Philip Bailey uses his wealth of clinical experience working with Lac remedies to flesh out fully rounded pictures of 8 milk remedies. Each chapter is based on personal experience using the remedy, &
Includes:: many original observations. With the help of this knowledge, homeopaths can deepen their understanding of Lac remedies beyond rubrics & stereotypes, to the complexities of real people. The breadth of Bailey's clinical descriptions is matched by their depth. The essence of each remedy picture is fully explored in the book, & studied from numerous angles. The result is the kind of rich & nuanced materia medica that is easy to relate to, & easy to apply in clinical practice. Each chapter is accompanied by case histories, expressed in the actual words of the patients, enabling a thorough examination of how each remedy's themes & essence are expressed verbally. Bailey paints a rich psychological picture of the main themes in Lac cases, from early dynamics of inadequate bonding to mother, through victim-consciousness to compensatory spiritual idealism, whilst emphasising the split in every Lac case between the worldly & the spiritual, & the ambivalence which results from this split. The book is fully indexed.