 without the use of the natural organs of
vision. It has the capacity of clairvoyance and clair-audience. Your
subjective mind can leave your body, travel to distant lands, a nd bring
back information oftentimes of the most exact and truthful cha racter. Through your subjective mind you can read the thoughts of others,
read the contents of sealed en-velopes and closed safes. Your
subjective mind has the ability to apprehend the thoughts of othe rs
without the use of the ordi-nary objective means of communica tion. It
is of the greatest importance that we understand the intera ction of the
objective and subjective mind in order to learn the true art of praye r.
• The subconscious cannot reason like your conscious mind
Your subconscious mind cannot argue controversially. Hence, if
you give it wrong suggestions, it will accept them as true  and will
proceed to bring them to pass as conditions, ex-periences, and events. All things that have happened to you are based on thoughts impres sed
on your subconscious mind through belief. If you have conveyed
erroneous concepts to your sub-conscious mind, the sure method of
 28  overcoming them is by the repetition of constructive, harmonious
thoughts frequently re-peated which your subconscious mind accepts,
thus forming new and healthy habits of thought and life, for your
subconscious mind is the seat of habit. The habitual thinking of your conscious mind establishes deep
grooves in your subconscious mind. This is very favorable for you if
your habitual thoughts are harmonious, peaceful, and constructive. If you have indulged in fear, worry, and other destructive forms  of
thinking, the remedy is to recognize the omnipotence of your
subconscious mind and decree freedom, happiness, and perfect heal th. Your subconscious mind, being creative and one with your divine
source, will proceed to create the freedom and happiness, which y ou
have earnestly decreed. • The tremendous power of suggestion
You must realize by now that your conscious mind is the
“watchman at the gate,” and its chief function is to protect y our
subconscious mind from false impressions. You are now aware of one
of the basic laws of mind:
Your subconscious mind is amenable to suggestion. As you know,
your subconscious mind does not make comparisons, or contrasts,
neither does it reason and think things out for itself. This lat ter
function belongs to your conscious mind. It simply reacts to the
impressions given to it by your conscious mind. It does not show a
preference for one course of action over another. The following is a classic example of the tremendous power of
suggestion. Suppose you approach a timid-looking passenger on board
ship and say to him something like this: “You look very ill. How pale
you are! I feel certain you are going to be seasick. Let me help you to
your cabin.” The passenger turns pale. Your suggestion of seasi ckness
associates itself with his own fears and forebodings. He a ccepts your
aid down to the berth, and there your negative suggestion, which was
accepted by him, is realized. 29  • Different reactions to the same suggestion
It is true that different people will react in differen t ways to the
same suggestion because of their subconscious conditioning or be lief. For example, if you go to a sailor on the ship and say to him
sympathetically, “My dear fellow, you’re looking very ill. Are n’t you
feeling sick? You look to me as if you were going to be seasick.”
According to his temperament he either laughs at your “joke,” or
expresses a mild irritation. Your suggestion fell on deaf ears in this
instance because your suggestion of seasickness was associate d in his
mind with his own immunity from it. There-fore, it called up not f ear
or worry, but selfconfidence. The dictionary says that a suggestion is the act or instance of  putting
something into one’s mind, the mental process by which the thought
or idea suggested is entertained, accepted, or put into effect. You must
remember that a suggestion cannot impose something on the
subconscious mind against the will of the conscious mind. In other
words, your conscious mind has the power to reject the suggestion
given. In the case of the sailor, he had no fear of seasicknes s. He had
convinced himself of his immunity, and the negative suggestion had
absolutely no power to evoke fear. The suggestion of seasickness to the other passenger called forth his
indwelling fear of seasickness. Each of us has his own inner  fears,
beliefs, opinions, and these inner assumptions rule and govern our
lives. A suggestion has no power in and of itself except if you accept
it mentally. This causes your subconscious powers to flow in a limited and
restricted way according to the nature of the suggestion. • How he lost his arm
Every two or three years I give a series of lectures at the London
Truth Forum in Caxton Hall. This is a Forum I founded a number of
years ago. Dr. Evelyn Fleet, the director, told me about an ar ticle
which appeared in the English newspapers deal-ing with the powe r of
 30  suggestion. This is the suggestion a man gave to his subconsc ious
mind over a period of about two years: “I would give my right  arm to
see my daughter cured.” It ap-peared that his daughter had a crip pling
form of arthritis together with a so-called incurable form of skin
disease. Medical treatment had failed to alleviate the condition, and
the father had an intense longing for his daughter’s healing, and
expressed his desire in the words just quoted. Dr. Evelyn Fleet said that the newspaper article pointed out  that one
day the family was out riding when their car col-lided with another. The father’s right arm was torn off at the shoulder, and immedia tely
the daughter’s arthritis and skin con-dition vanished. You must make certain to give your subconscious only suggestions,
which heal, bless, elevate, and inspire you in all your ways. Remember that your subconscious mind cannot take a joke. It take s
you at your word. • How autosuggestion banishes fear
Illustrations of autosuggestion: Autosuggestion means sug-gesting
something definite and specific to oneself. Herbert Parky n, in his
excellent manual of autosuggestion,* records the following inciden t. It
has its amusing side, so that one remem-bers it. “A New York visitor
in Chicago looks at his watch, which is set an hour ahead of Chic ago
time, and tells a Chicago friend that it is twelve o’clock. The Chicago
friend, not considering the difference in time between Chicago and
New York, tells the New Yorker that he is hungry and that he must  go
to lunch.”
Autosuggestion may be used to banish various fears and other
negative conditions. A young singer was invited to give an audit ion. She had been looking forward to the interview, but on three pr evious
occasions she had failed miserably due to fear of failure. Th is young
lady had a very good voice, but she had been saying to herself, “ When
the time comes for me to sing, maybe they won’t like me. I wi ll try,
but I’m full of fear and anxiety.”
 31  Her subconscious mind accepted these negative autosugges-tions  as
a request and proceeded to manifest them and bring them into her
experience. The cause was an involuntary auto-suggestion, i.e., silent fear
thoughts emotionalized and subjecti-fied. She overcame it by the following technique: Three times a da y she
isolated herself in a room. She sat down comfortably in an arm chair,
relaxed her body, and closed her eyes. She stilled her mind and body
as best she could. Physical inertia favors mental passivity  and renders
the mind more receptive to sug-gestion. She counteracted the fea r
suggestion by saying to her-self, “I sing beautifully. I am poised,
serene, confident, and calm.” She repeated this statement slowl y,
quietly, and with feel-ing from five to ten times at each sit ting. She
had three such “sittings” every day and one immediately prior t o
sleep. At the end of a week she was completely poised and confi dent. When the invitation to audition came, she gave a remarkable, wond er-
ful audition. • How she restored her memory
A woman, aged seventy-five, was in the habit of saying to hers elf,
“I am losing my memory.” She reversed the procedure and practic ed
induced autosuggestion several times a day as follows: “My m emory
from today on is improving in every department. I shall always
remember whatever I need to know at every moment of time and point
of space. The impressions received will be clearer and more definite. I
shall retain them automatically and with ease. Whatever I wi sh to
recall will im-mediately present itself in the correct  form in my mind. I am improving rapidly every day, and very soon my memory will  be
better than it has ever been before.” At the end of three weeks, her
memory was back to normal, and she was delighted. • How he overcame a nasty temper
Many men who complained of irritability and bad temper proved to
be very susceptible to autosuggestion and obtained marvelous r esults
by


 lives I will allow
into my own. I wil l not jealously constrict my heart today, seeking to keep fr om
others what I would keep to myself. For only what I give away d o
I keep, and what I seek to guar d as my own I will lose. Such
r eversal of material law is the truth of the spiritual universe.DA Y 295
FOR REFLECTION
O n  M o v i n g  B e y o n d  C o m p e t i t i o n
E ach of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world. Each of
us is assigned by God a function that only we can fill. At the level of the
divine, none of u s are in compe tition with each other. W e do not have to
compete for a piece of the cosmic pie, for the universe has an infinite
number of pieces of pie. Mine d oesn’ t take away from yours, a nd yours
doesn’ t take away from mine. There is more than enough space in the
ultimate universe for all of us to prosper. Just as the cells of the body are p rogrammed each to do what the y are
supposed to do, collaborating with other cells to foster the health of the
or gan of  which they are part, so each of us is divinely programm ed to do
what is best for us to do to contribute our greatest gifts to the world. As
we celebrate other people’ s gifts, we increase the value of our own. Whatever we approve of in ano ther ’ s life, we allow ourselves to have. Whatever applause we give another, we are attracting to ourselves.DA Y 296
L o v e  i s  n o t  m y  w e a k n e s s,  b u t  m y  s t r e n g t h. S ometimes I feel that if I’m loving, vulnerable, and ener ge tically
unguarded, othe rs will take adv antage of me. In fact, it’ s my love and
defenselessness that provide me with divine protection. My love attracts
my greater good. Love gi ves me strength. It gu ides me to clearer thinking, more
meaningful refl ections, a kinder way of being, and a more attractive
personality. It opens me to a creative flow. It is the key to my success in
life, and the source of my inspiration. Love is the power of God flowi ng thr ough me. It is my privilege
in life to channe l His power for the good of the entir e world. W ith
every th ought I think, I have the opportunity to extend the for c e
that ble sses all things. I am grateful and humbled befor e His
power within me.DA Y 297
M a y  m y  w o r d s  e m e r g e  f r o m  t h e  s i l e n c e  o f  m y  s o u l. I f I speak  with my mouth, others will hear me with their ears. But only
if I speak from my heart will others hear me with their hearts. T oday may
my word s emer ge from somewhere deeper than my intellect—and never
from anger or defensiveness. May my words emer ge from the silence of
my soul. W ords have power to heal or to harm; I dedicate mine to the healing
power of love. May I become a healer of the spoken word. Dear God,
