 room, and whe n I returned in about fifteen minutes, his pain had become less severe and his
groans sto pped. I gave him another full,glass o f water—half a pint. In a few minutes, his pain disappeared
completely and he started taking notice of the people around him. He sat up and began to move toward the wall of
the room. With his back to the wall, he started to conduct conversations with his visitors who were now more
surprised than he at the sudden transformation that three glasses of water had brought about! For 10 hours, this
man had suffered from pain and taken the most potent and advanced medicines for the treatment of peptic ulcer
disease without any re lief. Now, three glasses of water had produced an obvious and absolute relief in about 20
minutes. If you refer to Figure 4 on page 23 and compare the statements in the model on pain with the experience of the
above patient, you will recognize the brain component to the intensity o f signaling thirst in the body. After a certain
threshold, local painkillers will not be effective. The antacid and HI blocking agent cimetidine did not produce even a
reduction in the pain felt by the young man. It was water alone that registered the right message with the brain to
abort its call for water, since there was now a n unmistakable signal of its adequate presence in the body. Th e sam e
mode of pain registration is operative in other regions that signal dehydration in any particular individual. People with
rheumatoid joint pain should be aware of this particular phenomenon of pain registration at the brain when there is
severe dehydration. I had another occasion to test whether the abdominal pain registration for dehydration was time-dependent or wat er-
volume-dependent. This time, a man was carried by two other persons into the clinic where I was wor king at the
time. The patient could not walk; he was lifted from under his arms by two other persons. He, too, was a peptic ulcer
patient in extremely severe upper abdominal or dyspeptic pain. After examination to see that he had not perforated,
I gave the patient one full glass of water every hour. He did not achieve total relief in 20 minutes, or even one hour
and 20 minutes. He recovered after he had taken three glasses o f water. On the average, it takes less severe cases
about eight minutes to achieve total pain relief. It has been shown experimentally that, whe n we drink one glass of water, it immediately passes into the intestine
and is absorbed. However, within one half-hour, almost the same amount of water is secreted into the stomach
through its glandular layer in the mucosa. It swells from underneath and gets into the stomach, ready to be used for
food breakdown. The act of digestion of solid foods depends on the presence of copious amounts of water. The
acid is poured on the food, enzymes are activated, and the food is broken down into a homogenized fluid state that
can pass into the intestine for the next phase of digestion. The mucus cov ers the glands' layer of the mucosa, which is the innermost layer of the structure of the stomach (see
Figure 5). Mucus consists o f 98 percent water and two percent the physical "scaffolding" that traps water. In this
"water layer" called mucus, a natural buffer state is established. The cells below secre te sodium bicarbonate that is
trapped in the water layer. As th e acid from the stomach tries to go through this protective layer, the bicarbonate
neutralizes it. The outcom e of this action is a greater production of salt (sodium from the bicarbonate and chlorine from the acid). Too much salt alters the water-holding properties of the "scaffolding" material of mucus. Too much acid
neutralization and salt deposits in this mucus layer would make it less homogeneous and sticky and would allow the
acid to get to the mucosa l layer, causing pain.The natural design in the resection of water through the mucus layer seems to be the process of "back-wa shing" the
mucus layer and getting rid of the salt deposits. Th is is a most efficient design for rehydrating the mucus layer from
the bottom when new mucus is also secreted. This refreshed, thickened and sticky m ucus barrier is the natural
protective shield against the acid in the stomach. Naturally, the efficiency of this shi eld depends on a regular intake
of water, particularly before the intake of different solid foods that would stimulate the production of acid from the
glands in the stomach wall. Thus, wat er provides the only natural protection against the acid in the stomach, from
base upwar d. Antacids are designed to attach to the acid in the stomach itself— a n inefficient protection. We should begin to realize that in the sam e way w e have a "hunger pain" signal, we also have a "thirst pain" signal
in the body. It is unfortunate they call it "dyspepsia" and treat it with all sorts of medications until there is local
duodenal or stomach tissue  damage from the metabolic com plications of dehydration. The use of antacids for the
relief of this pain is generally the accep ted form of treatment. These substances are non-prescrip tion slow poisons
that one can buy even in the supermarkets. Significant research conducted in Swed en has shown that the outcome is the same in those who do not have an
actual ulcer and yet have the classical  dyspeptic pain, whether or not they use a placebo, an antacid, or even the
agent that blocks t he action of histamine. In other words, neither antacid nor the stronger medication are all that
effective. It is at this sta ge of body physiology, now g enerating signals of dehydration, that one should be prudent
and refrain from the use of any form of medication. Water is most probably the only effective substance to give relief. After all water, and only water, is what the body
wants, needs, and is cal ling for. If we search accur ately for other signs, there would be more indicators of
dehydration. Do not imagine that dyspeptic pain is the indicator of an isolated and localized phenomenon. In any
case, dyspeptic pain is a signal of dehydration—a thirst signal—of the body, even if there is an associated ulcer. If
water is taken and it relieves your pain, with adequate food intake/ the ulcer is bound to repair itself in due time. It is now said that ulcers are the result of infections. My researched opinion is that the variety of cur ved bacteria,
blamed for causing ulcerations, are commensals, bacteria that naturally dwell in the intestines. Th ey may take an
unfair advantage from the immune system suppression that is the direct outcome of dehydration. You see, the
normal intestinal bacteria cohabitate with us and produce much of the vitamins needed by the body. They contribute
to our wel l-being when we are strong. In dehydration, particularly at the site of the valve between the stomach and
the duodenum many histamine producing nerves exist. This particular curved bacterium benefits from the growth
hormon e effects of histamin e. at the same time that these nerves are restrictively monitoring the rate of flow of the
strongly acidic content of the stomach into the intestine. In any case, not all ulcer sites sho w the presence of
"helicobacters." Also, an infinite number of people may have helicobacter in their intestines and not suffer from
ulcers! Antacids that contain aluminum are dangerous. They should not be freely used for a condition that will respond to an
increase in water intake. Excessive aluminum in circulation has been very strongly implicated as a precipitating
facto r on top of other considerations in Alzheimer-type disease. It is imperative to understand this relationship
betwee n taking aluminum-containing antacids for a long period of time and its possible accumulative toxic side
effect of brain damage in Alzheimer's disease. No amount of genetic study will undo the toxic sid e effect of a metal
used in medications to deal with a simple signal of thirst under a wrong paradigm. Most antacids co ntain betwee n
150-600 milligrams of aluminum in every spoonful of the liquid, or in each tablet that is chewed. The island of Guam has much aluminum ore in its so il (normally the case for some regions in the Western Pacific—
Guam island, Kii peninsula in Japan, Western New Guinea, and others). The drinking water of the island was
heavily con taminated with aluminum. During the time this contamination was not recognized and remained in the
drinking water, a disease similar to Alzheimer dementia was prevalent on the island. Even the younger people on
the island seemed to suffer from the disease. A number of years ago this problem was recognized and the water
purified. It has been noticed that the younger people seem not to be afflicted any more. It is now taken for granted
that it was t he aluminum toxicity in  the drinking water that caused an Alzheimer-type of dementia on the island of
Guam. Histamine blocking agents are also not suitable for long-term use. They have many side effects. These include
dizziness and confusion states in the elderly. Enlarged breasts appear in men after a few weeks of taking this
medication. Low spe rm count in some male patients and loss of libido have also been noted. Nursing mothers or
pregnant wom en should not use this type of medication to treat the thirst signals of the body—the child


 the tongue's root, where numerous ducts lead from saliva glands in
the jaw. The tongue stimulation will produce a rich flow of saliva
in the Heavenly Fountain of both partners. Ancient sexologists
consider ed saliva a sexual elixir; modern scientists say it contains
a sex hormone and substances called semio-chemicals whose taste
is craved by the opposite sex. Drink it from the source. Twin Fountains: Kissing the female breast is universally done, and
