 are abnormal.

What are the normal conditions? They are the providing of the correct       quality   of food and fluids and, more importantly, the
correct  quantity   of these to the body daily, along with all other factors, such as clean air, proper rest and sleep, thought, etc.
The abnormal conditions are deficiencies in the necessary nutrients and, more frequently, accumulations of excesses in both
poor quality and  good quality foods. These excesses eventually build up as obstructions in the body, leading to loss of energy,
followed by retention of water, which finally produce diseases.

The greatest loss of energy occurs in the digestion of food (especially when it  is in the stomach), followed by absorption,
assimilation and fixation of nutrients in the cells and tissues.
The greater the consumption of food beyond the body's requirements, which is very little, the greater the expenditure of ener gy,
leaving less avai lable for the healing process. (Note: Luigi Cornaro lived on 12 oz. of food a day and 14 oz. of grape juice
beginning from 35 years up to 102 years in perfect health.)

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The weaker and sicker the patient, the smaller the quantity of food which can be digested, and when the condition is acute an d
painful, no food should be consumed at all except water alone. This allows the body to direct all of its energies to the healing
process. Here is where we witness the most amazing cures of diseases.

Also, in relation to the concept that there be maximal utilization of food with minimal expenditure of energy, this required that
food be prepared in a manner that required minimal digestive energy and in a form to allow for maximal utilization. For example,
if the body required a large amount of minerals, enzymes, vitamins etc., which are best found in green leafy vegetables, this
could be satisfied by the use of vegetable juices or blended salads. The use of
1. vegetable juices requires no digestion at all;
2. the blended salads require almost no digestion and will provide approximately 4 x the amount of minerals etc. as compared
to eati ng and chewing of the same amount of a tossed salad.

The tremendous amount of digestive energy saved in the use of these 2 procedures by Dr. Cursio led to greatly accelerated
healing, as well as increased utilization of the observed elements, eliminating skeletal abnormalities while at the same time
allowing for a generalized improvement throughout the entire body.
This implied the use of
•   the best quality of food available, preferably organic. The diet was also to contain
•   a total impact of all the nutritional factors needed, given in
•   the best combination and sequence to simplify digestion and only in
•   the minimal amounts which could be utilized thoroughly,
therefore leaving the maximal amount of energy available for the healing process.

And finally, as stated in the article, the basic alterations in the diet as compared to earlier traditional Natural Hygienic diet s were
1. an increase of the green leafy vegetables, 2. a decrease in the amount of fruit, especially those that were highly acid ( citric,
etc.), and 3. the use of the fast at the first symptoms of acute disease (inflammation, pain, colds etc.)
 Dr. Stanley S. Bass,  June 16th, 2001

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Note 1: Here is a more complete list of the alterations by Dr. Cursio (as compared to earlier traditional vegetarian Natural Hygiene diets):
1. an increase of the green leafy vegetables
2. a decrease in the amount of fruit
3. the use of the fast at the first symptoms of acute disease
4. an introduction of raw eggs
5. an intr oduction of certain raw milk cheeses
6. an introduction of raw vegetable juices
7. an introduction of raw blended green salads
Note 2: Further details are available in the book  With Three Generations of Vegetarian Hygienists   (free download) by Dr. Stanley S. Bass --
see the introduction page - generations.html - with a Dr. Gian -Cursio interview.
You can find an example of Dr. Cursio's improved Natural Hygiene vegetarian diet here - cursio.html.
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www.drbass.com/cursio.html
Dr. Gian -Cursio:
Natural Hygiene Vegetarian Diet and Food Plan

"While this article consists of only a few pages, being highly condensed, it represents more than 55 years
of this brilliant nutritionist's experience as one of the greatest teachers in the field of Natural Hygiene -
natural living and eating." " I can personally testify to the near miracles I saw in the recoveries fr om nearly
all kinds of illness, both in his practice and in my own."

INTRODUCTION
The following article for Harper's Bazaar, on March 1979, presents Dr. Cristopher Gian -Cursio's ideas on diet and nutrition.
I knew him and worked with him as one of his closest students for more than 40 years, and I can attest to the fact that, while he submitted
the information in the following article under the original heading "Preventing Cellulite - the Diet Solution", it in
reality was a presentation of his basic die t.

 This article contains the crux of his techniques, of the foods he considered to be of the highest quality, eaten
in the ideal sequence for maximum digestion, absorption, assimilation and fixation in the cells of the body -
while at the same time to be  correctly combined for maximum utilization.
I can personally testify to the near miracles I saw in the recoveries from nearly all kinds of illness, both in his
practice and in my own. I have also seen hygienic doctors come to Cursio for assistance with es pecially
difficult cases.
 copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648 -1500    www.drbass.com  58

While this article consists of only a few pages, being highly condensed, it represents more than 55 years of this brilliant n utritionist's
experience as one of the greatest teachers in the field of Natural Hygiene - natural living and eating.

Stanley S. Bass, N.D., D.C., Ph.D.
11/22/99

PREVENTING CELLULITE:
THE DIET SOLUTION
Those lumps and bulges that look like fat, but can't be dieted or exercised away, may be cellulite, some experts claim. More than a simple
weight problem, this may be a symptom of faulty nutrition and living habits. Now, a unique food plan could be the answer to a ll our body's
needs.
.....

EATING IN SEQUENCE
The food pl an conceived by Dr. Cursio and his colleagues is not revolutionary at first glance. What is unusual is the order in
which the foods are eaten
- in a logical, undeviating sequence, conforming to a "highly developed system of food combinations that must not be altered in
any way."

- Called sequential or "layered" eating, the program is designed to conserve the energy used by the body for the digestion and
absorption of foods - in order to maximize the energy needed for healing, repair and the elimination of wastes or toxins (the raw
materials of cellulite). It also insures that no stresses or imbalances result from eating essentially incompatible foods, or  overly
complex ones at the wrong time.

A group of research scientists at Columbia University has found evidence that a meal is digested by the body in the exact order
it is eaten - one food group at a time, regardless of its complexity or quantity. According to the theory, if you start out with a
relatively concentrated food that takes a long time to break down, followed by something that takes only half the time - digestion
of the second food will be delayed and it will start to ferment and decompose - losing much of its nutritional value.

In order to prevent this, the Natural Hygiene Food Plan is based on  a simple rule: You generally start your meal with a freshly
prepared vegetable juice, such as carrot, celery, cucumber, tomato or a combination of these. Then you follow with a blended
or tossed salad - foods that are rapidly handled by the body. (Dr. Cur sio prefers the semi -liquid blended salad because it is
initially easier to digest, and therefore less of a body energy -consumer.) Next, you introduce a more complex food, such as a
raw, unpeeled fruit, followed by a more concentrated one - nuts, cheese, o r eggs, consisting of fats, proteins, carbohydrates
and complicated nucleic acids. Thus, you allow your body to break down relatively "fast," simple foods first, then progress t o
levels of increasing difficulty - all to insure the most efficient and least wasteful assimilation of nutrients.

HOW IT WORKS
Assuming that the Natural Hygiene Food Plan succeeds in preserving energy, how does it specifically help rid the body of toxi c
wastes and purify the system? How does it eliminate cellulite?

"It's basically  a two -fold process," Dr. Cursio explains. "First, people who follow this plan are allowed a relatively high number of
calories - and yet they proceed to lose weight almost as soon as they start. Why? Though they ingest this food, they don't
assimilate much of it - at least


