Plant theory
by Jan Scholten
Introduction
The Plant theory is a classification of the Plant kingdom
as explained in "Wonderful Plants". The Plant theory is
for the Plant kingdom what the Element theory is for the
Mineral kingdom: a classification of all its members. It
can be compared with a map of a region, the region
being the Plant kingdom. The map makes the navigation
in the Plant kingdom easier. It helps one to understand
the remedies and their comparison with other remedies.
With the map one can navigate through the Plant
kingdom.
Element theory
To understand the Plant theory one has to be familiar
with the Element theory and its series and stages. The
Element theory describes elements according to their
place in the Periodic system: their row and column. The
rows, (series), describe the theme, the field where the
problem is. The Silica series, for instance, pertains to
problems relating to relationships, and it contains most
of the major “relationship elements”: Silica, Phosphorus,
Sulphur and Chlorum. The columns, (stages), describe
how someone feels about the problem and especially
how they handle it, for instance, with anticipation or
with confidence.
The Element theory is simple: each element or atom has
2 aspects, a series and a stage. It can easily be
represented in the form of a table, a two dimensional
graph. In the case of salts, it becomes a bit more
complicated because then there are 2 elements and thus
2 series and 2 stages, but still it can be represented in a
2 dimensional table.
Plant theory
The Plant theory is more complex than the Element
theory. Whereas the periodic table of the elements can
be represented in a two dimensional format, a graph, the
plant system, being more complex, requires more
dimensions. It uses the central concepts of the Element
theory, the series and stages, but adds Phases and
Subphases to that (see further on). So, instead of a two
dimensional chart, we represent the plant kingdom with
something closer to it, a tree. Each major branch of the
tree represents one of the series of the periodic system,
such as the Carbon series or the Silver series, and is
numbered correspondingly. Each further branching of the
tree is given a number, right down to the “leaf”, which
corresponds to the genus of the plant. We thus have six
successive numbers to represent the placement of the
plant in the system.
The major branches of the ‘tree’ correspond to the
Phyla, as we can see below.
Division 1: dividing the Plant kingdom in 7 Phyla or
Divisions, which correspond to the Series:
1. Hydrogen series: Red and brown Algae
2. Carbon series: Green Algae
3. Silicon series: Bryophytae, Mosses, Liverworts,
Hornworts
4. Iron series: Pteridophyta, spore plants like ferns and
Lycopodium
5. Silver series: Gymnospermae, the pine trees and
cycads
6. Gold series, Lanthanides: Angiospermae, the flowering
plants
7. Uranium series: Fungi
Most of the plants that we use in homeopathy are from
the Phylum Angiospermae, the flowering plants,
represented by number 6. This first number can be
neglected in most cases. The plants in this phylum
represent the latest development of evolution and are
connected to our era. The other phyla can be seen as
remnants from the past, from the time of the dinosaurs
or earlier. Those plants are indicated only in special
situations.
Taking the example of Tradescantia virginiana, from one
of the cases described in this issue: its number is
633.46.13, the first number of which represents the
Phylum, the Angiospermae.
Division 2: the next branch corresponds to the division
of the Phyla into Classes.
The Classes correspond to the Series as we know them
from the periodic table. It is like a refinement of the
themes. It can be seen as a fractal, a division of the
whole that is repeated in its parts. It is not just one
Series but a build up, including all the former Series. For
example, in Magnolianae there are the themes of both
the Carbon series and the Hydrogen Series. In Malvanae
there are the themes of Hydrogen, Carbon, Silicon, Iron
and Silver series.
The division of the Phylum of the Angiospermae is as
follows:
1. Hydrogen series: Amborellanae
2. Carbon series: Magnolianae
3. Silicon series: Lilianae, the Monocotyledons
4. Iron series: Fabanae, Eurosids 1, including Proteales,
Sabiales, Trochodendrales, Buxales, Gunnerales, Vitales
5. Silver series: Malvanae, Eurosids 2, including
Saxifragales, Geraniales, Myrtales, Santalales
6. Lanthanides / Gold series: Asteranae
7. Uranium series: no representatives so far
In our example, the number of Tradescantia virginiana is
633.46.13. The second number, 3, means it is in the
Lilianae and has the themes of the first 3 series in it:
Hydrogen series, Carbon series, and Silicon series. This
number is essential. It indicates where the main
problem is, in which Series. Starting from the bottom of
the tree, it shows at which level, which Series, the
problem lies. Otherwise said, this way one can exclude
groups, Classes. When a problem has no Lanthanide
quality, Asteranae can be excluded, when there is no
Silver series theme, Malvanae can be excluded and so
on.