May Y our spirit
Be upon me when I speak,
Infusing my wor ds with
The ener gy of love. May my wor ds convey Y our power
And Y ours alone. Amen.DA Y 298
I  s t e p  b a c k  a n d  l e t  G o d  l e a d  t h e  w a y. I  st and humbly b efore a power th at is in me but not of me. I am  not the
divine so urce, b ut merely a fauc et through which its waters flow  into the
world. I find power as a human being as I defer to the power of the spirit. Placing myself in service to God, I pray that His love move through
me to bless the w orld. I take a step back today with my personality, that I
might more clearly reflect His gentleness and love. As I step back, He
leads the way for me to follow. Meekness and mildness carry invisible power. The meek shall
inherit t he earth  because of the ir str ength, having stepped back
and allowed a gr eater power to flow thr ough them. T oday I
choose t o step back with the for ce of my personality, that I might
step forwar d with the for ce of my spirit.DA Y 299
I  g r e e t  e v e r y o n e  I  m e e t  t o d a y  w i t h  t h e  l o v e  t h a t ’ s  i n
m y  h e a r t. T oday I will not  be tempted by the thinking of the world. M ay I
remember that everyone I see, or meet, or even think of is an innocent
child of God. Silently and invisibly, I greet them with love. Though my ego might tell me otherwise, I will remember that my
only purpose is to love and for give. There, within that space of
consciousness, I  will find my power as well as my joy in living. May
neither fear nor judgment divert me from my chosen path. Dear God,
Post angels ar ound my mind today,
T o r emind me of love
And pr otect me fr om fear. May Y our light surr ound each person I see
And show itself to me. Amen.DA Y 300
FOR REFLECTION
O n  N o t  T u r n i n g  A w a y  f r o m  L o v e
L ove makes us wake up in the m orning with a sense of purpose  and a
flow of creative ideas. Love fl oods our nervous system with positive
ener gy, making us far more attractive to prospective friends and
associates. Lov e fills us with a powerful charisma, enabling us to
produce new ideas and projects, even within circumstances that seem to
be limite d. Love  leads us to atone for our errors and clean up the mess
when we’ve made mistakes. Love leads us to act with impeccability,
integrity, and excellence. Love leads us to serve, to for give, and to hope. So why would we turn away fr om love? What is the subconscious
resistance to such a powerful fo rce for good? Why do we fear the very
thing that makes our lives worthwhile? Just asking the question takes us
closer to the answer: that that which leads us away from love is never our
friend, never true self-care, and never from God. The ego is our own
self-hatred mere ly posing as our friend. Once we know that, the false
friend begins to lose its power to lure us away from love.DA Y 301
E v e r y  s i t u a t i o n  i s  p l a n n e d  a s  a  c h a n c e  f o r  m e  t o
g r o w. T oday I will recognize everything that happens as an opportunity to
grow—a chance  to embody who I am capable of being. If I am tempted
to w eakness, I w ill choose to be strong. If I am tempted to anger, I will
choose to for give. And if I am tempted by fear, I will choose to love. I k now the universe is set up t o support me in becoming my fully
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        I face the wo rld today
knowing that anything can happ en, for there is no appearance of lack or
fear tha t can prevail upon the will of God. God is love, and fear is
illusion. Knowin g this, I am a n atural worker of miracles and a deliverer
of peace. May I be fr eed of thoughts of worldly limits today, r ememberin g
that the childr en  of God ar e bound and not fr ee. May God’ s spir it
deliver me beyond the narr ow confines of fear -based thinking. May I be delive r ed to the infinite possibilities of love. Br eak m e
fr ee, dea r God, of the ego’ s claims of what is possible, what is to
be e xpected, and what is perm itted by its harsh assessments o f
who I am. Amen. DA Y 227
I  d e d i c a t e  m y s e l f  t o  l o v e ’ s  p u r p o s e s  t o d a y. T hat w hich is put in the service of love is protected from the grips of
fear. Tha t which is put in the ser vice of


 Itchy skin, without erup-tions. Eczema, with yellowish-white crust. Facefull of pimples. Scrofulous affections, intercur-rently. Dry skin. Skin itching and burning, asfrom nettles. Perspiration on hands from spinalweakness. Lupus, with characteristic symptoms.Pruritus (itching) of vagina, with or withoutthick, clear leucorrhea (Nat Mur). Freckles(apply a 10 percent solution of cell salt in waterto the face). Chafed skin (Nat Mur). Acnerosacea. T ubercles (nodules) on the skin. Scalyherpes on the shins. Tissues – Bones weak, easily broken; when
broken, bones will not unite or, when new bonematerial is needed. Rickets. Tabes, or atrophy ofany organ tissue. Poor nutrition through indi-
gestion. Ulceration of bone substance. Stuntedgrowth. Defective development, with pale,greenish-white complexion. Polyps. Disease ofthe pancreas. Emaciation, chlorosis, anemia.Intercurrently in all bone affections, constitu-tional weakness. As a tonic for delicate, anemicpersons (Ferrum Phos). All ailments caused bya deficiency or disturbance in the phosphate oflime (Calc Phos) molecules. Febrile conditions – Chilliness and shiver-
ing, when beginning of fever (Ferrum Phos).Excessive perspiration, night sweats in cases of
phthisis (tuberculosis). Phthisis. Cold, clammysweat on the face and body. After typhoid and
other fevers, as the disease recedes, to promotethe deposit of new material in place of thatdestroyed. Sleep – Restless sleep due to worms (Nat
Phos), drowsiness, sleepiness, difficulty wakingin the morning. Vivid dreams. Modalities – Symptoms are generally worse
at night in damp, cold weather (Nat Sulph), with
change of weather, upon getting wet, etc. Better
in warm weather and in warm room. FACIAL SIGNS OF CALCPHOS
DEFICIENCY
A waxy appearance is often seen on areas
with cartilage such as the nose, ears, etc. Themore facial surface having this waxy quality, thegreater the deficiency. Ears may appear waxy on the cartilage and
ear muscle. Look for a waxy intensity. Eyebrows Look for a waxy appearance to the
skin. There may also be waxy-looking stripescoming diagonally from the eyebrows. White spots on the teeth and nails show a
Calc Phos deficiency. We also see teeth withtranslucent tips (Calc Fluor). Stretched cheekbone musculature is another
sign. People with this symptom exhibit a biting orhard-bitten look or character, as though life hasdealt them a hard hand. Small lips also suggest a hard life. These sig-
nify poor mineral absorption. Yogurt appearance, a creamy-whitish look. This can occur in the case of Calc Sulph deficien-cy as well. THERAPEUTIC INDEX OF CALCPHOS
Adapted from: Therapeutic Index (1890) by Dr. W. H. Schuessler
Anemia, first remedy. Bone diseases, see also Rickets. 32 FACIAL DIAGNOSIS OF CELLSALTDEFICIENCIESCalc Phos
Summary
ORGAN AND TISSUE AFFINITIES
Nutrition, bones, tendons, teeth,
protein binder,muscles, cartilage, chest. MODALITIES
Symptoms worse < teething, loss of
fluids, exposure to cold, wet wind,thinking of symptoms, puberty, eatingfruit. Symptoms better > summer warmth,
dry weather, lying down, rest. DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS
Muscles are sensitive to cold. White
marks on fingernails and teeth. Tips ofteeth are translucent. DISEASE CONDITIONS
Bone problems, weak ankles,
teething problems, osteoporosis, spinabifida, stiff neck, rickets.CHAPTER 4: C ALCPHOS 33Calc Phos (a)
The tips of the teeth clearly show the translucent quality of a Calc Phos deficiency. A Calc Fluor deficiency
can also show up as translucence of the teeth. The chin is red and thus shows a Nat Phos deficiency. Thereare brownish spots on the skin that show a Kali Sulph deficiency. Calc Phos (b)
This picture shows a Calc Phos deficiency with a waxy appearance around the eyes, root of the nose and
into the eyebrows. The redness of the cheeks shows a Kali Mur deficiency. 34 FACIAL DIAGNOSIS OF CELLSALTDEFICIENCIES
CHAPTER 4: C ALCPHOS 35Calc Phos (c)
This woman shows a Calc Phos deficiency by the waxy appearance around her eyes, nose and forehead. She also has a Nat Phos deficiency because of the appearance of the red acne blemishes. The brownish-black of the inner eye area is a Calc Fluor deficiency sign. The middle of her forehead has a greenish tinge,suggestive of a Nat Sulph deficiency. Calc Phos (d)
This woman has the Calc Phos deficiency symptoms of a waxy appearance of the root of the nose, eyes
and into the eyebrows. She has the reddish overlay indicative of a Mag Phos deficiency, and a Calc Fluordeficiency can be noted in the raised pattern in the corner of the eyes. The bags under her eyes denote aNat Sulph deficiency. Her squinting appearance, horizontal lines on the root of the nose, and short eye-brows also show a hypothyroid condition. Such conditions accompany a weak liver. Another sign of livermalfunction is seen in the greenish appearance, a Nat Sulph deficiency. 36 FACIAL DIAGNOSIS OF CELLSALTDEFICIENCIES
CHAPTER 4: C ALCPHOS 37Cancer, in scrofulous (swelling of the lymph
nodes) constitutions. Catarrh (mucus congestion), in chronic or ane-
mic persons. Chlorosis (greenish tint to skin) type of anemia. Convalescence, during and after acute diseases. Convulsions, from teething, without fever, if Mag
Phos fails. Cough, in consumption (tuberculosis). Delicacy, in growing girls and children. Diabetes mellitus. Diptheria, first remedy, to reduce the fever and
limit inflammation of throat. Dropsy (swelling), from non-assimilation or ane-
mia. Eczema, with anemia. Eczema, with dry, crusty affections. Enuresis (urinary incontinence), nocturnal, from
general weakness. Eyelids, spasmodic affection, if Mag Phos fails. Face ache (neuralgic, rheumatic), worse at night. Fits (epileptic), during development in child-
hood and youth. Fits, in the scrofulous. Fontanelles, remaining open too long. Fractured bones, to promote union. Glands (lymphatics), enlarged, chronic. Gonorrhea, with anemia. Gout, rheumatic. Hemorrhoids, chronic, in anemic or weak
patients. Headache, the head feeling and being cold to the
touch. Hernia, in anemic patients. Housemaid’s knee (swelling of the knee), with
anemia. Hydrocele (clear fluid in a cavity), if Nat Mur
fails. Hydrocephalus (water in the head). Inflammation of the eyes, during dentition, after
Ferrum Phos. Intestinal worms, predisposition to, in anemic
patients.Intermittent fever, chronic, in children. Kidney disease (Bright’s). Lameness, rheumatic, obstinate, after Kali Mur. Leucorrhea (white discharge from the vagina), as
a constitutional tonic. Lumbago, if Ferrum Phos fails. Lupus, if a partial manifestation of scrofulosis;
see also Kali Mur. Ozena (foul-smelling nasal discharge), with
scrofulous symptoms. Pains (rheumatic), in the head, worse during the
night. Pains in the head, worse with heat or cold. Rheumatism, worse at night. Rheumatism, aggravated by heat or cold. Rheumatism, worse in bad weather. Rheumatism, worse with change of weather. Rheumatism, chronic, of the joints, with cold or
numb feeling. Rickets.Skin affections, in anemic persons. Suppuration (discharge of pus from infection), of
bone. Teeth, too rapid decay of. Teething, disordered. Teething, too late. Teething, minor ailments caused by it. Tonsils, chronic swelling,
Toothache, worse at night. Toothache, worse in bad weather. Tubercles (nodules), in the skin. Whooping cough, obstinate cases. “EVERY DISEASE WHICH AFFLICTS HUMANITY
REVEALS A LACK OF ONE OR MORE OF THESEINORGANIC CELL
-SALTS.”
