	the	disquiet. Although	meditation	and	medication	differ	by	one
letter	only,	they	are	miles	apart. Spiritualise	me
S
pirituality	can	be	defined	as	the	extent	to	which	we	stop	thinking	and
connect	with	life. It	is	a	widely	expressed	but	much	misunderstood	word. For	centuries,	people	in	Ireland	strongly	resorted	to	religion. Some	of	the
motives	were	political,	as	religion	was	a	way	to	differentiate	ourselves	from
our	colonizers. Other	motives	included	fear	of	the	Catholic	priest	with	his
threat	of	hell	and	damnation. A	future	in	hell	with	raging	fires	was	enough	to
drive	us	to	Sunday	mass. For	years,	we	left	our	substandard	homes	and	took
weekly	refuge	in	the	quietness	of	the	church. We	dressed	up	in	our	best
Sunday	suits. The	church,	with	its	stone	surroundings,	majestic	belfry,	high
ceilings,	solid	wooden	beams	and	marble	floor	was	awe-inspiring. The	mind
stilled	at	such	a	sight. Furthermore,	belief	in	a	higher	being	expressed	through	the	form	of	a	man-
made	institution	reduced	thought	activity,	just	as	a	caring	parent	tells	a	child
that	everything	will	be	okay	and	not	to	worry. “I	believe	in	the	Roman
apostolic	church.”

Finally,	the	act	of	prayer,	which	involves	repetitive	words	and	sounds,	further
stilled	the	mind	as	attention	was	diverted	to	prayer	instead	of	thought. People	left	the	church	happy. They	were	lighter. Their	thought	activity	was
considerably	reduced	for	an	hour	or	so. Oh,	how	wonderful. What	a	beautiful
sermon. The	priest	is	a	great	man. Newer	generations	in	Ireland	don’t	have	the	crutch	of	religion. With	improved
education	and	freedom	to	express	one’s	opinion,	most	people	have	lost	trust	in
traditional	institutions. Nor	is	there	a	fundamental	movement	towards
meditation. Some	youngsters	get	involved	with	sports,	during	which	time
their	minds	are	at	rest.When	one	pushes	the	body	in	physical	exercise,	the	mind	stops. However,	others	revert	to	alcohol	or	drugs. They	replace	the	spirit	from	the
church	with	the	spirit	from	the	top	shelf. Both,	by	the	way,	still	the	mind. However,	there	is	a	large	price	to	pay	by	stilling	the	mind	with	alcohol. Drink
is	a	downer	and	causes	depression	the	next	day. Alcohol	does	nothing	to
address	the	racing	mind	and	is	just	a	temporary	means	of	numbing	the
drinker. The	increased	uptake	of	alcohol	by	many	teenagers	is	not	solely	a	result	of
peer	pressure. They	too	have	fear	of	the	future	regarding	exams,	getting	a	job,
fitting	into	society	and	living	up	to	the	demands	of	looking	attractive	with
perfect	bodies. They	are	forced	into	the	rat	race	whether	they	like	it	or	not. This	creates	anxiety	and,	with	no	other	outlet,	alcohol	and	drugs	are	means	of
drowning	out	the	mental	commentary. From	speaking	with	alcoholics,	the	one	thing	they	have	in	common	is	a	racing
mind. Alcohol	is	a	means	to	escape	anxiety. If	no	anxiety	existed,	the	world
would	have	far	fewer	alcoholics. Deal	with	anxiety	by	abandoning	the	spirit
in	the	bottle	and	connect	with	true	spirituality. True	spirituality	is	the	degree	to	which	you	are	out	of	thought	and	connected
with	life. The	kingdom	of	heaven	is	within. God	is	stillness	of	the	mind,	an	inseparable	oneness	with	life. God	is	within. God	is	not	a	plastic	statue,	picture	frame,	belief	or	thought. God	is	no	thought. As	the	Bible	states:	“Be	still	and	know	that	I	am	God.”Educate	me
I
n	Western	civilization,	we	attach	importance	to	the	ability	to	think. From	an
early	age,	we	attend	school	to	learn	how	to	think,	to	decipher,	to	analyse,	to
examine	and	to	investigate. We	spend	fifteen	to	twenty	years	in	formal
education	developing	this	trait. Good	students	are	rewarded	and	poor	students
are	frowned	upon. The	idea	of	regurgitating	information	and	critical	analysis
is	the	order	of	the	day. An	intelligent	person	is	considered	as	one	who	has
stored	lots	of	information	in	her	head. In	comparison	with	our	ancestors,	we
have	a	tremendous	capacity	to	think. Being	able	to	think	is	a	wonderful	aid	to
solving	problems,	making	decisions	and	getting	a	job. However,	the	downside	to	this	is	that	we	have	lost	control	over	our	mind. This
is	the	case	with	the	vast	majority	of	people,	including	those	viewed	as	pillars
of	society,	schoolteachers,	university	professors,	priests	and	medical
professionals. For	the	most	part,	they	are	living	in	their	minds. The	vast
majority	of	them	are	asleep. Their	lives	are	lived	through	their	minds,	making
little	direct	connection	with	life. Schools	and	universities	develop	the	left	side	of	the	brain	and	abandon	the
right. Depression,	anxiety	and	mental	turmoil	are	all	products	of	left-brain
thinking. Meditation,	feeling	the	inner	body,	following	the	breath	and	stilling
the	mind	develops	the	right	side	of	the	brain. If	you	develop	the	left	side	of
your	brain	through	years	of	formal	education,	it	is	necessary	to	develop	your
right-hand	side	to	restore	the	balance. Formal	education	teaches	us	how	to
think,	but	it	does	not	teach	us	how	to	stop	thinking. Thought	after	thoughtafter	thought	is	enough	to	make	us	go	mad! Chapter	10
Can	you	afford	not	to
have	a	still	mind?Creativity
T
he	discovery	of	a	novel	or	relatively	new	idea	or	approach	originates	only
from	a	still	and	quiet	mind. Thoughts	are	stale. All	thoughts	originate	from
past	information	and	events. Nothing	fresh	arises	from	stale	and	useless
thinking. When	a	person	is	asleep	in	thought,	there	is	a	very	limited	store	of
knowledge	to	glean	from. When	a	person	is	outside	of	thought	and	directly	in
contact	with	life,	he	has	universal	intelligence	at	his	disposal. Some	people	are	naturally	more	creative	than	others. Unknowingly,	they	have
discovered	the	power	of	stepping	outside	of	thought. Their	insights	and	ideas
are	bright,	unusual,	fresh,	different	and	shape	the	world	we	live	in. Schoolteachers	and	university	professors	have	devoted	their	life	to	learning
and	teaching,	yet	they	produce	very	few	original	or	creative	works. Universities	are	filled	with	thousands	of	students	writing	PhDs	and	masters
theses,	yet	nobody	reads	them. They	are	filed	away	and	occasionally	read	by
other	students	writing	a	PhD. They	are	a	waste	of	paper. Nobody	reads	them
because	they	are	stale. They	contain	regurgitated	information	from	the	past. The	original	works	of	Leonardo	da	Vinci,	Michelangelo,	Monet,	Van	Gogh,
Cezanne,	Yeats,	Joyce,	Beckett	and	others	were	not	produced	from	stale	and
repetitive	thinking	of	the	mind. Universities	and	schools	cannot	take	credit	for
their	works. These	masters	could	put	their	minds	aside	and	allow	their
consciousness	to	become	one	with	the	universe. By	tapping	into	this
intelligence,	the


	from	grains	or	sugar	plants,	like	sugar
cane	or	the	sugar	beet. They	are	readily	broken	down	during	digestion	to	the
simplest	form	of	the	carbohydrates,	which	are	absorbed	into	the	body	to	give
blood	sugar,	or	glucose. Unfortunately,	most	Americans	consume	voluminous	amounts	of	simple,
refined	carbohydrates	and	paltry	amounts	of	complex	carbohydrates. For
example,	in	1996,	42%	of	Americans	ate	cakes,	cookies,	pastries	or	pies	on
any	given	day,	while	only	10%	ate	any	dark	green	vegetables. 46
	In	another
ominous	sign,	only	three	vegetables	accounted	for	half	of	the	total	vegetable
servings	in	1996
46
:	potatoes,	which	were	mostly	consumed	as	fries	and	chips;
head	lettuce,	one	of	the	least	nutrient-dense	vegetables	you	can	consume,	and
canned	tomatoes,	which	is	probably	only	a	reflection	of	pizza	and	pasta
consumption. Add	to	that	the	fact	that	the	average	American	consumed
thirty-
two	teaspoons	of	added	sugars	per	day	in	1996
,
46
	and	it’s	clear	thatAmericans	are	gorging	almost	exclusively	on	refined,	simple	carbohydrates,
at	the	exclusion	of	healthful	complex	carbohydrates. This	is	bad	news,	and	this,	in	large	measure,	is	why	carbohydrates	as	a
whole	have	gotten	such	a	bad	rap;	the	vast	majority	of	carbohydrates
consumed	in	America	are	found	in	junk	food	or	grains	so	refined	that	they
have	to	be	supplemented	with	vitamins	and	minerals. On	this
point,	the
popular	diet	authors	and	I	agree. For	example,	you	could	eat	a	low-fat,	high-
carbohydrate	diet	by	exclusively	eating	the	following	foods:	pasta	made	from
refined	flour,	baked	potato	chips,	soda,	sugary	cereals	and	low-fat	candy	bars. Eating	this	way	is	a
bad
	idea. You	will	not	derive	the	health	benefits	of	a
plant-based	diet	eating	these	foods. In	experimental	research,	the	health
benefits	of	a	high-carbohydrate	diet	come	from	eating	the	complex
carbohydrates	found	in	whole	grains,	fruits	and	vegetables. Eat	an	apple,	a
zucchini	or	a	plate	of	brown	rice	topped	with	beans	and	other	vegetables.THE	CHINA	STUDY	WEIGHS	IN
With	regard	to	weight	loss,	there	are	some	surprising	findings	from	the	China
Study	that	shed	light	on	the	weight	loss	debate. When	we	started	the	China
Study,	I	thought	that	China	had	the	opposite	problem	from	that	of	the	U.S. I
had	heard	that	China	could	not	feed	itself,	that	it	was	prone	to	famines	and
that	there	was	not	enough	food	for	people	to	attain	their	full	adult	height. Very
simply,	there	were	not	enough	calories	to	go	around. Although	China	has,
during	the	last	fifty	years,	had	its	share	of	nutritional	problems,	we	were	to
learn	that	these	views	on	calorie	intake	were	dead	wrong. We	wanted	to	compare	the	calorie	consumption	in	China	and	America,	but
there	was	a	catch. Chinese	are	more	physically	active	than	Americans,
especially	in	rural	areas,	where	manual	labor	is	the	norm. To	compare	an
extremely	active	laborer	with	an	average	American	would	be	misleading. It
would	be	like	comparing	the	amount	of	energy	consumed	by	a	manual	laborer
at	hard	work	with	the	amount	of	energy	consumed	by	an	accountant. The	vast
difference	in	calorie	intake	sure	to	exist	between	these	individuals	would	tell
us	nothing	of	value	and	only	confirm	that	the	manual	laborer	is	more	active. To	overcome	this	problem,	we	ranked	the	Chinese	into	five	groups
according	to	their	levels	of	physical	activity. After	figuring	out	the	calorie
intakes	of	the
least	active
	Chinese,	the	equivalent	of	office	workers,	we	then
compared	their	calorie	intake	with	the
average
	American. What	we	found	was
astonishing. Average	calorie	intake,	per	kilogram	of	body	weight,	was	30%
higher
among	the	least	active	Chinese	than	among	average	Americans. Yet,	body
weight	was	20%
lower
	(
Chart	4.11
). How	can	it	be	that	even	the	least	active
Chinese	consume	more	calories	yet	have	no	overweight	problems? What	is
their	secret? CHART	4.11:	CALORIE	CONSUMPTION	(KCAL/KG)	AND	BODY
WEIGHT
There	are	two	possible	explanations	for	this	apparent	paradox. First,	even
the	Chinese	office	workers	are	more	physically	active	than	average
Americans. Anyone	familiar	with	China	knows	that	many	office	workers
travel	on	bicycles. Thus,	they	consume	more	calories. Even	so,	we	cannot	tell
how	much	of	the	extra	calorie	consumption	was	due	to	physical	activity	and
how	much	to	something	else,	perhaps	their	food. We	do	know,	however,	that	some	people	use	the	calories	they	consume
differently	from	other	people. We	often	say	that	“they	have	a	higher	rate	of
