 body parts. The general principle is to stimulate the
nerves emerging from the spine with rapid soft taps to certain vertebrae. If the patient is bony, or if you use a small rubber hammer,
you may put a folded towel over the area to be treated. You may use the edge of the hand or the knuckles to tap the selected
vertebra rapidly (but not very hard) for about 30 seconds. Then rest or treat another vertebra for 30 seconds and return to the ﬁrst
vertebra. Repeat this process for about ﬁve to eight minutes.10/30/24, 11:28 AM Health-Science-Spirit - Spinal Therapy & Massage
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seconds. You may tap ﬁrmly at the lower spine but only lightly at the neck. Let your patient or partner tell you how hard to tap so that
it feels invigorating and pleasant. For serious problems this treatment may be repeated daily, otherwise once a week or when
feasible. If tapping produces pain, professional advice should be sought.
If sedation rather than stimulation is required, try prolonged pressure,  gradually varying in intensity, on the appropriate vertebra.
Select suitable vertebrae from the following compilation.
VERTEBRAE SELECTION
Cervical
1 - head, brain, pituitary, sympathetic nervous system
2 - eyes, tongue, hearing problems, sinuses, allergies, fainting
2,3 - for headaches: prolonged pressure between C2 and C3
3 - cheeks, teeth, outer ear, acne, eczema, neuralgia, neuritis
4 - nose, lips, mouth, Eustachian tube, catarrh, hayfever
5 - vocal cords, neck glands, throat problems, pharynx
6 - neck muscles, shoulders, tonsils, upper arm
7 - thyroid, goiter, shoulders, elbows, bursitis, nose bleeding, fainting; contracts inner organs, contracts dilated heart, normalizes
blood
     pressure, angina, palpitation and tachycardia (fast pulse), lung and kidney diseases, diabetes.
C7 is the most prominent vertebra at the base of the neck; use it as a landmark for counting the other vertebrae along the spine.
Dorsal or thoracic
1 - lower arms, hands, esophagus, trachea, asthma, cough, breathing problems, thymus
2 - heart, coronary arteries, lungs, chest pain
2,3 - for hiccough: press between D2 and D3
3 - lungs, breasts, increases milk ﬂow; contracts gall bladder, esophagus and pylorus; dilates heart and peripheral vessels, reduces
blood pressure
3,4 - tap both for developing breasts
4 - contracts and empties gall bladder, increases secretions of pancreas; jaundice, hepatitis, shingles
5 - liver, solar plexus, low blood pressure, poor circulation, anemia; opens pylorus and empties stomach
6 - stomach, indigestion, heartburn, dyspepsia
6,7 - tapping both dilates kidneys, nephritis
7 - pancreas, duodenum, diabetes, ulcers, gastritis
8 - spleen, diaphragm, hiccoughs
9 - adrenals, allergies, dilates gall bladder, biliary colic
10 - kidneys, nephritis, dilates pancreas and blood vessels, reduces blood pressure; ataxia, anemia
11 - kidneys, urethra; dilates heart, stomach, liver, spleen, abdominal arteries, intestines, increases blood supply to lungs; spasms,
nervous diarrhea, angina, skin problems
12 - small intestines, Fallopian tubes, lymph circulation, enlarged prostate, contracts kidneys
Lumbar vertebrae
1 - large intestines: constipation, diarrhea, colitis, hernia
2 - appendix, abdomen, upper leg, cramps, varicose veins
3 - sex organs, ovaries or testicles, bladder, knee, menstrual problems, impotence, bed wetting
1,3 - contracts stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, uterus
4 - prostate, lower back muscles, sciatic nerve, lumbago, backaches; difﬁcult, painful or too frequent urination
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Coccyx: rectum, anus, hemorrhoids, pruritus.
Energy-distribution Massage
This method for balancing the bio-energy of the body was developed  by Gerda, Mona-Lisa and Ebba Boyesen. As a result of
unreleased emotions, the energy ﬂow in the unhealthy, neurotic body (that is, in most of us) usually runs too much upward and
inward. In addition, there is an excessive accumulation of pathologic al energy in general, a deﬁciency of vital energy, and an
'ungroundedness'.
In addition to the removal of excess energy and the energy distribution  between over-energetic and under-energetic areas, a main
aim of this treatment is the re-establishment of normal psycho-peristalsis. (Peristalsis means the wavelike contractions of the
intestines by means of which food and waste are moved through the digestive tract.) In the healthy person, any excess of nervous
energy will be discharged through increased peristaltic movements of the small intestine. This can be heard with a stethoscope or by
placing an ear against the abdomen. The normal, harmonious sound is like a 'running brook'. If there are spasmodic movements, the
sounds may be 'explosive' or like 'rolling thunder', and so on. If psycho-peristalsis is absent, there will be silence inside. Of course,
there should be no ef fects from a previous meal when you are testing.
The general massage movements are smooth strokes, starting at the head and working downward. The aim is to establish a contact
between the energy in the hand of the therapist and the energy congestions of the patient and in this way to lead the energy down.
Another massage direction is from die midline to the sides and, ﬁnally, from the inside to the surface. This energy is led outwards by a
succession of three strokes, the ﬁrst very ﬁrm to connect with the energy at the bone level, the second moderately ﬁrm to connect
with the muscle energy, and the third very light, sometimes even above the skin level.
While in some patients an excess of energy has to be released through the skin and the feet, in others sealing of the aura to prevent
excessive leaking of energy is required.
The most important parts to massag e and free for the ﬂow of energies are the narrowings, such as the neck, waist, wrists, ankles;
joints; and edges, as along the eye sockets, nose, chin, tops of shoulders and bottom of the ribcage. The therapist is guided during
the massage work continually by the peristaltic sounds to which he or she listens through a stethoscope with an extra-long tube. In
addition, he or she may be able to feel the energy ﬂows of the patient and act accordingly.
Lymph-drainage Massage
This technique was developed by E. Vodder. It is designed to improve the lymph ﬂows, accelerating the transport of waste products
from the tissues into the bloodstream, from where it can be eliminated through the kidneys. A congested and stagnating lymphatic
system is a main cause of infections, inﬂammations and degenerative diseases.
The lymph ﬂows upward through the legs to the large lymph nodes at the groin and up the arms to the main lymph nodes at the
armpits. From the groin and abdomen, the lymph collects in the thoracic duct, which ﬂows along the midline of the body and empties,
together with the lymph from the upper left side of the body, into a large vein under the left collarbone. The lymph from the upper right
side of the body joins a vein under the right collarbone.
Any lymph massage should start and end with the chain of glands at the sides of the neck running from below the ears to the hollows
of the collarbones. For massaging the limbs, use light, slow, circular movements with the four ﬁngers of the hand. Movement may be
clockwise or anti-clockwise, whateve r feels better, but do not change direction during the massage. The skin should be moved lightly
over the underlying tissue. Generally, ﬁve circles are made at any one place, one circle per second. Vary the ﬁnger pressure during
the circling to achieve a pumping effect. Then move about two inches along the limb and repeat the circling. During massage a limb
should be raised, while well supported and relaxed, to help the backward ﬂow of the lymph.
To massage the arms, circle ﬁrst ten times at the armpits, then at the insides of the elbows


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had sense enough and nerve enough to cease plodding on in
the dusty pathway of others—but decided to try something
new, because it appealed to his common sense.
Every faculty in our being conspires together to aid the
body in conforming to the requirements of natural law. Foods
in their natural or elementary state (that the taste will at first
revolt against because it has never come in contact with them) will soon become extremely de licious and satisfying; so
much so, that the appetite will demand no other.
When this condition is attained foods begin to perform
their natural functions. They de legate to the body all their
latent powers and energies. They bring it to the highest
degree of development of whic h it is capable. Language fails
to describe the difference betw een the emaciated dyspeptic,
who is fed on the so-called "fat of the land," and the rugged,
robust, red-blooded individual  who subsists entirely upon
nature's unchanged, elementary foods.
FOOD PRODUCTS.

THAT type of life to which man belongs, if traced
chronologically from age to age, and geographically from
land to land, will be found to have  originated in the tropics, or
the warmer belts of the earth's surface. His primitive food was
plants.
As the ages progressed and he ascended a little farther up
in the scale of evolution, he added fruits, and further on nuts,
to his dietary. So far as his physical needs were concerned,
this combination, plants, fruits and nuts, composed the most
perfect diet he has ever subsisted upon. There are numerous
forms of anthropoidal life in these southern climes that bear
testimony to the wonderful strength, agility and endurance
that can be builded from these simple foods. In some parts of
Africa there is a type of gor illa which subsists entirely upon
these foods in their natural state, and which can twist with his
two hands the barrel of a Springfield rifle into a shapeless
mass in an instant.
Every step that man has taken in the long and devious
road of civilization, added to his love of travel and romance,
and his instinctive curiosity, and unsatisfied desire for
something—anything he did not possess.
Every step that he took beyond the limits of his own
country involved the question of food. Especially as he
migrated northward the storing of food products to tide him
over from season to season became a question of very great
importance, one that involved the question of life and death.
All the faculties were employed almost wholly in his
endeavor to solve this one dominant question. He began to
think, to study, to experiment..
He had emigrated beyond the limits of his native land,
where he could live from the bountiful prodigality of nature.
He found himself confronted by all the hazardous vicissitudes
of climate and vegetation. Root s, herbs and every vegetable
thing was tested as food, and during periods of famine and
hunger, in sheer desperation he slew and preyed upon even
animal life.
It is certain that the custom of flesh eating among the
ancients began with the direst necessity, with the choice
between that or death by starvation.
The first cereal product known to history was a small
seed or berry, the product of a wild grass called sativa or
sativum. From triticum sativum was developed the wheat
plant; from orysa sativa came the rice. These two great
staples came substantially from the same root. The one
planted in the more northern latitudes produced the wheat,
while the same plant in the tropical and semi-tropical regions
developed the rice.
It was during the time that man was sorely put to it to
find and produce foods which he could store for winter use,
probably, that foods classed as legumes, that is to say, every
product that grows in a pod, of the bean and pea variety, became so highly developed and universally used. There are
about 7,000 species in the legume family contained in about
450 different genera.
The enormous variety of things that could be used as
food because they would sustain life, which had been
discovered by mankind in his more primitive years, were
passed on from generation to generation and mixed, crossed
and combined to appease the appe tite of the wealthier classes.
Besides this extensive bill of fare that had been discovered
and compiled from necessity, the earth's surface was again
scoured to find things that would tickle the palate of the
priests and rulers of the Oriental world.
The natural trend of civiliz ation is to group people
together in communities, settle ments and cities. The natural
tendency of this, under ancient, and even our present social
system, was to concentrate wealth, the result of which is
always the division of society into two classes, namely,
producers and non-producers.
This condition left its mark  upon the inhabitants of
ancient cities. Idleness sought employment and entertainment
in many forms of dissipation, the most prominent of which
was feasting—eating and drinking. The ancient Romans at
their feasts would eat as long as they could comfortably sit
up, and then lie down, and in this position finish their feast.
Then they would repair to a vomitorium, where they would
disgorge themselves.
The result of this was mental and physical decay among
the wealthier classes. It was at this time that Augustus Caesar
was changing the Rome of brick to the Rome of marble, and
she was boasting that her art,  language and literature were
ornamenting and civilizing the world, when in reality among
her wealthier classes was being sown the seeds of her
ultimate decline.
Our present methods of sustaining life from food are but
a mirror made from the fragments of man's past and curious
history, in which the student  can see reflected through the
ages that have gone the primitive man and the food and habits
which brought him to such a high degree of physical
perfection.
During the whole life of primitive man he would not eat
more than a half dozen different varieties of food, while it is
estimated that the average American can select from 1,000
articles.
It would be impossible, as well as useless, to try to
enumerate all the articles used as food, and especially to
attempt to give their analyses or nutritive values. All we wish
to show are the reasons why man has become so omnivorous.
We want to make him think. We merely want to give him
material out of which he can weave his own conclusions.
We want no one to accept our theories of the food
question without thorough investigation and study. If he does,
he will eternally be wavering between two opinions, and like
all those who bestride great questions, will never accomplish
anything of value on either side.
"RAW" FOODS.

