Emanuel Felke was a German pastor born in 1856 who developed an interest in natural healing methods from his father. He studied homeopathic remedies and observed herbal treatments of animals. During a diphtheria epidemic, his use of homeopathy to successfully treat children began his reputation as a healer. Felke treated patients with various natural therapies including magnetism, massage, and hypnotism. He is known for introducing homeopathic complexes still used today and pioneering the use of mud treatments. Felke made important contributions by developing treatments using earth and helping establish iridology as a diagnostic method.
4. PASTOR EARDMANN LEOPOLD EMANUEL
FELKE born in the year 1856.
FELKE gained his first knowledge of natural
therapy from his father, who treated his family
with homeopathic remedies and herbal teas. The
young FELKE had an interest in plants and used
to watch farmers treat injured domestic animals
with loam poultices.
FELKE studied at the University of BERLIN. He
studied theology but preferred medicine and
science.
During a severe diphtheria epidemic, he gave
the children a homeopathic remedy. All of the
children recovered. This was the beginning of
his reputation as a healer.
5. He was an open-minded eclectic who also
treated his patients with magnetism, massage,
hypnotism and homeopathy.
He introduced homeopathic remedies (a famous
one is called FELKE original complex) that are
still being offered today.
6. He became a Lutheran minister, and began to
give advice and aid to those who were ill, and
began to give advice and aid to those who were
ill, no matter whether they were members of his
flock or not.
He made mud, air, light and water the basis for
his treatment methods.
7. He was called “CLAY PASTOR” or “EARTH
VICAR”
FELKE made two very important contributions to
natural healing.
The most important was FELKE’s treatment
using earth.
Second was the method adopted by FELKE for
diagnosis through examination of IRIS, now
known as Iridology
8. He devised many remedies, and combined them
with clay applications, and baths, calisthenics,
water and air baths, and a diet consisting chiefly
of raw fruits and vegetables.
Secondly, The clay pastor’s success in diagnosis
was due to the profound study he made of the
eye as reflecting the real condition of the body,
which later became a vast fund of knowledge of
diagnosis called as Iridology. Through the
combination of these treatments Felke gave
relief to thousands.
