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ionars and ergonars
A. Components of BCEC
systems
Chemical reactions in vivo differ from chemical reac·
tions in vitro by usually being isothermic. Biologic
reactions are often modulated in many ways which are
energetically economical and functionally highly dif·
ferentiated. Acceptance of the principle of BCEC
means that a variety of closed circuit functions, com·
monplace in contemporary electronic technolog y,
should also have their correspondence in biology. This
correspondence includes not only the functions which
drive the circuits hut also the influences of "locat'•
reactions along electrochemical gradients over BCEC
branches, either in series or in parallel. As will be
seen, ionic and nonionic compounds each interact jn a
way that makes selective distribution and modulation
of energy possible over short and long distances. BCEC therefore represent, in the author's view, an
important circulatory system in addition to the me·
chanically driven circulation of blood. Components of
this circulatory system are listed in Table XIII: I. Selective distributions of compounds thereby be·
come possible, even against existing pressure gradi·
ents, and may contribute, for example, to homeostasis. 152 Energetics, ionars and ergonars As far as can be seen now, the mechanical transport
system and the electrochemical BCEC systems arc
closely integrated both morphologically and function
ally. Future evaluations of the function of the combi·
nation of the two systems will, however, require a
Table XIII: I. Componenrs of the circulawry system of BCEC
I. Matrices Structured groupJ of channeli::i"t wmpontnll.' Vessels, duels, interstitial channels, fibrous mem
branes. Some o( these components are contractile
and change electrical rcsi$tan. :e. Cqnc~ rw1 «ggniuJ as clwrt~ls:
Erythroc)'tes and other circuhaing ~us. celluJar
c-omponents and ll\Oleeules. Ground substance, fi. brous material, nutrients, metabolites, metabolic
wastes. Movable "matrices" add variable rcsis·
lance and capacitance to the circuit.s. ll. Solnnt Water
Ill. El«rrodr-cqwivalml inttr/aus for redox rtactUms
IV. Ions I orr.an:
CoiJtttlons of ions operating BCEC
V. Ergons Erg(num:
CoiJections of e.lecuicaJJy balanced tnergttk: mole·
cuJC$ operating BCEC con&iderobly more differentiated knowledge of the
BCEC systems than is presently available. The follow
ing presentation will focus on the important problem
of how BCEC systems can be activated and utilized in
the transfer of energy in tissues. We will start with a
general presentation of the author's view on the energy
available for such functions. This introductory presen
tation is intended only as a preliminary approach to
ward understanding the associated complicated prob
lems. These problems are indeed a consequence of the
recognition of the concept of BCEC. The energy which can drive a BCEC needs first to
be identified and defmed. One group of energetic
compounds is primarily ionic and supplies electric (or
more precisely, physicochemical ) energy to the sys
tem. The other group consists of primarily nonionic
energetic compounds. In order to facilitate handling of
the actual problems it is now necessary tO introduce
new, if tentative, terminology (Table XIII: 2). The term ergon (Greek, ergon = work) is used here
to mean a nonionic compound possessing potential
electric energy, as distinguished from an ionic com
pound possessing immediately available electric ener
gy, in a BCEC system. These two types of energy
compounds are integrated in the energy conversion of
BCEC systems as ionic and ergonic collections called
ionars and ergonars, respectivel y. Together these col
lections are termed ergionars. The need for a distinc
tion between ionic and ergonic energies is a conse
quence of the important differences of their energetic
behaviour in a BCEC. Similarly, their appearance as
ionars and ergonars has a particular meaning in closed
circuit energy exchange. Examples of ergonars in
clude oxygen, glucose, neutral fat, ATP, NADPH1
and nonpolar amino acids, e.g., leucine, valine, methi
onine and phenylalanine. Water may also be included
in this group although it can be regarded in many
respects as a special type of matrix material. BCEC systems require electric energy, supplied di
rectly by ions or indirectly by ergons (after their acti
vation). The electric potentials for redox half-reactions
of ions and ergons can be defined by standard reduc
tion potentials. In Table XIII: 3 some known redox
potentials are presented (3, 20). Reduction or oxidation of ergons creates ions, which
in turn by oxidation or reduction may cre-dte ergonic
compounds. In this way we may regard ergonars as
precursors of ionars and vice versa. Table XIII: 3 does
not tell us when, where and under what biologic cir
cumstances these reactions take place. The answers to
these questions require further discussion of the con
cepts of ionars, ergonars and BCEC. Ionars and ergonars represent two types of biologic
bulk energy. Ergonars are electrically noncharged
packages of energy. Their arrivals at places which are
suitable for release of this energy depend mainly on Table XIII: 2. Energy in BCEC 1Y1tan.J: termmolog;y
Unit Symbol
hn (eltttricaUy
charged moleeule) I!>
Ergon {nonionic
energy carrier) ~ 1-Energy C:l)llcctions
lonar nx ~ I Ergjonar
Ergonar ox~
diffusion and mechanical transport from the places of
production. Glucose, for example, after liberation
from glycogen in the liver, does not "waste" its energy
during transport in the blood stream. On arriving at a
suitable site of reaction, e.g., a working muscle, it
contributes to the need of energy of the local tissue. During transport in bodily fluids, ions will create
electromagnetic fields in surrounding tissue. Ergons
do not. Selective electrophoretic transport of material
according to electric gradients is the case with ionars. Such transport is not possible for ergonars. Neverthe
less, ergonars may undergo electrogenic transport, me
diated by a suitable matrix. Differences of this kind
appear to be important for differentiated transport of
energttic compounds in tissue. An electrochemical
gradient caused by ionars, e.g., from local metabolic