a man can give his partner great pleasure by pretending to nurse at
her breasts, as if he were a baby. Suck the nipples lightly and
rhythmically, occasionally tickling them with the tip of the tongue. Use a hand to "milk" the breast while sucking. Unless your part
ner is a nursing mother, the milk here is spiritual. And even a dry
run is fun. Jade Fountain : Drinking directly from the jade fountain repre
sented a serious quest for life-nutrients to sexual alchemists. As a
modern love game, it is a most delightful experienc e for women. This is not the run-of-the-mill oral-genital play of kissing the
vulva; it involves the more complex eliciting of jade essence from
the fountain. The experience of the man in this game has been
compared to eating a freshly split pomegranate, or "peach of im
mortality"; the experience of the woman is indescribable. The game requires first of all complete cleanliness. The woman
lies on her back with her knees bent, her thighs spread wide, her
feet on the edge of the bed; she also may slump in an armchair,
with her knees bent on the armrests. The man kneels down, fac
ing her. (Alternatively, the par tners may both lie in bed on their
sides, or one on top of the other, in reverse directions. These two
positions arc good for this game alone or, when combined with
Playing the Flute, in the favorite French game of soixante-neuf, or
()�whose very name is a visual representation of mutal oral
genital play.) The man kisses the woman's mons veneris, then opens the
outer lips of her vulva with his fingers, and kisses the inner lips. He should usc his tongue to caress the inner lips, which should
already be blood- engorged. If you consider the vulva as the sides
of a boat, the urethra, the vaginal orifice, and the four vestibular
glands arc on the bottom of this boat. Sweep the tip of the tongue
up and down the boat bottom. Thrust the tongue into thl· vagina Spring Butterfly and Peacock Tease
.! I I AN CIENT SECR ETS FOR MODERN LOVERS
Soixante-neuf lol'e-play
212 and pull it out, and repeat rhythmically. The tongue caress gradu
ally goes to the clitoral area. Kiss the little button with your lips. Suck it very gently, and tickle its tip with your tongue like a but
terfly. Use the rough surface of the tongue to lick upward from
the base of the clitoris shaft. Alternate the caresses between the
clitoris and the vulva, concen trating on maneuvers that elicit your
partner's n1ost enthusiastic responses. This game will inevitably cause the jade fountain to overflow
with jade essence from the vestibular glands and the grotto wall. It
may produce some surprising sound effects as \veil. PLAYING THE FLUTE
Like Jade Fountain, this garne n:quires scrupulous personal hy
git·nc as wd l.1s the utn1ost ddicacy. Sornc wonlt'n love it; others
dislikt· it, ustully bccntsc of the luzards involved : the gag reflex in
cases of deep throat, and inadvcrtt'nt s\vallo\ving of the St'lllCll if
the nlJn is unable or unwilling to practice orgasrnic hrinknlJn
ship. Son1c practice and cooperation, ho wever, can gt't things un
der controll.·asily. The rest is a nutter of personal tastl.'. The gan1e is bl.·st begun \Vith the wonun's kissing the nun's
pt·rint'Unl and scroturn. Thl. 'll con1es tht• flute-playing. l3y hold
ing the hasl.' of the jade flute tlnn ly with ont' hand, so that it stands vertically, the won1an can control the situation. Give a series of
light kisses to the glans. and then hold the �lans in your n1outh by
surrounding the ridge with your lips. Lick the glans, and es
pecially the tiny urethra opening. with the tip of your ton�ue. Next purse your n1outh into a tight() and inugine it as the grotto
opening. Move your n1outh up and down, or let your partner
n1ove the flute in and out. while your fing ers play on his perineun1
and scrotun1. Re1ne1nber that the n1ost sensitive part is the top
third of the flute. Many nu�n. n1ore for psychological than for physical pleasure,
like their partners to deep-throat them. When the tip of the flute
touches the woman's throat. it will nonnally-and unpleas
antly-activate her gag reflex. By practicing with a gradually
deepening approach. a won1an can accommodate the intruder
easily, if that is what she prefers. Flute-playing, especially the deep-throat variety, can bring a
man to ejaculate in his partner's mouth. Some women avidly
swallow the elixir, which scientists say is clean and harmless and
which the ancients believed beneficial. Other women, however,
do not care for this. If her partner does ejaculate, a woman can
keep the fluid in her mouth and then spit it out. Or better yet, she
can arrange with him beforehand to signal when he senses the
brink is near. These bedroom games for grown-ups can be played with many
variations, according to the desires of the individuals involved. The pace may range from the leisurely to the energetic, the adap
tations from the traditional to the bizarre. Whatever the erotic
fancy of the lovers, they should avoid any circumstances that
might cause mental, physical, or emotional harm to each other. Sprin.\! Buttr�fly and Peacock Tease 16
Orgasmic Brinkmanship
and Multiple O's
Intensifyi ng and Prolonging Ecstasy
THE BASIC PUR POSE of the ancient Chinese art of lovemaking, as
has been suggested, is threefold: to delay the man, accelerate the
woman, and prolong and intensify pleasure for both. The various
techniques of coitus were developed with these goals in n1ind. When we borrow from this art for the tnodern bedrootn, it
profits us to experin1ent, tnodify, and where possible, refine it. The physiological, psychological, and cultural differences between
practitioners today and those in the pas t, as \Vell as the recognition
that there are differences an1ong individuals, detnand a flexible
rather than a rigid approach. We can irnplerncnt the ancient art on at least two levels. First,
a trigger-happy rnan can karn to dcby tjactalation until his part
ncr.. rtjoiccs." Second, on a higlKr level, n1ort' arnhitious cou ples
can reward then1sclv cs with son1e advanct ·d lovernaking. Good
lovers can give unbelievable sexual pleasure to their part ners. A
nun can bring a wonun to a series of "little deaths" in the fonn of
rnultiplc orgasn1s, or to an intense, "flower ht·art," or cervical,
org asrn. A won1.1n not only can cooper ate with her partner to en
hance her own responses, hut can t'IH.·rgize hin 1 to the tnaxinlUlll
without pushing hi an over the brink; she can even seize the initia
tive. A nun and a wonun who togetht'r havt' refined the ancient O��amric Hriu/mrmrslrip mrd JUrlitiplr (H
tcchniqul'S into their O\Vn n1odcrn art can n.'ap a rich harvest in
tht'ir sex lite. Thl'Y can intensif y and prolong one a nothe r's l'rotic
pleasure easily. Any couple can bccon1c good lovers, unless t hey
arc hindered by physiological or psy cho lo�ical barr iers, or unless
they do not care. The ancient ''tncchan ics" of coitus that tnodcrn lovers might
k'arn include sexual positions and coital dynatnics, which in
volves nlovenll'nt, speed, angle. and rhythn 1. But before these
possibilitil's, they n1


 Joy and pain, success
and failure, praise and blame—they all had pulled at
what was so de eply rooted within me. The more I let go,
the freer I bec ame. It was not my responsibility to find
what was binding me; that was life’s job. My
responsibility was to willingly let go of whatever was
brought up within me. After seeing all I’d seen ove r the years, surrender to
the flow of life was all that wa s left of me. No longer busy
making other plans, I sett led into the quiet life of
increased solitude in which I once again found myself. It
soon became obvious that life had provided me the ideal
environment in  which to write this book. The moment I
sat down, the inspiration flowed in like a tidal wave. I
began writing what I always knew I would have to write
—what happened when I let go. People often ask me how I look at things now that I’ve
gone through the life-changing experiences of these past
forty years. I te ll them to read  The Untethered Soul. How
could I possibly explain the great freedom that comes
from realizing to the depth o f your being that life knows
what it’s doing? Only direct experience can take you
there. A t some  point there’s no more struggle, just the
deep peace that comes from surrendering to a perfection
that is beyond your comprehe nsion. Eventually, even the
mind stops resisting, and the heart loses the tendency to
close. The joy, excitement, and freedom are simply too
beautiful to give up. Once you are ready to let go of
yourself, life becomes your friend, your teacher, yoursecret l over. W hen life’s way becomes your way, all the
noise stops, and there is a great peace. In eternal gratitude for all the experiences we call
Life…
MAS, March 2015ABOUT THE AUTHOR
M ICHAEL  A. S INGER  is the author of the #1 New
York Times  bestseller The Untethered Soul. He
had a deep i nner awakeni ng in 1971 while
working on his doctorate in economics and
went in to sec lusion to focus on yoga and
meditation. In  1975, he foun ded Temple of the
Universe, a now long-esta blished yoga and
meditation cen ter where people of any religion
or set of beliefs can come together to experience
inner peace. He is also the cr eator of a leading-
edge software  package that transformed the
medical practice management industry, and
founding CEO of a billion-dollar public
company whose achievements are archived in
the Smithsoni an Institution. Along with his
more than four decades of spiritual teaching,
Michael has made major contributions in the
areas of business, education, health care, and
environmental protection.MORE BY THE AUTHOR
Audio Lectures:  A  number o f Michael A.
