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I have included four additional tr anscriptions from Spirit.  Their
titles are listed below.
Flowers, Weeds, and Core Roots:
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A Message for Divine Ref reshment or Meditation
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An Inspirational Exercise
The Basics of Belief:
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Dear One-
You are learning of your place in this grand universe.
Should not your perception of who you are, and where you are, shift
to accommodate a larger purpose?  Of course it should.  You are as
vast as the universe is it self, for you are made of  the same inspiration,
the same thought, the same energy.  Physicality means that the particles have just slowed down long enough for you to see them.
But they are all moving.  Movin g towards expansion.  Moving
towards all that is.  And moving towards all that will be.
You are a delight to watch grow.  You move and bend with
flexibility and grace, much like you notice your plants doing.
They cannot deny their light and thei r attraction to it.  It is their
sustenance, their sweetness, their survival.  They will always seek
to grow in whatever ways possibl e.  Until circumstances become
incompatible with life itself.  But they know no other attraction but
to the light.  Even weeds, that fall into the darkest ho les, also reach
for the light.  Isn’t that amazing?  They too live for the light.  They
know its truth and its essen tial nature in their life.  They cannot deny
it, or else they would cease to exist.   So even weeds reach for the light.
That is how both flowers and weeds continue to co-exist,
harmoniously, for they both know th e core truth that they need the
light.  Their natural rhythm needs it, and their survival needs it.
We say “harmoniously” becau se each knows the other –
the flowers and the weeds – and th ey both are seeking the same
sustenance.  The Light.  It is in s eeking the same sustenance that
there is underlying harmony.  The same  core truth is present for both.
One is no different from the other in this way.  Yet the weeds still
grow and rob other viable life forms of their essential life force.  That  is when it appears disharmonious.   The weeds live in lack, always
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if weeds are crowding their roots.  They know that there is enough
light for all.  And they steadfastl y, time and time again, stand tall,
even amidst the greediest of weeds, who may overrun their physical
flower – but never their light.
Weeds overran your physical flow er at one time.  The inner
you knew your light, and it kept rea ching for the eternal light that
it could picture from within.  All around the weeds took over –
crowding, robbing, and dessimating, if you will, your flowers.   But they could not take your eternal  root.  No one can.  Not ever.
And that core root held  strong – connected to the earth below,
and connected to the skies above, and the universe beyond.  It was not
diminished.  Or defeated.  That one strong core root, while its other
root shoots may have been cut off or strangled by greedy weeds,
that one strong core root never qu it.  It expanded.  It thickened.  It
toughened.  It maximized and became more efficient.  It knew its
light and how to stay true to the light – which would always sustain
it – always.
Your roots, the miscellaneous on es, may have been choked out,
but not your core.  And from th


 cholesterol-containing mass in the lining of the
arteries and other tissues. The buildup of plaque in the arteries is a leading
cause of cardiovascular occlusions, causing strokes and heart attacks. Plaque
deposits on the teeth can lead to gum disease. Alzheimer’s disease is
associated with the accumulation of plaque in the brain tissue causing a lack
of nutrition to cells.
Platelets
 round, oval disks found in the blood of vertebrates. They are
fragments of megakaryocytes, large cells found in the bone marrow. Platelets
play in important role in blood coagulation, hemostasis, and blood thrombus
formation.
Poultice
 an external (topical) herbal concoction applied to an injury, burn,
tumor, boil, etc.
Portal
 concerning entrance to an organ, especially that through which blood
is carried to liver.
Posterior
 towards the rear or caudal end; opposed to anterior. In humans,
toward the back; dorsal. Situated behind, coming after.
Progesterone
 1. an anti-inflammatory steroid; 2. aids in the growth and
development of female reproductive organs and secondary sexual
characteristics; 3. causes growth and maturation of the endometrium of the
uterus during the menstrual cycle. Sometimes used to treat menstrual
disorders and menopause issues.
Prophylactic
 agents that ward off disease.
Prostaglandin
 any number of hormone-like
chemicals that are made in the
body from essential fatty acids and that have important effects on many
organs. They influence the secretion of hormones and enzymes, and are
important in regulating the inflammatory response, blood pressure, and blood
clotting time.
Protectives
 herbs that serve as protective coverings to abraded, inflamed orinjured parts when applied locally to a surface (Acadia, Castor Oil, Flaxseed,
Marshmallow).
Proteins
 complex nitrogen-based organic compounds made up of different
combinations of amino acids. Proteins are basic elements of all animal and
vegetable tissues. Biological substances such as hormones and enzymes are
also composed of protein. The body makes the specific proteins it needs for
growth, repair, and other functions from amino acids that are either extracted
from dietary protein or manufactured from other amino acids. Proteins also
serve as carriers (e.g., hemoglobin, insulin, etc.).
Pruritis
 severe itching.
Pungents
 herbs that cause a sharply pricking, acrid and penetrating sensation
to the sensory organs (Black Pepper, Cardamom, Cayenne, Mustard).
Purgative
 a substance that promotes the vigorous evacuation of the bowels;
usually used to relieve severe constipation.
Putrefaction
 1. decay and rot; 2. decomposition of animal matter, especially
protein associated with malodorous and poisonous products such as the
ptomaines, mercaptans, and hydrogen sulfide, caused by certain kinds of
bacteria and fungi; also, the process of breaking down protein compounds by
rotting.
Pyelitis
 inflammation of the pelvis, of the kidney and its calices.
Qi or ch’i
 in Chinese, the concept of life force; vital energy.
Red Blood Cells
 blood cells that contain the red pigment hemoglobin and
transport oxygen and carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.
Regeneration
 rebuilding and strengthening the body. Requires an alkaline
medium with electrically “alive” nutrients.
Refrigerant
 reduces body temperature and relieves thirst (Barberry, Borage,
Couch Grass, Chickweed).
Relaxant
 tends to relax and relieve tension, especially muscular tension.
Resolvents
 help promote resolution, or dissipation, of pathological growths
(Chickweed, Elder, Milk Thistle, St. John’s Wort).
Restorative
 an agent that is effective in the regaining of health and strength;
restores normal physiological activity (Astragalus Root, all Ginsengs, and
Goldenseal).
Rhinitis
 inflammation of nasal mucosa.Rhizome
 an underground stem, often creeping.
Rouleau
 adhesion or sticking together of red blood cells. Caused by acidosis,
which creates an anionic atmosphere in which lipids, amino acids, minerals,
etc., adhere to cell walls and each other.
Rubefacient
 with local application stimulates capillary dilation and action
(drawing blood from deeper tissues and organs and thereby relieving
congestion and inflammation), causing skin redness (Black Bryony, Cayenne,
Cloves, Stinging Nettle, Horseradish, Sassafras, Jamaican Ginger).
Saponins
 compounds in plants important for their anti-inflammatory and
expectorant properties. Saponins have been used in the synthesis of cortisone
and in some cases, the sex hormones.
Saturated Fat
 1. a fat that is solid at room temperature. Most saturated fats
are of animal origin, except for a few, such as coconut oil and palm oil, that
come from plants. 2. fully bonded fatty acids.
Scorbutic
 concerning or affected with scurvy.
Scrofula
 variety of tuberculous adenitis.
Sedative
 calms or tranquilizes by lowering functional activity.
Septicemia
 presence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood; blood poisoning.
Serotonin
 a neurotransmitter found primarily
in the brain; considered
essential for relaxation, sleep, and concentration.
Serum
 the fluid portion of the blood.
Sialogogue
 promotes secretion and flow of saliva (Blue Flag, Elder Bark,
Turkey Rhubarb).
Simple Carbohydrate
 a type of carbohydrate that, owing to its basic
chemical structure, is rapidly digested and absorbed into the bloodstream. For
example: glucose, galactose, and fructose.
Smooth Muscle Tissue

