 overcontrol results
in institutionalized violence and cruelty, inefficiency that is not checked or exposed by the bright light of a better way. A s
Churchill said, 'democracy is the worst form of govern ment there is –except for all the others.' What he meant is that we must
accept that this is an imperfect world. The best this planet can be is when it is at its freest, when restrictions are minimi zed and
when people are allowed to make their own choices, be responsible for their own outcomes and experience the consequences of
their own stupidities. Appendix

Pulse Testing For Allergies
    Coca's Pulse Tests are extraordinarily useful and simple tools for at -home allergy detection. My clients have succeeded at using
this approach without supervision. Coca's test works on this simple principle: pulse elevations are caused by any allergic reaction. If you know what your normal range of pulse rates are, you can isolate an offending food or substance and eliminate it. Succe ss
with Coca's Pulse Test requires only motivation and a little perseverance, because in order to test for food allergies, the diet must
be restricted for a few days and your pulse must be accurately taken at specific intervals during the testing period. The test is based on measurement of the resting pulse rate, something most people have no difficulty learning how to d o. The
resting rate is how fast the heart beats after a person has been sitting still, comfortably relaxing for three to five minute s. When a
person is active the heart beats faster than the resting rate. One measure of aerobic fitness is how quickly the h eart is able to return
to its resting rate. Well -trained athletes' hearts can adjust from working very hard to a resting rate in only a minute or so; those who
are deconditioned can take three to five minutes for their heart to slow from even mild exertion  to its stable, resting pace. Those
who cannot readily find their own pulse on their wrist or throat can inexpensively purchase a digital watch that gives a puls e
reading; this kind of watch is used by athletes to make sure their training pulse is in an ac ceptable range. Preparatory to doing Coca's Pulse Test it is necessary to as much as possible eliminate allergic food reactions. This require s the
application of discipline for a few days before testing begins. Allergic reactions can go on for several  days after a food has been
eaten and if you are having a reaction to something eaten many hours or several days previously, it may obscure a reaction to  a
food just eaten. 1. Stop smoking entirely for at least five days before you do a cigarette test;  allergies to cigarettes can take five days to clear. Besides, you shouldn't smoke, anyway! 2. For the first three days, count your resting pulse immediately after awakening in the morning (for one entire minute), and
record the reading. 3. During the first three days, take your resting pulse half an hour and again one hour after each meal. It if has elevated more
than 12 beats above the resting rate you found upon arising that morning, you may assume that some food at the meal you just ate
was an a llergen. Temporarily, eliminate from your diet all the foods eaten at the previous meal until you can check them one -by-
one a few days later. At the end of these first three days you may not have many foods left that you can eat. That is okay an d to be
expected; it is time to begin adding foods back to the diet. 4. Most people who are allergic to foods are allergic to one or more of the following: corn, wheat, milk and cheese, yogurt,
meat, alcohol, tobacco. It would be very wise to eliminate these food s too for the first three days, until they are tested. After three days on this regimen, you can assume that many of your usual allergic food reactions have ceased or at least
diminished significantly and that you probably can get reasonably accurate t esting results on individual foods. A good indicator of
having problems with food allergies in general can also show up during these initial days. If you have eliminated a large num ber of
foods and your resting pulse upon awakening has slowed down by sever al beats, you can assume you are allergic to foods you
were eating. I would not be at all surprised that by the end of the third day you were only eating a very few fruits and vegetables and ha d
eliminated everything else. A more effective variant of t he testing procedure calls for a three or four day water fast to clear all
allergies with absolute certainty, and then to introduce foods one at a time as described below. On the fourth and subsequent few days, take your resting pulse upon arising and then eat a modest quantity of a single food: for
example, eat a slice of bread, or a medium sized glass of milk, or an orange, or two tablespoons sugar in dissolved in water,  or a
few dried prunes, or a peach, or an egg, or a medium -sized potato, or a cup of black coffee without sweetener, or a few ounces of
meat, or a stick of celery, or half a cup of raw cabbage, or an onion, or a date, or a few hazelnuts, etc. Count the pulse on e half
hour later and again one hour after eating the test item. If any food raises the resting pulse over 12 beats per minute above your morning resting pulse, that food should be eliminated;
you are certainly allergic to it or can't digest that much of it. If your pulse has not returned to its morning resting rate one hour
later, you are still having an allergic reaction to the food you ate previously and cannot get a decent result on another food  until
either your pulse slows again or until the next morning. You may, however, continue to eat other foods that you know do not
provoke allergic reactions. Because reactions to a food may not clear for many hours, it is wise to eat only small quantities  of
individual foods if you wish to test many of them in a single day. If a food causes no acceleration of pulse (at least 6 beat s above
your estimated normal maximal) that food can be tentatively labeled non -allergenic. After a few days of testing one food an hour, you will become weary of the routine and wish to eat more normally. It may also
occur that you cannot test more than  one or two foods a day from the very first day because allergic reactions do not clear quickly
enough. No problem, the testing period can go on at a lower level of intensity for many weeks, trying one new food each morni ng
upon arising. As you eliminate a llergens from your diet one by one, your resting pulse should drop somewhat and it should be
easier to discern allergic reactions. After you have worked through all the items in your normal dietary, it would be wise to  retest
the foods a second time, break ing your fast with one different test item each morning. This second testing round may reveal a few
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        They had not known Marie was a lesbian,
much less that their daughter was flirting with (from their view) obvious q uackery. Their daughter needed immediate saving and
her parents and brother (the one who had abused her) flew to Oregon and surprisingly appeared the next day in a state of viol ent
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 non-form, upon your death, but you have the
option of choosing to live in true enlightened balance, or God-realization... n ow, in this p hysical state. Y our Source doesn’ t create from toxicity. It
doesn’ t fill your veins or your stomach or any part of you with poison or
excess. I t creates from well-being, balance, and ef fortless perfection. This is
your spiritual heritage. And lov e can correct the blunders that distance you
from your spiritual self. — LOVE. Wh y is love the antidote to addictions? It’ s very simple—
because love is what you are; it’ s the center of your creation. It’ s your point
of origin ation a nd can become your point of attraction as well. As Karl
Menninger told his patients, and anyone else who was suf fering  and willing
to listen, “Love cures, the ones who receive love and the ones who give it,
too.” In transcending your addic tive habits, you have the oppor tunity to be
both the giver and the receiver of the spiritual balm of love. As you apply it,
you feel the b alance returnin g to your life. Y ou no longer pursue acounterfeit freedom, and you no longer attract what you don’ t want. Instead,
you seek the balance of being connected to your authentic nature. Reconnection to Well-Being
Our proclivity toward addictive behaviors subsides measurably as we
begin to practice reconnecting to our Source of being. Many books have
been written on the subject of overcoming addictions. There are countless
rehabilitation programs and centers to help those who are caught in the grip
of d rugs, alcohol, food, caf feine, sex, gambling, or something e lse that fits
the description of chasing after what we don’ t want. I s uppor t any program designed to help people escape this imbalanced
cycle that is such a destroyer of lives. My contribution here is a brief
description of the key points I’ ve found extremely useful in becoming an
addiction-free pe rson. The following five thoughts helped interrupt my out-
of-balance thinking and behavio r. Practiced with honesty and integrity, they
can cont ribute to  a new sense of empowerment and well-being  that allows
you to be free of unwanted addictions. 1. It’s All about Realignment
This is number one because when you really practice it, you ne ver want
to pursu e what you don’ t want  at the expense of what you do  want. Y ou
long to be in h armony, and you desire well-being. Y ou came from well-
being, so you simply need t o choose thoughts that align with that
foundation to find your way back into alignment. Practice praying silently as a steady background whenever and wherever
you can. Personalize and vary prayers such as this example derived fromthe St. Francis Prayer: Make me an instrument of thy well-being. See
yourself always summoning the ener gy of well-being from your spiritual
Source. Think like an animal who would never think of pursuing what it
doesn’ t want. Why don’ t bird s chase after butterflies? Because they’re
poisonous. Ever heard of a robin  in therapy trying to overcome its desire to
