 to their strong anti-inflammatory properties. If you cannot find birch oil, or wish not to use it, using
wintergreen on its own works as well. This is also a wonderful headache remedy. *Birch and Wintergreen should NEVER be given to children or young teenagers, and should never be used
excessively-i.e. covering of the legs and arms. *Birch Balm
-3-5 drops of wintergreen
essential oil
-3-5 drops of birch essential oil
-1/4 cup of coconut oil
-1 teaspoon of grated
beeswax/beeswax pastille s1. Set up your double boiler and add the coconut oil and beeswax. 2. Stir now and then to make sure they are blending together
thoroughly. Melt completely. 3. Remove from the heat and add 3-5 drops of wintergreen and/or birch
essential oil, stir, and pour into tins. Cover immediately so the essential
oils don’t evaporate. After cooling, rub into sore joints as needed. It will
keep for up to a year in a cool dark place away from direct sunlight. 26Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ArthritisY ou will need… DirectionsSimilar to wintergreen/birch essential oil, white willow is another one of nature’s forms of aspirin, as it too
contains the active ingredient salicin. Salicin is converted to salicylic acid, which is similar to acetylsalicylic acid,
the active ingredient in aspirin. The difference is that naturally occurring salicin is converted after it passes
through the stomach, and the irritation and side effects are lessened. There is a capsule form, but I prefer tea.White Willow Tea
-1 teaspoon of powdered or
chipped white willow bark
-1 cup water
-Honey, ginger root or lemon
(optional)1. Bring water to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Add powdered or
chipped white willow bark and let it infuse for 10-15 minutes. 2. Remove from heat and let the tea steep another 30 minutes, then
strain. The flavor is quite bitter, a fact that is not helped by its long
steeping time, so feel free to add honey and lemon to taste. A slice or
two of ginger root is a nice touch as well. 27Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com ArthritisY ou will need… DirectionsI think most people can relate to back pain or a stiff neck, at least at
some point or another in their life. If you work crunched over a computer
(I am guilty here), or you slept in a funny position, or have another
contributing condition, chances are you experience this discomfort on a
fairly regular basis. Whether or not you suffer from one or both, it’s terrible to have to go
through the day with lasting pain. The cause of neck pain is usually
easier to figure out than back pain, which can be caused by anything
from spinal problems to meningitis. However in this chapter I am only
addressing acute pain caused by muscle strain, tension, or overuse. Back Pain
-How is your posture? Actually,
you don’t need to answer that. I
think it’s pretty obvious what the
majority of people would say. Poor posture will compress and
affect your spine, neck, shoulders,
and back muscles, which leaves
you with chronic pain. I am
afraid there is only one solution
here-start practicing holding
yourself correctly. If you work at
a computer, utilize ergonomic
technology to help take some of
the constant strain off of yourself. Peppermint-Eucalyptus Oil Rub
-I like to use little roller bottles
to make application easier. Y ou
may find them at your local health
store, or order them online. Lavender-Epsom Salt Soak
-If you are using loose dried
lavender, tie it up in some
cheesecloth or muslin-it’s not very
relaxing having to chase down the
elusive little buds while you finish
up your bath. Y ou can also use a
screen cover for your drain. -Y ou can use the lavender bathing
salts for this as well if you have
them, but this version takes less
work if you don’t. -Try this first thing in the morning,
or just before bedtime. 28Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingPeppermint is such a wonderful pain reliever. When used to treat internal conditions, such as IBS, it helps relax
the smooth muscles of the cramping intestinal track. When used externally, such as on sore muscles, it achieves
the same thing, encouraging relaxation and taking the edge off discomfort with a cool, tingling sensation. Eucalyptus blends beautifully with peppermint, not only because they share a similar mind-clearing aroma, but
because it too has muscle relaxing properties. It also helps fight inflammation in knotted, painful muscles.Peppermint Eucalyptus Oil Rub
-2 tablespoons of any liquid oil
-5-10 drops of eucalyptus oil
-5-10 drops of peppermint oil1. Blend equal amounts of eucalyptus and peppermint oil with your
carrier oil. 2. Apply over sore muscles as needed, massaging gently, and taking
care that you don’t just brush it over your skin. Y ou can also place a dab
on your temples to help clear a tension related headache. 29Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Back PainY ou will need… DirectionsEpsom salt has long been added to bathwater as a means to help relax, and is quite popular in sports therapy. Magnesium sulfate, a main component in Epsom salt, is readily absorbed through the skin, and is thought to
help with the pain of muscle aches and strains. Lavender may or may not have pain-relieving properties when
dealt with topically, but its scent alone does wonders to help you relax both body and mind. Blend all of this
together in a relaxing bath of warm water, and you have a nice way to ease the tension out of your body at the
end of the day.Lavender Epsom Salt Soak
-2 cups of Epsom salt
-A handful of dried lavender
OR several drops of lavender
essential oil
-1 teaspoon of oil 1. Run a bath of warm water. When it’s halfway full, add 2 cups of Epsom
salt and your dried lavender flowers, or lavender essential oil that has
been mixed with a carrier. 2. Soak for 15-20 minutes and go about your day and night relaxed and
refreshed. 30Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Back PainY ou will need… DirectionsY ou read it right-catnip is great for people as well as cats. A member of the mint family, catnip is not generally
thought of as a remedy humans would turn towards, however it acts as a mild muscle relaxant, as well as
helping to relieve tension related headaches. It will also help you drift off and sleep through the night.Catnip Tea
-1 teaspoon of dried catnip OR
1 tablespoon of fresh catnip
-6 oz. of boiling water
-Some honey or lemon
(optional)1. Pour the freshly boiled water over the dried or fresh catnip. 2. Cover and steep for 10-15 minutes and then strain, adding honey and/
or lemon to taste if you like. Drink before bedtime to help you unwind
and wake up pain-free and relaxed. 31Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Back PainY ou will need… DirectionsBad breath can drag down just about any kind of social interaction. It
is, after all, hard to enjoy a conversation with somebody when you’re
worried about accidentally breathing in the direction of their face. Bad breath can be chronic (called halitosis), or caused by something
temporary, such as a certain food. There are many contributing factors
to bad breath, but a common cause for lasting odor is bacteria living
on the back of the tongue and below the gum line. Million, even
billions, of bacterium live in our mouth, some of which are useful, and
others that hang around and produce unpleasant smelling gases as
they interact with the foods we eat- especially foods high in protein. As bacteria break down left over proteins from food into amino acids,
unpleasant sulfur compounds such as hydrogen sulfide (which has that
characteristic “rotten egg” smell) are released. Those who are prone to
halitosis have more, sometimes even different strains, of odor causing
bacteria in the mouth. Bad Breath
-Saliva is our natural mouthwash. When you have a dry mouth,
as sometime caused by certain
medications and other various
conditions, bad breath is
amplified. Our saliva production
lessens while we sleep, which is
part of why we wake up with such
kickin’ breath in the morning. -The very best thing you can do
for any kind of lasting bad breath
is maintain good oral hygiene. We
hear it all the time, and there’s
good reason. Brushing your teeth
and tongue will keep bacteria
count down-don’t discount your
tongue, since that’s were a huge
amount of bacteria hangs out. A quick scrub won’t do it either. 2-3 minutes of good brushing,
preferably twice a day, is needed
to scrub away plaque that has
built up, and clean out bacteria
build up as well