(Muscularis Mucesae)
 also known as the Involuntary
(visceral, smooth) Muscle System. These are the muscles in the stomach and
intestines, the walls of arteries and veins, and several other places in the body.
They respond automatically, without conscious control (although a person
does have partial control over some of these muscles). They are usually
unstriated and smooth, especially those muscles in the gut.
Solution
 a liquid or gas, which consists of one or more substances (solutes).
The liquid in which the substances are dissolved is called the solvent and thesubstance dissolved, the solute.
Somatic
 related to non-reproductive cells or tissues.
Somnifacient
 soporifics.
Soporifics
 herbs that induce a relaxing sleep (Catnip, Hops, Passion Flower,
Valerian).
Sorbefacients
 cause absorption.
Spasmolytic
 tending to check spasms. (See: Antispasmodic.)
Specifics
 herbs which have a direct curative influence upon certain individual
tissue weaknesses.
Spermatorrhea
 abnormally frequent involuntary loss of semen without
orgasm.
Spondylosis
 abnormal immobility and fixation of vertebral joints.
Squamous Cells
 a flat, scaly, epithelial cell.
Steroids
 hormones derived from lipids and produced by the adrenal cortex
and the sex glands. They have a wide range of effects. Steroids can act as
anti-inflammatories, and affect metabolism, and reproduction, as well as
systemic anabolism and catabolism. Systemic steroids are produced in the
adrenal glands. Reproductive steroids are produced in the gonads.
Sternutatories
 herbs that are irritating to the mucous membranes in nasal
passages, which cause sneezing (Wood Betony, Bayberry, Cayenne,
Sneezewort).
Stimulants
 herbs that increase functional activity and energy in the body
(strengthens metabolism and circulation) (Boneset, Brigham Tea [Ephedra],
Feverfew, Ginseng, Prickly Ash, Red Clover, Rosemary, Wormwood,
Yarrow).
Stimulation
 irritating action on muscles, nerves, or sensory end organs by
which activity in a part is evoked.
Stomachics
 help strengthen the functions of the stomach. Help promote
digestion, appetite, and relieve indigestion.
Styptics
 help arrest bleeding through a strongly astringent action. Also
contracts blood vessels (Black Walnut, Comfrey, Plantain, Stinging Nettle).
Subcostal
 beneath the ribs.
Substitute
 a plant that is an acceptable replacement for another herb (See:Adulterant.)
Sudorifics
 help cause active or droplet perspiration. Stimulate production and
secretion of perspiration.
Sugars
 (simple) sugar in its simplest form biologically.
Sugars
 (complex) two or more simple sugar molecules bonded together (e.g.,
maltose, dextrose, sucrose, etc.).
Superior
 above.
Sympathetic Nervous System
 part of the autonomic nervous system that
tends to act as an accelerator for those organs needed to meet a stressful
situation. The sympathetic division dominates during stressful situations, such
as anger or fright, and the body responses contribute to fight or flight, with
unimportant activities such as digestion markedly slowed. Most sympathetic
neurons release the neurotransmitter norepinephrine.
Syndrome
 a group of signs and symptoms that occur together in a pattern
characteristic of a particular “disease” or abnormal condition related to a
specific effect.
Synergistic
 the simultaneous action of two or more substances whose
combined effect is greater than the sum of each working alone.
Systems of the Human Body
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  world,  it will  have  disappeared  be-
fore it reached  your  world!  That  is the Power  of Alertness
and detection;  and it is why  We call with  all the earnestness
of Our  Beings,  for the students  to become  more  and  more
alert;  in the Acknowledgment  of their  Presence  and all the DISCOURSE  XXII  303
conditions  which  touch  their  worlds;  so they  may  be
prompted.
Let Me also  correct  a thing  which  has been  acting  within
mankind  concerning  promptings  or the premonition  of
things.  Such  a thing  is not given  as an inevitable  occurrence
to act in your  world  but you  are being  prompted  to issue
your  Mighty  Decree,  so it may  be dissolved  and  consumed.
Then,  it cannot  act in your  world!  Mankind  has been  ac-
cepting  premonitions  and  promptings  thruout  the centu-
ries; and  have  believed  because  Individuals  received  them,
they must  act in their  worlds.  Because  such  a prompting
was received,  you  may  say:  "Be  thou  dissolved  and  con-
sumed"!  and  it would  be so! Remember,  that  as you value
your  progress!
Beloved  Ones,  My  Joy is Boundless!  Will  you  rejoice
with  Me, in the Service  which  it has been  possible  to render,
while  the  Messenger  was  voicing  My  Words  to you!
Seventy-five  per cent  of you who  are in this room,  have  en-
abled  Me to dissolve  and  consume  seventy-five  percent  of
your  own  human  creation!  My Gratitude  and  Joy is very
Great!  Accept  It please!  Then,  as you  enter  into  the class
know  you have  entered  into  your  Eternal—your  Permanent
Freedom;  and  no longer  accept  any  condition  or appear-
ance,  as having  power  to limit  or disturb  you again.
Oh, will  you feel how  Real  all this is? I am none  the less
Real,  because  you  do not see Me.  Because  My  Vibratory
Action  raises  My Body  of Light,  beyond  your  physical  sight,
is no reason  why  I am not Real!  I am more  Real  than  you; 3o4  THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
believe  it or not!  Please  do not believe  a thing  is not Real,
because  it is invisible;  for all the Great  Powers  in the World
which  are being  used  are invisible!
Many  thousands  of students  have  seen  the Calls  of the
Messengers  answered  with  definite  precision.  Now,  as the
Great  Momentum  of the large  number  of students,  who  in
their  great  loyalty  are joining  in these  Wondrous  Decrees,
the Power  has become  Mighty.  Many  of the things  which
were  thought  to take  place  in the World,  have  not taken
place.  All of you  earnest,  Blessed  Ones,  have  been  a part
of That  Great  Service  in the Mighty  Decrees  which  you
have  issued.  We congratulate  all the students  who  are able
to release  such  a Mighty  Power  of the Ascended  Masters'
Divine  Love  and Blessings,  for It is the Secret  of all things!
The refusal  to accept  or listen  to human  gossip  is the
Open  Door  to solve  your  problems.  There  the Out-pouring
of the Ascended  Masters  Divine  Love  and  Blessing  is the
Open  Door,  to the Out-pouring  from  the Presence,  which
will solve  all things.  We rejoice,  so many  of the students
after,  such  a long  time  and many  repetitions  of This  Instruc-
tion,  are beginning  to understand,  the first  imperative  need
in their  worlds,  is to refuse  to listen  to or voice  destruction;
send  forth  discordant  qualities;  or even  to allow  them  to act
within  their  feeling.  Then,  as they  pour  out Divine  Love
and Blessings  to all persons,  places,  conditions  and  things,
the Whole  Universe  will  flood  their  worlds  with  money,
supply,  happiness,  health,  strength  and  courage;  because
they are complying  with  the great  Law  of Life! DISCOURSE  XXII  305
I thank  you  for this  opportunity,  to offer  My  Humble
Assistance  in that  which  has been  rendered;  and  may  the
Glory  of Our  Happiness  ever  intensify  and  increase  within
your  feeling  world  and  consciousness!  Remember—to  you
and all the students,  has been  offered  the Use  of the As-
cended  Masters'  Consciousness  and  Substance;  which  can-
not be requalified  by human  qualification.  Call  It into
action  in your  world!  Charge  your  body  with  It and  let Its
Perfect  Work  go on, unto  your  Full  Perfection.  Then,  you
attain  your  Ascension  into  the Eternal  body  of Light.  Oh,
Beloved  Ones,  how  wonderful  it is that  mankind  can have
the Opportunity  to come  home  and live within  the Happi-
ness,  the Glory  and  the Perfection  which  Life  has always
held for all Individuals;  but which  mankind  had forgotten.
The Love  and  Blessings  of the Great  Host  of Ascended
Masters,  the Legions  of Light  and  the Cosmic  Beings,  flood
your  Beings  and  worlds  and  enfold  you  in Their  Eternal
Perfection.
We Love  and Bless  you! DISCOURSE  XX
June  ig, 1938
DENVER,  COLORADO
Beloved  Students  and  Friends,  while  These  Words  are
spoken  to you  by the Messenger,  it shall  be My Pleasure
to release  approximately  sixty  percent  of those  in the room
from  the most  discordant  accumulation,  which  they  have
drawn  about  themselves  thru  the centuries.
Perhaps  you  do not understand  exactly  what  I mean;
but you have  accumulated  more  or less discord  thruout  the
centuries  and  it is still  about  you.  Few  of the students
have  used  the Violet  Consuming  Flame  with  sufficient  in-
tensity,  to allow  the Great  Presence  to have  dissolved  their
human  accumulation  completely.  Tonight,  I shall  en-
deavor  to finish  that for many  of you.
Since  your  sincerity,  since  your  stand  for the Light  in
Denver  has been  so unusual,  then  shall  your  reward  come
in your  own  release;  and those  for whom  it is accomplished,
will feel it without  question  within  a few days.
Therefore,  tonight,  will  you  be kind  enough  to accept
the Radiance  poured  forth  to you,  about  you  and  in your
feeling  world,  to render  This  Service ? Remember,  this is at
the Call  of your  Own  Life.  There  is but One  Power  in the
Universe  to act and  It is your  own  Life!  We  are a Part
of That  One  Great  Life  more  in advance  than  you.  Having
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set Ourselves  Free  ages  ago,  We are in a position  to help
mankind  today,  and the need  is imperative!
Therefore,  during  this class,  the Greatest  Work  has gone
on of any  class  of the Messengers.  We  congratulate  you
on your  harmonized  feeling,  on your  Love  and  Out-pour-
ing, which  makes  this  possible;  for outside  of the Direct
Attention  to the Great  Presence  of Life,  your  Harmony
is the most  important  thing.  If you