FOODS  that have ripened and been brought to a state of
maturity by nature cannot cons istently be called "raw." The
origin of this word was the e ffort to describe something that
was unfinished, that was crude, that was rough, or in some
way objectionable.
Think of applying this ugly word to a luscious bunch of
purple grapes swinging to and fro in bowers of green. Or to a
hickory nut that has ripened in the top of a mountain tree,
whose life-giving properties have been filtered through a
hundred feet of clean, white wood. Or to a delicious apple, or
peach, reddened, ripened and finished,—nursed in the lap of
nature, rocked in her ether eal cradle, and kissed from the
odorous blossom of infancy on to maturity by the soft beams
of the life-giving sun, the Parent of all light and life.
These things are finished, read y for use; they are perfect,
they are not raw, they are done; and when they are cooked
they are undone. They are as far removed from their finished
and done condition as if they were green or but half grown.
In the true sense of the word, cooking that which nature
has ripened in reality renders it raw—hopelessly raw. The
Standard Dictionary says that raw means uncooked; but
dictionaries are made by men. They record as true whatever
becomes a custom, and if custom  makes an error, then the
dictionary makes an error. If custom were to make raw mean
finished, the dictionary would accept it as true.
Language is a thing of growth and development. It is an
oral effort to express our emotions, our hopes, fears, joys,
sorrows and sympathies. Language is continually being born
and continually being buried.
We cannot accept the sweeping statement that all things
are raw that are not cooked, though a thousand dictionaries
were to say so.
An uncooked beafsteak could, with much consistency, be
called raw. It looks raw and tastes raw. In the sense that the
skin worn from the shoulder of a horse by a rough collar
makes a raw place, so is an uncooked beafsteak raw. But this
word cannot be made to truthfully describe fruits, nuts and
grains in a perfect state of maturity. They have been finished
by nature, by some supreme intelligence, and sown with
prodig


	the	Real.	The
secret	of	success	is	to	choose	one	concept	or	spiritual	tool	and	pursue	it
with	intensity,	nonstop,	to	its	ultimate	end.	It	could	be	forgiveness	or
kindness	carried	to	the	absolute,	or	it	could	be	the	third	step	from	a	‘12-
step’	program.	It	then	gets	applied	to	every	single	thought,	feeling,	action,
or	behavior,	without	exception.	It	takes	only	a	single	scalpel	to	dissect	the
entire	human	body,	and	it	only	takes	a	single	spiritual	scalpel	to	dissect
oneself	free	of	the	ego.
					In	the	beginning,	it	takes	effort	because	of	resistance,	but	when
willingness	becomes	perfected	due	to	progressive	surrender,	the	tool	takes
on	a	life	of	its	own.	There	is	no	longer	a	‘me’	to	do	it.	One	eventually
realizes	the	tool	is	being	guided	by	something	other	than	the	personal	self.
One	does	not	‘find’	the	truth,	so	it	is	futile	to	‘seek’	it.	Divinity	reveals
itself	effortlessly.
					There	is	the	sudden	agony	of	dying,	and	then	a	profound	awe	as	the
Truth	of	All	Creation	reveals	itself	as	the	everlasting	Self,	beyond	all	time,
before	all	worlds,	before	all	universes,	in	all	its	Absolute	Perfection	and
Beauty	in	which	and	by	which	all	form	is	merely	perception,	with	no
independent	existence.	All	is	One;	there	is	no	‘here’	or	‘there’,	no	subject
or	no	object,	no	‘me’	or	‘you’.	The	mind	is	stilled	forever.	There	is	no
individual	self.	All	Is	by	virtue	of	its	own	essence	and	shines	forth
spontaneously	in	absolute	perfection.	There	is	no	causality;	everything
already	is.	The	body	is	mainly	an	‘it’,	a	karmic	wind-up	toy	that	goes
about	its	destiny	on	its	own.	It	never	needed	a	‘me’	to	run	it	at	all.	How
could	such	a	thought	have	arisen	and	held	sway?	There	is	nothing	morewonderful	than	arriving	back	home	again	to	one’s	Source.
Q:	How	does	one	resolve	the	identification	with	body	and	mind?
A:	The	ego	identifies	itself	as	the	doer	and	the	experiencer	and,	therefore,	the
core	of	the	body	and	mind.	This	is	reinforced	constantly	in	thought	and
language	in	which	all	actions	are	prefixed	by	the	word	‘I’.	With	practice,
one	can	retrain	the	mind	to	think	in	a	language	according	to	the	facts	of
Reality.	This	is	done	by	using	the	term	‘the’	instead	of	‘I’.	Thus,	in
actuality,	it	is	‘the’	body	or	‘the’	mind,	not	‘my’	body	or	‘my’	mind.	‘The’
mind	has	feelings	and	thoughts,	and	‘the’	body	acts.	Possessions	can	also
be	referred	to	as	‘the’	car	instead	of	‘my’	car,	rug,	house,	etc.	Although	the
forms	of	the	body/mind/ego	are	actually	included	within	the	Allness	of	the
Self,	the	ego	uses	the	term	‘I’	in	its	illusory	sense.	Both	the	body	and	the
mind	are	actually	‘its’.
Q:	How	can	one	detach	from	possessions?
A:	The	very	word	‘possessions’	is	illusory.	Relationship	in	the	world	of	form
is	expressed	in	words	and	concepts,	the	existence	of	which	is	merely
operational	and	linguistic.	Because	of	the	ego’s	tendency	toward
concreteness,	it	goes	on	to	believe	that	the	term	must	therefore	have	some
independent,	objective	existence.
					All	relationships	are	merely	conventional	social	understandings	and
arrangements.	Because	they	have	no	independent	reality,	they	can	also	be
extinguished	or	canceled	by	changes	in	agreements.	For	instance,	to	‘own’
anything	is	really	an	impossibility.	What	we	mean	is	that,	in	actuality,
there	is	a	legal	right	to	use	or	possess	something,	but	that	is	external	to	the
actual	relationship	between	an	object	and	its	supposed	owner.	The	‘right’
to	own	is	merely	a	social	contract.	One	can	grasp	an	object,	use	it,	and	put
it	somewhere	for	safekeeping,	but	to	‘own’	is	merely	an	abstract	concept.
To	own	in	radical	Reality	would	mean	that	one	actually	would	have	to	be
the	object.
					In	native	cultures,	the	land	belongs	to	everyone,	and	nobody	claims	to
personally	own	any	part	of	it.	Tribal	lands	are	held	by	the	tribe	for	all,	and
use	of	a	particular	area	is	by	mutual	agreement.	To	be	able	to	actually	own,
one	would	have	to	have	absolute,	unconditional	control,	whereas,	in	fact,
we	merely	have	temporary	domain.
					These	same	conditions	apply	to	so-called	‘rights’.They	are	all	merely
political,	contractual,	or	legal	arrangements	that	rest	on	the	shifting	sands
of	popular	opinion	and	court	decisions.	Many	socalled	rights	are	merely
arbitrary	conventions	that	are	nothing	but	passing	popularities.	At	best,society	grants	only	temporary	stewardship.
Q:	What	do	you	mean	by	‘the	Radical	Now’?
A:	Like	the	notes	of	music	that	fade	away	as	soon	as	they	are	sounded,	the
experiences	of	life	are	fleeting	and	ephemeral.	Each	moment	is	already	in
the	process	of	ceasing	at	the	very	instant	it	arises.	The	focus	of	awareness
is	like	a	moving	flashlight	in	the	night	that	briefly	illuminates	each	object
and	then	quickly	moves	on.	They	appear	and	disappear.	To	the	observer,
life	is	therefore	merely	a	procession	of	appearances	and	disappearances.
Therefore,	nothing	can	be	said	to	be	happening	because	of	this	constant
sequencing	of	attention.	Focus	is	therefore	an	arbitrary	positionality	and
accounts	for	the	so-called	Dance	of	Shiva.
					Like	all	of	time,	even	the	‘now’	is	an	evanescent	illusion.	To	merely
notice	something	does	not	create	some	self-existent,	objective	reality
called	‘now’.	There	is	neither	‘now’	nor	‘then’,	‘past’	nor	future’.	For
example,a	road	is	already	complete	from	beginning	to	end.	The	traveler
does	not	create	some	special	place	in	space	that	becomes	‘here’.
Q:	If	the	‘now’	disappears,	then	the	infinity	of	Always	takes	its	place.	If
the	‘now’	is	an	illusion,	then	when	does	one	supposedly	have
existence?
A:	Even	to	think	‘exist’	is	to	grab	at	a	passing	split	second	in	consciousness.
The	absolute	Reality	is	beyond	even	existence.	To	‘exist’	is	again	a	passing
notion.	There	is	a	presumption	that	some	independent,	objective	reality	is
depicted	by	that	statement.	All	such	statements	are	merely	products	of
consciousness.	Reality	is	beyond	even	existence	itself.	Existence	is	only
possible	as	an	evanescent	experience	in	consciousness	within
consciousness	itself,	with	no	independent	beingness	or	independent	reality.
Q:	If	there	is	no	actual	‘now’	or	‘past’	or	‘present’	and	Reality	is
completely	outside	of	time,	then	when	does	the	‘I’	exist?
A:	The	answer	now	is	obvious;	it	does	not.	The


