 This
weak self-respect is the result of an exceptionally rusty link to the field of
intention. This link must be cleansed and purified, and that takes place
within your own mind. I’ve specifically chosen self-respect as the first chapter in Part II on
applying intention, because without high esteem for yourself, you shut
down the entire process of intention. Without unflagging self-respect, the
process of intention is operating at the lowest levels. The universal field of
intention is love, kindness, and beauty, which it has for all that it brings into
the material world. Those who wish to replicate the works of the universal
all-creating mind must be in harmony with the attributes of love, kindness,
and beauty. If you disrespect anyone or anything that God creates, you
disrespect that creative force. You are one of those creations. If you view
yourself disrespectfully, you’ve forsaken, cast aside, or at the very least,
sullied your connection to the power of intention. It’s important that you recognize that your entire worldview is based on
how much respect you have for yourself. Believe in infinite possibilities and
you cast a vote for your own possibilities. Stand firm on the potential for
humans to live in peace and be receptive to all, and you’re someone who’s
at peace and receptive to life’s possibilities. Know that the universe is filled
with abundance and prosperity and is available to everyone, and you come
down on the side of having that abundance show up for you as well. Your
level of self-regard must come from your knowing within yourself that youhave a sacred connection. Let nothing shake that divine foundation. In this
way, your link to intention is cleansed, and you always know that self-
respect is your personal choice. It has nothing to do with what others may
think of you. Your self-respect comes from the self and the self alone. The self in self-respect. Perhaps the greatest mistake we make, which
causes a loss of self-respect, is making the opinions of others more
important than our own opinion of ourselves. Self-respect means just what
it says—it originates from the self. This self originated in a universal field
of intention that intended you here—from the infinite formless state to a
being of molecules and physical substance. If you fail to respect yourself,
you’re showing contempt for the process of Creation. You’ll find no shortage of opinions directed at you. If you allow them to
undermine your self-respect, you’re seeking the respect of others over your
own, and you’re abdicating yourself. Then you’re attempting to reconnect
to the field of intention with low-energy attitudes of judgment, hostility, and
anxiety. You’ll cycle into low-energy vibrations that will simply force you
to attract more and more of these lower energies into your life. Remember,
it’s high energy that nullifies and converts lower energy. Light eradicates
darkness; love dissolves hate. If you’ve allowed any of those lower negative
thoughts and opinions directed your way to become the basis of your self-
portrait, you’re asking the universal mind do the same. Why? Because at the
high frequencies, the universal Source of intention is pure creativeness,
love, kindness, beauty, and abundance. Self-respect attracts the higher
energy. Lack of self-respect attracts the lower. It knows no other way. The negative viewpoints of others represent their low-energy ego
working on you. Very simply, if you’re judging anyone, you aren’t loving
them at that moment. The judgments coming your way, likewise, are
unloving but have nothing to do with your self-respect. Their judgments
(and yours as well) distance you from your Source, and therefore away
from the power of intention. As my friend and colleague Gerald Jampolsky
observed, “When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can seethem as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only
have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.”
This is how you return to the self in self-respect. Rather than judging
those who judge you, thereby lowering your self-respect, you send them a
silent blessing of forgiveness and imagine them doing the same toward you. You’re connecting to intention and guaranteeing that you’ll always respect
the divinity that you are. You’ve cleared the path to be able to enjoy the
great power that is yours in the field of intention. Making Your Intention Your Reality
In this concluding section, you’ll find ten ways to practice nurturing your
intention to respect yourself at all times. Step 1: Look into a mirror, make eye connection with yourself, and
say “I love me” as many times as possible during your day. I love me:
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        In fact, the higher your energy field
resonates, the more you’re able to impact others with your own healing
energy. (See Chapter 13 for a more thorough treatment of healing and
intention. ) Become aware of your own amazing capacity to affect the
healing and health of those around you simply by the silent presence of
your high-energy connection to intention. This is a literal energy that
emanates from you. In the hopes that you will recognize the importance of raising your
energy level, I’m going to conclude this chapter with a look at how our
entire civilization is impacted when energy levels are synchronized with the
Source of our Creation. This will require an open mind and a bit of
stretching on your part; however, it’s something that I know is true, and I’d
be remiss if I left it out. It may appear peculiar or even outlandish to some
who fail to see the ways in which all of us on this planet are connected and
therefore impact each other from distances not discernible by our senses. Your Impact on the Consciousness
of All of Humanity
Many years ago I was with one of my daughters as she completed a
lengthy program in the wilderness to help her deal more effectively with
some of her teenage dilemmas. The last thing the counselor at the
wilderness camp said to her was, “Remember at all times that what you
think and what you do affects other people. ” This is true even beyond the
impact we have on our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. I believe
that we impact all of humanity. Thus, as you read this section, keep in mind
that what you think and do affects all other people. In Power vs. Force, Dr. David Hawkins writes: “In this interconnected
universe, every improvement we make in our private world improves the
world at large for everyone. We all float on the collective level of
consciousness of mankind, so that any increment we add comes back to us. We all add to our common buoyancy by our efforts to benefit life. It is a
scientific fact that what is good for you is good for me. ” Dr. Hawkins has
backed up his remarks and conclusions with 29 years of hard research,
which I invite you to examine if you’re so inclined. I’ll briefly summarize
some of these conclusions and how they relate to the impact you have on
others when you’re connected to intention. In essence, every single person as well as large groups of people can be
calibrated for their energy levels. Generally speaking, low-energy people
cannot distinguish truth from falsehood. They can be told how to think,
whom to hate, whom to kill; and they can be herded into a group-think
mentality based on such trivial details as what side of the river they were
born on, what their parents and their grandparents believed, the shape of
their eyes, and hundreds of other factors having to do with appearance and
total identification with their material world. Hawkins tells us that
approximately 87 percent of humanity calibrates at a collective energy level
that weakens them. The higher up the ladder of frequency vibration, the
fewer people there are in those high levels. The highest levels are
represented by the truly great persons who originated spiritual patterns that
multitudes have followed throughout the ages. They’re associated with
divinity, and they set in motion attractor energy fields that influence all of
humankind. Just below the energy level of pure enlightenment are the energy levels
associated with the experience designated as transcendence, self-realization,
or God consciousness. Here’s where those who are called saintly reside. Just below this level is the place of pure joy, and the hallmark of this state is
compassion. Those who attain this level have more of a desire to use their
consciousness for the benefit of life itself rather than for particular
individuals. Below these supremely high levels, which few ever attain in a permanent
way, are the levels of unconditional love, kindness, acceptance of everyone,beauty appreciation, and on a more limited but nonetheless profound level,
all of the seven faces of intention described in the opening chapters of this
book. Below the levels of energy that strengthen us are the low energy
levels of anger, fear, grief, apathy, guilt, hatred, judgment, and shame—all
of which weaken and impact us in such a way as to inhibit our connection
to the universal energy level of intention. What I’d like you to do here is take a leap of faith with me, while I
present a few of the conclusions that Dr. Hawkins came to in his second
book, called The Eye of the I. Through his


typically experiences, is due to a bit of a mix up between the systems
that help us create balance-vision, touch, and the vestibular system. The vestibular system is a part of your inner ear containing fluid that
flows around in reaction to movement, stimulating special cells located
around it. When your brain gets different messages from your eyes and
your vestibular system, such key components for our body to determine
its position in space and direction, you get motion sick. Unfortunately,
there isn’t a whole lot of medication that can help motion sickness. It usually just makes you drowsy, and may make you feel even more
nauseous. Speaking broadly, you might break motion sickness (M.S.) into 3 general categories. M.S. caused by motion that is felt but not seen: An example would be
riding in a car. Y our eyes are seeing mainly the non-moving interior of
the car, while the vestibular system picks up on all the bumps and turns. This is why reading a book is so miserable in a car, as looking at the
still page causes even more confusion. Being in a room on a ship with
no windows is another example, as is flying in an airplane. The mix-up
between the two sends a befuddling message to your brain. M.S. caused by motion that is seen but not felt: Such as might be
experienced during movies and video games. The eyes are picking up
on a lot of motion, but your body is still. M.S. caused by motions that are seen and felt but don’t quite match
up: Say you ride in a car going over a bumpy road very slowly. Y ou
get jolted and bounced around a lot, but your eyes don’t see the
right amount of motion to correspond. The result is, again, confusion
between the systems, and ultimately you wind up feeling sick. This disagreement between what your eyes see and what the vestibular
system senses, no matter what causes it, results in feelings of motion
sickness. An interesting hypothesis as to why this happens is that it
is possibly the brain’s response to perceived neurotoxins. The part of
the brain that responds to motion sickness is the same part that picks
up on toxins and poison. When your vestibular system says “we’re
moving” but the brain also gets a message from the eyes that says
“we’re still” its response is to assume there is some sort of hallucination
taking place. The next logical assumption would be that this is because
of an ingested poison or toxin, and its attempts to rid the body of
this perceived threat makes you end up feeling really crummy and
sometimes getting sick to your stomach. While mainly speculation, it’s
still interesting.Motion Sickness
-If you are feeling sick because of
motion you feel but don’t see, focus
on something in the distance, which
may help your eyes catch up with
your body on the fact that you are,
indeed, moving. -If riding in a car, sit up in the
passenger’s seat. This may help
because your eyes pick up on more
motion with the windshield directly
in front of you and the windows on
either side, or possibly because you
get jolted around less in the front
rather than the back of the car. -Stay calm. Thinking about or
anticipating being sick can make you
sick, so try breathing deep through
your nose and don’t focus on the
thought or worry of feeling ill. Even if
you feel a twinge of nausea, try not to
have a mental breakdown in fear of
getting sick. -If you’re on a boat, try to stay on the
deck. Doing so will help confirm that
you are moving, making it easier for
your body and brain to figure out
disconnect it’s going through. When
you are in your room, lie down and
close your eyes, breathing deeply. Acupressure
-In Chinese medicine there is
“cun” (pronounced “soon”), a
traditional Chinese unit of length
relative to a person’s body. Using
it, acupuncturists (this includes
acupressure) are able to locate exact
points on a person’s body. Generally
speaking, P6 is located 2 inches
below the crease of the wrist. If you
wanted to try and be exact, you could
measure it out in cun. Of course, this
would mean you have to learn how
to measure cun first, and I find it just
as effective to follow the general
guidelines. Anti-Motion Sickness Spritz
-I find the feeling of cool water really
helps with nausea, but if you wanted
to simplify this remedy, or simply
extend its shelf life, you could use
purely essential oils blended with
your carrier and use as a rub. This will
last as long as your carrier oil does,
when stored appropriately in a cool
dark place. 115Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingAcupressure is like acupuncture, but you don’t have to whip out needles and poke yourself (therefore greatly
disturbing the person sitting next to you on the plane.) With acupressure you simply apply pressure to certain
trigger points on the body that are thought to relate to varying sensations, such as nausea or pain. The point
used here is called P6, the 6th point on the pericardium pathway in Chinese medicine, found on the inside of
your wrist. The pericardium pathway passes through your chest, your diaphragm, and into your abdomen. It also
passes through the stomach, which makes it ideal for calming a turbulent tummy and feelings of nausea.Acupressure
1. To relieve nausea caused by motion sickness, press your thumb against the inside of your wrist, between
the 2 tendons, about 3 finger widths below the base of your palm. Y ou may experience relief, or you may
need to hold the pressure for up to 2 or 3 minutes. Relax, and take deep breaths. There is “travel sickness”
bands designed to do the same thing, but this is an easy (and free) approach. 116Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Motion SicknessDirectionsI would argue that aromatherapy is one of the best ways to combat nausea, whether it’s caused by motion
sickness or something else (assuming the body does not actually need to actually rid itself of anything.) The
scents can help relax the mind and body and clear your senses. It grounds you, but in a very gentle and
refreshing way. This blend of oils will help calm your nerves, and reduce nausea and dizziness.Anti-Motion Sickness Spray
-A small mister bottle
-1 tablespoon any liquid oil
-5 drops of peppermint oil
-3 drops of lime oil
-5 drops of lavender oil
-1 drop of ginger oil1. Mix essential oils with your carrier oil in your little mister bottle
2. Add water to fill it the rest of the way and shake vigorously before
every use. Spritz a little on your wrists, neck, and just above your navel. Use your fingertips to apply to temples as well if you like. 117Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Motion SicknessY ou will need… DirectionsI know I say it a lot, but ginger really is the cure-all when it comes to stomach upset and nausea, whether it’s
caused by the flu or motion sickness. If you are prone to feeling sick during travel, keep fresh ginger root on
hand at all times whenever going by air, car, or boat. Sure, you might get a few odd looks on the plane if people
see you nibbling on a root, but it’s better than getting sick any day.Nibble Fresh Ginger Root
-About an inch of fresh ginger
root, peeled or unpeeled1. At the first sign of motion sickness (or just before it starts) nibble the
ginger root, slowly. Y ou don’t have to chow down and consume a lot, but
just chewing and getting a little bit of the juice/flavor/scent really helps. 118Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Motion SicknessY ou will need… DirectionsNausea, put quite mildly, is a terrible feeling. Whether it proceeds getting sick to your stomach, or just hovers
around on its own, that queasy sensation we can all relate to makes enjoying life, or even just living life,
difficult to go about. Many things can cause nausea, from pregnancy to the stomach flu to various medications. Sometimes it’s a good thing, like when you’ve eaten something bad that your body needs to get rid of, but many
times it’s also just plain uncomfortable. Figuring out the source of your nausea, if possible, is the best way to
cure it. If you have a migraine, address the headache, if you have food poisoning, let yourself get sick, and so
on. Many times though we’re helpless to remove the reason for feeling nauseous, if we can even figure it out,
which is where these remedies will come in handy.Nausea
119Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comWhile it may not sound very appetizing rice water acts as a demulcent, which basically means that it forms a
soothing film over a mucous membrane. In this case the membrane in the stomach is being protected. It relieves
any irritation and inflammation of the lining of the stomach (called gastritis.) Gastritis can cause stomach upset,
and yes, nausea, so if you have