metabolism”	or	“it’s	in	their	genes.”	You	know	these	people. They	are	the
ones	who	seem	to	eat	all	they	want	and	still	not	gain	weight. Then	there	are
most	of	us,	who	need	to	watch	our	calorie	intake—or	so	we	think. This	is	the
simplistic	interpretation. I	have	a	more	comprehensive	interpretation	that	is	based	on	our	own
considerable	research	and	on	the	studies	of	others. It	goes	like	this. Provided
that	we	aren’t	restricting	our	calorie	intake,	those	of	us	who	consume	a	high-
fat,	high-protein	diet	simply	retain	more	calories	than	we	need. We	store	these
calories	as	body	fat,	perhaps	weave	it	into	our	muscle	fibers	(we	call	it
“marbling”	in	beef	animals)	and	perhaps	store	it	in	the	more	obvious	places,
like	our	butt,	our	midsection	or	around	our	face	and	upper	thighs. Here’s	the	clincher:	only	a	small	amount	of	calories	needs	to	be	retained
by	our	body	to	cause	significant	change	in	body	weight. For	example,	if	we
retain	only	an	extra	fifty	calories	per	day,	this	can	lead	to	an	extra	ten	pounds
per	year. You	may	not	think	that	this	is	a	lot,	but	over	a	period	of	five	years,
that’s	an	extra	fifty	pounds. Some	people	would	hear	this	and	might	be	inclined	to	just	eat	fifty	fewer
calories	per	day. This,	theoretically,	could	make	a	difference,	but	it
is	entirely
impractical. It	is	impossible	to	keep	track	of	daily	calorie	intake	with	such
precision. Think	about	eating	a	meal	at	a	restaurant. Do	you	know	how	many
calories	each	meal	has? What	about	the	casserole	you	might	fix? What	about
the	steak	you	might	buy? Do	you	know	the	number	of	calories	they	contain? Of	course	not. The	truth	is	this:	despite	any	short-term	caloric	restriction	regimes	we	may
follow,	our	body	through	many	mechanisms,	will	ultimately	choose	how
many	calories	to	take	in	and	what	to	do


ack	of	credible	nutrition
education	in	medical	school;	it	may	be	the	influence	of	the	drug	industry. Whatever	it	is,	it	has	become	clear	that	the	medical	industry	in	this	country	is
not	protecting	our	health	as	it	should. As	McDougall	reaches	his	arms	out,
palms	up,	and	scrunches	his	shoulders	up,	he	simply	says,	“It’s	beyond
comprehension.”18
Repeating	Histories
I
N
	1985,	when	I	was	on	sabbatical	in	Oxford,	England,	I	had	the	opportunity
to	study	the	history	of	diet	and	disease	at	some	of	the	great	medical	history
libraries	in	the	Western	world. I	made	use	of	the	famous	Bodlean	Library	in
Oxford	and	the	London	libraries	of	the	Royal	College	of	Surgeons	and	the
Imperial	Cancer	Research	Fund. In	the	quiet	recesses	of	these	marble-lined
sanctuaries,	I	was	thrilled	to	find	authors	who	wrote	eloquently	on	the	topic	of
diet	and	cancer,	among	other	diseases,	over	150	years	ago. One	such	author	was	George	Macilwain,	who	wrote	fourteen	books	on
medicine	and	health. Macilwain	was	born	and	raised	in	Northern	Ireland. He
later	moved	to	London	where	he	became	a	prominent	surgeon	in	the	early
1800s. He	was	to	become	a	member,	and	later,	an	honorary	fellow,	of	the
Royal	College	of	Surgeons. He	became	vegetarian	at	the	age	of	forty,	after
identifying	“grease,	fat	and	alcohol”	as	being	the	chief	causes	of	cancer. 1
Macilwain	also	popularized	the	theory	of	the	“constitutional	nature	of
disease,”	mostly	in	reference	to	the	origins	and	treatment	of	cancer. The	constitutional	nature	of	disease	concept	meant	that	disease	is	not	the
result	of	one	organ,	one	cell	or	one	reaction	gone	awry	or	the	result	of	one
external	cause	acting	independently. It	is	the	result	of
multiple	systems
throughout	the	body	breaking	down
. Opposing	this	view	was	the	local	theory
of	disease,	which	said	that	disease	is	caused	by	a	single	external	agent	acting
at	a	specific	site	in	the	body. At	that	time,	a	fierce	fight	was	under	way
between	those	who	believed	in	diet	and	those	who
supported	surgery	and	the
emerging	use	of	drugs. The	“local	disease”	proponents	argued	that	disease
was	locally	caused	and	could	be	cut	out	or	locally	treated	with	isolated
chemicals. In	contrast,	those	who	favored	diet	and	lifestyle	believed	thatdisease	was	a	symptom	resulting	from	the	“constitutional”	characteristics	of
the	whole	body. I	was	impressed	that	these	old	books	contained	the	same	ideas	about	diet
and	disease	that	had	resurfaced	in	the	health	battles	of	the	1980s. As	I	learned
more	about	Macilwain,	I	came	to	realize	that	he	was	a	relative	of	mine. My
paternal	grandmother’s	maiden	name	was	Macilwain,	and	that	“branch”	of	the
family	had	lived	in	the	same	part	of	Northern	Ireland	that	George	Macilwain
had	come	from. Furthermore,	there	were	family	stories	about	a	famous
Macilwain	who	had	left	the	family	farm	in	Ireland	to	become	a	very	well-
known	doctor	in	London	in	the	early	1800s. My	father,	who	had	emigrated
from	Northern	Ireland,	had	referred	to	an	Uncle	George	when	I	was	young,
but	I	never	was	aware	of	who	this	man	was. Through	further	genealogical
research,	I	have	come	to	the	near	certain	conclusion	that	George	Macilwain
was	my	great-great	uncle. This	discovery	has	been	one	of	the	more	remarkable	stories	of	my	life. My
wife	Karen	says,	“If	there’s	such	a	thing	as	reincarnation.…”	I	agree:	if	I	ever
lived	a	past	life,	it	was	as	George	Macilwain. He	and	I	had	similar	careers;
both	of	us	became	acutely	aware	of	the	importance	of	diet	in	disease,	and	both
of	us	became	vegetarian. Some	of	his	ideas,	written	over	150	years	ago,	were
so	close	to	what	I	believed	that	I	felt	they	could	have	come	from	my	own
mouth. I	discovered	more	than	my	family	history	while	reading	in	these	august,
history-laden	libraries. I	found	out	that	scholars	have	been	arguing	over	the
nature	of	health	for	centuries,	even	millennia. Almost	2,500	years	ago,	Plato
wrote	a	dialogue	between	two	characters,	Socrates	and	Glaucon,	in	which
they	discuss	the	future	of	their	cities. Socrates	says	the	cities	should	be
simple,	and	the	citizens	should	subsist	on	barley	and	wheat,	with	“relishes”	of
salt,	olives,	cheese	and	“country	fare	of	boiled	onions	and	cabbage,”	with
desserts	of	“figs,	pease,	beans,”	roasted	myrtle-berries	and	beechnuts,	and
wine	in	moderation. 2
	Socrates	says,	“And	thus,	passing	their	days	in
tranquility	and	sound	health,	they	will,	in	all	probability,	live	to	an	advanced
age.…”
But	Glaucon	replies	that	such	a	diet	would	only	be	appropriate	for	“a
community	of	swine,”	and	that	the	citizens	should	live	“in	a	civilized
manner.”	He	continues,	“They	ought	to	recline	on	couches…	and	have	the
usual	dishes	and	dessert	of	a	modern	dinner.”	In	other	words,	the
citizens
should	have	the	“luxury”	of	eating	meat. Socrates	replies,	“if	you	wish	us	also
to	contemplate	a	city	that	is	suffering	from	inflammation
We	shall	also	need
great	quantities	of	all	kinds	of	cattle	for	those	who	may	wish	to	eat	them,	shall
we	not?”Glaucon	says,	“Of	course	we	shall.”	Socrates	then	says,	“Then	shall	we
not	experience	the	need	of	medical	men	also	to	a	much	greater	extent	under
this	than	under	the	former	regime?”	Glaucon	can’t	deny	it. “Yes,	indeed,”	he
says. Socrates	goes	on	to	say	that	this	luxurious	city	will	be	short	of	land
because	of	the	extra	acreage	required	to	raise	animals	for	food. This	shortage
will	lead	the	citizens	to	take	land	from	others,	which	could	precipitate
violence	and	war,	thus	a	need	for	justice. Furthermore,	Socrates	writes,	“when
dissoluteness	and	diseases	abound	in	a	city,	are	not	law	courts	and	surgeries
opened	in	abundance,	and	do	not	Law	and	Physic	begin	to	hold	their	heads
high,	when	numbers	even	of	well-born	persons	devote	themselves	with
eagerness	to	these	professions?”	In	other	words,	in	this	luxurious	city	of
sickness	and	disease,	lawyers	and	doctors	will	become	the	norm. 2
Plato,	in	this	passage,	made	it	perfectly	clear:	we	shall	eat	animals	only	at
our	own	peril. Though	it	is	indeed	remarkable	that	one	of	the	greatest
intellectuals	in	the	history	of	the	Western	world	condemned	meat	eating
almost	2,500	years	ago,	I	find	it	even	m


 and place, by
which the linear content is replaced with the nonlinear (context). The
primary underpi nning of the persistence of negativity is the ego ’ s secret
pay-of f from negativity (‘juice’ ). This secret pay-of f is the ego’ s only
source of ener gy, so it sees for giveness, as well as compassion, as the
‘enemy’. (In totalitarian armed forces, no expressions of benevolence,
sympathy, or compassion are allowed as they are considered signs of
weakness and are strictly prohibited.) In the spiritual world, the basic dictum is, “There are no justified
resentments.” This statement is abhorred by the ego. “Oh yeah, ” it says,
“but wh at about so-and-so?” It then goes through its laundry list and
litany of horrors, violations of ‘rights’, injustices, presumptive ar guments
of ‘e thics’, ‘morality’, etc. Every counselor, sponsor, or professional is
familiar with such recitations. T o recover, the question one has to face is
whether one wishes to cling to it (and thereby get the ‘juice’) or give it
up. This is the point of decision, without which healing cannot occur. The decision made at this turning point has actual consequenc es in the
brain’ s p hysiology and its capacity to even comprehend the wisdom of
choosing for giveness instead of hate. (See Brain Physiology diagram,
Chapter 9.) T o help with acceptance of this necessary step, a strong example can be
useful and supportive. Probably the lar gest and most striking example isthat of the vetera ns of W orld W a r II in which the experience of groups as
well as individu al combatants was horrific to the maximal degree. After
the end of the war, the majority of former enemy combata nts very
quickly for gave each other, even formally saluting each other, and
celebrated the end of the conflict. They shook hands in renewed mutual
respect. There were the kamik aze pilots who had strafed on e’ s ship,
killed one’ s comrades, and left many wounded and crippled casualties. On the other side, Americans were the ones who dropped the atomic
bombs t hat killed thousands of civilians. Subsequent to the cessation of
hostilities, there was a strange, a lmost blanket-like acceptance that it was
all over and that it had all ‘just been about war ’. Former combatants even
became close personal friends and periodically visited each other ’ s
families. T o this day, the survivors still commemorate great battles
together. Reluctance to for give is a consequence not only of unwillingness to let
go of the ego ju ice of perceived injustice but also the illusion th at others
do not ‘deserve’  it. In reality, it is the for giver and not the for g iven who
benefits the most. The purpose  of the example is to demonstrate that
even the most severe conditions can be transcended, but only by an act of
the will and the willingness t o surrender the nursing of ha tred and
revenge. One might ask h ow could such a  saintly transformation even be possible,
given the horrific circumstances on both sides, including imprisonment
in POW  camps, starvation, personal torture, gross cruelty, and carnage. In actuality, and psychologically, it really could not be done by the
ego/mind at all because it lacks the necessary power when it is c aught up
