activities in a tissue, should induce compensato ry,
selective migrations of ionic material in a BCEC. If
levelling of physicochemical gradients were to take
place exclusively by mechanical transports (forced
convection ), only an indiscriminate mixing should oc
cur. Diffusion contributes to selective distribution. The tendency for selective distribution of ions in a
BCEC also depends on the morphologic distribution of
tile electrically inactive ergonars. The presence of er
gonars adds a resistance and a capacitance in parallel in
the circuits. The varying concentrations and locations
of ergonars thereby modify the electric activities of the
ionars. This mode of action is illustrated in Fig. XIII: I, where a part of a liquid-containing branch of a
closed circuit (a) is conductive because of its contents
of cations and anions and water molecules (crgons). Warer, funhermore, is a "nonionic" compound,
which acts as a unique kind of movable matrix. At the
same time it contains all the characteris tics of an er
gonar of a complex nature. The capacity of water to
form clusters of molecules of an energy content lower
than the summation of energy of "individual" water
molecules, emphasizes the importance of recognizing
ergonars in energy conversion. The degree of breaking
of clusters is influenced by many factors, e.g., the
concentrations of ions, temperature and electric fields. The appearance of an ergonar other than the water,
e.g., (b) a bolus of glucose, may markedly impair
conductivity, while (c) the same quantity of ergonar in
Energetics, ionars and ergonars!53 Table XIII: 3. Srandard redu.ri<m pormrials of'"""' oxidati<m-reducti<m luzlf-reactiom
Re.ac-
rjon Half-reaction (wrinen as a reduction)
L ~01+2H~+2c--+HtO
2. Fe-''"+ le--Fc1-
3. 21"+2e--+l:
4. Cylocbrome -o,-Fe'~ + le--
cytochrome -a)-Fe1 ~
S. S()! '+2W+2c· -SOJ'+H,O
6. N0j+2H'+2c · -NOj+H10
7. }02+H10+2c·-Ht01
8. Cytochrome -a-Fe1' + te•--+
cyuxhrome-a-f'e1'
9. Cytochrome -c-Fe*• + le -
cyuxhrorm-c-Fel'
10. 2,6-0 iohlorophenolindopheno ~.,+
2H' +2e -2,6-0CPP,,..,
II. Croronyi·S-CoA +lH' + 2< • -
buryryi-5-CoA
12. Cu1' + le~-Cu..
13..Melhemoglobin-Fe•· + Je--
he-moglobin- F~ ·
14. Ubiquinone+lH.. +l.e--ubiquinone-H2
IS. Dehydroascorbate+2H'+2e _. ascorbale
16. Metmyoglo bin.-FeJ• + te·
myoglobin-Fe1'
17. Fumarau: +2H' +2c--succinate
18. Methylene blue\ •.,+2H' +2c: --+
methylene blue(""•
19. Pyruvate+NH1+2H'+2c· ~alanine
20. a-Ketoglutarate+ NH3+2H. +2e--+
glutamate + H20
21. Acetaldehyde+2H' +2e ~ethanol £0 at
pH 7.0"
(volts)
0.816
0.771
O.SJ{i
o.ss
0.48
0.42
0.~0
0.29
0.2S
O.ll
0.19
0.15
0.1~9
0.10
0.06
0.046
0.0~0
0.011
-0.13
-0.14
-0.16~ Reac-
tion Half-reaction (written as a reduction)
22. Oxalatttate+ 2H.. +2e--malate
23. FAD+2H'+2e'-+FADH1
24. Pyruvue+2H.+2e-~ lactate
1S. Riboflavin + 2H".. + 2e--+ ribo0avin-H1
26. Cystine+ 2H.. +2e-~ 2 cysteine
27. GSSG+2H' +2e· ->2 GSH
28. S'+lH' +2e' -H,S
29. l,3-diph.osphoglya.ric acid+ 2H · + 2e--+
GAP+P,
30. Acetoacetate+lH.. +le--
/1-bydroxybutyrar<
31. Upoate,..:J+2H' +2e·-+ lipoate(n!IJ
32a. NAO' +2H' +le'-NADH+H'
32b. NAOP'+2H'+Z:e· -NADPH+H'
33. Pyru\'ale+C01+2H.+2e--+malate
34. Uric add+ 2H' + 2e--+ xanthine
3S. Accryi·S-CoA+2H' +2c'....
""''aldehyde+CoA
36. C01+lH' +2e·-+ formare
37. n· + le-_. ~H1
38. Ferredoxln-Fe '~ + te· -ferredoxin·Fe1•
39. Gluconace +lH' +le--+ g:Jucose+HlO
40. 3-Pbosphoglycc:nte +2H' +2e -
glyceraldehyde-3- ·phosphate + H10
41. Meth ylvio logen~->+2H.+2e-
methylvio loge~ )
42. Acetate+ZH.+2e--acetaldehyde
43. Succinare+C01+2H'+2e ->
a-ketoglutarate + H10
44. Acetate+C01+2H.+2c -pyruvate ~at
pH 7.0"
(voll>)
-0.17S -0. 18·
-0.190
-0.200
-0.22
-0.23
-0.23
-0.29
-0.290
-0.29
-0.320
-0.320
-0.33
-0.36
-0.41
-0.420
-0.420
-0.432
-0.4S
-o.ss
-o.ss
-0.60
-0.67
-0.70
Source: I. H. Segel, Biochemical Calculations, 2d cd. (New York: Wiley, 197S), pp. 414-4lS. a Standard conditions: Unit activity of all component s except H*, which is maintained at 10-7M. Gases are at l arm pi'C$SUre. b The value siven is for free FAOIFAOH2. The £~of the protein-bound coenzyme varies. an incompletely obstructing location will impair con
ductivity less. Conductivity also is affected (tf) by vari
ations of morphology of the conducting vessels. In
general, then, the functions of ionass and ergonars are
variable, depending on their sizes and distributions in
relation to the actual morphology of the BCEC
branches. The intensity of closed circuit ionar interac
tions now may be recognized to be modulated both by
ergonars and by variations of the supporting noncon
ducting walls around the conducting fluid. A purpose
ful deceleration or acceleration of reactions over BCEC
branches may be obtained in this way. (See also Fig. X: 6, as an experimental analogue of induced delay of
spontaneous equilibrium ). Furthermore, any local nar
rowing of a conducting branch of a BCEC should lead
to local enhancement of current density, a change
which may be expected to be accompanied by func-
I 54 Energetics, ionars and ergonars tiona! effects. A levelling of electric gradients over
closed circuits between different regions of tissue
should evidently also contribute to homeostasis. One way to determine the average balance between
ionars and ergonars would be to determine their ratio
of concentrat ion (elrgionar ratio) in the conducting
medium. A more direct and simple way would be to
determine the electric resistivity of the conducting
medium. Complete analysis of ionar-ergonar interac
tion in vivo would be extremely difficult to determine,
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ence—the  "Mighty  I AM,"  in order  to complete  the
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reveal  to the  people  of this  World. Humanity  has  had  almost  two  thousand  years  to
really


