isspilton
aflatsurfaceitformssmall,scattereddroplets,andfor
thisreasonitisalsoknownasquicksilver.Mercurius
solubilisisapowderedimpureoxideofmercurypre-
paredaccordingtoHahnemann's originalformula.
Despitethefactthatmercuryincompound isex-
tremelytoxic,ithashadalonghistoryinmedicine
becauseofitsabilitytopromotebodysecretions,in-
cludingsalivaandperspiration-iwoelementsof
'heroicmedicine'alongsidebloodlettingandpurging.Itwaslongusedasaspecificinthetreatmentof
syphilisandinHahnemann'stimethesideeffects
fromoverdosingwithmercurywerewellknown.Itis
usedindentalamalgamforfillings,whereitismixed
withothermetals,andisaningredientofcommercial
herbicides,fungicidesandwater-based paints,
andconsequently accidentalpoisoningremainsa
problem.
Thehomeopathicremedyispreparedbytrituration.
GENERALSYMPTOMS
Breathsmells.Complaintsfrom:gettingchilled.
Discharges:burning;blood-streaked; smelly;yellow;
watery.FacepastyGlandsswollen.Likes:breadand
butter;colddrinks.Mouthdry.Pains:inbones;
pressinginglands.Saliva:increased;duringsleep.
Sweat:cold;profuse;smelly;frompain.Taste:mouth
tastesbad;bitter;metallic.Thirstextreme.Tongue:
cracked;coatedyellow.
Worseforcold;duringtheevening,forheatandcold;
forlyingdown;atnight;forlighttouch.
Mercuriuspatientsaresmelly!Alltheirdischarges-
stools,urine,saliva,catarrh,etc.-smellstrongly.
Whentheyareverysickwithafevertheirsweatcan
usuallybesmelledonenteringtheroom.Theysweat
profusely,withoutrelief,especiallyatnightwhen
theyfeelgenerallymuchworse.
Theyaresensitivetoextremesoftemperatureso
thattheydislikebothheatandcold.Theymayfeel
chillyandwantahotwaterbottle,thenfeelover-
heatedsoopenthewindow,whichchillsthem
quickly,whereuponthecyclebeginsagain.Achange
oftwodegreeseitherwaywillmakethemfeelworse.
Restinginbedinamoderatetemperatureaffordsthem
thegreatestrelief.
Theyhavealotoftroublewiththeirmouths-ulcers,
abscesses,painintheteethandaburning,intense
thirst,inspiteofhavingalotofsaliva.Infacttheyare
constantlyswallowingandmaydribbleontotheir
pillowsatnight.Theyhaveabitter,metallictastein
themouthandtheirflabbytonguestaketheimprints
oftheirteethsothattheyareindentedaroundthe
edges.
Alltheirsymptomsareworseatnightgenerallyand
especiallyinbediftheybecomehot.Theyareproneto
catchingcolds,torecurringabscesses(anywhere)and
swollenglands.Theseareallextremelypainful.
EMOTIONAL/MENTAL SYMPTOMS
Confused.Depressed.Discontented. Forgetful.
Restless.
Thesearenervous,anxious,restlesstypeswhofind
itdifficulttostaystill.Thevdoslowdown,both
INTERNALMATERIAMEDICA Mercuriussolubilis(Merc-s.)•115
mentallyandphysically,whentheybecomesick,
althoughthevwillalwaysfeelhurriedinside.Inthis
slowed-down statetheirmemoriesweakenandthey
maythenbecomeconfusedandhavetroublethinking.
Theymayfeeldepressedandweepybuttheircrying
willalternatewithlaughter-theyarerestlessevenin
theiremotions!
ChildrenwhoneedMercunusaremischievousand
arealwaysgettinguptonogood.Theyarerestlessand
alwaysrushingfromonethingtoanother.
PHYSICALCOMPLAINTS
Abscesses
SymptomsAbscesses:ofglands;ofrootsofteeth.
AbscessesaccompaniedbyMercunussolubilisgeneral
symptoms-i.e.increasedsaliva,foultasteandsmelly
breath.
Backache
SymptomsPains:inlowerback;burning;shooting.
Worseforbreathing;forcoughing;ongettingupfrom
sitting;forsweating.
Breastfeedingproblems
SymptomsBreastabscesspainful.
Chickenpox
WithtypicalMercs,generalsymptoms-i.e.worseat
night,weakandsmelly.Therashsuppuratesandis
smelly.
Commoncold
SymptomsNasalcatarrh:bloody;burning;green;
yellow;yellow-green;smelly;watery.Withlossof
smell,fever(seebelow);headache(seebelow);fre-
quentsneezing;sorethroat(seebelow);voice
HOARSE.
Worseforcold;atnight;forheat.
Thenasaldischargeburnstheupperlip,andthe
nostrilsmaybecomeulcerated.Thenosemaybleed
duringsleep.
Cough
SymptomsCoughracking;mucusgreen.
Worseduringtheeveninginbed;atnight;forlyingon
rightside.
Cystitis
SymptomsDesiretourinate:constant;ineffectual.
Painsburning.Urine:dark;scanty.Urination
frequent.
Worseatbeginningofurinating;whennoturinating.Thepainsareterribleandurinatingisveryslowand
difficult.
Diarrhoea
SymptomsInchildren.Painsburning.Stools:
bloody;green;slimy;smelly;yellow.Sweating:
beforeduringafterstool.
Worseforcold;duringtheevening;atnightafter
passingastool.
Theburningpainscomeonwhenpassingastooland
remainforatimeafterwards,whenthepersonalso
feelsfaintandweak(seeExhaustion).Theremaybea
frequentdesiretopassastoolthatisworseafterthe
stoolhasbeenpassed.
Earache
SymptomsEarfeelsblocked.Dischargefrom
ears:blood-streaked; smelly.Pains:boring;burning;
pressing;tearing.
Worseatnight;forwarmthofbed.
Theeardrummayperforateandthedischargewill
thenbesmellyandblood-streaked.
Exhaustion
SymptomsHeavinessinlimbs.
Worseaftersweating;afterpassingastool.
Causessweating.
Thisexhaustionmaywellaccompanyafeveroran
attackofdiarrhoea,andawaveoftirednesswitha
feelingofheavinesswillcomeonafterpassingastool
orafteraheavyboutofsweating.Thepatientwill
tremblewithexhaustion.
Eyeinflammation
SymptomsDischargepurulent.Eyes:sensitiveto
light;watering.Withsymptomsofcommoncold(see
above).
Worseforheatofafire;warmthofbed.
Fever
SymptomsHeatalternatingwithchills.Withsweat
(seeGeneralSymptoms).
Worseforfreshair;atnightinbed.
Thepersonfeelschilledoutinthefreshair,butcanfeel
overheatedinastuffyroom.Thefevermayprecedea
commoncold.
Headache
SymptomsPains:inforehead;burning;pressing;
sore,bruised.
Worseatnight;forbendingdown.
Causescommoncold;rheumatism.
Theheadfeelsasthoughthereisabandaroundthe
116•Natrumcarbonicum(Nat-c.) INTERNALMATERIAMEDICA
foreheadorasthoughtheheadisinavice.Therewill
usuallybeanincreasedamountofsalivainthemouth
aswellasotherMercuriusgeneralsymptoms.
Indigestion
SymptomsWithheartburn.
Causespregnancy.
Thestomachfeelsemptyandoutofsortsandthe
personwillalsohiccupandburp.
Jointpain
SymptomsPains:burning;tearing.
Worseinbed;atnight;forwetweather.
Therheumaticpainsaresevereandalwaysworseat
nightinbed,whentheydrivethesuffereroutofbed.
Mouthulcers
SymptomsUlcers:ongums;inmouth;ontongue.
Pains:stinging;throbbing.
Thisisthemajormouthulcerremedy,butyoushould
takethegeneralsymptomsintoaccountaswellasthe
ulcersthemselves;theincreaseinsalivaandthe
flabby,indentedtongueusuallypointtoMercuriusas
theremedythatisneeded.
Mumps
SymptomsGlands:hard;swollen/painful;worseon
rightside.Withfever(seeabove);copioussaliva;
PROFUSESWEATING.
Worseforblowingnose;atnight;


rhosis of the liver, diabetes and kidney disease are prone to zinc
deficiency.
Toxicity
: High doses can produce liver disease with lethargy, pain in the
stomach and fever. Also, increased colon and breast cancer.TISSUE SALTS IN BIOCHEMISTRY

Tissue salts in biochemistry are the inorganic elements of the body. In 1665
an Englishman named Robert Hooke discovered what was called “the cell.”
In 1838 and 1839 the German scientists Matthias Schleiden and Theodore
Schwann, respectively, unfolded the cell theory. In 1850, Virchow unfolded
his own version of the biochemical theory of cellular treatment. Moleschott of
Rome and W.H. Schuessler of Oldenburg (Germany) focused upon what
they called inorganic chemistry, or biochemic treatment of disease through
tissue salts.
Tissue salts, known as cell salts, are considered the workers and builders
of the body, and are found mostly in the blood and tissues. Water and
organic substances are the inert matter used by salts (ions) in building and
maintaining the cells of the body.
The actions of cell salts inspire fluids, cells and tissues to respond,
causing polarization or depolarization. This leads to the building (anabolism)
and/or tearing down (catabolism) of cells. Plants take up elemental minerals
and metals like calcium, sodium and sulfur from the earth through their root
systems. Then, through plant physiology (mainly by photosynthesis) they
convert these basic elements into salts so that the human body can absorb
them and use them.
BASIC TISSUE SALTS

