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| Hpathy Ezine - Jan., 2005 | |||||
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Diane Fuller, DHom (UK) <-- Interviewed by Elaine Lewis |
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Diane, you were here two months ago and gave us information on how to antidote troublesome aggravations which sometimes occur after a remedy is given (http://hpathy.com/interviews/dianefuller.asp). I understand now that you're going to tell us how we can be more accurate with our remedy selections through "muscle-testing".
I love muscle testing! It helps me to determine where there are weak areas in the body, and which remedies will be most helpful. I like to muscle test clients on their first visit. There are many versions of muscle testing. I use a simple test. I have the person extend one arm at shoulder level and resist my pressure on that wrist, while using their other hand to touch an area to be tested. I find that when an area of the body is touched that has some kind of a blockage of energy (i.e. a bruise or pain or infection etc.) they will be unable to continue to extend their arm when it is pressed at the wrist. If they are tested again while holding a remedy that will stimulate the body to unblock that energy or heal that area, on that specific point, they will be able to hold their extended arm very rigid and strong when it is pressed at the wrist. I usually test lung, liver, spleen, adrenals, small intestine, colon, lower pelvis, and kidney areas, as well as any area where there is pain or difficulty. Areas of pain make the extended arm instantly weak! There is always a look of astonishment after muscle testing and finding several very weak areas that go strong immediately when an appropriate remedy is held on them. I always test the areas of the body before giving a remedy because the instant a remedy is taken, all the weak spots test strong. This happens when a remedy is inhaled or taken by mouth. If the person is already taking a homeopathic remedy that is helping, their weak points will be strong and the muscle test will not show them. They will, however, test weak or strong with any remedy you are testing, even though testing their body for weak spots will not give accurate information. You can also muscle test to discover how often the remedy should be taken and to find the best potency. I encourage clients to learn to muscle test so they can test before each dose of the remedy to see if they need it that day, and how often they need it. I won't give a remedy unless it tests strong on all the weak points... that is, each area that has tested weak without the remedy, tests strong when the remedy is held on it. There are also two points that I like to use to confirm the remedy and they are on the cheek and the knee. I don't know why, but in my experience, if a remedy tests strong on those points, it seems to test strong on all the other points.
Normally I test patients standing. Most people can test the knee spot while standing by bending slightly and touching the remedy to their knee. If that is too awkward for them, they can sit. There are several simple muscle tests that can be done by an individual without having to have another person to press down on their arm. The one I find the best is the "leaning test". If you hold whatever it is you want to test (food, vitamins, herbs, or remedies etc.) on the chest or solar plexus, close your eyes and ask the question, "Is this good for me?" then, keeping the question in mind, stand quietly until you begin to sway. Normally, people lean forward, toward what they are holding if it is good for them, and backwards, or away from the item if it is not good for them. Some people don't lean in the usual directions - one man went around in circles for "Yes" and sideways for "No" which was simple to figure out using the regular muscle test on the same items he tested himself on. However, Diane, if you're holding something to your chest, you can't really back away from it because, well, you're holding it! Are you saying a bad remedy will make you sway in a certain direction, while a good remedy will cause a different kind of swaying?
You are right Elaine! You can't really back away from a remedy you are holding to your chest, but it helps people to remember that if they start going backwards, it is as if they are trying to back away from the remedy albeit unsuccessfully! Yes, if you are able to do this type of muscle testing, and some people can't seem to do it, if you hold something that is not good for you, you will lean backwards, and if it is good for you, you will lean forwards. However, people do not always respond with a yes as forward, and a no as backwards although most do. Try it - if you test with kitchen spices you often get a good response. Or, try a 50M of something - that should get some movement happening! Some people become very good at muscle testing themselves and it makes taking remedies much easier and more effective because they are taking them according to their body's needs, and not somebody else's ideas of what they need. But, some people just don't seem to get the knack of it and can't seem to make it work. Testing of very ill people who are not able to extend their arm, as well as testing babies, small children and animals or plants can be done through another person. For example, the mother can, with one hand, touch the areas to be tested on her baby while her extended arm is pressed down at the wrist to see if the areas are weak or strong. Over ten years ago, this method worked very well on my infant granddaughter who was suffering from colic. By testing the different areas of her body we could find the exact spot on her abdomen that was painful. Testing several different remedies on that spot led us to the one that was the most helpful. As a new remedy was needed, the first one would test weak, and then it was time to look for a new one. When a baby is screaming and unable to tell the parents where the pain is, it can be a very frightening experience. Parents using muscle testing as a tool, can test the different areas of the body and discover if the pain is from an earache, a chest problem or an abdominal ailment by touching those areas. Catherine is a great believer in muscle testing. She told her doctor she wanted to muscle test herself on some pills he wanted her to take. When she muscle tested weak, she said she didn't want them. He didn't object. There are many different ways of muscle testing or kinesiology. This method is one that I have developed over the years since I first discovered that it could make such a difference with Catherine. Muscle testing has served me well, and I am very thankful for having learned it those many years ago.
