abusy schedule isnoteasy.Itseems wemust
give upsomething. Giving upanhour’ssleep inthemorning isthemost logical thing to
give up.Forthelark, thedayperson likemyself, giving upanhour’ssleep inthea.m.
isnothard. Most daypeople enjoy getting upearly.Butfortheowl, thenight person, it
may pose aserious problem. Butonce over thisobstacle, theowl, likethelark, willfind
many advantages andrewards connected with theearly a.m. workout. Early a.m. isthe
most ideal time of day to work out for the following four reasons:
First, wemust getupinthemorning anyway,usually forreasons other than ourown.
Butgetting upanhour early isgetting upbecause wewant to,forourown reason—to
work outandmaintain ourgood health. This alsoeliminates thechance ofoversleeping,
causing us to be late for work and other commitments.
Second, getting upanhour early clears theworkout away before theregular daily
activities begin. This eliminates unforeseen complications such aschanges inschedule,
minor illnesses, extra tiring days, etc.from causing cancellation oflatescheduled work-
outs.
Third, intheearly a.m. thestomach isempty andexercise does notcomplicate di-
gestion as it would from exercise later in the day.
Fourth, inthesummer,morning workouts arecoolest, more comfortable andless
taxing tothebody than workouts during theheat oftheday.(During thewinter,indoor
exercising with theuseoftheindoor runner ’streadmill prevents cancellations oftherou-
tine due to extra cold mornings.)
Ipersonally findtheearly a.m. workout themost peaceful andenjoyable experience
oftheday.Igetupat4:20 a.m. andjogforanhour from 4:30 to5:30 a.m. This really
puts meontopoftheday,clears myhead, keeps memellowed outandinbalance all
day.IfindI’mmuch more alert andaware oflife;I’mable toexperience ittothefullest
andenjoy itmore. Myappetite isbetter,andattheendofthedayIrestbetter.ButifI
feelsleepy during theday,Itake ashort nap, especially ifIwent tobedlatethenight
before. This eliminates another common excuse for postponements and cancellations.
Once youovercome theobstacle ofgetting upanhour early,youtoowill find the
early a.m. isnotonly themost enjoyable time ofthedaytowork out,butthemost ideal,
allthings considered. It’stheonly time ofdaywhen noonecandisturb orinterrupt you:
They arestillinbed. And once youhave established this“sacred” time ofday,youhave
taken the first big step toward consistency in your Exercise Reform.
The Exercise Routine
Once ourtime ofdayissettled, wemust then focus onthenext ofthekeys—the
routine itself—what kind ofexercises we’ll bedoing. Wearelooking forafewgood ex-
ercises forourideal routine. Ourmost important consideration here istoselect exerciseswefind enjoyable todo.They must, however,beexercises thatwillprovide uswith a
good upper andlower body workout. Theroutine must beboth simple andeffective, and
itmust notbetootime consuming. Ifwehate ourexercises, wewillsoon dread andhate
ourroutine aswell. Atroublesome conflict willthen arise, and, instead oflooking for-
ward toourworkout, webegin finding more andmore excuses forpostponement and
cancellations. This isanunnecessary conflict andburden onourlives. Itisthemost com-
mon cause forfailure inExercise Reform because itundermines ourmotivation. Itrobs
usofthejoyofexercising andallthelittle rewards ourdaily exercise programs brings
to our lives.
Weknow wemust exercise ourbodies forgood health. Itisuptous,then, todevise
anexercise routine thatkeeps usexercising consistently—not fortheneed ofit,butfor
the enjoyment of it. That’ s why I have adopted a routine I find thoroughly enjoyable.
Myprinciple exercise isthejog.Itisthemost complete andenjoyable exercise we
cando.Itrequires only afewsupplementary exercises togive usthebalanced, ideal
routine wearelooking for.Inaddition tomydaily jogging routine, Iaddfour setsof
fifty pushups formymajor upper body supplementary exercise. Idoasetofthese every
quarter hour during thejog.After thehour jogisover,Iaddthesupplementary exercise
routine consisting offour torso-limbering exercises: Toe-toucher,Windmill, Sidebender
andTrunktwister.Idoonly onesetofeach ofthese exercises andonly twenty repetitions
perset.This takes about fiveminutes andmyroutine isdone. Theimportant thing here
isthattheworkout isover atthetime I’dnormally begetting outofbed. After ashower
andperhaps afruit breakfast tocomplete thea.m. preliminaries, Ilook forward tothe
daywith great expectations, unbelievable energy andapositive attitude thatmakes life
a real joy to live.
Anhour’sjogging, ofcourse, isagoal towork upto.Itshould bedone gradually,de-
pending onageandphysical condition. This goes forchoosing theexercises andnumber
ofrepetitions aswell. Themain thing istochoose supplementary exercises thatwork the
upper body tosupplement thejogifitisbeing used astheprinciple lower body exercise
intheprogram. These exercises must besimple, effective, nottootime consuming and,
most ofall,they must beenjoyable todo.Theroutine then becomes enjoyable, some-
thing welook forward toeach day.Inthisway wetake thesecond bigstepinsolving the
motivation problem in our Exercise Reform.
Making The Exercise Program a Way Of Life
Once wehave decided when we’re going toexercise andwhat exercises we’re going
todo,getting theprogram built intooursystem isrelatively simple. Allthatisrequired
isthatwebecome loyal toournewfound routine forafewmonths. The principle of
“building itin”istomake theexercise program away oflife, anintegral part ofour
lifeactivities. Wewant theworkout tobecome anecessary bodily function likeeating,
sleeping, defecating andurinating. These bodily functions aresomuch apartofourlife
activities thatwedothem each dayandscarcely notice. That’ stheway itmust bewith
ourexercise routine. Wemust dothisroutine each dayifweexpect ittobecome avital
bodily function.
Some people advocate alternating exercises oreven theroutine itself every other day.
Idisagree. Thekeytoconsistency isbuilding theroutine intothesystem. This canonly
be achieved by doing the routine, like all other bodily functions, every day.
Trying tobecome consistent with ourExercise Reform should belooked upon asa
project, anexercise ingoal-setting andself-discipline. That istheway Iapproached it.
The first year while Iwas stilldesigning myprogram, Iallowed myself onemiss per
week. Atfirstitwashard tomaintain thislevel ofperformance. Gradually,however,my
body became accustomed totheexercise andmymind totheroutine. Theworkouts be-
came easier andeasier todobecause theworkout hadbecome built intomysystem. The
second year Iallowed myself only onemiss permonth. This waseasy.Theroutine bythen hadbecome effortless, very enjoyable andrewarding. Thethird year Imissed only
three days. Iwassomuch intotheroutine bythen thatIwouldn’ thave missed aworkout
foranything. Itjustnever occurred tometomiss. Last year,thefourth andfinal year of
thestudy,wasacomplete success—not asingle miss—complete mastery over themoti-
vation problem. Iwasindeed staying inshape forlifeandwasenjoying every minute of
it.
Such excellent progress canalso beyours once you’ve completed thethird bigstep
inyour Exercise Reform—once your workout hasbecome likeabodily function, com-
pletely built into our system.
Thethree steps youhave justtaken inyour mind canbetaken justaseasily inreality.
Youtoocanachieve success inyour desire tobecome involved inyour own Exercise
Reform. Itdoesn’ tmatter thatyour daily schedule iscrowded. Itdoesn’ tmatter ifyou’re
not an athlete or in good physical shape.
Even ifyoumust work outalone—you cansucceed. Indesigning your own exercise
program, allyouneed doisfocus onthese three steps: (1)Choose atime ofdaywhen
youcannot beinterrupted byanyone oranything, andthink seriously about theearly a.m.
hours foryour workout. (2)Choose exercises foryour routine thataresimple, effective
andnottootime consuming. Butmost ofallchoose exercises youlikeandwill enjoy
doing every day.(3)Youmust doyour routine faithfully every dayuntil itbecomes built
into your system like a vital bodily function.
Following these steps should produce thedesired results—the ideal exercise pro-
gram you