Uncomplicated corrosion" ill
Undes.irable effects ill
Undulating structures 222
Unexpected reactions from nerves 222
Unforeseen pathways for the current Z2:i
Unidirocrjona l current m.lli
Unidirectional Oow of currfnt over long
tim~ periods ill
Unidirectional gradient of injury potential
ill
Unidirectional mode of current lli
"Unipolar" electrOdes ill
v
Vacuoles in cells W
Valen<"e eleC'trons 15.5. Vanishing '' 8" zone 2.1
Variations in vascu.larity ill
Vasa V8.$0rum ll2....J.28. Vascular block, e.g., arteriosclerosis llO. Vascular-ductal closed clce1ric circuit
(VDCEC ) l2B
Vascular el«trical n:sistance ~ ill
Vascul.u·interstitial closed circuits (VICC)
4,122-150,318-336
Va$Cu1ar intima, charges of 2l
Vascular pockets 176. 171. 200
Vascular pulsations atound carcinomu of
the lung 200
Vascular thrombosis 270. 333
Vascularity, improvement of ~
Vectors of ~netgy eomponctlts Ul
VenocapiJI.a.ries I,!L ~ L.9J. Venocapillary accumulation of leukocytes
138-141. ~ ~ w
VenouscapiUarics 146.322
Ventilation and perfusion U2
Venules and venous capillaries U.S. Very low frequencies (VLF) ill
Vesicles
as micro<lus'ICr.S of molc:ules ~ lJ2. at nerve endings ill
in inten:lcctnxiic transfer of energy W
in nerve transmission 112
in the capillary membranes 1M. Vesicles as microergonars or microerfio n·
an 14<1. 331.332
Vesicular developme nt 14<1.171,!Sa
Vesiculation W
Vessels as electrically conducting "cables"
122-150.319
Viability ofbreaSI cancer cells 260
VICC i.,l22-150. 3.1.8:136
a system for se-lective uansports!!L. LIB
for development of \'esse:ls 24~256
in carcinogenesis ill
influence on distant reactions ~
.l.I..S:ll6
Visual search pa.nerns 11
Volume
of necrotic tissue 2ll
of tumour 21l
Volume·pressure ~ 1.22
w
Walls of "large" vessels LIB
Washout of arriving iom ~ ill
Water in hypoxic tissue 12
Water molecules, a movable matrix Ul
Water potential WO
Water pre5$ure around the anode 2E2
Water transport 79.271
Wave-lil<.e transformations of energy ill
Wet crystalline haemoglobin ill
Wet di2lhermic electrocoagulation ill
White blood cells, accumulation of in a
closed circuit 7. 187. 262
Winged electrode 288. Wound healing h ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
281,286,325
W ·shaped potential profile W
X
Xeroradiography U
without compres'Sion 2.2! X·ray attenuation 2..Ul
y
Yellowish zone ~ 26J
Yin and yang of a meridian 122
z
Zeta potential ~ Z6i
Uta potentials of cells l U
Zoneoflowelectrondens:ity ~
Zone of zero charge 1M
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in the lung ill
mechanism of development lD. Lanolin 2. 60
Lateral inhjbition l6
Leak of current 1. 66
Leaking junctions 135. 175
Leaking vc:nules W
Leukocyte accumulation
around the anode lBZ. 26:i
around the cathode 1. 2. in inflammation 120
massi.,. ely destroyed in the ancxtic field
l2ol
Leukocytic locomotion 1. 20. Leukotax. i. ne ~ 262
Level of entropy ill
levelling of electric gradients ill
Liberation of radicals in degrading tissue
~ 116. 320
Liberation of energy 128
ulinear shadows crossing a tumour. ll
Lipophilic substances ill
Liquid fat 21. 8
Liquid fat zone 2. Z2. Liquid junction potential JMl
Liquid·perfused electrodes llb ill
Liquid water
energy 80. StrUCt'Urt 80. litmus reactions at organ surfaces ~ ill
Liver caps-ule, development of W
Local contraction of small vessels UB. Local dys:trophic changes ~ mill
Local electrocoagulation llb lli
Local infecllon ill
Local injury 2fi5
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Q: What is the mechanism of development of a lung tumour?,
A: The text does not explicitly mention the mechanism of development of a lung tumour. However, it does mention "leukocyte accumulation around the anode" and "leukocyte accumulation around the cathode" in the context of inflammation, which suggests that it may be related to the development of a tumour.
Q: What is the function of a BCEC (Bio-Electro-Chemical Circuit) system?,
A: The text does not explicitly state the function of a BCEC system. However, it does mention "mechanism of development" and "mechanism of healing" which suggests that it may be related to biological processes.
Q: What is the role of leukocytes in the context of inflammation?,
A: The text states that "leukocyte accumulation around the anode" and "leukocyte accumulation around the cathode" occurs in the context of inflammation.
Q: What is the term "Mach effect" referring to?,
A: The text does not provide a definition for the term "Mach effect". It only mentions it in the context of electric fields.
Q: What is the purpose of a "Processor for direct current treatments"?,
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  the Light  is taking  Its Dominion  and  don't  mind,
if human  things  about  you  struggle  and  resist. Remember,
so far as your  world  is concerned,  when  you  call This  Light
into action,  It knows  no resistance  nor  interference,  but
proceeds  to perfect  your  world. As your  Harmony  goes  out
you will  assist,  by Its Radiation,  every  one  you  contact  to
attain  a Like  Perfection. I thank  you  and  bless  you,  Beloved  Ones,  with  the Ful-
ness of My Love  and  clothe  you  in the Consciousness  which
is Mine;  that  Feeling  which  is Mine;  to endeavor  to give
you the Assistance  of Self-Control  in Its Fulness. Then  you
may  enjoy  the Fulness  of the Perfection  of Life,  as It flows
forth  into  Perfect  Manifestation  in your  outer  world,  and
releases  Its Activity  and  Experience. I thank  you. DISCOURSE  XVIII
CLEVELAND,  OHIO. March  6, /95S
Beloved  Students,  in all that  is being  accomplished  and
yet to be done,  We  thank  you  with  the Power  of Light
for your  assistance;  your  stand  with  the Light  to make  the
Call which  humanity  needs. I know  it is not easy  for you
to realize,  not seeing  from  the Inner  Activity  of the Law,
just all required  and  the need  of your  great  great  assistance. We, from  the Octaves  of Light  and  Freedom,  long  so
much  when  the opportunity  is so great,  to release  mankind
from  all human  accumulation  and  all which  has  bound
them. As many  of you  have  come  to know,  it has been  My
Great  Privilege  to assist  many  many  students,  in dissolving
and consuming  the last particle  of their  own  human  accum-
ulation. Do you  realize,  Beloved  Ones,  just  what  THAT
means ? When  Beloved  Saint  Germain  has  told  you  repeatedly,
the pressure  of your  own  human  creation—before  any  of it
was dissolved—was  ten times  that  of the atmospheric  pres-
sure of Earth;  then  you  must  understand,  what  it means
to be released  from  such  pressure  of your  own  human
creation. You  have  often  felt in your  outer  general  experi-
ence,  sometimes  a buoyancy  and  Lightness;  then  again  a
tremendous  pressure  as though  you  were  being  dragged
down. It is because  in the moments  of the feeling  of Light-
248 DISCOURSE  XVIII  249
ness in your  feeling  world,  not thru  your  attention,  but thru
your  feeling,  a Radiance  has come,  a Release  of which  you
are outwardly  unaware. Yet  it is sufficient  to really  lift
you or momentarily  repel,  your  own  human  creation  and
its pressure. Today,  I rejoice  during  this  Class,  for many  many  of you
here,  it will  be My  Privilege  to dissolve  and  consume  the
remainder  of your  own  human  creation! I know  quite  well
how  earnestly  many  many  of you  have  been  working  and
making  That  Call. Will  you  try to feel  with  Me just  for a
few moments,  how  vital  and  important  your  Call  is! The mass  of mankind  does  not understand. The  people
are unable  to make  the Call,  because  until  one  knows  This
Great  Presence  of All Life,  the "Mighty  I AM,"  the Power
in your  Calls  is but slight;  in comparison  to what  It means,
when  you  know  your  own  Source  of Life,  the "Mighty  I
AM." Today,  it devolves  upon  the  Students  of America,
until  more  join  them  which  is coming  so rapidly;  to make
This  Call  with  such  Earnestness—not  with  any  stress  or
strain;  but  with  just  such  Earnestness  and  Determination
that it gives  Us the opportunity  to do all We require. Let Me  explain  something  again  today,  because  it is
not understood  generally,  even  among  the students. I am
going  to try to clear  this  in your  minds;  for  once  it is
clear,  you  will  find  an Inner  Change  in your  experience. When  you  decree—when  you  make  the  Call  to your
"Mighty  I AM  Presence"  and  the Ascended  Masters,  the
Legion  of Light  and  the Cosmic  Beings,  you  are releasing 250 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Substance  from  within  your  feeling  world  and  your  phys-
ical body. Now  notice  this particularly—from  your  physical
body! This  Substance  is the Requirement  which  We  need,  in
order  to release  and  then  amplify  It, with  the Great  Purity
and Perfection  of the  Substance  of Life;  to bring  about
the changes  which  are being  made. The  progress,  the Ad-
vancement  so far, has been  beyond  our fondest  hopes. Man-
kind  has  responded  in the most  wonderful  manner;  and
I congratulate  you  here  and  the students  everywhere,  upon
your  ability  to release  This  Energy  and  Substance  which
We require. Today,  Beloved  Ones,  sixty  percent  of the Victory  of the
Light  has  already  been  attained  and  We  hope  to make  it
much  more  here. By the time  We have  reached  New  York,
We hope  for an achievement  which  will  lift every  "I AM"
Student  in America  and  the World  into  the Glory  of their
Eternal  Victory. It does  not  only  mean  your  Individual
Freedom;  but  the accumulation  of mankind  of the cen-
turies,  must  be dissolved  and  consumed  completely,  for
whatever  is to be done  in the future. Without  this  consum-
ing, mankind  is constantly  interfered  with,  interrupted  at
the most  vital  moments. Then,  disappointment  besets  In-
dividuals,  sometimes  delaying  the Expansion  of their  Light
indefinitely. So today,  We want  you  to become  so anchored  that  not
a single  thing  in the appearance  world,  will  interrupt  nor
interfere  with  all which  is to be done  individually  and  for DISCOURSE  XVIII  251
America. I quite  realize,  sometimes,  even  among  the stu-
dents,  Individuals  wonder  why  We keep  stressing  the need
of America. Well  Dear  Ones,  if America  is not protected,
you will  have  no place  to call your  home. Do you  not see
how  important  this  is? Suppose  something  destroyed  your
physical  home  and  you  were  unable  to prevent  it, tempo-
rarily  you  would  be housed  somewhere,  would  you  not? So it is in America  today. America  is the last spot  on Earth  where  Our  Perfection
can come  forth. It is vital  for all the  Students  to realize
this;  because  it will  enable  them  to release  the Power  for
the Protection  of America. Then,  as their  own  Individual
Life Streams  become  cleansed,  purified  and  set into  Divine
Order;  in the Perfection,  in Action,  which  the Presence  is
and holds  for them,  they  will  find  the Glory  of Its Domin-
ion sustained! In all you  hold  dear  for your  Loved  Ones,  for America
and the Glory  of all which  is yet to follow,  you  will  find  Its
Infinite  Power  of Action  ever  increasing;  intensifying  and
spreading  everywhere  into  the  World


, poor memory, and
decreased ability to concentrate. On the other (balancing) side of the ANS, we find the well-studied
connection between the vagus nerve and the parasympathetic nervous
system (PNS), the rest and digest side of the ANS. The vagus nerve, which
sends impulses to all the major organs and is particularly conn ected to the
heart and respir atory system, secretes a brilliantly useful substance called
acetylcholine  or ACh. Acetylcholine (ACh), the first neurotransmitter ever to be identified,12
was discovered in 1913 by English chemist Arthur Ewins. 12 Later, in 1921,
the Nobel Prize winning physio logist Otto Loewi determined its functional
significance. Loewi found that activating the vagus nerve reduced heart
rate. 1 He did this by isolating the heart of a frog and stimulating the vagus
nerve to release something he called “Vagusstuf f. ” This substance, later
identified as acetylcholine, caused the frog’ s heart to slow, replicating
relaxation, the reaction to a nonthreatening environment—or the rest-and-
digest state. The implications of this are huge. It means that stimulating the
vagus nerve can activate the PNS, subduing or balancing out the fight-or -
flight reaction of the SNS. This “Vagusstuf f” (ACh) released by the vagus nerve is a
neurotransmitter—a chemical messenger released by nerve cells to send
messages to other cells. This neurotransmitter is found in all motor neurons,
where it stimulates smooth muscles to contract, slows the heart rate, and
dilates the blood vessels. It is also present in many brain neuro ns where it
has a role in vital mental processes such as cognition and mem ory. Severe
depletion of acetylcholine has been associated with conditions such as
Alzheimer ’s. 12
STRESS, INFLAMMA TION, AND ILLNESS
From a health perspective, if we define stress as a disruption of
homeostasis, inflammation often begins as the body’ s natural response to
stress. What’s more, chronic, low-grade inflammation has been proven to
indicate an overactive fight-or -flight response. 10 It makes sense, therefore,
to deduce that inhibiting the fight-or-flight reaction (as the ACh released by
the vagus nerve does) could reduce inflammation. Inflammation is a defense mechanism triggered by injury or infection. It
is at the extreme  end of the spectrum that ranges from homeosta sis to stress
response to inflammatory response. 10 It combines different immune
mechanisms that work to neutr alize invading pathogens such as bacteria
and viruses, repair injured tissues, and heal wounds. However, when out of
balance, inflamm ation plays a key role in the development and persistence
of many diseases. It can be triggered by extreme internal imbalances or byexternal challen ges that disturb homeostasis. After a stressor occurs, the
inflammatory response kicks in. While modern life has its benefits, including a much longer life span,13
advanced technology, and home  grocery deliveries, the nature of stress has
changed dramat ically. When stress is severe and prolonged, it causes the
body to compensate, physiologically and behaviorally, to maintain
homeostasis. Long term, this can put an unsustainable load on the body’ s
systems. There is increasing evidence that chronic stress increases the risk of
both physical and mental health disorders. It can play a critical role in the
onset and progress of stress-rela ted illness, including diseases of the heart,
digestive system, brain, and many forms of cancer. Chronic stressors are
known to suppress immune function. In fact, while not yet fully understood,
studies show that stress is a common risk factor in 75% to 90% of human
diseases. 13 That’ s nearly all of them. Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University discovered a direct
relationship betw een chronic mental stress, the body’ s inability to regulate
inflammation, and the progression of disease. 14 Their study, which used the
common cold as a model, found that prolonged stress decrease s the body’ s
sensitivity to the stress hormon e cortisol in such a way that the immune
cells become insensitive to it. This negatively affects the ability of cortisol
to regulate inflammation. Inflam mation gets out of control, and disease sets
in. The research demonstrated that the symptoms of a cold are not actually
caused by the virus. They are a side effect of the body’ s inflammatory
response, which is designed to fight infection. People who suf fer most when
they have a cold don’t have “Man Flu”—they are actually experiencing a
more extreme inflammatory reaction. The study also confirmed that stress led to the immune cells being less
able to respond to signals that normally regulate inflammation. Participants
who were stressed were much more likely to develop colds when exposed
to the virus than those who weren’ t stressed, and those people also
produced more cytokines —the chemical messengers that trigger
inflammation. Because inflamm ation is pivotal in so many illnesses, this
offers a valuable  window into the impact that psychological stress can have
on health. VAGAL STIMULA TION AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
A clear connection between the nervous system and the immune system
was discovered by neurosur geon Kevin Tracey in 1998. In an experiment
on a rat, he investigated the idea that stimulating the vagus nerve could
alleviate harmful inflammation. 4 He found that the nervous system could be
used almost like a computer to trigger commands that stop a problem in its
tracks. The results of his expe riment were so unexpected that Tracey’ s
colleagues were apparently in the corridor outside his lab, running bets
against his theor y even as he was in the middle of testing it. 4 Further trials
confirmed Tracey’ s findings. Using electronic implants to stimulate the
vagus nerve in humans, he produced a dramatic reduction and even
remission in rheumatoid arthriti s, a condition with no known cure. 15 This
helped illuminate the vagal system’ s close interrelationship with the
inflammatory system. The first steps of an inflammatory reaction involve the release of those
pro-inflammatory chemicals called cytokines. 8 When the body produces too
many cytokines,  they can cause more damage than the invading  pathogens. For exam ple, in sepsis, the body’s own immune reaction can cause tissue
injury, dangerously low blood pressure, and even death. Chronic
inflammation can also feature in many diseases where no infection or injury
is present. In obesity, for examp le, an overload of storage in fat cells leads
to a stress response that causes the release of inflammatory cytokines. 10
The conversatio n between the immune system and the brain that
moderates this inflammatory response relies, in part, on the vagus nerve,
which, in turn, is important due to the anti-inflammatory role of
Vagusstuf f/ACh. Crucially, ACh, the neurotransmitter secreted by the vagus
nerve, blocks the release of many of the pro-inflammatory cytokines. In
studies of diseases characterized by an excessive immune reaction,
including sepsis and pancreatiti s, vagus nerve stimulation was found to be
sufficient to block cytokine activity. When the vagus nerve is stimulated
electronically, the body’ s level of inflammatory cytokines decreases. 16
As it turns out, the breath also provides a (natural) gateway to influence
the vagu s nerve and the ANS— through the role of carbon dioxide (CO 2)
levels in mainta ining the body’ s acid-base balance. 17 One of the functionsof breath ing is to regulate the level of blood CO2 to maintain the blood’ s
acid balance (or pH). When levels of CO2 in the blood are too high, over
time, CO2 diffuses  into the red blood cells as carbonic acid, making the
blood too acidic, a condition called acidosis. When CO2 levels are too low,
respiratory alkalosis  occurs. Both acidosis and alkalosis are serious,
potentially life-t hreatening in their acute forms and damaging to health if
they persist long term. Therefore, the proper management of CO2 through
the breath is crucial. When blood pH changes even subtly, respiration will automatically
decrease or increase to compensate. One example of this is ketoacidosis, a
serious complication which can occur in diabetes. Ketoacidosis increases
acidity in the blood, stimulating corrective overbreathing. This fast, upper
chest breathing  is also commonly seen after the acidosis following
prolonged diarrhea and as a response to increased progesterone levels in
women. Conversely, alkalosis can be induced by vomiting or the use of
steroids or diuretics. The respiratory drive is then suppressed as the body
works to restore homeostasis. 17 Information about blood CO2 is sent to the
respiratory center so that breathing can adjust via pathways involving the
vagus nerve. Therefore, breathing exercises to increase CO2 have a “vagotropic
effect. ”18 CO 2 directly influences the sensitivit y of the vagus nerve’ s nuclei. This slows the pulse and improves the blood-filling of the heart. 19 Increased
blood