Singer’s talks on spiritual gr owth are available
in audio format. Visit www.untetheredsoul.com
for more information. Books:  In addition to The Untethered Soul,
Michael A. Singer has previo usly authored two
books on the integration of Eastern and
Western philosophy: The Sea rch for  Truth  and
Three Essays on Universal Law: Karma, Will,
and Love. Available on www.amazon.com. Music:  Songs of the Untethered Soul. Eight
inspiring song s, written by Michael A. Singer
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T h e  U n t e t h e r e d  S o u l
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peace a nd sere nity? The Untethered Soul  offers
simple yet profound answers to these questions. By tapping into traditions of meditation and
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        He said the
Holy Gr ail would be to get a senior partner from one of
the country’s premier firms who would be personallycommitted to your case alone. Randy had turned out to
be that Holy Grail. Now, against his doctor’s advice,
Randy was seriously consi dering risking his life by
waiting until the trial was over before starting his
treatment. I assured him I w ould have none of that, but
he decided to wait and see  how fast the tumor was
progressing before making his decision. Randy was like a
Samurai warrior who had finally been given a battle that
was about Honor, Truth, and Justice. He was not about
to lay down his sword for a tiny tumor. Unfortunately, it only took a month for the tumor to
progress to the point that there was no longer a decision. We kne w Judg e Blatt was ad amant that there would not
be a ny extensions of the trial  date. Though it was a long
shot, Randy requested a three-month extension so that
he coul d represent me at tr ial. Once again, it was the
Constitution that took care of me. The motion filed
invoked my Sixth Amend ment right to have the
assistance of counsel of my choice. Though the
government opposed the motion for an extension, it was
granted by the judge under the condition that I begin
working with another lead attorney in case Randy did
not reco ver in time. With the new trial date set for May
4, 2009, just five months away, Randy began his
treatment. I had been working with Randy for more than five
years by then. He had not o nly been my lead attorney
and goo d friend, but he was also the chief legal strategist
for the entire joint defense group. There was no replacing
him. Having promised the j udge that I would do just
that, at least as a backup, I took a deep breath and
surrendered to the reality before me: I would have to
start working with a new lead attorney. 5 5. D i v i n e  I n t e r v e n t i o n
T he workload increased significantly as we moved
toward trial. In February, we started a very interesting
and imp ortant phase of the pretrial hearings—motions in
limine. These were pretrial motions that gave us the
opportunity to challenge whether the evidence the
government pr osecutors inten ded to present at trial was,
in fact, trustworthy from a legal perspective. They had
taken document after document and defined them in a
way that seemed to support  their version of events. I
knew fo r a fact that many of the documents didn’t say
what they were being twiste d to say. But taken out of
context, they would influenc e a jury. I was pleased to
learn th at the courts had int erpreted our constitutional
right to a fair  trial to mean  that a jury could not be
prejudiced with evidence that did not meet a reasonable
standard of trustworthiness. In other words, we had the
right to  petition the judge to exclude some of this
material from the trial altogether. Motion by motion we challen ged the relevance and/or
trustworthiness of what the government intended to
present to the jury. In many cases, the judge agreed with
us. This judge was finally reining in the unbridled
attempts to create evidence by arbitrarily assigning
meaning to documents and events. I was not attending
any of the pretrial hearings, but I was reviewing all the
motions and following with great interest as they had
their day in court. With Randy out, the associate
attorney, Alex Walsh, would give me the daily updates. I
was rea lly impressed with her and could see how Randy’s
absence afforded tremendous opportunity for theyounger attorneys. I loved seeing that out of this
darkness, something great was being forged. Randy c ompleted his chemotherapy and tried to come
back to work right away. B ut though the therapy was
successful, it would take a fe w months before he got his
full strength back. In late M arch, just one month from
trial, we learned that Randy’s recovery period was not
our only concern. On March 27, 2009, Judge Blatt
announced tha t because of his age and his health, he was
stepping down from the case. We had lost our judge. The saber rattling began immediately. The government
sent ou t word to all defense counsel that they had better
come in  and negotiate a plea  because they were going to
be d estroyed in trial with a n ew judge. Needless to say,
given h ow well Judge Blatt h ad come to know the case
over th e last three


Campbell	(no	relation)	and	sixty-eight-year-old	marathoner	Ruth	Heidrich
have	discovered	that	consuming	a	low-fat,
plant-based	diet	gives	them	a
significant	edge	in	performance. In	the	laboratory,	we	fed	experimental	rats	a
diet	similar	to	the	usual	American	fare—rich	in	animal-based	protein—and
compared	them	with	other	rats	fed	a	diet	low	in	animal-based	protein. Guess
what	happened	when	both	sets	of	rats	had	an	opportunity	to	voluntarily	use
exercise	wheels? Those	fed	the	low-animal	protein	diet	exercised
substantially	more,	with	less	fatigue,	than	those	fed	the	type	of	diet	that	most
of	us	eat. This	was	the	same	effect	observed	by	these	world-class	athletes. This	shouldn’t	be	news	to	the	medical	establishment. A	century	ago,
Professor	Russell	Chittenden,	a	famous,	well	established	nutrition	researcher
at	Yale	University	Medical	School,	investigated	whether	eating	a	plant-based
diet	affected	students’	physical	capacities. 34,	35
	He	fed	some	students,	fellow
faculty	and	himself	a	plant-based	diet	and	measured	their	physical
performance	tests. He	got	the	same	results	as	our	rats	almost	a	century	later—
and	they	were	equally	spectacular. Then	there	is	the	question	of	our	excessive	dependence	on	drugs	and
surgery	to	control	our	health. In	its	simplest	form,	eating	the	right	way	would
largely	obviate	the	enormous	costs	of	using	drugs,	as	well	as	their	side	effects. Fewer	people	would	need	to	wage	lengthy,	expensive	battles	with	chronic
disease	in	hospitals	over	their	last	years	of	life. Health	care	costs	would	drop
and	medical	mistakes	would	wane	as	premature	death	plummeted. In	essence,
our	health	care	system	would	finally	protect	and	promote	our	health	as	it	is
meant	to	do.SIMPLE	BEGINNINGS
As	I	look	back,	I	often	think	about	life	on	the	farm	and	how	it	shaped	my
thinking	in	so	many	ways. My	family	was	immersed	in	nature	every	waking
moment. In	the	summer,	from	sunrise	to	sunset,	we	were	outdoors	planting
and	harvesting	the	crops	and	taking	care	of	the	animals. My	mother	had	the
best	garden	in	our	part	of	the	country	and	toiled	day	in	and	day	out	during	the
summer	to	keep	our	family	well	fed	with	fresh	food,	all	produced	on	our	own
farm. I’ve	had	an	amazing	journey,	to	be	sure. I	have	been	startled	time	and	time
again	by	what	I	have	learned. I	wish	that	my	family	and	others	around	us	had
had	the	same	information	back	in	the	mid-1900s	that	we	now	have	about	food
and	health. If	we	had,	my	father	could	have	prevented,	or	reversed,	his	heart
disease. He	could	have	met	my	youngest	son,	his	namesake,	who	is
collaborating	with	me	on	this	book. He	might	have	lived	for	several	more
years	with	a	higher	quality	of	health. My	journey	in	science	over	the	past
forty-five	years	has	convinced	me	that	it	is	now	more	urgent	than	ever	to
show	how	people	can	avoid	these	tragedies. The	science	is	there	and	it	must
be	made	known. We	cannot	let	the	status	quo	go	unchallenged	and	watch	our
loved	ones	suffer	unnecessarily. It	is	time	to	stand	up,	clear	the	air	and	take
control	of	our	health.2
A	House	of	Proteins
M
Y	ENTIRE	PROFESSIONAL	CAREER
	in	biomedical	research	has	centered	on
protein. Like	an	invisible	leash,	protein	tethered	me	wherever	I	went,	from	the
basic	research	laboratory	to	the	practical	programs	of	feeding	malnourished
children	in	the	Philippines	to	the	government	board-rooms	where	our	national
health	policy	was	being	formulated. Protein,	often	regarded	with	unsurpassed
awe,	is	the	common	thread	tying	together	past	and	present	knowledge	about
nutrition. The	story	of	protein	is	part	science,	part	culture	and	a	good	dose	of
mythology. I	am	reminded	of	the	words	of	Goethe,	first	brought	to	my
attention	by	my	friend	Howard	Lyman,	a	prominent	lecturer,	author	and
former	cattle	rancher:	“We	are	best	at	hiding	those	things	which	are	in	plain
sight.”	Nothing	has	been	so	well	hidden	as	the	untold	story	of	protein. The
dogma	surrounding	protein	censures,	reproaches	and	guides,	directly	or
indirectly,	almost	every	thought	we	have	in	biomedical	research. Ever	since	the	discovery	of	this	nitrogen-containing	chemical	in	1839	by
the	Dutch	chemist	Gerhard	Mulder,	protein	has	loomed	as	the	most	sacred	of
all	nutrients. The	word	protein	comes	from	the	Greek	word
proteios,
	which
means	“of	prime	importance.”
In	the	nineteenth	century,	protein	was	synonymous	with	meat,	and	this
connection	has	stayed	with	us	for	well	over	a	hundred	years. Many	people
today	still	equate	protein	with	animal-based	food. If	you	were	to	name	the
first	food	that	comes	to	mind	when	I	say	protein,	you	might	say	beef. If	you
did,	you	aren’t	alone. Confusion	reigns	on	many	of	the	most	basic	questions	about	protein:
What	are	good	sources	of	protein?How	much	protein	should	one	consume? Is	plant	protein	as	good	as	animal	protein? Is	it	necessary	to	combine	certain	plant	foods	in	a	meal	to	get	complete
proteins? Is	it	advisable	to	take	protein	powders	or	amino	acid	supplements,
especially	for	someone	who	does	vigorous	exercise	or	plays	sport? Should	one	take	protein	supplements	to	build	muscle? Some	protein	is	considered	high	quality	some	low	quality;	what	does	this
mean? Where	do	vegetarians	get	protein? Can	vegetarian	children	grow	properly	without	animal	protein? Fundamental	to	many	of	these	common	questions	and	concerns	is	the
belief	that	meat	is	protein	and	protein	is	meat. This	belief	comes	from	the	fact
that	the	“soul”	of	animal-based	foods	is	protein. In	many	meat	and	dairy
products,	we	can	selectively	remove	the	fat	but	we	are	still	left	with
recognizable	meat	and	dairy	products. We	do	this	all	the	time,	with	lean	cuts
of	meat	and	skim	milk. But	if	we	selectively	remove	the	protein	from	animal-
based	foods,	we	are	left	with	nothing	like	the	original. A	non-protein	steak,
for	example,	would	be	a	puddle	of	water,	fat	and	a	small	amount	of	vitamins
and	minerals. Who	would	eat	that? In	brief,	for	a	food	to	be	recognized	as	an
animal-based	food,	it	must	have	protein. Protein	is	the	core	element	of
animal-based	foods. Early	scientists	like	Carl	Voit	(1831-1908),	a	prominent	German	scientist,
were	staunch	champions	of	protein. Voit	found	that	“man”	needed	only	48.5
grams	per	day,	but	nonetheless	he	recommended	a	whopping	118	grams	per
day	because	of	the	cultural	bias	of	the	time. Protein	equaled	meat,	and
everyone	aspired	to


	career	and	it
meant	getting	a	chance	to	hear	the	scholarly	views	of	some	of	the	“big	name”