, stony trail, I
saw him watching solicitously. We waved to each otherand I carried a warm glow of friendliness in my heartfrom that barren rocky land. Here again was proof of what
I have learned from my own experience – that one of the
spiritual benefits of fasting is an empowerment of genuinesense of service, kinship and love for all humanity.
The Fast of 40 Days and 40 Nights
There is a significance to the “ 40 days and 40 nights”
of fasting of the great spiritual leaders and of those who
seek the highest spiritual enlightenment. This is thepractical limit to which the disciplined body can exist
without food before it begins to consume itself. The
cleansing process has been completed, and all toxicwastes and excess fat have been “incinerated”– burned
up into energy. When this limit is reached, starvation
begins. The body will then have to feed on sound livingtissue and this is harmful to body, mind and spirit. The
fast should be terminated before this point is reached!
A long fast should not be attempted until the body
has been trained to fast for short intervals, from 1 dayup to
10 days, over a period of time.215
Stagnation in the body results in ageing and also illness.
Fasting promotes cleansing and healing and reversal of ageing
God gave His creatures light, air, and water open to the skies; man locks him
in a stifling lair, t hen wonders why his brother dies. – Oliver Wendell HolmesThe 40 days and 40 nights fast is not for the novice!
It’s only the experienced faster who learns to distinguish
between the early cravings of habitual appetite and thewarning pangs of  genuine hunger.
At the beginning of a fast there is a craving for food
which arises from the habit of eating at certain intervals.This may last for several days, but then the craving passes.There follows a short period of several days or more whenthe faster might feel some weakness and requires morerest. This is probably the most difficult part of fasting.
Gradually this sense of weakness will disappear,
signalling that the body has eliminated its worst wastesand toxins. Then comes a feeling of growing strength,with little or no concern about food, and an increasingmental alertness. There is a sense of release and freedomas one ascends to the higher levels of serenity and peaceof mind. Spiritual awareness can reach a point of ecstasy!
How long this fast period lasts depends upon the
individual. When the process of elimination of all wasteshas been completed, the body signals a warning withpangs of genuine hunger. When this happens, whether
2, 3 or  4 weeks, the fast must end to preserve its benefits!
A Sound Mind in a Sound Body
Even the greatest spiritual leaders that the world has
known trained themselves by habitual fasting, 1 or 2 days
per week, before they undertook longer fasts. Herein lies
the difference between genuine fasting and extreme
asceticism, which has given fasting a bad name by
prolonging it into starvation, which is wrong.
True fasting is psychosomatic (psycho – of the mind
or spirit; and soma – of the body). It’s truly a naturalmiracle to achieve “a sound mind in a sound body,” asthe Greeks put it, and according to the Bible,
“Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.”216Your Body is Your Temple
And Needs the Best Care
To quote again from famous Pastor Dr. Stanley,
“According to medical experts, fasting is the most natural,
original process of purifying the body. Since the Lordadmonished man to work six days and rest one, would it
not be equally wise to rest the digestive system for one
day as well? I have found that fasting also sharpens themind. The physical and spiritual benefits cannot be easily
separated. A clear mind is essential to the desire for
oneness and direction.”
And from Arthur Wallis comes the observation that,
“Our physical condition can often influence our spirituallives more than we realize.  Is God glorified when (ourbodies) are weak or sickly through neglect of the divine
laws that govern their well-being? Is God glorified
when we become casualties from over-working, over-feeding or undernourishing our bodies, and failing to give
them their ‘Sabbath’ of rest and relaxation? In an age of
pressure, when the breakdown of mind or body isbecoming all too familiar, the physical (as well as the
spiritual) value of a fast of God’s choosing becomes a
matter of some importance. Here is a divine provisionfor health and healing, for renewal of mind and body,
that we must further consider.”
Courage, vitality, energy, endurance, zest and vigor
are not mental states to be conjured up at will, but arethe mental expression of a physical state. The Bible tells
us that, “The kingdom of heaven is within.” Fastingpurifies all the trillions of cells of the body, including
those of the brain. When the brain is free of toxic poisons
the mind is liberated both psychologically and thenspiritually. It’s free from anxieties, boredom, loneliness,
tension and fear. It can meet all of life’s problems and
make wise, better decisions. It can find more peace, joyand realize a fuller, more meaningful, healthier life.
Fasting is a natural tranquilizer with absolutely no
negative side effects. A brain purified by fasting payshigher dividends than any other investment you can
make. Begin today! Please let this book be your guide
and friend! Discover for yourself the Miracles of Fasting!217
YOUR  BIRTHRIGHTTake Time for 12 Things
1.Take time to Work –
  it is the price of success.
2.Take time to Think –
  it is the source of power.
3.Take time to Play –
  it is the secret of youth.
4.Take time to Read –
  it is the foundation of knowledge.
5.Take time to Worship –
  it is the highway of reverence and
  washes the dust of earth from our eyes.
6.Take time to Help and Enjoy Friends –
  it is the source of happiness.
7.Take time to Love and Share –
  it is the one sacrament of life.
8.Take time to Dream –
  it hitches the soul to the stars.
9.Take time to Laugh –
  it is the singing that helps life's loads.
10.Take time for Beauty –
  it is everywhere in nature.
11.Take time for Health –
  it is the true wealth and treasure of life.
12.Take time to Plan –
  it is the secret of being able to have time  for the first 11 things.
Teach me Thy way O Lord, and
lead me in a simple plain path. – Psalms 27:11
Have an
Apple
Healthy Life!YOUR  BIRTHRIGHT
CULTIVATE ITHEALTH218Exercise and Eat for Health
Enjoy The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle
For a Lifetime of Super Health
In a broad sense, "The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle for the Total
Person" is a combination of physical, mental, emotional, social
and spiritual components. The ability of the individual to
function effectively in his environment depends on how
smoothly these components function as a whole. Of all thequalities that comprise an integrated personality, a totally
healthy, fit body is one of the most desirable. Start today on
your goals for more health, happiness and peace in your life.
A person is said to be totally physically fit if he functions as
a total personality with efficiency and without pain ordiscomfort of any kind. This is to have a Painless, Tireless, andAgeless body. You possess sufficient muscular strength andendurance to maintain a healthy posture. You can successfully
carry on the duties imposed by life and the environment, to
meet any emergencies satisfactorily and have enough energyfor recreation and social obligations after the "work day" has
ended. You possess the body power (Vital Force) to recover
rapidly from fatigue and stress of daily living without the aid ofstimulants, drugs or alcohol. You can enjoy natural recharging
sleep at night and awaken fit and alert in the morning for the
challenges of the fresh new day ahead.
Keeping the body totally healthy and fit is not a job for
the uninformed or the careless person. It requires anunderstanding of the body and of a healthy lifestyle and thenfollowing that lifestyle for a long, happy life. The purpose of
“The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle" is to wake up the possibilities, a
rebirth within you, of rejuvenation of your body, mind andsoul for total, balanced body health. It's within your reach, so
don't procrastinate, start today! Daily our prayers and hearts
go out to touch your heart and soul with nourishing, caring
love for your total health!  With Love, Your Health Friends,
Dear friend, I wish above all things that thou may prosper
and be in health even as the soul prospers.  – 3 John 2
and
219Chapter 29
The Science of Eating
For Super Health
It is the consensus of opinion among most people
that we must eat, “To keep up our strength.” This
association of food and strength has been so driven into
man’s subconscious mind that he feels he must eat
heavy, rich foods 3 times a day... “Something that
sticks to the ribs.” A person who has a big appetite they
falsely think of as a healthy person. If we know a person
who has been sick, we are always encouraged whenthey’re able


, the more dependent you become
on reconrma tion by an outside authority—a parent-substitute,
public opinion, or certain groups of people who represent the last
word of truth to you.
The more this vicious circle goes on, the less pleasure remains in
the psyche, while unpleasure accumulates. Such a person must
increasingly despair about life and doubt that fulllment is possible.
There comes a point when a person inwardly gives up.
There is not a single human being who does not harbor within
such a weak area, at least to some degree. In this secret corner, you
feel not only helpless and dependent, but also deeply ashamed. The
shame is due to the methods you employ to placate the person who
at any given period is supposed to fulll the role of the authority
and grant you what you need in the way of pleasure, safety, and
self-respect.
The forcing-current says, “you must,” and you make demands on
others to be, feel, and do what you need and desire. These demands
may not manif est outwardly  at all. In fact, on the surfac e you may
totally lack self-assertion. Your inability or diculty to healthily
assert yourself  is a direct result of having to hide the underlying
shameful and threatening forcing-current. It is threatenin g because
you know quite well that if it shows openly, it will evoke great
censure and disapproval and possibly even overt rejection.
I invite all of you to vigorously face this area in yourselve s. All of
you must tackle it if you wish to realize life’s and your own bestpotentials, and if you wish to discover your own innite  powers to
create innite goodness in your life.
The stronger the “you must” is secretly thrown at others, the more
you inactivate  your own powers. The result is that you become
paralyzed and inactive in body, soul, and mind. This inactivity
keeps you from moving into your own nucleus, the place  where all
realistic promi se and all potential for every kind of fulllment and
delight exist. You inadverten tly make yourself hang on to others,
which must elicit hate in you. Finding the treasure of your own
nucleus, on the contrary, makes you free. Then contact with others
becomes a delightful luxury that elicits love.
By continually using inner, covert pressure on others because you
believe you are dependent on them, you diminish your available
energy supply. If energy is used in its natural, correct, and
meaningful way, it never exhausts itself. You know this, my friends.
Energy only exhausts itself when it is wrongly used. There are
innumerable methods that human beings use in order to switch on
this forcing-current. They include compliance in varyin g degrees,
passive resistance, spite, withdrawal, refusal to cooperate, forceful
outer aggression, intimidation, and persuasion through false
strength and assumption of an authority role. Deep down they all
mean, “You must love me and give me what I need.” The more
blindly you are involved in this way of being, the more you weaken
and then further alienate yourself from the center of your true inner
life, where you nd all that you can ever need and want.
Let Go—Let Out
In order to reorient the soul forces  toward health and restore their
true nature, the following has to happen: Let go of the particular
person or persons from whom you expect your life fulllment and
whom you simultaneously resent for this very fact. You must all
recognize that you place expectations and make demands  on others
that no one else but you yourself can fulll. All you need and long
for, including real love, can only come when your soul is fearless,and you know that the strength of your feelings with which you can
give and receive love is located within you. For as long as you hang
onto another person in the way of a child, denying the adult you
are, you enslave yourself in the true sense of the word. The more
you do this, the less you can either receive or give, and the less real
feelings of any sort about any vital experience can nd their home
within you.
Because fear and anger  take up most of the room in your psyche, it
is essential to let out these negative emotions in the way you learn
to do in the Pathwork where no one is harmed. Letting out fear and
anger makes room for the good feelings. So many of you are still
locked and paralyzed. Expressing fear and anger is the last thing you
want to do. Even if you admit to such negative emotions in
principle, you still prefer to act them out in unconsciousness rather
than expressing them directly and taking the responsibility for them.
You still claim a false perfe ction—even though you do not really
believe that it exists in you any longer—in order to favorably
dispose others toward you. Also, you cling for dear life to negative
emotions because you fear positive feelings. This is yet another
aspect of the same vicious circle.
The less you see yourself as responsible for the negative feelings
you still possess as well as for your right and ability to create
happiness, the more you must live in fear. Consequently, the more
you must do something to eliminate that fear. Thus negative
motivation comes about. You live a makeshift life of avoidance
rather than create an expansive, unfolding life lled with positive
experience and pleasure. You aim to avoid the threat of expressing
your own negative feelings because they would spoil your obtaining
from others everything that you must in fact obtain from within
yourself. You stake your salvation on others from whom it can never
come.
Your reorientation to life—a part from the fundamental necessity
of recognizing all these negative aspects—must always begin with
the willingness to let go. This cannot be forced upon one who has
not been made aware of the dependency itself in very exact ways.
But once this is the case, it becomes possible to give up what onehas been so tightly holding on to. This loosening up must occur to
bring about a change in the balance structure of soul forces so that
benign circles can begin to perpetuate themselves.
You also need to be willing to dispense with your ration alization
that appears to make your case seem justied. For you can always
succeed in presenting your life to yourself and to others  as though
your wishes, needs, and demands on others are not only justied,
since there is nothing wrong with them, but are also benecial for
the other person. This may even be quite true, as far as it goes.
What you want, in principle, may indeed be good and within your
right. But when using a hidden, emotional forcing-current, you go
about seeking satisfaction in the wrong way and not granting the
other person the same freedom you wish for yourself. You do not
give the other person the right to freely choose whom to love and
accept or the right not to be rejected and hated for asserting this
freedom. You do not even give the other the right to be wrong
without being hated and totally denied. This is a freedo m which you
very much wish for yourself, and you deeply resent others when they
do not grant it to you. You are unable to defend yourself in an
adequate way in such cases only because on certain emotional levels
you do not grant this same freedom to others. When you look very
closely you will nd this to be true. And when you do so, your sense
of fairness and objectivity will help you to give up what you so
desperately hold on to, even while you emotionally still believe that
your life depends on getting the other to feel and do as you wish.
Take O the Leash Around Your Neck
Once you have learned this initial condition, allowing for the
number of inevitable relapse s that must forever be newly observed,
you will make  a huge step toward that source of your inner being
where you are not chained in weakness and anxiety, or in fear and
anger. You all chafe at some leash around your neck that keeps you
dependent and anxious in a situation in which you cannot nd the
strength to assert yourself, in which you nd yourself absolutelycaught and unable to see a way out because each possibility seems
wrong. You know that none of the visible alternatives give you that
good feeling about yourself, that resilient strength and well-being in
which even dicult steps become feasible because you know they
are right for you. Most of you have at least occasionally experienced
this state of inner knowingness  when your real self was freely
operative within you. It is our aim to bring out that real self completely.
In order to liberate the real self, you must nd that area of your life
where you are most bound and most anxious. Ask yourself what it is
you want from the other when you are so bound, so resentful, so
afraid, so weak, so unable to be yourself. Experience this leash
which can be given up only when you stop wanting from others
what you must supply for yourself. Verbalize concisely  to yourself
whatever you nd you need from others. This will bring you nearer
to letting go. You will then know that this is precisely the
compulsive need with which you enslave, weaken, and paralyze
yourself. When


