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Let us return briefly to the topic of the sycotic miasm and its relationship with the embryonic tissue, mesoderm. Mesodermal cells provide epithelial lining for pleural, pericardial and peritoneal cavities, the cavities of joints and bursae, endothelial lining of the heart, blood vessels and lymphatics, and the epithelial lining of most parts of the urogenital tract. The remainder of the bulk of mesodermal cells are converted into loose mesenchymal tissue from which are formed many different kinds of cells that combine to form the various tissues of the body: chondroblasts, osteoblasts and myoblasts that will develop into cartilage, bone and muscle cells respectively, and also various cells of the blood. The disorders predominately associated with sycosis are: rheumatic disorders, blood diseases such as leukemia, cardiac disturbances, urogenital disorders, warts and other abnormal growths. If a rheumatic inflammatory process in the synovial membranes of the joints is suppressed, the disease process will shift to deeper tissues that are derived from the same energy field. This is evidenced by the cardiac troubles that are a natural consequence of such suppression.
Now let us discuss inherited miasms and constitution. Researchers are getting closer to determining the ultimate cause of disease. It is believed that virtually all diseases arise out of the genotype. Then what determines and what alters the genotype? Homeopaths will respond it is the miasms. The inherited aspect of constitution is defined as the morphological, physiological and psychological resultant (variable in each individual) of the properties of all cellular and humoral elements of the body, and the combination of these in a special cellular state having a balance and functional output of its own, a given capacity of adaptation and a mode of reaction to its environmental stimuli. In short, constitution implies a peculiar group of qualities and tendencies through the genes, which make a person what he or she is.
The miasmatic patterns are imprinted not only on one’s own subtle body, but also are impressed on those of offspring. In this way the miasmatic tendencies are inherited. These underlying patterns determine the gene order and genetic expression, and also express themselves through the nervous and endocrine systems and all physiochemical and biochemical functions. The body and mind are thus to a certain extent programmed to behave and function according to the miasmatic tendencies that have been imprinted on the subtler energy levels. In other words, field determines structure, and structure influences field accordingly.
Along the same lines, we can say that miasmatic modification of genetic code determines susceptibility. If the miasms are fields of dynamic morbific energy, they may be capable of modifying genetic control or structure. It may be through such modifications of the genes that the miasms express themselves primarily, particularly in determining constitutional and inherited tendencies. Thus the field of the potentised anti-miasmatic homeopathic remedy may also have the capacity to reorganize germ cells, if used in the appropriate potency.
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Dr. Barbara Bova, HOD, Department of Homeopathy