 thatconferred long life.Theidea that
alcohol wasacurative agent survived well intothe19th century andthebelief ’svestiges
remain today.
Inthemiddles ages, alchemists, sought philosopher ’sstones andnew chemicals with
which totransform base metals intogold orsilver andwith which torestore health and
perpetual youth.
Intheageofexploration, courageous men blazed new pathways inuncharted lands
insearch ofthefountain ofyouth andfabulous foods with curative powers thatwould
confer long life.Ponce deLeon wassuch anexplorer who discovered Florida insearch
ofafabled fountain ofwater inFlorida thatwould cure ailments andconfer perpetual
life in a youthful state.
Today wehave many laboratories searching foranelixir vitae togive humans long
life. Many concoctions have been hailed aselixirs. One oftheforemost isprocaine
(same asnovocaine), popularly called Gerovital, meaning, literally,long life.That long
lifecanproceed from theemployment ofanysubstance while thecauses ofshortened
lifeareindulged is,ofcourse, impossible. Nosubstance canconfer long lifeinthefirst
place.
Thepriesthood arose when acertain class ofshamen assumed theroleofintermedi-
aries (favored orprivileged representatives) between thegods andbeleaguered humans.
Their role was tocurry favor with thegods bydirect intercession onbehalf ofailing
clients. Atleast thatiswhat they hadthesufferer orlong lifeseeker believing. They
performed rituals andincantations inbehalf ofthose who subscribed totheir services.
Those who stuck with administrations of“magic weeds,” brews andconcoctions were
the precursors of today’ s medical practitioners.
Simply stated theidea ofanelixir oflifesprings from hopes forlong life.Thewish
is father of the belief.
28.1.2 Examples of “long-lived” peoples
Forthepast twothousand years theBible hasspoken ofvery long-lived people, in-
cluding Adam andEve. Methuselah issaid tohave lived 969years. Butthese ages be-
come immediately suspect when welearn thatwomen were said tohave hadtheir first-
born atages ranging from 120to200years. Inthose times, astoday,many centenarians
lived quiet, frugal lives incertain areas ofEastern Europe andinWestern Asia. Travelers
brought news ofthese people andmany legends arose about their existence. Justaswe
have one-track minds today,then, answers were sought forthisremarkable longevity in
Some food, substance, ritual or other single practice.
28.1.3 Examples of possibilities for “long” life
Inmost countries oftheworld there arethose who have surpassed ahundred years of
age. Their longevity hasexcited much curiosity andinquiry astotheir “secret.” Even to
thisdayanoutstanding practice ofacentenarian issearched fortoaccount forextraor-
dinary longevity.Iftheoldster isawine drinker,thewine islikely tobecharacterized asresponsible forthelonger life.Thefacttheoldster breathes, sleeps, isactive, eatsfrugal-
ly,etc.islikely tobeignored. Why shouldn’ tgeriatric personnel emphasize aselements
oflongevity those lifefactors thateveryone possesses? There must besome “secret” fac-
tor.
28.1.4 A Correct Perspective on Longevity
That humans have anatural lifespan potential of140years to160years israrely tak-
enintoconsideration. Theyearnings ofmost forlong lifearebecalmed bythepromise
ofeternal life—not here butinthehereafter.Long lifedoes notbecome important here
if it is but the prelude to eternal bliss in another paradise.
Biologically,humans have inherent faculties thatwillcarry them well past thecen-
tury mark. Theweakest organs ofthehuman body arethekidneys andthey have alife
potential of300years ormore according togeriatric specialists. Some long-life special-
istsfeelthehuman organism issoperfect there’ snoreason itshould ever die.Ofcourse,
the view does not take into account the limits of cell regeneration.
Inview ofthefactthatthere aresocieties inwhich oldsters reach well past100years
ofageandthatauthenticated lifespans well past150years ofageexist, there isnodeny-
ingthathumans canlivepast100years ofage.Inasmuch asmost creatures innature live
fivetoeight times theageofmaturity which is,inhumans, about 22to25years ofage,
andinasmuch ashumans have lived longer than 150years, then itisquite logical and
scientific toconclude thathumans arenormally endowed with alifepotential ofabout
150 years.
Thus itbecomes apparent thatthose who livetheir lifepotential arenotlong-lived
butthat, onthecontrary,those who donotachieve their lifepotential areshort-lived!
Theinquiry thus takes onanew perspective. Thesearch then comes toembrace notonly
those factors thatassure achievement oflifepotential butthose factors thataredestruc-
tive and, as a result, shorten life.
28.2. Achieving Natural Life Potential
28.2.1 Causes of Shortened Life
28.2.2 Primary abuses of modern humans
28.2.3 Healthful Living as the elixir vitae
28.2.4 Outdoor Life essential to best health
28.2.5 Living in a distress-free environment
28.2.6 Rejuvenating measures and influences
28.2.7 Advantages of a community of peers
Our study now must turn more tothose practices which cause premature death as
well asthedelineation ofthose practices normal toourbeing which assure realization
ofnatural lifepotential. Yourclients will expect your guidance notonly inmatters of
health, butalso asan“authority” inrelated matters, longevity being oneofthem. This
lesson is designed to make you competently conversant with the subject.
28.2.1 Causes of Shortened Life
Inaword, lifeisshortened inhumans when deviation from ourbiological heritage
occurs. Just astheengine lifeofacarwill beshortened bywrong fuels, poor mainte-
nance andabusive use, sotoowill ourbodies become clogged anddisabled bywrong
foods, improper lifepractices andapplications thatdeplete energiesandfaculties. Justas
theengine isdesigned tooperate under certain conditions, sotoohasthehuman organ-
ismdeveloped within certain adaptational parameters. Anything thatimpairs health also
shortens life.28.2.2 Primary abuses of modern humans
Unfortunately,human abuse begins before conception. Degenerated men andwomen
conceive inbodies thatarealmost invariably wracked bytheravages ofunceasing tox-
icosis. While healthy bythepitiful norms ofoursociety,very fewparents-to-be have
even a modicum of health.
During thefetal period, mothers arelikely togetlittle ifanyexercise, eatoffare
unfit forman orbeast andindulge inmany toxic habits thatareendemic toourcountry.
Moreover,mothers arelikely tobedrugged frequently inmany ways, especially bytheir
physicians. Births areespecially fraught with dangers forboth mothers andinfants be-
cause ofthe“manipulative” drugs employed forhospital/ physician convenience. Every
antivital actagainst mother andinfant impairs both, undermines health andshortens life.
Aslikely asnot,thebaby willbeputonsome formula thatwillfailtoyield nutri-
ents—formulas are even worse than the milk of diseased mothers.
After babyhood with indisposing andunwholesome formulas, baby usually under-
goes introduction toaplethora ofunwholesome foods. Junk foods make anearly appear-
ance inbaby’ sdiet. Unnatural animal products, meats, andcereals arelikely tobeadded
tobaby’ sdietatfrom twotofour months. These should never beinanyone’ sdietina
whole lifetime but,even ifthey were normal items ofhuman diet, baby shouldn’ tbefed
anything other than mother ’smilk until thetime teeth have erupted. Ofcourse, amother
who cannot lactate must either secure theservices ofawetnurse (second best), orfeed
baby rawgoat orcow’ smilk (third bestwith goat milk being thebetter ofthetwo) along
with adietoffreshly expressed fruit juices. Inasmuch assweet fruits undergo nodiges-
tion, their sugars areabsorbed asthey arebybaby.Fruits thatarewell-prepared may be
fedtobaby butonly asalastresort. Fruits, animal milks andnutmilks aresuperior to
commercial formulas.
Almost allyoungsters sufferthemany “usual childhood diseases” because they have
been subjected tomany usual childhood abuses. Allimpairing factors, itbears repeating,
undermine health and shorten life.
Early inlife, youngsters areintroduced tocorrosive beverages, fried andcooked
foods, condiments, side-stream cigarette smoke andahost ofother debilitating influ-
ences. Aslikely asnot,youngsters willbecorralled viatheautomatic babys


 andphosphorus which must be
maintained. Great harm canresult ifanyinterference with thisratio occurs such asthe
binding ofphosphorus when drugs aretaken. Acertain drug taken foraparticular reason
always has systemic ef fect.
40.10.5 Antibiotics
Antibiotics mean anti-life andindeed they areagainst life.They areadministered to
killlifeintheform ofmicroor ganisms. Since disease isincorrectly thought ofasanat-
tack bybacteria, germs, etc., theantibiotic isgiven tokillthese “invaders.” Instead they
poison vital cells, thatis,thebody itself iskilled tosome degree. Thebody’ sefforts must
then be redirected toward eliminating this new poison.
The cause ofdisease isnotthegerm that ispresent, butthemental andphysical
habits thathave broken down thebody.Lettheofficeofthegerms bewhat itmay,theycannot cause disease. Thetheory thatgerms andparasites have tobedestroyed inorder
to “cure” disease is a delusion.
Respiratory distress hasbeen associated with ampicillin administration. Researchers
have also demonstrated thatseveral other widely employed drugs including isoniazid
(anantibiotic) have produced clinical patterns ofchronic (active hepatitis, resulting in
cirrhosis. Thescientists have found thatdrug reactions involving theliver result inliv-
ertoxicosis from thedrug itself. Inpatients with drug-induced acute hepatitis, theinci-
dence ofbridging necrosis wasincreased. (Bridging necrosis isdeath ofthethreads of
protoplasm which pass from one cell to another in the liver.)
Theuseofantibiotics hasalsobeen proven toresult inmany blood disorders includ-
ing leukemia.
40.10.6 Antidiarrheals
Diarrhea isnotinitself adisease butanaction ofthebody against some form of
toxic irritation, mainly from unsuitable orunhygienic foodstuf fs.Dr.Sidhwa says that
antidiarrhea drugs canresult inkidney andliver disorders, skin andsight defects and
even death.
Why should wepoison ourselves andriskthechance ofpossible kidney orliver dis-
ease when allwehave todoissimply provide theconditions forhealth andallow our
body to repair itself? In this way we may be sure that we are not doing harm.
40.10.7 Cough and Cold Preparations
Itisfoolish totake anymedication whatsoever when onemanifests symptoms ofa
cold. From theHygienic point ofview,thecold isthe“cure.” Thecold istheresult of
systemic poisoning anditisthebody’ sefforttoriditself ofsome ofitstoxic overload.
Any preparation taken tosuppress these symptoms willonly addtothetoxins andwill
create another obstacle forourbody toovercome while itisdoing its“housecleaning”
of toxic debris.
Alldrugs, including laxatives, sleep aids, stimulants, depressants, dietpills, etc., are
aimed attreating symptoms. Hygienists donottreat symptoms butwork atremoving the
cause of toxicosis which occasioned the disease in the first place.
Asastudent ofLife Science youshould always keep inmind thatthebody does not
work inseparate independent ways butitisaunified whole. Thebody performs allofits
functions asawhole andeven though acertain symptom ofdisease may manifest itself
in a particular part of the body it does not mean that the whole system is not involved.
40.11. What To Do Instead Of Taking Drugs
TheHygienist does notaccept “cures.” What arewetrying to“cure?” Attempts to“cure”
actually suppress orstop thebody’ sdefensive andremedial processes. Asthebody is
attempting togetwell, wearetrying toprevent itfrom getting well. This istheessence
of cures.
What we’re concerned about then, inhealth anddisease, isremoving thecauses of
disease, supplying thebody with itsbasic needs soitmay build health. Health istheor-
ganism’ snatural tendency toward theideal andeverything inthemoral organism works
toward health. Wedon’thave tomake thebody healthy; weonly have tolivehealthfully.
Anobese person does notbecome healthy bytaking dietpills. Hemust examine his
dietandlifestyle andremove thecauses ofhisobesity inorder toattain health. Wehave
to stop people from making themselves sick.
Wemust examine theperson’ sway oflife: what itisthey’re doing that they
shouldn’ tbedoing, thethings they’re notdoing thatthey should bedoing, andattempt
to discover the causes of their trouble.When weinvestigate these factors andremove thecauses ofdisease, then weoutline
aprogram which will provide theconditions andcircumstances necessary forhealth.
Theorganism willrestore itself tonormal providing, ofcourse, thatithasn’ tbeen irre-
versibly damaged.
It may be helpful to ask yourself the following questions:
1.Am I eating the proper diet?
By“proper diet” wemean onewhich wearebiologically meant toeat.That is,fruits,
vegetables, nuts andseeds—all eaten intheir rawstate. This isvery important. Ofequal
importance istheamount thatweareconsuming. Notonly thequality ofourfood is
important butalso thequantity.Ask yourself, amIovereating oreating when Iamnot
really hungry? Eating food intheabsence ofhunger orconsuming more food than our
body canhandle willlead totoxemia assure asifwewere subsisting onadietofrefined
foods. So keep in mind quantity and quality when examining your lifestyle.
2.Do I consume the purest water available?
Bythiswemean only pure H2O andthisisnotavailable from your kitchen sink.
Pure distilled water istheonly kind thatweshould drink andthen only when weare
thirsty.Some people have themistaken idea thatdrinking excessive amounts ofwater
will “flush” thekidneys and“clean out” oursystems. This isnonsense! Waterisinert
andhasnosuch cleansing powers. However,when consumed toexcess, there canre-
sultagreat energydrain ontheeliminative organs. So,here again, keep thequantity and
quality idea inyour mind. Distilled water isbest intheamounts compatible with your
needs.
3.Is the air I breathe fresh and clean?
This isatough one. Living andworking inourpolluted cities makes itnext toim-
possible tobreathe really pure air.However,there aresome things thatwecando.Ifitis
possible tomove tothecountry,doso.Ifnot,atleast trytostayaway from smoke filled
working situations (orlook intopurchasing anelectronic airpurifier foryour office). It
helps tolivewhere thehouse issetatleast alittle way back from theroad andtrees be-
tween thehouse andtheroad willhelp block andabsorb some ofthepollution from the
cars and purify the air.
4.Do I get sufficient rest and sleep?
Sleep requirements vary from person toperson butgenerally ifyouwake upwithout
theaidofanalarm clock andfeelrested andenergetic, then youhave obtained enough
sleep. If not, you had better go to bed a little earlier or take a nap during the day.
5.Do I get enough exercise?
Daily exercise isamust tomaintain health. Setaside acertain lime every dayfor
exercise. About 30 minutes to one hour a day should be suf ficient.
6.Am I exposed to the sunlight at least a few minutes each day?
Sunlight isbeneficial andthemain source forVitamin D,butbecareful anddon’t
overdo it as excessive sunbathing can be harmful. Remember the quantity and quality.
7.Am I constantly under stress?
Itisnotalways possible toavoid stressful situations butitispossible tolearn how
todeal with stress. Stress andemotions areaphysiological occurrence andcanresult in
many types of disorders.
Now thatyouhave runthrough your little questionnaire andhave determined the
cause ofyour disease, every effortmust bemade toremove those causes. When thecon-
ditions ofhealth areprovided intheproper quantity andquality,thebody willimmedi-
ately begin its remedial processes.40.12. What To Do When Acute Symptoms Manifest Themselves
First ofall,donottake drugs ofanykind andthisincludes theherbal remedies. Thebest
thing todowhen symptoms ofacold orflu,pain, skin eruptions, hayfever,headache,
stomach ache, or any disease symptom arises is to rest.
Thebody needs rest. That is,physiological rest. Bythiswemean restoftheentire
body,ofthemuscles, organs, glands anddigestive organs. How canweprovide thebody
with such arest? Through afast. Bythiswemean nofood—only pure water andrest
inbed. This willprovide theideal conditions forthebody toredirect itsenergies tothe
reparative process. Itmay beadvisable tofastataHygienic fasting institute where you
will besupervised byacompetent Hy