, then the whole foundation for the
relationship will start to teeter and shake. This is an important phase of
maintaining trust. You have to allow the Holy Spirit to do the work even
though you may be tempted to give up. It’s helpful at this time to be in
touch with your feelings and be willing to talk about them. When you
shift from attack to love, love is extended and comes back to you. It just
takes willingness to practice. Don’ t let the ego dissuade you.
All relationships, even the ones where hatred has entered, can and
will turn into holy or sacred relationships when you give them over to
the Holy Spirit. It is only in that giving that you share the same purpose
and truly have a relationship. From that point on, your alignm ent with
Spirit will create a space for open communication and a nonjudgmental,
safe place where you will stop hiding and protecting feelings. You will
have honest communication; a deeper way of communicating that will
become more and more consistent.
Seeing the Truth of Christ in Each OtherRecurring difficulties, perhaps grievances or agendas, or a feeling of fear
or tightn ess around a person happens because you have forgotten the
truth about them, and you have also forgotten the truth about yourself.
When you are interacting with a brother or when you are speaking to a
sister, remember that what you say is what you yourself most need to
hear. Are you gentle when you speak with your brother or sister  because
you see the truth  in them? It’s not so much even the words; you want the
love and gentleness of the Spirit. This is what you can offer to every
brother you meet and every sister you think of.
Christ is God’ s Son as He created Him. He is the Self we share,
uniting us with one another, and with God as well. He is the
Thought which still abides withi n the Mind that is His Source. He
has not left His holy home, nor lost the innocence in which He
was created. He abides unchanged forever in the Mind of God.
Mother Teresa taught this. She told her devotees to see the face of
Christ in everyo ne they look upon. When I heard that, I thought, She’s
teaching holy r elationship.  She made it clear that was their only purpose.
She believed that holy relation ship is a total commitment, moment to
moment. She taught holy relationship through healed perception and
through service. It wasn’ t about the behaviors; it was about seeing the
face of Christ in every singl e person they met and follow ing the
guidance of the Spirit.
You can also see holy relations hip as a relationship between you
and the Holy Spirit. The point of authentic spirituality, of holy
relationship, is to discover the now and the eternal and the power of the
present momen t that is the gateway to eternity. Therefore, holy
relationship is not in a specific form, and so you will not arrive  at some
point in time where you look around in the world and say, “By golly, I
finally reached my holy relati onship, and it looks like I expected.”
Instead, it is a glorious state of mind, a state of nonjudgment. Imagine
how still your mind would be if you were in a state of comp lete rest
where you perceive your partner and everyone else from a place of
complete nonjud gment, where you didn’ t have one single opinion about
them. This align ment and understanding within the relationship  leads to
a powerful connection and to an experience of holiness.Exercise: Uncover the Miracles in Relationships
To listen to a recorded versio n of this exercise and the prayer, go
to http://www.newharbinger.com/41870.
There is a tremendous release and deep peace that comes
from meeting yourself and your brothers totally without judgment.
A mirac le exists in every relationship, in every moment. To reveal
the miracle, you must eliminate the obstacle hiding it. This
obstacle, which stands between you and others, is a gap caused
by a lack of communication, with other people or with the Holy
Spirit. It is formed from judgments, grievances, blame, hurt, anger,
and all other ego-serving emotions. It is ultimately formed  by the
belief in separation. You are the only one who reinforces the ego’s
ability to separate you from others when you engage and maintain
grievances. Doing this two-part exercise with attention and
willingness has the potential  to remove this obstacle, which was
erected by the ego, and release you, your relationship, and
everyone from darkness to reveal the light of the miracle.
You will practice seeing this obstacle as a call for love. This is
how you see it with the Holy Spirit.
Part 1.  Praying for a Unified Perception
Give yourself plenty of time to quietly go inward with this prayer.
You can read it aloud, pause to contemplate it, copy it into your
journal, or post it on your refrigerator as a reminder. You may
repeat this prayer as often  as you want to really focus your
attention on your desire to have an experience of union. Pray for
an experience of these words.
My brother and sister and I are the same.
I am grateful to have them as a mirror
to see the unhealed thoughts in my mind.
I desire to see past all differences,to the truth of who we are.
This prayer can give you a glimpse into the nature of the
miracle and the transformativ e shift in the mind from specialness
to holiness. There will be no question of the beauty and validity of
this fresh and new experience. You are opening to the miracle of
releasing the other and yourself from specialness and realizing
your identity is far beyond the ego and far more expans ive than
the thoughts that held you back.
Part 2. Contemplating Union
You may now hear the call for love in yourself or your partner and
feel a softening  within. Open to the mind’ s call for love. When you
bring your irritations to the light of love, your relationship becomes
a path to healing.
Bring a relationship to mind and spend a few minutes writing
in your journal any difference s you are aware of between yourself
and the other person. Become aware that there is a perceived
split or a gap. Now, get comfortable, take some deep breaths, and
reflect on the following:
“Where two or more are gathered, there I AM.” Where we are
gathered with someone in purpose, the Spirit’ s presence  is with
us. In this recognition, all personal concepts are undone, such as
competition, success, reciprocity, personal gain, and pride. The
aim of a holy relationship is to let go of any sense of individual
interests for the benefit of the whole, the one mind.
For this part of the exercise, I’d like you to be willing to see, if
only for a moment, your and your partner ’s goal as the same goal,
that there is no difference. Go within and allow your mind to sink
beyond distrac ting thoughts to reach a clean space that is filled
with light to welcome this idea. Take as much time as you need to
contemplate and experience the meaning of this profound idea.
“Even at the level of the most casual encounter it is possible
for two people to lose sight of separate interests if only for a
moment. That moment will be enough. Salvation has come.”Seeing you and your partner as innocent, with the same core
purpose, is to see past all seeming differences. The way is to
move beyond all concepts of attack, defense, and separate
interests to the bliss and joy of this freedom, and to come wholly
empty handed unto God.
A Mechanism for Miracles
Being in holy relationship is to be fully present with no thoughts of the
past intruding. It’s very free-flowing and open, free of expectations and
limits, and free of the egoic motive to get something. Therefore, it is free
of the belief in reciprocity. There’ s a sense of respect with holy
relationship, a sense of trust. You don’t have to have a special role or be
in a Buddhist monastery to allow for a holy relationship. It’s an elevation
of purpose in the mind, and this can happen anywhere and with anyone.
It can be experienced in a brief encounter at the supermarket or in an
extended relationship with family or a friend.
The essence of a holy relationship is an experience of a joining that
includes full and open commun ication where nothing is hidden. Open
communication turns relationships into a wonderful mechanism to
inspire, to bless, and to help us remember the truth of who we really are.
This is the most glorious experience. The ego made bodies and
interpersonal relationships as a substitute for total, open communication.
As a result, we have fear-based egoic relationships based upon lack and
scarcity, which don’t lead to truth. So, when we return to open
communication, it is like communion, like a telepathic awareness of
love, like a happ y dance. And so holy relationship is a symbol used only
to reflect the divinity of God’ s love.
When you give over the situatio ns and relationships in your life to
the Holy Spirit and allow Him to use you for a holy purpose, there is a
great sense of fulfillment. In your intimate relationships and daily
encounters, the best thing you can do is pause, and then ask the
questions, “What is this for? How can this relationship or encounter raise