The following are the basic twelve tissue or cell salts set forth in W.H.
Schussler’s biochemical theories of the 1870s.
Chloride of potash
Other names
:
Kali muriaticum,
 kali. mur., potassium chloride
Found in these tissues
: Fibrin, unites with hydrogen to form HCL
(hydrochloric acid); aids in the production and promotion of bile;
alkalizer; aids in digestive enzyme formation.
Deficiency
: Digestive problems, excessive thinness, weakened tissues,
congestive and excessive mucus production, swellings, granulation
of eyelids, nose, etc., sluggish liver, and jaundice.Chloride of soda
Other names
:
Natrum muriaticum,
 nat. mur., sodium chloride
Found in these tissues
: Found in all tissues and fluids of the body,
especially extracellular. An alkalizer found in gastric juices.
Deficiency
: Fluid regulation, acidosis, dehydration, elevated carbon
dioxide and cellular carbonic acid, constipation, heat stroke, ulcers,
heart palpitations.
Fluoride of lime
Other names
:
Calcarea fluorica,
 calc, fluor., calcium fluoride
Found in these tissues
: Connective tissue (which covers all tissues,
organs, and glands), and is the main component of bones and teeth.
Deficiency
: Prolapsed conditions, including varicose veins and spider
veins, hemorrhoids, bladder and uterus (prolapsed), etc.
Phosphate of iron
Other names
:
ferrum phosphoricum,
 ferr. phos., iron phosphate
Found in these tissues
: Hair cells, muscular membranes of blood and
lymph vessels, strengthens and enhances the blood. Use in the first
stages of injury or illnesses.
Deficiency
: Used in blood or bleeding syndromes (disorders), affects
oxygen and carbon dioxide transportation, congestive conditions,
insomnia, inflammatory conditions, debility.
Phosphate of lime
Other names
:
Calcarea phosphorica,
 calc, phos., calcium phosphate
Found in these tissues:
 All cells and fluids of the body. Combines with
albumen to build new RBCs, gastric juices, bones and teeth.
Promotes growth.
Deficiency
: Development issues, wasting conditions, debility,
malabsorption, cancers, exhaustion, slow healing, muscle cramps and
spasms, epilepsy and the like, circulation weakness or blockage.Phosphate of potash
Other names
:
Kali phosphoricum,
 kali. phos., potassium phosphate
Found in these tissues:
 Skin and mucosa of the body, oxygen transport,
used in detoxification by the lymphatic system and liver, use during
inflammatory processes.
Deficiency
: Skin conditions, lymphatic congestion (or inactivity), low
immune response, low oxidative issues (including acidosis), asthma,
rheumatism, fatigue and “laziness,” debility, heavy “mucus”
conditions and pain.
Phosphate of magnesia
Other names
:
Magnesia phosphorica,
 mag. phos., magnesium
phosphate
Found in these tissues:
 Blood cells, bones, teeth, brain, nervous system,
and muscle, essential to motor nerve function, antispasmodic.
Deficiency
: Spasms, cramping, convulsions, etc., motor nerve
syndromes, lockjaw, palpitations of the heart, nerve pain,
hypertrophy of glands and organs, paralysis.
Phosphate of soda
Other names
:
Natrum phosphoricum,
 nat. phos, sodium phosphate
Found in
 these tissues: Fluids of the body, bonds to uric acid.
Deficiency
: Breaks down lactic acid, gallstones and liver stones, sluggish
gallbladder (promotes bile flow), gout and rheumatism, nausea, acid
stomach, acidosis.
Silicic acid
Other names
:
Silicea,
 silicea
Found in these tissues:
 Connective tissues, esp. the bones, hair, nails.
Brain and nerve tissues, transmuted into calcium, alkalizes.
Deficiency
: Nerve weakness, skeletal weakness, connective tissue
weakness, prolapsed conditions, depression, inflammation, memory
loss (“brain cloud”), arthritis, rheumatism, etc., low perspiration,night sweats, tumors.
Sulphate of lime
Other names
:
Calcarea sulphurica,
 calc. sulph., calcium sulphate,
plaster of Paris
Found in these tissues:
 Connective tissue, cells of the liver, attracts
water, aids in the catabolism process of cells.
Deficiency
: Abscesses, pimples, skin conditions, lymphatic swelling,
inflammation (immune response with edema), some headaches.
Sulphate of potash
Other names
:
Kali sulphuricum,
 kali. sulph., potassium sulphate
Found in these tissues:
 Found in all tissues, especially in brain and
nerve tissue, muscle and blood cells, metabolism. Antiseptic in
nature.
Deficiency
: Diabetes, especially in low brain and nerve function, low
vitality and endurance, low metabolism syndromes, microbial
overgrowths (like Candida
albicans), intestinal, etc., putrefactive
conditions, poor memory, Alzheimer’s, low adrenal function
affecting neuro-transmitters.
Sulphate of soda
Other names
:
Natrum sulphuricum,
 nat. sulph., sodium sulphate
Found in these tissues:
 Intercellular fluids, works with sodium chloride
in balancing the body’s intercellular and extracellular fluids, acts as a
stimulant to the nervous system, pancreas, liver, intestines, etc.
Promotes digestion through pancreatic function.
Deficiency
: Dehydration, malabsorption, starvation, constipation,
sluggish digestion, diabetes, sluggish liver and gallbladder (jaundice,
etc.) asthma, vertigo and nausea.
MODULE 3.7
Phytochemicals
“Phyto” means “plant.” Phytochemicals refer to the thousands of compounds
naturally contained within plants and fruits. This module will list and explain
some of these, but keep in mind that this is only a partial list. New ones are
being found every day, as humans will forever be discovering God.
The chemistry of food is somewhat complex when you realize that many
compounds work synergistically, while many biotransmute (change) into
other constituents and simpler compounds. Most people focus mainly on the
vitamin and mineral content of a food, ignoring this long list of other
properties and elements that are just as vital to the health of the body.
Plant amino acids are more energetic and easy for your body to break
down and use, which is why raw foodists who eat a balanced variety of
fruits, vegetables and nuts are never deficient in amino acids necessary for
health. Meat, on the other hand, requires a more radical and energy-robbing
digestive process to obtain the amino acids that comprise it. The other
important factor here is that meat protein leaves an acid reaction in the body
creating more acidosis, whereas vegetables leave an alkaline reaction in your
body curing acidosis. Your body requires live foods, full of phytochemicals,
to make it alive.
Some phytochemicals are noteworthy for their antioxidant properties,
other phytochemicals are valuable as astringents. Because of the importance
of these two properties in detoxification we will look at them a bit more
closely.
PHYTOCHEMICAL ANTIOXIDANTS

Antioxidants include beta-carotene, lycopene, chlorogenic acid, gamma-
terpinenes, quercetin, lutein, proanthosyanidins, rutin, hesperidin, vitamin A
and vitamin E (tocopherols), to name a few.
These agents protect


 no longer tense and worried. The baby's great aunt was
no longer hovering over her, wringing her hands. In fact, we all relaxed. That was the only time the baby was
sick in her life. Thank goodness! I had weathered the storm. But I know how hard it is to sit and wait, and do
absolutely nothing intelligently.
I am pleased I held out. I waited patiently for nature to heal my little baby. But others don't. Just recently, the
parents of a six-month-old baby became frightened by their baby's symptoms. They called me, but instead of
doing what I suggested they took the baby to the physician. They didn't want to fast the baby. This is when the
trouble started. He insisted on all sorts of harmful and painful tests for the baby, including X rays. It takes so
long to establish a diagnosis that, had the baby been cared for Hygienically, it would have been well long before
the medical diagnosis was complete.Finally, the physician began the treatment. They went to the physician simply to get a diagnosis. They couldn't
forget about diagnosis and just fast the baby. They had to have a label. They were under the impression that if
they just got a diagnosis and knew exactly what was wrong with the baby they wouldn't be so fearful. They just
couldn't wait and rely on the natural healing powers of the body for their infant's recovery. They forgot all about
the treatment that comes after the diagnosis. When they balked at the treatment, the physician became
suspicious. He then insisted on the parents carrying out his orders. He even brought the authorities on the case,
and the baby was held in the hospital against the parent's wishes. They were forced to submit to treatment of the
baby. When they finally got the baby back home, they had to put up with the child abuse bureau visiting them
twice a week to see that they were carrying out the physician's instructions regarding the care and feeding of the
infant, and they were forced to begin feeding the child meat and cereals against their wishes. It took the infant
six months to recover from the medical abuse called "diagnosis and treatments." All this trouble came about
because the parents: had no faith in the living body to heal itself, and because of their inability to sit back and do
absolutely nothing. "Doing nothing" intelligently is the hardest of all things to do.
Just the other night I was jolted out of my sleep by a ringing phone. It was a lady with a three-year-old baby.
Deep concern, bordering on real fear, was in her voice. "I'm worried," she said, "my baby is so listless. There's
no life in him at all and he has a fever of 104.5°F. I fasted him seven days and the fever went down. But he was
very weak so I didn't wait the 24 hours necessary after the fever subsided. Now his fever has come back, and I'm
really worried. I fed him only two ounces of orange juice three times, but his fever returned. He's so weak, and
he's still sick." Her voice cracked, and she was crying.
I began asking her questions to try to discover how the child got sick and what the problem was. The baby had
hidden himself on a back porch and had gotten into a dried dog food when the parents were visiting friends.
When he was found, he was happily stuffing himself on the dried dog food, and had probably been doing so for
about 15 or 20 minutes.
He developed a fever, a cough after that, and so the child was fasted. The parents were naturally very concerned
and when the fever didn't come down in about three days, they became even more concerned. Many things went
through their minds. Would the child survive? He had done this once before, but he had been discovered quickly
enough to stop him before he had eaten very much. Under the stress of fear, and impatience, for the fever was
still high, the baby was weak and getting weaker, and there was no sign of improvement, the parents decided that
since the baby had not had a bowel movement, it would be best to give the child an enema. They reasoned that
the dog food was an irritant and still in the colon, causing the temperature to remain high. "We must get rid of
the irritant." So an enema was given. The child, however, was still even more listless and it did not bring the
fever down.
The parents couldn't wait until the body rectified all the wrongs.
As the child had not vomited we know that the dog food was at least digested enough to pass from the stomach
to the small intestine. By the time it reached the colon, most of it had been digested. The preservatives, other
poisonous chemicals, and decomposition products were absorbed from the small intestine. The time to have done
something was when the child had first eaten the dog food. V omiting could have been induced when the food
was still in the child's stomach. But perhaps they did not realize just how much the child had eaten and the child
was not yet sick. But, to give an enema after the food had already passed the absorbing area was useless and
wasted the child's nerve energy. Had the material in the colon been a great enough irritant to cause fever, the
body would have forced it out by a diarrhea.The parent's reasoning was obfuscated because of the weakness and listlessness of the child. The tendency is to
do something to make the child appear lively again. Parents forget that when nerve energy is being expended in
one direction, it is withdrawn from another. It is normal when the body is fighting off poisons that all its
energies, both nervous and physical, are directed to the area of the body that needs it most. The physical
weakness comes because the blood and nerve supply has been withdrawn from the skeletal muscles of the body
and directed inward to help rid the body of the poisonous substances. It is natural to be listless and weak under
these conditions. However, seeing a listless child is frightening and there is that strong urge to do something, just
anything, to see a manifestation of life to do nothing, I repeat, to do nothing, intelligently, at these times takes
great courage and faith in the human organism.
Fevers may last for more than three days, when there is a need for it. Fasting, of course, is the quickest means to
help the body rid itself of irritants that are occasioning the fever, but it sometimes takes more than three days. We
must not panic if the fever does not subside more quickly. Children presently are developing fevers that last
longer than in former decades. I have cared for several children recently and have noticed that the fevers seem
never to quit. The children of this generation are not as strong as those of the previous generation, for many
reasons. We will have to expect more acute illness and less robust, children until we clean up the environment
and straighten out our method of growing and processing foods. The race is slowly but surely committing
suicide.
Meanwhile, we must work in more harmony with nature than ever before. We must not needlessly cause the
expenditure of any vital energy of any sick person, child or, adult. We must learn to conserve energy as we have
never before conserved it, simply because there is less vitality and less functioning capacity than ever before.
If child or adult develops a fever, fasting is the best means for permitting the body to rid itself of the cause. The
fever will never go as high when fasting as it does when feeding. "But," you ask, "what about brain damage if
the fever should go up to 106°F?" Remember, first of all, that cells can function only at optimum temperatures.
The minute the temperature goes up too high, the cells automatically cease functioning and the temperature
spontaneously drops. Cellular metabolism contributes greatly to the rise in temperature, and when it is so hot that
the cells can no longer function, metabolism slows down and automatically the temperature drops. Actually, it is
the suppression of a fever by drugs and other measures causing retention of the poison, or the bacteria or
whatever is the occasion for the fever, that damages the brain, never the fever per se. The fever is the necessary
biological process to help the phagocytic cells eat up the bacteria or destroy and render   nontoxic, the poisonous
substance that may have been ingested. The drugs themselves are poisonous and only add to the load that the
body has to eliminate. The drugs, plus the bacteria, and bacterial toxins and other poisons in the system are what
damages the brain, not the fever which is only the body's best and speediest means of ridding itself of noxious
agents.
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from your bowel. Congratulations. You have just relieved your body from the
extra burden: a few kilograms of toxic waste. You should find, that you have used
most of the water.