in the ener gy field of hate, which calibrates at only 30. Therefore, the
transformative source of power  cannot originate from the mind or the
personality calle d the personal ‘I’. The necessary power resides in the
nonlinear quality of consciousness termed the ‘W ill’, which alone can
open the gates to the power necessary to dissolve the ego’ s positionality. By invit ation, the Holy Spirit tra nsforms comprehension by virtue of the
presence of the healing power o f Grace. What the ego cannot lift with all
its m ight is like  a feather to the Grace of God. As a consequence of the
process of transformation, not o nly are the views of others transformed
from hateful to benign, but the view of self is also transformed.Guilt-ridden cul tures commonly have a negative view of God as being
judgmental, vindictive, angry, and punitive via natural disasters, which
are c ontextualized as punishme nts for wickedness that stem from God. Personal judgment is based on p erception that is reinforced by b elief and
prior pro gramming, all of which are held in place by the pay-of f of the
negative ener gies of the ego. T he ego just ‘loves’ suf fering a ‘wrong’,
being the martyr, being misund erstood, and being the endless victim of
life’ s vic issitudes. It thereby gets an enormous pay-of f, not only from the
positionality its elf but also f rom sympathy, self-pity, entitlements,
importance, or being ‘center stage’ in which the self is the hero or
heroine of the melodrama. The ego hoards ‘slights’ and injuries, nurses
‘hurt feelings’, and stockpiles grievances in this inner melod rama of
injustice collecti ng. T o this end, the collective ego milks ‘right s’, which
can be summoned up and ration alized for any positionality or extremist
viewpoint. The battle over ‘rights’ is the mainstream of the media and
contentious soci al strife termed ‘politics’, for which truth is willingly
sacrificed for gain and for which millions die. Inner examinatio n and self-honesty reveal the secret delights the ego gets
from the nurturance of these ju stifications and protestations. The ego’ s
illusion is that th is process is se lf-nurturing, whereas, in actuality, it has
exactly the opposite ef fect. In re leasing this vicious cycle, it is well to view the totality of human
suf fering and recontextualize the events from the level of com passion. As the Buddha p ointed out, being mortal automatically entails s uf fering,
which is why he taught to seek Enlightenment in order to preclude that
karmically determined recurrence. When one willingly lets a hated
perpetrator ‘of f the hook’ by for giveness, it is not that person who is
taken of f the hook but oneself. As the Buddha also said, there is no
necessity to punish or get even with others because they will bring
themselves down by their own hand. The public often expresses concern that the guilty might go unpunished. Anyone familia r with the reali ty of consciousness and spiritual truth
realizes that no such thing is possible. Everyone is accountab le to the
universe and is subject to Divine Justice by the very dynamics of the
universe itself. Like a cork in the sea, each soul floats to the level of its
own buoyancy, which is not due to some arbitrary act by the sea. There is
no hand on the tiller but one’ s own, which is the total freedom accordedto life by God. No man falls but by his own hand. Even the supposed
‘accidental’ occurrence is merel y a perception. There are no accidents in
the universe, nor are they even a  possibility. What it really mea ns is that
they are unpredictable or inco mprehensible to the linear ego and its
limitation to the Newtonian paradigm of cause and ef fect (cal. level 450). In th e he adlines twenty years ago was the example of an airpla ne flying
at a high altitud e when part of the fuselage flew of f and just on e person
out of the hund reds of passengers on board was sucked ou t. People
congregate in groups because t hey are aligned with the same  attractor
field. When fish at the bottom of the sea swoop about in schools or birds
fly in flocks, each one is where they are, not as a result of their alignment
with the others but because they are all attuned to exactly the same
attractor field. Each one, individually, is following a powerful m agnetic-
like field that in turn is subject to the next higher attractor fiel d, and so
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 order to easily insert the colema tip into the rectum. Slide bod y down
until the buttocks touch the wooden e dges of the support. Open clamp to allow the solution to flow into the colon. You do not have to remove the rectal tip in order to evacuate. The f ecal
matter will bypass the tip, allowing normal bowel action. The colema board encourages normal peristalsis without producing
bowel distension. Begin abdomen massage. Start massaging upward on your left side. If you find any tender or sore areas,
continue to massage until the tenderness is gone. Continue up to the ribs on the left, then across the abdomen and do wn the right
side. This brings the solution to the ascending colon. When cramping or the desire to evacuate occurs, close off the water cl amp
(in-flow) and simply relieve the bowel. The small, pencil -like tip will allow free elimination without being remov ed. Continue this procedure until you have eliminated the bulk of fecal mass or until you have exhausted the water contents in th e
bucket. This will normally take about 30 minutes. Be sure to clamp off tube before all the water is used, iin order to mainta in the
siphon action in the hose. Upon completion of the colema, clean the board and tubes with a germicidal solution. When removing the tip for cleaning, be s ure
to replace the piece of 1/4 -inch rubber tubing that holds the tip on the adjustable holder of  the rectal tube. It is suggested that the
tip be immersed in a germicidal solution and stored until the next colema. SIPHONING THE HOSE
To start the water flow in the hose you must siphon it. This is accomplished by putting the end that goes in the bucket  under the
faucet. Run water through it, past the u -tu be, then hold it up in the air so the water can run down the long part of the hose. Once it
has run down, close the clamp, then start it in the same way you did before and your siphon will be working. The idea is that when
water is pulled down the long part of the hose it will naturally draw the water up the hose from the bucket and around the u -tube. To keep the siphon flow, always clamp off the hose before the bucket has run dry. This way you will ret ain your suction without
having to re -siphon. If the bucket does run dry, you must repeat the starting| procedure. Another way to drain the bucket is to
attach a small plastic fitting into a hole at the base of the bucket. Attach the neoprene hose to this fitting and the other end to the
colema board. ADDITIONS TO THE COLEMA WATER SOLUTION
There are a few additives I might mention to use in the colema water. First of all, you can add a pint of coffee. Coffee help s bring
down bile from the liver and stimula tes the bowel wall to throw out the toxic material faster. You can also add clay water, which I
believe has a great effect on the mucus membrane, loosening it and releasing it faster. Of course, this procedure is repeated
two times a day for the seven -day period. After the week, the Maintenance Program is followed for seven weeks. It is
recommended that you follow this with another cleansing program. I feel this is the Ultimate Cleansing Program, a process whi ch
completely and thoroughly removes the toxic m aterial from the bowel. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
The Ultimate Tissue Cleansing System is very good at overcoming pain. Pain of all kinds from any part of the body, such as in
arthritis, headaches, etc. In overcoming serious degenerative disease, it is re commended that the treatment be ongoing and
constantly applied for possibly one year and perhaps longer. It should be understood that this treatment cannot be considered  a
“cure all,” but rather is an important step for leading the body to detoxification a nd cleansing. Treatment must be given according
to the patient’s responsiveness - watch for reactions closely. Three days may be all a patient can endure to begin with, especially with the elderly and very weak. One day may be all that can be safely admini stered if the patient drops in energy level severely. Please remember that reactions
can set in quickly and must be attended to at once. This is the most powerful detoxifying program I know of. Approach it with respect. We are unleashing potent healing pow ers that
may be overwhelming to the uninitiated. COLEMA PREPARATION
Morning Colema
Add 1 pint of coffee and 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar to a little less than 5 gallons of water. (To prepare coffee, allo w 2
tablespoons of coffee to 1 pint of water; b ring to a rolling boil; let stand 15 minutes before using. You may want to make a 2 -day
supply of coffee each time). Massage abdomen in rolling motion or use vibrator on colon, working from left side up to transverse colon, across abdomen lef t to
right, do wn ascending colon the right side. Evening Colema
Add 1/2 to 1 cup of clay water to 5 gallons of water. Repeat massage or use vibrator. DO NOT MIX COFFEE AND CLAY
WATER BECAUSE THEY COUNTERACT ONE ANOTHER. If you think you may have worms, you can substitu te garlic enemas for the clay water on the third and fourth days of the program. (Even if you do not have worms, this is a good bowel cleanser). To prepare, place four unpeeled garlic cloves (clean) in a bl ender
with one cup of water; liquefy, strain liqui d and add to the colema water; take the colema as usual. Molasses colemas are also
good; add 2 tablespoons molasses to the colema water. No other ingredient is added. During the 7 -day program, you may wish to have massages, foot reflexology or epsom salt baths; all are good. Optional After Colemas
You may use rectal implants. All implants are placed in a baby enema syringe and squeezed into the rectum. For colitis or
bleeding, use 1 cup of flaxseed tea and 2 tablespoons of liquid chlorophyll or use 3 to 5  crushed Green Life tablets, and insert as
much liquid as can beheld. To assist elimination, add 1 heaping tablespoon of Green Life powder, 1/3 cup clay water and add
distilled water to thin the mixture enough to let it flow freely through the syringe. After the 7 -day program, drink acidophilus culture for one month. Use 1 cup morning and night; this should follow each 7 -day
program. (Recommended: Continental, Kovac brands or Eugalan Topfer Forte). Get specific instructions from your doctor with regard to f uture supplements. It is advised to go through the 7 -day program again after 7 weeks. CONCLUDING THE TISSUE CLEANSING TREATMENT
In order to reintroduce the bowel to regular meals, it is suggested that the following program be implemented. This mini diet  will
