cin, the major non-collagen
protein in the bone. Osteocalcin anchors
calcium molecules inside the bone;
without enough vitamin K2, osteocalcin
levels are inadequate and bone
mineralization is impaired.Green peas also serve as a very good
source of folic acid and vitamin B6. These
two nutrients help to reduce the build up
of homocysteine, a dangerous molecule
which can obstruct collagen cross-linking,
resulting in poor bone matrix and
osteoporosis. One study showed that by
supplementing with folic acid, post
menopausal women who were not
considered deficient in folic acid lowered
their homocysteine levels.
Green Tea
The secret of green tea lies in the fact that
it is rich in polyphenols, particularly
epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCGis a powerful antioxidant. Besides
inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it
kills them without harming healthy tissue.
It has also been effective in lowering LDL
(‘bad’) cholesterol levels, and inhibiting
the abnormal formation of blood clots.
The latter takes on added importance
when you consider that thrombosis (the
formation of blood clots) is the leading
cause of heart attacks and strokes.
Green, oolong and black teas all come
from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis
plant. What sets green tea apart is the way
it is processed. Green tea leaves are
steamed, which prevents the EGCG
compound from being oxidized. By
contrast, black and oolong tea leaves aremade from fermented leaves, which
results in the EGCG being converted into
other compounds that are not nearly as
effective in preventing and fighting
various diseases.
Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts are a very important food item
in a well-balanced diet. They provide
several important health benefits in
protecting against diseases. Hazelnuts and
hazelnut oil are the best known sources of
vitamin E, which is essential for healthy
heart muscles and other muscles of the
body. It is also necessary for normal
functioning of the reproductive system.Vitamin E prevents the disintegration of
red blood cells, and so serves as
protection against anaemia. Hazelnuts are
a useful source of thiamine, which
enhances and promotes normal appetite,
and vitamin B6 which aids protein
metabolism and absorption.
Hazelnuts are also good sources of
protein, dietary fibre, iron, calcium and
potassium. Although high in fat, they
contain no cholesterol. Like other
varieties of nuts, hazelnuts also contain
significant amounts of phytochemicals,
which have antioxidant properties that
protect the body against several types of
cancer.Kale
Kale is a leafy green vegetable with a
mild earthy flavour. The season for kale is
between mid winter and early spring. It is
rich in calcium, lutein, iron and vitamins
A and K. It has seven times the beta-
carotene of broccoli and ten times more
lutein. Kale is rich in vitamins C, E and
fibre. Kale’s important attributes are the
natural occurring all important
phytochemicals sulforaphane and indoles
which research suggests may protect
against cancer.
Science has discovered that sulforaphane
helps boost the body’s detoxification
enzymes, possibly by altering geneexpression. This in turn is purported to
help clear carcinogenic substances in a
timely manner. Sulforaphane is formed
when cruciferous vegetables like kale and
cabbage are chopped or chewed. This
somehow triggers the liver to produce
enzymes that detoxify cancer-causing
chemicals, to which we are all exposed to
on a daily basis. A study in the
Journal of
Nutrition
 (2004) demonstrates that
sulforaphane helps stop breast cancer cell
proliferation.
Kiwi fruit
Kiwi fruit are rich in many vitamins,
flavonoids and minerals. In particular,they contain a high amount of vitamin C
(more than oranges), as much potassium as
bananas and a good amount of beta-
carotene. It is also important to note that
kiwi fruit contain a remarkable amount of
vitamins E and A.
Vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant
that has been proven to protect our body
from free radicals, dramatically
improving the health of those who
consume it regularly against all kinds of
diseases, from cardiovascular problems to
cancer and obesity. Vitamin E has been
proven to have similar effects, but it is fat-
soluble and therefore complementary to
the functions of vitamin C. Kiwi fruit
contain both these vitamins in highamounts, helping to protect our body from
free radicals from all fronts.
The high content of dietary fibre helps
improve diseases such as diabetes and
colon cancer by controlling sugar levels,
since fibre binds to toxic compounds in
the colon and helps us expel them.
Leeks
Leeks have similar nutritional benefits to
onions and garlic. They provide a good
source of fibre, folic acid, vitamins B6
and C, manganese and iron. As leeks are
less dense than onions and garlic, larger
quantities of them need to be consumed inorder to produce similar beneficial
effects.
Studies have shown that leeks can
improve the immune system, lower bad
cholesterol levels and fight cancer.
Modern researchers have found leeks, as
well as most of the plants in the onion
family, to be highly beneficial when
consumed in moderation (two to seven
times a week). They have been shown to
reduce bad cholesterol and raise good
cholesterol levels in the body. They will
also help keep down high blood pressure.
Leeks are believed to fight cancer,
especially colon and prostate cancer.
They contain quercetin and othercompounds which inhibit carcinogenic
development and also restrict the spread
of cancer. Leeks also contain kaempferol,
a substance which has been shown to
reduce ovarian cancer in women. The
green parts of leeks are especially
nutritious as they contain B vitamins and
are loaded with protective antioxidants
such as carotenoids, lutein, and
zeaxanthin.
Lentils
Lentils are a small but nutritionally mighty
member of the legume family and also a
very good source of cholesterol-lowering
fibre because of their soluble fibrecontent. They are beneficial in managing
blood sugar disorders since their high
fibre content prevents blood sugar levels
from rising rapidly after a meal. Lentils
are very rich in protein, folic acid, and
vitamins C and B. They also contain eight
of the essential amino acids, thereby
providing a great dietary source to
vegetarians.
There is evidence to prove that lentils can
slow the liver’s manufacture of
cholesterol, which similarly helps to
reduce levels in the body. A study carried
out by the Department of Nutrition at the
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston,
has shown that women with diets high in
lentils and peas (which both contain highlevels of flavones) have a reduced risk of
breast cancer. The intake of dietary fibre,
particularly from lentils, has also been
known to reduce the risk of coronary heart
disease.
Lentils are relatively quick and easy to
prepare. They readily absorb a variety of
wonderful flavours from other foods and
seasonings, are high in nutritional value
and are available throughout the year.
Miso
Miso is made of soya beans and koji, a
culture starter made from beneficial
moulds, yeast and lactic acid bacteria.Making miso is an art form in Japan. As
long as you choose unpasteurized miso,
you will be getting the benefits of live,
friendly microflora for a healthy digestive
system. There are many types of miso,
some made with just soya beans and soya
koji (called hatcho miso, a favourite in
Japan) and others made with barley and
rice. Miso soup is rich in antioxidants and
protective fatty acids, and a healthy dose
of vitamin E. It also contains protein and
vitamin B12, and a good selection of
minerals to help boost your immune
system.
Miso soup is said to help regulate the
oestrogen hormone in women, a hormone
that can cause tumours to develop. Manystudies have been done on miso, some on
humans and some on animals. These
studies show that it helps reduce the risk
of cancers like breast, prostate, lung and
colon cancers. Miso provides protein,
vitamins B2, E and K, tryptophan, choline,
dietary fibre, linoleic acid and lecithin,
which help maintain nutritional balance
and preserve healthy skin. The isoflavones
in miso have been shown to reduce
menopausal symptoms like hot flushes.
Mushrooms
Mushrooms are an excellent source of
potassium, a mineral that helps lower
elevated blood pressure and reduces therisk of stroke. One medium portobello
mushroom has even more potassium than a
banana or a glass of orange juice. One
serving of mushrooms provides about 20
to 40 percent of the daily value of copper
which has cardio-protective properties.
Mushrooms are a rich source of
riboflavin, niacin and selenium. Selenium


yourself out of performing at your full capability.T o maxi mize the benefits of your warm-up, combine movement with
relaxation techniques and breath holds, as described below.
Oxygen Advantage W arm-Up
•  Begin walking at a pace that is comfortable for you.
•   Durin g your  warm-up, try to breathe regularly and calm ly
through your nose, using your d iaphragm to maintain a gentle
and relaxed breathing technique.
•   F eel y our abdomen gently m oving outward as you inhale an d
gently moving inward as you exhale.
•   As you walk, allow a feeling of relaxation to spread throughout
your bod y. Silen tly encourage the area around your chest and
abdomen to relax (you will f ind that any tension can be
released by silently telling that area of the body to relax). Feel
your body relax and become soft. Body relaxation during
physical exercise helps to ensure steady, calm, and regular
breathing.
•   After 1 minu te or so of walking at a fairly good pace, exhale
normally throug h your nose an d pinch your nose with your
fingers t o hold the breath. (If y ou are in a public place, you
might prefer to hold the breath without holding your nose.)
•   While  holding your breath, walk for 10 to 30 paces, or until yo u
feel a moderate need to breathe.  When you feel this hunger for
air, let go of your nose and resume breathing through your
nose.
•   Conti nue wa lking for 10 minutes, performing a breath ho ld
every minute or so.
Creating an air shortage by holding the breath during your warm-up is
vitally im portant to cause an accumulation of carbon dioxide i n the bloodbefore physical exercise commences.
Y our breathing will naturally increase when you exercise more
intensely, but without a corresponding increase in the production of CO 2,
the r esult will be  a net loss of carbon dioxide. This loss can lead to reduced
oxygen delivery  to working muscles and the constriction of a irways and
blood vessels. Not surprisingly, most asthma attacks and breathing
dif ficulties occur during the first 10 minutes of physical exercise.
In orde r to avoid exercise-induced asthma, there are three simple
guidelines:
1.    Attain a high BOL T score
2.    Nasal breathe
3.    W arm up
Br eathe Ligh t to Br eathe Right—Jogging, Running, or Any
Other Activity
After a 10-minu te warm-up of walking using relaxation and breath holds,
you can  increase your pace to a jog or run. Start of f easy and follow your
breathing, conti nuing to breathe through the nose. While jogging or
running, it is necessary to keep your breathing regular and under control. If
you find  it too d if ficult to run with your mouth closed, it simply  means that
your pac e is too fast at that mom ent. Slow down or even walk a little until
you reco ver, always breathing in and out through the nose, especially if
your BOL T score is less than 20 seconds.