– J.B. C HAPMAN, M.D. ASTROLOGY OF CALCPHOS
Capricorn: The Goat of the Zodiac
December 21 to January 19
Adapted from: Cell Salts of Salvation by Dr. George
Carey
Persons born be-
tween the dates Dec-ember 21 and January


 him, “In every
atom, there are worlds within worlds.” Demolishing one’s
own boundaries does not make the relative world vanish; it
adds anothe r dimension of reality to it—reality becomes
unbounded. When the walls are down, the world can
expand. And that, according to the rishis, makes all the
diﬀerence between a world that could be a heaven and one
that becomes a hell. —
The mechanism behind phobias can be used in exactly the
opposite way, to take down a wall rather than build  one. We
could just as easily, and far more happily, talk about people
who overcome fears that are supposed to be normal. The
construction workers on skyscrapers used to include a
large propor tion of Mohawk Indians, who were raised
without a fear of heights. The same courage can be
gradually built into oneself by practice—for example, by
walking a tightrope. Such ﬂexibility is not limited to psychological states. Nutritionists have abundant scientiﬁc evidence to show
that the body must be given certain vitamins and minerals
every day in order not to fall prey to deﬁciency diseases—
the classic instance is scurvy, which aﬄicted the British
navy when sailors were fed solely on hardtack biscuits and
grog and deprived of the vitamin C in fruits and vegetables. Nonetheless, native cultures around the world have
existed for centuries without rigorous daily vitamin
requirements and have adapted perfectly well. TheTarahumara Indians of northern Sonora in Mexico have
become famous in physi ological circles because they can
run twenty-ﬁve to ﬁfty miles a day in high altitudes without
discomfort. Whole tribes run these marathons every week;
when the winner of one race was tested two minutes after
crossing the ﬁnish line, an American physiologist
discovered that his heart rate was slower than when he
began. What ampliﬁes this inexplicable feat is that the
Tarahumara typically live on two hundred pounds of corn a
year for the average family, half of which is made into corn
beer. Other sources of nutrition, such as root vegetables,
become available in small quantities during the limited
growing season. By being able to thrive on an absurdly
substandard diet, these people show the nearl y inﬁnite
ﬂexibility of the mind-body system. Ironically, their
adaptation is so perfect that when placed on a “balanced”
diet fortiﬁed  with vitamins and minerals, many native
people devel op heart disease, hypertension, skin disorders,
and rotten teeth, none of which they had before, in
epidemic proportions. Obviously, these examples throw down a challenge to our
whole conception of what is normal. We have ample
evidence in our own culture that what is most normal about
us is our ability to create our own reality. As Sir John Eccles
told the parapsychologists, it is incomprehensible that our
thoughts can move molecules, and yet we live quite
comfortably with this impossibility all the time. The rishis
simply exten d our comfort zone all the way, into the
normality of the inﬁnite. We already know that if an impulse of intelligence  wants
to do something, then it does it, using intelle ct, mind,
senses, and matter to ﬁnd its outlet. Intelligence can create
a physiology  where healing thoughts take place, but it can
also create the reverse. If we were “hard-wired”  like acomputer, then every physiology would be predictable; in
reality, no physiology is. Intelligence creates new circuitry
at will, and this makes each person unique. Every
experience in life changes the brain’s anatomy. The new
dendrites created in the brain cells of active old people are
just one instance. Even more extraordinary  is the following experiment: Dr.
Herbert Spector of the National Institutes of Health took a
group of mice and gave them poly-I:C, a chemical known to
stimulate the activity of natural killer T-cells in the immune
system and thus strengt hen the animal’s defens e against
disease. Every time a mouse received his dose of poly-I:C,
the smell of camphor was released in the vicinity at the
same time. For a few weeks the pattern continued, injecting the
chemical and releasing the camphor smell. When the
chemical was taken away, Spector exposed the mice to only
the camphor, and he found that their immune-cell count
again increased, even without the chemical. In other words,
the smell alone made them stronger against disease. Could
he have done the reverse and lowered their immunity with
a smell? A team at the University of Rochester later showed that
this is possible. They took a group of rats and fed them
cyclophosphamide, a chemical known to diminish the
eﬀiciency of the immune  response. At the same time, the
rats were given saccharine-sweetened water, which
substituted for camphor as the neutral agent. When the
drug was withdrawn, the animals still dropp ed their
immune-cell count just by tasting the water. What excited
the research ers at the time was the realization  that the
immune system has learn ing ability. It directly responds to
outside stimuli, not just to the internal environme nt of the
bloodstream.In a larger sense, however, these experiments tell us that
the body is not tied to predictable responses. The
intelligence of a cell is creative. The predictable
mechanism that responds positively to poly-I:C and
negatively to cyclophosp hamide can transform itself and
respond to anything. Moreover, it can turn around and
respond with opposite results—the smell of camphor could
have been associated with either drug. There is no ﬁxed connection, then, between what kind of
experience you put into the body and the result that comes
out—your nervous system is set up for unboundedness. The
more we dwell on this, the more remarkable the
implications are. The smell of camphor did not do anything
to cause the change in immune cells: the mice could have
smelled roses or listened to a Mozart quartet. What
actually happened inside them was the creation of an
impulse of intelligence, a totally ﬂuid entity that
coordinates a piece of the nonmaterial world with a piece
of the material world. The ancient rishis understood this
very well. A verse from the Veda says, “What you see, you
become.” In other words, just the experience of perceiving
the world makes you what you are. This is a quite literal
statement. Children growing up in homes where there is
inadequate love can show a variety of symptoms—they may
be unhappy, neurotic, schizophrenic, sickly, angry, or any
number of other responses. But one of the strangest  is a
condition called psychosocial dwarﬁsm. Such children do
not grow up; they induce in themselves a deﬁciency of
growth hormone from the pituitary, and as a result, they
remain small and undeveloped in their physiques. Ignoring the biological clock, the onset of puberty  can be
delayed; so can the acquisition of mental skills associated
with older children, which is not directly controlled by the
pituitary. It is not a dysfunction of the pituitary that is at
fault, for when these children are placed in lovingsurroundings, their condition can spontaneously  reverse,
and they quickly catch up with their peers in size. Growing up is a built-in, genetically programmed
outcome of being born—yet these children defy it simply
because they feel unloved. Even if a doctor injects them
with growth hormone, many refuse to grow. A study with
adult male victims of heart attacks showed that the most
signiﬁcant factor in their recovery—meaning whether they
lived or died—was not anything to do with diet, exercise,
smoking, or a will to live. The men who lived felt that their
wives loved them, while those who felt unloved tended not
to survive; no other correlation the researchers could ﬁnd
was as strong. For years I have been haunted by the memory of one of
my ﬁrst patients, an Indian villager named Laxman
Govindass. I was still a medical student in New Delhi,
conﬁned to the drudgery  of working up physicals on the
patients whom the hospital staﬀ doctors were too busy to
see. The hospita l in question was a teaching hosp ital
attached to my school, the All-India Medical Institute, and
the academic doctors there had scant interest in a broken-
down alcoholic like Laxman Govindass. He was a peasant farmer whose drinking had gotten out
of hand to the point where his family deserted him. One son
had bundled him oﬀ to the door of our hospital and left him
there with the words, “Here’s where you will probably die.”
Like all villagers consign ed to us, Mr. Govindass was very
apprehensive and totally out of his element. The interns
took good enough care of his cirrhosis of the liver, but
without spending any time to become acquainted with him
personally. I got to know


 can show you some aspect of yourself. When you are engaged in conflict, ask yourself, “What is this situation
telling me about my own nature?” T ry this simple exercise that can be
helpful in revealing the hidden meaning in a dif ficult relationship. W rite down as m any traits as you can think of that describe th e person
with whom you are having problems. Now loo k again  at each descrip tive word and see which ones create an
emotional char g e in you. For example, you may have des cribed yourmanager as:
As you review your list, you may see traits that r eally irritate you:
controlling, needy, unappreciative, and stubborn. Now look at y ourself. Are
these words that others might  use to describe you? Do you have the
tendency to reflect these traits? Have you expressed these qua lities in the
past? M ore often than not, the traits that bother you the most in another
person a re the ones you try ha rdest to deny in yourself. As you embrace
these da rker qua lities in your ow n heart, you may find yourself less inclined
to judge someone else for expressing them. As you relinquish your
judgment and interpretation, yo u may open to the possibility that there are
other qu alities t hat may be attr active in the person, which yo u have not
allowed yourself to see. MEETING YOUR NEEDS
Relationships thrive when both  parties feel their needs are being met and
struggle when they are not. Put very simply: Y ou feel good when your
needs ar e being met and bad when they are not. Not getting you r needs met
leads to stress, t oxic emotions, and toxic relationships. Learning to express
your nee ds and emotions in a healthy way fosters nourishing r elationships
and reverses aging. As i nfants, we e xpect our caregivers to fulfill our needs, even if we don’ t
know what they are. W e wail a few times and anticipate Mother scrambling
to determ ine if we are hungry, cold, tired, bored, or just want to be held. W e
carry these same desires into ad ulthood and become hurt, frustrated, angry,
or depressed when our lovers, friends, or associates are unable to
immediately figure out what we need and give it to us. Thi s is not anapproach that is likely to be suc cessful. Let’ s explore a more ef fective way
to express your needs and emotions. THE DIALOGUE OF NEEDS
The humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow described five basic needs
that drive us all. First, we have basic physiological needs, such as food,
water, and protection against extreme heat or cold. Once these needs are
met we are motivated by the n eed for safety and security. W e  all want to
feel prot ected fr om physical and emotional harm. The third need is social—
the n eed for com munity, friendship, love, and belonging. As the se needs are
met we have the need for self-esteem. At this level, achievement, respect,
recognition, and status are sought. The final need is to find meaning,
beauty, and wisdom in life. Mas low called this final step self-ac tualization. In Eastern traditions this is the state of enlightenment. Self-actualized people are acce pting, spontaneous, natural, an d simple. They are dedicated to a life of meaning and creativity. They are as
comfortable alone as they are i n intimate personal relationships. They are
playful and laugh easily. They know how to meet their needs. In his book Nonviolent Communication, Marshall Rosenb er g describes a
simple process to enhance the ch ances of getting your needs met. Whenever
your needs are not met and you become upset, first ask yourself, “What am
I observing?” Rather than saying  to the other person “Y ou are al ways late to
every date,” say “W e agreed to meet at noon and you did not arrive until
12:30 P.M.” Separate your judgments and evaluation from your
observations and you will be less likely to trigger defensiveness. The second step is to identify what you are feeling. Develop a rich
emotional vocabulary that does  not make you a victim. A void words that
require s omeone else to be there  for you to experience your emotions, such
as ig nored, rejected, neglected, abandoned, or abused. Y ou are empowered
