unfulfilled. Deep within you, at the level of your being, is what you were
intended to become, to accomplish, and to be. In that inner placeless place,
you’re connected to the power of intention. It will find you. Make a
conscious effort to contact it and listen. Practice being what you are at the
source of your soul. Go to your soul level, where intention and purpose fit
together so perfectly that you achieve the epiphany of simply knowing this
is it. Your silent inner knowing. Esteemed psychologist and philosopher
William James once wrote: “In the dim background of our mind we know
meanwhile what we ought to be doing. But somehow we cannot start. Every moment we expect the spell to break. but it does continue, pulse
after pulse, and we float with it. ”
In my experience as a therapist, and as a speaker talking with thousands
of people about their lives, I’ve come to the same conclusion. Somewhere,
buried deep within each of us, is a call to purpose. It’s not always rational,
not always clearly delineated, and sometimes even seemingly absurd, but
the knowing is there. There’s a silent something within that intends you toexpress yourself. That something is your soul telling you to listen and
connect through love, kindness, and receptivity to the power of intention. That silent inner knowing will never leave you alone. You may try to ignore
it and pretend it doesn’t exist, but in honest, alone moments of
contemplative communion with yourself, you sense the emptiness waiting
for you to fill it with your music. It wants you to take the risks involved,
and to ignore your ego and the egos of others who tell you that an easier,
safer, or more secure path is best for you. Ironically, it’s not necessarily about performing a specific task or being in
a certain occupation or living in a specific location. It’s about sharing
yourself in a creative, loving way using the skills and interests that are
inherently part of you. It can involve any activity: dancing, writing, healing,
gardening, cooking, parenting, teaching, composing, singing, surfing—
whatever. There’s no limit to this list. But everything on the list can be done
to pump up your ego or to serve others. Satisfying your ego ultimately
means being unfulfilled and questioning your purpose. This is because your
Source is egoless, and you’re attempting to connect to your Source, where
your purpose originates. If the activities on the list are in service to others,
you feel the bliss of purposeful living, while paradoxically attracting more
of what you’d like to have in your life. My daughter Skye is an example of what I’m presenting here. Skye has
known since she could first speak that she wanted to sing. It was almost as
if she showed up here in the world with a destiny to sing for others. Over
the years, she’s sung at my public appearances, first as a 4-year-old, and
then at every age up until now, her 21st year. She has also sung on my
public television specials, and the reaction to her singing has always been
gratifying. As a student immersed in a music program at a major university, Skye
studied from academic and theoretical perspectives. One day in her junior
year, we had a discussion that centered on her purpose and the silent inner
knowing she’s always had. “Would you be upset,” she inquired, “if I left
college. I just don’t feel like I can do what I know I have to do by sitting in
a classroom and studying music theory any longer. I just want to write myown music and sing. It’s the only thing I think about, but I don’t want to
disappoint you and Mom. ”
How could I, who tells his readers not to die with their music still in
them, tell my 21-year-old daughter to stay in college because that’s the right
way, and it’s what I did. I encouraged her to listen to the silent knowing
that I’ve seen evidence of since she was a toddler, and to follow her heart. As Gandhi once said: “To give one’s heart is to give all. ” This is where God
exists in Skye. and in you. I did ask Skye to make a supreme effort to live her purpose by serving
those who will listen to her music rather than focusing her attention on
being famous or making money. “Let the universe handle those details,” I
reminded her. “You write and sing because you have to express what is in
that beautiful heart of yours. ” I then asked her to think from the end, and act
as if all that she wanted to create for herself was already here, waiting for
her to connect to it. Recently she voiced dismay at not having her own CD out in the world,
and she was acting with thoughts of not having a CD out in the world. Consequently, no CD and lots of frustration. I strongly encouraged her to
start thinking from the end by seeing the studio being available, the
musicians ready to collaborate with her, the CD as a finished product, and
her intention as a reality. I gave her a deadline to have a CD completed that
I could make available at my lectures. I told her that she could sing to these
audiences, as she has done sporadically in her life as well as on my public-
television pledge shows. Her thinking from the end materialized everything she needed, and the
universal Spirit began to work with her unbending intent. She found the
studio, the musicians she needed magically appeared, and she was able to
have the CD produced. Skye worked tirelessly day after day singing her own favorites, as well as
several that I wanted her to sing at my appearances, including “Amazing
Grace,” “The Prayer of St. Francis,” and her own composition, “Lavender
Fields,” which she sings from deep pride and passion. And lo and behold,today her CD, This Skye HasNo Limits, is now out and is being offered to
the public whenever she sings at my lectures. Skye’s presence on the stage with me brings so much joy and love to the
presentation because she’s as closely aligned with those seven faces of
intention as any human being I’ve ever known. So it’s no secret why this
book is also dedicated to her—one of my angels of spiritual intention. Inspiration and Purpose
When you’re inspired by a great purpose, everything will begin to work
for you. Inspiration comes from moving back in-spirit and connecting to the
seven faces of intention. When you feel inspired, what appeared to be risky
becomes a path you feel compelled to follow. The risks are gone because
you’re following your bliss, which is the truth within you. This is really
love working in harmony with your intention. Essentially, if you don’t feel
love, you don’t feel the truth, and your truth is all wrapped up in your
connection to Spirit. This is why inspiration is such an important part of the
fulfillment of your intention to live a life on purpose. When I left the work that no longer inspired me, every single detail that
I’d worried about was almost magically taken care of for me. I’d spent
several months working for a large corporation where I was offered a salary
three times higher than I’d been paid as a teacher, but I wasn’t in-spirit. That prodding inner knowing said, Do what you’re here to do, and
teaching/counseling became my manifested daily purpose. When I left a professorship at a major university for writing and public
speaking, it wasn’t a risk; it was something I had to do because I knew that I
couldn’t feel happy with myself if I didn’t follow my heart. The universe
handled the details, because I was feeling love for what I was doing, and
consequently, I was living my truth. By teaching love, that very same love
guided me to my purpose, and the financial remuneration flowed to me with
that same energy of love. I couldn’t see how it would work out, but I
followed an inner knowing and never regretted it. You may think it’s too risky to give up a salary, a pension, job security, or
familiar surroundings because of a dim night-light in your mind that draws
you to see why it’s turned on. I suggest that there are no risks at all if youpay attention to that light, which is your knowing. Combine your strong
knowing with the faith that Spirit will provide, and you acknowledge the
power of intention at work. Your trust in this inner knowing is all you need. I call it faith—not faith in an external god to provide you with a purpose,
but faith in the call you’re hearing from the center of your being. You are a
divine, infinite creation making the choice to be on purpose and to be
connected to the power of intention. It all revolves around your being
harmoniously connected to your Source. Faith eliminates the risk when you
choose to trust that inner knowing about your purpose and become a
channel for the power of intention. Making Intention Your Reality
Below are ten ways to practice fulfilling your intention to live your life
on purpose from this day forward:

Step 1: Affirm that in an intelligent system, no one shows up by
accident, including you. The universal mind of intention is responsible for
all of creation. It knows what it’s doing. You came from that mind, and
you’re infinitely connected to it.