 also known that exer
gonic reactions (with a negative standard-free-energy )
may change, e.g., the oxidation of glucose to water and
carbon dioxide {ll.G0' = -686 kcal mol-1) into an en
dergonic esterification of glucose and phosphate to
glucose G-phosphate and water, which presents a posi
tive standard-free-energy change (6.G0'=3.3 kcal
mol-1). Such reactions may be generally expressed as:
Exergonic A+B-+ C+ D+energy (Jl.G•negative)
Endergonic energy (Jl.G•positive )+E+ F-+ G+H. How sequences of oxidizing and reducing reactions
may change the direction of electron flow, or to which
individual step or steps of a sequence should be attrib
uted such functions in necrotizing tissue, e.g., bone, is
presently not predictable. These mechanisms appear
also to depend to a large extent on the function of
adjacent normal tissue. Polarization products will also form at the cathodic
metal surface during the calciolytic phase. This devel
opment should impair the diffusion of oxygen toward
the cathode. It should also facilitate a reversal of the
direction of electron flow. The proposal of fluctuating and attenuating driving
forces between Tissues I and II is based partly on the
studies on injury potentials in tumours and spontane
ously degrading sterile blood (Chapter VII), and partly
on the physical fact that aU known spontaneous reac
tions proceed in a fluctuating, attenuating fashion to
ward equilibrium. It is inconceivable, moreover, to
assume that the induction of a degrading process in
vivo should proceed under the influence of a unidirec
tional gradient of potential between the injured and
surrounding normal tissue, simply because new distor
tions of the ionic compositions at the reaction sites
would then be created. Acceptance of a fluctuating
injury potential between Tissues I and II also makes it
possible to understand many biologic transformations
which otherwise are difficult to explain. The early acidic phase of Tissue I is proposed to
dissolve calcium in the bone matrix, hence this is here
called the "calciolytic phase". Local decalcifications in
bone are commonly seen radiographicaUy after bone
injury, e.g., trauma. Direct evidence of a change of Tissue I from an
acidic, "calciolytic phase" into an alkaline "mineral
ization phase" is encountered in the development of
radiographically evident, irregular zones of calcifica
tion, appearing in previously decalcified bon<. This
mineralization may now be explained as a result of
inflow of calcium and magnesium ions as a selective
transport over the closed electric circuit under the
influence of the now cathodic reaction of the tissue. Local phosphate ions, in the meantime, are lagging in
the process of diffusion in the degrading tissue and are
therefore available for recombination with calcium and
magnesium ions into complex calcium-magnesium
phosphate salts as apatite. The development of decalci
fied and calcified regions, which are radiographically
common in aseptic necrosis or other kinds of bone
injury, now in principle can be explained. As will also
be shown later (Chapter XVI), the same principle can
be applied experimeotaUy to produce rnicrocalcifica
tions in breast fat tissue. How does iron now appear as a precipitation line in
the normal Tissue II? First, we may anticipate that
hydroxyl ions remain in Tissue II from the phase when
this tissue was an electron acceptor. When the polarity
changes so that Tissue I consumes electrons, Tissue II
accumulates dissolving iron ions from the adjacent
metal, which delivers electrons:
Fe_. Fe2+ +2e-. Fe2+ ions then diffuse and migrate away from the
metal surface to a region in Tissue II where the pH is
favourable for the combination of Fe2+ with remain
ing hydroxyl ions, to form insoluble Fe(OHh (and
later, Fe203 • nHzO). Local sites with increased x-ray attenuation in Tis
sue I are generally regarded as caused by deposition of
calcium. It should not be surprising, however, if fu
ture analyses will show that these sites also include
precipitated iron, dissolved during the acidic phase of
Tissue I. This preliminary description of "complicated corro
sion" is simplified and incomplete in many respects. It
probably represents only one of several possible expla
nations. MetaJ implants consist of different combi na~
lions of metals, two of which are presented in Table
XII: I. Dissolving of iron in stainless steels in active
states is accompanied by similar reactions of chromi
um, nickel, molybdenum and manganese. Further
more, one may expect that in the tissue fluid various
compounds, not considered here, must also induce
reactions with the implant. BiologicaUy closed electric circuits 119 a
NEC Fig. XII: 7. (a) Precipitation
Hline" produced adjacent to
metal in the relatively nor·
mal Tissue II during its
mineralization phase. CLOSED CIRCUIT
ElECTRIC FIELD
FORCES (b) The necrotic Tissue I
consumes electrons deliv
ered from the metal adjacent
to Tissue II as iron there dis
solves. The Fe++ ions pro
duced, then recombine with
hydroxyl ions to form
Fe(OH),. (c) In cross sec
tion, the iron precipitate
forms an equilibrium depos
it as a ring around the metal
by the action of closed cir
cuit electric field forces and
concentration forces ( = for
mationof"A" and.. B"
zones). See also Chapter X,
Figs. I, 7. The characteristic appearance of metallic precipita
tion as a line structure in radiographs will now be
considered. 3. The precipitation line
Dissolved metal has been chemically identified adja
cent to metal in bony tissue by Ferguson, Laing and
Hodge (16). Its constituent chemicals are most likely
Fe(0H)2 and Fe20l · nH20. During the mineralization phase of anoxic necrosis,
the necrotic Tissue I consumes electrons from the
metal (Fig. XII: 7 a). The dissolving metal adjacent to
Tissue II donates electrons to the implant (Fig. XII: 7 b). A cross section of the implant (Fig. XII: 7 c)
shows the precipitation of Fe(OH)2 as a ring. Its
development can most easily be explained like that of
the "A" and "B, zones of semolina grains around a
charged body (Fig. X: I a, 7 b). Closed circuit electric
field forces compete with the radial, circular and longi
tudinal vectors of concentration forces (Fig. X: 3). The
precipitate appears in cross section as a "B" zone
separated by an "A" zone from the metal. These zones also represem two different phases in
which preferential adsorption and local concentration
take place at their interface (the small arches and
arcades previously described berween the "A" and
"B" zones around a lung tumour are also sometimes
seen radiographically as a thin adsorption line of high
er attenuation of x-rays than the surroundings ). The
120 Biologica lly closed electric circuits line of Fe(OH)2 or Fe201 · nH20 in bone adjacent to
a metal does, of course, not appear as arches but rather
as one complete arcade, which is a circular ring (pro
vided the metallic surface is circular and smooth). Only when small edges protrude from the metal can
th.e precipitation line of the iron compounds be pre
dicted to appear in the cross section as a line of small
arehes corresponding to the edges. Alternative explanation s also must be considered in
th.e development of a precipitation line. Thus, metal in
a passive state (e.g., stainless steel) is known to dis
solve slowly in any oxygenized environment, leading
to secondary diffusion and precipitation of metal hy
droxide of low solubility. Such a mechanism is very
likely to be involved in the events described, but only
as a partially contributing mechanism. Other modifi
cations of bone structures adjacent to the implant can
also become induced as a result of toxic effects on cells
by dissolved metals. Such injuries enhance conductiv
ity of BCEC systems, leading to a gradual increase in
in·tensity of all associated closed circuit reactions. 4. Dynamic factors in in vivo corrosion
The uncompUcated and complicated types of in vivo
corrosion have thus far for didactic purposes been
described as instantaneous stationary situations. Bio
logically, the actual condition must be different. It is
even unrealisti c to assume that uncomplicated or com
plicated corrosions exist as isolated phenomena. One Relative electron-equivalent charge transport
in tissue-metal corrosion
a
+
Normal


 cavity
have been assumed to develop between relatively ano
dic and cathodic parts of one metal or on contact
between two different restorations and the saliva. As a
result of corrosion, different metals or metallic com
pounds should then appear in the saliva (11, 12, 31,
32, 36, 42, 63, 65, 66, 67, 94) or in the tissues adjacent
to amalgam fillings (32, 36, 38, 39, 47, 78, 82, 94). A
large number of in vivo studies have been performed
of electric potentials between different dental restora
tions (for references, see Nilner, 1981). Different sur
faces of a restoration may present different degrees of
polarization, indicating inhomogeneity of the material
(11, 12, 47, 49, 51, 56, 65). Potential differences
between different restorative materials may gave rise
tO estimated galvanic currents of a magnitude of 1-36
pA (65). It has been judged that values above 5 pA
could possibly explain clinically apparent galvanism. Surprisingly, however, some of the highest values of
galvanic current measured were found in a control
group of patients without symptoms. In a study of
dissolving Ag, Ca, Hg, Sn and Zn in the saliva, no
significant differences could be found between pa
tients with symptoms and patients without symptoms
in different control groups (65). Studies of this type
are imponant and informative, but illustrate also clear
ly that the mechanism of oral galvanism is still in many
respects unexplained. The possibility of overlying psy
chological factors has been suggested (38, 39). Neuro·
toxic effects by retrograde axonal transpons of dis·
solved metal (41) have also been suggested. The
mechanism of retrograde axonal transports (30, 84) is
also not very well understood. All explanations of oral
galvanism have been based on the assumption that an
intraoral closed circuit is created when two metals of
different electric potential make direct metal-to-metal
"electronic " contact (for example, via a silver spoon). The "outer" part of the circuit is created by the
electrically conducting saliva. Anodic dissolutio n of
metal will then take place and may in some way pro
duce symptoms. One might then expect that the
amounts of dissolved metal in the saliva would corre·
late with the symptoms of oral galvanism, but no such
results have been found. Some of the largest amounts
of intraoral galvanic currents were even found in pa
tients without symptoms of galvanism (65). The princi pie of BCEC may overcome this dilemma
(see also the description of in vivo corrosion, Chapter
XII, page 112). As indicated in Fig. XVIII: 8, differ
ent branches of BCEC systems may combine with "ac
cessory" or "temporary" conducting biological chan
nels or materials. Thus, in oral galvanism the intraoral
ionic conducting branch, formed over the saliva be
tween two electron conductors, may combine with one
or several parallel-coupled, biologi•al conducting branches in surrounding tissues. These branches, for
instance, may be represented by blood vessels and
interstitial channels. Such a circuit is outlined in prin
ciple in Fig. XVIII: 9a. Its different components re
present a set of individua l variables. A galvanic current
through the circuit can now develop between metals of
different electric potential even when these metals are
separated by a distance. No direct contact, such as
over a silver spoon, is therefore necessary. The inter
connecting branch between the metals is created by
the saliva. "Injury reactions" at the interfaces between the
gingiva or root canals and the restoration metals pro
vide connections to BCEC channels in the tissues. The
"injury reactions" include many different processes
which lead to ionization and separation of charges. Examples of such processes are local infection, degrad
ing of tissue or foreign material in the gingival pock·
ets, vascular thrombosis, and local toxic effects of
dissolved metal from the restorations (from so-called
general corrosion). Each of these processes should lead
to closing of the intraoral and the vascular-interstitial
channels of the circuit. Coinciding "injury reactions"
at two metal-tissue interfaces combined with two met
al-saliva interfaces should be sufficient to estabJish a
galvanic current. This system may then be recognized
to contain a minimum of four redox sites. The driving electromotive force of this system need
not necessariJy be found in the potential difference
between relatively anodic and cathodic parts of the
metals. Locally degrading processes (injury potentials )
adjacent to the metals may also drive the system (see
Chapter XII, :•complicated CQrrosion", page 115). Periodontitis or chronic periodontosis of different ori
gins, leading to focal toxic or infectious injuries in the
gingival pockets, should be able to induce transpon of
electric current in the described BCEC without the
presence of any metal. The driving electromotive force
in such systems may depend on differences in age of
two polarizing processes in the circuit (Fig. XVIII: 1). In the case of healthy (noninjured ) tissue adjacent to
the metals, the biologic circuit is interrupted. Conse
quently, no current will flow even if the potential
difference between the two metals is relatively "large",
as was the case in the control subjects reponed by
Bergman, Ginstrup and Nilner (12). The concept of
BCEC makes it therefore possible to explain the seem·
ing inconsistencies between clinical galvanism on one
hand and the measured electric potential differences
between intraoral metals and amount of dissolved met
als in the saliva on the other. Fig. XVIII: 9 b illustrates some of the possible bio
logic reactions adjacent to one of the panicipating
metals of the closed circuit. Thus, redox reactions will
take place at one interface against the saliva and at one
against the injured tissue. Metal ions may dissolve
Principles and consequences of BCEC 333 a
b ~\)ct\ng saliva
cof'
Fig. XV Ill: 9. Suggested explanation of oral galvanism. (a) So.called general corros-ion slowly di~M ives metal ions,
which spread into adjoining tiss·ues and saliva. Toxic injuries
induce ionization of tissue. Metals I and II become joined
electrically, "externally " by the saliva and "internally" by
preferential biologic pathways for current, e.g., vascular and
interstitial BCEC branches. A minimum of four redox sites is
included in the closed circuit. Differences of potential of
metal may deliver the electromotive force. (b) The driving
force of the closed circuit does not necessarilr depend on dif-
when the metal is relatively anodic. Production of
cathodic alkalinity and anodic acidity will influence
metabolic reactions. Normal and pathological metabol
ic products will undergo e.lectropho retic transports. Direct current stimulation of nerve end-plates may
directly or indirectly produce pain. Thus, severa.l tis
sue hormones, e.g., substance P, histamine, serotonin
and prostaglandins are known to be involved in in
flammatory reactions (14, 70, %) and may be distri
buted electrophoretically by the activated closed cir
cuit. 334 Principles and consequences of BCEC ferences of potential between two filling materials. A slow
dissolving ofmeral, as in general tOrt'O$.ion, may induce roxie
changes in tissue. These changes may initiate electric con
duction between metal and vascu.lar-inte:rstitia.l channels and
deliver a fluctuating electromotive force. Tissue injuries ad·
jacent to two separate fillings are necessary for closing of the
circuit. Injury is enhanced as current flow leads 10 liberation
of tissue hormones, which spread by diffusion, migration in
the electric fie.ld, tissue convection and possibly as retro·
grade axonal transports. For funber explanation, see text. If this proposed explanation of oral galvanism is
correct, the conclusion can then be reached that the
different causes leading to connection of BCEC
branches of the dosed circuit are the crucial targets for
therapy. One of the difficult causes to treat is then
probably the "allergic" reactions of tissue to metals in
certain individuals. These reactions may even develop
slowly, as in general corrosion at a tissue-meta l inter
face. When the injury reaction is caused by superim
posed infection, the condition should be fairly accessi
ble to successful treatment. K. BCEC systems as receptors
for moving external electro
magnetic fields
BCEC sySiems may also represeru an nnporta11t link
between the external a11d internal electric cmvirQ>cmenlS of
an orga11ism.