when yo u say you feel alarmed, annoyed, exhausted, frightened, lonely,outraged, or sad, but you give away your power when you use the
vocabulary of the victim. The thir d step is to determine w hat you actually need from the situation. If you cannot be clear on what your needs are, it’ s very unlikely that the
other person is in a better position to figure it out. The four th step is to formulate a  specific request. Ask for what you need
as specifically as possible. Rather than demanding “Y ou need to spend more
time wi th me or else!,” rephrase it in the form of a request: “Are you
willing t o come home an hour e arly from work W ednesday afternoon so we
can take  a walk together?” Peo ple are much more likely to respond to a
request than a demand. W e would add a fifth step to Dr. Rosenber g’ s original four. Whether your
request is met o r not, ask yours elf, what is the gift in this situation? What
can you learn from this circumstance about yourself and life? What is the
lesson that can r aise you to a higher level of awareness? Find th e gift, even
if it is not the one you originally anticipated. Make th e comm itment to communicate your needs consciously, and you
will waste a lot less ener gy in conflict. Accept your dif ferences as a cause of
celebration, rather than finding it necessary to make the other person wrong. Because we believe that cultivating loving relationships is such an
important component of reversi ng the aging process, we devote an entire
step to it in Chapter 10. Accept your differ ences as a cause of celebration. Release T oxic W ork
Most people spend a good portion of their life on the job. So ideally work
should af ford the opportunity  to express your creativity, to interact
meaningfully wi th your coworkers, and to provide the material s ecurity youseek. Un fortunately, many peop le find their workplace to be a source of
stress ra ther than fulfillment, and consequently, aging is accelerated rather
than reversed. The world would be a better place if we all could do what made us
happy, while expressing our unique talents in service to others and
ourselves. Acco rding to A yurveda, this is the state of living in dharma, or
fulfilling your purpose in life. Even if you are not able to earn a living
doing exactly what you like doing best, see if you can bring some aliveness
to your workplace. T ry connecting more openly with your coworkers so your work
environment is emotionally healthier. Observe your environment and see if you can improve the sounds,
sights, or smells that surround you. Look for opportunities to align your work with your values, needs, and
beliefs. Life is precious and you have the right to perform work that is
meaningful. A test to see if you  are in your dharma is to notic e how often
you look at the time. If your in ner dialogue tells you that time is creeping
by very slowly and you cannot w ait to get of f work, you are probably not in
a positio n that is fully expressin g your purpose in life. If, on the  other hand,
you find that tim e flies while y ou are engaged, it is a good clue that this
work is the type that can help y ou grow younger. Listen to the  signals that
your body and mind are commu nicating and commit to spending your day
creating greater fulfillment for you and those in your life. Reversing the Appearance of Aging
The field of ener gy, information, and intelligence commonly known as the
skin is your la r gest and most adaptable or gan. As the bou ndary zonebetween your inner and outer w orlds, the skin protects your tissues, cells,
and mo lecules from the onslaught of microor ganisms, temperature
extremes, ultraviolet and infrared radiation, and chemical pollutants present
in yo ur e nvironment. It constant ly monitors stimuli from your s urroundings
through its innumerable touch, temperature, and pain receptors, and sends
this information  to your brain on a moment-to-moment basis. Y our soft
pliant sk in has the remarkable ability to dif ferentiate itself into the long
strands of your hair or your flat hard nails by rearranging its collagen
molecules. It is the site of vita min D activation, crucial for maintaining
strong b ones. The skin contains sweat glands, oil glands, fat cells, nerve
fibers, i mmune cells, and miles of blood vessels and is essential in your
regulation of body temperature a nd hydration. The skin is literally your face
to the world. Following a few basic skin care principles can reverse the appearance of
aging. There are three important steps you must take as part of an age-
reversing skin care program: (1) purify, (2) revitalize, and (3


acids and other medications, and then forgotten. These problems are a wake-up
call that one of our major body systems is not working right. A better solution is to
chew your food well, do proper food combining, stay away from foods you are
allergic to, take probiotics and digestive enzymes, and exercise regularly. Antibiotics may be the leading cause of digestive problems, and these dangerous
drugs should be avoided for that reason alone. Sleep Difficulties
Sleep is critical to health, but few of us sleep an adequate amount, and a growing
number of people suffer from various sleep disorders, such as disturbed sleep
patterns and insomnia. Much of the time sleep problems are symptoms that the
hormones and chemicals the body uses to cope with stress are being depleted. The
physical consequences of inadequate sleep have a negative effect on health and
performance. Healthy people like the Hunzas went to bed when it got dark and woke up with the
sun. Try to go to bed at the same time every night and wake up at the same time
every morning, even on weekends. Giving the body adequate and regular rest is
important to maintaining good health. Susceptibility to Infection
Colds and flu are not just inconveniences; they are alarm bells telling us that all is
not well. While seen as a minor illness, each cold does permanent damage to the
body, causing us to age prematurely. Yet millions of Americans suffer four to six
colds per year, sometimes taking weeks to resolve. Healthy people do not get
infections, and, if they do, they recover from them very quickly. You may recall that
the healthy Hunzas never suffered from colds, and that the 133-year-old man in
Vilcabamba had suffered only several colds in 133 years, not several in one year asmany of us do. A cold or flu that lingers is further proof of widespread cellular
malfunction. If people around you are sick, worry about strengthening your own
immunity, not about hiding from germs. Building immunity is a long-term project;
reacting in an emergency situation when you feel sickness coming on is something
else. Here are ideas of how to accomplish both:
To prevent colds, take plenty of vitamin C (4,000 to 6,000 mg/day). If you are sick
already, take vitamin C to bowel tolerance, which means taking it up to the point
where you begin getting excessive gas or diarrhea and then backing off. Bowel
tolerance will differ depending on who you are and what your state of health is. If I
feel a cold coming on, I put 3,000 mg of vitamin C in a glass of water and drink it
down every thirty to sixty minutes. In a matter of hours, the cold will be gone. B-
vitamins are important, as are zinc and high-quality cod liver oil. Olive leaf extract
can also be helpful; it is a powerful natural antibiotic. And, of course, avoid
damaging your immunity with sugar, white flour, poor digestion, prescription drugs
or anything that you are allergic to. Weight Problems
Some people think being overweight is more of a fashion concern than a serious
disease. Many people attribute weight problems to “genetics,” saying that such
problems run in their family. The truth is that being overweight is a sign that cells
are malfunctioning. Often, an addiction to sugar is part of the problem, and this
problem needs to be treated like any other addiction. Proper diet and lifestyle
changes that improve cellular health are virtually guaranteed to solve weight
problems. Overweight patients need to heal their cells, just like cancer patients and
heart disease patients. Worse, weight problems are frequently the prelude to more
serious chronic diseases. Mood, Thought or Behavioral Problems
The ability to think quickly and clearly—to concentrate, learn and remember—are
the benefits of healthy cells and a healthy body. A problem with any of these
indicates deficiency and toxicity at the cellular level, usually the result of
inappropriate diets, environmental toxins, lack of exercise and unresolved stress. Brain cells function normally when they have all the nutrition they need and do not
have toxins that interfere with them. The person who flies off the handle with little provocation is often seen as having
a particular personality type. The same for those who have problems getting along
with others or working out conflicts in a calm and rational manner. Most of the time,
however, these problems point back to the same two causes of disease: deficiency
and toxicity. We are currently experiencing an unprecedented epidemic of
depression, learning disabilities, violent behavior and other types of mental disease.Many of these “mental” problems actually result from the fact that the function of
our brains and nervous systems has never been more compromised. Worse,
physicians usually try to “solve” these problems by giving those afflicted toxic,
mind-altering chemicals. Building a Better You
Now that you have a sense of your state of health and have perhaps identified
some early warning signs of disease, start to build the foundation of a new lifestyle:
• Keep a food diary for a week, writing down everything you eat and drink. How
much of your diet is eaten raw? Do you buy truly fresh, organic vegetables and
fruits? Is the meat you eat treated with antibiotics and hormones? Do sugar,
white flour, dairy products and processed oils bog down your diet? Do you
combine the wrong foods together at a meal? Is the food you buy genetically
modified? • Keep track of the amount and kind of exercise, movement, or other physical
stimulation (saunas, etc.) you participate in during the week. • Consider the products you use on your body: Are the ingredients in your
deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, makeup and skin cream natural and nontoxic? • Take a look at the products you use to clean your house. Consider, too, the
furnishings, including your rugs. List the sources of emissions within your
house, including your carpets, furnace, hot-water heater and stove. • Consider the ways in which social connections, work and community
involvement nurture you, or fail to do so. • Take stock of the stress in your life. • Think about the doctors you visit, the treatments or tests that you approve of,
the medicines that you take. Are they doing you more harm than good? Are
your doctors and your medical treatments addressing all your pathways to
health, or is their focus narrow and incomplete? • Do you take vitamins or other supplements consistently, and are they of high
quality? Do they contain cheap, ineffective ingredients such as carbonates and
oxides, or toxins such as artificial colors? Each of these choices is part of an ongoing process of promoting— or
antagonizing—your health. Keep track of all six pathways and do your best along
each of them, all the time. Doing a great job for a week and then forgetting about it
is pointless. Track the process—there is no endgame, no checkmate to seek—there is
only process. Either you are going about the process of getting well and staying
well, or you are going about the process of getting sicker. Keep trying new things
until you discover what works for you.After you have identified some of the problems in your lifestyle—ways in which
your body is becoming deficient or ways in which toxins threaten you—begin today
to make changes. • Make sure at least some and preferably most of your diet is eaten raw. Buy at
least some organic fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as organically produced
meat. Cut down or eliminate the Big Four: sugar, white flour, dairy products
and processed oils. • Practice tips for proper food combining and effective food preparation
methods to ensure you are getting the best nutrition from the food that you buy. • Begin taking high-quality nutritional supplements. • Make exercise and movement a part of every day. • Nurture your social and family connections. Make a plan and then make a
concerted effort to make it happen. • Identify the drugs you take (medical or recreational), and begin to imagine
how well you might function without them. A Radical Shift in Perspective
As you consider your lifestyle and identify the areas that must change, take a
close look at your overall perspective on health and disease. Health is something we
all want, yet so few of us give it serious thought until we get sick. That approach
does not work. The practical new system for choosing health presented in this book