  to do Its Perfect
Work. Here  is an illustration  which  will  possibly  help  you to feel
more  clearly,  the Glory  of that  which  is not only  the Activ-
ity in your  Call  from  the Presence,  but the Assistance  We
give? Suppose  before  you,  who  are sitting  here  today,  there
were  a Great  Light  like  a Great  Sun;  and  from  It came
Streams  of Light  and  Energy  to each  one  of you. This  is
actually  what  is taking  place! It means  that  in co-operation 252 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
with  your  Call  to your  Presence  and  the Cosmic  Beings,
those  Great  Beings  of Light,  are constantly  giving  you  As-
sistance  of which  the outer  does  not even  dream! As you  become  aware  of This  and  begin  to feel  It ear-
nestly  within  your  Being,  Oh  how  Great  will  be the
Change:  first,  in your  feeling  world  and  then  in the outer
activity. When  you  begin  to see—shall  We  call  it, the Nat-
ural Harmonizing  Activity  of your  world  of action,  all that
goes  forth  is a Radiation  from  your  Presence;  amplified
many  times  by the Ascended  Ones  and  producing  this  con-
dition  of Harmony  which  is required  first;  because  without
it Beloved  Ones,  you  cannot  have  the Full  Blessing  and
Benefit  which  is being  released. One thing  may  explain  to some  of you  the Inner  Activi-
ties. As you  are calling  forth  This  Great  Light,  This  Great
Substance,  Intelligence  or Energy;  It is Light-Substance
which  you  are really  calling  forth! It comes  into  your  world
of action,  It brings  a release  into  your  world,  which  the hu-
man  cannot  possibly  comprehend  at this  time. As you  be-
come  more  acquainted  with  the Presence,  know  that  to still
yourself,  is the means  of letting  Its Power  come  forth. Then
Its very  Vibratory  Action,  as It flows  out into  your  world,
will quiet  and  harmonize  your  Entire  Being  still  more. (At this  point  many  came  into  the room)
Wait  just  a few  moments,  until  the  movement  in the
room  is stilled. I cannot  give  you  the Release  which  I wish
to give,  until  it is quieted  down. (Pause)
BELOVED  ONES,  IN ORDER  TO  DO  THE  WORK DISCOURSE  XVIII  253
WHICH  WE  DESIRE,  IT IS IMPERATIVE  TO  HAVE
NO ONE  MOVE  ABOUT  IN THE  ROOM;  FOR  IT
CONSTANTLY  CHANGES  THE  CURRENT  OF EN-
ERGY  AND  THE  BLESSING  WITH  WHICH  WE
WISH  TO  HELP  YOU. IT IS NOT  EASY  FOR  THE
OUTER  TO  UNDERSTAND,  but,  We  must  HAVE
IT; IF WE  ARE  TO  GIVE  THE  BLESSING  WE  IN-
TEND. So I thank  you  very  kindly  for that  quiet  now. Your  Life  Stream,  as you  call forth  This  Greater  Release
of the Energy  required  to cleanse,  purify  and  harmonize
your  world,  is the One  Great  Substance,  which  is Light! We are endeavoring  so earnestly  to have  all realize,  in your
Call for This  Light,  which  is released  from  your  Presence
or from  the  Ascended  Masters,  is the Activity  required! Of course  It is always  first  from  your  Presence,  then  ampli-
fied by the Ascended  Masters;  but That  Substance  of Light
is One  and  the same. The  Ascended  Masters,  as They  stand
in Their  Purity  and  Perfection  today,  are One  with  the
Purity  and  Perfection  of the "I AM  Presence,"  of you  who
are yet unascended. Notice  why  the Assistance  of the Ascended  Master  is so
important  at this time. Do not misunderstand  Me. All from
the Ascended  Masters'  Octave,  is of course  Perfection;  but
in order  to try to convey  to you  these  Octaves  or steps,  the
Ascended  Masters',  is the first  step  beyond  the human. Our
Ascended  Master  Octave  is Wholly  Perfect. To help  give
you the idea,  We  would  place  the Legion  of Light  next. Then  would  come  the Cosmic  Beings—if  you  wish  to look 254 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
at This  Activity  as steps. This  is why,  mankind  has  not
understood  the  need  of the  Assistance  of the  Ascended
Masters. They  are the Consciousness,  the feeling  all man-
kind  requires  today,  in Its Perfecting  Activity. Without  the Assistance  of the Ascended  Masters,  Beloved
Ones,  I tell you  frankly  there  would  not be three  percent
of the people  today,  who  would  have  the strength  to stand
up under  their  own  creations;  and  that  of the mass  of man-
kind  to Free  themselves! Therefore,  they  must  have  more
than  their  own  assistance. That  is why  Beloved  Saint  Ger-
main  brought  forth  This  Amazing  Understanding  of the
Law  of your  own  Life. Will  you  understand  today,  that  We as Ascended  Beings
or Cosmic  Beings,  are just  your  own  Life  more  advanced;
Higher  in Its rate  of Vibratory  Action,  than  you  experience
here  in the  physical  octave? Notice  the  Chart. It is the
Stream  of Life  and  Energy  anchored  within  your  physical
Heart  which  gives  you  Life. That  Life  is the One  Life  of
the Whole  Universe! For your  Greater  Understanding,  your  "Mighty  I AM
Presence,"  which  is the Individualized  Presence  of Life,  is
the Image  and  Likeness  of God,  as you  previously  under-
stood. It is the Focus  of your  Individual  Activity. It has been
necessary  for mankind  to understand  the Individual  Focus
is there  above  everyone;  and  will  be sustained  in any  activ-
ity, upon  which  the  attention  might  be focused. WITH-
OUT  IT NO  ONE—NOT  EVEN  YOU  IN  YOUR
OWN  LIVES,  HAVE  BEEN  ABLE  TO  SUSTAIN DISCOURSE  XVIII  255
A CONSTRUCTIVE  ACTIVITY  CONTINUOUSLY. Constant  change  of attention  causes  the change  of the Cur-
rents  of Energy. You  wonder  why  sometimes,  things  move
rapidly  and  then  a lull occurs  in the activity  in your  own
Life. Simply,  because  you  have  not  known  your  "I AM
Presence." Now  that  you  do know  It and  you  will  call  to
have  all your  Application  sustained,  you  will  find  a steady
Advancement;  a steady  climbing  and  in many  instances,
just as though  you  were  climbing  a steep  mountain. It is a
very  good  simile  of what  is actually  taking  place  in the vi-
bratory  action  of your  world;  as you  turn  your  attention
and hold  it upon  your  Presence. ONLY  AS YOU  TURN
YOUR  ATTENTION  TO  YOUR  PRESENCE  CAN
YOU  RISE  ABOVE  DISCORD! I now  convey  to you,  the importance  of concentration! I mean  by that,  the holding  of your  attention  upon  the goal
which  you  wish  to attain. If it be in the business  world,  your
attention  held  definitely  upon  the goal,  releases  the Power


 CO2 is the most likely mechanism  to enhance the vagus nerve’ s
slowing effect on the heart during exhalation. Increased CO2 (hypercapnia)
and exhalation are both vital in stimulating the vagus nerve. 18
What’ s particularly exciting is that the effects of vagu s nerve
stimulation don’t stop when treatment is finished. They are ongoing. Over
time, the vagus system develops and maintains much greater resilience to
stressors. This long-term condit ioning of the vagus nerve, its functionality,
and ability to react to maintain homeostasis is known as vagal tone. This
vagal tone is key not just to reducing inflammatory responses but also to a
healthy and resilient functioning of the heart. VAGAL T ONE AND HEART RA TE V ARIABILITYWhile we often associate heartbeats with rhythm and may believe an
absolutely regul ar heartbeat is a healthy one, heartbeats are not all the
same. 9 In fact, they change constantly, and the more coherent the
fluctuations are in speed and intensity, the healthier you are likely to be,
both mentally and physically. 16 The heart is not a metronome. Its
oscillations are complex and constantly changing. The cardiovascular
system needs to adjust to external and internal stimuli to maintain
homeostasis. Heart rate variability  (HRV) measures the difference between
consecutive heartbeats. In clinical settings, readings are taken to the
millisecond with the help of an ECG signal. With modern technology, you
can now measu re your own HRV using a smart watch or other wearable
fitness tracker. Results are presented as time series data, a way of recording
information collected over a period of time to show variations  within that
period. Daily high and low tide data is a familiar use of a data time series. Using HRV as an objective indicater of fitness and resilience has been
gaining traction among fitness enthusiasts. While many people enjoy using
gadgets and apps to measure their own HRV, remember that technology
doesn’ t change HRV; it simply provides the information that allows you to
assess it. HRV is predominantly controlled by the ANS. Growing evidence
associates an ANS imbalance with a higher prevalence of disease and death,
which makes HRV a useful tool in predicting and assessing illness. When
you are in a fight-or -flight state, HRV changes. As the system restores
homeostasis, those changes settle down. However, if the body is under
constant stress, the heart rate becomes less resilient and less flexible. The
variation between oscillations decreases, and the body can’t shift gears as
easily. The potential impact is massive. Because lower HRV can be caused
by stress, emoti onal distress and chronic stress directly impact wellness. Studies indicate,  for example, that stress increases the risk of heart attack in
people who have no prior heart disease and that emotions like anger,
hostility, and aggressiveness can contribute to coronary artery disease. 10
HRV declines significantly with poor health. 20,21 People who are
emotionally sick, older, or less physically fit often have a lower HRV. 16
High concentrations of cortisol are associated with low HRV,8 and HRV isan estab lished tool in diagnosing diabetic neuropathy, the nerve damage,
often to the legs and feet, suffered by diabetics. Correlations have also been
found between changes to HRV and many high-mortality conditions,
including heart disease, cancer, stroke, Alzheimer ’s, diabetes, chronic lower
respiratory diseases, and intentional self-harm. Low HRV is related to a wide range of physical and mental illnesses
and a lower life expectancy. 8 Even the stress caused by a single significant
life event can have an impact. Scientists looking at the health of divorced
people discovered that particip ants who had gone through a marriage
breakdown had a lower resting HRV than those who were married. 22 The
upset caused by divorce actually made those people less healthy. While low HRV is associated with disease, people with high HRV are
likely to be healthier, both physically and mentally. All of this explains why
some people seem to be more resilient to stress, better able to field
challenging situations and take difficulties in their stride, while others get
thrown off balance. Scientists have so far failed to find satisfying answers
about the genetics of the stress response,23 but inherited conditions can
certainly contri bute to aspects of health that result in low HRV. For
example, studies  have shown that vagal tone is passed on from mother to
child. 24 Mothers who are depressed,  anxious, and angry during their
pregnancy have lower vagal activity. Once the baby is born, he or she also
displays a low vagal tone. The good news is that it is possible to build better vagal tone. Just one
note of caution: it is not always better to increase vagal tone. 25 For instance,
parasympathetic hyperactivity can occur in athletes who overtrain. Several
studies indicate that symptoms  of overreaching may be relate d to down-
regulation of the SNS and/or changes in the balance between  vagal and
sympathetic tone. This can cause fatigue and adversely affect performance
during periods of regular competition. 26 The key is to optimize  HRV, not
just blindly augment it. Slow breathing at 4. 5 to 6. 5 breaths per minute has
been found to optimize sympathovagal balance, creating an ideal balance
between the two branches of the autonomic nervous system. 27
Because it is closely connected with the working of the ANS, especially
the parasympathetic branch (PNS), HRV is considered a reliable measure of
how well the vagus nerve is working, that is, of vagal tone. Scientistsbelieve that vagal tone in the heart forms one of the connectio ns between
breathing and emotion. 28 It is influenced by the breath and is essential to the
stimulation of the vagus nerve, which is closely tied to aspects of human
connection such as emotional regulation, reactivity, expression, empathy,
and attachment. At the other end of the emotional spectrum, dysfunction of
the ANS is common to people suffering from anxiety, depression, PTSD,
panic disorder, and other stress-related mental and physical conditions. Parallels have even been found between vagal tone and cognitive functions
such as visual recognition memory and alertness. HRV, used as a measure
of vagal tone, provides doctors with a way to physically quantify stress and
vulnerability to stress. That means that stress can be defined by its effect on
the function of systems like the heart, rather than just on the way a
challenging life event makes you feel. RSA: THE HEAR T-BREA TH CONNECTION
The activity of the vagus nerve can be accurately measured using HRV and
the way the heart interacts with the breath. When vagal tone is healthy,
there are small differences in heart rate during the in-breath (when it speeds
up) and out-brea th (when it slow s down). Inhaling, an increase in heart rate
is caused by a rhythmic partial withdrawal of vagal tone. Exhaling, a
release of acetylcholine causes the heart to slow, just as it did in Loewi’ s
frog. This phenomenon is called respiratory sinus arrhythmia  (RSA). It’s a
good indicator of how well the nervous system is functioning. In simple
terms, HRV measures rhythmic changes between heartbeats, whereas RSA
is HR V in synchronicity with the breath. For most of us, breathing frequency is around 9 to 24 breaths per
minute. 16 Corresponding oscillations in heart rate that produce respiratory
sinus arrhythmia can be regarded as the effects of breathing on the region of
the heart that initiates the electrical impulses for it to contract. The
oscillations of RSA can be affected by stress, alterations in breathing
patterns, or sudden bouts of exercise. RSA controls the rate of gas exchange
inside the alveo li, the tiny air sacs in the lungs. 16 The heart beats faster
when the air in the lungs is richest with oxygen, whereas the impulse to
exhale is triggered when CO2 in the lungs is highest. Gas exchange is mostefficient when the heart rate is synchronized with the breath such that the
heartbeat begins  to increase at the start of an inhalation and begins to
decrease at the start of an exhalation. RSA is controlle d entirely by the vagus nerve. Mirroring the function of
the ANS,16 it reveals how well the parasympathetic (or rest and digest)
branch is working. 29 Because the vagus nerve activates during the
exhalation, many studies have explored whether longer exhalations and
slower breathing  would produce greater differences in RSA and HRV. HRV
is linked to breathing frequency, and greater changes occur when the breath
is controlled and slower. Reducing the rate of respiration, increasing the
amount of air delivered to the lungs with each breath, and breathing from
the diaphragm have all been shown to increase RSA significantly. The best
results for HRV, RSA, barore flex sensitivity (more on this later), and
optimal gas exchange are achiev ed with a breathing rate of 5. 5 or 6 breaths
per minute. 27 It has also been  suggested


