  Truth is not simply the absence of “false.”  Truth
is the joy of believing the creati ve essence of your spirit, and
that is right and good within /G05/G06/G06 /G06/G18/G05/G03/G0C/G0E/G04/G0A
For what we are saying is that when a being chooses the
experience to step away from  their creative essence, then
in fact they have stepped away  from their divine truth and
power source within their bein g.  That is what some may
call “false” – their false self.  And we would clarify to not
say “wrong self,” for every creation  is divine.  But it may be
false, as in – a mask of the trut h of their divine shining inner
state, their “always” state of being.
You can never separate yourself fr om this “always is” state
of inner divinity and infinite c reative power, which is what
you mean when you say “trut h.”  One can only choose to
mask it, to try the experience  on, to see what living in a
dimmer, denser light feels like.  From there, many choose even grander experiences, than before they had worn the mask.  For
in leaving the bright light – greater desires birthed.  Calling
an even greater truth.
The light can never be diminis hed – no matter what words,
experiences, or escapades [escape aids] /G01 /G07/G0C/G05/G06/G0D/G02/G07/G07/G04/G05/G04/G0A/G06/G06/G1D/G02/G05/G06/G10/G03/G0E/G02/G01/G06
of expansion is your original So urce light, and it lives within
all of you.  That is a Truth that simply and infinitely /G0D/G0F /G0A/G06/G06/G1D/G02/G0F/G01/G06
/G03/G04/G06/G14/G02/G0F/G01/G06/G1A/G07/G12/G06/G01/G09/G1A/G06/G01/G07/G06/G0D/G0F/G08/G01/G12/G09/G05/G06/G03/G0C/G06/G01/G02/G05/G06/G14/G07/G09/G11/G06/G20/G01/G09/G12/G01/G02/G0A/G21/G06/G06/G22/G12/G01/G06/G01/G02/G05/G06/G14/G07/G09/G11
truth is really so much more.
Convey a desire to know the limitless light within (that you  /G1A/G04/G0A/G12/G08/G0C/G10/G01/G18/G05/G08/G10/G0B/G16  31
can call the “light of truth”), and anyone can recognize a
mask in the light of the glow.  Shining a light on the shadow
eradicates the shadow itself, leaving only the truth of the
original light.
/G28 Spirit, 1/26/09

If transparent truth is the conscious energy of grace,
ease, and flow, then default truths are the unconscious energy of old past creations, resistance, and blocks to our flow. /G01 /G2D/G07/G10/G0B/G01
transparent truths and default truths can significantly affect  the quality of our life experiences.  When truth is transparent, Source energy flows an expansive, magical, /G23/G07/G12/G09/G0D/G05 -infinite /G01/G16/G04/G03/G16/G04/G01
of “Truth” into our inner life’s experience.  And when we flow
with the magical well-being of Source energy, and we work with the laws of the universe (particularly the law of attraction), it would seem that our greatest  desires would fruitfully and
easily manifest.  Yet I have had the experience of witnessing  a number of people, who work consciously with these universal laws, not achieve a precious goal or particular desire.  These
are people who have successfully manifested a number of wonderful things in their lives, and who report that they consciously choose and deliberately create many of their life experiences.  This “block” to receiving our good, or our core desires, called me to pause and consider why.
How can a beautiful conscious desire continue to elude
someone, so much so that they  are unable to consciously and
creatively convert the “want” or desire into a physical reality?  Let me give you a more concre te example.  Someone has had
a desire to lose weight.  This pe rson has positively affirmed
the intention to be healthy, fit, and in the experience of their optimum size and shape for joyful, healthful living.  She can tell you the many conscious choices that she has made to fruitfully enjoy the experience of this healthful, lighter state of being.  This is her truth as well as her desire.  Yet, her positive intention and
her physical experience do not seem to be a vibrational match,
for she is not physically ex periencing the health and fit-ness she Cosmic Wealth
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continues to envision.  If this sounds like you, or something
you have experienced, what is  happening may be suggestive
of the existence of what I now call a /G08/G07/G11/G05/G02/G06/G0C/G09/G0C/G03/G02/G0C/G10 /G0A
 /G17/G0B/G12/G10/G01/G02/G16/G01/G12/G01/G11/G04/G0A/G12/G08/G0C/G10/G01/G10/G05/G08/G10/G0B/G25/G01/G01/G18/G07/G01/G0F/G04/G09/G01/G02/G10/G01/G02/G16/G01/G10/G0B/G04/G01/G16/G04/G03/G10/G02/G04/G03/G10/G01/G0A/G04/G04/G0C/G02/G03/G0E/G01
of having a deeper, inner, less conscious truth, that overrides other desires - by its mere existence.  It is active /G18/G1A/G06/G11/G05/G17/G0F/G12/G10/G01 /G09/G01
/G0F/G04/G12/G03/G02/G03/G0E/G01/G10/G0B/G12/G10/G01/G02/G10/G01/G1C/G12/G16/G01/G12/G01/G10/G05 uth birthed perhaps long before your
own birth of consciousness, that is a shadow that has escaped the scrutiny of light.  It is a feeling pathway that trumps other good feelings and positive intentions.  Because of its deep-seeded creative origins, it is  resonating as truth in your
vibrational system.  It is the dominant vibration, humming steadily within you, by default, because it is unknown  to you.
 Now - how do you know if you have an unconscious default truth vibrationally-at- work in your life experience?
Essentially, if you believe, upon an  inner sentient scan, that you
have put your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and choices in line with your desire (to attract your desire into your experience), and
/G01/G19/G07/G08/G01/G0A/G02/G03/G11/G01/G10/G0B/G12/G10/G01 /G03/G01/G06/G03/G04/G06/G0C/G07/G01/G06/G0D/G07/G19/G03/G0C/G0E /G01/G07/G05/G01it is not happe ning for you
/G2B/G05/G04/G0E/G12/G05/G11/G0C/G04/G16/G16/G01/G07/G0A/G01/G0B/G07/G1C/G01/G0F/G08/G13/G0B/G01/G19/G07/G08/G01/G10/G1C/G04/G12/G23/G01/G19/G07/G08/G05/G01/G10/G0B/G07/G08/G0E/G0B/G10/G16/G09/G01/G0A/G04/G04/G0C/G02/G03/G0E/G16/G09/G01and intentions), this may be a st rong indication that you have
a default truth at work  or at play in your inner life’s vibration.
That default truth is operating,  and vibrating, and attracting,
subliminally in your life.  Because in this case, it was created  /G18/G1A/G06/G1A/G07/G12  when you may not have been a /G0D/G07/G0C/G04/G0D/G03/G07/G12/G04  creator, and
therefore you have no idea that it is there.  This default truth then is the dominant vibration you are offering, but not at all the /G0D/G02/G07/G04/G05/G0C  vibration that you currently  report, intend, cultivate,
and refine.    I will describe this default truth another way, which I believe may help us all to better understand it.  It would be easier to demonstrate this in pers on or in a workshop, but I am
going to attempt to illustrate it he re on paper.  Imagine a sound
recording of your