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ic development of vesicles ~
112
Electrogenic ergonar production lJQ
Electrogenic transport of nonion.ic materi·
als in the presentt of suitable matri·
ccs ~ill
Electrolysis
ofwater ~W
of water in filter paJXr ~ ~
Electrolytic double layer!.Q£, l!b ~
Electromagnetic fields 153.334
Electromag netic waves, penetration of l.l6
Electromotive force of BCEC systems ~
U2. ill. l2ll. Electron affinity ill
Electron eminor UQ
Electron micrograph of pericyte and capil·
lary!.!b w
Electron transfer in biology ~ 1.60. Electron·ttansferring enzymes ill
Electron transport systems in biologic ma4
terial ill
Electronalion l6.S. Electronegative and electropositive far 219
Electronegative fat Zll
Electronegative mammary carcinomas ill
Elcctroncgativity :!.., ill
Electroneutral h.aematin l80
Electronic conduction band 135
Electronic tunneling ill Electroosmosis Ul.!M, ~ & llQ. ill
by ionic recombination 8:1
componen ts of 8.1
induced in tissue 88
informationof"A"a.nd"B"zon« 82
transport mechanisms 8.1
Elecuoosmosis and fat electr~>phoresis ZZQ
Electroosmoois Type I-IV &1, 2M
Etecuoos.motic dehydration m llL Z2:1
Elect:roosmotic displacement of water ~
229.231.312
Electrophoresis
of abdominal fat ~
ofblood W
of brnst fat ill
without bacterial decomposition lJJfJ. Electrophoretic accumulation
ofc::ytost.aticagents 3:1.3
of tb.romboeytes ill
Electrophoretic chamber 21.8
Electrophoretic experiments on fresh speci ~
mens of dog liver Ul
Electrophoretic interphase deposition U! Elec::trophort"tic ionization 286. Electrophoreti c transport 153. 200
Electropositive fat 222
Electropositive phase 1.22
Electrostatic apposition of elC'Ct.ronegative
thromboeytes ill
Electrostatic forces Zl
Electrostatic laws 2.5. Electrosuiction UlZ
Electrothermometer ill
Elements of tissue healing 110. 322
Embryonic field ill
Emph)'S<trul 225
Empty "fat pools.. ill
Empyema, increasing chances for cure of
cancer 126
Endergon ic esterificatio n of sluc:o:se U2. Endoge-nously generated currents ~ ill
Endothelial cell membranes ~!!L 128
Endothelial fibrin film 136. 148
Endothelia l pores ~ ill
Energetic molecules operating BCEC liZ
Energy lildll
carriers l.S.8. conve-rsjon of I. 159, 163
converting mediators ~
factors l.l6
for driving a BCEC 1 59, ll9
levels of ionitation 1 U
llbcradon In degrading tis.tue U
of a wa.ter molecule &Z
"packages" l1l
pathways in vascularized tissues lli
transfer over capillary walls liS. Enhancemen t of current density 1~ ill
Enhancement of radiographi c: contrast 11§. Entelechcy ll8. Entropy 2. 73,98
En\i.ronmental influence of dec::tromagne tic
fields ill
Environments of ccJJs in carcinoge nesis
ill
Enzymati c decompos ition llQ
Enzyme molecule for electron transfer W
Enzymes in degnding proceiSCs W
Enzymes of cells ZO
Epileptic fits t2.t 335
Epinephrine §L l2Q
Equilibrium, delay of 22
Ergionar ratio of lhe conducUng medium
1..1;1 Ergionars ill
Ergonar function of oxygen US. Ergonar transmission «tw~n dectrodes
112
Ergonars is 158. ln3
accumulated in the matrix 320
Ergonk characteristics ill
Ergonic energy W
Ergonic transport mechanism ~ l20. Ergons ill, 1M. lli
Erythrocytes
a movable matrix 3. 171
surface-charge w--
Estimatcd effect on tumour diameter ~
Evans blue dye ~ ~ 2D2
Evoh.ltion of normal.nd p:uhologi("'ll <'C'lls
180. 327
Excessjve influence of natura] components
ill
Excretory ducts of glands 312
Exergonic reactions 11.2
Exoendothelialspoce 135, 148
Experimental fuel cdl W
Experimental utumour, in dog lung ~
lJ!kl..l.l
Explanation of oral galV'Inism ill
Exposure time U
Extensive lowering of the electric potential
~ill
Extensive thrombosis around tumours
176.314
"Exlernal" electrode surfaces against blood
stream W
"External" products of electrode reactions w
Externally driven system to activate bio·
logic circuits 9. 281
Exuabiological guiding principle ill
of applied electrical fields ill
Extremely low (r<quencies (ELF) ill
Exudime 1.20. F
Factor of minimum ionizing energy 282
Factors
capable to induce cancer ill
in e-nergy exchange of BCEC systems
1.6!1
in tissue electropho resis ll8. "false" circular structures Zl.6. Faraday's cage 10.1l6
Fasciae ill
Fa1 and water content of mamm.ary ti:slluc
215.123
Fate~
atrophic lli
distended 2lJ
of"s.kin thickening" 2ll
undergoing uansformation,U6
Fat droplets in interStitial tissue Z2J
Fat·like material ill
Fat necrosis ill
Fat tissue
human abdominal ~
human mammary ZlS-224. 232.
ill:lli
faH~·ater ratio ill
Female breast, corona st.ructu.res! :
203-21S,223
Ferric iron 1.82
Ferrimyoglobin ill
Ferrous iron l..8D. Fibrillation 284
FibroadenoJru1 2ll. 214
Index 353 Fibroadenosis in breast tissue L ML ill
Fibroblast-like cell elements 233-239. ill
Fibroliposarcoma of the uterus ll1: 30.1
Fibrosis
around <. :ardiac pacemakers 323
in breast 2ll
material in radiating structures ~
.ill:lli
Fibrous
barrier ill
induration Z2B. septa l22
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 governed,  and  it was. Then,  still  people
will continue  their  inharmony. The Release  and  Activity  of the Goddess  of Liberty  and
Myself  today,  together  with  Saint  Germain  and  the Other
Ascended  Masters  who  are assisting,  give  you  the Full
Feeling  of the Importance  of This  Great  Light;  and  the
Importance  of your  own  Decrees  for the Freedom,  Health,
Blessing  and  Supply  of everything  which  you  require. Think  of it. human  Beings  are living  in ill health,  limita-
tions  of every  description,  when  the Greatest  Intelligence
in the Universe  is beating  their  Hearts. They  are in those
conditions,  because  they  have  forgotten  the Presence  was
there. Dear  People,  if you  will  understand,  not in your  head,
but in your  feeling  that  your  Presence  is there;  and  It will
answer  your  Call  with  Its Resistless  Power  and Intelligence,
there  is not one thing,  you can ask,  which  will  not be yours,
if it be Constructive. Remember,  your  Higher  Mental  Body  which  stands  be-
tween  your  physical  body  and  your  God-Self,  is your  Dis-
criminating  Intelligence. Your  Higher  Mental  Body  will
not longer  release  Its Energy,  if you  are going  to use it
destructively. The  only  energy  which  is used  destructively,
is what  mankind  has already  accumulated  from  the past. You might  say to Me:  "Why  does  mankind  continue  to do
that". Because  the  Energy  which  is All-powerful,  is
charged  into  the feeling  world. Sometimes  it is what  the
people  have  accumulated  from  previous  destructive  activ-DISCOURSE  VIII 201
itics;  and  they  can only  continue,  while  the energy  already
accumulated  lasts. When  it is gone,  they  cannot  gather  any
more. That  is what  is the matter  with  people  today,  who  have
been  powerful  and energetic  and they  collapse. They  think,
what  has  happened  to Me. What  has  become  of This
Power,  I was  once  able  to use to bless  others  and  myself. There  have  been  so many  Christian  Science  practitioners
who  have  come  to the Messengers  in secret,  saying  those
very words:  "What  has  happened  to me. I have  been  a
practitioner  for years,  but what  has happened  now. I don't
seem  to be able  to do the same  things,  I once  did". This  is the Explanation. Precious  People,  they  were  using
mental  power  and  did not know  it. When  they  exhausted
their  reservoir  of energy  which  had  already  been  drawn
forth,  they  did not know  how  to release  more. No one can
release  It without  this  exact  Ascended  Master  Knowledge
of the "I AM  Presence"—except  in a fragmentary  manner. Once  the Energy  which  was  gathered  about  them  is gone,
without  the Call  to the "I AM  Presence";  you  cannot  re-
place  it in this embodiment. This  is the Explanation  of so many  Blessed  Precious
Ones. There  are hundreds  today  who  are interested  in
Christian  Science,  who  have  had  that  exact  experience. Sometimes,  they  fear  to go and ask why  or what  the reason
is. Let Me say to you tonight,  Precious  Hearts:—there  is not
one thing  in the whole  wide  world  of human  creation,
which  any  human  Being  in the Understanding  of his or 202 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
her "I AM  Presence,"  should  fear;  and  using  the terminol-
ogy of the blessed  Christian  Scientists,  they  mal  practice
themselves  and  do not know  it. We have  no preference  for any  one. We  state  the Law. We love  every  one—the  Christian  Scientists,  Unity,  the
orthodox  people,  all mankind. We  love  them  equally  the
same;  but  We  never  hesitate  to tell them  their  short  com-
ings. If they  have  made  mistakes,  they  should  be strong
enough  to see it and  hear  it kindly. It does  not matter  in what  source  your  seeking  has been;
THERE  IS ONLY  ONE  PLACE  IN THIS  UNIVERSE
WHERE  YOU  CAN  FIND  TRUE  PEACE,  REST  AND
SUCCESS. IT IS TO  KNOW  IN  YOUR  FEELING,
YOUR  OWN  GOD  PRESENCE,  AS IT IS PICTURED
ON THAT  CHART. IT IS THE  ONLY  PLACE  IN
ALL  THE  UNIVERSE,  BECAUSE  THE  "I AM  PRES-
ENCE"  BEATS  THE  HEART  OF  EVERY  HUMAN
BEING;  AND  GIVES  LIFE  TO  EVERY  HUMAN
FORM;  AND  THERE  IS NO  OTHER  ANYWHERE
IN THE  UNIVERSE. To think  of God  as an Omnipresence,  is but to receive
a fragmentary  part  of Its Power. Only  as you  have  an
Individualized  Focus,  can  you  have  a Greater  Power. For
instance,  take  your  reading  glass:  if you  hold  it focused,
the sun  comes  thru  and  sets  the paper  on fire. If you  keep
moving  the  reading  glass,  there  is not such  a focus. This
is a very  good  simile  of mankind's  thought  and  feeling,
which  is swinging  all the time,  from  one  thing  to another. DISCOURSE  VIII  203
When  you  understand  your  Presence,  then  you  can
focus  your  attention  upon  the  Goal;  upon  the  objective
of your  Victory  thru  your  attention. The  Energy  will  flow
there—the  Energy  from  the Presence,  perform  the Service
and win  the Victory  every  time. Where  your  attention  is,
there  your  Life  and  Energy  flow. If it be on the Presence,
the Energy  flows  in. If it be on the lower  things  of Life,
destruction  flows  into  your  Life  Energy  and  destroys  your
human  form. Precious  People,  bear  with  Me  a moment. Feel  this
deeply,  as I show  it to you. Your  Life  follows  your  atten-
tion,  and  flows  to the objective,  upon  which  your  attention
is fixed  and  you  cannot  prevent  it. Therefore,  if your  at-
tention  has  been  fixed  upon  human  creations  and  limita-
tions,  you  have  to experience  human  limitations  and  cre-
ations  in your  world. When  you  turn  it to the Presence  and
hold  it there,  keeping  your  feeling  harmonious,  you  will
quickly  begin  to release  a Greater  Intensification  of the
Light  and  Energy  from  your  Presence;  which  will  flow  in,
harmonize  and  produce  Instantaneous  Results  at your  Call. It requires  momentum. It requires  continued  activity. When  we say—turn  to your  Presence,  we do not mean  all
day long;  but powerfully  and  definitely  several  times  a day. There  are  a few  people  who  can  turn  instantly,  who
have  never  known  of the Presence;  and  feel  It so instantly
in their  feeling  and  intellect,  that  they  can upon  the issuing
of a Decree,  have  it fulfilled,  but those  people  are not many. According  to the FEELING  OF  INTENSITY,  can  they 204 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
have  Those  Results;  but  if your  nature  is such  you  need
to make  definite  application,