The above procedure takes approximately one hour.

  35  2.  fasting

Fasting is the extreme form of diet, in which you do not eat at all and you drink
only pure water. Of course, fasting can be observed only for a very limited time. Most
effective fasting programs range from 1 to 6 weeks.

Fasting greatly accelerates purification and the healing processes i n our body,
simply because we do not input anything to the body at all, thereby freeing and
unifying all body resources for the sole purpose of cleansing and healing. Note, that  by
taking even small quantities of food we have to use significant amount of our body
resources to process and excrete it.

Never attempt fasting, without understanding and observing the method as well a s
precautions described below.

Note, that every ancient civilization in the past had a tradition of fasting, at  least
twice a year. Our wise ancestors many thousands of years ago knew very  well about the
dangers of a poisoned body and incorporated this simple purification technique into
their way of life. Every known religion has originated from the teachings of enl ightened
people, who tried to show others how to live. Of course fasting was also included in
their teachings. Unfortunately, with time, fasting has become less and l ess strict,
gradually loosing its original effectiveness and purpose.

Procedure for safe fasting

Before Fasting

Prepare a supply of pure water. Pure means exactly that. Note, that tap water
usually contains Chlorine, fluoride, heavy metals from pipelines, traces of herbi cides,
pesticides, solvents etc. and preferably it should not be used for drinking at all. Spring
water from safe source is probably the best. If no spring water is available, collect
enough rain water, preferably in the country, where the air is clean. Alternati vely well
filtered water could be used. (See information about water filtering later i n this thread)

2 days before fasting

Eat only light food, mostly fruit. No meat, no fish, no eggs. No alcohol. Drink at least 2
liters of water. Eat breakfast and lunch only. Skip dinner. Vegetarians could skip this
preparation and go to the next phase.

 1 day before fasting

Eat only light food, mostly fruit. No meat, no fish, no eggs. No alcohol. Drink at least 2
liters of water. Eat breakfast and a light lunch only. Skip dinner.

In the evening make an enema (see detailed instructions provided already). Thi s is the
single most important step. Never attempt fasting without making an enema first.  36  The reason is quite simple. Before fasting, your body expected a new load of f ood to
digest and absorb every day. When your intestines are full and you stop eating, some  of
the food waste is absorbed back into your blood stream. This will cause extra
poisoning, because the body absorbs the toxic waste, which was prepared for excretion.
Making an enema cleanses the intestine, and the body, sensing nothing to absorb, enters
into a self-purifying mode of operation.

After the enema go to bed early. Your body is already in a self-cleansing  state and will
continue to cleanse itself when you sleep.

1-st day of fasting

Your mind-body system has been working all night, preparing the most urgent deposits
for disposal. Your bowel should be full, despite the fact, that you cleansed it thoroughly
only a few hours ago and that you have not eaten anything that night at all.

Go to the toilet and let your bowel empty itself. If you have difficulties, ma ke a quick
“single cycle” enema.

Go to work as usual. Do not eat anything at all. Drink as much water as you wish.
Never let the water bottle out of your sight. It should be everywhere with you.

You can go to the sauna and spend 3 sessions of 10-15 minutes there, drying the sweat
after each session with a towel. Do not go to a spa, unless the water there is ozonise d
and chlorine/fluoride free.

In the evening perform another enema.

2-6day of fasting

No food. Water only. You should feel great. Your body just got rid of the huge amount
of the most urgent waste deposit during the previous days. Your natural instincts and
healing have been awakened.

If you feel that lack of food is indeed making you quite uncomfortable, you can add a
teaspoon of natural honey into your water two or three times a day. Do not add honey
to hot water. Lukewarm water is best.

Go to sauna if you feel like it. Do not do enemas everyday, only when you feel that
your bowel is full and your assistance is required. Do enema also when you feel sick.
Your body tells you that it has some extra toxins ready to dispose, and some of them
are being absorbed back, making you feel sick. Listen your body and trust your
instincts.

Go to work as normal. If you are physically active – do your jogging, squash or tenni s
as usual, but watch what your body is saying. You may have to adjust the intensity of
your exercise.  37
Note how sharp your mind is, and how easily it is for you to solve problems. Use this.
Study and read books, which you thought were too difficult for you. Engage in creative
activities. Notice how many ideas sp[ring to your mind.

7th  day of Fasting

In my experience, this is the most difficult day. Some people may experience s uch
difficulties on 4 th  or 5 th  day of fasting. Your body enters into a higher level of
purification. Everything was easy to dispose is already gone. Now your body i s getting
ready to expel toxic deposits which are much more difficult to metabolize, and usuall y
are more toxic too.

Your best strategy is to perform an enema in the morning (or in the evening of pre vious
day) and increase the intake of water during the day. Depending upon how you feel,
you may have to perform another enema in the evening. It is not only the quantity of
the waste in the bowels that is now important. The stuff in your intestines is now
extremely toxic, and you want to flush it, there by minimizing the chance of the
secondary absorption. Try to use pure water to make the enema solution.

 8-14 day of fasting

No food. Water only. You should feel great. Your body just got rid of a huge amount of
the most urgent waste deposit during previous days. Your natural instincts and healing
have been awakened.

Go to work as usual.

If you feel that lack of food is indeed making you quite uncomfortable, you can add a
teaspoon of natural honey to your water two or three times a day. Notice how little is
required to restore complete comfort of your body and mind.

Use the increased efficiency of your mind to do some useful creative work. It  is not
uncommon to write an article or even a book in just a few days.

Breaking the fast

This is another critical point in fasting. You can ruin most of your achievement, if you
subject your body to a food shock. Your sub-conscious mind may not believe you next
time you fast. Without realizing it, you may train it to expect a shock, rather tha n work
spontaneously and purify itself with maximum efficiency.

Your body is now pure. Your mind developed in many directions. Treat them both with
care and attention.

  38  In the first day of breaking the fast,

Start by eating small quantities of food. Try to treat your body as that of a new ly
born baby.

Eating one  spoon of natural yoghurt (no flavors!!!) is a good start. Include
fresh fruit, but chew it very intensely. Eat very small quantities (baby size), but do so
quite frequently, every hour or two for example. Squeezing fresh fruit and nectars  will
provide you with an excellent food. You may add honey to the (lukewarm) water if you
wish.

Some experience felt on the first day can be quite memorable. After fasting, you
are very sensitive and your instincts are very sharp. Not only you will find food to t aste
differently. To your surprise you may discover some ordinary food like bread to be
more toxic than others (natural yoghurt for example), especially if you take  it as your
first food after fasting. The sensation after swallowing the first bite  of such food can be
compared to the one you experience after having an alcoholic drink. The major
difference is that such a sensation lasts only a few seconds.

Do not eat anything in the evening. Drink water, with honey if you like.

In the second day of breaking fast.

Eat little, mostly in a liquid form. Cooked oats, semolina and other cereals, natural
yoghurts are OK. Eat fruits several times a day. Drink at least 2-3 liters of  pure water.
Do not eat meat, fish or eggs.

