18/06/2026
Some remedies can be heard in symptoms.
Some can also be seen in movement, pace, gesture, posture, pressure and the way suffering moves through the person.
Lately, I have been deeply fascinated by snake remedies in homeopathy.
There is something about them that feels ancient, dangerous, sacred and clinically very precise at the same time.
Snake remedies open a whole field of themes:
blood
veins
coagulation
paralysis
sepsis
throat
constriction
suffocation
sexuality
suspicion
betrayal
jealousy
intensity
transformation
the need for release
Many of us first meet snake remedies through Lachesis.
Loquacity.
Jealousy.
Left-sided complaints.
Worse after sleep.
Intolerance of tight collars.
Heat.
Pressure.
Discharge brings relief.
And then the field becomes much wider.
Vipera is not Lachesis.
Bothrops is not Crotalus.
Naja is not Python.
Boa is not Elaps.
Every snake carries its own signature.
This is where my current study is taking me.
Into the biology of snakes.
Into venom and toxicology.
Into proving symptoms.
Into old materia medica.
Into repertory rubrics.
Into clinical observation.
Into symbolism.
Because a snake does not move through the world in a straight human way.
It coils.
Waits.
Strikes.
Withdraws.
Sheds its skin.
Swallows whole.
Moves in curves.
Senses vibration.
Carries venom.
For me, this becomes clinically interesting.
How does the person speak?
With pressure, speed, intensity, secrecy, suspicion, seduction, charm, urgency, fear, control, collapse?
Where is the constriction?
In the throat.
In the chest.
In the pelvis.
In the sexuality.
In the relationship.
In the family story.
In religion.
In duty.
In clothing.
In silence.
In the body itself.
What brings relief?
Speaking.
Bleeding.
Discharge.
Movement.
Heat.
Freedom.
Sexual expression.
Emotional eruption.
A break from pressure.
A return of flow.
This is still classical homeopathy.
Observation has always belonged to case taking.
We listen to the words.
We observe the pace.
We notice the gestures.
We study modalities.
We check the generals.
We repertorize.
We compare materia medica.
We study proving and toxicology.
The source adds another layer of precision.
It can help us ask better questions.
It can help us understand why a case has the language of venom, constriction, paralysis, blood, betrayal, sexuality, danger, transformation or survival.
Snake symbolism makes this field even more fascinating.
In the Bible, the serpent carries temptation, wisdom, danger and healing.
In yogic tradition, the serpent appears as kundalini, the coiled energy at the base of the spine.
In medicine, the serpent is present on the staff of Asclepius, the ancient symbol of healing.
In alchemy, the serpent biting its own tail becomes Ouroboros: cycle, death, renewal and transformation.
Symbolism never replaces symptoms.
It can sharpen perception.
It can help us see why certain themes repeat in the body, in dreams, in speech, in fear, in sexuality, in the way a person relates to power, danger, betrayal, secrecy, healing and transformation.
So I am beginning a small series of posts on snake remedies.
I will share my study notes, clinical reflections and interesting findings from books, materia medica, provings, repertory and observation.
We will look at:
Lachesis
Vipera
Bothrops
Crotalus
Naja
Boa
Python
Elaps
Bungarus
Dendroaspis
Hydrophis
and colubrid snakes
I am especially curious about the remedies that often stand in the shadow of Lachesis.
The smaller snakes.
The less prescribed snakes.
The very dangerous venoms.
The non-venomous snakes.
The constrictors.
The remedies that may appear when repertorization points toward a snake state, while the exact expression asks for something more precise.
This is the beauty of homeopathy for me.
A remedy is never just a name.
It is a pattern.
A state.
A rhythm.
A way the vital force expresses suffering.
Sometimes the remedy is hidden in the symptoms.
Sometimes it is hidden in the way the suffering moves.
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Sources and inspiration for this series:
• Farokh J. Master — “Snakes to Simillimum: Demystifying Venom”
• Farokh J. Master — “Snakes in Homoeopathic Grass”
• Farokh J. Master — “Naja-Naja-Naja”
• Sadhana Thakkar — “Insights Into the Consciousness of Snake Remedies”
• Peter Fraser — “Snakes: Drawing Power from the Underworld”
• Konstantinos Pisios — “Essence of Homeopathic Snake Remedies”
• Vatsala Sperling — “Colubrid Snake Remedies and Their Indications in Homeopathic Practice”
• Rajan Sankaran & Meghna Shah — “Survival: The Reptiles, Volume 1 and 2”
• Frans Vermeulen — “Reptiles”
• Massimo Mangialavori — “Notes, Session 3: Knowledge, Seduction and Forsakenness”
• classical materia medica, repertory, provings and clinical observation