eat butterflies? Silly, yes, but it’ s a helpful image to hook onto. So think  like a h uman being with well-being. Eventually you’ll think like
the Divine soul that you are, an d you’ll be in vibrational harmo ny with the
well-being that is your very nature. 2. Love Your Addictions
If it’ s food, love it. If it’ s cocain e, love it. If it’ s painkillers, love them. If
it’ s cigarettes, love them. These are some of your greatest teachers. They’ve
taught y ou throu gh direct experience what it is that you no longer wish to
be. T hey’ve taken you to the depths for some reason. This is an intelligent
system you’re a part of. There a re no accidents in a Universe supported by
omniscience and omnipotence. Be grateful for these teachers. If you hate them, curse them, and attempt to fight these addictions, you
tip the balance toward hatred and fighting. Y ou then continue to chase after
what you don’ t w ant because you’re in a weakened state. Fightin g weakens;
love empowers. So tip the scale toward love. B e grateful for the addictions that have
taught y ou so much. Send them  a silent blessing. By doing so, you shift
toward the love that you are. 3. Love Yourself
This is the natur al outgrowth of choosing to love your addictions. Think
of your body as a sacred temple,  and extend reverence as a form of love. Beaware of, and grateful for, every or gan, every drop of b lood, every
appendage, and every cell that constitutes your body. Start right this minute
by of fering a silent prayer of gratitude for your liver, your hea rt, and your
brain. Ju st say: Thank you, God, for this glorious gift. I tr easur e it, and with
your help, today I will begin the  pr ocess of loving it uncondition ally. If you
still fee l attracted to substances that you despise, say this silent prayer
before ingesting  them. Love will ultimately become the added weight that
rebalances your life. One of my favo rite American poets, Henry W. Longfellow, tell s us: “He
that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none
can pierce.” When we truly respect and love ourselves, it’ s as if we have a
shield of flexible armor made of  metal rings and loops of chain t hat protects
us from the addictive other  that’ s been a part of our life. 4. Remove All Shame
Y ou’ve done nothing wrong. Y ou haven’ t failed—you’ve only produced
results. The question isn’ t about how bad you’ve been; it’ s about what you
intend to  do with the results you’ve produced. If you opt for shame and
guilt, you choose the one emotional reaction that will disempower you more
than any  other. Whatever your present-moment status in relation to your
addictions, it’ s all perfect. Y ou had to go through the traumas you went
through. Y ou had to disappoint the people you’ve mistreated. Y ou had to get
this far down. Y ou needed this out-of-balance ener gy in order to aid you in
generating the ener gy to get you to the higher place where you’re now
headed. Y ou are still a Divine being in t he eyes of God, despite any weaknesses
that you  feel are incongruous with God’ s love. Y ou needed all of those
experiences, and  now that you’ re contemplating leaving them behind and
rejoining your spiritual Source of well-being, shame will only hamper you
and send  you back to that absur dly imbalanced world where you never get
enough of what you don’ t want.5. Live from a New Knowing
Finally, create a space within yo urself, somewhere very private  that only
you and God are  privy to. In this inner space, post the words I Know. This is
your invisible connection to Go d, where purity and well-being define your
new addiction-f ree self. Regardless of how many people distrust you and
remind y ou of how many times in the past you’ve failed to live up to your
promises, this is your space of knowing. From th is unshakable space, ask for Divine guidance. Ask to  have the
ecstatic ener gy of purity and well-being flow directly to your heart. If you
slip, retreat immediately to this space of knowing. For give your self and see
yourself surrounded by God’ s love, holding you in balance once again. As a
man who has be en there, I can promise you that you’ll be provi ded with all
of the guidance,  direction, and strength that you need—and you ’ll get what
you do  want rather than what you do not  want. Overcoming the  imbalance of addictive thinking begins and ends with
your aw areness that you, with th e help of your Source, have everything you
need right now to end your imbalance. As an ancient Hindu saying reminds
us: “God gives food to every bird, but he doesn’ t throw it into the nest.”
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 things so ever ye desire, in my name, believed that ye
receive them and ye shall have them. What things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye
receive them, and ye shall have them. If ye abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what
ye will, and it shall be done unto you. In my life, I have found those sayings as true as the north star, so
far as I have proved myself true to  them. That is why I can say to the
person who is sick, ailing or discouraged. You have the power within
yourself to gain back your health, strength and hope. The power is
yours to command. You have only to use it. Then, I say, "Choose you whom you will serve. " Take the high
road of life. Resolve from this day forward to live above sickness and
sin. For whatever your trouble may be, it is, when you come down to
it, of your own making. So must you cast off your disease-building habits, particularly
habits of thought which are more potent than you perhaps realize. Seek the reason why you are sick, weak and sore-trouble. When you
have found the cause of your ills, the remedy will suggest itself. After
dragging your trouble out into the open and taken a look at it
objectively you have won more than  half the battle. The reason why so
many people are continually sick, or enjoying poor health (as they
actually seem to do), is they do not have the least idea why they are
sick. The habitual drinker does not know why he craves alcohol, nor
does the rheumatic know why he su ffers those twinges and pains. If
they were born again in the sens e that Jesus taught, both could see
what was wrong—and once having seen would be started on the road
to mastery over their infirmities. That is to say, those ailing persons
would get a right attitude toward life. When you are born again you
become as teachable as a child. When Jesus expounded that truth to
his listeners they were puzzled. "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God. " "How can a man be born when he is old. " asked Nicodemus,
ruler of the Jews. Then Jesus answered him:
"Except a man be born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter
into the kingdom of God. " "How can these things be. " answered the still skeptical
Nicodemus, but he showed later that he could grasp the idea. He
became Jesus' advocate before the chief priests. In my 80s, I am vigorous and alert by virtue of having been born
again. I can seek the truth with an open mind. I can learn sane living
habits by practicing them. Any person who tries can do the same, but
first he must get out of his rut. He must be born again. To be born again is to see ones troubles and discard them by
living a life in harmony with natural law. Since man appeared upon
the earth, barring natural resources whatever has appeared man, we the people, created it. A ll our wars, debts, worn out soil, diseases and
what have you we create them. To be born again simply means to reverse every line of thinking
and habit—discard every disease creating food—disease can appear
only through the food that is consumed. When the food is correct,
health will be correct. Disease never needs treatment —remove the
cause the disease disappears. We must be born again before we can
reverse our vicious living habits. The Kingdom of God is any place where natural law is obeyed. To be born again is to see the truth and obey it—live it, then disease
cannot appear. CHAPTER 39. PILGRIMAGE TO THE FIFTH KINGDOM
 If there were such a thing as a study club or other group devoted
to research concerning the "Fifth Ki ngdom," the spiritual  side of man's
nature, I would like to belong to that group. The research I have in
mind would inquire into that part of man which contacts, though unawares, the ultimate source of truth. Here I am speaking of the truth
which would make men free, and, as  Jesus of Nazareth also pledged,
become a well spring of the more abundant life. Most study clubs and like societies now-a-days, devote their
thought and effort mainly to what has already happened. This club I
have in mind would concentrate on building future history. The study
of the past is limited to dogma and precedent. Men's minds ought to be
free to pursue their unrealized possibilities. If it be true that man is
made in God's image, then those po ssibilities may be called limitless. To be sure, the old school theologians put man in the fourth kingdom,
above the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdom. But there is a Fifth
Kingdom, concerning which the Hebrew prophets and the Nazarene
have given us intimations but which only the saints and the mystics
have attained to. Suppose that all men could enter into that Kingdom, there to
make their homes and find there a congenial way of life. That
transformation would imply a revolution such as the world has not yet
seen. However, practical minded men have the idea that such a
kingdom would be "out of this world," and therefore impractical. I do
not believe that at all. It is my conviction that once men had entered
the Kingdom and had their eyes opened to its larger truth they would
be at home there. This Fifth Kingdom, as I have sa id, is the realm of the spirit. When a man has entered there, he has become aware of his likeness to,
his oneness with, the Creator. He has gained a new vision of life and acquired some inkling of latent and heretofore unsuspected powers
within himself, powers which he can develop as he will. Having come
into that awareness, the citizen of the Fifth Kingdom can draw upon
the Universal Mind for sustenance a nd light. I realize well enough that
to the man in the street what I am writing does not make sense; but all
