E13 - The Book That Fell Off the Shelf: Ian Watson on Homeopathy’s Hidden Treasures

What Heals with Lisa Strbac (formerly Raw Health Rebel)

This episode I’m joined again by the brilliant Ian Watson. Ian is one of those rare teachers who can tilt your view a few degrees and suddenly the whole landscape looks different. We go new places together. From the day a book literally fell off a shelf in Watkins and opened the door to Australian Bush Flower Essences, to the lost Arborivital tinctures of Dr Thomas Cooper that may well have inspired Dr Bach. It’s a tour through forgotten treasure and living practice.

We talk about why simplicity beats overload. What Hahnemann might say about where homeopathy sits today. LM potencies and why higher isn’t always higher. Ferrum phos as the great clarifier when an acute is just brewing. Hawthorn as a classic heart tonic with stories that give you chills. Dowsing, remedy machines, and how on earth any of this works in the first place. And we circle back to why acute prescribing can be the most preventative medicine we have.

Ian is also guest teaching on my new practitioner-level PIHAP course. The link to my new Academy is in the show notes, along with Ian’s books. Settle in for a grounded, generous conversation that moves from hidden corners of homeopathic history to the simple truths that change lives today.

Key takeaways

• Simplicity over overload: depth with polychrests.
• Potencies: LMs designed to minimise aggravations; and “higher” ≠ harsher.
• Ferrum phos: clarifies vague acutes and often resolves the “something’s brewing.”
• Hawthorn (Crataegus) tincture: a time-tested heart ally with jaw-dropping cases.
• Arborivital tinctures & Bach: the living-plant, sunlight-infused lineage.
• Inner authority: insight changes behaviour faster than information.
• Acute prescribing as prevention: treat the spark, avoid the wildfire.

We also talk about

• Vaccine-linked themes showing up unexpectedly in polychrest prescribing
• Why some methods fade (unless a new generation carries the torch)
• Gentle prescribing: reducing aggravations without losing momentum
• Dowsing and machine-made remedies — what works, what to watch

Resources Mentioned

• Ian’s website: Click here
• 'The Blue Book' The Homeopathic Miasms - A Modern View by Ian Watson- USA, UK, Australia
  'The Green Book' A Guide to the Methodologies of Homeopathy by Ian Watson - USA, UK, Australia

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