 path of the soul leads to a place where you experience fulﬁllmentas a birthright, as part of who you are. You don’t have to work for it; you only have to be. Grace comesfrom a clear vision of who you really are.
 EXERCISES FOR LESSON 121. Who in your life do you need to forgive the most (even if it is yourself)? What is preventing you fromfully forgiving this person? Visualize how you can release yourself from the pain of bearing grudges, andhow you can open your heart to this person again. Do not be discouraged if this is uncomfortable orchallenging for you when you attempt this; do not forget to acknowledge how difﬁcult this is for mostpeople. 2. Journal about a time in your life when you were forgiven of something that you did to hurtanother person. How did it make you feel? What can you do to spread that feeling of liberation to anotherperson in your life?  3. Write down an intention n how you will completely surrender to the power of forgiveness and compassion. Imagine how much lighter and more free you will feel when you succumb to this power.LESSON 13: The Universe Evolves Through YouWATCH LESSON 13 VIDEO BY DEEPAK CHOPRA ONLINE: http://blip.tv/play/AYGpjFgC

This breakthrough reveals our true purpose. We are absolutely necessary in the grand scheme of things.The universe needs you in a unique way, because only you can have the experience that your liferepresents. Your individuality makes an absolute contribution. Because reality is based on consciousness,the universe cannot spare a unit of consciousness without harm to the whole.You can join in the evolutionary ﬂow of the universe or not, it’s your choice. Either way, evolution willproceed, but if you opt out, it won’t proceed through you.In the past, life was made easier by knowing what God had in store for everyone. The universe waspurposeful. Yet as powerful and comforting as this might be, religion has always been shadowed by aserious contradiction. Everyone is considered precious to God, but no one is really needed. Individual lives are thrown away in war by the tens of thousands every year. Untold more lives are lost through disease and famine, or barely get a start before infant mortality struck.It’s only human to realize that we all need each other. But if taken too far, this becomes a system of codependency in the worst sense: I only exist to need and be needed. But from your soul’s perspective, you are as great an addition to the world as a Gandhi or Mother Teresa, and subtracting you from the cosmic equation would be just as great a loss.Countless people accept that life’s pain and suffering comes randomly. They have accepted that there isnothing they can do to change their life. This is learned helplessness. Without a sense of purpose, we decide that being helpless makes sense, since either God isn’t there or he doesn’t care what happens to us. To escape our learned helplessness, there has to be a sense that we matter in the larger scheme of things. The plan that guides your life must take three levels into account. 1.) God’s level, is unlimited in its potential. Everything is possible. No choice is dictated in advance. Wecan also call this the cosmic level. 2.) Second, there is the soul’s level, which steps down inﬁnite possibilities to the human level. At thesoul’s level there is still open choice, but conditions start to be placed on what is really feasible. 3.) Finally there is the human level, where choice seems far more limited, and we ﬁnd ourselvesnegotiating how much freedom we have to do what we want.The plan that unfolds the universe stands right before us, even though we fail to see it. We’re blindbecause the plan is us. Or to make it personal, you are the cosmic plan – or the divine plan, if you prefer.There are no rules outside your mind, no actions outside your body. Whatever you choose to do, the planbends to accommodate you. When you have a new desire, the universe shifts accordingly. It has no choice, because there is no purpose to creation beyond you, here and now.All your life you have absorbed a world view that puts you below a higher power. If it isn’t the power ofGod, it’s the power of natural forces. If it isn’t the power of authority ﬁgures, it’s the power of humannature and its self-destructive impulses. None of that is true once you discover your real self. Ultimately, to discover your purpose comes down to discovering who you really are.The cosmic plan that was built into you follows 5 invisible guidelines:1. Everything is conscious. Consciousness is an activity of the entire universe. This meansthat when you are aware of anything, the universe is being aware through you.2. Everything ﬁts together. There are no loose parts to the universe, nothing is a leftover.When anything looks random, you are seeing one pattern moving into another.3. The whole scheme is self-organizing. No outside controller is needed. Once a galaxy, abutterﬂy, a heart, or an entire species is on the move, its inner workings know what to do.4. Evolution unfolds within itself. Once something grows, it seeks the highest form of itself– the best star, dinosaur, fern, or amoeba – that it can be. When that form is exhausted, itmakes a transition to a new form that is more creative and interesting.5. Freedom is the ultimate goal. You don’t win by getting to the end; you win by ﬁnding anew game the instant the old one is over. This isn’t an empty freedom. You never ﬁndyourself ﬂoating in a void. Rather, this is the freedom of possibilities that never run out.
 EXERCISES FOR LESSON 131. Take the time this week to meditate about your unique role in the universe. What do you have togive to the universe through the vessel that is your soul? Is there a special talent or unique skill that youhave been underplaying for fear of being noticed or of being burdened with a responsibility that you cannot handle? Imagine yourself manifesting the highest potential in your soul, which will inevitably bringgreatness to you and those around you. 2. Journal about your thoughts on the idea of the evolutionary or divine plan. Do you believe in this?Where do you think the universe is going, and what role can you play to be a part of the ﬂow? Have youever experienced a series of events or circumstances where you felt as though you were in sync with some sort of divine plan.  3. Write down an intention about how you plan on aiding the evolution of the universe through your ownconscious actions. Dare to dream big! You truly have the power to make a signiﬁcant impact on the course of humanity for the better.LESSON 14: 10 Steps to Wholeness And ConclusionWATCH LESSON 14 VIDEO BY DEEPAK CHOPRA ONLINE: http://blip.tv/play/AYGpjFgC

Wholeness is the result of connecting body, mind, and soul. In wholeness you aren’t divided againstyourself. Therefore, the choices you make are beneﬁcial at every level. Once you realize how the soulfunctions, there would seem to be no reason to turn back and live any other way than from the level of thesoul. Yet living without the soul has also been easy.The secret is to live in wholeness now, before you completely achieve it. What’s needed is a lifestyle thatkeeps your vision alive. A holistic lifestyle should sustain the ties to your soul even when those ties feelfragile.Spiritual teachers have wrestled with this problem for centuries, wondering how they can bridge the gulfbetween the old and the new life. Teaching and preaching aren’t enough. Showing by example isn’tenough. Yet many human beings have crossed over to the light and what they have achieved is real. If wedistill their stories, a lifestyle composed of 10 steps to wholeness emerges that is simple and can be followed without anyone else needing to know or approve. 10 Steps to Wholeness1. Nourish your "light body." If you feed it with fresh energy every day, it will provide you with inspirationand guidance.2. Turn entropy into evolution. With constant input from your soul, your mind can generate never endingcreativity.3. Commit yourself to deeper awareness. Ask for new vision, new beliefs, and a new sense of self everyday.4. Be generous of spirit. Generosity begins at the level of the soul, which never runs out of the two thingstotally necessary to life: energy and awareness.5. Focus on relationships instead of consumption. Wholeness depends on relationships that are whole. You cannot be whole in isolation. As your soul sees you, you are connected to everything. To be connected means to be in relationship.6. Relate to your body consciously. Every day, your body consciously tends to you, never losing focus.You can acknowledge this faithful service by consciously relating to your body in turn with trust,consideration, honesty, mutual cooperation and loving appreciation.7. Embrace every day as a new world. There seems to be a gap between mind and body. Since the mindsets the body’s agenda, if you win the tiny battles against routine, inertia, and boredom, this gap will closeand every day will seem like a renewal.8. Let the timeless be in charge of time. Your soul’s frame of reference is timeless. Live from that timelessplace. At your source all events are laid out


 to any area of pain or concern (dilute as
needed), or apply more generally under the nose, at the back of neck, to
forehead, or to wrists. To affect the entire body, apply oil to the bottoms of
feet, spine, or navel. Add a warm compress or massage into tissues to drive
the oils deeper, if you wish. You can also add 6–8 drops of essential oils to
bath salts before adding them to your bath.Pure essential oils can also be taken internally : remember that oils are
what give plants and fruits much of their flavor. Because our bodies are
already designed to metabolize and process plants and fruits, we are
consequently equipped to metabolize essential oils (when taken in
appropriate doses), which have higher concentrations of the natural
compounds. When taken internally, the oils are absorbed into systemic
circulation via the digestive tract. As lipid-soluble compounds, essential oils
can easily be transported to all the body’ s organs, even the brain. Note:  Not
all essential oils are safe for internal use, and I only advocate the use of
doTERRA ’s essential oils internally.
To use an oil internally, put a drop under your tongue, hold for a few
seconds, and then swallow. You can also dilute a drop of oil by adding it to
a teaspoon of honey, and then adding that to warm water. To send the oil
directly to your digestive system, put a drop of oil in an empty veggie
capsule and swallow.
MAMA MUST-HAVES
The next few pages provide an outline of the oils that I would personally
suggest to have on hand for common conditions that a pregnant, birthing,
and postpartum mama might experience, as well as essential oil solutions
for your babe.
PREGNANCY
Copaiba.  Take 1 drop under the tongue morning and evening for
headaches and nervous system support.
doTERRA  DigestZen blend.  Take 1 drop internally when needed to
relieve nausea and morning sickness, as well as indigestion.
Lemon.  Use aromatically to help with nausea and for its energizing
and uplifting ef fect.