 this can be a
double-whammy moisturizer for thirsty hair.Honey & Jojoba Oil
-1 teaspoon of raw organic
honey
-1 tablespoon of jojoba oil
-A small bowl1. Stir the honey into the jojoba oil and use a small amount to rub into
the lower half of your hair shaft/ends. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes before
rinsing with cool water. Y ou can make a larger amount and apply to
scalp if needed, but like the plain jojoba oil, this may end up making
your hair feel a little too moisturized. 182Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Dry HairY ou will need… DirectionsY our hair is like a glorious flower that deserves to bloom in all its glory, not dry up and crisp like a tulip in the
middle of the desert. And just like a flower, you need to water it. Water is the ultimate moisturizer-and no, it
will not dry your hair out even more. Hair is different than skin! There is one very important thing to remember-
sealing. Sealing the water in with an oil will retain the moisture for longer. Some people can get away with
misting several times a day with just an essential oil and water, but I apply a little jojoba afterwards just in case.Water It
-Water
-A spray bottle with a fine mist
setting
-Essential oil of choice
-Jojoba oil (optional)1. Add a drop of essential oil to a spray bottle full of water. Give it a
good shake, and mist hair from a distance 2-3 times throughout the day. Focus on ends. Afterwards, apply a minimal amount of jojoba to ends of
hair to seal with the water. 183Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Dry HairY ou will need… DirectionsDry scalp is not dandruff. Most often caused by changes in weather
(dropping temperatures accompanied by drier air and indoor heating) it
manifests as little white flakes accompanied by itchiness. Uncomfortable
and a cause of insecurity for many people, it’s not as difficult to get
rid of as it seems. Without turning to heavy-duty chemical treatments
purchased in stores, there are solid options for you to try at home to get
your scalp moisturized and flake-free in no time.Dry Scalp
-Place humidifiers around
the house, especially in the
wintertime. -Try not to go overboard with the
heating, or air conditioning, as
both of these things can dry out
your scalp, or your skin in general. -Stick to blow drying the ends of
your hair, rather than your scalp. Coconut Oil Treatment
-Y ou can scoop up a bit of solid or
slightly softened coconut oil and
work this into your scalp instead
of melting it completely. This may
make the application easier. It has
a low melting point, and should
sink right in. 184Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingFull of fatty acids (linoleic, palmitic, oleic, and stearic) sesame oil is a fantastic emollient, softening and
moisturizing skin, as well as forming a barrier that locks moisture in. The jasmine essential oil added can help
relieve the itchiness that comes along with dryness, as well as add a pleasant aroma.Sesame Oil Treatment
-1/4-1/2 cup of sesame oil
-1-2 drops of jasmine oil
-A spray bottle (optional)
-A towel (optional) 1. Rinse your hair out with plain water, massaging your scalp a bit with
your fingers. 2. Heat sesame oil immediately afterwards, and add in the jasmine oil. 3. Massage the oil into your scalp in a circular motion, rubbing in well. There’s no need to rub it into your hair, just your scalp. 4. Wrap your head in a warmed towel (soaked in hot water and then
wrung out, or fresh from the dryer) and then let it sit. Rinse your hair
afterwards with a tiny bit of shampoo to get out any excess oil if needed. 185Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Dry ScalpY ou will need… DirectionsCoconut oil is a wonderful, wonderful, thing when it comes to any issues with dryness. All natural, it absorbs
slowly into the scalp and thoroughly moisturizes it, unlike many products that are water based and dry off
quickly. It is chock full of wonderful medium chain saturated fatty acids (lauric, capric, caproic, caprylic, myristic,
and palmitic) and vitamin E. A study published in 2004 in Dermatitis showed that in addition to moisturizing,
coconut oil actually increased the level of lipids (fats) found on the surface of the skin, which made it appear
more hydrated and healthy.Coconut Oil Treatment
-1/4-1/2 cup of coconut oil
-A bowl
-A towel1. Rinse your hair with water, massaging your scalp some with your
fingers. 2. Warm the coconut oil until liquid (or mostly liquid) and massage the
coconut oil thoroughly into your scalp. Wrap your head in a warm towel,
and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Rinse with a little shampoo to get out any
excess oil if needed. 186Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Dry ScalpY ou will need… DirectionsSebum is the oil naturally produced by our bodies that keeps skin moisturized and supple, and our hair healthy. Too much of it is the cause for oily skin or greasy hair, but if you have dry scalp, chances are you aren’t making
enough sebum. Jojoba oil is a great remedy for this since it is actually one of (if not the) closest oil to matching
the sebum we produce naturally. By using it to moisturize your scalp, you are mimicking nature’s way of keeping
your skin flake-free and comfortable. Lavender essential oil is used here to help relieve itchiness.Jojoba Oil Treatment
-4 tablespoons of jojoba oil
-Several drops of lavender
essential oil
-A towel1. Rinse your hair with plain water, massaging your scalp with your
fingertips. 2. Heat jojoba oil to a comfortable temperature and mix in a few drops
of lavender essential oil. Massage thoroughly into your scalp. 3. Wrap your head in a warm towel and let sit for 10-15 minutes, and then
rinse out with a little shampoo if needed. 187Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Dry ScalpY ou will need… Directions188Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comOur skin is our body’s first line of defense against harsh elements, germs, chemicals, and any other external
threats. It is the largest organ and quite impressive in how it functions, but it is not immune to “flaws”, the most
common of which may be getting dry. Nobody likes dry skin. To understand how to deal with dry skin, it’s
important to understand how skin works in the first place. Even though dry skin is common, not many people
really know what’s going on when they get crispy. Skin is made up of countless little cells that are shaped differently and perform different jobs. The dermis is the
deeper layers of skin that gives it its structure, while the epidermis is the outer layer of skin that we see. Deep down cells are growing and reproducing, which push older cells to the stratum corneum (a fancy way
of saying the skin’s surface.) As they near the surface their cell structure changes. By the time they reach the
stratum corneum they are filled with water-retaining proteins, and protected by a protein envelope and lipids
(fats.) These cells are, for all intents and purposes, dead. They lack a nucleus and true cell structure. They are
now your shield, stacked about 10-30 layers deep, and become the natural water-retaining barrier of the skin
(just the barrier in general really.) Free amino acids and several other naturally occurring chemicals, found in the stratum corneum, are your
natural moisturizing factors. Without them, your skin would be dry, brittle, and easily cracked! Y our natural
moisturizing factors are hydroscopic, meaning they attract and hold water, keeping your skin moist and supple. But what’s keeping your moisturizing friends from escaping? Lipids, i.e. fats or fatty acids, that fill the spaces
between the cells of the stratum corneum. These special lipids are hydrophilic, meaning they attract water, and
are stacked in such a way that your natural moisturizing factors can’t leak out of the surface of the skin. They
keep everything where it’s supposed be-they’re the type A part of your skin, if you will. Water needs to be retained in our skin. Without it skin wouldn’t be pliable, and we would run into some serious
problems. The stratum corneum gets water from the deeper layers of the dermis, and from the environment. As
great as it is, a number of factors can still throw the whole system explained above out of balance, and cause
your skin to lose moisture. Damaging culprits can include soap, certain chemicals in cosmetics, harsh weather,
low humidity, and (ironically) too much water. The damage from an irritant result’s in the stratum corneum
struggling to retain water, your protective barrier getting denatured- i.e. disorganized-and your


, indicoting tbot no
apparent leak of current has taken place through the
recording circuit. Each tracing between the electrodes
shows an S-shaped profile of potential, wit.h the ca
thodic field electronegative in relation to the anodic
Fig. XIII: 7. Experimental production of
ionars and e.rgonars by electrolysis of wa·
ter in filter paper impregnated with lit
mus. Four volts cell voltage. (a) Cathode
to t.he left shows blue OH-reaction and
anode to the right red H+ reaction. These
two iooars, n(OH)-and nH•, diffuse
Recording {RE•grounded rete-
circuit renee electrode and migrate until they meet, where water
(an ergonar) is produced by ionic recom
birution. (b) Electric potential difference,
traced over the filter paper from left to
right, then from right to left, shows elec
tronegative ca[hodic and electropositive
anodic potentials in relation to the
grounded reference electrode (RE). Su
perimposed oscillations (2-3 per second)
anenua.tc in the direction of the zone of
zero charge, where water was produced. These oscillations are produced mainly by
disturbances in conductivity caused by
bubbles of nH2 and n02 (ergonars}
trapped in the matrix. ME•movable electrode
Filter 3Hz
For further explanation, see text. 164 Energetics, ionan and ergonars field (or the same polarity as the power source). Oscil
lations of the tracings are also seen, of greatest ampli
tude close to the cathode. They diminish successively
in the d!ircction away from the cathode. The amplitude
of the oscillations increases again toward and at the
anode. The frequency of these oscillations averaged
around 2-3 per second, depending on th.e speed of
movement over the matrix. As the filter paper dried,
the irregularity of these oscillations increased while
their frequency decreased. "Jumps" in the tracings
were us.ually produced when the "recording electrode "
passed over the platinum string electrode. The imped
ance of the recording circuit was in this experiment
only one megohm. A frequency filter of 3 Hz was
used. The electrochemical events in this part of the experi
ment can be explained as follows. The water itself,
being a nonionic compound (ergonar), is a precursor
for the development of an attenuating collection of
OH-ions (ionar) in the cathodic area and a corre
sponding collection of H+ ions (ionar) in the anodic
area. These ionars move by diffusion and migration in
the electric field (as demonstrated in Fig. XIII: 7 a by
the colouring of the filter paper, which had been
prepared with litmus before water was added and
current was applied). The two coloured fronts in Fig. XIII: 7 a meet according to the relative speed of diffu
sion and migration of the hydroxyl and hydrogen ion
ars andl recombine to form water (in a recombination
zone). The movements of these ionars were found to
be very sensitive to gravitational influences in the
experiments. In the example illustrated, the filter pa
per and its support had to be properly adjusted in the
horizontal plane with a water-level. In the alkaline environment of the cathodic surface
the reaction proceeds:
2H20+2e--+ H2+20H-
and in the acid environment of the anodic surface:
H20-2e--+ j 02+2H+. A flow of current between the electrodes has been
explained to proceed in the following way (4, 17). Both
H+ and OH-are strongly hydrated in water as
H!O+ (oxonium ) or even larger complexes, e.g.,
H,O;. These ions are short lived. They can dissociate
rapidly_, recombine and allow protons to jump along
hydrogen bonds. These changes correspond to a rapid
transfer of charge:
Similady one proton of a water molecule can jump
U-824586!1. '~ along a hydrogen bond to combine with an OH-ion:
H.;;.. --(Y'"H... I -0_..-H L" ~H -+
Both processes should lead to a flow of current, corre
sponding to the equivalent flow of electrons in the
electrical cables bei!Ween the power source and the
electrodes. The interesting fu.nction of the matrix now entering
the picture is its capacity to reduce the effects of
convection and also to adsorb and trap reaction pro
ducts. Without a matrix, the distinct zones of alkalin
ity, acidity and recombination ("zone of zero charge",
Fig. Xlll: 7 a) could hardly develop. Moreover, hy
drogen and oxygen gas should readily disappear from
the system except for adsorption against the e.lectrodes
as gas bubbles. The bubbles prevent water diffusing to
the electrodes, thereby counteracting the process of
electronation and deelectronation. The electrolytic
process may then even cease, sometimes rapidly. If we
now turn to the reaction in Fig. XIII: 8, we will fmd
that the bulk water in the matrix represents an ergonar
("' an ionar precursor). Electrolysis gives rise to local
accumulations of one cathodic, n(OH-), and one an
odic, n(H+) ionar and two new ergonars, th~ cathodic
adsorbed hydrogen gas, nH2, and the anodic-adsorbed
. oxygen gas, n02•
Let us now try to identify these energy collections of
ionars and ergonars (Figs. XIII: 8-11). By using the sam~ arrangement as shown in Fig. XIII: 7 a, electrolysis of wat~r was first produced in a
matrix of ftlter paper impregnated with litmus. Elec
trolysis was allowed. to proceed until the litmus reac
tions showed that the alkaline and acidic zones
touched each other. This process took as long as 24
hours (the electrolysis had to be performed in a humid
chamber to prevent drying of the matrix). Fig. Xlll:
8 a shows the actual matrix with litmus reactions,
platinum electrodes (Ec, Ea) and position of the refer
ence electrode (RE) of the recording circuit. The
Ag-AgCI electrodes of the recording circuit are not
shown. Tracings of the electric potential between the (Ec,
Ea) electrodes were first performed from the cathode
to the anode and then back, during application of 4
volts externaUy applied voltage over the electrodes
(Fig. XJII: 8 b). Irregular oscillations are seen corre
sponding to the alkaline, relatively electronegative
zone but only mino~ oscillations corresponding to the
acidic, electropositive zone. What is th~ origin of the oscillations? One explana
tion may be that the recording electrode passes
trapped gas bubbles adherent to the matrix. Larger
Energetics, ionars and ergonars 165 ~-
c
oscillations arc therefore seen in the cathodic area than
in the anodic, perhaps because twice as much hydro
gen gas is evolved as is oxygen gas. Differences in
dissipation from the matrix are also a possible addi
tional factor. Still another possibility must not be over
looked. The Ag-AgCI electrodes a.re provided with
3 M KCI-agar bridges. On contact with the water
soaked matrix, the salt will diffuse from the bridge and
start to migrate in the applied electric field, nK·
toward the cathode and net-toward the anode. These
migrating ionars will increase conductivity between
the gas bubbles and modify local electric potentials. A prerequisite for recording of voltage differences
with the actual instrument (Grass Polygraph Model
78) is a minimal flow of current through it. The effect
of changing the impedance of the recording circuit
from I 0 megohms to I megohm is shown in Fig. XIII: 9. The matrix was now soaked in a 2 M KCI
solution and 4 volts applied between the platinum
electrodes for about one hour. A tracing of the poten
tial from left to right and then back, compare d to the
grounded reference electrode, shows a nearly symmet
rical profile of potential (Fig. XIII: 9a), when the
impedence of the recording circuit was 10 megohms. Wben the impedance is lowered to I megohm, the
symmetry became distoned considerably (Fig. XIII:9b), caused by a leak of current, now apparent,
through the recording instrumen t. In this case we will,
however, make usc of a minimal leak of current
through the recording circuit in attempts to activate
166 EncrJclics, ionars and crgonars Filter 0.5Hz
[soomv
Filter