  Body  takes  the  Radiance
from  your  Call  up to the Presence,  which  forms  the Tube
of Light  and  establishes  It about  you  as definitely  as a wall
of steel. Remember,  That  Light  which  comes  from  your  Presence
is Self-Luminous,  Intelligent  Substance;  from  which  every-
thing  in human  form  came  forth  or ever  will  come. Your 162 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
experience  in human  forms,  is but  your  Life  clothed  in
the more  condensed  discord  of human  feeling;  thru  which
That  Mighty  Light  and  Energy  is trying  to expand  Per-
fection. Remember,  the  greater  density,  is caused  by the
discord  which  has  generated  in your  feelings. Discord  is
the only  thing  which  makes  density  of form. Once  you  free  yourselves  and  your  feeling  world,  which
is as far as your  hands  extend  around  you—sometimes
farther—from  every  discord  and  hold  your  world  Har-
monious;  you  wil1  find  the Powers  of the Presence  flowing
thru;  and  Perfection  will  reign  in your  world. Then,  the
Limitless  Presence  and  Supply  of everything  you  need  for
your  use,  will  come  forth  with  the ease  of breathing. It is
the Natural  Law  of your  Being. You,  thru  discord  have  closed  the door,  by giving  power
to the  appearance  world;  which  has  not  one  ounce  of
power,  so far as you  or your  world  are concerned,  except
what  is given  it. How  do you  do it. By your  attention
upon  the appearance  of limitations,  which  feeds  your  Life
into it, to come  back  and  limit  you. Without  your  energy  it
could  not  touch  your  world;  because  it has  to come  into
your  world  by your  Stream  of Life  and  Energy,  which  goes
out thru  the Power  of your  attention. Beloved  Ones,  remember,  you  have  three  faculties  within
your  Being,  each  one of which  is All-powerful. Your  Atten-
tion;  your  Visualization,  which  is your  physical  eye-sight;
and your  Power  of Qualification. That  which  is invisible
to you,  is the thing  which  plays  the greatest  havoc  in your DISCOURSE  VIII  163
world,  and  it is your  power  of qualification;  because  every-
thing  which  comes  into  your  world,  must  come  THRU
YOU  into  your  world  of activity. If your  feeling  is discor-
dant,  then  it will  carry  whatever  that  discord  is, into  your
world  and  produce  of its kind. These  are things  which  mankind  has not understood  and
the people  have  gone  on, and  on and  on, feeding  discord
thru  their  feeling. All the time  their  discord  was  being  car-
ried thru  this  Mighty  Current  of Energy  out  into  their
worlds;  producing  discord,  chaos,  limitation  and  failure. I tell you,  Dear  Ones,  no person  on the face  of this  Earth,
who  once  becomes  aware  of the "I AM  Presence,"  which
beats  each  Heart;  who  will  give  It sincere,  earnest  atten-
tion and  call  Its Powers  into  action,  will  ever  find  himself
or herself  in need  of anything. Individuals  will  have  Omni-
present  in their  worlds  for use,  everything  their  Hearts  de-
sire, and  there  is no exception  to It. The feeling  world  of mankind,  must  be kept  Harmoni-
ous, so it no longer  clothes  with  discord,  this  Energy  which
flows  from  the Presence  and  goes  out into  the World. That
Powerful  Energy  will  go out into  your  world  and  produce
Harmony  and  Perfection  everywhere. Then,  every  one who
touches  your  world,  will  have  the use of everything  which
is required. The human  limitation  within  mankind,  has  made  the
people  feel—because  they  have  forgotten  the "I AM  Pres-
ence"—that  all is here  within  the human  form;  and  its au-
thority  is the intellect. The  people  have  felt it is what  the 164 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Individual  sees  out here,  from  which  they  must  gather  their
power  of achievement. Behold  the Chart. When  so-called
death  ensues,  observe  the form  which  was  active  a moment
before. It no longer  has Power,  Intelligence  nor  Action. Then,  what  happened. Where  was  That  Energy. Where
was That  Activity. Where  was  That  Power,  by which  the
human  form  acted  a few  moments  before. Within  the
Stream  of Energy  which  comes  from  the Heart  of God,
your  "I AM  Presence". Remember,  Dear  Hearts,  That  Stream  of Light  and  En-
ergy  is not just a Principle;  but It holds  within  It the Intel-
ligence,  the Power,  the Action  which  every  human  Being
is using  and  requires  in order  to have  action. Then  know-
ing that,  how  can  any  human  Being  in the outer  world,
claim  Power  unto  its intellect  of itself. It has been  the mis-
take of all mankind. Thru  intellectual  attainment  in all
outer  activities  of Life;  law,  medicine,  music,  where  the In-
dividual  thru  practice  and  application  of the outer,  has at-
tained  a certain  degree  of mastery,  it has claimed  the Power
in those  particular  streams  of activity,  according  to their  un-
derstanding  at the time. While  their  attention  was  on the outer  things  and  the
desire  was  acting,  It was  the Power,  Intelligence  and  Ac-
tivity  of the Presence,  which  gave  them  whatever  achieve-
ment  they  had. When  the people  understand  this and know
everything  comes  from  the "I AM  Presence"  which  gives
them  Life;  they  will  place  the Power  where  It belongs. They
will be enabled  to draw  This  Power  forth  in a Tremen-DISCOURSE  VIII  165
dously  Greater  Volume;  and  sweep  out of their  worlds,
every  limiting  discordant  thing,  which  ever  had been  drawn
there—even  though  the Individual  physically  were  respon-
sible  for it. When  one understands,  how  to call on the Law  of For-
giveness,  for all mistakes  which  have  ever  been  made,  it is
One of the Greatest  Things  any Individual  can do. Then,
you prove  to the Presence  you want  to be set Right;  you are
not claiming  Powers  which  do not belong  to your  physical
body;  because  all comes  from  your  Presence. When  you call
to your  "I AM  Presence,"  acknowledging  It as the Only
Power,  you will be able  to release  into  your  world  of activity
—from  your  Life  Stream,  This  Great  Power  and  Energy
which  is without  limit,  exactly  as We are able  to wield  It
today. Think  of those  Precious  Children—Bob,  Rex,  Nada  and
Pearl,  whom  Beloved  Saint  Germain  brought  to Me in
India  at Chananda's  Home. There  in the Cave  of Blazing
Light,  they  were  set Free  forever. Today,  think  of it, Be-
loved  Ones. Those  Children  made  that  long  journey  there
physically. Today,  I have  come  to you. Does  It mean  any-
thing  to you. It might


1, 2, 3, 4, 5, br eathe out, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Both options result in a breath ing rate of six breaths per minute and
work well in helping improve the automatic functioning of the body—those
processes that occur during every waking minute without you having to
think about it or consciously direct them. A Question of Air Hunger
I had the following question from a student:
When practicing to achieve air hunger and cadence breathing, is the
whole point to minimize the volume of air during this time? The
reason I ask is that you say to breathe LSD (light, slow, and deep),
but when I try to breathe light and slow during the 4 seconds in, 6
seconds out, it seems like I cannot take as deep a breath. I don’t feel
as much movement of the first two ribs. I was wondering if changing to a count of 6 or 7 seconds in and
8 or 9 seconds out would be a good idea where I can still breathe
really light/slow, achieve air hunger, and take a much deeper breath
(really feel the expansion of the first two ribs)? Any thoughts on
doing this? The answer is that these are three different exercises. You should focus on
each one separately at first. Then bring all three together. • Breathe Light  (biochemistry)—the focus is on air hunger. • Breathe Slow  (cadence)—the focus is on six breaths per minute.• Breathe Deep  (biomechanics)—the focus is on breathing with greater use of the
diaphragm. • Breathe Light, Slow, Deep  (LSD)—biochemistry, biomechanics, cadence—brings all
three together, breathing light, slow, and deep. The main thing to remember is that when practicing for biome chanics
and cadence, you should not overbreathe. This is a common problem. People breathe low, but in the process take full big breaths, disrupting the
biochemistry. While you don’t specifically need to feel air hunger to
practice biomechanics and cadence, a light air hunger ensures that you are
not overbreathing. The priority, when practicing cadence breathing, is on a
breathing rate of between 4.5 and 6.5 breaths per minute. The secondary
aim is to avoid overbreathing. #4. Breathe Light, Slow, and Deep (LSD)
This exercise brings all three dimensions of functional breathing  together to
encourage you to Breathe Light, Slow, and Deep :
Light:  Create a light air hunger by taking in slightly less air with each
breath. Slow:  Reduce your breathing cadence to take fewer breaths. Pace your
breathing to six breaths per minute. Deep:  Practice diaphragmatic breathing so that you can feel the lower
ribs expanding and contracting with each breath.Directions:
• Sit up straight in a chair or cross-legged on the floor. Place your hands on either side
of your abdomen, on your lower two ribs. • Slow down the speed of air as it enters and leaves your nose. Y our breathing should
be light, quiet, and still. • At the top of each inhale, bring a feeling of relaxation throughout your body, and
allow a slow, soft, relaxed breath out. The air should leave your body slowly and
effortlessly. • Gently soften the breath to generate the feeling that you would like to take in a
bigger breath. • With each inhalation, take the air deep into your lungs. As you breathe in, feel your
ribs expanding outward. As you breathe out, feel your ribs moving inward. • Gradually reduce your breathing rhythm so that you are breathing in for four seconds
and out for six seconds. • Breathe in, 1, 2, 3, 4, and breathe out, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. • Breathe light, slow, and deep. • Continue this exercise for approximately four minutes. • If you have dif ficulty reducing your breathing volume with lateral expansion of the
lower ribs, you could use a product called Buteyko Belt to assist with improving
awareness and practice of breathing light, slow, and deep both during rest and
physical exercise. More information about Buteyko Belt can be found in the section
on diaphragm activation in this chapter (#8). #5. Breathe Light, Slow, and Deep While W alkingThis exercise incorporates Breathe Light, Slow, and Deep (LSD)  techniques
with physical movement. It is a kind of walking meditation. The objective
is to Breathe Light  by creating a tolerable air hunger, to Breathe Slow  by
taking fewer breaths per minute, and to Breathe Deep  by feeling the
expansion and contraction of the lower two ribs. Breathing light allows CO2 to accumulate in the blood, and that allows
the release of more oxygen to the cells. However, CO2 is also generated
through increase d metabolic activity. Combining the Breathe Light, Slow,
and Deep  exercise with walking is an effective way to improve your BOL T
score and reduce breathing volume. If you want to, you can wear the SportsMask for this exercise. This will
assist in reducing your breathing volume and create added resistance to
generate the feeling of air hunge r. To help counter the feeling of air hunger
while wearing the mask, breathe slow and deep through your nose. You can
find out more about the SportsMask and purchase a mask at
SportsMask.com.Directions:
If you ar e using a SportsMask, continue straight on to exer cise 6. The objectives here are to breat he lightly during your walk, to breathe
less air than you normally would, and to feel a hunger for more air. Remember to bring your focuse d awareness to the breath, just as you did
for Breathe Light. This exercise is to be done while walking at a gentle
pace. • As you continue to walk, block one of your nostrils (it doesn’t matter which) with your
finger. This will concentrate the air entering and leaving your nostrils.• Soften your breathing as you breathe through one nostril. The objective is to create
a tolerable need for air, to feel slightly breathless, to want to take in more air. • Concentrating air flow through one nostril will reduce breathing volume to create a
hunger for air. Try to sustain the feeling of air hunger. • If the feeling of air hunger is too strong, then breathe slow and low. Breathing less
breaths but fuller breaths improves breathing ef ficiency and helps alleviate the
feeling of air hunger. • Practice the exercise for five minutes. #6. Breathe Slow and Deep While W alking
This variation is also to be practiced at a steady, comfortable walking pace. You should remove your hand from your nostril at this point. Also, ensure
that you are breathing light during walking. Directions:
• Place your hands on your sides to feel your lower two ribs. • As you breathe in, feel your ribs moving outward. • As you breathe out, feel your ribs moving inward. • Breathe light, slow, and deep. • Reduce the number of breaths per minute, and allow the size of each breath to be
deeper, taking fuller breaths but fewer of them. T ake fuller breaths but try to make
sure that you don’t breathe in too much air. • As you breathe in, feel your lower ribs moving outwards, and, as you breathe out,
feel your lower ribs moving inwards.• Continue this exercise for five minutes. The objectives here are to breathe light, slow, and deep (LSD) during your
walk, to breathe less than you normally would, and to feel air hunger. #7. Breathe Light, Slow, and Deep While Jogging
This exercise involves jogging or fast walking with the mouth closed for
one minute, followed by norm al walking for one minute. Combining
metabolic activity with reduced nasal breathing offers several benefits,
including lower sensitivity to CO2, improved breathing efficiency during
physical activity, less breathlessness, and stronger breathing muscles. While this exercise is a challenge, it should not be stressful. The
objective is to push yourself but not to lose control of your breathing. For
those unable to jog, fast walking will suffice. You can practice this exercise
by continuing straight on from  Breathe Light, Slow, and Deep  During
Walking. Simply increase your pace to a fast walk or jog.Directions:
• Increase your pace to a fast walk or jog. Continue to jog for one minute at a pace
where you can maintain nasal breathing. • Remember, this should be a slight challenge but not stressful. • Continue to breathe in and out through your nose. Don’t hold your breath or freeze
your breathing. Just breathe gently in and out through your nose. • Breathe Light : Soften your breathing, taking in just the amount of air that you need. • Breathe Slow : Slow down the speed of your breathing. • Breathe Deep : Bring the air into the lower regions of the lungs and allow a complete
and normal exhalation. • After one minute of fast walking or jogging, slow down your pace to a walk. W alk for
one minute, minimizing your breathing for 6 breaths. There is no need to minimize
breathing if you are wearing SportsMask. • Take very small breaths in and