After fasting – maintaining the


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taking advantage of people’ s innocent faith to get a handout. One suspectsthat the rest are probably psychotic. Or so I thought. My family in
Bangalore is very Westernized; we started a computer software company
ten years  before the explosion of technology in South India. We keep up our
daily puja prayers at the altar in the dining room, but it’ s a formality.
“I live in an old part of the city. From my window I can see medieval
Shiva temples being blackene d by fumes from thousands of scooter
rickshaws and battered lorries. Old India and new India come together in a
war zone of screeching sensory  assault—that is what I wake up to every
day.
“One morning I couldn’ t bear to fight the traffic, so I decided to walk to
work. My parents’ factory is not far from the center of town. You know
how the sidewalks are in India— impossible! Ten minutes from home I was
totally frustrated, pushing my way through a sea of peddlers, beggars,
layabouts, and twenty thousand  other working people trying to get to the
same place I was. The image of a dry Ganges flowing with humanity came
to mind. Well, it came to mind later, since all I felt at the time was irritation
and exhaustion.
“Rounding a corner I saw a knot of people gathered around something.
Of course they blocked the whole sidewalk, and this being India, traffic had
stopped while taxi and lorry drivers got out to have a look too. Something
in me snapped, and I furiously pushed through, shouting for everyone to get
out of my way. No one did. In five seconds I was embedded in a pack of
shoving bodies, unable to escape.
“You can’t imagine how it felt. Of course you can, having been there
yourself. But there I was, on the verge of screaming, when I suddenly felt
everything in my mind stop. My anger and frenzy, my preoccu pations, the
constant flow of associations—the whole baggage simply disappeared,
leaving behind an empty mind. I’m no fool; I had read scripture s and knew
all that stuff about an empty mind being the silence of God. But on the
streets of Bangalore! Somehow I managed to push my way forward. There
in the middle of the pack was a small woman in a white sari, sitting with her
eyes closed. She must have been about thirty, I suppose, and something
about her told me she was from a country village.
“To this day I have no idea why she had stopped in the middle of the
sidewalk like that. She sat completely still, not minding the crush around
her. Actually, the crowd was acting quite respectful on the whole; she wassurrounded by a ring of people on their knees. I got a little nearer, and the
most remarkable thing happened. My empty mind began to have something
in it, not a thought but a sensation. Mother. That’s the only way I can
describe it. It was as if all the mothering feelings that women give to their
families were inside me, but with much greater purity and clarity.
“I wasn’t thinking of my own mother. There was just this feelin g. It grew
stronger, and I saw, like a revealed truth, that this woman on the sidewalk
was emanating the energy of ‘mother ’ from its very source. I also saw with
complete clarity  that my own mother had been trying to express this same
energy. However imperfectly, she was connected to a reality that doesn’ t
depend on this mother or that mother. It is just ‘mother,’ the endless love of
the feminine toward everything in creation.
“The next second I was on my knees, only a few feet from this saint on
the sidew alk. She had her eyes open now and was smiling at all of us. Her
smile somehow  made my experience far more intense. I had a flashing
glimpse of thousands upon thousands of souls wanting to be here on earth
to experience the preciousness of being a mother.
“What came to me then was forgiveness: I realized that all the people
who can’t love, even the most evil and criminal ones, are trying to express
this divine energy. We are all on the path, and despite our differences, being
on the path makes us much more similar than we realize.”
Lakshman’ s voice trailed off. Although his encounter had lasted only a
few minutes, its effect was permanent. He remains awed that the mere
presence of a saint can uplift  ordinary awareness (this effect is called
Darshan  in Sanskrit). More important, he became convinced that a path to
the divine is real, since he had now met someone who was at the end of that
path.
I can speak from  experience too. I never had the startling breakthrough
Lakshman did, but my parents were devout, and my retired grandfather
frequently spent  his afternoons on the veranda soaking up the darshan of
swamis and saints. A boy doesn’ t grasp much of the deeper meaning of
such experiences; that came only when I was an adult, after sitting myself
with strange, otherworldly recluses and feeling utterly loved in their
presence.
Their surroundings were some times appalling, with nothing to eat or
drink but a dipper of greenish water. There would often be no recognitionthat I had walked into the saint’ s presence, no smile or encourag ing gesture.
Yet the moment I closed my eyes, I was in a remarkable space. I had been
welcomed to a dance, the play of the universe, which was takin g place not
as whirling stars and galaxies but in pure silence. A blissful coolness
penetrated my body, and I lost awareness of the sticky shirt clinging to my
back and the suffocating trappe d air. The sensation was one of peace, but
there was an extraordinary vibrancy to it, as if thrills of invisible energy
were running through me. At times it was almost more than I could bear.
My inner space seemed to be exploding. I was suspended in emptiness that
was not empty but teeming with everything ever created or to be created—
the womb of the cosmic mother. And it was all in me.
These are memo ries that make me sure that our current concept of love is
not adequate. We all use the word love to mean many things, and to be in
love is often a complex, confusing state. Yet what I exper ienced was
incredibly simple:
Love is spirit. Spirit is the Self.
Self and spirit are the same. Asking “What is spirit?” is just a way of asking
“Who am I?” There isn’t spirit outside you; you are It. Why aren’ t you
aware of It? You are, but only in a limited way, like someone who has seen
a glass of water  but not the ocean. Your eyes see because in spirit you are
the witness to everything. You have thoughts because in spirit you know all.
You feel love toward another person because in spirit you are infinite love.
Restoring the spiritual dimensio n to love means abandoning the notion of
a limited self with its limited ability to love and regaining the Self with its
unbounded ability to love. The “I” that is truly you is made of pure
awareness, pure creativity, pure spirit. Its version of love is free from all
memories or images from the past. Beyond all illusion is the source of love,
a field of pure potential.
That potential is you.
WHAT IS THE PATH?
The most valuab le thing you can bring into any relationship is your spiritual
potential. This is what you have to offer when you begin to live your lovestory at the deepest level. Like the seed needed to start the life of a tree,
your spiritual potential is the seed for your growth in love. Noth ing is more
precious. Seeing  yourself with the eyes of love makes it natural to see
others that way too. You will be able to say of your beloved, as the poet
Rumi does:
You are the secret of God’ s secret.
You are the mirror of divine beauty.
The path to love is something you consciously choose to follow, and
everyone who has ever fallen in love is shown the first step on that path.
The unfolding of spiritual potential has been the chief concern of all the
great seers, saints, prophets, masters, and sages in human history. Theirs
was a carefully charted quest for the Self, a far cry from our notion of love
as a messy, emotional af fair.
In India, as I’ve mentioned, the spiritual path is called Sadhana, and
although a tiny minority of people give up normal life to wander the world
as seekers of enlightenment (these are monks, or sadhus ), everyone, from
those in the most ancient civilization of Vedic India until today, considers
their life to be a sadhana, a path to the Self. Although the Self seems
separated from us, it is actually intertwined in everything a person thinks,
feels, or does. The fact that you do not intimately know your Self is
amazing, if you come to think about it. Looking for your Self, the Vedic
sages declared, is like a thirsty  fish looking for water. But as long as the
Self has yet to be found, sadhana exists.
The goal of the path is to transform your awar eness fr om separation to unity. In unity we per ceive
only love, expr


 point of an instru-ment. Then
when the patient was in the somnambulistic con-dition, he said, ‘A t
four o’clock this afternoon you will go to sleep, and your arms will
bleed along the lines which I have traced, and your name will ap pear
written on your arms in letters of blood.’ He was watched at four
o’clock and seen to fall asleep. On the left arm the letters  stood out in
bright relief, and in several places there were drops of blood. The
letters were still visible three months afterward, alt hough they had
gradu-ally grown faint.”
These facts demonstrate at once the correctness of the two
fundamental propositions previously stated, namely, the con-sta nt
amenability of the subconscious mind to the power of suggestion  and
the perfect control, which the subconscious mind exercises, over the
functions, sensations, and conditions of the body.
All the foregoing phenomena dramatize vividly abnormal conditions
induced by suggestion, and are conclusive proof that as a man
thinketh in his heart [subconscious mind] so is he.
• Healing points in review
1. Remind yourself frequently that the healing power is in your own
subconscious mind.
 60  2. Know that faith is like a seed planted in the ground; it grows af ter
its kind. Plant the idea (seed) in your mind, water and fertilize it with
expectancy, and it will manifest.
3. The idea you have for a book, new invention, or play is real in
your mind. This is why you can believe you have it now. Believe in
the reality of your idea, plan, or invention, and as you do, it will
become manifest.
4. In praying for another, know that your silent inner knowing of
wholeness, beauty, and perfection can change the nega-tive patte rns of
the other’s subconscious mind and bring about wonderful results.
5. The miraculous healings you hear about at various shrines are due
to imagination and blind faith which act on the subconscious mind,
releasing the healing power.
6. All disease originates in the mind. Nothing appears on the body
unless there is a mental pattern corresponding to it.
7. The symptoms of almost any disease can be induced in you by
hypnotic suggestion. This shows you the power of your thought.
8. There is only one process of healing and that is faith. There is
only one healing power, namely, your subconscious mind.
9. Whether the object of your faith is real or false, you will  get
results. Your subconscious mind responds to the thought in your mind.
Look upon faith as a thought in your mind, and that will suffice.

