Argon Proving
Jeremy Sherr & The Dynamis School, Ireland 1998
The proving of Argon took place in Ireland with the Dynamis class of 1996. At the same time Dynamis UK undertook the proving of Krypton. The stark contrast between the two groups remains vivid in my memory. The Krypton group seemed depressed, heavy, even suicidal. At the same time the Argonites, as they later playfully called themselves, were cheerful, full of energy and flowing. Everything seemed jubilant and light-hearted, as if a new dimension had opened up. When the two groups met for a joint end-of-year party, the disparity reversed and was even more apparent. At our cabaret the Kryptonites got somewhat rowdy while the Argonites melted into a weepy Nat-mur state, singing Irish love songs for those lost at sea. I was baffled. Perhaps it was an English-Irish divide. Due to the jubilant state being paramount, the Argon pathology was sometimes difficult to perceive. Not many patients complain of an easy, joyful and smooth life. Hence I had few cases of this remedy. As in Neon, the challenge would be to perceive the ‘negative’. I have since conducted several extra provings with Dynamis Copenhagen and Kristina Benjaminsson, Silvie Gowan and my wife Camilla. Again the same picture emerged: a happy, cheerful energetic state – almost glowing.
Naturally, there is always another side. Perhaps a deeper study will illuminate this remedy’s shadow. What is most striking is that all the Argon provings showed a remarkable consistency of meaning, a common denominator, which not only ties the totality of symptoms together, but also dovetails into the noble gas family, a continuation of our journey so far. To follow this thread of logic one must study each of the proving’s symptoms closely. There are no short cuts and for the serious student of materia medica a proper study demands careful examination of all the symptoms. Each symptom is a fractal of the whole, and the whole must be viewed in all its aspects. If one is looking merely for a two-dimensional emotional essence to match to a patient, then that is all one will get. But in unfolding the further dimensions of a proving there is much wisdom to be gained. We enter the magic garden of the third noble gas, Argon.
Jeremy Sherr 2016
Jeremy Sherr & The Dynamis School, Ireland 1998
The proving of Argon took place in Ireland with the Dynamis class of 1996. At the same time Dynamis UK undertook the proving of Krypton. The stark contrast between the two groups remains vivid in my memory. The Krypton group seemed depressed, heavy, even suicidal. At the same time the Argonites, as they later playfully called themselves, were cheerful, full of energy and flowing. Everything seemed jubilant and light-hearted, as if a new dimension had opened up. When the two groups met for a joint end-of-year party, the disparity reversed and was even more apparent. At our cabaret the Kryptonites got somewhat rowdy while the Argonites melted into a weepy Nat-mur state, singing Irish love songs for those lost at sea. I was baffled. Perhaps it was an English-Irish divide. Due to the jubilant state being paramount, the Argon pathology was sometimes difficult to perceive. Not many patients complain of an easy, joyful and smooth life. Hence I had few cases of this remedy. As in Neon, the challenge would be to perceive the ‘negative’. I have since conducted several extra provings with Dynamis Copenhagen and Kristina Benjaminsson, Silvie Gowan and my wife Camilla. Again the same picture emerged: a happy, cheerful energetic state – almost glowing.
Naturally, there is always another side. Perhaps a deeper study will illuminate this remedy’s shadow. What is most striking is that all the Argon provings showed a remarkable consistency of meaning, a common denominator, which not only ties the totality of symptoms together, but also dovetails into the noble gas family, a continuation of our journey so far. To follow this thread of logic one must study each of the proving’s symptoms closely. There are no short cuts and for the serious student of materia medica a proper study demands careful examination of all the symptoms. Each symptom is a fractal of the whole, and the whole must be viewed in all its aspects. If one is looking merely for a two-dimensional emotional essence to match to a patient, then that is all one will get. But in unfolding the further dimensions of a proving there is much wisdom to be gained. We enter the magic garden of the third noble gas, Argon.
Jeremy Sherr 2016
Jeremy Sherr & The Dynamis School, Ireland 1998
The proving of Argon took place in Ireland with the Dynamis class of 1996. At the same time Dynamis UK undertook the proving of Krypton. The stark contrast between the two groups remains vivid in my memory. The Krypton group seemed depressed, heavy, even suicidal. At the same time the Argonites, as they later playfully called themselves, were cheerful, full of energy and flowing. Everything seemed jubilant and light-hearted, as if a new dimension had opened up. When the two groups met for a joint end-of-year party, the disparity reversed and was even more apparent. At our cabaret the Kryptonites got somewhat rowdy while the Argonites melted into a weepy Nat-mur state, singing Irish love songs for those lost at sea. I was baffled. Perhaps it was an English-Irish divide. Due to the jubilant state being paramount, the Argon pathology was sometimes difficult to perceive. Not many patients complain of an easy, joyful and smooth life. Hence I had few cases of this remedy. As in Neon, the challenge would be to perceive the ‘negative’. I have since conducted several extra provings with Dynamis Copenhagen and Kristina Benjaminsson, Silvie Gowan and my wife Camilla. Again the same picture emerged: a happy, cheerful energetic state – almost glowing.
Naturally, there is always another side. Perhaps a deeper study will illuminate this remedy’s shadow. What is most striking is that all the Argon provings showed a remarkable consistency of meaning, a common denominator, which not only ties the totality of symptoms together, but also dovetails into the noble gas family, a continuation of our journey so far. To follow this thread of logic one must study each of the proving’s symptoms closely. There are no short cuts and for the serious student of materia medica a proper study demands careful examination of all the symptoms. Each symptom is a fractal of the whole, and the whole must be viewed in all its aspects. If one is looking merely for a two-dimensional emotional essence to match to a patient, then that is all one will get. But in unfolding the further dimensions of a proving there is much wisdom to be gained. We enter the magic garden of the third noble gas, Argon.
Jeremy Sherr 2016