is different from typical approaches. This new way to “see” health and disease is so
simple it empowers the individual to take charge. That empowerment can help to
end our current epidemic of chronic and degenerative disease, dramatically
improving the health of our people. As I have told you, one of the first people whose perspective I helped change was
my brother, diagnosed in 1991 with advanced prostate cancer. The specialist who
made the diagnosis informed him that the tumor was so large and so widespread that
surgery was not an option. My brother was told that there were no traditional
medical treatment options available for his advanced stage of tumor. “Modern
medicine” had nothing to offer, and my brother felt he was doomed. He eventually
found a caring physician who was willing to operate, despite the poor odds. The
surgery was a success, with limitations, as the surgeon was unable to remove all of
the cancer, and biopsies indicated cancer had spread throughout my brother’s body.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        In another case, a hospital oversight committee reviewed surgically removed
tissues. In the year prior to the formation of the committee, the


, work and climate change, and
acupressure. All the medicines, oils and pow ders used in treatments are 100
percent natural and rely on India’ s huge pharmacopoeia. “A yurvedic
texts con tain the details of a staggering number of plant ingredie nts,
minerals, metals and other natural substances, along with their
properties, their methods of collection and extraction, as well as
specific combin ations of complementary herbs,” says Shah naz
Husain, herbal ambassador and producer, “The specific processing
methods and well-known combinations enhance the ef ficacy of the
treatments. Man y of the form ulations are still used with g reat
success today. ”
Ayurveda in Spas
Even though some treatments ar e less common nowadays, many are
still to be found both at grassroots level and in the country’ s 2,100
A yurvedic hospitals. They are also increasingly finding their way
into spas  and retreats. Husain notes: “A yurvedic treatments are i dealfor spa treatments, because they  counteract degenerative processes,
environmental pollution, toxic build-up and mental stress, all of
which have become undesirable  features of modern life. ” She notes
that man y people visit a spa particularly to address such mod ern-
day af flictions, and with A yurveda taking total wellbeing into
consideration, its treatments are in line with the aims of most spas. Some d iehard A yurvedic doctors, with their emphasis on
authenticity and historical accuracy, frown on this relatively new
spa phenomenon. They believe that A yurveda should remain in the
realm of medicine. Others, however, feel it is a trend to be
encouraged — as it advertizes the benefits of this ancient hea ling
system. “As long as the doctors who run such spas dif ferentiate
between the clinic and the spa,  it is fine,” one doctor told me. He
also admitted that the country ’ s A yurvedic experiences ricochet
wildly from by-the-book, clinical treatments to unhygienic, b ack-
room practices and others that are driven purely by monetary gain. An old map of India transposed with the body of Shiva, the god of yoga. His head,
symbolizing intellec t, is found in the Himalayas (his spiritual home), whilst his feet,
used for grounding, are found at the tip of the subcontinent. Scented body lotion with rose petals. Tibetan chimes rung before a treatment starts. Unfortunately, there is a problem with standardization, but the
government and the medical community are working on ways to
rectify this. This book only recommends reputable spas, retreats,
clinics and hospitals, and dif ferentiates clearly between the medical
and the recreational. W ith the right environment, proper and safe
medicinal care, high standards of cleanliness and pure medication,
A yurveda is a force to be reckoned with. Rejuvenating the body, soothing the mind, nurturing the spirit
— India ’ s therapies open up pos sibilities we never realized we had. Many ai m to help a person reach their maximum potential, w hile
others utilize the country’ s pharmacopoeia for relaxation, be auty
care and  rejuven ation. It’ s the aim of this book to delve into all of
the above; to explain, illustrate and, hopefully, inspire. It isn’ t a
medical or scientific treatise, more an overview of ancient wellness
practices that — finally — are beginning to be appreciated on  the
global stage. Abhyangam  or Ayurve dic massage given by a Keralan therapist at the spa at
Neemrana Fort Palace. wellness
Ayurveda  is the principal health system
in India, but other forms— such as
Unani, Siddha and Tibetan medicine are
also practiced. This chapter considers all
these, along with many specific therapies
from each. A variety of therapeutic
massages is covered, as well as heat
and steam therapies, and more obscure
treatments for eye or skin health. All are
geared towards detoxification, bothinternal and external, with the ultimate
aim being good health, longevity and
spiritual enrichment. abhyangam
Traditional Ayurvedic Massage
The  Charaka Samhita, one of the foremost A yurvedic
texts, advises that every person should have an A yurvedic
massage or  abhyangam  on a daily basis, preferably in the
morning. “It is nourishing,  pacifies the  doshas, relieves
fatigue, provides stamina, pleasure and perfect sle ep,
enhances the complexion and the luster of the skin,
promotes long evity and nourishes all parts of the body,” it
says. A therapeutic massage, not a relaxation tool,
abhyangam  ’ s primary aim is to encourage the movement
of toxins from the deeper tissues into the gastrointestinal
tract w here they can be ef ficiently eliminated. It is a lso
given to stimulate circulation of the blood and lymph. Abhyangam  is tr aditionally performed with lashings of medicated
herbal oil chosen according to one’ s  dosha, and is meant to be
performed by one, two, four, or more therapists simultaneously. It
employs long strokes, mainly with full palm involved, and all the
pressure movem ents are in the direction of blood circulation, from
the trunk to the extremities and up to down. The reverse hand
movements are passive (without pressure). The clas sic text s outline five d if ferent positions that the client
should adopt during  abhyangam, with the first two postures being
repeated at the end, thus making a total of seven. These are : 1)
Seated w ith both  legs extended. 2) L ying on the back. 3) L ying  on
the left side. 4) L ying on the sto mach. 5) L ying on the right side. 6)Seated w ith both legs extended (a repeat of 1). 7) L ying on the b ack
(a repeat of 2). Dr Renja Raphel, the Keralan-trained Ayurvedic doctor at the spa at Rajvil as in
Rajasthan, prepares an oil mix with medicated herbs for a client. Therapists generally spend an equal amount of time on each
posture, but if there are particular areas that need more attention,
they will take precedence. If you have  abhyangam  at one of the Ob eroi Spas, the therapist
soon gets a feel  for your body, and concentrates on repeated strain
injured areas (RSIs) to increa se benefits. The idea is that the
physical therapy  has a direct connection to the mental and  the
spiritual: by the end, you should  be physically and mentally rela xed
— yet alert and rejuvenated also. Benefits of good  abhyanga
massage include  increased circulation, improvement in muscle t one,
calming of the n erves, increased mental alertness, soft, smooth skin
and, of course, the elimination of impurities and toxins from the
body. The Ayurvedic center called Ayurmana  at Kumarakom Lake Resort in Kerala was
believed to have been bestowed with the grace of the both Kodunga lloor
goddesses and Narasimhamoorthy — so is as close to a sacred structure (barring
a temple) as you are likely to get. Therapy rooms including this prayer room glow
with polished wood and the sanctity that comes with total peace and seclusion. Ayurveda tends to advocate the use of brass vessels for oils, although clay
containers are also used. As metal was considered extremely pure as well as
hard-wearing, it is a sensible choice. Abhyanga  massage is traditionally performed by two, four or more therapists
simultaneously and follows strict guidelines from Ayurvedic texts. Massage is first
mentioned in the 6,000-year-old  Atharva Upaveda, although was almost certainly
practiced before this. Later, in the two major Ayurvedic treatises, the  CharakaSamhita  and the  Sushruta Samhita, believed  to have been written at the turn of
the first millennium  BC  in Sanskrit verse, it is discussed in depth with exhaustive
listings of positions of the body and measurements of oils, pastes and powders. In
the  Charaka Samhita, discussion of massage as a purification means to alter the
chemical processes in cells is detailed and comprehensive. This comes in the
chapter on  panchakarma  (see pages 46–49), whereby methods for the evacuation
of toxins and the restoration of  prana  or cosmic energy to the body via lymphatic
drainage are outlined. The  Sushruta Samhita, on the other hand, is a treatise on
surgery; it is here that methods of acup ressure on the Meridian points, magne tism
on the  chakras  and the positive spiritual and mental effects of massage are
covered. chavitti thirumal
Pressure Point Massage with Feet
A yurvedic tex ts indicate that exercise, be it cardiovascu lar,
involving stre tching and breathing, or therapy, must  be
practiced on a daily basis for total wellbeing


 cultivating  good  virtue  increases
sexual  creative  energ y. By using  the Orgas mic Up ward Draw
method  taught  in this book,  instead  of losing  sexual  energ y through
outw ard-leaking  orgasms, we  bring  the highl y charge d sexual
creative  energ y up to w rap, pack  and energ y the organs  and glands. In the  Tao S ystem it is w ithin the orga ns that our emotions,  or virtues,
are stored. Once  an organ  is restored  to its original  health y conditio n,
good  virtue  will emerge  and can be cultivated  to produce  more
positive  energy  to nurtur e each  of the other  organs  and the glands. As we ak, sick organs  begin  to produce  good  ener gy they will
graduall y affect  other  organs,  making them healthy  as well. 2. Go od Virtue- the Heart of the Universal Tao
    Practicing  good  virtue  is the heart  of the Universal  Tao. The entire
system depends  upon  the energ y of love,  joy, kindness,  gentleness,
respect,  and honest y In the  Universal  Tao we believe  that good
nature  is basic to  humans,  not because  we are afraid  of going  to
hell and  burni ng etern ally, of returnin g as a low er animal form, or of
suffering  in our  next  life, but  because  we believe  that doing  good
for other  is equall y and immediately  beneficial  to ourselves. It is a
simple concept. When you are kind  to others,  you are kind to  your
liver, the  organ  associated  with kindness. Your liver  beco mes
stronger  as y ou give  it more Chi. The idea  is that  you do good  to
others  as you do to yourself, but not out of fear  of being  punishe d.
    In the Healing  Love  practice  we retur n the how of our  sexual
creative  energ y into our organs  and glands  to strengt hen the
- 31 -Taoist View  of Wom an’s
weakened body  and increase  the life- force. The development  of
more good  life-force  helps  in the transformation  of all  anger,  fear,
sadness  and depressi on. 3. Losing-Energy Pleasure and Gaining-Energy  Pleasure
    If a  woma n is not  intereste d in having  a bab y, her sexual  activit y
is for  pleasure  only.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        -1-Healing L ove
through  the Tao
Cultivating Female
Sexual Energy
Mant ak Chia
Edited by:
Felix Morrow
-2-Publisher  and Editor:  Felix  Morr ow
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embodied  in critical articles  and revie ws. -3-I have come upon Master Chia’s T aoist
practice in my  old age and find it the most
satisfying and enriching pra ctice of all
those I have encou ntered in a long life  of
seeking and pra cticing. Felix Morrow, Senior Publisher
-4-Healing Lo ve through t he Tao
-5-Contents
Contents
About  of Author. Acknow ledgments. A Word of Caution. Author’s  Note. 1. Taoist View of W omen’s Chi  Energy. A. How  Energy  is Used. B. Principal  Energy -”Jing”. C. Emotional  Expense.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: Who is the author of the book "Healing Love through the Tao"?,
A: The book is edited by Felix Morrow, and the foreword is written by Mantak Chia.
Q: What is the primary focus of the Taoist Masters on the use of energy?,
A: The Taoist Masters believe that the most abundant and easiest energy to transform is sexual energy.
Q: What is the purpose of the Ovarian Breathing and Orgasmic Draw practices?,
A: The purpose is to recycle and transform the sexual energy into life-force energy.