who have entered the Fifth Kingdom know that there is indeed such a Higher Source of strength. They have tapped that source to lighten
their burdens and heal their diseases. They have climbed out of life's
dark valleys onto the mountainsi de and into the better sunlight. "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you," saith the Lord,
(as quoted in John XV, 7) "ye shall ask what he will and it shall be done unto you. Thus reciprocity works in the Fifth Kingdom. Would it not be a fine thing we re great numbers of men and
women to resolve to journey together into that Fifth Kingdom. True,
each would have to go by himself, in one sense, this being an inner
pilgrimage. For, as Jesus said, the Kingdom of God is within you. Yet
seeking a common objective, all coul d journey together, in study club
or group, under a common leader. The kingdom must be in me before
I manifest it materially, so must the spirit of a fine garden be in me
before I can create it materially. Let people enough go on that pilgrimage into the Fifth Kingdom,
and our social order and political economy, both would be made over
completely. Thus might be laid the solid foundations on which to
build a just and durable peace among all nations. This peace is not in
us, therefore, war will continue. The reason we have wars is because it
is within us. It was Jesus' mission, as he avowed again and again but most
forcefully in the Sermon on the Mount, to lead men into the Kingdom
of God. That goal was to be attained first in men's thought and feeling. For as Jesus taught, the Kingdom of God is within yet. Let a sufficient
number of people achieve awareness of the Kingdom within
themselves and the new social orde r which it implies will come about
naturally as the day comes with the rising sun. It was that end Jesus
taught men to pray:
"Thy Kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in
heaven. " Let that prayer be answered fully and the people will have their
solution to the problems which vex them today. When they have
entered the Fifth Kingdom, men will have found salvation from
ignorance, poverty and misery—and, salvation from war. John says in Revelations XXI:
"Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell
with them and they shall be his people. and God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes. " There again, it seems to me, is described the Fifth Kingdom
which was Jesus' goal for the here and now. We have fallen short of
that goal because our religious teaching has been abstract and
theoretical only. That has got us no where. I would lik e to belong to a
movement which would profess, and teach by practice, not by percept
alone, the tenet, "See ye first the kingdom of God and his
righteousness. " That would be to seek the kingdom in which men dwell with God and He in them. That  is no war, no poverty and no
disease. What this troubled and bewildered world needs, I say, is a
movement which would teach people day by day how to live, how to
be well and happy;


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 food or substance and eliminate it. Successwith Coca’s Pulse Test requires only motivation and a little perseverance, becausein order to test for food allergies, the diet must be restricted for a few days andyour pulse must be accurately taken at specific intervals during the testing period. The test is based on measurement of the resting pulse rate, something most
people have no difficulty learning how to do. The resting rate is how fast the heartbeats after a person has been sitting still, comfortably relaxing for three to fiveminutes. When a person is active the heart beats faster than the resting rate. Onemeasure of aerobic fitness is how quickly the heart is able to return to its restingrate. Well-trained athletes’ hearts can adjust from working very hard to a restingrate in only a minute or so; those who are deconditioned can take three to fiveminutes for their heart to slow from even mild exertion to its stable, resting pace.Those who cannot readily find their own pulse on their wrist or throat caninexpensively purchase a digital watch that gives a pulse reading; this kind ofwatch is used by athletes to make sure their training pulse is in an acceptablerange. Preparatory to doing Coca’s Pulse Test it is necessary to as much as possible
eliminate allergic food reactions. This requires the application of discipline for afew days before testing begins. Allergic reactions can go on for several days after
a food has been eaten and if you are having a reaction to something eaten many
hours or several days previously, it may obscure a reaction to a food just eaten. 1. Stop smoking entirely for at least five days before you do a cigarette test;
allergies to cigarettes can take five days to clear. Besides, you shouldn’t smoke,anyway! 2. For the first three days, count your resting pulse immediately after
awakening in the morning (for one entire minute), and record the reading. 3. During the first three days, take your resting pulse half an hour and again
one hour after each meal. It if has elevated more than 12 beats above the restingrate you found upon arising that morning, you may assume that some food at themeal you just ate was an allergen. Temporarily, eliminate from your diet all thefoods eaten at the previous meal until you can check them one-by-one a few dayslater. At the end of these first three days you may not have many foods left thatyou can eat. That is okay and to be expected; it is time to begin adding foodsback to the diet. 4. Most people who are allergic to foods are allergic to one or more of the
following: corn, wheat, milk and cheese, yogurt, meat, alcohol, tobacco. It wouldbe very wise to eliminate these foods too for the first three days, until they aretested. After three days on this regimen, you can assume that many of your usual
allergic food reactions have ceased or at least diminished significantly and that youprobably can get reasonably accurate testing results on individual foods. A goodindicator of having problems with food allergies in general can also show upduring these initial days. If you have eliminated a large number of foods and yourresting pulse upon awakening has slowed down by several beats, you can assumeyou are allergic to foods you were eating. I would not be at all surprised that by the end of the third day you were only
eating a very few fruits and vegetables and had eliminated everything else. A moreeffective variant of the testing procedure calls for a three or four day water fast to
clear all allergies with absolute certainty, and then to introduce foods one at a time
as described below. On the fourth and subsequent few days, take your resting pulse upon arising
and then eat a modest quantity of a single food: for example, eat a slice of bread,or a medium sized glass of milk, or an orange, or two tablespoons sugar indissolved in water, or a few dried prunes, or a peach, or an egg, or a medium-sized potato, or a cup of black coffee without sweetener, or a few ounces ofmeat, or a stick of celery, or half a cup of raw cabbage, or an onion, or a date, ora few hazelnuts, etc. Count the pulse one half hour later and again one hour aftereating the test item. If any food raises the resting pulse over 12 beats per minute above your
morning resting pulse, that food should be eliminated; you are certainly allergic toit or can’t digest that much of it. If your pulse has not returned to its morningresting rate one hour later, you are still having an allergic reaction to the food youate previously and cannot get a decent result on another food until either yourpulse slows again or until the next morning. You may, however, continue to eatother foods that you know do not provoke allergic reactions. Because reactionsto a food may not clear for many hours, it is wise to eat only small quantities ofindividual foods if you wish to test many of them in a single day. If a food causesno acceleration of pulse (at least 6 beats above your estimated normal maximal)that food can be tentatively labeled non-allergenic. After a few days of testing one food an hour, you will become weary of the
routine and wish to eat more normally. It may also occur that you cannot testmore than one or two foods a day from the very first day because allergicreactions do not clear quickly enough. No problem, the testing period can go onat a lower level of intensity for many weeks, trying one new food each morningupon arising. As you eliminate allergens from your diet one by one, your restingpulse should drop somewhat and it should be easier to discern allergic reactions.After you have worked through all the items in your normal dietary, it would be
wise to retest the foods a second time, breaking your fast with one different test
item each morning. This second testing round may reveal a few more allergicreactions that were obscured by other allergic reactions the first time through. Vitamin and SupplementSuppliers
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 I tell Sands this, and my brother, too, whose
unique language I’ve spoken for over half a century. My daughter Skye has
a distinctive one-of-a-kind singing voice that I love. I tell her so, and point
out that it’s an expression of her genius. All of my children, and yours as well (including the child within you)
have unparalleled characteristics in many of the ways they express
themselves. From the way that they dress, to the little tattoo, to their
signature, to their mannerisms, to their unmatched personality quirks, you
can appreciate their genius. Notice and appreciate your genius, too. When
you’re just like everybody else, you’ve nothing to offer other than your
conformity. Take the road of seeing the face of God in everyone you encounter. Look
for something to appreciate in others, and be willing to communicate it to
them and anyone who’s willing to listen. When you see this quality in
others, you’ll soon begin to realize that this potential is available to all of
humanity. This obviously includes you. Recognizing genius in yourself is
an integral part of the dynamic. As Dr. Hawkins tells us in Power vs. Force:
“Until one acknowledges the genius within oneself, one will have great
difficulty recognizing it in others.”