prepare the digestive organs for normal functioning and make the transition from the cleansing treatment to regular meals ver y
smooth. MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND ONGOING REJUVENATION SCHEDULE
FIRST DAY: Breakfast: Shredded carrots, slightly wilted. Dinner : Large salad; one steamed vegetable. SECOND DAY: Breakfast: Fresh fruit or dried fruit, revived; cereal
or soft -boiled egg. Lunch: Large salad; yogurt or cottage cheese or nut milk drink. Dinner: Large salad; one steamed vegetable: a protein. Eat lightly,  slowly and chew well. Teas and juices are allowed
between meals, as desired. THIRD DAY: Start regular diet
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND ONGOING REJUVENATION SCHEDULE
This maintenance program is designed to be followed after the 7 -Day Cleansing Pro -gram. You wi ll stay on this maintenance program for seven (7) weeks, then go back on the 7 -
Day Cleansing Program, then back again on the maintenance program, which you will now
continue for six to eight months. ഊ84
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
Daily Skin b rush, 3 -5 minutes. CLEANSING DRINK Twice a day, morning and night. Part One: 2 oz apple juice
8 oz water
1 tablespoon clay water
1 teaspoon intestinal cleanser
SHAKE WELL AND DRINK. Part Two: 10 oz water
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
SUPPLEMENTS Three times a day, with meals:
Green Life Six
Wheat Germ Oil One
Vitamin C 100 mg two times a day
Niacin 50 mg two times a day
Pancreatin Two
Beet Tablets One
Dulse Tablets One
Calphonite Two times a day, 1 tablespoon, morning and night. Cod Li ver Oil Once daily, 1 tablespoon at night. COLEMA ONE daily. You may alternate with the following two:
Coffee and Vinegar: 1 cup of coffee per colema
with 2 tablespoons vinegar; or Clay Water —1/2 to
1 cup per 5 gallon water. (If you feel as if you need mor e than one colema a day during this maintenance, it is alright to have another. If you miss a colema
during the 6 -8


 thing I do. I do not shake it, then light a cigarette and do a
thousand other things. I simply imagine that I am actually shaking hands
and keep the act going over and over and over again until the imaginary
act has all the feeling of reality. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenThe event must always imply fulfillment of the wish. Always construct an
event which you believe you would naturally encounter following the ful -
fillment of your desire. You are the judge of what event you really want to
realize. There is another technique I gave you last night. If you cannot concen -
trate on an act, if you cannot snuggle into your chair and believe the chair
is elsewhere, just as though elsewhere were here, then do this: Reduce
the idea, condense it to a single, simple phrase like, “Isn't it wonderful,”
or, “Thank you,” or, “It's done,” or, “It's finished. ”
There should not be more than three words. Something that implies the
desire is already realized. “Isn't it wonderful,” or “Thank you,” certainly
imply that. These are not all the phrases you could use. Make up out of
your own vocabulary the phrase which best suits you. But make it very,
very short and always use a phrase that implies fulfillment of the idea. When you have your phrase in mind, lift the cloud. Let the cloud ascend
by simply inducing the state that borders on sleep. Simply begin to imag -
ine and feel you are sleepy, and in this state assume the feeling of the
wish fulfilled. Then repeat the phrase over and over like a lullaby. Whatev -
er the phrase is, let it imply that the assumption is true, that it is con -
crete, that it is already a fact and you know it. Just relax and enter into the feeling of actually being what you want to
be. As you do it you are entering Jericho with your spy who has the power
to give it. You are releasing Barabbas and sentencing Jesus to be crucified
and resurrected. All these stories you are reenacting if now you begin to
let go and enter into the feeling of actually being what you want to be. Now we can go. SILENCE PERIOD. *****
If your hands are dry, and if your mouth is dry at the end of this medita -
tion, that is positive proof that you did succeed in lifting the cloud. What
you were doing when the cloud was lifted is entirely your business. But
you did lift the cloud if your hands are dry. I will give you another phenomena that is very strange and one I cannot
analyze. It happens if you really go into the deep. You will find on waking
that you have the most active pair of kidneys in the world. I have dis -
cussed it with doctors and they cannot explain it. Another thing you may observe in meditation is a lovely liquid blue light. The nearest thing on earth to which I can compare it is burning alcohol. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenYou know when you put alcohol on the plum pudding at Christmas time
and set it aflame, the lovely liquid blue flame that envelops the pudding
until you blow it out. That flame is the nearest thing to the blue light
which comes on the forehead of a man in meditation. Do not be distressed. You will know it when you see it. It is like two
shades of blue, a darker and a lighter blue in constant motion, just like
burning alcohol, which is unlike the constant flame of a gas jet. This flame
is alive, just as spirit would be alive. Another thing that may come to you as it did to me. You will see spots be -
fore your eyes. They are not liver spots as some people will tell you who
know nothing about it. These are little things that float in space like a
mesh, little circles all tied together. They start with a single cell and come
in groups in different geometrical patterns, like worms, like trailers, and
they float all over your face. When you close your eyes you still see them,
proving that they are not from without, they are from within. When you begin to expand in consciousness all these things come. They
may be your blood stream objectified by some strange trick of man that
man does not quite understand. I am not denying that it is your blood
steam made visible, but do not be distressed by thinking it is liver spots
or some other silly thing that people will tell you. If these various phenomena come to you, do not think you are doing
something wrong. It is the normal, natural expansion that comes to all
men who take themselves in tow and try to develop the garden of Geth -
semane. The minute you begin to discipline your mind by observing your thoughts
and watching your thoughts throughout the day, you become the police -
man of your thoughts. Refuse to enter into conversations that are unlove -
ly, refuse to listen attentively to anything that tears you down. Begin to build within your own mind's eye the vision of the perfect virgin
rather than the vision of the foolish virgin. Listen only to the things that
bring joy when you hear them. Do not give a willing ear to that which is
unlovely, which when you heard it you wish you had not. That is listening
and seeing things without oil in your lamp, or joy in your mind. There are two kinds of virgins in the Bible: five foolish and five wise vir -
gins. The minute you become the wise virgin, or try to make an attempt
to do it, you will find all these things happen. You will see these things,
and they interest you so that you have not time to develop the foolish
sight, as many people do. I hope that no one here does. Because no one
should be identified with this great work who can still find great joy in a
discussion of another that is unlovely. More Free Books Law of Attraction HavenLesson III: Thinking Fourth-Dimensionally
There are two actual outlooks on the world possessed by every man, and
the ancient story tellers were fully conscious of these two outlooks. They
called one “the carnal mind,” and the other “the mind of Christ. ”
We recognize these two centers of thought in the statement: “The natural
man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness
unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually dis -
cerned. ” (1 Cor 2:14). To the natural mind, reality is confined to the instant called now; this very
moment seems to contain the whole of reality, everything else is unreal. The the natural mind, the past and the future are purely imaginary. In
other words my past, when I use the natural mind, is only a memory im -
age of things that were. And to the limited focus of the carnal or natural
mind the future does not exist. The natural mind does not believe that it
could revisit the past and see it as something that is present, something
that is objective and concrete to itself, neither does it believe that the fu -
ture exists. To the Christ mind, the spiritual mind, which in our language we will call
the fourth-dimensional focus, the past, the present, and the future of the
natural mind are a present whole. It takes in the entire array of sensory
impressions that man has encountered, is encountering and will en -
counter. The only reason you and I are functioning as we are today, and are not
aware of the greater outlook, is simply because we are creatures of habit,
and habit renders us totally blind to what otherwise we should see; but
habit is not law. It acts as though it were the most compelling force in the
world, yet it is not law. We can create a new approach to life. If you and I would spend a few
minutes every day in withdrawing our attention from the region of sensa -
tion and concentrating it on an invisible state and remain faithful to this
contemplation, feeling and sensing the reality of an invisible state, we
would in time become aware of this greater world, this dimensionally larg -
er world. The state contemplated is now a concrete reality, displaced in
time. Tonight as we turn to our Bible you be the judge as to where you stand in
your present unfoldment. *****
Our first story for tonight is from the 5th chapter of the Gospel of Mark. In
More Free Books Law of Attraction Haventhis chapter there are three stories told as though they were separate ex -
periences of the dominant characters. In the first story we are told that Jesus came upon an insane man, a
naked man who lived in the cemetery and hid himself behind the tombs. This man appealed to Jesus not to cast out the devils that bedeviled him. But Jesus said unto him, “Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. ”
(Mark 5:8). Thus Jesus cast out the devils that they may now destroy themselves,
and we find this man, for the first time, clothed and in his right mind and
seated at the feet of the Master. We will get the psychological sense of
this chapter by changing the name Jesus to that of enlightened reason or
fourth-dimensional thinking. As we progress in this chapter we are told that Jesus now comes upon the
High Priest whose name is Jairus, and Jairus the High Priest of the Syna -
gogue has a child who is dying. She is 12 years old, and he appeals to Je -
sus to come and heal the child.