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water, and flesh will be eliminated, and the belly will shrink.
Part Two
I. Stand away from the wall and bring your heels off the floor so that
146 The Internal Exercises
you will be standing as high on your toes as poss ible.
2. Kee ping your spine erect and straight, bend your knees slightly as
if you were going to sit on a chair. Your anns will fall at a 45 deg ree
angle from your body.
Figure 71. Part ll.
3. K eeping your breath regular, stay in this position from I 0 to 20
seco nds, or longer if possible.
NOTE: At first it will be impossible to keep your back straight and
your heels up very far. Wit h practice and practice, you will be able to
get your hee ls perpendicular to the floor, your thighs parallel to the
floor, and your back straight.
This pose strengthe ns and tones the thighs, calv es and ankles. It makes
the abdominal muscles strong and increases the circulation in the legs and
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body, as well as strengthening the back and the nerves in the body. It also
stimulates the meridians of the bladder, gallbladder, and stomach. These
meridians lie along the legs, and so it helps to reduce water retention and
excessive weight and lowers the blood pressure.
Always practice both parts of the exercise at the same sitting as they
balance and complement each other.
STO MACH HEALING EXE RCIS E
This exercise helps stomach pain, ulcers, over-acidity, flatulence, in
digestion, and stomach cancer. It helps take the focus of the mind away
from the stomach.
1. Sit in a comfortable position, preferably on a chair with your feet
flat on the floor, your thighs parallel to the floor, and your spine erect
and straight.
Figures 72a and 72b. Stomach Healing Exercise.
148 The Internal Exercises
2. Place your left palm on the stomach area slightly to the left of the
abdominal cavity.
3. Inhaling, slowly move the palm of your right hand away from your
chest, concentrating and fixing your eyes on the tip of the fingers. As
you push your hand and arm forward, feel that you're pushing a heavy
object with the heel of your hand. Your eyes should intently follow
the movements of your right hand throughout this exercise.
4. Exhaling, slowly bring your right hand back to your chest.
S. Perfonn this in and out movement for a total of 7 times.
NOTE: As you move your hand away from your chest, feel a band of
energy moving out of your stomach. The right hand is draining the
energy. Then feel the left hand absorb new energy into the stomach.
For this exercise to be effective, you must concent rate deeply on what
you are doing. The exercise should be done slowly, with total syn
chronization of your breath, mind, and hand movements.
THE LIVER EXERC ISE
Besides the lungs, there are two other main filters of the body: the
kidneys and liver. The liver filters toxins from the body ; therefore, we must
perfonn the Liver Exercise to keep the liver functioning properly.
Throughout this exercise, as with all the exercises, you want to keep
your mind on what you are doing. It helps if you can feel the flow of energy
across your chest. Keeping your mind on the task helps to increase the
benefits derived from doing the exercise as well as serving to unify your
mind with your body. Practice this exercise in the morning after you have
performed the Kidney Exercise.
I. Sit or lie down in a comfortable position. (Refer to the descriptions
of the proper way to sit and lie down.)
2. Place the palm of your right hand on the right lateral side of your
body so that it lies at the base of your rib cage.
3. Push your hand across the front of your chest following the line
made by the lower rib bones of your chest. Rub up toward your
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sternum and then down toward the left lateral side of your chest.
4. Rubbing once from the right to the left constitutes one tum. Repeat
the movement for a total of 36 times.
Figure 73. Liver Exercise.
NOTE A: The heel of your hand should exert pressure on the skin as
you rub your hand across it. The liver lies just below the skin under
the right rib cage on the right side of the body. The pres sure exert ed by
the hand rubbing across the chest stimulates the flow of energy as well
as the circulation of blood to the liver.
NOTE 8: You may also use your left han d to rub across your chest,
beginning at the left lateral side and again following the outline made
by the lower ribs as you rub across your chest to the right side. The
stomach lies just below the skin on the left side of the chest, and so
this hand rubbing keeps the energy flowing to the stoma ch.
Do this exercise 36 times also. You may want to alternate han ds,
starting first with the right hand for one tum, then using your left hand
for one tum, continuing the rotation until you have perf ormed 36
rubbings with each hand.
Practicing both forms of this exercise helps build up the relationship
between the digestive organs, stomach, and liver. One wants to push the
energy from one organ to the other so that the two organs will work together
smoothly.
Recen tly, while on a lecture tour, I had reason to demonstra te this
exercise. I asked my audience to perform it for themselves. I noted at the
time one woman who entered into the spirit of it with obvious gusto.
ISO The lnterMI Exercises
Several weeks later, that same woman telephoned my office to ask if she
might fly up to see me. When she arrived, to my great astonishment, she
said she had made the trip only to thank me. ''For what?'' I asked. ''For the
Liver Exercise," she replied. "I have had liver trouble all my life. When
you demonstrated the Liver Exercise at your lecture, I said to myself,
'What have I got to lose?' and began doing the exercise. Two weeks later,
at my regular checkup, my physician told me my liver condition had
improved sixty percent, and he couldn't imagine why. So that's why I'm
here. Simply to thank you!"
THE KIDNEY EXERC ISE
This exercise stimulates the adrenal glands and the kidneys, which lie
directly behind the small of the back. Lower back pain is often caused by a
weakness in the kidneys. Two factors which help weaken the kidneys are
drinking an excess of liquids and standing on the feet for prolonged
periods. By practicing this exercise you will be strengthen ing, energizing,
and healing the kidneys and adrenals. By association you will be helping
lower back problems as well as strengthening the eyes, as the kidneys are
also connected with the eyes. Further, the exercise helps keep the skin
smooth and beautiful, as the kidneys' capacity for filtering toxins is kept at
a maximum, and encourages strong sexual feelings by energizing the
glandular system.
This exercise may by practiced in a standing or prone position.
I. Rub your hands together vigorously to get the energy flowing into
your palms and fingers.
2. Place your palms on the small of your back. Keep your upper body
tilted slightly forward. Feel the energy and heat flowing from your
hands into your back and kidneys.
3. Massage the small of your back by rubbing up and down and then
in a circular motion across your back.
4. Clench your fingers together to form two fists and hit the small of
your back with the back of your hands. Pummel the area softly for a
few seconds.
151 The Intern al Exercises
a. b.
Figures 74a and 74b. Kidney Exercise.
5. Repeat the rubbing and pummeling action for a total of three
times.
6. This exercise should be done in the morning or whenever there is
lower back pain.
THE LOWER BAC K EXERC ISES
Pain itself is not a disease but rather a signal of an existing or developing
problem. Lower back pain is no exception. Lumbago, lordosis, slipped
discs, and other back problems limit movement and create unnecessary
pain. The Lower Back Exercises are designed to strengthen the spine, the
muscles around the abdomen, vertebrae, tail bone, and kidneys. When
done daily, they can correct lower back problems.
152 The Internal Exercises
Exercise 1
1. Sit in a comfortable position and bring your knees up to your
chest. Hold around the knees with your hands. If possible, grab onto
your elbows with your hands.
2. As you inhale, straighten your spine and lift your head upward.
3. As you exhale, hunch your back so your lower abdomen becomes
like a bail-as if you were about to roll over backward. Your head
will come forward toward your knees.
4. Repeat th is straightening and hunching movement for a total of 7
times. Seven is the number of creation, and this exercise will help
create a new back. Practice all the movements slowly


iver	cleanses	so	far	and	eliminated	a	total	of	about	900	to	1,000
stones	of	all	sizes	and	colors.	Most	stones	came	out	during	the	second	and	third
cleanses.	When	is	my	liver	going	to	improve?

A.
	Your	liver	functions	started	improving	the	moment	the	first	stones	were	expelled.
Gallstones	congesting	the	liver	bile	ducts	have	a	suffocating	effect	on	surrounding	liver
cells.	Releasing	the	stones	through	the	liver	cleanse	helps	them	“breathe”	again,	produce
more	bile,	and	detoxify	the	blood	more	efficiently.	Although	the	larger	bile	ducts	keep
blocking	up	again	as	the	smaller	bile	ducts	pass	their	stones	into	them,	eventually	they	will
also	be	cleared	(through	repeated	cleansing).	Once	all	stones	are	removed,	the	liver	as	a
whole	can	repair	itself	and	restore	normal	functions.	This	is	when	you	will	notice	lasting
benefits.

Q.	How	long	does	it	take	to	receive	the	full	benefits	from	completing	a	series	of,	let’s
say,	eight	liver	cleanses?

A.
	Once	your	liver	has	released	the	last	gallstones,	your	digestive	functions	will
improve	significantly,	which	will	benefit	every	part	of	your	body.	This	also	gives	the	rest
of	the	body	the	opportunity	to	cleanse	itself	and	repair	the	damage	that	has	occurred	due	to
the	accumulation	of	gallstones	in	the	liver	and	gallbladder.	Any	cleansing	reactions	thatmay	result	from	the	removal	of	the	stones	should	be	regarded	as	positive	side	effects.	If
other	causes	of	ill	health	have	been	eliminated	as	well	(see
Simple	Guidelines	to	Avoid
Gallstones,
	Chapter	5),	this	phase	will	be	short-lived	and	replaced	by	a	new	sense	of	well-
being	and	vitality.	Once	the	liver	is	clean,	it	takes	about	six	months	before	all	liver
functions	have	returned	to	normal.	Having	a	clean	liver	is	one	of	the	best	guarantees	for	a
disease-free	life.

Q.	I	am	76	years	old	and	suffer	from	osteoporosis,	digestive	trouble,	and	several
other	ailments.	Can	someone	my	age	still	benefit	from	the	liver	cleanse?

A.
	Age	is	no	impediment	for	the	body	to	be	healthy.	As	long	as	you	are	breathing,	the
liver	cleanse	can	help	improve	liver	functions	and,	thereby,	increase	the	nutrient	and
energy	supply	to	the	cells	of	your	body.	The	negative	aspect	of	aging	is	simply	a
progressive	state	of	malnourishment	and	toxicity,	both	of	which	can	be	helped	through	a
series	of	liver	cleanses	and	adjustments	to	diet.	The	elderly	respond	very	well	to	the	liver
cleanse	and	show	increased	signs	of	energy,	physical	mobility,	clarity	of	mind,	appetite,
sensory	enjoyment,	and	a	better	sense	of	self.	Apart	from	improving	their	physical	and
mental	condition,	they	often	report	that	they	are
“coming	to	life	again.”
	No	elderly	person
should	have	to	die	from	a	debilitating	disease.	If	the	liver	cleanse	were	to	be	introduced
into	retirement	homes	and	care	facilities	for	elderly	people,	it	could	help	restore	these
people’s	health,	dignity,	self-sufficiency,	and	perhaps	even	start	a	new	vibrant	phase	of	life
for	them.