Genius and simplicity. Begin to realize the intention of this chapter by
uncomplicating your life as much as possible. Genius thrives in a
contemplative environment, where every minute isn’t filled with obligations
or hoards of people offering advice and insisting on your constant
participation in ordinary, mundane endeavors. The genius in you isn’t
seeking confirmation from others, but quiet space for its ideas to blossom. Genius isn’t as much about achieving a high IQ on a standardized test, as it
is the exceptionally high level of plain old savvy in any given field of
human endeavor. Genius-at-work may be the person who finds tinkering
with an electronic gadget for hours on end exhilarating, and also can be
entranced by puttering in the garden or observing the communication
patterns between bats on a starry night. An uncomplicated life with fewer
intrusions tolerated, in a simple setting, allows your creative genius to
surface and express itself. The simplicity establishes a link to the power of
intention, and your genius will flourish. Making Your Intention Your Reality
Below is my ten-step program for putting this intention to appreciate and
express the genius within you to work. Step 1: Declare yourself to be a genius! This shouldn’t be a public
pronouncement, but a statement of intention between you and your Creator. Remind yourself that you’re one of the masterpieces that emanated from the
universal field of intention. You don’t have to prove that you’re a genius,
nor do you need to compare any of your accomplishments to those of
others. You have a unique gift to offer this world, and you are unique in the
entire history of creation. Step 2: Make a decision to listen more carefully to your inner
insights, no matter how small or insignificant you may have previously
judged them to be. These thoughts, which you may have viewed as silly orunworthy of attention, are your private connection to the field of intention. Thoughts that seem to persist, particularly if they relate to new activities
and adventures, aren’t in your mind accidentally. Those tenacious thoughts
that don’t go away should be viewed by you as intention talking to you,
saying, You signed up to express your unique brilliance, so why do you keep
ignoring the genius in favor of settling for less? Step 3: Take constructive action toward implementing your inner
intuitive inclinations. Any step in the direction of expressing your creative
impulses is a step in the direction of actualizing the genius that resides
within you—for example, writing and submitting a book outline, regardless
of how you may have doubted yourself up until now; recording a CD of
yourself reading poetry or singing the songs you’ve written; purchasing an
easel and art paraphernalia and spending an afternoon painting; or visiting
an expert in the field that interests you. During a recent photo shoot, a photographer told me that years earlier
he’d arranged a meeting with a world-renowned photographer, and that visit
sent him on the road to doing the work that he loved. To me, this man was a
genius. Photography had always intrigued him. The early prodding in his
life that he acted on allowed him to appreciate the genius within him, then
one meeting with one man taught him to trust in that intrigue and to use it
as a means for communicating his genius to the entire world. Step 4: Know that any and all thoughts that you have regarding your
own skills, interests, and inclinations are valid. To reinforce the validity
of your thoughts, keep them private. Tell yourself that they’re between you
and God. If you keep them in the spiritual domain, you don’t have to
introduce them to your ego or expose them to the egos of those around you. This means that you’ll never have to compromise them by explaining and
defending them to others. Step 5: Remind yourself that aligning with spiritual energy is how
you will find and convey the genius within you. In Power vs. Force,
David Hawkins concluded: “From our studies it appears that the alignment
of one’s goals and values with high energy attractors is more closely
associated with genius than anything else.” This is completely in line with
understanding and implementing the power of intention. Shift your energy
to harmonize vibrationally with the energy of Source. Be an appreciator of
life, and refuse to have thoughts of hatred, anxiety, anger and judgment. Trust yourself as a piece of God and your genius will flourish. Step 6: Practice radical humility. Take no credit for your talents,
intellectual abilities, aptitudes, or proficiencies. Be in a state of awe and
bewilderment. Even as I sit here with my pen in my hand, observing how
words appear before me, I’m in a state of bewilderment. Where do these
words come from? How does my hand know how to translate my invisible
thoughts into decipherable words, sentences, and paragraphs? Where do the
thoughts come from that precede the words? Is this really Wayne Dyer
writing, or am I watching Wayne Dyer put these words on the paper? Is God
writing this book through me? Was I intended to be this messenger before I
showed up here as a baby on the 10th of May, 1940? Will these words live
beyond my lifetime? I’m bewildered by it all. I’m humble in my inability to
know where any of my accomplishments come from. Practice radical
humility, and give credit everywhere except to your ego. Step 7: Remove resistance to actualizing your genius. Resistance
always shows up in the form of your thoughts. Watch for thoughts that
convey your inability to think of yourself in genius terms... thoughts of
doubt about your abilities... or thoughts that reinforce what you’ve been
taught about a lack of talent or lack of aptitude. All of these kinds of
thoughts are a misalignment and don’t allow you to be in vibrational
harmony with the universal all-creating field of intention. Your Source
knows that you’re a genius. Any thought you have that challenges this
notion is resistance, which will inhibit you from realizing your intention. Step 8: Look for the genius in others. Pay attention to the greatness you
observe in as many people as possible, and if you don’t see it at first, then
spend some mental energy looking for it. The more you’re inclined to think
in genius terms, the more natural it becomes for you to apply the same
standards to yourself. Tell others about their genius. Be as complimentary
and authentic as you can. In doing so, you’ll radiate loving, kind, abundant,
creative energy. In a universe that operates on energy and attraction, you’ll
find these same qualities returning to you. Step 9: Simplify your life. Take the complications, rules, shoulds, musts,
have tos, and so on out of your life. By uncomplicating your life and
removing the trivial pursuits that occupy so much of it, you open a channel
for the genius within you to emerge. One of the most effective techniques
for simplifying life is to take time each day to spend 20 or so minutes in
silence and meditation. The more conscious contact you make with your
Source, the more you come to appreciate your own highest self. And it’s
from this highest self that your own genius will be manifested. Step 10: Remain humble while staying in a state of gratitude. This
genius that you are has nothing at all to do with your ego-mind. Be ever so
grateful to the Source of intention for providing you with the life force to
express the genius that resides within you. Those who attribute their
inspiration and success to their ego soon lose this capacity, or they allow the
approval and attention of others to destroy them. Remain humble and
grateful, and more of your genius will surface as you remain in a constant
state of expansion. Gratitude is a sacred space where you allow and know
that a force greater than your ego is always at work and always available. The man who inspires me every day, Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose
