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The primary miasmatic infection we are referring to is an interaction between the field of the virus and the biofield of the individual; without this interaction on subtler levels, the microorganism cannot gain admission. Not only was Hahnemann way ahead of his time in his theory that disease is caused by “invisible little creatures,” but he also was aware of fields of energy and the biofield, as described in his treatise The Chronic Diseases: “On the other hand, are not the chronic miasms disease-parasites that continue to live as long as the person seized by them is alive…and that do not die off themselves like the acute miasms, but can only be exterminated and annihilated by a counter infection, by means of the potency of a medicinal disease quite similar to it and stronger than it…This counter infection takes place when the energy field of the highly potentised remedy interacts with the subtlest underlying energy field of the human organism to realign the vibrations and functioning of the biofield.” And here you have a clear and succinct explanation of the modus operandi of the homeopathic remedy!
Once the virus has been integrated into the host cell, it takes up lifelong residency in the host cell. This agrees with Hahnemann’s contention that miasmatic infection is permanent. Because of the permanent nature of the alteration of the biofield by the presence of the retrovirus and its associated morbific field, regardless of whether or not the miasmatic infection is recently acquired or has been an inherent part of the subtle field of the individual, the physiochemical functions that are under the domain of the biofield are modified and the biofield itself becomes susceptible to invasion by other morbific fields, or exogenous infection. The defense mechanism is weakened and such a biofield will obviously be more easily influenced by negative environmental conditions such as poor diet, stress, and mental or emotional disturbances.
As the virus is passed on to daughter cells and may not be expressed again for generations, they may be the means by which miasms are transmitted as inherited characteristics and constitutional susceptibility. The host is as important in infection as is the invading agent, since the host’s response is what is often responsible for clinical illness.
At this point we can postulate that retroviral agents may be one of the origins of chronic diseases, turned on by the miasms. They may also render their host susceptible to other infectious viruses. The viruses that are known to cause acute viral infections such as the herpes family, represent acute exacerbations of a prevailing miasmatic state. These infectious viruses may not be able to invade without the presence of resident retroviruses. It may even be discovered that specific retroviruses bear markers that identify them as forebearers of certain infectious viruses. However, it must be acknowledged that ultimately it is the interaction of host and virus that leads to disease.
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Dr. Barbara Bova, HOD
Department of Homeopathy