Y ou can  check whether you are pushing yourself too hard during
physical exercise by exhaling normally and holding your breath for 5
seconds. When you resume breathing through the nose, your breathing
should remain controlled. If you find that you lose contr ol of your
breathing, you are pushing yourself too hard.
No m atter what type of exercise you prefer, make sure that yo u watch
your bre ath and become aware of your inner body. Silently repeat the word
r elax  to help release the tension aro und your abdomen. Bring your entire
attention from your mind into your body. Become one with your run or
exercise, mer ging body, mind, and activity together. Move with every cellof your body, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. Doing so
will give your tr aining, your sport, and your competition the attention they
deserve. When engaged in an activity, there is no point to just going through
the motions. One needs to become the activity.
As you run, fe el each gentle connection between your feet and the
ground as you p ropel yourself forward. A void pounding the pavement as
this will lead to sore hips, sore j oints, and possible injuries. Instead, bring a
feeling of lightness to your body, and visualize yourself barely t ouching the
ground as your run. Imagine yourself running over thin twigs, treading so
softly th at they do not break, emulating the words of Chinese philosopher
Lao Tzu : “A good runner leaves no tracks.” Remember: light foot strikes, a
relaxed body, and regular, steady breathing.
T en or fifteen minutes into your run or other workout, you will probably
experience an endorphin high fr om your exercise. Allow your body to find
its p erfect work rate by breathing through your nose in a steady  and regular
fashion. There is no need whatsoever for a heart rate monitor to provide
feedback on training intensity. Instead, let your nose, your breathing
rhythm, and how you feel dictate your training intensity. Continue to
increase your pace to the point that you can maintain steady and regular
breathing throug h the nose. If your breathing rhythm becomes chaotic or it
is neces sary to open your mouth to breathe, your exercise intensity is toomuch. If this happens, slow your pace to a walk for 2 to 3 minutes to allow
your bre athing to recover. When you are able to breathe calmly through
your nose once more, you can resume your physical exercise.
As y ou continue your physica l exercise, the increased generation of
carbon dioxide and heat will enhance the delivery of oxygen from the blood
to w orking muscles, as well as f acilitating the dilation of airways and blood
vessels. Y our body will be warm and sweating, your breathing will be faster
than normal but steady, and your head will be clear. If you keep your mouth
closed throughout your exercise, your breathing will recover quickly.
Br eathing Recovery Exer cise
Following physical exercise, cool down by walking for 3 to  5 minutes,
performing the following small breath holds:
•  Exhale as normal through the nose.
•   Pinch  your nose with your fingers to hold the breath for 2 to 5
seconds.
•  Breathe normally through the nose for 10 seconds.•  Repeat the first 3 steps throughout your cooldown.
•  Resume regular breathing.
How to Determine Whether Y ou Have Exer cised Corr ectly
In ad dition to us ing breath holds to determine your training limits, you can
also use your BOL T score to see how ef ficient your breathin g is during
physical exercise. Follow these steps to track your progress using your
BOL T score:
•  Measure your BOL T score before training.
•  Perform your physical exercise.
•  Measure your BOL T score one hour after you finish training.
•   If your BOL T score is higher after exercise than before, your
breathing is ef ficient during exercise.
•   If  you r BOL T  score is lower  after exercise than before, yo ur
breathing is inef ficient during exercise. In this situation, it is
safer to slow down and ensure your breathing remains
controlled throughout exercise.
In 19 99 Danny D reyer and his w ife, Katherine, introduced Chi-R unning
to the athletic world, a fusion of running, walking, and the subtle inner
focus of tai chi.  Having successfully completed forty ultramara thons since
1995, Danny has finished within the top three of his age group in all but one
competition. A firm exponent o f nasal breathing, Danny advises the use of
nose breathing as a self-regulati ng mechanism, “because you won’ t be able
to do  it if you ar e either running too fast, not relaxed enough, or inef ficient
in y our movement.” Similar to  the experience of most season ed runners,
when Danny first began nose breathing he could only go for a minute or so
before h e had to breathe through his mouth. However, as he be came more
ef ficient and his breathing rela xed into his running form, he was able to
breathe through his nose for longer periods of time. Another  reason forbreathing throug h the nose, acc ording to Danny, is that it allows air more
fully to be brought into the deep er parts of the lungs, enabling a better gas
exchange to take place.
See for yourself. Switch to breathing through your nose and you will
notice the benefits within a short space of time.P A R T  I I
T h e  S e c r e t  o f  F i t n e s sCHAPTER 6
G a i n i n g  t h e  E d g e — N a t u r a l l y
A ccording to the United States  Olympic T raining Center, there is a
dif ference of less than 0.5 perce nt in the performance of Olym pic athletes.
W ith such a na rrow mar gin for success, it is essential for a thletes and
coaches to look for new ways to


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A genuinely healthy person almost never becomes acutely ill, and does not
have any disturbing or distracting symptoms; nothing interferes with or handicapstheir daily life or work. A healthy person has good energy most of the time, apositive state of mind, restful sleep, good digestion and elimination.
Healthy people do not have to live simon-pure lives to remain that way.
Healthy people can afford 10% dietary indiscretions by calorie count—eating ordrinking those things that they know are not good for them but that are fun to eator are “recreational foods or beverages.” Such “sinning” could mean a restaurantbash twice a month, having a pizza, French bread, beer or wine in moderation, icecream, cookies, cake, turkey for festive occasions, etc. The key concept ofresponsible sinning is keeping within that ten percent limit.
A diet for a healthy person that wants to remain healthy should not exceed the
digestive capacity of the individual, either in terms of quantity or quality. All foodsthat can not be efficiently digested should be removed from the regular diet andrelegated to the “sin” category, including those you are allergic to and those for
which you have inadequate digestive enzymes. I have encountered very few
people that can efficiently digest cooked meat, chicken, or fish, but some can, andsome can with the assistance of digestive enzyme supplements. In order to digestmeats, the stomach must be sufficiently acid, there must be enough pepsin,pancreatin, and bile, etc., and the meat should be eaten on the extremely rare side(not pork), in small quantities (not more than five or six ounces), and notcombined with anything except nonstarchy vegetables. If you must include meat inyour dietary, it should represent a very small percentage of your total caloricintake, be eaten infrequently, with the bulk of the calories coming from complexcarbohydrates such grains, legumes and nuts, as well as large quantities ofvegetables and fruits.
The healthy person that wants to stay that way for many, years is advised to
fast one day a week, to give the organs of elimination a chance to catch up ontheir internal housecleaning. If water fasting seems impossible, try a day of juicingit; if that is too rigorous, try a day on raw foods. A similar technique, though lessbeneficial than even a one day each week on raw foods, is delaying breaking yourovernight fast for as long as possible each day. Try giving up breakfast altogetheror postponing breaking your overnight fast, because from the time you stop eatingat the end of one day to the time you start eating the next is actually a brief,detoxifying fast.
Eggs, milk, cheese and yogurt can be assimilated by some healthy people with
or without digestive aids. It is possible to take lactase to break down the milksugars for example; sometimes aids such as hydrochloric acid, pepsin, andpancreatin help. If you can buy it or are willing to make it raw milk yogurtcontaining lactobacillus bulgaris or acidophilus may be digested more readily,especially if it prepared from healthy cows or goats fed on unsprayed food, andserved very fresh. Eggs should come from chickens that run around outside,eating weeds, and scratching bugs. The yolks of those eggs will be intense orange,not yellow. Few people these days have ever eaten a real egg. Surprisingly, for
those of you who fear cholesterol, the healthy way to eat eggs is use just the raw
yolk from fertile eggs. It is enjoyed by many people in a smoothie–fresh fruitblended up with water or milk. Eggs contain lecithin, a nutrient that naturallyprevents the body from forming harmful fatty deposits in the arteries.
Sea weeds are a wonderful source of minerals and should be eaten in soups
and salads. Other invaluable fortifying foods are algae of all kinds (such aschlorella and spirulina), lecithin, brewers yeast, and fresh bakers yeast. Manypeople have had very unpleasant experiences trying to eat living bakers yeast andso use brewers yeast instead. But brewers yeast is cooked and the proteins itcontains are not nearly as assimilable as those in raw yeast. Raw yeast is sopowerful, it feels like pep pills!
It takes a special technique to eat raw yeast because in the stomach and
intestines the yeast does the job it is supposed to do: convert sugars into alcoholand carbon dioxide gas. The entire digestive tract then bloats with gas and theperson will feel very uncomfortable for some time. However, raw yeast is amarvelous source of B vitamins and proteins and can make someone feel veryenergetic—if they know how to use it. The secret is to eat live yeast very firstthing in the morning on an empty stomach and then, not eat anything at all forabout two hours, giving the stomach acids and enzymes time to kill the yeasts anddigest them before adding sugars from another meal. Some like to eat yeast infresh cake form, buying it from a bakery. Others prefer dry granular baker’s yeastblended with water into a sort of “shake.” This is not a bad place to put your rawegg yolk either. If you need it sweetened to drink it, use an artificial or herbalsweetener like nutrisweet or stevia. Live yeast cannot consume milk sugars verywell. So if you can handle dairy, try one or two tablespoons of granulated liveyeast, an egg yolk and a little raw milk or yogurt, well whizzed.
Wheat germ is also a great, rich food, but is usually rancid unless it is taken out
of the refrigerated display; unless it is refrigerated, in a dated package and fresh,don’t eat it. Herb teas and roasted grain beverages are healthy beverages, along
with mineral and distilled water avoiding where possible chlorinated and
fluoridated water.
Diet Is Not Enough
Those isolated, long-lived peoples discovered by Weston A. Price had to do
hard physical labor to eat, had to walk briskly up and down steep terrain to getanywhere. But today, few North Americans output very much physical energy inprocess of daily life or work. Not only cars, but all of our modern conveniencesmake it possible to live without ever breaking into a sweat. We pay for this ease;it costs us a significant degree of health.