 of which is that the table is held
responsible for over ninety per cent. of all human ills.
This result is not sufficiently creditable to cause thinking
people to clamor for its continuation. It reminds me of the
consolation that I received once from a gentleman with whom
I was playing a game of billia rds. It was my off-day. The
balls would neither "hit" nor "hurdle," while his plays were
all graceful and effective; and I was enjoying the supreme
pleasure of seeing him make all the points beside paying for
the games. In answer to my complaint upon missing a simple
shot, he said, "Oh, this is noth ing. I have seen luck run this
way for three or four hours, and all of a sudden get worse."
The best foods need the least preparation. Geographic
and climatic conditio ns, under which most of us live, of
course, make harvesting and garnering necessary; and in
order to store certain foods for winter use, certain
preparations become necessary; but when we come to prepare
them for the table, the effort should be to bring them back as
nearly as possible to their original condition.
All fruits from which the mois ture has been evaporated,
so that they will keep from season to season, only need to
have the moisture again restored to them by being soaked in
pure water at about the temperature of the blood. This is the
most healthful and delicious way evaporated or dried fruits
ran be prepared.
That food is most healthful and will give to animal life
its highest form that can be taken most nearly in its natural
condition. There Is nothing mo re obvious and certain than
this. This course of reasoning leads us to the inevitable
conclusion that fruits, nuts, gr een plants,—that is, plants
containing much chlorophyll, co mprise an absolutely perfect
diet.
Nearly every step in civili zation has been taken in the
direction of lightening human labor, except in the art of
preparing foods. This has been doubled and trebled a
thousand times, and laid upon the delicate shoulders of
woman. The railroad train would never have been invented
had it not been that man objected to toting burdens on his
back. The telephone and telegr aph were the outgrowth of man's protest against the courier system. The inventions of all
the marvelous machines to which we point as evidences and
marks of our great civilization, originated in the one thought,
the saving of human labor. But the stomach is a veritable
gehenna, and the appetite its grizzly gorgon that holds
millions of women in a worse bondage than the negro
suffered in the South before the war.
EFFECTS OF COOKING FOOD.

IN all nature there are two great forces working, as it were,
against each other; namely, construction and destruction. That
is to say, nature is, on the one hand, assembling together
certain elements and building them into forms we call life,
and on the other it is breaking down, changing and dissipating
these elements, which process we call death or destruction.
In the process of construction, the vegetable or plant
takes up from the mineral kingdom inorganic matter, and
converts it into organic or living matter, such as is found in
fruits, nuts, cereals,—the natural foods of man. It is only
through this process that mineral elements can build or
become a part of animal life.
One of the most potent and effective agencies known to
change and demolish materials is fire. When we apply it to
our food in the process of cooking, it results in such a change
as destroys the elementary plant form, and the mineral
elements return to their inorganic condition. It cannot be
otherwise, insomuch as it possess es absolutely no element of
construction.
At about 145° F. certain properties in plant life are
destroyed. For instance, a leaf of cabbage, if emersed in water
that can easily be endured by the bare hand, will wilt,
showing that part of its cellular life is destroyed at that
temperature.
The heat can be increased until all plant life is destroyed.
This becomes important when we remember that animal life
is supported and entirely constructed from plant life. The
living plant possesses all the elements from which animal life
is made. Therefore, the question would naturally arise in the
mind of any thinking person, "Why destroy in part the plant
life before feeding it to the an imal? In what possible way can
the application of heat improve it?" Our education, our
science and learning, are of small value, if they do not teach
us how to build the highest form of animal life from the
material used.
Many articles of our food are subjected to an intense dry
heat, ranging from 300° to 400° F., in the vain hope that in
some way they may be improved. Bread browned in an oven
is partly changed to ashes. It is half destroyed. Were it kept
there twice as long it would be wholly destroyed.
Yet millions of people insist on eating those supercooked
foods. They insist on wheat being made into Zwieback, which
might be described as a bit of ashes held together by a little
gluten, without ever spending one moment in thinking of the
real difference in food value, between this stuff and the grain
in its original state.
Of all the curious customs into which people have
evolved, cooking seems to be the strangest and to possess the
least excuse for existence. It has made of woman a slave. It
has made of the stomach a potpourri for everything living or
dead. It so changes the proper ties of foods that no chemist living can analyze them. It is the chief cause of mixing food
products, which is the principal cause of overeating, which, in
its turn, is the genesis of nearly all stomach and intestinal
disorders. It has changed man into an omnivorous, and in
some cases into a carnivorous animal.
COOKING MILK.

THE custom of cooking or sterilizing milk, due to ignorance,
is little less than criminal.
Cooking milk is recommended by certain alleged dietetic
authorities on the ground that it kills bacteria. They probably
forget, maybe do not know, that all the five digestive fluids
are strongly germicidal. The bacteria that may exist in milk,
of which so much fear is entertained, could not live an instant
after coming in contact with the gastric juice which is
strongly aciduous, to say nothing of contact with the saliva,
bile, and pancreatic and intestinal juices.
Milk, however, should be taken with some intelligence.
A valuable lesson in its proper use can be learned from the
calf, or nursing infant, which draw and swallow it in small
quantities and which keep up a c ontinuous motion of the jaws
as if in chewing, thus pumping into the mouth enough saliva
to aid nature in the first process of digestion.
Milk can be thoroughly insalivated by taking it into the
mouth and mixing it with other foods which have been
thoroughly masticated and are ready for swallowing.
The too free use of boiled or sterilized milk will produce
scurvy in children, and when scurvy exists both sterilized and
raw milk must be discontinued. It is certainly, therefore,
much better to commence at on ce the use of milk in its
natural condition than to risk the development of scurvy and
then be compelled to entirel y do without such a valuable
food.
Sterilized milk lacks freshness. It tastes dead, and to a
very great extent it is dead. Milk is rich in albuminoids,
derived, as it is, from tissues that contain them, and are
present in a vitalized form as pr oteids. The change that takes
place in boiling is the coagulation of the proteid molecules,
which sets free the inorganic molecules, thus rendering them
as to the iron and fluorine unabsorbable, and as to the
phosphates unassimilable. It is this most vital change that
takes place when milk is cooked.
The use of sterilized milk becomes especially serious
when it is remembered that children require both phosphatic
and ferric proteids in a living form which are contained only
in the natural or uncooked milk.
When adults have long violated the dietetic laws by
overfeeding,—consuming large quantities of food and drink
that have been devitalized by fire and fermentation,—milk is,
in many cases, the one food that will restore a normal
condition; especially is this tr ue in advancing old age when
the organs of digestion become weak, and the requirements of
the body are more like those of the infant. Milk is then of
more and more importance as an article of food.
FLESH FOODS.

THERE  is no disputing the fact that many thousands of people
appear to attain a very fine physical development and seem to
maintain good health who subsist upon a mixed diet,
including meat. It is unquestionably true that meat will
sustain life, and it is equally tr ue that life can be sustained
without it.
The objections to meat are: First, it is laden with the
poisons that come from the torn-down tissue and urea of the
animal, all of which must be taken into the blood and
disposed