 various
procedures in industry, home-building and home management. This was accomplished by
reproducing in pottery form, as on practical water jugs, the various incidents to be demonstrated.
The matter of childbirth was reproduced in detail in pottery form so that it was common
knowledge for all young people from earliest observation to the time the practical problems arose.
Many of the problems related directly were similarly illustrated in pottery forms.
    It is not sufficient that information shall be available through maternal health clinics to young
married couples. If pigs need several months of special feeding in order that the mothers-to-be
may be prepared for adequate carrying forward of all of the inheritance factors in a high state of
perfection, surely human mothers-to-be deserve as much consideration. It is shown that it is not
adequate that sufficient vitamin A be present to give the appearance of good health. If highly
efficient reproduction is to be accomplished there must be a greater quantity than this. There is no
good reason why we, with our modern system of transportation, cannot provide an adequate
quantity of the special foods for preparing women for pregnancy quite as efficiently as the primitive
races who often had to go long distances without other transportation than human carriers.
    The primitive care of a newborn infant has been a matter of severe criticism by modernists
especially those who have gone among them to enlighten them in modern ways of child rearing. It
is common practice among many primitive tribes to wrap the newborn infant in an absorbent moss,
which is changed daily. A newborn infant, however, does not begin having regular all over baths
for a few weeks after birth. While this method is orthodox among the primitives it is greatly
deplored as a grossly cruel and ignoble treatment by most moderns. Dr. William Forest Patrick of
Portland, Oregon was deeply concerned over the regularly occurring rash that develops on
newborn infants shortly after they are first washed and groomed. He had a suspicion that Nature
had a way of taking care of this. In 1931 he left the original oily varnish on several babies for two
weeks without the ordinary washing and greasing. He found them completely free from the skin
irritation and infection which accompanies modern treatment. This method was adopted by the
Multanomah County Hospital of Oregon which now reports that in 1,916 cases of unwashed,
unanointed babies only two cases of pyodermia occurred. They record that each day the clothing
was changed and buttocks washed with warm water. Beyond this the infants were not handled.
Dr. Patrick states that within twelve hours after birth by Nature's method the infant's skin is clear,
and Nature's protective film has entirely disappeared. In my observations of the infant's care
among primitive races I have been continually impressed with the great infrequency with which we
ever hear a primitive child cry or express any discomfort from the treatment it receives. Of course,
when hungry they make their wants known. The primitive mother is usually very prompt, if
possible, to feed her child.
    Among the important applications that can be made of the wisdom of the primitive races is one
related to methods for the prevention of those physical defects which occur in the formative period
and which result in physical, mental and moral crippling. When I visited the native Fijian Museum
at Suva, I found the director well-informed with regard to the practices of the natives in the matter
of producing healthy normal children. He provided me with a shell of a species of spider crab
which the natives use for feeding the mothers so that the children will be physically excellent and7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 239/250bright mentally, clearly indicating that they were conscious that the mother's food influenced both
the physical and mental capacity of the child. The care with which expectant mothers were treated
was unique in many of the Pacific Islands. For example, in one group we were informed that the
mother told the chief immediately when she became pregnant. The chief called a feast in
celebration and in honor of the new member that would come to join their colony. At this feast the
members of the colony pledged themselves to adopt the child if its own parents should die. At this
feast the chief appointed one or two young men to be responsible for going to the sea from day to
day to secure the special sea foods that expectant mothers need to nourish the child. Recent
studies on the vitamin content of crabs have shown that they are among the richest sources
available. We have then for modern mothers the message from these primitives to use the sea
foods liberally, both during the preparatory period in anticipation of pregnancy and during that
entire period. In Fig. 129 will be seen a woman of one of the Fiji Islands who had gone several
miles to the sea to get this particular type of lobster-crab which she believed, and which her tribal
custom had demonstrated, was particularly efficient for producing a highly perfect infant.
FIG. 129. This Fiji woman has come a long distance to gather
special foods needed for the production of a healthy child.
These and many primitive people have understood the
necessity for special foods before marriage, during gestation,
during the nursing period and for rebuilding before the next
pregnancy.
    For the Indians of the far North this reinforcement was accomplished by supplying special
feedings of organs of animals. Among the Indians in the moose country near the Arctic circle a
larger percentage of the children were born in June than in any other month. This was
accomplished, I was told, by both parents eating liberally of the thyroid glands of the male moose
as they came down from the high mountain areas for the mating season, at which time the large
protuberances carrying the thyroids under the throat were greatly enlarged.
    Among the Eskimos I found fish eggs were eaten by the childbearing women, and the milt of the
male salmon by the fathers for the purpose of reinforcing reproductive efficiency.
    The coastal Indians in Peru ate the so-called angelote egg, an organ of the male fish of an
ovoviviparous species. These organs were used by the fathers-to-be and the fish eggs by the7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 240/250mothers-to-be.
    In Africa I found many tribes gathering certain plants from swamps and marshes and streams,
particularly the water hyacinth. These plants were dried and burned for their ashes which were put
into the foods of mothers and growing children. A species of water hyacinth is shown in Fig. 130.
The woman shown in Fig. 130, with an enormous goiter, had come down from a nine-thousand-
foot level in the mountains above Lake Edward. Here all the drinking water was snow water which
did not carry iodine. She had come down from the high area to the sixthousand-foot level to gather
the water hyacinth and other plants to obtain the ashes from these and other iodine carrying plants
to carry back to her children to prevent, as she explained, the formation of "big neck," such as she
had. The people living at the six-thousand-foot level also use the ashes of these plants.
FIG. 130. This African woman with goiter has come down
from the 9000 foot level in the mountains in Belgian Congo
near the source of the Nile to a 6000 foot level to gather
special plants for burning to carry the ashes up to her family
to prevent goiter in her children. Right, a Nile plant, a water
hyacinth burned for its ashes.
    Among many of the tribes in Africa there were not only special nutritional programs for the
women before pregnancy, but also during the gestation period, and again during the nursing period.
    As an illustration of the remarkable wisdom of these primitive tribes, I found them using for the
nursing period two cereals with unusual properties. One, was a red millet which was not only high
in carotin but had a calcium content of five to ten times that of most other cereals. They used also
for nursing mothers in several tribes in Africa, a cereal called by them linga-linga. This proved to be
the same cereal under the name of quinua that the Indians of Peru use liberally, particularly the
nursing mothers. The botanical name is quinoa. This cereal has the remarkable property of being
not only rich in minerals, but a powerful stimulant to the flow of milk. I have found no record of the
use of similar cereals among either the English or American peoples. In Chapter 14, I presented
data indicating that the Peruvians, who were descendants of the old Chimu culture on the coast of
Peru, used fish eggs liberally during the developmental period of girls in order that they might
perfect their physical preparation for the later responsibility of motherhood. These fish eggs were
an important part of the nutrition of the women during their reproductive period. They were
available both at the coast market of Peru and as dried fish eggs in the highland markets, whence
they were obtained by the women in the high Sierras to reinforce their fertility and efficiency for
childbearing. A chemical analysis of the dried fish eggs that I brought to my laboratory from Alaska
as well as of samples brought from other places has revealed them to be a very rich source of
body-building minerals and vitamins. Here again, I have found no record of their use in our modern
civilization for reinforcing physical development and maternal efficiency for reproduction. As I have
noted in Chapter 15 special nutrition was provided for the fathers by tribes


 these wayward cancer cells and we go about our daily
lives unaware that any of this is taking place. It is when our normal metabolic
defense system or clean-up crew cannot handle this normal body process that we
begin to develop a tumor or mass which can eventually be found by ourselves or our
physician. Before this happens, you can easily determine the failure of your defense
system and the beginning of "Cancer" — Malignant Tumor Masses — by using the
following simple Pancreas Self-Examination.
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Winning The Cancer War
Dr. Kelley's Self-Examination Procedure
There are only three who care about you: God, yourself and sometimes
your mother.
The Establishment has finally come to strongly encourage all of us to practice
self-examination for Cancer. Women are told to examine their breasts once a month.
All of us are told to carefully examine for lumps and bumps and skin changes. This
helps us become aware of our body and seek medical care early if needed. We have
had, from the first publication of this book in 1967, the self-examination for the
earliest possible development of pancreatic malfunction. When this occurs, within 2
to 4 years one always develops a Malignant Tumor Mass, which the Medical
Community, in error, labels Cancer.
You give yourself control with Dr. Kelley's Self-Examination Procedure of one's
pancreas. If one finds one's pancreatic malfunction in time to properly treat it, one
will have to do it for one's self. Dr. Kelley's Self-Examination of one's pancreas finds
pancreas malfunction long before Malignant Tumor Masses form. You have the
greatest to gain by self-examination. God gives one the intelligence and self w ill to do
this if one's mother (family or friends) does not interfere.
The Self-Examination Procedure below should be the most important part of your
health program. This procedure only indicates the activity of one's pancreas — it is
not a diagnostic test. It only alerts one very early to the possible formation of
Malignant Tumor Masses due to pancreatic malfunction. Thus, you can run to your
physician for proper and legal diagnosis and treatment if needed. This procedure is
the most sensitive and early awareness system known to date.
Dr. Kelley's Self-Examination Procedure is nothing more than early self-detection
and/or an early warning of the decrease of pancreatic production of adequate
pancreatic enzymes.
When the pancreas is not working properly and fails to produce adequate
amounts of enzymes the following occurs:
1. The first indication of pancreatic failure is indigestion with belching and
passing of excessive gas (flatulence).
2. The second indication over an extended time is the dental condition called
pyorrhea.
3. The third indication is focusing problems of the eyes. This occurs because the
muscles of the eyes are so tiny it doesn't take much protein loss to interfere
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Winning The Cancer War
with their function; a tiny little bit of eye muscle makes a big difference. (Dr.
Kelley is still able to read without glasses at the age of 80 — and he uses the
same pair of glasses to drive as he used in 1963.
4. As stated elsewhere in this book, the disease commonly referred to as
"Cancer" by the Medical Community is nothing more than the failure of one's
pancreas to produce adequate enzymes to properly digest one's food intake
and clean-up the defective, worn-out and dead cells throughout one's body.
Do-It-Yourself Pancreas Self-Examination
It is our belief that each one of us has the right to build and maintain a healthy
body, mind and spirit by properly addressing pancreas failure by taking adequate,
effective pancreatic enzyme supplements by mouth as outlined in Chapter IV
The Pancreas Self-Examination below should be the most important part of your
cancer prevention regime. This Pancreas Self-Examination only indicates the function
or "failure-to-function-properly" of one's pancreas. This procedure is the most
sensitive evaluation and early awareness system known to date. It determines the
status, condition and activity of one's pancreatic enzyme production. Dr. Kelley's
Pancreas Self-Examination Procedure should be done every 12 to 18 months.
Dr. Kelley's Pancreas Self-Examination Procedure
Take 6 Formula PAL (Dr. Kelley's pancreatic enzyme) capsules with each meal and at
bedtime
Impression of Effects
A If within eight weeks on the Pancreas Self-Examination one becomes toxic, ill,
crabby, sick, nauseated, vomits, or develops an elevation of temperature or violent
headache, a Malignant Tumor Mass or placenta cells could possibly be present of a
size that should be detectable by one's physician. Consult your physician for further
laboratory evaluation. Dr. Kelley also recommends as a second opinion the use of the
NAVARRO BETA-HCG URINE CANCER TEST (info at the end of this chapter)
B  If within eight weeks while on the Pancreas Self-Examination, one feels better,
has better digestion, and displays more energy and stamina, one is usually pre
cancerous. That is, one's pancreas is not quite able to meet the demands of digestion
and the normal clean-up activity needs of one's body. In this case, it is highly likely
one w ill develop a Malignant Placenta Tumor Mass within two to four years.
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Winning The Cancer War
Metabolic Classification of Cancer
Dr. Kelley has classified Malignant Conditions according to the physiology and
metabolism of the tissue in which the trapped primary germ cells develop their
Trophoblast cells and begin their aggressive development to form a false placenta. In
addressing individuals with more than one malignant class, one should support Class
I  malignancies first before going addressing Class II and class III. Most Oncologists
treat the most aggressive Class first, which often resolves the other Classes also.
Classification of Malignant Tumors
1. Class I  Malignancies — AIDS
2. Class II Malignancies — Soft Tumors, such as Hodgkin's, Leukemia, Lymphoma,
Multiple Myeloma, etc.
3. Class III Malignancies — Hard Tumors, such as Brain, Breast, Lung, Colon,
Prostate, Liver, Pancreas, etc.
Dr. Kelley's programs for Metabolic Support for each of these Classes are up
dated frequently as the health of our civilization deteriorates rapidly as we a
subjected to the wickedness of the Establishment.
Life Threatening Crises
By the time one's body forms a Malignant Placenta Tumor Mass, which is in
error called cancer, one becomes frightened. One's physician also becomes
frightened and the only things he or she knows to do, and is permitted to do is
address the Malignant Placenta Tumor Mass, by Surgery, Radiation and
Chemotherapy. Addressing these Malignant Placenta Tumor Masses is absolutely
necessary in most cases. However, if one does not properly address the cause  of
one's malignant tumor "cancer", these and other Malignant Placenta Tumor Masses
will return in a few months even larger and more vicious and life threatening.
Before, during and after your physician treats these Malignant Placenta Tumor
Masses one should address the cause of one's cancer — that is, the failure of the
pancreas. As outlined in Chapter I, metabolically supporting one's failing pancreas is
absolutely necessary to properly address one's cancer and to help prevent the
reoccurrence of additional Malignant Placenta Tumor Masses.
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Winning The Cancer War
Invest in Avoiding Cancer
For those who choose to remain healthy is the smart way to go. Protecting your
investment, your own body, is the intelligent procedure to best ensure that you never
receive a diagnosis of "cancer". Dr. Kelley's pancreatic enzyme PAL and Phos-A is the
best way to metabolically support ones pancreatic function and survive the insults,
stresses, and strains of our life-styles.
Jesus the Christ said, "Physician Heal Thyself." What is the true teaching behind
this beautiful saying? What was Jesus really trying to say? It involves the true meaning
of cure — cure for anything. It is often said. "I went to Dr. Jones and he cured me."
Nothing could be further from the truth. No matter how many years a doctor has
gone to school, no matter how many college degrees he or she may have, a doctor
can cure only one person — himself or herself. It is important that you understand
that only you can cure you of anything.
It is you and your body chemistry that cures you of your disease. In doing this you
must take note that you are environmental, metabolic, physical, mental and spiritual
— each facet plays a part in your "cure." Your physician or clinician can only bring
to your attention some of the basic laws of God concerning health. Unfortunately not
all clinicians know the laws of God concerning health, even though they are honest
and sincere and try their hardest.
Can I Trust My Doctor?
• The answer is a simple Yes.
• Yes, you w ill need all the professional help you can obtain from the Medical
Community.
• Yes, you must have his or her help in all the crisis situations you


