Pica pica = Elster/= Magpie/= pest. bird/in germanischen Mythologie Götterbote. (Todesgöttin Hel)/„dieb.ische“ Elster = Hexe.ntier.
[Olga Fatula]
The proving of Pica pica, as well as Ciconia
and Picus viridis, was aimed primarily at discovering the key features to
distinguish somehow this drug from the vast group of bird remedies.
This bird of the Corvidae family is widely
spread everywhere in the world. Its length is 40 to 45 cm, the tail is up to 22
cm long, the wings spread to 50 cm, and the weight is up to 260 gram.
A magpie is quite remarkable and easily recognized
by its characteristic black-and-white plumage and an unusually long tail.
A magpie moves on the ground in jumps,
occasionally it can walk in a peculiar Corvidae stroll. It is an expert in moving in treetops.
Magpies are seldom alone; one can see them more
frequently in flocks of two to five birds. For the sake of security, magpies
often spend the night in groups. They build several nests but occupy only one.
The nest of a magpie is made from a variety of materials, from twigs to bits of
iron wires.
Magpies do not migrate; they are settled birds.
They often live nearby human habitation where they feed off food remainders and
garbage. They hide surpluses of food in holes, which they dig out in the
ground. They also settle themselves on backs of large animals and collect mite
from them.
Magpies are notorious for their addiction to
glittery things and their drive to “steal” from men glossy items left unkept.
A magpie often voices out some loud chirring
sounds. The birds are well known for the
variety and the loudness of their jabber, especially garrulous in flocks, in «a
magpie bazaar ». It is noticed that magpie is capable to simulate voices of
other birds. It is possible to train a magpie to “speak”; its potential
“vocabulary” is not inferior to one of a parrot.
A magpie is the only known non-mammal that can
recognize itself in a mirror.
Magpies have a dual reputation among people.
Some are enthusiastic about its exotic appearance, courageous and even impudent
behavior, a spacious intellect. Others exterminate them for devouring carrion
and devastating nests of other birds.
Magpie is presented in many roles in the myths
of various cultures. It is portrayed either as a messenger of the Gods or as a
Goddess of death. Sometimes when alone it signals grief; and when in flocks it
becomes an envoy of happiness. In the Middle Ages, a magpie was considered as
the pupil of witches, and in Asia as the possessor of happiness and a spiritual
creature amicable with people.
The origin of the name varies in different
languages; the etymology traces to the meanings "black-and-white",
"puff", "chatter", and “envoy".
Allerlei: Asien: Glück.sbringer/nordamerikanischen Indianern = mit Mensch befreundet.
This magpie (= Elster) or squirrel tendency to
absorb and collect, record and store in detail for very long periods might be
seen as a feature of the Calc. mentality.
Themes
Conflicts. Quarrels / Peacefulness
“I do not quarrel; I do not shout at my subordinates,
though usually I row in such cases.”
“Avoid being involved into any tricky
situations and “bazaars.”
“Placidity, tranquility. Avoid being involved
into wrangles with people.”
Dream: “Kittens sit; behind them
there are big cats fighting. Some quarrelling among them.”
“My
husband is in a hospital. Some boy would not leave him alone, twitching and
pulling him somewhere.”
“Came home calm, cooked dinner, everything is
still and quiet.”
“Husband mocked at our daughter; I did not
interfere.”
“I became more peaceful in transport. If you
don’t have enough room I can move aside, no problem.”
“Nothing irritates me.”
“Began talking without tension.”
“Stopped communicating with nearly all my
friends.”
“I feel tension communicating with other people,
I even feel irritation.”
“When talking to people I feel tense.”
“The nurse made a mistake. I did not get angry,
I did everything myself, despite that it was her fault.”
“I feel more at ease communicating with
people.”
“People irritate me less.
“I avoid getting involved into arguments and
quarrels. What for?”
Communications. Contacts. Relatives
“Almost stopped communicating with people,
especially over the phone. No
interesting talks.”
“All these talks are void, there is no point in
them; nobody needs it.”
Dream: “I am in a company with three
of my relatives.”
“A
hospital of an old type. Plenty of people. My husband is in that hospital.”
“Some
palace, everything is beautiful. There are people inside; all of them are very
nice.”
“I feel tense communicating with people.”
“I feel much easier when talking to people, as
if I know a person for hundreds of years.”
“I find myself more confident, no tension when
communicating. My family and my children are with me; I love them.”
“Recollections of the friends of my youth. Here
I also have friends but everything was better those days. When friends are near
me and I have their support I am more confident.”
“When conversing my hearing has sharpened.”
Dream: “I am with my daughter. She
is a baby; she is wrapped into napkins and a blanket. We keep walking and
travelling somewhere. My mum (she has deceased) is telling me with a sad face,
“You do your business daughter; I will help you, will stay with the child.”
“My
husband is in a hospital, he is about to undergo some surgery, but I don’t feel
being troubled or worried.”
“An
erotic dream. I was involved into sex, anal sex with relatives.”
Transport. Travelling
Dream:
“I am with mum. We are travelling all the time. I see streets, transport, and
houses.”
“Transport,
with transfers, carrying my baby everywhere with me.”
“An
exotic country. Brown people.”
“Going
somewhere. On the way we stooped to dig out some potatoes.”
Control. Caution. Watched
“Feeling that somebody is behind my back,
desire to turn around.”
“Feeling that I can sense with my back.”
“I got a feeling of an extra caution, but not a
fear.”