” that even after wading through the explanation, you’re still not through with
gathering what you need to know to change everything about the way to change the way
you are experiencing change.
So watch your ego work here. Just watch your ego work on you to put this book down, to
just drop this whole line of inquiry. If it succeeds, this wouldn’t be the first time that your
own ego has been your greatest enemy.
It is as that wonderful comic strip character, Pogo, created by the l ate Walt Kelly, used to
say: “We have met the enemy, and they is us.”
Now let me explain what the ego is and what it is not. The ego is the part of your mind
that differentiates “you” from “everything else.” As such, it is a vital part of the technology
of thought. It is that part that can conceive not only of a thought, but of the thinker of the
thought.
The ego is, therefore, one of your greatest gifts, because it allows you to experience
“you” as you, and not everybody and everything else. The Actual Tru th is that you ARE
everybody and everything else... but the Part Of The All that calls itself “you” must be able
to experience Itself separately, or It cannot do what It became physical to do; It cannot
experience what it came to experience. Therefore, It individuates  Itself —and the ego is the
tool with which It does this.
The ego knows that Who You Really Are is bigger than the part of your self -awareness
that resides only in your mind. In this, the ego is a great gift, a wonderful device, an
incredible  tool. Yet your ego can run amok, and when it does this it is like one of those
runaway computers in science -fiction stories that suddenly thinks IT is your master, rather
than you being its owner.
When your ego runs amok it not only continues to do the jo b of separating you from
Everything Else, it separates you from your Self. It makes you think that you are IT, not that IT is a part of you. Your ego has then confused its job, imagining that it must protect you
from knowing your very Self.
So when your eg o tries to get you to feel bored, or that this narrative is not moving fast
enough, that is your signal to get out of your mind. You need to be out of your mind to
understand the Mechanics of the Mind and the System of the Soul. So just step away from
your  thoughts at that moment and keep reading. You will hear the incessant pleading of
your ego to drop all this already, but pay it no mind.
Now I have said here that experience is not an outward thing, experience is an inward
thing. That’s why different people can have a different experience of the same event.
Everybody’s experience is the same only when people don’t have time to think.
Whoops, wait a minute... that  was an interesting idea. What was that —?
I said ... when people don’t have time to think, they become identical. They are driven to
react  rather than respond — as when people panic. Mass panic is virtually impossible to
produce when people remain calm, stop, and think.
While I was writing this book a US Airways plane leaving New York City had birds fly
into its engines, quickly and totally disabling it. That jetliner, piloted by a genuine hero,
Captain Chesley B. “Sulley” Sullenberger, was forced to ditch in the Hudson R iver. After a
picture -perfect emergency water landing, all 155 passengers on board left the plane and
stood on its wings, waiting to be picked up by nearby boats. All survived. It was called a
miracle. But the survivors said it like it is. It was simple, t hey reported. Nobody panicked.
Everybody kept a cool head. People were responding, rather than reacting.
In an article in Newsweek  magazine a few weeks after the incident, Captain Sullenberger
offered this personal observation: “We never gave up. Having a plan enabled us to keep our
hope alive. Perhaps in a similar fashion, people who are in their own personal crises —a
pink slip, a foreclosure —can be reminded that no matter how dire the circumstance, or
how little time you have to deal with it, further acti on is always possible. There’s always a
way out of even the tightest spot. You can survive.”
Thank you, Captain. You captured the essence of this whole book in a single paragraph.
Wow. So the answer here, in any unwelcome and difficult situation where thin gs are
changing rapidly, is to stop and think. That whole process does not take long, by the way.
Seconds, at most. Your mind is an amazing instrument. It can weigh all the options that are
before you in nanoseconds and come up with a response. Yet it does  take time. Response
takes time, reaction  is instantaneous.
Of course, it will do you little good to “stop and think” if your thoughts are based in
Imagined Truth. Then your responses will be not much more elevated than raw reactions. If
the passengers on that plane imagined that this was “it,” this was the end, they were going
to die, even if the plane landed safely on the water, they were soon going under, etc., etc.,
etc., panic would have ensued. Not enough can be said about the captain and the crew of
that airliner, who kept people calm, cool, and collected.
So the trick is to raise your consciousness from the lowest to the highest level of
awareness, no matter what is going on  around you. Remember, reactions  are instinctive,
responses  are thought out. That is, thoughts pushed outward.  Yet your thoughts have no shape or form or substance. They are as wisps of smoke. Not
even that. They are less than smoke. They are simply ideas  you hold. So, how to deal with
that...?
The funny thing about ideas is th at they don’t even have to be true to seem real. When it
comes to a thought, your mind does not know the difference between what is real and what
is imagined, between what is happening “now” and what was happening “then,” between
what is factually “true” a nd what is obviously “false.”
So it is that you can watch a scary movie and your mind accepts the data as real,
instructing your body to respond accordingly. Your heart starts racing, your breath
becomes short, you may even perspire. Likewise, you can see a sensual photograph and
experience bodily responses —even while knowing that the observed image is just a
picture. It’s what your mind does  with the data, not the data itself, that produces your
reaction. The event and your reality about it are not the sam e.
Your mind really is a mechanism. It is like a computer. Your laptop doesn’t “care” about
things, it merely responds to input —and to what has been put into it previously. There is a
famous acronym used by computer techs: GIGO. It means, “Garbage In, Garb age Out.”
Your mind operates in exactly the same way. It responds automatically to what you put
into it —and if what you put into it is faulty data (that is, not based in Observed Reality or
Ultimate Reality), your mind will come to faulty conclusions.
Now,  if you base your response  on such conclusions, you could be preparing yourself for
a journey to emotional hell. (Which is where you might be right now.) You could find
yourself embroiled in thoughts having nothing to do  with what is true. And it won’t eve n
matter to you —because you will not know  that your thoughts are not true.
Until you do.
That’s what this conversation is all about. What we are up to here is repeating,
repeating, repeating the same thing; inputting, inputting, inputting the same data. Yo ur
mind does  respond automatically to what you put into it —so what this book is about is
putting into your mind what you want it to respond to automatically.
I just said, if what you put into your mind is faulty data (that is, not based in Observed
Reality  or Ultimate Reality), your mind will come to faulty conclusions. The reverse is also
true. If what you put into your mind is accurate  data (that is, based in Observed Reality or
Ultimate Reality), your mind will come to accurate conclusions. This will eli minate all
manner of grief and anguish, turmoil and suffering, anger and fear from your life.
So keep up with me now. As my mother used to say, “There’s a method to my madness.”
This is all going to start coming together very quickly and you’re going to se e the elegance
of the design, the perfection of how this all fits into one pattern, as you deal with the
changes you are having to face now.
(If you have some questions, or there’s something you’d like explained a little more fully,
I invite you to go at a ny time to www.ChangingChange.net  and see if you can find out what
you need to know. Remember, this is a joint exploration. This is not like most books... read
it and “get it” or not. This is


 do so. From a spiritual point of view,
this is a loving  thing to do if adequate care in the home is no longer
possible, given  the substantial risk to the well-being of the patient
and to the primary caregiver as well of keeping the patient at home.
The greatest sadness in human society is that at a time when
reports of memory loss conditions are reaching epidemicproportions, the cost of providing care for patients suffering from
such conditions is skyrocketi ng along with it, rendering it more and
more difficult to offer patients  and their families the assis tance they
so desp erately need, and robbing the surviving member of the family
of whatever might have been set aside for their own senior years.
I cannot even begin to imagine how families that cannot afford
in-home or facility-based care for their loved ones with memory loss
can cope—and how their tragedy is often doubled through the
impact such a situation has on the health and well-being of
caregivers, many of whose lives are shortened by the impact of the
stress and strain placed upon them.
What the highest expression  of true spirituality calls for is the
creation of a society whose members are committed to care for each
other, and to provid e care for those who need it most when they
most need it. And while some countries and their citizens have
compassionately done so (and should be honored for having made
such choices), millions upon millions on Earth still have no access to
modern or adequate health care.
We should not be living in a world where caring, compassi onate
assistance is available and offered only to those for whom it is
financially within reach. No one of good conscience could agree that
this speaks well for our culture and our species.
Yet there are those who say it is simply a problem of how far
the world’ s financial resources can reach. Can humanity afford to
offer health care to all who need it, regardless of ability to pay?
The answer is, of course, yes, if we simply, as a culture, shifted
our priorities. Our collective governments spend more on their
militaries to protect what their citizens fear losing, or don’t wish tooffer, than it would cost to feed, clothe, and provide health care to
the entire world’s population several times over. That is the mark of
an enormously selfish society and an obviously primitive species.
(And no, that is not a judgment. It is a simple, but sad,
observation.)Question #2

IS THERE A “SOU L LESSON”
IN DEMENTIA?

What possible lesson can a person be learning when suffering from
dementia? (Or, is the lesson for the caregivers?)

DR. COOPER: I do not hold the point of view that we are here on the
Earth to “learn any lessons” spiritually. Rather, I agree with the way
Conversations with God puts it... that we are here to demonstrate
and to create  the highest version of Who We Are, and that
challenging situations (and adverse medical diagnoses) are nothing
more than platforms upon which we define ourselves.
For example, as a caregiver for someone with dementia, do
you choose to be frustrated, annoyed, and possibly even resentful
for the burden it places upon you? Or, do you choose to be patient,
caring, and compassionate? Do you choose to see and to remember
the best in the person, even at moments when they forget who you
are, and at moments where they perhaps act out in anger or rage?
This may sound like an obvious question, but it is a hard choice
to actually live out, day-to-day, when someone you love appears tobe completely disoriented to the world (as occurs in severe
dementia). It can be especially challenging when a loved one
becomes troubled and unsettled, which occurs frequently in dementia
(leading to nighttime wandering, acting out, or forgetting social
etiquette, due to confusion).
How can caregivers maintain a loving and compassionate
attitude in such a situation? How does one not spiral downward into
sadness, depression, anger, and resentment for such an
overwhelming condition?
In my understa nding, there is no spiritual “requirement” that we
show up in any particular way—and no “soul lesso n” that is
mandated by the Universe  for us to learn—but there is an
opportunity. And we are invited to use this opportunity, this situation,
to demonstrate our highest  idea of Who We Are in relationship to
what is occurring.
Regarding the patient—the one with the dementia—I will take a
slightly differen t stance. I still do not believe there is a “soul lesson”
to be learned, but I do believe that the medical profes sion could
handle dementia, on the whole, differently, so as to allevia te some of
the suf fering that I, personally, view as unnecessary.
I believ e this relates back to our discussion on eutha nasia
earlier in the book, and to our willingness—as physicians and as a
society—to take the time to talk to people about their “goals of care”
(things such as Advance Directives, which startlingly, only 33 percent
of elderly patients in the Unite d States have in writing)14 prior to their
mental state deteriorating to the degree that such conversations can
no longer take place in a meaningful way.I think we would be doing people a great service  by clarifying
what physical or mental cond itions they are willing to live with, and
which ones they are not—so that we would be able to help them end
their life when  their condition (physical or mental) deteriorated past
this point.
I would also like to mention here that the majority of people  who
live long enough to get dementia (not all of them, but a great many of
them) are alive in large part thanks to western medicine. That is, if
we did not have treatments  available for heart disease, diabetes,
kidney disease, infections, and a whole host of other conditions,
these people likely would have passed on long before dementia
struck.  (For instance, if humanity were “living in the wild” without
access to medical treatments, few people would ever survive to the
point of getting dementia in the first place.)
Therefore, if we, as western medical doctors, are in large part
responsible for keeping people alive to the point where they then
move into dementia, are we not also responsible for helping them to
“leave,” or to “exit” the physic al plane, once their condition (physical
or mental) has deteriorated to the point of no longer being
functional? Would this not equally be our responsibility? (Assuming,
of course, that they have stated in an Advance Directive  that this
would be their first choice.)
It was never brought up in my medical training, but it is
something that has lingered in my mind from the very first nursing
home visits I made, when I saw before my own eyes the struggle
that so many endure as a result of dementia. And I remember
thinking to myself in those  moments, “My goodness, if we, asmedical doctors, have brought people to this place, is it not also our
responsibility to help them on their way ‘out’?”
So I would close by saying that dementia, in my view, is a
condition that humanity could handle differently. And I see those who
“suffer from dementia” as providing the impetus for world change...
or at least for the changing viewpoints of both the medical profession
and the legal system around how we, as a culture, handle “terminal
diagnoses.”
In this way, the souls of these patients could very well be
accepting an invitation at a very high level—being willing to stand in
those shoes so that the rest of the world can awaken to a new way
of doing things, and so that a new medical protocol  for patients with
terminal diagnoses such as dementia (including planning “goals of
care” and the option  for euthanasia) could come into play.
I will turn it over to you, now, Neale... if you have things to
add from a spiritual point of view.