 world and a
view of ourself and others, as well as expectations of
Divinity.What is life, in and of itself? Is it arising out of
the event? We then see that these fields of energy are
really portholes. They are ways in which we see the
world. It is the color of the glasses we put on. Ifwe put
on gray glasses coming from Grief, then everything
looks sad. A person walking down the street who is
dOminated by this energy field sees everything on the
street as hopeless. He looks at man and man's condi
tion or opens the newspaper, and he sees hopeless
ness; man's condition is hopeless. As he walks down
the street, he looks at the elderly people or the chil
dren and sees how hopeless their condition is; they are
going to have to grow up in a world of hopelessness.
The person who is sad walks down the street and
literally experiences their perception of sadness.When
they open the newspaper, they see all there is to be sad
about in the world and the sadness of man's condition.
They see the trash on the street.They look at the elderly
people and think how sad aging is.They feel sorry for
the children and think how sad is the world they are
going to have to grow up in.They know the pain oflife.
They are holding so much pain that the pity expresses 88 HEALING AND RECOVERY
itself now-how sad for these children.
Those who are in the energy field of Fear see,
experience, and create in their world the conditions
of that which is fearful.They read the newspaper and
see how fearful this world is-killings, murders, mug
gings, war, and bombings. They walk down the street
and see everything as frightening. They see the
chances for accidents and how people can twist their
ankles on the curb.They think there should be warn
ing signs everywhere. The people who see this as a
frightening world put double locks on everything.
They double lock their car within their own double
locked garages within their own double-locked yard
in an area that has never had a robbery.
The fear comes from within and projects a frighten
ing appearance out to the world. If we have fear-col
ored glasses, everything looks like fear, and ifwe search
for God, we see afearful God.TheGodofafrightening
world is one to fear.
A person may move into a higher energy field of
desiring this and wanting that, which occurs via social
education. People at the bottom of the Map who are
aligned with hopelessness, such as those in the Third
World countries or segments of lower socioeconomic
groups in our society, began to see what other people
have when television became available. This created
desire, which is felt in the emotional field as wanting
and craving and is also expressed fully in the addic
tions.The process occurring in consciousness is that of
entrapment. Because someone wants or begins to
desire something, they then experience this world as
frustrating.The stress they experience is that ofendless 89 STRESS
frustration.
Wantingness can result in a person who is never
satisfied, and no matter what they get, they always
want something more. Ifthey do not experience fulfill
ment of their wishes, this brings up more wishes and
results in an endless desire for control.They see this as
a very frustrating world, and as they walk down the
street, they see all the things they want-the cars, the
appurtenances, and the addresses. As they open the
newspaper, they see more things they want.They want
to change the world; they want to 'get'. This endless
addiction to 'gettingness' creates endless stress that
comes from within the self.The problem is the endless
desire for something.
When people, out of their frustration, move up to
Anger, they then begin to experience an angry world.
They are full of resentment and are boiling over with
hatred, blame, and grievance. With a person like this,
the suppressed energy of anger is now ready to spill
forth in any event.They see the world as competitive.
Because of the angry glasses this person wears, when
they open the newspaper, their stomach turns with
wrath, indignation, and anger over the events that are
reported.
Ifthey walk down the street, they see many things
to be angry about-the condition of the street signs
and the street in general, including the newspapers
that are strewn all over. Looking at children and old
folks makes them think about their situations and
makes them angry. They live in a world of injustice,
indignation, and competition. Ifthey own a used-car lot
and someone down the street opens one, they look at 90 HEALING AND RECOVERY
it as competition and think they are going to lose as a
result. Because these people live in a win-lose world,
their stomachs are always tense.They have not moved
up to a higher level of harmony and cooperation; as a
result, they don't realize that the more used-car lots on
the street, the better business will be for everyone.
To a person at the level of anger, the world
becomes a threatening place. The God of that kind of
universe would be the God of war. Out of their anger,
these people with a chip on their shoulders become
war-like and ready for combat. Their anger is ready to
burst forth.The world is very stressful then because of
the suppressed· anger. If someone were to bump their
fender in a parking lot, up would come the anger, the
cursing, and the threat of a lawsuit.They are preoccu
pied with revenge and 'getting even' with enemies.
Ifa person moves up to the level of Pride, there is
more energy available, along with negative, destructive
emotions. Although pride is often thought of as con
structive, innately it is actually destructive because
pride is denial. Its expression is really one of arrogance
and contempt because the process occurring in con
sciousness is that of inflation.
Prideful people are then very polarized and defen
sive in their positions and become like those who are
angry.Their position is 'right', and they live in a world
of right and wrong, of win or lose.Therefore, stress is
always occurring within that person because they see
all relationships, interactions, and transactions in terms
of win-lose, which is about the importance of per
ceived status and has to do with ownership. When
these persons read the newspaper, they are seeing the 91 STRESS
status of all that is involved, along with the status of
the people being written about.They walk down the
street and primarily see symbols of status-the labels
on clothes and the addresses. All these things about
life now become status, and these people become
interested in who others are from a status viewpoint.
All these are obviously vulnerable positions of the
victim mentality, because all the positions below the
level oftruth project the source ofhappiness as being
outside oneself. Holding to these positions results in
giving one's power away. Doing so says that the
sources of meaning, happiness, and value are some
thing outside oneself; they are somewhere 'out there'.
These positions come from lack."If it is out there, it is
something I have to get. If it is something I have to
get, it means I lack it, or that something could stand in
my way of getting it."
To live in that kind of world is to always live in
danger and under threat because something outside
of oneself can block the attainment of something or
take it away. It is the world of victimhood because
people have given away their power to the world..
It is often said that the sources of happiness and
stress are 'out there', and thus the hope for releasing
stress is by 'changing the world'. Stress does not exist
in the world. Instead, it is an inner experience within
consciousness itself. There really is no way one can
basically change the world to relieve stress. What,
then, can be done?
We can begin to own the truth about it and have
the courage to look at the facts.The minute we do this,
we change the energy fields.As we move to Neutral,we 92 HEALING AND RECOVERY
move into a more positive space. Now there is the will
ingness to face, cope, and handle the situation, thereby
bringing re-empowerment. That means reclaiming our
power and living closer to the truth.
The person who is at the level of Courage sees a
world of challenge, growth, and opportunity. It is an
exciting, fun world, a place wherein one is glad to be
alive.That person opens the newspaper and sees all the
tremendous opportunities for mankind to move into
and solve and resolve problems. One sees all kinds of
problem-solving techniques in their own mind that
theywishto try.Theworldthenbecomes exciting, one
of opportunity and growth in which one begins to ask,
"Where can I fit in? Where can I start expressing myself
and experiencing some of these opportunities?" The
kind of God one experiences in this world of opportu
nity is a God of open-minded