 you don't love You. When you feel bad about yourself, you
are blocking all the love and all the good that the Universe has for
you. When you feel bad about yourself it feels as though you are suck-
ing the life out of you, because all of your good, on every single
subject—including health, wealth, and love—is on the frequency of
joy and feeling good. The feeling of having unlimited energy, and
that amazing feeling of health and wellness, are all on the frequency
of feeling good. When you don't feel good about You, you are on
a frequency that is attracting more people, situations, and circum-
stances that will continue to make you feel bad about You. You must change your focus and begin to think about all the things
that are wonderful about You. Look for the positives in You. As you
focus on those things, the law of attraction will show you more
great things about You. You attract what you think about. All you I got into many relationships expecting my partner to show
me my beauty, because I didn't see my own beauty. When I
was growing up, my heroes or my "she-roes" were the Bionic
Woman, Wonder Woman, and Charlie's Angels. And while
they're wonderful, they didn't look like me. It wasn't until I
fell in love with Lisa—I fell in love with my mocha skin, my
full lips, my round hips, my curly black hair—it wasn't until
that happened that the rest of the world was able to fall in love
with me as well. LISA NICHOLS The Secret to Relationships 121
There's something so magnificent about you. I have been
studying me for forty-four years. I wanna kiss myself
sometimes! Because you're going to get to love yourself. I'm
not talking about conceit I'm talking about a healthy respect
for yourself And as you love yourself, you'll automatically
love others. BOB PROCTOR have to do is begin with one prolonged thought of something good
about You, and the law of attraction will respond by giving You
more like thoughts. Look for the good things about You. Seek and
ye shall find! MARCI SHIMOFF
In relationships we're so used to complaining about other
people. For instance, "My coworkers are so lazy, my husband
makes me so mad, my children are so difficult." It's always
focusing on the other person. But for relationships to really
work, we need to focus on what we appreciate about the other
person, not what we're complaining about. When we're
complaining about those things we're only getting more of
those things. Even if you're having a really hard time in a relationship-
things aren't working, you're not getting along, someone's in
your face—you still can turn that relationship around. Take a
piece of paper, and for the next thirty days sit down and write
all the things that you appreciate about that person. Think
about all the reasons that you love them. You appreciate their 122 The Secret
sense of humor, you appreciate how supportive they are. And
what you'll find is that when you focus on appreciating and
acknowledging their strengths, that's what you'll get more of,
and the problems will fade away. LISA NICHOLS
Oftentimes you give others the opportunity to create your
happiness, and many times they fail to create it the way you
want it. Why? Because only one person can be in charge of
your joy, of your bliss, and that's you. So even your parent,
your child, your spouse—they do not have the control to
create your happiness. They simply have the opportunity to
share in your happiness. Your joy lies within you. All your joy is on the frequency of love—the highest and the most
powerful frequency of all. You can't hold love in your hand. You
can only feel it in your heart. It is a state of being. You can see evi-
dence of love being expressed through people, but love is a feeling,
and you are the only one that can radiate and emit that feeling of
love. Your ability to generate feelings of love is unlimited, and when
you love you are in complete and utter harmony with the Universe. Love everything you can. Love everyone you can. Focus only on
things you love, feel love, and you will experience that love and joy
coming back to you—multiplied! The law of attraction must send
you back more things to love. As you radiate love, it will appear
as though the entire Universe is doing everything for you, moving
every joyful thing to you, and moving every good person to you. In truth, it is. • When you want to attract a relationship, make sure your thoughts,
words, actions, and surroundings don't contradict your desires. • Your job is you. Unless you fill yourself up first, you have nothing to
give anybody. • Treat yourself with love and respect, and you will attract people who
show you love and respect. • When you feel bad about yourself, you block the love and instead you
attract more people and situations that will continue to make you
feel bad about you. • Focus on the qualities you love about yourself and the law of attra-
tion will show you more great things about you. • To make a relationship work, focus on what you appreciate about
the other person, and not your complaints. When you focus on the
strengths, you will get more of them. 123 DR, JOHN HAGELIN
QUANTUM PHYSICISTAND
PUBLIC POLICY EXPERT
Our body is really the product of our thoughts. We're
beginning to understand in medical science the degree
to which the nature of thoughts and emotions actually
determines the physical substance and structure and function
of our bodies. DR JOHN DEMARTINI
We've known in the healing arts of a placebo effect. A placebo
is something that supposedly has no impact and no effect on
the body, like a sugar pill. You tell the patient that this is just as effective, and what
happens is the placebo sometimes has the same effect, if not
greater effect, than the medication that is supposed to be 126 The Secret
designed for that effect. They have found out that the human
mind is the biggest factor in the healing arts, sometimes more
so than the medication. As you are becoming aware of the magnitude of The Secret, you
will begin to see more clearly the underlying truth of certain occur-
rences in humankind, including in the area of health. The placebo
effect is a powerful phenomenon. When patients think and truly
believe the tablet is a cure, they will receive what they believe, and
they will be cured. DR. JOHN DEMARTINI
If somebody is in a situation where they're sick and they have
an alternative to try to explore what is in their mind creating
it, versus using medicine, if it's an acute situation that could
really bring death to them, then obviously the medicine is a
wise thing to do, while they explore what the mind is about. So you don't want to negate medicine. Every form of healing
has a place. LISA NICHOLS
The Universe is a masterpiece of abundance. When you
open yourself to feel the abundance of the Universe, you'll Healing through the mind can work harmoniously with medicine. If
pain is involved, then medicine can help to eliminate that pain, which
then allows the person to be able to focus with great force on health. "Thinking perfect health" is something anybody can do privately
within themselves, no matter what is happening around them. The Secret to Health 127
experience the wonder, joy, bliss, and all the great things that
the Universe has for you —good health, good wealth, good
nature. But when you shut yourself off with negative thoughts,
you'll feel the discomfort, you'll feel the aches, you'll feel the
pain, and you'll feel as if every day is painful to get through. DR. BEN JOHNSON
PHYSICIAN, AUTHOR, AND
LEADER IN ENERGY HEALING
We've got a thousand different diagnoses and diseases
out there. They're just the weak link. They're all the result of
one thing: stress. If you put enough stress on the chain and
you put enough stress on the system, then one of the links
breaks. All stress begins with one negative thought. One thought that went
unchecked, and then more thoughts came and more, until stress
manifested. The effect is stress, but the cause was negative think
ing, and it all began with one little negative thought. No matter
what you might have manifested, you can change it... with one
small positive thought and then another. DR. JOHN DEMARTINI
Our physiology creates disease to give us feedback, to let us
know we have an imbalanced perspective, or we're not being
loving and grateful. So the body's signs and symptoms are not
something terrible. 128 The Secret
Dr. Demartini is telling us that love and gratitude will dissolve all
negativity in our lives, no matter what form it has taken. Love and
gratitude can part seas, move mountains, and create miracles. And
love and gratitude can dissolve any disease. MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH
The question frequently asked is, "When a person has
manifested a disease in the body temple or some kind of
discomfort in their life, can it be turned around through the
power of 'right' thinking?" And


 dental caries. In thirteen tribes we did not meet a single individual
with irregular teeth. Where the members of these same tribes had adopted modern civilization
many cases of tooth decay were found. In the next generation following the adoption of the
European dietaries dental arch deformities frequently developed. We are concerned to know something of the origin of these people including the Ethiopians and
to what extent racial ancestry has protected them. If we refer to an ethnographic map of African
races we find there is evidence of a great movement northward from South Africa. These people
had some things in common with the Melanesians and Polynesians of the South Pacific whom we
studied the year previously. Their language carries some words of similar meaning. While there are
many tribes existing today, it is of significance that they each possess some identifying
characteristics of language, dress and food habits. Another great racial movement has apparently
moved southward from Northern Africa. These tribes are of Hamitic origin and include Nilotic
tribes and Abyssinians. The Nilotic tribes have a distinct physical pattern and mode of life. These
great racial movements have met in the Upper Nile region of Eastern Africa near the equator, and
have swayed back and forth with successive obliteration or absorption of those tribes that were
least sturdy. The negro race occupied an area across Africa from the West to Central Africa. They
were exposed to the aggression and oppression of these two great racial movements, resulting
often in intermingling in various proportions of racial bloods. The Semitic race, chiefly Arabs,
occupied Arabia and a great area in Northern Africa. In this bird's eye view we are observing changes that have been in progress during many
hundreds or thousands of years. The Arabs have been the principal slave dealers working in from
the east coast of Africa. They have maintained their individuality without much blending except on
the coast. They have not become an important part of the native stock of the interior. These
primitive native stocks can be largely identified on the basis of their habits and methods of living. The Nilotic tribes have been chiefly herders of cattle and goats and have lived primarily on dairy
products, including milk and blood, with some meat, and with a varying percentage of vegetable
foods. It was most interesting to observe that in every instance these cattle people dominated the
surrounding tribes. They were characterized by superb physical development, great bravery and a
mental acumen that made it possible for them to dominate because of their superior intelligence. Among these Nilotic tribes the Masai forced their way farthest south and occupy a position
between two of the great Bantu tribes, the Kikuyu and the Wakamba. Both of these latter tribes7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 84/250are primarily agricultural people. Masai Tribe. The Masai are tall and strong. Fig. 39 shows a typical belle, also a Masai man
who is much taller than our six-foot guide. It is interesting to study the methods of living and
observe the accumulated wisdom of the Masai. They are reported to have known for over two
hundred years that malaria was carried by mosquitoes, and further they have practiced exposing
the members of their tribes who had been infected with syphilis by the Arabs to malaria to prevent
the serious injuries resulting from the spirochetal infection. Yet modern medicine boasts of being
the discoverers of this great principle of using malaria to prevent or relieve syphilitic infections of
the spinal cord and brain. FIG 39 These members of the Masai tribe illustrate the
splendid nutrition provided by their diet of cattle products
namely: meat, milk and blood. The chief beside our guide is
well over six feet. This Masai belle wears the customary
decorations of coils of copper wire bracelets and anklets
which largely constitute the attire of the girls. I saw the native Masai operating on their cattle with skill and knowledge. The Masai have no
currency and all their transactions are made with cows or goats. A valuable cow was not eating
properly, and I observed them taking a thorn out of the inside of her mouth. The surgical operation
was done with a knife of their own making and tempered by pounding. The wound was treated by
rubbing it with the ashes of a plant that acted as a very powerful styptic. Their knowledge of
veterinary science is quite remarkable. I saw them treating a young cow that had failed to
conceive. They apparently knew the cause and proceeded to treat her as modern veterinaries
might do in order to overcome her difficulties. For their food throughout the centuries they have
depended very largely on milk, meat and blood, reinforced with vegetables and fruits. They milk
the cows daily and bleed the steers at regular intervals by a unique process. In Fig. 40 we see a