photograph looks back at me as I write, put it this way: “To believe your
own thoughts, to believe that


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you do not have enough space (or a big enough pot) to boil it, you can use very
hot tap water. Add this water to a 3 gallon bucket. 4. Now stir the melted soap mixture into the bucket with your water until
everything comes together. Leave the lid halfway ajar for 1 ½-2 hours after you
have mixed everything to allow any evaporation or steam to escape. If you cover
the detergent when it’s toasty warm, condensation can form on the inside of the
bucket lid and excess water will drip into your detergent. 5. After you’ve waited a bit, cover it completely and let the mixture sit for 24 hours. In the morning, stir in either a 1/2 cup of washing soda, or a ¼ cup of Borax. It may
look either too solid, or too watery, but don’t worry. Give it a good stir and it will
come together. Funnel out into re-purposed detergent containers, or leave it in
the bucket. Use 1/4 cup for regular loads, and up to a ½ cup for large loads. If you
have an HE machine, use 2-3 tablespoons for a regular load, and 5 tablespoons
to ¼ cup for large loads. This will keep for up to 3 months in a cool, dark place, in
an airtight container. If you won’t use all of this by that time, feel free to halve the
amount. 304Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Laundry DetergentY ou will need… DirectionsFor those times you just don’t feel like bringing out the pot and melting the soap and stirring it into a bucket and
blah blah blah. “Lazy” Liquid Laundry Detergent
-1 cup of liquid castile soap
-1 cup of water
-2 tablespoons of baking soda
-1/2 cup of washing soda
-1/2 cup of Borax1. Mix everything together thoroughly, and use the same ratios per load
as the regular liquid laundry detergent. Store in an airtight container in a
cool dark place for up to 3 months. 305Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Laundry DetergentY ou will need… DirectionsI have to say I prefer liquid laundry detergent over powdered, but here’s a version for those of you who prefer
powdered! This recipe uses castile bar soap (grated), washing soda, baking soda, and borax. This is also a good
alternative if you struggle with getting the proper consistency of liquid detergent.Powder Laundry Detergent
-1 cup of finely grated pure
castile bar soap
-2 cups washing soda
-2 cups borax
-1/2 cup baking soda1. Grate the bar soap finely (or use a food processor) until you have 1
cup. 2. Mix this together with the washing soda, baking soda, and borax, and
store in a container with a tightly fitting lid. 3. Use 2 tablespoons for small to regular loads, and up 5 tablespoons
if a load is large and the clothes are heavily soiled. This will keep
indefinitely. 306Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Laundry DetergentY ou will need… DirectionsMetal cleaner is nasty stuff, and used to get me particularly freaked out
when I used it on any grubby metal pots or pans. I was so paranoid that
I would always toss out the sponge I used to scrub with afterwards,
scared of what might happen if it came in contact with my dishes-even
after being rinsed for minutes on end! These metal cleaners are similar
to the “abrasive cleaners” but slightly more specialized to fit the task. Use them without fear!Metal Cleaner
-These cleaners are suitable for
brass, bronze, and copper (not
silver or jewelry though.) They
could also be used on stainless
steel. -When using salt, make sure that
the surface you are cleaning will
not scratch easily. 307Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingSalt and vinegar makes for more than just good chips, it makes a great metal cleaner too. The abrasiveness of
the salt and the acidity of the vinegar do a good job at removing grime, soap scum, and tarnish.Salt & Vinegar
-White distilled vinegar
-Sea salt
-A soft cloth1. Dampen a cloth with vinegar and then dip the cloth in a small bowl of
sea salt. Gently rub surface in a circular motion to clean. 308Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Metal CleanerY ou will need… DirectionsI have a tendency to procrastinate when it comes to doing the dishes sometimes, but when I accidently left
my cast iron pot in the sink overnight, I paid for putting it off with a giant rust stain on my lovely white sink. The
solution? A salty paste of lemon juice, flour, and salt, left to sit and rubbed off with the lemon rind!Lemon, Flour & Salt for Rust
-1 lemon
-Flour
-Salt1. Wet some flour (about tablespoon, depending on the size of the stain)
just barely with water. 2. Finish creating a paste by adding the juice of one lemon, and then stir
in sea salt. 3. Apply the paste to the stain and let it sit for 30 minutes, or several
hours. Take the rind of the lemon you used earlier, and rub the solution
off. Repeat as needed. 309Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Metal CleanerY ou will need… DirectionsThis is kind of a cross between recipes 1 and 2, and works as a wonderful polish as well as a cleaner.Salt, Vinegar & Flour Paste
-1 tablespoon of flour
-1 tablespoon of sea salt
-White vinegar
-A damp cloth or sponge1. In a small bowl combine the flour and salt, and then make a thick
paste by adding the vinegar a little bit at a time. Using a cloth or sponge
dampened with water, smear on the paste and rub in gently (but not off.) 2. Let it sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour, and then rinse with a cloth dipped in
warm water. Buff dry with a soft cloth. 310Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Metal CleanerY ou will need… DirectionsThe second staple of natural household cleaning is sodium bicarbonate-
or baking soda. What exactly is this miraculous substance anyways? A chemical compound that is both naturally occurring and obtained
by artificial means, sodium bicarbonate is alkaline, which means
it neutralizes acids, breaks down proteins, and raises pH levels. Something that is extremely alkaline will dissolve and eat through
what it comes in contact with-many drain cleaners are highly alkaline. Baking soda is great on its own for a number of reasons, but no matter
what you’re doing, adding some scent can add a lot to the cleaning
experience-and yes, it will still absorb odor with essential oils added to
it. There’s such a variety of things baking soda is used for I only listed a
few below, but plenty of other recipes in this book will call for it and give
you many more reasons to love it!Scented Baking Soda
-One of my favorite uses for
baking soda is sink stains. Just
sprinkle some in your skin and
let it sit for a few minutes before
scrubbing it around with the
coarse side of a sponge. Y our sink
will be pearly white in no time! -I always keep the baking soda I
am using in a shaker-the kind you
see at restaurants that usually
have sugar/parmesan/hot pepper
flakes in. That way I don’t have
to get frustrated trying to deal
with the box, and I can control the
amount used. -Use baking soda for regular drain
maintenance to avoid having to
turn to something harsher later on. When it’s scented it adds a nice
fresh smell and helps keep drains
smelling fresh as well. -Add some baking soda to your
usual shampoo. Especially when
scented, it makes a lovely addition
to your hygiene routine. Simply
sprinkle a little pinch in your palm
along with your shampoo. -Try coordinating your scented
baking soda with your scented
vinegar, either for a fresh mix of
smells or matching them. -Just a reminder-don’t mix baking
soda and vinegar directly as they
will neutralize each other. 311Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingIf this is your first time experimenting with scented baking soda, start with lemon! There’s a reason it’s added to
so many cleaners-it just has such a wonderful, refreshing, scent. Lemony Baking Soda
-15-20 drops of lemon
essential oil
-1 ½ cups of baking soda
-Fork
-A shaker