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solving.72
OceanofPDF.comTCHAPTER FOUR
THE VAGUS NERVE AND THE HEART-
BREATH-BRAIN CONNECTION
o really understand the powerful interconnections between the
breath, heart, and brain, we must take a journey along the wandering
vagus nerve  and through the autonomic nervous system (ANS). This
chapter will cover a lot of ground. If we seem to be heading away from the
central issue of breathing, you will soon see how the vagus nerve connects
with the breath in powerful, life-transforming ways. The vagus nerve (the tenth cranial nerve or CN X) has multiple
branches that diver ge from two thick stems rooted in the cerebellum or
“little brain” (the area at the lower back of the brain) and the brain stem.1–3
It can be found behind the artery in your neck where you feel for your
pulse. Vagus, to wander  in Latin, comes from the same root as our words
vagabond, vagrant, and vague. The name gives some clue to just how
extensively this nerve travels. During its journey through the body, the
vagus nerve supplies nerves to the heart, respiratory system, and
gastrointestinal tract, reaching the lowest viscera of the abdomen. It is the
most wide-ranging cranial nerve  in the human body and is responsible for,
among other things, many functions of the mouth, including speech,
appetite control, and even vomiting. Ultimately, it conducts nerve impulses
to every major or gan in the body.4
The vagus nerve is made up of 80% to 90% afferent (body to brain)
nerve fibers.2 This means that most of the information it conveys travels
from the body to the brain. Instead of orders flowing from the brain,
affecting the various physiological systems and organs, the afferent fibers
take information back from the body to the brain.5 The heart, however, isinnervated with efferent (brain to body) vagus fibers—a top-down line of
communication.6 The resulting two-way flow of data provides the building
blocks for feedback loops in which information from the brain impacts the
physical systems of the body and vice versa. Many studies have shown the vagus nerve’ s positive potential to
influence physic al health, mental health, and cognition. This nerve can be
stimulated to reduce anxiety, alleviate depression, and even inhibit
inflammation to fight disease in the body by combating the cortisol-
producing stress response we know as fight or flight. To understand the vagus nerve’ s importance to the heart-breath-brain
connection, we need to start our journey by looking at the two sides of the
ANS, beginning with the fight-or -flight response. THE V AGUS NER VE AND AUT ONOMIC BALANCE
The fight-or -flight response is the body’ s instinctive survival mechanism. From a simple evolutionary perspective, it allows mammals, including
humans, to react to situations that may be life threatening. When humans
lived in constantly unsafe environments, it was useful for fighting off
enemies and hunting for food. While it still has a valuable role to play in
keeping us safe in the modern world, problems arise when we have the
same response to things that are probably not fatal. We migh t be fearful
about giving a presentation, turning up for an interview, receiving an
unexpected bill, or even being blocked on social media. When fight or
flight is constan tly in overdrive, the result is chronic stress, that all too
common modern-day malady. Fight or flight is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system  (SNS),
which is one-hal f of the overall ANS. The vagus nerve is the main driver of
the other branch of the ANS, the parasympathetic nervous system  (PNS)1. While the sympathetic nervous system triggers fight or flight, the vagus-led
PNS is responsible for rest and digestion, the state in which the body
perceives no threat, the mind is relaxed, and digestion is active. Crucially,
as we will discover, it is throug h the ANS that the respiratory system, lung
ventilation, and blood-gas excha nge connects with the working of the heart
rate and blood vessels. Ideally, the two responses of the ANS, fight/flightand rest/digest, work in balance.7 The primary purpose of the ANS is to
regulate the body’ s main functions. The SNS (sympathetic nervous system) prepares the body for external
challenges. It increases metabolic output, stimulates and prepares the
muscles, and mobilizes existing energy reserves. It also constricts the blood
vessels, increas ing heart rate and blood pressure. In contrast, the PNS
(parasympathetic nervous system) focuses inward, supporting growth,
restoration, reproduction, relaxation, and conservation of energy. It
maintains the balance of heart frequencies; notably, it reacts much faster to
external and internal changes than the SNS, responding within just one
second, in contrast to the five or more seconds it takes the SNS to kick in.8
These two oppo sing forces within the ANS are never static. The system
continually fluctuates to maintain a stable internal environment that
operates within healthy paramet ers. This constant balancing act to maintain
homeostasis  is key to keep ing organs working properly. For example, if
your body temperature is too high, the ANS adjusts to bring it back to the
optimal tempera ture of 37° Celsius (98.6° Fahrenheit). This is not just a
reactive system  that waits passively to meet the next external crisis; it
works incessantly to promote stability within the body. While the two branches of the ANS may seem to function in opposition,
they often operate in syner gy to meet metabolic demands. For example,
during exercise,  PNS tone decreases while SNS activity increases. There
are even unique situations when both PNS and SNS are either inhibited or
activated.9 For example, sexual arousal in adult humans is characterized by
the excitement of both. Homeostasis (balance or equilibrium) is a fundamental goal of all
biological systems.10 In humans, it operates at the level of the whole body,
within tissues, and even in individual cells. Where homeostasis can be
described as a healthy, dynamic feedback and regulation system, stress can
be defined simply as any autonomic state that reflects a disturbance of that
balance. Stress is a state where a psychological, environmental, or physical
situation, whether a single event or a long-term issue, disrupts the body’ s
ability to self-re gulate. Modern life presents us with a world where it can be
difficult to maintain that balanc e. Think about some of the terms used todescribe an emotional upset: you are “out of whack,” you feel “all over the
place,” or you are literally “of f balance.”
Stress can manifest itself in each of the three dimensions of
dysfunctional breathing. It can show up biomechanically as imbalances in
the respiratory muscles. This can lead to neck and back pain, upper chest
breathing, and poor diaphragm control. Biochemically, chronic
hyperventilation can impact the body’ s delicate pH balance. Psychologically, anxiety, depression, and anger can destroy your
equilibrium. Living in a constant state of fight or flight poses the danger of cortisol
overload. Cortisol is the primary stress hormone.11 When released into the
bloodstream, it enhances the brain’ s use of glucose (blood sugar ) and makes
substances that repair tissues more available. In essence, it prepares the
body to escape from the saber -toothed beast and not bleed too much if that
doesn’ t work out. Aligned with that purpose, cortisol also curbs bodily
functions that aren’ t immediately essential to the fight-or -flight situation. It
alters immune system responses and suppresses digestive, reproductive, and
growth processe s. As you migh t expect, it communicates with the parts of
the brain that control mood, motivation, and fear. Ideally, the body’ s stress response is self-limiting. Hormones go back to
normal levels after the perceived threat has passed, and the body returns to
homeostasis. However, when stressors are constantly present or stress is
chronic (which  is like signing up for a long-term fight-or -flight
subscription), a cortisol imbalance occurs. Considering how many of the
body’ s processes cortisol can suppress, it is hardly surprising that people
who suffer from  high levels of stress display a plethora of physical and
mental conditions, including anxiety, heart disease, weight gain, digestive
problems, depression, headaches, sleep disorders, poor memory, and
decreased ability to concentrate. On the other (balancing) side of the ANS, we find the well-studied
connection between the vagus nerve and the parasympathetic nervous
system (PNS), the rest and digest side of the ANS. The vagus nerve, which
sends impulses to all the major organs and is particularly conn ected to the
heart and respir atory system, secretes a brilliantly useful substance called
acetylcholine  or ACh.Acetylcholine (ACh), the first neurotransmitter ever to be identified,12
was discovered in 1913 by English chemist Arthur Ewins.12