 and you might experience hot flashes, night sweats, sleep
disturbances, vaginal dryness, irregular periods, mood swings, recurrent
depression, and short-term memory loss. 41 Perimenopause begins, on
average, at the age of 46 and lasts for about five years. 41
One thing that is known is that while menopause is a natural
progression, smoking significantly impacts the age at which it occurs. Women who smoke enter menopause about a year and a half earlier than
those who don’t. 41 This already points to an obvious link between
menopause and overall well-being and more specifically, respiratory health. Early menopause is a known risk factor for various illnesses, including
cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis. Early menopause is also directly
linked to mortality in general57. There are correlations between natural
menopause and lung health, but studies have largely failed to factor in other
things during a woman’ s life that are known to affect the function of the
lungs. 57As women live longer, they will spend more years in postmen opause,
and scientists recognize that this makes it essential to understand how
hormonal shifts during this period affect the health of the lungs. 57
Fortunately, the fact that proges terone levels drop after menopause means
that there is a large study population available in which reduc ed hormone
levels can be examined, and scientists are beginning to explore these
connections in more detail. A 2009 paper found that not only were estrogen and progesterone levels
significantly lower in postmenopausal women, the pressure of blood CO2 at
rest was much higher too58. This is because the central chemoreflex drive to
breathe is lessened after the menopause. This change is related to the
decrease in sex hormone concentrations and complex blood acid-base
interactions. This finding has important implications in understanding why
sleep-disordered breathing becomes more common after menopause. It is
also useful in determining the effects of HRT on ventilatory control and on
blood pH, at rest and during exercise, in both healthy women and those who
are unwell. 58
The authors of a 2020 study published strong evidence of a connection
between early menopause and reduced lung function. This was the first long
running study to confirm a relati onship between pulmonary health and early
natural menopause. Using data about lung function collected when
participants were 7 and 53 years old, researchers found that women whose
menopause occurred before they were 45 had poorer lung function than
those who experienced menopau se aged 45 or later. This is the first study to
take into account factors earlier in the lives of the women, such as
childhood asthma, socioeconomic status, and parental smoking. 59
By identifying that this relationship exists, scientists have made it
possible to assess women with a higher potential risk of lung problems or
those women who might be likely to develop lung disease when
menstruation ends. Early menopause triggers a susceptibility to respiratory
disease and a vulnerability to environmental factors such as air pollution
that has not previously been recognized. It is unclear whether changing
hormone levels directly accele rate the decline in lung functi on in some
women, but a clear link between estrogen fluctuations and pulmonary
health exists. Women whose respiratory function is poor before menopause may be at
an even greater risk, especially  if they are subject to other factors, for
example, regula r exposure to toxins at home or at work. Women who have
an existing lung condition, such as COPD, and experience early menopause
may subsequently suffer a more serious and progressive version of the lung
disease. 59 The study recommends that the impact of menopause on asthm a
be reevaluated. It also suggests that immune dysfunction connec ted with the
main estrogen of menopause may be significant in a chronic condition
called bronchiectasis, a disorder of the airways that mainly affects
postmenopausal women. A high proporti on of the women in this study who experienced early
menopause had also had early menarche. It is believed that these women
may be generally at higher risk for lung dysfunction or disease. Interestingly, women in this same group were more likely to smoke and to
use hormonal therapies. Women in the study cohort who were still
menstruating had the lowest rate of respiratory symptoms and diseases. While this study  represents a step forward in research on the topic, more
work is needed to understand the mechanisms of menopaus e and lung
function. Howev er, it is importa nt that early menopause is understood to be
a risk factor in respiratory health. IMPACT OF HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPIES ON THE
BREA TH
As menopause occurs, many women choose to take a HRT for either shorter
or longer periods. There has been some uncertainty about the safety of these
medications, largely because of reports from the Women’ s Health Initiative
study, which condemned the therapy as unsafe due to links with increased
risk of coronary heart disease and breast cancer. 60 The uptake of HRT
declined as a result of this publicity. It was subsequently shown that the risk
of breast cancer was low and only relevant for women with a very long
exposure to a combined HRT regimen, and that for some, estrogen may
actually reduce susceptibility. More recently, these findings were again
contradicted in research published in the British Journal of Cancer, which
reported that women taking combined HRT are nearly three times more
likely to develop breast cancer than nonusers, with risk increasing withlonger HRT use. The “Breast Cancer Now Generations Study” provided a
comprehensive update about HRT use, suggesting that many previous
investigations were not so thorough and may have “underestimated the
increased risk of breast cancer by up to 60%. 61 Importantly, the heightened
risk level appears to return to normal once HRT use ends. 61 There is not
thought to be increased risk for coronary disease. 60
Overall, the link between meno pause and lung health is still not well
understood. Despite the fact there has been a certain amount of research
focus on HRT, the underlying condition of menopause itself has barely been
studied. What literature there is on HRT and respiratory health returns
confusing results. Research into asthma and other respiratory symptoms tends to indicate
an incre ased risk for women who take HRT, especially nonsmokers and
women with a lower BMI. However, studies of lung functio n suggest a
beneficial or at least a neutral connection with HRT. 41 As we discovered
earlier, studies often contradict each other for various reasons. There may
be differences in BMI between study populations, clinical practice around
HRT use isn’t always the same,  the type and duration of HRT differs, and
there are variations in study design and even in the assessment of
menopause. There are also complex problems around distinguishing the
effects of HRT from symptoms of menopause itself. Fundamentally, as
studies have explained, more knowledge of biological mechanisms is
needed before it is possible to return truly accurate results. In 2017, Science Daily  reported the results of new research, presented at
the European Respiratory Society International Congress, which
demonstrated that oral HRT can slow the decline in lung function in
middle-aged women. 62 The study followed 3,713 women for two decades
between the early 1990s and 2010 and found that those who took HRT for
two years or longer did better on lung function tests than women who had
never taken HRT. Lung function is at its best during the midtwe nties. From
then on, it decre ases incrementally. One thing that accelerates lung decline
is menopause— which raises the question, could HRT at least partly
counteract it. The wom en’s lung health was tested at the start of the survey and again
20 years  later. The measurement used was forced vital capacity  (FVC),which assesses the volume of air that can be exhaled from the lungs after
taking the deepest possible breath. Women who used HRT lost, on average,
46 milliliters less lung volume over the 20-year period than those who had
never taken it. To put this finding into context, 46 milliliters is
approximately the amount of lung volume that would be lost by a woman
who smoked a pack of cigarettes every day for three years. While
researchers do not believe this is likely to be clinically significant for
healthy women, for women who have airway disorders, the decline in lung
function could lead to increased breathlessness and fatigue, decreased
ability to work, and poorer quality of life. 62
While the study does not advocate either for or against HRT, the
findings do demonstrate the importance of female sex hormones for the
maintenance of healthy lungs in middle-aged women. This research
provides another piece in the puzzle in understanding the relationship
between menopa use and lung health. The fact remains that women and their
doctors need to be better infor med about the health changes that happen
after menopause. Women with existing respiratory conditions such as
asthma should be closely observed during the menopausal transition, and
advice about medication should  be more personalized and take changing
hormonal levels into account. OSTEOPOROSIS AND BREA THING P ATTERN DISORDERS
Osteoporosis is a condition prevalent in postmenopausal women that might,
at first