Frankincense.  Take internally to tone and strengthen the uterus,
and for its emotional ef fect of calming the nervous system (helpingus to “be here now”).
Peppermint.  Apply topically for headaches, sore muscles, and
tension; inhale as an aromatic to relieve indigestion and nausea; use
for cooling if you are feeling overheated.
LABOR
Lavender and clary sage.  Diffuse lavender and clary sage together
to promote relaxation and stabilize contractions.
Lavender and frankincense.  Lavender and frankincense, used
topically with a carrier oil, can be used to promote skin integrity of
the perineum throughout the birthing process. They can be applied
topically toward the end of pregnancy and during birth to help
prevent tearing.
Peppermint.  Peppermint has the ability to stimulate the central
nervous system, of fering profound ef fects on mood. Dif fuse to give
energy and to ease any anxiety.
Ylang ylang.  Ylang ylang is a feminine, floral scent. It reduces
stress, muscle tension, and pain. Ylang ylang contains a naturally
occurring substance called linalool that reduces anxiety. During
labor, ylang ylang can be dif fused or placed in a carrier oil for
massage.
Cardamon.  Traditionally, Ayurveda recommends that a birthing
mother inhale the smoke of cardamom and calamus during labor.
This can be inhaled as an incense, or the room can be filled with
these scents by using a dif fuser. Cardamon particularly is a warming
and powerful vata pacifier that eases cramping, helps with nausea,
and reduces pain.
POSTP ARTUM
doTERRA  Balance blend.  Created with the purpose of grounding
the body, mind, and emotions, doTERRA  Balance is formulated withemotionally beneficial oils that work together to create a sense of
calmness, stability, and well-being. Dif fuse or apply topically to the
bottoms of your feet.
doTERRA  Serenity blend.  doTERRA ’s Serenity is medicine for the
nervous system. It is a restful blend that helps reduce stress and
promotes deep sleep and relaxation for mama and baby. Diffuse it as
desired, and apply topically to the bottoms of your feet.
NEWBORN
DigestZen blend.  Diluted with a carrier oil, DigestZen can be
massaged clockwise on baby’ s belly and spine if they are
experiencing any discomfort due to colic or gassiness.
Lavender. Lavender is amazing to dif fuse at nighttime to support
little babe’ s rest, as well as to create an association with scent and
sleep. You can put a drop in baby’ s massage oil anytime to support
rest and relaxation. Lavender also helps to relieve skin irritations,
including cradle cap, diaper rash, and heat rash.
Melaleuca.  Melaleuca, more widely known as tea tree, is medicine
for skin infections and rashes. It also boosts your little one’ s immune
system and improves blood and oxygen circulation. Apply topically
mixed with a carrier oil.
Roman chamomile.  Babies who have trouble sleeping can benefit
from the natural soothing ef fects of chamomile, an oil that is
traditionally used to treat insomnia. Together with lavender,
chamomile can also relieve symptoms of colic, and its soothing and
anti-inflammatory properties make it valuable as a treatment for skin
conditions.
Rosewood.  Rosewood is said to protect baby’ s energetic field; use it
in a dif fuser throughout the day and night.ESSENTIAL OIL SOLUTIONS FOR PREGNANCY
The following are essential oil solutions for common conditions during
pregnancy. Whereas the oils listed above are ones that I would suggest
every mama have on hand, the ones below are suggested on a case-per -case
basis and to be used as needed.
EDEMA/SWELLING:  During pregnancy, the extra fluid in the body and
the pressure from the growing uterus can cause swelling ( edema ) in the
ankles and feet—and it can even show up in other parts of the body. Use the
following oil blends to increase blood and lymphatic flow and reduce the
discomfort associated with edema.
Edema Massage Oil
3 drops ginger
2 drops cypress
2 drops lavender
2 teaspoons carrier oil such as almond, coconut, or sesame oil
Combine oils with 2 teaspoons of carrier oil and massage onto legs
and feet, toward the heart.
Edema Foot Soak
Bowl of hot water
1 teaspoon Epsom salt
1 drop cypress essential oil
1–2 drops lemon or grapefruit oil
Stir oils into the Epsom salt, then add to hot water.
Soak feet for ten or fifteen minutes.BALANCE MET ABOLISM, RELIEVE SUGAR CRA VINGS,
SUPPORT APPETITE, AND SUPPORT BODY
ACCEPT ANCE
Grapefruit, doTERRA  Slims and Sassy blend, or
kumquat.
Use aromatically.
FATIGUE
doTERRA  Motivate, Citrus Bliss, or Passion blends.
Use aromatically or apply topically.
Basil.  Use aromatically or apply topically.
Lemon or peppermint.  Use aromatically.
GEST ATIONAL  DIABETES
Cinnamon, coriander, or cassia.  Use aromatically or apply
topically.
HEADACHES
Copaiba and frankincense.  Take internally.
Peppermint.  Use aromatically; apply topically to temples,
forehead, and the back of your neck; or put a drop on your
thumb and press to the roof of your mouth as far back as
you can for fifteen seconds.
HEARTBURN
DigestZen blend, peppermint, or ginger. Apply topically
directly onto your breastbone; take 1 drop internally.
Cardamom.  Take internally or apply topically.ITCHY  SKIN
Roman chamomile, blue tansy, or lavender. Take
internally or apply topically.
JOINT P AIN
Turmeric and copaiba.  Take internally or apply topically.
doTERRA  Deep Blue blend.  Apply topically.
NAUSEA
DigestZen blend, peppermint, or lemon.  Take internally,
diffuse, or apply topically.
Ginger. Take internally.
PREECLAMPSIA
Marjoram or frankincense.  Use aromatically, apply
topically, or take internally.
PRETERM LABOR
Lavender. Rub 1–3 drops on your belly.
SLEEPLESSNESS
Serenity blend, lavender, vetiver, or Roman chamomile.
Use aromatically or apply topically.
INDUCTION (A T FULL  TERM)
Myrrh and clary sage.  Apply 1–2 drops to your wrists and
abdomen, as well as inside your ankle bones to induce labor
or if labor has begun and then stalled.Stretch Mark Blend
5 drops lavender
5 drops myrrh
5 drops helichrysum
10 ml carrier oil
Mix the oils into the carrier oil and massage onto your belly, thighs


 basic principles of healthful living to
popular attention in America. They were credited with “getting women out
of bloomers into shorts, and men into bathing trunks.” Bragg started
Macfadden’s “Penny Kitchen Restaurants” during the big Depression Era,
when they fed millions of hungry people for a penny each. Bragg helped
develop America’s first Health Spa at Dansville, New York, where this photo
was taken. Bragg then opened Macfadden’s Deauville Hotel, which gave
undeveloped Miami Beach, Florida its great beginning.
Paul C. Bragg & Mentor – Bernarr Macfadden
My dad was associated with Bernarr Macfadden, who spent thousands of
dollars to find the oldest living humans on earth. Dad was his main
researcher on this project. This took him to many interesting, remote parts of
the world, interviewing men and women from 103 to 154 years of age! Dad
found this work fascinating, because he loved promoting  health andlongevity, that  not just the life of the average person which ends at about 70-
72, but an active life that would last 120 to 150 years (Genesis 6:3). The Bragg
research proved it can be done! Now Scientists worldwide are agreeing.
20 Year Study Shows Being Fit Saves Money
The average American spends over $4,000 on health care yearly, and costs
are rising: Private health-insurance premiums jumped 8.2% even back in 1998,
more than double the previous years (3.3% in 1996, 3.5% in 1997) and way up in
2011. This revealing 20 year study done by Dr. Tedd Mitchell of Cooper Clinic
in Texas monitored 6,679 men. Results showed those who exercised more,
required fewer doctor visits. Being fit cuts yearly medical expenses 25 to 60%.
Study also found all you need to stay fit is to exercise just 20 to 30 minutes a
day, four or five days a week. Physically fit people live longer and enjoy a
better quality of life! Visit website: cooperwellness.com
The Benefits of Being Fit & Healthy
The benefits of being fit and keeping active, is an improved quality of life
– being able to do things you enjoy for longer periods of time. To be fit, one
must have good habits! This includes eating healthy foods like organic fruits
and vegetables, exercising regularly, getting enough sleep and being clean.
Becoming fit will help you tremendously both physically and mentally. As
you become more fit these benefits will happen:
Looking Better: weight loss, toned muscles, better posture
Feeling Better: more energy, better sleep, better able to cope with stress,
reduced depression and anxiety, increased mental sharpness, and fewer aches
and pains
Being Healthier: more efficient heart and lungs, lower cholesterol, lower
blood pressure, ability to heal faster, stronger bones with less risk of
osteoporosis, less stress on your joints, better balance and flexibility,
strengthened immune system, and reduced risk of dying early, heart disease,
obesity, diabetes, cancers, stroke, etc. (icb2001.com)
Exercising just 15 minutes or more a day helps maintain healthy blood vessels for good circulation in
the body and brain and helps you manage your weight and stress levels. Studies have shown that brisk
walking helps delay brain shrinkage that delays the onset of dementia.From Bragg Heart Book – Be a Bragg Health Crusader, copy and shar e with family & friends.