FAST  (7-8)
Wheat  Berries  and  Cloves  and  Gomasio
1  cup  peppermint  tea  with  milk
LUNCH  (12-1)
Collard  Nori  Roll
1  cup  Japanese  green  tea
TEA  (4^1:30)
1  cup  chamomile  tea
Clay  Pot  Baked  Pears,  or  roasted  sunflower  and
pumpkin  seeds  with  tamari
DINNER  (6-7)
Carrot  and  Broccoli  Soup
whole  oat  bread
Stripped  Tarragon  Seit.m
EVENING  BREW  (7-7:30)
1  cup  raspberry  tea
Fall
BREAKFAST  (7-8)
Whole  Mung  Dhal  with  Chapati
bancha  tea  with  lime
LUNCH  (12-1)
Leek  and  Potato  Soup
sprouted  whole  wheat  bread
1  cup  ginseng  tea Fall
BREAKFAST  (7-8)
fresh  whole  wheat  bread  with  Ghee  and  jam  of  choice
1  cup  Hot  M.Ik  fea  (Chai)
LUNCH  (12-1)
Rice  Idli  with  lmli  (Tamarind)  (  hutne)
Zucchini  and  Cucumbei  with  Oil  &  Vinegai  Dressing
l  glass  spring  w.iti  i
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THE    PRACTICE    OF    AYURVEDA
MENUS  FOR  VATA  TYPES  (continued)
TEA  (4-4:30)
1  cup  rosehips  tea
choice  of  pistachio,  hazelnuts,  or  walnuts LUNCH  (12-1)
Creamed  Squash  with  Steamed  Artichokes
Cumin  Quinoa
DINNER  (6-7)
Karikai  (Carrots  and  Plantain)
brown  basmati  rice
fresh  Mango  Chutney
fresh  mango  with  yogurt
EVENING  BREW  (7-7:30)
Warm  Saffron  Milk
Winter
BREAKFAST  (7-8)
Cream  of  Wheat  Porridge
1  cup  hot  Morning  Booster
LUNCH  (12-1)
Tofu  Lasagna
mustard  greens  sauteed  in  sesame  oil
TEA  (4-4:30)
avocado  sandwich  with  soybread  toast  (no  crust)and  Ghee
1  cup  warm  Spice  Tea TEA  (4-4:30)
1  cup  chicory  tea  with  dash  of  cinnamon
blueberry  muffin
DINNER  (6-7)
Spinach  and  Tofu  Curry  (use  seitan  instead  of  tofu)
Caraway  Rice
Split  Pea  Dhal
Lime  Pickle  (Nimbu  Achar)
DINNER  (6-7)
Sweet  Rice  and  Aduki  Beans  with  Mango  Chutney
Glazed  Carrots EVENING  BREW  (7-7:30)
1  cup  ginger  tea
Raspberry  Tart
Winter
BREAKFAST  (7-8)
Squash  and  Seaweed  Soup
Soft  Rice
1  cup  hot  bancha  tea
LUNCH  (12-1)
Leek,  Potato,  and  Barley  Soup  with  Chapati
cooked  fruits
EVENING  BREW  (7-7:30)
1  cup  eucalyptus  and  mint  tea
Date  Bread  Pudding
Winter
BREAKFAST  (7-8)
Soft  Rice  with  Gomasio
Spicy  Home  Fries  (sweet  potatoes)  or
Sloppy  Joe  (scrambled  tofu)
1  glass  Energy  Shake TEA  (4-4:30)
1  cup  Hot  Milk  Tea  (Chai)
salted  cashews
DINNER  (6-7)
Aduki  and  Shallot  Dhal
Sesame  Rice
Cilantro  and  Parsley  Chutney
Sweet  and  Sour  Landcress  (may  substitute  watercress)
EVENING  BREW  (7-7:30)
1  cup  Almond  and  Peach  Nectar
Almond  and  Hazelnut  Cream  Pie
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EATING  WITH  THE  CYCLES  OF  NATU  RE  — SEASON  AL  MENUS
MENUS  FOR  VATA  TYPES  (continued)
Festivities
(brunches,  celebrations,  holidays)
BREAKFAST  (7-8)
Select  from  among  the  following:
Masala  Dosa  with  Green  Ginger  and  Coconut  Chutney  or
Mango  Chutney
whole  wheat  pancakes  with  maple  syrup  and
fresh  blueberries  or
sweetened  jelly  and  fresh  fruits
Rice  Idli  with  Spinach  Sambar  or  Orange  Rasam
Eggless  French  Toast  with  fresh  buttermilk
Squash  and  Seaweed  Soup  with  sprouted  wheat  berry  bread
Carrot,  Celery,  and  Ginger  Juice
Morning  Booster
amasake
hot  milk,  tea,  or  coffee DINNER  (6-7)
Select  from  among  the  following:
Chickpea  and  Seitan  Stew  or  Stuffed  Seitan
Carrot  and  Broccoli  Soup
Vegetable  Dumpling  Soup
Mustard  Greens  and  Asparagus  with  Hollandaise  Sauce
Spinach  and  Tofu  Curry
Karikai  (Squash  Curry)  with  white  basmati  or  wild  rice
Tofu  Lasagna
Linguini  with  Pesto  for  V  Types
Shepherd's  Pie
LUNCH  (12-1)
Select  from  among  the  following:
Nori  Rolls
Plantain  Kuttu
Sauteed  Asparagus  served  with  yogurt
Arame  and  Carrot  Tempura
Squash  and  Potato  Souffle  served  with  sour  cream
Vata  teas  or  fresh  coffee  with  milk
amasake
Warm  Soy  Chai
blueberry  muffins
Raspberry  Tart
Mocha  Mousse
fresh  fruits  with  cottage  cheese  or  whipped  cream
tea  sandwiches  (avocado  or  jam)  with
Ghee  or  unsalted  butter DESSERTS
Select  from  among  the  following:
Universal  Trifle
Date  Bread  Pudding
Fruit  Cake  or  Fruit  Cobbler
EVENING  BREW  (7-7:30)
Select  from  among  the  following:
Warm  Almond  and  Nutmeg  Brew
Warm  Saffron  Milk
Sago  Payasam  (tapioca)
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THE    PRACTICE    OF    AYURVEDA
MENUS  FOR  PITTA  TYPES
PITTA,  PITTA-VATA,  PITTA-KAPHA
Spring
BREAKFAST  (7-8)
Sago  Payasam  (tapioca)
1  cup  mint  tea
LUNCH  (12-1)
Steamed  Artichokes  with  Couscous  and  Carrots
sweet  fresh  fruits,  in  season
1  glass  spring  water DINNER  (6-7)
Barley  and  Pea  Salad  with  Orange  Fennel  Dressing
Clay  Pot  Baked  Pears
TEA  (3-4)
1  glass  apple  juice  diluted  with  spring  water
yogurt  with  maple  syrup
DINNER  (6-7)
Barley  and  Mung  Kichadi  with  Mint  Chutney
steamed  leafy  greens
radicchio  leaves
Raspberry  Tart EVENING  BREW  (8-8:30)
1  cup  Warm  Saffron  Milk
Spring
BREAKFAST  (7-8)
wheat  flakes  cereal  with  milk
1  cup  orange  peel  tea
LUNCH  (12-1)
Arugula


1 t easpoon a d a y ; a max imum dose is o v er 3 sug ar c ubes, t w ic e a w eek. I st art ed
r ec ommending it t o patient s w ho had been suff er ing f r om long-st anding inc ur able diseases f or
w hic h t her e w as no eff ec ti v e medic al t her ap y and people w ho had not r eac hed c omplet e healing
w it h diet, c leansing, and v it amins.

I w ould li k e t o shar e w it h y ou st or ies of people w ho ha v e t ak en tur pentine and sug ar, and t heir
e x per ienc es. I ’ d also li k e t o shar e m y e x per ienc e of w or k ing w it h people w ho c hose t o a v ai l
t hemsel v es of t he po w er of tur pentine.
T ur pentine and sug ar is absolut el y mar v elous, and the thing that’ s so absolut el y hi l ar ious about it
is that the tur pentine—a dead l y subst anc e— when c ombined w ith whit e sug ar—another dead l y
subst anc e—heals. A lso, it is c ur ious that one c ould be l abeled as f it f or human c onsumption, y et the
other is al l but banned.
S inc e w e ar e f oc using on C andid a, it is import ant t o under st and why tur pentine is such
a mir ac le br eak thr ough. C andid a lo v es sug ar. A lthough it is ad apt ed t o the human bod y as an
entr enched par asit e, it c annot r esist sug ar. Thus, the sug ar is the bait that c auses the C andid a t o let
do wn it s def enses. In it s hast e t o g et at the sug ar, it is e x posed t o the tur pentine and dies.

N ot al l the C andid a is k i l led. The major it y of C andid a pac k their bag s and mak e a mad d ash t o the
e x it. A l l r epr oduc ti v e and met abolic ac ti v it y c eases as the C andid a seek s t o sa v e it self and e x it what
it per c ei v es t o be a d ang er ous situation.18
Maximiz e Y o ur  C o mf o r t an d S u cce ss
It tur ns out t hat bac t er i a, f ung i, v ir uses, w or ms, and par asit es of al l desc r iption ar e
tr emendousl y
f ami li ar w it h tur pentine. A s soon as tur pentine t ouc hes t he lips, e v er y
par asit e in t he bod y is on R ed
A lert. A nd t he par asit es ha v e t o mak e a dec ision—t he y ar e
eit her g oing t o st a y and f ig ht, or t he y ar e
g oing t o lea v e t he bod y. If t heir f a v or it e f oods
ar e not r eadi l y a v ai l able, t he y w i l l c hoose t o lea v e. If
t heir f a v or it e f oods ar e a v ai l able in
g ood suppl y, t he y w i l l c hoose t o st a y and f ig ht.

N o w, t her e ar e onl y so man y e x it s. A nd so, it tur ns out t hat if one is g oing t o t ak e
tur pentine, it is v er y
import ant t o pr epar e a f ast and eas y e x it f or par asit es bec ause t he y
do not w ant t o stic k ar ound.
T he most import ant t hing one c an do pr ior t o att empting tur pentine—
or e v en pur c hasing
t he c an of tur pentine—is t o be w el l -h y dr at ed. D r ink
1 lit er per 50 or 60 pounds of bod y
w eig ht f or se v er al d a y s pr ior t o
t ak ing tur pentine. A lso, eit her do y our o w n enemas d ai l y,
or t ak e D r.
D aniels ’ V it alit y C apsules (y ou c an f ind t hem at w w w. v it alit y c y c les. c om)
t o maint ain 3 bo w el mo v ement s a d a y. M an y people pr ef er D r.
D aniels ’
V it alit y c apsules bec ause y ou just t ak e t he c apsule— y ou don ’t ha v e t o
t ak e y our
c lot hes off, y ou don ’t ha v e t o put a bunc h of w at er up t her e, or
w hat e v er ; t ak ing t he
c apsules is a lot easier.
N o w, t he ne x t question, of c our se, is ho w do
t hese par asit es g et in y our bod y? W h y does
an y one need tur pentine, an y w a y?
W el l, it tur ns
out t hat just in t he c our se of d a y -t o-d a y lif e,
humans enc ount er par asit es.
P er haps y ou
inhale t hem, but mor e li k el y, y ou eat t hem
eit her in meat or d air y pr oduc t s,
or br ead or
w at er, or f er ment ed f oods.
E v en if y ou ar e v eg et ar i an or v eg an, an
oc c asional
mic r obe w i l l ent er y our bod y ; it is
just one of t hose t hing s. T his is w h y our
g r eat g r andpar ent s
w ould use tur pentine
per iodic al l y, at least t w ic e a y ear, as a
pr e v enti v e
measur e.B ut y ou need t o ha v e f r equent bo w el mo v ement s t hat oc c ur v er y easi l y bec ause onc e
t he tur pentine
t ouc hes y our lips, t he par asit es w i l l r ush f or t he near est e x it. If y ou ar e
c onstipat ed, t he int estinal
e x it is not w ide open ; it is simi l ar t o people r unning f r om a
c r o w ded t heat er t hat’ s on f ir e. T he
par asit es ar e g oing t o g o t o y our lung s (y ou w i l l g et a
c oug h) t o see if t he y c an e x it t hat w a y, t he y ar e
g oing t o g o t o y our sk in (y ou ar e g oing t o
g et r ashes), and t he y ar e g oing t o g o t o y our head (y ou ar e
g oing t o g et a head ac he).

