in the grand halls of knowledge, where the light of understanding begins to reawaken the minds of the curious, there exists an approach to pharmacology that dost elude many. before the rise of grand institutions, in what could be deemed the pre-institutional era, each individual was seen as a realm unto themselves, a unique land where remedies and potions were tailored to the harmonies of their being. this ancient wisdom, now being rediscovered, teaches us that the healing of the body and spirit is a journey most personal, where the individual is the center of all endeavors.