Q.	Ultrasound	scans	have	shown	that	I	have	a	fatty	liver.	My	whole	body	is	swollen,
and	I	have	several	lumps	in	my	breasts	and	thyroid.	My	blood	cholesterol	is	very
high,	and	I	frequently	throw	up	food.	Could	the	liver	cleanse	help?

A.
	There	is	no	medical	therapy	to	date	that	can	remove	fat	deposits	from	the	liver.
Nevertheless,	you	can	prove	to	yourself	and	to	your	doctor	that	you	can	reduce	and	even
eliminate	all	fatty	deposits	in	the	liver	by	clearing	the	liver’s	bile	ducts	of	all	gallstones.
The	liver	may	have	accumulated	these	deposits	for	many	reasons,	including	high	protein,
sugar,	and	alcohol	consumption;	stress;	lack	of	proper	sleep;	and,	foremost	of	all,	to	trap
noxious	substances.	Whatever	may	be	the	original	causes	or	causes	of	the	congestion	in
your	liver,	if	you	repeatedly	cleanse	it,	your	liver	will	gradually	improve	and	repair	itself
as	much	as	possible.	Consider	taking	another	scan	(although	I	do	not	generally
recommend	scans)	after	your	sixth	or	eighth	liver	cleanse,	and	let	your	doctor	compare	it
with	the	previous	one.	The	difference	will	literally	be	like	black	and	white.	Once	your
liver	is	cleared	of	fatty	deposits,	similar	deposits	will	also	disappear	from	other	parts	of
the	body,	such	as	breasts,	thyroid,	arteries,	and	so	on.	All	of	this,	of	course,	is	contingent
upon	your	maintaining	a	balanced,	low-protein,	preferably	vegan	diet	and	a	healthy
lifestyle.

Q.	Can	taking	Epsom	salts	have	harmful	side	effects?	I	find	that	it	causes	soreness	in
my	anus	during	the	cleanse.

A.
	Epsom	salts	(magnesium	sulfate)	can	be	found	in	mountain	regions	and	is	contained
in	sea	salts.	It	is	also	manufactured	synthetically	by	combining	natural	minerals.	So	long
as	the	liver	is	congested,	Epsom	salts	have	no	harmful	side	effects.	The	soreness	in	your
anus	stems	from	the	strong	toxins	that	are	being	released	during	the	liver	cleanse,	not	from
the	Epsom	salts.	If	your	GI	tract	were	completely	clean	of	toxic	waste	material,	the
magnesium	in	the	Epsom	salts	would	simply	be	absorbed	and	cause	no	further	bowel
movements.	(Magnesium	is	a	powerful	laxative.)	There	would	be	no	irritation	and,
therefore,	no	side	effects,	such	as	cramps,	gas,	bad	breath,	and	so	forth.	These	forms	of
discomfort	result	only	from	the	release	of	toxins.	The	Epsom	salts	undergo	biochemical
changes	as	they	pass	through	your	small	intestine.	In	other	words,	Epsom	salts	that	reach
the	colon	no	longer	exist	in	the	same	form	as	when	you	ingested	them.

If	you	find	that,	during	a	successful	liver	cleanse,	the	last	eight	to	ten	bowel	movements
in	the	morning	or	afternoon	consist	merely	of	water	without	any	stones	or	white
cholesterol	components,	you	may	reduce	the	dosage	of	the	last	two	helpings	of	Epsom
salts	by	one-half	each.	If	you	are	totally	intolerant	of	or	allergic	to	Epsom	salts,	use
magnesium	citrate	or	try	other	natural	colonic	cleansers	that	work	fast,	such	as	castor	oil,
colosan,
	and
oxypowder.
	The	latter	two	products	consist	of	a	blend	of	various	magnesium
oxides.	(See
Suppliers	List
	in	the	Appendix.)	The	disadvantage	to	most	other	colon
cleansers	is	that,	unlike	Epsom	salts,	they	do	not	open	the	bile	ducts	to	release	the
gallstones	into	the	intestinal	tract	nearly	as	well—an	important	aspect	of	the	cleanse.


 you
are free of pain, of suf fering — and free of the egoic mind.
Why do es the mind habitually deny or resist the Now? Because it cannot
function and remain in control without time, which is past and f uture, so
it pe rceives the timeless Now as threatening. T ime and mind are in fact
inseparable.Imagine the Earth devoid of hu man life, inhabited only by plants and
animals. W ould it still have a pa st and a future? Could we still speak of
time in any meaningful way? The question “What time is it?” or “What’ s
the date today?” — if anybody were there to ask it — would be quite
meaningless. The oak tree or the eagle would be bemused by such a
question. “What  time?” they wo uld ask. “W ell, of course, it’ s now. The
time is now. What else is there?”
Y es, we need the mind as well a s time to function in this world, but there
comes a point where they take over our lives, and this is where
dysfunction, pain, and sorrow set in.
The min d, to ensure that it remains in control, seeks continuously to
cover up the pre sent moment with past and future, and so, as th e vitality
and infinite creative potential o f Being, which is inseparable from the
Now, becomes covered up by t ime, your true nature becomes obscured
by the mind. An increasingly heavy burden of time has been
accumulating in  the human mind. All individuals are suf fering u nder this
burden, but they also keep add ing to it every moment whene ver they
ignore or deny th at precious moment or reduce it to a means of getting to
some fu ture moment, which only exists in the mind, never in actuality.
The acc umulation of time in th e collective and individual human mind
also holds a vast amount of residual pain from the past.
If you no longe r want to create  pain for yourself and others, if you no
longer w ant to add to the residu e of past pain that still lives on  in you,
then don ’ t create any more time, or at least no more than is necessary to
deal wit h the practical aspects of your life. How to stop creati ng time?
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. M ake the
Now the  primar y focus of your  life. Whereas before you dwel t in time
and paid  brief visits to the Now, have your dwelling place in the Now
and pay brief v isits to past and future when required to deal with the
practical aspects of your life situation. Always say “yes” to the present
moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to cre ate inner
resistance to something that already is? What could be more insane than
to oppose life its elf, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is.
Say “yes” to life — and see how life suddenly starts working for  you
rather than against you.

The pr esent moment is sometimes unacceptable, unpleasant, or awful.

It is  as it is. Observe how the  mind labels it and how this labeling
process, this continuous sitting in judgment, creates pain and
unhappiness. By  watching the m echanics of the mind, you step out of its
resistance patterns, and you can then allow th e pr esent moment to b e.
This wil l give you a taste of th e state of inner freedom from  external
conditions, the state of true inner peace. Then see what happens, and take
action if necessary or possible.
Accept — then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if
you had chosen it. Always wo rk with it, not against it. Make it your
friend an d ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your
whole life.

P AST P AIN: DISSOL VING THE P AIN-BODY
As long as you  are unable to  access the power of the Now, every
emotional pain that you experie nce leaves behind a residue of pain that
lives on in you. It mer ges with t he pain from the past, which was already
there, an d becomes lodged in your mind and body. This, of course,
includes the pain you suf fered a s a child, caused by the unconsciousness
of the world into which you were born.
This acc umulated pain is a nega tive ener gy field that occupies your body
and mind. If you look on it as an invisible entity in its own right, you aregetting quite close to the truth. It’ s the emotional pain-body. It has two
modes of being: dormant and active. A pain-body may be dormant 90
percent of the tim e; in a deeply unhappy person, though, it may be active
up to  10 0 percen t of the time. Some people live almost entirely through
their pai n-body, while others may experience it only in certain situations,
such as intimat e relationships,  or situations linked with past loss or
abandonment, physical or emotional hurt, and so on. Anything can
trigger it, particularly if it resonates with a pain pattern from your past.
When it is ready  to awaken from  its dormant stage, even a thought or an
innocent remark made by someone close to you can activate it.
Some pain-bodies are obnoxious but relatively harmless, for example
like a child who won’ t stop whining. Others are vicious and de structive
monsters, true demons. Some are physically violent; many m ore are
emotionally violent. Some will attack people around you or clos e to you,
while others may attack you, their host. Thoughts and feelings you have
about your life then become deeply negative and self-destructive.
Illnesses and accidents are ofte n created in this way. Some pain-bodies
drive their hosts to suicide.
When you thought you knew  a person and then you are suddenly
confronted with this alien, nasty  creature for the first time, you are in for
quite a shock. However, it’ s more important to observe it in your self than
in some one else. W atch out for  any sign of unhappiness in yourself, in
whatever form — it may be the  awakening pain-body. This can take the
form of irritation, impatience, a somber mood, a desire to hurt, anger,
rage, dep ression, a need to have  some drama in your relationshi p, and so
on. Catch it the moment it awakens from its dormant state.
The pain-body wants to survive, just like every other entity in existence,
and it can only s urvive if it gets  you to unconsciously identify w ith it. It
can then rise up, take you over,  “become you,” and live through you. It
needs to  get its “food” through you. It will feed on any experi ence that
resonates with its own kind of e ner gy, anything that creates further pain
in whatever form: anger, destructiveness, hatred, grief, emotional drama,
violence, and even illness. So the pain-body, when it has taken y ou over,
will create a si tuation in your life that reflects back its ow n ener gy
frequency for it to feed on. Pain  can only feed on pain. Pain can not feed
on joy. It finds it quite indigestible.Once the pain-body has taken you over, you want more p ain. Y ou
become a victim or a perpetrator. Y ou want to inflict pain, or you want to
suf fer pain, or both. There isn’ t really much dif ference between the two.
Y ou are not conscious of this, o f course, and will vehemently c laim that
you do not wan t pain. But loo k closely and you will find that your
thinking and behavior are desig ned to keep the pain going, for yourself
and others. If you wer e  truly conscious of it, the pattern would dissolve,
for to want more pain is insanity, and nobody is consciously insane.
The pain-body, which is the dark shadow cast by the ego, is actually
afraid of  the light of your consc iousness. It is afraid of being found out.
Its survi val depends on your unconscious identification with it, a s well as
on your unconsc ious fear of facing the pain that lives in you. But if you
don’ t fa ce it, if you don’ t bring the light of your consciousness  into the
pain, yo u will be forced to relive it again and again. The pain-b ody may
seem to you like  a dangerous mo nster that you cannot bear to look at, but
I ass ure you that  it is an insubstantial phantom that cannot prevail against
the power of your presence.
Some spiritual teachings state that all pain is ultimately an illusion, and
this is true. The question is: Is  it true for you? A mere belie f doesn’ t
make it true. Do  you want to experience pain for the rest of your life and
keep saying that it is an illusion?  Does that free you from the pain? What
we a re c oncerned with here is h ow you can r ealize  t his  truth — that is,
make it real