 61  5
Mental Healings in Modern Times
Everyone is definitely concerned with the healing of bodily
conditions and human affairs. What is it that heals? Where is thi s
healing power? These are questions asked by everyone. The ans wer is
that this healing power is ha the subconscious mind of each pers on,
and a changed mental attitude on the part of the sick person r eleases
this healing power.
No mental or religious science practitioner, psychologist,
psychiatrist, or medical doctor ever healed a patient. There i s an old
saying, “The doctor dresses the wound, but God heals it.” The
psychologist or psychiatrist proceeds to remove the mental bloc ks in
the patient so that the healing principle may be re-leased, restoring the
patient to health. Likewise, the surgeon removes the physica l block
enabling the healing currents to function normally. No physici an,
surgeon, or mental science practitioner claims, “he healed the p atient.”
The one healing power is called by many names—Nature, Life, God,
Creative Intelligence, and Subconscious Power.
As previously outlined, there are many different methods used to
remove the mental, emotional, and physical blocks which inhibit the
flow of the healing life principle animating all of us. The healing
principle resident in your subconscious mind can and will, if pr operly
directed by you or some other person, heal your mind and body of all
disease. This healing principle is operative in all men regardless of
creed, color, or race. You do not have to belong to some particular
church in order to use and participate in this healing process. Your
subconscious will heal the burn or cut on your hand even though you
profess to be an atheist or agnostic.
The modern mental therapeutic procedure is based on the truth th at
the infinite intelligence and power of your subcon-scious mind
responds according to your faith. The mental science practition er or
minister follows the injunction of the Bible, i.e., he goes into his closet
 62  and shuts the door, which means he stills his mind, relaxes, lets g o,
and thinks of the infinite healing presence within him. He clos es the
door of his mind to all out-side distractions as well as appea rances,
and then he quietly and knowingly turns over his request or desire  to
his subcon-scious mind, realizing that the intelligence of hi s mind will
answer him according to his specific needs.
The most wonderful thing to know is this: Imagine the end desired
and feel its reality; then the infinite life principle wi ll respond to your
conscious choice and your conscious request. This is the meaning of
believe you have received, and you shall receive. This is what the
modern mental  scientist does when he practices prayer therapy.
• One process of healing
There is only one universal healing principle operating through
everything—the cat, the dog, the tree, the grass, the wind, the ea rth—
for everything is alive. This life principle op-erates t hrough the
animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms as instinct and the law  of
growth. Man is consciously aware of this life principle, and he  can
consciously direct it to bless himself in countless ways.
There are many different approaches, techniques, and methods in
using the universal power, but there is only one process of he aling,
which is faith, for according to your faith is it done unto you.
• The law of belief
All religions of the world represent forms of belief, and these belie fs
are explained in many ways. The law of life is belief. W hat do you
believe about yourself, life, and the universe? It is done unto you, as
you believe.
Belief is a thought in your mind, which causes the power of your
subconscious to be distributed into all phases of your life  according to
your thinking habits. You must realize the Bible is not talking about
your belief in some ritual, ceremony, form, institution, man, or
formula. It is talking about belief itself. The belief of y our mind is
 63  simply the thought of your mind. If thou canst believe, all things are
possible to him that believeth. MARK 9:23.
It is foolish to believe in something to hurt or harm you. Remem ber,
it is not the thing believed in that hurts or harms you, but th e belief or
thought in your mind, which creates the result. All your experienc es,
all your actions, and all the events and circumstances of your life are
but the reflections and reac-tions to your own thought.
• Prayer therapy is the combined function of the con-scious and
subconscious mind scientifically directed
Prayer therapy is the synchronized, harmonious, and in-telligent
function of the conscious and subconscious levels of mind specifica lly
directed for a definite purpose. In scientific prayer or praye r therapy,
you must know what you are doing and why you are doing it. You
trust the law of healing. Prayer therapy is sometimes refe rred to as
mental treatment, and an-other term is scientific prayer.
In prayer therapy you consciously choose a certain idea, mental
picture, or plan which you desire to experience. You realize your
capacity to convey this idea or mental image to your subconsci ous by
feeling the reality of the state assumed. As you remain fait hful in your
mental attitude, your prayer will be answered. Prayer therapy  is a
definite mental action for a definite specific purpose.
Let us suppose that you decide to heal a certain difficulty by p rayer
therapy. You are aware that your problem or sickness, whateve r it
may be, must be caused by negative thoughts charged with fea r and
lodged in  your subconscious mind, and that if you can succeed in
cleansing your mind of these thoughts, you will get a healing.
You, therefore, turn to the healing power within your own
subconscious mind and remind yourself of its infinite power and
intelligence and its capacity to heal all conditions. As you dwe ll on
these truths, your fear will begin to dissolve, and the recoll ection of
these truths also corrects the erroneous beliefs.
 64  You give thanks for the healing that you know will come, and then
you keep your mind off the difficulty until you feel guided, after an
interval, to pray again. While you are praying, you absolutely refuse to
give any power to the negative con-ditions or to admit for a second
that the healing will not come. This attitude of mind brings ab out the
harmonious union of the


 and treatment process can be shut down due to a power failure. The works themselves are O.K. but the energy
that feeds all the machinery is shut off or is on ly partially available. We can liken this to what happens in our bodies when food is
nutritionally deficient and fails to give us energy. All the above conditions are being experienced in our bowels today. Why?  The
full explanation would fill volumes and v olumes. We can distill the main causes for brevity and still get the message however.
Basically, modern civilization, especially the industrialized nations, have the greatest bowel disturbances. We find that nat ive
peoples living close to the land and natu re do not experience these problems and such diseases as diverticulitis and colitis are
virtually unknown. So what is it that makes these bowel disturbances in our culture? It’s hard to point a finger at any one a spect in
particular because they are all co ntributing in varying degrees. Individuals suffer from one aspect more intensely than another due
to environmental factors and personal living habits.

In general, the overall major contributing factor is our straying away from a simple, natural lifestyle,  wherein all the preconditions
for happy, healthy living are found. We find that the further we stray from natural processes and the more we depend upon
unnatural and artificial processes our disease and illness increase in frequency and intensity. In part icular, we find that the food
situation has contributed most heavily to imbalances in people’s bodies today. The way we grow, harvest, process and market o ur
food is at the root of much disharmony in our population. Economic factors have totally overruled all other considerations in food
marketing and distribution. Vital, nourishing, life -giving food simply cannot be had when it is treated as it is today.
Unfortunately our foods are hybridized to promote high yields, follow specific climatic conditions, mee t harvesting and processing
requirements, and have economically advantageous marketing and shelf life characteristics. Nutrient quality, freshness, taste  and
vitality as it becomes part of the human body is totally neglected. Processed, cooked, dried, roas ted, burned, chemicalized,
embalmed, preserved foods do not react well in the human body. In fact, they produce very unpleasant things, as you will witn ess
later in this book. Anyone who is aware of health conditions as they exist today is familiar with th e case against the present system
of food production. Therefore, let us go on to the other considerations that are responsible for bowel troubles today. As a r esult of
our poor food conditions, the body is not able to get the proper nutrition. Food grown o n poor soil does not have all the vitamins,
minerals and enzymes necessary for good health. Our people are growing up with shortages in their nutritional balance. These
shortages produce abberations in body chemistry which reflect in disease, illness and u nbalanced mental states.
Additionally, processed, devitalized foods are notoriously lacking in fiber and bulk. They tend to be dry, goopy, sticky and pasty.
They do not do well in making the transit in the bowel. They have a tendency to stick to the inside s like glue and are difficult to
move out. A constant diet of this kind of food puts one upon the path to all the things we are going to discuss in this book.
Unfortunately this process gets started early in life.

Other factors we should consider in auto intoxication are the stresses and tensions put on the members of modern society. When the
body is under stress and strain, as is so often en -countered today, it needs an extra amount of nutrition to cope with the increased
needs caused by this stress. Sadl y, the food eaten is so deficient that the body is always in a state of “catching up!” Never getting
what is required, a vicious cycle is set up where starvation of vital tissues begins to occur. This situation is in itself st ress
producing and vitality re ducing. Symptoms such as lack of energy, tiredness, irritability, restlessness, intolerance, quarrel -
someness, fatigue, lack of endurance and increasing frequency of illness are all products of the things I’ve been discussing.
Now let’s combine these condi tions and see what happens. First of all, the sewer lines are beginning to get plugged up because of
all the glue in the pipes. This causes a backing up of all systems. Waste material is staying around longer than it used to. There
hasn’t been a reduction in the need to eliminate those materials and therefore the machinery has not had a break, but must instead
labor even harder to move the same amount of materials. We find that more electricity is required to do this extra work and a ll
equipment is now oper ating at a higher wear rate and will require additional maintenance to keep it all going. The possibility of
equipment failure has increased due to the overload. Now imagine a brown out or worse yet, a complete failure in the energy
supply. All systems com e to a very sticky halt. When the bowel becomes encrusted with unexpelled fecal material due to poor
dietary habits, the absorption of vital nutrients slows down to the degree of encrustation. This is equivalent to a brown out. The
energy cycle is short ci rcuited and a downward spiral of tissue integrity ensues. In addition, the accumulations on the bowel wall
become a breeding ground for unhealthy bacterial life forms. They begin to multiply on this putrid, decaying material and the  stage
is set for seriou s consequences. The heavy mucus coating in the colon thickens and becomes a host for putrefaction. The blood
capillaries to the colon begin to pick up the toxins, poisons and noxious debris as it seeps through the bowel wall. All tiss ues and
organs of the body are now taking on toxic substances. Here is the beginning of true autointoxication on a physiological level.
By this time, there is little to no existent friendly bacteria in the bowel. The colon has been completely overrun by harmful, toxin -
producing  virus and bacteria. The sewer is backed up and the power has been turned off. Call the doctor! It is an indisputable fact
that not only illness and old age, but even death are due to the accumulation of waste products of body chemistry and, on the  other
hand, to the inability of the body to replenish its cellular structures and organs with fresh vital nutrients. Therefore, immu nity and
freedom from disease can be had and old age and death can be deferred only as long as body wastes are kept at a minimum an d
fresh, vital material of the first order is supplied for growth and repair of the body. Colonic cleanliness is of tremendous
importance to general health. When the colon be -comes polluted with stagnating waste and its tissue becomes damaged by
abrasions and infective ulcerations, the end products of poor digestion, lowered metabolism and putrefactive fermentation waste
find easy entrance into the blood, lymph and other body fluids. Beside the morbid conditions already mentioned, one must
consider the comm on and in -creasing prevalence of diseases of the colon, sigmoid flexure, rectum and anus; diverticulitis, colitis,
hemorrhoids, fistulae, fissures and malignancies. These diseases are so serious and are becoming so prevalent that they have
created an army of rectal surgeons, colonic irrigators, etc.

