“I’m Trying to Read the Organon — Help!”

Remedy Profiles, Provings & What It Means to Learn Homeopathy in the 21st Century

When a listener wrote in saying, “I’m trying to read the Organon, but it’s hard without proper training,” it sparked a conversation that became much more than a how-to guide — it became a powerful look at how we truly learn homeopathy.

In this episode of Strange, Rare & Peculiar, AHE co-founders Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray reflect on how they teach the Organon to students — from the importance of choosing the right translation (shoutout to the Wenda Brewster O’Reilly 6th Edition) to the need for clarity over complexity.

“You need to be able to teach the concept in 90 seconds or less.”

That one question leads into an expansive, inspiring conversation on one of the most essential — and mysterious — elements of homeopathy: remedy provings.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• What provings really are — and why they matter to every homeopathy student

• Why the goal isn’t uniformity, but individual expression and insight

• How remedies like Sulphur and Salmon show up in provings — and how we recognize their core themes

• The concept of “as if one person” and how it helps us remember and understand remedy profiles

• Why older provings (some with only 3 provers!) need reevaluation — and how modern standards are shaping the future

Why This Matters for Future Homeopaths

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to learn homeopathy from books alone — or unsure how remedies are really understood — this episode is for you.

At the Academy of Homeopathy Education, we teach from the ground up: clear philosophical instruction, rigorous clinical training, and an approach to learning materia medica that makes it easy to contextualize.

And if you’re curious about the future of provings, Alastair Gray will be covering 15 new provings and reprovings at our upcoming Potentized Homeopath Retreat, happening June 2–4 in Philadelphia and online. It’s a hands-on opportunity to experience the evolution of homeopathic research in real time. He’ll be covering White-Tailed Spider, Box Jellyfish, Moreton Bay Fig, Kauri, Kowhai, Tea Tree, Waratah, Mosquito, Cactus, Toad, Cockroach, Pearl, Liquorice, Tuberculinum, & Sea Horse.

Listen to the full episode or read the transcript below!

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