NEALE: I am going to say something here that is going to turn our
entire understanding and experience of “dementia” upside-down.
First, I want to announce without hesitation or equivocation that
the person suffering from dementia is not doing so to “learn”
something—and neither is the situation occurring to allow the
caregiver to learn something.
Spiritually, I have come to understand that life is not an
opportunity for us to learn, but an opportunity for us to demonstrate;
not an opportunity for us to DIS-cover, but an opportunity for us to
UN-cover, Who We Really Are. That is, the whole of life is not aprocess of discovery, but of recovery—or, if you wish, of
remembering our T rue Identity.
Nor is this an individual process, but one in which all souls are
engaged collaboratively. We have co-created this experience we call
dementia, and have done so in families and clans where the
commitment to the greatest spiritual understanding is very, very high.
This is true in my wife’s family. My wife Em is herself deeply
committed to doing whatever it takes to advance the evolu tion of her
soul—and to helping every human being around her do the same. I
want to share with you now something that she had on more than
one occasion explained to me when she came home after visiting
her father when he was living in


of the body and converting them to their basic amino acids for their use in the liver. So, the general direction in
severe stress-damage is to mobilize the essential ingredients for their emergency re-use—a process of feeding off
the body itself.
A bruised boxer or a person traumatized in an accident or after repeated surgery will depend on these physiological
processes to clear the ineffective and nonviable tissue and repair and remodel the site of damage. If thereconstruction is extensive and IL-6 and its co mpanion TNF  are involved, breakdown of DNA o r RNA o f the
damaged and dying cells will produce exact fragments to dear the debris, very much like having to dismember the
steel structure of a large building that can not be "bulldozed away" and has to be carried off the site, a piece at a
time. This is a very well recognized process in the research of surgical wounds.
It is most unfortunate that virologists a re presenting the "site clearing action" of these two agents in the body as
steps in the production of HIV in cell culture media. On this fragment of unconnected information is placed the whole
argument that AIDS is a  virus-cau sed disease. Why? Because a test has been designed that marks and shows the
particular fragments produced by IL-6 or TNF. It seems that some of these DNA or RNA particles are labeled as
HTV-a nd that is why th ere are several type s. It is more unfortunate that the amino acid com position of HTV it self
very much resembles that of vaso pressin. A vaccine th at would arrest HIV ac tivity will/mos t probably a rrest the
activity of vasopressin. This seems to be the reason a workable vaccine against HIV has not yet been produced.
Unfortunate to the extreme is the "commercialization of the idea" that everyone who shows a positive HIV test will
soon die from AIDS,  because the anxiety of having an incurable disease could become a killer by itself.
Without getting into the emotional side of this issue, and sticki ng strictly to a scientific u nderstanding of the human
body, we have to become aware of a simple fact. Tissue s of the vagina and the anus and rectum are designed for
different purposes. It is true both have similar sensory systems a ttached to a single central mechanism for the
registration of pain and pleasure, but structurally they are not the same. The vagina has a thick, multi-layered cell
lining that, while not easily absorbing semen from inside, is designed to withstand fricti on and sheering force. Even
here, there is a mechanism for secretion of lubricating mucus to withstand these forces. Furthermore, semen has
chemical properties that will increase the thickness a nd resistance of the lining membrane in the vagina and the skin
of the penis that becomes sm eared by it.
The sem inal fluid secre ted with the sperm is a very complex co mposition. It contains a chemical substance called
trans-glu-tamin -ase (TGE). In certain circu mstances, TGE b inds some proteins to other proteins. It also causes
some cells to die in a special way—to shrivel and not disintegrate, thus its power to produce a thickening of the
vaginal wall to cope with normal male-female sex relationships. This property of semen, when introduced into the
intestine, will alter the water-absorbing quality of its lining, thus the associate diarrhea in AIDS. Th e sem en also
contains proteins with  extremely strong immune suppressiv e properties.
It is the immune suppressiv e property of semen that will facilitate the passage of sperm all the way u p into the
uterus and its tubes to fertilize the female egg. To the body, the millions of spe rm that enter the uterus are invading
foreign "objects" and would be highly reactionary for the uterine wall and its tubes had they not been protected by
the immune repressive properties of proteins from the semen that bathe the sperm. In order for the sperm and
eventually the fetus (that has different antigenic properties to the mother's tissue) to survive during nine months of
pregnancy, the mother's immune system has to be suppressed  for the duration of pregnancy. It seems that
something in the sem en (possibly a uteroglobin-like protein that is called SV-I V) codes for the mother's immune
suppression. It is this immune-suppressive property of semen that ensures the survival of initially the sperm, and
ultimately the fetus during full-term pregnancy until the birth of a living offspring. It is interesting to know that in the
third trimester of pregnancy there is often a reversal of the T4:Ts ra tio.
Semen in the female vagina is not absorbed. Because of the anatomical design and position of the vagina, the
semen is drained. On the other hand, the rectum is lined with very thin and delicate cells. In the rectum, semen is
retained and its extremely potent physiological properties are allowed freedom of action. Within the constituents of
semen, there are substances that are designed to over take the host's immune system and force them to shut down
the same way that a radar jam ming device is used on board warplanes to enter enemy airspace and deliver their
bombs. Thus, semen has an independent ability to shut down the immune system of its host tissue if its agents are
allowed entry in to the recipient's system. Beca use of this ability, the marker of T4:T8 ratio reversal is see n in
homosexuals with AIDS.
With repeated secretion of semen  into a male or female rectum, the imm une system suppressio n is unavoidable—
not because of a "virus," but because of chemical properties of the semen itself. Women who participate in anal sex
to avoid becoming pregnant should be aware of this immune suppressive property of semen.
In addition to all of the above, the intestinal wall is not capable of withstanding the forces involved in rectal
manipulation for sexual purpose. The reason such  sexual manipulations become possible because of one single
fact: The intestinal tract does not have an acute pain sensory system if damaged from inside unless th e damage
affects t he peritoneum, which is the thin outside cover of the gastrointestinal tract. It is amply supplied with nerves
that will register pain. It is a type of "non-adhesive" that permits various segments of the intestinal tract to glide over
one another in their movements and during adaptation to the passage of food. The rectum is not completely
covered by peritoneum in the same way as the rest of the intestinal tract.
Thus, the inside lining of the rectum can become damaged from being pumped against or otherwise abusively
dilated and fist-and-forearm manipulated without registering the damage in the same way the skin would sound the
alarm when its resistance is broken. The rectum is the end part of an anatomical structure whose activity has to be
performed silently. Ho wever, this does not mean the damage is not recognized physiologically, and it does not mean
the physiological steps for repair of the local damage will be less vigorous.
As part and parcel of the repair mechanisms, the chemical agents TNF, IL-1, IL-6, and others in their pack will be
secreted to commence the process of crisis m anagement. If the damage is such that resident bacteria could alsobreak barriers and begin increased local activity, production of these agents for crisis m anagement will increase. (It
has been shown experimentally that AIDS patients have markedly increased levels of IL-6 and TNF  in their blood.)
This raised IL-6, as it was explained in the section on diabetes, will also destroy the insulin-producing cells in the
pancreas. Hence, a simple explanation for diabetes se en in the advanced stages of full-blown AIDS.
These agents function very much like a team of specialist salvage workers that go to a site after an earthquake.
One group wou ld clear the debris; others wou ld bring survival supplies for  those caught in the area who cannot be
relocated; another would begin to restore power, water, and telephone services, and so on. In the everyday life of a
city, all these processes take place, and they are carried out by people and machines. In the human body, the same
processes take place. The agents that perform these necessary functions are hormones and their subordinate
enzyme systems. The principle is the same. Each cell has a personality and needs to survive on the spot if it can be
repaired. Only the dead or irreparably damaged cells will have to be dismembered and cleared away.
In rectal manipulation, should there be more than routine wear and tear, these same agents become operatives for
its repair. It will take time to reproduce the original "blueprint" and fully restore local tissue s. Should there be a
recurrence of the injury, on top of a tissue  that is already wea k, more forceful  presence of these local repair agents
will be called for. There may come a time that these hormones and their subordinate operators will be permanently
commissioned and their presence in the blood circu lation will become measurable. Since the relationship and
significan ce of their increased presence for the repair of the "unsensed" local damage in the rectum is not
appreciated—and furthermore, the rationale of their activity not recognized—part of their mechanism of function is
highlighted and labeled as the causative factor for the physiological upheaval that is conveniently labeled as "AIDS"
for public co nsumption.
In laboratory research, it has been shown that cyst