 significant when, having eaten the cake already, you
can refuse the second piece, or the entire bag of M&M’ s sitting in the
cabinet. Any point of the process is a moment of power, if it’ s a moment of
conscious choice on behalf of your sane and self-loving self. Say out loud: “In the name of God, I command that you leave.” Y ou
don’t have to believe me that this works; you will find out for yourself.The letter you now write is both a command and a good-bye. It is a
leave-taking, a statement of independence from a master you will no longer
allow to enslave you, and with whom you no longer agree to conspire. The letter, once written, belongs on your altar. It includes three parts:
1. Why I allowed you to live in me, and the ways that I said yes to you:
Example:  As much as I hated you, you wer e something I could hide
behind. I didn’ t have to r eally show up for my life, because I always had
an excuse why this or that wasn’ t a real option for me. In hiding behind
you, I didn’ t have to face my fear of being skinny and beautiful and r eally
participating in life. 2. Why I no longer need you, and what I have come to r ealize:
Example:  I have learned that ther e is str ength within me that I never
knew I had. I have r ealized that ther e is a Divine spirit in me, and I serve
no one by r efusing it. It is a gift fr om God and it is humble, not arr ogant,
to live in this spirit. I am a child of a Divine Cr eator, and it is my
responsibility to the universe, not just a gift to myself, to r eceive His
spirit and allow it to dir ect me in everything I do. 3. What I say to you now, through the authority of Divine Mind:
Example:  What we had is over. In the name of God, I command you to
release me. In the name of God, I command you to depart. In the name of
God, the door shall be sealed behind you. And so it is. Your letter is an adjunct to a paragraph from my book A Return to Love,
which has resonated with many people seeking to repudiate their
weaknesses and embrace their God-given strengths:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that
we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that
most frightens us. W e ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gor geous,
talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Y ou are a child ofGod. Y our playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing
enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’ t feel insecure
around you. W e are all meant to shine, as children do. W e were born to
make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’ s not just in some of
us; it’ s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously
give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from
our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. You are not yet, perhaps, fully liberated from your own fear. But you are
getting there. W ithin the holiness of your own mind, you’re beginning to
see the outlines of a you who has left this hell behind her. Consider the
mere idea of her existence; breathe in the thought; embrace the possibility. And she will begin to take shape. The healed you is not an expression of a “managed” situation, but rather
of a truly transformed one. She does not yet have deep roots within your
nervous system, but she has roots within your soul. As the memory of the
real you, she is a creation of the divine. And what is divinely created cannot
be uncreated. The true you, free of all torment related to food, lives already
in the realm of Divine Mind and is waiting for your permission to be born
into the world. I join with you in absolute conviction that she will be born. And she
embodies something far more glorious than merely a healthy relationship to
food. She delivers a peace that only love can bestow. During this time of gestation, have faith in what is happening inside you. Do not let appearances fool you. Do not look at your flesh and wince. Do
not look at it and give in to self-loathing. Y es, old flesh undoubtedly
remains, but its cause is fading even as you read this. Looking at your body,
realize that it is a changeable condition. Y our flesh has merely responded to
your mind. Now celebrate that you are changing  your mind. The womb of your consciousness has been impregnated with a divine
idea: the thought that a permanently freer, more perfect you is possible. This impregnation is a mystery into which your soul must enter, as you
allow to occur within you a miraculous process of death and rebirth. The
old you, the obsessive you—the one who carries all the patterns of your
pain—will now cease to exist.Who you used to be, you will be no longer—and who you were created
to be will now shine forth. She is taking form inside a sacred place—the
realm of infinite possibility that lives inside your heart. T urn there and you
will find her. She is waiting for you. And she will appear in the twinkling of
an eye. Reflection and Prayer
Close your eyes and relax into a meditative space. On the left side of your mind, see yourself as you manifest addictively. See yourself behaving compulsively. Now, on the right side of your mind,
see the real you, the free you, the sober you, the radiant you. See cords of
darkness and dysfunction, thick and ugly, which connect the real you to
your addictive self. Now see an angel, sent by God, walk up to the cords with a scissors of
light. W atch carefully as the angel cuts the cor ds. The cords are dark and
gnarly, yet the divine scissors cuts right through them. See them drop to the
floor and sink below the surface of the ground, disappearing for all time. Hear angels singing in the background. Bear witness to whatever happens
now, and give thanks that you are free. Dear God,
I am r eady to die to whom I used to be,
and be born to whom I wish to be. But of myself I can do neither. Transform me at the deepest levels,
that I might suffer no mor e
the pain of unr eality. Impr egnate my soul with the seed
of my true self,
that I might know joy and peace at last. Amen
OceanofPDF.comLESSON 19
BIRTHING WHO YOU REALLY ARE
Losing weight is either a managed condition or a miracle. If it’ s a
managed condition, then that’ s great, but it rests on unstable moorings. If
it’s a miracle, it rests on God. There’ s little point in trying to bring forth a thinner you, unless it’ s a
thinner you with a fairly good chance of remaining  a thinner you. Otherwise, you end up back in that corner of hell where your soul cries out
in horror, “I can’ t believe I did this again …”
You need, then, more than just weight loss. Y ou need a miracle. When
you’re in the throes of an addictive impulse, however, you make yourself
unavailable to receive one. In order to birth the miracle of a new you, you
must be open to the love that pierces your invisible shield. A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love, creating
breakthroughs in your experience by creating breakthroughs in your mind. Much of the work involved in this course has been an inquiry into what it
is, exactly, that you fear … particularly as it relates to other people. This
lesson involves identifying any fear you might harbor toward an aspect of
yourself: the possible new you. The universe, being the handwriting of God, is a continuous flow of love. Yet the fear -mind seeks to block that love just as continuously as Spirit
pours it forth. It would keep you locked in repetitive patterns that prevent
you from becoming who you are capable of being. As long as your mind is
in service to fear, you are bound to your past. Only in serving love are you
free to move forward into a new and truly dif ferent future. None of us consciously serves fear. The problem is that fear permeates
the ethers of the world in which we live, and fear breeds the addictive
impulse. The fear -mind knows that if you get to fully live, then it has to die. It is literally fighting for its life, as are you.Yet you cannot take on the fear -mind directly. You don’ t get rid of it by
fighting it, but only by transcending it; not by attacking it, but by replacing
it. You have spent much of your life saying no to your addiction, but the key
to your freedom lies in saying yes to the possible you. The purpose of this
lesson is to remove any barriers you still hold that are keeping you from
becoming your truest self. To become the truest you, you must actively embrace the


 who suddenly seem to lose talent and ability, and turn to
alcohol and nar cotics. But sometimes, if humility becomes ingrained befor e
complete disintegration sets in, they find understanding and ar e able to
remake their lives fr om the pr oper psychic position. The General Manager Is Upstairs

Jim was a high-spirited, strong-willed young man, and when he was
dischar ged from the army after W orld W ar II, he was of fered a television
job in a W est Coast city. Jim was ambitious and vowed to rise to head his
station, then to make it the leader in its market. He worked hard, for he
wanted prestige and money, and within five years he had attained both. He
became general manager of the television station, and it became the leader
in its market. During this period, of course, the entire television industry mushroomed. It
grew ten times in size, and those employed in it were carried upward in theprocess. Then competition set in. T alent was recruited from advertising
agencies, radio stations, motion pictures studios, the Broadway stage. Jim
watched this influx of new faces and resolved to be better than all, to make
more money, to be the leader. He worked around the clock, but nevertheless
things began to go badly. No matter how well he laid his plans, something always upset them. No
matter how carefully he thought out a process, some unknown factor always
cropped up and spoiled it. He began to think he was unlucky. People whom
he was positive were inferior often bested him by what seemed an amazing
stroke of fortune. He grew bitter, suspicious, and hostile to associates. T wo
years later, he was fired. One day, when his spirits were at their lowest ebb and he had about given
up, he came across a book that depicted the joys of surrendering one’ s will
to universal will, and since he was about to give up anyway, he decided to
try this. He was astounded at the peace and serenity that came to him from
the simple act of psychological submission. He took a humble job in a new
television station and started on the road back. His friends noticed the change in him. He had ceased being an agitator. He
no longer undertook action for the primary reason of getting something
done, but now seemed to do things through an inner joy in their actual
doing. There was about him a quality of tolerance and understanding, of
humility, that made his presence on the team a delight to all. W ithin a few
months he was given a responsible job; within two years he headed the
station. The title “General Manager” no longer is on Jim’ s door, though. Asked why not, he replies, “The General Manager is upstairs. ”

The Eternal Sour ce

The French biophysicist and philosopher Pierre Lecomte du Noüy wrote,
“Let every man remember that the destiny of mankind is incomparable, and
let him above all never for get that the divine spark is in him and him aloneand that he is free to disregard it, to kill it, or to come closer to God by
showing his eagerness to work with Him and for Him. ” This, of course, is
the exact psychic position that we must strive for if we would lead an
effective and enlightened life. The knowledge of our eternal source and our
subsequent identification with it leads us into actions and attitudes that have
a broader and more universal viewpoint than any possible to the egoistic
self. Our power of decision enables us to grow in any direction that we
choose, and once we have shucked of f the limiting and restricting presence
of the surface self, we then are able to expand into a kind of cosmic
perception that enables us to perform all work intuitively and with an
effectiveness and skill heretofore denied us. You may be sur e that you will not be a victim of lethar gy when you
surrender your life to the Secr et Self. Instead, you will become much mor e
dynamic. The meaningless pattern of your human existence will be alter ed
completely, and you will come to see the invisible shape of your destiny. When the veil is lifted at last, you will find that the desir e to hasten or r etard
or change events has gone; what will be will be, and that is enough. Just to
be able to r ecognize that ther e is a gr eater plan enables one to abdicate
from any attempt to run it. This does not take one out of the ar ena; it
plunges one in mor e deeply. All that is sacrificed is the limited view of the
surface self. Y our outer mien may be full of action and thunder and
dynamics, but inwar dly you ar e ser ene, sur e about all things, because, as
Trimalchio says, “Our Mother, the earth, is in the middle, made r ound like
an egg, and has all good things in herself, like a honeycomb. ”

Conditioning the Subconscious

As long as we are focused in the sensory area of our awareness, we are
never master of our own house, for our true motivations spring out of
subterranean areas that we are not aware of and do not control. That is why
people often are unable to achieve results through positive thinking. The
subconscious always directs us; the conscious mind is only its agent. Themore self-suf ficient the conscious mind seems, the more it is used as a tool
by the subconscious. Y ou cannot issue orders to the subconscious; that is
the wrong psychic approach. The subconscious must perceive, then accept. It does not respond to coercion. But even though the conscious mind cannot
order the subconscious about, it can condition it to react dif ferently. If we
are fearful, we cannot make ourselves brave by an act of will, but only by
conditioning our subconscious to promote feelings of bravery in us. For this reason periods of meditation are very important. Through them we
can change our awareness of prosperity, health, and happiness as the
conscious mind impinges a conditioning quality upon the subconscious. We can choose consciously the path to follow, but only the long lines of it. Our daily choices are enforced in us by the subconscious, for we always act
and think intuitively and instinctively. If we are displeased with our actions
and our circumstances, we must condition the subconscious to inspire in us
different thoughts and dif ferent actions. This power of auto-conditioning is
available to all. W e can accomplish it by daily periods of meditation or
simply by keeping within our consciousness at all times an awareness of the
thing that we want to become. Realize this: when the chips are flying, we
have to go with the personality and sense of self that already has been
installed in the subconscious, for in times of action all our thoughts and
movements are instinctive. Facing Hidden Facts