HEAL THY  H EAR T  H ABIT S  FOR  A  L ONG, V ITAL  L IFE
Remember, organic live foods make live people. You are what you eat, drink, breathe, think, say and
do. So eat a low-fat, low-sugar, high- fiber  diet of organic whole grains, fresh salads, sprouts, greens,
vegetables, fruits, raw seeds, nuts, fresh juices and chemical-free, purified or distilled water.
Earn your food with daily exercise, for regular exercise, brisk  walking, etc. improv es your health,
stamina, go-power, flexibility, endurance and helps open the cardiovascular system. Only 45 minutes a
day truly can do miracles  for your heart, arteries, mind, nerves, soul and body! You become revitalized
with new zest for living to accomplish your life goals!
We are made of tubes. To help keep them open, clean and to maintain good eliminati on take psyllium
veg. capsule or add 1 tsp psyllium husk powder daily – hour after dinner to juices, herbal teas, even
Bragg Vinegar Drink. Another way to guard against clogged tubes daily – add 1-2 tsps soy lecithin
granules (fat emulsif ier-melts like butter ) over potatoes, veggies  and to juices, etc. Also take one
cayenne capsule ( 40,000 HU ) daily with meal. Take 50-100 mgs regular -released niacin (B3) with one
meal daily to help cleanse and open cardiovascular system, also improves memory. Skin flushing may
occur, don’t worry about this as it shows it’s working! After cholesterol level reaches 180, then only
take niacin twice weekly.
The heart needs healthy balanced nutrients, so take natural multi-vitamin-mineral food supplements,
Omega- 3 and extra heart helpers – vitamin E with mixed Tocotrienols, vitamin C, Ubiquinol  CoQ10,
D3, MSM, D-Ribose, garlic, turmeric, selenium, zinc, beta carotene and amino acids : L-Carnitine, L-
Taurine, L-Lysine and Proline. Folic acid, CoQ10, B6 and B12 helps keep homocysteine level low.
Magnesium Orotate, Hawthorn Berry Extract helps bring relief for palpi tations, arrhythmia, senile
hearts and coronary disease. Braggzyme contains systemic enzymes (nattokinase & serrapetase) to
help keep blood thin, preventing dangerous blood clots. Take multi-digestive enzyme and probiotics
with meals – aids digestion, assimilation and elimination.
For sleep problems try 5-HTP  Tryptophan (an amino acid), melatonin, calcium, magnesium, valerian
in caps, extract or tea, Bragg vinegar drink & sleepytime herb tea. For arthritis, joint pain/stif fness, try
Braggzyme, aloe juice & gel, Glucosamine - Chondroitin - MSM  combo caps or shots, helps heal &
regenerate. Capsaicin & DMSO  lotion helps relieve pain.
Use amazing antioxidants – E Tocotrienols, C, Quercetin, grapeseed extract  (OPC s), CoQ10,
selenium, SOD, Resveratr ol, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, etc. They improve immune system and help flush  out
dangerous free radicals that cause havoc with cardiovascular pipes and health. Research shows
antioxidants promote longevity, slows ageing, fights  toxins, helps prevent disease, cancer, cataracts, jet
lag and exhaustion.Recommended Heart Health T ests
Total Cholester ol: Adults:  180 mg/dl is optimal; Childr en: 140 mg/dl or less
LDL Cholester ol: 100 mg/dl or less is optimal
HDL Cholester ol: Men:  50 mg/dl or more; Women:  65 mg/dl or more
Triglycerides:  100 mg/dl or less (optimal 70-85)
HDL/Cholester ol Ratio:  3.2 or less • Triglycerides/HDL Ratio:  below 2
Homocyst eine: 6-8 micromoles /L
CRP (C-Reactive Pr otein high sensitivity ):
lower than 1 mg/L low risk, 1-3 mg/L average risk, over 3 mg/L high risk
Diabetic Risk T ests: • Glucose:  80-100 mg/dl • Hemoglobin A1c:  7% or less
Blood Pr essur e: 120/70 mmHg is considered optimal for adults
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Power Breathing
The Importance of Deep Oxygen Breathing, The
Invisible Staff and Food of Life!
We are breathin g machines and must have oxygen constantly or we will
perish! The more oxygen we can get into the system, the cleaner our bodies
are going to be and the better we are able to absorb more life-giving oxygen
into the tissues! We want you to know we are air-gas machines. We live at
the bottom of a sea of oxygen – the atmosphere extends 70 miles above us
and exerts a pressure of 14 pounds per square inch. The Latin word “spira”
means oxygen, air and then spirit. The breath of God and life that goes to
every cell in your body is in fact oxygen and therefore air! Most people are
shallow breathers. They get oxygen in the upper regions of the lungs, but
seldom get sufficient oxygen into the deep lower regions of the lungs. They
become oxygen-starved and pale and lack ener gy and go-power!
Directions for Filling the Entire Lungs With
Life-Giving Oxygen
Lie flat on your back, either in bed or on the floor, relax and then slowly
inhale through your


 be further dierentiated into Yin-Yang.
Each of the ve colors can be distinguished as bright and intense,
Yang, or pale and diuse, Yin.
Just as Yin-Yang  can be used to describe the alternation between
sun and shade, heat and cold, dry and wet, so the Five Phases
represent the seasons of the earth, the stages of huma n life, the
waxing and waning of Yin and Yang. Just as day is Yang and night
Yin, so the dawn  is Wood, midday Fire, afternoon Earth, evening
Metal, and nighttim e Water. Five-Phase  and Yin-Yang  concepts
always illuminate and cast shadows upon each other.Five-Phase Yin-Yang Rhythms
The stages of transformation that dene all processes in nature can
be similarly described by the two interpenetrating paradig ms of Yin-
Yang and Five Phases.
FIVE-PHASE  THEORY: A  HOLOGRAPHIC  MAP
The underlying assumption of Chinese philosophy is that the forces
that govern the cycles of change occurring in the external world are
duplicated within our human bodies and minds. Patterns  in nature
are recapitulated at every level of organization—from the rotation
of the planets to the behavio r of our internal organs. These ancient
Oriental ideas conform to what some modern thinkers call the“holographic paradigm”: the organization of the whole (nature) is
reected by each and every part (plants, animals, human beings). 2
Within the human being, the same forces that organize the
physical, senso ry, and perceptual life of the organism (soma) aect
the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual life of the person (psyche).
Within this framework, the Five-Phase  model has a diverse range of
application. Using anthropologist Gregory Bateson’s phrase, it is a
“pattern which connects.” 3
A comp lex web of relationships was spun between the Five Phases
and human culture. Aairs of state and society were conducted
according to these principles. Proper times to plant and harvest,
advance and retreat in battle, wed and procreate, and the methods
of preserving health were prescribed by this system. The Five Phases
are an almanac of the human cycles of momentary and lifelong
change, a map that charts the course of process, a guide for
comprehending our unfolding.
PHASES AS TRANSFORMATIVE  STAGES
The Five Phases  identify stages of transformation, patterns of
expansion and contraction, proliferation and withering. Each Phase
has an intrinsic primal energy, an ontological inuence that shapes
events. For example, human beings go through cycles in their lives
similar to the seasons in nature—beginning in birth and ending in
death, with stages of growth, maturity, and decay in between.
Within the life cycle, the power of each Phase  can be observed.
The Wood Phase  is seen in birth, new life bursting forth. The
newborn, at rst small and fragile like a tender green shoot,
mobilizes tremendous energy for swift growth. The baby moves
from the Yin phase of gesta tion, correspon ding to Water, to the Yang
phase of growth, correspond ing to Wood. The peak of this Yang
phase is reached in adulthood when we are in our prime. This
corresponds to Fire. Our “ripening,” the stage during which we
luxuriate in our maturity, corresponds to the Earth Phase. We revisit
Yin through degeneration and aging, which corresponds to Metal. Inour dying we return to the Yin state of dissolution, the Water Phase,
and the emptiness from which we emerged.
Five Phases With Earth in the Center
One representation of Earth  within the Five-Phase  model is as the
center or axis, the point of reference of the four cardinal directions,
the middle of the Middle Kingdom that was ancient China. Later on,
in an eort to align Yin-Yang  and Five-Phase Theory, Earth  came to
represent the time and space of transition from one stage to another,particularly the passage between the apex of Yang (Fire) and
ascendance of Yin (Metal ). For examp le, between summer and
autumn is late summer, between noon and dusk is late afternoon.
Within this logic, Earth  was placed schematically along the circular
continuum between Fire and Metal. This diagram has become the
one conventionally used to describe the Five-Phase  relationships in
Chinese medicine.
Just as the Five Phases  delineate transformations of the life cycle,
they also describe the proces s of our daily existence. Our awakening
is associated with Wood, and our movement toward a state of
complete wakefulness corresponds to Fire. Becoming sleepy
represents Metal, and the state of sleep itself corresponds to Water.
Earth  represents the still point, the balance between the polar
movements, when neither one nor the other ascends. Our integrity
is based on the proportion and rhythm of each of the Five Phases
within us, regulating our waking and sleeping, activity  and rest,
arousal and inhibition.