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www.thegersonway.comhe is getting some into his system.) Then make very sure that the laundry is thoroughly rinsed,
possibly running a second rinse cycle.
Fabric Softeners :  These should be avoided, whether in liquid form or as drying sheets. Either
way they leave a chemical film, which never washes out completely. They are also irritating to
sensitive individuals, e.g. asthma sufferers. As a harmless alternative, add 1⁄4 cup of distilled white
vinegar to the wash cycle. This is said to soften your clothes and also get rid of static cling.
 If you are washing delicate items (marked: ‘hand-wash’), use a mild soap and wear rubber
gloves.
Dry Cleaning: As this is done outside the home, it doesn’t directly affect the patient.
However, when dry-cleaned items are brought home, it is wise to leave them outdoors without
their plastic covers, to let them air and get rid of any remaining chemical.
Aerosols and sprays: Do not use any of these. Once the spray is distributed in the air, it
is impossible to avoid inhaling it. Obviously the toxic pesticide sprays are the most dangerous.
However, any cleaning chemical (window cleaner, oven cleaner) that is sprayed will go into the
air and be breathed in.
If a window cleaner is used, just pour a little on a cloth and wipe the window clean without
spraying.
Oven cleaning is not much of a problem, since the Gerson food is clear of fats and doesn’t
cause deposits on the oven walls.
The Bathroom: Chlorine-containing cleansers should not be used in the bathroom. Disinfect
with 3% commercial hydrogen peroxide. Choose mild soaps for personal use and avoid spray
deodorizers.   Men should use spreadable shaving soaps, not products sold in aerosol cans or
sprays.  Avoid after-shave lotions and underarm deodorants.  (see Chapter 5.on cosmetics, Pg.
26, pp. 5.) Only use plain white unscented toilet paper.
Living area:  Many kinds of toxic damage can be caused inadvertently in the living room.
One possible culprit is furniture polish, which c ontains solvent and must be banished.  Carpet
cleaning presents another potential hazard..  Do not use (or allow cleaning services to use)
chemical cleaners, only soapy solutions.
Very serious toxic damage has been caused by new carpeting, most of which is impregnated
with toxic pesticides or other chemicals to resist staining, etc.
If it is absolutely necessary to install new carpeting, track down non-toxic kinds.  Several
manufacturers have been sued for their carpets causing allergic reactions in sensitive people.  As
a result non-toxic carpets are now being produced.
An even more dangerous process is termite extermination.  Some exterminators use a whole
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www.thegersonway.comallowed back in, but a lot of poison is left behind in upholstered furniture, carpets and drapes.  It
takes some six months or so to outgas!  There are other, non-toxic methods available:  find out
about the freezing approach.
Living room areas are often routinely treated to “air fresheners” via sprays or a chemical
solid.  Do not use either.
Whole house painting: No part of the inside of the house should be painted while the patient
is recovering.  Walls may be washed down with mild soap; stains can be removed with a non-
toxic cleanser.  The house may not look perfect; but for the time being the patient’s recovery must
be given absolute priority.
Outdoor garden sprays; agricultural pesticides: Some areas of daily life are beyond the
caregiver’s control.  One of these is having neighbors who spray their gardens with pesticides.  If
and when this happens, make sure that all windows are closed; use the room air cleaner and ozone
generator to protect the patient.  A similar problem is caused by pesticide spraying of agricultural
areas in the vicinity.  In one such case the recovering patient had a serious reaction and suffered a
recurrence, until she moved away (to live with her sister) for the time being.  There she recovered
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www.thegersonway.comCHAPTER 10
Forbidden Foods
“A McDonald’s ‘Breakfast for Under a Dollar’ actually costs much more
than that. You have to factor in the cost of coronary bypass surgery.”
         George Carlin
Just as some foods, brilliantly combined in the Gerson protocol, are great healers, others are
strictly excluded from the patient’s diet. In his classic book, A Cancer Therapy—Results of 50
Cases,  Dr. Gerson gives a long list of “Forbidden Foods.” Actually, “Forbidden Items” would be
a more accurate title, since the list is not limited to foodstuffs only. Newcomers to the Gerson
program are understandably puzzled by some of these prohibitions, banning foods that are
routinely eaten and even considered wholesome by the average “normal” citizen, so let’s see why
they must be excluded. Rules and regulations are easier to follow if we know the reasons behind
them.
In fact, today’s list of banned substances is longer than Dr. Gerson’s original one. Since
he wrote his book half a century ago, many changes have occurred that make healthy living
increasingly difficult. The huge development of the food industry with its vast range of additives,
freely used in the ever wider assortment of convenience foods, has changed people’s eating habits
for the worse, exposing consumers to the ill effects of what are politely called food cosmetics.
One of the worst, the highly toxic sugar substitute Aspartame, sold as Nutra-Sweet, Spoonful,
etc., is contained in some 5,000 processed foods found on grocery shelves. Last but far from
least, all processed foods contain salt, the very substance that causes tissue damage syndrome and
stimulates tumor growth. (see Chapter 5. pg. 22, pp. 4 )
  Added to this, the products of industrial agriculture carry heavy residues of toxic pesticides,
herbicides, fungicides, growth promoters, hormones, antibiotics, and any one of the 10,000
substances allowed to be used by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), supposed to be
harmless. And indeed some of these substances tested singly  may prove to be harmless, but in
combination with others, which is how people consume them in the real world, they add up to a
poisonous cocktail. Let’s remember, all these chemicals are toxic and damaging to the liver, the
very organ which the Gerson therapy endeavours to heal and restore.
 Hence these are the two basic rules for Gerson patients: all processed foods,  whether
they are canned, jarred, bottled, frozen, salted, refined, sulphured, smoked, pickled, irradiated,
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www.thegersonway.comcertified as “ organic ” must be used, for they are free of agricultural poisons and are grown in
healthy soil, which contains all the necessary vitamins, enzymes, minerals, trace elements and
micro-organisms that are needed for optimum health. Admittedly, these days even organically
cultivated soil does not contain the same level of useful minerals as it did even fifteen years ago,
but the great amount of organic food and juices that a Gerson patient is given daily makes up for
the deficiencies.
 As for the forbidden items, the harmful effects of tobacco and alcohol are too well known to
need explanation. Next, sodium (salt) and fats of all kinds, except Flax Seed Oil, must be avoided.
This, of course, brings into the group of forbidden foods many items that contain one or both of
these two banned substances, e.g. avocadoes are rich in natural oil= fat. If you bear in mind the
ban on fats and salt, the following list will make sense without detailed explanations.
To simplify matters even further, let’s repeat loud and clear: only foods that contribute to
health and healing are allowed; all else is banned.

Forbidden Foods and Non-Food Items
All processed foods (see above)
Alcohol
Avocados
Berries (except currants)
Bicarbonate of soda in foods, toothpaste and gargle
Bottled and canned commercial beverages (soft drinks)
Cake, candy, chocolate, all


 or two of eating fresh, raw fruit, only, for every
three days of fasting you have done.
This is especially true after juice or water fasting. The longer you fast, the
more days you should spend eating just fruits before you start with heavy
vegetables. I have known of a case or two through the years where an
individual died from breaking a fast incorrectly. One man died from breaking
an extended fast with boiled potatoes. Being a sticky, gluey starch, I can
understand how it locked his bowels up.
Always try to keep your bowels moving. When you’re on a juice or
water fast, this is not always possible. In
Module 6.9
 we will discuss bowel
health and management.
Please Buy a JuicerN.W Walker lived to be a healthy 107 from juicing. What more proof do you
need? Try a glass of carrot, spinach and celery juice today.
Raw fruit and vegetable juices are a powerhouse of nutrition. A glass of
carrot juice contains 6–8 carrots, giving 6 times the nutrition of a simple
carrot. This is what I call a “High Electrical” Drink, a powerhouse of energy
and amino acids.
Drink 2–4 glasses each day of your favorite vegetables or fruits.
Read
Vegetable and Fruit Juices
 by N.W Walker.

MODULE 6.8
Two Great Fruit Juice Fasts

LEMONADE FAST

HOW TO MAKE LEMONADE:
2 tbsp. lemon or lime juice (approx. 1/2 lemon)
1/2 to 3/4 tbsp. genuine Maple Syrup (not maple-flavored sugar syrup)
pinch of Cayenne Pepper (optional)
Combine the juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper in a 10-ounce glass and
fill with medium/ hot distilled or R/O water. (Cold water may be used if
preferred.) Use fresh lemons or limes only; never use canned lemon or lime
juice, or frozen lemonade or lime juice.
Cayenne Pepper may be used with this formula as it adds extra vitamin C
and B-complex. It also increases warmth for an additional lift. For those not
used to hot peppers, start with a dash and increase it as you are able. You
may eliminate the pepper if you wish. Pure sorghum, black strap molasses or
honey may be used as a lesser replacement when maple syrup is not available.
You might wish to make a quart of lemonade for the whole day.
FOR A FULL QUART OF LEMONADE:10 cups distilled water
1 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup of pure maple syrup
Shake well and refrigerate

HOW TO TAKE THE LEMONADE:
Drink this lemonade as much and as often as you want, but drink only this
lemonade, no other foods or drinks. This fruit juice fast can be done for 1, 2,
3 or up to 10 days easily.
GRAPE JUICE FAST

HOW TO MAKE GRAPE JUICE:
A juice extractor or juicer is necessary.
Juice a quart of grapes (seeds and small stems as well).
Any type of grape is okay; however the dark, seeded ones are the best.
And always try to use organic grapes.
HOW TO TAKE THE JUICE:
Drink this grape juice as often and as much as you want. Grapes are high
in antioxidant and astringent properties, which help remove toxins from the
body. Eating grapes and drinking Grape Juice only makes for an excellent
fast. I have “fasted” people for over twenty days on just grapes. A 5- or 10-
day grape or grape juice fast is superb and extremely beneficial.
Grapes and lemons are two of nature’s greatest lymphatic cleansers and
“tumor busters.” I have seen lymphomas gone in forty-five days and stomach
cancer gone in fifty-nine days using these fruit juice fasts in combination withherbal therapy and a raw food diet.
MODULE 6.9
Healthy Bowel Management