 Insulin’ s job is to enable the cells to
absorb blood sugar to release energy. The relationship between  insulin and
glucose is similar to that of carbon dioxide (CO 2) and oxygen. Just as CO2
is needed to release oxygen from the blood, insulin is necessary to unlock
the ener gy in blood glucose. In a healthy system, insulin helps regulate blood sugar, making sure
there is never too much (hyper glycemia ) or too little (hypoglycemia )
glucose in the blood for the body’ s vital systems to function.3,4 In a diabetic
body, this proce ss is compromised, either because the pancreas produces
insuf ficient or no insulin (type 1) or because the body is unable to use
insulin properly (type 2). When this happens, glucose can’t be absorbed by
the cells, and levels of blood sugar become chronically high. TYPE 1 DIABETESType 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder that results in excessive sugar in
the bloodstream. People with this type of diabetes are not able to produce
their own insulin due to an immune system malfunction that destroys the
insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. Instead, they have to inject
insulin every day to keep blood sugar under control. This type of diabetes tends to occur during childhood or early
adulthood. Its cause has not yet been determined, but scientists believe it
begins with a genetic predispos ition and is initially set off by an immune
system activated by, for example, a viral infection, environmental triggers,
or a genetic condition.5 The immune system attacks the beta cells in the
pancreas, producing a single insulin-destroying antibody. According to TrialNet, an international network of researchers working
to understand type 1 diabetes, if you have a relative with type 1 diabetes,
you have a 1 in 20 chance of developing the disease, compared to a risk
factor of 1 in 300 for the general population.2,6 In child ren under the age of
five years, incidence is increasing. In the United States, figures suggest that
1 child in every  400 to 600 is affected, and 15% to 20% of new diagnoses
are in children under five.7 Because type 2 diabetes is also to some extent
hereditary, peop le often confuse the two conditions, but it is important not
to lump the two types of diabetes together. TYPE 2 DIABETES
This is the more  common type of diabetes, affecting around 90% to 95% of
adult diabetics. Type 2 diabetes manifests as difficulty using and producing
insulin, otherwise known as insulin resistance. Blood sugar levels become
too high because the body can’t respond normally to insulin. This causes
the system to compensate by producing ever-increasing amounts of the
hormone. Over time, the pancre as becomes exhausted by its efforts to meet
the demand for insulin. It becom es unable to produce sufficient insulin, and
blood sugar levels rise even higher.3,4
Whenever imba lances exist, the body’ s systems will try to restore
homeostasis. If any aspect of those systems is faulty, long-term adaptations
occur that can drain the body’ s resources, impacting overall health. Oneexample of the body’ s attempt to restore homeostasis, of course, is the
biochemical response to habitual overbreathing. According to key statistics from Diabetes UK, contributing factors in
type 2 diabetes include obesity, age, genetic predisposition,8 socioeconomic
status, and ethnicity,9 In part, this is because people from deprived
backgrounds are more likely to experience physical inactivity, a poor diet,
and tobacco use.10
The onset of type 2 diabetes can be difficult to identify, as it progresses
more slowly and without the acute metabolic disturbances seen in type 1
diabetes.11 As many as half of all type 2 diabetics may be undiagnosed.11
WHY DIABETES LEA VES YOU BREA THLESS
Abnormal respir atory function is a feature of both types of diabetes.12 A
2017 study describes the negative impact type 2 diabetes has on lung
health.13 Researchers explain that insulin resistance, chronic low-grade
inflammation, and damage to the veins and autonomic nervous system all
contribute to the lung deterioration associated with type 2 diabetes, causing
physical changes that include changes to the tissues.13
Diabetes is recognized as a risk factor for sleep-disordered breathing,
sleep apnea, and daytime sleepiness.13 Researchers recommend that patients
with type 2 diabetes should be considered at risk of pulmonary
dysfunction.13 The paper notes that in previous studies, declines in lung
function could be detected up to three years before type 2 diabetes was
diagnosed.13 In another paper, which examined lung health in Native
Americans with diabetes, impaired pulmonary function was observed
before diabetes occurred. What’ s more, the risk of diabetes increased by 2%
for every 1% decrease in forced ventilatory capacity,14 a measure of lung
volume. Also, both types  of diabetes can cause a type of nerve damage called
neuropathy. Neuropathy can affect the phrenic nerve, an important nerve
responsible for motor control of the diaphragm.15 This is one factor that
may lead to respiratory symptoms, respiratory failure, and even death in
diabetics.When the body is not able to process blood sugar properly,
complications occur on a “microvascular” and “macrovascular” level—both
in the small and large blood vessels. The blood vessels essentia lly become
“clogged” with excess glucose. On a microvascular level, this affects the
tiny blood vessels in the skin and eyes and can lead to problems that include
blindness,16 damage  to the retinas and nerves, and kidney failure.16 On a
macrovascular level, it affects the feet,17 impacts organs including the heart
and brain, and can lead to heart attack and stroke.12 The first obvious sign
of these problems may be excessive breathlessness. According to the National Kidn ey Foundation, around 30% of type 1
diabetics and 10% to 40% of type 2 diabetics will eventually suffer from
kidney failure.18 One outward symptom of kidney failure is breathlessness. Acute breathlessness can be caused by a serious condition called diabetic
ketoacidosis or metabolic acidosis, which involves disruptions to the blood
acid-base balanc e that adversely affects the respiratory system.19 Metabolic
acidosis can lead to respiratory failure and contribute to the development
and progression  of disease. Much like respiratory acidosis, this type of
acidosis commonly causes hyperventilation, a fast breathing rate, and a
decrease in blood CO2 that evolves into overbreathin g with an increased
tidal volume.19 Left untreated, it can be fatal.19
Dysfunctional breathing is prevalent in type 2 diabetes. One study found
that patients with type 2 diabete s had significantly lower end-tidal CO2 and
a much higher respiratory rate than a control group of healthy people. Scientists conclu ded that lung function was impaired in the diabetic patients
and that they would benefit from a program to improve it.20
Earlier research, which investig ated lung function in patients with type
1 diabet es, identified the lung as a “target organ” for diabetes.21 Another
paper examined 45 patients with type 2 diabetes and found a “strong and
inverse relationship” between the duration of the diabetes and diminished
lung volumes, concluding that poor blood sugar control was directly related
to decreases in the volume of the lungs22. Severa l other studies have also
associated diabetes with reduced lung function and respiratory muscle
weakness.23–26
Gas exchange in the lungs occur s in the alveoli, where a thin membrane
separates capillary blood from the air. Any damage to this membrane willnegatively affect the lung’ s ability to absorb oxygen into the blood and
release CO2. Scientists have suggested that changes in lung function,
especially reduced gas exchange, may occur in patients with diabetes as a
result of damage to the alveoli.27
A study of yogic techniques, including breathing exercises and
relaxation, found that the exerc ises led to better lung functio n in type 2
diabetic patients, improving forced expiratory volume and forced vital
capacity.28 Researc hers suggested that the increase in lung function was due
to pract ices designed to improve respiratory muscle stamin a and lung
expansion and to conscious breathwork, which relaxed the respiratory
process, suppor ting better lung elasticity and function.28 Like previous
research in healthy patients and people with a range of conditions, yoga was
found to be helpful in diabetes, reducing obesity, improving oxygenation,
opening the airways, and increasing recruitment of the alveoli.28
Diabetics should find breathing exercises helpful. Light, slow, deep,
breathing reduces stress, which  we know is instrumental in the onset and
progression of disease. Lower sensitivity to CO2 helps maintain
homeostatic balance in the blood acid base, and nasal breathing from the
diaphragm supports healthy lung volumes and respiratory muscle function. In addition, functional breat hing harnesses CO2, an important
vasodilator. Poor vasodilation is a major issue in diabetes and can
compromise circulation in the legs, leading to painful ulcers.29 One 2015
study reported