It takes firm-heartedness to face the fact that you have chosen every
circumstance and thing in your life, not consciously, of course, but
subconsciously. People who are sick usually are appalled at the idea that
they have chosen to be sick, dumbfounded at the ef frontery of anyone
suggesting that they can get well by simply choosing to be well. If
somebody explains the conditioning quality of positive thinking, they
sometimes try it for a time but usually without visible results, for they thinkpositively negatively, telling themselves that they are well while they know
that they are sick. People can become well by choosing to become well, but
they seldom become so the moment after making this choice. It first is
necessary for them to embark upon a program of conditioning their
consciousness into awareness of health. They have become sick because
their consciousness picked up an awareness of sickness; and this must be
cast out, replaced; and the task will not be accomplished in a day. Curiously,
other people sometimes have more ef fect on our subconscious than we
ourselves do. A good hypnotist often is able to ef fect amazing cures. These
are usually temporary, however, because the hypnotist-instilled idea is soon
dissipated and replaced by the prompter that caused illness in the first place. The individual’ s conscious mind put the sickness prompter in the
subconscious and will continue to do so until the pattern of thinking is
changed. Grasping Shadows

There is no short and easy road to reconditioning your subconscious. Hypnotism and psychoanalysis are no panaceas. The reconditioning can be
done only by yourself, and it takes concentration and continued ef fort; but
there is always the great consolation that in the end you will be master of
your own life. It is curious how often the things that we set our minds to
evade us. It sometimes seems that the mere act of focusing our attention
upon some objective causes that objective to become impossible to
accomplish. Follow a shadow, it still flies you;
Seem to fly it, it will pursue:
So court a mistress, she denies you;Let her alone; she will court you. — BEN JONSON

There is a deep underlying psychological reason why our conscious
purposes are often defeated, and that is because they often are at odds with
our subconscious purposes. If we fail, it is because we subconsciously wish
for failure, even though our conscious minds seem to desire success above
all things. But the conscious mind itself can do nothing; it


 THE FLAME
Lord Asclepius - A light crystalline green flame with a forcefield of deeper shades of cypress
green
Lady Hygeia - Peach Flame with a Silver Radiance
 MUSICAL KEYNOTES
Donizetti - Nemorino's Romanza - L'Elsir d'Amore
(Lord Asclepius)
Vangelis - Irlande - Opera Sauvage
(Lady Hygeia)
Trad.- Neratzoula - (Temple Music)

THE TEMPLE OF COSMIC LOVE
Mount Robson, in the Canadian Rockies
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: Jeweled Light Rays radiating out from a fiery pillar of deep
Crystalline Pink Light
HIERARCHS
Elohim Orion and Lady Angelica
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Pure Crystalline Pink
THE PRESIDING MASTERS AND GUARDIANS OF THE COSMIC FLAME OF DIVINE
LOV E
Archangel Chamuel and Lady Charity
COLOR OF THE FLAMES
Chamuel: A Crystalline Flame with a brilliant Pink Radiance
Charity: A Brilliant Pink Flame with a Crystalline Radiance
QUALITY OF THEIR COMBINED FLAMES
To praise and the Sanctity of all life
MUSIC AL KEYNOTE
Symphony No. 2, 3rd Mvmt (Sibelius) - Orion
"In Trutina" from Carmina Burana (Orff) - Angelica
"The Lord Now Victorious" from Cavalleria Rusticana  (Mascagni) - Chamuel's Legions
Charity: Piano Sonata #8 in C minor 'Adagio Cantabile' - Beethoven

 THE TEMPLE OF ILLUMINATION
Mount Meru, Lake Titicaca, Bolivian Andes
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: Myriad pathways of golden Light all leading to the Flame of
Illumination at Meru
HIERARCH
God and Goddess Meru
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Gold and Pink
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Pictures at an Exhibition - Moussorgsky
Excerpts only: Promenade - Lirnoges - Catacombs - Kiev Gate

THE TEMPLE OF TRANSFIGURATION
Mount Meru, Tanzania, East Africa
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: Visualize a luminous Circle of Light with brilliant Rays o f Light
radiating from its Center and expanding ever outwards
HIERARCH
Lady Nada
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Ruby with a Violet Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
3rd. Movement (Adagio) Conc. in A Minor, Op. 16 - Grieg

THE PURE LAND OF BOUNDLESS SPLENDOR AND INFINITE LIGHT
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• A Crystalline Buddha revolving within a Lotus of Violet Fire resting on a Crystalline
Aquamarine Sea
• A crystalline Buddha, almost invisible in Its own full spectrum, radiant Aura of Light

HIERARCH
Amida Buddha  COLOR OF THE FLAME
Crystal Flame with a Full Spectrum Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Silk Road - Kitaro

THE TEMPLE OF UNDERSTANDING
Etheric realm over Delphi, Greece
ELECTRONIC PATTERN : A White Sun with a Golden Radiance
HIERARCH
Mighty Apollo
COLOR OF THE FLAME
White Flame with Sun Gold Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Largo from Xerxes - Handel

THE TEMPLE OF PROTECTION FROM THE WORLD OF ILLUSION
In the Etheric Realm over the Isle of Delos, Greece
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: A perfectly balanced Threefold F lame within a circle of White
Light
HIERARCH
Lady Leto
COLOR OF THE FLAME
A White Flame with a Rose Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
The Night of the Soul - Robertson

 THE TEMPLE OF MERCY AND COMPASSION
In the Etheric Realm over the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Beijing, China
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• A Flaming Lotus of Cosmic Mercy - whose Purple Petals of Living Flame are the
greatest concentration of the Forgiving Love of the Cosmic Christ
• A Flaming Lotus of varying deep shades of Violet Fire ― enfolding t he Earth in its
Living Flame ― with a pulsating Aquamarine Radiance
• A Radiant Starburst of Crystalline Violet Light... Cosmic Rays of Mercy and Justice
freeing the Earth
• A Lavender -Violet Rose pulsating with a radiance of Aquamarine — representing the
healing of the emotional world through the Gifts of the Seventh Ray

HIERARCH
Lady Kwan Yin
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Deep Shade of Violet with a Crystalline Aquamarine Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
In a Monastery Garden - Ketelb ey
Sakura  (Traditional)

THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE AND MERCY
Etheric Realm over the International Court of  Justice
The Peace Palace, The Hague, Netherlands
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• The Scales of Justice in blazing White and Violet Flame with a radiance of Green and
Pink - holding the Earth in the Balance, Mercy, Wisdom and Love of Almighty God "I
AM"
• The calm, serene, impersonal face of the Eternal Mother Principle, representing the
Power, Majesty and Mastery within the feminine feeling nature of the Seventh Ray
Dispensati on
• A Radiant Starburst of Crystalline Violet Light... Cosmic Rays of Mercy and Justice
freeing the Earth

 HIERARCH
Lady Portia
COLOR OF THE FLAME
White Flame with a Deep Shade of Violet Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Deliverance - Vangelis

THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GRAIL
In the Etheric Realm, Glastonbury, England
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• Brilliant Spiraling Action of Royal Blue and Crystal Flames like a Mighty Thrust of
God's Will into the worlds of humanity
• A Revolving Golden Grail - filled with the ever -expand ing God Consciousness of doing
God's Will

HIERARCH
Beloved El Morya
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Crystalline with a Royal Blue Radiance
QUALITY
The Holy Grail of I AM Consciousness
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
The Fairy Ring - Rowland

THE TEMPLE CITIES OF JOHN, THE BELOVED
Over Arizona, USA
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• A Crystal Vision of the Etheric Cities, with multi -colored Rays of Light interpenetrating
the realm of humanity
• The Hand of God as Living Fire, reaching into the outer world of humanity

 HIERARCH
John The Beloved
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Pink Flame with Pink Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
The Holy City - Weatherly -Maybrick

THE TEMPLE OF ILLUMINED WISDOM AND LOVE
In the Etheric Realms over Istanbul, Turkey
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: A Sunrise of Illumined Wisdom and Love, arising over the tranquil
waters of the Christed Soul
HIERARCH
Lady Sophia
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Emerald Green Flame with Delicate Pink Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Maji Mengi - Terry Oldfield

THE TEMPLE OF ENTHUSIASM
In the Etheric Realm over all Iran (P ersia)
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: High above Iran (Persia), in the Etheric Realms, visualize an Island
of Deep Purple Fire, giving off a blazing Light in shades of varying from the deepest Purple to
the softest Volet Glow, with a Pink Radiance of Pure Divine Love
HIERARCH
Beloved Zarathustra
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Purple and Gold
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Symphony No 9 (The Great) 4th Move ment - Franz Schubert
3rd Symphony "Ilya Morometz" 2nd Mov ement - Gliere
THE TEMPLE OF COMFORT
Island of Sri Lanka
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• Altar of Grace - A Golden Sunburst with an Aureole of the Seven Rays. Each Circle
increasing its outpouring in great waves of Light until it covers the entire Planet
• A Dove of Soft Pink Iridescent Light surrounded with an aureole of the  Rainbow Rays
• A small revolving Pink Sphere of pulsating Flames of Comfort and Love with Gold
Wings of Peace - going out to all humankind; one pink sphere remains in your world and
as the month progresses its size increases until it is as large as your ind ividual aura

HIERARCH
Paul, the Maha Chohan
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Pink and Gold
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
"At Dawning" - Cadman

THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN
The Ever Presence of Light Eternal
HIERARCH
Lady Vesta
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Brilliant Gold
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
O Sole Mio (Traditional)
Hymn to the Sun - Rimsky -Korsakov