Exercise has many benefits when combined with excellent nutrition. It creates
an overall feeling of well-being that can not be created by diet alone. Exercisingtemporarily makes the heart beat faster, increasing blood circulation throughoutthe body right out to the tips of your fingers and toes. This short-term elevatedflow of blood flow brings increased supplies of oxygen and nutrients to all parts ofthe body, facilitating healing and repair. Without revving up your engine every daymany of the body’s systems never get the sludge burned out of them and neverperform optimally.
Exercise also changes the metabolic rate so your body burns more calories–
not only while you are exercising, but also for a 24 hour period following exercise.This maintains a healthful body weight into old age, or helps to lose weight. Mostpeople find that exercise in moderation does not increase appetite, so that it ispossible to consistently burn more calories in a day, and gradually reduce weight ifthat is desirable. It is necessary to burn 3,500 calories to lose a pound of weight.Most forms of exercise allow you to burn 300 to 600 calories per hour at amoderate pace which would be achieved by doubling the resting pulse. Withouteven considering the weight-loss benefit of achieving a raised metabolism, an hourof daily exercise continued for a week or two dependent upon the type ofexercise and pace should lead to one pound of weight loss if the caloric intake is
held constant.
The flip side of having a higher metabolism is rarely appreciated but is
extremely important. Recall the basic equation of health: Health = Nutrition /Calories. Exercise permits a person to eat somewhat more while not gainingweight. If the food is nutrient rich, the body has a chance to extract more vitamins,more minerals, more amino acids. The person who remains slender by rigidlyreducing their food intake to near starvation levels may lack vital, health-buildingnutrition.
And only exercise moves lymphatic fluid. The blood is pumped through the
body by the heart, but the lymphatic system, lacking a heart, requires muscularcontractions to move from the extremities of the body to the central cavity. Thelymphatic system picks up cellular waste products and conducts these toxins todisposal. Frequently, people with rheumatic aches and pains or other generalizedmuscular discomforts physicians like to give Latin diagnostic names to can give uptaking pain pills if they will but begin exercising regularly. Only when they beginmoving their lymph can they begin to detoxify properly.
There is another benefit from exercise which is not to be ignored, and that is
that it gives the person a chemical sense of well being. It actually will help toemotionally boost up people who are chronically depressed and make them smile.After a good workout, especially one done outside, everything seems brighter,more positive; whatever was bothering you somehow just doesn’t seem like thatbig of a deal now. I am not making pro-exercise propaganda. This is not a figmentof the imagination. An exercising body really does make antidepressantneurochemicals called endorphins, but only after about 45 minutes to an hour ofaerobic workout.
Endorphins are powerful, with painkilling and euphoric effects equal to or
greater than heroin, but without any undesirable side effects. If chemists couldlearn to cheaply synthesize endorphins I’m sure


critical role in transforming The American Dream
into a national nightmare. It has turned our homes,
schools, offices, stores, and factories into the battle-
grounds of World War III; the draftees drift from
encounter to encounter, increasing numbers suc-
cumbing as neurotic mental  and spiritual casualties.
The greatest number of victim s, however, is in the 5-
16 year-old range, as rou ghly one-quarter of the
population is recruited into the compulsory federal
behavior clinics cosmet ically known as schools.
Those willing to decide on the basis of their own
experience and observations  whether they (and
their children) are animals or not, and who choose
not to be, must begin now to openly repudiate
psychology's stranglehold on our children's future
and awaken their neighbo rs from the nightmare.  Research Notes
ALMOST all of the deleterious effects created in
education over the past 200 years can be traced,
ultimately, to the unhappy influence of Jean-Jacques
Rousseau and the uses to which unscrupulous shapers
of society have put his doctrines of Man's relative
insignificance and subservience to the forces of
"nature."
The modern twist contributed by Wundt and his
associates and disciples was so effective in the sub-
version of the principles and practices of education that
it has led us to focus in The Leipzig Connection on that
particular scenario and its principal protagonists.
Other characters in the st ory include the Germanic
predecessors and contemporaries of Wundt-ian
psychology: Froebel and his Universal German
Education Institution in 1816, which spawned the
kindergarten movement in the U.S. via the work of
William Torrey Harris (later U.S. Commissioner of
91 92 THE LEIPZIG CONNECTION
Education) and Susan Blow in St. Louis-, Fechner,
whose Elements of Psychophysics (Leipzig, 1860)
pioneered, however misguidedly, the new technology of
Man as animal; Brentano's Viennese empirical
psychology with its offspring of "gestalt" and
"humanistic" psychologies as imported to this country
by Wertheimer through New York's New School for
Social Research; and Felix Adler's1 Seligman-sponsored
Society for Ethical Culture with its British branch, the
Secular Education League, founded by Stanton Coit in
1907.
Wundt's later work (1900-1920) was devoted almost
entirely to the 9-volume Volkerpsychologie (Ethnic
Psychology, still untranslated in this country). In it he
investigated, per Schultz,
...the various stages of mental development in
mankind as manifested in language, art, myths,
social customs, law, and morals. The implications
of this work for psychology are of far greater
significance than its content, for it served to divide
the new science of psychology
1. Born in Germany, Adler gradua ted from Columbia in 1870 and
became professor of political and social ethics there in 1902. It may be well
to remember here that the name Columbia, which the university adopted
during the revolution, was cosmetically  designed to protect the institution
from the wrath of patriotic objection to its original name: King's College.
There is no indication that the philosophy or purpose changed to match the
name (see footnote 4, below).  Research Notes  93
into two parts, the experimental and the social.2
It is specious to de-emphasize, as does this author, the
content of Wundt's masterwork  in an effort to obfuscate
the source of a dominant ideology, for in this work
Wundt contended that,
...social forces play a major role in the devel-
opment of the complicated higher mental
processes.3
This is a direct attack on the concept and methods
forwarded by traditional humanist educators and
philosophers, that creativ e thought influences the
development of social forces.4
2. Schultz, op. cit., p. 47.
3. Ibid.
4. Emerging aspirations to greater individual and social self
determination were also thwarted, in the late 18th century and throughout the
19th century, by an awesome body of English pseudo-philosophy,
psychology, and political economic theo ry. These aspirations, expressed
through a plethora of technological innovations and new republican
groupings, posed a serious economic and political threat to the ruling
European oligarchs.
John Stuart Mill, an early master of oligarchic public relations, is a good
example. While writing On Liberty, Mill was actually in charge of all
correspondence from India House (in London) to the East India Company
representatives on location in I ndia, and was administering that
conglomerate's shipments to China of, at that point, over 10 million pounds
of raw opium a year.
Official U.S. education circles long ago adopted the "demo-  94 THE LEIPZIG CONNECTION
Special mention should al so be made of the con-
cept of educational reform per se, and its leading
exponents in Europe and the U.S., especially
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. This disciple of Rousseau
and of the Swiss mystic radical and physiognomist
Johann Kaspar Lavater, having (as Swiss leader of
the Illuminati)5 first devised a workable system of
public instruction for downtrodden children,
provided the impetus for Froebel, Herbart, Mme.
deStael, and a host of others to spread the idea of
mass education as a state-supported agency for direct
social control and manipulation. This concept was
decisively furthered in ou r own country by the work
of DeWitt Clinton, Horace Mann, Henry Barnard and,
via her apprenticeship at London's Toynbee Hall,
Jane Addams. In the hands of such reformers the
"socialization" of the student became the senior
purpose of education. It was,
cratic" ideas of these British court philosophers (Godwin, Bentham, Mill,
Ricardo, Smith, Spencer, Arnold, Malthus, et al.). These ideas, as supported
by establishmentarian liberalism, have eroded the foundations of our
constitutional republic, generally speaking, and have made a mockery of the
federalist policies out of which the U.S. Constitution grew, and of the
federalist efforts that, alone, accomplished its ratification. As a result,
American education has become, ideo logically, an indoctrination network
for essentially unconstitutional princi ples which ultimately lead to a
sacrificing of national sovereignty. Combined with a psychological
methodology producing, alternately, ap athy and violence, the implanting of
these ideas in the minds of America's school graduates opens the door to the
creation of an abject, manipulated and reactive population.
The bucolic 1841 Brook Farm commune in this country was  Research Notes  95
essentially, to this ideol ogy of "socialization" that
Wundt's psychophysical principles were wed.6
To find a ray of hope in the story of education in
the western world one has to go earlier than the
period chronicled here, to  the achievements of the
Czech theologian and educator John Amos Comen-ius
(Jan Amos Komensky), and to the work of John
Milton (Tractate of Education), both in the 17th
century, or to our own time in which non-
psychological methods are once again emerging
from the debris left by Rousseau's heirs.
Sanity and enlightenment were built into Amer-
ican education in the late 18th century by the likes of
Benjamin Franklin or the Quaker settlers who
established important schooling systems throughout
the midwest. The seeds th ey and others planted
the Transcendentalists' anglophile prototype for an American Rous-seauvian
(and, ultimately, psychological) school  system. Nathaniel Hawthorne, a
Brook Farm founder, was later rewarded with a U.S. consulship to
Liverpool. Brook Farm members called themselves the Phalanx, this term
later becoming one of the tradem arks of international fascism.
For an elaboration on the effects of official British philosophy on
American culture, see the works of Lyndon LaRouche generally, and The
Campaigner magazine and New Solidarity newspaper (Campaigner
Publications, Inc., 304 W.  58th St., NY, NY 10019).
5. Quick, R.H., Educational Reformers (New York: E.L. Kellog, 1891).
6. Pestalozzi's ideas were first introdu ced to the U.S. by his disciple,
Joseph Neef, on a grant from the millionaire Scotsman (later, American) and
father of American geology, William  Maclure. Maclure funded Robert
Owen's New Harmony Utopian commune to 96 THE LEIPZIG CONNECTION
produced a vast and advanced network of schools and
teacher training institutions throughout the U.S. This
network did not reach everyone and there were flaws, to
be sure, but the foundations were in place for an
unprecedentedly effective national education program.