Then, I take it that you ask them, if, for example, they have a headache, to touch their head with their free hand while you again try to push down their arm?
Yes, I ask them where the pain is in their head, and tell them to put their hand on that spot. They can't hold their other arm up with their hand on that spot. Then, on a third try, you have them hold a remedy to their head and hopefully, if it's the right remedy, their arm will be stronger than it was the previous time? Yes, if the remedy is a good one, they will test strong. If the remedy is not good, their arm will be weak and they won't be able to hold it up. Do I have this right? Or do you skip step-one completely and go right to step-2? If you are just beginning to muscle test, you might want to test to see how strong they are at first, and then go to step 2. Men tend to push too hard sometimes when muscle testing a woman or a child and may decide muscle testing doesn't work or that the woman always tests weak. In those situations, it is good for them to gauge the woman's strength before muscle testing. Another problem can happen when instead of pushing firmly, gently and evenly on the extended arm, a rough, jerky push is given and the arm comes down. The object is to gauge the strength of the arm, not to try and pull it down by catching the person off guard! This often happens when you ask children to help you with a muscle test - they seem to be quite happy to be able to make an adult "test weak". If they're right handed, do you muscle-test their right arm? Before I muscle test, I ask the person if they have any problems in that arm or shoulder. Often they have a sore shoulder or have had an injury in one arm etc. and then I would test the other arm. Some people doing muscle testing have ideas about using certain arms. One indignant lady told me I was doing it wrong because the right arm is connected to the left brain, and that you had to use the left arm which is connected to the right brain or the test would not be accurate. I use whichever arm feels best to the person and I have been happy with the results. Do you test several remedies or just the one you're interested in? I normally muscle test to find the weak areas of the body when I take the case. After I study the case and choose a remedy, I test them with the remedy I have chosen. Sometimes when I am testing to find the weak areas of the body, I will test them with a remedy that I think will make them weak, especially if they are skeptical. I test the remedy on their strong areas, and it makes them very weak. If there is a remedy I think may be good for them, I may have them hold it on their weak areas just to show them the difference. But I normally study the case and use the muscle testing to confirm my choice of remedies. There are too many remedies to test each one! If it is an acute condition and I need a remedy right away, for example Arnica, I may test them on several potencies of Arnica to see which one they are strongest with. I encourage clients to use homeopathic kits, and to muscle test when they are unsure which remedy to use after they have narrowed it down to the ones they think are most suitable. This really helps them to develop confidence in their abilities to find an acute remedy from their kit. If a female is muscle-testing a big strong male, isn't it likely that she won't be able to push his arm down no matter what? I love testing big macho young men! They can't believe that a little old lady can make their arm fall so easily when they put their other hand on (for example) their liver area (which often tests weak) or an area where they have a bruise or an old injury. Normally, there is no way I could pull that arm down even if I hung from it, but give them a container of a remedy they don't need, or have them touch a weak area of their body, and they are instant wimps! The looks on their faces are wondrous to behold! Usually they just look bewildered and ask me to do that again because they can't believe it really happened! Then they want to know "Why?", "How did you do that?". There are very few people that I haven't been able to test over they years. If somebody makes up his mind he doesn't believe this and it won't work and won't really cooperate, the results may not be accurate but that hasn't happened very often. Once I asked a man who was waiting for his wife to come and see how to muscle test, so he could help his wife to be tested at home. I usually like to muscle test relatives, so they get an idea what is happening and will be better able to test other family members. I knew this man was very ill and on kidney dialysis a couple of times a week. His wife had told me how sick he was and so I expected him to be weak on most of the test areas. You can imagine my astonishment when I began to test him and every point was strong! I knew that couldn't be right. And then I noticed he was wearing a large stone on a chain around his neck. I told him that the stone might be affecting the muscle testing. He looked a bit surprised and then told me that he was wearing the stone as it was supposed to help eliminate toxins from his body. As a matter of fact, he added, the lady he had consulted had given him these other stones to help him as well. With that, he emptied his pockets of about 6 other large stones. After unloading his treasures, I again muscle tested him, and just as I had thought, he was indeed weak on most points. I told him that the woman's choice of rocks seemed to be very good for him, and he agreed as he loaded them all back into his pockets. |
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