 on the face  of This  Earth  to accept  the "Mighty  I AM
Presence,"  and  that  is the accumulated  stubbornness  of the
human  mind  and  feeling,  the outer  activity  of it! 6 THE  "7 AM"  DISCOURSES
So, today,  I do congratulate  you,  Oh Beloved  Children  of
the Earth! Seeing  the Expansion  of the Light  within  you
and your  sincere  earnestness,  with  Great  Joy,  I came  forth
into your  city—into  your  midst;  to try once  again  to give
you Our  Assistance,  which  will  enable  you  to attain  quick,
certain,  Eternal  Freedom  from  the acceptance—now  mark
you! from  the acceptance  any  longer,  of these  appearances
which  have  bound  you  so long. Does  it sound  simple,  when  you  are asked  to refuse  ac-
ceptance  of these  appearances,  when  your  very  Life-energy
has fed them  to terrify,  harass  and  prevent  your  achieve-
ment? You  CAN  turn  from  them  now,  in the Acknowl-
edgment  of your  Presence;  accept  Its Perfection,  the Mighty
Currents  of Energy  flowing  in, and  thru  your  body,  and  out
into your  world;  and  have  That  Perfection  now  made  man-
ifest in your  world  out  here. That  is a Great,  Majestic
Mighty  Law  which  It is your  Privilege  to use. So, today,  every  Assistance  possible  is being  given  to the
sincere  ones  of mankind;  to release  them,  not  only  from
their  own  human  creation  drawn  thru  the centuries,  but
to give  them  the Great,  Great  and  Wonderful  Ascension—
Free  forever! from  the wheel  of birth  and  re-birth,  which
you have  traced  and  re-traced  so many  many  times. It does  not matter  whether  people  believe  This  or not,
It is the Great  Law;  and  It is not concerned  with  human
opinions! It acts  and  those  who  cannot  or will  not accept  It,
will remain  in the great  wheel,  embodiment  after  embodi-
ment,  until  one  day  they  wake  up! DISCOURSE  III  17
I know  this  good  brother  and  sister,  the Messengers,  do
not wish  Me to say this,  yet I am going  to say it. Do you
realize,  and  I am sure  many  of you  do, what  it means  for
someone  to be strong  enough;  to stand  before  the World
and carry  This  Great  Truth,  which  Beloved  Saint  Germain
has brought  forth,  for the Freedom  of so many  in so short  a
time ? Do you  wonder  that  We  mention  this ? You  should
not, for I tell you  but  for This  Truth,  destruction  would
have  found  America  unguarded! They  in their  Kindliness,
Love  and  Humbleness  have  carried  This  Message  with  al-
most  the Strength  and  Courage  of an Ascended  Being! So
We congratulate  them  and  you,  for being  able  to accept  the
Great  Truth  personally;  and  apply  It to your  Freedom;  but
will you  bear  with  Me,  when  I ask you  to do it quickly ? You are no longer  subject  to your  human  creations  or to
the limitations  which  appear  in the outer  world. You,  who
go forth  from  This  Class,  are FREE  BEINGS,  if you  only
knew  it, with  THAT  which  has been  anchored  within  your
feeling! You  are  no longer  subject  to limitations  of any
kind;  and  if you  will  apply  This  Trust  as asked;  refuse  ac-
ceptance  to all appearances;  then  you  shall  go forth  quickly
and release  in the Fulness  of Its Mighty  Power,  Freedom
which  I tell you  is yours! I want  to say a word  to some  of the very  wonderful  stu-
dents,  who  have  called  the Presence  into  action  sufficiently
powerful,  to make  it possible  for them  to be in the various
classes. I have  watched  the step-up,  as you say in your  outer
parlance,  from  one  class  to another,  of the Great  Intensity 18 THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
and Activity  of the Radiance  poured  forth;  and  the step-up
in the clearness  of their  comprehension,  even  in This  Class. So then  you  know,  My Precious  Ones,  what  it means  to
be dauntless,  firm  and  unyielding  in your  determination  to
have  the Power  of your  "Beloved  Mighty  I AM  Presence"
expressed  in and  thru  you,  and  out into  your  world. You
can have  It and  do not accept  anything  else! Don't  be in-
terfered  with  or misled  by human  opinions,  when  you  go
forth  from  This  Class! Stand  solely  by your  "Mighty  I AM
Presence." Group  Leaders  of San  Francicso,  don't  allow  a
feeling  of anything  but  Kindness  to go forth! Unite  and
bring  the Glory  of God,  the "Beloved  Mighty  I AM  Pres-
ence"  into  All-powerful  Action  here  in your  city;  and  you
will be blessed  beyond  your  fondest  hopes. I ask you  Precious  Ones,  Group  Leaders  of San Francisco,
come  together! Adjust  yourselves! Harmonize  yourselves
and unite  in a Great  Activity! Let each  Group  go forth  and
do its Perfect  Work;  and  each  other  Group  bless  it forever,
forever  and  forever! Don't  one  Group  try to interfere  with
another! Go on—each  one  of you,  in the  Power  of your
Group! Be blessed  with  the Great  Blessing  which  will  be
released! That  will  help  you  to go on, and  on, and  on, in
This  Great  Radiance,  which  will  be released  in your  Heart,
mind  and  body. It is sustained  in your  city,  for your  Great
Blessing,  benefit  and  activity. Will  you  accept  your  Freedom  and  your  Ascension ? Oh
Beloved,  Precious  Ones,  don't  let the human  intellect  of
yourselves  or anyone  else  assert  to you—that  the Ascension DISCOURSE  III 19
is but an imaginary  dream! It is the most  Wonderful  Thing
in all the Universe! It is the only  means,  by which  you  can
be Free  from  the wheel  of birth  and  rebirth! Then,  in your
Great  Ascended  Purified  Body,  the Electronic  Energy  and
Force  of your  (the)  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  render  a
Service  Infinite  in Its Activity. We, who  have  Our  Freedom,  come  to plead  with  man-
kind,  to accept  the Freedom  which  is offered. Out  of the
Glory  of the Great  Cosmic  Light,  We  call  Its Mighty  In-
telligence  to descend  into  the  Earth;  take  command  of
America,  the people  and  its government;  sweep  into  every
activity,  into  all official  places,  the Glory  of Its Mighty  Di-
recting  Intelligence;  so all may  feel  and  quickly  enter  into
That  Great  Loving  Harmony  of God—where  all is filled
with  only  the  Light  of God,  the  Great  Cosmic  Light! Where  all are clothed  in Garments  of Light. All who  will  accept,  may  live  within  the Glory  of their
"Beloved  Mighty  I