What the


’re right, she does have a right to be miserable.
But she wouldn’ t be that way if she’d taken my advice when
she was twenty.”“There you have it,” said Eykis, “I didn’ t think too much about it at first,
but after a few days of observing your planet, I could see that this entire
conversation was plainly and simply— WRONG! I’ll bet I’ve listened to it
fifty times, and all I can conclude is that these two women, for whom this
was a perfectly normal, healthy conversation, were incorrect about the very
nature of their own reality.”
“In what way?” I asked Eykis.
“In the first place, you were right about rewind. It is strictly limited to
tape recorders. People here don’ t have the ability to re-do their errors.”
I didn’ t say, “I told you so,” but that’ s what I was thinking. However, I
was feeling some empathy for her frustration at trying to make sense out of
her very first conversational eaves-dropping on Earth.
“Well, all of this ‘she should have,’ ‘she shouldn’ t have,’ is simply
wrong. T ell me, without rewind and guilt-prodders, what purpose is served
by rehashing what you should or shouldn’ t have done?” she asked
rhetorically.
She paused a moment and then continued talking without waiting for my
response. “And besides, it’ s over. If you can’ t re-do it on this planet, as I’m
beginning to see, it can’t be redone. That being the case, why would anyone
ever say, ‘she should have,’ ‘shouldn’ t have,’ ‘wouldn’ t have,’ or anything
even resembling it?”
“Eykis, please, it’ s just a figure of speech. It doesn’ t really mean what it
sounds like,” I said unconvincingly.
“But it’ s a figure of speech that derives from incorrect thinking, it makes
people unhappy. I mean those two women…the first one especially, became
more and more enraged as she talked about the should-haves. The little
homilies that people here use in speaking are rooted in fantasy. Can’ t you
see that?”
“Look, I’m not defending it. I agree that it sounds pretty ridiculous when
looked at through your eyes,” I said.
“But I’m not looking at it through my eyes, I’m seeing it through their
eyes, and they’re wrong about their reality. If I saw it through my eyes, I’d
be teaching them how to fix the sister and go back twenty years. But you
can’t do that here,” she said.
“Well, what troubles you so much about their being wrong?” I asked,
because she did appear to be genuinely concerned.“What troubles me is that when people are wrong about their reality,
they’re trapped in their own self-imposed shackles. As long as they
continue to be wrong, they can never escape. It’ s not that this particular
conversation made the two ladies unhappy. It’s that happiness is always
impossible when you see your reality incorrectly.”
“Go on,” I said, sensing that she had more to say on the matter.
“Don’ t you see, my friend—” She almost grabbed me. “They didn’ t say,
‘She made those decisions and now she’ll have to live with the
consequences and perhaps change if her decisions aren’ t working any
longer.’ What the woman said was, ‘She should have listened to me,’ and
‘She shouldn’ t have moved away.’ Unless I am as wrong as most
Earthlings, it seems to me that on Earth you simply cannot ‘shouldn’ t have’
done something that you’ve already done.”
“You’re correct about that,” I assured her.
“But still, I heard this conversation over and over. On a Friday afternoon
I heard a clerk from the phone company tell a customer who wanted his
phone fixed that day, ‘You should have called on W ednesday,’ and the man
accepted it. He walked away as if she had said something that made sense,
that is, something correct. But they were both wrong and equally unhappy
with their lives at that moment. I wanted so much to whisper in his ear, ‘On
Earth, you cannot ‘should-have’ called on W ednesday, on Friday. It just
cannot be done.’ But I recalled our agreement and acted only as an innocent
bystander. For now!”
I wondered immediately what she meant by “For now!” But I let it pass.
“You are right, Eykis,” I said, “you cannot ‘should-have’ called on
Wednesday, on Friday, but you can call next W ednesday, and that is very
likely what the clerk was trying to convey. In a snooty kind of way, of
course,” I of fered as a partial explanation.
“But you don’ t understand. She wasn’ t interested in helping him get his
phone fixed. She was intent on giving him a lecture and keeping the
problem as a problem, rather than seeking a solution. And the worst part is,
he bought it! He walked away shaking his head and saying, ‘I didn’ t know I
should have called on W ednesday; I guess it is my fault.’ Here were two
people communicating with each other, and neither was tuned into Earth
reality. How can a whole planet do this all the time and not fall apart?” she
asked.But before I could answer her, she glanced back at the transcript on the
table. “And furthermore, why would people ever say anything like ‘She has
a right to be miserable,’ almost as if they were ar guing for the person’ s
unhappiness and defending her limitations at the same time?”
I had no response. Eykis was upset about what she had seen. As she
explained later, she was hurting for all these Earthlings who were so
unnecessarily unhappy. With her own unique kind of reality-only
orientation, she couldn’ t grasp why people thought, felt, and behaved as
they did. She even confided that if she could just get everyone to stop being
wrong (nothing else—just stop being wrong), there would be no neurotics
on this planet, since from what she could ascertain there were no real-world
reasons for being that way. She was the most idealistic realist I had ever
faced.
She asked me for a simple explanation of the two items she had observed
in the initial conversation she had overheard. (1) the should-haves, without
benefit of rewind leading to re-do, and (2) the “right to be miserable.”
Rather than try to explain away these seemingly harmless conversational
habits, I acknowledged that they did indeed represent wrong assessments of
our reality. But I still failed to see why she was making such a big deal
about it. After all, these weren’ t desperately unhappy people she had
observed. They were typical, everyday, normal folks in everyday Earthly
conversation. As I relayed this thought to Eykis in the hotel room, she
looked at me with more than a trace of sadness in her eyes.
“That’ s the very point I’m making, my new-found friend. Don’ t you see
how widespread being incorrect is in your world? If it’ s so blatantly
obvious in an innocuous discussion between two women in line at the bank,
or a customer asking to have his telephone fixed, it means that the entire
planet is awash with this kind of thinking. It’ s the everyday common folks
that I wanted to observe. It is they who provide the clues for understanding
a people. If they are infected with this ‘wrong way’ disease, then it is very
likely that it is even more widespread in the influential echelons of your
world. If the business, political, and educational leaders suf fer from being
wrong, and if they implement their false thinking in carrying out their
duties, then it can literally trickle down to all segments of your world. And
it obviously has, since little old ladies in bank lines are so blatantly
afflicted.”“But don’ t you think you’re jumping to enormous conclusions based on a
couple of insignificant chit-chatty talks?” I asked hopefully.
“It is precisely the little chit-chatty talks, as you put it, that are the most
revealing,” she said without blinking. “But don’ t forget, I’ve been
observing most intently all over your planet and I’ve merely reported my
very first encounters. I have a whole suitcase here filled with tapes and
written observations. My conclusion about neurotics simply being wrong
comes from an entire inventory of Earthly behaviors. Before I of fer you
what I think will be a remarkable set of gifts to all of the people on Earth, I
would like you to see the rest of my notes, perhaps go through these tapes
and maybe even supply answers that are still missing.”
I agreed. Obviously I was thrilled to be a part of witnessing the results of
her apparently thorough ten-day exploration of our planet. I loved the way
she looked most of all when she was perplexed and rambunctiously excited
at the same time. She was a fireball of high ener gy and she conveyed it in
everything she said, even in her little personality quirks. Her eyes always
flickered before she presented me with one of her discoveries. I loved the
way she jumped up in her enthusiasm or pounded the table with her fist for
punctuation


<). Phase
a is thought mainly to be caused by Type I electroosmosis,
and phase b by continued cJecuophorctic water transport
(mainly Types II and D1 electroosmosi s). The remaining
pressure (d minus c) is produced by gas formed in the left
chamber. The electrophoretic water transport during phase
b is caused by pressure c minus a.
c
d a
84 Water may be induced in the molecu.les close to a charged
electrode. These inductions will cause a net attraction
force (adsorption) of water to any charged electrode,
regardless of its polarity. The matrix in this Type IV
electroosmosis serves then as a rectifier for the trans
ports.
F. Two distinguishable
pressure variables in
electroosmotic transport
of water
One critical question is whether appreciable electroos
motic water transport can occur at voltages low enough
not to create electrolysis of water. Different opinions
have been presented in the literature on this problem
(76).
Helmholtz (39) found electrolysis of water to stan at
about 1.64 V. Bartoli (6) found the value to be 1.23 V.
Part of the movement of water during electrolysis in
electroosmosis is then connected with the formation of
H~O+ and its polymers (corresponding to Type Ill
electroosmosis ). In search of further insight into the
mechanisms of electroosmosis, the behaviour of water
in terms of transport pressures was assessed experi
mentally.
l. Experime ntal methods and results
An electrophoretic apparatus was constructed as
shown in Fig. IX: 3. It consists of a chamber and two
platinum electrodes, each attached to electrical cables.
Between the electrodes, various materials can be
pl~ced under compressio n between two perspex plates
with multiple holes. Vertical tubes are connected with
the right and left pans of the apparatus. A slightly
tilted tube connects the tops of the vertical tubes. In
the arrangement shown in Fig. IX: 3, the electro
phoretic matrix consists of compressed cotton wool.
When, for instance, 10 volts arc applied between the
platinum electrodes, the right one positive and the left
negative, water will flow through the cotton from right
tO left. This flow results in a return of water from the
left to the right side through the slightly tilted tube,
appearing as dripping of water from the mouth of the
tilted rube.
The degree of compression of the cotton wool, the
distance between the electrodes, and the potential dif
ference each were found to influence the transport of
water. These influences were seen as differences in
numbers of drops of water per urtit time. The rate of
water transport was not found ro be constant. It 1mmHp
volts 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Fir.IX: S. Pressures in electroos.motic trans-oort of water
when fourteen DC pulses of one second each were applied.