 THE TEMPLE OF WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING
Kashmir, India
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: A Spiraling Column of Gold Flame giving off Dazzling Rays (like
a sparkler) as it enfolds the


  n o n s p e c i f i c  l u n g  d i s e a s e ) :
a. c h r o n i c  b r o n c h i t i s,  i n c l u d i n g  o b s t r u c t i v e  b r o n c h i t i s
b. c h r o n i c  p n e u m o n i a
c. b r o n c h i e c t a s i s
d. p n e u m o s c l e r o s i s
e. e m p h y s e m  a
f. s i l i c o s i s,  a n t h r a c o s i s,  e t c. 5. C h r o n i c  c o l d
6. V a s o m o t o r  r h i n i t i s
7. F r o n t a l  s i n u s i t i s
8. M a x i l l a r y  s i n u s i t i s
9. S i n u s i t i s
1 0. A d e n o i d s  a n d  p o l y p s
1 1. C h r o n i c  r h i n o s i n u s i t i s
1 2. P o l l i n o s e s  ( h a y  f e v e r )
1 3. Q u i n c k e's  o e d e m a
1 4. H i v e s
1 5. E c z e m a,  i n c l u d i n g
a. n e u r o d e r m a t i t i sb. p s o r i a s i s
c. d i a t h e s i s
d. v i t i l i g o
e. i c h y t o s i s
f. a c n e
1 6. R a y n a u d's  d i s e a s e  ( s p a s m s  o f  t h e  v e s s e l s  o f  t h e  u p p e r  e x t r e m i t i e s )  2
1 7. O b l i t e r a t i n g  e n d a r t e r i t i s
1 8. V a r i c o s e  v e i n s
1 9. T h r o m b o p h l e b i t i s
2 0. H a e m o r r h o i d  s
2 1. H y p o t e n s i o n
2 2. H y p e r t e n s i o n
2 3. A u t o n o m i c  n e u r o p a t h y
2 4. C o n g e n i t a l  h e a r t  d i s e a s e
2 5. R h e u m a t i s m  o f  t h e  j o i n t s
2 6. R h e u m a t i c  h e a r t  d i s e a s e
2 7. D i e n c e p h a l i c  s y n d r o m e
2 8. I s c h e m i c  h e a r t  d i s e a s e  ( I H D )
2 9. C h r o n i c  I H D  ( C I H D )
a. r e s t  a n d  e f f o r t  a n g i n a
b. p o s t i n f a r c t i o n  c a r d i o s c l e r o s i s
3 0. C a r d i a c  a r r h y t h m i a :
a. t a c h y c a r d i a
b. e x t r a s y s t o l e
c. p a r o x y s m a l  t a c h y c a r d i a
d. a t r i a l  f i b r i l l a t i o n
3 1. G e n e r a l i s e d  a t h e r o s c l e r o s i s
3 2. A r a c h n o i d i t i s  ( p o s t - t r a u m a t i c,  i n f l u e n z a l,  e t c. ) 3 3. P o s t - s t r o k e  c o n d i t i o n s :
a. p a r a l y s i s
b. p a r e s i s
3 4. P a r k i n s o n ’ s  d i s e a s e  ( e a r l y  s t a g e )
3 5. H y p o t h y r o i d i s m
3 6. H y p e r t h y r o i d i s m
3 7. G r a v e s ’  d i s e a s e
3 8. D i a b e t e s
3 9. I r r e g u l a r  m e n s t r u a t i o n4 0. T o x a e m i a  o f  p r e g n a n c y  3
4 1. M e n o p a u s a l  p r o b l e m s
4 2. C e r v i c a l  e r o s i o n
4 3. F i b r o m y o m a
4 4. F i b r o c y s t i c  b r e a s t  c h a n g e s
4 5. I n f e r t i l i t y
4 6. I m p o t e n c e
4 7. T h r e a t e n e d  m i s c a r r i a g e
4 8. R a d i c u l i t i s
4 9. O s t e o c h o n d r o s i s
5 0. M e t a b o l i c  p o l y a r t h r o p a t h y
5 1. R h e u m a t o i d  p o l y a r t h r o p a t h y
5 2. D u p u y t r e n's  c o n t r a c t u r e  ( c o n t r a c t u r e  o f  t h e  p a l m a r  f a s c i a )
5 3. G o u t
5 4. P y e l o n e p h r i t i s
5 5. G l o m e r u l o n e p h r i t i s
5 6. N o c t u r i a  ( n e e d  t o  u r i n a t e  a t  n i g h t )
5 7. C y s t i t i s
5 8. K i d n e y  s t o n e  d i s e a s e
5 9. O b e s i t y  o f  a l l  d e g r e e s
6 0. L i p o m a t o s i s
6 1. C h r o n i c  g a s t r i t i s
6 2. C h r o n i c  c h o l e c y s t i t i s
6 3. B i l i a r y  d y s k i n e s i a
6 4. C h r o n i c  p a n c r e a t i t i s
6 5. G a l l s t o n e  d i s e a s e
6 6. D u o d e n a l  u l c e r
6 7. I r r i t a b l e  b o w e l  s y n d r o m e
6 8. P e p t i c  u l c e r s
6 9. M u l t i p l e  s c l e r o s i s
7 0. E p i l e p t i c  s y n d r o m e,  ( e p i l e p s y ) - c o n v u l s i v e  s y n d r o m e


ir	desire	to	see	that

"their	wards"	received	the	best	that	can	be	given	them	in	the	way	of	medical

treatments. Making	the	lay	population	into	human	guinea	pigs	for	rash

experimentation	will	have	its	repercussions	in	a	manner	the	orthodox	doctor	will

not	enjoy. And	those	repercussions	will	come	swiftly	because	the	American

public	can	be	fooled	only	just	so	long. What	New	England	needed,	in	its	polio	outbreak,	was	the	addition,	from	Great

Britain,	of	a	few	of	the	level	headed	practitioners. Those	doctors	would	have	told

the	unvarnished	truth	and	would	have	ended	the	confusing	double	talk	on	polio

conditions	that	kept	pouring	out	of	high	medical	circles. SERUMS	AND	POLIO

By	Herbert	M.	Shelton,	N.D.,	1951

DR.	SHELTON’S	HYGIENIC	REVIEW,	AUGUST	1951

It	has	long	been	known	that	inoculations	of	all	kinds	frequently	cause	nervous

diseases	including	paralysis. Smallpox	vaccination	often	results	in	paralysis	of

one	side	of	the	body. That	it	also	causes	encephalitis	lethargica	(sleeping

sickness)	is	now	well	established. All	vaccines	and	serums	tend	to	produce

nervous	diseases. Several	disasters	following	inoculations	in	France	and	Italy

have	been	reported	in	which	one	feature	of	the	victim’s	illness	was	paralysis. When,	in	1947	the	question	was	brought	up	before	the	British	Ministry	of	Health

as	to	what	extent	the	vaccinations	and	inoculations	that	were	going	on	in

England	were	responsible	for	poliomyelitis,	the	Ministry	remained	silent	over

the	possibility. By	1950,	however,	it	attitude	had	changed	and	Mr.	Bevan	agreed

to	consider	that	the	matter	be	investigated. In	April	of	that	year	The	Lancet	(London	medical	journal)	and	The	Medical

Officer	published	papers	revealing	that	infantile	paralysis	had	followed

inoculations	with	diphtheria	toxoid,	whooping	cough	vaccine	and	the	combined

diphtheria	vaccine	and	whooping	cough	vaccine. These	papers	revealed	that

there	was	a	definite	connection	between	the	inoculation	and	the	paralysis	that

occurred	within	a	month	of	the	inoculation. The	Lancet	paper	was	published	by	an	Australian	physician,	a	Dr.	McCloskey,

who	is	said	to	be	a	poliomyelitis	expert. He	reported	from	Melbourne	that	a

complaint	by	the	parents	of	children	who	developed	"paralytic	poliomyelitis"

soon	after	a	"prophylactic	inoculation"	had	led	the	Health	Department	of	the

state	of	Victoria	to	investigate	the	"immunization"	history	of	375	cases	of

poliomyelitis	reported	during	the	epidemic	between	Jan.	8,	and	Aug.	30,	1949. Dr.	McCloskey	says	that	out	of	340	cases	investigated,	31	had	received

"prophylactic"	injections	of	one	kind	or	another	within	three	months	of

development	of	the	paralysis	and	that	the	paralysis	occurred	in	the	limb	which

had	been	inoculated. McCloskey	discovered	twenty-three	similar	cases	occurring

from	3	to	12	months	after	inoculation	and	121	cases	occurring	more	than	a	year

after	inoculation. The	article	in	The	Medical	Officer	(April	8)	was	by	Dennis	H.	Geffen,	M.D.,

D.P.M.,	Medical	Officer	of	the	London	Borough	of	St.	Pancras. It	was	a	paper	he

had	read	at	a	meeting	of	London	Medical	Officers	of	health	the	previous	October

on	"The	Incidence	of	Paralysis	Occurring	in	London	Children	Within	Four

Weeks	After	Inoculation." In	this	paper,	Dr.	Geffen	showed	that	these	cases	had

been	occurring	for	some	time. He	mentioned	a	Dr.	Martin	who	had	been

collecting	cases	"over	a	period	of	years,"	and	a	Dr.	Gale	who	had	found	cases	as

far	back	as	1942. Geffen,	himself,	had	started	his	inquiries	because	there	had

been	reported	to	him	in	September	1949	two	cases	of	poliomyelitis	in	children

who	had	been	inoculated	within	the	proceeding	two	or	three	weeks. He	found

that	out	of	182	cases	of	poliomyelitis	in	London	under	five	years	of	age	since	the

beginning	of	1949,	32	had	developed	the	disease	within	four	weeks	of	receiving

the	injection,	the	paralysis	developing	in	the	particular	limb	of	injection. In	21	of

these	a	combined	vaccine	had	been	used,	in	8	a	diphtheria	toxoid,	and	in	I	case,

whooping	cough	vaccine	alone. Geffen	excluded	from	his	list	all	cases	of	polio

that	had	developed	more	than	four	weeks	after	inoculation	and	all	cases	where

the	paralysis	occurred	in	the	limb	into	which	no	injection	had	been	made. Chapman	Pincher,	writing	of	these	findings	in	the	Daily	Express,	April	10,	says:

"Realizing	the	danger	of	their	findings	in	the	Government	diphtheria

immunization	campaign,	the	doctors	withheld	publication	until	some	cases	could

be	followed	up	over	many	months." The	matter	finally	received	a	full	airing	in

the	British	public	press. At	first,	the	Ministry	of	Hell(th)	played	down	the	whole

affair	and	insisted	that	the	risk	of	inoculation	was	"unappreciable." Finally,

however,	the	Ministry	of	Hell(th)	sent	a	circular	to	medical	officers	in	June,	after

the	results	of	a	statistical	investigation,	suggested	by	Sir	William	Janieson	had

been	carried	out	and	the	findings	learned. The	investigation	had	been	carried	out

by	Prof.	A.	Bradford	Hill	and	Dr.	Knowelden. These	men	reported	in	the	British

Medical	Journal	(July	1,	1950)	that	in	the	1949	epidemic	of	poliomyelitis	in

England	and	Wales	"cases	of	paralysis	were	occurring	which	were	associated

with	inoculation	procedures	carried	out	within	the	month	preceding	the	recorded

date	of	onset	of	the	illness." At	first	the	British	authorities	were	inclined	to	believe	that	all	the	danger	resided

in	the	use	of	the	mixed	vaccines,	but	when	it	was	shown	statistically	that	there	is

as	much	danger	associated	with	the	diphtheria	toxoid	alone	or	the	whooping

cough	vaccine	alone	as	with	the	two	combined,	they	were	forced	to	abandon	this

position. Sir	John	Charles,	Chief	Medical	Officer,	sent	out	an	official	letter

warning	medical	officers	of	the	possible	danger	and	admitting	that	the	paralysis

referred	to	had	been	associated	with	diphtheria	toxoid	alone. The	Medical

Officers	were	told	to	use	their	own	judgement	as	to	suspending	inoculation

programmes	in	the	event	of	an	unusual	number	of	cases	of	infantile	paralysis	in

their	area. The	Department	of	Hell(th)	of	Scotland	sent	out	a	similar	circular. The
medical	officers	of	Birmingham,	Glasgow	and	a	number	of	other	British	towns

suspended	inoculation	for	several	months	from	July. These	findings	indicate	that	inoculations	given	at