, appear to have no connection with breathing. 63 It is a disease of low
bone mineral density or excessive bone loss and is a common cause of bone
fractures in older women. Osteoporosis affects 200 million women
worldwide, with nearly one in two women over the age of 50 likely to
suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture. In women over 45, the condition
accounts for more days of hospitalization than diabetes, heart attack, or
breast cancer. 64
It can cause repeated fractures of the vertebrae attached to the ribs,
which may lead to an excessive curve in the spine called thorac ic kyphosis. Each time one of these thoracic vertebrae is broken, lung capacity shrinks,
with a reductio n in forced vital capacity of 9%. While research hasexamined the link between osteoporosis and respiration in terms of this
impact on mechanical function, very little work has been done to measure
lung health in women with osteoporosis but no diagnosis of chronic
respiratory disease. The fact that women with osteoporosis commonly complain about
breathlessness prompted a 2018 study. 63 Researchers theorized that the
fragility of the rib cage typical  of bone loss and osteoporosis  negatively
impacts respirat ory function by inhibiting the body’ s responses to normal
breathing stimuli, and thus affecting the blood acid-base balance. In simple
terms, the fragility of the ribs causes instinctive changes to breathing
patterns, designed to protect weakened bones. To test this theory, scientists assessed lung function, arterial blood gas
levels, central respiratory drive, and breathing patterns of wome n with bone
fragility who had no respiratory illness, kidney disease, or anem ia, and who
were not taking any medication known to alter blood pH. The women’ s
results were compared with a control group of women who did not have
bone fragility. The results showed for the first time that women with osteoporosis or
bone loss who had never smoked displayed disturbances in blood gas
exchange and changes in breathing patterns compared to age-matched
healthy women. The differences were not the result of anatomi cal changes
or other conditions such as cardiorespiratory disease. This is the first study
to look at gas exchange and breathing patterns where participants were
selected to minimize confounding factors, such as respiratory disease,
smoking, medications, and anatomical considerations. Lung volumes at rest and during  exercise were similar in all the women,
but the differences in breathing  patterns and gas exchange values between
women with or without bone fragility were significant, even though all the
values fell withi n normal reference ranges. Differences included  changes in
the ventilatory response to CO2, lower levels of arterial CO2 and oxygen, a
higher arterial to alveolar oxygen gradient suggesting defective diffusion of
oxygen from the blood to the lungs, and higher pH levels in the blood. Interestingly, bone loss has been linked to depressive symptoms. Postmenopausal women are at increased risk of depression at the same time
of life they are vulnerable to bone loss. While several studies have found arelationship between bone loss and depression, none have identified the
reason for the connection64. Osteoporosis and bone loss are often
undiagnosed until a woman suffers a fracture. However, a 2018 review
found that depressive symptom s are indicative of bone loss, may help
identify women with these conditions, and should trigger further
investigation of bone health. 64
According to a 2019 paper, the biochemical and physiological effects of
psychological stress are recognized as contributing factors in
osteoporosis. 65 Researchers looked at evidence pointing to stress-associated
mental health disorders as risk factors for osteoporosis. They suggested that
therapies to address psychological health could have benefits for bone-loss
patients. Resear ch into this topic is limited, but the studies that do exist
indicate that a personalized, multifaceted approach may improve patient
outcomes, particularly in those who are at a higher risk of developing
osteoporosis. A further link exists between osteoporosis and anxiety. 66 A 2018  study
of 192 women found that those with high levels of anxiety were more prone
to osteoporosis-related fracture. Anxiety levels were connected to age,
depressive symptoms, years since menopause, and age at menopause. Scientists concluded that anxiety levels in postmenopausal women were
associated with,  and predictive of, reduced bone mineral density in the
lumbar spine and hips. While it is interesting to explore the connections between osteoporosis
and breathing, there is currently no research to indicate a direct link
between menopausal depression and anxiety, physical symptoms of bone
mineral loss, and breathing pattern disorders. However, it is the case that
addressing poor breathing can significantly improve quality of life by
reducing susceptibility to a huge range of mental and physical conditions. SLOW, DEEP BREA THING AND MENOP AUSE SYMPT OMS
It has been proven that slow, deep breathing can reduce certain hormonal
symptoms of menopause. A 2012 study explored the potential of
parasympathetic activation via slow, deep, diaphragmatic breathing toreduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes. Paced breathing can
reduce the stress response, relaxing the body and mind. 67
For the study, scientists designed a nine-week, three-arm clinical trial in
which participants used an audio CD to practice guided paced breathing
exercises. One group practiced  at 6 breaths a minute once a day for 15
minutes. A second group practic ed the same exercise twice a day. The third
group practiced  14 breaths a minute for 10 minutes each day (normal
breathing). Near ly 80% of the women who completed the study found the
exercises easy to do and to fit into their daily routine. All of the participants
across the three groups reporte d reductions in hot flashes. Women who
practiced paced breathing twice  a day saw the biggest improvement (52%). Those who practiced 6 breaths a minute once a day saw a 42%
improvement and those practicing normal breathing experienced a 46%
improvement. The researchers concluded that paced breathing provides a
workable intervention that can be easily applied, and a larger study is
needed to fully assess the impact of the breathing exercises on hot flash
reduction. The ebook, Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disor ders, cites earlier
studies that demonstrate women  who are unable or “unwilling” to take HRT
have successfully used breathing retraining to reduce hot flashes. 68,69
This research is backed up by an email I received from a client who
wrote that she had noticed significant benefits after implementing the
breathing techni ques. She said, “I have noticed a 90 to 100% decrease in
night sweats when I go to bed with my mouth taped, and this is after only
one week. ” This points to better regulation of the autonomic nervous
system and corresponds with research that connects nocturnal sweating with
sleep apnea. 70 According to the 2013 paper, incidence of night sweats is
three times higher in people with untreated sleep apnea than it is in the
general population. By using MyoT ape to ensure nasal breathing during
sleep, night sweats, apnea, and the associated insomnia may all be
alleviated. WHA T’S NEXT FOR FEMALE RESPIRA TORY HEAL TH. The scientific literature explor ing the role of female sex hormones in
respiratory health is complic ated and incomplete41. Women differ
significantly in hormonal profiles over the course of their lives, and
assessment of hormonal status is still a problem in that menopause cannot
be confi rmed until 12 months after it actually occurs. Even then, it is often
difficult to determine because of the use of hormonal medications. It is important that research begins to investigate hormonal influences
on respiratory health in sufficiently large studies. Future work needs to take
into account real life factors, such as smoking, which has an antiestrogen
effect. For instance, establishin g a clear connection between asthma and
HRT is likely to be heavily influenced by understanding the role of
smoking. There is enough evidence to be sure that sex hormones do influence
respiratory health and disease throughout the course of a woman’ s life. However, the understanding of this impact is limited. Some research covers asthma and lung function, but hardly any
investigates COPD. It seems fairly clear that women who reach puberty
early and have irregular periods also suffer with more asthma and poor
lower lung function. Asthma and respiratory symptoms are known to
fluctuate during the menstrual cycle, and this suggests the possibility of
therapeutic interventions. Changes in respiratory health around menopause are likely but very
understudied and difficult to measure due to HRT use. Better understanding
of these areas has great potential to improve treatment and outcomes for
women with asthma and COPD. The 2012 review of the literature on
respiratory healt h in women from  menarche to menopause concludes firmly
with this statement, “The era for investigating respiratory health in 2,000
men and 29 women has passed. ”41
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 truest you. But
this you cannot do if you are ambivalent about this aspect of yourself, or
even neutral toward her. In the absence of your heartfelt invitation, she
cannot come. This future you—one who lives the highest manifestation of
your divine potential—cannot pierce the fear -mind’ s veil and simply come
toward you. It is your choice—the choice of the current you—whether or
not to remove the veil and move toward her. The only way to give her birth
into the world is by loving her with all your heart. It’s a big decision whether or not to embrace her, for in doing so you will
become one with her. And for this, you must be ready. You know in your
heart that in becoming her, you will lose some aspects of your current
personality. Your identity has been wrapped up with being who you are
now, even though you are filled with certain aspects of fear and self-
loathing. When you look at your resistance, you can begin to remove it. When you look at your fear, you can begin to surrender it. That which is
possible will only become probable when and if it is beckoned by love. And who is the new you? First of all, she loves you completely—is that
true of who you are now? She is comfortable in your body—is that true of
who you are now? She has a healthy relationship with food—is that true of
who you are now? She thinks you’re beautiful—is that true of who you are
now? It’ s important—in fact, it’ s necessary—to realize these gaps in your
alignment with your truest self, for then you can give them to Divine Mind
for healing. If you do not surrender them, then you might have described
them but you will not have removed them. These gaps are the thinnest
membrane, really. They are merely thoughts. But there is no wall more
intractable than a wall of fearful thoughts, just as there is nothing that can
remove the wall more completely than thoughts of love. Now let’ s face your biggest fear: that of giving birth to a new you. It’ s
not your fear of being fat, but your fear of being thin—your fear of being
free, your fear of being extraordinary, your fear of being your most joyfulself. For who, then, will you be? What will you do with yourself? Who will
love you? Who will reject you? What will you do when people approach
you with the vibes of sexual attraction? What will people say about you? How will you dress? Where will you fit in? Use your journal pages to make a list of all the things that scare you
about being thin. Now write down a list of all the things you long for in the
experience of being thin. Y ou will notice that some of them are very
different, yet some are the very same thing. For example, you might fear the thought of being sexy and love the
thought of being sexy. Recognizing that ambivalence—seeing how such
impulses could cancel each other out—now hand it over to Divine Mind for
healing. Next, write a letter to the new you. T ell her why you fear her, and what
makes you nervous about letting her appear. Tell her those things honestly
and authentically. But then tell her your deepest truth: that you do love her
and hope that she comes. Y ou’ll find, in your relationship with her, the key
to intimate relationship with anyone: that you’re scared, perhaps, but you
want to move ahead anyway. That being vulnerable to life in the way love
demands is something you have tried to avoid, but you have learned
painfully that this does not work. That you’re not sure exactly how to do
this or how to be with her, but you no longer wish to remain without her. And you apologize for the times you have invited her in and then made her
leave. You are ready to be in the tremulous safety of that which does not always
feel safe, for you know now that the citadel of protection you have built
around yourself has not protected you from horror and pain. Y ou are willing
to let go of the dense ener gy of false certainty, and embrace at last the light-
filled ener gy of the void. For the void no longer scares you; you realize now
that the void is filled with love. The void is where you will find yourself—
the place where you become one with the you that is really  you. And that is
your miracle: not that you say no to food, but that you say yes to your
heart’ s desire. And saying yes to your heart’ s desire, you say yes to the
possible you. Miraculously, you are bound by nothing that has occurred before this
moment. The fear -mind would be getting hostile by this point, ar guing,
“Forget it! It’ s gone on too long! Y ou can’ t change now!” T o which yourespond, “Oh yes, I can.” For in God there is no past, but only infinite
possibilities for a miraculous future. The only way the past can drag you
back is if you choose to bring it with you into the present. For the food
addict, this takes courage. It takes refusal to believe the false evidence of a
worldly mirror. But you are seeing through  the mirror now, to the real you
on the other side of it. The universe specializes in new beginnings, from the birth of a baby to
the appearance of new love. It is the way of nature to begin again, just as it
is the way of the fear -mind to stay stuck in the past. Y ou have the ability to
change because you are a child of the divine. Fear would obstruct you, but
the hand of God is available to walk you into the dawn of a new day. Do not
be concerned about who you were before this moment, for nothing that
happened before this instant has power over the will of God. His will is
merciful, healing, corrective, and all-powerful. It doesn’ t matter what the
fear-mind says; you will not hear it if you are listening to Him. Proactively celebrate the arrival of your reborn self. Prepare for her as
you would the arrival of a new life, which indeed it is. Every day, take one
thing that you know is an aspect of the self now passing—something that
perhaps has nothing directly to do with food, yet involves living at a lower
energy than that which you are now choosing—and let it go. Perhaps you
will get rid of old clutter, or take care of business long overdue. Really, isn’ t
that what weight loss is? Even when the change does have to do with food—perhaps you throw
out chemically processed foods, replacing them with fresh fruits and
vegetables—the point is not the food specifically. The point is that you are
dropping dead ener gy, lifeless food, lifeless anything. You are choosing the
aliveness and vitality of whole, natural foods because you are choosing the
aliveness and vitality of a new you. Y ou are making the choice  to be happy. Losing weight is a by-product of choosing to live a happier life. The thoughts and feelings that make up the new you are coalescing
within your mind, your heart, and ultimately the workings of your brain. Just as a nervous system is formed within an embryo, so is a new anddifferent nervous system being formed within you. Y our body is at every
moment responding to the vibrations of your consciousness, and while
some old vibrations might still move through you, you are giving birth to a
new body. Cells are constantly dying while new ones are being born—you
are literally forming a new physical container. There is another miraculous aspect of letting go of the past: you can
reclaim the love that you denied yourself previously. Every moment you ate
food in quality or quantity that was not nourishing, you were denying
yourself self-care. But according to A Course in Miracles,  the love you
withheld from yourself in such a moment is held in trust for you until
you’re ready to receive it. This means that all the hours of joy you could  have experienced but did
not can be experienced now. They won’ t come in the same form, but they
will reflect the same content. Y ou know that time you went to the beach and
were so embarrassed to even be there that you just sat in a café of f to the
side and told the friends you were with that you didn’ t really feel like
walking along the water? W ell, that hour now exists in the ethers of
possibility as a joyous walk on the beach you didn’ t have, could have had,
and now can have. The only thing that can stop you now is a failure of imagination. Could
the universe really be that merciful? Could the time-space continuum really
be that malleable? Could your past really be undone in the future? You betcha. Unless God is just sorta God, which is always a possibility if
you want to think that way. Your material limitations are a reflection of
your beliefs, and if you believe that a miracle isn’ t possible, then there’ s no
reason to expect one. And expecting one is even more powerful if you’re preparing for it. The
new you has a dif ferent set of attitudes and a dif ferent set of habits than the
old you; it’ s helpful to recognize what some of them are so you can more
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 is always in the
grip of the subconscious. It can only condition the subconscious and
thereby receive its cooperation in the accomplishment of conscious
objectives. All decisions are made subconsciously, and if we do not fight
them, they are made swiftly and easily. Attempting to make our choices
consciously in the heat of action only sets up conflict between the conscious
mind and the subconscious mind, and in the end the choice is made by the
subconscious anyway. If the choices made by the two minds are opposed,
then we may see failure growing out of our ef forts at success, or illness
growing out of our ef forts at health, or hate growing out of our ef forts at
love. The sphere of ef fectiveness that the conscious mind has over the
subconscious is this: by it we can choose consciously to become the sort of
people we would like to be. W e can become courageous and ener getic and
loyal and trustworthy and full of love and kindness and tolerance by the
simple use of conscious conditioning methods, by concentrating our
attention on the things we would like to become, by allowing these
impressions to seep down to subconscious levels via our imagination. If we
do this continually and with regularity, sooner or later we begin to act and
think in just the way that our consciousness is focused upon. W e then are
able to behave in every situation instinctively and naturally, in the manner
we always have desired. W e literally have remade ourselves in the image of
our desires through focusing our attention upon that image and allowing it
to seep down into the subconscious. W e are able to act and think according
to a sense of self that we have made up in our minds. Our power of choice
stems from our power to become, and we are always a reflection of animage that we carry in our minds. W e can become anything we desire by
changing our psychological viewpoint. Clash of Opposites