probably theoldest andmost constant energysource, probably oneof
the first sources harnessed by man, and now it’ s being rediscovered as “new.”
Windenergyisnotasconstant andpredictable asthesunandwater,butthere are
also solutions tothisproblem. Usually astorage system isinstalled thatisdesigned to
have theenergyavailable when itisneeded. Theselection ofthesiteforwind power is
very important—for example, itshouldn’ tbeplaced near trees thataregrowing taller,
etc.Other factors should beconsidered onabasis offrequency andintensity :rain, freez-
ing temperatures, icing, sleet, hail, sandstorms, or lightning.
Windmills have been known forcenturies. Even Persia hadaprimitive horizontal
windmill inthetenth century thatwasused togrind corn. Mills were commonly used in
China forirrigation. Modern wind generators notonly usethewind formechanical en-
ergy,butalsoconvert theenergyintoelectricity.Windwater pumpers arealsoavailable.
Most generators consist ofthetower,devices toregulate thegenerator orvoltage, the
propeller andhubsystem, thetailvane, astorage system tostore power during windless
days, andaninverter thatconverts thestored D.C. intoregulated A.C. ifitisrequired.
There isoften anoptional backup system (such asagasordiesel generator) toprovide
power through extremely long calm periods. Even better,ofcourse, would beasolar
backup system.
53.8.3 Biofuels
Biofuels arerenewable energysources from living things. Fossil fuels arealsoofbi-
ological origin, butthey arenonrenewable.Allbiofuels arederived from plants, which
capture thesun’senergy,convert ittochemical energybyphotosynthesis, andinthe
process of-being eaten ordecayed, they pass thisenergyonto therestoftheliving world.
Inthissense, allforms oflife,andtheir byproducts andwastes arestorehouses ofsolar
energy.
Every day,over 200times more energyfrom thesunfalls onourplanet than isused
bytheU.S. inayear.About halfthisenergyisreflected back intospace, andwhat does
penetrate the atmosphere char ges all our ener gy systems.
Allplant matter iscalled biomass.Microbes, plants, trees, animals, vegetable oils,
animal fats, manure garbage, andfossil fuels areallforms ofbiomass energythatcan
beproduced, cultivated, orconverted indifferent ways forourneeds. Allweneed todo
isuseit.Each year theU.S. produces over 870million drytons, ofdiscarded organic
matter.
Agricultur eisthemeans bywhich solar energybecomes ourfood energy,andorgan-
icfarming techniques andarealization thatplanting fruit trees isapriority inattaining
higher quality oflifeforhumans arethegoals weshould bepursuing. Please refer tothe
lessons on or ganic gardening and tree crop agriculture for more information.
When organic material decays ityields useful byproducts, depending onthecon-
ditions under which decay takes place—it canbeaerobic (with oxygen) oranaerobic
(without oxygen). Any kind oforganic matter canbebroken down either way,theend
products ofeach will bedifferent. Ifweimitate thenatural anaerobic process andput
manure andvegetable matter intoinsulated, air-tight containers called digesters,biogas
or methane can be produced.
Another source ofenergyisalcohol initspure form, which canbeused forheating,
cooking, lighting, andmotor fuel. Itishigh energyandclean burning. There aretwo
types ofalcohol: ethyl alcohol (ethanol orgrain alcohol) andmethyl alcohol (methanol
orwood alcohol). Ethanol canbeproduced from carbohydrates (starches, sugars, cellu-
lose) found invarious farm products such assugar beets, sugar cane, molasses, fruits,
starch crops, grains, etc.Methanol canbeproduced from wood, sawdust, farm wastes,
and urban refuse.
Woodisarenewable energysource thatshould beused with aconscientious replant-
ingplan, andcanbeused tosupplement other renewable energysystems. (Aword ofcaution: even though wood fires areconsidered “natural” or“romantic,” they putcar-
cinogenic agents into theair.Infact, efficient, slow-burning stoves pose abigger haz-
ardthan roaring flames, since they produce more polycyclic organic compounds (POMs,
linked to lung cancer).
Weneed tolearn how tointegrate theheat from solar energy,themechanical power
from wind andwater energy,andthechemical energyfrom biofuels, inorder togetas
much continuous ener gy as possible from the diverse ener gy sources.
53.9. Questions & Answers
Alotofpeople aretalking about underground homes nowadays. What’s thestory
on this?
An“under ground house” above ground canbehadwith asodroof—the earth
covering actsasamoisture barrier andinsulates theroof. Actually,nowadays peo-
plearediscovering thatunder ground houses arevery comfortable. Inhotandcold
climates, weather isn’tasextreme under ground, andthehomes aren’ tdark, damp,
ordismal either,which might beourfirstimpression when thinking about living be-
lowtheground. Many homes arebuilt with aregular south wall with windows, and
therestunder theground. Ineither case, skylights canprovide lighting. Less heat-
ingorcooling needs tobedone inanunder ground home, soenergy isconserved,
andunder ground buildings arequiet andblend nicely with their environment, leav-
ing nature virtually untouched.
There isasubdesertic region ofTurkey,Cappadocia, where people have been
living inunder ground towns andcities since theyears B.C. insettlements, some of
which extend eight ortenstories below ground. They arehewn outofthesoftstone
common tothearea. The climate there iscomfortable despite harsh variations of
heat and cold on the surface.
There areeven some “luxury” caves inFrance’ sLoire Valley where some cav-
erns were furnished andcarpeted andsold towealthy citydwellers who appreciate
the coolness in summer and natural winter warmth.
Under ground homes don’tneed tobepainted, roofs don’tneed tobereplaced,
pipes don’ t freeze, and they have a low-cost construction.
What is the effect of radiation in the gene pool?
Forpeople stillintheir reproductive years, whether male orfemale, injury can
occur either tothesperm-generating cells inthetestes ortheovum-generating cells
intheovary,andinjury tothegenes there cancause hereditary changes ordisease
or death in generations for many generations beyond the irradiated individuals.
What about the effect of radiation on a developing fetus?
Radiation injures thegenetic material thatisguiding thecells inadeveloping
fetus toform thevarious organs andtissues. Evidence indicates thatthedeveloping
fetus ismore sensitive toionizing radiation interms oftheeffects caused than chil-
dren are,andchildren inturn aremore sensitive than adults. (Infact, thefetus is
even more sensitive toradiation inthefirsttrimester ofpregnancy than inthethird.)
Article #1: Truths About X Rays by Virginia Vetrano
Television radiation isanaddition tobackground radiation, fallout, luminous dialwatch-
es,radiation from medical anddental Xrays, fluoroscopy,andradiation from fluorescent
lights, under which most workers have towork. These sources must beadded, notcom-
pared, because itistheway itworks intheliving organism. Allradiation iscumulative,thatis,itisadditive, onedose isadded toanother,andsoeven ifonewould appear un-
harmed byXrays, thecellnever seems torecover completely.Theleast amount ofradi-
ation absorbed in living tissue produces damage.
Ithasbeen known foranumber ofyears thatXrays produce cataracts. Thelens of
the eye is extremely sensitive to radiation and is irreversibly damaged by ionizing rays.
Thecelliscapable ofpreventing most drugs from entering andcombining with it,
thereby killing it.Butthecellhasnodefense against theonslaught ofXrays. Athigh
speed they penetrate thecelllikebullets anddamage enzymes andenzyme systems, dis-
rupt proteins, genes, fats, andother largemolecules, impair some metabolic processes
andcompletely block others. Irreparable damage isdone soquickly thatdefense isim-
possible. There remains only cellular confusion with feeble attempts at repair.
Article #2: No Permissible Radiation Level by Virginia Vetrano
AttheAtom Bomb Hospital inHiroshima, survivors oftheAugust 6,1945, holocaust
arestilldying attherateoffour tosixamonth. Even thisfigure does notrepresent the
total death rate, forthere areother hospitals, andnoteveryone patronizes hospitals in
thefirst place. Thepaper from which Ireceived theabove figures says: “After years of
study,world scientists arestillunable toagree justhow lethal thelatent


