Light desire for

Definition

• It is a Sehgal First Degree Rubric

Words	Light: something that makes things visible or affords illumination Desire for something with the help of which one achieve knowledge or remove darkness about anything.  Here as a patient one should be inclined to know about the nature of his disease, whether it is curable or not etc.
Interpretation	Likes to eat things other than the regular meals, having charming look and distinct taste. Likes to know more about his diseases Like to be assured about his cure Likes to keep her mind free of any stress.
Versions	Doctor please tell me if there is any hope of recovery. If you give me some assurance I will start treatment with you. Because I am not a doctor and not supposed to know whether or not my disease is curable. So, if you think you can cure me. I shall accept your version because whatever use a will be based on your experience in similar cases A patient during consultation says that Dr, I am under your treatment for nearly 1- 2 months, and I want to continue though there is no noticeable relief. So, if I can see some relief in my symptoms, that would surely be a big help to me in continuing your treatment. The patient expresses his desire that if you show him some positive response it will help him to persevere. He wants to see 5-10% relief which will help him to persevere. This is as if removing the dark and bringing in light in form of some relief to the patient who is going on though he is seeing nothing, he wants to see some relief. Here he desires some light to persevere.
Related Rubrics	Very similar to another Sehgal Rubric, "Curious" Hyos is the Big Absent remedy. Hyos has Light aversion

Sehgal Remedies

Gels (Three versions)	He needs reassurance, He asks continuously, if his disease is curable. He needs Certainty. He needs Positive Certainty. (Acon ₳ Gels) Positive reassurance courage him to overcome his Weakness / In-coordination He likes Natural light not artificial. He open the windows and turn of lights. He prefer yellow lamps which is similar to sun but not white lamps He wants to be sure, asking you repeatedly and if you do not make him sure, he leaves the treatment. We ha ve studied about clinging in Gels. Gels, clings to the assurance full of +ve ness. Once gels patient gets assurance from the doctor, he won’t leave him. The same way if he gets a little bit relief it is enough for him to cling to the physician for years without any complaint.	Light desire for positive
Stram (Two versions)	He wants to know more about his disease and its etiology. He request you: "Dr, please send me to Para-clinic since I want to know what happened in my body, Then I come back to you for medicine. He turns on all of his room lamps	Light, shuns Carefulness Anxiety, Dark in Naive Longing, repose for tranquility: Nux-v, Sul
Bell	He also wants to know about his disease but he is not insisting for Para-clinical tests and relies on your information.	Light, shuns Naive
Acon	Acon will not ask you directly to give your opinion on his disease. Although he wants to hear something good such as "Do not worry /I will take care of you."	Anxiety, Dark in Perseverance
Calc	Light, Desire, Delirium with	Anxiety, Dark in Carefulness Reading, passion to read medical books
Nat-m		Anxiety, Dark in
Phos	Phos is the only common remedy of Clinging, grasp to others and Light desire for. It means that Phos is continuing his treatment since he is hope of complete treatment. (Perseverance) Phos dose not have the rubric "Discouraged, alternating with hope", which means there is no alternation in his desire for light and Hope	Anxiety, Dark in Naive Perseverance
Lac-c		Perseverance
Carb-an	Fear, Dark Fear, suffocation, of Fear, closing eyes on	Forsaken feeling Homesickness
Plb	"Company desire for, friend of a" + "Del, disease incurable has" Friend is a person who is so intimate, that in the company of whom one can behave with full freedom and express himself without any hitch

Combinations

	Bell	Stram	Phos	Calc	Acon	Nat-m	Lac-c
Light, aversion	+++	+++
Naive	+++	+++	+++
Carefulness		+++		+++
Anxiety, Dark in		+++	+++	+++	+++	+++
Perseverance			+++		+++		+++

Versions

Impatience Carried desire to be fast	P: “Please cure me quickly, I can't tolerate it any more”. D: Why he says so? The reason and the purpose behind his saying so probably could be he feels it is enough for him to remain in a sick state. He wishes to come out of the situation to enjoy his normal life Or he is worried that how he would maintain his life if the problem persists.
Fear, betrayed of being Fear, dark, of	P: Please tell me about my problem” or “I want to know about my disease The reason and the purpose behind his saying could be to have better feeling in the mind. He feels relieved from the mystery or suspense He should know before hand as what he has to face in future, d) he can look for some better treatment, ( his future would be safe if he comes to know early about something which can be harmful in the future.
Reading, passion to read medical books Calc, Nux-v, Puls, Staph, Sul Curious	D: How come you know about me? P: "While searching for a doctor in the internet I came to know about you or while walking around I saw a name plate with your name and below its written Homeopath, that moment I thought maybe I can visit you for my problem or I have a habit of reading medical articles or journals or I called a helpline number to know if there is a homeopathic doctor nearby etc."