To have a mind is a wondrous thing, but a responsible thing too. Rudyard
Kipling wrote, “There are forty million reasons for failure, but not a single
excuse. ” And when we have come to a realization of the liberating and
creative nature of our minds, we soon are made aware that we are finding in
the world about us the images projected within consciousness. T ake the
time and have the courage to face the fact of the power of your choice. Y ou
have decided everything that has come into your life by taking a mental
stand about it, by allowing that stand to take form and shape in your
subconscious, by your willingness to accept it. If you are rich, you have
accepted an awareness of abundance; if you are poor, you have accepted an
awareness of poverty; if you are well and vigorous, you have accepted an
awareness of health; if you are sick, you have accepted an awareness of
illness. All of life is the clashing of opposites, the black and white of extremes, the
gray area in between. High, low, broad, narrow, dark, light, strength,
weakness — always we choose between them; and through our choices we
make ourselves into the kind of people we become, and shape the events
and circumstances of our lives. No one else is responsible at all, only
ourselves. Choice is always with us. W e make it, and thereby decide our
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A: Mastering the knack of performing without thought, by shutting off the thinking of the central self and trusting the wider mind.
Q: What is the main obstacle to success, according to the text?,
A: The ego and the limitations of human reason.
Q: What is the author's view on the importance of intuition in decision-making?,
A: The author emphasizes the importance of intuition in decision-making, stating that it is a natural and essential part of the evolutionary process.
Q: What is the author's view on the role of the ego in our lives?,
A: The author views the ego as an illusion and a source of limitation, and advises readers to surrender it to the Secret Self.
Q: What is the author's advice for overcoming obstacles and achieving success?,
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realize that opposition is important to growth, then we learn to seek it
constantly, not in the sense of falsifying it, but rather in looking about to
find out where it already exists, and then, by the development of insight and
awareness, to overcome it. Nobody ever broke down a wall by running headlong into it. When we are
opposed it is always by inscrutable and implacable forces. All opposition is
blind because our own eyes are blinded. Once we have seen the truth about
opposition, that opposition no longer will be there. Our ef forts should not be
bent upon breaking down a wall but upon raising our consciousness so that
we are able to perceive methods of egress and ingress. Some people meet
opposition enthusiastically and without hostility; those who do not are
either broken by it or eventually turn and run. Hate, hostility, and
resentment blind our eyes to the sort of thing that opposes us. In such a
psychological state we never can see the truth about an obstacle, and its
inscrutability eventually will defeat us. Y ou cannot throw yourself against
the world and expect anything but defeat and despair. Emotional Blind Spots