Accomplishment  by the Harmony,  the Love  and  Kindness
which  you  have  released  here. Do you  clearly  and  fully
understand  yet, the Release  of your  energy  thru  the atomic
structure  of your  body,  is imperative  in Our  need  today. We must  have  a contact  thru  the  physical  substance  of
Earth. 228 DISCOURSE  XVIII  229
We have  left this  octave  and  it is mankind  who  has cre-
ated these  conditions. Individuals  must  of their  own  voli-
tion release  energy  thru  the human  structure;  which  makes
it possible  for Us to give  the Assistance  mankind  needs. It
would  be impossible,  and  I say  so frankly,  for people  of
their  own  volition,  without  Our  Assistance  to protect  them-
selves  in America  today. I think  you  do not comprehend  Beloved  Saint  Germain's
Reference  to what  He did  in Europe. It should  have  con-
veyed  to you  the need  of Our  Assistance. The  Law  of Life
is such,  We may  not intrude  Ourselves  upon  you;  much  as
We have  always  wished  to give  Assistance. There  are
enough  in America  understanding,  the Presence—and  each
day the Understanding  is growing  clearer,  for the students
everywhere  to know  the necessity  of releasing  This  Energy. Why  do you  suppose  We  urged,  and  urged,  the use of
these  Decrees. Because  We  found  it the only  and  possibly
the best  manner  of getting  you  to release  the energy,  which
We require. We  amplify  the energy  required,  to perform
This  Service  of Protection  for you  and  America. I think  you
more  clearly  than  ever  before  understand  it. You have  had  the proof  in your  own  experience  here,  of
what  it means  to step  up your  Decrees  and  your  singing
to a certain  tempo,  which  gives  a joyous  Release  of the en-
ergy. Do you  realize  there  is a Balance  in every  activity  of
Life. Your  scales  for weighing  the  precious  metals  are a
very  good  example. When  the Scale  of Life  stands  at Bal-
ance,  all the Forces  of your  Being  are working  Harmoni-255 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
ously  and  to the Greatest  Constructive  Purpose;  but if one
side is at a low  ebb,  then  you  are not working  to the best
advantage. When  your  Decrees  and  songs  lag in tempo,  it
means  you  are not coming  up to the point,  where  you  are
releasing  this Energy  which  We require. I am very  happy  to
make  this  so clear  to you. I want  you  Blessed  Ones  in San  Francisco  and  Los  An-
geles  to know  Our  Feeling. At the close  of this  Class  today,
We feel  that  not in four  hundred  years  have  San  Francisco
and Los Angeles  been  as safe  as they  are today. You  may  all
who  are earnest  and  sincere,  justly  take  credit  for it. I want
you, every  one  who  is sincere  and  in earnest,  to feel  how
great  a part  you  are of This  Mighty  Activity. It does  not make  one  particle  of difference  whether  you
are a frail  lady,  a child,  or a frail  gentleman;  you  can make
your  firm  determined  sincere  Call  to the Presence,  and  it
is the imperative  need. It is the Intensity  and  Honesty  of
Purpose,  which  is needed  so greatly  today;  because  the at-
mosphere  of the world  is charged  with  deceit. In the outer
activities  of mankind,  many  people  have  conceived  the idea,
if one were  a little  sharper  and  more  alert  in his employing
of shrewd  business  activities,  and  could  put something  over
on another,  it was  all right. THAT  DAY  HAS  PASSED,
BELOVED  ONES,  FOREVER  FROM  THE  EARTH;
AND  NO  ONE  WILL  EVER  AGAIN  SUCCEED  IN
THE  FUTURE  WHO  PRACTICES  DECEIT. Whether  it be in achievement  or your  business  activity
of the  outer  world,  the Balance  of the  Scales  of Life,  is DISCOURSE  XVIII  231
going  to be compelled  by the Great  Cosmic  Light. You
will remember  this  for  some  years  to come. You  can
scarcely  hope  for things  to be Miraculously  Transformed;
but you  can enter  into  Great  Harmony  and  Perfection,  re-
gardless  of many  of mankind  who  must  still  make  Appli-
cation. YOU  CANNOT  HAVE  PERFECTION,  YOU
CANNOT  HAVE  FREEDOM,  WITHOUT  YOUR
OWN  EARNEST  SINCERE  APPLICATION. THAT
IS YOUR  PART  OF  THE  BALANCE  TO  LIFE. Life has  been  supplying  you  with  Energy  all thru  the
centuries  and  what  have  you  given  back  to Life. The  only
Judge  of that  is your  Higher  Mental  Body. It has  a Full
and Complete  Record,  as to the Constructive  or destructive
activities  which  you  have  served. After  all which  has been  said,  I am quite  sure  now,  you
realize  not one  human  Being  can  be Free,  who  refuses  to
give obedience  to Our  Humble  Requests  and  maintain
Harmony  in the feeling. Let  us draw  a crude  illustration. In your  electrical  power  house  which  supplies  the current
of energy  for your  cities,  if the wheels  and  other  things  in
that mechanism  were  out of order,  how  long  do you  think
you would  have  your  electricity  or Light. Your  feeling
world  represents  identically  die same  thing  to you;  because
it is your  Power-house. If it is in turmoil  and  you  are dis-
turbed,  then  how  can  the Light  within  you  go forth  and
harmonize  and  accomplish  what  you  wish. You do not know  what  I know,  but I shall  tell you  some-
thing  today;  and  if you  care  to believe  Me,  you  will  see in 232 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
contemplation,  how  True  It is. Do you  think  it is just your
physical  efforts  which  accomplish  things  in the  outer
world. Beloved  Ones,  it is the Light,  the Energy  of your
Presence,  which  goes  forth  before  you  and  accomplishes
what  you  desire. When  you  realize  Harmony  is the IM-
PERATIVE  thing  in your  feeling,  so this energy  may  flow
forth  and  go out in Its Full  Power,  Its Purity,  Its Perfection;
then  you  will  have  no difficulty  in making  yourself  success-
ful in your  outer  efforts,  in the outer  world. Until  mankind
understands  that,  the people  will  go on in their  distress  and
limitations. As students  today,  there  is no longer  the slightest  excuse
for you  not having  what  you  need  for your  happiness  and
comfort. You  should  be able  to govern  the vibratory  action
about  you,  and  call  forth  the Power  of your  Presence,  to
draw  about  you  the effects  or things  your  Heart  craves. You might  say:  "How  about  our  families  who  do not
agree  with  us". That  is a very  important  point. The  True
Understanding  of This  Presence  is the Greatest  Harmoniz-
ing Perfecting  Activity  in the Entire  Universe. Now  why
have  so many  seeming  disagreements  occurred


 that RSA has a central role in the
resting state of the cardiorespira tory system. RSA maximizes during sleep,
relaxation, and slow, deep breathing but is reduced in states of anxiety. 27
Energy expenditure is naturally minimized with improved pulmonary gas
exchange. HRV BIOFEEDBACK
In the 1990s, clinician and research psychologist Paul Lehrer and his
colleagues began to experiment with heart rate variability biofeedback
(HRVB). The central focus of the technique is on slowing the breath to
obtain beat-by-beat heart rate data so the participant can maximize RSA and
match it to heart rate patterns. The participant uses feedback or a breath-
pacing device to produce a heartbeat more rhythmically “in tune” with the
breath. This synchronization provides the best conditions for gas exchange
in the lungs. Significant evidence supports the benefits of HRVB for a variety of
common disorders,16 as well as for enhancing athletic performance. While
controlled studies are still needed for many specific conditions, scientists
believe that training to optimiz e the rhythms of the breath and heart has
potential applications for illnesses as varied as asthma, irritable bowelsyndrome, COPD, cyclic vomiti ng, recurrent abdominal pain, fibromyalgia,
cardiac rehabilitation, hypertension, chronic muscle pain, pregnancy-
induced hyperte nsion, depress ion, anxiety, PTSD, and insomnia. The
improved gas exchange achievable with HRVB training may help people
with respiratory diseases and stress-induced hyperventilation. 16 HRVB has
been proven to restore the balance of the nervous system to combat
inflammation. 30 It may also have advantages as a diagnostic tool for
cardiovascular system dysfunction and its resulting illnesses. 31
While most research in the field focuses on helping people who are sick,
HRVB can also be used to reduc e stress in otherwise healthy individuals. A
study of young athletes who were taking their university exams found that
the breath training resulted in long-term improved resistance to stressful
situations (i. e., better vagal tone). 32 Another small study of women
suffering from fibromyalgia concluded that actively participating in HRVB
treatment restored a level of control to the patient, improving self-esteem
and feelings of empowerment. 33
RSA, THE BAROREFLEX, AND BLOOD PRESSURE
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is also significantly connected to blood
pressure. Remember, RSA describes changes in the heart rate during the
respiratory cycle. Its functionin g is highly dependent on the flexibility of
the vagus nerve, or the heart’ s vagal tone, as measured using HR V. One of the most important mechanisms of RSA is the baroreflex, a
homeostatic function that helps maintain blood pressure at healthy, near-
constant levels. The baroreflex is a reflex mediated by blood pressure
sensors in the aorta (the largest artery in the body) and carotid arteries (the
ones that supply  blood to the brain, neck, and face). 34 Even during rest,
blood pressure constantly fluctu ates as breathing causes the pressure in the
chest cavity to change. Scientist s consider the strengthening of homeostasis
in the baroreceptors to be the most obvious mechanism at play during
HRVB training. 16
All major blood vessels contain pressure receptors. These detect the
stretching of the arteries as blood pressure increases. When blood pressure
rises, the barore flex immediatel y causes the blood vessels to dilate and theheart rate to drop. Conversely, when blood pressure falls, the baroreflex
ensures that the blood vessels constrict and heart rate increas es. 16 Under
stress, the baroreflex reduces sympathetic outflow and increases vagal tone
to protect the heart against unhealthy arrhythmias. 34
The baroreflex is optimized when the relationship between breathing
and heart rate is at its most efficient with regard to blood gas exchange. This means that breathing is a natural way to provide the external
stimulation to increase HRV. At the same time, each breath stimulates the
baroreflex. Hear t rate and blood  pressure are linked to the amount of air we
breathe and to the exchange of oxygen between the lungs and the blood. During HRV biofeedback, the baroreflex works more effectively. This is
associated with better mental and physical health, because as with higher
oscillations in RSA and HR V, the body is more adaptable. The sensitivity of the baroreceptors is also a good indicator of the
body’ s response to a buildup of CO2. 35 The respiratory system reacts to
CO2 buildup  with involuntary contractions of the breathing muscles after an
exhalation, triggering an inhalat ion. The stronger the reaction to blood CO2,
the harder it is to hold your breath after exhaling and the sooner you need to
breathe in. The baroreceptors are most functional when the body is less
sensitive to CO2. Imagine being able to wait much longer before needing to
breathe in. A high BOL T score, indicating comfort with slower breathing,
signifies a reduced sensitivity to CO2 in the blood. A healthy baroreflex
with less sensitivity to CO2 results in more frequent reflex es, slower heart
rate, and increased vagal tone. The cardiovascular and respira tory systems are tightly interconnected
by the ANS which controls major functions of the body without conscious
direction. 8,36 Blood pressure receptors are triggered by the workings of
RSA, which can be measured through HRV, providing strong indicators of
mental and physical health. The fight-or -flight reaction (SNS) causes blood
vessels to constrict, increasing heart rate and blood pressure, while ACh,
the neurotransmitter released by the PNS-controlled vagus nerve, slows
heart rate, dilates blood vessels, and suppresses the inflammatory response. The baroreflex system is more than just a control mechanism involving
heart rate and blood pressure. The activity of the baroreflex affects vascular
tone—the sensitivity with which blood vessels expand and contract. 31 HRValso changes when there is inflammation. There is a clear relationship
between various pro-inflammatory cytokines and lower HRV. The impact of
the immune system on HRV, and the implications of that for health and
disease, is probably underestimated. 8
The common denominator in all these systems is the breath, especially
slow breathing. Reducing the number of breaths per minute improves vagal
tone, reduces stress, and suppo rts health and cognition. The practices of
slow breathing and relaxation benefit the heart and respiratory system in
many ways. The baroreceptors become more responsive to changes in blood
pressure, the heart rate becomes more lively and elastic, the vagus nerve
more reactive, and the ANS shifts away from fight and flight toward less
stress—which supports social interaction and enables the body to thrive. BETTER BRAIN FUNCTION: SLOW V AGAL
BREA THING
It may seem obvious that it is easier to think when we are less stressed, and
that when we concentrate on a breathing exercise, there is less room for the
brain to worry. However, there is also evidence that slow breathing
exercises have a direct impact on the way the brain works. In one Belgian study, scientists discovered that vagus nerve stimulation
(VNS) in rats clearly produced a memory-enhancing effect. 37 The rats
performed a gambling task in which they could learn to use reasoning to
maximize their food reward. Those that were treated with VNS developed
better decision-making. Further trials, from another Belgian lab, found that
vagal breathing could be used as a possible intervention agains t stress and
its negative effects on decision-making in humans. 38 Other experiments
have shown a connection between the vagus nerve and enhanced working
memory. 39 Patients given inhalant anesthetics experience an increase in
vagal tone as they regain consciousness9. Diaphragmatic  breathing can
directly lower cortisol levels,28 reducing the negative physiological
responses to stress and improving cognitive function. Research into the connection between the breath and the brain in nasal
breathing found that the breath directly affects neural activity in the brain. 40
Breath actively promotes oscillatory synchronicity, which produces theconditions for optimal gas exchange and information processing in areas of
the brain that mediate goal-directed behaviors. Nasal breathing offers an
entry point to areas of the limbic brain that modulate cognitive function,
which has interesting implica tions for mental agility given that the
structures in the limbic syste m are involved in motivation, emotion,
learning, and memory. 41 For example, experiments demonstrated that
breathing influenced a participant’ s ability to identify fearful emotions in
other people and their memory of visual objects. Passive inhalation of air
through the nose enhanced reaction time to scary stimuli. While there is a need for more research into the applications of VNS,
slow breathing, and activation of the PNS on cognition, these correlations
have been studied to some  extent in other fields. For example,
investigations into the impact of yogic breathing exercises have produced
interesting insig hts into the connection between breath and brain. A study
looking at Nadi Shodhana, yogic alternate nostril breathing, used EEG
measurements (from scalp electrodes) to assess the balance between the two
halves of the brain. It found that the practice generated more beta and alpha
brain waves. 42 Beta waves are characteristic of a strongly engaged mind. A
person who is in active conver sation or focused


