Am 20. Januar veröffentlichte ich einen Aufsatz über diese Problematik auf den Facebook-Seiten der INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHY, dem Institut von George Vithoulkas:
“The disadvantages of the new repertories – let´s go back to KENT
In the last years most of the german homeopaths have been using the new “synthetic” repertories. The SYNTHESIS REPERTORY as well as the COMPLETE REPERTORY became the new standard in homoepathic repertorization in Germany. During only a few years several new editions of these books were published – and every new is different from the previous. In my opinion both books (and their computer-programs too) have several disadvantages:
1. Is every polychrest in the future going to have all symptoms?
It is okay to add symptoms of new remedies, of course! But frequently you can find added symptoms of old remedies, which are well tested from the classical authors. All symptoms of this remedies are well known and new addings are not serious. I want to show you two examples:
Lachesis
One of the main symptoms of Lachesis is called “left side agg.” Lachesis is the most important homeopathic drug for problems of the left side. If you have a look to KENT REPERTORY you can notice under “left side agg.”, that Lachesis is listed with value three. “Right side agg.” is only listet with value one. This is in harmony with the old classical authors.
If you have a look to the SYNTHESIS REPERTORY, Ed. 9.1 or to the COMPLETE REPERTORY, Lachesis is listet with value three for “left side agg.” and for “right side agg.” as well!
Lycopodium
It is the most important remedy for health problems of the right side of the body. What you can see under “right side agg.” is similar to that what you can see Lachesis for the left side.
If you are using the new synthetic repertories you must accept the trend, that the differences between the Polychrests will get lost more and more.
2. Do we have to accept frequently changing hierarchies and structures of the new repertories?
In the new editions of the synthetic repertories you can find new structures of symptoms. The authors and publishers want you see this as an advantage and to buy every new edition. And what result do we have? There are existing a lot of different new books, and if we want to discuss a case in the homeopathic community, everyone is getting a different simile!
What do you think are the reasons, why no books containing homeopathic cases are published the last years? What special repertory should the author use, what edition? Everybody has its one different repertory! This are the worst basics for teaching the beginners. ”
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George Vithoulkas antwortete:
“Dear Rolf
I agree with you totally, but what can we do when everyone projects himself as The Teacher and his sayings are taken seriously by the repertory people and carried to the repertories and the MMs?
Best regards
George Vithoulkas”
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Siddharth Kankariy, ein Kollege aus Indien stimmte dem zu:
Yeah .. its true of you both as well..
also our great master kent had made such a vast & complete repertory in d form of “KENTS REPERTORY” dat hardly any new work in this field is useful..
and d use of new repertories adds more to d confusion of selecting rubrics wid almost every polycrest in every rubric..
also d differentiation of rubrics is very finer…similar rubrics r large in number..
so kents repertory is d BEST one to b used in our times too..”
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Danach kündigte ich unsere deutsche Übersetzung des OPEN REP-KENT an:
“Computer-repertorization for free: the OpenRep-Project
Vladimir Polony, a homeoptath from slovakia, created the OpenRep programm in english language. It contains several repertories, for example the Kent Repertory in English and Spanish and the Boenninghausen Repertory in English (downloads: www.homeopathyonline.org). Y…ou can download it for FREE!
Now we are translating Vladimirs english Kent version into German. In a few weeks we will be ready. Then the Kent-programm will be usable in 3 languages and I hope we are re-creating the good old standard of professional repertorization with the KENT.”







