Hierarchy of Organs

Homeopathic doctors over the ages have understood that the healer can usually determine if the patient’s health is improving by studying how the patient’s system is responding to treatment. For example, if you are being treated for an endocrine problem and your symptoms start to appear in a lower system (like the digestive or respiratory), one can usually gather that the treatment is positive because the symptoms are now manifesting in a lower system. Whereas if the symptoms now appear in the circulatory system, the treatment is probably not working and has now moved into a more vital system where health is more threatened. To carry this further, if the symptoms now move to the nervous system, the patient’s life is usually in extreme danger. (Note however, life can be threatened even in the lower systems.)

The body usually shows you that you have a problem by manifesting in the skin. If the ailment is not addressed or is suppressed by skin ointments, the problem usually remains internal and eventually manifests in a higher system like the muscular system or skeletal system. If ignored here, it can move into the excretory system or respiratory system. These examples are simplified but can be a guide to help determine if your health is improving by symptoms manifesting in a lower system or is worsening by manifesting in a higher system.

Hierarchy of Organs listed approximately in order of importance:

1. The nervous system - brain, spinal cord, ganglia and plexuses, peripheral nerve fibers.

2. The circulatory system - heart, blood vessels, blood, lymphatic vessels, lymph.

3. The endocrine system - pituitary gland, thyroid and parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, islets of Langerhans, pineal gland and the testes and ovaries (as well as other parts of the reproductive system).

4. The digestive system - liver, pancreas, alimentary canal w/ accessory glands

5. The respiratory system - lungs, bronchi, trachea, pharynx, nose.

6. The excretory system - kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra.

7. The skeletal system - bones, connective tissues, joints.

8. The muscular system - striated muscles and non-striated muscles.

9. The skin – the biggest organ of the body.

Varying Depths of Symptoms

...........Physical. ............... Emotional................ Mental

Brain ailments Suicidal depression Complete confusion

Heart ailments Apathy Destructive delirium

Endocrine ailments Sadness Paranoid ideas

Liver ailments Anguish Delusions

Lung ailments Phobias Lethargy

Kidney ailments Anxiety Dullness

Bone ailments Irritability Lack of concentration

Muscle ailments Dissatisfaction Forgetfulness

Skin ailments Absentmindedness

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“Have eyes to see and ears to hear.” Dr. Russell Whitesell’s oft admonition to his esoteric disciples

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