nutrition	researchers. It	also	was	a	committee,	according	to	its	organizers,	that
could	evolve	into	a	“supreme	court”	of	public	nutrition	information. It	might
serve,	for	example,	to	identify	nutrition	quackery. A	BIG	SURPRISE
At	the	time	that	this	new	Public	Nutrition	Information	Committee	was	being
formed,	a	maelstrom	was	developing	across	town	at	the	prestigious	National
Academy	of	Sciences	(NAS). A	public	dispute	was	taking	place	between	the
NAS	president,	Phil	Handler,	and	the	internal	NAS	Food	and	Nutrition	Board. Handler	wanted	to	bring	in	a	group	of	distinguished	scientists	from	outside	of
the	NAS	organization	to	deliberate	on	the	subject	of	diet,	nutrition	and	cancer
and	to	write	a	report. This	did	not	please	his	internal	Food	and	Nutrition
Board,	which	wanted	control	over	this	project. Handler’s	NAS	was	being
offered	funding,	from	Congress,	to	produce	a	report	on	a	subject	that	had	not
been	previously	considered	in	this	way. Within	the	scientific	community	it	was	widely	known	that	the	NAS	Food
and	Nutrition	Board	was	strongly	influenced	by	the	meat,	dairy	and	egg
industries. Two	of	its	leaders,	Bob	Olson	and	Alf	Harper,	had	strong
connections	to	these	industries. Olson	was	a	well-paid	consultant	to	the	egg
industry,	and	Harper	acknowledged	that	10%	of	his	income	came	from
offering	his	services	to	food	companies,	including	large	dairy	corporations. 3
Ultimately	Handler,	as	president	of	the	NAS,	went	around	his	Food	and
Nutrition	Board	and	arranged	for	a	panel	of	expert	scientists	from	outside	of
his	organization	to	write	the	1982	report
Diet,	Nutrition,	and	Cancer. 4
	As	it
turned	out,	I	was	one	of	thirteen	scientists	chosen	to	be	on	the	panel	to	write
the	report. As	could	be	expected,	Alf	Harper,	Bob	Olson	and	their	Food	and	Nutrition
Board	colleagues	were	not	happy	about	losing	control	of	this	landmark	report. They	knew	that	the	report	could	greatly	influence	national	opinion	about	diet
and	disease. Mostly,	they	feared	that	the	great	American	diet	was	going	to	be
challenged,	perhaps	even	called	a	possible	cause	of	cancer. James	S. Turner,	chairman	of	a	related	Consumer	Liaison	Panel	within	the
NAS,	was	critical	of	the	Food	and	Nutrition	Board	and	wrote,	“We	can	only
conclude	that	the	[Food	and	Nutrition]	Board	is	dominated	by	a	group	of
change-resistant	scientists	who	share	a	rather	isolated	view	about	diet	and
disease. ”
3
After	being	denied	control	of	this	promising	new	report	on	diet,	nutrition
and	cancer,	the	pro-industry	Board	needed	to	do	some	damage	control. An
alternate	group	was	quickly	established	elsewhere:	the
new	Public	Nutrition
Information	Committee. Who	were	the	leaders	of	the	new	Public	Nutrition
Information	Committee. Bob	Olson,	Alfred	Harper	and	Tom	Jukes,	a	long-
time	industry	scientist,	each	of	whom	held	a	university	faculty	position. I	wasinitially	innocent	of	the	group’s	purpose,	but	by	our	first	meeting	in	the	spring
of	1980,	I	had	discovered	that,	of	the	eighteen	members	on	that	committee,	I
was	the	only	individual	who	did	not	have	ties	to	the	commercial	world	of
food	and	drug	companies	and	their	coalitions. This	committee	was	a	stacked	deck;	its	members	were	entrenched	in	the
status	quo. Their	professional	associations,	their	friends,	the	people	they
fraternized	with,	were	all	pro-industry. They	enjoyed	the	meaty	American	diet
themselves	and	were	unwilling	to	consider	the	possibility	that	their	views
were	wrong. In	addition,	some	of	them	enjoyed	handsome	benefits,	including
first-class	travel	expenses	and	nice	consulting	fees,	paid	by	animal	foods
companies. Although	there	was	nothing	illegal	about	any	of	these	activities,	it
certainly	laid	bare	a	serious	conflict	of	interest	that	put	most	of	the	committee
members	at	odds	with	the	public	interest. This	is	analogous	to	the	situation,	as	it	unfolded,	surrounding	cigarettes
and	health. When	scientific	evidence	first	emerged	to	show	that	cigarettes
were	dangerous,	there	were	hordes	of	health	professionals	who	vigorously
defended	smoking. For	example,	the
Journal	of	the	American	Medical
Association
	continued	to	advertise	tobacco	products,	and	many	others	played
their	part	to	staunchly	defend	tobacco	use. In	many	cases,	these	scientists
were	motivated	by	understandable	caution. But	there	were	quite	a	few	others,
particularly	as	the	evidence	against	tobacco	mounted,	whose	motivations
were	clearly	personal	bias	and	greed. So	there	I	was,	on	a	committee	that	was	to	judge	the	merit	of	nutrition
information,	a	committee	that	was	comprised	of	some	of	the	most	powerful
pro-industry	scientists. I	was	the	only	one	not	hand-picked	by	the	industry
cronies,	as	I	was	there	at	the	behest	of	the	director	of	the	FASEB	public
affairs	office. At	that	point	in	my	career,	I	had	not	formed	any	particularly
strong	views	for	or	against	the	standard	American	diet. More	than	anything,	I
was	interested	in	promoting	honest,	open	debate—something	that	would
immediately	put	me	at	odds	with	this	new	organization. THE	FIRST	MEETING
From	the	first	moment	of	the	first	meeting	in	April	1980,	I	knew	I	was	the
chicken	who	had	wandered	into	a	fox’s	den,	although	I	went	in	with	high
hopes	and	an	open,	though	naive,	mind. After	all,	lots	of	scientists,	myself
included,	have	consulted	with	companies	while	working	to	maintain	an
objective	mind	in	the	best	interest	of	the	public	health. In	the	second	session	of	our	first	committee	meeting	the	chairman,	Tom
Jukes,	passed	around	a	proposed	news	release,	handwritten	by	himself,
regarding	the	mission	of	the	committee. In	addition	to	announcing	our
formation,	the	news	release	listed	examples	of	the	kind	of	nutrition	frauds	that
our	committee	intended	to	expose. As	I	scanned	the	list	of	so-called	frauds,	I	was	stunned	to	see	the	1977
McGovern	dietary	goals
5
	on	the	list. First	drafted	in	1976,	these	relatively
modest	goals	suggested	that	less	meat	and	fat	consumption	and	more	fruit	and
vegetable	consumption	might	prevent	heart	disease. In	this	proposed	news
release,	they	were	described	as	nothing	more	than	simple	quackery,	just	like
the	widely	condemned	Laetrile	and	pangamic	acid	preparations. In	essence,
the	recommendation	to	shift	our	eating	habits	to	more	fruits	and	vegetables
and	whole	grains	was	a	fraud. This	was	the	committee’s	attempt	to
demonstrate	their	ability	to	be	the	supreme	arbiter	of	reliable	scientific
information. Having	looked	forward	to	my	membership	on	this	new	committee,	I	was


ness, and various
digestive ailments and sexual disorders. Recoveries were often rapid as well as complete. Recovery from severe
nervous disorders was achieved in ten weeks, from deafness
in eight weeks, from inflammatory rheumatism in nine days, and from incipient dropsy in less than a week. Great
improvement in cases of different forms of consumption was
noted during the first two weeks of treatment. In almost all
cases treated at the "Jungborn" some benefit was reported,
and the general success was attributed largely to the use of
raw foods. During the year, 1897, another great raw food institution
was opened in Europe, this being the famous Bircher-Benner
clinic and sanitarium in Zurich, Switzerland, which continues
operation in the present day. Here extensive use has been
made of raw foods, and some patients have been placed on an
exclusive raw diet for a limited period of time when this was deemed necessary. The late founder of the institution, Dr.
Bircher-Benner, stated that "raw vegetable food is the most
potent healing factor that exists" which is able "to bring
healin
g to ver y man y widel y spread disorders of health and serious diseases, in quite astonishing fashion, where all other
curative measures have failed." He called raw food "sunlight
food" and referred to his delicious preparations of fruits,
vegetables, nuts, honey, milk, and other foods, all in their raw state, as "sunlight dishes." The success of this sanitarium has
been so phenomenal that it has attracted patients from all over
the world. It is best known for its treatment of digestive
diseases. So astonishing was the recovery, on a strictly raw
diet, of one supposedly incurable patient suffering from the Herter-Heubner disease that it attracted the attention of the
children's hospital in Zurich, which in turn introduced a raw
diet for its coeliac patients. The medical director of the
hospital at the time published a monograph giving an account of the "staggering success" thus achieved. Today Dr. Ralph E. Bircher carries on the important work
of his father at the clinic and sanitarium, with equally satisfactory results. He descri bes raw food in relation to "the
five zones of its influence." In the first zone the effects are
noticeable within a few days, with the "return of appetite,
rapid fading of unnatural thirst" and "much better digestion." In the second zone, embracing weeks of time, the circulatory system responds to the curative effects of raw food. The third
zone "needs months to become effective" though some
improvement may be noticed almost immediately. It covers
the endocrine glands and metabolism. The fourth zone,
embracing the capillary system and secondary effects on all parts of the organism, is repor ted by Dr. Bircher to require
one to three years, sometimes le ss, "to show the effects of its
domain." The entire four-fold action, according to Dr. Bircher, "generally brings about a complete change in
obstinate cases of many chronic conditions such as stomatitis
and ulcers, sprue, amoebic dysentery, lambliosis and malaria,
kidney troubles, jaundice, eczemas and urticaria, headaches,
and schizophrenias, also in cases of varicose, thrombophlebitis and many other conditions." The fifth zone
applies to the constitution itself, from which our diseases and
infections originate. It means a fundamental change in the
physiological efficiency of the entire body, with new vitality and vigorous health. At the First Medical Clinic of the University of Vienna, two
scientists, Eppinger and Kaunitz, tested the Bircher-Benner raw food diet as a means of improving the interchange of
energies and substances between the ends of the blood vessels
(capillaries) and the tissue cells of the body. Under normal
conditions of life, the blood gives up its nutritive substances,
and the cells give up their waste substances in this interchange through two fine membranes and a narrow
dividin
g interstice. Often, however, the cells lose a part of their "selective capacity" because of salt penetrating the cell
wall, distortion and spasms of the capillaries, a sticky coating
of blood globules, waste products being scattered around the
cells, and reduction of the chemical, physical, and electrical tensions which promote the nutritive interchange. When this
happens, cells cannot rejuvenate fast enough; bacteria tend to
multiply too rapidly, and the general cause of many clinical
symptoms of disease is in existence. Eppinger and Kaunitz
studied this condition and tried every possible means of restoring normal selective power in the cells once this had
been lost. Only one measure was found to be successful. This
was the application of an exclusive raw food diet "exactly
according to the prescriptions of Dr. Bircher-Benner." Under
the influence of this diet, the life-giving tensions between capillaries and cells grew and the capillaries were slowly
restored to a normal, vigorous condition. In Denmark an exclusive raw diet consisting of fruits,
vegetables, nuts, cornmeal, sprouted grains and legumes,
honey, and milk is given for all patients who visit the
"Humlegaarden" a sanitarium located near Humlebek. Dr.