now known thataprotein isproduced byvirus-treated cells intissue culture
which iscapable ofinhibiting orinterfering with thegrowth ofmany other viruses. This
material hasbeen named interferon, anditseems tohave many oftheproperties ofavi-
ralantibiotic, sothatwemay hear more ofitinthefuture (Isaacs andBurke). Recovery,
asopposed toimmunity,does notdepend ontheproduction ofantibodies. Thefactors
responsible for recovery are at present unknown.
“The practical importance ofthetheoretical considerations which have justbeen out-
lined liesinthefactthatasviral disease isdependent onviral reproduction, andasvi-
ralreproduction isdependent onbiochemical processes, itmay bepossible tointerferewith these processes andthus inhibit reproduction bychemical compounds. First steps
inthisdirection have already been taken, butwehave toface theunfortunate factthat
bythetime signs andsymptoms ofdisease areapparent, reproduction forthevirus is
faradvanced. Itisevident thatthecontrol ofviral diseases presents thesame formidable
obstacles asthecontrol ofcancer andforthesame reason, namely thatwearedealing
with a disorder within the cell itself.”
Iquoted extensively from Boyd because Iwanted youtoread themedical man’ s
words yourself. When analyzing hiswriting, welearn thatavirus canbepresent without
adisease being manifest andwithout thedisease necessarily developing even inthefu-
ture.
Infact, welearned that90% ofnormal persons canharbor avirus andonly afew
ofthispercentage develop thedisease thevirus issupposed tocause. Viraldisease, like
bacterial diseases, require something elseorsome other enervating substance orinflu-
ence toprostrate thebody’ sprotective functions permitting thevirus torunaway with
the biological activities within the cell.
Wealso learned about interferon. This indicates thatthebody does have ameans
within thecellofprotecting itself, thus preventing thevirus from multiplying within the
cell. Ithasalways been totally unthinkable tomethatavirus could enter aceil, and
take over without theleast bitofbiological protest. Now wehave learned thatthebody
protects itself from viruses justlikeitdoes from bacteria andtheir toxins. Ourjobisto
supply ourbodies with thenecessary materials andinfluences which promote health and
protection.
Welearned alsothatthere are“carriers” ofviruses justasthere are“carriers” ofbac-
teria. A“carrier” isaperson inastate ofimpaired health butnotyetsick enough togo
tobed. This state oflowered vitality islowenough topermit thevirus toexist, butnot
lowenough topermit ittomultiply somuch thatitproduces apparent degeneration of
thecell. This takes years. Greater health willenable thehost todestroy theviruses, and
less health will cause the carrier to develop a so-called viral disease.
AsHygienists, weknow thatthere isnosuch thing asaviral disease. There aresim-
plystales ofimpaired health with celldegeneration. That thevirus isanentity andthatit
occasions cellular degeneration isstiltamute question. Theso-called viruses may sim-
plybethevarious toxic debris thatHygienists have been condemning andshouting about
formany years. Notwanting tokeep thetoxin inthebloodstream, thebody may find a
means ofencapsulating itinaprotein membrane andinjecting itintoacelltogetitout
ofthebloodstream. Eventually these toxins pervert themetabolism ofthecellandcause
cellular degeneration. Thevirus may beonly encapsulated protein, thebody having sur-
rounded itwith amembrane toprevent anexcess from upsetting thesystem. Themodern
high protein diet may be the reason for so-called viral infections.
Another thing wegleen from theforegoing quotation from Boyd isthemanner in
which themedical man thinks. Instead ofthinking interms ofimproving theperson’ s
health with thenormal elements ofphysiology,hethinks interms ofachemical which
willdestroy thevirus although hepreviously pointed outthefactthatthecellcanprotect
itself with interferon, andalthough hementioned thefactors which may make alatent
virus become active. Instead oftelling ustoavoid these factors, hesearches forachem-
icalpanacea. Ithasbeen proven with antibiotic therapy thatyoucan’tkillallbacteria
with antibiotics andoften instead ofdestroying thebacteria, thedrug simply produces a
mutant strain thatisresistant tothechemical orantibiotic, andthebacteria thrive inthe
host despite the drug.
Butthehost’ shealth isdestroyed andhisability todestroy bacteria isatthesame
time depressed bytheantibiotic. Instead ofmaking thehost immune todisease andbac-
teria, itmakes himmore susceptible. Thesame canbesaid ofanydrug, which may be
produced, thatwillkillviruses. Ifitisdestructive tothevirus, itwillalsobedestructive
to those taking the drug.Many important facts have been brought tothesurface bymodern research. What is
soremarkable, isthatevery time something new islearned itonly strengthens andcon-
firms the Hygienic viewpoint of disease.
Wehave learned that viruses vary justasdobacteria. Something causes them to
change from avirulent virus toanonvirulent oneorvice versa. What causes this? In
bacteria, itistheir environment. Iftheenvironment istoxic andthebacteria must liveon
filth, they become virulent. There isevery reason tobelieve thatviruses inatoxic envi-
ronment filled with anexcess ofmetabolic waste products andenvironmental poisons,
will also become virulent because of their nourishment.
Anarticle from theCyclopedia ofMedicine written byEdwin W.Schultz, M.D.
clearly points out that viruses change. He states,
“Considerable experimental work hasbeen done onvariation inviruses. Itis
well established thatviruses dounder govariations, including variation invirulence,
inantigenic structure, andinthecharacter ofthelesions induced. Sometimes the
variations areofastable mutation type, atother times, not.While viruses have been
compared with self-perpetuating genes, little isknown regarding thegenetics of
viruses.
“The capacity ofviruses tounder govariation hasalsobeen studied inthelabo-
ratory.Certain variations have been induced invaccinia virus andother pock virus-
es.Theconversion of‘street virus’ to‘fixed’ rabies virus itaclassical example of
laboratory adaptation. Initspassage from brain tobrain inrabbits, street virus los-
esitsability toprogress along peripheral nerves; thisisavariation relating toits
tropism. Itoccurs without significant changes inantigenic properties. Withsome
viruses, however,appreciable shifts may sometimes occur intheantigenic proper-
tieswhen these arepassed long enough inanew type ofhost. Among themore
important variations, which have been induced under artificial conditions, isthe
transformation ofyellow fever virus under tissue culture conditions from aprimari-
lyviscerotropic virus toonewhich hasnotonly lostitsviscerotropism, butinherent
neurotropism aswell, aridthiswithout significant alteration ofitsnatural antigenic
properties. Strain 17D, now employed inimmunizing against yellow fever,hasthis
history.”
Again thephysician isthinking interms ofusing thisnewfound knowledge wrongly.
Instead oflearning thatahealthy body willdestroy thevirus andthatitcaneven turn a
virulent virus intoanonvirulent onesothatitwillnotcause anypathological degenera-
tion, they arestillthinking interms ofimmunizing thebody against thevirus, which is
impossible anyway because of the many dif ferent strains of the same virus.
That theimmunizing process isfraught with great danger isbrought outinthefol-
lowing quotation from thethesame author.“Acertain degree ofpliability inavirus can
prove auseful property.Ifavirus canbemade togive upitsnatural virulence without
significant change initsanti-genic properties, itmay become useful asavaccine. What
will happen when itisplaced inanew environment is,however,often unpredictable.
Merely carrying itunder such conditions foratime gives noassurance thatachange in
virulence orother properties hasbeen induced. Proof thatsuch auseful change hasbeen
effected may require lengthy experimental observations todetermine notonly thedegree
of the change, but the stability of the change.”
Insummary,allthenewer knowledge about viruses only strengthens, corroborates,
andsubstantiates theHygienic viewpoint ofallbacteria, parasites, andviruses. The
healthy body hasitsmeans ofdestroying andeliminating them from thesystem. Ifyou
areinastate ofimpaired health, drugs andvaccines donogood whatsoever.They fur-
therweaken theorganism andintoxicate thesystem, making iteven more susceptible to
parasitic and bacterial invasion.Furthermore, wejustlearned ofthe


 unpleasant, and the breath of fensive.
There may beafeeling ofextreme exhaustion with alack ofenterprise andambition.
Nausea may develop immediately upon theexpulsion from thecolon ofalargeaccumu-
lation of mucus. Invariably this is followed by a feeling of great relief.
Incolitis thefacial expression isoneofdejection andmisery,frequently combined
with anxiety,although many trybravely torepress their feelings, while others appear to
beinaconstant state ofunconcealed apathy.Thepatient may become very nervous, ir-
ritable, excitable, even border on melancholia and hysteria.
Notonly atrialtothemselves, they become atrialtoeveryone about them. Insevere
andlong-standing cases, thepatient’ swhole thinking centers onhisphysical state. Few
conditions can compete with colitis in engineering obsessions.Many colitis sufferers become habituated tothetaking ofdrugs. They tryeverything
thatisadvertised asaremedy.They exhaust thelistoflaxatives, cathartics, tonics and
digestants. They gofrom onephysician toanother,studying their symptoms andconfus-
ingtheir feelings. Enemas, cascades, irrigations, different methods ofdieting andpsy-
chiatrists arealltried invain. Some study anatomy,physiology andfoods andacquire an
extensive technical vocabulary, often quite meaningless.
Ithasbeen suggested more than once thatthemilder types ofinsanity often have
their origin incolonic irritation. Atleast mental diseases requiring restraint have evolved
incolitis sufferers. Such cases atleast make itclear thatthemental reactions tocolitis
arerealandnotmere fancies. One man ofgreat prominence gives ashisopinion that
achronically-diseased colon forms thebasis ofmore mental andphysical troubles than
any other single functional abnormality.
Most important incaring forthesufferer with colitis istoignore symptoms andthe
acute exacerbations, andtorecognize andremove thecause ofthesuffering. Weareful-
lyconvinced, thatthedevelopment ofcolitis isconcomitant with theretention oftoxic
waste anditsaccumulation intheblood andlymph. Whatever willfreethebody ofits
accumulated toxic load will prove adequate care for the colitis suf ferer.
Themind ofthepatient andthemind oftheonewho cares forhimmust both befreed
from thetyranny oflocal symptoms. The discomforts must bepersistently minimized
forthereason thatthemucus, thegas,therumbling, thespasticity,theconstipation and
the nervous irritability are neither singly nor collectively the cause of the trouble.
Recovery cannot beexpected without complete and prolonged rest, away from
friends andrelatives andaway from theenervating environmental factors. Physical rest
means going tobedandremaining there. Itmeans ceasing physical activities andre-
laxing. Mental restrequires poise. Itmeans theelimination ofworry,fear,anxiety and
depressing emotions. Sensory restrequires quiet andfreedom from sensory excitement.
Physiological restcanbeobtained only bygoing without allfood. Fasting soon results
in a relaxation of the spastic bowel and stomach.
Instead ofbulk-free diets, afastisindicated. Fasting speeds upthatpartofmetab-
olism thateliminates waste andrejuvenates fatigued nerve andcellstructure. Itpermits
thebody toestablish anormal blood chemistry initsown inimitable manner.Noman
understands how toestablish anormal blood chemistry.Noonecaneither duplicate or
imitate the ways of the body in re-establishing its normal blood chemistry.
Thecontinual irritation ofthebowels bydrugging canonly addtothesuffering of
thepatient, asthismakes thecondition worse. Medicated enemas arehighly irritating.
Enemas containing soapsuds, molasses andother such substances arealso tobecon-
demned.
Itisimportant toknow thatcolitis isbutapartofageneral irritation andinflamma-
tionofthemucous surfaces ofthebody (just afewyears agoitwould have been called
ageneral catarrh) andthatwhatever frees thepatient ofhiscolitis will, atthesame time,
freehimofhisother itises inother regions—in thenose andthroat, inthewomb orin
the bladder, to name a few local mucous membrane inflammations.
Thecommon condition called diarrhea issimply acolitis ofshort duration. Notseri-
ousintheaverage case, andlasting butadayortwo(toafewdays) itistheruleofmany
toneglect thestate ofthecolon andresort tomeans ofsuppressing thediarrhea. Often
thecondition isnothing more than atemporary irritation ofthebowels byunsuitable or
fermenting food. This isespecially truewhen itdevelops inchildren. Butrepeated crises
of this kind tend to evolve chronic colitis.
Aslong agoas1918, Richard C.Cabot, M.D., ofHarvard University Medical School
andtheMassachusetts General Hospital, wrote inhisbook forsocial workers, ALay-
man’ sHandbook ofMedicine :“Simple diarrhea oracute colitis ofadults gets well asa
ruleinaweek ortendays. Theimportant remedies arerestandwarmth andstarvation.”
Heindicates thatthissame care isbestforinfants andchildren, although hethought that
apurgeattheoutset ofthediarrhea should help. Theimportant thing forustonote, how-ever,istherecognition ofthevalue ofthefastindiarrhea. Ithink itshould beadded that
aweek totendays constitutes more time than isrequired formost cases ofdiarrhea to
come toanendiffasting isinstituted atthefirstsign ofdiarrhea. Often twoorthree days
are enough.
Amoebic dysentery isaform ofcolitis thatissaid tobecaused byanamoeba. Itis
quite common inmany parts oftheworld andIhave hadopportunity tohandle anumber
ofcases coming tomefrom Mexico andSouth America. Idonotthink thatthedysentery
iscaused bytheamoeba, butIamconvinced thattheamoeba andthemedication aimed
atthismicrobe tend toperpetuate adisease that, initially isbutasimple inflammation of
thebowel. Thedisease would “run itscourse” inaweek totendays inalmost allcases,
if not complicated by feeding and drugging.
When thetrue cause ofthedisease isunderstood andremoved, aspeedy return to
health follows; butifthese cases aretreated intheusual manner,thedisease may lastfor
years andendindeath. Drugs tokillamoeba, medicated enemas tokillparasites—these
build ulcerative colitis andproctitis. Thefactisthatthewarthatissupposed tobemade
ontheamoeba toooften kills thepatient before thedisease iscontrolled. Some day
amoebicides, parasiticides andgermicides willbegiven up.asthey tend tokillthepa-
tient too.
Instead ofmaking warontheamoeba, thefastprovides anopportunity forthebody
tocastoffitsnutritive redundancy anditstoxic load andthediarrhea comes, toanend.
Whatever parttheamoeba plays inthecausation ofthedisease, itcannot bespecific nor
canitbeprimary,asthismicrobe ceases toannoy when thefasthasprogressed forafew
days.
Twolovely young girls ofthesame family,citizens ofthiscountry,butliving with
their parents inMexico City,where thefather wasstationed, developed asickness diag-
nosed as amoebic dysentery, a disease very common in Mexico.
They hadbeen treated intheregular manner: Drugs tokilltheamoeba andplenty of
“good nourishing food.” Inspite ofthedrugs, perhaps because ofthem, thedysentery
persisted; inspite ofthe“nourishing food,” they continued tolose both weight and
strength. Their parents began todespair oftheir lives. They knew ofdeaths inthedisease
in Mexico and began to fear that they were going to lose both of their daughters.
Then aNew Yorker visited thefamily.Hetoldthem ofNatural Hygiene andurged
them to.give itachance torestore thehealth ofthetwogirls. Themother brought them
to this country, where they were given a fast of only one week each.
Thediarrhea ceased, they became more alert anddeveloped ademand forfood. The
sisters were fedonadietoffresh fruits, nonstarchy vegetables andminimum quantities
ofproteins. Their recovery was rapid andthey putonweight onadietthatwould not
ordinarily sustain weight. Now after thepassage ofmore than fifteen years, these two
young ladies are still enjoying excellent health.
Ulcerative colitis isbutafurther evolution ofmucous colitis. The chronic inflam-
mation hasresulted inhardening andulceration ofthemembrane ofthecolon. Severe
ulcerative cases may evolve outofacute colitis, butthisisnottherule. Those who carry
out the instructions given for mucous colitis will not evolve ulcerative col


