Homeopathy, Healing and You [Paperback]

Vinton McCabe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1999

This definitive guide, structured for the beginner but also useful for regular students and practitioners, presents the philosophy as well as the basics of homeopathy. Turning our attention to healing our beings instead of curing diseases and thinking about a theory of wholeness, is at the center of the deep and mysterious philosophy of homeopathy. Vinton McCabe makes it simple and livable, and shows us how to start on this path to healing.

By turns challenging and enlightening, Homeopathy, Healing and You allows readers to grasp the who, what, when, how, and why of natural healing. Part one, "Unlearning", explains the differences between homeopathic and allopathic medicine, and why homeopathy works. Part two, "Learning", details the history of homeopathic medicine and the practical structure of homeopathic care. Part three, "Experiencing", teaches readers what they can expect from homeopathy in their own lives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (March 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312199090
• ISBN-13: 978-0312199098
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,344,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Vinton McCabe's career in electronic media was knocked off course first by illness and then by his introduction to the healing modality that cured his illness--homeopathy. He became a student of homeopathic medicine three decades ago and in the years since has authored seven books on the topic, including the now-classic Practical Homeopathy and his personal favorite, The Healing Bouquet: Exploring Bach Flower Remedies. He also is the author of a growing number of publications on subjects related to holistic healing through the "Homeopathy in Thought and Action" series of McBooklets, a Kindle exclusive, which will be published in print form by Basic Health Publications.

McCabe is a past president of the Connecticut Homeopathic Association, a not-for-profit educational organization through which he trained lay persons and medical professionals alike in the philosophy and practice of homeopathic medicine. He has lectured extensively over the years, teaching at New York City's Open Center, the Learning Annex and New York Botanical Garden, in addition to the Omega Institute and Wainwright House, where he was part of the permanent faculty.

He is noted for his humor and for the clarity of his approach to his complex subject matter. About standard Western medicine, or allopathy, McCabe writes, "Western medicine is based upon the use of ever-stronger doses of allopathic drugs. And allopathic treatment with these drugs is the medical equivalent of running with scissors. It may seem like a good idea at the time, but it almost always ends in tears."

About homeopathic medicine, he writes, "So the homeopathic remedy is only a spark. A healing spark. A catalyst that can move the patient--and not just his symptoms--toward healing. Thus homeopathic treatment will leave the patient not just symptom-free (which is what allopathic treatment, at its most successful, has to offer), but actually stronger and healthier than before. It can do this because it works with and treats the whole person and refuses to zero in on a few choice symptoms. It does this because it recognizes first and foremost that those symptoms are there for a reason, and, secondly, that you cannot medically work on one part, on on one set of symptoms, without impacting the whole. But by working with the whole, you can radically change for the better the set of symptoms that is causing the patient's suffering."

In addition to his work with homeopathy, McCabe is an award-winning journalist, poet and playwright. He has produced television shows for PBS and has hosted his own talk radio show. He continues to be sought after as a guest on numerous radio and television shows. He is a published novelist, who, in addition to continuing to write on the subject of holistic healing, is hard at work on a second novel.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book but, it's a repeat of "Let Like Cure Like", May 8, 1999

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This review is from: Homeopathy, Healing and You (Paperback)

Homeopathy, Healing and You is a repeat of the book "Let Like Cure Like". I found this disappointing. I was really looking forward to more information from author Vinton MaCabe. Being the two books are the same, it is excellent reading.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Homeopathy, Healing and You (Paperback)

This book is the best introduction to Homeopathy I've read. I would strongly suggest that beginners start with the book and that long-time students of homeopathy read it to be reminded of the true nature of homeopathic medicine.