Kristine Nolfi, medical director of this sanitarium, was formerly associated in medicine and surgery with the
Communal Hospital in Copenhagen and also with the State
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        Some great
Danes have such weak hindquarters they can hardly stand up,
while the Boston terrier has such narrow hips that normal
birth is often impossible. The dogs are also developing
human-like neuroses and cease to be dependable. Shepherds are easily upset and often become fear biters. The great Dane
was bred to hunt wild boars, but modern specimens
frequently quiver at the approach of a poodle. The cocker
spaniel is losing its reputation for being alert, friendly, and
dependable, and is now described as a shy neurotic. Poor behavior is associated with low resistance to physical
diseases, and indeed the modern dog is in need of the care of
the veterinarian as frequently as man needs the care of his
physician. Many dogs die young, and those that do reach an
advanced state of life are affected by senility in its most
advanced forms. The sad degeneration of our dogs is usually ascribed to
selective breeding practices, which build up undesirable
strains, or to careless breeding practices, which are not
selective enough. While selective breeding can bring out gradual physical deformation in dogs, as well as other
animals, it is extremely doubtful that this is responsible for
most signs of degeneration seen in the canine world. The fact
is that all types of experimental animals in laboratory work
suffer from basically the same physical and neurological defects as do dogs when they are placed upon a diet of heat-
processed foods. The modern dog is usually fed upon cooked
table-scraps or specialized canned pet foods and dog biscuits,
all of which have been thoroughly heat-processed. The stray
mongrel, living upon hand-cuts and garbage, actually has a better chance to secure ade quate nourishment than does the
finest and most expensive show-dog. All evidence points to
the fact that the degeneration seen in the modern canine
world is due, in great measure, to the almost exclusive use of heat-processed foods in feeding practices. Physical deterioration in domestic cats usually manifests
itself in the form of abnormal bone development, impaired
reproductive efficiency, together with bronchitis, distemper,
and other diseases. The cats are so under-developed in the area of the head and neck that few people even know what a
perfectly healthy raw meat-fed cat looks like. The British lay-
scientist, Anthony Ludovici, in making observations of
ordinary house cats, quite accidentally discovered that raw
foods were essential in providing rapid and painless parturition. When he fed the animals exclusively raw meat,
the mother cats actually seemed to enjoy the process of birth
and would purr as the kittens were being born. The cats
which consumed cooked meat and other heat-processed foods
had painful parturition in all cases. They groaned and appeared to undergo great pain throughout the entire period
of labor. Such observations remind us of controlled
laboratory experiments with cats. Certainly this animal is no
more able to attain good health on a heat-processed diet in the home than it is in the laboratory. F
ARM ANIMALS
   Domestic farm animals, including cattle, horses, swine, and
poultry, have at various times been fed cooked foodstuffs, with a noticeable deterioration in physical condition. Reproductive efficiency is severely impaired in these cases. After his observations of cats, Ludovici made a study of the
feeding habits of sheep, cows, and horses. He found that these
animals reproduced without apparent pain or difficulty when they lived upon fresh green feeds during gestation. But when
cows and mares were given heat-processed cottonseed cake
and other artificial winter foods during gestation, labor was
often difficult and attended by death of the young. Present farm practices involve feeding animals mainly or
entirely upon raw foods. The dietary balance is


it will soon fail and produce some of the conditions I will discuss in the next chapter. The only stimulation that the body s hould
have is through exercise. Any time we artificially stimulate the bowel, there is an opposite effe ct that manifests in which there is a
lack of tone in the muscle producing a weakness in that muscle structure. It is becoming increasingly clear that bowel troubl es
have a reflex effect upon specific organs in the body. For example, Sir Arbuthnot Lane, who was a surgeon for the King of England, spent many years specializing in bowel problems. He was an expert at removing sections of the bowel and stitching it back together. He taught this work to other doctors and g ained
an international reputation for h is efficiency. During the years of this work, he began to notice a peculiar phenomenon. During the
course of recovery from colonic surgery, some of his patients experienced remarkable cures of diseases that had no apparent
connection with his surgery. For instance, a young boy who had arthritis for many years was in a wheel chair at the time of
surgery. Six months later, this boy had recovered entirely from the disease. Another case involved a woman with a goiter. Whe n a
specific section of the bowel was re moved in surgery, there ensued a definite remission of the goiter within six months. These and
similar experiences impressed him so much because he saw the relationship between the toxic bowel and the functioning of
various organs in the body. After much t hought about this relationship, he became very interested in changing the bowel through
dietetic methods and spent the last 25 years of his life teaching people how to care for the bowel through nutrition and not surgery. Sir Lane has said, “All maladies a re due to the tack of certain food principles, such as mineral salts or vitamins, or to the absence
of the normal defenses of the body, such as the natural protective flora. When this occurs, toxic bacteria invade the lower
alimentary canal, and the poison s thus generated pollute the bloodstream and gradually deteriorate and destroy every tissue, gland
and organ of the body. ”

I am absolutely sure that what Dr. Lane discovered through his surgical explorations is in -deed an accurate description of how the
bowel functions in relation to the other organs in the body. We know that every organ and tissue is dependent upon the healthy
well-being of every other organ and tissue in order for there to be a total well -being. When one tissue or organ fails, it affects  the
whole body. If there is faulty functioning in the bowel, this deficiency is passed along to the rest of the body. We could ca ll this the
intestinal domino effect. The frequency or quantity of fecal elimination is not an indication of the lack of cons tipation in the bowel. I know of cases that had
three and four movements a day and yet the bowel was quite encrusted and very constipated. Most people don’t know the
condition of their bowel. Unfortunately those who are not aware of their bowel function or  condition are sometimes the ones who
are developing the worst cases of bowel troubles. I find that constipation is usually going along with those bowels that have
diverticulosis. Very few people eat in an organized way, and for this reason, they have loos e bowels one day, stiff bowels the next
day, a smelly bowel one day, and so on. When regularity is absent in the diet, there is chaos in the bowel. In most cases, si mply
changing the diet and eating habits will alleviate many bowel problems without surgery. WHAT GOES IN DOESN’T ALWAYS COME OUT
I am convinced that the bowel holds onto waste materials longer than anyone realizes. When we clean out the bowel and release  all
this old, rotting material, there will be a lessening of the gas, pain and autointoxic ation taking place. I believe that this toxic
material decaying away in the sigmoid colon is a good place for degenerative diseases to get started. Starches that haven’t b een
digested properly by the pancreatic secretions are not readily taken up by the bo dy and made into good tissue. These, in turn, can
come back to the colon and keep the body from having the proper colonic tone because of a lack of proper chemical development. In addition, drugs can settle in the tissues of the body and it is the colon th at catches a good deal of these. By way of the mucus
membrane, the colon is used as an eliminative channel. When the membrane does not function properly, these drug deposits
accumulate in the bowel indefinitely and can produce a time -bomb effect; irritatio ns, inflammations and ulcerations. Here again,
food is very, very important to recognize because this is the one thing that brings back a chemical reserve and gives the pow er and
chemical structure to have good healthy tissue. The dietary program that I h ave developed is probably one of the most important things I can give to you. It has proven itself well
in 30 years of sanitarium experience and has helped many people to regain their health. It takes care of the bulk, it takes c are of the
fiber, it takes care of the natural mucus membrane through proper chemical replacements. This program, coupled with an exercise
routine, will produce very good results for those afflicted with bowel disturbances. THE FUNCTIONING OF THE BOWEL
We have to stop and think tha t when we eat there is peristaltic action in the bowel which moves the food down to the last part of
our elimination system, the large colon. Whenever we have three meals a day and a bowel movement once in five days, we’re
fifteen meals behind. Normally it  takes eighteen hours for food to go through the body and be eliminated. What is required to
move it along on time. Good bowel tone gives the power to the intestinal tract to move waste materials properly through the
system. If we don’t have good bowel ton e, we have to have an inciting measure, and one way of doing this is by using laxatives. But we find that 95% of all laxatives are irritating to the bowel, and this is what forces the peristaltic action. It is caus ed by
irritation. Wouldn’t it be better to  have a bowel that could move along because you have the right power and bowel tone. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a bowel wall that has all the potassium and all the right chemical elements to work normally. We find there are other factors involved here, s uch as the liver activity. We have to have enough bile coming from the gall bladder
and the liver to give the bowel its natural incentive to produce bowel movements. The bowel is dependent upon other organs to o. There is also the thyroid gland which is imp ortant to the body’s metabolism. The thyroid regulates a number of organ functions
and keeps them normal by releasing thyroxin into the body. The adrenal glands may be underactive. A person can feel so tired and
fatigued that he won’t exercise. You have to  feel lively to move and get going. An underactive thyroid can bring on low blood
pressure and anemia can keep us from a healthy level of physical activity. If the blood is anemic, the body tissue is anemic and
cannot do its job. We are tired “all over,” s o to speak. CLEANING UP THE PAST
Above all, we now have to make amends for some of the things that happened in the past. I think accumulations in the bowel ha ve
to be looked after. The bowel is underactive. It hasn’t been fed properly. The bowel itself is  probably the most abused organ in the
human body. The reason I say this is if you ever go through a cleansing program, you will see things you’ll find hard to beli eve. You don’t realize what can come out of the bowel. After just one cleansing treatment, I ’ve seen as much as three gallons of hard
toxic material come from a person. How is it possible. I know, for instance, of one woman who said she had five bowel
movements a day; but after she passed away, it was found that there was only room enough for a p encil to pass through
parts of her bowel. Her bowel was 9 inches across. We found that it had an extreme accumulation of hard toxic material encrus ted
on the bowel lining. Constipation is a serious menace to health and vitality as I have discussed with yo u. The consequences of this