The rapid pressure phase returned to the initial level of pres-
reaches a maximum after some time, depending on
voltage, then decreases and eventually stops complete
ly. This change in water transport is associated with
formation of gas at the electrodes, which also elevates
the free fluid levels in both vertical tubes. The tem
perature of the water will simultaneously rise, the
more rapidly as voltage is elevated. After transport of
water has stopped, renewed transport can be obtained
by elevation of the electric potential between the elec
trodes. The water will then start to flow with increas
ing speed, again reaching a maximum and then retard
ing until it again stops.
These prclhuinary observations were fun her studied
by removing the tilted communicating tube and con
necting a pressure transducer (Statham P23 DC) to the
left or right vertical tube, which was closed by an air
tight stopper of low compress ibility. The apparatus
was ftlled with water, replacing all air pockets. The
pressures were recorded by means of a Grass 7 B Poly
graph.
When a constant potential of 20 V was applied
berween the electrodes for 2 minutes, rwo components
appeared in the changing pressures obtained from the
electronegative side of the system (Fig. IX: 4). Initial
ly, pressure increased rapidly (phase a) and then it
rose slowly and steadily (phase b). When the voltage
was switched to zero, the pressure diminished immedi
ately (phase c), which is larger than the initial elevation
of pressure (a). The new base level of the pressure was
eh:valt:d, at the value d r:t•inu:s,..
In the next experimental variant, the values of (a)
and (c) were the same during a consecutive series of 14
applications of square voltage pulses of one second
duration each (Fig. IX: 5). The voltage pulses varied
from 20 down to 2 V (Grass S88 stimulator). The
magnitudes of the initial a pressures were directly
proportional to the applied voltages (Fig. IX: 6). sure after each of these short pulses. indicating that remain
ing effects of ionization and gas formation must have been
minimal.
Intermittent applications of20 V for 2 minutes each,
separated only by turning tbe applied voltages off and
then immediately on, gave results which are shown in
Fig. IX: 7. The slow phase now steadily built up the
pressure in the system. Ionization causing the forma
tion of gas, visible on the electrodes as bubbles, is the
probable main source of this increase. The insert in
Fig. IX: 7 shows the increasing total pressure (tl) of the
system. At the same time, the rapid phase (a) also
shows increasing values with each repeated application
of 20 V. This effect is possibly a consequence of
increasing ionization of water, which should relatively
enhance Type Ill electroosmosis.
Fig. IX: 6. Electroosmotic transport of water: hydrostatic
pressures increase during a series of one second pulses of in·
creasing voltage. The pressures were proportional to the po
t·cntial differences between the electrodes (voltages ranged
between 0.4 and 20 volts). The relationship suggests linear
correlation.
mm
H20
1.5
lO
0.5
..
0o~----~5~----~ t~0----~~~5--
volts
Water 85 mmH20
8
Fig. IX: 7. Electroosmotic uansporr of water: pressures in·
crease during intermittent applications of 20 volts for periods
of2 minutes each. The slow pressure phases caused the pres·
sure in the system to increase continually, an effect due
mainly to gas, forming as a consequence of ionization. Such
2. Discussion of pressure changes
and electric transport of water
It is now apparent that rwo separate phases of pressure
changes are integrated in electroosmot ic water trans·
port.
The slow, cqntinuous pressure phase is obviously con·
nected with ionization wd the formation of gas in the
system. This phase is not easily recognized at low
voltages with pulses of up to 20 V of I sec duration.
Gas formation and consequently also ionization are not
particularly prominent with this mode of application
of voltage.
The rapid pressure phase is easily observable at low
and high voltages and immediatel y on the application
of a voltage difference between the electrodes. Voltage
pulses between 0.4 to 20 V and of I sec duration each
have shown linear correlation with the pressures, im·
plying that they may be extrapolated to zero. These
findings have not been described previously.
The gradual increase in magnitude of the rapid
pressure phase on repeated applications of voltage
shows that this phase also is partly coupled to the
mechanism of the slow continual pressure phase and
most likely to Type III electroosmosis.
In the author's opinion, the rapid pressure phase in
these experiments corresponds mainly to the transport
process which is some·times called anomalous elec
troosmosis (77), while the slow and rapid pressure
phases are both included in what is usually called
electroosmosis. It seems questionable to make a dis·
tinction between anomalous osmosis and electroosmo
sis, because each includes all four types of transport
mechanisms. The internal relative importance of the
Type I-III mechanisms for net transport of water
changes as ionization increases. According to the pres·
86 Water events can also explain the progressive increases of the rapid
pressure phases (a). The insert shows the relation at two
minute intervals (n) between the total pressures (If) in the
system and the rapid pressure phases (a).
sure measurements, the rapid pressure phase is an
instantaneo us electric field effect which is most clearly
d~monstrated upon application of short pulses of volt·
age.
The "low" voltages


tic enzymes, e.g., ribon!llclease, phosphatase,
cathepsin, etc., arc known to be released from lyso
somcs during autolysis (20, 27). The ensuing reactions
drive toward a splitting or decomposition of cells and
molecules in energy-liberating, catabQlic processes. In
the absence of oxygen, protons are liberated as part of
the hydrolysis of A TP (Chapter VII). The early forma
tion of a surplus of protons is in turn a special ease of
liberation of radicals in degrading tissue. In the proc
ess of production and dissipation of protons, an initial
excess of protons may be regarded as a statistical
imbalance in favour of their production.
Enzymatic decomposition of carbohydrates, pro
teins and fat also is known to produce ionized pro
ducts. Such spontaneous ionizations of degrading tis
sue take place over redox sysrems (Chapter XIJ, Xlll).
The sequence of ionizations can be anticipated to fol
low the ionizing energies required for the production
of different ions. Ionic recombinations then will be
influenced by the ionic physicochemical potentials,
mobilities, convection forces and superimposed elec
trical forces over BCEC channels. Polarity of a degrading tissue need not change spon·
taneously only by differences in rates of production
and dissipation of different ions. Biologic mechanisms,
for example, are known to be capable of driving se·
quences of reactions, producing in tum large ranges of
electric potentials. Such cascade reactions (sequential
reactions) (46) are well known in the process of sponta·
neous coagulation of blood. In sum, the present ex·
periments on degrading blood as well as on potentials
measured in tumour tissue indicate that a spontaneous
injury potential exists and proceeds in a slowly fluctu·
ating and attenuating fashion.
This principle of a spontaneous reaction of two
partial functions (£1 and £.) producing a resultant
function (S£) is illustrated in Fig. XVIII: I. The nor·
mal tissue surrounding an injury also undergoes meta·
bolic fluctuations, representing a physiologic "demand
potential". Thus, in Fig. XVIII: I the limiting values
R + and R-indicate the range of fluctuating demand
potentials of the normal tissues surrounding a local
injury.
The fluctuating electrical potential of injured tissue
is therefore to be seen as a sum of many changing
electric gradients. Furthermore, these gradients will
vary between the injured tissue and different parts of
the surrounding "reference tissue". Evidently, such
circumstances make it difficult to measure defmable
demand potentials between tissues. Measurements of
these varying potentials also depend on size and geo·
metry of the electrodes. :-levertheless, the principle of
existence of metabolically changing demand potentials
was demonstrated in one organ, the liver (page 63).
Their imponancc as a driving electromotive force of
BCEC systems should therefore be evident.
We will now concentrate on the function of BCEC
Fig. X\! Ill: 1. lllustNktion of fluctuating, attenuating, e-le-c
tric injury potential, comprising a summation of energies
(SE) of djfferent ionic collections (ionars, e.g., E, and E.) in
relation to the summation of fluctuating physiologic potcn-systems in tissue injury and particularly in the redis·
tribution of movable particles around a degrading fo
cus of changing polarity. The transports of material
over BCEC channels can be anticipated to follow the
fluctuations of the driving forces, even at long dis·
lances. These fluctuations should lead to "ebb and
flow" sequences of anionic and cationic transports,
modified by convection of tissue fluid and characteris
tics of the tissue matrix, e.g., its "capillarity", density
and polarities of fiXed charges.
Consider the "simple" example of a local injury,
such as a necrotizing process in a tumour (Fig. 1: 1). A
physicochemical potential difference between the in
jured tissue and the surrounding noninjured tissue is
demonstrated by the presence of a fluctuating
((: )( ~ )) electric potential. The BCEC system, here
represented by :he vascular-interstitial closed circuit
(VICC), contains the conducting blood plasma and
interstitial fluid. The insulating propenies of the walls
of the blood vessels (and also organized components of
the tissue matrix) provide relative electrical separation
of the circuit from other electrical influences. For the
VICC to function as an electrical transport system a
minimum of two electrode-equivalent sites, corre
sponding to two redox interphases, must be found.
The existence of redox reactions in metabolism is
well established and needs no discussion. Their loca
tions and distances of electron transport, on the other
hand, are appropriate subjects for study (24, 25, 77).
For example, wet crystalline haemoglobin has been
found t0 be a conductor of electrons (77). A theory for
conduction of electrons in enzyme particles has also
been advanced (24). The prese.nt srudies show that
fibrous membranes can easily be produced in tissue
rial~ (R+ and R-~of surroundine-normal tissue. Entropy of
the system increases during healing. (F + ),, (F-),, (F + )2
represent maxima and minima of flucmations.
Principles and consequences of BCEC 321 adjacent to platinum electrodes when direct current is
led between them. II is therefore possible that fibrous
membranes in tissue indicate locations of electrode
equivalent redox steps in closed circuit electric trans
port in vivo. When current was led in vivo across the
surface of a dog liver and spleen (page 133), either
electrode -equivalent reactions were produced at the
organ surfaces or redox reactions were produced in the
vicinity of the organ surface, followed by electrophore
tic transport of the reaction products. Whatever the
explanation may be, one may here recognize a mecha
nism, which is capable of explaining developme nt of
organ capsules. If future research establishes, as seems
possible, a general association between redox reactions
and fibrous membranes, then capillary basement
membranes should be strongly considered as a product
of redox reactions at the nearby endothelial cell mem·
branc.