Division 3: dividing Classes into Subclasses.
Classes are divided into Subclasses. This is a similar
division as of Phyla into Classes, using the Series as
differential. It is an expression of where the main focus
is, on which Series.
The Lilianae, for example, can be divided into:
3.1. Silicon, Hydrogen: Acoridae, Acorus calamus
3.2. Silicon, Carbon: Aridae, the Arum family
3.3. Silicon, Silicon: Liliidae, most monocotyledons
The number of Tradescantia virginiana is 63 3.46.13.
The third number, 3, means that Series 3, the Silicon
series, has the emphasis. There are also Carbon series
issues, such as financial worries and health problems,
but the main problem is in relationships and family.
Division 4. dividing Subclasses into Orders via Phases.
‘Phase’ is a new concept, but it, too, is connected to
the Periodic system of Elements. The Phases correspond
to the Order, and to 8 columns of the early series of the
Periodic table, the Carbon series and the Silicon series.
Here, we see a progression, a development in life,
corresponding to how one is placed within one’s group.
The first Phase, for instance, corresponds to Lithium and
Natrium, where one is just at the beginning, not
belonging to the group at all yet. Phase 4, in the middle,
corresponds to Carbon and Silica, where one is firmly in
the middle of the group, like stage 10 of the periodic
table: aware of one’s position. Phase 7 corresponds to
Fluorine and Chlorum, similar to Stage 17, feeling
pushed out of the group. In the Plant theory, only 7
Phases are in use rather than the eight of the Carbon
and Silica series; the eight column, which would
correspond to the inert gases, is not found in the plant
kingdom, since the plant kingdom, being all about
growth and reactivity, has no corresponding 'inert'
state.
The division of the division of the Subclass Lilianae into
Phases (Orders) is the following:
1. Alismatales
2. Disocoreales
3. Pandanales
4. Commelonoids
5. Asparagales
6. Liliales
7. Orchidales
In our example, the number of Tradescantia virginiana is
633. 46.13. The 4th number, 4, means that it is in Phase
4, which brings us to the the order of the
Commelonoids. This indicates that they have the idea of
stability, loyalty, that things are fixed and should stay
like that. In Tradescantia, this is related to
relationships; they feel that relationships should remain
stable. They mostly feel at home in their family and are
very loyal to them.
Division 5: dividing Orders into Families with
Subphases.
‘Subphase’ is also a new term, a further division of the
Phases, like smaller branches of the tree. Like the
Phases, there are 7 Subphases, each of which
corresponds to a Family of plants. The Subphase is a
further refinement of the Phase, on a different level.
Here, we look at the manner in which someone
experiences their situation within the group, whereas in
the Phases, we look at the situation itself. For instance,
in the case of Tradescantia virginiana, the patient is in
fact very central in the family and she feels that a
relationship should be stable forever (Phase 4). Yet, her
experience (Subphase) of the situation is that she feels
used and taken advantage of (633.4 6 .13). Subphase 6
is like Oxygen and Sulphur, Stage 16 of the Periodic
table, where one feels used, abused, taken advantage of,
giving more than they receive, feeling half left out.
Tradescantia patients feel taken advantage of in
relationships with their spouse or friends.
The division of the Commelinoids into Subphases is as
follows:
1. Cyperaceae
2. Poaceae, the grasses
3. Dasypogonaceae
4. Arecacea: the palms
5. Zingiberales
6. Commelinales
7. Bromeliaceae
In Tradescantia, this combines with the basic Phase 4
with the Subphase 6. Phase 4 means that basically they
feel that the relationship or marriage should go on, and
Subphase 6 means that they feel an imbalance in it and
they feel half out of it.
