Appearance & Circumstance, by Grant Bentley, contains explanations & facial charts to aid the homopath in utilising these concepts. Facial feature identification can be incorporated into any current case-taking method. By the end of his life, Hahnemann regarded himself as a miasmatic prescriber & made a clear distinction between this method & symptom prescribing only. The further he examined the miasm theory, the more convinced he became that miasms are the key to understanding chronic disease, & unlocking a case. Extending on Hahnemann's original idea of three primary miasms, this book details the development of the complex miasms
- Tubercular, Syco-Psora, Syco-Syphilis & Cancer, as well as the three primary miasms. Understanding that miasms are genetically inherited influences, the author discusses how each miasm will dominate physical structure, pathology & mental outlook. Recognizing the lifetime influence of a miasm helps to explain the events & circumstances that surround us. Every individual is dominated by one of these miasms & facial features have been identified & matched to each group to be used as clinical aids. Themes together with facial features enable a practitioner to recognize the dominant miasm of the patien.