Q: What is the importance of cultivating good virtue in the Universal Tao system?,
A: Practicing good virtue is essential in the Universal Tao system, as it is believed to increase sexual creative energy and transform negative emotions into positive energy.
Q: What is the main difference between men and women's loss of energy?,
A: According to the text, men lose energy through ejaculation, while women lose energy through menstruation.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>The Taoists  identify  two kinds  of pleasur e:
“losing- energ y pleasure ” and “gainin g-energy  pleasur e.” Most  of
us are  well experie nced  in losing- energy pleasur e.
    We have  describe d the brief,  intense  pleasure  that drugs,  such
as ma rijuana,  heroin,  cocaine,  or ampheta mines,  introduce  into
the system as they  quickly  draw and burn  up life-force  from  a
person’s  orga ns, brain,  and glands. This is like a  bonfire  started
with gasoline;  it burns  very intensely  and is ver y gratif ying, but the
fuel is gone  and the fire beco mes extinguish ed all too  soon. The
increased  desire  to experience  that intense  excitem ent, follow ed
by the increased  use of drugs,  draws out the vital  energy  from the
organs  as we ll as from the brain  and bone  marrow. Som e of the entert ainment  we seek  is also losing- energy
pleasure. When we  are entertai ned in excess  with activities  such
as watching television,  energy  from our  organs  is required  to pa y
attention,  and so our  life-force  energ y is dra wn out toward the event
we are watching and heari ng. We imagine ourselves  to feel good
because  we perceive  ourselv es as relaxing,  thereb y decreasin g
our stress. We do feel the  release,  but our vital organs  are being
drained  of their  life-force  by this excessive  energy  expenditur e. This
stress  to our  organs  creates  a negative  energy : and if they  do not
have  the means to  transform it back  into positive  energy, we will
accu mulate  too much and  eventuall y our negative  emotions w ill
burst  out. Even  though  something  such as  quiet  music can help  us relax
and create  a sense  of harmony  in the  body, too much attention  to it
will make our eyes, ears and nervous  system lose  energ y to the
outside. After wards, we continuall y seek ne w songs,  movies and
show s becaus e these  things  are never  satisfy ing our needs,  but
are further  arousing  and increasing  our need  for stim ulation. The
more w e try to satisfy  one or two of the senses  by an outside  means,
the greater  the need  for satisfaction  we create  for all the  senses. When yo u try to satisf y the mouth and  tongu e, the eyes, ears  and
nose  need  som ething  to stimulate them. It is a never -ending,
- 32 -Chapter I
increasing  requirement  of the  senses. Multi billion- dollar  businesses
have  arisen  to satisfy  our senses. They make tre mendous  profits
because  ultimately  they  do not reall y satisf y us or  bring  us true joy
and true happiness. If these  companies  created  entert ainment  that
would satisfy  us for a long  time, they  would go out of business. The Taoists rega rd our organs  as the body


 energy flow is strong enough to pass through the middle  of the heart
without going out horizontally. The samskaras have to be thinned out
enough, and the flow must be strong enough to pierce the middle section of
the heart  chakra. When this happ ens, the energy pours into the higher part of
the heart and generates a permanent experience of pure love, strength, and
overall well-being. Now we’ve moved out of the human heart and into what
is truly the spiritual heart. When the shakt i flows through that higher part of
the fourth chak ra, you will start to feel what has been described as the
presence of God. This is what the great saints experienced. At this point you
no longer experience yourself as human—you experience yourself as a
being of energy. You will start to feel love as a natural force in the universe. Section summary:

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Q: What is the majority of the universe composed of?,
A: Empty space (99.999%)
Q: What is the purpose of comparing the present moment to your preferences?,
A: To appreciate and be grateful for the experiences you have, rather than focusing on what you don't want
Q: What is the true cause of suffering, according to the Buddha?,
A: Desire and preference, as it leads to mental and emotional suffering
Q: What is the key to understanding the heart and its role in our lives?,
A: Recognizing that the heart is a complex, sensitive, and powerful part of our being, and that it is the source of our emotions and energy flow
Q: What is the ultimate goal of the heart, according to the text?,
A: To experience a permanent and unconditional love, strength, and overall well-being, which is not dependent on external factors and is a natural force in the universe.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>It is no longer love for somebody; it is just the force of love feeding you
from inside. Once you open your heart to that level, it will always be
beautiful inside, as long as you choose to focus your awareness on the love
instead of what is left of your lower self. We now know what it means to open your heart. At every level, it
means to stop closing it. Your heart’s natural state is open. It’s just like the
water in a stream; its natural state is to flow freely. If somethin g’s blocking
the strea m, don’t waste your time trying to make the water flow around the
blockage—just remove it. The same is true of the flow of shakti through the
heart—just remove the blockages and love will be your natural state. Removing block ages is spiritual purification. That is what life is all
about. As you remove your blockages, the energy will start to flow freely
and love will no longer be something you need or something you look for. At this stage, love has nothing to do with another person or what job you
happen to be doing. You feel love and inspiration all the time. You find that
the natural state of your being is to love everything you do and everyoneyou see. You actually have to hold yourself back to contain your passion for
life because there is such a powerful flow of energy feeding you from
within. This is the state Christ was describing when he said, “Man shall not
live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of
God” (Matt. 4:4). You no longer live solely off what is coming in from
outside. Y our ener gy is coming from within, ef fortlessly, from its source. Your heart is one of the most beautiful things in creation. In time, if
you work on yourself, you will come to appreciate what you’ve been given. Not only can your heart feed you with unconditional love, but it is the
gateway to the higher centers.PART VI:
The Human Predicament and BeyondChapter 26. The Human Predicament
The most meaningful questions  regarding quality of life are not about what
you own, or what you do, they are about how you’re doing inside. Most
people can relate to a response similar to: “There are moments that are so
beautiful I wouldn’ t trade them  for anything. But there are also moments I
don’t want to last for another second. In general, I work hard to keep it okay
in here.” Such is the human predicament. For most, that is a fair description of what it’s like to live in there. So
far our discussions have laid the groundwork for understanding why it is
that way. Throughout our lives we’ve stored patterns inside ourselves,
samskaras, based upon past experiences we resisted. We then used these
stored patterns to build a self-co ncept consisting of what we like and don’t
like and how to get events in the world to unfold accordingly. If we succeed
in our ef forts, it’ s generally nice inside; if we don’ t, it’s not. It is important to understand that every external event is the expression
of all the energies that have come together to create that event. When this
flow of the event’ s energy comes into you, it must make its way through
your mind and heart, and then ultimately merge into your consciousness. When you use your will to block an experience from passing through, the
flow of energy has to find a way to keep moving. Energy can’t stand still. Energy is power, and when it hits the resistance of your will it is forced to
circle around itself. That’ s the only way energy can stay in one place. The
circle is such a powerful form in creation. It allows something to keep
moving yet stay stationary. This is how samskaras are formed. These stored
patterns from the past keep trying to release, but you keep pushing them
back down, either consciously or subconsciously. By now, you can see how these samskaras are running your life. To
begin with, they keep coming  up by themselves, and that alone causessuffering. To avoid this, you have to commit a major part of your life to
creating situations that make it comfortable to live inside yourself. You end
up relying on your brilliant analytical mind to figure out how to be okay. Your mind does this by imagin ing what would work for you. It just starts
making up things, playing make -believe. As these imagined thoughts arise,
you can feel how they affect your blockages. You’re trying to see how the
world needs to be to fit you the best. “What if this person was a certain
way?” “What if that person hadn’t said what they said to me?” “What if I
change jobs to become the boss so people would have to listen to me instead
of me listening to them?” Everything going on in your personal mind is
because you’re either trying to match the stored patterns that will make you
feel better or avoid the patterns  that will make you feel worse. Both ways,
the store d patter ns are running your life. Don’ t feel bad about it; it’s that
way for pretty much everyone and always has been. You now have a deeper understanding of what we’ll call the
predicament: you’r e in there, you’r e not okay in there, and you have
developed concepts of how everything needs to be for you to be okay in
there. If you are not careful, you will struggle to satisfy these needs  for the
rest of your life. A perfect example of this burden is the all-too-common
practice of worrying. Why do you worry? There are only two reasons for
worrying: you either worry that you’re not going to get what you want, or
you worry that you’re going to get what you don’t want. This drives you to
work outside in the world to satisfy your needs. But the root of discomfort


 system, which means the body pours outadrenaline to raise sugar levels. Adrenaline, which is naturalspeed, causes these kids to be hyperactive. At the same time that the body is creating adrenaline, the
low sugar levels are prompting cravings for food high in sugar. Ingestion of sugar then leads to the over-production of insulin,leading to a drop in sugar, leading to difficulty focusing,leading to the over-production of adrenaline, leading to hyper-active behavior, and on and on. Kids with ADHD are usually thin. The hyperactivity
burns up the sugar before it’s converted to fat for storage. Oftentimes the hyperactivity is masked by the child’s activeinvolvement in sports. Kids with ADHD are treated with drugs such as Ritalin,
Adderal, and Strattera. However, approaching this conditionfrom a hormonal standpoint in most cases eliminates ADHDwithout having to resort to medication. You can probably guess that the missing hormone that can
balance the high insulin and adrenaline levels and alleviateADD and ADHD would be progesterone. We inherit ourhormone levels from either parent. If a mother is estrogendominant, she is also low in progesterone. This can be passedon to her daughter or son. Anyone with a low progesteronelevel will over-produce insulin, thereby causing hypoglycemia,leading to ADD. 132 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  AN AMAZING TRANSFORMATION
I should mention my experience with one nine-year-old child
who had a classic case of ADHD. He had been thrown out ofevery public school in the city of Indio, California, for fightingwith other children, shoving teachers, and similar behaviors. His mother was desperate because the boy sincerely wanted togo back to school. I do not treat young children with ADHDin my practice, but I made an exception in this case. I talked with the boy and helped him understand that the
sugar-based diet he had been eating and drinking was part ofthe problem. I told him he would be putting a cream on hislower forearm. He agreed to follow the protocol and was givena meal plan. T wenty-four hours later, his mother told me she could
not stop crying; she had never seen her son behave so well. He did ten pages of homework—quite an accomplishmentfor someone who had never done homework before. HisADHD was gone. In spite of his recovery, the Indio school board refused to