PHASES OF  PULSATION
The power, quality, and direction of each Phase can be observed in
any given internal process. In expanding the chest, for example, we
move out into our world,  and in contracting we gather our
resources, experiencing ourselves as contained within  our own
boundaries. Wood  is the Phase  of expansion, culminating in the
Phase  of Fire, which spreads energy across and away from the
surface (Yang). Metal  is the Phase  of contraction, culminating in the
Phase  of Water, which  consolidates energy at the core (Yin). Our
Wood  aspect leads us outward toward Fire, where we feel at one, a
part of it all; our Metal  aspect leads us inward toward Water, where
we recognize our separate and historical self. Our Earth Phase
stabilizes us so that we can handle the gyrations of our oscillatingprocess. Consciousness that exists beyond time, in the realm of
space, belongs to Fire. Our bodies, lineage, genes, and will to pass
from generation to generation through time belongs to Water. The
realm of action belongs to Wood, denition to Metal, and balance to
Earth. Familiarity with each of the Five Phases  acquaints us with the
individual waves within the common sea of our being.
In tension with the great Yin Phase, Water, is the great Yang, Fire.
Water  gives rise to the germination  of substance, and Fire gives rise
to the completion of materi alized form. The latent power of the
apple seed in the creation of the apple tree derives from Water. The
manifest power of the tree to mature and bear shiny red apples,
completing and fullling its potential, derives from Fire. Whereas
Metal  and Wood  represent stages of expans ion and contraction,
Water  and Fire represent stages of generation and completion.
The lines of correspondence between the Five Phases  and human
experience divide the body into Five Organ Networks, each of which
corresponds to one Phase. These Organ Networks, echoing the nature
of each Phase, descr ibe the physiology and psychology of the
organism. By extrapolation people can be generally classied into
ve character types by matching healthy and distorted expressions
of the soma and psyche with the characteristics of each of the Five
Phases  and Organ Networks.
Five-Phase Theory  is like a fugue, with ascending and descending
rhythms and recapitulations, repetitions, echoes, and variations on a
theme. Each Organ Network  is a living system, a melody, expressed
through the instrument of the soma and psyche. In the body,
dissonance manifests as physical symptoms and patterns of
dysfunction. In the psyche, bothersome traits, xations, and
dilemmas manifest as distortions of character and patterns of
distress. The function and interaction of the Five Organ Networks
establish the basis for understanding the ve character types.Phases of Pulsation
Symbolizing the organism as a sphere: Metal  (Yin) represents
contraction, movement inwar d toward the core. Water  (extreme Yin)
represents the core, the site of germination and creation. Wood
(Yang) represents expansion, movement outward toward the surface.
Fire (extreme Yang) represents the surface, the site of culmination
and completion. Earth  represents the axis, the point of balance,
around which the forces of Yin-Yang  revolve and spin.
FIVE ORGAN NETWORKS:  TRADITIONAL  CHINESE  PHYSIOLOGYTo maintain the abundant circulation of Qi and Blood  is to sustain
the material life of the organism, the integrity of mind and tissue.
Each Organ Network  refers  to a complete set of functions—
physiological and psychological—rather than to a specic and
discrete physical structure xed in an anatomical locatio n. For this
reason they are referred to as Organ Networks  rather than simply
organs. Identied by the names of the Yin Organs, each paired
system consists of Liver-Gallbladder, Heart-Smal l Intestine, Spleen-
Stomach, Lung-Large Intestine, and Kidney-Bladder *
Yin corresponds to organs that store Qi. Here Qi means Essence—
the most rened state of material substance. The Yin organs are
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EXPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE MODE
OF SPREAD OF INFLUENZA
MILTON J.ROSENAU, M.D.
BOSTON
Theexperimentshere described were performedon
anisland inBoston Harbor, onvolunteers obtained
from theNavy.Thework was conducted byagroupofofficers detailed forthat purpose, from theU.S.
Navy andtheU.S.Public Health Service, consistingofDr. G.W.McCoy, director oftheHygienic
Library, Dr.Joseph Goldberger, Dr.Leake, and Dr.
Lake, allonthepart oftheU.S.Public Health Ser-
vice; andcooperating with those medical officers, was
agroup also detailed forthis purpose onthepart of
theU.S.Navy, consisting ofDr.J.J.Keegan, Dr.
DeWayne Richey andmyself.The work itself was conducted atGallops Island,
which isthequarantine station ofthePort ofBoston,
andpeculiarly well fitted foroperations ofthiskind,
serving adequately for the purposes ofisolation,
observations, and maintenance ofthelarge group of
volunteers andpersonnel necessary totake care of
them.
The volunteers were allofthe most susceptible
age,mostly between 18and25,onlyafewofthem
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of afebrile attack ofany kind during thewinter,
except afewwho were purposely selected, ashaving
shown atypical attack ofinfluenza, inorder totest
questions ofimmunity, andforthepurpose ofcontrol.
Now, weproceeded rather cautiously atfirst by
administeringapure culture ofbacillus ofinfluenza,
Pfeiffer's bacillus, inarather moderate amount, into
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HOW IT BEGAN
 In the early 1800's a young
lad named Ignatz von Peczely of
Egervar near Budapest,
Hungary, caught an awl in his
garden. The 1 1-year-old boy
struggled with the frightened bird
an dm e tw i t hi t sf i e r c ec l a w s a st h e
bird instinctively tried to defend
itself. In the struggle, the boy
accidentally broke the owl's leg.
Asthe youth and the owl glared
into one another's eye, the boy
observed a black stripe rising in
the owl's eye. Von
Peczely bandaged the owl's leg
andnursed it back to health and released the bird; but the bird stayed in the
garden several years afterward. Von Peczely observed the appearance of
white and crooked lines in the owl's eye where the black stripe had
originally appeared.
Theblack stripe eventually became a tiny black spot surrounded by white
lines and shading. When von Peczely grew up, he became a physician
andnever forgot the incident with the owl. Working on the surgical ward
ofa college hospital afforded hire an opportunity to observe the irides of
patients after accidents, and preceding and following surgery. A study of
the changes in the eye coincided with their
injuries, surgery or illnesses, and this convinced von Peczely that there
was a reflex relationship between the various markings in the iris andthe rest of the body, He was certain that the iris mirrored tissue
changes of the various organs. Von Peczely created the first chart of
the iris based on his findings.
At a similar point in history, Reverend Nils Liljequist, a Swedish
clergyman, discovered a relationship between various drug settlementsand specific discolorations in the iris of the eye. Extremely ill as a youth,LiIjequist was given massive quantities of quinine. This led to a
correlation of the yellow-green discoloration in his eye to the use of
quinine.
Iridology has progressed tremendously since the 1800s. Numerous
scientists and doctors have researched iridology, revising andimproving the iris chart. Iridology is based on scientific observation. Itis the kind of science that cannot be related through scientific tests, for
it does not provide clinical information. The state of the art in Western
medicine cannot reveal all the answers either. It is difficult to test onescientific system against another when two types of data are given.
Dr. Bernard Jensen pioneered the science of iridology in the United
States. He developed one of the most comprehensive iris charts showingthe location of the organs as they reflex in the iris of the eye. His chart
is still the most accurate one available today.
WHAT IS IRIDOLOGY?
Iridology is the science and practice that reveals inflammation, where
located and in what stage it is manifesting. The iris reveals body con-
stitution, inherent weaknesses, levels of health and the transitions that
take place in a person's body according to the way he lives.
lridology is the science of analyzing the delicate structures of the
iris of the eye. The iris is that portion of the eye that carries the color. Iris
was the goddess of the rainbow in Greek mythology; she was also
messenger of the gods in the Iliad. Under magnification, the iris reveals
itself to be a world of minute detail, a land of many features.
The iris represents a communication system capable of handling
an amazing quantity of information.
The code reveals itself in the character of the individual iris fibers.
There are uncounted numbers of these fibers present. The
combinations of various fiber characters make up an infinite variety.Presently, as in the past, many primary health care doctors have used
this form of analysis along with other diagnostic techniques to facilitate a
more complete understanding of their patients' health care needs.
Theeyes have been proclaimed throughout the ages as the window of
the soul. We now acknowledge them as the mirror of the body.
Manifestations in and about the eyes have long been used to gain insight
into a person's state of health. Today it is realized that the information
revealed in the eyes is greater than was formerly imagined.
Acloser inspection with the tools made available by our expanding
technology is revealing the iris to be a micro computer readout of bodily
function and condition that truly merits every thinking man's honest and
fair-minded consideration.
Through the application of iridology, it is possible to observe normal
and abnormal reflex signs. It does not compare all people together to
create a normal, but rather compares an individual's strengths to their
weaknesses; a weak organ in a strong body produces different
characteristics, yet it is still a weakness for that person.
HOW IT WORKS
Theiris of the eye is the most complex tissue of the body meeting the
outside world. It is an extension of the brain, being incredibly endowed
with hundreds of thousands of nerve endings, microscopic blood vessels,
muscle and other tissues.
Theiris is connected to every organ and tissue of the body by way of
thebrain and nervous system. The nerve fibers receive their impulses by way
oftheir connections to the optic nerve, optic thalami and spinal cord. They
are formed embryologically from mesoderm and neuroectoderm tissues.
Both sympathetic and parasympathic nervous systems are present in the
iris.
Inthis way, Nature has provided us with a miniature television screen
showing the most remote portions of the body by way of nerve reflex
responses. We are discovering that the eye works two ways; not only does it
enable us to bring images of the outside world within, it also shows images of
what is within to the outside.