practice breath holding. EMPTYING THE ST OMACH
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetics are susceptible to a disruption of normal
stomach contractions, which can cut off the digestive process. “Gastric
emptying of solids is delayed in 30% to 50% of patients with diabetes.”74
This is the resul t of effects the disease has on the nervous syste m. Diabetes
can negatively impact the vagus nerve, compromising the stomach and
other muscles of the digestive tract.75 As a result, food cannot pass through
the digestive system as rapidly as it should. However, research indicates
that hypoxia with oxygen levels of 10% and 6% causes an increase in
gastric vagal nerve activity in just a few seconds.76 It is possible to activate
and therefore treat the vagus nerve by practicing slow breathing at six
breaths per minute with a techni que called heart rate variability biofeedback
(HRVB).77 (There is more detailed inform ation about HRVB in Chapter
Four.) SLOW BREA THING T O LOWER BLOOD SUGAR
The functioning of the two branches of the autonomic nervous system
(ANS) is relevant in diabetes too. The sympathetic branch of the ANS
raises blood sugar through direct nerve stimulation of the liver and
indirectly through the release of the hormone adrenaline. The liver is
controlled by both the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and
parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). When the SNS is triggered, the
hormone adrenaline causes the liver to convert stored glycogen into blood
sugar. Adrenaline increases insulin resistance.48,78 Simultaneously, the SNS
suppresses the release of insulin from the pancreas. The panc reas is also
controlled by nerves from both the SNS and PNS.48,78
The important point here is that when the SNS is activated, stimulating
the stress response, the pancreas can no longer release insulin. Conversely,
when the PNS is stimulated, insulin production increases.48 Slow breathinghelps activate the PNS, which is “beneficial, especially for type 2 diabetics
who still produce insulin.”48
Research shows  that the body of the diabetic tends to be in a chronic
fight-or -flight state. When the SNS is overactive, we automatically breathe
faster than usual  and are more reactive to stress. The good news is that, by
breathing slowly and lightly, it is possible to offset this imbalance. In this
way, we can use the breath to consciously move into a parasympathetic
mode. Adding to the benefits of slow breathing, controlled intermitten t breath
holds also activate the SNS, strengthening the nervous system and making
the body more resilient to stress.48 Sympathetic activation is part of a
healthy ANS, as long as it doesn’t become chronic, getting out of balance
with the parasympathetic branch. THE BENEFITS OF SLOW BREA THING FOR DIABETICS
In 2017, one of the most highly regarded scientific journals, Natur e, shone a
spotlight on the benefits of slow breathing for diabetics.31 The publication
cites research-backed findings that a reduced rate of respiration boosts the
ANS, enhances arterial function, and increases blood oxygen saturation in
type 1 diabetics: “Oxygen-induced impairment in arterial function is
corrected by slow breathing in patients with type 1 diabe tes.”31 The
improved balance in autonomic function that comes from stimulating the
PNS and suppressing sympathetic responses provides an antioxidant effect. The report suggests that slow breathing could represent a simple beneficial
intervention in diabetes.48 There is practical evidence that just two minutes
of slow breathing can greatly enhance general health in diabetics. Study participants were able to increase their arterial function. The
arteries are important as part of the cardiovascular system. They are elastic
blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. Participants were also
able to improve  their blood oxygen saturation and key autonomic markers,
measures of various processes regulated by the ANS, such as breath rate
and blood pressure.48
BREA TH HOLDING AND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROLType 1 diabetics show poor baroreflex sensitivity, which is compounded
during periods of low blood sugar. As discussed previously, the baroreflex
is a homeostatic mechanism that maintains blood pressure at near constant
levels by controlling various functions such as heart rate. Greater baroreflex
sensitivity impli es a more respo nsive, flexible, healthy system, while low
baroreflex sensitivity is an index of poor health and can indicate issues
including cardio vascular disorders. Baroreflex sensitivity is also one of the
key markers of the ANS.79 Slow breathing has been found to improve the
parasympathetic activity of the baroreflex in both diabetics and healthy
subjects. In a review of arterial function in type 1 diabetics, researchers found
that slow ing the respiratory rate to six breaths per minute increased the
baroreflex sensitivity of type 1 diabetics to the extent that measurements
were similar to those of the nondiabetic control group.31 An even more
interesting aspect of this study is the hypothesis that tissue hypoxia
contributes significantly to diabetic autonomic disorders. By breathing
slowly and allowing CO2 to accumulate in the blood, it is possible to
alleviate tissue hypoxia. This discovery could have major implications for
the long-term complications associated with diabetes. DIAPHRAGMA TIC BREA THING T O FILL A
THERAPEUTIC NEED
2019 research from Pakistan explored using diaphragm breathing exercises
for diabetics in developing countries where the cost of medications such as
insulin can be a barrier to treatment. Scientists stated that breathing
exercises are “very useful” and, if practiced regularly, can minimize
hyper glycemia and prevent major complications associated with type 2
diabetes.80
The study sought to determine the effects of diaphragmatic breathing
exercises on blood sugar levels and HbA1c (a reading of average blood
glucose levels over two or three months) in 64 diabetic women. While
studies from countries, includin g China, Japan, India, and Russia, where
yoga is a comm on practice, have found significant improveme nts in blood
sugar levels, diaphragmatic breathing exercises are not common inPakistan. However, in this context, breathing exercises provide an
accessible appro ach to diabetes control because patients can practice at
home without the expense of medication and without any harmful side
effects. Cost is an importan t consideration for diabetic patients in
developing countries like Pakistan. The study cites 2012 research into the therapeutic effects of
diaphragmatic breathing on oxidative stress in type 2 diabetics. This earlier
paper concluded  that, while breathing exercises alone may not produce
significant resul ts, breathing could be successfully incorporated  as an add-
on therapy to standard care to improve blood sugar and HbA1c.32
I was first direct ed to research on this topic by my friend and colleague
Dr. Jonathan Herron, from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He has several
diabetic family members and has lost one relative to diabetic complications. His masters thesis in biomedica l science focused on novel thera pies to treat
diabetes. In his extensive work with diabetic patients, he has noticed a
direct correlation between higher blood sugars and chronic
hyperventilation, which suggests that correction through reduce d breathing
techniques would have a positive effect on HbA1C, lessening the need for
drug therapy. In fact, the Pakistani study did find that diaphragmatic breathing
exercises were beneficial, especially when combined with other techniques
like walking, meditation, and guided imagery, especially when the
breathing is practiced regularly. It was noted that results in this study were
negatively affected by the fact that participants didn’ t always practice the
exercises. It recommended that medical practitioners working with diabetics
should motivate their patients to adopt a routine practice of breathing
exercises at home, stating, “Quality of life of type 2 diabetic patients can be
improved significantly if patients’ compliance with these exercises is
assured.” The study concluded that it would be valuable to investigate
further effects of the breath ing exercises with a larger sample of
participants. OceanofPDF.comECHAPTER FIFTEEN
SEIZURE CONTROL AND THE BREATH
WHA T IS EPILEPSY? pilepsy is a chronic neurological disease involving the brain.1 It
affects around 50 million people of all ages worldwide,2 making it
one of the most common neurological conditions. The disorder
makes the sufferer susceptible to recurrent seizures that negatively impact
health and quality of life. The risk of early death is three times higher in
epileptics than the general popu lation. In many parts of the world, suffers
also experience discrimination and stigma.3
However, according to the World Health Organization, as many as 70%
of people with epilepsy could live seizure-free if properly diagnosed and
treated.3 The condition is usually treated with anticonvulsants, but the
effectiveness of those medicatio ns varies depending on the type of seizure
condition.4,5
Seizures can be caused by anything that interrupts necessary
connections between nerve cells in the brain. Common nonepileptic triggers
include low or high blood sugar, high fever, alcohol or drug withdrawal,
and a