re-admit him into the system. I had written a two-page letterexplaining that he was better, but the educational system, notsurprisingly, proved to be blind to how simply ADHD can beaddressed. On the positive side, he is now attending a parochial
school. His sixth-month report card was all A’s—not surpris-ing since most ADHD children are extremely intelligent. When the boy went for his next therapy appointment, the
psychiatrist, who had been following him for his ADHD, sawright away that the signs of the disorder were gone. But whenhe asked the mother what her son was taking and she told himnatural progesterone cream, he told her to stop the cream133 ADD AND ADH D—THE SILENT EPIDEMIC  immediately, that it was a female hormone, and to put her son
back on the drugs that had been prescribed. She explained thatthe boy wouldn’t take them because they made him feel sick. He told her to do it anyway. Needless to say, the mothercontinued with the cream. I subsequently spoke with the psychiatrist, who refused to
accept anything I was saying because there were no drug-company studies to verify it. He refused to allow his ownpowers of observation to see that progesterone was beneficial. Psychiatry developed purely as an observational science; now itis almost purely about psychopharmacology. He would ratherplace this nine-year-old boy on potentially lethal drugs, withmultiple side effects, than use a natural bio-identical hormonewith no side effects. His statement that progesterone is afemale hormone is typical of the lack of education doctorsreceive about hormones. As stated previously, I do not treat young children that are
hyperactive in my practice—but I do treat their parents. If aparent has ADHD, there is a 50 percent chance that the childwill also be hyperactive. If the child is adopted, then he or shehas an even greater likelihood of having ADHD. This isbecause the majority of women who give up their children foradoption seem to be young mothers who have gotten intodrugs and alcohol and gotten pregnant, and, in my opinion,most young people who get involved with drugs and alcoholhave ADHD. ADHD IN ADULTS
There are many adults with undiagnosed ADD or ADHD. People who experience sleepiness between 3 and 4 in the after-noon or while driving—this is ADD. I use the word “ADD”interchangeably with “hypoglycemia,” because when the level134 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  of sugar in the brain is low, the person can’t focus. People who
become workaholics may actually have ADHD and are livingon high levels of adrenaline caused by recurrent hypoglycemia. /Sswashimply put, I view ADD and ADHD as a matter of
too little progesterone, too much insulin, and,
in the case of ADHD, too much adrenaline. If you ask a specialist in ADD/ADHD what is causing the
problem, they generally say they don’t know. I am not aware ofany other doctor beside myself who approaches these condi-tions from a hormonal standpoint. Simply put, I view ADDand ADHD as a matter of too little progesterone, too muchinsulin, and, in the case of ADHD, too much adrenaline. Myphilosophy is so far removed from the standard of medicalpractice, which calls for the use of dangerous stimulants totreat the problem, that it can create concerns for traditionalpractitioners. Yet, as they say, the proof is in the pudding. When I treat the symptoms of ADD and ADHD with proges-terone and a diet that encourages the lowering of insulin, thereare positive results. The immediate response of one patient, a 53-year-old
male, after starting on progesterone was that it made himextremely tired. As soon as he said that, I realized he was anadult with ADHD. He was a trim male, working a 12-to-14-hour day. Placing him on progesterone prevented his insulinlevels from rising. It took away his hypoglycemia, so hisadrenaline levels went down. I adjusted his diet, providingmore carbohydrates to normalize the sugar, and also gave himthyroid. As a result, his fatigue disappeared. I think part of the reason why ADD/ADHD is under-
diagnosed is that doctors approach it as a “learning problem. ”My feeling is that this is not true. People with ADHD have no135 ADD AND ADH D—THE SILENT EPIDEMIC  trouble focusing on things that interest them; however, they
will not focus on anything that they have no interest in. Inother words, ADHD is not a learning disorder; it is, morecorrectly, an interest disorder. Interestingly, most of the patients I see in my practice are
adults with unrecognized ADHD. CHARACTERISTICS OF ADHD
The typical adult with ADHD has a history of increased
physical activity as a teenager, being slim during his or heryouth, never opening a book in high school or college untilthe night before an exam, and possibly becoming a type-Apersonality or workaholic. They usually have a history ofbeing easily irritated and quick to anger, and they might havehigh expectations of other people. As they approach theirmiddle years they start putting on weight around the waist. They have symptoms of hypoglycemia: sleepiness in the lateafternoon or while driving or after eating. They commonlydisplay restlessness—tapping their hands or feet during theday, and manifesting restless leg syndrome or tossing andturning at night. All of these symptoms and behaviors canbe linked with the high adrenaline levels and high-insulin,low-blood-sugar syndrome of ADHD. There is often a strong family history of associated
hormonal problems—a mother with breast cancer, a sister withendometriosis, a brother with bi-polar disorder, children ornephews and nieces who are hyperactive (ADHD). Othercommonly associated conditions are type II diabetes andalso fibromyalgia. Please keep in mind that adrenaline is not only a hormone
but also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. Adults with136 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  ADHD are often extremely intelligent as well as extremely
successful. I suspect that most of the CEOs of the largestcompanies in the world are diagnosable as having ADHD. They use their adrenaline to become workaholics—they put in14-hour days and rise to the top of their businesses. Likewise,I suspect that many Hollywood stars have ADHD—classicexamples might include T om Cruise, Mel Gibson, and thecomic actor Michael Richards, who played Kramer on
Seinfield. Again, most professional athletes probably have
ADHD—they use their adrenaline to excel in sports. On the other end of the spectrum, I would not be
surprised if most drug addicts and alcoholics would turn outto have ADHD. They turn to drugs and alcohol to deal withthe anger caused by an excess of adrenaline. Similarly, a highnumber of people in prison might be diagnosable as havingADHD, also people with road rage and people who abusespouses. Certainly, anger management classes would be largelyattended by ADHD sufferers. People are sometimes characterized as


quantum mecha nical body, which operates according to its own unseen
physiology. Your quantum mech anical body is awareness in motion and is
part of the eternal field of awareness that exists at the source of creation. The intelligence  inside us radiates like light, crossing the border between
the quantum world and the physical world, unifying the two in a constant
subatomic dialogue. Your physical body and your quantum mechanical
body can both be called home —they are like parallel universes that you
travel between without even thinking about it. PHYSICAL BODY :
A FROZEN ANA TOMICAL SCULPTURE
“I” sees itself as:
—made of cells, tissues, and or gans
—confined in time and space
—driven by biochemical processes (eating, breathing, digestion, etc.) QUANTUM MECHANICAL BODY :
A RIVER OF INTELLIGENCE CONST ANTL Y RENEWING ITSELF“I” sees itself as:
—made of invisible impulses of intelligence
—unbounded in time and space
—driven by thoughts, feelings, wishes, memories, etc. To all appearances, the physical  body occupies a few cubic feet of space;
it serves as a fragile life-support  system for seven or eight decades before it
must be discarded. The quant um mechanical body, on the other hand,
occupies no well-defined space and never wears out. How big a container
would you need for the dream you had last night, or for your desire to be
loved? Even though a person’ s total genetic material could easily fit into a
teaspoon, what is most important about genes—their intelligence—occupies
no physical space. At the level of the quantum mechanical body every aspect of an
experience is wrapped into one point that is beyond the three-dimensional
world. A photograph of a new bride gives us a literal record of how she
looked, and a tape recording can capture her voice, but these are the crudest
fragments of experience; unless she saves them as mementos, the texture of
her bridal gown and the taste of her wedding cake appear to be lost forever. But in quantum space everything is there at once, and through the simple
act of remembe ring, the bride can recapture a complete world. By some
further miracle, every other experience the bride ever has will be tinged
with this new addition to her memory. Being a married woman becomes a
part of her brain’ s view of her whole life from that moment on.The images imprinted on your quantum mechanical body are as complex
as you are. In short, these images are you. You live out your stored images,
manufacturing your own version of time, and in the process you program
the kind of body required by your version of time. Let me give a concrete
example of how this works. In his fascinating book of psychiatric case studies, Love’ s Executioner,
Irvin Yalom recounts the story of Betty, a 27-year -old unmarried woman
who came to him for therapy. Betty was a very difficult case from the start. Hard in manner, aloof and complaining, she kept up a litany of grievances
about the fact that no one liked or accepted her. She worke d in public
relations for a large department store, and every slight she suffered from
customers, co-workers, and bosses was dragged into her diatribe. As Yalom listened, he was struck by the odd fact that througho ut Betty’ s
tireless description of her miseries, she never mentioned something very
obvious—her weight. Although barely five feet two inches  tall, Betty
weighed 250 pounds. She and everyone else knew that her appearance was
disturbing, yet she had turned her entire existence into an elaborate game to
disguise this fact. Not mentioning her weight was a shield  of silence,
covering up the deeper pain she could not confront. Yalom realized that it would be too difficult for Betty to tackle her
obesity without first coming to terms with her psychological distress. He
spent months trying to penetrate  her defenses, and eventually they started to
dissolve. One day Betty announced dramatically to Yalom that she was
going to lose weight. She outlined a plan of attack that was remarkably
disciplined and well organized. With great seriousness she launched into a
diet, joining a support group and religiously avoiding any temptation to
binge. She signed up for weekly square-dancing and set up a stationary
bicycle in front of her TV. As the pounds quickly began to come  off, Yalom
noticed a remarkable thing. As Betty lost weight, she began to have vivid dreams and flash backs of
painful incidents in her past. The underlying traumas that Yalom could
hardly budge in therapy were now melting away with the fat. Betty began
having wild mood swings, which at first seemed random. Then Yalom
noticed that they followed a coherent pattern: She was reliving varioustraumas that had occurred when she was at certain weights. It turned out
that Betty had grown steadily fatter since she was 15. The last time Betty had weighed 210 pounds, for example, was when she
decided, at age 21, to move to New York. She had grown up on a small,
poor ranch in Texas, an only child trapped with a depresse d, widowed
mother. On the day that her diet took her back down to 210 pounds, Betty
had a vivid flashback of how difficult leaving home had been. Quite
literally, time was locked up inside her, blended into her cells. “Thus her descent from 250 pounds set her spinning backward in time
through the emotionally charged events of her life: leaving Texas for New
York (210 pounds), her college graduation (190 pounds), her decision to
drop the pre-me d curriculum (and to give up the dream of discovering the
cure for the cancer that had killed her father) (180 pounds), her loneliness at
her high school graduation—he r envy of the other daughters and fathers,
her inability to get a date to the senior prom (170 pounds), her junior high
graduation and how much she had missed her father at that graduation (155
pounds).”