COLONIC EXPERIENCE
The benefits of colonic therapy were introduced to me by Dr. George E. Crowie of Los Angeles, California. He believes that th e
colon is the most important organ of the human body. The sanitar y and active conditions of the colon predispose the body to good
health. It was years ago that I went to New York and took up special work with a colonic specialist who had written a book
showing that he had put the colon tube completely up the descending colon across the transverse colon, down the ascending colon
and had it touching the appendix. I saw this in X -rays and felt as though I would like to study with this man in some of the colonic
work he was giving. He had me do a good deal of this colonic wo rk over a period of a month in his office and I noticed that people
who ate certain kinds of food always had a certain kind of a bowel movement. Those who had the natural fiber foods in the bow el
always had a well -formed stool and it seemed to pass along f airly well. However, there were very few well or healthy people who
came in for these colonics. These people were living on “civilized” foods. One of the things we noticed most was that those p eople
who had a lot of bread were the ones who really had the p oorest colon conditions. They were the ones who, when X -rayed, had the
most diverticula. We came to the conclusion that anyone taking bread or any of the refined floured products must use a fiber as
found from vegetables along with it. To this day, we have  followed that program because we saw so many great changes in the
elimination of toxic material by colonics when people used vegetable fillings and plenty of them along with their sandwiches.
Today, I believe that no one should eat sandwiches or have any refined carbohydrates of any kind unless they have plenty of fiber
material to move it along. Now in many cases I think if we took the natural cereals and natural materials in the very beginni ng, we
wouldn’t develop many of these colon troubles


, I have not returned to have any attacks much less to suffer any colds or flu. I thank God for this medicine that was given to me and for this faith that always I have had in him. He is the main thing to heal all and thanks to him for this spring of life that returned my health."  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  EPILEPSY  Jose Manuel Fernandez { Hermigua, Soltero Country} "I am 35 years old. I have had Epilepsy from the age of 8 years. I have been taking my own Urine that created a change in my life of good health and the analysis proves that I am well. Good food, good living gives you great Urine and a good body. I hope that it leave peace and love for all of you all. HASTALUEGO"  jose manuel fernandez dwells hermigua, unmarried country Sunday, March 18, 2001  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  EYE DISEASE  A former victim of eye disease writes: "I had severe pain in the eyes for the last six years. There was irritation in the eyelashes. I had to rub the eyes constantly, and this caused excessive pain. A treatment from the Local K.E.N. Hospital for two months gave me no relief whatsoever. Then I consulted a private doctor. The relief was there as long as the treatment continued, but the pain revived as it was stopped.  I started Urine Therapy on August 3 rd, 1960.  I purchased an eye-cup and washed my eyes with urine four times daily. Within a couple of months, there was relief. Within three months, complete cure was secured.   86 Previously, I suffered from far-sightedness, but now my sight is normal. The glasses are necessary only when some work is to be done close at hand. My constant complaint of headaches has also vanished. Now I have no discomfort whatsoever."  EYE DRYNESS  “I am presently using ‘Holy Water’ [urine] with drops under the tongue, and had results as early as 4 days with a sore dry eye at night and morning completely disappearing.”  Urine: The Holy Water by Harald W. Tietze  EYE INFECTION  “In 1996 while traveling in Central Australia, my eyes became very infected and painful. I woke one morning and they were glued shut with infection. As I had nothing with me for eye infections, urine was all I had plenty of.  I bathed my eyes twice that day and healing took place very quickly. The next morning my eyes were quite clean and healthy again.  After that we used our urine for any little cut or scratch - nothing ever became infected.”  Urine: The Holy Water by Harald W. Tietze  EYESIGHT  A 65-year-old man from India had weak eyesight. He wore glasses for correction. He began putting urine in his eyes. He also put urine in his ears. He massaged his skin with urine for fifteen days each morning and evening. Within 40 days, he could even see in the darkness. His eyesight had improved.  from Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  EYESIGHT  A man decided to put urine in his eyes to improve his eyesight. He washed his eyes for 10 minutes each morning. He can now see without glasses up to long distances. Gargling his mouth with urine daily also helped his teeth become strong and free of any toothache.  from Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  87 EYESIGHT  “A gentleman phoned me some months ago and told me that urine saved his eyesight. When the Germans used mustard gas in the way, the only chance they had to avoid blindness was to urinate in the eyes. He told me that this is well documented at the war museum in Canberra, Australia.”  Urine: The Holy Water by Harald W. Tietze  EYESIGHT  “Just want you to know I went to the eye doctor today and he said that I have the eyes of a 40-50 year old and not 65. I didn’t tell him my secrete of putting urine drops in every morning for the last year. I also have been putting urine up my nose every morning and have not had a cold since. I still drink a glass every morning. I really believe in this. You can use this letter for testimony but just use my initials. Thanks, FMS.”  Urine: The Holy Water by Harald W. Tietze  EYESIGHT  Washing eyes with urine thrice daily makes them bright and healthy, eye-sight improves, and in many cases use of spectacles becomes unnecessary. I have myself experienced this. In 1965 I was using spectacles whose number was minus two and a half. After two months of eye-washing with urine the number came down to minus one and a half. Further continuation of the treatment brought the number down to one only.   Those who want to leave spectacles altogether and forever should apart from washing the eyes with urine, drink some through their nose. This process is known as Mutra-Neti in Yoga. It is simple and can be learned even by children. Shri Ranjitbhai, whose case has been referred to earlier, got rid of his spectacles in five months. The number of his glasses was two and a half.  "Miracles of Urine Therapy" by Morarji Desai    ************************* F *************************  FACIAL SKIN BLACKENING  88 “Shri Rank Bandhuji, manager, Gandhi Smarak Bhawan, Chandigarh, told me on 1-12-1976 that a girl's face had become partially swarthy (dark). Even prominent physicians could not give her any relief. A doctor started taking her urine for examination and would return it in his own bottles. She was asked to massage the part with this as also to drink it. In 20 days her blackness vanished.”  from Manav Mootra by R. M. Patel  FATIGUE   Ms. T.M.K., The Netherlands "A year ago, I started drinking one glass of morning urine per day on an empty stomach. I still do, not because it tastes good but because this has caused a number of symptoms from which I was suffering to diminish and even disappear. The first few sips were nothing like broth, like everybody says. It simply tasted disgusting - salty, bitter and lukewarm. I followed a healthy diet, so that was not the cause. Even so, it was not too disgusting to drink, and I was sufficiently motivated. I have had M.E. (chronic fatigue syndrome) for a good four years. Besides being chronically fatigued, I often contract infections (particularly of the bronchial tubes), suffer from muscle and joint pain, and have splitting headaches which last for up to five days. The past few years, I was sick every six weeks for three consecutive weeks - a nasty cold complete with infected canker sores, followed by bronchitis. This year, since I started drinking urine, I have had the flu a few times, but without that horrible stuffed nose and bronchitis, and only had one infected canker sore. The muscle and joint pain gradually diminished and is now completely gone! My headaches have not disappeared, but they do not last as long, are less severe and occur less often. The fatigue has not decreased, but I do sleep better. I must add that none of this can be proven scientifically. Maybe these healing processes spontaneously and magically occurred - who knows? I clearly remember that the first few weeks after I started drinking my morning urine, I had an unusual vibrating feeling in my head, as if a current of energy had been released. It was a very relaxing feeling. This lasted a few months, and I later heard that other 'urine-drinkers' experience this as well. The most amazing thing is that the head colds have completely disappeared. My intuition tells me that urine therapy definitely helped cure me of those nasty head colds. I believe that my body lets me know when I have drunk the exact amount of urine that I need. I always get the feeling, "Hold it, stop! Enough is enough." If I keep drinking to see how my body will react, I usually start to gag. 89 I practise urine therapy as a kind of ritual, with a fixed order of doing things. For example, I could never leave the lavatory with my glass of urine and drink it in the living room or wait until it has cooled down - I would not be able to drink it. I stay seated on the toilet and drink my urine lukewarm until I reach the 'enough is enough' point. I sometimes drink a few sips of water afterwards. Drinking a glass of spring water or weak herbal tea in the evening makes the urine taste milder.   To your health!"   The Golden Fountain by Coen van der Kroon  FATIGUE   Mr. B. Georgia "I am a PWA (person with AIDS). I have been doing Urine Therapy for three months. My fatigue and dizziness dissipated within the first month. I experienced intense eye itchiness. A few drops of fresh urine stopped it immediately. If I forget to take the urine one day, the next day I will pay for it with fatigue. Also my lymph gland swelling is reduced by 50%."  World-wide Case Histories of Urine Therapy by Gary Ward  FEVER  “Lourdes V. had a fever of 104 degrees two days in a row. She did not want to go to the emergency room because during a previous visit to get treated for food poisoning she ended up getting three operations. The standard procedure