before, had just given me the key to open the door I had locked against
others. In seeking to defend myself, I had denied myself love. It didn’ t
matter what the reason was for my disengagement—that I had begun to feel
overwhelmed by the needs of others, or be hurt by their behavior, or had a
need to retreat into a space of my own. What mattered is the personality
characteristic I had developed as a defense against being hurt. And what you defend against, you create. By trying to defend against
being hurt by others, I was guaranteeing that I would  be, for my rigid and
distant behavior aroused criticism that hurt. Simply seeing this freed me to
change. The second example of something that melted a wall existing between
myself and others was a comment once made by my daughter. She said
something about how I acted a little coolly when people came up to have
their books signed after my lectures. Nervously, I said to her, “Oh my God. I’m not polite. Am I not polite. ” She responded, “No, Mommy, you’re
polite. But you’re always the same. Y ou’re gracious, but you’re not really
that personal. Y ou’re nice to people, but you don’ t let anybody in. ”
I thought deeply about what my daughter had said. I realized how much
love I kept out of my life by keeping a certain professional wall up. That
didn’ t mean I should refrain from having healthy boundaries, but it did
mean that there was more love available to me than I was allowing myself
to experience. And in any moment when we deny love, we trigger the
original trauma that led us to isolate to begin with. Developing a deeper connection to others is not something you can just
check of f your to-do list. Y ou can’ t just get it over with. It is not a medicine
you take and then just put back into the drawer once the sickness has
passed. This issue—like everything about this course—involves a lifelong
journey that once begun, never ends. It is a journey not simply into food
recovery, but into a more light-filled life. It is a journey into the heart of
love, toward others and toward yourself. Any day devoted to love is a day when your craziness can’ t enter. It can
knock at the door, but it can’ t come in. When you connect authentically
with another person, the spell of your compulsion is broken. Just as a
person in subzero temperatures knows better than to fall asleep, so it is
incumbent upon you to be always on guard against the dangers of the Big
Alone. Daily, in your journal pages, note where you let others in that day and
where you kept them out. Explore the places in your personality and in your
lifestyle where you keep more space between yourself and others than you
need to, where distance is not so much a healthy distance as an unhealthy
one. Increased distance from others will lead to increased connection to
food, as you run to the relationship that in a stressful moment feels like the
one you can always count on. In truth, you are in spiritual connection with people whether you turn
away from them or not, because relationships occur on the level of the
mind. Mystically, you are one with all living things. Y ou cannot for get
others and still remember who you are. The simple act of connecting with other people will begin to break the
chain that binds you. In any moment when you feel the void approaching,when you find yourself wanting to be alone so you can digest your poison
—make a call, turn your car around, send an e-mail, make a move. When you are grasping for starchy food like it is crack cocaine, do
anything—the slightest thing—to connect with another person in a loving
way. For in every righteous move you make toward others, you are making
a move toward the experience of your own true self. One instant at a time, one new response pattern at a time, one righteous
human interaction at a time, you will lock the door of the ugly castle behind
you, never to enter there again. And from the vantage point of where you go
next—the clear outdoors where no obsessions rankle you—you will
remember your hell with such gratitude for having been delivered from it. And you will have a deep-seated desire to spend the rest of your life,
whenever called, to help others make the same escape you did. In time, the
psychic castle that housed your hell will be demolished and never house
anyone again. A recovering suf ferer can recognize a suf ferer, and a recovering suf ferer
intent on healing makes sure no suf ferer in his or her path remains unloved. It’s often just a knowing smile, a simple silent blessing, but it is a love that
is sent from heaven to heal you both. Reflection and Prayer
Close your eyes and relax into a holy space. Ask Divine Mind to reveal the issues in your relationship that you need
to address. Images will appear to you … relationship patterns where you
could be more vulnerable or more helpful … places in your personality
where you keep others at bay. Ask to be shown how you appear to others, and how you can more fully
express who you truly are. In this sacred space within your mind, you will
be transformed from someone who avoids love to someone who embraces it
… receives it … and is so filled up by it that nothing else is needed to make
you feel full. Dear God,
Please melt the walls
that separate me fr om others,imprisoning me within myself. Please heal my wounded places
and fr ee my heart to love. Help me connect to others
that I might isolate no mor e. I know, dear God,
that when I am alone, I fear;
and when I fear, I self-destruct. What I suffer now
and have suffer ed befor e,
dear God,
may I suffer no mor e.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What is the only way to remove the weight of unprocessed feelings?,
A: Allow yourself to actually feel them.
Q: What is the problem with trying to suppress your emotions?,
A: Suppressing your emotions creates even more feelings, leading to an endless cycle of self-destructive behavior.
Q: What is the key to spiritual mastery and emotional healing?,
A: Feeling and surrendering your emotions to God.
Q: What is the purpose of the God Box exercise in this course?,
A: To help you learn to acknowledge and process your emotions, and ultimately, heal and transform them.
Q: What is the primary issue with the concept of meditation and prayer?,
A: It is not just about relaxation, but about actively embracing the truth and aligning with the divine.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>It’s less important how quickly you lose weight, and more important how
holistically  you lose weight; you want your mind, your emotions, and your
body to all lose weight. W eight that disappears from your body but not from
your soul is simply recycling outward for a while, but is almost certain to
return. It’ s self-defeating, therefore, to struggle to drop excess weight unless
you are also willing to drop the thought-forms that initially produced it and
now hold it in place. Judgment and blame are the weightiest thoughts of all, as they lack love. They are products of the fear -mind, representing the densest ener gy in the
universe—the perception of someone’ s guilt. Learning to for give both
yourself and others is the greatest gift you can give yourself on your path to
conscious weight loss. Compulsive eating separates you from others, and for giveness heals the
separation. Once again, you might have wonderful connections with people,
but any breakage at all is a place where the devil can get in. Unless you
address your relationship issues themselves, then they will always lurk in
the back of your mind, able to trip the addictive switch back to ON at any
time. In order to deal with your weight loss from a holistic perspective, you
must address your issues with relationships as seriously as you address your
issues with food. Losing weight will not of itself heal your relationships,
but healing your relationships will help you lose weight. Forgiveness is critical, as we all make little as well as big mistakes, and
little as well as big judgments. Cultivating a for giving attitude softens theedges of human contact. It’ s an aspect of what is called the Atonement, or
the correction of our perceptions from fear back to love. The purpose of this
lesson is to atone for any lack of for giveness on your part, releasing excess
weight that lies heavy on your heart. There are two basic filters through which to view all things: the filter of
the body, and the filter of the spirit. T o the extent that you view your life
only through the body’ s filter, you are bound to the body in a way that does
not serve you. Being bound to the body, you are at the ef fect of the body’ s
appetites. But when your eyes are lifted, giving you the capacity to see
beyond the body to the realm of your spirit, you’re given power over your
body that otherwise you do not have. Dwelling lightly within your body,
your body becomes light. And how do you do that? How do you see beyond  the body? Y ou do it by
being willing to extend your focus beyond the dramas of the material plane,
remembering


. They retire from the material world when they go to bed, but even in sleep
the world in their mind is still with them. This mental world has even
greater meaning in sleep. Now the person’ s thoughts, though still couched
in materialistic terms, take on symbolistic significance, and the things they
dream come to them as disguised meanings, playing out upon the screen of
consciousness the conflicts that exist in their subconscious. We are with our minds twenty-four hours of every day, and we never cease
to think. W e are influenced a thousand times more by the thoughts that
cross our consciousness than we ever are by the situations we encounter in
the sensual world. W e are truly mental creatures, and those animal qualities
we possess are residual only, left over from an evolution whose great thrust,
in the first place, was its ef fort to produce mind. Just as consciousness has
evolved out of matter, to eventually control matter, so will it one day be free
of matter, for the very nature of being presupposes a greater existence than
any that is likely to occur as long as it is bound to the flesh. The cycle of
birth, growth, decay, and death is bound to a physical world with its
necessary constant production of dif ferent forms in an ef fort to find the
most ef fective one. Such a cycle, however, no longer is mandatory for the
mind, which has settled on an absolute form and no longer is changing in
kind, only in degree. Evolution has brought us to the point where a mental
being might best serve advancement by being free of the cycle of birth and
death. Such a step is undoubtedly part of the evolutionary plan; it may be
set for a time somewhere in the future or may be upon us now. Meantime,
the fact has become apparent that the pathway to our salvation lies in
emphasis on mental existence and gradual turning away from physical
bondage. To Think Is to Do

Up to now no one has been able to stop the physical aging of the body, and
currently everyone is subject in the end to a physical death. As long as our
activities, our pleasures, and our sensations are rooted in our physical
bodies, we have no alternative but to eventually suf fer pain, dissolution, and
decay. But when we turn away from our physical bodies and take up
residence in our minds, then we are able to experience a constant growth
that not only lends us a deep personal satisfaction but fulfills the fondest
wishes of life and evolution. T o once make up your mind that intellect is
superior to and supersedes matter is to take the most important step of all in
the living of a serene and ef fective life. The soul grows within even as thebody decays without, and those of us who are able in the end to mer ge our
sense of being with that of the Secret Self will have perpetuated ourselves
into eternity and achieved immortality. Images that play about in our minds lead us inevitably into action. This is a
law of life, and we can neither start nor stop it. Whatever we think about we
must do. Since we cannot stop our thinking, we inevitably are led into
action by our thoughts, even if this action be of the most negative kind. Since a human being is a dynamic entity, choosing not to do a thing is just
as much an action as doing it would be. Fear of failure, for example,
predisposes us not to attempt any venture that carries a risk. As a
consequence, we are apt to allow all things to pass us by, deterred from
taking action because of the nature of the images in our minds. Usually
these images are placed there by fear, or one of fear ’s cousins, and these
negative emotional qualities spring out of the subconscious and have been
placed there by the ego. W e may rid ourselves of them by achieving a
proper relationship between the ego and universal mind. W e may become
whole by getting rid of our sense of surface self, by immersing the ego in
our wider being and becoming one with all things and all people. Getting Rid of Mental Blocks