native Masai with his bow and arrow, the latter tipped with a sharp knife which is guarded by a
shoulder to determine the depth to which the arrow may enter the vein. If the animal is sufficiently
tame, the blood is drawn while it is standing. If the animal is frightened it is quickly hobbled, as
shown below. In this figure the stream of blood may be seen spurting from the jugular vein into a
gourd which holds about a gallon. A torque is placed around the neck before the puncture is
made. The animals did not even flinch when struck by the arrow, the operation is done so quickly
and skillfully. When sufficient blood was drawn, the torque was removed and the blood
immediately stopped flowing. A styptic made of ashes referred to above was used. This serves
also to protect the wound from infection. The blood is defibrinated by whipping in the gourd. The
fibrin is fried or cooked much as bacon or meat would be prepared. The defibrinated blood is7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 85/250used raw just as the milk is, except in smaller quantities. When available, each growing child
receives a day's ration of blood as does each pregnant or lactating woman. Formerly, the warriors
used this food exclusively. These three sources, milk, blood and meat provide them with liberal
supplies of body-building minerals and the special vitamins, both fat-soluble and water soluble. Their estimate of a desirable dairy stock is based on quality not quantity. They judge the value of a
cow for keeping in their herd by the length of time it takes her calf to stand on its feet and run after
it is born, which is only a very few minutes. This is in striking contrast with the practice of our
modern dairymen who are chiefly concerned with the quantity of milk and quantity of butter fat
rather than with its value as a source of special factors for nutrition. Many of the calves of the
modern high-production cows of civilized countries are not able to stand for many hours after
birth, frequently twenty-four. This ability to stand is very important in a country infested with
predatory animals; such as lions, leopards, hyenas, jackals and vultures. FIG. 40. An important source of fat soluble vitamins during
the drought period is the blood of the steers which is drawn
about every thirty days. Above shows the lance tipped
arrow being shot into the neck vein. If the animal is wild it is
hobbled as shown below where the stream of blood is seen
spurting into the gourd. The flow ceases when the compress
is removed. This reminded me of my experience in Alaska in studying the reindeer of the Eskimos. I was
told that a reindeer calf could be dropped in a foot of snow and almost immediately it could run
with such speed that the predatory animals, including wolves, could not catch it. And, moreover,
that these fawns would go almost immediately after their birth with a herd on a stampede and never
be knocked down. The problem of combating the predatory animals, particularly the lions, calls for greater skill and
bravery than is required by other tribes in Africa. The lions live on the large grazing animals,
particularly the cattle, from which they select the strongest. In driving over the veldt we frequently
saw one or two men or boys guarding an entire herd with only their spears. Their skill in killing a
lion with a spear is one of the most superb of human achievements. I was interested to learn that
they much prefer their locally made spears to those that are manufactured outside and brought in,
because of their certainty that they will not break, will withstand straightening regardless of how
much they are bent and because due to the process of manufacture will take a very sharp edge. On one occasion, after we had been kept awake much of the night by the roaring of the lions
and neighing of the zebras that were being attacked by the lions, we visited a Masai manyata
nearby in the morning to learn that when they let their cattle and goats out of the corral of acacia7/29/13 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#toc 86/250thorns, three or four spearsmen went ahead in search of the lions that might be waiting to ambush
the cattle. They apparently did not have the slightest fear. The lions evidentally had made a kill
nearby. This the natives determined by the number of coyotes. The heart and courage of these people has been largely broken by the action of the government
in taking away their shields in order to prevent them pillaging the surrounding native


 of a sow's ear-that they cannot make a
Beethoven or an Einstein out of a sow's-ear type of nervous
system. The basic problem is to find out the capabilities of a par
ticular nervous system and, by practice and experience, help it to
develop into the most efficient apparatus possible for that par
tindar and unique type. 6
All this is also relevant to the current demand-or hope-for
a unified religion. Those who think this is possible are doomed to
disappointment because we are all different and respond differ
ently to the ideas which others suggest to us. Religion can never be an organized set of regulations. It is a
purely personal matter, depending on the human individual's re
actions to his religious upbringing or teaching and to the ideas
which may originate in his own mind about his relationship to
what he believes to be the Designer, Organizer or Operator of the
Universe. It makes little difference what you call this qnalitative attribute
of the Universe -whether YOll call it God. or the Universal Mind
or something else. The fact is that your relationship and mine
with this thing outside ourselves- something which is greater
than ourselves-is a purely personal matter between us and it,
123 THE CONTINUING ADVENTURE
which cannot be organized or legislated by religious groups or
in courts of law. Since nobody knows the origin of the Universe, an infinite
variety of opinions about its Originator is inevitable. Hence
the enormous number of religious faiths and groups around the
world, some of which appeal to vast numbers of individuals and
some to a mere handful. It is often djfficult to get general agree
ment on the interpretation of a set of facts. When there are no
facts-in the accepted sense of the word-to interpret, it is obvi
ous that general agreement among large numbers of different
individuals is impossible. Each individual, then, has to solve the problem of his relation
ship with the Originator for himself in order to reach a con
clusion which is satisfying to him. There may be others who
reach the same conclusions and also find them satisfying. But
these should not be imposed on those who do not because, in the
long run, each individual has to solve his own problems. Nature revels in infinite variety. Far from trying to impose uni
formity on mankind-or on anything else-she makes every
thing different. Our brains and bodies are all a little different
from every other brain and body in the world. Even our finger
prints are different; among the many millions of fingerprints on
file around the world, no two identical ones have ever been found
-even among the many thousands of prints of 'identical' twins. *
L·fields are the tools which Nature uses to indulge her zest for
variety; and we know no way to blunt them. In dealing with
human nature, therefore, we should temper our idealism with
realism and-like the wisest politicians-should confine our
selves to 'the art of the possible'. In our modern civilization, of course, a certain amount of
uniformity-in laws, regulations, procedures, printed forms and
so on-is both necessary and unavoidable. But if we are to har
monize man-made laws with Nature's, we should neither seek
-nor hope for-greater uni formity in regulating human con
duct but should do our utmost to keep it to tbe minimum and,
where possible, to reduce it. It is the aim of some of the theorists and most of the dictators
* Confirmed by the F. B.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What was the initial assumption made at the beginning of the study?,
A: The assumption that the electrical properties of a living system are evidence of an inherent electro-dynamic field.
Q: What is the significance of the study of the fields of life?,
A: The study of the fields of life can offer a new approach to understanding human behavior and can help us understand the nature of man and his behavior.
Q: What is the main problem with the idea of two sets of laws in the Universe?,
A: The idea of two sets of laws (material and spiritual) is unnecessary and may lead to confusion and disagreements. Instead, we should strive to harmonize human-made laws with the laws of Nature.
Q: What is the significance of the concept of L-fields in understanding human behavior?,
A: The concept of L-fields can help us understand the uniqueness of each individual and the direction of their behavior, and can also provide a more accurate understanding of human behavior.
Q: What is the main goal of the study of the fields of life?,
A: The goal of the study of the fields of life is to understand the nature of human behavior and to develop a harmonious relationship between human-made laws and the laws of Nature.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>We
do not know the answer but, as we have seen, the design of the
human nervous system permits incredibly-complex permutations
and combinations, and it is activated by ideas, external and in
ternal, which induce a great variety of responses. Consider, for instance, the different neural responses to a
beautiful piece of silver in a jeweller's window by two men,
equally impoverished and in need of cash. One will wistfully
admire its beauty and walk on; the other will smash the window,
grab it and run to the nearest 'fence' to have it melted down. Their nervous systems have responded differently to the same
stimulus. Perhaps, as we learn more about the relationships between the
L-field and the mind we may gain some insight into why people
respond so differently to the same idea or impulse. Meanwhile,
We can at least be certain that what we call 'good' and 'evil' are
an inherent part of the design of the Universe-for what purpose
we do not know-because there can be nothing outside that
design. 131 THE CONTINUING ADVENTURE
10
Let us look over the log of our voyage of discovery and see
what its results mean to you and to me:
Since you and I are components of the field of the Universe,
we are all tied together in the same bundle of field properties. None of us can ever be independent of the universal field or of
our own individual fields. We are part of a designed whole which is not chaos but organ
ized in law and order and which, over untold centuries, has
slowly evolved the design and differentiation of the human nerv
ous system. There is no reason to suppose that this is not also
true of the Universe itself. It is extremely doubtful that it was
created with one big bang and highly probable that it is still in
the process of growth and development. This is a slow process and we cannot hope to convert the
Universe to our hopes or desires by tomorrow morning. We our
selves are the products of this slow process of growth and de
velopment and neither the great religious leaders, nor the great
authors of pragmatic law nor any other factors that we know of
can change or hasten it. Though neither you nor I know the ultimate goal of the Uni
verse in general or of man in particular, we can at least be certain
that growth and differentiation are going on everywhere and all
the time and that this process is not chaotic but has direction and
an ultimate goal. This gives meaning to our existence because we are a part of
this process and because the process must have some purpose,
even though we cannot discern what it is or see the end result. Perhaps the purpose of the Designer is to observe, by experi
ment, the results of the reactions between field forces and material
things, just as human organisms have to learn by experience and
experiment. If this is so there is probably no such thing as an
absolute set of values. The Universe is developing and so are
we; and man's sense of values is likely to change as the Universe
changes. What is true to the man of today will not necessarily
be true to the man of tomorrow. 132 THE CONTINUING ADVE NTU RE
This seems the more likely when we remember that man's
sense of values, of right and wrong, has always changed from
generation to generation and from place to place. It is exciting to reflect that life and the Universe are not static
but active-evolving and searching for better ways to do things. And it is fortunate for mankind that there are no hard and fast
answers to the problems of humanity. On the contrary, man has
infinite scope to learn more about Nature's laws and to apply
them to a better understanding of human behaviour. * * *
The experimental findings recorded in these pages are the
first stepping-stones on a long journey into the unknown
guide-posts for further adventures in science. They indicate that the Universe is an ordered system, the
human organism an ordered component. Law and order prevail
from the biggest to the smallest; and to suggest that there is any
chaos is merely to display our lack of information. In short, the Universe has meaning and so have we. Though
we do not understand it, the meaning is there. The continuing
adventure of science and of ourselves is to seek, through the
Field Concept, an ever-grea ter understanding of the changing,
growing meaning of life. 133 PART II
Selected Papers
The Implications of the Electro-metric Test in Cancer of the
Female Genital Tract... Louis Langman, M.D., F.A.C.S. Electro-m agnetic Field Monitoring of Changing State-Function
Including Hypnotic States...