 21/7 regimen) may prevent the estrogen
withdrawal that triggers the headache. This idea is based more  on clinical
practice than on research trial data,50,51 but this does not detract from the
validity of the evidence. In one study, a 168-day placebo-free regime of hormonal
contraceptives, where hormones were taken at regular levels  every day,
helped relieve headache severit y and improve work productivity and day-
to-day function, compared to the normal 21/7 pattern. In a placebo-free
contraceptive regime, the same  levels of hormones are taken every day
without a “break.” In another trial, a transdermal contracepti ve (a patch
worn on the skin to preven t ovulation), when used for 84 days
consecutively, resulted in fewer headaches compared with the standard 21/7
contraceptive regimen.53
Research into menstrual migraine is limited. It should be noted,
however, that women who suffer from migraine with aura should not take
combined horm onal contraceptives due to an increased risk of ischemic
stroke.54 More study of the link between sex hormones and migraines, and
of the possible genetic predisposition in some women is needed  to develop
more targeted diagnosis and treatment. Nonetheless, it is important to
understand that the functions of the sex hormones are not confined to the
reproductive system—they are active in the nervous systems too. PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTIONS
Another aspect of pain and function specific to women is the connection
between the breath, pelvic floor function, and sacroiliac joint stability.55
The sacroiliac joint connects the pelvis to the spine, essentially  supporting
the weight of the upper body. The pelvic floor and the diaphragm are
structurally and functionally connected by fascia and muscles,56 especially
the pubococcyg eus—the muscl e that controls urine flow57 and contracts
during or gasm.58
The skeletal and muscular systems of the pelvis have been described as
a unit forming the base of a lumbopelvic “cylinder” with the diaphragm at
the top and the transversus abdominis at the sides.59 The spinal column runs
through the center of this cylinder, supported by elements of the lower back,psoas, and abdominal muscles. Because the psoas fibers merge with the
diaphragm and the pelvic floor, stiffness or dysfunction in any of these
muscles is likely to affect the ability of the diaphragm to function normally,
impacting the stability of the spine. Analysis of over 38,000 telephone interviews showed that middle-aged
and older women were more likely to experience back pain alongside
breathing difficulties. It also showed that problems with both incontinence
and back pain might be due to physical limitations of functional  movement,
posture, and respiration in the trunk.60 The fact is, if the muscles of the
pelvic floor are dysfunctional, compensatory muscle activity may interfere
with the activity of the pelvic  floor, compromising spinal stability and
possibly resultin g in urinary incontinence. The results of a 2007 study into
pelvic floor and abdominal muscle function in women indicated that
women with incontinence actually have increased  activity in these
muscles.60 Researchers concluded that their finding “challenges the clinical
assumption that incontinence is associated with reduced pelvic floor muscle
activity.”
Women with chronic pelvic pain frequently breathe into the upper chest. They have poor coordination in basic functions such as sittin g, standing,
and walking, and very stiff muscles in the lower back and hips. In a 2007
interview, Dr. Leon Chaitow explained that, when normal diaphragm
breathing is restored and the pelvic floor muscles are relaxed, it is relatively
easy to reestablish function in the pelvic floor.61 Dysfunction in pelvic
muscles affects the stability of the spine and pelvis, while hyperventilation
contributes to problems with motor control. Normalizing imbalances in the joints and soft tissues, along with
postural and functional breath ing training, has the potential to modify,
relieve, or eliminate symptoms, including chronic pelvic pain. Chaitow
explains that manual deactivation of trigger points and physical relaxation
exercises, combined with breathing rehabilitation, “offer a practical way
forward.” Conversely, because the pelvic floor mechanism can affect
diaphragm move ment and the function of the lungs, the author s of a 2015
study also suggest including  pelvic-floor -strengthening exercises in
breathing rehabilitation programs.62Many chronic symptoms relatin g to the urethra, bladder, lower bowel,
and prostate can be caused, maintained, or aggravated by active myofascial
trigger points in the muscles of the pelvic area.61 When these trigger points
are helping stabilize hypermob ile joints or enhance the stability of the
pelvic floor, their deactivation may ease pain at the cost of stability. It is
therefore necess ary to first address the underlying causes of the instability. As we discovered in the chapter s on functional movement and pain, trigger
points can be the result of psychological stress. They are a sign of
autonomic imba lance, and the autonomic nervous system can be regulated
through the practice of slow, light diaphragm breathing. It is also important
to remember that the respiratory alkalosis intrinsic to hyperventilation
encourages the development of myofascial trigger points. Trigger points, clenched pelvic floor muscles, and hyperactivity of the
muscles can sometimes be caused by psychological issues, including a
history of abuse or assault, or by excessive tone created by a background of
athletics, dance, or badly taught Pilates. When a psychosexual or
psychosocial element is present, appropriate therapeutic support is
necessary alongside breath and bodywork.61
FEMALE HORMONES, LUNG HEAL TH, SLEEP, AND
ANXIETY
There is evidence that some respiratory illnesses behave differently in
women than in men. Asthma, for instance, is more common  in women. However, its prevalence change s with age.11 In childhood, more boys have
asthma than girls, but once puberty hits, women are more susceptible, and
their symptoms fluctuate through the menstrual cycle. Up to 40% of women report premenstrual asthma symptoms that can
lead to severe attacks.11 One study of girls aged between 8 and 17 years
found that girls who begin menstruating earlier tend to develop more severe
asthma after puberty.63 The fact that respiratory symptoms change as
hormone levels fluctuate indicat es that sex hormones contribute to the onset
and persistence of asthma.1,64 This theory is further confirmed by the fact
that 20% of asthmatic women suffer from worse sympto ms duringpregnancy11 and that female sex hormones can make the severe form of
asthma even worse.65
A 2009 study compared respiratory function in women with and without
asthma over the course of the menstrual cycle. In all women, forced
expiratory volume and blood gas transfer varied through the menstrual
cycle, peaking during menstruation and declining to the lowest point in the
early luteal phase when progest erone was at its highest. Forced  expiratory
volume is an important measure of lung function, measuring the volume of
air that can be forced out in one second after taking a deep breath. The
cyclical respiratory changes occurred by way of very dif ferent physiological
mechanisms in women with asthma compared to healthy women. In
asthmatic wom en, cyclical variations in gas exchange were due to
differences in the functioning of the alveoli66. These  change s were
consistent, regar dless of inhaled corticosteroid or hormonal contraceptive
use. As horm one levels fluctuate over the 28-day cycle, blood vesse ls in the
lungs are constantly forming and disappearing. This impacts the way the
lungs take in oxygen because it affects ventilation perfusion. These findings
begin to provide insight into the way asthma presents in women, why
difficult-to-control, severe asthma is more common among women, and
why exacerbations occur in the luteal phase. Female sex hormones also
contribute to asthma exacerbations in women who are overwei ght because
obesity causes imbalances in the levels of estrogen and progesterone.67
Another factor in the way asthma presents is the size and collapsibility
of the airway11. Men tend to experience much more airway collapsibility,
while women are more prone to inflammation in the airways.68
In one 2010 study, hormone replacement therapy (HR T) was linked with
a high number of cases of newly diagnosed asthma in menopausal
women.69,70 Some research  also shows that menopausal women who are
given hormone replacement medications experience worse asthma. One
trial assessed 184 women aged between 34 and 68 over the course of 10
years and found that E2 (estradiol/estrogen) replacement therapy increased
the incidence of asthma.71 However, more recent papers  contradict this
finding, specifying that women are more likely to experience airway
obstruction if they do not take HRT.72 While the literature is limited andsometimes confusing, these findings begin to paint the picture that certain
features of asthma are unique to women, including the much greater
prevalence of symptoms that are severe or difficult to control and the
phenomenon of premenstrual asthma exacerbations.66
COPD (