 evaluate a person’ s nutritional status.
Normal serum iron and TIBC values have been determined to be:
In iron deficiency, serum iron falls and TIBC increases to decrease the
saturation. With chronic inflammation as in rheumatoid arthritis, serum iron
is low in the presence of adequate body stores, but TIBC remains
unchanged or drops to preserve normal saturation. Iron overload does not
alter serum levels until relativ ely late in the pathology, but serum iron
increases and TIBC remains the same to increase the saturation.
THE ERYTHROCYTE  (RED BLOOD  CELL, RBC) C OUNTTraditionally counted by hand with a hemacytometer, red blood cells
(RBCs) are now commonly counted with electronic devices, which provide
faster, more accurate results. This erythrocyte count does not provide
qualitative information about the RBCs’ hemoglobin content, but it does tell
mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin
(MCH). Thus, the erythrocyte blood count offers indices for RBC size and
hemoglobin content and supports other hematologic tests in diagnosing
anemia and polycythemia.
Depending on age, sex, sample, and geographic location, normal RBC
values in adult males range from 4.5 to 6.2 million/microliter (4.5 to 6.2 x
1,012/L) of venous blood; in adult females from 4.2 to 5.4
million/microliter (4.2 to 5.4 x 1,012/L) of venous blood; in children, 4.6 to
4.8 million /microliter of venous blood; in full-term infants,  4.4 to 5.8
million/ microliter (4.4 to 5.8 x 1,012/L). An elevated RBC count indicates
polycythemia or dehydration; a depressed count shows anemia, fluid
overload, or recent hemorrhag e. With total bed rest, RBC counts drop
considerably from decreased oxygen requirements.
THE TOTAL HEMOGLOBIN  (HGB) L ABORA TORY TEST
The total hemoglobin (Hgb) concentration in a deciliter (100ml) of whole
blood is measured by the total hemoglobin laboratory test. The Hgb-RBC
ratio (mean corpuscular hemoglobin or MCH) and free plasma Hgb affect
the RBC count. This test, a usual part of the complete blood count,
measures the severity of anemia or polycythemia, monitors therapy
response, and supplies figures for calculating MCH and mean corpuscular
Hgb concentration.
Based on venous blood samples, normal values for dif ferent patients are:
AgeHemoglobin Level
(g/dL)
Less than 7 days 17-22
1 week 15-201 month 11–15
Childr en 11-13
Adult males 14-18
Elderly males 12.4-14.9
Adult females 12-16
Elderly females 11.7–13.8
THE HEMA TOCRIT  (HCT) LABORA TORY TEST
The volume of RBCs packed in a whole blood sample is measur ed by the
hematocrit (Hct) laboratory test. Number and size of the RBCs determine
the Hct concentration, and such a readout aids in the diagnosis of abnormal
states of hydration, polycythemia, anemia, fluid imbalance, blood loss,
blood replacement, and red cell indices. According to a patien t’s sex, age,
laboratory competence, and type of blood sample, the test routinely screens
one’s blood in a complete blood count.
Hct reference values range from  40 percent to 54 percent (0.4 to 0.54) for
men and from 37 percent to 47 percent (0.37 to 0.47) for wome n. Low Hct
indicates anemia or hemodilution; high Hct shows polycythemia or
hemoconcentration caused by blood loss. If a hematoma develops at the
venipuncture site, ease discomfo rt by applying ice, followed later by warm
soaks.
THE ERYTHROCYTE  INDICES  LABORA TORY TEST
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin
(MCH), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) are the
three measurem ents accomplis hed by the erythrocyte indices laboratory
test. The MCV expresses the average size of erythrocytes and indicates
whether they are undersized (microcytic), oversized (mac rocytic), or
normal (normoc ytic). MCH gives the weight of hemoglobin in an averagered cell. MCHC defines the concentration of Hgb in 100 mL of packed red
cells.
The normal RBC indices are:
MCV = 84 to 99 cubic microliters/red cell (femtoliters (fl)/red cell)
MCH = 26 to 32 picograms (pg)/red cell
MCHC = 30% to 36% (300 to 360 g/L)

These indices aid in diagnosing  and classifying anemia. Low MCV and
MCHC show microcytic hypochromic anemias caused by iron deficiency
anemia, pyridoxine-responsive anemia, or thalassemia. High MCV
indicates macrocytic anemia caused by megaloblastic anemias coming from
folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency, inherited disorders of DNA synthesis,
or reticulocytosis.
THE ERYTHROCYTE  SEDIMENT ATION  RATE (ESR)
Measuring the time required for erythrocytes in a whole blood sample to
settle to the bottom of a vertical tube, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate
(ESR) is a sensitive but nonspecific test that indicates the presence of
disease when other chemical or physical signs are normal. It rises in
widespread inflammatory disorders caused by infection, autoimmune
disease, or malignancy.
Thus, the ESR monitors inflammatory or malignant illness and detects
occult disease such as tuberculosis (TB), tissue necrosis, or connective
tissue disorders.  The normal ESR ranges from 0 to 20 mm/hour. It rises in
pregnancy, acute or chronic inflammation, TB, paraproteinemias, rheumatic
fever, rheumatoid arthritis, and some cancers. ESR also rises in anemia.
ESR drops in polycythemia, sickle cell anemia, hyperviscosi ty, and low
plasma protein.Note: ESR is frequently raised during and after reactions and fevers
induced by the Gerson Therapy.
THE PLATELET  COUNT
Platelets, or thrombocytes, are tiny formed elements in the blood which
create the hemostatic plug in vascular injury. They promote coagulation by
supplying phospholipids to the intrinsic thromboplastin pathway. The
platelet count is vital for moni toring chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or
severe thrombocytosis and thrombocytopenia. A platelet count that falls
below 50,000 brings on sponta neous bleeding; below 5,000, fatal central
nervous system bleeding or massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage is possible.
The platelet count evaluates platelet production, assesses effects of
cytotoxic therapy, aids the diagnosing of thrombocytopenia and
thrombocytosis, and confirms visual estimate of platelet number and
morphology from  a stained blood film. Normal platelet counts range from
130,000 to 370,000/mm (130 to 370 x 1011/L).
A decreased count comes from aplastic or hypoplastic bone marrow; in-
filtrative bone marrow diseases like carcinoma, leukemia, or disseminated
infection; megak aryocytic hypop lasia; ineffective thrombopoiesis caused by
folic acid or vitamin B1 deficiency; pooling of platelets in an enlar ged
spleen; increased platelet destru ction from drug use or immune disorders;
disseminated intravascular coagulation; Bernard-Soulier syndrome; or
mechanical injury to platelets.
Medications decreasing the count include acetazolamid, acetohexam-ide,
antimony, antineoplastics, brompheniramine maleate, carbamazepine,
chloramphenicol, ethacrynic acid, furosemide, gold salts,
hydroxychloroquine, indomethacin, isoniazid, mephenytoin, mefenamic
acid, metha-zolamide, methimazole, methyidopa, oral diaoxide,
oxyphenbetazone, penicillamine, penicillin, phenylbutazone, phenytoin,
pyrimethamine, quinidine sulfate, quinine, salicylates, streptomycin,
sulfonamides, thiazide, thiazidelike diuretics, and tricyclic antidepressants.
Heparin causes transient reversible thrombocytopenia.
An increased platelet count results from such diseases as hemorrhage;
infectious disord ers; malignanc ies; iron deficiency anemia; myelofib