-A bowl1. Fill your shaker with plain baking soda, and then pour the amount into
a clean bowl. 2. Make indents in the baking soda by pushing your finger into it, and
add the essential oil into these little wells. 3. Using a fork, carefully stir the baking soda and essential oil together
and pour back into shaker. 312Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Scented Baking SodaY ou will need… DirectionsI absolutely adore the smell of jasmine-if you haven’t added it to your collection of essential oils, I would highly
recommend you do so!Jasmine Baking Soda
-10 drops of jasmine essential
oil
-1 ½ cups of baking soda
-A


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The structural modifications which have here been
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nents are therefore not easily demonstrab le in any
single case, which is probably the major reason why
these structures have long been overlooked. Also it is
always difficult to recognize structures before their
developmental mechanisms and pathophysio logical
significance are apparent. To demonstrate the wide range of appearances of
corona structures, attempts have here been made to
present both "easy" and "difficult " cases. Trained
radiologists will recognize that to present data for
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similar to!he situation in radiologic assessment of
peripheral pulmonary vascular changes, as in pulmo
nary emphysema. It is now obvious that the corona structures have
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was once suspected. The corona structures appear not
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ed by measuring the electric injury potential between
tumours or granulomas of the lung and surrounding
tissue. The channeuzing of the energy takes place over
vascular-interstitial conducting channels. In this sys
tem the waJls of.. large" vessels elecuically insulate the
plasma, which is the conducting medium. The exis
tence of vasa vasorum of large vessels may therefore be
regarded as an expression of the normally poor ex
change of water, electrolytes and nutrients across the
walls of these vessels. The large vessels function as cables
which are insulated and electrically conducting. The plas
ma is electrically connected to the imerstitial fluid over the
walls of the capillaries, which, of course, are permeable
to water and electrolyt es. It is also suggesred that elec
trode-equivalent sites in the circuic are localized co the
endothelial cell membranes of the capillaries, whi<h also
possess a mechanism of variable "short''-and "long"·
discance se/eccive electrogeni< transports. This BCEC is
here named the vascular-interstitial closed circuit (VICC). The morphology and function of rhis circuit are
seemingly very simple. On closer inspection, irs com
plexity and importance for biochemical reactions and
morphology will soon become apparent. At this june
lUre, we will only summarize and discuss implications Fig. XV: I a. Degradation
and polarization of a tumour
in an electropositive phase,
compared to the surround·
ing tissue: physiologic and
st.ructural effects. Closed
circuit transports of ions and
water are induced over a
vascular·interstitial dosed
circuit. Dielecuic material
undergoes dipole induction. The resulting effects are
modified by chemical con·
centration forces, volume·
pressure changes in the rna·
trix and circulatory changes. The driving electrical force
of the degrading, energy-lib·
ernting, catabolic process of
injury will fluctuate from
anodic (a) into cathodic (b)
phases, attenuating toward a
state of equilibrium ("heal·
ing"), as is the case with all
spontaneous reactions. The
tumour barrier represents
the outer permeable sieve of
the tumour. of the VICC as a mechanism for developing corona
structures in the lung. In turn, appreciation of this
mechanism will facilitate understanding in other chap·
ters the research based on the principle of BCEC systems. To avoid repetition, several concepts treated in pre·
ceding chapters will be mentioned only in passing: the
levelling of a fluctuating ionic energy potential between
polarizing tissue regions over BCEC channels, and the
necessity of intersected redox steps in the circuits. Fig. XV: I is designed to illustrate the relation of
the actual biokinetic events and the structural modifi·
cations they cause during (a) a phase of anodic polar-
Fig. XV: I b. The tumour of
Fig. XV: I a, but its polarity
in relation to surrounding
tissue has become reversed. For simplicity, only some
effects on water transpon
have been indicated. Note
that osmosis and clcctroo :s·
mosis now tend to move wa·
ter toward the electronega
tive tumour, causing perifo·
cal oedema, and local com·
pression and outward dis
placement of suuctures in
the peritumoural tissue such
as vessels. rumour centre electroneoatlve... -.--~Concentratio n fon:ee
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ization of a lung tumour and (b) during a phase of
cathodic polarization. The electropositive, degrading centre of the tumour
(Fig. XV: I a) will induce electroosmotic ourward drift of
water, which will be modified by


 Perfect,  and  We have  come  from  Those  Great  Oc-
taves  of Light,  to render  This  Service  to the Earth! Beloved
Saint  Germain,  Jesus  and  Kuthumie  were  trained  by My-
self, in this  Identical  Understanding  of the "Mighty  I AM
Presence,"  which  Beloved  Saint  Germain  has given  to you,
even  to the exact  Wording  and  the Application! That  is
why  We  urge  you,  Precious  Ones,  to hold  closely  to the
OUTLINE,  which  I sanctioned  in the West  for your  Group
Activities. Hold  closely  to the Books  and  the Application
they give  you;  because  that  carries  Our  Power  and  Action
into your  world,  which  will  bring  your  Freedom  most
quickly. We are not trying  to deprive  you  of any  Individual  Ex-
pression  or anything  you  might  want  to do yourself;  but
We know  This  will  produce  the Quickest  Results  for you,
and that  is why  We  ask  you  to do it! You  are quite  Free 44 THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
to acquiesce  or not;  but it is because  We know  It is the Best
and Quickest  Means,  for you  to gain  your  Freedom  that
We have  asked  this,  and  no other  reason  in the  world! Don't  make  any  mistake  about  that! Because  the "I AM"  Students  will  not use the Violet  Con-
suming  Flame,  they  come  into  great  distress! I tell  you,
Precious  Ones,  It was  released  for the  Freedom  of man-
kind. It could  not harm  an unborn  infant  and  those  who
will not use It, will  not be Free! Remember,  Beloved  Ones,
in your  attention  to your  Presence,  you  are AUTOMATI-
CALLY  releasing  Tremendously  Greater  Energy  than  you
did, before  you  knew  you  had  an "I AM  Presence." Some  of you  still  do not FEEL  your  Ability  to release
These  Powers  from  your  Presence  to set you  Free. Even
NOW  you—are  releasing  an hundred  fold  Greater  Power
and Energy,  than  you  did before  you  knew  This  Presence
three  years  ago! That  is why  We plead  with  you,  Precious,
Precious  Hearts,  to hold  firm  in your  feeling;  because  as
this Greater  Energy  comes  forth  thru  you  and  into  your
world,  if you  continue  to charge  it with  discord,  don't  you
see, it becomes  tremendously  more  destructive ? You  cannot
help  it! It is the Law  of your  Life,  when  you  give  attention
to your  Presence,  Greater  Energy  has to flow  thru. It is not
a matter  of anybody's  choice,  but  It is the Law  of your
Being! It has  to come  thru! Then,  think! If you  continue
to qualify  it with  discord,  don't  you  see how  much  more
powerful  it becomes,  to act in your  world ? That  is why  people  are constantly  swamped  with  dis-DISCOURSE  VIII  45
cord  in their  minds  and  bodies;  because  for one  reason  or
