IGNATZ VON PECZELY

It's clear that many centuries ago, Tibetan monks understood that the color of a person's iris could indicate health issues, and there were individuals skilled in reading the eye to identify illnesses just by looking closely at it. For example, Dr. Andreas Kerner, who lived from 1786 to 1862, wrote about Friedericke Hauffe, known as the 'Seeress of Prevorst,' who had an amazing ability to diagnose diseases.

She just gazed into the patient's eyes, and in that moment, she could pinpoint where the illness was located in the body. Oekros Lordo, a 70-year-old man from Karhzag in Southern Europe, had the ability to read diseases in the body through this method. The concept of Iridiagnosis as a scientific practice was first introduced by a Hungarian doctor named Ignaz Peczely.

Like many significant discoveries, the idea of diagnosing through the eye came from a small incident. Peczely shared his experience like this: "When I was just eleven, I attempted to catch an owl that fought back fiercely, digging its claws deep into my hand. The more I struggled to free myself, the more the owl's claws sank into my skin. I had no choice but to use force to break one of its legs to get my hand free, and since I was a strong kid, I managed to do it. "During the fight, the owl and I locked eyes, and just as I snapped its leg, I noticed a surprising black streak appear in one of its eyes. Being an animal lover, I took the owl home, wrapped its leg, and cared for it until it healed. During that time, the owl became so friendly that it would come back to eat at my garden table, even after I set it free."

During the autumn, the owl left, but it came back the following summer just as friendly as it was the year before. One day, while it was perched on my hand, I noticed the black mark in one of its eyes, which was still visible just like the day it first appeared, but now it was framed by white lines. This moment played a key role in encouraging Peczely to develop the basis of Iridiagnosis, as you will see in his short life story below.

Peczely was born on January 26, 1826, in Egervar, close to Budapest, Hungary. Initially, he aimed to become a technical engineer and earned his degree in that field. However, when war broke out in the late 1840s, he enlisted in the army, where he was wounded and captured. It wasn't until 1853 that he returned to his hometown, where he practiced engineering for four years. During this period, he discovered Homoeopathy. In 1861, when his mother fell seriously ill and local doctors deemed her condition hopeless, he managed to save her life using the simple remedies he had learned.

After his first success while helping someone who was sick, he started treating friends and others who heard about what he could do. Before long, Peczely had a big practice, especially since he didn't charge anyone for his advice. However, the doctors didn't like him treating patients, so they created a lot of problems for him. To deal with these challenges, Peczely decided to become a real medical doctor. Even though he was already 36, he went to Budapest in the spring of 1862, and after two years of hard studying, he entered the University of Vienna. By 1867, he finished his medical training there and later became a medical doctor at the same university.

After working for several years in allopathic hospitals, he went back to Budapest and started his own private practice as a fully qualified doctor. One day, a man came to him for help with issues from a leg injury he had sustained years ago. This reminded him of his childhood experiences with an owl. He grabbed a magnifying glass and examined the patient's eye, and sure enough, he found a dark spot in the iris. Believing he had stumbled upon something significant, he called in all the patients waiting and checked each one. It quickly became clear to him that he had made an incredible discovery.

He ran a big practice and it’s said that around 20,000 patients came to him every year, giving him and his team plenty of chances to learn more about the path that fate had set for him. Over a few years, Peczely figured out that any internal or external injury in the body shows up as specific color changes in the iris. In 1880, he shared his first findings in a scientific journal, and later in the 1880s, he put together and published his major work called Diagnose aus den Augen, which included colored illustrations.

In the late 1980s, Peczely traveled to England to participate in a medical Congress in London, where he was set to present a lecture on his concept of 'Diagnosis through the Eye.' However, the Congress President refused to let the lecture be published, deeming the idea absurd and not something the Congress should be associated with. This rejection deeply saddened Peczely, and he returned to Budapest feeling defeated. To make matters worse, he also lost his beloved wife, Giselavon Ruhring, which led him to stop advocating for his discovery. He became reclusive, staying in his room while still welcoming friends and patients into his home. In 1909, Dr. H. W. Anderschou was permitted to give lectures on 'Diagnosis through the Eye' to students at the University of France in Paris, which brought Peczely a glimmer of hope in his final days, as he realized his discovery was finally gaining some recognition. Sadly, Peczely passed away at his home later that year.

Alongside Peczely, who was humble yet highly skilled in eye diagnosis, there was Pastor Emmanuel Felke from Repelon. He became famous across Europe in the late 1700s as the Clay-Pastor or Clay-Doctor. Many doctors from different countries traveled to Repelon to see the amazing outcomes he achieved using natural methods like water, air, sunlight, diet, and clay. He believed that the success he had with chronic illnesses was largely due to the assistance of Iridiagnosis in identifying the root causes.