acement, pause with your ﬁngers for a moment at the starting-point; then follow the meridian in a
quiet, ﬂuent motion. The ﬁngers should be close to the body. They may touch the skin or clothing but do not actually need to touch. It
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Start by energising your hands. If you are experienced in working with energies you may just do that with your imagination, otherwise
shake your hands for about ten seconds and during the actual tracing try to feel or imagine feeling energy streaming out of the tips of
your ﬁngers. Related meridians on both sides may be traced simultaneously. In repeated tracings move the hands back to the
starting-point in a wide sweep to avoid following the meridian in the reverse direction. At the end of each tracement lightly ﬂick the
ﬁngers to remove any accumulated negative energy.
You may trace all the main meridians once or several times daily, or you may concentrate on the meridians most in need of
improvement. Important meridians may be traced repeatedly during the day for 20 times or more. The strengthening effect may be
increased if after several tracings you do a muscle-tensing exercise, Taking a deep breath while tensing your whole body and then
relaxing it during exhalation.
The meridian system allows us to understand why many disease sympto ms appear in certain body parts when the originating cause
is a weak or inﬂamed organ in anoth er location. The diagrams show only the surface courses of the meridians; inside the body each
one is connected to its associated organ. In this way the deranged energy pattern of an organ is easily transmitted to other body
parts along the course of the meridian.
Diseases of the ear, migraine and hip problems can now be seen energy-wise to be associated with the gall bladder. Arthritis of the
hip, therefore, is often a gall bladder problem, while arthritis of the shoulders may have its cause in the intestines. Gout, affecting the
big toes, stems from the liver, while swollen ankles are related to the kidneys. See the enclosed Table of Meridian-Disease
Relationships.
Furthermore, each organ-meridian system has a two-hour period of maximum activity, and a period of minimum activity 12 hours
later. An inﬂamed organ is often more painful during its active period, while a weak system should not be stressed during low periods.
In acupuncture books you may ﬁnd different names for two of the meridians. The circulation meridian is also called the pericardium
meridian, while the gland meridian may be called the triple-warmer meridian.
While pulse diagnosis is the expert Chinese way of determining the energy balance of the meridians, you may often be able to judge
by the kind of diseases or symptoms present. Generally, overacidity, pain and inﬂammation along the course of a meridian or in its
target organ call for sedation, while coldness and weakness call for stimulation.
According to Chinese teachings, some interesting characteristics are associated with the meridians of the kidneys and liver. Weak
kidney meridians are indicated by a lack of will and sexual impulse, and furthermore by negativity, unease, timidity and impatience. In
the case of an overactive kidney meridian, on the other hand, the energy level is abnormally high and you cannot stop working.
The liver is similar. A weak meridian shows itself in dizziness, a clumsy walk, easily tiring eyes and a short temper. An overactive liver
meridian causes excessive excitability, crying moods and a compulsion to continue working.
According to Chinese traditions, the main organs and their meridians are also associated with different emotions. An excessive
amount of these emotions can damage the associated organs, while a disease of these organs may, in time, lead to excessive
displays of these emotions.
Accordingly, anger is associated with the liver; excessive laughter and gayness, but also fright, with the heart; worry and emotional
tension with the spleen and pancreas; grief, sorrow and negativity with the lungs; and fear and timidity with weak kidneys.
MERIDIAN - DISEASE RELA TIONSHIPS
Meridian with the time of maximum activity:
Associated symptoms
Bladder (B) 3-5 p m. - bladder problems, headache, eye diseases, neck and back problems, pain along the back of the leg
Circulation (C) 7-9p.m. - poor circulation, angina, palpitation, diseases of the sexual glands and organs, irritability, pain along the
course of the meridian
Conception (Co) - diseases of the urogenital system, hernia, cough, breathing difﬁculties, breast problems
Gall bladder (G) 1 1 p.m.-I a.m. - Gall bladder problems, ear diseases, migraine, hip problems, dizziness, pain along the meridian
Gland Meridian (Gd) 9-11 p.m. (Triple Warmer) - diseases of the thyroid and adrenal glands, ear problems, sore throat, abdominal
distension, oedema, swelling of cheek, pain along the meridian
Governing Meridian (Gv) - spinal problems, mental disorders, fever, nose problems, headaches
Heart (H) 1 1 a.m.-1 p.m. - heart problems, dryness of the throat, jaundice, pain along the course of the meridian
Kidney(K) 5-7 p.m. - kidney problems, lung problems, dry tongue, lumbago, oedema, constipation, diarrhoea, pain and weakness
along the course of the meridian
Large Intestine (Li) 5-7 a.m. - abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhoea, sore throat, toothache in the lower gum, nasal discharge and
bleeding, pain along the course of the meridian
Liver (Lv) 1-3 a.m. - liver problems, lumbago, vomiting, hernia, urination problems, pain in the lower abdomen and along the course
of the meridian
Lung (L) 3-5 a.m. - respiratory diseases, sore throat, cough, common cold, pain in the shoulder and along the meridian
Small Intestine (Si) 1-3 p.m. - pain in the lower abdomen, sore throat, swelling or paralysis of face, deafness, pain along the meridian
Spleen (Sp) 9-11 a.m. - problems of the spleen and pancreas, abdominal distension, jaundice, general weakness and sluggishness,
tongue problems, vomiting, pain and swellings along the course of the meridian
Stomach (S) 7-9 a.m. - stomach problems, abdominal pain, distension, edema, vomiting, sore throat, facial paralysis, upper gum
toothache, nose bleeding, pain along the meridian
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a much stronger balancing effect than using the ﬁngers. For strengthening use the north-pointing pole and for sedating the south-
pointing pole towards the skin.
With muscle testing you can often detect a strong preference of a meridian for one of the magnetic poles. This can be used to
diagnose the condition of the associated organ (if weak or inﬂamed). If muscle testing is not possible or successful, use the south-
pointing pole on the body side that shows more inﬂammation or more tender acupressure-points; trace the opposite meridian with the
north-pointing pole. Some individuals feel immediately which pole and direction of tracing is beneﬁcial, while the opposite pole and
direction may feel unpleasant. The most powerful sedating and pain-r elieving effect is the south-pointing pole traced against the
meridian ﬂow.
You may either use a small cylindrical magnet, or one or more combined button magnets, or a small elongated ceramic magnet.
Generally use a small or weak magnet, as a strong magnet may cause neighboring meridians to be traced in the wrong direction. I
prefer a small (5 mm) button magnet glued/tacked to the end of a pen or pencil with the appropriate color, red for the stimulating and
blue for the sedating pole. You may trace related meridians on both sides of the body simultaneously.
If muscle-testing shows that tracing the opposite ﬂow direction of a meridian with the south-pointing pole towards the skin is
strengthening, an infection or inﬂammation is likely somewhere along the course of the meridian or at its associated organ. Weak
meridians or their related organs, on the other hand, test stronger when tracing with the north-pointing pole in


 e ven at moments when I cannot find that peace, I empower
myself b y remem bering that it e xists. My faith will break throug h all my
illusions like a tiny flower through a crack in cement. Illusions will fall
and peace will prevail, in my life and in the world.
Dear God,
Despite whatever thoughts in my mind
Might hide Y our light today,
Please show me what I need to see.
I believe in Y our power,
And I believe in Y our love.
T oday may I experience
That which I believe.
Amen.DA Y 92
I  s u r r e n d e r  m y  a t t a c h m e n t  t o  l e s s e r  t h i n g s.
I  know I’ve made  idols of many things, thinking this or that woul d bring
me joy. Y et only the experience of who I really am, at home at last within
myself, will bring to me the peace I seek.
I sur render my a ttachments to people and places, riches and pre stige,
which my ego tells me would give me value. I know my value is  alone in
God. May I not  be tempted to for get today that the light with in me is
beyond all value. I will but to remember this.
Dear God,
Heal my mind
Of the false belief that I need anything mor e
Than to r emember love.
May the toys of the world
Not tempt me to for get
The grandeur that is Y ou.
Amen.DA Y 93
I  a m  h u g e l y  p o w e r f u l  t o d a y,  f o r  t h e  p o w e r  o f  G o d
i s  i n  m e.
M y po wer is not something that might reveal itself at a later date. My
power in the world is a result of  my decision to reveal it. I am powerful
in whatever moment I choose to be, for God is in my mind.
The power of G od is the power  to heal. As I surrender my thoughts
to love, God’ s power moves through me and I become a hea ler. I am
lifted up  as a leader as I make myself a follower of the light of God
within.
May the  power of God move thr ough me today, and make of me a
powerful r epr esentative of His love on earth. May my smaller self
be washed away. May His illumination shine thr ough my
personality, and r eveal itself thr ough me.DA Y 94
I  t h r o w  l i g h t  a r o u n d  m y  p r o b l e m s  t o d a y.
I  al ign my thinking with the Min d of God, by aligning myself with love.
In God all things are possible, a nd my mind is part of God’ s. May I co-
create with God today the miracles of love.
What appears like a problem is merely a place where a miracle
awaits. I shower my love on all my problems, that God’ s power might
move th rough me and solve them. I depend on miracles, for th ere is no
limit to what the love of God can do.
Dear God,
I place in Y our hands
Every pr oblem I have,
And I know they will be solved.
Miracles occur naturally for you, dear God,
And I know they ar e meant for me.
Amen.DA Y 95
FOR REFLECTION
O n  F a i t h
M y heart beats, my lungs breathe, my ears hear, my hair grows. And I
don’ t ha ve to make them work—they just do. Planets revolve around the
sun, see ds become flowers, embryos become babies, and with no help
from me. Their movement is bu ilt into a natural system. I am an integral
part of that syst em, too. I can let my life be directed by the sa me force
that makes flowers grow—or I can do it myself.
T o trust in the fo rce that moves the universe is faith. Faith isn’ t b lind,
it’ s visio nary. Faith is believing that the universe is on my side,  and that
the univ erse knows what it’ s doing. Faith is a psychological awareness of
an unfol ding force for good, co nstantly at work in all dimensions. My
attempt to direct this force only interferes with it. My willingness to
relax into it allow s it to work on my behalf. W ithout faith, I’m frantically
trying to  control what it is not m y business to control, and fix what it is
not in my powe r to fix. What I’m trying to control is much b etter of f
without me, and what I’m tryin g to fix can’ t be fixed by me  anyway.
W ithout faith, I’m wasting time.DA Y 96
I n  t h e  s p i r i t u a l  u n i v e r s e,  a l l  o f  u s  a r e  o n e.
B eyond a world of separate bodie s, there is a world of spiritual unity. In
the t ruer realms, there is no place where one of us stops and the other
begins.
May I see beyon d the veil today, to a world of unity and truth. There
are no walls that separate us, n o conflicts that are even real. In truth,
there is only the love that unites us and makes us one in God.
Dear God,
May I see beyond the walls that appear
T o separate me fr om others.
May I extend my love
Beyond the illusions of guilt and err or.
May nothing hide the truth of my unity with everyone and everything.
Amen.DA Y 97
I  c h o o s e  t o  s e e  i n n o c e n c e,  n o t  g u i l t,  t o d a y.
T he b ody’ s eyes c an find guilt any where. Only the heart can alwa ys see
innocence.
That which I cho ose to focus on  in others, I fortify within myself. If I
see s omeone as guilty, I will fee l guiltier. If I see them as innoce nt, I will
feel mo re innocent. In the words of A Course in Miracles, “An idea
doesn’ t leave its source.” Every  time I see anyone, depending on how I
choose to think of them, I am deciding what I will see in me.
May my fear be  nullified as I r ealize the love that lies within a ll
of us. May my ego be quieted b y a choir of angels. Thus I attain
my p ower to wo rk miracles, and my own inner peace. Only in
seeing the beauty in others can I see it within myself.DA Y 98
A s  I  f o c u s  o n  l o v e,  m y  f e a r  w i l l  r e c e d e.
I  see in life what I choose to see, for projections precede perception.
And as I focus on anything, all e vidence to the contrary begins to recede
from my awareness.
If I’m looking for the positive, I won’ t notice the negative. I f I’m
looking for the negative, I won’ t notice the positive. The vision of a
world of love costs me the vision of a world of fear, and the vision of a
world of fear costs me the vision of a world of love. Such is the law that
rules perception.
Dear God,
May my per ceptions be purified.
May my eyes see love so clearly
That fear r ecedes fr om my awar eness.
May a vision of peace
Reveal the r eal world to me
And all else fall away.
Amen.DA Y 99
I  c a n  b e  w h o e v e r  I  c h o o s e  t o  b e  t o d a y.
W ho a nd h ow I was yesterday has no inherent connection to who  and
how I choose to be today. My present is not caused by my past, unless I
choose that it be so. For in any given moment, regardless of
circumstances, I can choose again. I can choose strength instead of
weakness, and love instead of  fear. I can choose to bless in stead of
blame, and to lean into the future rather than dragging with me the past.
The lim its of yesterday have no power over the unlim ited
possibilities of this moment, for in God all things are possible and in
God all things are programmed to be perfect. I make myself av ailable to
this moment, allowing the spirit of God to illuminate my heart.
Dear God,
May this pr esent moment be a holy one,
In which nothing but Y our light
Shines into my mind
And extends thr ough me.
Amen.DA Y 100
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O n  M a k i n g