All obstacles are not in their truest sense obstacles at all but merely mental
blocks in the minds of the people who perceive them. They overcome the
obstacles not by opposing them but by attempting to understand them. In
the end all obstacles are reduced to one — a false sense of self. T o
overcome opposition we must seek first for self-control and enlightenment
as to the thing that opposes us. If it is a friend who competes for a job, wewill neither gain the job nor keep the friend if we allow feelings of hostility
to develop within us. Such emotional blocks blind us to the true nature of
the job and the best way to go about getting it; they close our eyes to the
qualities in our friend which might enable him to hold and perform the job
as well as or better than ourselves. Recognizing that opposition is really a block in our understanding is the
biggest step in overcoming obstacles. Once we know what we have to do, it
is fairly easy to take the necessary action. Doubt and confusion produce no
work. The made-up mind, even if made up erroneously, at least gets the job
done; it is dynamic and creative and at work in the world. Opposition
surrounds those who cannot make up their minds, but doors appear in blank
walls for those who come to a decision. Willingness to Enter Conflict

There is a right and wrong way to do all things, but we do not necessarily
choose the right way the first time we set about doing something. Immersing ourselves in events enables us to come to an understanding of
those events, but if we do not enter into them, if we stand aside and attempt
to view them from a distance, it is extremely unlikely that we ever will
come to understand them at all. W e will arrive at only an academic grasp of
what is happening. W e will have to measure the thing we are thinking about
by some past experience, and since that past experience can have only the
remotest bearing on the thing we now attempt to analyze, it will be most
difficult for us to see its real relationship and potentiality. We get to know
the things we are attempting to master only by doing them. No amount of
teaching or studying ever made an artisan. Whatever you wish to do, do it,
and you will find your skill increase. The steps to mastery lead up a long
hill replete with obstacles, and each when met and overcome increases your
understanding. The job to be done has a right way to do it, and the right
way to do it is made apparent by performance, and performance involves awillingness to enter into conflict, to meet opposition without fear, hostility,
or resentment. The quality most necessary in the conquest of life is courage. It is very
difficult to undertake any dynamic action unless there is resident in the
person a boldness that refuses to be intimidated by obstacles. There are
three principal reactions possible to the human or ganism when faced by
danger. It can run; it can fight; or it can freeze. W e see evidence of all three
in the animal kingdom. The lion faced by danger fights; the antelope faced
by danger runs; the possum faced by danger freezes. Such reactions are
usually all present in the same person. Those who are triggered when faced
by danger depend upon their emotional conditioning and perception of
truth. If we run from danger it is obvious we have given in to fear. But the
person who is frozen has given in to fear just as much as the person who
runs away. However, few people run away today. We have been taught that
fear is bad and must be overcome. Society admires people of courage, and
our fear of others considering us cowards usually is greater than our fear of
dangerous circumstances. In the face of danger, the average person is rooted
to the spot, mesmerized by the fear that permeates them. They could not


 chela's world - it is saturated with the Wisdom and Understanding of
the Holy Presence of God "I AM"
HIERARCH
Master Kuthumi
COLOR OF THE FLAM E
Gold
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Kashmiri Song - (Pale Hands I loved) - A. Finden

THE TEMPLES OF THE SACRED HEART
In the Etheric Realms over Innsbruck, Austria and Lourdes, France
HIERARCH
Mother Mary
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Pink with a Crystalline White Radiance
QUALI TY
The Immaculate Concept of God's Perfection
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Ave Maria - Schubert

THE TEMPLE OF MIGHTY SIRIUS
Within the Complex of His Constellation connected to Shamballa by a Rainbow Bridge
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: A Rainbow of Light completely encircling the Planet, forming a
pathway over which the Light of God, the Will of God will hold the Earth in Her Perfect Orbit
HIERARCH
Mighty Sirius
 COLOR OF THE FLAME
Mighty Flame of Myriad Rainbow Hues - Iridescent Blue Radiance
QUALITY
The Will and P ower of God
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Theme from "Cosmos" - Vangelis

THE TEMPLE OF THE ALL -SEEING EYE OF GOD
The All -seeing Eye of God - All Pervading, Everywhere present
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: A Pyramid of Crystalline Light Substance - with the All -Seeing
Eye of God at its Apex - blazing like a mighty Searchlight into the Worlds of all humanity
HIERARCH
Elohim Vista
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
1st. Movement of Scheherazade - Rimsky -Korsakov

THE TEMPLE OF DIVINE ORDER
In the Heart of the Great Silence
HIERARCH
Lord Principa
COLOR OF THE FLAME
A steady pure White Flame with a gently spiraling Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Adagio in G Minor - Albinoni

THE TEMPLE OF PURITY
Within the belt around the sun, anchored to the Earth through the Focus of Lady Astrea in
Archangel Michael's Complex over Lake Louise, near Banff, Canada
HIERARCH
Elohim Claire
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Crystalline with a pure White Radiance
QUALITY
Holding the pattern of Perfection for all life everywhere
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Piano Concerto #2 Movemen t #1- Rachmaninov
HIERARCH
Lady Astrea
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Electric Blue with a Crystalline Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Romance Op. 26 - Johan Severin Sven dsen

THE TEMPLE OF THE HEART
Rhone River, Southern France
HIERARCH
Lady Rowena
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Pink, Gold and Blue with a Radiance of Pink
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
2nd Mov. (Romance) - Conc. No 1 in E minor, Op 11 - Chopin

 THE TEMPLE OF LIBERTY
In the Etheric Realm over the Rhone River, Southern France
HIERARCH
Lady Liberty
COLOR OF TH E FLAME
Pink, Gold and Blue with a Violet Radiance
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
'Fanfare to the Common Man' from Symphony No. 3  Movement No. 4 - Copland

THE TEMPLE OF PROTECTION AND POWER
In the Etheric Realm over Zurich, Switzerland
HIERARCH
Elohim Hercules
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Royal Blue
QUALITY
Strength and Power of the First Ray, energizing all Divine Qualities throughout the planet Earth
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op 67 - Beethoven

THE TEMPLE OF RESTORATION
Within the Temple of the Elohim Vista and Lady Crystal in the Electronic Belt around the Sun
of Alpha and Omega
HIERARCH
The Archangel of Restoration
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Pure Crystalline White interpenetrated with constantly movi ng Blue Lasers
QUALITY
Restoration of Divine Perfection within the perfect Will of God
 MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Entends -tu les Chiens Aboyer - Vangelis

THE TEMPLE OF THE COSMIC HOLY SPIRIT
In the Etheric Realm over Fort Salonga L ong Island, New York
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: 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
HIERARCH
Æolus, Cosmic Holy Spirit
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Soft Pink with a Crystalline Rad iance
QUALITY
All aspects of Pure Divine Love
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Temple: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra Op 39, G Sharp Major - Pierne
Æolus: Ninth (New World) Symphony 2nd. Movement - Dvorak
Paul the Venetian : Piano Concerto No. 2, Op 18, Mvmt 2, Adagio - Rachmaninov

THE TEMPLE OF SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT
In the Aura of the Great Central Sun
HIERARCH
Elohim Cassiopeia
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Brilliant Gold
QUALITY
Spiritual Enlightenment
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Symphony N° 5, in E minor, the Andante Cantabile - Tchaikovsky
 THE TEMPLE OF INFINITE WISDOM
Overlooking Lake Titicaca in the Andes Mts. of Peru, South America
HIERARCH
Archangel Jophiel
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Golden Yellow with a Soft Pink Radiance
QUALITY
Illumination through Constancy and Love
MUSICAL K EYNOTE
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - Vaughan -Williams

THE COPPER PALACE
The Glorious Copper -Colored Mountain over Sri Lanka
HIERARCH
Beloved Padma Sambhava
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Gold, Violet and Blue
QUALITY
Illumination through Freedom

LORD SHIVA’S RETREAT
Mount Kailash
HIERARCH
Beloved Shiva and Parvati
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Spiraling, Dancing Cosmic Rainbow Flames
QUALITY
The Cosmic Holy Spirit
 LANELLO’S RETREAT
Bingen on the Rhine
HIERARCH
Beloved Lanello
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Blue and White
QUALITY
The Ever -Present Guru
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Greensleeves

INNER RETREAT/RETREAT OF THE DIVINE MOTHER /WESTERN SHAMBALLA
Rocky Mountains on the northern border of Yellowstone National Park
HIERARCH
Gautama Buddha, Lord Maitreya and Lady Master Venus
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Threefold Flame
QUALITY
Eightfold Path and Maitreya’s Mystery School

 RAYS  & ACTIVITIES

Circle of the Sacred Twelve

The 1st Solar Aspect of Deity is Sapphire Blue : God’s Will, Illumined Faith, Power, Protection,
and God’s First Cause of Perfection

The 2nd Solar Aspect of Deity is Sunshine Yellow : Christ Consciousness, Enlightenment,
Wisdom, Illumination, Understanding, Perception, and Constancy

The 3rd Solar Aspect of Deity is Crystalline Pink : Transfiguring Divine Love, Adoration,
Tolerance, Oneness, and Reverence for ALL Life

The 4th Solar Aspect of Deity is Crystal White : The Immaculate Concept, Purity, Hope,
Restoration, Resurrection, and Ascension

The 5th Solar Aspect of Deity is Emerald Green : Illumined Truth, Healing, Consecration,
Concentration, and Inner Vision

The 6th Solar Aspect of Deity is Golden Ruby/Purple : Divine Grace, Healing, Devotional
Worship, Peace, and the Manifestation of the C hrist