onedimension, thesubconscious aswell. Butifyoudrop astone intothepond, thesur-
face isbroken andboth images, above andbelow aredistorted. Yourthoughts arelike
the stones.
When themind isclear andquiet, wemay callthisastate ofmeditation. Theinner
voice canbeheard; this issomewhat different from thevoice ofregular conscious
thought, butyoucandistinguish between thetwoifyouaresensitive enough. Knowl-
edge thus comes from theinside aswell astheoutside, from aplace wecannot seeor
measure, andyetweknow itisthere. Inner space is,after all,asinfinitely deep asouter
space!
Wemust notforgettolook inward inthisbusy outward world. There ismuch knowl-
edge tobefound there, andwemust learn how to“letgo”inorder toopen thechannels
inthemind. Constant thinking blocks intuition andsaps ourenergy—the mind needs
rest just as the body needs rest.Aswegotoward alighter dietoffresh, rawfruits, vegetables, nuts andseeds, we
willnotice changes inourthoughts. Wemay find ourselves going through mental pur-
gation aswell asphysical cleansing. Soon themind will settle andbecome calm with
thenew healthy lifestyle, butwhenever youfeelanabundance ofscattered thoughts, just
letthem goonby,don’trepress them. Justaspeople suppress their cleansing symptoms
with drugs andinterfere with thebody’ snatural healing process, sotoodothey some-
times hold intheir realfeelings. Theresult isaparallel towhat happens when toxins are
held inthebody,only thistime, wrong thoughts, attitudes, prejudices, etc., arethetox-
ins: mental toxins.
90.2.3 Emotions—Releasing Mental and Emotional Toxins
Ever wonder why some people hold intheir emotions? Some men aredetermined
nottocry,forexample. Women have traditionally been given more freedom inthisarea,
fortunately forthem. Children cryeasily until they getthe“message” to“grow up.” Stop
andaskyourself why weeven have tears, tearducts andemotions, ifnotforareason?
Some people plaster their pores shut with, underarm deodorants to“stop thewetness,”
somehow notbothering torealize thatthebody’ snatural eliminative sweat glands are
there forareason inthefirst place, torefrigerate thearea andgettoxins out.Who, in
thename ofwetness ordryness, wants tokeep these toxins intheir body? Who wants to
keep others in their minds?
Those who have reached andkept toa100% rawfood dietsaythatthey have gained
health, peace ofmind andserenity ofsoul thatareliterally indescribable. Ourpurpose in
lifeisspiritual unfoldment (again, weusetheterm spiritual inspeaking ofthespirit, not
inthepurely “religious” sense). Thebody isatoolyouusetowork with, tocarry you
towards your goals inlife.Thebetter nourished thebody is,themore clear themind is,
andthemore beautiful thecharacter becomes. Thepurer thebody is,themore expansion
ofconsciousness willtake place. Alivefood dietofourbiologically-correct foods will
bring spiritual awareness and heightened powers of intellect and sensitivity.
90.3. Practical Aspects Involved In A Change In Lifestyle—Part I
90.3.1 Honesty with Ourselves
90.3.2 Habits—Breaking the Chain
90.3.3 Love Is a Basic Human Need
90.3.1 Honesty with Ourselves
Why does change come soeasily forsome people andsoslowly forothers? Itall
comes back totruth andhonesty.How honest wearewith ourselves determines the
strength ofourwillpower.People who seethetruth likeashining light andknow anat-
urallifestyle isbest forthem, lose their false appetite forfoodless foods, andchange is
easy.Other people choose toignore thetruth. Some ofusfind ourselves somewhere in
between thetwo, andseethetruth even though wegive intoourtemptations attimes.
Wehave ourexcuses, butarewenotalsochoosing toignore thetruth andlook theother
way?
Obviously theeasiest way toloseallthe“cravings” istounder goalengthy fast, after
which aperson will desire foods thataregood forhim instead. Some people saythey
don’thave time tofast. Everyone hastime forshort fasts, onedayaweek, forexample.
Hopefully everyone hastime, ifthey really look forit,foralonger one! How canthey
afford notto?Wemust find time forourhealth andwell-being, fornooneelseisgoing
to do it for us.90.3.2 Habits—Breaking the Chain
“Humans arecreatures ofhabits. Habits areconditioned responses—repeated perfor-
mance ofanaction creates amental pattern. Wespend many years from infanthood in
learning responses tomany thousands ofsituations andcircumstances. Withsetresponse
patterns wedon’thave togothrough time loss andtrouble insolving problems anew
every time weface them—once wehave solved aproblem, wedevelop asolution as
afixed, automatic response—a habit. When situations occur,weunconsciously useour
habit patterns. Wehave more “conditioned responses” tocarry usthrough more com-
plexities than anyother creatures inexistence. However,sometimes these habits lock us
intowrong conceptual frameworks, distorted outlooks, unwholesome practices, etc.For-
tunately,likecomputers, wecanbereprogrammed forbetter performance!” (T.C.Fry,
How T o Repr ogram Y ourself for Superlative W ell-Being.)
Habits aremade stronger byrepetition, andmany habits areself-perpetuating. Like
thependulum thatswings tooneextreme, theother extreme istheinevitable next swing.
Some people liveoutthepath ofthependulum quite literally intheir lives, “awaken-
ing” inthemorning with coffeeand“relaxing” intheevening with alcohol. Thelawof
dual effects states thatstimulation isalways followed byanequal amount ofdepression,
andvice versa. People who areconstantly altering their moods areswinging back and
forth onthependulum. Physical andmental balance andharmony must berestored to
the body.
The following drugs andhabits enervate thebody with stimulation/ depression cy-
cles. Atfirst thealtered state seems “enjoyable”—once itbecomes addictive, wecrave
its repetition more and more often.
hard drugs:
amphetamines, barbituates, morphine, heroin, etc.
soft drugs:
coffee,tea,tobacco, marijuana, caffeinated carbonated beverages, sugar,chocolate,
non-caf feinated carbonated beverages (full ofchemicals, etc.), strong spices, vinegar,
salt
stimulating food:
animal food such asmeat, poultry andfish, preserved foods, concentrated sweets and
starches.
Forexample, meats stimulate thebody; then asubsequent depression occurs that
“requires” further stimulation. Wemust learn how torecognize andbreak badpatterns.
Food addiction isevery bitasoverwhelming, potent anddestructive ofthehuman organ-
ism as a heroin addiction, when you look at its awesome short- and long-term effects.
Yetmany people cling totheir culinary traditions intheface ofalllogic andreason,
with mounting evidence (Hygienists have already been long-convinced) thatmany of
their “favorite” habits areself-destructive. Why dothey allow themselves tobecome
puppets offleeting desires, ignoring warning signs andplaying asortofRussian roulette
with their health? There isanoldexpression thatsays “ifyouwant todance, youhave to
paythefiddler.”Some people speak ofkarma: what goes around comes around. Others
say you reap what you sow or you are what you eat.
People have become brainwashed bythemedia. Commercials show steaming por-
tions ofspicy,heavy meals atdinner time, tothetune of“are youhungry?” How often
doweseeacommercial forfresh, rawfruits orvegetables? Probably never! Wemust
wonder about themental health ofanation thatruns oncereals, milk, meat, sugar,caf-
feinated beverages, snacks andprocessed foods, thatwashes offitsnatural skin layer
with soaps anddeter gents, smothers itself increams, lotions, perfumes, andaswesaid
before, won’ teven sweat.Some people’ seating habits areeven regulated bytime: they
eatinahurry and/oralways eatatcertain times, according to“convenience” rather than
true hunger.Arepeople truly becoming robots andprisoners ofmechanical actions? What are
they looking forinfood? InLesson 16,Mike Benton talks offood associations likesen-
timentality, security, family, rewards, friendships, childhood memories, and so on.
90.3.3 Love Is a Basic Human Need
People seek asense ofnurturing.