Ficiencies      caRDA User’s Guide
The many uses and benefits of using cell salts,
with color illustrations for facial diagnosis.
DAVID R. CARD
KP Facial Diagnosis Cover.indd   1 2/13/11   5:12:08 PMFACIAL DIAGNOSIS
OFCELL SALT
DEFICIENCYFACIAL DIAGNOSIS
OFCELL SALT
DEFICIENCY
A User’s Guide
David R. Card
HOHM PRESS
Prescott, ArizonaKalindi Press
Prescott, Arizona© 2004, David R. Card
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner
without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of quotes
used in critical articles and reviews.Cover design: Kim Johansen
Layout and design: Tori Bushert
Kalindi Press
PO Box 4410Chino Valley, AZ 86323800-381-2700www.kalindipress.com
This book was printed in China on recycled paper using soy ink.
Disclaimer: The material in this book is intended for educational purposes
only, and as such is not meant to be a substitute for professional medical
intervention or used to treat or diagnose diseases. In any use of cell salts or
other approaches discussed in this book, please apply common sense and
consult a qualiﬁed, licensed health care professional.Dedication
This book is dedicated to the patience of my family, my clients,
and my mentor, Dr. Robin Murphy.
Many thanks to Monique Ordonez for the cell salt allegory
illustration, and to Linda Foulton for her organization and typing.
Thanks go to the memory of Dr. George Carey. His work has
been simplified, reformatted, and adapted here for the twenty-first-century reader.Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Using Cell Salts — 1
An introduction to cell salts, including dosages
and instructions for their use, and an overviewregarding facial deficiency diagnosis
Chapter 2 Introduction and History —
An introduction to and history of cell salt usageby Dr. Carey; charts comparing cell salt attributes
Chapter 3 CALC FLUOR —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs and
descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’s recommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 4 CALC PHOS —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs and
descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’s recommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 5 CALC SULPH —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs and
descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’srecommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 6 FERRUM PHOS —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs and
descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’srecommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 7 KALI MUR —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs and
descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’srecommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 8 KALI PHOS —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs
and descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’srecommended uses, astrological correspondencesChapter 9 KALI SULPH —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs
and descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’srecommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 10 MAG PHOS —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs
and descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’srecommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 11 NAT MUR —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs
and descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’srecommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 12 NAT PHOS —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs
and descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’srecommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 13 NAT SULPH —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs
and descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’srecommended uses, astrological correspondences
Chapter 14 SILICEA —
Introduction, materia medica, photographs and
descriptions of facial deficiencies, Schuessler’s recommended uses, astrological correspondences
Bibliography —
Cell Salt Sources — Index — About the Author — Introduction
Hopefully, through the photographs provided, this book will
help you to visualize and recognize cell salt deficiencies and gaingreater health.
There has been a great amount of interest in cell salts in the last
few years. Most of the material in English is a rehash of the classics.I have updated two classic books from the 1920s written by Dr.George Carey. They are The Biochemic System of Medicine and The
Chemistry and Wonders of the Human Body. I have adapted Dr. Carey’s
materia medica (a collection of symptom details) for the layperson,
translating some of his older technical medical terms into more mod-ern-day language. The Glossary at the end of the book will also assistyou with terms that are unfamiliar.
Dr. Carey’s reference material is immensely interesting and use-
ful. In each chapter covering a particular cell salt, I provide this infor-mation as well as a Reader’ s Digest –type version of his other writings
on that particular remedy. Included in Chapter 2 are also severalpages of cell salt comparisons.
In Europe the use of cell salts and facial deficiency diagnosis is
widespread. In Germany alone, there are about sixty “cell salt” organ-izations. The European view of cell salts originates from two follow-ers of Dr. W. H. Schuessler – Dr. Kurt Hickethier and Mrs. W. Sonner,who established the Sonnerschau Facial Analysis Theory in 1936.Since that time, thousands of practitioners have verified their obser-vation that facial features reflect the symptoms of cell salt deficien-cies. In each chapter I provide material from Dr. Schuessler’s“Therapeutic Index,” which can be found in his book, A New
T reatment of Disease by the Inorganic Tissue Cell Salts. I also include
photographs and descriptions of cell salt deficiencies as seen in theface.
The last part of Dr. Carey’s work has to do with his obsession
with the cell salts and their relationship to the astrological constella-tions, birth times, and body parts. I include this information at theend of each chapter to provide a different view of the cell salts.
This book is not intended to treat or diagnose diseases. Please
use common sense and consult your health care professional.Cell salts can be taken by anyone under any condition. Because they
are nontoxic, many pregnant and nursing women use them withsuccess.
There are several ways to take cell salts. The most common way is to tap
2–4 pellets into the cap and drop them into the mouth. (Refer to page xx,
“Use and Handling of Cell Salts.”) This is called the “ dry” method. Many
people prefer this method, especially children who like sweet foods orcandy.
Cell salts commonly have a lactose (milk sugar) base. Those with a lac-
tose intolerance can purchase cell salts with a liquid or sucrose base, how-ever they may be harder to obtain in these forms.
In chronic cases in which a person will be taking cell salts for several
months or longer, you may have to alter the potency or use a “wet” form.
This means that you put your pellets into a bottle of distilled or filteredwater (8 to 64 ounces) and consume it throughout the day. The advantagesof the wet form include the healing benefits of drinking pure water and con-tinuously infusing the body with cell salts throughout the day.
There is a controversy regarding the amount of cell salts to be taken.
Some people suggest 2–4 pellets taken 1–3 times a day. Acute cases seem todictate 5–30 pellets 3 times a day. My approach is to use applied kinesiolo-gy to determine the potency and number of pellets one should take.
We have two reservoirs of minerals in the body, one to use on a daily
basis and one for emergency situations. When our local reservoirs aredepleted, we must draw from our deeper wells. When we are deficient inminerals, this is reflected in the face as well as in diseases or imbalances.The greater the deficiency, the greater the changes in the face. (The photo-graphs shown later in the book illustrate this principle.) When these signsappear, we can use cell salts to fill our reservoirs, and if we have a chroniccondition, we must do so quite slowly to replace our deep-well reserves.Once our mineral needs are met, we can be healthy, strong, energetic, men-tally clear, and at peace with others and ourselves.
CHAPTER 1: U SINGCELLSALTS 1Using Cell SaltsCHAPTER 1Using the twelve basic cell salts, we can coun-
terbalance many deficiencies and cure or avoiddiseases and other health conditions. Preventionis always important. Although we may feel wellnow, pollution, stress, etc., tax our mineralreserves. Those of us who are taking macro andtrace minerals may still have deficiencies and maynot be obtaining the physical, mental, and spiri-tual benefits we seek from them. For instance,gastrointestinal challenges may reduce our abilityto absorb the minerals. Stomach problems, indi-gestion, gas, etc., are signs of poor mineralabsorption. Cell salts, by their preparation, arereduced to a size small enough to be easily assim-ilated into the cellular structure of the body,hence the name cell salts. (Other books refer tothem as tissue salts, as they are derived from min-erals important for the body’s tissues


 lifetime without ever finding it. it
remains elusive  and ephemeral, because security can never come from
money alone. Attachment to money will always create insecurity no matter
how much money you have in the bank. In fact, some of the people who
have the most money are the most insecure.
The search for security is an illusion. In ancient wisdom traditions, the
solution to this whole dilemma lies in the wisdom of insecurity, or the
wisdom of uncertainty. This means that the search for security and certainty
is actually an attachment to the known. And what  s the known? The known
is our past. The known is nothin g other than the prison of past conditioning.
There  s no evolu tion in that   absolutely none at all. And when  there is no
evolution, there is stagnation, entropy, disorder, and decay.
Uncertainty, on the other hand, is the fertile ground of pure creativity and
freedom. Uncertainty means stepping into the unknown in every moment of
our existence. The unknown is the field of all possibilities, ever fresh, ever
new, always open to the creation ot new manifestations. Without
uncertainty and the unknown, life is just the stale repetition of outworn
memories. You become the victim of the past, and your tormentor today is
your self left over from yeste rday. Relinquish your attachment to the
known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all
possibilities. In your willingnes s to step into the unknown, you will have
the wisdom of uncertainty facto red in. This means that in every moment of
your life, you will have excitement, adventure, mystery. You will
experience the fun of life   the magic, the celebration, the exhilaration, and
the exultation of your own spirit.
Every day you can look for the excitement of what may occur in the field of
all possibilities. When you expe rience uncertainty, you are on the right path
so don  t give it up. You don  t need to have a complete and rigid idea of what
you ll be doing next week or next year, because if you have a very clear ideaof what  s going to happen and you get rigidly attached to it, then you shut
out a whole range of possibilities.
One characteristic of the field of all possibilities is infinite correlation. The
field can orchestrate an infinity of space-time events to bring about the
outcome that is intended. But when you are attached, your intention gets
locked into a rigid mindset and you lose the fluidity, the creativ ity, and the
spontaneity inherent in the field. When you get attached, you freeze your
desire from that infinite fluidity and flexibility into a rigid framework which
interferes with the whole process of creation.
The Law of Detachment does not interfere with the Law of Intention and
Desire   with goal-setting. You still have the intention of going in a certain
direction, you still have a goal. However, between point A and point B there
are infinite possibilities. With uncertainty factored in, you might change
direction in any moment if you find a higher ideal, or if you find something
more exciting. You are also less likely to force solutions on problems,
which enables you to stay alert to opportunities.
The Law of Detachment accelerates the whole process of evolution. When
you understand this law, you don  t feel compelled to force solutions. When
you force solutions on problems, you only create new problem s. But when
you put your attention on the uncertainty, and you witness the uncertainty
while you expectantly wait for the solution to emer ge out of the chaos and
the confusion, then what emer ges is something very fabulous and exciting.
This state of alertness   your preparedness in the present, in the field of
uncertainty
meets with your goal and your intention and allows you to seize the
opportunity. What  s the opportunity? It  s contained within every problem that
you have in your life. Every single problem that you have in your life is the
seed of an opportunity for some greater benefit. Once you 31
The law of Detachment¶
have that perception, you open up to a whole range of possibilities   and this
keeps the myste ry, the wonder, the excitement, the adventure alive. You can
look at every problem you have in your life as an opportunity for some
greater benefit. You can stay alert to opportunities by being grounded in thewisdom of uncertainty. When your preparedness meets opportunity, the
solution will spontaneously appear. What comes out of that is often called
good luck.   Good luck is nothing but preparedness and opportunity coming
together. When the two are mixed together with an alert witnessing of the
chaos, a solution emer ges that will be of evolutionary benefit to you and to
all those  that you come into contact with. This is the perfect recipe for
success, and it is based on the Law of Detachment.
APPLYING THE LAW OF
DETACHMENT
I will put the Law of Detachme nt into effect by making a commitment to
take the following steps:(1) Today I will commit myself to detachment. 1
will allow myse lf and those around me the freedom to be as they are. I will
not rigid ly impose my idea of how things should be. I will not force
solutions on problems, thereby creating new problems. I will participate in
everything with detached involvement.
(2) Today I will factor in uncertainty as an essential ingredient of my
experience. In my willingness to accept uncertainty, solutions will
spontaneously emerge out of the problem, out of the confusio n, disorder,
and chaos. The more uncertain things seem to be, the more secure I will
feel, because uncertainty is my path to freedom. Through the wisdom of
uncertainty, I will find my security.
(3) I will step into the field of all possibilities and anticipate the excitement
that can occur when I remain open to an infinity of choices. When I step
into the field of all possibilities, I will experience all the fun, adventure,
magic, and mystery of life. 7
The law of
dharma   or
purpose in life
33The law of Dharme or purpose in life¶
Everyone has a purpose in life... a unique gift
or special talent to give to others.
And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience
the ecsta sy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all
goals.
When you work you are a flute through whose
heart the whispering of the hours turns to music.
And what is it to work with love. It is to weave the
cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if
your beloved were to wear that cloth....
 Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
The seventh spiritual law of success is the Law of Dharma. Dharma is a
Sanskrit word that means  purpo se in life.   The Law of Dharma says that we
have taken manifes tation in physical form to fulfill a purpose. The field of
pure potentiality is divinity in its essence, and the divine takes human form
to fulfill a purpose. According to this law, you have a unique talent and a
unique way of expressing it. There is something that you can do better than
anyone else in the whole world    and for every unique talent and unique
expression of that talent, there are also unique needs. When these needs are
matched with the creative expression of your talent, that is the spark that
creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited
wealth and abundance. If you could start children right from the beginning
with this thought, you  d see the effect it has on their lives. In fact, I did this
with my own children. Again and again, I told them there was a reason why
they were here, and they had to find out what that reason was for
themselves. From the age of four years, they heard this. I also taught them
to medit ate when they were about the same age, and I told them,  I never,
ever want you to worry about making a living. If you  re unable to make a
living when you grow up, I  ll provide for you, so don  t worry about that. I
don t want you to focus on doing well in school. I don  t want you to focus ongetting the best grades or going to the best colleges. What I really want you
to focus on is asking yourself how you can serve humanity, and asking
yourself what your unique talent s are. Because you have a unique talent that
no one else has, and you have a special way of expressing that talent, and
no one else has it.   They ended up going to the best schools, getting the best
grades, and even in college, they are unique in that they are financially self-
sufficient, becau se they are focused on what they are here to give. This
then, is the Law of Dharma. There are three components to the Law of
Dharma. The first component says that each of us is here to discover our
true Self, to find out on our own that our true Self is spiritual, that
essentially we are spiritual beings that have