S o, w hen y ou ar e w el l -h y dr at ed and ha v e t he par asit es ’ pr ef er r ed e x it ( c olon) c lear ed out
so t he y c an
lea v e, t ak ing tur pentine and sug ar is une v entf ul. It has been m y obser v ation
t hat one should be
ha v ing at least 3 bo w el mo v ement s per d a y bef or e e v en t ak ing
tur pentine and sug ar. S o, bef or e
t ak ing tur pentine, one must pr epar e an e x it bec ause t he
par asit es w ould r at her lea v e y our bod y
t han f ig ht, but t he y w i l l st and and f ig ht if
nec essar y. T her ef or e, it is import ant t o c ooper at e, or let
t hem c ooper at e w it h y ou and
lea v e y our bod y so y ou don ’t e x per ienc e an y miser y.


 early because I wanted to be
sure I had everything I would need for the next three months, including plenty of
stationery, some light reading materials, a chess set, and a small radio with an ear
plug. Other than the packing, it was a rather quiet day. I was somewhat nervous, but it
was calming just to be with my family these last few hours.
   As train time drew closer, I began having second thoughts. I wondered if I was
doing the right thing. I wondered if I'd ever come back. It was all so new to me; so
anti-establishment. This Natural Hygiene way of life seemed to go contrary to many things I had been taught (brainwashed?) during my life. Did that make it wrong?
Everything I had read and analyzed convinced me it was right and I had to realize
that, even with truth on my side, it would be difficult to travel upstream against the
current of society's one-way flow.
   I left my house one hour before train time, accompanied by an entourage consisting
of my mother and father, my mother-in-la w and father-in-law, and my wife and two
sons. A solemn atmosphere prevailed during the drive to the depot, which bore a resemblance to a funeral procession. Ever ything was running like clockwork. It was
too good to be true. That's probably why there was a blowout in one of the front tires
when we were halfway to the train station. At least things seemed back to the normal
confusion. It must have been a sight for pa ssing motorists to see all of us scurrying
out and around the car. Not having learned the art of emotional poise yet, I worked up a nervous sweat and became so tense, for fear of missing my train, that I thought I'd
have a B.M. right there on the expressway. This had to be one of the fastest tire
changes on record for a family car. We jumped back into the car and off we went, the
solemnity now broken by this humor ous, yet not-so-humorous, incident.    We arrived about 15 minutes before departure, so all of us walked over to the track
where the train was waiting. We engaged in small talk for a while, until the conductor bellowed his, "All aboard." My heart began pounding as I said goodbye to everyone,
especially my wife and children. (My mother-in-law revealed to me only recently how
frail I looked as I boarded the train and she wondered if I would ever come back.
Quite frankly, so did I.)
   As the train inched forward, we all began waving frantically and I wanted to get off.
My parents and in-laws were crying as the moving train put a little more distance
between us. Corinne didn't cry. She didn't, because she was happy for me, relieved for
me. Corinne was optimistic and confident and knew in her heart that everything was
going to work out. I continued watching through the window until the increasing
distance made them all disappear. Then I sat back, unmoving for about ten minutes,
and burst out crying. It was a release that finally allowed me to relax.
   (Corinne told me, years later, there were many times she cried at home while I was
away. This occurred only when her confidence in what I was doing was shaken by
someone challenging her on this natural lifestyle. She didn't know enough about it to defend it at this point, so she was easily swayed by well-meaning people, all of whom
were misinformed or had no knowledge on which to base their advice. Each time
these incidents would occur, it would leave her panicky and somewhat hysterical,
thinking I had made a terrible mistake. Yet, deep down, an inner voice gave her
strength and faith to overcome these obstacles and she came away from these
experiences more imbued with the truth of what I was doing.)
   I had taken a roomette on the train, which is a tiny private room with a sink, a pull-
down bed, and a single seat. The fascinating thing is when this seat is raised, there's
the toilet. This was heaven for me, but I think I spent more time sitting with the seat
up. I felt secure being enclosed in this little room, gazing out the window and watching the changing scenes as the train whizzed along. I was enjoying the solitude, the absence of people, and the monotonous clickety-clack of the wheels as they
passed over the seams in the track.
   I thought about the next three months. I knew I was going to be put on a fast, but I
didn't know for how long. I tried to imagine what it would be like to abstain from
food, with the exception of water, for a length of time, but I could not visualize it in
my mind's eye. I knew, if I survived this undertaking, I would become a vegetarian. I
wondered how that would feel, as I reached over for my bag of food.
   The fact that I was relaxed and not tens e contributed to a desire to eat. Knowing I
was to become a vegetarian, I filled this large bag at home with what I called,
ironically, the "Last Supper"! There were cold lamb chops, chicken, roast beef,
hamburger, breaded veal cutlet, and I don't remember what else. I figured I should eat
all this to fortify myself against the ensuing meatless years. Well, I ate and ate and ate
some more until I became so ill that for ten minutes I vomited everything I had
swallowed. This took all the strength out of me.
   I decided to pull down the bed and get to sleep early. Besides, it was dark out now
and there wasn't much to see. I put on my pajamas, jumped into bed, turned out the
light, and lay there staring out the window. It was a nice feeling watching the multi-colored lights of cities at night blink by. I loved to hear the low sound of the railroad
crossing bells in the distance gradually becoming louder and louder until we passed them; then they gradually faded away in the distance. I didn't sleep too well because I
couldn't clear my mind, which was very active all night.
   I watched the dawn break and the sun peek over the hills. I knew this day,
September 3, 1964, was to be a special day for me. I dressed and shaved quickly and
straightened my roomette. Then I sat back and waited for our arrival. We had been
traveling adjacent to the Hudson River for many miles, while the sun darted in and out
from between the hills, occasionally sending dazzling reflections bouncing off the river's calm, morning glassiness. There was a tranquility in watching the gentle, ever-
changing scenery as the river meandered and cut its way through the lush, green
mountainous foothills. All along the banks of the Hudson, people could be seen
fishing. Some had built bonfires to chase away the early morning chill. I envisioned myself out there without a care in the world.
   A loud knock at the door startled me out of my fantasy as the conductor operatically
announced Poughkeepsie. I glanced at my watch. Almost 8:00 a.m. We should be arriving close to the scheduled time, although I can't recall ever being on a train that
was on time. This one didn't break any precedent as we came to a stop at the
Poughkeepsie station about 8:20 a.m.--20 minutes late, which gave me ten minutes to
struggle off the train with my luggage, run into the depot and purchase a ticket back to
Rhinecliff and hurry breathlessly back onto the waiting platform with probably only seconds to spare. However, this would not become a problem because, true to form,
the train was a half-hour late.
   The 25 minute ride back up the Hudson river was uneventful. The same people
seemed to be fishing in the same places. Rhinecliff station was announced and when
the train stopped I maneuvered my luggage off and hailed a cab. The driver saw how weak I was, so he graciously herded me and the suitcases into his car and off we went six miles downriver again. We passed through Rhinecliff, Rhinebeck, and into the
northern end of Hyde Park, where Pawling Health Manor was located.
   As we drove onto the grounds, I could appreciate the beauty of this part of the
country. The main house was situated on a hill and surrounded by trees of many
species. There was a commanding view of the Hudson River with the mountains for a
backdrop. This looked like a place one could rest. There were people scattered
around, sitting in the sun.
   The cab came to a stop in front of the Manor and I stepped out. I took a deep breath.
The crisp morning air was clean and sweet. It was actually breathable. I took in
another deep breath. This air was so diffe rent from the polluted stuff I had become
accustomed to back home in the Detroit area. As I walked up the few short steps to
the front door, I wondered what fate had in store for me.
Chapter 5 -- My Six Week Fast
   Once inside this three-storied mansion, I observed people who were in varying
lengths of a fast and people who had already broken their fasts and had been eating. It
seems they