another,  they  have  charged  this  Energy  with  discord  or
unkind  feeling! Precious  Ones,  can't  you  believe  Me,  when
I ask you  please  to not allow  suspicion  to begin  to act in
your  world;  or about  persons,  places  or conditions. Please
do not do it! Suspicion  becomes  self-destruction! Don't  do
it, if you  want  to be Free. Don't  care  what  the other  person
is doing! YOUR  PART  IS TO  HARMONIZE,  BEAU-
TIFY  AND  PERFECT  YOUR  OWN  WORLD,  IN
YOUR  CALL  TO  THE  PRESENCE;  AND  LET
EVERY  OTHER  ONE  TAKE  CARE  OF  HIS  OWN
WORLD;  except  to call  the "Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  to
bless  all mankind  and  that  is the Greatest  Thing  you  can
do! We want  to make  this  so clear,  so definite,  so plain  to
you this time;  that  never  again,  can anything  in the world
trip you  up and  cause  you  to become  confused. The  Per-
fection  of the "I AM  Presence"  is before  you,  Beloved  Ones;
and We  are  willing  to the  very  limit,  the  Law  of your
Being  permits,  to give  you  Assistance  unknown  and  un-
permitted  in the history  of the Earth. During  the time  the Messengers  are here  in this  Class,
won't  you  tell all of these  blessed  ones,  they  are welcome  to
the class,  if they  wish  to come ? Tell  them  to forget  every-
thing  which  has  disturbed  them;  and  receive  the Blessing
which  We  want  to give  them. They  will  have  great  cause
to rejoice  if they  will;  because  unless  Sufficient  Harmony
can be established  in New  York  this  time,  We cannot  come 46 THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
again. The  Messengers  and  We  are pouring  forth  all the
Love  at Our  Command,  to bless  and  draw  to Our  Radiance
those  who  wish  to have  It; and  only  Love  and  Kindness
will ever  go forth  from  the  Messengers  to every  one,  re-
member  It! Does  this  sound  strange  to you ? Until  We  meet  in Our
Octave  where  We dwell,  remember:  As you  go forth  from
this room  tonight,  you  are a Part  of Myself! Don't  make
any mistake  about  that! I mean  exactly  Those  Words! My
Ray of Light  has  gone  forth  and  anchored  in each  one  of
your  Hearts! Therefore,  you  have  become  a Part  of Me! Will  you  accept  that  and  keep  yourself  reminded  of It? Then,  as you  do so—refuse  any  longer  to accept  any  dis-
cordant  appearance,  as having  power  to disturb  you  or act
in your  world. If you  will  do this,  then  My  Ray  of Light  and  Energy
which  has gone  forth  into  your  Heart,  will  do Its Mighty
Work  for you;  and  I am sure  there  is not one in this  room,
who  does  not feel My Immeasurable  Power  of Divine  Love,
flood  each  one's  world,  Being  and  body! I am sure,  there
is not one  who  does  not feel  It definitely. That  shall  con-
tinue  to act within  you,  Oh Precious  Ones;  and  Oh,  Our
Love  is so Great,  so very  Wonderful,  and  is the Eternal
Power  of the Universe  acting  within  you! May  I remind  you  in preparation  for the Class,  remember
Beloved  Ones,  when  you  call your  "Mighty  I AM  Presence
into action,  It knows  no resistance  nor  interference  of any
kind! Therefore,  It goes  forth  with  the Power  of the Uni-DISCOURSE  VIII  47
verse  to fulfill  your  requirements. Do you  see then,  how
your  earnest  sincere  effort  could  not fail in any  way ? It is
the Supreme  Opportunity  of all your  human  pilgrimage
upon  Earth! You know,  Beloved  Ones,  if I were  a human  Being,  you
might  accuse  Me  of sounding  egotistical;  but  you  know
better  than  that! A Being  of Light,  Perfection  and


  by
the appearance  of the outer  world;  will  find  his or her own
individual  world,  supplied  abundantly  with  every  good
thing. Allow  Me to cite you  to the Messengers. My dear  people,
they  are the Greatest  Living  Example  of This  Law  in the
World. They  started  out in Chicago  without  money,  except
enough  to get to Philadelphia,  trusting  the Presence. Not
only  trusting,  but calling  It into  action  with  the most  dy-
namic  power  you  ever  witnessed. See what  has been  done
in three  and  a half  years—unparalleled  in the history  of
the Earth  by two  people,  without  one  word  of advertising
to the outside  world. They  proved  the Law  absolutely  in
their  financial  supply  in the Call  to the Presence;  to bring
to them  the people  who  could  accept  This  Law  and  have
This  Freedom,  and  to keep  out all others. 270 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
Therefore,  one  has but to look  at the action  of the Law
and see there  Its Fulfilment  without  question. That  is why
I cite  these  things  to you,  so you  may  see they  have  been
the Fulfilment  of the Law  and  are today. Never  was  such  viciousness  driven  at any  two  human
Beings  on Earth  as has been  at them. Why. Because  the
destructive  qualities  of mankind  know  This  Light  is their
annulment;  know  it is the Freedom  of all mankind. That
is the only  reason. Individuals  allow  themselves  to be made
claws  of the destructive  force,  to try to interfere  with  This
Activity,  but they  have  no power  to do it. As you  understand  These  Laws,  when  disturbing  con-
ditions  confront  you,  your  attitude  should  be your  Call  to
the Light;  so far as your  own  Protection  and  the Harmoniz-
ing of your  world  is concerned. Then  the Full  Result  and
Power  of your  Presence  may  come  forth. I tell you,  Dear
Ones,  it is not a matter  of persons,  places  nor conditions. It
is a matter  of the Harmony  in your  own  feeling,  which
allows  the Power  of the Presence  to flow  forth  and  produce
these  NATURAL  CONDITIONS  for  you. It will  do it
every  time. There  is no such  thing  as failure  in This  Light;
because  It is Light  which  goes  into  action  and  knows  no
resistance. Even  the destructive  quality  of mankind  never
attempts  to interfere  with  the Light,  because  it knows,  it
cannot  do it. As you  look  upon  It as Self-luminous  Intelligent  Sub-
stance,  you  know  your  Call  is compelled  to be answered,  by
the very  Light  which  beats  your  Heart  and  gives  you  ac-DISCOURSE  XVIII  271
tivity. Today,  people  have  within  their  grasp,  the Scepter  of
their  own  Freedom  and  Dominion  over  the conditions  of
Earth. Believe  Me Dear  Hearts,  when  I say there  is not one
of you,  who  cannot  stand  in the  midst  of everything—I
mean  in the Power  of your  Presence,  and  remain  untouched
by the disturbance  around  you. Go on, and  on, and  on, into
the Perfection  and  Freedom,  which  your  Heart  knows  is
True  and  which  you  crave  and  want. At first,  when  you  enter  This  Great  Stream  of Light,  it
means  a Great  Firm  Determined  Stand  to the Light;  and
the refusal  to accept  the gossip  of mankind  from  those  who
do not understand. Therefore,  all who  are strong  enough
to do that,  will  go forward,  on, and  on, and  on. You as Individuals  who  are not  Group  Leaders,  have
only  to be concerned  about  your  own  individual  world,
aside  from  your  Decrees  for the blessing  of America;  but
the Messengers  have  been  the focus  of all the viciousness
of mankind,  and  they  have  remained  untouched  by It. They  always  will,  but it is because  of their  dynamic  Appli-
cation;  and  they  still  do it and  will  as long  as they  are serv-
ing in the outer  world. It is imperative. until  Individuals  have  made  their  As-
cension. You  cannot  be Free,  without  your  own  dynamic
Application,  because  you  are moving  in the seething  vortex
of human  discordant  creation  all the time. I thank  you  with  all My  Heart  for your  attention;  and
for that  which  has been  anchored  within  your  feeling  world
to bless  you. Oh,  it is not  just  the  Words  which  I have 272 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