Nerve fibers in the iris respond to changes in body tissues by
manifesting a reflex physiology that corresponds to specific tissue
changes and locations.The scientific explanation of exactly how this process works
neurologically is still forthcoming. Much research is being devoted to a
clearer understanding of this phenomena.
Inthe meantime, we can rest confidently in the over 150 years of
collected empirical data to know that what we have learned to date isvery accurate and reliable for the majority of normally organized
human beings.
The iris reveals an individual's strengths and weaknesses and what
has been done to the body through incorrect living habits. It also reveals
the wonder of one who has lived a good life according to the laws of the
universe.
WHAT IS THE CHART?
Over the years, careful observations in clinical environments
have allowed us to unravel the mysterious language of the iris.
Today we have a map of the iris topography which guides us very
accurately over its surface. In this way, it is possible to "read" tissueconditions that relate to the "whole" person being viewed. We are
seeing the "whole" body at once.
The chart developed by Dr. Bernard Jensen is the fruit of 50 years of
research and intense study. Spending many years as a student of pastmasters of iridology, he has brought forward and incorporated those
aspects and details proven to be accurate by verification in clinicalpractice.
Each organ is identified and those of major importance are outlined
so that they are easily located, The chart represents the arrangement ofthe iris into its corresponding locations as found in a normally
organized body. You may find exceptions, realizing that there are
individual differences.
Basically, the chart represents the placement of organs and tissues
as would a map. There are signs and features in the iris that areinexplainable and unknown at this time.
Utilizing a transparent overlay of the chart with the wording
removed, it is possible 'to project an image of the iris onto a rearprojection screen. In this way, the two are superimposed on each other.This procedure makes possible individual iris analysis, which is very
accurate. By noting the major landmarks, boldly outlined on the chart, it
is possible to orient the grid to correspond to individual differences.The observations gained from much time and expense gathering
empirical data have made this the most accurate map of the iris
available. It isused by iridologists the world over and is a testimony to
its reliability.
IRIDOLOGY CHART developed by Dr. Bernard Jensen. D
SYSTEMS CHARTS
The following illustrations demonstrate one of the ways in which
information is obtained from the iris. By localizing specific portions ofthe iris topography, it is possible to observe the reflex condition of that
system. Various systems are compared to one another in order toevaluate interrelated conditions. In this way, iridology reveals useful
information concerning the hearth level.
11PHYSIOLOGY OF IRIS SIGNS
The accompanying diagram Illustrates a cross section of the iris
tissues. It is a representation of how iris signs are formed within and
upon these tissues, The fibers running radially from the pupil are known
as trabecula. They form the body of the uppermost layers. These fibers
rise and fall according to their reflex signals. Areas of light and degrees
of darkness result.
Iridology measures reflex tissue conditions in four stages: acute,
subacute, chronic and degenerative. When body tissue is active,
inflamed, sometimes painful and using nutrients at a high rate, the iris
records this condition by being very white in the corresponding reflex
area. This sign is associated with catarrh and mucus eliminations,irritation of tissues, swellings. sensitivity. This is the active stage when
the body is throwing off toxic accumulations and cleaning house.
Areas of lightness occur when


 speaking, then make the correction on the spot. Say to yourself “I
am the resurrection and the life in thought and feeling.” According to The
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of your Being to the center in the brain which is the source of your Being.
You cannot overestimate the Power in this Statement. There is no limit to
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THE FIRST WISHES  FULFILLED  FOUNDA TION :
USING  YOUR  IMAGINA TION
“Imagination is mor e important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encir cles the world.”
— A LBER T EINSTEIN
While walking down a crowded street in London many years ago, I
noticed a window display devote d to the English poet William Blake. There
was a quotation on a sign in the window that I read over and over. The
words seemed to touch my soul, and I was prompted by an internal calling
to write those words on the back of an envelope. Blake’ s 200-year -old
words resonated strongly with me. I had a curious knowing that I’d one day
be writing about what he’d had to say.
Fast-forward some ten years later to the day I began writing this chapter
about that most mysterious function of our human lives—our imagination.
During the morning before settling in to write, I was searching for some tax
records in a desk drawer. Unsought, the Blake quote scribbled on the back
of an envelope, which had long ago been misplaced, appeared. As I grabbed
the ten-year -old envelope, I pondered for a moment how Divine
synchronicity is always working, moving the pieces around while our ego
believes we are in charge. Here  I was, ready to begin writing a chapter on
how to use your imagination, and today of all days, these scribbles
reappeared after a decade of being “lost.” How could I ignore this
synchronicity?
So I share these words with you from my spiritual mentor back in the 18th
century:
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a Green thing that
stands in the way. Some see Nature all Ridicule and Deformity … and some scarce see Nature
at all. But to the eyes of the Man of Imagination, Nature is Imagination itself.The greatest gift you were ever given was the gift of your imagination.
Within your magical inner realm is the capacity to have all of your wishes
fulfilled. Here in your imagination lies the greatest power you will ever
know. It is your domain for creating the life that you desire, and the best
part of it is that you are the monarch with all of the inherent powers to rule
your world as you desire.
The essence of this great gift is found within another observation  made by
William Blake, the intuitive poet who lived at the time of the American
Revolution. Writing in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, he made this wry
comment that is the great secret for living a life of creative manifestation:
“What is now proved was once only imagin’d.” Allow yourself to
contemplate this. As this one line of great wisdom sinks  into your
consciousness, your imagination will then begin to take over.
Look around you. Everything that you can experience with your senses
was once in someone’ s imagina tion. This is the great truth that you must
come to realize for yourself. In order for something to get into this world
where things exist and are proved, as Blake says, they must first be placed
firmly into your imagination. Without your imagination as the reason for
future creations, the process of creativity is halted. You have this great
power within you. It is a power that is virtually unlimited, and it has been
given to you as your birthright.
Before putting this gift to work,  it is crucial for you to know that virtually
all spiritual teachings have spoken of the power that Blake comments on in
that insightful sentence, “What is now proved was once only imagin’d.” In
the year that I spent researchin g and living the Tao for my book Change
Your Thoughts—Change Your Life, this truth jumped out at me in the lines
of the 40th verse of the Tao Te Ching. “Being is born of nonbeing” was
Lao-tzu’ s obser vation 2,500 years ago. The visible world of being
originates in nonbeing. Some 500 years later Jesus would tell his followers,
“It is the Spirit who gives life” (John 6:63). I could go on through all of the
great spiritual traditions and offer you quote upon quote that states that it is
in the invisible formless realm that the originating spark of life begins.
Today, the world of quantum physics confirms that the univers e is made
of formless (spirit) energy, and that particles (that is, things) do not
originate from particles (things). Everything springs from some thing that is
akin to your imagination. You can’t touch, taste, see, hear, or smell it. It hasno boundaries. You can’t prove it with mathematical formulas or scientific
verification. Yet we all know that it exists. These invisible thoughts that you
have—these ideas that continue to percolate within you, these fanciful
images that are always with you—are beyond the scope of science to prove
or disprove.
I love this observation made by Max Planck, the father of quantum
theory: “Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is
because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of nature and, therefore,
part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.” You simply know that you
have an imagination, and that this imagination is the Source of all being. It
is up to you to channel and use this magnificent endowment to work in the
creation of all that you choose to place in that imagination.
Taking Charge of Y our Imagination
My favorite definition of success, which I’ve cited on numerous
occasions, was offered by Henry David Thoreau in the mid-19th century at
Walden Pond: “If one advances  confidently in the direction of his dreams,
and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a
success unexpe cted in common hours.” I’ve italicized two words in
Thoreau’ s definition of success— dreams  and imagined.
What Thoreau is saying is so important to you today. Be willing to dream,
and imagine yourself becoming  all that you wish to be. If you live from
those imaginings, the universe will align with you in bringing all that you
wish for—and even more than you imagined when you were living at an
ordinary level of consciousness, or what Thoreau calls “common hours.”
Keep in mind this basic axiom—if all that now exists was once imagined,
then what you want to exist for you in the future must now be imagined.
You’ll see as you read through these foundations for fulfilling your wishes
that using your imagination involves more intensity on your part than just
imagining an occasional wishfu l thought. You must first unlearn some of
the ways that you’ve been misusing or squandering the capacity your
imagination has for providing you with an unlimited ability to manifest all
that you desire. Thoreau called it advancing confidently in the direction of
your own dreams. Unfortunately, most of us have learned to do the opposite
with our imagination, and instead regularly use it to develop mental habitsof advancing in precisely the reverse direction of our highest dreams for
ourselves.
In the next chapter I address in depth how to utilize the I ams and live
from your I am God awareness, beginning with your imagination. Recall
that I am God doesn’t refer to your body in any way. It refers to the
birthless, deathless, changeless spirit that remains in all the changing forms
your body takes every moment of your temporary life here on Earth.
It is important that you recognize a few of the imagination  missteps that
will block you from fulfilling your unique desires. Remembe r that your


es are touted as low-calorie foods. If we subtract the calories
required during the processes of digestion, the net energy gain is low. It
is the fat we put on our starches that provide the really big calories,
exactly the opposite of what most people desire.