Poor bowel management lies at the root of most people’s health problems. I
have been teaching colon health for the last thirty-five years. My friend, the
late Dr. Bernard Jensen, was teaching this for well over sixty years. Having
worked with over
300,000
 clients, Dr. Jensen’s research has concluded: “It is
the bowels that invariably have to be cared for first before any effective
healing can take place.” As a matter of fact, the natural health field mainly got
started
 around matters of the gastrointestinal tract.
Bowel wisdom is generally a topic that few people desire to discuss. Yet,
keeping the bowels (intestinal tract) healthy and in good shape is one of the
best ways to keep out of the grip of toxicity and cell enervation.
Your gastrointestinal tract is the center or hub of your body, just as the
hub of a wheel is the supporting part of a wheel. It is one of the main organ
systems of your body. Now the real question should be, “How do we save
and regenerate the GI tract, which is as important as the heart?” Without
digestion, absorption
and
 elimination we die. This canal—mouth through
anus—is how you introduce energy and chemistry from foods into your
body. From the colon on is where and how we eliminate our wastes, which is
vital to the survival of your body. The proper elimination of wastes from
food digestion and cellular metabolism is as important as the ingestion of
your foods.
As we learned in
Chapter 2
, the small bowel is divided up into three
parts: the duodenum, where digestion takes place, which is about 10 inches
long; the jejunum, for both digestion and absorption, which is approximately
9 feet long; and the ileum, for absorption, which is approximately 13 feet
long. The large intestine is called the colon, which is 5 feet long and divided
up into the cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid and rectal
sections. Each section of the colon has been linked to different organs and
glands of the body and has an effect upon these tissues, good or bad. When
you were in the embryo stages of life, this colon plus the spinal cord were the
first two areas of the body that were formed. You will find all your geneticweaknesses in the colon first, then reflected to organ, gland, nerve, or other
tissues within the body.
Your bowels take the brunt of abuse from acidic-toxic foods and drinks.
Many of these foods inflame and weaken their structure. Some foods act like
glue and actually adhere to its walls. Many other foods are so abrasive that
they cause excessive mucus to be produced from the intestinal walls to protect
itself. This mucus is stored along the bowel walls and interstitially in its
structure. All of the above affect your GI tract’s ability to digest food and
absorb nutrition.
Your GI tract also plays a valuable role with the lymphatic system. The
lymphatic system is your sewer system. It must have a way to eliminate
wastes from the body. The kidneys, GI tract and the skin are its main avenues
for this purpose. When the skin, kidneys, and especially the colon become
impacted or obstructed, the lymphatic system becomes backed up. You can
imagine what would happen in your home if your septic tank became
blocked. The wastes from your toilet would back up and spill over. Most
people would leave their house at this point.
The sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves of the autonomic nervous
system control your digestive tract through the neurotransmitters produced
from the adrenal glands. Weak adrenal glands can cause nerve weakness,
causing constipation. Many overlook this relationship that the adrenal glands
have to both nerve weakness
(which can cause constipation) and their steroid
production in response to inflammation. It always pays to strengthen your
adrenal glands at the same time that you are regenerating your GI tract.
The importance of keeping your intestinal tract clean and healthy cannot
be overstated. Remember that this is your main canal of digestion, which is
where the breakdown of your foods into fuels and building materials takes
place. After your food is digested, it is then absorbed through the lining of
the intestines through the villa. Absorption of the nutrients from the foods
you eat is just as essential as the digestive process. The billions of cells that
comprise the body depend upon the absorption from the bowels for their
nutrition. As previously stated, proper nutrition can be blocked from the cells
by retained waste in the colon. This leads to a toxic buildup and the
accumulation of a gluey substance throughout the intestines called “mucoid
plaque.” This plaque causes inflammation and the breakdown of the tissues of
the intestinal walls.
Mucoid plaque is mostly a by-product of refined starches, sugars anddairy products. When the walls of the intestines are coated with layers of
sticky plaque, the nutrients the body needs to properly function and perform
to its highest potential cannot be absorbed. In addition, the sticky mucoid
plaque is a breeding ground for parasitic infestation. These destructive
parasites consume any remaining nutrients left in the GI tract.
We require certain intestinal parasites (known as intestinal flora) for
positive and beneficial breakdown of various by-products of digestion. A
great example of this is B-vitamins, which are created by intestinal flora
action upon starches. Generally your intestines are colonized by nonharmful
organisms which aid digestion and the breakdown of foodstuffs into other


in particular, according to the condition he complains of; As well as sections of help ful hints in general and in
particular for the healthy and for the sick, for every place
and for every period. And le t no one criticize us for
finding in this chapter and in  the rest of our composition
statements that were already mentioned in other articles
that we have written before. Because every chapter was
written as an answer to a special inquiry and not as a
composition that aims to teach medicine to people.

And from the Lord I ask for help and integrity.

The Preservation of Youth

Essays on Health

CHAPTER  I

About the Care of Health in General
Fit for Every Man and Stated Briefly

It is our intention to relate in this chapter items that are
easy to remember. Their applica tion is of great benefit in
the care of health. They re present the consensus of the
opinions of the greatest physicians.

HIPPOCRATES : AVOID OVERSATIETY AND FATIGUE!
Among them is the dictum of Hippocrates: The
preservation of health is th e abstaining from oversatiation
and from the breakdown due to fatigue. And note that
Hippocrates implied in the care of health two rules, and
they are: to avoid oversatiety  and the fatigue that results
from injurious excessive movements and exer cise.
Satiety is the consumption of  food to the point of losing
the appetite and this involves  the filling of the stomach
and its distention. Every organ that becomes distended must expand its parts and weaken its strength, and
therefore the stomach cannot di gest that food at all. It
results in weakness, slowing up of movement and a
feeling of heaviness. This is pa rticularly true if one drinks
to excess after his meal to force digestion. For nature
demands the absorption of water in order to soften the
food and make it light for the stomach. This results in
indigestion, which may be eith er serious causing death, or
mild causing sickness. It may also cause dyspepsia and
nausea. The results are change s that depend on changes in
the types of food, temperaments  and the disposition of the
organs to develop sicknesses.

THE THREE DIGESTIONS
If the digestion of the food in the stomach is poor, its
second digestion, in the liver, is also poor and so is its
third digestion, in the organs. And this causes most of the
diseases. And Galen said as follows: Whoever wants
never to become sick, shoul d avoid poor digestion and
excessive movements after th e intake of food. And in
order to avoid this great harm, the physicians warned
against satiation and ordered that a man should cease
eating while he still has desire  for food and thus avoid the distention of the stomach and its overfilling. And all
physicians agree that to partak e a little of bad food is less
harmful than eating a lot of good and healthy food. For
when one eats bad food below the point of satiation it will
be well digested and will nouris h the organs with what is
useful in it, while the expe lling powers will increase and
will evacuate the bad surpluses,  so that no injury will be
caused by it or the injury  will be insignificant.

INDIGESTION FROM AN OVERBURDENED STOMACH
But the satiated, even th ough he partook of good bread
and good meat, cannot digest it at all. And we have
explained why. And in order to avoid satiety, the
physicians warned against eati ng several courses and that
one should be satisfied with one course per meal to avoid
excessive food and to stop th e appetite before satiety.
This will enable one to know the various digestibilities,
for every victual is digested in a special way, according to
its nature.
As to the amount of food for one who wishes to care
for his health, it is the advi ce of [your] servant to eat
when the temperature is eve n, not to expand the stomach,
not to overburden it and to enable it to produce a chyme
with ease. And as soon as it is established what amount is proper, one should select foods tuff that agrees with him,
namely, that it should not produ ce gas, or thirst, but give
him pleasure, lightness, and a tendency to soft stools.
This means good food, of which one should partake
regularly.

DIET IN WARM WEATHER
The warmer the temperatur e, the less should be the
quantity, because in summertim e the digestive processes
are too weak to benefit from natural heat. When the
temperature cools off one should increase the amount,
because in wintertime the di gestive processes are strong
enough to gather and hold th e natural heat. And when it
gets cold the openings in the flesh close and do not
prevent satiety.
[Your] servant states: If a ma n would take care of his
body as he takes care of the animal he rides on, he would
be spared many serious ailments. For you will not find a
man who would give too much hay to his animal, but he
measures it according to its capacity. However, he
himself will eat too much without measure and
consideration. Man is very attentive to his animal's
movement and fatigue in order that it should continue in a state of health and not get sic k, but he is not as attentive
to his own body.

EXERCISE FIGHTS ILLNESS
One does not consider exerci se, though it is the main
principle in keeping one's h ealth and in the repulsion of
most illnesses. And Hippocrates has already said: The
preservation of health is the avoidance of being broken
down from fatigue. And ther e is nothing like excessive
body movements and exercise. Because body movements
and exercises will ignite natural heat and superfluities
will be formed in the body, but they will be expelled
however, when the body is at rest the natural heat is
suppressed and the superfluities remain. And even when
the food is of the best qualit y and of the right proportion,
movement and exercise will destroy them. Exercise
removes the harm caused by most bad habits which most
people have. And no moveme nt is as beneficial,
according to the physicians, as body movements and
exercise. Exercise refers both to strong and weak
movements provided it is a movement that is vigorous
and affects breathing, increas ing it. Violent exercise
causes fatigue and not ever yone can stand fatigue nor
needs it. It is good for the preservation of health to shorten the exercises. It is  proper to do exercises only
when the stomach is empty and the superfluities, urine
and fecal matter are expelled. One must not exercise
when it is very cold or very hot and the best time for it is
the beginning of the day, when one awakens from his
sleep and evacuates the superfluities which we
mentioned. From the sayings of Galen about the care of
health we learn: Just as body movement before partaking
of food is always good, so afte r partaking of food it is
always bad.