ieved that I was benefiting from the most advanced medical science and the most
effective treatments. I unwittingly waited in line at the pharmacy for my toxic drugs.
Not until I almost died as a direct result of my medical treatments did I question the
validity of this approach, and then it was almost too late. Before choosing any
medical treatment, consider both benefits and risks. Understand your choices and
how they are supposed to benefit you, and find out the risks.What Is Not on the Death Certificate
A physician may actually guide your movement along the pathways toward
disease rather than away from it. That happened to Harry, a delightful seventy-two-
year-old man and a dear friend. I was shocked to hear that Harry had died of
pneumonia. His story is important to relate.
Although Harry’s pneumonia was caused by a bacterial infection, healthy people
rarely develop infections, especially serious ones. Generally, infections occur in
people who are already unhealthy, whose cells are malfunctioning and whose
immunity is already compromised. Harry had always been a strong, healthy person
who rarely succumbed to colds or flu. That pneumonia caused his death seemed
suspicious. Something must have happened to make him susceptible to the infection
that killed him. I sadly surmised that, most likely, modern medicine killed Harry.
Harry had been suffering pain in his hip from a congenital problem. His doctor
prescribed a steroid hormone, cortisone. This drug helps alleviate pain and
inflammation, but it has nasty side effects. Cortisone damages the immune system
by inhibiting the production of antibodies and “killer” T-cells. In addition, this
damage makes localizing infections difficult if they develop. The cortisone made
Harry vulnerable to infection. He developed pneumonia in one lung and was
hospitalized, where he was given large doses of antibiotics—presumably to kill the
“germs” causing the pneumonia. Pneumonia, like any infection, is caused by
malfunctioning cells and depressed immunity, not by germs alone. Normalizing cell
function and rebuilding immunity, rather than trying to kill germs, is needed for
recovery. But that is not what happened in Harry’s case: After a few days on
antibiotics, he was discharged, supposedly “cured.”
In reality, the antibiotics had increased Harry’s problems because they further
compromised his immunity. His already depressed immune system was now in
worse shape than before. Shortly after returning home Harry developed another
infection. This time the pneumonia affected both lungs, and shortly thereafter he
died. During his first hospitalization, Harry became infected with a “superbug,” an
antibiotic-resistant germ that is now common in hospitals. Antibiotics were useless
against this infection, as was Harry’s damaged immune system. In all likelihood, the
state-of-the-art medical establishment both destroyed Harry’s immune system and
subjected him to the untreatable infection that killed him. Yet, the death certificate
stated the official cause of death as pneumonia.
At my sickest, I was dying from liver failure that resulted from the toxic effects of
a prescription drug. If I had died, guess what cause would have been listed on my
death certificate? Liver disease. Period. No mention of the drug that made me sick
would have been recorded.
Only in the most blatant and obvious cases does modern medicine consider or takeresponsibility for the damage it causes. Fears of malpractice claims only enhance the
resolve of the medical community to keep listing causes of death as resulting from
the sickness of the patient, rather than the treatments of the doctor. Physicians
usually assume that the health problems they cause would have happened anyway.
The general belief is that the negative effects of drugs and procedures are worth the
risk. Little wonder that the cause of death on death certificates often has to do with
the specialty of the doctor treating the disease.
Prescriptions for Trouble
To understand the extent of the damage caused by the medical establishment,
consider how the patient can be sent toward disease along the six pathways:
• Medical treatments can cause nutritional deficiencies. Antibiotics, anti-
inflammatories and steroid prescription drugs seriously damage the human
digestive system, impairing the ability to digest food and absorb nutrients.
Diuretics strip nutrients such as magnesium, calcium, potassium, zinc and
iodine.
• Drugs work because they are toxic; they interfere with normal cell function, in
order to suppress disease symptoms. Both prescription and over-the-counter
drugs produce a vast variety of disease symptoms referred to as
side effects.
• Often physicians inflict psychological damage on their patients. When doctors
estimate how long a patient will live, or predict that the patient will never walk
or see again, they can create a self-fulfilling prophecy. Often physicians don’t
even listen to their patients’ thoughts and opinions, interrupting them less than
a minute after the patients start describing symptoms. Such practices sabotage
one of the physician’s primary goals: to help and support the patient throughout
the entire healing process.
• Many medical procedures, including surgery, medical X rays and radiation,
physically damage the body and ultimately cause malfunction and disease. This
physical damage can lead to genetic damage. Genetic mutations can cause
cancer and other diseases, and may be passed to future generations.
Managing Symptoms
Instead of Curing Disease
If you seek medical treatment, your physician asks you a series of questions and,
perhaps, runs a series of tests to determine your symptoms. The purpose of this
activity is to diagnose— to match your set of symptoms with specific named
categories, also known as diseases. Diagnosed in this manner, a disease is nothingmore than a set of symptoms. After diagnosis, modern medicine (also known as
“allopathic” medicine; “allo” = against, and “pathic” = disease) literally seeks to “go
against” the symptoms of disease.
Symptoms are significant only because they attract your attention; they are
unpleasant and interfere with your ability to function, but they have nothing to do
with the essence of health and disease. Disease ensues when cells malfunction. The
symptoms may vary, the solution is always the same: Normalize cell function
through the six pathways.
Perception is everything. Perceived symptoms become the “problem” that
medicine seeks to stop. For example, if the perceived problem is high blood
pressure, medicine aims to lower pressure with a variety of toxic drugs. If the
perceived problem is a germ, medicine aims to kill the germ with toxic antibiotics.
Meanwhile, both of these problems are merely symptoms of malfunctioning cells.
Using drugs to lower the blood pressure, therefore, does not solve the problem that is
causing the elevated pressure. And likewise with drugs used to kill germs. Germs
can contribute to cellular malfunction, but germs are present constantly and
everywhere in our environment. Killing the germs that are causing an infection does
not make the person healthy, nor does it make the person more resistant to
subsequent infections. In fact, they become less resistant because the drugs that kill
the germs also damage and weaken the body.
When one has an infection, masking the symptoms of the sickness (fever, etc.)
serves little purpose other than making the sick person more comfortable. For
example, treating fever with over-the-counter drugs is a common practice. Yet, fever
is natural and beneficial; there is no reason to use drugs for this purpose, especially
because the drugs inflict harm.
By focusing on symptoms and taking drugs, we do not cure disease; we merely
invent ways to allow sick people to continue living their lives more comfortably.
Short-term relief has its place but is not a long-term solution. For example,
angioplasty may prevent the immediate death of a patient by increasing blood flow
to the heart; however, only by eliminating deficiency and toxicity can the heart
disease be reversed, and this will not happen under the guidance of a conventional
physician.
More Than a Sum of Our Parts
Modern medicine, pumped up with huge amounts of talent and money, is a strange
dichotomy—technologically advanced and cutting-edge, yet obsolete and
ineffective. Medicine does a superb job managing medical emergencies and disease
symptoms, but is woefully incapable of curing disease or promoting a lifetime of
wellness. In medical schools, physicians study one organ or system at a time andthen specialize, without developing an understanding of health or the body as a
whole. A lack of holistic understanding and appreciation transfers to medicine’s
focus on disease rather than health.
Actually, our modern health-care system is a disease-care system. Our health-care
providers are paid for treating disease, not for preventing disease. Treatments can
continue for the entire life of the patient. Our current system does not offer financial
incentives for health, but provides a lot of money for treatments of disease.
We need to examine the roots of modern conventional medicine. “Modern
medicine” is based on a seventeenth-century understanding of the human body, and
it has failed to incorporate the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth
century. Wrapped in the cloak of modern science, at its core,
conventional medicine
is based on archaic concepts that presently are scientifically obsolete and invalid.
Allow me to explain what I mean.
Beginning with Isaac Newton’s discovery of the laws of motion, the human body
and the universe both became regarded as a clockwork mechanism. From this
perspective, anything can be dissected into parts, studied scientifically and
understood. Medicine of the time followed this mechanistic concept: Take the
machine apart, study the parts, understand how they work and use that understanding
in medical care. People began to believe they could control health simply by
understanding