chart: Description of the phases 53 Table: Periodic table with phases 54–55 Phases in relation to Carbon series and Silicon series 62 Table 1: Phases in relation to Carbon series and Silicon series 62 Evolution and development 63 Phases in relation to belonging to a group 63 Table 2: Phases in relation to stages 63 Table 3: Phases in relation to belonging to a group 64 Phases in relation to parents 65 Box: The phases as a football team 65 Table 4: Phases in relation to parents 66 Phases in relation to childhood 67 Table 5: Phases in relation to childhood 67 Differentiation of phases 68 Table 6: Differentiation of phases 68 ‘Belonging’ in relation to the series 69 Table: Vladimir’s table of phases and subphases 70–71 Table of contents A Guide to the Plant Theory of Jan Scholten Subphase: family 72 Differentiating phase and subphase 72 Differentiation of series, phase, subphase and stage 74 Table 7: Differentiating phase and subphase 74 Phases in relation to series 75 Table 8: Differentiation of series, phase, subphase and stage 75 Table 9: Phases in relation to series 75 Examples of series, phases and subphases from Wonderful Plants 76 Stage: species/genus 83 Chart: Table of stages 83 An explanation of the Plant theory via a case study 88 The situation 88 The patient 89 The code 89 Case taking and analysis, Life Story Approach 93 Understanding the essence of series, phases and stages 94 Diseases as personalities 95 Box: Phases 95 Differentiating various problems in one patient 96 Steps in case taking 97 Box: Differentiate between personalities, and thus problems and remedies 97 Box: 4 steps in case taking 98 Chart: Case taking and analysis 101 Case taking tips 102 Fractals 104 Life story 106 Utilising the book Wonderful Plants for study 108 Table of contents A Guide to the Plant Theory of Jan Scholten Cases 110 Case 1: Polytrichum formosum, 3-332.76.10 110 Case 2: Brachythecium rutabulum, 3-333.57.13 113 Case 3: Nuphar lutea, 3-621.11.06 115 Case 4: Piper nigrum, 3-622.65.09 116 Case 5: Aristolochia clematitis, 3-622.72.05 118 Case 6: Typha latifolia, 3-633.41.01 121 Case 7: Sabal serrulata, 3-633.44.05 122 Case 8: Pontederia cordata, 3-633.46.11 124 Case 9: Iris versicolor, 3-633.51.08 126 Case 10: Ranunculus bulbosus, 3-642.13.08 127 Case 11: Epimedium acuminatum, 3-642.14.04 130 Case 12: Harungana madagascariensis, 3-644.24.10 132 Case 13: Populus alba, 3-644.35.10 134 Case 14: Quercus robur, 3-644.44.10 135 Case 15: Juglans regia, 3-644.45.06 138 Case 16: Genista tinctoria, 3-644.55.06 139 Case 17: Morus nigra, 3-644.65.14 141 Case 18: Coccinia palmata, 3-644.75.16 142 Case 19: Lopezia racemosa, 3-654.12.12 144 Case 20: Angostura trifoliata, 3-655.45.08 146 Case 21: Angostura trifoliata, 3-655.45.08 149 Case 22: Ptelea trifoliata, 3-655.45.13 151 Case 23: Sinapis nigra, 3-655.66.11 153 Case 24: Bunias orientalis, 3-655.66.17 155 Case 25: Opuntia ficus indica, 3-663.14.03 157 Case 26: Silene latifolia, 3-663.46.05 158 Case 27: Limonium sinuatum, 3-663.63.07 and Calcium salts 160 Case 28: Fagopyrum esculentum, 3-663.66.02 163 Case 29: Cyclamen purpurascens, 3-664.34.17 165 Case 30: Amoora rohituka, 3-664.65.12 166 Case 31: Asclepias tuberosa, 3-665.27.06 168 Case 32: Asclepias tuberosa, 3-665.27.06 170 Case 33: Asclepias tuberosa, 3-665.27.06 174 Case 34: Onosmodium virginianum, 3-665.33.05 177 Case 35: Anchusa officinalis, 3-665.34.06 179 Case 36: Glandora diffusa, 3-665.34.14 181 Table of contents A Guide to the Plant Theory of Jan Scholten Case 37: Heliotropium europaeum, 3-665.34.08 183 Case 38: Leonurus cardiaca, 3-665.54.06 184 Case 39: Gratiola officinalis, 3-665.51.10 186 Case 40: Russelia equisetiformis, 3-665.51.13 187 Case 41: Ocimum sanctum, 3-665.55.04 188 Case 42: Euphrasia officinalis, 3-665.57.07 189 Case 43: Euphrasia officinalis, 3-665.57.07 191 Case 44: Justicia adhatoda, 3-665.62.08 193 Case 45: Pachystachys spicata, 3-665.62.12 194 Case 46: Strobilanthes atropurpureus, 3-665.62.14 198 Case 47: Pyrostegia venusta, 3-665.65.11 201 Case 48: Eremophila decipiens, 3-665.56.13 203 Case 49: Nierembergia scoparia, 3-665.73.07 205 Case 50: Wahlenbergia capensis, 3-666.34.04 206 Case 51: Codonopsis clematidea, 3-666.34.11 208 Case 52: Lobelia inflata, 3-666.35.06, Balsamina impatiens, 3-664.15.01 210 Case 53: Nabalus serpentarius, 3-666.43.14 214 Case 54: Gnaphalium polycephalum, 3-666.45.05 215 Case 55: Erechtites hieracifolia, 3-666.46.02 217 Case 56: Conium maculatum, 3-666.74.12 219 Appendix 221 Excerpts from an interview with Jan Scholten by Fernand Debats & Frans van Rooyen 222 Excerpts from an interview with Jan Scholten by Heidi Brand 226 Tables from Jan Scholten 232 About the author 236 Imprint 237 List of illustrations 238 Table of contents