, having
suffered from chronic peritonitis had her appendix excised, without
any rei ief. She started fasting on urine but had to break it at the
interference of relatives. Nevertheless, firm in her resolution she
convinced them and resumed the fast after three days which
continued for 19 days. There was marked improvement within 10
days and on the 19th day no trace of the painful agony was to be GROWTHS AND CANCER : 57
seen_ on her breast or in the armpit. But the trouble of peritonitis
contlonued due to appendix having been excised. So, a little later,
the courageous lady, fasted for 35 days and achieved the desired
result.
This case history shows that nature is a far more efficacious
healer than are so-called scientific methods which involve
mutilation. The author advises without any hesitation urine
trea~me~t for all sorts of suspicious growth on any part of the body.
But 1f th1s treatment is adopted at the eleventh hour, one may have
to pay the penalty for delay.
A young man aged twenty-eight was diagnosed as either having
the cancer of the gullet or venereal disease. He could live only three
more?ays! That was the doctors' verdict. He was completely cured
by unne treatment. The patient lived for a number of years
thereafter.
An old lady of sixty-two, when diagnosed was found to have the
cancer of bowels. She refused operation advised by the doctors. Her
weight was under 84 lb. and it was rapidly decreasing. She was
cured by urine teratment in three weeks and lived a long life of over
84 years.
A middle-aged lady· of forty-two.years had a cancer of breast
Doctors strongly advised her excision, but was given only a faint
hope of cure. The patient refused operation. There was complete.
cure by fasting on urine and she lived 21 years thereafter.
Another middle-aged woman developed rope -cancer in 1935.
Surgeons pressed for immediate operation but offered no hope of a
permanent cure. She was cured by the urine fast, etc., in 20 days.
Not only was she cured but looked younger and beautiful.
A reference has already been made to late Dr. Rabagliati.
Armstrong holds him as a simple, enlightened and broad-minded
physi~ian. When he himself observed that a good number of patients
suffenng from growth and cancer were cured by urine treatment
completely and even in a short time, he openly made a very 58 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
favourable statement :.
b f men who accordtng to "I have examined a num er o wo b h
orthodox treatment would have been :pe:at:~danf~ug~~n~~e ~ort~ls
of their breasts removed. These. ~av When they consulted
disregarding my advice, took to unne t er~~y~uggest the healing of
me again, did. not find, eve~ a s~~ of them found lumps
'incurable malignant gr?wth. So hers even in four days. Thus I
disappeared within a ~ort~~~~b~~dc~~rect in his suggestion that most
think, Mr. Armstrong IS p mali nant until dfter surgical and durg
of these lufl_lps are. n~t. g es The so-called king of terrible
~ 7~~~~~nc':n ';;., '::,n ~n~;;~~:e~'~r ta~kled prom P~ Y i ~;~~,;~;:;,~ [,
in the preliminary state. So the proper treatmen IS
ulcers, tumours and cancers into the blood stream...
"If a layman claims to have cured th~usands odf patd ie~}shwtct;a~~:
t t all 1mpresse an Is e
treatment, fellow doctors ~e.no·t~er openly ridiculed or ignored. It
cure of patients of cancer, e ts et... d inhuman
is a sad reflection that my profession thnves on d.lse~se ~n
d Of Offical scaremongering and exploitation. propagan a
CHAPTER IV
BRIGHT'S DISEASE
Bright's disease is defined as a ~~~~~ a~:~~i~~~ ~:r:n~ck~~~:::~
~:~~:t:~ ~e~e ~~~~~~e~~ur:,m:,~ intoxicants, sti mu I ants, :~~~5 ~f
oisonous fevers like scarlet fever and e~posure to wet an.
fs also caused by a diet deficient in alkalies.
A good number of patients of Bright's disease have been bcuredf
. b k A strong refers to a num er o by the urine teratment. In his oo'rm. I
patients declared by doctors as hopeless and or to live no anger
than only a few days! BRIGHT 'S DISEASE : 59
Mrs. C. aged forty years was declared by doctors to live no more
than two days! Breathing was difficult. Urine was scanty. Her
normal weight should have been 144 lb. but she weighed roughly
280 lb. after the commencement of the disease. In spite of the
doctors' hapless verdict for her, Armstrong did not get disheartened
thought her physical condition was very serious and painful. In the
first instance, she passed 2 oz. of urine. It was smelling, warm,
thick, cloudy and with a mixture of blood and pus. Its drinking was
so effective that the patient passed 200 oz. of urine in the next 24
hours. It is wonderful that when taken internally urine has the
unique power to uproot and expel from the body accumulations of
poisonous matter in any part of the system. Gradually her urine
became normal, tasteless and odourless.
In addition to urine, Mrs. C. used to sip 108 oz. of tap water. In
24 hours, after the third day, she was not troubled by thirst. From the
fourth day onward all anxiety vanished on the 23rd day of her fast a
little carrot juice flavoured with lemon was given to the patient on
the request of her nurses. The reaction was terrible. Within two
hours, a rash appeared on each arm and there was much irritation.
At the same time, the flow of urin~ was impeded and swelling
appeared" on the abdomen. At once pads of urine of one of the
nurses were placed over the abdomen and both the arms were
gently rubbed with same fluid. For hours, the abdomen absorbed
the moisture from the urine pads and the flow of urine restarted.
Gradually, the patient recovered.
Mrs. C. was, therefore, rubbed twice a day with urine of one of
her nurses. By the 48th day, the patient had recovered so much that
she broke the fast with orange juice the next day. After one week
she weighed 119 lb. and was on her feet walking the room.
Although recovered she continued to drink and massage with her
own urine. All this resulted in a wonderful change in skin, hair and
complexion and general appearance.
Mrs. C.'s case attracted the attention of the people at large. They
are generally unstable in their opinion. When a tf-10ughtful person a 60 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
chronic patient that he can be cured by urine treatment, the patient
readily agrees and then at once goes to a doctor f?: consul~ation_!
How can a professional agree to such a propos1t1on! W1th th1s
mentality they neither understand the seriousness of problems nor
do they try to apply this therapy. Selfless worker_~-are, therefore,
needed for the revival of this forgotten science of unne therapy; they
can only actively work to propagate this priceless and sure
treatment among the poor patients. Only then can the common
people adopt it.
The case of Mrs. c. gained such popularity that a good number
of similar patients came to Armsrong. Out of them, two ca~es are
worth mentioning. Mr. B. had been diagnosed as a pat1ent of
Bright's disease. When he came to Armstrong in 192?, he ~ad
already been treated by two doctors for some time dunng wh1ch
his weight had increased from 280ib. to 420 lb. In June 1920, he
began fast which lasted for 49 days. By the f~urth day of his fast,_ he
was passing urine as clear and tasteless as ra1_n-~ater. ~h~ swelling
of his body began to diminish with an aston1sh~ng rap1d1ty. ~t the
end of seven weeks his anaemia had disappeared. He now welg~ed
1 OS lb. instead of 420 lb. and appeared young and healthy. Like
Mrs. c. he too became an ardent devotee of urine therapy. He. gave·
up his over eating and other bad habits and began taking restncted,
proper and balanced diet.
A man of sixty, after two years' of constant medical super~ision
and treatment for heart trouble,


proved since,  was nothing but a theoretical  fallacy!
And here  to digress for a moment. I grant that it is unwise dogmatically
to assert that any given text of Scripture denotes  this or that, for many
people read into the Bible exactly what they  themselves  wish  to find 26
 there. Nevertheless,  I believed,  and still believe, that the text I have
quoted, and many others also, bear reference  to that vital  fluid which  is
within our own bodies; and believing it, I acted in accordance  with that
belief, to find in the end that it proved to be my physical salvation.
Fortified by my faith  in what I thought to be the correct interpretation
of the text, I fasted  for forty‐five days on nothing but urine and  tap
water‐and this, despite the doctor's assertion that eleven days without
food was the limit to which a human being could go I also rubbed urine
into my body‐a very important  factor in the cure,  with  which  I shall deal
in Chapter  XVII‐ I finally broke  my fast  on raw  beef, and  though it gave
me no discomfort  beyond a ravenous  hunger, I none the less  ate
cautiously  for a time,  and  continued  to drink my own urine, noticing
that its changes in temperature,  quantity, taste, etc., depended  almost
entirely on what I ate or drank, and on the amount  of exercise I took.
At the end of this treatment  I felt and  was "an entirely new  man." I
weighed 140 lbs., was full of vim, looked about eleven years younger
than I actually was, and  had  a skin like a young girl's. I was thirty‐six at
the time, and  am now over sixty. Yet by dint of drinking every drop of
water that I pass, living on a wellbalanced  diet, (*) and  never eating
more  food per diem than I consider the body requires,  I look and  feel
much younger than most men of my age,  and  keep free from  those
major  and minor ailments to which  the body is said to be heir.
(*) See Chapter XVII.
Having now related the essential  details  of my selfcure  and  all that
contributed  to its continuance,  I will merely  add  that in 1918, being
convinced  that knowledge  must  not be selfishly "hidden under  a 27
 bushel," but should be shared with one's fellows, I began to advise and
supervise'  the fasting of others on the same lines. The rest of this book
is therefore  largely devoted to results obtained  on those : suffering
from a variety  of diseases, including medically  diaglosed  cases of cancer,
Bright's disease, gangrene,  and  many others which  from the orthodox
standpoint  are labelled  incurable.

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 CHAPTER  V.
GANGRENE

Gangrene,  described  in simple language  as "death  of a part," is
regarded as hopeless  of cure  by the orthodox physician.  "Gangrene  has
set in " is a phrase invariably  accepted as the last stage which  precedes
the almost immediate  decease  of the victim.  Where gangrenes  sets  in
after a finger, toe or limb has been amputated,  it is often  fatal,
especially  in the case  of persons past middle age. All the same, I have
proved that gangrene  can be easily cured.
My first acquaintance  with the ravages of gangrene  was in 1891 when I
was a schoolboy  of ten.  My closest schoolmate  had complained  of face‐
ache  for some days before being taken to a local  dentist for the
extraction  of a tooth far back in the jaw. Unfortunately  some of the jaw
came  away  with the molar, and  gangrene  set in. Drugs and  ointments
were applied to reduce  (or perhaps  better said suppress)  the swelling,
and the boy died  ten days later.
It so happened  that at the same time as my schoolmate  was suffering,  I
also had  a swollen cheek. But the remedy  my mother applied (she was
a farmer's daughter,  by the way) was a very different one from the "
scientific " ones the doctors  had  applied to my young friend.  True, my
own swollen cheek was the result of having been stung by a lot of bees,
owing to my having disturbed  a colony of those interesting  little
creatures.  All the same it was very painful, till my mother completely
cured it by first  bathing my face  in urine and  then binding it up with 29
 pieces of linen wrung out in the same  healing  fluid. My cheek was
normal  in a few hours.
This treatment  was suggested  to the parents of my schoolmate  with
the gangrenous  jaw‐but merely to be rejected with scorn and
expressions  of disgust. I have since come to know  that urine
compresses  combined  with urine‐drinking and fasting could have saved
my unfortunate  friend.
About  a year later a young man  of our  acquaintance  died  of either
gangrene,  medical treatment  for the condition,  or perhaps  both.  While
he was ill, I used to go and read to him; and during one of my visits, the
doctor called. He was a very loquacious  practitioner,  and  after a few
cheering stock phrases, added  that whoever found a cure  for this
dreadful  affliction would merit a crown of gold