Further, a mechanism is described for switching short
discance selective cransports co long-discance rrampor c.s over
capillary VICC-cha•mels (Fig. XII: 30). This mecha·
nism includes field-induced selective contractions of
arterial capillaries, apparently leading to regional do·
sure of their endothelial pores. Correspond ing venous
capillaries are wide permining, e.g., diapedesis of leu
kocytes through leaking endothelia l pores. In this hy
pothesis, the capillary basement memb!".me and the
endothelia l fibrin film represent products of reactions
at the electrode-equiva lent sites facing the interstitium
and the blood. Intersected reactions and transports in
the endothelial cells may be represented in electron
micrographs by cytoplasmic vesicles, which might
contain ergonic material.
In addition to the experimenta l studies, indirect
evidence pointing to the existence of VICC channels
has also been collected in this book. Thus, the struc
tural modificati ons of tissue in healing of injuries rc·
quire mechanisms to integrate the various re-actions.
Direct current applied over tissue can produce ele·
ments of tissue healing and all the components of the
corona changes which develop spontaneously in lung
an!! bre~t tissue. Many direct and indirect arguments
in this book speak in favour of the existence of BCEC
systems. Acceptance of the principle of BCEC systems
in tissue leads to the necessity of accepting interposi·
tioned redox steps. We may therefore anticipate that a
VICC is constructed roughly as shown in Fig. 1: I,
where interpositioned redox steps in tissue healing are
suggested to be located in the capillary walls (Fig.
XII: 32) and at the interfaces between degrading tis
sues and thromboti c material on one side and between
thrombotic material and blood on the other. These
sites should contain the electrode-equivalent functions
for closed circuit release of electric energy.
If degrading tissue in the centre of a tumour is
connected electrically over a VICC with the surround-
322 Principles and consequences of BCEC Tissue
potent•a L Tissue acidity
ATP• H,O -ADP+ Phosphate • H\. Energy
~lactic acid Production of ---- l CO,
C~•H)O- HCO)·H·
Fi'g. XVIII: 2. Electropositive, developing polarization
(phase (F + )1) of a centrally degrading tumour (lower part).
This phase of physicochemical polarization of the tumour is


 don't  even  own  your  bodies!  If 300 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
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all this is! If you owned  those  bodies,  you would  keep  them,
wouldn't  you?  At least  as long  as you  wanted  to. Then,
somewhere  something  is missing!
Life is always  Omnipresent  and  acting!  It is your  Limit-
less Supply  of all you require  for use!  Your  Presence  is the
Individualized  Presence  of God,  who  holds  within  Its Radi-
ance  and  Power,  the Supply  of all things;  in substance,  in
energy,  in quality!  As It releases  the Intelligent  Substance  or
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I want  to say just  a few  words  in regard  to the great
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industries  of the World  in his stand;  because  he knows  God,
the Presence  of all Life!
Notice—today,  the demand  of the Activities  of Life  in
the industrial  world  is imperative;  and  the heads  of great
industries  are coming  to realize,  the old methods  can  be
used  no more!  There  are still a few who  hold  on; still trying
at least  to hold  fast to the old ideas;  but they  cannot  survive
and do it! We believe  in giving  Justice  and when  We see an
Individual  who  has built  himself  into  the great,  almost  lim-
itless  success  which  Mr. Ford  has,  then  We believe  in giving
credit  where  it is due.  His only  support,  his only  protection,
his only  achievement,  has been  in his Power  of Conscious
Attention  to the Light.  No matter  what  the criticism  of
him may  have  been,  be careful  you do not accept  it! If there
were  now  and then  an Individual  in his service,  who  might
have  made  mistakes,  don't  forget,  he may  not have  been
responsible  for it. 302 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
So it is in all walks  of Life.  It is not always  the head  of
industries  or conditions  who  may  be responsible;  because
they are not always  able  to govern  the action  of those  in
their  employ.  Just  as a spy from  a foreign  country  might
enter  into  your  America;  and  gain  information  which
would  be your  destruction,  would  the government  be to
blame  for that ? Possibly  in a slight  degree  in lack  of alert-
ness,  but the penalty  would  be on the Individual  who  did it.
Now  remember,  Dear  Ones,  I am prompting  you  for a
Great  Definite  Reason.  In the childrens'  experiences  in
India,  when  Rex  discovered  a spy in the midst  of the Broth-
erhood—notice  the reason!  The  atmosphere  of the Brother-
hood  had  been  charged  by the spy,  so they  might  not feel,
see or detect  his presence!  Rex  coming  in from  an outside
atmosphere,  wholly  Free  from  it, was  enabled  to detect  it!
Notice  what  that  means  to the world,  when  you clear  your
atmosphere  of human  pressure.  By calling  your  Presence
into action,  you will  be alert,  to detect  the conditions  which
are about  to touch  your  world—which  would  affect,  limit
or harm  you.
Therefore,  as you sense  it, you can say to the wrong  con-
dition:  "You  have  no power!  Be thou  dissolved  and  con-
sumed  by the Power  of Light!"  and  it is done!  Instead  of it
finding  action  in your  world,  it will  have  disappeared  be-
fore it reached  your  world!  That  is the Power  of Alertness
and detection;  and it is why  We call with  all the earnestness
of Our  Beings,  for the students  to become  more  and  more
alert;  in the Acknowledgment  of their  Presence  and all the DISCOURSE  XXII  303
conditions  which  touch  their  worlds;  so they  may  be
prompted.
Let Me also  correct  a thing  which  has been  acting  within
mankind  concerning  promptings  or the premonition  of
things.  Such  a thing  is not given  as an inevitable  occurrence
to act in your  world  but you  are being  prompted  to issue
your  Mighty  Decree,  so it may  be dissolved  and  consumed.
Then,  it cannot  act in your  world!  Mankind  has been  ac-
cepting  premonitions  and  promptings  thruout  the centu-
ries; and  have  believed  because  Individuals  received  them,
they must  act in their  worlds.  Because  such  a prompting
was received,  you  may  say:  "Be  thou  dissolved  and  con-
sumed"!  and  it would  be so! Remember,  that  as you value
your  progress!
Beloved  Ones,  My  Joy is Boundless!  Will  you  rejoice
with  Me, in the Service  which  it has been  possible  to render,
while  the  Messenger  was  voicing  My  Words  to you!
Seventy-five  per cent  of you who  are in this room,  have  en-
abled  Me to dissolve  and  consume  seventy-five  percent  of
your  own  human  creation!  My Gratitude  and  Joy is very
Great!  Accept  It please!  Then,  as you  enter  into  the class
know  you have  entered  into  your  Eternal—your  Permanent
Freedom;  and  no longer  accept  any  condition


 obstructive pulm onary disorder) is a condition in which
patients have ongoing hypercap nia and hypoxia due to impair ed lung gas
exchange. It causes dysfunctio nal muscles that are easily fatigued, have
reduced strength and endurance, and a tendency to atrophy.73 COPD has
traditionally been thought of primarily as a disorder af fecting older men, but
recent years have seen an increase of incidence and a significant rise in
mortality in women.74 This is thought to be, at least in part, due to smoking.
While the number of smokers is decreasing across North America and
Europe, more women than ever are smoking in developing countries where
the health risks are less known. For instance, a 2009 study found that only
38% of smokers  in China knew that smoking could cause heart disease,75
and even  in developed countries, there is a degree of ignorance. Women are
also more likely  to be exposed to passive smoking than men, they develop
COPD with less smoking history than men, and their decline in lung
function is faster.11 It is interesting  that the resilie nce shown by females
against maternal smoking compared to males reverses in adulthood.
COPD is an umbrella term rather than a specific disease. There are
differences in the way it manif ests in women. Emphysema, a debilitating
“end state” of COPD, in which the alveoli become damaged and the patient
requires constant oxygen, is more common in men. Women tend to display
more reactive airways—irritation, inflammation, and infection—and more
pronounced narrowing of the airways11. Long-t erm oxygen therapy is more
effective in women, and women  have a much greater improvem ent in lung
function once they stop smoking. Estrogen is involved in maintaining cell
structures and in the elasticity of the lungs that keeps the airways open.76
Cigarette smoke  has an antiestrogen effect,77 and this may contribute to
impaired lung function in women who smoke or inhale secondhand
smoke.76,78
In 2019,  a study investigated whether female sex hormones contribute
to COPD.79 Researchers found that women who had used oral
contraceptives were less likely to be hospitalized or to die with COPD.However, women who had started their periods later than 15 years old and
those who experienced early menopause were more at risk. Early onset of
puberty, which is a risk factor for asthma,63 had an impact on lung function
(how well the lungs work) but not on COPD. Women with a history of
polycystic ovary  syndrome (PCOS), ovarian cysts, HRT use, and surgery to
remove the ovaries and/or fallop ian tubes were all at higher risk of COPD,
although their lung function was likely to be better. This corresponds with
the finding that women were less susceptible to emphysema  than men.
Remember, COPD is an umbrella term, and symptoms can affect breathing
to a greater or lesser extent. Scientists concluded that a variety of aspects of
reproductive health throughout a woman’ s life can contribute  to COPD-
related hospitalization and death  or to lung health. More work is needed to
understand the complex links between COPD and sex hormones in terms of
HRT,11,79 ovarian cysts, PCOS, and hysterectomy.
According to a 2018 clinical review, lung cancer mortality is increasing
in women but not men. The number of women who die each year from lung
cancer is greater than the combin ed female mortality rate for breast, uterine,
and ovarian cancer.11 A woman who doesn’ t smoke is three times more
likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer than a nonsmoking man, indicating
a possib le hormonal influence. However, women have a better prognosis, in
terms of chemotherapy and surgical response, and a higher five-year
survival rate.