We cannot force ourselves to think dif ferent thoughts from those that we
habitually think. W e cannot exclude certain thoughts from our minds or
force others to enter by an ef fort of will. Thought originates in the deeper
recesses of our being, an area that lar gely is unavailable to our conscious
mind and one that for the most part simply will not respond to coercion. A
psychological transformation is not possible without a spiritual awakening,
and before we can change our kind and type of thinking, it first is necessary
that we alter our conception of self. A little reflection on the ego reveals
what a delusional trap it is, for it is primarily a sense of separateness and it
feeds upon a sense of comparison. It is pleased to be better than others,
extremely sad to be worse, and it performs all actions for selfish motives —avarice, applause, power. The greatest sickness in the world is to be
satisfied in the ego, for then we are blinded to the real nature of life and our
own potentiality. Only when we are dissatisfied in the ego through defeat or
disillusionment are we close to the veil that separates us from our true
selves. It is at this moment that we suddenly may see, that our eyes and
souls may open and penetrate into the deeper and wider being that gives a
universal quality to all people. We immensely improve our ability to visualize when we rid ourselves of the
mental blocks and prompters that are stored in our subconscious. These we
are able to clear away through a proper psychic balance between the ego
and the Secret Self, and we achieve this balance by surrendering ego and
turning our lives over to the Divine. This is not nearly so dif ficult as it
sounds. W e are not responsible for our existence in the first place. W e didn’ t
choose the bodies we inhabit or the life into which we were born, our
language, customs, education, even the people we know have been chosen
for us by a greater power. When we learn to trust this power completely, to
turn over to it our sense of self, our actions, our mind, our ability, our talent,
we are enlar ged by it because of that very act. It uses us for its purpose and
many times more ef fectively than we could ever use ourselves. There is
tremendous ener gy to be gained by surrender of the ego to the Secret Self. Each of us becomes a power doubled. W e suddenly seem free of restriction,
cleared of restraint; our health, ener gy, and resources know no limit. Letting Go

Terry was a brilliant youngster. She had a straight-A average in high school
and was awarded a scholarship at a leading western university. But she was
an intensely nervous and high-strung young woman who seemed constantly
fearful and apprehensive. She would jump at the slightest noise, was shy
and awkward in the presence of strangers, became tongue-tied when given
an opportunity to speak, was afraid of heights, was afraid of closed places,
was sick a good deal of the time. Even though she graduated from collegewith honors, she nevertheless had great dif ficulty in finding a job, so
unfavorable was the impression that she made upon prospective employers. Her record prevailed, however, and she eventually found employment in the
laboratory of a lar ge industrial firm, where she helped in the research
department. Then for no apparent reason she suf fered a nervous breakdown
and was confined to a sanatorium. Some months later she left the
sanatorium, but she was too distracted to readjust to life, and she was
directed by a friend to a religious retreat. The retreat house stood on the bluf fs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and on
a clear day a hundred miles of the California coastline could be seen. The
brown hump of Santa Catalina Island stood of fshore like a camel rising
from the sea, and a light breeze generally blew of f the ocean, carrying with
it the salty tang of seaweed and kelp. T erry sat for hours on a stone bench,
gazing out over this panorama. The magnificence of nature dwarfed her,
and she could feel her ego subside. During such a mood, her adviser came
to her, and they sat on the stone bench and talked. “I see you are better now,” the adviser said. “It stands in your eyes. Y ou are
not so concerned with yourself. ”
“That’ s true,” answered T erry. “It’s because it’ s so peaceful here. ”
“It is peaceful anywhere, if your soul is properly centered. ”
“How does one properly center their soul. ”
“By getting rid of self-consciousness. ”
“That’ s very dif ficult to do when one has an inferiority complex. ”
“An inferiority complex is a delusion. ”
“It may seem a delusion to you,” answered T erry, “but it is not a delusion to
me. I am fearful and apprehensive in all I do because I feel inferior, because
I am afraid I will not do well. ”“Then get rid of the sense of yourself as doer. Accept yourself only as
instrument. Make up your mind that a power greater than you is working
through you to accomplish its ends. It is not embarrassed or fearful or
apprehensive. It is dynamic, irresistible, and eternal. If you can manage to
put yourself in its hands completely, you never will be embarrassed or
f


) and deliver them  into the Ascended Master Octaves and  Temples of  Light! We invoke  Beloved Lady Mercedes and  the Angels of Liberation to meet these dear souls and
flood them with the Liberating Light of Immortality. Assist them through tran smutation in
detaching from all persons, places, conditions and things of the physical plane and to go
forward in their spiritual progress into the Ascended Master Octaves and  Temples of  Light,
under Your Loving Protection. Cut them Free, INSTANTLY, from t he magnetic pull of Earth,
the things of Earth, and all desires  that might hold them earthbound. In the Name of the Law of
Divine Detachment and Perfect Liberation for  (PERSON’S NAME and)  all Mankind, Angels
and Elementals, we accept this done! I expect and accept this manifest right now, with full
power, eternally sustained, all powerfully active, until every child of God has returned into the
Light. We so decree It, as God's Most Holy Name I AM! BY THE MIGHTIEST…! (x3)  THANK YOU! (x3) ALMIGHTY I AM! (x3)  I AM Godfré  and Lotus  Decree s

BELOVED MIGHTY I AM PRESENCE, GREAT HOST OF ASCENDED MASTERS,
MIGHTY LEGIONS OF LIGHT, GREAT ANGELIC HOST, GREAT COSMIC BEINGS,
AND GREAT COSMIC LIGHT! ALL WHO HAVE GIVEN US THEIR USE OF THEIR
ASCENDED MASTER CONSCIOUSNESS! ESPECIALLY BELOVED SAINT GERMAIN,
JESUS, AND GODFRÉ! OUR BEL OVED LOTUS, NADA, THE GREAT DIVINE
DIRECTOR! COSMOS, CUZCO, RAY -O-LIGHT! K -17, YOUR INNER SECRET SERVICE,
AND LEGIONS OF LIGHT! GOD AND GODDESS OF HARMONY, GOD AND GODDESS
OF PURITY, GOD AND GODDESS OF JUSTICE, GOD AND GODDESS OF LIBERTY,
GOD AND GODDESS O F VICTORY! BELOVED MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS! BELOVED ASTREA, BLESSED GODDESS OF LIGHT, THE GREAT COSMIC ANGEL
ON WHOSE CROWN BLAZES THE WORD “UNION,” AND ALL THE BEINGS OF LOVE
WHO COME WITH YOU! BLESSED ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, MIGHTY HERCULES,
BELOVED MIGHTY HELIOS, BELOVED OROMASIS, MIGHTY ARIES, MIGHTY
NEPTUNE, AND MIGHTY VIRGO! BROTHERS OF THE GOLDEN ROBE! THE GOD OF
GOLD, GOD OF NATURE, GODS OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND THE GREAT BEINGS
WHO DIRECT THE POWERS OF NATURE AND FORCES OF THE ELEMENTS! ALL
WHO CAME WITH  YOU FROM VENUS, AND YOUR LIMITLESS LEGIONS OF
COSMIC VICTORY! BELOVED SEVEN MIGHTY ELOHIM, THE SEVEN MIGHTY
KUMARAS, THE SEVEN MIGHTY CHOHANS, THE SEVEN MIGHTY ARCHANGELS! ALL THE ANGELS, ANGEL DEVAS, AND ARCHANGELS! CHERUBIM AND
SERAPHIM! ALL WHO CONTROL  THIS SYSTEM OF WORLDS, AND THE LIMITLESS
LEGIONS OF THE SACRED FIRE AND COSMIC LIGHT! COME! COME! COME! IN
YOUR VISIBLE, TANGIBLE ASCENDED MASTER BODIES! RAISE YOUR COSMIC
SWORDS OF BLUE FLAME OF A THOUSAND SUNS FROM THE GREAT CENTRAL
SUN THAT TRANSCEND E VERY HUMAN CONCEPT  TO

• CHARGE! (x3) BLAZE! (x3) EXPAND! (x3) FOREVER EXPAND! FOREVER
MANIFEST! AND  FOREVER CONCENTRATE! a billion times more each instant of
each day, with lightning speed each instant of each hour, the world enfolding Cosmic
Sacred Fire Su n Presence, of the Overpowering Force and the Overwhelming Victory of
OCEANS! and OCEANS! and OCEANS! of the Inner Essence of Invincible, Eternal
Purity from the Great Central Sun, as of a Billion Suns and Mighty Victory’s Victory
Manifest! OCEANS! and OC EANS! and OCEANS! of the Inner Essence of all the Violet
Consuming Flame’s Invincible Victory, Eternally sustained and forever expanding! By
the Great Central Sun as of a Billion Suns and Mighty Victory’s Victory Manifest! and
SWEEP THROUGHOUT OUR LAND! (x3) Sweep throughout the world! (x3) Sweep
throughout the atmosphere of Earth! (x3) like a mighty meteor! and COMPEL OCEANS! and OCEANS! and OCEANS! of all Activities of the Sacred Fire! the Cosmic Light! and
the Invincible Miracle Christ of a Billi on Suns and Mighty Victory’s Victory Manifest! in
the Invincible, Limitless Manifestations of Perfection for all Eternity, without any limit
whatsoever! and FORCE THE PURIFICATION! (x3) that NEVER, NEVER, NEVER
fails! to DRIVE! DRIVE! DRIVE! AND BIND! (x3) all war! (x3) all revolution! (x3) all
savagery! (x3) all desecration! (x3) all violence! (x3) all hate against America! (x3)
especially all the hordes of evil, everywhere forever, INTO ANNIHILATION
TONIGHT! (x3) everywhere forever! (x3) a billion times m ore each instant of each day,
with lightning speed each instant of each hour! and FORCE THIS MANIFEST NOW! (x3) By the One Mighty Stroke! By our I AM Cosmic Christ Blue Lightning Deliverer
Come! as of a Billion Suns and Mighty Victory’s Victory Manifest! • BLAZE! (x3) AND FOREVER BLAZE! YOUR DIAMOND -SHINING LIGHT OF
GOD THAT NEVER, NEVER, NEVER  FAILS! The Diamond -Shining Violet Consuming
Flame of God that NEVER, NEVER, NEVER  fails! The Fiery Christ Blue Lightning
Purity of God that NEVER, NEVER, NEVER  fails! The Diamond -Shining Authority of
God that NEVER, NEVER, NEVER  fails! The Diamond -Shining Power of God that
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER  fails! The Diamond -Shining Action of God that NEVER,
NEVER, NEVER  fails! The Diamond -Shining Victory of God that NEVER, NEVER,
NEVER  fails! The Diamond -Shining Freedom of God that NEVER, NEVER, NEVER
fails! Whatever Cosmic Concentration of the Violet Consuming Flame! (x3) the Fiery
Christ Blue Lightning Purity! (x3) the Ascen ded Masters’ Possession and Control,
Direction, and Management! (x3) You know ANNIHILATES AND FOREVER
PREVENTS! (x3) The psychic beast! (x3) The hypnotic beast! (x3) The treason beast! (x3) The lying and treachery beast! (x3) The beast of deceit everywhere  forever! (x3)
from ever touching any of Beloved Saint Germain’s “I AM” Activities! (x3) or anybody
or anything under this Radiation or all for whom we call! (x3) FIRE THE PEOPLE
AWAKE AND BLAST AND KEEP THEM FREE! (x3) from all that is of the beast! (x3)
all its claws! (x3) all its hordes of evil! (x3) all it yet intends! (x3) in this world or any
other, the rest of Eternity! (x3) everywhere forever! (x3) and FORCE THIS MANIFEST
NOW! (x3) before it is too late! (x3) everywhere forever! (x3)
 • FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! Your Cosmic Annihilation and Prevention of all destructive
use of the Free Will! from all Life, substance, energy, and consciousness on the Earth, in
the Earth, and in the atmosphere of Earth! everywhere forever! (x3) before it can exist
another ins tant and before it is too late! (x3)