The Phase and Subphase mix, blending into a
combination of how they are in situations and groups.
This often gives a kind of conflict. Phase and Subphases
can be difficult to differentiate, even more so because
they are basically giving the same information, though in
a different way. The difference is that the Phase is more
basic, representing how the situation is or should be,
such as the fact that someone is actually head of the
family. Phases represent a very central delusion.
Subphases represent how someone feels about a
situation, how it is not what it should be, for instance
feeling that they are ‘half out of the family’.
Division 6. dividing Families into Genera and Species
via the Stages.
Each family can be divided into 17 Stages, like the 18
stages of the Periodic table. (The 18th stage,
corresponding to the inert gases, is not used in the
Plant theory.) The Stages differentiate between the
genera of a family, like the leaf on the tree. It is similar
to the differentiation of families with miasms, but more
precise, bringing us straight to a certain remedy.
Some Families have only a few Stages, 7 or even only
1. For instance Acorales has only one Genus, Acorus.
The number of Tradescantia virginiana is 633.46. 13 .
The sixth number, 13 here, means that Tradescantia is
in Stage 13. This represents the fact that they feel bitter
and angry but cannot express their anger and have to
hold it in half of the time. Tradescantia feels used in a
marriage or other relationship and would like to leave,
but still feels very attached and loyal. At the same time,
they cannot express their anger and have to keep it in.
Development
The Plant theory is based on the Apg3 classification.
This classification is the latest development in the
classification of the Plant kingdom, mostly based on
DNA analyses and accepted by most botanists as the
most reliable. The Apg3 classification, though, is not
fixed like the Periodic table. It is still in development,
which can be seen from the fact that it is the second
update of the third publication.
The Plant theory is based on the Apg3 classification but
has some deviations from it. Mostly these deviations are
minor and not violating the basic Apg3 classification,
like splitting or fusing some groups. In some cases,
though, some groups have been shifted, and time will
tell what the best placement is.
The naming of groups is the same mostly as in the
Apg3 classification, especially with Families and Orders.
Higher groups like Classes and Subclasses are not
named as such in the Apg3 classification.
by Jan Scholten
Introduction
The Plant theory is a classification of the Plant kingdom
as explained in "Wonderful Plants". The Plant theory is
for the Plant kingdom what the Element theory is for the
Mineral kingdom: a classification of all its members. It
can be compared with a map of a region, the region
being the Plant kingdom. The map makes the navigation
in the Plant kingdom easier. It helps one to understand
the remedies and their comparison with other remedies.
With the map one can navigate through the Plant
kingdom.
Element theory
To understand the Plant theory one has to be familiar
with the Element theory and its series and stages. The
Element theory describes elements according to their
place in the Periodic system: their row and column. The
rows, (series), describe the theme, the field where the
problem is. The Silica series, for instance, pertains to
problems relating to relationships, and it contains most
of the major “relationship elements”: Silica, Phosphorus,
Sulphur and Chlorum. The columns, (stages), describe
how someone feels about the problem and especially
how they handle it, for instance, with anticipation or
with confidence.
The Element theory is simple: each element or atom has
2 aspects, a series and a stage. It can easily be
represented in the form of a table, a two dimensional
graph. In the case of salts, it becomes a bit more
complicated because then there are 2 elements and thus
2 series and 2 stages, but still it can be represented in a
2 dimensional table.
Plant theory
The Plant theory is more complex than the Element
theory. Whereas the periodic table of the elements can
be represented in a two dimensional format, a graph, the
plant system, being more complex, requires more
dimensions. It uses the central concepts of the Element
theory, the series and stages, but adds Phases and
Subphases to that (see further on). So, instead of a two
dimensional chart, we represent the plant kingdom with
something closer to it, a tree. Each major branch of the
tree represents one of the series of the periodic system,
such as the Carbon series or the Silver series, and is
numbered correspondingly. Each further branching of the
tree is given a number, right down to the “leaf”, which
corresponds to the genus of the plant. We thus have six
successive numbers to represent the placement of the
plant in the system.
The major branches of the ‘tree’ correspond to the
Phyla, as we can see below.