 you to play a
role unpacking the emotional intensity of the story and collapsing the
energy disruption.
Tune in to your breathing: Is it shallow? Coming fast? How are you
holding your body? Are you frowning, feeling all tight? These are all
aspects. Uncovering another aspect of the event is going to help you
experience long-lasting relief from the problem story. It’s worth it to mine
for the gold.
Step 6. Allow for all aspects!  In the Fishing Rod Upset, intensity spikes
at: “I slamm ed the trunk and broke the tips off all the rods.” The aspects
might include: my thoughtlessness, Dad loved those rods, tightness in my
chest, guilt, sadness about Dad’ s upset, seeing the tips broken off, my
boyfriend’ s laugh when he saw what happened, seeing myself standing
there looking at the rods, the shocked look on my face, what those rods
meant to my father, regret that it was all on account of that loser boyfriend
who convinced me to take the rods in the first place, and Dad’ s look of
disgust at me.
Go with the aspect with the highest intensity first as your tapping target.
Tap on that specific aspect of your story (movie) that spiked intensity.
Remember to employ the full EFT basic recipe on each aspect. Start with
the Karate Chop point, repeat the specific phrase that spiked the upset along
with an affirmation, and then perform the EFT sequence, like so, only
employ your own EFT setup statement and reminder phrase. You can also
experiment with the fingertip points and Gamut series.
Step 7. Rate your intensity on the aspect you just tapped on. Has it gone
down, up, or stayed the same?  Note that you may regularly see that the
intensity has gone down a couple of points, but not all the way to zero.
Adjust your EFT setup stateme nt to reflect the remaining intensity (e.g.,
“this remaining shame”) and perform as many tapping rounds with the fullEFT basic recipe as it takes. If you’re not moving, then get more specific.
What’ s the feeling associated with that aspect, for example.
Once the intensity has dropped to a 2 or below, pick up where you left off
in the story; or return to the beginning of the story and start telling the story
again until you hit the next point of discomfort, which means you have
uncovered yet another aspect. Y ou know what to do.
There may be one or more times when you cannot contain all the aspects
in an “orderly” manner. That’ s normal. You may experience a full flowering
of aspects (feelings and sensations) all at once and feel emotionally
overwhelmed or flooded. Even if you are afraid of all that emotion, keep on
tapping, becaus e they will drop to zero or close to that if you continue
tapping.
When Another Event T ries to Upstage the One
You’re Working On
If anothe r event arises as you are working through the Tell the Story event,
stay on the aspect and story you are working on, unless the other event is
significantly higher in intensity. Then bookmark the Tell the Story you are
working on and return to it afterward. In many cases, when you collapse the
higher emer ging event, the intensity of the other event will correspondingly
drop. This is quite common. Remember, they are all on the same tabletop.
Adjust your phrasing as you proceed with checking your intensity on
each aspect. For example, “Even though I still feel some shame … ” or
“Even though now the shame I feel is at a 3 in its intensity ….”
Stopping to tap down each aspect is critical to the success of Tell the
Story and the Movie Techn iques. Most people are conditioned by
conventional talk therapy techn iques to “be courageous” and to “be brave
and go through it.” But when they do so, they’re likely to miss important
healing opportunities.9 Uncovering aspects is a way to make sure to
collapse a problem at its roots.Step 8. Test to see if the upset is cleared. Testing to see if you have
thoroughly cleared the issue is a straightforward process. Start the story
again from the point before you got upset, and run through the entire event
again. Stop again at any upsetting place you find, tapping down any
emotional intens ity, until you can finally run through the whole story from
beginning to end without any upset. You might even find yourself laughing
about the event, find it boring, or you could have a completely new insight
about what happened. Changes like these are considered cognit ive shifts in
EFT, and they can also indicate you have ex perienced a behavioral shift.
Testing and clearing aspects is important. Once you have shared the
whole story with yourself or a supportive friend and are no longer feeling
upset, try to get upset. This is your opportunity to find and neutralize
anything upsetting that still remains in your story. Exaggerate all parts of
the story: Make the actions of the characters bigger, the feelings more
dramatic, the sounds louder, the colors brighter or bleaker, and so on. Make
mountains out of molehills! If you find any remaining discomfort, simply
rate it and tap until it’ s gone.
When an Event Points to a Hidden or Cor e Issue
It regularly happens that insights you receive after clearing a Tell the Story
event will lead you to core issues. For example, in the Fishing Rod Upset,
the woman realized that all her life she had been seeking her father ’s
approval but didn’ t get it or received disapproval instead. She realized after
tapping that the approval wasn’ t about her but her father ’s inability to
approve and accept himself. As an adult, she now understands that she has
never given herself kudos for her own accomplishments but sought them
from others. She recalls a core event when she was six with her father,
sought his approval but didn’ t get it, and taps on that down to relief. And
while this is not Gold Standard EFT, she also takes time to tap positively on
the accomplishment of that little girl and uses an affirmation that
acknowledges she approves and receives the goodness of the things she
does. The next time she finds herself in one of those situations where sheused to seek approval but simultaneously feels unworthy, she is surprised
and pleased to discover that she no longer seeks approval from the outside
but rathe r acknowledges her own worth. A core issue in her life has been
resolved, serving as a critical turning point in her life. Again, this type of
experience is a hallmark of EFT. Sometimes an issue will lead to the
understanding of the events holding it in place. Sometimes an event will
lead to the issue.
While you read this next story, you may want to tap on your EFT tap-
down sequence points, or the finger or gamut points (see Figure 6 in
Appendix A ).
Case Study: Using T ell the
Story T echnique for Anxiety
Roger came to me with a laund ry list of problems: increasing anxiety and
anger, and concern for his moth er’s well-being. I asked him, “When’ s the
first time you felt this anxious feeling?” Roger couldn’ t remember a time
when he hadn’ t felt anxious. “Okay, so when did it get worse?” I was
playing detective here, a common EFT technique that uncovers tappable
events.
Roger told me that his anxiety got worse three years ago, after the second
baby, and after being laid off from work several months, with uncertainty
about being the financial provid er. I asked him what proof he had that the
anxiety had worsened, and he replied that he was recently getting upset
even with small parenting duties like getting the kids out the door to go on
play dates. He detailed several incidents that demonstrated how his anxiety
and short temper were now af fecting his job performance and his marriage.
Roger ’s voice grew softer as he spoke, and he was curling his toes and
clenching his fingers. His body was sharing what anxiety and anger looked
like. For every emotion, there is a corresponding body feeling, and we all
have responsive  bodies like this. Soon you’ll learn Chasing the Pain
(Chapter 8), which  will help you uncover and release the “tight” emotion s
stored in your body.As for Roger, I still wasn’ t sure where to start, so I asked him what
sensations he was having right  now as we talked about anxiety. He said
there was tightness in his chest and several other sensations. I noted the
sensations, and then we started following the physical ones to see where
they led. The tightness in his chest was a 10 and he also felt a fist in his gut
and a pain in his left side of the neck, but those were lower in their
intensity. We tapped on the chest tightness until it was about a 5. Then I
asked him if any image, event, or story came to mind as we tapped, or
whether he felt this feeling before and when. The next steps we went
through are in stages so you can follow along, if you like, with your own
story
Step 1. Identify the story you want to work on. A specific story, long
buried, bubbled up to Roger ’s mind. “How long is the story?” I asked. He
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k n o w i n g  b e g i n  t o  b l o s s o m.  W e  b e c o m e  s o  f u l l  o n c e  w e
m a k e  o u r s e l v e s  e m p t y ;  w e  b e c o m e  s o  s m a r t  o n c e  w e  r e a l i z e
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 C H A P T E R  E L E V E N
F r o m  W h o  W e  W e r e  t o  W h o  W e  A r e
B e c o m i n g

I ’ v e  o f t e n  h e a r d  p e o p l e  s a y  t h e y ’ r e  a f r a i d  o f  c h a n g e.
B u t  I ’ m  s o m e o n e  w h o  g r o w s  n e r v o u s  w h e n  t h i n g s  d o n ’ t
c h a n g e.  I  t h i n k  a t  t i m e s  I  t h r i v e  o n  i t.
P e o p l e  a r e  a l w a y s  w a l k i n g  i n t o  m y  h o u s e  a n d  s a y i n g,
“ W a i t,  d i d n ’ t  t h a t  p i c t u r e  u s e d  t o  h a n g  i n  t h e  o t h e r  r o o m? ”
I ’ m  s o  o b s e s s i v e  a b o u t  m o v i n g  f u r n i t u r e  ( p a r t i c u l a r l y
p i l l o w s )  a r o u n d  t h a t  o n c e  I  a c t u a l l y  l i f t e d  u p  a  c h a i r  w h i l e
m y  f r i e n d  w a s  s t i l l  s i t t i n g  i n  i t!
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c h a n g e s  I  m y s e l f  s e t  i n  m o t i o n,  c a s u a l l y  r e l e a s i n g  e n e r g i e s
t h a t  w e r e  n o t  c a s u a l  a t  a l l.  I ’ v e  j u d g e d  c e r t a i n  c h a n g e s  t o  b e
l i g h t  s p r i n g  s h o w e r s  t h a t  t u r n e d  o u t  t o  b e  h u r r i c a n e s.  I  h a v e
u n d e r e s t


 only an ontological impossibility
in a craft you can call your own. And it won’ t
this knowledge has no necessary then, for those who have unwittingly
but the wellspring of all suf fering.
be known until it’ s tried. Love to all, T racy)
deterrent ef fect whatsoever intellectual
become ensnared by such destructive
Human reason exhausts itself ceaselessly
recognition of our addictions has never
influences?
to explain the inexplicable. Explanation
given us power to control them.
itself is high comedy, as preposterous as
APPENDIX B
In fact, even from a merely scientific
trying to see the back of one's own head,
In scripture we are told that man is
viewpoint, salvation is indeed possible.
but the vanity of the ego is boundless,
Details of Kinesiologic T esting
af flicted by forces unseen.2 It is a
In truth, it is guaranteed by the simpleand it becomes even more overblown in
commonplace of our century that silent,
fact that the ener gy of a loving thought is
Scientific validity depends on
this very attempt to make sense of (243)
invisible rays of ener gy are emitted by
enormously more powerful than that of a
replicability. T o insure reliable
nonsense. The mind, in its identity with
innocent-looking objects. The
negative one. Therefore, the traditional
duplication of results, the kinesiologic
the ego, cannot, by definition,
discoverers of radium paid for this
solutions of love and prayer have a sound
testing technique used for all the research
comprehend reality; if it could, it would
realization with their lives. Roentgen x-
scientific basis; man has within his own
cited in this book is described in detail
instantly dissolve itself upon recognition
rays are lethal, and radioactive emissionsessence the power of his own salvation.
below. It is essentially the same method
of its own illusory nature. It is only
kill silently, as does radon. The attractor
developed by Dr. John Diamond in his
Humanity is an af fliction with which we
beyond the paradox of mind transcending
ener gy fields that destroy us are equally
pioneering work in Behavioral
all are burdened. W e don't remember
ego that that which Is stands forth self-
Kinesiology.
asking to be born, and we inherited
evident and dazzling in its infinite
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voice that makes others go weak
The line of questioning itself can be
Step 7
T wo people are required. T o determine
disqualifies its owner as a tester under
checked by stating, "This is the correctT est results can be verified to be
the suitability of a test subject, the tester
ordinary conditions.
form for the question." (Y/N?) The
independent of the test subject's
presses down quickly with two fingers on
statement (e.g., "The accused committed
knowledge, opinions, belief systems or
Step 4
the wrist of the horizontally extended
the bur glary." (Y/N?)) may be made by
attitudes. For example, an image of
arm of the subject, simultaneously telling
Do a trial run with the prospective
either the questioner or the test subject.
Nelson Mandela will make all test
him to "resist," (i.e., against the subject. Ask the candidate to think of
Each time a question is stated, the test
subjects go strong, even racists who
downward pressure). A normal subject is
someone he or she loves, then press
subject is told to resist and the testerresent him. The music of Bach makes
able to resist the pressure and keep the
down with two fingers on the wrist of the
presses down quickly with two fingers an
everyone go strong, even if they do not
arm extended parallel to the ground.
arm extended out to the side, parallel to
the test subject's extended wrist.
personally like it, just as heavy metal
the ground. A normal subject will go
Occasionally there are persons who are
In our research we frequently used teams
music makes all subjects go weak, even
quite strong and be able to resist firmly.
unable to keep their arm extended when
of test subjects. For example, twenty,
if they personally prefer it.
Next, have the party think of someone he
any downward pressure is applied, due to
thirty, or up to 1,000 people were divided
This confirmability of results has been
or she hates or fears or has a resentmentprevious contact with weakening ener gy
into two-person teams who took turns as
observed during the last twenty years by
toward (alternatively, Adolph Hitler). A
fields or negative health conditions; these
tester and test subject. The whole group
thousands of clinicians using kinesiology
normal subject will go very weak and be
are not suitable test subjects. Some of
was asked the same question at the same
in their everyday clinical practices or for
unable to resist downward pressure an his
these subjects can recover by thumping
time, or was divided into subgroups for
research. The results, in fact, are more
or her wrist. Run through a few more
themselves over the thymus gland (at the
independent research projects. In a group
consistent than conventional diagnostic
contrasting pairs of stimuli to establish
top of the breastbone) in a "one-two-
of 100 people (fifty two-person teams),methods used in traditional medicine
consistency of response and develop a
three" rhythm, while they smile and think
perhaps one or two will have dif ficulty in
(e.g., a weak heart never tests strong with
rapport between tester and subject. Some
of some (248) one they love. They will then
obtaining the same results as the others.
kinesiology but may give an erroneous
sample ideological, visual and auditory
"go strong" and respond normally, but
They can be taken aside to do the
normal EKG tracing-a well-known fact).
stimuli with predictable responses are:
the "fix" may last for only four hours and
"thymus thump," described above, which
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this "thymus thump" will then have to be
will return their responses to normal, and
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repeated.
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they can then rejoin the group.
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are one-hundred percent replicable over
V ideo demonstrations of the various
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flag
Keep the testing situation impersonal;
the course of time so that any group of
subjects and techniques described herein
refrain from smiling or making personal
Stalin Mahatma
Gandhi
people anywhere will always produce the
are available from:
comments. Keep the environment free of
Gangster Rap music
Classical musicsame results; for example, the image of
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midline. Also remove watches or
Step 6
After establishing that the test subject
jewelry, including necklaces. Be aware
The test can also be performed by
reacts reliably and is in a normal state,
that aberrant stimuli such as a tester'sholding test objects next to the solar
proceed with the topic under
perfume or after -shave lotion may af fect
plexus of the test subjects. They will be
investigation by making declarative
the test results. T o improve
found to go weak in response to artificial
statements. Questions should always be
concentration, have the test subject close
sweetener, pesticides, or even a picture of
posed as a declaration of fact. It is
his or her eyes.
Hitler concealed in a manila envelope.
useless to ask questions about the future
They will go strong in response to
Step 3
as the test results will have no reliability.
nutritious food, beneficial medicines and
Always preface the investigation with the
If subjects repeatedly go weak, evaluate
nutrients, a concealed picture of
statement, "It is safe for me to makethe examiner's voice. The occasional
Abraham Lincoln, etc.
inquiry into (the specific topic)." (Y/N?)
Step 1
voice that makes others go weak
The line of questioning itself can be
Step 7
T wo people are required. T o determine
disqualifies its owner as a tester under
checked by stating, "This is the correct
T est results can be verified to be
the suitability of a test subject, the tester
ordinary conditions.
form for the question." (Y/N?) The
independent of the test subject's
presses down quickly with two fingers on
statement (e.g., "The accused committed
knowledge, opinions, belief systems or
Step 4
the wrist of the horizontally extended
the bur glary." (Y/N