The digestion of fruit is a relatively simple process. What we refer to
as "ripening" is actually the fntit converting starchy, complex carbo
hydrates into sweet-tasting, simple carbohydrates. In effect, the fruit is
digesting itself for us. The digestion of fruit demands considerably less
energy than the digestion of starches, freeing energy for other processes
such as organ and muscle functioning.
Fruit, which must be worked upon for minutes in your stomach and
eighteen hours in your intestines, yields 1nore energy per calorie
consumed than starches, which can require as many as twelve hours in
your stomach and three days in your system.
Humans are sweet seekers.
24 The laws of Nature cannot be broken,
only proven.
Health
The list of health problems associated with eating grains is long. Asthma,
allergies, gluten intolerance, celiac disease, digestive disturbances,
mucous and congestive conditions, yeast infections, several types of
arthritis, several types of autoimmune disease, and even chronic
overeating are all linked to the conswnption of grains. This is not to say
that grains are all bad, for they are a far better choice than animal
alternatives. However, the healthiest choices are fruits and vegetables.
Congestion, asthma, and allergies are of special concern to us. They
hinder breathing, alter the clarity and tone of the voice, cause us to quickly
become tired, and interfere with social interactions. Mucus is produced in
many parts of the body by a complex structw·e referred to as a mucous
membrane. The prodt1ction of mucus serves a double purpose: to protect
the delicate layers of tissue that are deep within the mucosa, and to act as a
transport medium for the removal of irritants from the body.
Ifyott put lemon juice in your mouth, for example, the strong ascorbic
acid would actually burn the Jining of your mouth were it not for the
mucous membrane. Should the lemon juice remain in your mouth, you
All of us respond adversely to gluten consumption.
Celiac disease affects everyone who consumes gluten,
to some degree.
25 A mucous membrane will only produce
exorbitant volumes of mucus if it is subjected to
irritation. Remove the source of irritation
and the mucus production will cease.
would continue to produce mucus until the acid was sufficiently diluted or
swallowed. Many people mistakenly believe they are ridding their body of
mucus by drinking lemon juice. This is not so; they are simply causing
their digestive tract to produce mucus in response to the lemon juice.
Many sufferers of nasal congestion, asthma, and allergies are pleased
to discover that their symptoms arc relieved once they embark upon a
starch-free diet.
Cooked grains have little flavor on their own. Commonly, we add
flavoring agents such as salt, heated fats or oils, refined sugar, artificial
sweeteners like aspartame (a known neurotoxin that causes cancer, brain
damage, neurodegenerative diseases, and birth defects) and/or powerful
spices to make grains more palatable. These condiments are health
destroyers and bring with them to the table an array of health problems.
You must live healthfully
to have health.
26 If we were all crazy,
who could tell?
A Little Crazy?
Gluten, a protein found in many grain products, has been named as a
causative factor in several psychoses and neurological disorders. It has
been proven to chemically contain fifteen different opioid sequences, or
morphine-like molecules. Opioids that come from outside the body are
called "exorphins." Exorphins are labeled by scientists as addictive and
neurotoxic. They have psychoactive properties and cause related
behavioral problems such as addictive eating patterns. Since the mid-
1960s, scientists have repeatedly linked gluten consumption to learning
disorders and schizophrenia.
Physical effects of opioid consumption include nausea, sedation,
truncal rigidity, euphoria, dysphoria, and miosis (pupillary contraction).
Opioids are known to interfere with our neurotransmitter chemistry,
cause variotts types of epilepsy, and result in digestive disturbances such
as constipation, urinary retention, biliary spasm, reduced production of
ADH (an antiditu·etic hormone that results in reduced urine production),
slowed gastric emptying, and slowed digestion.
Could we all have gone
a little crazy?
27 Want to know if you're addicted to grain?
Try going one week on a starch-free diet.
Are Grains Addictive?
Some addictions are easier to spot than others; the illegal ones are
especially so. Other addictions, such as tobacco and alcohol, go
unnoticed tmtil it becomes apparent that the person has "a big problem. "
For the addict, there is no middle ground. His only solution is to totally
cease using the substance in question.
Although not eve1yone who smokes is addicted, cigarettes are
considered addictive. The same is true for many other addictive
substances. While some people can participate on an infrequent level and
never experience addiction, most people must deal with uncontrollable
urges to "use" again and again. Have you ever had a really strong craving
for something starchy?
Primarily, people with eating disorders say they experience problems
with starches, and especially the starches we call sweets or pastries. I have
asked thousands of people which type of food they are likely to binge on:
fruits, vegetables, proteins, fats, or starches. The answer is almost
invariably ''starches." Chocolate, although not mentioned as a possible
response, runs a distant second as a reply. Many people have no difficulties
Have you ever once been able to resist
freshly baked bread?
28 Do you ever just
''gotta have'' a pizza?
about referring to themselves as "chocoholics." Could most of us be
"starchaho lies"?
Drug users are notorious for their radical mood swings. Not just
elation to depression, but clarity to confusion, cooperative to difficult,
positive to negative, sensitive to numb, sociable to introverted, energetic
to lethargic, pleasant to irritable, peaceful to aggressive, and gentle to
violent often in a flash.
One characteristic of addictive drugs is that they leave their users
emotiona lly numb. The hope for emotiona l relief is often the initial rea
son people use addictive substances. It is generally understood that we
are just adding a bigger stress to our already overloaded feelings of stress
in an effort, temporarily at least, to make us less responsive to the initial
stresses.
With a belly full of starch, most people are capable of no more than
lying down and falling asleep in front of the television. It is common
for people to become torpid after a holiday meal, sometimes falling
into a stupor, full of breads, stuffing, potatoes, and a pastry or two.
These reactions to a heavy starch meal are the typical reactions
Replace your addiction to starch
with a preference for fruit.
29 Appetite, which is specific, (in stark contrast to
hunger, which is nonspecific), is the socially
acceptable word for craving. Craving is the
socially acceptable word for addiction.
experienced by "users" to narcotics. The intensity of the reaction sim
ply depends on the dose.
The most common feature of substance addiction is its frequent use.
Most Americans eat starch a minimwn of three times daily at meals, and
another two or three or 1nore times as snacks. This definitely qualifies as
frequent usage, as it is ahnost constant. Bttt then, we were trained to eat
starch as infants, since before we developed the enzymes to digest it. As
children, it sedated us well.
•
If you had to choose between plain fruit
and plain starch, would there be any doubt
as to your decision?
30 Virtually every aspect of fitness
improves or declines in direct relationship to
the quality of the diet.
Athletic Performance
While people continue to consume more starchy junk than ever, the
relationship between physical perforrnance and the dinner plate has
become more obvious, and more important. Athletes today are more
competitive; they train harder and smarter. As they push the limits of
human perforrnance, they leave less and less to chance. Almost every
dietary gimmick has been tried in a failed effort to gain an advantage.
Simply stated, if your diet is not optimum, it is hurting you.
All athletes will notice improvement in performance if they upgrade
the quality of their food choices to a diet of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts,
and seeds. Every world-class athlete with whom I have worked has
mentioned improved strength, endurance, speed, flexibility, balance,
reaction time, focus, and many other intangibles once they made the
switch to a starch-free diet.
A major isstte of concern for athletes is acid/alkaline balance. In
health, our bloodstream always remains alkaline, maintained at approx


 you are addicted to — alcohol, food, legal
or illega l drugs, or a person — you are using something or som ebody to
cover up your pain. That is why, after the initial euphoria has passed,
there is so muc h unhappiness, so much pain in intimate relationships.
They do not cause pain and unhappiness. They bring out  th e pain and
unhappiness tha t is already in you. Every addiction does tha t. Every
addiction reache s a point where  it does not  work for you anymore, and
then you feel the pain more intensely than ever.This is one reaso n why most peo ple are always trying to escape from the
present moment  and are seeking some kind of salvation in the future.
The first thing that they might encounter if they focused their attention
on the Now is t heir own pain, and this is what they fear. If t hey only
knew how easy it is to access in the Now the power of presence that
dissolves the past and its pain, the reality that dissolves the il lusion. If
they onl y knew  how close they are to their own reality, how close to
God.
A voidance of relationships in an  attempt to avoid pain is not th e answer
either. The pain is there anywa y. Three failed relationships in as many
years are more l ikely to force y ou into awakening than three years on a
desert is land or shut away in your room. But if you could bring intense
presence into your aloneness, that would work for you too.
FROM ADDICTIVE T O ENLIGHTENED RELA TIONSHIPS
Can we change an addictive r elationship into a true one?

Y es. Being present and inten sifying your presence by taking your
attention ever more deeply into  the Now: Whether you are living alone
or with a partner, this remains t he key. For love to flourish, the light of
your pre sence n eeds to be strong enough so that you no longer get taken
over by the thin ker or the pain-body and mistake them for who you are.
T o know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness
underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the  pain, is
freedom, salvation, enlightenment. T o disidentify from the pain-body is
to br ing presence into the pain a nd thus transmute it. T o disiden tify from
thinking is to be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior,
especially the repetitive patterns of your mind and the roles played by the
ego.
If you stop investing it with “selfness,” the mind loses its compulsive
quality, which basically is the compulsion to judge, and so to resist whatis, wh ich creates c onflict, drama, and new pain. In fact, the mom ent that
judgment stops through acceptance of what is, you  are  free of the mind.