common but subtle malady are becoming more and more prevalent in our society. It is a root cause for many troubles in the bod y. It is also a symptom of a larger picture that many doctors haven’t taken into consideration as yet. The following illustrations show
how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract in a 24 -hour period and what happens when the bowel doesn’t eliminate on time:

CHAPTER 5
IMBALANCES OF THE LARGE INTESTINE
Structural, functional and metabolic imbalances of the colon are manifested in various forms. We will mention a few of the more
common abnormalities of the colon to illustrate the effects of autointoxication and constipation. These are: adhesions, ballo oning,
colitis, diverticulitis, mucosal dysfunction, spastic bowel, strictures and ulceration. Adhesions in the colon are caused by
inflammations and irritations to the bowel wall. When the mucus membrane breaks down, tissue becomes exposed, open and
irritated. The raw surfaces begin to stick to gether as the result of glue -like substance secreted from the tissue. This is a serious


 changing your concept of your -
self. When you know what you want to be you have found your Jesus or
savior. When you assume that you are what you want to be you have died
to your former concept of self (Judas committed suicide) and are not liv -
ing as Jesus. You can become at will detached from the world round about
you, and attached to that which you want to embody within your world. Now that you have found me, now that you have found that which would
save you from what you are, let go of that which you are and all that it
represents in the world. Become completely detached from it. In other
words, go out and commit suicide. You completely die to what you formerly expressed in this world, and you
now completely live to that which no one saw as true of you before. You
are as though you had died by your own hand, as though you had com -
mitted suicide. You took your own life by becoming detached in conscious -
ness from what you formerly kept alive, and you begin to live to that
which you have discovered in your garden. You have found your savior. It is not men falling, not a man betraying another, but you detaching your
attention, and refocusing your attention in an entirely new direction. From
this moment on you walk as though you were that which you formerly
wanted to be. Remaining faithful to your new concept of yourself you die
or commit suicide. No one took your life, you laid it down yourself. You must be able to see the relation of this to the death of Moses, where
he so completely died that no one could find where he was buried. You
must see the relationship of the death of Judas. He is not a man who be -
trayed a man called Jesus. The word Judas is praise; it is Judah, to praise; to give thanks, to explode
with joy. You do not explode with joy unless you are identified with the
ideal you seek and want to embody in this world. When you become iden -
tified with the state you contemplate you cannot suppress your joy. It ris -
es like the fragrant odor described as Jericho in the Old Testament. I am trying to show you that the ancients told the same story in all the
stories of the Bible. All that they are trying to tell us is how to become
that which we want to be. And they imply in every story that we do not
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what you really want to be. *****
Now we turn to a strange story in the Old Testament; one that very few
priests and rabbis will be bold enough to mention from their pulpits. Here
is one who is going to receive the promise as you now receive it. His
name is Jesus, only the ancients called him Joshua. Jehoshua Ben Nun, or
savior, son of the fish, the Savior of the great deep. Nun means fish, and
fish is the element of the deep, the profound ocean. Jehoshua means Je -
hovah saves, and Ben means the offspring or son of. So he was called the
one who brought the fish age. This story is in the 6th book of the Bible, the book of Joshua. A promise is
made to Joshua as it is made to Jesus in the Anglicized form in the
gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In the gospel of John, Jesus says, “All things whatsoever thou hast given
me are of thee.” (John 17:7). “And all mine are thine, and thine are
mine.” (John 17:10). In the Old Testament in the book of Joshua it is said in these words: “Ev -
ery place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given
unto you.” (Joshua 1:3). It does not matter where it is; analyze the promise and see if you can ac -
cept it literally. It is not physically true but it is psychologically true. Wherever you can stand in this world mentally that you can realize. Joshua is haunted by this promise that wherever he can place his foot
(the foot is understanding), wherever the sole of his foot shall tread, that
will be given unto him. He wants the most desirable state in the world,
the fragrant city, the delightful state called Jericho. He finds himself barred by the impassable walls of Jericho. He is on the
outside, as you are now on the outside. You are functioning three-dimen -
sionally and you cannot seem to reach the fourth-dimensional world
where your present desire is already a concrete objective reality. You can -
not seem to reach it because your senses bar you from it. Reason tells
you it is impossible, all things rounds about you tell you it is not true. Now you employ the services of a harlot and a spy, and her name is Ra -
hab. The word Rahab simply means the spirit of the father. RAH means
the breath or spirit, and AB the father. Hence we find that this harlot is
the spirit of the father and the father is man's awareness of being aware,
man's I Amness, man's consciousness. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenYour capacity to feel is the great spirit of the father, and that capacity is
Rahab in this story. She has two professions that of a spy and that of a
harlot. The profession of a spy is this: to travel secretly, to travel so quietly that
you may not be detected. There is not a single physical spy in this world
who can travel so quietly that he will be altogether unseen by others. He
may be very wise in concealing his ways, and he may never be truly ap -
prehended, but at every moment of time he runs the risk of being detect -
ed. When you are sitting quietly with your thoughts, there is no man in the
world so wise that he can look at you and tell you where you are mentally
dwelling. I can stand here and place myself in London. Knowing London quite well,
I can close my eyes and assume that I am actually standing in London. If
I remain within this state long enough, I will be able to surround myself
with the environment of London as though it were a solid concrete objec -
tive fact. Physically I am still here, but mentally I am thousands of miles away and
I have made elsewhere here. I do not go there as a spy, I mentally make
elsewhere here, and then now. You cannot see me dwelling there, so you
think I have just gone to sleep and that I am still here in this world, this
three-dimensional world that is now San Francisco. As far as I am physi -
cally concerned, I am here but no one can tell me where I am when I en -
ter the moment of meditation. Rahab's next profession was that of a harlot, which is to grant unto men
what they ask of her without asking man's right to ask. If she be an abso -
lute harlot, as her name implies, then she possesses all and can grant all
that man asks of her. She is there to serve, and not to question man's
right to seek what he seeks of her. You have within you the capacity to appropriate a state without knowing
the means that will be employed to realize that end and you assume the
feeling of the wish fulfilled without having any of the talents that men
claim you must possess in order to do so. When you appropriate it in con -
sciousness you have employed the spy, and because you can embody that
state within yourself by actually giving it to yourself, you are the harlot,
for the harlot satisfies the man who seeks her. You can satisfy self by appropriating the feeling that you are what you
want to be. And this assumption though false, that is, although reason
and the senses deny it, if persisted in will harden into fact. By actually
More Free Books Law of Attraction Havenembodying that which you have assumed you are, you have the capacity
to become completely satisfied. Unless it becomes a tangible, concrete re -
ality you will not be satisfied; you will be frustrated. You are told in this story that when Rahab went into the city to conquer it,
the command given to her was to enter the heart of the city, the heart of
the matter, the very center of it, and there remain until I come. Do not go
from house to house, do not leave the upper room of the house into
which you enter. If you leave the house and there be blood upon your
head, it is upon your head. But if you do not leave the house and there be
blood, it shall be upon my head. Rahab goes into the house, rises to the upper floor, and there she remains
while the walls crumble. That is, we must keep a high mood if we would
walk with the highest. In a very veiled manner, the story tells you that
when the walls crumbled and Joshua entered, the only one who was
saved in the city was the spy and the harlot whose name was Rahab. This story tells what you can do in this world. You will never lose the ca -
pacity to place yourself elsewhere and make it here. You will never lose
the ability to give unto yourself what you are bold enough to appropriate
as true of self. It has nothing to do with the woman who played that part. The explanation of the crumbling of the walls is simple. You


ye Byrne. To Hayley,
who was responsible for the beginning of my life and its true jour-
ney, and to Skye, who followed my footsteps in the creation of this
book, and who brilliantly edited and transformed my words. My
daughters are the precious jewels of my life, and they illuminate
every breath I take through their very existence. 4 JOHN ASSARAF
ENTREPRENEUR AND MONEYMAKING EXPERT
We can have whatever it is that we choose. 1 don't
care how big it is. You can have, do, or be anything you want. BOB PROCTOR
PHILOSOPHER, AUTHOR, AND PERSONAL COACH
The Secret gives you anything you want: happiness,
health, and wealth. METAPHYSICIAN, MARKETING SPECIALIST, AND
AUTHOR DR. JOE VITALE The Secret
What kind of a house do you want to live in? Do you want
to be a millionaire? What kind of a business do you want to
have? Do you want more success? What do you really want? DR. JOHN DEMARTINI
PHILOSOPHER, CHIROPRACTOR, HEALER, AND
PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION SPECIALIST
This is the Great Secret of Life. DR. DENIS WAITLEY
PSYCHOLOGIST AND TRAINER IN THE FIELD OF
MIND POTENTIAL
The leaders in the past who had The Secret wanted
to keep the power and not share the power. They kept
people ignorant of The Secret. People went to work, they
did their job, they came home. They were on a treadmill with
no power, because The Secret was kept in the few. MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH
VISIONARY AND FOUNDER OF AGAPE
INTERNATIONAL SPIRITUAL CENTER
I've seen many miracles take place in people's lives. Throughout history there have been many who coveted the knowl-
edge of The Secret and there have been many who found a way of
spreading this knowledge to the world. JACK CANFIELD
AUTHOR, TEACHER, LIFE COACH, AND
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER
Alt of this happened because of knowing how to
apply The Secret. Financial miracles, miracles of physical healing, mental
healing, healing of relationships. BOB PROCTOR
You've probably been sitting there wondering, "What is The
Secret?" ill tell you how I've come to understand it. We all work with one infinite power. We all guide ourselves
by exactly the same laws. The natural laws of the universe
are so precise that we don't even have any difficulty building
spaceships, we can send people to the moon, and we can time
the landing with the precision of a fraction of a second. Wherever you are—India, Australia, New Zealand,
Stockholm, London, Toronto, Montreal, or New York—we're
all working with one power. One Law. It's attraction! The Secret Revealed 3 4 The Secret