 have a plan for Miss America, but not for you. God doesn’ t
have a plan for some movie star, but not for you. There is a divine plan by
which each and every person’ s life is programmed for the highest level of
creativity and goodness and truth. There are roses and daisies and peonies
and violets, all very dif ferent but all very beautiful. Nature sees each of us
as expressions of itself, and to accept that expression, to honor the natural
flow of your own thoughts and feelings, is not just a gift you give yourself
—it is your gift to the world.Try to for give those who in their ignorance sought to block your truth,
whether five minutes ago or 40 years ago. And try to for give yourself for all
the years you have failed to listen to yourself. When you grasp excessively for anything in this world—and for you that
happens to be food—you deny what is trying to emer ge from deep within
you. Failing to experience what is supposed  to happen—your own internal
communion with self—you are thrown into an awful, primordial void,
bereft by what feels like the absence of your Creator. You don’ t really mean
to be grasping for food. Y ou mean to be grasping for God. And there is only
one way to do that. Y ou cannot find Him except where He lives. And He
lives in you. For this lesson you will use your journal pages, beginning a process by
which you’ll learn to support yourself … befriend yourself … commit to
yourself. Y ou’ll start by learning to dialogue with yourself, asking and
receiving the truth of what you think and how you feel. With every journal entry, you’ll have a conversation with yourself that is
long overdue:
1. You to self: What are your thoughts? This question shows that you care what your own thoughts are. Y ou value
them. If, when you were a child, no one seemed to care what you thought, then
you developed a habit of not listening to yourself any more than those
around you did. Perhaps you were teased for your beliefs by a parent or
sibling, teaching you to deem your own thoughts valueless. If either of
those situations occurred, it would have severed your connection to self in a
most fundamental way. If you don’ t listen to yourself, you can’ t honor
yourself. If you don’ t listen to yourself, you can’ t hear God’ s voice within
you. If you don’ t listen to yourself, you program your body to stop listening
to itself. And thus the food hell that follows. In your journal pages, morning and evening, write down your thoughts of
the day. Your writing will become a conscious repository for thoughts youwould have formerly discounted. Y ou speak, and someone listens. Whatever thoughts you can remember—whether you consider them
significant or routine—write them down and allow yourself to see, review,
and bear witness to them all. They aren’ t good or bad; they just are. What is
important is that they are yours. Any positive thought obviously needs to be
heard by you. And any negative thought needs to be heard by you as well,
to be learned from perhaps and then surrendered for healing. Both thoughts
and feelings matter, and we will discuss feelings more thoroughly in the
next lesson. What matters now is that you realize that it’ s right, not wrong, to listen to
yourself. In the moment you overeat, it’ s not just that an inappropriate
dynamic is present; it’ s that a healthy dynamic is absent. By learning to
build anew the dynamics of a healthy self-regard, the craziness of your
compulsion is cut of f at the pass. 2. You to self: I forgive you for your mistakes. In the words of the famed Jewish sage Hillel the Elder: “If I am not for
myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am
I?”
This lesson speaks to the first of those questions—your need to show
compassion for yourself as a prerequisite for attracting compassion from
others. If you are angry at yourself, then your body will register that
negativity. Your body, remember, is a reflection of your thoughts. As long
as you withhold love from yourself, your body will appear to withhold love
from you. If you didn’ t receive much mercy as a child—if mistakes were met with a
lack of for giveness or you were repeatedly told you weren’ t worthy or good
—then overeating is a reenactment of the message, “Y ou’re bad! Y ou’re
bad!” The fork or spoon with which you overeat is not something with
which you gift yourself, but rather a whip with which you punish yourself. And once you realize what you’ve done, once you see that you’ve fallen of f
the wagon again, then you’re thrown into a new cycle of anger—anger at
yourself for overeating! In your journal pages, morning and evening, write down whatever you
feel were mistakes, but then surrender them. Explore the feelings of bothremorse and self-for giveness. Feel the pain of knowing you’ve made a
mistake, but also the extraordinary relief that comes over your spirit once
you’ve atoned for your error and surrendered it to an all-merciful God. When you overeat, you show a lack of mercy for yourself. By reclaiming
the compassion that is natural to your true self, you will learn to eat
moderately as an expression of self-love. If and when you fall of f the wagon
—times when, despite your ef forts, you can’ t resist the ur ge to eat self-
destructively—you will begin to say “Oops” with a lighthearted acceptance
rather than a groan of despair. And that will decrease the chances that it will
happen again, for you will have stopped fueling self-hate with more self-
hate. 3. You to self: I think your dreams are important. A healthy person is constantly dreaming up the next best thing … from
what video would be fun to watch tonight, to whom it would be good to call
on the telephone later, to where it would be pleasurable to go for the
weekend. But if you don’ t listen to yourself, then how do you know  what
you think is the right place to go or the right thing to do? And if you don’ t
know the right thing, then you’re prone to doing the wrong thing. And that
includes what you eat and don’ t eat. Someone somewhere didn’ t listen to your heart, and as a consequence
you stopped listening to it, too. Not in every area of life, perhaps; in many
areas you might be very functional, even supremely successful. But your
subconscious mind chose an available tool by which to express the deeper
truth of a hidden self-hatred. The voice of the discounting or belittling grown-up has remained, for it
has not yet been ushered out. As a consequence, you subconsciously follow
the dictates of a ghost. Y ou still punish yourself; you still deny yourself;
you still discount yourself. And so it goes. The idea that you can fight such
a force by simply sticking to a diet is almost silly. In your journal pages, morning and evening, dialogue with yourself about
your true dreams. From going to Paris to looking beautiful, from writing a
book to owning your own business, from having a mate to having children,
what do you really long for? What do you really wish to be true for you? What is your heart’ s desire … for if you won’ t honor it, then who else will?It doesn’ t matter that Mommy or Daddy or your siblings or your teachers
or whoever else didn’ t value your dreams. God did, and He does. It’ s time
for you to start thinking like God whenever you think about anything …
including yourself. This journaling process is an important tool, and not just for losing
weight. It’ s a tool for cultivating your highest self. It’ s a way you listen to
yourself, by making it clear to yourself what you actually think and feel. The more space you give yourself to express your real thoughts and
feelings, the more your wisdom will emer ge. In listening to yourself, you
learn  from yourself. In listening deeply to the voice of your heart, you
reestablish relationship with your true self, so long denied. Start listening to yourself now and you will find that what you hear is the
music of your soul. Its sounds will accompany you as you move toward the
life, and the body, that nature intends for you. In the eyes of God, you are
more beautiful than you realize and more cherished than you know. Reflection and Prayer
The reflection that accompanies this lesson is a flow of consciousness to
apply to every moment of your life. Instead of asking yourself, “What do
you think?” and providing the answer only twice a day during a journaling
session, begin to dialogue naturally with yourself throughout the day. Remind yourself in every moment how important it is for you to be in
touch with your own thoughts and feelings. From that place only, will you
honor deeply enough the thoughts and feelings of others. If you deny
yourself, you will always deny other people. But by connecting to your own
truth, you will begin to connect more deeply with the truth in others. Forging a deeper connection with self and others,


 Einstein, Gandhi, Jesus Christ, geniuses all, used some secret
power of the mind to perform their miracles. Though the person in whom
genius lives hour by hour is rare, each of us sometime in our life usually is
privileged with a moment of mystical intuition, sometimes several,
sometimes many. Inner Knowing

A young man named Geor ge suf fered intensely from migraine headaches. One night during a particularly painful siege he took to the streets in the
hope that walking would reduce his pain. Suddenly he was overcome by the
absolute knowledge that breathing pure oxygen would relieve him. He went
immediately to the emer gency hospital, won over the attending physician’ s
objections, breathed oxygen, was immediately relieved. Such treatment is
generally accepted in the medical fraternity today, but at the time it was
rarely used, and Geor ge had never heard of it. Another man named T om, in
the grip of a depression resulting from his loss of a job, awoke one morning
with the feeling that he would be very successful in the valve-
manufacturing business. T om’s acquaintanceship with valves was cursory. He knew they did something inside pumps and engines, but he didn’ t know
just what. He had had no training in engineering and scarcely any in
business, but that didn’ t deter him. He went to a valve company and
arranged a tour of the premises. He was immediately enchanted, sure that
valve manufacturing was for him. T wo weeks later he met at a party a man
who identified himself as an inventor. He drew designs of his new valve on
the hostess’ s tablecloth. T wo days later T om and the inventor found
themselves in the bank arranging financing. T oday their valve
manufacturing firm is one of the lar gest in the nation. The Latent Faculty

Intuition is the power by which all things are done. Nobody ever built a
building by piling blocks. A building is built first in somebody’ s mind;
someone sees it towering to the sun, clear and solid in his imagination, long
before the first physical movement is made to construct it. Those who go
through life totaling facts accumulate only the smallest percentage of the
knowledge that exists in the universe. That kind of person wants facts to tell
them what to do, but facts never do; there simply aren’ t enough of them. “In every man,” writes Rudolf Steiner, “there are latent faculties by means
of which he can acquire for himself knowledge of the higher worlds.” It is
inner certitude, intuitive hunch, that leads us into right action. W e take
inordinate pride in the powers of our reason, but we have put the cart before
the horse. W e actually seldom follow our reason; our reason usually follows
us. A look at the world’ s history shows us how true this is. Reason told
Columbus the world was flat, intuition that it was round. Reason would
have had him sail the safe seas around his native Europe; intuition led him
across uncharted waters to a new world. Reason told Pasteur that disease
was caused by fevers of the blood; intuition led him to search out bacteria
and a whole new area of preventive medicine. W e attain skill in works and
action when we learn to trust ourselves completely to an inner impulsion
and to cease acting in response to the events and circumstances around us. Doctrine of Mind over Matter

There are three principal points in the doctrine of mind over matter which
must be clearly understood. (1) An invisible but real cosmic medium exists
which supports the apparent world. (2) There is an established connection
between this real but unseen world and the illusory world of the senses. (3)This connection may be discerned and this relationship controlled by our
disciplined consciousness. Taking these points in order, we are struck immediately by the fact that it is
very dif ficult to prove the existence of the cosmic medium. Our methods of
scientific investigation have thus far done little to subject consciousness to
the laboratory microscope, though investigations of parapsychology have
been somewhat fruitful. Dr. J. B. Rhine’ s experiments at Duke University
have proved successfully that there exists some method of communication
between minds beyond the purely sensual, but this whole area of human
existence lies lar gely uninvestigated, like a strange and dark continent. People have dreams in which they see themselves doing a certain thing at a
certain place, and a few days later actually find themselves in that same
place doing that same thing. People report the sudden knowledge of a
friend’ s good or bad fortune, the inner conviction that a house is burning
down or of a loved one’ s pain or danger. Never a day passes without
countless manifestations of this kind being recorded around the world. The
dark continent of the uninvestigated human psyche beckons us. When we
finally have given it our complete attention, the world will witness an
evolutionary leap the likes of which have never been dreamed. Cosmic Medium