BUT NOT AFTER MEALS
And know that movement after partaking of food is
very injurious, whether shaking, or sex, or a bath, because
they are very damaging; especi ally great is the harm to
those whose blood vessels are narrow and thin by nature.
Yet it is desirable that one should exercise a little the
length of his house, so that his food may descend to the
lower part of the stomach and get warm in order that it
should be boiled. And sleep will help the boiling and
especially for one who has the habit of sleeping during
the day. The care of health requ ires that one kind of food
should not be brought in [the  body] over a previous food.
And one should eat only when  justified by a feeling of hunger, when the stomach is clear and the mouth
possesses sufficient saliva. Th en one is really hungry. A
man must not drink water unles s he is truly justified by
thirst. This means that if one feels hungry or thirsty he
should wait a little, as occasiona lly one is led to feel so by
a deceptive hunger and deceptive thirst. And the cause is
a bad moisture that irritates the mouth or the stomach and
when the irritation passes one should not partake of
anything, unless the hunge r or thirst be st rong; then he is
allowed to eat or drink. Drinki ng of water after a meal is
bad, as it interferes with di gestion, unless one is used to
it.

DRINKING OF WATER WITH YOUR MEAL
And it is not fit to drink, w ith your meal or after it
when it is still in the st omach, anything besides cold
water with no admixture. One of the good health habits is
not to retain superfluitie s under any condition and to
evacuate them in time of need. One should not partake of
food and then enter a bath or  engage in sexual activities
or go to sleep or do exerci ses unless he has examined
himself previously and tried


 st0pping you. This is our
freedom.  We are not, however, free to improve
ourselves, to  surrender ourselves, to lay
ourselves open to grace,  far all sucl1 split -
mindedness is the denial and post - ponement of
our freedom. It is trying to eat your  momh
instead  of bread.
Is it neccssary  to undcrlinc  the vast  diffcrcnce
be-
tween the rcalization that ''I ancl the Father are
one,"  and the statc of mind of thc pcrson who, as
we say,  "thinks he is God"? If, still thinking that
there is an isolated "I," you identify it with God,
you become  the insufTerable ego -maniac who
thinks hirnself suc - cessful in attaining thc
impossible, in dorninating  experience, and in
pursuing ali vicious circles to satisfactory
conclusions.
I am the master  of my /ate;
I am the caf,tain  of my soul!
1 47 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURJTY
When the snake swallows his tail he has a
swelled  head. It is quite another thing to see
that you are  your "fate," and thal there is no one
either to master  it orto  be mastered,  lo rule  orto
surrender.
Must we also insist that this loss of "l" in God
is not a mystic miasma in which the "values of
per- sonality" are obliterated? The 'T' was not, is
not, and  never will be a parl of human
personality. There is  nothing unique, or
"differenL," or interesling about  it. On the
contrary, the more human beings pursue  it, the
more uniform, uninteresting, and impersonal
they become. Thc faster things move in circles,
the sooner they become indistinguishable blurs.
It is ob - vious Lhat the only interesting people
are interested  people, and to be completely
interested is to have  forgoLLen  about  "l."
We can see, thcn, Lhat the basic principies of
philosophy, religion, and melaphysics may be
undcr - stood in Lwo cntircly differcnl ·ways.
They can be  seen as symbols of the undivided
mind, expressions  of the truth tbat in each
moment life and experience  are a complete
whole. "God" is not a definition of  this stale but
an cxclamation about it. Ordinarily,  howevcr,
they are uscd as anempts to srnnd outsidc
oneself  ancl  the universe  to grasp  them  and to
rule
them. This process is circular, however complex
and devious.
Because  men  have  been  circling  for so many
ages,
148 REI.IGION  REVIEWEO
the powers of technology have availed for little
save  to speed the process Lo a point of unbearable
tension.  Civilizalion is ready to fly apan by sheer
centrifuga}  force. In such a prcdicament thc self -
conscious type  of religion  t0 which  we have  so
long been  accustomed  is no cure,  but part  of the
disease.  If scientific  thought has weakened its
power we need have no re - grets, for the "God"
to which it could have brought  us was not the
unknown RealiLy which the name sig- nifies, bul
only a projecLion of ourselves -a cosmic,
discarnalc  'T' lording  it over  Lhe universc.
The true  splendor  of sciencc  is not so much  that
it
names and classifies, records and predicts, but
that it  observes and desires to know Lhe facts,
whatever they  may turn out to be. However
much it may confuse  facts with conventions, and
reality with arbitrary di - visions, in this openness
and sincerily of mind it bears  sorne resemblance to
religion, underst0od in its other  and decpcr sense.
Thc greater the scienti sl, the more  he is
imprcsscd with his ignorance of reality, and the
more he realizes that his laws and labels,
descriptions  and definitions, are Lhe products of
his own thought.  They help him to use thc world
for purposes of his  own devising rather than to
understand and explain  it.
The more he analyzcs the universe into
infini - tesimals, thc more things he finds to
classify, and the more  he perceives  Lhe relativity
of all  classification.
1 49 THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
What he does not know seems to increase in geo -
metric progression to what he knows. Steadily he
ap- proaches the point where what is unknown is
not a  mere blank space in a web of words but a
window in che mind, a windo,v whose name is not
ignorance but  wonder.
The timid mind shuts this winclow with a bang,
and is silent and thoughtless about what it does
not know  in order  to chatter  the more  about  what
it thinks it knows. lt fills up che uncharted spaces
with  mere repetition of what has alr eady been
explored.  But the open mind knows that the most
minucely ex- plored tcrritories bavc not rcally
been known at all, but only markecl  and measured
a thousand  times  over.  And the  fascinating
mystery of what  it is that  we mark  and measure
must  in the end "tease  us out of thought" until the
rnind forgcts to circle and to  pursue its own
processes, and becomes aware that to be at chis
moment  is pure  miracle.
In ways that differ but little,  chis is the  last
word  of Western and Eastern wisdom alike.  The
Hindu  Upanishads  say:
He who thinks that God is not comprehended, by him
God is comprehended; but he who thinks that God is
comprchended knows him not. God is unknown to those
who know him, ami is known to those who do not know
him at ali.
Goethe says it in words which, to the modero
mind,  may  be plainer:  RELIGION  REVIEWED
The highesl lo which man can auain is wonder; and
if lhe prime phenomenon makes him wonder,!el him
be contenl; nothing higher can it give him, and
nothing  funher  should  he seek  for behind  it; here  is
the limit.
Or lhere  are lhe words  of St. John of thc Cross,  one
of che greatesL  seers  of lhe Christian  tradition:
Onc of lhe grcatesl favors beslowed on the soul
tran - siently in lhis life is to l!nable  il to see so
distinclly and  lo feel so profoundly thal it cannot
comprchend God at  al!. These souls are herein
somewhal like the saints in heaven, where they who
know him most perfeclly perceive  most clearly that he
is infinitely incomprehensible;  for those who have
the lcss clear vision do nol perccivc so clearly as do
lhesc others how greatly he transccnds thcir  vision.
In such  wonder  there  is not hunger  but [ulfill -
ment.  Almost  evcryone  has known  it, bue only  in
rare  instants  whcn  thc startling  beauty  or slrangc -
ness o[ a scene drcw the mind away from its self-pur-
suiL, and for a moment made it unable Lo find words
for the  fecling.  Wc are, then,  most  fortunatc  to be
living  in a time  when  human  knowlcdge  has gone
so far that it begins  to be at a loss  for words,  not at
the strange  and marvclous  alone,  but at the most
ordinary things. The dust on  the shelves has become
as much of a mystcry as the remotesL stars;,ve know
cnough of both to know that we know noLhing. Ecl-
dington,  the phy5icist,  is nearest  to the mystics,  not
in his airicr!lights of fancy,  but when  he says  quite
simply,  "Something  unknown  is doing  we don't
know  what."  THE  WISDOM  OF INSECURITY
In such a confession thought has moved full
circle,  and we are again as children. To those
still fever - is


 could possibly give to circumstances, events, and situations
that could be defined by a person who’s not spiritually aware as
stressful. And so stress turns  into celebration when we move to step
one, the first of the three steps that you articulated a minute ago:
acceptance of exactly what is so.
What’ s So is What’ s So, and that’ s what’ s true about that.
And as Conversations with God says: “What you resist persists,
and what you look at disappears. That is, it ceases to have its
illusory form.”
Or, as spiritual teacher Da Free John put it, eloquently I
thought, in his prescription to turn stress into celebration: “Cease allAgainstness.”

DR. COOPER: Y es, I like that.

NEALE: When  I first heard that, I thought, “What a remarkable
formula, in three words.”
Cease all Againstness.
Therein lies the wonder and the glory of Who You Are. Because
when you cease to be against what’ s going on, you embrace and
accept what is happening, and transform it, however it turns out—
whether, in fact, you do leave your physical body in three or four
months, or you live for another five or ten years. Either way, it’s
totally okay, because you’re not against what is occurring.
As my friend Byron Katie puts it: “Stop arguing with life.”

DR. COOPER: Ha-ha! Yeah! Well, it seems to me like you’re ceasing
to hold onto your illusory story, which is not Who You Are. And I think
it’s the holding onto the “story” which produces the resistance; in
other words, it is the expectation that things be a certain way, and if
they’re not, then not being okay with that.
But I think the moment we cease holding onto our “story”...

NEALE: ... our struggles disappear.

DR. COOPER: Exactly! And as you said at your last retreat, which I
love: “Ground zero is the best place to be.” Because ground zero is
the basis of all creation.You are then invited to look at your life from a whole  new
perspective, which is not one contained within the bounds of your
previous “story ” of how it should be, but rather like an empty canvas
with all of your paints waiting for you to paint whatever picture you
want. That is, whatever response to the circumstances that would
best serve the Agenda of your Soul.
And all of this brings us to the fourth question. Given that I’ve
decided who I am, where I am, and why I’m here, what do I intend to
do about that?
You can then take any circu mstance and, from “ground zero,”
from the funda mental platform  of creativity, you get full choice as to
how to respond  in that mome nt as the highest demonstration of Who
You Are.