Y ou hav e made room for love, f or joy, for peace. First you stop judging
yourself; then you stop judging your partner. The greatest catalyst for
change in a relationship is complete acceptance of your partner as he or
she is, without needing to judge or change them in any way. That
immediately takes you beyond ego. All mind games and all addictive
clinging are then over. There  are no victims and no perpetrators
anymore, no accuser and accused. This is also the end  of all
codependency, of being drawn into somebody else’ s unconscious pattern
and thereby enabling it to continue. Y ou will then either separate — in
love — or move ever more deep ly into the Now together — into Being.
Can it be that simple? Y es, it is that simple.
Love is a state of Being. Y our l ove is not outside; it is deep within you.
Y ou can  never lose it, and it c annot leave you. It is not dependent on
some ot her body, some external form. In the stillness of your presence,
you can feel you r own formless and timeless reality as the unm anifested
life that animates your physical form. Y ou can then feel the same life
deep wi thin every other human and every other creature. Y ou look
beyond the veil of form and separation. This is the realization of oneness.
This is love.
What is  God? The eternal One Life underneath all the forms of life.
What is love? T o feel the presence of that One Life deep within  yourself
and within all creatures. T o be it. Therefore, all love is the love of God.
Love is not selective, just as the  light of the sun is not selective. It does
not make one person special. It is not exclusive. Exclusivity is not the
love of God but the “love” of ego. However, the intensity with which
true lov e is felt can vary. There may be one person who refle cts your
love back to you  more clearly an d more intensely than others, and if that
person feels the same toward you, it can be said that you are in a love
relationship with him or her. The bond that connects you with that person
is the same bond that connects y ou with the person sitting next to you ona bu s, o r with a bird, a tree, a f lower. Only the degree of inten sity with
which it is felt dif fers.
Even in an other wise addictive relationship, there may be moments when
something more real shines through, something beyond your mutual
addictive needs.  These are moments when both your and your partner ’ s
mind bri efly sub side and the pai n-body is temporarily in a dormant state.
This ma y sometimes happen during physical intimacy, or when you are
both wit nessing the miracle of c hildbirth, or in  the  presenc e of death, or
when one of y ou is seriously ill — anything that renders t he mind
powerless. When this happens, your Being, which is usually buried
underneath the mind, becomes revealed, and it is this that m akes true
communication possible.
T rue communication is communion — the realization of oneness, which
is love. Usually, this is quickly lost again, unless you are able to stay
present e nough to keep out the mind and its old patterns. As so on as the
mind and mind identification r eturn, you are no longer yours elf but a
mental image of yourself, and you start playing games and roles again to
get y our ego needs met. Y ou are a human mind again, pretending to be a
human being, interacting with another mind, playing a drama called
“love.”
Although brief glimpses are possible, love cannot flourish unless you are
permanently free of mind identification and your presence is intense
enough to have dissolved the pain-body — or you can at least remain
present as the w atcher. The pain-body cannot then take you over and so
become destructive of love.
RELA TIONSHIPS AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
As the egoic m ode of consciousness and all the social, political, and
economic struct ures that it created enter the final stage of collapse, the
relationships between men and women reflect the deep state of  crisis in
which humanity  now finds itself. As humans have become increasingly
identified with their mind, most relationships are not rooted in Being and
so turn into a s ource of pain a nd become dominated by problems and
conflict.Millions are now living alone or as single parents, unable to establish an
intimate relationship or unwilling to repeat the insane drama of past
relationships. O thers go from one relationship to another, from one
pleasure-and-pain cycle to ano ther, in search of the elusive goal of
fulfillment through union with the opposite ener gy polarity. Still others
compromise and continue to be together in a dysfunctional relationship
in w hich negativity prevails, f or the sake of the children or security,
through force of habit, fear of being alone, or some other mutually
“beneficial” arrangement, or even through the unconscious addiction to
the excitement of emotional drama and pain.
However, every crisis represents  not only danger but also opportunity. If
relationships ener gize and magn ify egoic mind patterns and activate the
pain-body, as they do at this tim e, why not accept this fact rather than try
to e scape from it? Why not cooperate with it instead of avoiding
relationships or continuing to pursue the phantom of an ideal partner as
an answer to your problems or a means of feeling fulfilled? The
opportunity that is concealed within every crisis does not manifest until
all the facts of a ny given situation are acknowledged and fully accepted.
As long as you deny them, as long as you try to escape from them or
wish that things were dif ferent, the window of opportunity does not open
up, and you rem ain trapped inside that situation, which will remain the
same or deteriorate further.
W ith the acknowledgment and  acceptance of the facts also comes a
degree o f freedom from them. For example, when you know  there is
disharmony and you hold that “knowing,” through your knowing a new
factor has come in, and the dish armony cannot remain unchange d. When
you know  you are n ot at peace, your knowing creates a still space that
surrounds your nonpeace in a  loving and tender embrace and then
transmutes your  nonpeace into peace. As far


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 also a powerful deity, the Planet of the
Year; it is also the Unicorn and is auspicious for all regions
and people under it and the deity can be invoked for
protection. As in the West, divinities were connected with
planets that exerted a profound inﬂuence over earthly
matters and the fates of individuals, but in China every
star had its corresponding god and metal, while every herb
used in medicine had its planetary aﬀiliations.
The planets are also linked with the I Ching:
The eight kuas [trigrams] are distribute d among the
planets. They never fail to operate properly. The
mystical essence is exquisite but diﬀicult to obser ve.
It can be guessed on the basis of the heavenly sign.
The heavenly signs should be observed carefully so
as to ascerta in their proper expressions... orders
are to be issued accordin g to the proper seasons...
look above and observe the signs of the Milky Way,look down and note the lay of the land, and look in
between to learn the human mind and heart.1
The stars held an archetypal position and the I Ching
calls them the heavenly images of earthly forms, their
movements controlling the whole of Nature.
Stars could be either baleful or beneﬁcient according to
the deities or demons with which they were associated, so
their inﬂuen ces had to be either counteracted or
encouraged. Elaborate and endless rites were employed to
send oﬀ maleﬁc stars and their demons and to invoke the
aid of the auspicious star-deities. Comets were particularly
sinister portents of disaster. Nor was this belief conﬁned to
China; it was almost universal and frequently referred to
in literary symbolism. In the West, the Bayeux Tapestry
shows a comet presaging the death of Edward the
Confessor. As has been said, solar eclipses were also
highly inauspicious; in fact any change in the sun foretold
calamities, general misfortune or the death of an Emperor,
and if an eclipse had been predicted and did not appear
the Emperor was congratulated on his good fortune; an
unpredicted eclipse meant certain disaster. This belief
carried over into modern times; I can remember, as a
child, the pandemonium that broke out when an eclipse
occurred: rockets, ﬁre-crackers, squibs soared and banged
all over the place with people shouting to frighten away
the mad dog that had taken a bite out of the sun. A general
air of fear prevailed.
The stars, as living beings, were also portrayed as
people; for instance, the Pole Star was represented by a
Buddha-like ﬁgure seated on a lotus, with a whee l held in
his hands to symbolize the hub of the heavens, the star
remaining static while the universe revolved round it.
The Dipper, called the Bushel in China, is particularly
revered as it points to and revolves round the Pole Starand acts as a celestial and seasonal clock -dial. It is said
that ‘when the handle of the northern Bushel points East
at nightfall it is Spring through the land; when it points
South it is Summer; when pointing West it is Autumn;
when North it is Winter.’ The Bushel is also the dwelling
place of the Fates responsible for everything concerned
with mankind. Like the Greek Moires and the
Scandinavian Norns, these Fates also controlled the life-
span of the individual. The Ts'an T'ung Ch'i says: ‘The
Bushel, being of importance in connection with the Tao,
has control of things... the ﬁve wei [planets] describe
their course according to the seasons. When the
ordinations are not properly followed, untoward
happenings occur.’
In western alchemy Fate is also associated with the
stars. Boethius, in his Consolation of Philosophy, says that
God governs the universe and though himself unmovable
yet decrees a perpetual reason and order, ‘sowing stars in
the sky and binding the elements by numbers yet revolving
the spheres and decreeing natural events in a ﬁxed series.’
Fate may be governed by spirits, angelic or demonic,
through the soul or ‘by the celestial motion of the stars...
that series moves sky and stars, harmonizes the elements
with one another and transforms them from one to another
... it constrains human fortunes in an indissoluble chain
of causes which, since  it starts from the decree of
immovable Providence, must needs itself also be
immutable.’
At birth the soul enters the body through a particular
star, while at death the same star guides it out of the body.
Ko Hung says: ‘On receiv ing birth and taking form in the
womb we all belong to a star or celestial asterism. ’ During
life the Bushel and the Planets inﬂuence fate, but here
alchemy comes in, for although karmic forces are in
operation they are not absolute since by spiritual alchemy,transformation and transmutation, it is possibl e so to
purify and rarefy the body that spirit takes over and
karmic forces are negated; in other words, the True Man is
lifted out of and above the operations of the natural world.
The idea of the soul developed in a unique way in China.