. There is nothing else that offers the remote possibility of success. 80
Spiritu a l Attitu d e
If y o u r cancer has ta u g h t you s p iritu a l tru th,
you have gained m uch. If your cancer has caused you to stop, think, pray, and know God better, it has
been a blessing to you. If your cancer has caused you to realize the importance and magnificence of this
temple wherein your soul dwells, you have been doubly blessed. If your cancer has caused you to look within and ask the Christ to dwell within
you, you have been thrice blessed. Often physical infirmities come to us for such a purpose. This was true in my own
case. The still, small voice within spoke out to guide and teach this Child of God. Not all who have cancer w ill overcome the condition. Many w ill not believe that
such a simple treatment w ill work. Many w ill not have the opportunity to hear about
and try the procedure. Many w ill come too late with a temple (body) too weak to
respond. But, I  pray with all of you my friends, that you w ill learn a beautiful lesson
and learn it well. I  did. Each of God's children is in an experience in their school (earth) each doing the
very best he or she can. Jesus said, "Judge not, that ye be not judged" (7 Matthew 1);
"This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I  have loved you. " (15 John
12). If your cancer has taught you spiritual truth, you have gained much. I  pray with
you and for you that at this point you have come to the realization that your spiritual
decision to get well or not to get well is your own responsibility. If you decide to go
home early, rejoice, for the Father prepares a place for you. Those of you who have
loved ones, who have made this decision, rejoice with them and send them on their
way into God's care. If you decide to stay in school a little longer, this is also good and it should now be
easier. If you are to operate as a perfect being, in perfect health, then you must have
a perfect attitude. You must become aware of the spiritual power within that is
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greater than you, the still, small voice within. If you are of the many millions of people who have been told that you have cancer
and that your days are numbered, then it is you who must be interested enough to
seek out the truth of your condition. You have read many things in this treatise, which
bring new thinking to a very old disease. Since we are dealing with the metabolic approach to cancer, we must consider not
only the physical, but also the mental and spiritual laws of God. We need help from
those around us as well as the God power within to reverse our thinking, and attain
that balance which creates a healthy physical being. As stated in previous chapters, half measures w ill avail you nothing. You are at the
point where you must ask God for guidance. These are the steps, which are suggested
as a method of spiritual recovery:
1. Accept the fact that you are afflicted with a symptom (malignant cancer) and
that recovery is possible.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What are the foods recommended to be eaten for a complete and tasty meal?,
A: Almonds, English walnuts, berries, and fruit.
Q: What is the recommended frequency for taking the Liver-Gall Bladder Flush?,
A: The Liver-Gall Bladder Flush should be repeated in 2 weeks.
Q: What is the recommended method for removing toxins from the body?,
A: The coffee enema is a recommended method for removing toxins from the body.
Q: What is the recommended way to stimulate the gall bladder and liver?,
A: The Okra-Pepsin-E3 capsules are recommended to stimulate the gall bladder and liver.
Q: What is the recommended method for cleansing the skin?,
A: Skin brushing before a shower and vigorous use of a loofah sponge in the shower are recommended for cleansing the skin.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>One should
brush up the front of the body and down the back, over all exposed skin surfaces,
until a warm glow is felt. Then one should take a warm shower and rub briskly with a
loofah sponge (available in most health food stores) to remove the layers of dead skin
loosened by the brushing. (We have found it best to take a hot shower each morning.) Castile or other pure soap should be used — but in a minimal amount, since heavy
soaping w ill wash all the valuable skin oils off and can cause the skin to overproduce
oil in order to compensate. The hair should be shampooed frequently with a non
chemical soap or shampoo, which can be found in health food stores. At the end of the shower, one should turn the water to cool, then to warm. As one
becomes accustomed to the temperature change, he or she may go from hot to cold
and back several times. This exercises the tiny muscles in the skin, which control
dilation and contraction of the pores. As they become stronger, they can respond
better to the physiological demands of the body. After the shower, one can sit in a tub of water with a cup of apple cider vinegar
added, to restore and strengthen the acid mantle of the skin. Afterward, the body
should be dried and rubbed briskly with a towel until a warm glow is felt. Epsom salt baths may also be used to help draw toxins out of the skin. These baths
are especially beneficial if one is going through a "healing crisis" and is especially
toxic and feeling bad. Such a bath works best after the skin brushing and use of a
loofah sponge. A tub is filled with warm to hot water and 4 or more cups of Epsom
salt are dissolved in it. This bath is quite relaxing and good for tense, sore muscles,
and may be taken as often as needed. Every fourth night the cancer patient should be rubbed from head to toe with a
mixture of olive oil and castor oil in equal parts. Then a hot soaking bath should be
taken for 15 minutes to allow the oil to penetrate. This is followed by going to bed
under heavy covers for about one hour to sweat the poisons out. Then a cleansing
shower is taken. This may be discontinued after three months. Irrigating the Nostrils
Salt-water irrigation of the nostrils is very helpful with nasal mucus and sinus
congestion alike. If one cannot breathe through the nose, he or she is bypassing a
crucial filtering mechanism which warms and humidifies the air, and which removes
large amounts of smoke and dust before this air reaches the back of one's throat. Mouth breathing places incalculable stress on the lungs, nearly equivalent to that of
cigarette smoking if one lives in urban pollution. 99
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To irrigate the nostrils, dissolve 1  teaspoon of sea salt in 16 ounces of warm water
in a bowl of appropriate size. While bending forward, block one nostril and place the
other below the water surface in the bowl. The water should be gently pulled up the
nostril until one can taste the salty mixture trickling to the back of the throat; then it
should be blown out. This should be repeated with the other nostril and alternated
several times. Breathing Exercises
Breathing exercises should follow the cleansing of the nostrils. If done on a regular
basis, these yield tremendous benefits. They increase the body's supply of oxygen
(which is the basic currency for repair and for burning up toxins), step up the removal
of waste products and stagnant air from portions of the lungs otherwise unused, and
exercise the diaphragm — which serves as a pump for the flow of oxygen and nerve
energy. Deep breathing yields a multitude of benefits through maximum use of lung
capacity. Rapid breathing is an energizing exercise, which promotes flow of energy into the
lungs and digestive organs. It should be done before meals, after being in a stuffy
room, or whenever a lift is needed. Alternate-nostril breathing has a calming effect on the nervous system. It can be
used effectively to overcome anxiety states and insomnia, and sometimes to relieve
headaches. Breath is the external manifestation of our life force. It is our very life. We can live for
a while without food or drink, but not without breath. Exercising
In almost every case of cancer, particularly those cases of long standing, the protein
from the muscles has been used to maintain life. In other words protein metabolism
has been so poor that the body had to take protein from the muscles and, to a very
great degree, the muscles have been consumed. After the cancer is destroyed, the muscles begin to rebuild. This takes
approximately three years. If the muscles are exercised strenuously during this time a
hernia may develop. For this reason we have found it best to replace strenuous
exercise with a brisk walk at least once a day for three years following therapy. 100
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Diagram  Of Digestive  System
Esophagus
Food is carried down I he
esophagus by peristaltic
action and enters the stomach
Stomach
The pancreatic enzyme
must be in an enteric
matrix. Food is broken
down further by
churning and by the
action of hydro


 puts the person
constantly on the defensive for being 'right', so the
world must be wrong.The energy is dissipated in end
less defensiveness. A reason for pride relates to an underlying fear. Once the person faces the fear, they can let go ofpride. These negative fields tend to reinforce each other;
seldom do they occur alone. One predominates, but all
are really feeding into each other so that one has grief
over one's anger; one has anger over one's pride; one
has fear over one's grief, and so on.They all tend to rein
force each other, so an emotional upset is usually com
posed of a combination of all these negative energy
fields. The techniques and realizations necessary to
overcome the negative energy fields are described in 24 HEALING AND RECOVERY
detail in Transcending the Levels ofConsciousness. By being willing to surrender the ego's narcissistic
emotional payoffs of the negative energy fields, one
then progresses to the first level of true power, called
Courage, at calibration level 200. Something crucial
now happens at thiS level because it has an enormous
amount of power. It is obvious that Courage settled the
United States ofAmerica. Courage created all the great
industries and was the basis for man's getting to the
moon.The Marines start at the level of Pride but really
move up to the more stable level of Courage. Why? It is
not so much in the increment of the twenty-five-point
increase, although that is sizeable.The critical element
is that the energy field is now positive because the per
son values truth rather than falsehood, and integrity
instead of temporary gain. Above level 200, one is no longer the victim
because the energy field is now positive. One might say
that this field is like an antenna, and below the level of
Courage, the antenna is tuned to the negative, thus
pulling adversity into the energy field. At level 200, energy goes positive, so the field stops
pulling negativity from the universe to itself.A person
is now in a different condition as well. One is able to
face, cope with, and handle things, and, for the first
time, able to be appropriate. At the level of Courage, people still experience the
lesser negative feelings, but they now have the power
to handle those energies. The critical process is one of
empowerment. A person becomes re-empowered by
telling the truth.This is obviously critical in the recov
ery from all illnesses. It is very visibly so in the millions A MAP OF CONSCIOUSNESS 25
of recoveries of members of Alcoholics Anonymous,
where Step 1 and all the basic steps are admissions of
the truth. When people admit they are powerless over some
thing, instead of going weak with the muscle test, they
suddenly go strong.When they get rid of the arrogance
of pride, they may still have other negative feelings. Persons at the level of Courage who plan to ask their
boss for a raise may still have knots in their stomach, be
angry, and even feel hopeless about getting one. They
might even be arrogant, but now, at the level of
Courage, they have enough power to handle all that
and be appropriate. They are then able to face it, cope
with it, and function in an effective way in the world. The next major level is that ofNeutral at 250,where
the energy field is positive and even more aligned with
.Truth.The emotion ofNeutralis self-trust. Forexample,
it is 'okay' ifone gets the job and 'okay' ifone does not. The process going on in consciousness is detachment. One is not attached to any particular outcome and is
no longer a victim. The person now has a great deal
more power and is not dominated by aversions or crav
ings.The upside of this can be the okayness of life; the
downside of 'unattached' can· be detached or flat. At
Neutral, one is no longer suffering painful emotions
and now feels free. One is therefore in a far more pow
erful state.The way that person sees the world as okay
considers God as granting freedom. The advantage of
the level of Neutral is that one has let go of resisting
things and therefore has a lot more power, but then
one has to introduce a new energy to move up to the
next level ofWillingness. 26 HEALING AND RECOVERY
Willingness, at 310, is far more powerful. The emo
tion of it is accompanied by the thoughts of 'yes', say