 people your own self. Pray for a
divine reconciliation between who you’ve been and who you really are. Rest deeply into these images, and allow their illumination to cast all
darkness from your mind. This is the highest reconciliation of all: you with
the real you. Dear God,
Please teach me to for give
myself and others. Remove the walls
that keep love out,
behind which I am prisoner. Heal my guilt
and r emove my anger, that I might be r eborn. Make gentle my heart
and str ong my spirit
and show me how to love. Amen
OceanofPDF. comLESSON 18
HONOR THE PROCESS
There’ s a possibility that you’re sick of this course by now. You might
not have even made it to this point; you might just be picking up the book,
opening it wherever, and simply happen to be reading this. Y ou might be
thinking that it’ s all too hard, too confronting, or even a bunch of nonsense. You might not have seen any real changes on your scale or in your mirror
yet, and have decided that by Lesson 18 you should be having some
success. Clearly this is not a miracle, and you might as well just for get it. See how the fear -mind works. That’ s how the fear -mind works in everyone. For one person, she
shouldn’ t even try to finish writing that novel, because she never will and
she’s not a good writer anyway—according to the fear -mind. For another,
he shouldn’ t even bother going to that interview because he’ s been out of
circulation too long, and companies are only hiring younger people anyway
—according to the fear -mind. For another, she shouldn’ t even try to dress
up and look nice, because she’ s not attractive anyway—according to the
fear-mind. The fear -mind lives in everyone, but it speaks dif ferently to all
of us. T o you, it just happens to be obsessed with your weight, because you
are. Learning to live with the common disappointments and failures of the
human experience—particularly with how the fear -mind interprets them—is
key to developing spiritual mastery. Mastery doesn’ t mean you get to the point where nothing ever goes
wrong; it means you get to the point where you can endure and transform
what’ s wrong. Mastery means you rise up more often than you sink in life,
not because in you there is no undertow, but because you’ve learned to
swim well. Y ou’re spiritually strong and in shape. Y ou’ve developed yourattitudinal muscles, and they can carry you when you’re feeling the
gravitational pull of whatever your temptation might be. Mastery is not superhuman, but deeply human; embracing rather than
resisting the realization that on certain days you’ll feel like master of
nothing and slave to lots of things. Do not let the fact that you have fallen
off the wagon, are falling of f the wagon, haven’ t lost any weight yet, can’ t
stand to do the lessons, or still feel like a big fat loser deter you. This is all
part of the process. And your success is guaranteed. Now the fear -mind gets really activated. “What do you mean,  my success
is guaranteed. Guaranteed by whom. ” Almost as in, how dare I say that. But it’ s my faith—and you can lean on mine if you wish—that God will
wipe away every tear, that He will outwit all self-hatred, and that in Him is
the victory as soon as we give to Him the fight. None of that means that every day will be a happy one. Serious weight
loss is a deeply transformative experience; you’re breaking a chain that has
held you tight for a very long time, and it’ s only reasonable to expect that
some days will be harder than others. This is not just a physical battle; it is a
spiritual battle. The fear -mind has robbed you of your self-control … and
God is taking it back. Winston Churchill famously told British troops during W orld W ar II:
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is,
perhaps, the end of the beginning. ” This course is not something that is all
over in 21 lessons. It is a means to weight loss and also weight-loss
maintenance. What it lays out is not a goal so much as a process by which
the goal will be achieved. Y ou do not do it solely to lose weight, but in
order to become the most shining expression of who you are as a human
being. If your only goal is to lose weight, then hopefully you will do so, but
you’ll still be left with other issues to deal with that cannot be denied. Issues in your life seemingly unrelated to weight have accumulated around
your relationship to food. In any moment when you feel overwhelmed by a passion to overeat,
remember that the passion itself is not the problem. The problem is that in a
moment of insane eating, your passion for life is displaced onto something
that doesn’ t give you life but rather sucks life from you. This course isbuilding a detour, redirecting your passion away from food and back to
God. To which the fear -mind says, “Screw you. I won’ t do it. ” Just want to
make sure you realize that. The mind cannot serve two masters, and never
in your life has the choice between the two been so clear. In any moment,
you are either host to God or hostage to the fear -mind. It is not enough to
say no to a life of fear; you must say yes to a life of love. As long as you try
to stay neutral, you will overeat. Weight is your crucible. It’ s the place where you experience the final
spiritual battle between the forces of fear and the forces of love—in
psychological terms, between dysfunctional appetites and healthy impulses. The decision you are making is not just whether you’ll rise from the hell of
your compulsion, but whether you’ll rise into the heaven of all the joy-filled
possibilities that await you. The fear -mind leads to suf fering as sure as
Divine Mind leads to joy. The various ways people anesthetize themselves
today—whether through substances or pharmaceuticals—is a wail from the
deep: “Please don’ t make me have to choose. ”
But choose you must, for the zone of false neutrality has become
increasingly unsustainable for you. Y ou will see the light of your true being,
and your only choice is what path you take to get there. So merciful is the
universe that even a path of darkness includes a way back to light. Peacock
feathers are made by peacocks eating and then digesting thorns. Y ou have
been eating the thorns of addiction and compulsion for a very long time;
now you’re spiritually digesting them, inwardly preparing for their
transformation from something ugly to something beautiful. There is a line in the New T estament that states: “What man intends for
evil, God intends for good. ” Divine Mind will not simply cast out your
compulsion; it will use it to take you higher than if you had never
experienced such depths. Y ou will emer ge from this experience no longer
compulsive about food, yes. But you will also emer ge filled with a light that
you can only cast because you digested such darkness. Such is the greatness
of God. Do not be emotionally defeated by whatever time it takes for old patterns
to transform. Do not look to the mirror for confirmation of your faith. When
a woman is first pregnant, the outer eye cannot see it, but it will in time. Your mirror can show changes in your body, but it does not show changesin your mind. On any given day, the mirror shows you what your thinking
was yesterday, but it’ s what’ s happening in your heart today that creates
what your life will be tomorrow. You decrease your body weight by
expanding your mind. A spiritual process is not a quick fix; it is a miracle imprinted on you by
Divine Mind. It is help that is brought to you from beyond this world. It is
nothing that you yourself can just “make happen,” but you can honor the
mysterious process by which it does. To the fear -mind, the very concept of spiritual mystery—particularly
related to weight loss—seems ridiculous. The fear -mind is attached to the
body, and wants to make sure that you are attached to it, too. If the body’ s
eyes don’ t register improvement in your weight, the fear -mind will say,
“See. See. ” And if the body’ s eyes do register improvement, the fear -mind
will say, “Ah. But it will not last. ”
What could be a more worthy endeavor than giving time every morning
and evening to quieting the fear -mind. T o listening instead to the voice for
God. Y ou won’ t feel overwhelmed by the void once you fill it with the
divine. It does not matter how long it takes. It does not matter how many times
you might have succeeded then failed, succeeded then failed. Y our direction
is sure at last, for you have given it over to a divine authority. Your motivation is dif ferent now, and that will make all the dif ference:
you are on a quest to find the holy grail of the authentic you


 The essence of our nature is to grow in
the direction indicated by the images that form in this consciousness. Some
people are born with a clear channel from one facet of their consciousnessinto universal mind, and they are gifted. They are our Balzacs, our Mozarts,
our Einsteins, our Galileos, our Michelangelos, and though they are
superhuman in one corner of their natures, in all else they are normal and
subject to the same weak and inef fectual vision as everyone. Such unearned
perception of universal mind is sometimes more a curse than a blessing,
because the person possessing it expects illumination in other areas also and
is frustrated at being unable to find it. Rage and self-hate may grow out of
such an unbalanced nature. V an Gogh cutting of f his ear is an excellent
illustration, and the artistic temperament, when gifted with genius, is often
manic-depressive, alternating between periods of elation and self-
abasement. Skills that we earn are the skills that delight us. Nothing in life is so
exquisitely satisfying as the mastery of a skill. Whatever we do well adds to
our stature as persons, increases our scope and ef fectiveness. From birth to
death we acquire countless skills, use them daily, perform them
unthinkingly, because they have become part of our nature. W e learn to
walk, we learn to run, we learn to talk, we learn to read, we learn to figure,
we learn to cook, we learn to sew, we learn to drive, we learn to run a
business; and the kinds of persons we become and our ef fectiveness as
human beings have a direct bearing on the number of skills we have
mastered. People say, “Oh, I could never develop any skills. I don’ t have any talent.”
Well, lack of natural ability is no reason for curling up your toes and
playing dead. The most important thing in life is growth, and it makes no
difference where you start on the scale of capability; what is important is
that you do not stay there but progress. There is a quality in our psychic
makeup that when impressed with desire and a picturization of that desire,
immediately we set about opening our eyes to the possibilities for achieving
it in the material world. Knowing this, we eventually come to have deep
faith that the thing which we think about will become part of our lives. Modern Pied Piper
The man with the voice of a bullfrog probably will never give a concert at
Carnegie Hall, but if he spends the major portion of his life learning to be a
singer, he will be able to perform quite creditably someday. None of us lives
long enough to develop completely in all directions. For this reason the
Secret Self created multitudes of individuals, and through this multiplicity
seeks expansion in all areas. The individual functions best when they are
able to determine those abilities most natural to them and then set about
developing them to their highest possible level. T o do this they need insight,
and they most certainly need to be free of mental blockages. Sometimes people seek to develop their business ability because they desire
to have money, when in truth they might find more fulfillment in other
fields. The end-gaining philosophy that has become predominant in our
civilization is a pied piper leading us down streets of frustration. Those who
work only to gain a result are seldom happy and almost never work well. They find no pleasure in their tasks and no satisfaction in their growth
possibilities. They can hardly wait to get on from one moment to the next
because the only time that has any meaning for them is the time when their
goal is reached. Should they never reach it, their lives are hemmed in with
bitterness through having sacrificed all for something that never
materialized. It is better to lie on your back and look at the stars than to
chase shadows, if the chasing is not fun. A little child can run after illusions
and take delight in every moment, but the adult who pursues a wraith and is
bound to it begrudges every ounce of ener gy expended in attempting to
bring their illusory tar get to earth. Three laborers were asked what they were doing. The first said, “I am
working.” The second said, “I am digging a ditch.” The third said, “I’m
helping build a canal.” Obviously the third worker took the most
satisfaction from their labor because they saw that their work would create,
and they were glad to be part of it. Those who labor only to make a living
put in time that they wish were gone, begrudging the hours they must spend
at their tasks. They look at the clock at ten and wish it were noon, and they
look at the clock at three and wish it were five. They actually wish away a
large part of their lives. Longing for Mastery