The cosmic medium that connects one person with another and one mind
with another is the universal intelligence that permeates all things, all
people, all places. By it each of us has an umbilical tie with our neighbor,
for in a very real and actual sense each of us is one with our neighbor, since
the same basic mind is in everyone. As soon as someone is finally
convinced that the principle of infinite multiplicity is not valid in any
conception of the universe, then they finally are led to the concept of inner
unity, the absolute oneness of all things. When this new principle has really
come home to them, they realize that there is only one life at work in the
universe and it is in them as well as in their neighbor. They see that it workssecretly in the heart of all things, and by this insight they are able not only
to influence its manifestation within themselves but also its manifestation in
other persons, in other things. The world that is perceived through our senses is only a partially revealed
representation of the world that exists within the mind. Strange, then, that
the things that we encounter in space and time seem so very real to us. W e
knock upon a desk and know it is hard and that it is there. But the existence
of the desk as an extension of an idea is a concept we seldom entertain. W e
spend most of our days thinking and planning and scheming, trying to
originate ideas, but our actions are always predicated upon the fact that the
things that we encounter in the world are the things that are truly influential. When we are able to perceive all things as manifestations of thought
concepts, then we look beyond each to the idea that gave it form. Once we
have turned our gaze in that direction we have begun to deal with the basic
creative power of the universe and we have begun to see the possibilities in
the second point in the doctrine of mind over matter, the established
connection between the world of consciousness and the world of substance. Enamoring Ego

“The intellect by itself moves nothing,” said Aristotle, and modern
psychology has af firmed this law. We encounter those circumstances that
reflect the quality of our deeper consciousness. In short, we see only that
which we are, and it is this enamoring quality of our ego that deludes us
about the world. Most people keep running into the same situations over
and over again. Some are accident prone; others are eternally fretting about
their health; still others make a failure of one enterprise after another. Some
lives take on the tenor of an epic tragedy as fate seems to heap one
misfortune on top of another. But it is not misfortune that such people are
encountering; merely the outer manifestation of the inner working of their
own minds.Life keeps bringing us into contact with those things which we fail to
understand. As long as our consciousness does not grow, as long as our
inner sight does not penetrate, that long will we continue to run into the
circumstance that defeats us, until our heads are bloody and bowed, until
we finally understand or are beaten completely. The established connection
between the unseen world of the mind and the outer world of the senses is
this: the outer world is always a projection of the inner. Its emotional
content is the same as the emotional content of the consciousness beholding
it; its influence on us is always according to what we perceive; and what we
perceive comes from within us, not from outside. Magic Images

The first two points in the doctrine of mind over matter allow us to
understand how we are slaves to circumstance, how we never truly
originate action, but take action as a result of being stimulated into it. These
two points, if finally accepted without relief, would be a hopeless concept
of life indeed, but in the third point of the doctrine we find the leaven by
which the whole makeup of life is changed from the deadened aura of
hopelessness into the rosy-hued sparkle of anticipation. The third point in
the doctrine tells us that we can alter our environment and our
circumstances by disciplining our consciousness. “Magical operations,” says the French author and occultist Éliphas Lévi,
“are the exercise of a power which is natural but superior to the ordinary
powers of nature. They are the result of a science and of habits which exalt
the human will above its usual limits.” W ill, alone, is not the answer,
however. Will, alone, is more often a pathway


 within one’s own nature. Kuan Yin of the As -You-Will Pearl Hand  (SUPPLY )
NAH  MO ROO EE (D)JOO SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For wealth, various gems and valuables, use the As -You-Will Pearl Hand. ”
Increases blessings; fosters growth of wisdom; makes everything auspicious, “as -you-will,”
in accord with your heart. For wealth and limitless and unbounded blessings. Kuan Yin of the Jewel -Chest Hand (SUPPLY)
NAH  MO BOW CHEE EH SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For uncovering hidden treasures in the earth, use the Jewel -Chest Hand. ”
To uncover all the treasures hidden within the earth and use them to benefit living beings. Kuan Yin of the Jeweled Halberd Hand (ENEMY INVASION)
NAH  MO BOW JEE SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For warding off invading enemies, use the Jeweled Halberd Hand. ”
Conquers demons and externalists; protects country against enemies and invasion. Kuan Yin of the Vajra Pestle Hand (CONQUERING HATEFUL ENEMIES)
NAH  MO JING GAHNG CHOO SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For conquering all hateful enemies, use the Vajra Pestle Hand. ”
To conquer and defeat all hateful demons by “solid power,” so solid that nothing can harm it. Kuan Yin of the Jeweled Conch Hand (SECURING TERRITORY)
NAH  MO BOW LWAW SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For summoning all the gods and good spirits, use the Jeweled Conch Hand. ”
For doing Dharma. The blowing of the conch ties boundaries; all territory within reach of
its sound is yours; demons are not allowed in; the great earth turns into gold, ad orned with
the seven precious gems. Kuan Yin of the Jeweled Mirror Hand (WISDOM, PRESENCE OF KUAN YIN)
NAH  MO BOW JING SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For great wisdom, use the Jeweled Mirror Hand. ”
For invoking the Buddha’s great perfect Mirror Wisdom and making v ows. Kuan Yin of the Chü Shih Iron Hook Hand (CONTROLLING WEATHER)
NAH  MO JU SHER  TEE EH GO  SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For causing the good spirits and dragon kings to constantly surround and guard one,
 use the Chü  Shih Iron Hook Hand. ” To employ spirits and summon them to protect you;
to control rain, wind, etc. Kuan Yin of the Non -Retreating Gold Wheel Hand (COURAGEOUS, VIGOROUS HEART)
NAH  MO JEEN  LUN SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For not retreating from the Bodhi heart f rom this incarnation until one’s incarnation as a
Buddha, use the Non -retreating Gold Wheel Hand. ” For a Bodhi (enlightened) heart that will
never retreat; for non -retreat in position, thought or conduct; for a courageous, vigorous heart. Kuan Yin of the White Whisk Hand (DISPELLING OBSTACLES)
NAH  MO BYE FOO SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For getting rid of evil obstacles and difficulties, use the White  Whisk Hand. ”
To dispel all obstacles to the body, karmic obstructions and painful illnesses. A few swats with the brush will cure karmic obstacles or “demon -obstacle sicknesses. ”

Kuan Yin of the Jeweled Bowl Hand (RELIEF OF ILLNESS)
NAH  MO BOW BWAW SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For all internal illnesses, use the Jeweled Bowl Hand. ”
To relieve living beings of the pain of illness with the Great Compassion Water
(Charge d with this mantra). Kuan Yin of the Five -Colored Cloud Hand (ALLEVIATION OF SORROW AND WORRY)
NAH  MO WOO SU H YOON SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For the way of the Immortals, use the Five -Colored Cloud Hand. ”
To  be comfortable, without sorrows, worries, cares or anxieties;
to be happy and in control all day long. Kuan Yin of the Jeweled Sutra Hand (WISDOM, MEMORY AND STUDY)
NAH  MO BOW JING SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For much learning and extensive study, use the Jeweled Sutra Hand. ”
For strong wisdom, memory; extensive learning. Kuan Yin of the Jeweled Arrow Hand (GOOD FRIENDS)
NAH  MO BOW JEE EN SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For quickly meeting up with good friends, use the Jeweled Arrow Hand. ”
To meet good friends; to accomplish all affairs;
to take delight in praising the Name; for joyful praise. Kuan Yin of the Sun Essence Mani Hand (HEALING OF EYES)
NAH  MO RE(R)  JING MWAW NEE  SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For darkness and lack of light in the eyes, use the Sun Essence Mani Hand. ”
To heal the eyes; to gain comfort and thus emit light. Kuan Yin of the Joined Palms Hand (KINDNESS AND RESPECT)
NAH  MO HUH JAHNG SHOH GWAN EEN  (x3)

“For causing all living beings to be always respectful and loving
towards one another, use the Joined Palms Hand. ”
To cause people to be kind and respectful toward each other;
to be resolute, supreme, and thus victorious; therefore all becomes a uspicious. VIOLET FIRE OF FREEDOM'S LOVE  DECREE
The Victorious Violet Fire of Freedom's Love now:
HEALS our bodies. HARMONIZES and STABILIZES our feelings. ILLUMINES our consciousness. SETS US FREE. RAISING us into full mastery over all human appearances, desires and
feelings, NOW. and FOREVER and ETERNALLY SUSTAINED. (x3)
WE ACCEPT IT DONE. BY THE MIGHTIEST…. (x3)  THANK YOU. (x3)
AS GOD'S MOST HOLY NAME. "I AM". SACRED TONE OF TH E SEVENTH RAY  INVOCATION
In the Name of the Presence of God, which "I AM"; through the Magnetic Power of the Sacred
Fire vested in me. I INVOKE.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the purpose of the Violet Flame?,
A: The Violet Flame is the Forgiveing Mercy of the Violet Consuming Flame, and Its purpose is to transmute and purify all negativity, bring forth the Ascension of the masses, and fulfill the Divine Plan.
Q: What is the Violet Flame used for?,
A: The Violet Flame is used for various purposes, including healing, transmuting, and purifying the earth, its atmosphere, and all life.
Q: Who is Beloved Saint Germain?,
A: Beloved Saint Germain is mentioned as a powerful Ascended Master, a God of Freedom, and a Great Central Sun.
Q: What is the Violet Flame's role in the world?,
A: The Violet Flame is the Consuming Flame of the Violet Consuming Flame, which consumes all negativity and sets everything free, and it is the Heart of God’s Love that never fails.
Q: What is the importance of using the Violet Flame?,
A: The Violet Flame is the Power of the Violet Consuming Flame, which is the only way to keep the Violet Flame’s control and sustain its power.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>In your use of the Activity of the Violet Flaming Cosmic Christ
Control, always see a Sun Presence of the Violet Consuming Flame ever enfolding you, going
forth on your Calls to perform and pro duce a Manifestation according to your Command. x. Blaze that Violet Flame as you’ve never done it before; but recognize that It gives everything
you want and nothing that you don’t want. It gives to every situation that which produces
Perfection. y. If you are going to be free, you have got to use the Sacred Fire and the Violet Consuming
Flame in Its Great Merciful Love. Its Eternal Purity is truly the Scepter of God’s Great Blessing
to the Earth! If I were you, I would as surely garme nt myself in a Violet Consuming Flame each
morning as I would put on my physical clothing; and may I say, if you put on your physical
clothing without your Violet Flame, I do not think you are very wise. When We have offered
these Transcendent Powers which  are the Gifts of Eternity, with the Explanation of what They
can do for you, then, My Dear Ones, if you love the Light, if you love your “Presence,” if you
love Us, if you love your Nation, you will use Them without fail. What do you think would be
the Power of the whole “I AM” Student Body if not one ever forgot to use, give conscious
recognition to,