The greatest teachers who have ever lived have told us that the law
of attraction is the most powerful law in the Universe. Poets such as William Shakespeare, Robert Browning, and William
Blake delivered it in their poetry. Musicians such as Ludwig van
Beethoven expressed it through their music. Artists such as Leo-
nardo da Vinci depicted it in their paintings. Great thinkers includ-
ing Socrates, Plato, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Pythagoras, Sir Francis
Bacon, Sir Isaac Newton, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Victor
Hugo shared it in their writings and teachings. Their names have
been immortalized, and their legendary existence has survived
centuries. Religions, such as Hinduism, Hermetic traditions, Buddhism,
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and civilizations, such as the
ancient Babylonians and Egyptians, delivered it through their writ-
ings and stories. Recorded throughout the ages in all its forms, the The Secret is the law of attraction! Everything that's coming into your life you are attracting
into your life. And it's attracted to you by virtue of the images
you're holding in your mind. It's what you're thinking. Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you. "Every thought of yours is a real thing—a force." The Secret Revealed 5
law can be found in ancient writings through all the centuries. It
was recorded in stone in 3000 BC. Even though some coveted this
knowledge, and indeed they did, it has always been there for any
one to discover. The law began at the beginning of time. It has always been and will
always be. It is the law that determines the complete order in the Universe,
every moment of your life, and every single thing you experience
in your life. It doesn't matter who you are or where you are, the
law of attraction is forming your entire life experience, and this all-
powerful law is doing that through your thoughts. You are the one
who calls the law of attraction into action, and you do it through
your thoughts. In 1912 Charles Haanel described the law of attraction as "the
greatest and the most infallible law upon which the entire system
of creation depends." BOB PROCTOR
Wise people have always known this. You can go right back
to the ancient Babylonians. They've always known this. It's a
small select group of people. The ancient Babylonians and their great prosperity have been
well documented by scholars. They are also known for creating
one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Hanging Gardens 6 The Secret
of Babylon. Through their understanding and application of the
laws of the Universe, they became one of the wealthiest races in
history. BOB PROCTOR
Why do you think that 1 percent of the population earns
around 96 percent of all the money that's being earned? Do
you think that's an accident? It's designed that way. They
understand something. They understand The Secret, and now
you are being introduced to The Secret. People who have drawn wealth into their lives used The Secret,
whether consciously or unconsciously. They think thoughts of
abundance and wealth, and they do not allow any contradictory
thoughts to take root in their minds. Their predominant thoughts
are of wealth. They only know wealth, and nothing else exists in
their minds. Whether they are aware of it or not, their predominant
thoughts of wealth are what brought wealth to them. It is the law
of attraction in action. A perfect example to demonstrate The Secret and the law of attrac-
tion in action is this: You may know of people who acquired mas-
sive wealth, lost it all, and within a short time acquired massive
wealth again. What happened in these cases, whether they knew
it or not is that their dominant thoughts were on wealth; that is
how they acquired it in the first instance. Then they allowed fear-
ful thoughts of losing the wealth to enter their minds, until those
fearful thoughts of loss became their dominant thoughts. They
tipped the scales from thinking thoughts of wealth to thinking The Secret Revealed
thoughts of loss, and so they lost it all. Once they had lost it how-
ever, the fear of loss disappeared, and they tipped the scales back
with dominant thoughts of wealth. And wealth returned. The law responds to your thoughts, no matter what they may be. JOHN ASSARAF
The simplest way for me to look at the law of attraction is if
I think of myself as a magnet, and I know that a magnet wilt
attract to it
You are the most powerful magnet in the Universe! You contain a
magnetic power within you that is more powerful than anything
in this world, and this unfathomable magnetic power is emitted
through your thoughts. BOB DOYLE
AUTHOR AND LAW OF ATTRACTION SPECIALIST
Basically put, the law of attraction says that like attracts
like. But we're really talking at a level of thought. The law of attraction says like attracts like, and so as you think a
thought, you are also attracting like thoughts to you. Here are more BOB DOYLE 8 The Secret
examples you may have experienced of the law of attraction in
your life:
Have you ever started to think about something you were not
happy about, and the more you thought about it the worse it
seemed? That's because as you think one sustained thought, the
law of attraction immediately brings more like thoughts to you. In a
matter of minutes, you have gotten so many like unhappy thoughts
coming to you that the situation seems to be getting worse. The
more you think about it, the more upset you get. You may have experienced attracting like thoughts when you lis-
tened to a song, and then found that you couldn't get that song
out of your head. The song just kept playing over and over in your
mind. When you listened to that song, even though you may not
have realized it, you gave your full attention and focus of thought
to it. As you did that, you were powerfully attracting more like
thoughts of that song, and so the law of attraction moved into
action and delivered more thoughts of that song, over and over
again. JOHN ASSARAF
Our job as humans is to hold on to the thoughts of what we
want, make it absolutely clear in our minds what we want,
and from that we start to invoke one of the greatest laws in the
Universe, and that's the law of attraction. You become what
you think about most but you


 Eskimos. Doubtless, all have been relatively authentic for the groups
studied, which have been chiefly along the routes of commerce. Clearly those people would not
represent the most primitive groups, which could only be located beyond the reach of contact with
modern civilization. The problems involved strongly suggested the desirability of locating and
studying Eskimos in isolated districts. While dog teams could furnish means of approach in the
winter season, they would not be available for summer travel. Through the kindness of Dr. Alexis Hrdlicka, who has made anthropological studies of the
Eskimos in many of the districts of Alaska, I learned that the most primitive groups were located
south of the Yukon in the country between it and Bristol Bay including the Delta and mouth of the
Kuskokwim River. A government station has been established on the Kuskokwim River for which
a government boat enters the mouth of the Kuskokwim to deliver supplies. It carries officials, but
not passengers. This contact with civilization has made available modern foods for a limited district,
chiefly at the point at which the boat lands, namely, Bethel. A portion of these supplies is
transported by a stern-wheel river boat to settlements farther up the river. A great number,
however, of Eskimos live between the mouth of the Kuskokwim and the mouth of the Yukon
River, on the mainland and islands, a distance of several hundred miles, and have little or no
contact with this food. Accordingly, our program for making these field studies among the Eskimos in 1933 required
transportation over long distances and into districts where travelling facilities were practically non-
existent by other means than by modern aeroplane. Mrs. Price accompanies and assists me with
my records. Our itinerary included steamship service to Seward in western Alaska and railway to
Anchorage, where an aeroplane was chartered which carried us to various districts in western and
central Alaska. This plane carried our field equipment, and travelled to the points selected. The
great Alaska mountain range, culminating in the magnificent Mt. McKinley, stretches across Alaska
from the Aleutian Peninsula at the southwest far into the heart of this vast territory. The highest
mountain in the United States proper is Mt. Whitney, 14,502 feet. The highest mountain in Canada
is Mt. Logan, 19,539 feet. Alaska, however, boasts many mountains that are higher than any of
these, many of which are in this range. Mt. McKinley is 20,300 feet. It was necessary for us to7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 43/250surmount this magnificent range to reach the territory in which our investigations were to be made. The special aeroplane selected was equipped with radio for both sending and receiving, and was in
touch, or could be in touch at all times, with the Signal Service Corps, as well as with the
headquarters and branches of the Company. Owing to clouds in the selected pass, the pilot found
it necessary to go one hundred fifty miles out of his course to find one that was clear enough to fly
through. Beyond these mountains were vast areas of bare wilderness with no signs of human life. Moose were frequently seen. Our first objective was to find, if possible, a band of Indians reported to live on Stony River. They had been described as being very primitive. Our pilot, who was well informed about this
region, said this was the first time he had even landed in this district. All the people were busy
catching and storing the running salmon. After drying the fish they are smoked for a few hours and
then stored for winter use. These thrifty people have physical features quite unlike the Indians of
central, southern and eastern Alaska. Of the twelve individuals studied here, ten had lived entirely
on the native foods or practically so. In their 288 teeth only one tooth was found that had ever
been attacked by tooth decay, or 0.3 per cent. Two had come up from the Kuskokwim River, of
which the Stony River is a branch. There, they had received a considerable quantity of the "store
grub" that had been shipped up the Kuskokwim from Bethel. Twenty-seven per cent of the teeth
of these two had been attacked by dental caries. We then proceeded to Sleet Mute, on the Kuskokwim River, where three individuals were
found who had lived entirely on native foods. None of them had ever had a tooth attacked by
tooth decay. Seven others had lived partly on native foods and partly on "store grub," and they had
dental caries in 12.2 per cent of their teeth. At Crooked Creek, the next settlement, eight individuals were examined and of their 216 teeth
forty-one, or 18.9 per cent, had caries. All but one of these were living in considerable part on
"store grub," and this individual had no dental caries. At Napimute, 16 per cent of the teeth had been attacked by dental caries, but no individuals
studied here were living entirely on native foods. Bethel is the largest settlement on the Kuskokwim, and contains in addition to the white
residents many visiting Eskimos from the nearby Tundra country surrounding it. Eighty-eight
individuals studied here were largely Eskimos and mixed bloods. Of their 2,490 teeth, 11.6 per
cent, or 281 teeth, had been attacked by tooth decay. Of these eighty-eight individuals twenty-
seven with 796 teeth had lived almost exclusively on natural foods, and in this group only one tooth
was found with dental caries, or 0.1 per cent. Forty individuals were living almost exclusively on
modern foods as shipped in by the government supply boat. Of their 1,094 teeth, 252, or 21.1 per
cent, had been attacked by tooth decay. Twenty-one individuals were living partly on native foods
and partly on "store grub," and of their 600 teeth thirty-eight, or 6.3 per cent, had been attacked
by tooth decay. At Kokamute, on the Bering Sea at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River, a large band of very