 unusually abundant and durable
genital secretions from his oversized testicles.
Serge Voronoff, a Russian aristocrat, was physician to the
Egyptian khedive early in this century. The large harem in the royal
palace was.guarded by eunuchs, and Voronoff reported that these
unfortunate castrates as a rule were quite sickly and aged rapidly.
None of them was known for longevity or creative achievement.
Voronoff successfully transplanted testicular tissue of young
animals, some rams and a bull, to the testicles of older creatures of
the same species, and found apparent rejuvenation. By the I 920s
he was ready to attempt human testicular transplants. Since for le
gal and ethical reasons he could not obtain hun1an tissue, he tried
to graft testicula� tissue from chimpanzees on men. Today we
know why he failed, as transplantation between different species
without an effective immunity-suppressing drug does not work.
A man begins to grow old once he reaches his twenties. His
secretion of testosterone, the principal male sex hormone, de
clines gradually -but not abruptly-throughout his life. A man ages, and his SL'Xual power wanes steadily yet gradual ly. In con
trast, a wotnan's secr etio n of estrogen, the principal tl.·male sex
honnone, dL·dines abruptly during tnenopausc, when tnenstrua
tion ceases. ShL· experiences a host of drarnatic physiological and
psychological chang es at n1enopause. The abrupt decr ease of es
trogen production causc·s her ovaries to atrophy, her vaginal lubri
cation to dry up. and her arteries to harden-in short, she ages
t:1ster than a nun.
Such conditions in a won1an, if severe, can be rcn1cdied with
estrogen horr none therapy. Sirnilarly, a nun can be "rejuvenated"
with chernically synthesi zed testosterone horn1one. But hormone
ther apy disc ourages the production of natural hormones; the
body' s feedba ck rnechanisn1 n1akcs the glands "lazy," and once
horn1one therapy stops. the body's natural production of hor
n1ones will be even less than before. Persistent hormone therapy.
son1e fear, increases the chances of cancer.
The production of sex hormon es can be increased and main
tained at a higher level naturally. As was pointed out earlier, in
recent years an increasing amount of evidence has shown that sex
ual activity among healt hy men and women tends to boost the
secretion of sex hormone s as well as other substances, such as beta
endorp hine, the hormone responsib le for "runner's high" and
other euphoric feelings. An experiment conducted at the famed
Max Planck Institute in Munich in 1974 showed that even visual
arousal in the form of a sex movie can raise the level of testoster
one in n1ale test subjects.
All these findings suggest that various forms of sexual arousal,
ranging from visual stin1ulation to sexual int ercourse, tend to en
courage the production of sex hormones, which improves sexual
stamina and probably helps keep people more youthful and live
longer. Here modern sexologists and gerontologists have had an
unexpected encounter with ancient Taoists.
SEX AND ENJOYME NT
Whether the goal of sex is procreation only or pleasure depends
on deeply entrenched religious and social attitudes in each cul
ture. Althoug h the idea that the sole purpose of sex is to propagate
the human race may seen1 a medieval concept few people now be
lieve, it survives in some cultures. The idea that sex itself is in1-AN CIENT SECRE TS FO R MODERN LOV E RS
moral and dirty lurks within certain segments of Western society,
and perhaps in the subconscious of many who consider them
selves sexually liberated. For many years this attitude toward sex,
found often in the United States, has amazed and amused people
from other lands. While Hollywood and Madison Avenue end
lessly dish out titillating and suggestive images of voluptuous
ness, the laws of some states treat any sexual activity other than
conventional heterosexual intercourse as a crime. These laws,
which vary somewhat from state to state, have labeled sodomy
an umbrella term covering anal intercourse and genital kissing-a
crime even in the marital bed. In certain states, technically it is un
lawful for a husband to kiss his wife on Sundays.
In spite of such laws and the attitudes behind them, however,
many Americans have been practicing what they do not preach.
They have experimented and diversified their sexual practices, al
beit not with the rel ish of the French or ancient Chinese. This ex
perimentation was revealed not long after World War II by the
pioneering sexologist Alfred Kinsey, director of the Institute for
Sex Research at Indiana University. His findings, based on in
terviews with some five thousand men and an equal number of
women, disconcerted. many when they were published. He re
ported that many Americans practiced masturbation and homo
sexuality, had premarital and extramarital relations, and engaged
in other sexual activities then consider ed shocking. One of his
more interesting findings was that heavy petting, oral sex, and
prolonged foreplay were all comn1on atnong college-educated and
high-income respondents, whereas those on the lower rungs of
the education and incon1e ladders tended to skip such prelimin
aries and go directly to intercourse. Kinsey stirred up a furor. He
was denounced by church leaders, even n1ctnbcrs of the press, as
offensive, an1oral, and antifatnily.
The n1on1entun1 created by Kinsey paved the way for the cele
brated tcan1 of Willian 1 Masters and Virginia Johnson, with their
revolutionary approach to sexology. Their adtnittedly controver
sial techniques of studying sex in the laboratory shed tnuch light
on hitherto murky areas of hun1an sexuality, at least fron1 the
physiological angle.
The ancient Chinese considered food and sex as essentials to
life; by thentsclves they were neither n1oral nor in11noral. Procrea
tion was etnphasized because of the need for heirs, but there were Tlrt' AI)'Siic Almtcr ��r tire Grtltto, and A1tHias mrd Jolmson
still n1any ways to increase enjoyntent in bed, just as there were
many ways to increase enjoyn1ent at the table. Modern Western
attitudes abou t sex arc in this respect not so diffC..·rcnt front ancien t
Eastern attitudes.
Early Western sexologists did not believe that won 1en enjoyed
sex. Sir Williat n Aston, a prorn inent English Victorian physician
and the author of severa l books on sexology. wrote: "The ntajor
ity of wonten (happily tor thcnt) are not very n1uch troubled with
sexual feeling of any kind.... A rnodest wontan scldon1 desires
any sexual gratitication." He called the attribution of sexual feel
ing to a wotnan a "vile aspersion." Even the Gennan psychiatrist
Richard von Krafft-Ebing. considered the founder of modern
sexology. says in his Psychopathia Sexual is ( 1 886) that the sexual
desire of a normal won1an was srnall; if it were not, "the whole
world would becorne a brothel."
This Victorian dogtna was shattered by Sigmund Freud, fa
ther of psychoanalysis, who boldly disagreed with the idea that
"good" won1en had no sexual desire. More recent sexologists, in
cluding Kinsey and Masters and Johnson, have listed many symp
tonls of female sexual manifestatio ns before and during coitus.
These include sexual flush, nipple erection, breast engorgement,
muscular contractions, hyperventilation, increased heartbeat, el
evated blood pressure, sweating, and lubrication of the vagina.
These symptoms were observed and recorded more than a
thousand years ago as the Arcane Maid's Nine Essences; as the El
enlental Maid's Five Desires, Five Sytnptoms, and Ten Move
ments; and as the manifestations described by the Mystic Master
of the Grotto, all cited in earlier chapters. Ancient sexologists
were convinced of the existence of fen1ale sexual desire and con
sequently devised bedroom techniques for men to satisfy women
at every sexual union. After all, some of these sexologists were
women; they did not need men to tell them whether won1en had
any sexual desire.
LovE -PLAY
Love-play includes a variety of well-known and little-known sex
ual practices. It has been accidentally discovered, practiced, and
refined by lovers from time to time here, there, and everywhere.
Some never engage in such foreplay because


 misery the next. For the first
time in my life, I became acutely aware of the extent to which I had invested
my happiness in my circumstances, in this case in a relationship.