 be condemned.The Dark Clouds Are GatheringNot only are we concerned about the minerals in our water, but we must also add the deadlynitrates and anthracenes which are seeping into our lakes, rivers and wells. The sewer wastes,and factory pollutions, detergents included, travel upstream underground at the rate of a halfmile every six months.9/18/13 5:28 PMpage 2
Page 9 of 15http://www.wlake.com/water/page2.htmOur President ShockedOur presidents realize that through pollution we could destroy ourselves within the next fewdecades. Only through the backing of our government and by spending billions of dollars canwe even begin to cope with this insurmountable problem.What our presidents don't realize is that the first step to take is to purify our drinking water.According to government statistics, 10 parts per million of nitrates in water can kill anewborn baby. This is serious! To put filtering plants in our cities would take millions ofdollars. The quickest solution to our drinking water problem would be to distill and bottlewater for delivery to our homes.My Personal Problem SolvedI investigated this product and found distilled water was selling for about fifty cents pergallon a few years ago. It is higher now. I then began a search for a home still. There weremany on the market for our laboratories, but the plumbing and the upkeep would beexpensive, as well as a cleaning problem. Also most stills were not made for drinkingpurposes.As luck would have it, I found an all-electric automatic still which just answered my purpose.The size of the still depends on the number of gallons needed. They are automatic andattractive in appearance, operate on pennies a day, and usually pay for themselves in ninemonths. It solved my immediate drinking problem for me and my family. I can now enjoy thepurest water at its best!We Are Our Own Worst EnemiesNow I can fight pollution. I can enter government programs raising my voice at townmeetings against pollution in the soil, in the air and in the water. Today, the newborn babydoesn't have a chance if there are nitrates in its first bottle of water. Blue babies are theresults of nitrates. How many babies are crying today when the hidden cause lies in thewater, food, and the air they consume. Any mother would sacrifice her life for that of herchild-yet unknowingly, through pollution-she becomes a hazard to her own child.We Must Declare War On PollutionThe fight to end pollution calls for the combined efforts of every man, woman and child. Thefarmer must watch the insecticides and the toxic chemicals in his soils. The manufacturermust bottle up his waste products and eliminate deadly monoxide gas. The air must be madefree and clean of all harmful particles. Pollutants are serious today-very serious.Although I have solved my own problems so far as polluted and mineral saturated water isconcerned, what about the millions of people in our cities who are unknowingly drinkingwater saturated with toxic chemicals and inorganic minerals? What about our rural people,who consider deep wells the epitome of good drinking water, not realizing the surgeries andaging diseases that may lie ahead?Water Is Never The SameTrue, our officials inspect and test our city water periodically, but water is never the same atall times, neither are wells in the same locations. Water can vary every day. Sometimeschemicals in water can become excessive; at other times negligible; but at all times theminerals will be there. We are looking for a mineral free and chemical-free water. This is theonly kind of water our bodies demand. Only through the process of distillation can we9/18/13 5:28 PMpage 2
Page 10 of 15http://www.wlake.com/water/page2.htmachieve this purity.Water: A Carrier Of DiseaseI recall a Dr. T. R. Van Dellen, who made the statement that even foul water carries thegerms of hepatitis. In one ten-year time frame while I practiced in my profession, there were1,700 cases of hepatitis due to contaminated water. Life is too precious to victimize so manyinnocent people.House Beautiful magazine once made this statement: "You may still be able to drink waterfrom your tap, but chances are it's not as pure as it could-and should-be. The pollutants inmuch of our water include chemicals from industry, such as lethal chlorinates, obnoxiousphenols and tannins, plus commercial chemical fertilizers, weed killers, poison pesticideswashed into streams by runoff or put into the water by injudicious overspray. "Radioactive materials may one day be our most serious pollutant. Should atmospherictesting be resumed, this would be a menace. Also present is radioactive cesium-137 and evenbenzene-5, a known carcinogen. "What can we do about it? We can improve our own home water supply. Water from ourmunicipal systems has been treated to kill contagion, but still may not be appetizing. It comesfrom a sewage-polluted river or lake, it may be cloudy. It may be so hard that soap won'tlather, but instead forms curds that puts a dirty ring around our bathtubs and turns our whiteclothes gray. If our water comes from a well, it may have all these faults and more. If youhave a well, you may be floating on a sea of sewage. "Now the day is coming [for many it is already here] when we, too, must face up to thequestion of whether we want to drink our water as it runs from the tap. Stopgap measurescould correct some of its evils. But only some. The real answer lies in our rivers, our lakesand in our soil-and in what we do to protect them against befoulment. If we do nothing, ascourge of major proportion may be our legacy." So wrote David X. Manners.This will give you some idea of how serious our water problem is! To clean it will take years.The answer lies in what we do now for our own protection. La Vista, Nebraska, had a severewater problem midway during my practicing career. The tap water collected in jars was rustcolored and murky. Mrs. Carol Petersen, a local, said: "We had a lot of other neighbors whowanted to come here this morning, but they couldn't because they had to stay home with theirchildren who had diarrhea from drinking the water. "Since water is a carrier of minerals and chemicals, let me list some of them found in ourwater:Chlorine                               CopperSodium                                 ZincMagnesium                           LeadSulphur                                 SeleniumCalcium                                CesiumPotassium                             UraniumBromine                                MolybdenumCarbon                                 ThoriumStrontium                              CeriumBoron                                   SilverSilicon                                   VanadiumFluorine                                 Lanthanum9/18/13 5:28 PMpage 2
Page 11 of 15http://www.wlake.com/water/page2.htmNitrogen                                YttriumAluminum                              NickelRubidium                               ScandiumLithium                                  MercuryPhosphorus                           GoldBarium                                  RadiumIodine                                   CadmiumArsenic                                 ChromeIron                                      CobaltManganese                           TinOur bodies need many of the above-mentioned elements, but only in their organic state. Theymust first pass through the roots of our plants before our bodies can assimilate them. Hereinlies the big error. Nature has a tremendous distilling plant. As the vapors rise. all impuritiesare left behind. Only as the clouds recondense the water does it again pick up the elementsleft behind. Now it becomes harmful to us, but beneficial to plants. There is a big differencebetween powdered iron filings and the iron found in plants. It takes no chemist to tell thedifference.Why Should We Grow Older?The body is designed to feel younger-at any age. To feel one day older has always plaguedthe thinking of humanity and added worries to everyday living. New wrinkles add up todeeper lines-gray hair begins to crop out-while deaths occur at younger ages. All this neednever be. Youth should remain youth-age is just a postponement-it need never come. Thegovernment is planning to educate 10,000 additional doctors to take care of the diseases forwhich we already have the natural cure. Why not attack the water problem, and prevent thehost of diseases, without the need of additional doctors-who will die of the same diseasesthey attempt to cure! There is no need to have a heart so corroded with calcium deposits thatsurgery becomes necessary.What A Price To PayOne morning two patients came to my office. One had a ruptured blood vessel due tohardening of the arteries. He also had polar cataracts. The other patient had a severenosebleed which resulted in the loss of a pint of blood. When he arrived at the hospital thedoctor diagnosed his condition as arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. Had hisnosebleed not relieved his pressure, it could have resulted in a stroke. Both patients lived on afarm, drank water excessively from hard water wells. Is it worth the price?What Lies In Store For Us?Could all these aging, crippling diseases have been avoided? What do we have to lookforward to? Crippled joints and massive strokes? Do we want medical costs to wipe out ourlife savings? What lies in store for most of us?The Rewards of PreventionNow is the time to shout the truth from our mountain tops. It's time for the press, radio andtelevision to splash this possible secret to longevity on their front pages, through the air andon our television screens. Let every man, woman and child become alerted


	when	a	few	of	the	people	learned	of	the	plan	to	poison	the

city	with	this	self-condemned	product	they	started	a	protest	and	circularized

literature	giving	the	facts	about	it. But	the	promoters	of	gamma	globulin	induced

the	City	Manager	and	the	Police	Dept. to	arrest	anyone	protesting	or	handing	out

literature	unfavorable	to	their	serum. Miami	Herald,	Miami,	Florida	(Sept.	30,

1953)	reported:

"Dr.	Carl	Bernet,	of	United	States	Public	Health	Service	says:	‘Gamma	Globulin

is	not	a	cure	or	preventive	of	polio. Key	West	is	getting	the	Gamma	Globulin

because	there	is	an	extra	supply’." Is	this	a	land	of	liberty	or	just	a	page	out	of

the	Dark	Ages? CURARE,	which	is	arrow	poison	used	by	the	Indians	of	the	Amazon	is	used	on

polio	patients. A	doctor	in	the	Los	Angeles	Health	Department	told	me	that	this

drug	does	not	decrease	the	pain	of	the	polio	patients	but	it	makes	them	unable	to

move	or	scream	and	they	experiment	on	them	then. Many	of	the	patients	die

under	the	intense	pain	of	this	torture	treatment. THE	PRECAUTIONS	that	the	polio	foundation	give	to	the	public	have	no	effect

at	all	on	controlling	polio. What	good	does	it	do	to	warn	people	to,

1)	wash	their	hands,

2)	stay	out	of	swimming	pools,

3)	stay	away	from	polio	patients,

4)	call	a	doctor	when	symptoms	appear	etc. when	the	disease	is	not	caused	by

viruses	but	is	caused	by	body	poisoning? Why	call	a	doctor	who	admits	he	does

not	know	the	cause	or	the	cure? All	these	misleading	instructions	stand	in	the

way	of	healing. THE	SALK	VACCINE	is	just	another	failure	mechanism	because	it,	too,	is

wandering	blindly	in	the	wrong	direction	and	is	spreading	disease	rather	than

curtailing	it	and	is	killing	rather	than	curing. THE	GROWING	SKEPTICISM	OF	THE	SALK	VACCINE

Many	doctors,	and	public	authorities	as	well	as	individual	laymen	are	not	only

questioning	the	safety	of	the	Salk	vaccine	but	are	denouncing	it. Even	the

Journal	of	the	American	Medical	Association	in	a	recent	(1956)	"Report	on	Rate

of	Use	of	Poliomyelitis	Vaccine"	expresses	concern	about	the	dropping	off	of

sales	of	this	product	in	the	"announcement	by	the	Public	Health	Service	that

states	are	not	using	their	vaccine	supplies	at	the	rate	the	serum	is	being	released	. Approximately	45%	of	the	7,000,000	cc	had	been	used...Dr.	Scheele	asked	all

concerned	to	use	supplies	as	rapidly	as	possible..."	He	said,	"This	is	the	ideal

time	for	vaccinations. The	safety	and	effectiveness	of	the	vaccine	are	well

established." Imagine,	a	public	officer	making	a	statement	like	that	after	all	the	deaths	caused

by	the	blood	poisoning	vaccine. By	saying	that	"this	is	the	ideal	time	for

vaccinations"	he	probably	means	that	they	better	get	their	multibillion	dollar

supply	of	vaccine	sold	before	all	the	people	wake	up. Most	of	them	are	still	iii

the	hypnotic	stupor	of	the	high	pressure	advertising	of	the	past	year	and	a	half. "EFFICIENCY	OF	THE	SALK	SERUM	QUESTIONED"	is	the	title	of	a

headline	in	a	Chicago	newspaper. Excerpts	are	as	follows:

"CHICAGO,	Nov.	11	(AP)—A	doctor	said	today	that	not	all	public	health

physicians	are	certain	that	the	Salk	polio	vaccine	program	is	on	a	‘solid	and

secure	scientific	footing." "Dr.	Herbert	Ratner,	health	commissioner	of	suburban	Oak	Park	and	editor	of	the

Bulletin	of	the	American	Association	of	Public	Health	Physicians,	asserted	that

public	statements	have	mostly	favored	the	Salk	program	‘to	the	exclusion	of

unfavorable	items.’