NEALE: Yes. That’ s the moment of definition. As Conversations with
God says: “Every act is an act of self-definition.”
And in the moment when we answer “What do I intend to do
about that?”, we are really saying, “This is how I currently define
myself. This is how I define Who I Really Am. This is how I define
Divinity, as a matter of fact.”
One day I’m going to write a book called Demonstrating
Divinity, and in it I’m going to offer the idea that defining Divinit y is
the process by which we say, “this is what God is” in this particular
circumstance, in this situation. I know you know what God is, and
what Divinity is, but I’m now going to show you, in case you might
have forgotten.
And that’s really what all Great Masters have done. Whether
we’re talking about Lao Tzu or Buddha, whether we’re talking aboutMoses or Jesus, Mother Mary or Mother Theresa, Mohammed or any
of the Great Masters, male or female, ancient or contemporary, they
all moved through the world in such a way that their demonstration of
Divinity defined Divinity. We now call that Divine, because of their
demonstration.

DR. COOPER : So we are here to define the Divine. Conversations
with God also says that our life lived is our most powerful message
to the world...

NEALE: And to ourselves.

DR. COOPER: Y es!

NEALE: W e’re not even here to send a message to the world.
That happens automatically.
We’re here simply to send a message  to ourselves —that is, to
remind ourselv es—so that we might fully remember, and then fully
express, Who We Really Are, thus to complete in that moment the
Agenda of the Soul, over and over again, moving through all the
moments, days, and years of our life, coming to Completion in the
process of remembering Who We Really Are through the
demonstration and the expre ssion of it. Not so that the world is in
some way impacted, but because our own personal agenda invites
us to do so.
However, when we do this, the world is inevitably touched by it,
because this sort of demonstration is remarkably impacting upon thephysical enviro nment, for the simple reason that—as I have noted
now a number of times—energy impacts upon energy itself.
So it has been  said that if a Christ, for instance, were to walk
down the middle of a battlefield between two opposing armies, the
members of those armies would lay down their arms. They  would lay
down their arms simply because of his presence there. And that’s
what happens when Who We Are is expressed fully in us, through
us, as us, as part of our own evolutionary process, without seeking
directly to affect or change the world. It simply does so automatically,
because of the impact that Energy has on Energy Itself.
We are talking about The Essential Essence interacting with the
Essential Essence.
By the way, doctors know all about this. What I’ve just said is
something that everyone in the medical profession either knows...
or shou ld know. That the very way they walk into a room... you
know, a doctor needs to unde rstand that as soon as she puts on her
white coat, and as soon as he puts the stethoscope around his neck,
they might as well put a badge on that says: “I am a Healer. I am a
Doctor. And you’re going to be okay.” Or, at least you’re going to be
as okay as the physical experiences that you’re now moving through
will allow you to be. And metaphysically, you can be totally, totally
okay.
Most physicians don’t understand that they are also
metaphysicians. That is, they are larger than physicians. They are
meta -physicians. But only one out of a hundred doctors understands
this. Those who do understand are said to have developed an
extraordinary “bedside mann er,” because they understand who they
are when they walk into the room of a patient. That they’re not justPhysicians, they’re Metaphysicians. That is, they’re larger than that.
Even as Life is not simply physical, it is metaphysical. It’s larger than
simply the physical.
So when doctors understand that—when more people in the
medical profession understand that energy impacts upon energy
itself—they will walk into every room in an entirely different way. No
matter how busy they are.

DR. COOPER: Absolutely! And I think that often, in the rush of things
at the hospital, it can be viewed as the “nice doctors” who are willing
to offer that extra dose of compassion and understandin g. People
sometimes don’t “get” why certain doctors might take more time to
do that; howev er, for me, having been exposed to your work, I see
clearly that the reason isn’t just about offering more compassion or
understanding to the patient. I believe we give at least as much to
ourselves in being willing to “show up” in that sort of a way.
For me, begin ning to walk into the room in that way was the
beginning of remembering Who I Really Am, and realizing that I
loved how it felt to show up like that.  So it’ s about re-uniting with your
own soul... with the piece of you that, deep down, you desire to
express and to bring forth in that moment.
As you said just a moment ago, I think it is about daring to
show up in a way that is Divine.

NEALE: Every body is a minister, everybody is a doctor, and
everybody in the world is a healer.
All we’re doing on the planet is helping each other.All of the professions, all of the occupations—I don’t care if
you’re a butcher, a baker, or a candlestick maker, you know... I
don’t care if you’re a florist, or a gas station attendant, or a plumber,
or a lawyer, or a doctor—all that anyone is doing is helping  someone
else. W e’re all helping each other. That’ s what we’re doing.
So, in whatever occupation you have, do you see yourself as
helping another? And if you see yourself as doing so, as a means of
expressing an aspect of yourself— as a demonstration of Who


 number of hydrogen
atoms—in other words, they are saturated  with hydrogen. These fatty acids have the highest melting point and a re solid at room
temperature. Saturated fats are stable molecules, and as such are ve ry unlikely to change, making it impossible for the body to do
anything constructive with dietary saturated fats.
Yes, our brains are high in saturated fats, but eating saturated fats  will not improve brain function or slow its degeneration. In
fact, our bodies are simply not capable of utilizing dietary saturated fat s. At best, the body stores dietary saturated fats as body fat
and at worst, the fats accumulate along arterial walls.

Do We Need Lauric Acid from Virgin Coconut Oil?
Lauric acid is the subject of quite a bit of current research. This m edium-chain fatty acid is primarily found in mother’s milk,
coconuts and their oil, cocoa butter, palm oil, and palm kernel oil. The latter th ree are highly saturated plant fats. While virgin
coconut oil may pose less health risk when consumed raw than saturated c ooked fats, it is still a fractional, artery-clogging refined
saturated fat that our digestive system is not designed to process. 63  Later in this chapter I talk more about why oils in general are
unhealthful; please see “Oil Is Not Health Food.” The antibacte rial and antimicrobial properties of lauric acid are not desirab le traits,
as slick marketing would have you believe. Antibiotic (literally  meaning “anti-life”) is not a property that we should seek in food. Th e
internal environment of a healthy adult who eats a low-fat, low-toxin  diet does not harbor excess harmful bacteria. 64  When we
develop healthful living habits, our body has all the resources it needs t o care for itself.
Unsaturated fatty acids make up the bulk of plant fats. Mono unsaturated fats contain one double or triple bond;
poly unsaturated fats have two or more double bonds. Hydrogen atoms are eliminate d where double bonds are formed. The body
adds hydrogen, a process that saturates the fat. In other words, the unsatu rated fat molecule is malleable and is subject to change
within the body. The body can work with it and utilize it. It then integrate s these self-manufactured saturated fats into our bodily
structure as needed.
Monounsaturated fatty acids can accommodate a single pair of hydrogen at oms. Monounsaturated oils have a lower melting
temperature than saturated fatty acids. Whole-food raw plant sources of  monounsaturated fat include avocados, almonds, and other
nuts and seeds and their butters.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids are the least saturated, with room for tw o or more pairs of hydrogen atoms. Polyunsaturated oils
have even lower melting points, meaning they are all liquid at room tem perature. Whole-food raw plant sources of polyunsaturated
fat include walnuts and other nuts and seeds and their butters, as well  as leafy green vegetables.
Generally, the less saturated the fatty acid, the more easily it ca n be utilized by the body.
 S/P Ratio
Nutritionists have recommended a healthy ratio of saturated to polyuns aturated fats for the last fifty years. The ratio is called the
“S/P ratio.” The suggested ratio that is best for health has been  placed at 20/80 (20% saturated to 80% polyunsaturated). This is an
accepted standard in the world of nutrition.
Note that the S/P ratio of most plants, including nuts and seeds, is ideal:  20/80, or extremely close to it. The proportion of
saturated to polyunsaturated fatty acids in most animal foods is 80/20, the ex act opposite of the ratio we require.
When we discuss the health values of different types of fat, it is impor tant to remember the S/P ratio. The structure of the fat
we consume very profoundly affects bodily function. As this number skews  toward saturated fats in the diet, we see increases in
atherosclerosis and other forms of heart disease, the number-one killer  in the westernized world. It is literally impossible to achieve a
healthy S/P ratio while including products of animal origin in our diet s.

How Much Fat Do We Eat?
Americans consume one-third to one-half of their calories as fat. In m y experience, the number tends to gravitate around 42%
for the average fast-food connoisseur. Government national average s tatistics weigh in lower, because they include people who eat
low-fat diets, people who eat massive amounts of refined sugars, and those on  every other conceivable dietary plan.
In 2004, the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a repor t entitled “Trends in Intake of Energy and
Macronutrients—United States, 1971–2000,” 65  which highlights an important distinction: although the average  percentage of
calories from fat decreased a few percentage points from 1971 to 2000 (4% for men, from  37 to 33% of calories, and 3% for
women, from 36 to 33%), the total fat consumed shows a different picture.
On average, total fat intake (in grams) increased among women by 6.5 g and de creased among men by 5.3 g, reflecting a
near-zero overall change. This is because a statistically signi ficant increase in average energy (calorie) intake occurred duri ng that
period: men’s calorie intake increased from 2,450 to 2,618 calories per day, and wome n’s calorie intake increased from 1,542 to
1,877 calories per day. (This data includes numbers for men and women from 20 to 74 year s of age; younger people eat more and
older people eat less than these averages overall). The bulk of increase d calories has come in the form of carbohydrates, as
consumption of refined sugary desserts, breads, crackers, pastries, soft dri nks, and alcohol have skyrocketed.
People commonly consume more fat than they need in one of the following thr ee ways:

Some people overeat fat while keeping their total calories at the right  level to maintain their weight. To accomplish this, they
must, of necessity, undereat carbohydrates. The immediate consequence s of eating too few carbohydrates can include
lethargy, cravings, bingeing, and emotional instability.
Other people overeat fat while undereating in terms of total calories. Such a diet produces weight loss, but it falls far short in
some nutrients—while providing potentially fatal overdoses of oth ers. If we minimize one of the caloronutrients from our diets
(carbohydrates), of course we will lose weight; we will have almost ha lved our calorie intake. However, we have to learn to
ignore our natural sweet tooth, while living with an incessant and e ver-growing craving for carbohydrates.
Finally, there are those who overeat fat while overeating in terms  of total calories. The results of this practice are well known.
In addition to all the ill effects which result from a high-fat diet, ov ereating on calories contributes to overweight, obesity,
lethargy, digestive illness, a reduced life-span among other illnes ses.