I had already been interested in spiritual matters for some time, and since
my mid-teens had been studying philosophy and practising meditation in
the Vedantic and Sufi traditions at Colet House in London, under the gui -
dance of Dr. Francis Roles. However, this event injected intensity and
urgency into my interest; it became a passion.
2introduction
     It was obvious that I loved happiness above all else. It was also clear that
nothing objective is certain or secure, and clearly does not unfold according
to one’s own wishes and expectations. And now the absurdity and futility of
investing one’s desire for lasting happiness in objective experience was ines -
capable. I fell asleep that night with a simple question in my mind, ‘How
may one find lasting peace and happiness?’
     Almost exactly forty years later, circumstances are again demanding this
question be addressed. However, on this occasion it is not just my personal
circumstances that have precipitated the question in my mind, nor is it in -
dividual happiness that is at stake. It is the shared circumstances of each one
of us that requires a response, and our collective happiness that is calling for
attention.
     The universe had responded to my silent prayer. Our online retreat began
with this question, and the exploration of it evolved into this book. It is my
hope that this book will take you from your self, who seeks happiness,
to the happiness that is your self.

Rupert Spira
April 2021
3 chapter one
The Search for Happiness
Happiness, being found to be something final and
self-sufficient, is the end at which all actions aim.
aristotle

we seek happiness above all else

Imagine a survey in which all seven billion of us were asked what we want
in life above all else. Most of us would respond that we desire better health,
increased income, an intimate relationship, improved living conditions,
a family, better work or preferably no need to work at all, and so on. Some
of us would ask for less tangible things: enlightenment or knowledge of God.
Whatever our priorities, most of us would select from a relatively short list
of possibilities.
     However, if a second question then asked why we desire what we do,
almost all of us would respond, in one way or another, that we seek the
object, substance, activity, circumstance or relationship because we believe
it will bring us peace and happiness.
     In other words, what we really long for is not a particular experience for its
own sake, but for the peace and happiness that we believe we will derive from it.
If we knew that the house we were about to buy, the person we were about
to marry, the journey we were about to embark on or the job we were about
to begin would make us miserable, we would no longer want it. We wish for
these things only insofar as they are considered a source of happiness.
     Even those who voluntarily undergo great hardship for the sake of
a moral, political, religious or spiritual ideal do so ultimately for the sake
of happiness, even if, in extreme cases, that happiness is postponed until
after death.
     The desire for happiness is, therefore, the driving force in most of
our lives.  you are the happiness you seek
This longing for happiness takes us on a great adventure in the realm of
objective experience. By ‘objective experience’ I do not refer to physical
objects alone but to any experience that has some kind of form, including
all thoughts, images, feelings, sensations, perceptions, activities and rela -
tionships.
     Although any of these may seem to afford moments or periods of happi -
ness, sooner or later they come to an end, the old dissatisfaction resurfaces
and the search begins again.
     Once the search in the conventional realm of objective experience has
failed to deliver lasting happiness sufficiently often, many people turn to a
religious or spiritual tradition. In this case, the goal, however we may con -
ceive it, is the same: peace, joy, fulfilment, contentment or wholeness. Only
the means have changed. Even those of us who seek enlightenment on a
spiritual path, or God on a religious path, do so only on account of the peace
and happiness we believe we will derive from it.
     If someone were to ask us whether we would prefer to be enlightened or
happy, we would obviously choose happiness. If we believed that enlighten -
ment would bring us misery, we would never seek it. It is only because it is
believed that enlightenment will bring happiness that we are willing to devote
our lives to seeking it. Likewise, if we believed that knowledge of God would
make us miserable, no one would seek God.
     The only reason we were seeking enlightenment or God in the first place
was that all other possible sources of happiness had failed us thus far. It is
often as a last resort that we turn to the search for enlightenment or God,
in the hope that its fulfilment will finally relieve us of our suffering and
provide happiness.
     Therefore, the desire for happiness is the highest desire, and as such it is
unique: it is the only thing we seek for its own sake.

I use the word ‘happiness’ as the goal of this search simply because it is the
common word for the absence of suffering or the end of seeking. I refer to it
this way because I believe, rightly or not, that this word most accurately con -
veys for the majority of people that for which they long above all else. It is also
a word to which everyone can relate, and it refers to an experience with which
everyone is familiar. In particular, it is non-denominational and devoid of cul -
tural overtones. It does not have to be believed in and is its own evidence.
6the search for happiness
     However, any word inevitably has its limitations, depending upon our
particular associations with it, especially in relation to that for which we all
long above all else. If the word ‘happiness’ does not evoke in you that which
you love and for which you long above all else, please substitute it with
another: fulfilment, contentment, peace, love, truth, beauty, joy, salvation,
liberation, enlightenment or God.
     Whether we feel a strong yearning in our heart or just the slightest sense of
dissatisfaction – the feeling that something is missing which, when found, will
finally bring about the happiness for which we long – we are on a great search.
However we conceive or name the goal of that search, its source is always the
same, namely, the desire to bring our current dissatisfaction to an end.
     If happiness is what we all love and long for above all else, then the in -
vestigation into its nature and cause must be the greatest endeavour on which
one could embark.

happiness is inherent within us

Happiness is always experienced inside us; it is never put in from the outside.
It may seem to be connected to or triggered by external events, but unlike
the food we eat, the water we drink or the air we breathe, we do not take it
into ourself from outside. It originates within us, it is experienced within us
and, when it disappears, no residue of it is dispersed into the outside world.
Happiness is entirely an interior experience.
     If happiness is always experienced within, albeit triggered by objective
experience, mustn’t it lie in potential in us all the time? And if so, shouldn’t
it be possible to have direct access to it, and to remain constantly in touch
with it, without the need for our external circumstances to be configured in
a particular way?
     If it were possible to be in touch with our inherent peace and happiness
without being dependent on external circumstances, would that not be the
greatest discovery one could make?
     One might argue that unhappiness  is also always experienced inside us
and must, therefore, lie latent within us at all times. According to this view,
our inherent happiness or unhappiness would simply be triggered by cir -
cumstances, depending on the extent to which they conform to our desire
or expectation.
7you are the happiness you seek
     Although most people may not formulate it to themselves in this way,
this is the common view of happiness and suffering. They are considered
equal and opposite emotions, alternating in varying degrees in our lives,
depending upon our circumstances.

In the absence of understanding the nature of happiness and how it may be
found, our culture has conditioned us to believe and even expect that the
constant cycle of happiness and unhappiness is normal and unavoidable.
Why is this? We do not expect to cycle through periods of health and sickness
on an almost daily basis, let alone numerous times within a single day. If we
are sick, we consider it a signal from the body that something is wrong and
needs attention.
     Unhappiness is to the mind as sickness is to the body. It is a state of
disharmony and imbalance. It is a signal that something is amiss and
requires attention. However, in the absence of any understanding as to the
real cause of unhappiness, our culture can only offer consolations and dis -
tractions.
     We all feel that health is the natural state of