Division 1: dividing the Plant kingdom in 7 Phyla or
Divisions, which correspond to the Series:
1. Hydrogen series: Red and brown Algae
2. Carbon series: Green Algae
3. Silicon series: Bryophytae, Mosses, Liverworts,
Hornworts
4. Iron series: Pteridophyta, spore plants like ferns and
Lycopodium
5. Silver series: Gymnospermae, the pine trees and
cycads
6. Gold series, Lanthanides: Angiospermae, the flowering
plants
7. Uranium series: Fungi
Most of the plants that we use in homeopathy are from
the Phylum Angiospermae, the flowering plants,
represented by number 6. This first number can be
neglected in most cases. The plants in this phylum
represent the latest development of evolution and are
connected to our era. The other phyla can be seen as
remnants from the past, from the time of the dinosaurs
or earlier. Those plants are indicated only in special
situations.
Taking the example of Tradescantia virginiana, from one
of the cases described in this issue: its number is
633.46.13, the first number of which represents the
Phylum, the Angiospermae.
Division 2: the next branch corresponds to the division
of the Phyla into Classes.
The Classes correspond to the Series as we know them
from the periodic table. It is like a refinement of the
themes. It can be seen as a fractal, a division of the
whole that is repeated in its parts. It is not just one
Series but a build up, including all the former Series. For
example, in Magnolianae there are the themes of both
the Carbon series and the Hydrogen Series. In Malvanae
there are the themes of Hydrogen, Carbon, Silicon, Iron
and Silver series.
The division of the Phylum of the Angiospermae is as
follows:
1. Hydrogen series: Amborellanae
2. Carbon series: Magnolianae
3. Silicon series: Lilianae, the Monocotyledons
4. Iron series: Fabanae, Eurosids 1, including Proteales,
Sabiales, Trochodendrales, Buxales, Gunnerales, Vitales
5. Silver series: Malvanae, Eurosids 2, including
Saxifragales, Geraniales, Myrtales, Santalales
6. Lanthanides / Gold series: Asteranae
7. Uranium series: no representatives so far
In our example, the number of Tradescantia virginiana is
633.46.13. The second number, 3, means it is in the
Lilianae and has the themes of the first 3 series in it:
Hydrogen series, Carbon series, and Silicon series. This
number is essential. It indicates where the main
problem is, in which Series. Starting from the bottom of
the tree, it shows at which level, which Series, the
problem lies. Otherwise said, this way one can exclude
groups, Classes. When a problem has no Lanthanide
quality, Asteranae can be excluded, when there is no
Silver series theme, Malvanae can be excluded and so
on.
Division 3: dividing Classes into Subclasses.
Classes are divided into Subclasses. This is a similar
division as of Phyla into Classes, using the Series as
differential. It is an expression of where the main focus
is, on which Series.
The Lilianae, for example, can be divided into:
3.1. Silicon, Hydrogen: Acoridae, Acorus calamus
3.2. Silicon, Carbon: Aridae, the Arum family
3.3. Silicon, Silicon: Liliidae, most monocotyledons
The number of Tradescantia virginiana is 63 3.46.13.
The third number, 3, means that Series 3, the Silicon
series, has the emphasis. There are also Carbon series
issues, such as financial worries and health problems,
but the main problem is in relationships and family.
Division 4. dividing Subclasses into Orders via Phases.
‘Phase’ is a new concept, but it, too, is connected to
the Periodic system of Elements. The Phases correspond
to the Order, and to 8 columns of the early series of the
Periodic table, the Carbon series and the Silicon series.
Here, we see a progression, a development in life,
corresponding to how one is placed within one’s group.
The first Phase, for instance, corresponds to Lithium and
Natrium, where one is just at the beginning, not
belonging to the group at all yet. Phase 4, in the middle,
corresponds to Carbon and Silica, where one is firmly in
the middle of the group, like stage 10 of the periodic
table: aware of one’s position. Phase 7 corresponds to
Fluorine and Chlorum, similar to Stage 17, feeling
pushed out of the group. In the Plant theory, only 7
Phases are in use rather than the eight of the Carbon
and Silica series; the eight column, which would
correspond to the inert gases, is not found in the plant
kingdom, since the plant kingdom, being all about
growth and reactivity, has no corresponding 'inert'
state.