The 7th Solar Aspect of Deity is Violet : Mercy, Compassion, Forgiveness, Transmutation,
Liberty, Justice, Freedom, Victory, and God’s Infinite Perfection

The 8th Solar Aspect of Deity is Aquamarine : Clarity, Divine Perception, and Discernment

The 9th Solar Aspect of Deity is Magenta : Harmony, Balance, Assurance, and God Confidence

The 10th Solar Aspect of Deity is Gold : Eternal Peace, Prosperity, Abundance, and the God
Supply of ALL Good Things

The 11th Solar Aspect of Deity is Peach : Divine Purpose, Enthusiasm, and Joy

The 12th Solar Aspect of Deity is Opal : Transformation and Transfiguration

Rays of God
Consciousness  Archangels  Archeiai  Elohim  Divine
Complements  Chohans  Qualities  Color
First  Michael  Faith  Hercules  Amazonia  El Morya  Faith / Will  Blue
Second  Jophiel  Christine  Apollo  Lumina  Lanto  Wisdom / Illumination  Yellow
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Q: What is the purpose of the book?,
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Q: Who is Dr. Butyko?,
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	the	periphery	of	a	nerve	may

result	in	severe	and	lasting	damage	at	the	center. The	tendency	of	the

investigators	is	to	think	of	the	chief	danger	as	coming	within	the	first	four	weeks

after	inoculation,	although	there	is	no	reason	given	for	thinking	that	full	recovery

of	the	nerve	centre	always	occurs	within	this	period. Indeed,	no	proof	is	offered

to	show	that	complete	recovery	ever	occurs. The	Australian	physician,

McCloskey,	reported	cases	occurring	more	than	a	year	after	inoculation. What	is

to	prevent	an	inoculation	given	in	the	fall	of	this	year	being	instrumental	in

producing	paralysis	in	a	child	at	the	end	of	the	summer	of	next	year? (I	would

suggest	a	study	of	these	cases	in	the	light	of	Speransky’s	findings.) One	physician	showed	that	these	post-inoculation	cases	of	poliomyelitis	have

been	developing	from	the	very	beginning	of	the	inoculation	programs. Such

cases	will	be	difficult	to	investigate	statistically	after	the	lapse	of	so	much	time,

but	if	the	inoculations	are	definitely	associated	with	the	occurrence	of	many

cases	of	polio	today,	there	is	every	reason	to	think	that	they	have	been	so

associated	from	the	start	of	the	inoculation	practice. It	seems	to	me	that	the	more

that	is	learned	about	the	evils	of	inoculations,	the	more	evil	inoculations	are

shown	to	be. To	merely	suspend	an	inoculation	campaign	for	a	season	and	then

resume	the	evil	is	hardly	a	remedy	for	the	many	evils	that	flow	from

inoculations. The	British	Ministry	of	Hell(th)	did	not	want	to	believe	that	their	precious

inoculations	were	in	any	way	responsible	for	paralysis,	because,	as	they	said	to

the	press:	"It	would	be	a	tragedy	if	people	stopped	having	their	children

immunized	against	diphtheria." If	they	were	a	real	Ministry	of	Health,	instead	of

the	farce	that	they	are,	they	would	know	that	there	are	helpful	ways	of	assuring

the	health	of	children,	that	there	is	no	such	thing	as	immunity,	and	that	harming

the	organisms	of	children	is	not	the	way	to	prevent	disease	in	them. As	an	aftermath	of	these	observations	this	year	the	Health	Department	in	New

York	City	suspended	inoculating	(they	called	It	"immunizing")	infants	and

children	against	diphtheria	and	whooping	cough	at	its	76	child	health	stations

from	June	15,	to	Oct.	1,	which	it	calls	the	"polio	season." The	Department,

which	expressed	its	intention	of	requesting	private	physicians	to	follow	its

example,	made	known	its	action	to	New	York	City’s	five	county	medical

societies. The	news	account,	as	published	in	the	New	York	Times,	June	12,	1951,	says:

"The	step	was	taken	on	the	basis	of	a	preliminary	report	on	a	research	study

started	here	last	March,	when	findings	published	in	medical	journals	by	English

and	Australian	scientists	came	to	the	attention	of	health	authorities	in	this

country. "The	foreign	studies,	which	now	appear	to	be	substantiated	by	the	health

department	survey,	indicated	that	of	children	who	contracted	paralytic	polio	a

considerable	proportion	had	been	immunized	within	the	previous	month	with

diphtheria	toxoid,	whooping	cough	vaccine,	and	that	the	site	of	the	paralysis	was

more	apt	to	be	in	the	limb	injected." The	contentions	of	Hygienists,	made	many	times	during	the	past	twenty	years,

that	vaccines	and	serums	are	among	the	chief	causes	of	poliomyelitis,	is	thus

verified,	but	the	"scientists"	(by	which	is	simply	meant,	medical	men	who	give

the	serums	and	vaccines)	do	not	admit	this	to	be	the	fact. They	say	instead,	as

quoted	in	the	Times	article,	"It	must	be	made	clear	that	we	know	immunization

is	not	the	cause	or	even	a	cause	of	poliomyelitis. Investigators,	among	whom

were	specialists	of	the	Department	of	Health,	have	found	indications	that	during

the	polio	season	persons	who	have	become	ill	with	polio	and	who	have	been

recently	immunized	against	diphtheria	or	whooping	cough	may	develop

paralysis	in	the	injected	limb." These	are	the	words	of	John	F.	Mahoney,	M.D. Commissioner	of	Hell(th),	New	York	City. Mahoney	says	that	the	Hell(th)	Department	was	simply	adopting	the	same

procedure	in	regard	to	"immunization"	that	it	has	followed	for	a	number	of	years

in	regard	to	tonsillectomies. He	said:	"For	a	number	of	years	it	has	been	it	has

been	known	that	while	the	removal	of	tonsils	and	adenoids	does	not	cause

poliomyelitis,	children	who	have	their	adenoids	or	tonsils	removed	or	have	other

mouth	operations	during	the	polio	season	are	more	apt	to	develop	a	severe	form

of	poliomyelitis	than	children	on	whom	such	operations	have	not	been

performed. "Therefore,	the	Department	of	Health	and	the	medical	profession	generally

advises	against	such	operations	during	the	months	when	polio	is	most	prevalent. We	are	doing	the	same	thing	in	regard	to	immunization	for	exactly	the	same

reasons:	since	investigation	has	shown	a	probable	relationship	between

immunization	during	the	polio	season	and	the	localization	of	the	paralysis,	we

are	postponing	immunization	until	the	danger	is	over." The	Times	article	adds	that	it	had	learned	that	the	American	Public	Health

Association’s	Ad	Hoc	Committee	on	the	Relationship	of	the	Incidence	of

Poliomyelitis	and	Recent	Immunization	is	in	agreement	with	the	action	of	the

Hell(th)	Department. The	Committees	report,	which	was	to	have	been	published

the	following	week	in	The	American	Journal	of	Public	Health,	says	that	although

further	studies	are	imperative,	"the	data	so	far	available	would	suggest	that,	in

the	face	of	an	abnormal	prevalence	of	poliomyelitis	in	a	given	locality,	antigen

inoculations	may	well	be	postponed	until	after	the	subsidence	of	the	abnormal

prevalence." The	Report	also	says	that	"recent	published	and	unpublished	data	strongly

suggests	that	an	individual	who	develops	poliomyelitis	within	a	month	after

receipt	of	an	injection	of	antigen,	or	possibly	of	some	other	material,	shows	an

increased	frequency	of	paralysis	in	the	extremity	into	which	the	injection	has

been	given. There	are	also	suggestions	that	among	the	reported	cases	of	polio	are

cases	which	would	not	have	been	clinically	diagnosed	as	polio	at	all	if	their

(recent)	inoculation	had	not	brought	them	into	the	paralytic	group." On	the	following	day,	June	13,	the	State	Department	of	Hell(th)	of	New	York,

issued	a	statement	to	the	press	in	which	it	said	that	this	proneness	to

development	of	paralysis	follows	all	injections	of	diphtheria	toxoid	and	anti-
whooping	cough	vaccine. This	means	that	all	injections	of	any	substance

whatsoever,	are	harmful	and,	if	they	are	not	the	direct	cause	of	the	disease	that