"He	listed	these	items,	among	others:

"‘1. English	Authorities	in	July,	1955,	canceled	the	Salk	vaccine	programs	as	too

dangerous. "‘2. All	European	countries,	with	the	exception	of	Denmark,	have	discontinued

their	programs. Even	Denmark	is	reported	to	have	found	live	virus	in	the	Salk

Vaccine. "‘3. Canada	decided,	as	of	July	29,	1955,	to	postpone	its	vaccination	program

until	the	early	part	of	1956,	to	take	advantage	of	the	expected	advances	in	the

development	of	safe	and	effective	poliomyelitis	vaccine." (Since	there	is	no	such

safe	vaccine,	what	they	are	really	waiting	for	is	to	see	what	is	going	to	happen	to

the	millions	of	American	children	who	have	been	brutally	sacrificed	to	the

"money	mad"	vaccine	experiment. None	of	these	other	countries	want	to	waste

their	children	on	such	risky	and	haphazard	experiments.) "‘4. Two	Nobel	Prize	winners,	Dr.	John	Enders	and	Dr.	Wendell	M.	Stanley,	both

have	publicly	indicated	their	uncertainties	about	the	Salk	vaccine. "‘5. The	Polio	Advisory	Committee	and	health	officials	of	at	least	one	state,

Massachusetts,	have	advised	against	public	inoculations	and	have	withheld

approval	of	the	use	of	the	vaccine	until	at	least	Jan.	1,	1956. "‘6. One	of	the	two	major	pharmaceutical	houses	connected	with	the	production

of	Salk	Vaccine	since	the	1954	field	trials	has	recently	found	it	necessary	to

withdraw	their	product	from	the	market’." Why	pick	on	just	one	drug	company;	they	are	all	guilty. In	"DREW

PEARSON’S	MERRY-GO-ROUND"	the	writer	states:

"Other	drug	companies,	with	the	exception	of	Park	Davis,	have	not	experienced

so	many	seizures	(by	the	Food	and	Drug	administration,	for	violation	of	law). Park	Davis	has	had	nine	civil	suits,	Eli	Lilly	two,	Pitman	Moore	two,	Wyatt

three,	Sharp	and	Dohme	four,	Cutter	nine." He	also	tells	us	that:

"The	Public	Health	Service	which	is	testing	and	licensing	the	Salk	Vaccine	has

not	had	time	to	test	it,	but	has	accepted	the	written	reports	of	the	drug

companies." In	a	life	and	death	matter	such	as	this	with	millions	of	people

involved	and	future	generations	threatened	by	disease	and	impairment	from

vaccine	poisoning,	why	haven’t	our	paid	public	officials	had	time	to	test	the

vaccine? Can	the	manufacturers	who	are	in	the	business	for	profit	be	expected	to

tell	the	truth	about	the	product—when	the	truth	would	condemn	them? "SALK	SHOTS	OPEN	NEW	DRUG	MARKET"	is	the	front	page	headline	in	an

independent	newspaper	(The	American	Rally,	April	1955)	In	the	opening

paragraphs	we	read:

"ANN	ARBOR—With	the	pomp	of	a	Presidential	inauguration	and	the	ballyhoo

of	a	Hollywood	premiere,	the	big	drug	houses	have	unleashed	upon	the	public

their	infamous	campaign	in	behalf	of	the	Salk	vaccine. Using	the	general	anxiety

concerning	polio,	this	conspiracy	now	aims	to	inject	this	dubious	serum	into	the

bloodstream	of	every	child	in	the	United	States. "Thus,	a	new	major


 the body that the water
in fruits and vegetables does, ALL THREE OF OUR BODY CYCLES FUNC
TION WITH THE GREATEST EASE WHEN SUPPLIED WITH THIS WATER
ON A REGULAR BASIS. It's interesting that we eat in such a way as to not cleanse but pollute
our bodies. We eat in such a way as to clog them. We don't want to be
clogged up any further, because the more we clog ourselves, the more
we're going to put on weight, and the more difficult it will be to get that
weight off. In fact, from now on when you look at the foods that you are
about to eat, do just that—look at the plate of food that you're going to
put into your body, and simply ask yourself this question: "Is this food
that I'm going to put into this magnificent, intelligent body of mine going
30 • FIT FOR LIFE to cleanse me, or is it going to clog me. " Stated another way: "Is this
meal predominated by fruits and vegetables. " This is a very important
question to ask yourself regularly. It's very simple. Am I eating a food
right now that's going to cleanse me (detoxify me), or is it going to clog
me. Most of the food we eat in this country is of a clogging nature. Our
food clogs our bodies, and then, because we're clogged, we start to feel
bad and we take measures to feel better, but at the same time we're still
eating foods that are clogging up the system. So, from now on ask your
self, when you look at a meal, "Is approximately 70 percent of this meal
of a high-watcr-content nature. " Because I will tell you something with
out reservation: If it's not, there is no way in the world you are going to
successfully lose the weight you want to lose and keep it off permanently. If you truly want to be healthy and experience the body that you know
you deserve to have, then it is an absolute prerequisite that you ask your
self this question. The reason there are two hundred thousand heart by
pass operations in this country every year is because people's arteries are
clogged'. I would be willing to wager that few, if any, of these unfortunate
two hundred thousand were on a diet predominated by high-water-con
tent food. It's odd, but the things we receive for free we abuse the most. Because we are given these miraculous, incredible bodies at birth for free,
we tend to take them for granted and abuse them. We must work with
our bodies, not against them. One perfect way to do that is to cleanse
them, not clog them. The reason we eat so much food that is clogging rather than cleansing
is that we're prisoners. Prisoners. That's right. We're prisoners of our taste
buds. We will do anything for our taste buds. If there is a food that can't
outrun us, and it's not nailed down, and it will fit into our mouth., and it
tastes good, we'll eat it. We don't think twice about it. The only require
ment we have about food is "How does it taste. " But what about the rest
of the body. When you look at the tiny area of the body that your taste
buds occupy, and then you look at the rest of your body (which is what
has to deal with the foods that pass over your taste buds) you have to
wonder why people place so much attention on one small part of the
body and ignore such a large part. How many times have you heard someone say, "You know what, I
woke up this morning, I was real late, I didn't have a chance to take a
bite before I went out of the house. I ran out of the house to the office. 1
had more work than I could possibly take care of, I never took a coffee
break. I never took a lunch break. I worked straight all day long. " You've
probably heard that part before. But now five o'clock rolls around; it's
time to go home. All of a sudden this person realizes how hungry he
THE PRINCIPLE OF HIGH-WATER-CONTENT FOOD • 31 really is. He's rubbing his stomach and saying, "Man, am I hungry. I
haven't eaten all day. I'm going out right now to get myself something
that's going to wash out my intestines and cleanse my colon. " No way. That is not what you've heard. It's more like "I'm going to get myself a
pizza or a cheeseburger. " The thing that people do when they're hungry,
most of the time, is decide what is going to taste best and then go and eat
that food. If you think exclusively of what is going to taste good, your
body never has the opportunity to cleanse or detoxify itself. Therefore,
you're always eating foods that just taste good, and then clog up the body,
adding more weight, making the problem more difficult, and preventing
you from ever taking that weight off. I am not implying for a moment
that you have to eat in such a way as to not enjoy your food. I'm not
saying you should eat food that does not absolutely delight your taste
buds. No. What I'm saying is that you can eat foods that taste fantastic
but at the same time meet the requirements of your whole body. All we're suggesting is to think in terms of eating meals that are 70
percent high-water-content foods (fruit and vegetables) and 30 percent
concentrated foods (everything else). Wait until you see what can be done
with fruits and vegetables—far more than most people imagine. The cre
ative, innovative, and tantalizing ideas supplied in FIT FOR LIFE will
probably change your eating life-style forever. When you're hungry and
you think of something to eat, you're going to know about some delecta
ble, nonclogging alternatives. This can all be reduced to one simple sentence, IF YOU WANT TO BE
VIBRANTLY AND VIGOROUSLY ALIVE, IN THE BEST POSSIBLE SHAPE,
YOU HAVE TO EAT FOOD THAT'S ALIVE. You don't have to be a Ph. D. or a mental giant to get that. A live body will be built from live food. Food that's alive will be high-water-content food. If it does not have high
water content, then that food is not alive. And if 70 percent or more of
your diet is made up of food that is dead, processed, and denatured, 1
leave it to you to imagine what will become of your body. Fruits and
vegetables are enormously high in water. Other foods are concentrated,
meaning the water has been either cooked or processed out. Something I like to do is compare us, as a species, to the other mam
mals that are sharing the planet with us. Look at all the mammals. I am
not talking about animals that we have as pets or in zoos, because they're
under the dominion of humans and therefore have many of the problems
of humans. But have you ever seen a fat tiger or impala in the wild. Have
you ever seen animals in nature that have lost their teeth and use false
teeth to eat, or have hearing aids to hear, or have glasses so they can see,
or are wearing toupees because they went bald, or have pacemakers to
make their hearts pump, or dialysis machines for their kidneys. Have you
32 • FIT FOR UFE ever heard of a million animals a year dying of heart disease. Or a half a
million dying of cancer. Or a quarter million dying of strokes. Or thou
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Q: What is the main purpose of the human body's craving for water?,
A: To maintain a healthy and optimal condition.
Q: What is the author suggesting as a key to maintaining a healthy body?,
A: Consuming a diet that is at least 70% water content, which means predominantly fruits and vegetables.
Q: What is the author's stance on drinking water to achieve weight loss?,
A: Drinking water is not sufficient to achieve weight loss; instead, it is necessary to consume high-water-content foods.
Q: What is the author's argument about the importance of proper food combining?,
A: It is essential to avoid eating incompatible foods together, as it hinders digestion and energy production, and instead, eat one concentrated food at a time.
Q: What is the author's claim about the benefits of fruit consumption?,
A: Fruit is not only cleansing and detoxifying but also conserves energy, allowing the body to redirect it towards eliminating toxic waste and losing weight.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>In the
interim the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The very
instant that fruit comes into contact with food in the stomach and di
gestive juices the entire mass of food begins to spoil. Whatever protein is
in the stomach putrefies, whatever carbohydrate is there ferments. The
whole thing turns to acid, and we run for medication because of the
discomfort. This is something that is easily verifiable. Perhaps you have
already experienced it. THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRECT FRUIT CONSUMPTION • SI Perhaps after a meal you have had a piece of fruit or a glass of juice,
and you noticed a sharp pain