“Began walking more carefully, as if I am
afraid to fall down.”
“Started to be more careful when crossing
roads.”
“I feel anxiety if I have to come back home
late.”
“Started to control situations.”
“Sensation of being divided into two parts. I
watch myself from aside; one part works, the other one watches.”
“A feeling that it is absolutely necessary to
find out everything to the smallest detail.”
Appetite. Food
Dream: “Much food. Various meals.
Strange food. It is dark, no daylight. We taste everything. Suddenly somebody
switches on the light and we see that food consists of white worms. No disgust.
I am curious what kind of worms these are and where they’ve got so many.”
“On the way we stooped to dig out some
potatoes.”
“Appetite has grown quickly. I have three
breakfasts, two lunches and three dinners.”
“No appetite at all.”
Curiosity. Dribs and drabs. Tiny details.
“I pick up everything, all the information I
collect by bits.”
“I assemble the information.”
“All the new facts, I insert them into what I
already know, like mosaic.”
“It is fine to know the full story. Every
phrase gives further information.”
“Feeling that it is necessary to clarify everything,
what and how, to every small detail.”
Dream: “I am curious what kind of
worms these are and where they’ve got so many.”
“I
weaved a long pigtail into my hair (a very short hairdo).”
Dream: “…stopped on the way to dig
out some potatoes to sell and earn some money.”
“If there is not enough room for you I can move
aside.”
“We are collecting information by crumbs.”
Cheerful. Confident. Optimism / Pessimism
“I accepted the problem quietly, simply as a
fact that occurred.”
“Optimism I am not scared about the
difficulties of life.”
“Started to be giggly.”
“Cheerful, don’t feel tired. Inexhaustible
whole day long.”
“Cheerful, inflow of energy.”
“Everything is perfect. Everything makes me
happy, even the weather.”
“I achieved confidence in myself. I love myself
now.”
“Everything is perfect. Everything is right.”
“Everything is nice. I talked peacefully and I
was happy about the party.”
“I don’t want to weep. I don’t have thoughts
that have disturbed me before, that I behave wrong.”
“It is such a good beginning! Everything goes
so well. I have a good job that I like. I have my children with me whom I
love.”
“Confidence in myself. A surge of energy.”
“My self esteem has risen.”
“My mood has fallen down sharply. Apathy.
Depression.”
“Thoughts and the attitude have concentrated on
the negative.”
“I have only memories left of all good things
in life, if there are any at all.”
“No desires, no aspirations.”
“My thoughts are gloomy; life has no sense.”
“Nothing can help me to dispel yearn and
sorrow.”
“Ennui and indifference to everything, to
myself and to everyone around.”
“Serious things do not get through into my head
and I don’t bother to think at all.”
“I got slower in the pace of life.”
“Tardiness. I am walking to the office, simply
moving on and again. Even if I am late and a hundred of students are waiting
for me I will not speed up.”
“From time to time I fall into pensiveness.”
“They took sunglasses off me. I want to
straighten up.”
“Something upon my eyes, it hinders me.”
“As if something overhangs my eyes.”
“Something rushed by, some energy, a drove of
horses.”
“Sensations sharpened.”
“During conversation, a feeling of an
air-blast.”
“A split sensation, as if I am looking at
myself laterally.”
“I like the feeling of long hair as if
something hangs and hits me on my shoulders.”
“Sensation of a split watermelon inside my
leg.”
“Headache, sensation as if small hammers knocks
in my temples.”
“Sensation behind my back, as if somebody is
there.”
“No sensations at all.”
Energy of the source
“Desire to fly, no strain.”
“Feel lightness in the body; desire to fly not
to walk.”
“Food – white worms, no disgust.”
Picking everything by bits.
Physical symptoms
Generals: inflow of energy
cheerfulness
inexhaustible, untiring
ability to work, increased
slackness
weakness, no energy
Head: pain [in the occiput/in temples (“As if small
hammers knocking”)]
“As if a wave hits”/”As if something sweeps by”
Eyes: DRY/dryness horrible
Lachrymation – absent/strong
“As if inflamed”/”As if something disturbs”/”As
if something hanging for them”
Nose: Itching (unbearable)
”As if aching”/ ”As if cold”
Freezing - in warm room/need for external heat
Mouth: DRY/dryness (when swallowing)
itching
taste – sour/bitter
insensitive to pain
burn/ulceration, painless
Stomach: morning – nausea/heaviness
Pain (grasping/strong, in the morning, <
laying/on the left side, > sitting/on the right side)
Appetite – increased/wanting/permanent
curd, sour milk, desire
Aversion: curd/alcohol;
alcohol intolerable
Extremities: cramps [toes (at night/little/big)
Tingling in toes
Itching - permanent/unbearable in ankles
Pain – burning in big toe/“As if a watermelon
split in leg, big toe”
Oedema/swelling of toes
Sexuality: desire, increased/absent
Skin: eruptions – urticaria/blisters on
ankles/itching in ankles
Sleep: unsound/short-time (is enough)/full of
worries
deep and satisfying
falling asleep immediately
Dreams: erotic
sexual intercourse with relatives
sexual intercourse, perverse, anal
Similarity with other bird remedies
Hunger/ Eating/ Food
Contacts / Communications / Relationships
Relatives / Children / Friends (especially
flock birds)
Sensation of hovering, levity, flight
Space / Rooms / Buildings
Physical: common skin problems
Vergleich: Siehe: Aves:
Vorwort/Suchen. Zeichen/Abkürzungen. Impressum.