follows,	as	Mahoney


 in a very discouraged
frame of mind. I had a strong medical background1 and a long history of
medical treatment, but for as long as I could remember, I had never
really felt well. Excess weight was not my major concern at that time,
although I'm not saying it wasn't one of my concerns. 1 must confess,
though, from my early teens 1 had not been happy with the shape of my
body, and since that time I had always worn high heels to achieve a
thinner look. My real problem, although I did not know it at the time, was that I was
totally out of energy. I felt terrible, and I was having a great deal of
trouble coping with my life. Actually what I was experiencing was not an
1 During my childhood my father was a biochemist at the National Institutes of Health in Bcthcsda,
Maryland. He subsequently held positions as department head of Microbiology and Molecular Biol
ogy at New York University Medical School and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is pres
ently the dean of the Graduate School of Medicine at Cornell University. The medical and scientific professions have an all-encompassing life-style in which I was very
much involved as my father's child. I worked in his laboratory during summer vacations, and under
his influence 1 studied biology and chemistry in college. • 109 • uncommon phenomenon. Conditions of negative energy are the basis of
many of the physical, psychological, and emotional problems being expe
rienced by men, women, and children in this country. My symptoms
were not unusual: stomach pain, embarrassing skin eruptions, depression,
confusion, sudden mood swings, and emotional outbursts. What fright
ened me was that they were becoming progressively worse. After having
been so highly motivated in college that I had been Phi Beta Kappa and
magna cum laude, at the age of thirty-one, with two small children, I
spent much of my time in depression and tears, wondering how I was
ever going to feel well enough to get on with my life. No amount of
drugs, treatment, or therapy that I had had over the years had done any
thing to change or improve my situation. In all the time that I had been
medicated for a nervous stomach and debilitated digestive tract, been
tranquilized for nervous tension, taken injection therapy for pain, and
theorized with the "experts" about my physical, mental, and emotional
"dis-ease," no one ever asked me what I was eating! Harvey did! Natural Hygiene, as Harvey was teaching it, supplied me with answers
about my health that I had all but given up on finding. What did I learn? Everything I needed to know to help myself feel well! I learned that I was
in pain and out of energy because for most of my life I had been overtax
ing my system with the wrong kinds of foods. Because for so many de
cades in this country breast-feeding had not been in vogue, I had been
among the millions of babies who never received breast milk, the only
food naturally intended for and suitable to the young of the human spe
cies. In his most recent book, How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of
Your Doctor, Dr. Robert S. Mendelsohn writes, "Breast-feeding lays the
foundation for healthy physical and emotional growth... Mother's
milk, time-tested for millions of years, is the best nutrient for babies be
cause it is nature's perfect food. "2
How did we in our society arrive at that place of ignorance where we
actually didn't know what a difference breast-feeding would make in the
future health of our children? Dr. Mendelsohn places the blame firmly
with the commercially motivated formula manufacturers and the pedi
atricians who help them sell their formulas. He faults obstetricians and
pediatricians for failing to emphasize strongly enough the importance of
breast-feeding. As a result, millions of children in our society have been
and continue to be raised on formula and cow's milk, which are over
laden with protein and which some researchers feel contain a coarser and
therefore less absorbable calcium than that found in mother's milk. In
my case, this led to a highly acidic condition in my young body, incredi-
2Robcrt S. Mendelsohn. M.D. How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor. Chicago:
Contemporary Books, Inc., 1984: 46-47. (Italics are Dr. Mendelsohn's.) 110'FIT FOR LIFE bly debilitating bouts of hives, joint problems that ultimately necessitated
surgery in both knees, and a weakened nervous system. As is typical in
our country I had been raised on meat from a very early age. As a natural
vegetarian (although I didn't find this out until the age of thirty-one), my
inability to digest meat resulted in persistent and painful digestive diffi
culties. I had a gourmet background (my mother was a talented hostess
and an accomplished gourmet cook) and had traveled considerably from
early childhood. I was exposed to international cuisine at an early age. As
a college student I had the opportunity to work with a French provincial
cook, Armand Ducellier, in Avignon, France. All of this was very much
part of my identity and my life-style, and at first it was hard for me to see
it as the root of my health problems. But the plain fact was that the foods
I had been eating were wreaking havoc on my body, leaving me with no
energy to cope with anything else in my life. When I put into practice the principles that Harvey recommended,
which are the same that he has just outlined for you, / lost twenty
pounds! In a matter of only six weeks, and for the first time in my adult
life, I was proud of and comfortable with the shape of my body. That is an
exhilarating feeling that everyone deserves! Even more important for me,
however, was my change in outlook. The cloud of depression under
which I had been living for years began to lift. I began to experience
whole days of tranquillity. Only someone who has suffered the drain of
mental and physical depression can understand what a breakthrough that
can be. As my body worked to put itself back into balance, I could see
that I was going to be able to live the productive and fulfilling life that
had once been my dream. I felt as if I were coming back to the land of
the living! One thing was apparent from the outset: It would be necessary to shed
my traditional gourmet approach to food preparation if I was determined
to feel consistently well. This became apparent for me during detoxifica
tion? as my taste buds would periodically yearn for past addictions, and
the indulging of those addictions would immediately make me feel un
well again. Working with Harvey, 1 began to focus on what people would
do when they, like me, became aware of the importance of healthy
weight loss. How would they make a comfortable transition from their
traditional eating habits? What I needed and what others would need was
an exciting new approach to delicious yet nutritious food that would
please palates, fulfill physiological needs, and permit detoxification. Using my creative energies (which were always at their fullest in the
kitchen), and pulling from my extensive background in gourmet cooking
'Remember, a most important aspect of detoxification is healthy weight loss! INTRODUCTION • HI and the culinary arts, I began to develop a HIGH-ENERGY approach to
nutritious home cooking that would satisfy desires for variety and flavor
and keep me on a detoxification program, feeling better and stronger with
each passing day. Subsequently, in addition to my exposure to and stud
ies of French and Italian haute cuisine and American and ethnic cuisine,
I studied food artistry, Chinese food preparation, and the cuisines of In
dia and the Middle East. During that time I also received a masters de
gree in nutritional science from the American College of Health Science. Harvey had been involved in Natural Hygiene for six years before
meeting me, and he was much more comfortable on a regimen of fruits
and vegetables than I was. He had already been through the transition
period when one gives up many of the foods that are not beneficial and
learns to substitute new foods that are. He had already conquered most of
the cravings that I was just beginning to deal with. Harvey taught me
many of the meals that he had enjoyed at the beginning of his transition,
but we both realized that for the "detoxification and permanent slenderiz
ing of America" a very wide variety of meals would have to be developed
so that the experience could be enjoyable rather than clinical. Our meals
became a real challenge for me to see what I could come up with that
would be delicious and satisfying, that the kids would love, and that
would be good for all of us. It required me to be newly creative with
vegetables! Frequently mealtime became a bustling family endeavor. That time was a great deal of fun, and we have wanted our program to
maintain that joyous spirit so that one's becoming "fit for life" can be the
wonderful beginning of the best part of ones life. These endeavors are the
basis of the program that we are presenting to you. These are menus that
allow eating to be a celebration for your taste


layer who could n’t stand mortar and bricks; you would
laugh! In the same way, as humans, we need to awaken by relating to
and looking at our relationships with people.
“Have no expectations” is the way of allowing things to be exactly
as they are. It takes a lot of clearing the filter of consciousness  to come
to that state of mind. I performed a wedding where the couple’ s vow was
“I love you now,” which I thought was a wonderful vow. They were very
mindful of the trap of future expectations. They wanted to allow the
relationship to be used by the Holy Spirit for holiness, to clear the mind
of any subtle expectations.
For me, the most helpful answer from A Course in Miracles  came
when I was guided to leave a relationship. I had a tremendous amount of
hurt and pain around the idea of leaving. I was facing fear of
abandonment. I had the Course  in my hand, and I prayed to the Holy
Spirit, “Please, you must answer me before I can do this.” I then opened
the book  to the section on relationships in the Manual for Teachers. My
eyes went straight to a sente nce that said, “Each teaching-learning
situation is maximal in the sense that each person involved will learn the
most that he can from the other person at that time.” Suddenly, my heart
lifted. I felt that the Holy Spirit was saying, “It’s okay; you and your
partner learned as much as you could learn in that relationship.”  He was
saying, “Job well done. You did a very good job, and I will be with you
in your next relationship.” This gave me the permission to go on and
take the next step.
As you move toward holy relationships, the ego will come at you
pretty strongly to try to break your turn toward healing. It will try to
sabotage and abort the mission of healing by intensifying the mirroring.
But that’s where I encourage you to just hang in there and ask for Spirit’ s
help. The breakthrough will be in overcoming the ego’s attemp t and the
longing to objectify and localize love and its attempt to shrink it from the
vastness that it is. Overcoming this obstacle is the undoing of the special
love relationship and the transition into holy relationship.Giving your relationships a holy purpose is the means to reaching
the trans cendent perspective that looks upon bodies much like dancing
leaves in the wind on a fall day. With a little wind blowing the leaves
around, you notice with detachment all the colors. You’re not saying,
“Red, orange, brown, green.” You’re watching the swirl from a place of
complete nonjudgment. And that’s what holy relationship is. As you go
about your daily relationships, be alert to temptations to:
desire perfection in another ’s behavior
blame and emphasize flaws and inconsistencies, either aloud or
silently
make comparisons
want to be right at the expense of your brother or sister ’s
innocence.
When you join with another in the purpose of healing the mind, you
find love. Practice turning your attention to:
examining ego thoughts and patterns within your own mind, so
that they can be seen and healed
allowing your relationships to show you what needs to be healed
within your own mind
looking beyond form and behaviors in your relationships
releasing judgments and comparisons
practicing defenselessness in your communications
having peace as your goal in your joining with others and the
world
seeing the gift in practicing the above!Exercise: Undoing Specialness
The following exercise aims at helping you become more aware of
your part in building obstacle s and issues in a relationshi p. It will
help you see that you can change your experience with a
relationship solely by looking  at your own mind, and not hiding
and protecting, but lifting reactions, judgments, and hidden
opinions to the Holy Spirit.
Part 1:  Observe Y our Patterns in Relationship
You are now going to identify what obstacles are in the way of
your experience of holy relationship. Let the following questions
draw out some of your past and present relationship experiences.
Let a relationship come to mind in which you are seeking
something from another. Go inward and journal what comes to
mind as you answer each question.
1. What specifically are you seeking?
2. Can you see whether this pursuit is based upon a belief in
lack of some kind?
3. Looking back over your life, do you notice any patterns,
repeating circu mstances, or persistent feelings, such as
being respons ible; feeling needy, dependent, rejected, or
letdown; or taking control or being controlled?
4. What beliefs do you feel might be underneath these
patterns? For example, if you’ve felt either dependent or
controlling in your relationsh ips, is there a belief that you
are helpless?
5. Can you begin to see how you are projecting your belie fs
onto the other (for example “You aren’t good enough”)
when, really, it is a belief you hold about yourself (“I’m not
good enough”)?6. What do you believe you could gain or lose through the
relationship? Observe your thoughts and beliefs.
7. How would you feel and what do you think your life would
be like without those thoughts and beliefs?
Take a breath and for the next few minutes, in prayer, direct
your mind toward dropping these thoughts and beliefs. Having
seen the thoughts and belie fs that led you to feel a sense of
separation, offer them to the Holy Spirit. Now, ask for help to see
your friend differently. Each of these thoughts stems from the
belief that you and they are different, and that what you see and
do not like about them is what you do not like about yourself. They
save you from the disturbance you feel in your heart, the
disturbance that was a result of withholding your love from them.
Your grievance  against them is now replaced with awareness and
freedom. Rest within the spaciousness this release brings. Feel
free to write or share about your experience to strengthen it in
awareness.
When egoic patterns are seen and recognized, you can
easily spot them as they recur, and you can choose again. It’s the
first step toward knowing an intimacy that is not of personhood but
of the Spirit within.
“The Holy Spirit’ s temple is not a body, but a relationship.”
The Blessings of Relationship
As you pivot toward healing through your relationships, you will feel
grateful for the gifts they are offering. It’s when you get to the point
where you feel that you’re not attacking or blaming another anymore
that you know you have matured spiritually. It means your consciousness
has expa nded toward understan ding that all that seems to be happening
outside you actually stems from your own mind. Even in your difficult
relationships, you see there are valuable lessons to learn. So, you can
start to honestly ask what each relationship is showing you about yourmind. And once  you can see the patterns and beliefs a relationship is
mirroring, then you will see the blessing and its healing potential.
We are never meant to be depen dent on a relationship, but rather  we
are meant to find the Holy Spirit in it because, really, we all share the
same purpose: to wake up. Little by little, we feel more fulfilled from
this practice, fulfilled from within, and our motive for relationships turns
around from trying to get things  from another to seeing an opportunity to
give and collaborate whereby everyone benefits!
When you are ready for this renewed purpose, you will start to
move from the familiar and special relationships of the world to healed
and holy relation ships. The ego will still seem to come at you, but that’s
when Spirit is always available to help and says, “You’ve come this far;
stay with your faith. I am with you.” Your prayer to the Holy Spirit
becomes, “I let Y our vision take the place of my perception, which is just
a presentation of the past, appearing once again as if it’ s still occurring.”
This makes way for a new vision of love that will allow you to meet
with someone anew, as if for the very first time without your beliefs
from the past being projected onto them.
The miracle of relationship is a journey from specialness to
holiness; from exclusivity to experiences of inclusion; and from
separation, fear, and loneliness to true joining, love, and joy. It is an
awakening, a shift in perception from separate interests of “me,” “mine,”
and “what’s in it for me,” to a shared interest, purpose, and goal. This is
how you are blessed; the more love that you let pour through  you, the
more aware you will be of how powerful that love is, and your
relationships will flourish and expand.
It’s therefore beneficial to stay open and honor the relationships that
come your way however they might look initially. And, as you learn to
use them in truly helpful ways, they will allow you to heal, let go of
specialness, and lead you back to God.Chapter 11
From People Pleasing to True Empathy
Special relationships always entail compromise and sacrif ice. The
compromise comes in because of the fear of “rocking the boat.” There is
belief in consequences, so people pleasing becomes the general mode of
operation. But denial and repression build when you do not speak what
is in your heart for fear of other people’ s reactions. If you only live