Pulmonary hypertension—high blood pressure in the blood vessels that
supply the lungs—is more common in women and occurs around 10 years
earlier in women than in men. Again, more research is needed to understand
the role of the sex hormones, and to discover if and how estrog en increases
female susceptibility to lung disorders.11
While there are differences between women and men across many
respiratory conditions, it is still largely unknown whether these disparities
are behavioral, social, environm ental, or biological. To date, most research
has simply conc luded that more work is needed to ascertain the role of
hormones in lung health.11,80
SLEEP-DISORDERED BREA THINGWe have already discussed snoring, insomnia, and sleep apnea in detail
(Chapter Seven ), but here again, there are differences between men and
women in sleep-disordered breathing, and these are worth mentioning.
There is a highe r prevalence of sleep apnea in men, perhaps due to a greater
collapsibility of the airways.11 But once wome n reach menopause, there is
about a 200% increase in the incidence of sleep apnea.1 This occurs
independently of other risk factors, indicating that female sex hormones,
thought to have a protective effect on the airways and ventil atory drive,
could guard against sleep apnea in premenopausal women.11
Young and middle-aged women are far less prone to apneas than men,
but older women experience much more sleep disturbance. Reduced levels
of progesterone  and estradiol (estrogen) contribute to the incidence of
sleep-disordered breathing.81 Replacement of these hormones decreases
apnea frequency compared with untreated postmenopausal women.82
Premenopausal women with severe obstructive sleep apnea have much
lower progestero ne than healthy women and women with mild OSA.83 The
gender differen ces in the prevalence of sleep apnea decreases after
menopause, indicating that the menopausal status itself plays a part in OSA.
Progesterone is known to improve the tone of the upper airway muscles.11
Levels of the hormone decrease after menopause, which is one reason why
postmenopausal women become more susceptible to sleep -disordered
breathing. A 2015 study found that progesterone reduces sleep apnea in
menopausal women.84
Another contributing factor is a change in the way body  fat is
distributed. After menopause, women are likely to have more body fat, and
this tends to be concentrated in the upper body, where fat on the tongue,
neck, and abdom en is a commo n anatomical factor in sleep apnea. Fat on
the throa t narrows the airway, causing increased resistance to breathing and
greater airway collapsibility. Fat on the tongue takes up space in the mouth
and may encroa ch on the airway. Extra weight on the belly reduces the
amplitude of diaphragm movem ents, causing a decrease in lung volume and
more frequent collapse of the upper airways during sleep.
The results of a 1988 study comparing incidence of sleep-disordered
breathing in obese men and women found that obese women have an
increased chemosensitivity to hypoxia and hypercapnia when compared towomen of a healthy weight. Breathing is often noticeable in overweight
women, even at rest. Fast, upper chest breathing with no pause after the
exhalation and feelings of breathlessness are typical. While it would make
sense that the increased sensitivi ty to blood CO2 could be caused  by oxygen
desaturation and poor breathing during sleep, the same change in
chemosensitivity in relation to body fat load is not present in obese men.85
Similarly, pregnancy increases the incidence of OSA by around 8% due
to increased neck circumference, greater nasal congestion, and pharyngeal
edema, a swelling in the tissues of the throat. In the later stages of
pregnancy, there  is also less room for the diaphragm to function, reducing
lung volume and triggering upper airway collapse. As a result of these
considerations, snoring is consi dered a primary risk factor in pregnancy-
induced hypertension.86 (We will look in more detail at OSA during
pregnancy in the next chapter.)
ANXIETY DISORDERS
Women are between two and three times more likely to develop panic
disorder than men.1 This susceptibility may be linked to sex hormones.
Women with panic disorder experience a worsening of their panic
symptoms and anxiety during the premenstrual phase of their cycle.87,88
Studies in rats have shown that withdrawal of progesterone increased
susceptibility to panic-related anxiety, indicating that the lower levels of
progesterone in the days before the period may be a trigger.89 Numerous
studies link low progesterone to feelings of anxiety.87 Progesterone is a
respiratory stimulant. High levels of the hormone can cause
hyperventilation, but when levels drop very low, it is thought this can
increase the perception of breathlessness.90 While the weig ht of evidence
points to a higher prevalence of anxiety disorders in women, the research is
incomplete. This comes back to the male/female research bias and the fact
that the bulk of the literature has focused on male rodents.91
Scientist have demonstrated an increase in panic symptoms, often
interpreted as hot flashes, and anxiety in women experiencing the
menopausal transition. This suggests that panic disorder may be


"Truth wears no mask, seeks neither place nor applause, bows to no human shrine; she
only asks a hearing."
The increasing flood of evidence against vaccination and the growing for the un-
suppressed facts about this "touchy" subject have literally forced this book into being.
As this work has progressed and the extensive research has been carried to trace down
and organize the material for this manuscript, other valuable long concealed records, that
I had not expected, have come into my hands as if by some unseen power. It is to be
hoped that the information contained within these pages will help to sweep away the
tragic errors that cloud the minds of the people as well as the physicians. It is urgent that
the living words of TRUTH or some other force be applied to abolish that deadly
weapon, THE POISONED NEEDLE, which has been the menacing road block standing
m the way of progress in the healing field for these many years
Vaccination and the false germ theory upon which it is hinged has led mankind far astray
and has severed the fragile thread that offered medical theory and practice a hope of
becoming a science. Under the sway of our present degenerative medical methods the
health of our people has declined to the lowest point in history. The 1955 survey showed
that over 90% of our population is below par mentally or physically. According to life
insurance records, army reports, hospital statements, government statistics and physical
examinations for marriage certificates and employment, etc., it is revealed that there is
hardly one normal, healthy person in a hundred. The Cancer Foundation states that one
out of every four is marked for cancer. The figures on heart trouble are even worse than
that and the other "killer diseases" come in for their toll. Practically all the rest of the
people have symptoms of less serious diseases; these symptoms being headaches.
constipation, weak eves, dental caries, colds, pain, stomach trouble, etc. Most, if not all,
diseases are avoidable and curable (at a certain stage) but not under the deceptive
medical method of poisoning the well and the sick with vaccines and drugs and
mutilating them with unnecessary operations.
When socialized medicine was threatening, a meeting of medical officials was called to
discuss just how many and which operations would  really be necessary if there was no
profit in it. It was decided that only 3% would be considered essential under those
conditions. This information came from a medical student whose instructor had attended
the meeting.
 WHERE HA VE THE "GREAT STRIDES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE" TAKEN US?
After a glance at the medical records covering the past 70 years of what boastfully
called "our great strides of medical science"  we can hardly help wondering if those
seven league strides haven’t been in reverse, because there a marked decline in our nation’s health and a shocking increase in the killer diseases during those very years.
The acute diseases that were to have been conquered by vaccination have only been
masked and "save face" or suppressed until the retained poisons corroded the internal
organs and developed into dangerous chronic diseases.
The following table gives us an idea of what our present faulty methods are doing to our
race:
INCREASE IN KILLER DISEASES DURING THE PAST 70 YEARS....
Insanity increased 400%
Cancer increased 308%
Anemia increased 300%
Epilepsy increased 397%
Bright’s Disease increased 65%
Heart Disease increased 179%
Diabetes increased 1800% (In spite of or because of insulin)
Polio increased 680%
Never in the history of this country have preventable diseases flourished with such wild
abandon, continuously being fed by the very drugs and commercialized irritants that set
them into operation in the first place.
Dr. Alexis Carrel, of the Rockefeller Institute, stated: (Scientific Monthly, July, 1925):
"Although the adult individual today has much less chance of dying from smallpox,
cholera, or typhoid, than he had 50 years ago, he surely has more prospect of being
tortured by some form of cancer, afflicted with slow diseases of the kidneys, of the
circulatory apparatus or the endocrine glands, and of going insane... Modern medicine
protects him (attempts to) against infections which kill rapidly, but leaves him exposed
to the slower and more cruel diseases."
Annie Riley Hale, in "The Medical V oodoo" speaks of "medicine as ‘a system of
healing which after 5000 years of trial and error’ is describing itself as ‘a science in the
making’, whose proudest showing to date is, that it has enabled the race to ‘swap’
smallpox for cancer and typhoid fever for diabetes and insanity, may still be worthy of
credence and patronage by its devoted followers. But what justification can there be for
putting the whole power of the government back of such a system, and the public
treasury at its disposal, to spread misleading propaganda about its own peculiar
doctrines and methods, to force them on the helpless?"
Although there are a number of far more successful and efficient systems of healing in
this country, the medical system is the only one that gets endorsement and support from
the government. All our tax supported Departments of Health, hospitals and institutions
are under the domination of medical personnel. In spite of the financial support, public
confidence and full scale experimentation and testing of all their methods and theories,
the medical school of healing has utterly failed to control any of the killer diseases and doesn’t have a sure cure for even one of the mild diseases. Smallpox and other
epidemics were largely controlled by improvements in sanitation and nutrition years
before vaccination became popularized. Yet a tremendous sum of money is poured into
the medical coffers every year with no accounting made for its use and no benefits
received. Isn’t it time that this squandering of public funds be stopped and the better
qualified practitioners be given a chance to salvage the wreckage before it is too late?
THE INSIDE STORY
After half a century of medical practice,  Dr. John Tilden  made the following
observation, regarding inadequate medical procedures:
"Ability to cure has not kept pace with diagraosis, and today we behold the scientific
paradox of skilled physicians sometimes knowing exactly what disease the patient is
suffering with, but unable to cure the disease... Ability to diagnose, but impotence in
curing, is the true status of scientific medicine.
"Clinicians are floundering about in a sea of speculation and uncertainty concerning
cause and cure; and the best of them declare that autopsies prove that almost half of their
diagnoses are wrong." ( Dr. Charles Mayo, in a radio broadcast stated that at their clinic,
autopsies show that they get only 20% diagnoses right.)