 All say the same thing: We can't! Herbert M. Shelton, Ph.D. The Hygienic Care of Children. Bridgeport, Connecticut: Natural
Hygiene Press, 1970. N. W. Walker, M.D. Diet and Salad Suggestions. Phoenix, Arizona: Norwalk Press, 1971. Robin A. Hur. Food Reform: Our Desperate Need. Austin, Texas: Heidelburg, 1975. Joyce M. Kling. "Lesson #55, Prenatal Care for Better Infant and Maternal Health and Less Painful
Childbirth." In The Life Science Health System, by T. C. Fry. Austin, Texas: Life Science, 1984. M. Bircher-Benner. Eating Your Way to Health. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1973. THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • 103 liflower, cabbage, lettuce and other leafy greens, nuts and seeds (almonds
and sesame seeds particularly), asparagus, and figs.5 Fresh orange juice
helps the body to retain calcium, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton in
The Hygienic Care of Children. Adequate sunshine is also required for
calcium metabolism. The fetus stores a calcium supply in its tissues,
which it draws upon during the later stages of pregnancy, so it is most
crucial for the pregnant woman to obtain and retain adequate calcium for
herself and her child during the early months of pregnancy. Pregnant women are also counseled to drink milk so they will have a
rich milk supply for the baby. That is ludicrous. Do cows enrich their
milk supply by drinking the milk of another species? Of course they don't! They eat lots of grain and grass. We, like all other mammals, auto
matically make milk when we are pregnant. The consumption of lots of
fresh fruit and fresh green vegetables makes our milk even more rich and
abundant. By the way, if you are given folic acid pills "for your milk,"
you might want to substitute a daily green salad, which is a fine, readily
available natural source of folic acid. Remember, it is not how much calcium is contained in the foods one
eats, but how much is actually usable (absorbed and retained). The taking
of dolomite or calcium supplements during pregnancy does not provide
usable calcium, and frequently causes harmful calcium deposits in the
placenta. These supplements provide an inorganic calcium (whether or
not they are labeled organic), which our bodies simply cannot use. Dr. Ralph C. Cinque has conducted extensive experimentation and
research on this subject. The information here is taken directly from text
material he wrote.6 Again we are dealing with a difference in philoso
phies. Natural Hygiene is diametrically opposed to the acquisition of vi
tamins and minerals from sources other than natural ones, natural
meaning gardens and orchards, not pills. I'm sure supporters of both
sides of this issue could knock heads and be very convincing for their own
philosophies. The fact remains that, according to Natural Hygiene,
which this book is all about, all vitamin and mineral supplements, be
cause they are fractionated, are treated as toxic waste in the body. As in
so many other issues concerning nutrition, some traditional doctors are
beginning to recognize the Hygienic viewpoint. Dr. Vicki G. Hufhagel,
speaking at the Fourteenth Annual Nutrition Conference sponsored by
'See Day Seventeen of the Program for Fresh Almond Milk, page 195. 6Ralph C. Cinque, Ph.D. "Lesson #55, Prenatal Care for Better Infant and Maternal Health and
Less Painful Childbirth." In The Life Science Health System, bv T. C. Frv. Austin, Texas: Life
Science, 1984. Rose Dosti. "Nutritional Needs Greater for Pregnant Teen-agers, Over?0s." Los Angeles Times, 31
May 1984. "Vitamin Megadoses Can Be Harmful." Los Angeles Times, 20 December 1983. 104 • FIT FOR LIFE the Dairy Council of California, said, "We are just learning what harm
they can do to a small embryo. Vitamins are drugs." Dr. Hufnagel is an
obstetrician/gynecologist. Dr. Myron Winick, Director of the Institute of
Human Nutrition at Columbia University, stated, "Some people treat
vitamin pills like candy, but they're not. They're more like drugs. And we
all know that there are no safe drugs, only safe doses." Far better than taking manufactured dolomite would be to sprinkle the
mineral dolomite (like lime) in your garden, and then grow leafy green
lettuce that will provide you with plenty of usable organic calcium! It is
imperative to understand that calcium deficiencies are the result not only
of taking in insufficient amounts of calcium, but also from overeating
and miscombining foods, practices that seriously impair digestion and
absorption. Pregnancy does not carry with it the license to overeat! A
weight gain of more than twenty to twenty-five pounds can result in an
oversize baby and a high-risk delivery.7 Pregnant women tend to overeat
when they are eating highly processed, adulterated foods. 'ITiey are over
eating in response to their bodies' signals that nutritional needs are not
being met. FIT FOR LIFE emphasizes the foods that are the most nourish
ing for mother and child and will actually help you to keep your weight
gain down. Incidentally, during pregnancy more than any other time, certain
items are harmful. This program will help you gradually eliminate many
of them. The placenta, which is supposed to filter out harmful substances
ingested by the mother and protect the fetus from these substances, has
no effectiveness in screening drugs, alcohol, tobacco poisons, caffeine,
salt, vinegar, and chemical additives and preservatives in processed foods. By following the program you will automatically be eliminating these
harmful influences. None of them are included in any of the menu
items, with the exception of salt, which is always indicated as an optional
ingredient. As far as the other, more harmful substances, let's be candid
for the sake of our future children. There is no "safe" drug, prescription
or nonprescription, that can be taken during pregnancy, notwithstanding
the fact that many pregnant women are still being counseled to take
drugs. Thalidomide was merely the tip of the iceberg. All drugs, from
aspirin to pain relievers to tranquilizers, carry with them the risk of defor
mity and mental retardation for your baby. Alcohol consumption during
pregnancy can result in "fetal alcohol syndrome," a deformity of the face
and head that is frequently accompanied by mental retardation. Caffeine
in coffee, tea, sodas, chocolate, and many drugs has been linked to birth
defects. Cigarette smoking causes oxygen deprivation to the fetus, result
ing in premature, low-weight births and mental retardation. 7 In my last pregnancy I gained a total of only fourteen pounds and both the baby and I were in
excellent health. One hour after the birth, I was up bathing him—with an abundance of energy! THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • 105 Obviously, none of these harmful substances are advocated in the pro
gram. My reason for discussing them here is to heighten the awareness
among pregnant women of what their effects can be on the unborn child. In 12 percent or more of all births in our country defects now occur, and
this number is increasing every year as more and more chemicals and
poisons enter our environment and our diet. Being pregnant is a special time requiring more than any other time a
special consciousness about the body's needs. Following the program will
help insure the right food and the fresh air and sunshine that are integral
factors to a healthy pregnancy. Plenty of rest and regular exercise are also
necessary. Sometimes individuals have special requirements. All changes in diet
during pregnancy should be made gradually and under the supervision of
your midwife, health adviser, or doctor. This concludes Part I, in which I have endeavored to give you a clear under
standing of what changes in life-style are necessary for you to overcome your
weight problem once and for all, and why you would want to make these
changes. In Part II Marilyn will give you some important hints on how to
make these changes so that your new life-style will be a lasting one. Drawing
from her understanding of American dietary addictions, from her back
ground as a creative teacher of gourmet home cooking, and from her solid
grasp of the Natural Hygiene principles, she has outlined a four-week pro
gram that will show you how to prepare a variety of delicious, properly com
bined, high-water-content meals. The program has been designed to speed
you toward your goal of weight loss while comfortably initiating the all-
important detoxification of your body. An effective WEIGHT LOSS AND HIGH-ENERGY LIFE-STYLE is now only one
meal away, so let's turn over a new leaf in our lives by turning the page to
begin.... 106 • FIT FOR LIFE PART
Program
BY
Marilyn Diamond ^
INTRODUCTION
_w. hen I first consulted Harvey in
his capacity as a nutritional counselor in 1975, I was going through the
most critical health crisis of my life. I came to him