I	don’t	know	about	you,	but	just	thinking	about	these	things	gives	me
a
shiver.	Unfortunately,	up	to	15%	of	Americans,	more	men	than	women,	will
be	diagnosed	with	having	a	kidney	stone	in	their	lifetime.
29
There	are	several	kinds	of	kidney	stones.	Although	one	is	a	genetically
rare	type
30
	and	another	is	related	to	urinary	infection,	the	majority	involve
stones	made	of	calcium	and	oxalate.	These	calcium	oxalate	stones	are
relatively	common	in	developed	countries	and	relatively	rare	in	developing
countries.
31
	Again,	this	illness	falls	into	the	same	global	patterns	as	all	the
other	Western	diseases.
I	first	was	made	aware	of	the	dietary	connection	with	this	disease	at	the
Faculty	of	Medicine	of	the	University	of	Toronto.	I	was	invited	to	give	a
seminar	on	our	China	Study	findings	and	while	there	I	met	Professor	W.	G.
Robertson	from	the	Medical	Research	Council	in	Leeds,	England.	This
chance	encounter	was	extremely	rewarding.	Dr.	Robertson,	as	I	have	come	to
learn,	is	one	of	the	world’s	foremost	experts	on	diet	and	kidney	stones.	Dr.
Robertson’s	research	group	has	investigated	the	relationship	between	food
and	kidney	stones	with	great	depth	and	breadth,	both	in	theory	and	in	practice.Their	work	began	more	than	thirty	years	ago	and	continues	to	the	present	day.
A	search	of	the	scientific	publications	authored	or	co-authored	by	Robertson
shows	at	least	100	papers	published	since	the	mid-1960s.
One	of	Robertson’s	charts	depicts	a	stunning	relationship	between	animal
protein	consumption	and	the	formation	of	kidney	stones	(
Chart	10.4
).
32
	It
shows	that	consuming	animal	protein	at	levels	above	twenty-one	grams	per
person	per	day	(slightly	less	than	one	ounce)	for	the	United	Kingdom	for	the
years	of	1958	to	1973	is	closely	correlated	with	a	high	number	of	kidney
stones	formed	per	10,000	individuals	per	year.	This	is	an	impressive
relationship.
Few	researchers	have	worked	out	the	details	of	a	research	question	more
thoroughly	than	Robertson	and	his	colleagues.	They	have	developed	a	model
for	estimating	the	risk	of	stone	formation	with	remarkable	accuracy.
33
Although	they	have	identified	six	risk	factors	for	kidney	stones,
34,	35
	animal
protein	consumption	was	the	major	culprit.	Consumption	of	animal	protein	at
levels	commonly	seen	in	affluent	countries	leads	to	the	development	of	four
of	the	six	risk	factors.
34,	35
Not	only	is	animal	protein	linked	to	risk	factors	for	future	formation	of
stones,	but	it	affects	recurring	stones	as	well.	Robertson	published	findings
showing	that,	among	the	patients	who	had	recurrent	kidney	stones,	he	was
able	to	resolve	their	problem	simply	by	shifting	their	diet	away	from	animal
protein	foods.
36
CHART	10.4:	ASSOCIATION	BETWEEN	ANIMAL	PROTEIN
INTAKE	AND	FORMATION	OF	URINARY	CALCULI
How	does	this	work?	When	enough	animal	protein-containing	foods	are
consumed,	the	concentrations	of	calcium	and	oxalate	in	the	urine	increasesharply,	usually	within	hours.
Chart	10.5
	shows	these	impressive	changes,
published	by	Robertson’s	group.
35
The	individuals	in	this	study	consumed	only	fifty-five	grams	per	day	of
animal	protein,	to	which	was	added	another	thirty-four	grams	per	day	of
animal	protein	in	the	form	of	tuna	fish.	This	amount	of	animal	protein
consumption	is	well	within	the	levels	most	Americans	regularly	eat.	Men
consume	around	90–100	grams	of	total	protein	per	day,	the	majority	of	which
comes	from	animal	foods;	women	consume	about	70–90	grams	per	day.
When	the	kidney	is	under	a	persistent,	long-term	assault	from	increased
calcium	and	oxalate,	kidney	stones	may	result.
35
	The	following,	excerpted
from	a	1987	review	by	Robertson,
37
	emphasizes	the	role	of	diet,	especially
foods	containing	animal	proteins:
Urolithiasis	[kidney	stone	formation]	is	a	worldwide	problem	which
appears	to	be	aggravated	by	the	high	dairy-produce,	highly	energy-rich
and	low-fibre	diets	consumed	in	most	industrialized	countries….
Evidence	points,	in	particular,	to	a	high-meat	protein	intake	as	being
the	dominant	factor….	On	the	basis	of	epidemiological	and
biochemical	studies	a	move	toward	a	more	vegetarian,	less	energy-rich
diet	would	be	predicted	to	reduce	the	risk	of	stone	in	the	population.
CHART	10.5:	EFFECT	OF	ANIMAL	PROTEIN	INTAKE	ON
CALCIUM	AND	OXALATE	IN	THE	URINE
A	substantial	and	convincing	effect	on	stone	formation	has	been
demonstrated	for	animal-based	foods.	Recent	research	also	shows	that	kidneystone	formation	can	be	initiated	by	the	activity	of	free	radicals,
38
	and	may
thus	be	prevented	by	consumption	of	antioxidant-containing	plant-based
foods	(see	chapter	four).	For	yet	another	organ	and	another	disease,	we	see
opposing	effects	(in	this	case	on	stone	formation)	by	animal-	and	plant-based
foods.EYE	PROBLEMS
People	who	can	see	well	often	take	vision	for	granted.	We	treat	our	eyes	more
as	little	bits	of	technology	than	as	living	parts	of	the	body,	and	are	all	too
willing	to	believe	that	lasers	are	the	best	course	of	action	for	maintaining
healthy	eyes.	But	during	the	past	couple	of	decades,	research	has	shown	that
these	bits	of	“technology”	are	actually	greatly	affected	by	the	foods	we	eat.
Our	breakfasts,	lunches	and	dinners	have	a	particular	effect	on	two	common
eye	diseases,	cataracts	and	macular	degeneration—diseases	which	afflict
millions	of	older	Americans.
Yes,	that’s	right.	I’m	about	to	tell	you	that	if	you	eat	animal	foods	instead
of	plant	foods,	you	just	might	go	blind.
Macular	degeneration	is	the	leading	cause	of	irreversible	blindness
among
people	over	age	sixty-five.	Over	1.6	million	Americans	suffer	from	this
disease,	many	of	whom	become	blind.
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	As	the	name	implies,	this	condition
involves	destruction	of	the	macula,	which	is	the	biochemical	intersection	in
the	eye—where	the	energy	of	the	light	coming	in	is	transformed	into	a	nerve
signal.	The	macula	occupies	center	stage,	so	to	speak,	and	it	must	be
functional	for	sight	to	occur.
Around	the	macula	there	are	fatty	acids	that	can	react	with	incoming	light
to	produce	a	low	level	of	highly	reactive	free	radicals.
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	These	free	radicals
(see	chapter	four)	can	destroy,	or	degenerate,	neighboring	tissue,	including	the
macula.	But	fortunately	for	us,	free	radical	damage	can	be	repressed	thanks	to
the	antioxidants	in	vegetables	and	fruits.
Two	studies,


 very good effects. T. L. Birnberg treated diarrhea in children with raw, grated apple and obtained completely
successful results in 88 per cent of all cases. He noted relief
from abdominal pain achieved almost immediately, normal stools achieved in 24 hours, reduction of fever within 48
hours, and disappearance of mucus in 60 hours. The
beneficial effects of raw apple in these cases are attributed to
the presence of "hydrophilic colloids" in the food which absorb excessive water and furnish bulk to control peristalsis.
   Of particular interest is the therapeutic value of raw honey.
This food has long been known as a "folk medicine" for hay fever and asthma, and recent experimental studies conducted
at the William Beaumond General Hospital in El Paso, Texas
have shown that raw honey containing the pollen of the
offending grasses or weeds builds up a natural resistance to
these agents in the body, thereby offering relief to the hay fever victims. Studies made by P. E. Weesen of the
Frauenfelder Sanitarium of Europe showed that patients given
raw honey exceeded all others both in strength and healthy
appearance. Dr. Paula Emrich tested 100 children, and found
that those given raw honey achieved a 12 per cent increase in hemoglobin content of their blood over the others. Dr.
Rolleder
gave a smaller quantit y of raw hone y to 58 children of an Austrian orphanage and noted a hemoglobin increase of
8½ per cent. Dr. Schacht of Wiesbaden claimed to have cured
many supposedly hopeless cases of gastric and intestinal
ulcers with raw honey, and the celebrated Father Sebastian Kneipp remarked that "smaller ulcers in the stomach are
quickly contracted, broken and healed by it." Surprisingly,
raw honey has even been given to treat diabetes. Dr. A. Y.
Davidov of Russia noted that it tended to prevent acetonemia,
and in spite of its high sugar content, its use was associated with the actual reduction of sugar in the urine. The American
physicians, Dr. L. R. Emerick of Eaton, Ohio, and the late Dr.
R. J. Goss of Middlebury, Vermont, have treated hundreds of
diabetic patients with raw honey, achieving remarkable
success and vast improvement in the weight, strength, and
appearance of many patients.
   The value of raw liver in treating pernicious anemia is now
well known. As early as 1926 Drs. Murphy and Minot were
curing severe cases of this disease with raw liver, and they
claimed there was some unidentified factor in the food which
stimulated the growth of red corpuscles. At first this was
called the "red blood vitamin." It is now known that there are two such factors, folic acid and vitamin B
12, both of which
are destroyed by heat. Thus, whereas well-cooked liver is
practically useless in these cases, raw liver brings about
consistent and rapid recovery. For perhaps the same reason
raw liver, given to weak and undersized children, has been reported to increase vigor and strength and improve the rate
of growth.
   Other raw meat products are also of unquestioned
therapeutic importance. When tuberculosis was still a
common disease in this country, frail and consumptive people would be seen going to slaughterhouses to obtain draughts of
fresh blood, which were believed to be of great value in such
cases. In countries where tuberculosis remains prevalent, this
practice is still followed, with reportedly good results. On a
clinical basis the celebrated French physiologist, Prof. Charles Richet, was among the first to use raw beef juice in
the treatment of tuberculosis, and he reported excellent results
in this practice. More recently other European physicians are
following this same method, and they apply the term,
"zomotherapy" to designate treatment of disease with raw meat or raw meat-juice. They claim success with
zomotherapy in treating many conditions, including anemia,
neurasthenia, debility, convalescence, and latent, incipient, or
active tuberculosis.
   Few raw foods have been as highly recommended as
sunflower seeds
, squash seeds, pumpkin seeds, and watermelon seeds in the treatment of disease. Several years
ago, J. I. Rodale noticed that sunflower seeds, when used in
their raw state, effected a remarkable cure for some cases of
bleeding gums. After his report on this subject was published, new evidence accumulated which indicated that raw
sunflower seeds were also useful in treating gum sores,
dermatitis, rheumatism, rheumatic fever, arthritis, and kidney
disease. The teeth were said to improve under the sunflower
seed treatment, as was the condition of the eyes. Raw squash and pumpkin seeds have been recommended as worm
expellents. An infusion made by soaking dried watermelon
seeds in water was an old Indian folk treatment for kidney
and bladder infections, and many in modern life have also
testified as to the efficiency of this treatment. The watermelon seeds may also be eaten in their fresh state with
good results. While much of the evidence in favor of these
uncooked seed foods is in the form of testimonials rather than
clinical data, it is too extensive to be ignored. Whether we
consider the seeds as effective "folk medicine" or just good
food, they are doubtless of much value in modern nutrition.
   Raw foods have even been used to improve the intelligence
quotients and mental attitudes of backward children. In
Germany, Dr. Lottner reported an experiment in which 33
children, having low intelligent quotients and attending a
school for backward children, were given a raw breakfast
each morning. This was in the form of "muesli" an uncooked porridge made from oat flakes, milk, fruits, nuts, and honey.
The children given the raw breakfasts rapidly improved over
all the others. They did better work in dictation, arithmetic, letter-cancelling, and drawing completion tests. They were
also less restless, did not become tired as rapidly as before,
and showed better concentration in accomplishing their daily
work.