 at that ti me.
Somehow I knew the treatment they were using was wrong.
    I brought my brother home still on heavy doses of thorazine. The s ide effects of this drug were so severe he could barely exist:
blurred vision, clenched jaw, trembling hands, and restless feet that could not be kept still. These are common problems with  the
older generation of psycho tropic medications, generally contro lled to some extent with still other drugs like cogentin (which he
was taking too).
    My brother steadily reduced his tranquilizers until he was able to think and do a few things. On his own he started taking a lot of
B vitamins and eating whole grains. I do not know exactly why he did this, but I believe he was following his intuition. (I
personally did not know enough to suggest a natural approach at that time.) In any case after three months on vitamins and an
improved diet he no long needed any medica tion, and was delighted to be free of their side effects. He remained somewhat
emotionally fragile for a few more months but he soon returned to work, and has had no mental trouble from that time to this day.
This was the beginning of my interest in mental  illness, and my first exposure to the limitations of ‘modern' psychiatry.
    I always preferred self -discipline to being directed by others. So I took every advantage of having a teacher for a mother and
studied at home instead of being bored silly in a classroom. In Canada of that era you didn't have to go to high school to enter
university, you only had to pass the written government entrance exams. At age 16, never having spent a single day in high sc hool,
I passed the university entrance exams with a grade of 97 percent. At that point in my life I really wanted to go to medical school
and become a doctor, but I didn't have the financial backing to embark on such a long and costly course of study, so I settle d on a
four year nursing course at the Univer sity of Alberta, with all my expenses paid in exchange for work at the university teaching
hospital.
    At the start of my nurses training I was intensely curious about everything in the hospital: birth, death, surgery, illness, etc. I
found most births to be joyful, at least when everything came out all right. Most people died very alone in the hospital, terrified if
they were conscious, and all seemed totally unprepared for death, emotionally or spiritually. None of the hospital staff want ed to
be with a dying person except me; most hospital staff were unable to confront death any more bravely than those who were dying.
So I made it a point of being at the death bed. The doctors and nurses found it extremely unpleasant to have to deal with the
preparatio n of the dead body for the morgue; this chore usually fell to me also. I did not mind dead bodies. They certainly did not
mind me!
    I had the most difficulty accepting surgery. There were times when surgery was clearly a life saving intervention, partic ularly
when the person had incurred a traumatic injury, but there were many other cases when, though the knife was the treatment of
choice, the results were disastrous.
    Whenever I think of surgery, my recollections always go to a man with cancer of th e larynx. At that time the University of
Alberta had the most respected surgeons and cancer specialists in the country. To treat cancer they invariably did surgery, p lus
radiation and chemotherapy to eradicate all traces of cancerous tissue in the body, bu t they seemed to forget there also was a
human being residing in that very same cancerous body. This particularly unfortunate man came into our hospital as a whole
human being, though sick with cancer. He could still speak, eat, swallow, and looked normal.  But after surgery he had no larynx,
nor esophagus, nor tongue, and no lower jaw.
    The head surgeon, who, by the way, was considered to be a virtual god amongst gods, came back from the operating room
smiling from ear to ear, announcing proudly that he  had ‘got all the cancer'. But when I saw the result I thought he'd done a
butcher's job. The victim couldn't speak at all, nor eat except through a tube, and he looked grotesque. Worst, he had lost a ll will to
live. I thought the man would have been much better off to keep his body parts as long as he could, and die a whole person able to
speak, eating if he felt like it, being with friends and family without inspiring a gasp of horror.
    I was sure there must be better ways of dealing with degenerative  conditions such as cancer, but I had no idea what they might
be or how to find out. There was no literature on medical alternatives in the university library, and no one in the medical s chool
ever hinted at the possibility except when the doctors took jab s at chiropractors. Since no one else viewed the situation as I did I
started to think I might be in the wrong profession.
    It also bothered me that patients were not respected, were not people; they were considered a "case" or a "condition." I was
frequently reprimanded for wasting time talking to patients, trying to get acquainted. The only place in the hospital where huma n
contact was acceptable was the psychiatric ward. So I enjoyed the rotation to psychiatry for that reason, and decided that I woul d
like to make psychiatry or psychology my specialty.
    By the time I finished nursing school, it was clear that the hospital was not for me. I especially didn't like its rigid hier archical
system, where all bowed down to the doctors. The very first wee k in school we were taught that when entering a elevator, make
sure that the doctor entered first, then the intern, then the charge nurse. Followed by, in declining order of status: gradua te nurses,
third year nurses, second year nurses, first year nurses,  then nursing aids, then orderlies, then ward clerks, and only then, the
cleaning staff. No matter what the doctor said, the nurse was supposed to do it immediately without question --a very military sort
of organization.
    Nursing school wasn't all bad.  I learned how to take care of all kinds of people with every variety of illness. I demonstrated for
myself that simple nursing care could support a struggling body through its natural healing process. But the doctor -gods tended to
belittle and denigrate n urses. No wonder --so much of nursing care consists of unpleasant chores like bed baths, giving enemas and
dealing with other bodily functions.
    I also studied the state -of-the-art science concerning every conceivable medical condition, its symptoms, an d treatment. At the
university hospital nurses were required to take the same pre -med courses as the doctors --including anatomy, physiology,
biochemistry, and pharmacology. Consequently, I think it is essential for holistic healers to first ground themselv es in the basic
sciences of the body's physiological systems. There is also much valuable data in standard medical texts about the digestion,
assimilation, and elimination. To really understand illness, the alternative practitioner must be fully aware of t he proper
functioning of the cardiovascular/pulmonary system, the autonomic and voluntary nervous system, the endocrine system, plus th e
mechanics and detailed nomenclature of the skeleton, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Also it is helpful to know the con ventional
medical models for treating various disorders, because they do appear to work well for some people, and should not be totally
invalidated simply on the basis of one's philosophical or religious viewpoints.
    Many otherwise well -meaning holisti c practitioners, lacking an honest grounding in science, sometimes express their
understanding of the human body in non -scientific, metaphysical terms that can seem absurd to the well -instructed. I am not
denying here that there is a spiritual aspect to he alth and illness; I believe there are energy flows in and around the body that can
effect physiological functioning. I am only suggesting that to discuss illness without hard science is like calling oneself a  abstract
artist because the painter has no abil ity to even do a simple, accurate representational drawing of a human figure.
    Though hospital life had already become distasteful to me I was young and poor when I graduated. So after nursing school I
buckled down and worked just long enough to save en ough money to obtain a masters degree in Clinical Psychology from the
University of British Columbia. Then I started working at Riverview Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., doing diagnostic testing, an d
group therapy, mostly with psychotic people. At Riverview I  had a three -year-long opportunity to observe the results of
conventional psychiatric treatment.
    The first thing I noticed was the ‘revolving door' phenomena. That is, people go out, and then they're back in, over and over
again, demonstrating that sta ndard treatment --drugs, electroshock and group therapy --had been ineffective. Worse, the treatments
given at Riverside were dangerous, often with long term side effects that were more damaging than the disease being treated. It felt
like nursing school all  over again; in the core of my being I somehow knew there was a better way, a more effective way of
helping people to regain their mental health. Feeling like an outsider, I started investigating the hospital's nooks and cran


 these sources.
This water should be used for cooking and drinking, and even for preparing enemas,
since a significant portion of the enema water may be absorbed and filtered through
the kidneys. Even if one has a well, it should not be assumed safe. Often toxic
amounts of copper, cadmium, and lead are picked up from the plumbing even if the
well is pure. It is best to purchase the Alkalizer™ water instrument. Remember, if one
distills water from a city supply, one must remember that certain hydrocarbon
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contaminants have a lower boiling point than that of water. The distiller should have
a valve to permit their escape as they gasify. If not, they w ill concentrate in the
distilled water and will need to be removed by filtering through activated charcoal.
5. If a coffee enema makes a person jittery, shaky, nervous, nauseated, or light
headed, the coffee solution is too strong. The amount of coffee can be adjusted
from 1  teaspoon to 4 tablespoons per quart of water as tolerance level permits.
6. The high, retention coffee enema should consist of 1  quart of coffee, held for 15
minutes. Some people, children especially, can take and retain only a pint (2
cups) of enema solution at a time. If this is the case, one must take 2 enemas
each time, one right after the other, and hold each for 15 minutes as directed.
7. Upon rising each morning plug in the coffeepot for a few seconds to bring
coffee to body temperature; unplug and take the morning coffee enema.
How To Take A Coffee Enema
A. Before the enema do some form of mild exercise if possible, such as walking
briskly. If one is extremely debilitated and weak, this step w ill of course need to
be omitted until strength returns.
B. Attempt a normal bowel movement. The enema is much more effective if the
colon has been evacuated. One should not become disturbed, however, if there
are no regular bowel movements, or very few, during Metabolic Medicine's
Cancer Cure Program. In many cases, not enough bulk collects to instigate a
normal bowel movement. When no normal bowel movements are forthcoming,
the enema cleans the colon adequately.
C. Bulk formers such as Metamucil™ (or other brands of Psyllium Husks obtainable
at drug or health food stores) taken as directed, or 2 tablespoons of miller's bran
with each meal (obtainable at the health food store) are quite helpful in forming
stools and thereby creating more normal bowel movements for those who take
daily enemas.
D. After the normal bowel movement, if one is forthcoming, or before taking the
coffee retention enema, most people find that taking an enema with 1  quart of
warm distilled or filtered water is very helpful (do not retain this enema). This
procedure begins the cleansing of the colon, removing large particles of residue
and most of the gas. When it is completed, the coffee retention enema may be
taken. The warm water enema is optional and does not need to be taken if the
coffee enema can be retained for the desired period.
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E. Place 1  quart of coffee in your enema bag or bucket. You may use a Fleet enema
bag, which is a disposable large volume plastic bag, an over-the-counter item
from the local pharmacy or hospital supply outlet. This enema bag lasts about 2
years.
F. The enema tip on the end of the hose is not adequate to give a "high enema."
Place a colon tube (Davol) size 24 French or 26 French or 28 French on the
opposite end of the plastic tube from the enema bag. This colon tube is a soft
flexible rubber-like tube around 30 inches in length. It follows the curves and
flexure of the colon. The colon tube is usually inserted about 12 to 20 inches
into the rectum. (Editor's Note: It is difficult today to find a colon tube. However,
a plastic rectal catheter or tube about 18 inches long may be ordered from your
pharmacy as an over-the-counter item.)
G. Next, allow the coffee to flow to the end of the colon tube, thus eliminating any
air in the tube.
H. The colon tube should be lubricated with natural creamery butter, Vitamin E
cream or other lubricant that doesn't contain additives or chemicals.
I. Insert the tube 12 to 20 inches into the rectum, if possible. This should be done
slowly, in a rotating motion that helps to keep the tube from "kinking up" inside
the colon.
J. The enema bag should not be over 36 inches higher than the rectum. If it is
placed too high, the coffee runs into the colon too fast and under too much
pressure, causing discomfort.
K. There are several positions that can be used while inserting the colon tube.
Squatting is one. There is also the knee-chest method, with chest and knees on
the floor and buttocks in the highest position possible. Most people, however,
find it easiest to lie on the left side until the solution is out of the bag or bucket.
The enema should never be taken while sitting on the toilet or standing.
L. Some people's colons have kinks or turns in them that may prevent the tube
from being inserted even 18 inches. Often, if a little bit of the solution is allowed
to flow into the colon as the tube is being inserted, one may comfortably get past
these kinks.
M. If a kink bends the tube too much and stops the flow of liquid, then the tube can
be inserted only as far as it w ill go, still allowing the liquid to flow freely.
N. Sometimes, if one hits a kink that stops the flow of the liquid completely, the
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tube can be pulled out slowly just to the point where the solution is felt flowing
again. Frequently, the tube can be pushed back in, past the turn that previously
stopped the liquid.
0. Because of the shapes and formations of some people's colons or of course if a
child is being given the enema, it will be possible to insert the tube only a few
inches. Occasionally, this is a permanent situation. Often, however, as the colon
is cleaned and healed, the tube can eventually be inserted further.
P. The tube should never  be forced when discomfort occurs.
Q. After the flow of the solution is completed, one may remove the colon tube,
although it isn't necessary to do so. Regardless of the position used up to this
point, one should now lie on the left side for at least 5 minutes, then on the back
for another 5 minutes, then on the right side for at least 5 minutes.
R. Those who have excessive gas may leave the tube in the colon with the hose
clamp open. This allows gas to escape through the enema container. Frequently,
the coffee will go in and out of the enema bag or bucket until the gas is relieved.
S. After the enema is retained for 15 minutes or longer, it may be expelled.
T. One is now ready for the rest of his daily routine clean and refreshed!
Helpful Hints
1. If you find you have a lot of gas and it is difficult to retain the enema, try putting
2 tablespoons of blackstrap molasses into your coffee solution.
2. If you get a sudden gas bubble causing an urge to expel the solution, breathe
very fast through your nose using your abdominal muscles like a bellows. This
usually helps the colon wall break up the gas bubble.
3. If you find that a little coffee leaks out, place an old towel under your buttocks.
Intestinal Obstruction
Occasionally, the intestinal tract w ill become obstructed. Usually under these
circumstances, no food or feces will come through. After a few days, one becomes
extremely nauseated and starts vomiting. He or she w ill be very sick and will
normally run a high temperature. This should be watched quite carefully, for in such
cases immediate emergency treatment is absolutely necessary.
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One should never allow themselves to become extremely toxic. But, in order to
distinguish between a healing toxic reaction and an intestinal obstruction, as soon as
nausea or vomiting develops and no food is passing through, all supplements and
food should be stopped for 5 days. Water and juice may be taken during this time.
If there is no vomiting, food is passing through, and the temperature remains below
100 degrees, the diet and normal routine may be resumed, as one may assume there
is no obstruction.
A point to remember is that one shouldn't fail to cycle off the supplements
routinely before reaching such a state of toxicity!
If, during the 5 days off the supplements with no solid food intake, one begins to
vomit and has abdominal pain with high temperature, the physician should be
consulted so that he or she can check for intestinal obstruction.
Cleansing The Kidneys
The kidneys are vital organs of detoxification. They filter approximately 4,000
quarts of blood daily. The metabolic wastes, largely urea, are eliminated and the
acid/alkaline balance maintained. Many drugs are eliminated through the kidneys,
especially the common pain-k