uffering droughts likenever before because ofthetransfer ofcloud cover across the
equator tothenorth—this isvisible onsatellite photographs. Theresults arefeltinAus-
tralia, which hastheworst drought inhuman history,andalso inAfrica, which hasalso
suffered severe drought. Therainvolume may bethesame, buttheprecipitation patterns
aredifferent, which means thatlessmoisture actually gets intothesoil. (Slogrove also
maintains the view that an Ice Age is on the way.)
In1984, much ofTexas suffered under heavy drought andintheAustin area, water
useduring thespring of1984 farexceeded previous spring consumption (and exceeded
peak useinthesummer of1983). Toencourage public awareness ofwater use,thenews-
paper published water consumption figures daily.Voluntary water conservation was at
firstineffect(each day,households whose lastnumber oftheir street address isthedaily
given number may water their lawns onthatday—this amounts towatering every fifth
dayonly). Mandatory water conservation began after three consecutive days at150mil-
lion gallons usage. InCorpus Christi, Texas, mandatory water rationing tolimit lawn
watering andcarwashing began July 1inthisdrought-plagued city.Thenew ordinance,
carrying afineofupto$200 forviolators, wastocontinue indefinitely until theNueces
River watershed wasreplenished. (Alice, Texas, also instituted mandatory rationing in
May.)Corpus Christi hadcalled forvoluntary water conservation inMay,butofficials
said that residents didn’ t heed the request.
The following tipsonconserving ourprecious water supplies were offered bythe
Austin newspaper,suggestions which canbeputintopractice byallAmericans tosave
water andtoincrease consciousness sothatwater won’ tbetaken forgranted andwasted
so often.100.2.2 The Lawn
Waterdeeply andinfrequently togetagood root structure, which can’tbeachieved
byfrequent shallow waterings. Waterlong enough forwater toseep down totheroots.
Check soilbefore watering; ifitsprings back when yousteponthegrass, itdoesn’ tneed
water yet.Waterduring cool parts oftheday,anddon’twater while thewind blows, be-
cause wind increases evaporation. Oscillating sprinklers areamong theleast efficient be-
cause they spray many thinstreams ofwater high intheair.Usesprinklers thatmake big
drops andkeep thewater close totheground. Among thebetter sprinklers arethesmaller
versions ofsprinklers used bygolfcourses orpark operators, which rotate, sending puls-
esofwater inacircular pattern (Rainbird makes these). Tryadrip hose inodd-shaped
areas. Theleast evaporation occurs when water isapplied directly totheground with a
perforated hose orother drip irrigation method. Don’ twater thegutter—arrange hoses
andsprinklers sothewater doesn’ trunonto concrete. Even ininstances where itappears
thewater isrunning offasidewalk onto alawn, alargepartofthewater evaporates. If
youhave anautomatic sprinkler system, setthetimer tooperate between 4and6a.m.,
when demand oncitysystems isatitslowest. Don’ tscalp your lawn. Setyour mower to
cutnolower than 11/2inches; better still, 2inches. Taller grass holds moisture better.A
ruleofthumb isnottocutmore than 1/3oftheheight ofthegrass. Ifplanting new sod
orgrass, prepare thesoilwith compost sowater won’ trunoff(thesame idea works in
gardens).
100.2.3 Landscaping
Usenative trees andshrubs thatarehardiest inyour area. Putalayer ofmulch around
trees andplants. Notonly does thisconserve moisture andkeep thesoilaround plants
cooler,butitalsoadds nutrients ifleaves areused, have some weeds forinsects andbal-
ance (polyculture), butnotsomany thatthey aretaking toomuch water away from veg-
etables.
100.2.4 Other watering
Don’ tuseahose asabroom, to“sweep” sidewalks anddriveways, etc.Usearake
orbroom. Useabucket orawater cantowater hanging plants—using ahose togofrom
basket tobasket wastes more water than makes ittotheplants. Cutdown oncarwashing
(ifnothing else, forthesake ofyour paint job), andwash with abucket ofsoapy water,
using the hose only for rinsing. Put a nozzle on your hose.
Foralmost every outdoor job,you’ll save water byusing anattachment thatletsyou
turnthewater onandoffattheendofthehose rather than atthefaucet. (Don’ tforgetto
turn thefaucet offwhen done.) Washyour caratacommercial carwash, since thehigh
pressure equipment used bymost will wash your carinlesstime andwith lesswater
than most people use at home.
100.2.5 Showers
Showers usually take nomore than 1/2asmuch water—sometimes less—than bath
tubs. Ifyoudon’thave ashower,youcanstillsave several gallons ofwater simply by
reducing the water in your tub baths by a few inches.
Youcancheck your usebyplugging thedrain during ashower andcomparing the
water level with your normal bath. Also, bathing andshampooing atthesame time cuts
water use.Takeashorter shower.Most showers use6to10gallons ofwater perminute.
Ifyouinstall alow-flow shower head, thatcanbecutto21/2to4gallons perminute,
and the new shower head will pay for itself within a few months.100.2.6 Sinks
Useaerators insinks. Aerators which aremade toscrew intomost standard faucets
willcutyour water flow.Check faucets forleaks. Even asmall drip fromaworn washer
canwaste morethan 50gallons ofwater aday—steady drips canwaste hundr eds.When
brushing your teeth, turn offthewater until you rinse your mouth. (Children canbe
helped todevelop thishabit while stillyoung.) When shaving, partially fillthesink to
rinse your razor rather than rinsing with running water.
100.2.7 Toilets
Cutdown onthenumber offlushes. Anold-style toilet canusefiveormore gallons
perflush! Frankly,that’salotofwater foracupful ofurine. Newer models use31/
2gallons perflush orless. Cutthewater level inthetoilet. Filltwoone-quart bottles
with water andreplace thecaps. Putthem inthetank, toreduce thewater used perflush.
Don’ tusebricks forthis, because they willcrumble andpossibly damage thetoilet. You
canalsoreduce thelevel ofwater with thetoilet’ sown equipment. Many have adjusting
screws. Inolder toilets gently bend thefloat roddownward toreduce water level. Check
forleaks. Add afewdrops offood coloring tothetank. Ifthecolor appears inthebowl
inafewminutes (without flushing), youhave aleak. Common sources ofleaks arethat
thewater level inthetank istoohigh orthattheflapper ballandother parts areworn.
Some plumbing supply stores andmany stores thatspecialize inenergy conservation sell
inexpensive devices such asplastic water dams which will help reduce theamount of
water used in each flush.
100.2.8 In the kitchen
Don’ trinse thedishes with running water.Ifyouhave twosinks, fillonewith hot
rinse water.Ifyou have only onesink, buy asmall plastic tubforrinsing orgather
washed dishes inarack andrinse them when done with aspray device orbypouring
water over them. Don’ trinse vegetables with running water.Rinse them inapartially-
filled sink orpan. Cooking with lesswater,such asbysteaming, saves water andretains
more vitamins inthefood. (Ofcourse, wemight note here thatnotcooking retains even
more vitamins!) Those who usegarbage disposals areencouraged nottocutthedisposal
on(with water running allthewhile) forevery little scrap, buttoletthem accumulate a
bit—better stillistocompost your scraps, ofcourse. Dishwashers useabout 25gallons
ofwater perload.Notonly isthiswasteful, butsome people don’teven fillthedish-
washer with dishes each time. Any housewife who hadtowalk several miles forwater
andhaul itback tothehouse would definitely think twice about using 25gallons towash
dishes, that’sforsure. Some new dishwashers have cycles thatuseaslittle asfour gal-
lons ofwater,butIstillwouldn’ tpromote theuseofdishwashers. (Again, think ofall
the dishes and pots and pans you’ll save washing on a raw food diet...)
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 all things derive fr om the image within. Such psychic
positioning of the ego r eleases it fr om bondage to itself and allows it to
accept on faith the fact of its wider being and effectiveness.
Skillfulness is primarily a matter of becoming an instrument for the action
of a greater mind and will. Any egocentric ef fort to dominate the world or
to originate action from the standpoint of the surface mind immediately
raises the problem of the ego controlling itself. Any system of self-control,
inasmuch as it approaches perfect self-control, also approaches perfect self-
frustration, for control implies keeping something from doing what it
normally is disposed to do. The idea of acting in accord with our nature
meets with objections on every hand. T aking the restraints of f human nature
supposedly would be like letting loose a swarm of locusts. Religious and
social groups have adopted the idea that humanity is more a work of the
devil than of God, that our bestial nature must be held in restraint by laws
and inhibitions. Thus duality is forced upon us, the necessity of presenting
one face to the world while living in solitude with another, and it is
responsible for more mental and physical ailments than all the microbes
ever discovered.

Be Y ourself
 We present one face to the world and behold another in the privacy of our
rooms, and this knowledge that we are not what the world expects us to be
manifests in a kind of social conscience that makes cowards of us all. Most
of us are afraid to be ourselves. Like chameleons we change colors to suit
our backgrounds. Our opinions are formed by what people expect us to
think; our behavior patterns are based upon how people expect us to
behave; and since we are always thinking in response to outside
circumstances, we scarcely know how we feel at all and never have any
sense of self other than the one reflected in the eyes of others.
“To thine own self be true,” wrote Shakespeare, “and it shall follow as the
night the day, thou can’ st not then be false to any man.” It is important to
act in accord with your own nature. When you live sincerely and feelingly,
you become a pure channel for the expression of the Divine. Each of us is
accorded a unique individuality. As long as that individuality is unhampered
by inhibition and fear, it is capable of expressing something dif ferent and
vital, but when it is restricted and limited by apprehension, it cannot express
itself at all. The dammed-up torrent of universal ener gy then turns upon
itself, and the dual sides of the ego-nature, like the gingham dog and the
calico cat, “eat each other up.”
Countless people are restrained from learning because they are afraid to try.
In them is a false pride that is connected directly to the ego, and it will not
let them perform awkwardly because it has no humility, and it will not let
them begin anything and be novices because it cannot stand any idea of
itself that is not better than others. If we can be rid of ego-self and have
accepted that we are only an instrument of divine will and action, we are
able to embark upon the learning of a skill with the utmost humility and
deep indif ference to the opinions of others. W e can be laughed at without
shame; we can be jeered at without ridicule; we can laugh at ourselves; we
can ridicule ourselves; but all the while our vision burns brightly, and we
know that one day we will have the attainment of the skill. W e have no fear,
for fear is possible only to the ego, and the ego has been subordinated in our
nature. W e embark upon all enterprises with courage, persistence, and faith.
Just because we toil endlessly at the door of creation, that door eventually
yields, and marvelous works are wrought through us because our hand is
moved by the Divine. Whatever your aspiration, remember this: the masterof that skill is within you. Those who already possess it are greatest of all.
Give over the doing of your work to that master and get yourself out of the
way, and you will find that you are soon performing with consummate
knowledge and skill.OceanofPDF.com
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Creating Y our Own T alent

Creativeness contains a secr et. Cr eative people exhibit a deep psychic
tie with the inscrutable mystery of life. They perform in their work
with the same naturalness as the flower gr ows fr om the soil, for they
have attained to a unity in mental and spiritual r elationships that make
them seem part of the things they ar e doing. The consummate artist
becomes one with their task, so allied with it in movement and being
that it becomes almost impossible to discern wher e the person ends and
the work begins. Carl Jung stated that it was not Goethe who cr eated
Faust as much as it was Faust that cr eated Goethe. One seems
absolutely dependent upon the other since each r epresents the same
thing. Faust is an extension of Goethe, just as Goethe is an extension of
Faust.

The Artist Incarnate

Talent is an absolute blending of the individual with their work. Paintings of
the great painter become the painter, just as the painter becomes the great
paintings. When we see a person who exhibits a great talent, we know at
once a kind of ecstasy at this manifestation of a supreme mind and skill. All
exhibition of talent is a kind of religious experience to those who behold it,
for it establishes a communion between the Secret Self and the individual.
There is a living superforce whose sphere of action is lar gely invisible andoutside the boundaries of our workaday world. There is something more
purposeful than atoms. There is a higher evolved intelligence than any that
is contained within the human brain. There is a door into a world beyond,
which sometimes opens and allows the individual to be seized by strange
potencies tremendously above the level of their personal abilities. When
that happens we see the artist incarnate, the person with a supertalent, who
is able in one sphere of their activity to demonstrate directly to us the
incalculable power and wisdom and beauty of the Divine.
The mystery of talented people is that they are rooted directly in universal
mind, that it manifests through them without any restriction or distortion by
the ego. It is not the person who is responsible for their work, but a power
beyond and above them that is manifesting through them, using them as an
instrument. In deepest essence each person is an artist and only comes to
their complete fulfillment as an individual when they get their egoistic
nature out of the way and allow the creative talent of the Divine to work
through them, to accomplish those tasks that can best be done through their
individually honed nature. When we live out our lives focused in the ego
and bound to egoistic desires and satisfactions, it becomes impossible for us
to achieve a spiritual awakening or to fulfill ourselves as creative persons.
The world of material things is too much with us. Desires to be better, to
have more, to live in material comfort, blind us to the long reaches of
existence. This little life we live is important not for the creature comforts it
brings but for the search it involves us in. Until we make our primary
purpose the discovery of who we are and where we came from and what
our relationship to life is, we must live out our brief sputtering of the candle
in complete unawareness and blind automatism, following the pressures
that develop in the outer world as they impinge upon our senses.