Yalom was quite excited to see how tangible and alive a past memory
could be: “What a wonderful proof of the unconscious realm! Betty’ s body
had remembered what her mind had long forgotten.” I would go even
further and say that her body was a kind of mind in itself, a storehouse of
memories that had taken physic al form in fat cells. Betty’ s experience had
become Betty; instead of just metabolizing hambur gers, pizza s, and milk
shakes, she had metabolized every emotion—sad longings, frustrated hopes,
bitter disappointments—associated with each bite of food. Shedding weight was her deliverance from the past, and as the old body
went, a new Betty was created. She rapidly gained insight into herself; she
rediscovered deeply buried desires and shed tears over hurts she had
concealed from herself for many years. Her body contours began to emer ge:
first a waist, then breasts, then a chin and cheekbones. With her new shape,
Betty found the courage to venture into a social life. Her weight had made
her an outcast since her early teens; now she went on her first date, and men
in her office were attracted to her, no longer put off by her armor of
defensiveness.In the end, the metamorphosis did not fully succeed. The most traumatic
event in Betty’ s life had occur red just before her adolescence, when her
father suffered a long, protracte d death from cancer; she had weighed 150
pounds then and had never managed to get that thin again. Now, as she got
down to 155 pounds, her diet became a grim struggle—her body refused to
let go of even one more ounce, no matter what, and her flashbacks became
harder to face. “Soon we spent entire sessions talking about her father. The time had
come to unearth everything. I plunged her into reminiscence and
encouraged her to express everything she could remember about his illness,
his dying, his appearance in the hospital the last time she saw him, the
details of his funeral, the clothes she wore, the minister ’s speech, the people
who attended.…She felt her loss as never before and, over a two-week
period, wept almost continuously.” This time was very difficult for both
doctor and patient. Racked by nightmares of her father ’s death, Betty said
that she died three times a night; Yalom felt intensely guilty for dragging
her back to a time when she had lost not just her father but her dream of
happiness. Betty balked at uncovering any more buried feelings. It became clear that
her mind could not cross this last, too-threatening threshold. Neither could
her body. Too many griefs and unrealized hopes had turned into Betty. At
about that time she quit both her diet and her therapy. The 150-pound
barrier held, embodying the loss of a father who would never return to her. Yalom regretted that she was only a partial cure, yet he also had to admit his
relief—the ordeal had deeply shaken both of them. Like Betty, everyone becomes their past, but we also have the power to
reverse that process, to free up frozen time and release pent-up memories
that no longer serve us and prevent our happiness. You are constantly
making and unmaking your body at the quantum level


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stress. Exhaustion
SymptomsLegs:restless;weak. Thelegsfeelweakandtwitchy,especiallyinbedat
night. Eyeinflammation
SymptomsEyes:sore;gritty,burning. Worseduringtheevening;atnight;afterdrinking
wine. Theeyesfeelsoreandgritty,particularlytheinner
corners,asifthereweresandinthem.Thereisa
generalaggravationduringtheeveningandatnight,
whentheeyesmaywater. Headache
SymptomsHeadachenervous.Pains:inforehead;in
sidesofhead;intemples;bursting;tearing. Betteriorfreshair. Worseafterdrinkingwine. Causesoverwork. Theheadachemaybeonbothsidesorononesideonly
ofthehead. INTERNAL
REPERTORY
AbscessesCalc-c,Heps.,Mercs.,Sil. Dischargingpus:Calc-s.
PainsseePains
Ofglands:Calc-s.,Heps.,Mercs.,Sil. Ofrootsofteeth:Heps.,Mercs.,Sil. Absent-minded (seealsoConfused;Forgetful)
Caust.,Nat-m.
Affectionate Phos.,Puls. AfraidseeFearful
AnaemiaCalc-c,Calc-p.,Chin.,Ferr-m.,Kali-c,
Kali-p.,Mercs.,Nat-m.,Nit-ac,Phos.,Puis.,
Stap.,Sui,Sul-ac. Afteracuteillness:Calc-p.
Lipspale:Ferr-m.
Withexhaustion:Calc-p.,Ferr-m. Causes:
lossofblood(haemorrhage,heavyperiods,
etc.):Chin.,Ferr-m. pregnancy:Ferr-m. Angry(seealsoComplaintsfromanger;Irritable)
Ars.,Bell.,Bry.,Cham.,Heps.,Ign.,Kali-c,
Kalis.,Lye,Nat-m.,Nit-ac,Nux-v.,Sep.,
Stop.,Sid. Fromcontradiction: Ign.,Lye,Sep. Raging:Bell.,Cham. Violently:Cham.,Heps.,Nit-ac,Nux-v.,Stap. Whenhastoanswer:Nux-v.
AnklesweakCarb-a.,Nat-c,Sil. Childrenlearningtowalk:Carb-an. AntisocialseeDislikescompany
AnxiousAco.,Arg-n.,Ars.,Bell.,Bry.,Calc-c,
Calc-p.,Calc-s.,Carb-v.,Caust.,Chin.,Cocc,
Con.,Kali-c,Kali-p.,Kalis.,Lye,Mag-m.,
Nat-c,Nit-ac,Phos.,Puis.,Rhus-t.,Sep.,
Spo.,Sul. Anticipatory(seeExamnerves,Fearfulpublic
speaking):Arg-n.,Gels.,Lye
Duringafever:Aco.,Ars.,Bar-c,lp.,Sep. Onwaking:Lach.,Spo.Whenchilled:Aco. Whenindoors:Kalis. Whenoverheated:Kalis. Better:
freshair:Kalis.,Puis. Worse:
aftermidnight:Ars. around3a.m.:Ars. evening:Calc-c,Calc-s.,Carb-v.,Sep.,Sul. inbed:Ars.,Carb-v.,Mag-c,Rhus-t.
whenalone:Ars.,Phos. fromdownwardmotion:Bor. heat:Kalis. indoors:Lye,Puis.,Rhus-t.
night:Ars.,Puis. onwaking:Ars.,Lach.,Spo. Apathetic(seealsoSluggish)Ap.,Carb-v.,Chin.,
Nat-c,Nat-m.,Nat-p.,Op.,Pho-ac,Phos.,
Puis.,Stap.,Sep. Duringfever:Op. Appetite
Alternatingwithhunger:Ferr-m.
Lost:Chin.,Ferr-m. Apprehensive seeAnxiousanticipatory
Argumentative seeQuarrelsome
ArthritisseeJointpain
Athlete'sfootSil. Cracksbetweentoes:Sil. Withprofuse/smelly sweat:Sil. AwkwardseeClumsy
BackacheBry.,Calc-c,Calc-f.,Dulc,Ferr-m.,Hyp. Kali-c,Kali-p.,Lye,Mercs.,Nat-m.,Nats.,
Nux-v.,Phos.,Puis.,Rhod.,Rhus-t.,Ruta.,
Sep.,Sil.,Sul.,Zinc. Betweenshoulderblades:Phos. Coccyx:Hyp.,Zinc
Lowerback:Bry.,Calc-c,Calc-f.,Dulc,Ferr-m.,
Hyp.,Kali-c,Lye,Mercs.,Nat-m.,Nux-v.,
Phos.,Puis.,Rhod.,Rhus-t.,Sep.,Sul. j
166•Backinjuries INTERNALREPERTORY
Neck:Rliod.,Rhus-t.,Zinc. Smallofback:Puis.,Rhus-t.
Spine:Kali-p.,Zinc. Pains:
aching:Calc-c,Dulc,Nat-m.,Nux-v.,Puis.,
Rhus-t.,Sep.,Sui,Zinc. backfeelsbroken:Nat-m.,Phos. burning:Merc-s.,Phos. draggingdown:Sep.
pressing:Nux-v.,Puis. rheumatic:Rhod.,Rhus-t.
shooting:Hyp.,Merc-s.
sore,bruised:Dulc,Hyp.,Kali-c,Kali-p.,
Nat-m.,Nat-s.,Nux-v.,Rhod.,Rhus-t.,
Ruta.,Sil.,Sui,Zinc. feelssprained:Calc-c.
stitching:Bry.,Kali-c,Sil. tearing:Hyp. With:
lameness:Dulc,Ruta.,Sil. stiffness:Lye,Rhus-t.,Sil.,Sui. weakness: Sil.,Sui,Zinc. Betterfor:
continuedmovement:Calc-f.
gentleexercise:Puis. heat:Rhus-t.
lyingonback:Ruta. lyingonahardsurface:Kali-c,Nat-m.,
Rhus-t.
massage:Phos. movement:Dulc,Kali-p.,Lye,Rhod.,
Rhus-t.
passingwind:Lye
pressure:Kali-c,Sep. rubbing:Phos. urinating:Lye
walking:Dulc,Rhus-t.
walkingslowly:Ferr-m.,Puis. Worse:
afternoon:Sep. around3a.m.:Kali-c. inbed:Nux-v.
bendingdown:Sep.,Sui. beginningtomove:Calc-f.,Ferr-m.,Lye,
Puis.,Rhus-t.
breathing:Merc-s.
coughing:Bry.,Merc-s.
damp:Calc-c.
beforeamenstrualperiod:Kali-e,Puis.,Sep. duringamenstrualperiod:Bry.,Puis.,Sep.,
Sui. morning:Nux-v.
movement:Nux-v.
slightestmovement:Bry. night:Sep.,Sil.,Sui. passingastool:Lyepressure:S(7.
reachingup:Rhus-t.
sitting:Sep.,Sil.,Zinc. afterlongsitting:Kali-c,Sui. gettingupfromsitting:Calc-c,Lye,Mcrc-s.,
Phos.,Puis.,Rhus-t.,Sil.,Sui. standing:Sui. sweating:Merc-s.
walking:Kali-c,Sui. wetweather:Dulc,Rhod.,Rhus-t.
writing:Zinc
Causes:
changeofweather:Dulc. childbirth:Hyp. dampweather:Dulc,Rhus-t.
draughts:Rhus-t.
epidural:Hyp. forcepsdelivery(childbirth):Hyp. fallingontheback:SO. gettingcold:Dulc,Nux-v.
gettingwet:Dulc. injury:Rhus-t.
injurytococcyx:Hyp.,Sil. injurytospine:Hyp.,Nat-s.
lifting:Calc-c,Lye,Rhus-t.
manuallabour:Nat-m.,Sil. sprain:Rhus-t.
BackinjuriesseeBackache
BadtemperedseeAngry;Irritable
Bedwetting Bell.,Caust.,Puis.,Sil.,Sui. Childsleepstoodeeplytowake:Bell. Duringfirstsleep:Caust. Causes:
injurytoback:Sil. worms:Sil. Better(generally)
Bathing:Puis. Changingposition:Rhus-t.
Coldapplications:Glon. Coldbathing:Led. Colddrinks:Caust.,Cupr.,Phos. Company:Arg-n.
Constipation:Calc-c
Crying:Puis. Damp:Caust. Aftereating:lgn.,Nat-c,Phos.,Sep. Whileeating:Lach. Fanning:Carb-v.
Firmpressure:Bry.,Chin.,Mag-p.
Freshair:Aco.,Arg-n.,Carb-v.,Kalis.,Lach.,Lye,
Mag-c,Mag-m., Nat-s.,Puis.,Rhus-t.,Sui. Heat:Ars.,Calc-c.,Caust.,Hep-s.,Ign.,Kali-p.,
Mag-p.,Nux-v.,Sil. Hotdrinks:.Ars.,Nux-v.,Rhus-t.
Lyingdown:Ars.,Bell.,Calc-c.,Coce,Nat-m.,
Nit-ae,Nux-v.
INTERNALREPERTORY Broody•167
Lyingstill:Bry. Massage:Nat-c,Phos. Movement:Dulc,Phos.,Puis.,Pyr