primitive Eskimos was studied. They had come from the vicinity of Nelson Island, a district which
has had exceedingly little contact with modern civilization. In this group twenty-eight individuals
with 820 teeth showed only one tooth, or 0.1 per cent, that had ever been attacked by dental
caries. Bethel Island is situated in the Kuskokwim River. It is visited in the summer by Eskimos from
the Tundra Country for laying in their store of fish for winter use. Of fifteen individuals here,
thirteen, with 410 teeth, had lived exclusively on native foods, and not a single tooth had been
attacked by dental caries. Two had come from Bethel, and of their sixty teeth twenty-one or 35
per cent had been attacked by tooth decay. In the various groups in the lower Kuskokwim seventy-two individuals who were living
exclusively on native foods had in their 2,138 teeth only two teeth or 0.09 per cent that had ever7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 44/250been attacked by tooth decay. In this district eighty-one individuals were studied who had been
living in part or in considerable part on modern foods, and of their 2,254 teeth 394 or 13 per cent
had been attacked by dental caries. This represents an increase in dental caries of 144 fold. It next became desirable to study a district that had been in contact with the foods of modern
commerce for many years, and for this Holy Cross was selected. This community is located on the
Yukon River above the Arctic Circle. It has been in contact with the summer commerce of the
Yukon for several decades. It has one of the oldest and best organized Catholic Missions of
Alaska. The individuals studied were all in the school connected with the Mission. The students
had come from as far north as Point Barrow on the Arctic Ocean and west to the Bering Straits. All but one had been in contact with and had used modern foods before coming to the Mission,
and were using them while there. This one individual had lived exclusively on native foods before
coming to the Mission and he had no carious teeth. In eight individuals with 224 teeth, who had
lived very largely on modern foods, forty-two teeth or 18.7 per cent had been attacked by tooth
decay. Four individuals had lived partly on native foods and partly on modern foods, and of their
112 teeth four, or 3.5 per cent, had been attacked by tooth decay. It is of interest that while the Eskimos and Indians have lived in accord, they have not
intermarried. The Eskimos occupy the lower section of the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, and
the Bering Sea frontier. The Indians have occupied the Upper waterways of both these rivers. The
next place selected for study was McGrath, which is on the Upper Kuskokwim not far distant
from the McKinley Mountain Range. It is the upper terminus of navigation on the Kuskokwim
River for the stern-wheel river boats. Its chief importance lies in the fact that it is the division point
on the Cross Alaska Aeroplane


 of gravitation;
we know it operates and we know we cannot get along without
it, unless we substitute other kinds of forces to counteract it. It is
a fundamental property of things. But there is nothing in any of
the spiritual or moral laws which has the same characteristic. It
behooves us to get on the ball and discover what we can, so that
a spiritual law which is good in New York and Boston and
Washington, is equally good in Hongkong, Bangkok and Tim
buktu. Only when we can find the fundamental properties of the
spiritual or moral law and, for that matter, of the legal laws, can
we hope to find any kind of satisfactory answer to the problem of
mankind. The problem of human behaviour is still the greatest problem
that faces mankind. We have not solved it. As a matter of fact
we are really making no attempt to solve it. To be sure, many
dedicated people are endeavouring to find out the details of how
the nervous system works. in the hope that this will give some
clues as to how we can integrate and co-ordinate our human
attitudes to each other and to the Universe. Up to date, however,
the results have not been particularly fruitfuL
\Vhat we need to do is to apply the methods of science to the
problem of human interrelationships. The methods of science
have been deified in recent years because of the remarkable ad
vances which have resulted from their application to the study
of the physical universe. As we mentioned in the first chapter the method of science
involves first of all a reasonable contact with the background of
the particular subject we are investigating, its natural history. Out of this someone comes along with a creative mind and sees
unsuspected relationships in this background. This gives rise to
a hunch, a theory, an assumption. In physics and chemistry the
logical consequences of this assumption are then put to labora-
94 THE FIEL D AS A SIGNPOS T
tory tests and if, in the laboratory, the results tend to confirm the
assumption, we generally believe that our theory is correct. This,
of course, is not necessarily so because there might be other
assump tions for which this same data will be a valid result. When it comes to applying this method to humans, we are
faced with the very real problem that control of the experimental
set-up of mankind is far from easy. We have not been able to
do it, but some day, someone with a creative mind will make it
possible for us to begin to use and apply the methods of science
to this problem. If we can do this, we probably can arrive at some
significant additions to its solution. In the last analysis, the Universe is a unit, all of its parts are
related to the wholeness of the Universe, and there is necessarily
some interrelationship between the wholeness of the Universe
and the activities of its individual components. From the unified
theory of Einstein-even though it lacked final, complete valida
tion with respect to the law of gravity-it is clear that one of
the characteristics of the Universe are fields which can be
measured by instruments. It does not make any difference
whether you call it an electro-s tatic field, an electro-magnetic
field, or an electro-dyn amic field. The name is always a conse
quence of the methods which were applied to its study. In other
words, there is one unifying characteristic of the Universe which
we have ignored, and that is its field properties. We should see,
therefore, if we can find some significa nt characteris tics of the
field properties of the Universe which can be put to use by man
kind in this incredibly difficult problem of human relationships. There must be generalities in this field theory which can be dis
covered and which can be harnessed by mankind to help him
solve his own problems. The electro-dynamic fields which control tI"e human organism
are signposts to the most promising trail that future explorers
can follow. 95 CHA PTER SIX
Antennae to the Universe
1
It was logical to deduce from the Field Theory that external
electrical fields would affect the fields of living organisms. For,
just as the overall L-field of the organism embraces and controls its
subsidiary fields, the electrical environment of the earth includes
-and can be expected to influenc e-the fields of the living forms
on this planet. This was something we could not easily check with human
or animal subjects because each organism is not only unique but
also constantly changing, as our experiments had shown. With
the rapidly-fluctuating voltage-variations in humans and animals,
it is extremely difficult to arrive at a steady baseline or norm from
which to measure the influence of external forces, which are
often slow in their cyclical varia tions. It was most important, however, to try to detect the effects
if any-of external forces for three reasons. First, if we could
demonstrate experimen tally a logical deduction from the Field
Theory, this would offer the Theory additional support. Second,
if the electrical environment does affect the living organism, the
more we could find out about those effects the better. Third, if
we could establish that living forms are affected by their electrical
environment, this would show that man is an integral part of
the Universe and subject to the great forces that act across space,
just as the earth itself is. For these reasons we decided to carry out a long-term study of
a living system which would be its own control, with the changes
in internal and external factors to be supplied by Nature. Our
aim was to examine, over a very long period of time, the electrical
properties of the system and their relationship to environmental
96 ANTENNAE TO THE UN IVERSE
phenomena. The latter included, of course, temperature, hum
idity, barometric pressure, sunshine and dark and any other
factors that we might be able to detect, measure and describe. We chose a tree as the most suitable subject for this investiga
tion because, in many ways, a tree has enormous advantages. It
always stays put in a particular place; it requires no special
feeding; it does not have to be anaesthetized when making the
measurements; and there is no problem of cleaning up after the
experiments, as there is with animals in the laboratory. We hoped, then, that trees would not only offer a steady and
reliable baseline from which to measure ordinary environmental
influences but would also serve as antennae -so to speak-to
pick up any extraterrestrial or Universal forces that might in
fluence the living forms of this planet. 2
Since the pioneer studies of Lund, it has been known that trees
exhibit electrical characteristics. So it was reasonable to expect
tha t we could measure these over long periods of time if we could
find a suitable way to place our electrodes permanently in contact
with the cambium layer-the growing area of trees-with a
'bridge' of physiological salt solution to avoid any side-effects
from the electrodes. We anticipated no difficulty in measuring the potential gradi
ents in the tree at any given time. But, if we were to detect en
vironmental factors, we must prepare for the long haul and make
sure that our electrodes and recording instruments would remain
stable and reliable for many years. If we could achieve this, we also hoped that our experiments
with trees would answer another question: There seemed to be
no doubt that the voltage gradients we had measured in living
forms were the result of an unequal distribution of charged par
ticles on either side of phase boundaries. This uneven distribution
might be caused, of course, merely by the constantly-changing
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chemical flux of the protoplasm. But was this the sole explana
tion of the voltage gradients? Only a long-term study could
settle this question. If chemistry is the only factor in voltage gradients, one might
expect wide varial"ions in voltage gradicnts, both in magnit ude
and polarity as the chemistry of the organism changes from time
to time. A tree is a highly-organized living system in an environ
ment in which change is a constant factor and might therefore be
expected to have other significant voltage variations. Our first 'antenna to the Universe' was a young maple tree
outside my house in New Haven, Connecticut, which could be
connected to recording instruments in the hOLlse. At first glance
this might seem a simple matter but, as we were trying som ething
entire]y new, it took a long time and many experiments before
we developed a technique which proved satisfactory through
several decades. The bark of the trce was carefully removed down to the
cambium layer and every effort was made to avoid injury to the
layer itself because it is well known that injury-potentials in
living organisms do occur. Fortunately, they do not last very
long and if, unavoidably, we injured the cambium the effects
would disappear in a short time. After many months of careful experiment on a number of
different kinds of trees we found that the best technique was to
use small plastic containers with one open face, filled with physio
logical salt jelly in which the silver-silver chloride electrodes were
embedded. The open face of the plastic container was held, under
the bark, against the cambium layer. It must again be emphasized that