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Phosphorous Remedy Type
Copyright by Luc De Schepper, MD, PhD, DI Hom., CHom., Lic.Ac
from his book, "The People's Repertory". Reprinted by permission.

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Attracting as much attention as the Sulphur, the luminescent Phosphorus personality is often his favorite companion. Rather than the charisma of the Sulphur, it is the external beauty and the liveliness of the Phosphorus person that makes heads turn. Even as a child, Phosphoruses attract attention with their big eyes, their long slender bodies and their eternal smile. Couple that with their uncanny ability for great communication and you have a winner. They love talking and have a great appreciation for friends, acquaintances and family, whom they support throughout any ordeal.

Empathy is second nature to a Phosphorus. It can be detrimental to her, though, as a Phosphorus is too sensitive and lacks boundaries. It is as though everything in her environment gets absorbed; she is like a psychogenic sponge "feeling yours and anyone else's pain." That leaves such a sensitive person on the verge of collapse, especially since a Phosphorus does not have the greatest physical and mental stamina in the first place.

Phosphoruses are not competitive in sports (although we can find some good runners among them), and too much studying leads to headaches and indifference. It is not that they lack intelli­gence. Like Sulphurs, Phosphoruses have a great memory, but they lack stamina. Therefore they are called great beginners and bad finishers. There is nothing better to revive a Phosphorus than a 30 minute nap; she feels reborn.

It is not only their lack of energy that contributes to their inability to finish, but also their sense of dissatisfaction and desire for change and excite­ment. They grow bored with the same things and that can extend to their life partner, from whom they demand continuous attention. Because of their beauty, they have no difficulty in finding other interested people. Sad to say, many Phosphorus people marry more than once because they grow tired of their present relationship.

We can easily see that a Phosphorus person belongs to the Heart-Fire-Joy element in the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine. They live for the present, spending money easily for beautiful clothes and expensive gadgets for their home, which they feel they should redecorate every six months (corresponding to their eternal rest­lessness). One item is never missing from the home of a Phosphorus: a mirror, or should we say many mirrors. They can't pass one without checking their hairdo, although they will claim that mirrors and self-portraits are just a way of enhancing the beauty of their house.

Beauty is very important to them. So don't insult a Phosphorus by asking her age; you won't get an answer. Although they always look at least ten years younger than they are, they have a fear of growing old and never dress the part. As one Phosphorus actress of 55 years old told me, "I can't play the role of a woman in her late twenties, but a thirty-year-old one, I can definitely play."

Invariably a Phosphorus will be inclined to dance, paint, sing, anything that creates beauty. From a young age they make their history lessons at school into an imaginary drama, with themselves at center stage, and they have a hard time with a too-structured teaching environment which does not allow for the spontaneity of a Phosphorus.

The sensitivity and active imagination of a Phosphorus leads to many anxieties and fears: fear of being alone, in the dark, ghosts, lightning, thun­der, spiders, the future, death and incurable disease. They are fascinated by the subtle and vibrational spheres: meditation, crystals, channeling,. or energy healing. They are the most spiritual and intuitive of the types. So a Phosphorus will be the first one to consult a medium or a fortune-teller. Nothing is more interesting than Nostradamus' predictions, and they won't hesitate to rearrange their lives around these fortunetellers. But they can easily be distracted from such gloomy predictions by plans for a party or a trip around the world.

Their physical sensitivity is a source of suffering for a Phosphorus. Perfumes, gasoline fumes, smoke, and even a great sensitivity to changes in the barometer, will aggravate existing symptoms or bring on headaches, fatigue and forgetfulness. If things get worse, they are the unfortunate souls who be­come allergic to the world and start reacting to everything: they can become prisoners in their own home, where everything has to be stripped bare and free of synthetics. You can imagine what that means for the sociable, adventure-traveling Phosphorus: it feels like a death sentence.

Otherwise a Phosphorus comes into this world with great assets: their beauty, intelligence, sparkle, sympathy, sensitivity, intuition, spirituality, romanticism and a great aesthetic sense.

A Phosphorus person is likely to need these acute remedies:

• Phosphorus, not coincidentally, is the #1 remedy for many of the health concerns of a Phosphorus: a cough, for example Phosphoruses are notoriously weak in the lung area) and easy bleeding

• Phosphoruses are the most likely to get nose bleeds, to bruise easily, and to have heavy menstrual periods with bright red blood, in all of which conditions the bleeding can be stanched by Phosphorus.

• Phosphorus is also the best remedy for two other conditions which the sensitive Phosphorus person is most susceptible to: the bad effects of anesthesia and/ or difficulty coming out of anesthesia; and a hypersensitivity to environmental chemicals, fumes, perfumes, etc.

• Emotionally sensitive as they are, Phosphoruses are also the most likely to get into a Nat. mur. state (see the following portrait of Nat. mur.), which could possibly be avoided by taking Ignatia acutely.

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