ing yes to life, to join, to agree, to commit, and to align
with because there is now the introduction of inten
tion. A person at the level of Neutral, when asked if
they would like to go to a movie tonight, would say,
"Well, it's okay ifwe go, and it's okay ifwe don't. "The
response lacks enthusiasm and aliveness and is still a
long way from abundance, but it is certainly far more
comfortable than being attached and in fear, grief, apa
thy, or anger. The one who becomes willing brings
aliveness and intention to say yes, to commit, and to
agree. Real power begins withWillingness because one
has let go of resistance. The next field above that is called Acceptance, at
350. It is a very powerful energy field, one of being
capable, adequate, and confident. There is the begin
ning oftransformation in consciousness. Transformation
has to do with the person's re-owning that they are the
source of their own happiness, and that the power is
within them.A person on this level is the one whom a
big corporation depends on because they are realistic
and can admit their upside and downside.They are not
dominated by pride, which means denial, so they can
allow for their weaknesses and shortcomings. An exec
utive on this level can say, "You know, I don't do very
well with that guy in Argentina. It would be better if
you sendJake; I'm sure he would get along better." The
executive can indicate where he is limited, accept how
the world works, avoid getting into 'right and wrong'
about it, and therefore deal with it effectively. The
transformation comes from re-owning one's power. A MAP 0 F CONSCI0 USNESS 27
A person on this level knows that· no matter where
they are, they will create a circumstance that will bring
happiness. Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life rep
resents this level, as do benevolent public-service
organizations. The utilization of opportunities occurring at this
level can turn lemons into lemonade, which comes
from a position or way of being and the re-owning of
one's own power. To do so leads to a general way of
being easygoing, and the people at this level do not ruffle
easily. Constant re-owning of one's power and recy
cling the energy back into the universe (e.g., through
selfless service) moves a person up to the energy field
of Reason at 400. Reason, logic, and the intellect are the prime evolu
tionary characteristics of the human species.They are
the product of intelligence that is capable of symbolic
thinking and abstraction. This level is also,representa
tive of disciplined structure that is in accord with the
observable world and its processes. Thus, emotions,
including desires and aversions, are subordinated as
less relevant in comparison to impersonal facts. The use of reason transcends the limitations of nar
cissistic/emotional distortion that is characteristic of
childishness and the personal emotionality of perva
sive likes, dislikes, and endless wants.The silencing of
the clamor of emotionality allows for cool calculation
and dominance of processing by facts and confirmable
data.Thus emerges the capacity for assimilation, recog
nition, classification, and comprehension of the signifi
cance and meaning of vast amounts of information by
virtue of abstract symbols and their interrelationships. 28 HEALING AND RECOVERY
Intellect and reason are necessary to interpret
meaning, value, and significance, which are subserved
by the term 'philosophy' and its offshoots of meta
physics, epistemology, ontology, theology, and science. The history of the evolution of the intellect is imparted
by The Great Books ofthe Western World from which
we see that the evolution of the intellect reached its
zenith during the classical period of ancient Greece. It
resurged again much later as the appearance and dom
inance of an historical Reformation out of which
emerged modern science. Philosophical dereliction is
termed 'rhetoric', which reflects nonintegrous manipu
lation of reason as demonstrated by the decline of the
level of philosophy in academia of recent decades and
the emergence of the theories of relativism (cal. 190)
and their consequent social discord (see Chapter 12,
Truth vs. Falsehood). At its purest level, reason and the intellect repre
sent increased reality testing and nonemotional respect
for truth and the means of its discernment. This can
evolve even more as the love ofTruth for its own sake. This eventually leads to


 should be simple,
direct, to the point, long lasting in its effect, and cost
nothing. Diets usually do not work in the long run. The usual techniques that people try often bring
about feelings of guilt and recrimination. They may
work, but only temporarily because they do not really
modify the way one is with their body since they do
not change those Pavlovian reflexes that drive one's
eating despite one's best intentions. It was discovered that a shift in the state of con
sciousness occurs in the process of eating, and that a
person can easily overcome it so the weight loss
becomes permanent. The message is to give up trying
will power, give up dieting, and give up resisting eat
ing. Those methods usually do not work; they make us
miserable, and we frequently end up the same as we
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were anyway. There is a much easier way that is truly
joyful. Through an understanding of some very simple
concepts that have been presented previously in rela
tion to the Map of Consciousness, we are then put in
a place of being able to handle problems that have
been baffling and unsuccessful in the past. Through the use of some techniques based upon
the nature of consciousness itself, we can learn how
to imagine ourself as slim, energize that image, and
then let go of it so that it actually materializes. It is
necessary to learn how to come from the heart
instead of the head, and to come from love instead of
the stomach. The head criticizes us because the stom
ach wants to eat. The only way to handle this problem
is to come from the heart about the whole situation. We are going to be somewhat lighthearted about this
subject that many people get quite distressed about. The lightheartedness comes with the eating; the self
recrimination and guilt appear later. We lie in bed and
wonder, "Why did I eat all that. " and then begin to
attack ourself. There is a way beyond all these prob
lems that will work for all of us. The medical model commonly followed is really
based on the idea of diet and the assumption that the
number of calories one eats determines one's weight. There may be some thought about exercise as well. However, the following information is not necessarily
going to agree with traditional medical thinking. If
traditional medical thinking and counting calories had
worked for you, you would not be interested in this
information. We are going to present things that we 331 LOSING WEIGHT
have clinically observed as being true experientially. Consciousness work has to do with the truth of
our inner experience. It does not have anything to do
with theory, hypotheses, scientific reasoning, or logic. It
has to do with the experiencing of the truth within us. The first thing to do is to begin to cancel some
beliefs about diets and food that have contributed to
our problem. To begin With, we have beliefs and
thoughts, such as, "Well, being overweight runs in our
family-it's in the genes. " Or, "It's due to my thyroid,"
or, "It's due to the fact that as an infant, I was over
weight, and that caused too many fat cells. "These are
all popular medical theories, and if holding those in
mind works for you, then that is very good. However,
we have found experientially that this really is not so. As an example, two people can eat an identical diet,
and one will gain weight and the other will lose it. How can that be explained inasmuch as the activity
levels and everything else are about the same. This
brings about the questioning of some of the basic
medical hypotheses, a few ofwhich are very simple to
understand. First, why assume that the body fully absorbs all
the calories it consumes. Why think that the gastroin
testinal tracts of two different people are exactly the
same. I may eat a 1,OOO-calorie piece ofpie and absorb
only 500 calories, with the other 500 running right on
through. There are other factors, such. as the rate of
movement in the gastrointestinal tract. We know that
the faster things move through the tract, the less it
absorbs. There are factors other than calories to consider,
and in doing so, we will arrive at a way of handling 332 HEALING AND RECOVERY
this problem that will not involve counting calories. There are some dietary tricks that are helpful to
use in the beginning until the results of working on
ourself have adjusted our appestat, which is located
in a portion of the brain called the hypothalamus. It
takes a day or two to reset the appestat, which con
trols our feeling of satiety. The adjusted appestat will
control our weight. As we hold a certain weight in
mind, it begins to materialize on the physical plane. It
is helpful to understand the power of mind over body
and that what is held in mind creates the body's being
what it is, rather than the other way around. It is necessary to reverse the conventional, so
called 'common sense' of the left-brain logic that says
it is the body that creates the mind. Instead, we have
to look at the opposite, which is that what is held in
mind manifests within the body. Our thoughts and
beliefs about weight, activity, calories, and all the phec
nomena surrounding this have been affecting our
weight. For example, the following· is known from
cases of patients with multiple personalities. One
personality appears in the patient and takes over the
consciousness named Richard, who does not have any
eating or weight problems at all. In fact, he eats very
little, is spry and active, and while Richard is in the
body, the person is loses weight and becomes slim. Then the person goes into a trance state or
becomes intoxicated, and William comes into the
body. Williamloves to eat,gorging himselfonallkit;lds
of things, and the body's weight suddenly increases
dramatically. Now we can see that the response of the
body is therefore to the mind-the mindset, the 333 LOSING WEIGHT
mind's belief and attitude, and the way the person
holds the relationship to their body in their mind. It is
the mind that sets the appestat. It is using conscious
ness techniques within the mind that release the
weight problems, and one can let go of the weight
almost automatically. We will review the nature of consciousness itself
and the relationship between body, mind, and spirit,
with spirit being the energy field of consciousness
that is all pervasive throughout life itself. It is impor
tant to understand that the body has no capacity to
experience itself. At first this seems amazing because
most of us, unless we are enlightened, assume that we
are the physical body. We must realize that the body
has no way to experience itself. The arm cannot expe
rience the arm nor can the leg experience the leg. Instead, they have to be experienced in something
greater than themselves. We experience the body via
the senses, which tell us what is going on within it. As
the senses of the body have no capacity to experi
ence themselves, they have to be experienced in
something greater than what they are, which is in
mind itself, so the mind is the place where the sensa
tions in the body are experienced. Mind itself is incapable of experiencing itself. A
thought cannot experience its own thoughtness, nor
can a memory experience its own memoryness. A fan
tasy of the future cannot experience itself, nor can an
emotion experience itself. What goes on in the mind
has to be experienced in something that is greater
than the mind, that is, in consciousness itself. There is
the body's experience via sensation. Sensation is 334 HEALING AND RECOVERY
experienced in the mind, and the mind is experi
enced in consciousness. This can be seen very easily,
for example, when something happens to a portion of
the brain, and the person is unable to experience the
opposite side of the body. Without mind, the body cannot be experienced. The whole pOint of anesthesia illustrates that without
consciousness, one is not aware ofwhat is going on in
mind. If consciousness is deleted via the anesthetic,
there is no knowledge of the experience that is going
on in either mind or body, so consciousness is higher
than both of them. There is a state beyond conscious
ness itself that is still, unmoving, and allows us to be
aware ofwhat is going on in consciousness; it is called
the state of awareness. The state of awareness is an
aspect of the greater, powerful energy field behind
consciousness, which is the energy of life itself. This
is necessary to know in order to become aware of
where all experience takes place. All human experience is taking place within con
sciousness itself. Consequently, we cannot experience
the wall, the floor, or someone else. Instead, what we
experience is within our own consciousness of the
wall, the floor, or another person. This gives an under
standing of an area in which we can work that is less
restricted by commonly held belief systems. If the entire weight problem is a phenomenon