 “I’m just not good at that.” You can spend an af-
ternoon painting a picture and have a hell of a time. If the end
product is less than masterful, you haven’t failed, you’ve had a half
day of pleasure. On my living room wall is a painting that is aesthet-
ically horrible. Everyone who visits comments or painfully avoids
commenting on how bad it really is. In the lower left-hand corner
are inscribed the words, “To you, Dr. Dyer, I give you not my best.”
It is from a former student who had avoided painting all of her life
because she’d learned a long time ago that she was bad at it. She
spent a weekend painting just for her own pleasure and it is one of
my most prized gifts.
• Remember that the opposites of growth are sameness and death.
Thus, you can resolve to live each day in a new way, being spontan-
eous and alive, or you can fear the unknown and remain the
same—psychologically dead.
• Have a talk with those people in your life who you feel are most
responsible for your fear of the unknown. State in no uncertain terms
that you intend to do new things, and check out their reactions. You
may find that their incredulity is one of theEXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 135things that you’ve always worried about in the past, and as a result
you chose immobilization over those disapproving looks. Now that
you can handle the looks, state your Declaration of Independence
from their control.
• Instead of “Do your best in everything” as a credo for you and
your children, try “Select the things that are important to you, and
work hard at them, and in the rest of your life, just do.” It’s O.K. not
to do your best! In fact, the whole “Do your Best,” syndrome is a
myth. You never do your absolute best, nor does anyone else. There
is always room for improvement, since perfection is not a human
attribute.
• Don’t let your convictions keep you stagnant. Believing some-
thing out of past experience and hanging onto that belief is an
avoidance of reality. There is only what is now, and the truth of the
present may not be the truth of the past. Assess your behavior not
on what you believe, but in terms of what is and what you experience
in the present. By allowing yourself to experience, rather than color-
ing your reality with beliefs, you’ll find the unknown a fantastic
place to be.
• Remember, nothing human is alien to you. You can be anything
you choose. Imprint this on your mind and remind yourself of it
when you fall into your typically safe evasive behavior.
• Become aware of avoiding the unknown as you are doing it. At
that moment begin a dialogue with yourself. Tell yourself it’s okay
if you don’t know where you are going at every moment of your
life. Awareness of routine is the first step in changing it.
• Deliberately fail at something. Are you really less of a person
for losing a tennis game or painting a bad picture or are you still a
worthwhile individual who just enjoyed some pleasant activity?
• Have a conversation with a member of a group that you’ve
avoided in the past. You’ll soon discover that your prejudices, when
challenged by you, are keeping you stagnant and uninter-136 / Your Erroneous Zonesesting. If you prejudge anyone, you prevent yourself from dealing
with them honestly since your viewpoint has already been estab-
lished. The more different kinds of people you encounter, the more
likely you are to remark to yourself how much you’ve been missing,
and how foolish your fears have been. With these insights, the un-
known will become an area for ever-increasing exploration rather
than something to shun.
Some Final Thoughts on Fearing the Unknown
The above suggestions represent some constructive means of
fighting fear of the unknown. The whole process begins with new
insights into your avoidance behavior, followed by actively challen-
ging the old behavior and moving in new directions. Just imagine
if the great inventors or explorers of the past had feared the un-
known. The entire population of the world would still reside in the
Tigris-Euphrates Valley. The unknown is where growth resides.
Both for civilization and for the individual.
Think of a road with a fork in it. In one direction lies security, in
the other the great uncharted unknown. Which road would you
take?
Robert Frost answered the question in The Road Not Taken.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
The choice is yours. Your erroneous zone of fear of the unknown
is waiting to be replaced by new exciting activities that will bring
pleasure to your life. You don’t have to know where you’re going—as
long as you’re on your way.EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN  / 137VII
BREAKING THE BARRIER
OF CONVENTION
There are no rules, laws or traditions that apply universally…includ-
ing this one.
The world is full of “shoulds” that people apply to their behavior
without evaluation, and the total of these shoulds makes up a very
large erroneous zone. You may be guided by a set of rules and
principles to which you don’t even subscribe, and yet you are unable
to break away and decide for yourself what works and doesn’t work
for you.
Nothing is absolute. There are no rules or laws which always make
sense or provide the greatest amount of good for all occasions.
Flexibility is a far greater virtue, and yet you may find it difficult,
indeed impossible, to break an unserviceable law or violate absurd
tradition. Fitting into your society or enculturation may be useful
for getting along at times, but carried to an extreme, it can become
a neurosis, particularly when unhappiness, depression and anxiety
are the consequences of your meeting the shoulds.
138Nowhere is it being implied or in any way suggested that you
become contemptuous of the law, or break rules simply because you
see fit to do so. Laws are necessary, and order is an important part
of civilized society. But blind adherence to convention is something
else entirely, something, in fact, which may be far more destructive
to the individual than violation of the rules. Often rules are foolish,
and traditions no longer make any sense. When this is the case, and
you are unable to function effectively because you must follow
senseless rules, that is the time to reconsider the rules and your be-
havior.
As Abraham Lincoln once put it, “I never had a policy that I could
always apply. I’ve simply attempted to do what made the greatest
amount of sense at the moment.” He was not a slave to a single
policy that had to apply in every single case, even if the policy was
written with such an intention.
A should is unhealthy only when it gets in the way of healthy and
effective behavior. If you find yourself doing annoying or otherwise
counterproductive things which are the result of a should, you have
renounced your freedom of choice and are allowing yourself to be
controlled by some external force. A closer examination of this in-
ternal versus external control of yourself will be helpful before con-
tinuing to look at these erroneous musts which may clutter your
life.
Internal vs. External Locus of Control
It has been estimated that a full seventy-five percent of the people
in our culture are more external than internal in their personality
orientation. This means that the chances are that you fit into this
category more often than you don’t. What does it mean to be “ex-
ternal” in your locus of control? Essentially, you are external if you
assign responsibility for your emotional state in your present mo-
ments to someone or something external to yourself. Thus, if you
were to be asked the question, “Why doBREAKING THE BARRIER OF CONVENTION  / 139you feel bad?” and you responded with answers like…“My parents
mistreat me,” “She hurt my feelings,” “My friends don’t like me,”
“My luck is down,” or “Things just aren’t going well,” you would
be in this external category. Conversely, if you were asked why you
are so happy, and you responded; “My friends treat me well,” “My
luck has changed,” “Nobody is bugging me,” or “She came through
for me,” you are still in the external frame, assigning responsibility
for how you feel to someone or something outside of you.
The internal locus of control person puts the responsibility for
how he feels squarely on his own shoulders, and this person is in-
deed rare in our culture. When asked the same questions, he re-
sponds with internally oriented answers such as: “I tell myself the
wrong things,” “I put too much emphasis on what others say,” “I
worry about what someone else thinks,” “I’m not strong enough
now to avoid being unhappy,” and “I don’t have the skills to keep
me from being miserable.” Similarly, when the internally-put-togeth-
er person is up, he responds with “I” references such as, “I worked
hard at being happy,” “I made things work for me,” “I’m telling
myself the right things,” “I’m in charge of me, and this is where I
choose to be.” Thus, you have one-fourth of the people