THE TUBERCULAR MIASM

George Loukas

What characterizes tubercular miasm is a

constant tendency to change, a tendency
to move, to move towards a target which
is idealized in the persons sphere of
fantasies, which is far off from the reality
in which the person lives. But in case this
target is fulfilled, it loses its value, the
person loses interest in the thing that
used to fascinate him. Another target
dominates his fantasy now and it
dominates just until it is fulfilled as well,
and then it will lose its value.

Lets presume that a person in whom

tubercular miasm is prevalent lives in
Athens. His life makes him feel listless
and bored. He often goes down to
Piraeus and watches the boats sail. He
watches them and visualizes the cities far
on the horizon. In his minds eye, he
makes plans for long journeys and
beautiful cities. He will try to travel if he is
given the opportunity to. Need for travel
is a major feature of tubercular miasm.

Let us presume that it is feasible for him

to leave his city and go to Corfu, for
instance. He will be full of enthusiasm
for a short while, but soon afterwards he
will feel bored and listless again. Over
and over again he will be going to the
harbor and wander what is hidden far on
the horizon, over and over again he will
be making plans for new travels, over
and over again he will be contemplating
heavenly faraway places.

This need for more characterizes his love life

too. The tuberculous is an amorous person.
He falls in love passionately but often falls in
love with inaccessible or forbidden cases.
When he finally achieves what he so much
desires, then he realizes that in a short while
passion is gone, boredom and listlessness
have taken its place. Remarkable is also the
intensity of the emotions that a tubercular
person experiences in a love affair. In case
these feelings are frustrated, the person sinks
in sadness. The phrase about that is known:
Ill become tuberculous for your love.

Concerning the tuberculous persons love

life we should mention that he often falls
in love with cases to which there is an
obstacle. Thus he often desires someone
elses wife or falls in love with a person
with whom a love affair is not feasible on
account of the given circumstances.

The same thing goes for his interests too.

He likes to keep himself busy with
constantly new things. Daily routine and
ordinary life are not for him. He easily
gets bored. That is why he constantly
wants to take up new activities, new
ideas. His spirit is always on the move.
Thus he can be witty or have artistic
aptitudes especially for music and
literature. The tubercular person has
constantly new inspirations but he finds
it hard to systematize all these new ideas.

He has difficulty in finishing what he has

started to do. This is the reason why he
always starts something else and then
something else again e.t.c It is very
important to keep that in mind regarding
education of tubercular children. A strict
educational system and strict parents will
only aggravate the state of health of such
children and there is serious danger of
one of the diseases that belong to the
sphere of tubercular miasm manifesting
itself.

In tubercular miasm the rejection of daily

routine in fantasy and the pursuit of the
elusive ideal result in conflict with the
law. Inside the tubercular person there is
fear of punishment. Many times it is
subconscious and expresses his fantasy
of being punished because he dared to
desire something different, something
new. As a result of that the tubercular
person avoids open conflict with the law,
he gets away.

Therefore he avoids direct conflict, he

prefers to escape. This is an intense feature
of his. When he is subjected to a stress
producing stimulation, he does not
respond directly in the same direction but
he reacts intensely in the reverse direction.
Thus, in order to get over the sadness due
to a loss he may show working over
activity or he may go to a nightclub to blow
off steam and get over the sorrow of the
incident. Zebekiko (popular Greek dance in
7/8) dance is a typical tubercular symbol.

In tubercular miasm we often notice

alternations in the mental sphere. Thus
we sometimes see the tubercular person
seek
protection
and
sometimes
independence. Sometimes he is inactive,
sometimes restless. Sometimes he is
depressed, sometimes he is overly
cheerful. Sometimes he is violent,
sometimes he is extremely sensitive.

 There is a tendency to suppuration.

There is also a tendency to fistulas,
diverticulums, and scars.
Tendency
feebleness.

to

emaciation

and

Tendency to perspiration.
Sensitivity to cold and to weather
changes.

The End