"Every part of the body is represented by a specialist. The irony of all this professional
perfection (?) is summed up in a few words, namely, diagnosis is an elaborate system of
summing up effects without a scintilla of knowledge of cause, and treatment is a
stupendous scheme of palliation, with braggadocio concerning immunization. But the
question will not down: How is a disease to be prevented or cured when the cause is
unknown? All 400 or more so called diseases are nothing more than expressions of our
general systematic derangement—states which I am pleased to name toxemia, or healing
crises. Toxemia is a state of body poisoning — self generated or induced by vaccine
serums, drugs or other poisons." ("Philosophy of Health," by Tilden)
R. T. Trall, M.D., was another doctor who gave the medical method a long and
thorough trial before abandoning it as a failure. He turned to nature and its simplicity
and upon its sound basic laws of healing he brought about miracles of recovery from all
diseases. After trying to justify the inconsistencies of medical theory he had this to say:
"Why has not success in treating disease kept pace with the extraordinary progress of
knowledge of other sciences? The answer is ready: A successful practice of the healing
art must be based upon the laws of life, the economy of vitality.  The only foundation,
therefore, of true healing is correct physiological principles; and here is precisely
where the whole orthodox medical system of the present day fails — utterly and
totally fails. It has no physiological and biological science upon which to truly
practice the healing art."
These are strong words coming from medical doctors who know the system thoroughly.
Medicine is a paying game — financially speaking — and for successful practitioners to leave it for the sake of honesty, integrity, and idealism. indicates that these cherished
qualities are lacking in that branch of business.
It is this lack of correct physiological and biological principles that has enabled the
medical profession to foist such an unscientific delusion as vaccination on the public.
V ACCINATION IS BASED ON A FALSE PREMISE
The false "germ theory" of disease, upon which vaccination is based, has been the "blind
leader of the blind" that has dragged the medical system and the Impressionable public
deeper into the morass of confusion and disease. (The germ theory is discussed at length
in the chapter titled ON FRIENDLY TERMS WITH GERMS in Book II.) However, our
present concern, in this chapter, is merely to point out the instability of the nebulous
theory of "anti-bodies" which is the main prop that holds up the dead corpse of
vaccination. In


eling likeamillion” isanemotional andmental condition which istheexhibition
andexpression ofthewell-being ofourtout ensemble orourfaculties intoto. Just as
nutrition isdependent upon thecondition ofallbody faculties, so,too,areallbody facul-
tiesdependent upon nutritive repleteness. Theemotional andmental aspects ofourlives
will be treated in depth in a later lesson.
4.11. Assurance Of Life And Its Means Is Necessary To Health
Humans arecreatures ofprovidence almost thewhole world over.Equatorial peoples
have noneed ofproviding forthefuture ashave northern peoples butare,nevertheless,
provident inmany ways. Ontheother hand, northern peoples areoften overly provident.
They provide against needs, both realandimagined. This hasmade many northern peo-
ples acquisitive attheexpense ofhumaneness. Ofcourse acquisitiveness initself isnot
the sole evil but is a contributing factor to valuing possessions over fellow beings.
Ourbasic needs arefood andshelter andtheproductive facilities formaking them.
Wehave yetother needs which westrive tosatisfy plus many pursuits thatengender yet
other wants.
Ours isasociety ofabundance. Within thecapabilities ofourmeans ofproduction is
asurfeit ofgoods andservices beyond ourcapacity touseandconsume them. Ourdis-
tribution system isnotcompatible with ourproductive capacities, hence there aregross
inequities intheamount ofthegoods andnecessities various oftheworld’ speoples re-
ceive. Some arealmost totally deprived bycircumstances attendant upon these inequi-
ties while others are surfeited beyond any possible need.
These inequities give risetoanxieties, worries andconcerns thatseriously impair
health. Even many inwhat would beconsidered good circumstances areassailed by
fears thatthey willnotbeable tomaintain their circumstances. Qualms, fears andcon-
cerns about lossoftherequisites oflifeareadrain upon themental andemotional well-
being of a majority of people. W orry is a disease of our society.
Intropical climes weseetribes andgroups ofpeople living “hand-to-mouth” among
plenitude. They always have theneeds oflifeathand. They arecarefree, happy andplay-
ful. They do not work much, for their style of life does not require much.
Thefarther north wetravel, themore humans become provident andacquisitive until
wereach such aharsh environment thatalmost allendeavors aredirected atproviding
the basic needs of life and little more.
Inconducting your professional practice, youmay find itwise todelve into your
clients’ economic andsocial concerns assources oftension, stress andenervation. This
will be explored further in subsequent lessons.
4.12. Pleasant Environment Is Necessary To Well-Being
Humans farebetter inenvironments inwhich theneeds oflifeareabundant. However,
these needs aresovaried within thecontext ofourculture astobedifficult ofment in
this lesson.
Environment means thetotal context ofoursetting. Itincludes notonly ourhomes,
grounds, climate, geography,etc.butalso ourfamily,neighbors, associates, acquain-
tances and, indeed, everything andeveryone thatmakes upthesocial andeconomic at-
mosphere in which we live.Humans arenaturally aesthetic andlove beauty ineverything. Beauty inenviron-
ment isessential, notonly inthephysical surroundings, butalsointhepersons who peo-
ple it. Happy people beget happiness in the lives of those whom they touch.
Our social environment isfarmore important than ourphysical environment. Hu-
mans always dream ofbetter physical environments butachieve happiness primarily
within thecontext oftheir social circle regardless ofclimate andgeography.Inasmuch
ashuman industry creates special environments forliving thatarepleasing, wecanlive
rather happily while insulated from theharshness andsparseness ofclime andgeogra-
phy.
Thus itcanbeseen thattheenvironment ofmost concern relates tothesocial circle
in which we situate ourselves.
4.13. Creative Useful Work And Its Role In Life
Naturally andnormally humans have within them certain qualities that weregard as
virtues. Allarenaturally imbued toperform those labors that areproductive oftheir
needs. This isreadily seen intribal societies. Within complex societies where welose
sight oftheproducts ofourproductive efforts-where wehave been instilled with ambi-
tions toconsume without corresponding opportunities toproduce, wetend toparasitism
upon the productive ef forts of others.
Unfortunately,oursociety legalizes parasitism upon theeconomic body.That isone
ofthecharacteristics ofoursociety that begets inequities that breed crime, ugliness,
poverty and other life-sapping features.
Workwhich wecandirectly relate tofulfilling aneed ismost deeply satisfying. Ifit
calls upon ourinnermost resources andabilities, itiseven more satisfying andfulfilling.
People most happy andcontented arethose who have created lovely homes with gar-
dens, orchards and beautiful flowerbeds and grounds.
When ourcreative urgesareelicited, wehumans cancreate wonders, notonly for
ourenjoyment andwelfare, butalsoforthepleasure ofthose with whom weareassoci-
ated.
Inyour relationships with your clients you’ll find thatsome absorbing pursuit may
besuggested thatwillgreatly benefit their health andwell-being. Inthissociety creativ-
ityislacking intoomany lives. Encourage some creative andproductive hobby orpur-
suit in the lives of those whom you serve.
4.14. Self-Mastery Is Necessary To Best Well-Being
Self-mastery means self-control. Itmeans keeping passional influences within the
bounds ofpropriety.Intelligently guided responses tosituations andyearnings thatmay
arise within ourvitiated society—a society with inhumane andunhealthful values—is
essential toourwelfare. Unbridled pursuits inanydirection, especially those thathave
been commercially tiedtoourappetencies forfood, sexandsensualism areusually ex-
hausting ofourprecious resources, further pervert andvitiate usandbeget conditions of
disease and suf fering.
Thejoys ofself-mastery areunknown tomost. Most ofourpeople areapttoactun-
thinkingly inresponse toimpulse andanaroused appetency forsome sensual delight.
Youmight well explore thequalities ofself-mastery your clients exert intheir lives. Wis-
dom dictates that you encourage in them self-discipline for their better well-being.
4.15. Gregariousness Is An Element Of Health
Humans aresocial creatures. Toachieve ourhighest level ofhappiness andwell-being,
wemust belong toagroup orcircle. Wemust beinassociation with others insome man-ner.Sheer aloneness orbeing forsaken isdeadly towell-being. Even themental giants
amongst us suf fer. There are very few Robinson Crusoes.
Ourrequirement isforassociates with whom wecanidentify.Inthisdayofspecial-
ization wetend torestrict ourselves tocircles thatrunalong cultural, occupational or
special interests. Inrural areas neighbors arethebasis forassociations even though oc-
cupations may bedifferent. Inlargecities cultural pursuits andspecial interests may be
the basis for associations and, more so, occupational lines.
While people cansurvive rather well alone ifthey develop some consuming hobby
or pursuit, most people are not capable of this within today’ s society.
You’ll dowell toprobe thesocial lifeofyour clients. Lack ofsocial lifeinanyform
canbeadetriment towelfare. Likewise, people ofdour dispositions canadversely affect
those with whom they associate. Itmay beacase of“not what’ swrong with youbut
who’ s wrong with you.”
Encourage your clients toparticipate insocial activities inconjunction with friends
or acquaintances.
4.16. Motivation: Having Purposes Or Causes To Serve
Few humans arecontent with feelings thattheworld willnotbeabetter place fortheir
having been init.Most ofusareimbued with urgestoimprove andexcel. Most humans
strive tobetter both themselves andtheir environment. Failure tocultivate goals leaves
anindividual indifferent andmost likely auseless drone inlifeandsociety,neither good
forselforsociety.People without ambition andobjectives areusually dullards anddis-
sipators.
Inobserving others whom weserve, itiswise toassess their drives andambitions. If
they lack these, thewilltolivemay alsobelacking. People who consult others inhealth
matters have awilltolivebutmay notbesufficiently endowed with aims inlifetomake
living a challenge.
Needless tosay,thehealthiest andhappiest people amongst usarethose who are
striving to fulfill ambitions and meet life’ s challenges.
Justasyoumay bemotivated byanurgetohelp others andreceive reward andrecog-
nition forit,others aremotivated byanyofamultitude ofobjectives. Agreat artist may
thrive onrecognition andappreciation while aditch digger may have pride notonly in
his service but in some hobby or other constructive activity.
Without purpose inlifethere islittle drive toliveit.WeLife Scientists hold