Whether they realize it or not, most people tend to gravitate toward 42% fat, r egardless of the type of diet that they follow.

Vegetarians
Many people think of themselves as vegetarians even though they eat  at least some flesh food. Their diets are generally skewed
toward fish and fowl, under the false assumption that these are more he althful choices. They consider themselves “on the vegetarian
path,” and they eat flesh “sparingly” compared to the amount they at e in the past.
Lacto-ovo vegetarians, (those who don’t eat flesh) tend to make up for the l ack of meat in their diets by increasing their
consumption of dairy and eggs. Vegetarian options such as cheese sandwic hes, fried potatoes, cheese- and oil-drenched pastas,
and rich fatty desserts often become the focus of their dietary regime ns.
Vegetarians quickly learn to recreate all their old favorite foods in a  style that is acceptable to their new ethics. Vegetarian
pizza may not have meat, but it often has a double portion of cheese and does not la ck at all in fat. Vegetarians are generally happy
that they can eat familiar foods while feeling no sense of deprivation. In the final analysis, the vegetarian diet averages around 42%
fat.

Vegans In addition to eating no flesh of any kind, including seafood, vegans do not consum e dairy, eggs, honey, or any other animal-derived
products. Vegan alternatives to most conventional food items are now sold in  supermarkets. They are also the stock-in-trade of the
larger health-food stores nationwide. Vegan lasagna (using soy chee se) and even vegan milk (from soy, almonds, or rice) are
common today. Vegan chefs abound, and big cities like Los Angeles, New York, an d Seattle boast vegan restaurants featuring the
cuisines of many nations of the world, including India, China, Jamaica, I taly, Thailand, and others.
Margarine, a vegan product, (the health “value” of margarine, eve n compared with butter, is another story altogether) contains
the same percentage of calories from fat as butter: 100%. Oil generally  plays a larger role in the vegan diet


 by our inner w ork than by outward  activism. As Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to
see in  the world.” What is your inner work right now? What is the inner change you would like to
contribute to the world?
4. Dr. Hawkins say s that life emer ges perfectly according to Divine W ill, wh ich is innately
compassionate and just. W e may ask, “Then why do bad things happen to good people?” He says,
“‘Good’ an d ‘bad’ is your perception. Adversity can actually be seen as a gift.” (Indeed, recent
research de monstrates that people who ha ve had adversity have higher rates of life  satisfaction,
well-being, and resilience.) What has been your experience of the “gift” of adversity?
5. What else speaks to you from this chapter?
CHAPTER 41. Dr.  Haw kins says: “The good news is that aligning yourself with just one powerfu l truth can make
a big dif ference in your life. In health, this powerful truth is the shift from I am a body  to I have a
body.” Is there  an area o f your life where you would like to make this shift? For example:
appearance, sexuality, aging, self-image, athletics, food, and/or any other area.
2. “‘W hat is held in mind tends to manifest’—including unconscious  b elie fs.” Dr. Hawkin s says this
is the “core truth” and “law of consciousness” that unravels our projection of fear onto the outer
world. As we let go of our beliefs that something “out there” will harm us, our bodies’ reactions
clear. What are examples o f “uncons cious beliefs” that have operated in your life or that of your
family? Is there anything going on right now with your body that might be asking yo u to uncover
an unconscious belief?
3. T ry the “Steps of Self-Healing.” How did it go?
4. T o  liberate ourselves from unconscious beliefs, Dr. Hawkins advises using the phrase “I am an
infinite being, not sub ject to _______,” fill ing in the blank with whatever disease or substance the
mind has programme d us to view as a danger. What are some of the things you’d like to put into
the blank space?
5. What else speaks to you from this chapter?
CHAPTER 5
1. Reread the story at the beginning of Part II, of the mu sician wh o shifted from “I can’ t” to the
courage and willingness to share her musical talent with others. And reread the story of the man
who took a plunge into building dollhouses and selling them. What comes up for you as you
reconsider these stories after having read the chapter? Is there something you love doing but
haven’ t expressed fully? What is a “step” that you could take toward success in that area of your
life?
2. Wh ich steps have you had success with? Describe your experience, as it gives strength and hope to
others.
3. Which steps have you made mistakes in? Describe your experience so others can learn from your
mistakes.
4. What is your experience of doing the two “success practices”?
5. What else speaks to you from this chapter?
CHAPTER 6
1. Th e process of recovery is: when we let go of negative ener gies (below 200 on the Map), our
innate happiness, creativity, joy, and love shine forth. What has been your experience with this
process?
2. Wh at substance, inner (mental) habit, or outer habit are you currently addicted to? What is a step
you can take to free yourself?3. Step 5 in AA—sharing with another person the “exact nature of our wrongs”—is a turning point.
Dr. Hawkin s says, “Sharing it changes the ener gy field by removing the negative ch ar ge from it.”
The “ secret” no long er has the capacity to “corrode and destroy.” What is your ex perience with
this? Is there anything right now that you are holding inside of yourself? Are you willing to share it
with another person (sponsor, friend, counselor, minister)? If so, how did it go?
4. Dr. Hawkins says, “The way out of the pit is to be concerned about someone else. W e get higher
with every act of love, every loving intention, and our willingness to for give self and others.” How
has th is be en true for you? Next time you’re “in the pits,” what happens when you tr y his method
to be kind toward another?
5. What else speaks to you from this chapter?
CHAPTER 7
1. W hat came up for you as you read the story introducing Part III —of the man who let go of “I can’ t
dance” and  went to the top of the Map? W here are you “stuck” and resistant in your life? What is
the “payof f ” to staying there? (Remember that Dr. Hawkins boils down the journey o f liberation to
this: “ The only thing you need to know about any barrier is what the ego payof f is. What is the
juice that the experiencer is getting out of that positionality, that negativity, that ‘stuck’ place?”)
2. Notice that as a r esult of letting go of a single “I can’ t,” the man’ s entire life changed. The
“momentum” from the single surrender “removed an endless series of blocks and  limitations.”
Have you ever experienced anything simil ar, when the letting go of a single barrier released you
from many more?
3. According to Dr. Hawkins, what is the dif ference between personal will and spiritual will? Do you
have an example from your own life that illustrates the dif ference?
4. A s you r ead throug h the list of “Attractions and A versions,” what stands out as an area that applies
to you right now?
5. What else speaks to you from this chapter?
CHAPTER 8
1. Ap ply th e section on “Characteristics of Integrous T eachers and T eachings” to yo ur own journey.
Are there any “red flags” for a group that you belong(ed) to, or teaching that you follow(ed)?
2. Dr. Hawkins says, “The primary prob lem initially is the lack of awareness of the dif ference
between the truly spiritual reality and the astral, paranormal, or supernatural domains.... The
paradox is that the appeal is to the naïve seeker who has not yet mastered this dimension, much
less other fanciful ones.” What has been yo ur experience with discerning true spiritua l reality from
“fanciful” ones? What are the markers to look for in each?
3. Wh at comes up for you when you read Dr. Hawkins’ s account of the states of Enlightenment, Self-
realization, and Infinite Love? What encouragement do you draw from his sharing?4. Dr.  Hawkins says, “It isn’ t the mind that’ s an obstruction to Enlightenment; it’ s yo ur identification
with t he w orking of the mind as ‘me.’” Apply this to yourself: In what ways are yo u aware that
you identify with the working of the mind as “me”?
5. What else speaks to you from this chapter?
CHAPTER 9
1. Dr. Hawkins says, “Spiritual work, therefore, is primarily a letting go of the presumably known for
the unknown.” How does this apply to you right now?
2. Read slowly through the “Most V aluable  Qualities and Attitudes for the Spiritual S eeker,” perhaps
taking each one, indi vidually, as a contem plation for a whole day. Is there any particular quality
that is hard for you to internalize?
3. “ W illingness  is the keystone to all spiritual progress as well as success in the world,” Dr. Hawkins
says. In 12-step groups, when feeling very resistive, we are encouraged: “W ell, then, at least you
can pray for the willingness to be willing!” What is something in your life that awaits your
willingness?
4. In the se ction “The  Most V aluable Qualities and Attitudes for the Spiritual Seeker,” which quality
or attitude do you feel most called to cultivate?
5. What else speaks to you from this chapter?
CONCLUSION
1. Wh ich core statem ent among those of the great spiritual teachings and teachers really speaks to
you right now?
2. Which one of the “Simple T ools of Great V alue” are you drawn to right now? Endeavor to put it
into practice continually, without exception, and share your experience.
3. What else speaks to you from the Conclusion?A P P E N D I X  A
Consciousness Calibration
HIST OR Y AND METHODOLOGY
The basis of this work is research done over a 20-year period, involving
millions of calibrations on thousands of test subjects of all ages and
personality type s, and from all walks of life. By design, the study is clinical
in method and t hus has widespread, pragmatic implications. B ecause this
testing m ethod is valid in appl ication to all forms of human expression,
calibrations have successfully been taken for literature, architecture, art,
science, world events, and the co mplexities of human