The soul was made up of two essences, its positive and
negative aspects, the mind-nature and the body -nature,
the yang  and the yin. The yin was the p'o soul, heavier,
earthly, which reverted to the earth at death, and the yang
was the hun or lighter, heavenly soul, rising to the
heavens, each returning to its natural element. Later these
souls multiplied in number, there being three hun and
seven p'o souls, symbolizing the diﬀerent attributes of the
human being. The hun contro lled the intelligen ce and the
p'o the emotions. Some of the souls can leave the body
during illness and should then be brought back again. In
pathological states the soul escapes from the body and a
priest, sham an or magician must be employed to bring it
back; it can be captured and ensnared with nets or knots
and then re-bound to the body. In the case of trance, the
shaman or medium delib erately dissociates the soul and
sends it out to gather information from afar or from the
spirit world. All souls leave the body at death, but if the
body is preserved the souls could remain together, hence
the preventi on of the decay of the body was of great
importance in attaining earthly immortality. Preservation
of the body took two forms, ﬁrstly, in this life, a self-
mummiﬁcation was sought in rendering the body decay-
resistant by a diet entailing total abstinence from meat,
ﬁsh or fowl, or cereals, living on nuts, pine resin, honey
and dates, and practising austerities, yoga and the elixir.
Secondly, there was mummiﬁcation after death, preserving
the body by burying it in suits of jade, with jade in all the
oriﬁces; this preservatio n enabled the soul to continue
living with the body on earth and, as we have seen in thecase of the Lady of Tai, it was achieved with a success
beyond the knowledge of modern science.
The three hun souls and the seven p'o souls of an
individual in plenary session.
The Chinese concept of the soul diﬀers radically from
that of the West not only in its multiplicity but in that it
came under the cyclic, rather than the linear, view of time
and the cosmos. Maspero wrote that ‘The Chinese neverseparated Spirit and Matter, and for them the world was a
continuum passing from the Void at one end to the
grossest matter at the other, hence “soul” never  took up
this antitheti cal characte r in relation to matter. Moreover
there were too many souls for any one of them to
counterbalance, as it were, the body.’ In alchemy the soul
is expressed as a substance to be worked on, to be
transmuted, as are metals, into the noble and pure state of
gold.
The Ts'an T'ung Ch'i  says:
Yin and yang  are the regulating forces of the dwelling
of hun and p'o. The hun of the sun is yang  and the p'o
of the moon is yin. The hun and p'o live in one
another... the active  male goes outwards, the
passive fema le takes things in for keeping. Whene ver
the male goes into excesses the female is there to
restore him. The p'o is there to control the hun,
checking it from excesses. Not too cold, nor too
warm, they go forward at the right time. They both
have their needs properly met.
The two souls, although surviving bodily death, were
thought to fade away ultimately unless mystical union had
been attained. The hsien  and the Sage achieved this union.
As Chuang Tzu wrote: ‘The masses value money; honest


 e in line at Starbucks who makes
a casual comment that completely rocks your world.
Why? Because there is a realm of infinite creativity that exists
beyond  th e mortal mind  yet within  the Mind of God. This is not fantasy,
but rather the spiritual reality of the universe. If you choose not to
believe this, that is your choice; if you choose to believe it, that is your
miracle.DA Y 276
C h a r a c t e r  d e f e c t s  a r e  n o t  w h e r e  w e ’ r e  b a d  b u t
w h e r e  w e ’ r e  w o u n d e d.
C haracter defects  are not where we’re bad but where we’re wounded.
That does not mean we’re no t responsible for them, but only that
admitting them should not bring  shame. W e were born to become more
perfect e xpressions of God, and facing our imperfections is part of the
process involved in getting there.
Often our character defects have their genesis in childhood wounds,
but it doesn’ t really matter where we got them—they’re ours now. As we
admit them and release them, we start the process of their dissolution.
Ther e is  nothing God cannot do, including lifting me up fr om th e
depths of my despair. Whatever pain I might feel, He both sees it
and understands it. As long as I will show Him my wound—n o
matter h ow ugly the face it takes in me—He will heal it, for such
is His love.DA Y 277
I  h o n o r  a  b a l a n c e  o f  m a s c u l i n e  a n d  f e m i n i n e,  i n
m y s e l f  a n d  i n  t h e  w o r l d.
I  s eek to be in my life both assertive and passive, both driven to achieve
as well as relaxe d in the arms of God. May I receive from the d ivine and
then give to the world, in an en dless cycle of yin and yang ener gies that
make me both strong and pliable.
I ho nor in myself and in others both the healthy masculine as well as
the heal thy feminine, knowing  that both are necessary to create a
beautiful world. I seek to serve the calling of both, as I encounter them
and they move through me.
May our world be healed of the imbalance of masculine and
feminine. May I serve the r ebal ancing by which feminine for ces
of nurturing and love will again  hold sway, as they must if we ar e
to survive. Amen.DA Y 278
I  h a v e  i n f i n i t e  p o t e n t i a l  f o r  g r e a t n e s s.
A ll of us carry within us an infinite potential for greatness. Even the
geniuses among us have but scratched the surface of what all of us are
programmed to achieve, once we manifest our full divine light. I, like all
of humanity, have only just begun to spread my wings.
I w illing ly detach myself from the prejudices and judgments of the
world, that I might be lifted above the downward pull of fear -based
thought. I dedicate my life to th e evolutionary lure of a highe r state of
awareness, not only in what I think but also in what I do. Thu s shall I
grow more fully today into the manifestation of my God-given potential.
I wil l not succumb to limited thoughts about myself today. I know
that thr ough God, who lives with me, I am always on my way to
something gr eater than I have known befor e. The universe is a
universe of constant incr ease, and I am a child of the universe.DA Y 279
I  c o n s c i o u s l y  p a r t i c i p a t e  i n  t h e  w o r l d ’ s
t r a n s f o r m a t i o n.
I nertia means the tendency of th e object to move in whatever d irection
it’ s been  moving, until there is the introduction of a counterforce. T oday
I c onscio usly and proactively participate in a counterforce to the world’ s
despair: a field of peace and love.
When en ough o f us love, fear will dissolve. When enough of us find
peace in  our hearts, war will cea se. When enough of us stand on what we
know to  be true, falsehoods will no longer hold sway. May my  thoughts
and actions today help get us t o “enough of us.” May my entire being
read, “I’m in.”
I cho ose to be awake, though many slumber. I choose to stand on
the t ruth of love, though many ar e lost in fear. I choose to be pa rt
of the solution, though many ar e at the effect of the pr oblem.  I
choose t o be a vessel of courage, though accommodation be th e
or der of the day.DA Y 280
FOR REFLECTION
O n  H o w  B l e s s e d  Y o u  A r e
N othing a bout your material circumstances has the power to stop the
engine of cosmic intention that you be blessed. And you are blessed
“eternally,” whi ch means moment after moment after moment. In any
instant, regardless of what has happened in the past, the universe has
arranged and is continuing to arrange infinite possibilities for you to
prosper.
It m ight of fend your sense of “realism” to believe this. Surely, things
can’ t be that good. And yet, they are. The universe is programmed to
manifest, throug h you, the highest possibilities for your creativity and
joy. And  that will never, ever ch ange. God is intent on your deliverance
from all forms of bondage to the freedom of unlimited love.DA Y 281
I  w i l l  n o t  a c c o m m o d a t e  m y s e l f  t o  t h e  d i c t a t e s  o f
f e a r.  I  c o m m i t  m y s e l f  t o  t h e  w a y s  o f  l o v e.
S ometimes it seems easier to accommodate ourselves to the ways of an
insane world than to stand up and say, “No.” Sometimes it seems easier
to just go along, to abide medi ocrity, to not have to take the heat of a
fearful w orld’ s approbation when we insist on doing what w e feel is
right.
T oday I refuse to accommodate myself to the dictates of fear. I am
part of the revolution of love n ow sweeping the world, saying “No” to
fear and “Y es” to love. In whatever way I can, I contribute consciously to
the emer gence of a better world.
Though the world is weary and tir ed of the fight, I r efuse to
succumb to the slumber of fear. This is not the time to be numb, to
acquiesce, to just go along. I wi ll not accommodate myself to the
ways of fear. I commit myself to the ways of love.DA Y 282
I  i n c l u d e  e v e r y o n e  t o d a y  i n  t h e  c i r c l e  o f  m y  l o v e.
M y ego will always tell me that other people ar e the pr oblem. It tempts
me to blame, to judge, and to withhold for giveness. Y et I realize that its
main tar get is me. It would encase me in a shroud of fear.
T oday I refuse t o blame anyone. No matter what judgment arises in
my mind, I ask s pirit to reveal to me another interpretation of ev ents. For
what is not love is a call for love, and today I choose to see that in
everyone. Thus shall I for ge the  miracle-worker ’ s insight, and a miracle-
worker ’ s power. Amen.
My attack thoughts about anyone ar e attacks upon myself. My
for giveness of anyone is for giveness of myself. T oday I choose to
see innocence beyond guilt, and calls for love behind all shrieks
of fear. May I include everyone today in the cir cle of my love.DA Y 283
I  s u r r e n d e r  t o  a  p o w e r  g r e a t e r  t h a n  m y  o w n.
I n s urren dering to God, I surrend er to something bigger than myself—to
a univer se that knows what it’ s doing. When I stop trying to  control
events, they fall into a natural order, an order that works. I’m at