C
LINICAL APPLICATION OF THE RAW FOOD DIET
   If the simple addition of certain raw foods to a normal diet
produces such startling changes in human health, it may be
expected that a diet composed entirely, or nearly so, of raw foods would be much more beneficial and achieve more rapid
and far-reaching results. This has been shown to be true at the
Pottenger Sanitarium in California, where a large variety of
raw foods has been employed for therapuetic purposes.
   Dr. Pottenger writes that "the highest grade of raw milk,
raw meat, raw vegetables, and fruit products obtainable" are
used in the clinical work. He points out that "we have been able to im
prove the physiolo gic res ponse of children who have previously been developing in a deficient manner"
similar to the experimental animals which were fed upon
heat-processed foods. Even defective facial growth has been
improved, and Pottenger states that "when additional growth stimulation is applied to certain deficient children at the right
time, before they have attained facial growth, material
changes in the contour of the face can be brought about
without the application of surgical appliances."
   In Europe a diet composed primarily of raw foods was
employed in the treatment of dis ease as early as the latter part
of the nineteenth century. At that time the "Jungborn" a health resort located in the Hartz mountain region between
Isenburg and Hartzburg of Germany, was opened. The
director of this institution was Adolph Just, a philosopher and
naturalist, who concluded from his observations of wild and
domestic animal life that only raw foods were capable of building the health, strength, and vigor that are normal in
nature. At his resort, Mr. Just provided sun and air baths,
special water baths, and earth compresses as treatment in
addition to raw foods. The diet consisted in the main of fruits, berries, nuts, and milk in the uncooked state.
   In 1896, Mr. Just issued a number of case history records
illustrating the results of his raw food and natural treatment therapy. Among the diseases reported cured or benefited were
inflammatory rheumatism, consumption of the spinal cord,
tuberculosis of the bones, dropsy, incipient dropsy, fistula of
the rectum, cancer, nervous sp asms, deafness, and various
digestive ailments and sexual disorders. Recoveries were often rapid as well as complete. Recovery from severe
nervous disorders was achieved in ten weeks, from deafness
in eight weeks, from inflammatory rheumatism in nine days, and from incipient dropsy in less than a week. Great
improvement in cases of different forms of consumption was
noted during the first two weeks of treatment. In almost all
cases treated at the "Jungborn" some benefit was reported,
and the general success was attributed largely to the use of
raw foods.
   During the year, 1897, another great raw food institution
was opened in Europe, this being the famous Bircher-Benner
clinic and sanitarium in Zurich, Switzerland, which continues
operation in the present day. Here extensive use has been
made of raw foods, and some patients have been placed on an
exclusive raw diet for a limited period of time when this was deemed necessary. The late founder of the institution


 attach themselves directly to them, and destroy them.

When the elimina tion channels are underactive, toxic materials enter the blood and lymph systems too rapidly to be cleaned out by
the liver and immune system functions. These toxic materials settle in the inherently weak organs and tissues, either directl y
causing under -activity, or inviting infection by viruses or bacteria. The immune system becomes increasingly underactive, leaving
the body more and more unprotected against germlife, toxic wastes, and various chronic and degenerative diseases.
The strongest natural defen se against disease is a clean, rested body, chemically balanced with the proper foods, with healthy,
active elimination channels.

CHAPTER 9
CASE HISTORIES AND TESTIMONIALS
DISCUSSION BETWEEN DR. P., AN EMINENT OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN OF ENTON HALL, ENGLAND,  AND DR.
BERNARD JENSEN, ABOUT THE TISSUE CLEANSING PROGRAM
Dr. J. Doctor, you have just seen me go through a colema treatment. You have observed how the treatment works. Tell me what
you think of it.
Dr. R. To me, it is an eye opener and a verification of  what I have believed and have tried to overcome in our own colonic
machines; but I’ve never seen anything to equal the results that you are getting. I always felt it took weeks, if not months,  of
fasting and colonies to accomplish what you are getting in a relatively short length of time.
Dr. J. Do you think the colema process is thorough enough to provide long -term benefits for the whole body?
Dr. R. I am sure of it. Furthermore, when you are fasting, cleansing and eliminating, nature is squeezing her spo nge. She is
throwing these toxins into the intestinal tract, and you are able to bring them out in this spectacular way.
Dr. J. Have you ever seen specimens from the bowel demonstrated as well as in this cleansing program?
Dr. R. Never. In all my 50 year’s  experience with colonies, I’ve never seen anything to equal this.
Dr. J. From my experience with the tissue cleansing program, I can’t help feeling it is a process that would help everybody. I think
many people would profit from a good cleansing that woul d help keep them from trouble like hardening of the arteries, cholesterol
deposits, high triglycerides and so forth.
Dr. R. This is preventive medicine at its best, because atoxic bowel is the sewer of the body. It is the most important elimi native
structu re of the system, and to get this cleansed out and to give it a chance to function normally, I think is fundamental.
Dr. J. We have to compensate for the junk we’ve put into our bodies. I think it is almost a sin to have coffee and donuts, bu t God
only knows I was raised on them. I grew up on Danish pastry. There must be something built into my body pattern that is still ther e
to a certain extent, and I think that has to be cleaned out. This is one of those ways of going back and clearing out those t oxins
from polluted air, polluted water, junk foods and body acids induced by stress. To me, this seems the best way to compensate
for all of that.
Dr. R. Let’s put it this way, it is the fastest and best way I know of.
Dr. J. Don’t you feel that this along wi th nutrition provides the fundamentals to start with?
Dr. R. Absolutely. Clean out, and then build upon a sound nutritional basis. Most people only come to think senously of these
problems through personal ill health and not being able to find the solution. Then we start searching. Thank God, I landed in a
naturopathic school.
Dr. J. Well, I think it was a godsend that brought you here today to see this at the age of 78, after practicing 50 years. I am in the
same position, up in the 70s, and now I see some thing that I didn’t see before. Why wasn’t somebody there to tell me? Don’t you
feel that same thing about this cleansing program?
Dr. R. I am convinced of it. It’s an eye opener. It gives you a new dimension to your thinking, a realization that bowel func tion and
bowel toxemia are very real and very constant problems.
Dr. J. Have you ever seen anything like this before?
Dr.R. Never!

CASE HISTORIES
PATIENT 1
Patient complained of leg and foot problems; ulcers (open, running and partially encrusted on heel,  instep and outside ankle of
right foot; heel and instep of left foot); swollen ankles. The leg problems began two years prior to time of examination. Con ditions
previously treated without success by several physicians. Ulcers worsened. Unable to wear shoe s for over a year. Unable to wear
stockings previous three weeks due to increasing number of eruptions from ulcers. Blood pressure 80/58. Patient complained of
cold hands and feet.
HISTORY. Severe diarrhea for previous seven and a half years. Seven or eigh t bowel movements per day. No relief from either
drugstore medications or prescription drugs. Hospitalized with kidney stone attack in January 1976 (four years ago) with surg ery
recommended by hospital staff physicians. Refused surgery, treated self at wif e’s recommendation with vitamins and nutritional
supplements for two months. No recurrence of kidney stone attacks since that time. (Lab test after examination showed creatin ine
level at 0.6 mg/dl —within normal range.) Family history of foot problems. Pate rnal grandfather died of gangrene which first
appeared on right foot. Physician’s diagnosis of grandfather included hardening of arteries, low blood pressure and diabetes.  After
right leg amputation, gangrene appeared on left foot. Amputation of left leg f ollowed by recurrence of gangrene on stumps of both
legs. Death resulted two years after left leg amputation. Patient’s mother suffered from swollen right ankle during heat of s ummers
in Midwest. Physician advised that problem was due to heart condition. P atient reported that his brothers and sisters all had
varicose veins, as well as his paternal grandfather. Mother and one brother died of colitis. One physician who saw patient (a n
acupuncturist) diagnosed problem with feet as due to colitis, reasoning th at male children inherit mother’s problems, female
children inherit father’s problems. Patient left without taking treatments because the physician simply assumed the diagnosis. In
1976, patient had complete medical examination with EKG, chest X -ray, usual  lab tests and several biopsies of the stomach.
Medical report was negative for cancer. Nothing was found wrong except kidney stones, for which patient came in. Patient stat ed
he had always had circulation problems.
IRIDOLOGY ANALYSIS. Black in intestinal area indicated underactive bowel with heavy toxic settlement there. Inherent
weakness in kidney areas of irides. Adrenal glands underactive, showing that kidneys and adrenals were overworked due to toxi c
condition of blood from underactive bowel. Leg areas  underactive. Poor circulation and enervation, together with underactivity
in legs, indicated toxic settlements in leg tissues.
PROGRAM. Initially, Patient eliminated fried foods from his diet, reduced meat intake, increased raw salads and added several
nutritional supplements. He reported, “The bowel has improved considerably...with bowel movements reduced from seven or eight
per day down to twice a day. The feet, unfortunately, got worse.” Patient was then placed on a seven -day tissue cleansing program
which included two colemas per day, morning and night. (Colemas are not as strenuous as colonies but are more effective than
enemas.) Fasting diet included broth, herb teas, vitamins, nutritional supplements and juice mixed with bulk and clay water. Clay
packs and aloe vera were applied externally to the legs. On the fourth day, Patient reported, “The swelling in my right ankle is
gone. It is now normal. The sealing or encrustations on my feet, ankles, insteps and heels, began to fall away. I would say t here is a
60-70 percent improvement. I am elated over the results.” Examination at this time showed strong improvement of ulcerated areas
around feet. Patient is usinq skin brushing and cold water packs on body. Goal was to increase circulation and life force. Dulse was
used to quicken the thryoid, and Dren -C was used to improve circulation. Pancreas substance was taken to dissolve the heavy
mucus lining in the bowel. The elimination of mucus from the bowel was an important step toward improved assimilation of
nutrients from food after end of tissue cleansing program.

When the seven -day program had ended, Patient’s feet had cleared up almost entirely. Ulcers no longer draining. Skin healing,
becoming clear. Patient had worked very hard, co -operating with the pr ogram entirely. When asked for his response to the results
of the seven -day tissue -cleansing program, Patient reported, “It is almost miraculous! My wife and family are going to find it
difficult to believe what they see when they arrive.” Patient was advi sed concerning the necessity of changing former food and
other life habits to an improved nutritional and exercise regimen, to bring about general upgrading of health and