The affection of the morbidly deranged, spirit-like dynamis (vital force) that animates our body in the invisible interior, and the totality of the outwardly cognizable symptoms produced by it in the organism and representing the existing malady, constitute a whole; they are one and the same. The organism is indeed the material instrument of the life, but it is not conceivable without the animation imparted to it by the instinctively perceiving and regulating vital force (just as the vital force is not conceivable without the organism), consequently the two together constitute a unity, although in thought our mind separates this unity into two distinct conceptions for the sake of facilitating the comprehension of it.
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SUMMARY
Unity of Vital Force and Symptoms
Interrelationship of Vital Force and Symptoms
- Single Entity: The deranged vital force (spirit-like dynamis) and the observable symptoms together represent the same condition of health.
- Mutual Dependency:
- The organism functions as the physical instrument of life.
- The vital force animates and regulates the organism.
Conceptual Separation for Understanding
- Unity in Reality: The vital force and the organism are fundamentally a unified whole.
- Cognitive Distinction: The mind divides this unity into two concepts to simplify comprehension, although they exist together in practice.
