Argon is the third book in Jeremy Sherr's Noble Gas series. Building on the understanding gained in Helium (2013) and Neon (2016), Jeremy continues to develop the themes of this perfect family of remedies.
Every row in the periodic table strives to be like its related noble gas. It is Jeremy's belief that by understanding each of the noble gases we gain insight into the preceding series and the whole periodic table. Hence this book illuminates Argon's related series of remedies, from Natrum to Chlorum.
The noble gases are remarkable remedies, as their perfection also exposes their opposing imperfections. Through a profound study of these remedies, we perceive the vertical line that runs through all of them: the line of Here, Now and Truth connecting heaven and earth.
A proving does not provide a materia medica - it is only an initial suggestion for the genus of a remedy. By exploring the connecting pathways between the proving symptoms and their deeper significance, Jeremy reveals the secrets of Argon and its related period, and demonstrates the science and art of transforming remedies and cases into a meaningful totality. This is the essence of good homoeopathy. Delve into this book and you will gain a profound understanding of Argon, the third period, materia medica, cases, the evolution of the soul, and a small corner of the universe.
- Author: Jeremy Sherr
- ISBN: 9781908127303
- 285 pages
- Hardback
- Published in 2018
- Printed in United Kingdom
Reprinted with the permission of The Society of Homeopaths, from 'The New Homeopath' Journal, Spring 2019 edition. Reviewed by Ilana Dannheisser.
This book is about the homeopathic remedy Argon, which Jeremy Sherr proved in 1996. It is the third in a series of the noble gases. Reading it is like taking a journey, a tour which starts very simply with the element itself, its physical characteristics and application. Then we are led, with increasing levels of depth, into its energetic properties: physical, emotional, spiritual and cosmological.
As the 18th element, argon is at the end of the third row of the periodic table, hence is the third noble gas after helium and neon. The provings of both these elements have been published previously, and the next proving to be published will be Krypton.
Sherr frequently refers backwards and forwards, revealing the common aspects of all noble gases, whilst highlighting the specific features of each one. There is a clearly perceived pattern of developmental progression.
Each noble gas contains features of the entire period, as well as being a portal to the next. We understand the single remedy in the context of a sequence of remedies, and its relationship to others in its grouping. This sequence also reflects a human being's life journey through birth and childhood to adulthood and beyond.
Common features of noble gases include contentment, desire to be alone, a disconnected feeling, and perfectionism. Argon represents the point of late childhood and teenage years just before taking on the responsibilities of adulthood, which are seen in the next period. What is a person is stuck at this point, like Peter Pan, forever in a magical garden of never-never land? The proving brought out playfulness, laughter and fun, childlike innocence, idealised love and an aversion to duties; all qualities of this moment in life.
Sherr explains how the noble gases have a parallel correspondence with the days of creation, as in the Book of Genesis. We are taken beyond human emotion to connect with a larger spiritual perception of reality. For example, the number three kept coming up; one prover had a dream of spinning triangles. The third day of creation is when the land and the sea are separated: many provers expressed a desire to go to the sea, or to walk along the sea front, the point where the land and sea meet. The third day is also when seeds, plants and trees appear on Earth; in the proving, trees were referred to frequently, especially Christmas trees. Animal imagery emerged of otters and crocodiles: amphibious creatures. These proving themes can be understood through this parallel.
Going further, we see proving themes which express the inner nature of Argon, its structure and motion. For example, the feeling of 'being in complete alignment'. This was also seen in Helium and Neon, which makes sense considering the completeness of the noble gases.
This book is far more than a materia medica of Argon, Sherr provides ever-expanding spirals of understanding: how wide, how far, how deep can we go? Sherr quote himself at the start of the chapter on Argon's parallels in biology and cosmology, "A homeopath must learn to weave a web of meaning." In this chapter, he expands on his interpretations of the correspondences between the periodic table, noble gas provings, the dimensions of physical space and time, the seven days of creation, and other stories from the Book of Genesis.
By the end, through accumulation of provers' language, explanation, case illustration, poetry (by Sherr), philosophical underpinning and esoteric connections, what is retained is a holographic image of the Argon pattern and its meaning, within the much wider context of humanity's development. Its completeness is a model for apprehending the deeper levels of meaning in any remedy.
Ilana Dannheisser MSc RSHom has been practising homeopathy in South London since 1996, having studied at LCCH and the Dynamis School, as well as completing an MSc in Homeopathy in 2009. She has followed developments by Sankaran and other Mumbai homeopaths, especially Bhawisha and Shachindra Joshi, who have been a strong influence. As well as seeing patients, her mentoring and supervision of students form a very special part of her work. Ilana is one of the Pinnacle Seminars team. She is also co-developer of the ACT Homeopathy post-graduate course.