It is not nearly as important that we possess a skill as it is that we desire to
possess one. The longing for mastery is the key to the motivation of the
Secret Self, the very basis of evolution, of each form’ s tendency toward
unity with its creator. Life is fluctuation and change, a constant cycle of
growth and decay, and we have to aspire to be better than we are even to
stay where we are, and the moment self-satisfaction comes to us our
dissolution begins. Constant excitement and challenge come to those who
seek mastery. Every situation confronts them with opportunity, for they see
in each an opportunity to develop a part of their nature. Whenever they
meet an obstacle they know their knowledge is inadequate, and they set
about at once to rectify this deficiency. They learn everything they can
because they see the bond common to all knowledge. Eventually they learn
easily and well, for they remove all limitation from their minds and, like a
sponge, draw the knowledge needed for ef fective works and actions. We have to love the things we do in order to do them well. W e have to like
to perform the work regardless of the result. W e have to not even care about
the result and take our entire satisfaction from the action. When people have
under gone great shocks, such as prolonged exposure to death and danger or
the loss of a limb or the death of a loved one, they often turn to work for
work’ s sake as a preoccupation for their minds, and thus they discover one
of life’ s deepest joys. A child finger -painting in a kinder garten class puts
colors on paper with no idea of a result, and this engrossing of their whole
nature makes them part of the work they do and makes the work part of
them. Mental hospitals have discovered the therapeutic value of putting
patients to work at easels or with needle and thread or even in the garden,
for surrender of self-concern to the task at hand rids the patients of their
tormenting ego and they are able to get completely outside themselves
through becoming part of the work they are doing. W e develop our skills
through an inner love for the action involved. W e will become musicians if
we love music. W e will become writers if we love writing. W e will becomebuilders if we love construction. W e will become businesspeople if we love
commerce. But we become nothing simply through a desire to be famous
and rich. Such false desires are products of the ego. Even the slightest look
at them gives us evidence of their insubstantiality. If we undertake to be a businessperson, for instance, and we run into
difficulties and our reaction is one of depression and failure, we can be sure
that we were led into our business endeavors in the first place through an
egoistic desire to be better or more powerful than others. The
businessperson who loves business glories in their moments of trial, for it is
then that they develop more understanding, more mastery. Since they love
business, they love it when its nature is most acute, and therefore their times
of trial are a joy. Such people inevitably are successful because they cannot
be discouraged, because they love the thing that they are doing whether it is
going badly or well. They are unaf fected by apparent turns of defeat and
fortune, and assure their own growth through having taken their eyes from
the goal and becoming engrossed in the doing of their work. We Learn by Doing

Learning to do a thing well is primarily a matter of performing it endlessly
until all the ramifications of its action seep down into subconscious levels
and allow one to perform unthinkingly. It is dif ficult to fly an airplane when
one does not know how. To the earthbound person, flight in a plane
operated by their own hand seems almost unthinkable. When they take their
initial ride, they at first are frightened, then exhilarated, sensing their
transcendence of nature’ s law of gravity. Soaring high above the landscape,
they feel like a bird, arriving at a sensation of flying far removed from any
previous experience on passenger planes. Then they may bridge the gulf
between their earthbound limitation and their aspiration toward the sky, and
they may decide to become a pilot.The first time up they are clumsy and awkward, tense and inef fectual,
seeing all too clearly that if their instructor were not present, the plane
would fall and crash into the ground. This sense of being poised between
life and death with no one to look to but themself may prove to be one of
the most significant experiences of their life


! GOD! GOD! GOD! I AND MY FATHER ARE ONE! I AND MY MOTHER ARE ONE! (x3)

IN THE NAME OF MY MIGHTY I AM PRESENCE - I CLAIM MY VICTORY NOW! (x3)
CHARGE! CHARGE! CHARGE! AND LET VICTORY BE PROCLAIMED! (x3)
ALWAYS VICTORY! (x3) VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! IN THE NAME JESUS CHRIST - PEACE BE STILL  AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD! (x3)

THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF,
THE WORLD AND THEY  THAT DWELL THEREIN! (x3)

HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD! (x3) HOLY, HOLY, HOLY,
LORD GOD ALMIGHTY,  WHICH WAS, AND IS, AND IS TO COME! (x3)

LO! I AM COME TO DO THY WILL, O GOD! (x3)

ARCHANGEL MICHAEL HELP ME, HELP ME, HELP ME! (x3)
I AM THE GUARD IN ARCHANGEL MICHAEL'S NAME! (x3)

I AM  IMMORTAL! (x3)  I AM THE ONE! (x3)

SHIVA! SHIVA! SHIVA! SHIVA! SHIVA! VAJRA! VAJRA! VAJRA! VAJRA! VAJRA! Buddha of the Diamond -Crystal Light: “To transform anything, you may simply, as a Divine
Alchemist, wave your hand and say, ”

O Buddha of the Diamond -Crystal Light, I envelop _____________ in Your Eternal
Radiance of Starry Crystalline Light! “And then, blessed ones, the alchemy of all Buddhas is set in motion and is in play to allow
Perfection to displace darkness. For where Perfection lives, moves and has its being, there is no
darkness at all - only Light, Diamond -Crystal Light.”

Maximus, a Cosmic Being of the greatest attainment and power, has delivered to us the use of
His Miracle Matrix. “...when you pray for Maximus' Miracle Matrix, you can imagine, see, feel
and know this Maxin Light as Unlimited Supply of Miracle Energy that co -exists everywhe re in
the universe as the Mother Love-Light Frequency, which you can access as Universal Energy to
use, so long as you use it for God -Good.”

We may command: Maximus’ Miracle Matrix, DESCEND  (x3) into___ _______ ___ now! The Seven Elohim delivered this ble ssing from the Twelve Elohim for our use any time for any
condition: PULSE! (x3) PULSE! (x3) PULSE! (x3) PULSE! (x3) the Seven Rays and Five
Crystal Rays in twelve dimensions into __________ ___ now! “Realize that now you each have the opportunity to use this Twelvefold Action when you raise
your hands and pulse out this Light to charge the Earth and the Cosmos with the God -Essence
that lives, moves and has its being within you to bless and to bestow w hat you see as necessary
and required any moment you choose to so engage in this Alchemy. “We empower you! We
illumine you! We inspire you now and forever with this Triune Grace.”

RETREATS, KEYNOTES,
FLAMES AND ACTIVITIES

RETREATS

THE TEMPLE OF THE GREAT WHITE BROTHERHOOD
In the Royal Teton Mountains, Wyoming, U.S.A.
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• A blazing Bridge of Light composed of the Immortal Threefold Flame (Pink, Gold and
Blue) with a Violet Radiance
• A Gigantic Multi -Colored Revolving Star over and within the Focus and Spirit of the
Great White Brotherhood (the ever -expanding Perfection of God's Energies to all
humankind)
• A Radiant Circle of Light... representing the Perfect Unity and Brotherhood of the
combined service of God -free Beings from the Temple of the Great White Brotherhood... THE CIRCLE OF UNBROKEN LOVE
• The Luminous Presence of Lord Maitreya, on an Arc of the Seven Rays, the increasing
return of God Energies to Earth, through the Great White B rotherhood
• An etheric Crystal Blue Diamond of God's Perfect Will being lowered into the atomic
realm
• "TO KNOW, TO DARE, TO DO AND TO BE SILENT".... A Golden Aureole of the
Great, Great Silence, pulsating  over the Tetons; the Power and Grace of which is
represented to the Planet Earth by the Great White Brotherhood
• The Golden Man.... the consciousness refined into Christ stature
• A gigantic Star over the Royal Tetons — ever changing in shape, size, color and
radiation, representing the various activities of the Great White Brotherhood this month
• A Starburst of Pure Crystalline Ascended Energies, pulsating within and around the
Mountain, representing the Spirit of the Great White Brotherhood - the Forcefield of
Perfected Energies available from t he Great White Brotherhood to humanity
PATRIARCH
Lord Lanto
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Chinese Green with a Golden Radiance
QUALITY
Reverence for Life through the continual Precipitation of Perfection
HIERARCH
Beloved Djwal Khu l
COLOR OF HIS FLAME
Golden with a Radiance of Violet
QUALITY
Illumination through Transformation and Purification
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Retreat: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla from das Reingold - Wagner
Lord Lanto - Song to the Evening Star (Tannhauser) - Richard Wagner
Beloved Djwal Khul - Air for the G String - J. S. Bach