• DRIVE! DRIVE! DRIVE! AND BIND! (x3) all the war filth, war crime, and war hell,
especially all political filth, war, crime, and desecration against those under this
Radiation, against our Beloved America and the world! Back into the brains and bodies,
minds and wills, and all the feeli ngs of all the political war makers, war criminals, and
war beasts of America and the world! all who order it! all who desire it! all who want to
sustain it! and all who are responsible for it! STRIKE! (x3) the Great Central Sun’s
Cosmic Blue Lightning of Cosmic Christ Judgment into their own brains and bodies, into
their human creation! and take Your Cosmic Toll there and nowhere else! By the Fiery
Hand of the Victorious Cosmic Christ! Sweep everywhere throughout the world! Sweep
everywhere throughout our Land! and ANNIHILATE! (x3) all


 l i g h t  t i n g l i n g,  l i k e  a  t i c k l e,  u n d e r  y o u r  s k i n. T h i s  i s  t h e  p a s s a g e  o f  c a r b o n  d i o x i d e  g a s  t h r o u g h  t h e  b l o o d  u n d e r  t h e
s k i n. F o u r t h l y,  y o u  m i g h t  f e e l  d r o w s y  a n d  w a n t  t o  y a w n. C a r b o n
d i o x i d e  g a s  i s  c a l m i n g  a n d  h a s  a  s o p o r i f i c  e f f e c t. D r  B u t e y k o  s a y s :
“ Y a w n  a s  m u c h  a s  y o u  w a n t! I t  i s  g o o d  f o r  y o u. B u t  y a w n  i n  a  w a y
t h a t  a l l o w s  y o u  s t i l l  t o  b r e a t h e  t h r o u g h  y o u r  n o s e. D o n ’ t  g u l p  a i r
t h r o u g h  y o u r  m o u t h. ”
d )  D r  B u t e y k o  w a s  a d a m a n t  t h a t  y o u  m e a s u r e  y o u r  c o n t r o l  p a u s e  a n d
p u l s e  b e f o r e  a n d  a f t e r  t h e  e x e r c i s e. I f  y o u r  p a u s e  h a d  i n c r e a s e d  b y  a s
l i t t l e  a s  o n e  s e c o n d  a f t e r w a r d s,  i t  m e a n s  y o u  d i d  t h e  e x e r c i s e  w e l l. A n d  i f  i t  h a d  d e c r e a s e d,  i t  m e a n s  y o u  w e r e  u n a b l e  t o  r e l a x  y o u r
a b d o m e n. Q u i t e  t h e  r e v e r s e  i n  f a c t :  i t  h a d  b e e n  t e n s e. Y o u r  p u l s e  r a t e
s h o u l d  g o  d o w n  s l i g h t l y  a f t e r  t h e  e x e r c i s e. H o w  d o  y o u  m e a s u r e  t h e  c o n t r o l  p a u s e? A n d  w h a t  i s  i t? T h e  c o n t r o l  p a u s e
i s  a  h o l d i n g  o f  t h e  b r e a t h  a f t e r  a n  o r d i n a r y  e x h a l a t i o n  o f  a i r,  u n t i l  y o u
e x p e r i e n c e  t h e  f i r s t  T I N Y  d e s i r e  t o  b r e a t h e  i n! U n t i l  t h e  v e r y  f i r s t,  v e r y
t i n i e s t  d e s i r e! A f t e r  a n  o r d i n a r y  e x h a l a t i o n  ( n o t  a  d e e p  o n e ),  y o u  s h o u l d  s q u e e z e  t h e  t i p  o f
y o u r  n o s e  w i t h  y o u r  f i n g e r s  a n d  l o o k  a t  a  s t o p w a t c h. I f  y o u  e x p e r i e n c e  t h e
s l i g h t e s t  i n c l i n a t i o n  t o  b r e a t h e  i n  a f t e r  s i x  s e c o n d s,  y o u  s h o u l d  i m m e d i a t e l y
l e t  g o. Y o u  h a v e  m e a s u r e d  i t  a l l  c o r r e c t l y. W h a t  d o e s  ‘ c o r r e c t l y ’  m e a n  i n
t h i s  c o n t e x t? –  i t  m e a n s  t h a t  a f t e r  l e t t i n g  g o  o f  y o u r  n o s e  y o u  d i d  n o t  g a s p
f o r  a i r,  y o u r  c h e s t  d i d  n o t  h e a v e,  a n d  y o u r  f a c e  w a s  n o t  r e d  ( o r  e v e n  f a i n t l y
f l u s h e d ). I f  y o u  l e t  g o  o f  y o u r  n o s e  a f t e r  1 5  s e c o n d s  a n d  i m m e d i a t e l y
g a s p e d  f o r  a i r  –  t h a t  w a s  n o  l o n g e r  a  c o n t r o l  p a u s e. T h a t  w a s  a  m a x i m u m
p a u s e! S o  i f  y o u r  c o n t r o l  p a u s e  b e f o r e  t h e  e x e r c i s e  w a s  6  s e c o n d s,  a n d
a f t e r w a r d s  w a s  7,  8  o r  9  s e c o n d s,  t h e n  y o u  d i d  i t  v e r y  w e l l. Y o u  s t o k e d  u p
y o u r  s u p p l i e s  o f  c a r b o n  d i o x i d e  g a s. I d e a l l y  y o u  s h o u l d  t a k e  t h e s e  m e a s u r e m e n t s  t h r e e  t i m e s  a  d a y,  o v e r  s i x
m o n t h s,  a n d  l o g  t h e m  i n  a  d i a r y. T h e  i n c r e a s e  ( o r  d e c r e a s e )  i n  t h e  l e n g t h  o f
y o u r  p a u s e  i s  a n  i m p o r t a n t  i n d i c a t o r. T h e  i d e a l  c o n t r o l  p a u s e  f o r  a  h e a l t h yi n d i v i d u a l  i s  6 0  s e c o n d s  -  t h a t ’ s  t h e  r e


people	a	big	enough	lie,	often	enough	and	vigorously	enough,	they	will	believe

it. That’s	what	the	newspapers	are	doing	about	Salk	Vaccine	which	has	been

thoroughly	discredited	by	facts	printed	in	Capsule	News. Take	Miami,	Fla.,	for

instance,	where	the	cash	receipts	from	the	March	of	Dimes	racket	was	lagging

behind. The	HERALD	there	printed	a	falsehood—in	both	an	editorial	and	a	local

column. It	said	the	reason	polio	increased	tenfold	in	Massachusetts	in	1955	was
	that	"no	child	there	had	been	given	Salk	vaccine." Mrs.	Alice	Wellesley	of	Coral

Gables	immediately	challenged	this	falsehood. She	sent	to	the	HERALD	a	letter

from	the	Massachusetts	State	Health	Dept. stating	that	130,000	children	in	that

state	were	inoculated	before	authorities	got	wise	to	themselves	and	checked	the

disaster	by	banning	all	further	Salk	inoculations. A	copy	of	Capsule	News	giving	the	real	figures	and	facts	in	the	case	was	sent

along	with	it. The	editor	of	the	HERALD	was	asked	to	give	equal	space	and

prominence	to	truth	that	it	had	given	to	the	Big	Lie. No	soap. As	we	go	to	press

these	communications	had	apparently	been	thrown	in	the	HERALD’S	big	waste

basket,	kept	for	just	such	purposes. February	25,	1956

The	New	England	Journal	of	Medicine	has	just	given	a	graphic	illustration	of

how	the	Infantile	Paralysis	Foundation	procures	"official"	figures	alleged	to

prove	that	Salk	Vaccine	reduced	polio	this	summer	instead	of	doubling	it—as	it

actually	did. An	8-page	explanation,	accompanied	by	many	charts,	graphs	and	tables,	so

confusing	as	to	need	the	explanation	explained. It	starts	off	with	a	false

assumption,	or	presumption,	thus:	“It	is	ironic	that	Massachusetts	should	have

had	its	largest	epidemic	of	poliomyelitis	just	before	the	time	when	polio	vaccine

was	to	become	available	in	sufficient	quantities	to	protect	the	whole	of	the

younger	generation.”

Yet	its	accompanying	graph	showed	that	the	epidemic	didn’t	start	until	July	15th

and	didn’t	reach	its	peak	until	August	19th. Everyone	knows	that	Salk	Vaccine

was	released	April	12th	with	a	great	ballyhoo	campaign,	and	all	five	of	the

Rockefeller	laboratories	already	with	huge	stockpiles	of	the	deadly	concoction

on	hand. Its	"proof’	that	Salk	Vaccine	cut	down	polio	cases	presumably	was	in	this

paragraph	‘The	rate	of	cases	per	100,000	among	the	unvaccinated	was	157	and

among	the	vaccinated	63.’	However,	it	made	the	mistake	of	giving	on	another

page,	the	number	of	kids	vaccinated	and	unvaccinated,	160,565	and	268,532

respectively. That	would	have	made	it,	IF	TRUE,	145	cases	among	the	vaccinated	and	553
	among	the	unvaccinated,	total	698,	children	14	and	under. On	another	page	it

gives	the	total	cases	reported	(3,819)	of	which	2,573	were	of	the	14-and-under

age	bracket. Quite	a	difference	between	2,573	and	698. On	such	"figuring"	as	this,	the	NFIP	gleefully	reports	that	Salk	Vaccine,	the

medium	by	which	it	hopes	to	extract	$47	million	from	the	public	this	year	in

contributions,	cut	polio	60%. November	1,	1955

THE	$	SIGN	BEHIND	SALK	VACCINE—The	National	Foundation	for

Infantile	Paralysis	is	asking	the	charitable	public	for	$47	million	this	winter. It

has	taken	in	$249	million	since	a	group	of	racketeers	surrounding	FDR	in	1934

conceived	the	idea	of	using	his	birthday	as	a	get-rich-quick	springboard. Twelve

years	and	a	quarter	billion	dollars	have	failed	to	produce	even	hope	of	a	polio

preventive. Hart	Van	Riper,	medical	director	for	NFIP,	pessimistically	said	last

winter	‘if	Salk	Vaccine	isn’t	successful	the	Foundation	will	have	to	go	out	of

business.’