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onto the other and blaming. “I would be happy except that you do this
and this and this.” Projections come flooding out. Anger and guilt need a
target because it feels intolerable  to own them. But we do not realize that
projecting onto and blaming our partner actually keep these negative
emotions alive.
Sometimes loneliness and abandonment issues are reasons why
people either enter into or avoid  relationships. Everyone wants intimacy,
but everyone also wants freedom. We usually seek intimacy in a
relationship, but when we believ e this means we will lose some kind of
freedom, we may end the relationship.
A relationship can be a tremendous mechanism for healing if we are
willing to use it that way. A relationship offers countless opport unities to
take projection back when we feel irritated, or annoyed, or even  irked at
mannerisms or the tiniest things.
From Specialness to Love’s True Nature
When we want something from another, it is impossible to allow them to
be who they really are. But this is the human condition: a state of desire
or attach ment to a certain idealized form. When the mind is asleep, it is
desperate for innocence and love since it thinks it has lost it. As long as
the ego is guiding us in our relationships, we are trying to find
fulfillment and satisfaction in a form, in a body. It is as if you took a
photograph and said to God, “I want one of these. I will be happy when
my life looks like this.” But these forms are idols, and we will never be
completely fulfilled by them. You could say that Heaven’ s oneness, or
the present moment, is a perfect state of desireless contentment. It is not
wanting or needing anything, not hoping something would be different
or better. It’s not looking for answers. It’s a state that simply is.
Metaphysically, it is actually impossible to find love interpersonally or
with anything “external.” The only true love is the love of Spirit within.As long as we are afraid, believing we are a separate identity, we
will keep attempting to find this love outside. A common question is
whether it’s the ego that’s behind our attraction to another person.
Indeed, the ego does speak first— and loudest! The ego is impet uous and
impulsive; it wants immediate gratification on its own terms.  But the
Spirit can use the attraction beautifully when you allow yourself to go
toward a relation ship and use it for healing the mind. Hanging in there in
a committed relationship and facing the shadows when they come up
will offer you a far deeper opportunity for the healing of your mind.
Heart openings and experiences  of falling in love are always helpful and
will ultimately lead to an awareness of true love.
Since true love and intimacy can only be found within, you may
wonder what it is that the mind is actually looking for and what a special
relationship actually is. When you enter into a special relationship, you
likely bring all of your old thoughts and associations with you. When
you interact with a person, you’re interacting with a bit of your own past.
The body that you think you are and the body that you’re in a
relationship with are like holographs acting out of your unresolved
issues.
Relationships offer a mirroring that helps you get in touch with
what’ s going on in your consciousness, which is why they can be so
intense. All personal relationships have the potential to trigger different
forms of grievan ces like, “You said you would do this, and you didn’ t;
you aren’t the same as when I married you.” Money issues, sex,
jealousies, envy, and all the so-called problems within relationships, no
matter how you define the situation, are based on past conditioning. The
past is over, and so are the issues, but to the extent that you still believe
in them, this partner is going to do you a favor and act them out in front
of you. One day, you wake and say to your partner, “You believ e what?”
Or there  could be 348 consecu tive days of bliss, but then there is a
trigger, and BOOM! A button-pusher. Why? Because you believe
something from the past is still current. What is the other person really
acting out? They’re acting out the judgments and the preferences in your
unconscious. This is why you’re drawn more to some bodies  than to
other bodies, and from the Spirit’s perspective, the purpose is to heal
those issues.Relationships and Purpose
What you are aiming to heal together are the unhelpful dependencies and
desperations rooted in a deep belief in lack. The ego always has an
outcome for relationships, like staying together at any cost or making it
look good on the surface, while the Spirit offers guidance for how
relationships can be used from moment to moment for healing  and the
undoing of things such as unhealthy dependency, control, and fear of
loss. The truth is that you never really need anybody in the present
moment. But when you feel very drawn to someone, you can practice
simultaneously tuning in to Spirit. He will use the symbol of relationship
for your awaken ing. Falling in love with someone can be used in the
truest sense to go deep within, beyond the form to the essence, to a
communion experience, to a sense of total communion, syner gy, and
telepathy, way beyond the form.
Everyone wants  a love that doesn’ t come to an end. Love song
lyrics usually speak of “forever ” and “everlasting,” and the ideal of an
enduring, everlasting, harmonious, continuous relationship certainly
sounds good. Yet, those terms don’t typically describe interpersonal
relationships in this world. For even in the “best relationships,” when
they seem to be sustained, it is still perceived that death of the body, or
splitting up and moving on, cuts the relationship short of the ideal. From
that perspective, there seems to be an ending. When there is a breakup,
there can seem to be a lack of love, a heartache. However, if a
relationship seem s to come to an end and you’re no longer together, but
the thought of that person comes  into your mind all the time, then you’re
actually still in that relationsh ip. Your healing and learning continue
even when the bodies are no longer together. People are thoughts in your
mind, and therefore, you are never left without an opportunity to heal. It
takes a while before you will become good at being aware of your
thoughts. I call that practice mind watching. The temptation is to only
watch your mind at certain times and then slip back into mindlessness.
Yet, this mind watching, especially within your relationships, is one of
the major functions in returning again and again to the present moment.
Love is, in truth, always beyond form. While special love in
relationships is defined by the purpose and form it takes, divine love hasno limit s. It is pure spirit. Freedom and intimacy can only be found by
going inward, no matter if you are single or in a relationship. You’ll
experience this truth only when you are free of attachment to outcomes
and as you allow the Holy Spirit to remove the limits that you place on
the sharing and extending of your love.
Moving Toward Holy Relationship
It is a blessing that we can use all of our relationships to see where we
need healing of our minds and where we still have grievances. Even in a
special relationship, Spirit, when invited in, can help us see and guide us
in what must be released in our mind through watching what our partner
is mirroring back to us.
One time when I was in Argentina, some friends took me to watch
professional tango. The dancers were slicing through the air, enacting all
the drama of relationships. They  slice so fast because there are all kinds
of relationship-r elated passion and emotions in the dance. There’ s even a
history of murder associated with the tango. So, under that slicing,
there’ s a little bit of “I could kill you.” Their faces are very expressive
and very dramatic. There’ s a lot of the drama and the trauma of special
relationships under those whisking bodies cutting through the air.
Everybody on Earth can relate to the intense emotions in relationships.
The ego gets flushed out of its unconscious hiding place. It comes up to
the surfa ce, and it is vicious. What was passion, romance, and attraction
seem to easily turn into hatred.
A Course in Miracles  has nine chap ters dedicated to special
relationships! In special relatio nships in this world, it slips back and
forth between, “I love you, I love you, I love you; and I could kill you!”
The rage and the passion are a razor blade’ s width apart. So close. If
that’s the case, how can a special relationship become the means to
enlightenment, to spiritual awak ening? It is through forgiveness in day-
to-day living. We can be gratef ul to all the people in our life because
they reveal our grievances to us.
As you take steps toward accepting the true purpose of all of your
relationships, you need to not only put your mind into it; you need to liveit. Imag ine being a mathematician who never wanted to practice with
equations or an auto mechanic who didn’ t get under the hoods of cars.
Imagine a brick


 a force in nature. So too, intention is
a force in nature.
“In biology, we have a term called Teleology. It is a term that
went out of fashion a while ago but it is coming back. The principle
of teleology tells us that if you want to know about the mechanism
of a biological phenomenon in evolution, for example, then you
have to know what the intended outcome is.
“If you want to know how birds had wings, then you have to say,
what was the intention? Of course, the intention was to fly.
“Amphibians became birds, and classical Darwinian Theory
says, “Oh, that was random adaptation to environmental forces
and you know, the amphibians developed feathers and they were
able to fly….”
“If you just develop feathers, you are actually a weaker species
because the other animals will come and eat you up. You have
to simultaneously develop feathers, a new born structure, a new
muscular skeletal system, a new metabolism and that requires a
simultaneous, inner dependent co-arising of many things that is
orchestrated by intention.
“So, intention is a force in nature that at the deepest levels of na -
ture causes the simultaneous co-arising of inter-dependent events.
It is quantum creativity that an intention creates.
“If you want to heal yourself, then first of all, you have to have
clarity of what your intended outcome is.
“Your intended outcome can’t be in negative terms, “I don’t
want to have heart disease, I don’t want to have cancer…”.
“The intended outcome is, “I want to be physically and mentally
active, to have increased physical and mental capacity, I want to
have time to have fun with my children and my family, I want to be
able to run up the stairs…”
“When you have clarity of that intention in consciousness, then
you must feel it, you must smell it and you must be it.
“And then you introduce that intention into consciousness,
and when in meditation, you go to a field of silence and intention or -
chestrates its own fulfilment and becomes a very powerful force.”
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as “I want to be a millionaire by the end
of December 2012”, one can reframe this
as: “I experience abundance in my life” or
“The abundant universe is available to me
now”. This does a few dramatic things. It
allows me to function in the Now. It opens
up unlimited possibilities instead of setting limits. It helps me to acknowledge the abun -
dance I already have; it helps me to focus on
action in the present instead of hopes and
plans for the “future”.
Let me turn to the example of Maya, a
young lady presently employed as a school -
teacher, who deeply desires “to become a
the power of intention
Psychologist Wayne Dyer, Ph.D.,
author of over 30 self-empower -
ment books, describes a new ap -
proach to fulfilment in his latest
book, The Power of Intention:
Learning to Co-create Your World
Your Way
Dyer has a different take on the
Law of Attraction. He calls it
the Power of Intention.
“Most people’s mistake in try -
ing to apply the law of attraction
is they want things; they demand
things. But God doesn’t work that
way,” continues Dyer. “It’s all about allowing.”
Dyer refers to the Tao Te Ching, written by Lao Tzu.
“He says in there, 2,500 years ago, if you live from these
virtues, then all that you could ever need or want could
be provided for you.” Dyer excitedly retrieves his personal
copy of the book, leans forward and reads the words that
touch him so deeply. He explains how virtue is a very im -
portant concept in the Law of Attraction.
“This is called the Hua Hu Ching, written by Lao Tzu.
It’s the unknown teachings of Lao Tzu. Number 51 says,
‘Those who want to know the truth of the universe should
practice the four cardinal virtues. The first is reverence
for all of life. These manifest as unconditional love and
respect for oneself and all other beings. The second is
natural sincerity. This manifests as honesty, simplicity and
faithfulness. The third is gentleness, which manifests as
kindness, consideration for others and sensitivity to spir -
itual truth. The fourth is supportiveness. This manifests as
service to others without expectation of reward.”“All great spiritual masters
are teaching what we’re talking
about,” says Dyer. “They’re teach -
ing fogiveness. They’re teaching
kindness They’re teaching love.
They’re not teaching wanting.
They’re not teaching greed.”
So the notion of seeking what
you want, or think you need, is
not what the Power of Intention
is all about. “The ego’s mantra is
‘What’s in it for me? How can I get
more? I want a BMW in my drive -
way next Thursday,’” he explains.
“All of that is what most spiritual teachers call the false
self – the ego.”
According to Dyer, the process of allowing, just being
and embracing this heightened level of consciousness,
goes back not to attracting what you want, but attracting
what you are.
“You have to just be. You have to let go. You have to
allow. You have to be free and make this your conscious -
ness.” He continues, “Basically, what you would see is
a frequency (of energy) that manifests itself through the
process of giving, of allowing, of offering and of serving.
It asks nothing back.”
Dyer illustrates the concept of giving without expecta -
tions by quoting the great poet Hafiz: “Even after all this
time, the sun never says to the earth ‘you owe me.’”
Excitement and energy permeate the room as Dyer fin -
ishes his thought, “Just think of what a love like that can
do. It lights up the whole world.”
Excerpts from interview By Valarie Griebel,
Successful Living
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famous movie star”.  After a period of
reflection she realises that she is trying
to fill an unfulfilled need to express her
deepest emotions, to be acknowledged,
respected, and admired. She then attempts
to reframe her goal and says: “My deepest
emotions are expressed harmoniously”.
She sees the opportunity of having beauti -
ful, young enthusiastic talent right in front
of her. She gets together a group of students
and teachers and puts on wonderful plays
and concerts. She is able to find her own
avenue of self-expression and also help
others to find the same. She is on the way,
instead of wishing and hoping and waiting
to be “discovered”.
Here is one very subtle but important
distinction about taking action in the pres -
ent moment. Maya could have gone about
looking for contacts that could lead her to
directors or auditioners; thinking that she is
taking action in the present moment. Look
closer; wouldn’t that be taking action now
for the future? Vijay could go looking for
publishers for his book that he wishes to
write, believing that he is taking action in
the now. But that again, is taking action in
the present moment for something focused
on the future!
Both Maya and Vijay will be taking
action in the present moment when they
just start doing what they say they wish to
do; the rest is automatic.
K i r a n  G u l r a j a n i,  f o u n d e r  o f
CoEvolve & Enable and trainer of Tao
of  Facilitation, says that he writes
down ‘I am so happy and grateful now
that…' as if it has already happened and
holds it lightly, honouring what is emerg -
ing. He adds: "I also sometimes request
people to hold the intention for me; for
there is power in co-creation; it really
works wonderfully.”Lynne McTaggart is the award-winning author of five
books, including the international best-selling sensa -
tions, The Field and The Intention Experiment.
The Intention Experiment is  the largest mind over
matter experiment – a series of web-based experi -
ments with Lynne McTaggart and leading scientists
around the world to test the power of our thoughts to change the
physical world.
The Intention Experiment, voted a top Amazon 100 by readers and
now a worldwide sensation, is the first book to provide all the scien -
tific evidence about human intention. It is also the first to show you
how to use this power in your life, individually and collectively ac -
cording to all the principles that have worked both in the laboratory
and among ‘masters’ of intention.
With the aid of a team of highly prestigious scientists from labora -
tories around the world, you can