THE TEMPLE OF HOPE
Etheric Realm over Hope Valley, California
(95 miles east of Sacramento, California U.S.A.)
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: The Golden Horn of Archangel Gabriel - giving forth a COSMIC
TONE commanding the Victory of God's Light in all chelas and thus to all Life
HIERARCHS
Archangel Gabriel and Lady Hope
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Sunshine Golden Yellow with a Radiance of Light Violet
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Prelude to Act I of Parsifal - Richard Wagner
 THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT GERMAIN
Etheric Realm over Mount Avila, Caracas, Venezuela
ELECTRONIC PATTERN: A Maltese Cross made up of Legions of Angels of the Violet Fire
saturating the Beings and Worlds of all humanity in Freedom's H oly Flame
HIERARCH
Beloved Saint Germain
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Royal Violet
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Adagio from Concerto Aranjuez - Rodrigo

THE FOCUS OF FREEDOM
Foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania, Romania
HIERARCH
Beloved Saint Germain
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Royal Purple
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Viennese Waltzes - Johann Strauss

THE TEMPLE OF FREEDOM
Over Monte Carlo
HIERARCH
Beloved Saint Germain
COLOR OF FLAME
Violet
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Tales from  Vienna Woods - Johann Strauss

 THE TEMPLE OF UNITY
Within the Temple of Man's Purpose
Etheric Realm over Mt. Avila, Caracas, Venezuela also The Focus of the Incoming Cosmic Ray
of Unified Consciousness, from the Sun; Within the City of Light at Shamballa always
available, through radiation, to the higher c onsciousness of all peoples of the planet
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• The Threefold Flame of the chela within the Cosmic Flame of Micah; representing the
chela's At-Onement with God within Jesus the Christ, Micah Great Cosmic Angel  of
Unity
• A Star of Unity, Clear Sapphire Blue, pulsating over the City of Light at Shamballa

HIERARCH
Micah, Great Cosmic Angel of Unity
COLOR OF THE FLAME
Crystal with an Electric Radiance of Soft Blue
MUSICAL KEYNOTE
Intermezzo from the Notre Dame - F. Schmidt
Pie Jesu - Andrew Lloyd -Webber

THE TEMPLE OF THE RESURRECTION
In the etheric realm over the Holy Land
ELECTRONIC PATTERN:
• The Great Angel Presence of Consecration from Whose Being blazes the soft radiance of
Mother -of-Pearl―enfolding the human world in Hi s Mighty Service of Consecration
• A Blazing Golden Lily enfolding each chela with a glowing radiance of Mother of Pearl. This activity then expands to enfold the Entire Planet
• The Earth pulsating with the Glorious Flame of Resurrection - glowing with a Mo ther of
Pearl Radiance - resurrecting in the Hearts of all humankind - Hope Eternal
• A Heart of Pink Light with a Spiraling Radiance of Mother of Pearl.... Resurrecting the
Sacred Heart in each one of the Human Family
• The Earth, perfectly resurrected in its  original Divine Blueprint, visible within the
Glowing Ball of Light, bathed in Mother of Pearl Radiance
•


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


	does	follow	the	inoculation,	that	the	inoculation	was	not

"successful." It	can	also	be	claimed,	as	indeed,	it	is	already	hinted,	that	if	the

new	serum	does	not	prevent	polio	it	at	least	makes	the	disease	lighter. The	same

claim	is	made	for	smallpox	vaccine,	it	lessens	the	severity	of	the	"attack." It	will	also	be	possible,	as	in	the	case	of	typhoid	and	"paratyphoid,"	to	discover

that	there	are	two	or	more	polio	viruses	and	that	the	serum	protects	from	only

one	of	these. Indeed,	the	medical	classifiers	have	already	determined	that	there

are	"three	types	of	polio." How	long	will	the	alleged	"immunity"	last? Will	the	children	have	to	be

inoculated	each	summer	or	twice	a	year? How	often	will	they	have	to	be	given

"booster	shots?" One	physician	says	the	"shots"	must	be	repeated	every	four	to
	six	weeks. Which	children	among	those	that	are	inoculated	with	the	serum	would	have	had

polio	if	they	had	not	been	inoculated? What	effect	will	the	injection	of	the	"non-
effective"	substance	have	in	producing	polio	in	the	children	that	receive	it? Statistics	based	on	such	uncertainties	must	be	equally	as	uncertain. A	tragic	situation	grew	out	of	all	the	publicity	the	gamma	globulin	experiment	in

Houston	received. The	ignorant	and	frightened	public	began	to	demand	the

inoculation	of	their	children	with	the	serum	without	waiting	to	see	how	the

Houston	experiment	came	out. Here	in	the	city	of	San	Antonio,	nearly	two

hundred	miles	from	the	scene	of	the	Houston	crime,	the	physicians	were	deluged

with	demands	for	the	gamma	globulin. Although	many	of	them	were	honest

enough	to	warn	parents	that	it	was	but	"a	shot	in	the	dark,"	and	that	they	were

"buying	a	pig	in	a	poke,"	the	frightened	parents	demanded	the	inoculation	for

their	children	anyway. Told	that	there	is	not,	as	yet,	any	proof	that	the	gamma

globulin	will	prevent	polio,	they	insisted	on	having	it	for	their	children. One	pediatrician	who	was	getting	an	average	of	ten	calls	a	day	for	the

inoculation	said	that,	parents	"seem	to	think	it	would	ease	their	conscience

should	their	children	get	polio. They	can	at	least	say	they	have	done	what	they

could." The	abject	ignorance	that	this	statement	reflects	is	not	altogether	the	fault

of	the	parents. These	parents	have	trusted	their	medical	advisers	and	have	been

miseducated	by	them. The	fact	is	that,	several	local	physicians	were	giving	their

own	children	gamma	globulin	with	the	same	idea	in	mind. They	are	as	ignorant

as	lay	parents. One	pediatrician	recommended	"shots"	only	for	those	children

who	were	"exposed"	to	polio.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        They	are	getting	wise	to	the	Salk	vaccine	concoction	in	the	Far	West,	Idaho,

Oregon	and	California	having	given	evidence	they	are	seeing	thru	the

commercial	propaganda	that	has	been	making	serum	companies	and	undertakers

rich	by	selling	millions	of	shots. The	people	of	Oregon	were	chastised	in	the	newspapers	last	week	by	the	press

and	USPH	for	not	using	49,000	cubic	centimeters	of	the	state’s	"quota"	of

79,744	cc. The	state	health	officer	"threatened"	to	withdraw	these	49,000	cc	and

not	let	the	people	have	it	if	they	didn’t	use	it	at	once. The	San	Francisco	Chronicle	reports—’The	demand	for	Salk	Vaccine	has

dropped	off	to	almost	zero	in	San	Francisco,	and	apparently	in	the	rest	of	the

West. ’
They	had	a	meeting	of	80	Idaho	doctors,	nurses,	public	health	officials	and

laboratory	technicians. State	officials	have	declared	an	‘indefinite	postponement’

of	any	more	mass	shots	of	its	school	children. Following	Dr. J. E. Wyatt’s	frank	statement	that	Salk	Vaccine	has	given	polio	to

more	people	in	the	nation	than	it	has	protected	from	the	disease,	the	boys’

typewriters	and	mimeographs	have	been	working	overtime	to	discredit	this

intrepid	physician. The	AMA	has	been	quoted	as	saying	‘there	ain’t	no	Dr. Wyatt’. The	USPHS	says

there	is	no	doctor	working	for	USPHS	by	that	name. This	latter	statement	is

believable,	since	it	was	a	foregone	conclusion	that	any	USPHS	doctor	or

employee	spilling	such	a	truth	as	that	would	be	summarily	separated	from	the

service. The	serum	publicists	know	their	business. The	job	now	is	to	take	the	public	mind

off	the	failure	to	wipe	out	polio	this	summer	with	Salk	vaccine. Spectacular

yarns	that	make	good	bedtime	reading	are	the	order	of	the	day. Such	as	"a

machine	that	spins	blood	plasma	and	polio	vaccine	into	a	film	thin	enough	that

virus	and	bacteria	may	be	killed	by	ultraviolet	light. " This	seems	to	cancel	out

the	many	official	statements	that	Salk	vaccine	had	been	made	"safe"	after	the

many	unnecessary	polio	deaths. February	11,	1956

HORNSWOGGLE,	Inc. —The	March	of	Dimes	racketeers	leave	no	stones

unturned	to	nick	the	gullible	public. Like	the	late	unlamented	Hitler	the	Big	Lie

is	their	chief	stock	in	trade. To	our	desk	has	come	a	clipping	from	a	Long	Beach

(California)	paper	headed:	"The	Country	That	Licked	Polio—In	its	own	quiet

way	little	Denmark	has	proved	that	Salk	vaccine	is	both	safe	and	effective. " Our	stomach	is	strong. We	did	not	regurgitate. The	prevaricator	(professional)

who	thought	up	that	yarn	completely	forgot	that	Salk’s	deadly	and	worthless

concoction	wasn’t	unveiled	until	April	12,	1955. Yet	he	blandly	says	that

Denmark	started	to	stockpile	it	in	1954. CAPSULE	NEWS	readers	already	know

how	effective	it	is—in	piling	up	business	for	the	undertakers	and	hospitals. These	pages	on	the	Salk	Vaccine	used	by	special	permission	of	Morris	A. Bealle,

Editor	American	CAPSULE	NEWS,	1400	M	Street,	Northwest,	Washing. ’	ton,

D. C. "POLIO	GROPINGS"

By	T. M. Schippell,	N. D. HERALD	OF	HEALTH,	APRIL	1955

A	great	deal	has	been	written	about	infantile	paralysis—commonly	called	polio. Yet,	when	all	this	mass	of	material	is	analyzed,	you	discover	that	practically

nothing	whatsoever	is	known	about	this	crippling	disease. The	hundreds	of

millions	of	dollars	that	have	been	tossed	by	the	public,	during	the	past	15	years,

into	the	maw	of	the	March	of	Dimes	have	accomplished	little	or	nothing. All	of

this	straining	on	the	part	of	the	National	infantile	paralysis	organization,	instead

of	erecting	mountains	of	protection	against	polio,	has	not	resulted	in	even	a

modest	molehill. Of	course,	nobody	but	the	"insiders