 take part in the largest mind-over-
matter experiment in history.
Technique and practice
Anyone can learn to do effective intention in their life, but it does
require some learned techniques.
To find out how to ‘do intention’, Lynne McTaggart interviewed
many intention masters – Qigong masters, Buddhist monks, master
healers – as well as scientists.
She extrapolated this programme from the common practices of
all these diverse healers, plus scientific evidence describing circum -
stances that created the most positive results in mind-over-matter
laboratory experiences.
From this research she offers a blueprint for using intention effec -
tively in your own life through a programme she calls Powering Up
which is available in her book, The Intention Experiment.
Some basics of the programme:
•  How to choose a special intention space.
•  How to power up through meditation.
•  When to move into a state of peak focus.
•  How to state your intention and make it very specific.
•  How to mentally rehearse every moment of it.
•  How and when to visualize, in vivid detail, your intention
 as an established fact.
•  The best timing – which are the best days for doing intention.
•  How to surrender to the universe’s power and let go of the outcome.
http://theintentionexperiment.com
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Only a few years ago, I was considering doing
workshops at corporate houses. My intention
was to share what I was already doing, but
in a different set-up. I decided to shift my
daily schedule around in a way that freed up
some time for me during the morning hours.
This would have allowed me to meet Human
Resource Personnel in order to offer my work -
shops. I took action in the present moment; that
of re-arranging my day and freeing up some
time. Within a week, a client came in for a con -
sultation. He was the CEO of a company that
offered training programmes to the corporate
world. At the end of the consultation, he asked,
“I have an entire team to take care of sales and
marketing; would you be interested in facilitat -
ing corporate programmes?”!
So here is what I recommend. Begin by
stating the goal or goals in whatever fashion
they come up.  Then spend as much time as
needed to examine what lies under those
thoughts and desires. Get in touch with your
inner core self as honestly as possible. Identify
the Core issue. Reframe it as accurately, con -
cisely as possible. Try different statements till
you hit on the one that feels most natural and
true. Now, find a quiet time and say it out loud
and clear. Then, leave it to the Universe. Turn
your attention to the present moment, to your
present life. Just be in a receptive mode and
observe whatever happens and continue to act
as opportunities arise. Stay detached from the
outcome. If there is any resistance, anxiety, fear
etc, use tools and methods that bring about a
state of balance.
Take action in the present moment with
what you have in the Now, allow the Universal
Creative Energy to unfold its dynamics, detach
from specific outcome, continue to take action
doing what you enjoy doing, focussed only on
the present moment.                                      [
Jasmine Bharathan is a therapist. Her website is http://heal-empower.com
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<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>COCONUT 24/7
E a s y  W a y s  t o  L o o k
a n d  F e e l  B e t t e r
P a t  C r o c k e r
T o  t h e  c o c o n u t,  th at majestic a nd health-giving  tropical plant, the
tower of life itself, and to the 12,000 or so islands—the “coconut isles”—
lands of  abunda nce nestled in the vast basin of the great Pa cific Ocean
between the T ropic of Cancer and the T ropic of Capricorn.C O N T E N T S
Pr eface
1.  Coconut: The Essentials
2.  Breakfast
3.  Lunch
4.  Dinner
5.  Appetizers & Snacks
6.  Spice Blends, Sauces & Dressings
7.  Beverages
8.  Desserts
9.  Spa Recipes
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Copyright
About the PublisherP R E F A C E
The coc onut has  been sharing it s gifts of fibre, wood, meat and life-giving
water from a time as old as the islands themselves. Antonio Pigafetta, the
Italian n obleman who sailed with Magellan, wrote in his journal, “W ith two
of th ese palm tr ees, a whole fam ily of ten can sustain itself.” Indeed, even
the 4,000-year -o ld Sanskrit words for coconut, Kalpa V riksha, are thought
to mean “the tree that gives all that is necessary for living.”
Now, thanks to research by nu tritionist Mary Enig, Ph.D., Bruce Fife,
C.N., N.D., and others, as well as new extraction techniques that of fer an
array of coconut  food products t o cooks the world over, we can a ll enjoy the
miracle of coconut.
This book begins with an ove rview of the incredible healing gifts of
coconut. It then explores both f amiliar and innovative coconut ingredients.
It provides reliable, science-based information on the healing components
as w ell as practi cal, home-tested techniques for using coconut ingredients in
everyday dishes. In fact, every recipe in Coconut 24/7  features at least one
coconut ingredient and relies exclusively on or ganic vir gin unrefined (or
raw) coconut oil as a healthy fat for sautéing, stir -frying and baking.
While w orking o n this book, I often found myself transported to  faraway
coastal lands and sun-warmed archipelagos where coconut palms lean into
the s alt s pray an d cast their wind mill shadows on bleached sand. Their very
names—Cook I slands, T onga, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Micronesia,
Palau, Thailand, V anuatu and dozens more—gav e inspiration for the tastes
that this book en joys. Every day while testing, I basked in the teasing aroma
of just-o pened coconut as it met  the tang and punch of pineapple or mango
or the alluring essence of vanilla. I played with tropical ingredients and
cross-pollinated the flavours of Polynesia, Southeast Asia and Oceania with
the sensibilities of North American staples.Again th e clif f yawned, but now with a deeper entry; and the Casco,
hauling her wind, began to slide into the bay of Anaho. The cocoa-
palm, that giraf fe of vegetabl es, so graceful, so ungainly, to the
European eye so foreign, was to be seen crowding on the beach, and
climbing and fringing the steep sides of mountains.
… I t was long er ere we spied  the native village, standing (in the
universal fashio n) close upon a curve of beach, close under a g rove of
palms; the sea in front growling and whitening on a concave arc of
reef. Fo r the cocoa-tree and the island man are both lovers and
neighbours of the surf. “The coral waxes, the palm grows, but man
departs,” says the sad T ahitian proverb; but they are all three, s o long
as they endure, co-haunters of the beach.
—Robert Louis Stevenson,  In the South Seas  (1896)
The recipes here are very dif ferent from those found in my  previous
books. These are infused with the buoyancy and leisurely pa ce of light-
filled days and t he warm glow of sunsets over tropical waters. They are an
adventurous fusion of exotic and fresh, seasonal and sensible ingredients,
and at the sam e time they o f fer lots of room for substi tutions and
experimentation. Here you will find tart apples, pears and othe r tree fruits
tossed w ith papaya, mango and star anise, all with just the rig ht spike of
orange a nd lemon. V egetables of every colour brighten the pot and the
plate; di ps and sauces dance on the tongue; healthy portions  of or ganic
meat, chicken, fish and seafood are brought together in unusual
combinations that explode on the page and ignite the senses.
As I explored the exceptional  health benefits of or ganic v ir gin raw
coconut oil, I learned of its incredible healing benefits to the skin. Inspired,
I s implified my beauty routine (and saved hundreds of dollars!) by using
coconut oil as a hair conditioner and to make my own skin and body
creams. Y ou’ll find these simple spa recipes in Chapter 9.
After an