Now,	$47	million	is	a	whale	of	an	incentive	to	stay	in	business...the	expenditure

of	even	one	million	brings	a	lot	of	power,	lots	of	power. That	is	why	Salk	shots

were	adjudged	"safe"	many	months	before	this	deadly	concoction	was	even

tested,	and	why	the	tests	were	ignored	and	production	continued. That	is	why	the

six	laboratories	licensed	to	manufacture	this	concoction	had	their	shelves	so	well

stocked	when	"the	word"	was	flashed	out	of	Washington. Even	the	stupidest

medical	politician	realized	there	might	be	a	serious	kickback. And	there	was. So,

in	licensing	five	laboratories	owned	or	controlled	in	whole	or	in	part	by	the	Drug

Trust	(the	Rockefeller	interests)	they	added	a	sixth	owned	entirely	by	the	Cutter

family. This	was	to	be	the	goat—and	it	was. Sharp	&	Dohme,	a	subsidiary	of	Merck	whose	directorate	is	loaded	with

Rockefeller	Boys,	is	a	good	example. The	last	report	in	Poor’s	Manual	of

Industrials	shows	Merck’s	operating	income	$22,895,454,	real	assets	(property)

$61,583,858—a	36%	earning	on	actual	investment. This	tremendous	profit	is

reflected	in	the	stock	market,	where	Merck’s	16-2/3c	par	value	common	stock

sold	at	from	$17	to	$23	in	1954. Their	1955	profit	sheet	should	be	a	humdinger. You	can	go	down	the	line	of	the	others—Parke-Davis,	Eli	Lilly,	PitmanMoore

and	Wyeth—and	get	the	same	picture. Even	the	independent	Cutters	didn’t	do	so

badly	with	an	18%	earning	on	its	assets	of	$3,809,531. In	the	Oct.	1	issue	we	showed	that,	contrary	to	official	reports	funneled	to	press

and	public	thru	USPHS	and	NFIP,	Salk	vaccine	hadn’t	cut	polio	in	half	at	all. We

gave	detailed	figures	in	many	states	showing	that,	in	spite	of	the	mild	summer,

polio	had	increased	in	these	places	from	two	to	tenfold. And	Salk	shots	were	the

only	things	these	poor	kids	had	that	they	didn’t	nave	in	the	past. November	16,	1955

WHY	THE	SALK	CONCOCTION	FAILED—Propagandists	for	those	who

profit	from	Salk	vaccine	can’t	even	tell	the	same	story	at	the	same	time. On	Oct

2	Sec	of	Health	Folsom	told	the	world	Salk	shots	have	cut	polio	50%	or	more’. Nov.	8th	the	same	party	upped	his	cock-and-bull	story	to	‘80-90%	effectiveness’. Now	comes	Brother	Salk	himself	with	this	confusing	double	talk	‘I	am	looking

for	a	newer	vaccine	that	is	not	a	newer	vaccine	but	will	be	100%	effective’. Figure	that	one	out. Figures	printed	by	us	Oct.	15th	showed	that	polio	had	increased	from	100%	to

500%	in	many	states	and	1,000%	in	Massachusetts. Actually	no	polio	vaccine

can	be	effective	as	a	preventive	because	vaccine	is	based	on


 fat because it supplies only empty,
low-quality calories and excessive carbohydrates that are converted to fat. This causes you to overeat to obtain needed nutrients. When you eat
foods high in sugar, the body must have additional food to get the nu
trients it needs. This tends to add weight. The practice that will help
eliminate that craving for sweets more than anything else is the correct
consumption of fruit. The sugar in fruit is untampered with and supplies
the body with the nutrients it craves. Plus, because it supplies fiber and
bulk, it satisfies, whereas refined sugar is fiber-free, and even after eating
quite a bit of it you can still feel empty. Refined sugar eaten in any shape
or form—in food, in candy, or in liquids—ferments in the system, caus
ing the formation of acetic acid, carbonic acid, and alcohol. The process
of refining sugar causes the sugar's fermentation in the body. It's difficult to show how any one particular type of food adversely
affects an overall eating plan. Taken out of context, it tends to seem less
serious than it actually may be. But coupled with other negative influ
ences, it contributes to the eventual breakdown of the body. Picture a
large bay window. If you were to throw a small pebble at the window, it
would not break. But throw one hundred thousand small pebbles, and
2Canada Dry's salt-free seltzer water with lemon or lime is an excellent substitute. 98 • FIT FOR LIFE the window will shatter. Each negative influence on your body is like one
pebble, and all together those influences can and will break down your
body's health. The fewer pebbles you throw at the window, the less likely
the window is to break. The fewer negative influences the body has to
contend with, whether they are coffee, tea, soda, alcohol, or candy, the
less likely the body is to remain overweight. Even just cutting down is
beneficial; it's fewer pebbles. Q. I've heard that a little wine with a meal helps to digest the food. Is this
true? A. Whoever is responsible for that bit of tomfoolery surely sits on the
board of one of the major wineries. The body no more needs help to
digest food than it needs help to blink its eyes or to breathe. All are
autonomic responses. Digestion simply takes place when food is in the
stomach. If anything, wine retards the digestion of food. In the same way
your motor responses are slowed down when under the influence of alco
hol, digestion is also slowed down. Wine is fermented, which causes any food it comes into contact with
to spoil. All alcohol places a heavy burden on the kidneys and liver. If
you enjoy wine, try to drink it on an empty stomach. It will take less to
"loosen you up," and it won't spoil any food. Moderation is the key. Remember, the fewer pebbles against the window the better. Q. It seems that on this type of diet I wouldn't need to take any vitamin
and mineral supplements. Is that true? A. Absolutely! The controversy of whether or not supplements are neces
sary could fill a book of its own. How did we manage for centuries with
out them? The manufacture and sale of these supplements is one of the
ten largest businesses in the United States. Supplement sales now gener
ate two billion dollars a year! I wonder to what extent some of the claims
one hears are commercially motivated. In terms of your health there is a long list of experts in the field of
nutrition, both inside and outside the medical community, who are ex
pressing grave concerns over the health threat emerging from taking vi
tamin and mineral supplements. Dr. Myron Winick, the director of the
Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University, indicates that
some old standby vitamins long considered totally innocuous are produc
ing medical problems, including nerve damage, mild intestinal distress,
and fatal liver damage (reported in the Los Angeles Times, December 20,
1983). Our actual need for vitamins and minerals has been grossly exagger
ated. The amount of vitamins necessary for the human body for a full
THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • 99 year would not even fill a thimble. And that is the RDA (recommended
daily allowance), which is twice what our actual needs are. These state
ments may sound shocking, but they are the facts. Every vitamin and
mineral necessary for your body can be found in abundance in fruit and
vegetables. The body has such a small requirement for these elements
that even if you ate only a small amount of fresh fruits and vegetables,
you would be meeting your requirements. This program is designed to
incorporate into your diet more than ample amounts of what you need,
in their purest, most easily absorbable form. Nothing is of the quality that
is found in fruits and vegetables, notwithstanding some of the advertising
claims boasting that their product is 100 percent natural. Being 100 per
cent natural would mean as it was created by nature. I personally have
never seen a vitamin or mineral pill tree. Man-made supplements are simply not what was intended for the hu
man body. In the process of extracting and fractionating elements, they
are rendered worthless. Vitamin supplements become toxic in the body. *
The body can most efficiently use vitamins and minerals that are con
sumed along with all the other constituents of any given food. Once
removed and isolated, vitamins lose their value. And synthesized vi
tamins are virtually worthless. Right now technology exists that can create
a grain of wheat in the laboratory. Every chemical component can be
duplicated and made into a grain of wheat. But if it's put into the ground,
it won't grow. Yet grains of wheat taken from tombs that are four thou
sand years old will sprout if put into the ground! There is a very subtle
ingredient missing in the synthesized wheat: life force! This same ingre
dient is also missing in synthesized vitamins and minerals. Worse than
being worthless, these products are treated as toxic waste in the body. Our
goal is always to eliminate toxic waste, not produce more. The body also has what is called the law of minimum. In other words,
once the vitamin and mineral requirements are met, any more must be
eliminated as excess. If you had a small glass and a pitcher full of juice,
you could fill the glass only to the brim. If you continue to pour, you will
only waste the juice as it overflows the glass. That is precisely how it
works when there are more vitamins and minerals in the body than it has
a need for. Again the excess is treated as toxic waste and usurps your
precious energy as the body tries to rid itself of it. This places a heavy
burden on the liver and the kidneys in the process. When you take sup
plements, they will always be in excess unless you are on the most de
vitalized, processed, denatured diet imaginable. The eating life-style laid
out in FIT FOR LIFF. is most assuredly brimming over with all the vi-
'Robert McCartcr, Ph.D., and Elizabeth McCarter, Ph.D. "A Statement on Vitamins," "Vitamins
and Cures," and "Other Unnecessary Supplements." Health Reporter 11 (1984): 10, 24. 100 • FIT FOR LIFE tamins and minerals you will need. Health has to be earned. Health is
produced by healthful living. It can't be purchased in a bottle. So, save
your energy... and your money. Q. Just how harmful is table salt? A. The Egyptians used salt for embalming. Let's take the hint! This year
Americans will consume five hundred million pounds of salt. That's a lot
of embalming. Salt is everywhere and in everything from pet food to baby
food. Salt is a major contributing factor to the increasing incidence of
hypertension, or high blood pressure, in this country. It is so caustic to
the sensitive inner tissues of the body that water is retained to neutralize
its acidic effect. This adds weight to the body. Overuse of salt can con
tribute to a severe affliction of the kidneys called nephritis. When you consider that many people consume coffee, tea, soda pop,
alcohol, supplements, and salt every day, all of which must be excreted
by the kidneys, it is no small wonder why so many people die annually
from kidney failure. Whatever we can do to save our poor overworked
kidneys should be done. Salt should be used sparingly, if at all. For those
who wish to continue using salt, Dr. N. W. Walker recommends coarse
ground sea salt, which is less processed than regular salt. Coarse ground
sea salt can be used in a salt grinder. There are also many seasoned salts
and salt-free seasonings (see the Shopping List, page 122) that can help
cut down on salt intake. Q. Why does it seem as if so many people today either have hypoglyce
mia or think they do? And doesn't eating fruit aggravate a hypoglycemic
condition? A. The reason that so many people have hypoglycemia and that so many
others think they do is twofold. First, the range of possible