The Cr eative V ision

When our inner soul is touched by perception of the creative side of our
nature, we see at once the disaster inherent in a conduct of life based uponmaterial goals. W e see that this thing we have always thought ourselves to
be, our ego, is illusory, that the desires growing out of ego lead us into a
maze of intricate byroads that inevitably will lose our chance at
enlightenment. W e may give up all possessions, all fame, all creature
comforts, so as to be misled no longer, and take up our existence with a
resolve to be motivated in all things through an inner light that proceeds out
of universal mind. Such enforced asceticism allows us to engross ourselves
completely in the service of the Secret Self. John the Baptist prowling the
wilderness in search of his immortal soul is no more an example of it than is
the French painter Gauguin giving up career and family to exile himself on
a South Sea island to paint pictures. Each has been touched by the creative
vision; each must serve it at all costs.
When our eyes have been opened to the creative nature of the Divine, we no
longer can help ourselves — we must serve it as an instrument, and nothing
stands in our way. The creative process is impersonal; it seizes the nature
and uses it to the utmost, and the person performs feats of creation far
above anything possible to their normal conscious mind. When this force
truly predominates in our makeup, it monopolizes our ener gy. In the
awakened artist, life is ruled by the subconscious. Conscious intention
means little, and the artist is swept along on subterranean currents in which
they are firmly enmeshed and in which they joyfully participate.

Common Consciousness

Participation mystique is the se


 t caught on to the source of the essence of
their abilities. The years of practice are merely the perfecting of the
expression of something that already exists within the person. Of course ifyou practice many hours a day, your expertise and your capacit y to express
will increase, but you still won’ t be able to produce more than you have.
Lots of people have mastered low levels of accomplishment. The boring,
flat, mechanical waiters have mastered that. They’re superb at being bored,
disinterested, in debt, unpopular, and endured by their fellow employees
and the boss. Yet what have they actually mastered? Purposeful ly try being
boring, and you’ll see what I mean. It’s very hard to do. It’ll drive you
crazy.
Let’s not put down boring, because mechanically functional has its place
in the world and I’m sure the world can’t live without it. There are some
people whose level of mastery is so low that they’re not even up to boring
yet. There are plenty of others who are very satisfied with the mundane, the
routine, and the boring, because  it provides a sense of security, comfort, and
safety. It serves a worthy purpose. We all need feelings of comfort and
security, areas that we feel are nailed down and areas that frankly are just
not interested in growing yet. So the point is not whether we’re boring or
perfunctory, but whether it serves our happiness.
When I was in the service, a lot of guys passed up promotions or chances
to go to officer candidate school. “No, thanks,” they’d say. “I’ve got it made
right where I am.” The feeling that they had it made is one of the evidences
of success. They didn’ t need to search further because they’d already found
it. To have found your niche and be happily and comfortably immersed in it
is grand and fine. Beware of the people who are constantly trying to nudge
you out of it. They’ve undoubtedly done a whole lot of “con sciousness”
programs and are full of enthus iastic and wondrous ideas. If they’re given
too much crede nce, pretty soon you will find that they have upset your
apple cart.
It’s important to understand that happiness can come from satisfaction in
the completion of a goal. So for the guys I was with in the service, there
was no need to go further. What was wanted had been attained. Let’s look at
it from a different perspective: If what you want is obtainable and limited in
its scope, then two things happen when it is achieved: satisfaction and
happiness. Or you find boredom and disillusionment because it did not
contain within it what you were hoping to find there.
Picturing action in the world as going from here to there, as
accomplishing a given task in time, as moving from this place to another
place, is what this is all abou t. The question is: What happens to ourenterprise after it’s been achieved? Our lives alternate between what we
don’t have and what we do have; we don’t have it and now we do have it.
Each time a new goal is set, it is set from the experience of we don’t have it
and we want it. Then what happens is either we get it or we don’t. If we
don’t get it, we say we’re unhappy. If we do get it, we say we’re satisfied. If
our goal is limited, the success  will be limited. If our commitment is to a
more universal principle, our goal is always in the process of becoming
accomplished and there is no end. There is no end because each moment is
in itself complete and already the end. If our goal is to make our customers’
experiences delightful, profitable, enjoyable, and a positive contribution to
their lives, there  is absolutely no end to how we can express that. Every day
is a new delight.
There are restaurants like that, where the decor is just fascinating, where
the menu options are delicious,  where the whole experience is unique and
irreplaceable. The motivation of the owner of the enterprise behind this
experience is different from the carrot and the mule. The person who is
coming from that whole program of “want, work, get” is constantly running
after the carrot. There’ s always a time/space between what is desired and its
fulfillment or accomplishment. From that set of attitudes, people spend their
entire lives waiting impatiently to get to the destination. Hence, happiness is
always at the end of the rainbow; it’ s never where they are right now.
If we’ve decided that one of our purposes, goals, or motives is to enjoy
ourselves, we will be successful. One of the earmarks of truly successful
people is that they always enjoy what they’re doing in the moment—they
enjoy the process. I know artists who have worked on the same painting for
years, or writers  who have worked on the same novels for years. They’re
already enjoyin g themselves, so what’ s the rush? People who are truly
successful have within them the capacity to create an endle ss series of
successes. Once we know the secret of how to make a million, a lot of times
we don’t even bother, unless something that captures our interest comes
along and makes it worth doing.
“Having it made” is not coming from need. It’s not coming from looking
for results “out there.” Having it made is an attitude that comes from
connecting with that certainty within ourselves. Others get it—that’ s why
they want us. They obviously need us. We have the capacity to serve them,
and that’s what makes us valuable. We have the intention to serve them, andthat’s what makes us sought after by them. Doing it that way is our style,
and that’ s why we’re popular.
It’s common in pop psychology to put down “people pleasers.” I know a
lot of individuals who are not people pleasers. As a matter of fact, they are
people dis-pleasers. So let’s take apart people pleasing and see what it’s
made of. It isn’t the people pleasing itself; it’s the “how” and the intention
behind it. If we don’t please people and some quality of their human nature,
we can forget success. Success is achieved only because we have attuned to,
pleased, and satisfied something  within the human nature of our customers,
readers, listeners, or whomever.
“People pleasing” is the common put-down because it’s inferred that it
means the selling out of one’s integrity. People equate it with subservience,
passivity, or masochism; those with this limited understandin g think that
people pleasing is wrong. Consequently, we have the “me generation” with
its narci ssistic orientation of pleasing itself, letting it all hang out, and
making a solo out of the dance of life. The goal here seems to be the
satisfaction of one’s own inner vanity. There’ s no genuine connectedness
with real human values.
How do we genuinely please people and be successful? We do that by
being a champion; that’s what pleases people. It isn’t our product. It’s the
quality that our product conveys. It’s what goes with the product that people
buy. Think of all the famous singers, the really great celebrities, who didn’ t
have a voice at all—yet Fats Waller, Jimmy Durante, and Bob Dylan all had
a magic that we like to call charisma. What it means is the presentation of a
certain kind of pr esence.
We’re getting closer to the core of it now. We see that success comes
automatically to people because of their presence. All of these people, we
will notice, seem  to have the guts and the self-assurance to just be who they
are. They capitalize on what to other people would have been limitations.
As we said, facts are not what carry power. Rather, it is our attitudes about
them. Why did everyone clam or after Bob Dylan? Was Jimm y Durante
handsome? Was he a great pianist?What made Thomas Edison one of the greatest figures in history? His
accomplishment illuminated the world and changed the lifestyle of all of us
forever, but nowadays I’m sure he’d be sent to see the neares t analyst to
overcome his obsessive-compulsive workaholism. Wasn’t it 8,000, or
10,000, or some staggering sum of different substances that he tried to make
the filament of a lightbulb until he finally hit on the right one? All along he
knew that it was there; it was just a matter of searching it out and locating
it. What was there was absolutely certain to him because he knew the
underlying princ iples involved.  He knew how to capitalize on resistance.
The light comes not from the electricity, but from the resistance of the wire
to it. He capitalized on the quality of the resistance to force and not the
force itself. The answer was not to keep increasing the voltage ; instead, it
was to find a resistance that came so close to the energy of the force that the
interaction and impact created the desired outcome. Thus, we see that there
are no obstacles in the world.
Resistance is not something to overcome; it is to be included, capitalized
on, and used as a springboard. The reason Roger Banniste r broke the
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deaths,	as	of	July	24,	1942."

The	British	Army	finally	abandoned	compulsory	vaccination	when	the	numerous

law	suits	for	deaths	and	damages	made	it	mandatory.

On	February	5,	1954,	Mr.	Birch,	Parliamentary	Secretary	to	the	Ministry	of

Defense,	assured	Mr.	Charles	R.	Hobson,	M.	P.	that	the	British	troops	retain	their

right	to	refuse	vaccination	and	all	inoculations,	even	when	fighting	under	United

Nations	Command.
England	was	the	country	that	introduced	compulsory	vaccination	and	being	a

proud	and	somewhat	self-righteous	nation,	she	did	everything	possible	to	make

vaccination	work	so	she	would	not	have	to	admit	her	guilt	in	this	respect.	But

with	all	the	subterfuge,	artful	persuasion	and	coercion,	vaccination	was	at	last

admitted	to	be	a	failure	and	a	calamity.	Since	the	vaccination	law	was	repealed

the	health	of	that	country	has	been	steadily	improving.	In	view	of	these	un-
refutable	facts,	it	is	not	compatible	with	our	standards	of	justice	and	democratic

ideals	for	our	U.S.	government	to	lend	itself	to	the	uses	of	the	medical	and	drug

trusts	in	their	money-making	vaccination	schemes.

Dr.	Herbert	Snow,	for	25	years	staff	surgeon	of	the	London	Cancer	Hospital

stated:

"Of	recent	years,	many	men	and	women	in	prime	of	life,	have	dropped	dead

suddenly.	I	am	convinced	that	some	80%	of	these	deaths	are	caused	by	the

inoculations	or	vaccinations	they	have	earlier	undergone.	These	are	well	known

to	cause	grave	and	permanent	disease	of	the	heart.

"The	coroner	always	hushes	it	up	as	‘natural	causes’.	I	have	been	trying	to	get

these	cases	referred	to	an	Independent	Commission	of	inquiry,	but	so	far,	in

vain."

So	far	the	investigations	have	been	thwarted	by	committees	staffed	or	influenced

by	medical	men	who	were	there	to	promote	their	own	interests.	Is	our	nation	to

continue	on	the	decline	until	it	passes	into	oblivion	like	some	of	the	earlier

nations	that	invited	corruption	for	private	gain.	If	we	want	to	reverse	the	present

trend	we	may	have	to	take	drastic	action	to	dislodge	the	decadent	medical

system	from	public	domination	and	outlaw	the	use	and	sale	of	poison	drugs	that
	are	at	present	parading	under	the	name	of	healing	agents.

PHOTOGRAPHS	OF	VICTIMS	OF	VACCINATION

These	are	just	a	few	of	the	hundreds	of	cases	of	blindness,	paralysis,	cancer,

ulcers	and	other	diseases	of	vaccination	that	resulted	in	death.	Most	of	these

photographs	were	collected	by	Anti-Vaccination	League	of	England	and

America	and	published	in	VACCINATION	AT	WORK	and	other	books	on	the

subject	of	vaccination.
	Mona	Stevenson	of	Humphrey	St.	Burnley,	England,	was	vaccinated	at	the	age

of	five	weeks	by	Dr.	J.	W.	Clegg,	with	the	official	glycerinated	calf-lymph,	after

five	weeks	of	suffering	in	which	the	child’s	face	and	arm	was	partly	eaten	away

by	the	vaccine	disease,	the	child	died.	The	same	doctor	certified	the	cause	of

death	as	"generalized	vaccinia,	36	days,	and	exhaustion."