The division of the division of the Subclass Lilianae into
Phases (Orders) is the following:
1. Alismatales
2. Disocoreales
3. Pandanales
4. Commelonoids
5. Asparagales
6. Liliales
7. Orchidales
In our example, the number of Tradescantia virginiana is
633. 46.13. The 4th number, 4, means that it is in Phase
4, which brings us to the the order of the
Commelonoids. This indicates that they have the idea of
stability, loyalty, that things are fixed and should stay
like that. In Tradescantia, this is related to
relationships; they feel that relationships should remain
stable. They mostly feel at home in their family and are
very loyal to them.
Division 5: dividing Orders into Families with
Subphases.
‘Subphase’ is also a new term, a further division of the
Phases, like smaller branches of the tree. Like the
Phases, there are 7 Subphases, each of which
corresponds to a Family of plants. The Subphase is a
further refinement of the Phase, on a different level.
Here, we look at the manner in which someone
experiences their situation within the group, whereas in
the Phases, we look at the situation itself. For instance,
in the case of Tradescantia virginiana, the patient is in
fact very central in the family and she feels that a
relationship should be stable forever (Phase 4). Yet, her
experience (Subphase) of the situation is that she feels
used and taken advantage of (633.4 6 .13). Subphase 6
is like Oxygen and Sulphur, Stage 16 of the Periodic
table, where one feels used, abused, taken advantage of,
giving more than they receive, feeling half left out.
Tradescantia patients feel taken advantage of in
relationships with their spouse or friends.
The division of the Commelinoids into Subphases is as
follows:
1. Cyperaceae
2. Poaceae, the grasses
3. Dasypogonaceae
4. Arecacea: the palms
5. Zingiberales
6. Commelinales
7. Bromeliaceae
In Tradescantia, this combines with the basic Phase 4
with the Subphase 6. Phase 4 means that basically they
feel that the relationship or marriage should go on, and
Subphase 6 means that they feel an imbalance in it and
they feel half out of it.
The Phase and Subphase mix, blending into a
combination of how they are in situations and groups.
This often gives a kind of conflict. Phase and Subphases
can be difficult to differentiate, even more so because
they are basically giving the same information, though in
a different way. The difference is that the Phase is more
basic, representing how the situation is or should be,
such as the fact that someone is actually head of the
family. Phases represent a very central delusion.
Subphases represent how someone feels about a
situation, how it is not what it should be, for instance
feeling that they are ‘half out of the family’.
Division 6. dividing Families into Genera and Species
via the Stages.
Each family can be divided into 17 Stages, like the 18
stages of the Periodic table. (The 18th stage,
corresponding to the inert gases, is not used in the
Plant theory.) The Stages differentiate between the
genera of a family, like the leaf on the tree. It is similar
to the differentiation of families with miasms, but more
precise, bringing us straight to a certain remedy.
Some Families have only a few Stages, 7 or even only
1. For instance Acorales has only one Genus, Acorus.
The number of Tradescantia virginiana is 633.46. 13 .
The sixth number, 13 here, means that Tradescantia is
in Stage 13. This represents the fact that they feel bitter
and angry but cannot express their anger and have to
hold it in half of the time. Tradescantia feels used in a
marriage or other relationship and would like to leave,
but still feels very attached and loyal. At the same time,
they cannot express their anger and have to keep it in.
Development
The Plant theory is based on the Apg3 classification.
This classification is the latest development in the
classification of the Plant kingdom, mostly based on
DNA analyses and accepted by most botanists as the
most reliable. The Apg3 classification, though, is not
fixed like the Periodic table. It is still in development,
which can be seen from the fact that it is the second
update of the third publication.
The Plant theory is based on the Apg3 classification but
has some deviations from it. Mostly these deviations are
minor and not violating the basic Apg3 classification,
like splitting or fusing some groups. In some cases,
though, some groups have been shifted, and time will
tell what the best placement is.
The naming of groups is the same mostly as in the
Apg3 classification, especially with Families and Orders.
Higher groups like Classes and Subclasses are not
named as such in the Apg3 classification.
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