	LOCKJAW	CAUSED	BY	VACCINATION
		Willie	Hood,	six	year	old	son	of	J.G.	Hood,	4150	Lafayette	Ave.,	St.	Louis,	Mo.

died	of	lockjaw	following	vaccination	on	Oct.	14,	1917.	(Details	given	in	the

Vaccination	Inquirer,	Nov.	1,	1917)

Charles	Higgens,	of	New	York,	shows	photographs	of	five	other	fatal	cases	of

post-vaccinal	lockjaw	in	his	well	documented	book	"The	Horrors	of	Vaccination.

(Pub.	1920)	Records	of	30	other	fatal	cases	of	this	disease	in	New	York,	were

published	by	Mr.	James	A.	Loyster,	of	New	York,	whose	son	died	of	infantile

paralysis	(cerebral)	as	a	result	of	vaccination.	(The	account	of	this	case	is	given
	on	page	33	of	VACCINATION	AT	WORK,	published	by	the	National	Anti-
Vaccination	League.

LOATHSOME	DISEASE	GENERATED	BY	VACCINATION

	Ethel	Mary	Thompson,	age	seven	months,	(from	Skene	Row,	Aberdeen)	was	a

beautiful,	healthy	infant	until	vaccinated.	Soon	after	this	operation	ulcers	began

to	develop	that	never	healed.	Six	weeks	later	when	the	doctor	was	called,	he

observed	that	"there	was	a	great	punched	out"	hole	right	through	the	arm	near

the	vaccination	and	another	gaping	wound	in	the	arm	pit.	The	flesh	in	this	area

had	decayed	until	the	ribs	were	exposed.	On	the	abdomen	was	a	large	brown

patch	of	decaying	flesh	and	the	knee	was	swollen	out	of	proportion	to	its	normal

size.	Festering	sores	were	forming	on	the	toes.	After	two	months	of	untold

suffering	the	child	died.

VACCINAL	SYPHILIS
		"Ernest	Cheeseman	of	Rose	Cottages,	Wescott,	Dorking,	England	was

vaccinated	at	the	age	of	nine	weeks	with	the	standard	glycerinated	calf-lymph

supplied	by	the	local	Government	Board	on	Nov.	3rd.	Up	to	that	time	he	was

healthy	and	normal	and	his	parents	were	in	good	health.	Five	days	after	his

vaccination	a	serious	form	of	syphilitic	skin	disease	developed	and	death

relieved	him	of	his	suffering	on	Nov.	30th.	The	body	was	covered	with	eczema-
like	eruptions	and	the	feet	were	drawn	up,	all	out	of	shape.	The	sores	that	broke

out	around	the	mouth	looked	like	burnt	meat	and	stood	out	at	least	half	an	inch."

(From	Vaccination	at	Work)

When	syphilis	results	from	vaccination,	it	is	the	usual	claim	of	the	doctors,	that

the	mother	must	surely	have	syphilis	and	certainly	communicated	it	to	the	child.

In	Wales	when	4,000	infants	were	found	to	be	syphilitic	after	their	vaccinations,

all	the	parents	were	examined	by	the	doctors	in	an	effort	to	lay	the	blame	on

them,	but	the	parents	were	found	to	be	free	from	syphilis.

In	the	case	of	the	Cheeseman	baby,	the	same	cowardly	accusations	were	made

against	the	mother,	by	the	doctors.	She	willingly	underwent	a	medical

examination	and	it	was	found	that	she	was	normal	and	healthy,	with	no	syphilitic

taint.	The	examiner	stated:

"I	do	not	think	there	is	any	reason	whatever	to	suspect	that	she	has	ever	suffered

from	syphilis.	I	find	no	indication	of	such	disease."
Some	of	the	doctors	at	the	inquest	persisted	in	their	morbid	character	defamation

charges	against	the	mother	and	refused	to	believe	the	medical	report	that	gave

her	a	clean	bill	of


  I n n e r  V o i c e
While I was waiting for the flight, I realized suddenly that I had
nothing to read while strapped into a seat for five hours. Moments before
the gate was to close, I left the line and ran down the concourse to a
bookstore. The task of selecting one book out of hundreds of choices,
while simultaneously envisioning the possibility that my plane’ s doors
would close and leave me behind, almost paralyzed me. In a state of
confusion, one book jumped out at me, The Cosmic Code: Quantum
Physics as the Language of Natur e  by physicist Heinz R. Pagels. (Pagels
1982) I quickly scanned the jacket and found that it was a quantum
physics text written for the lay audience. Stubbornly adhering to thequantum physics phobia I had displayed since college, I immediately put
the book down and began to search for something lighter.
As the secondhand on my mental stopwatch entered into the red zone,
I picked up a self-proclaimed best seller and ran to the cashier. While the
clerk was preparing to ring up the best seller, I looked up and saw
another copy of Pagels’ s book on the shelf behind the clerk. Midway
through the checkout process, with time running out, I finally broke
through my aversion to quantum physics and asked the clerk to add a
copy of The Cosmic Code.
After I boarded the plane, I calmed down from my adrenalized trip to
the bookstore, worked on a crossword puzzle, and then finally settled
down to read Pagels’ s book. I found myself burning through its pages,
even though I had to continually back up and read sections over again
and again. I read through the flight, the three-hour layover in Miami, and
an additional five hours en route to my island paradise. Pagels was
completely blowing me away!
Before boarding the plane in Chicago, I had no idea that quantum
physics was in any way relevant to biology, the science of living
or ganisms. When the plane arrived in Paradise, I was in a state of
intellectual shock. I realized that quantum physics is  relevant to biology
and that biologists are committing a glaring, scientific error by ignoring
its laws. Physics, after all, is the foundation for all the sciences, yet we
biologists rely on the outmoded, albeit tidier, Newtonian version of how
the world works. W e stick to the physical world of Newton and ignore
the invisible quantum world of Einstein, in which matter is actually made
up of ener gy and there are no absolutes. At the atomic level, matter does
not even exist with certainty; it only exists as a tendency  to exist. All my
certitudes about biology and physics were shattered!
In retrospect, it should have been obvious to me and to other biologists
that Newtonian physics, as elegant and reassuring as it is to hyper -
rational scientists, cannot of fer the whole truth about the human body, let
alone the universe. Medical science keeps advancing, but living
or ganisms stubbornly refuse to be quantified. Discovery after discovery
about the mechanics of chemical signals, including hormones, cytokines
(hormones that control the immune system), growth factors, and tumor
suppressors, cannot explain paranormal phenomena. Spontaneous
healings, psychic phenomena, amazing feats of strength and endurance,the ability to walk across hot coals without getting burned, acupuncture’ s
ability to diminish pain by moving “chi” around the body, and many
other paranormal phenomena defy Newtonian biology.
Of course, I considered none of that when I was on medical school
faculties. My colleagues and I trained our students to disregard the
healing claims attributed to acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy,
prayer, etc. In fact, we went further. W e denounced these practices as the
rhetoric of charlatans because we were tethered to a belief in old-style,
Newtonian physics. The healing modalities I just mentioned are all based
on the belief that ener gy fields are influential in controlling our
physiology and our health.
T h e  I l l u s i o n  o f  M a t t e r
Once I finally grappled with quantum physics, I realized that when we
so cavalierly dismissed those ener gy-based practices, we were acting as
myopically as the chairman of the physics department at Harvard
University, who, as described in The Dancing W u Li Masters  by Gary
Zukav, warned students in 1893 that there was no need for new Ph.D.’ s
in physics. (Zukav 1979) He boasted that science had established that the
universe is a “matter machine” made up of physical, individual atoms
that fully obey the laws of Newtonian mechanics. For physicists, the
only work left was to refine its measurements.
Three short years later, the notion that the atom was the smallest
particle in the universe fell by the wayside with the discovery that the
atom itself is made up of even smaller, subatomic elements. Even more
earth-shattering than the discovery of those subatomic particles was the
revelation that atoms emit various “strange ener gies” such as x-rays and
radioactivity. At the turn of the twentieth century, a new breed of
physicist evolved whose mission was to probe the relationship between
ener gy and the structure of matter. W ithin another ten years, physicists
abandoned their belief in a Newtonian, material universe because they
had come to realize that the universe is not made of matter suspended in
empty space but ener gy.
Quantum physicists discovered that physical atoms are made up of
vortices of ener gy that are constantly spinning and vibrating; each atom
is like a wobbly spinning top that radiates ener gy. Because each atom hasits own specific ener gy signature (wobble), assemblies of atoms
(molecules) collectively radiate their own identifying ener gy patterns. So
every material structure in the universe, including you and me, radiates a
unique ener gy signature.
If it were theoretically possible to observe the composition of an actual
atom with a microscope, what would we see? Imagine a swirling dust
devil cutting across the desert’ s floor. Now remove the sand and dirt
from the funnel cloud. What you have left is an invisible, tornado-like
vortex. A number of infinitesimally small, dust devil–like ener gy
vortices called quarks and photons collectively make up the structure of
the atom. From far away, the atom would likely appear as a blurry
sphere. As its structure came nearer to focus, the atom would become
less clear and less distinct. As the surface of the atom drew near, it would
disappear. Y ou would see nothing. In fact, as you focused through the
entire structure of the atom, all you would observe is a physical void.
The atom has no physical structure—the emperor has no clothes!
Remember the atomic models you studied in school, the ones with
marbles and ball bearings going around like the solar system? Let’ s put
that picture beside the “physical” structure of the atom discovered by
quantum physicists.
No, there has not been a printing mistake; atoms are made out of
invisible ener gy not tangible matter!
So in our world, material substance (matter) appears out of thin air.
Kind of weird, when you think about it. Here you are holding this
physical book in your hands. Y et if you were to focus on the book’ s
material substance with an atomic microscope, you would see that you
are holding nothing. As it turns out, we under graduate biology majors
were right about one thing—the quantum universe is mind-bending.Let’ s look more closely at the “now you see it, now you don’ t” nature
of quantum physics. Matter can simultaneously be defined as a solid
(particle) and as an immaterial force field (wave). When scientists study
the physical properties of atoms, such as mass and weight, they look and
act like physical matter. However, when the same atoms are described in
terms of voltage potentials and wavelengths, they exhibit the qualities
and properties of ener gy (waves). (Hackermüller, et al, 2003; Chapman,
et al, 1995; Pool 1995) The fact that ener gy and matter are one and the
same is precisely what Einstein recognized when he concluded that E =
mc2. Simply stated, this equation reveals that ener gy (E) = matter (m,
mass) multiplied by the speed of light squared (c2). Einstein revealed
that we do not live in a universe with discrete, physical objects separated
by dead space. The Universe is one indivisible, dynamic whole  in which
ener gy and matter are so deeply entangled it is impossible to consider
them as independent elements.
T h e y  A r e  N o t  S i d e  E f f e c t s  …  T h e y ’ r e  E f f e c t s!
The awareness that such profoundly dif ferent mechanics control the
structure and behavior of matter should have of fered biomedicine new
insights into understanding health and disease. Y et even after the
discoveries of quantum physics, biologists and medical students continue
to be trained to view the body only as a physical machine that operates in
accordance with Newtonian principles. In seeking knowledge of how the
body’ s mechanisms are “controlled,” researchers have focused their
attention on investigating a lar ge variety of physical signals, classified