spoken;  they  but hold  your  attention,  while  into  your  feel-
ing world,  is the Power  of Light  anchored  to bless  you
forever. It is Our  Great  Victory  for your  assistance. In these
wondrous  groups  it is the response,  which  makes  it possible
for Us to anchor  Our  Power  of Light  into  your  feeling
world;  which  not only  dissolves  and  purifies;  but gives  you
a Strength  and  Courage  which  sets  you  Free,  if you  but
realize  it. Things  which  bothered  and  disturbed  you  before,  will
never  do it after  today;  if you  will  just  keep  yourself  re-
minded  of this. Oh,  I want  you  to know  so much,  how
Really  Free  you  are. I hope,  I trust  for those  who  attend
This  Class,  before  the ten days  are past,  it will  be My  Joy
to dissolve  and  consume  the human  accumulation  of ninety
percent  of all who  are present. You  may  be sure,  Beloved
Ones,  to the limit  the Great  Law  of Life  permits,  will  this
be done,  not only  for your  Freedom;  but the Greater  Assist-
ance  you  may  give,  for the Blessing  of mankind  and  the
Protection  of America. We have  watched  the Individuals  for whom  this  has been
done. The  release  of their  energy,  their  substance  for use
has in most  instances  been  ten times  that  which  was  released
before  it was  done. So you know  what  It means  in your  own
individual  lives,  as well  as the Assistance  for America. Today,  Our  Rejoicing  is very  great. If you  only  knew
what  the Freedom  of your  America  means  to you;  and  how
those  vicious  claws  have  tried  to enter  into  your  govern-
ment. They  have  tried  to enter  into  your  industries;  tried DISCOURSE  XVIII  273
to prevent  your  aerial  service;  trying  to cripple  your  Be-
loved  America;  and  this excess  taxation  tries  to enslave  you;
which  is always  the signal  for the final  enslavement  of all
mankind. Oh,  Dear  People,  it is quite  different  this  time
than  ever  before;  for when  the flood  of Cosmic  Light  strikes
the mass  of the people,  then  courage  goes  forth;  and  they
arise  and  annihilate  their  own  would-be  destroyers. That  is not  sufficient. Take  Russia  today  for instance. One man  has  been  traded  for another  continuously,  since
the Czar  was  disposed  of. Just  changing  one  effect  for an-
other. That  is not sufficient;  but  from  the Heart  of those
people


 participants experienced neck pain
(compared to 53% who suffered with headaches and 65% with lower back
pain), 83% of those found to have faulty breathing had some experience of
neck pain.19TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT P AIN
Low blood CO2 is common in people with chronic pain disorders.16 It is
known that stress and acute pain, or a combination of the two, can cause a
hyperventilation-induced decrease in blood CO 2. Growing eviden ce suggests that the onset of idiopathic pain disorders
(with “pain of unknown origin”), such as temporomandibular joint disorder,
peripheral neuro pathy, and fibromyalgia, is linked to both physical and
psychological triggers. From a physical point of view, joint or muscle
trauma can contribute. Emotionally, stress responses may initiate pain
amplification and mental distress. Idiopathic pain disorders are
characterized by pain and a variety of abnormalities in motor function,
autonomic balance, and sleep. Temporomandibular joint disease (TMD) is the name given to several
conditions of the chewing musc les and the joint connecting the jaw to the
skull. It causes pain and can contribute to migraines and tension
headaches35. Traditionally, it was thought that these symptoms were related
to misal ignment of the jaw, but scientists have failed to identify a link. More recently, the significance of psychosocial factors has been accepted.35
The term psychosocial  refers to both psychological and social or
interpersonal aspects and can involve problems, including anxiety, fatigue,
and sleep disorders. While relaxation techniques and coping strategies are often used in
therapy, the role of breathing reeducation in temporomandibular joint
dysfunction is seldom mention ed. However, breathing patter n disorders
could offer a biomechanical explanation as to how and why the
physiological changes in the joints and muscles occur. A 2011 paper
published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies  suggests
that a forward head posture could lead to increased pressure in the
temporomandibular joint. Researchers also suggest that health professionals
can gain valuable insights into temporomandibular joint disorder and its
treatment by paying attention to breathing and postural rehabilitation.35
While gaps in research are acknowledged, the connections between
TMD, breathing, and posture are detailed in a 1997 study. It examines the
influences of dysfunctional breathing and describes the effects of poor corestrength and diaphragm function on temporomandibular disorders. Overuse
and overdevelopment of accessory inspiratory muscles; forward head
posture; altered  proprioception ; increased compression of the cervical,
cranial, and mandibular joints; hypermobility or hyperactivity in the
temporomandibular joint; and craniofacial pain all contribute to the
development of TMD.12
TMD is also linked with bruxism, which is grinding or clenching  of the
teeth. Bruxism can occur during both wakefulness and sleep. It has been
connected with the use of antidepressant medication, a fact that may offer a
window into the connection to the psychological and biochemical
dimensions of breathing. A letter in the Journal of Neur opsychiatry  in 2007
described the case of an 81-year -old man who suffered with depression. He
was treated with paroxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhib itor (SSRI). While his depression was controlled, once his dosage increased to 30 mg
per day, he began to experience  night and day jaw clenching and sore teeth
and jaws.36 Similar ly, a paper from The Netherlands Pharmacovigilance
Centre, Lareb, describes 10 reports of bruxism in which an SSRI was the
suspected cause.37 The report explains that bruxism  often exists alongside a
dopamine imbalance and can result from disturbances to neurotransmitters
or neuronal excitability. It shoul d be noted that both of those can be caused
by hyperventilation and low levels of blood CO 2.38
Bruxism during sleep, also called parasomnia, is experienced by around
8% of the adult population.39 It is characterized by rhythmic tooth grinding
and is associated with tooth wear and temporomandibular joint problems. Scientists are still unclear exactly what causes it, but recent studies suggest
that it is the result of transient arousals during sleep. Evidence suggests that
tooth grinding occurs simultane ously with apnea or hypopnea in patients
with obstructive sleep apnea  (OSA).39 An apnea is when breathing stops
completely and a hypopnea is a reduction to the flow of breat hing for 10
seconds or more due to partial collapse of the throat. A 2014 study found correlati ons between the occurrence of sleep
bruxism and microarousal apnea or hypopnea events.40 Researchers
concluded that patients with OSA had a high risk of bruxism, and that the
phasic episodes of teeth grinding were directly related to apnea events. Thissuggests that an improvement in OSA may prevent the worsen ing of sleep
bruxism.40
A 2016 study explored the link between TMD and breathing further in
looking at the relationship between craniofacial pain and daytime
sleepiness.41 Daytime fatigue is an indicator of sleep-disordered breathing. Researchers studied 1,171 patients seeking treatment for chronic pain,
sleep-disordered breathing, or both. Each subject attended one of 11
international treatment centers. The results showed a high instance of
comorbidity, in which patients experienced both sleep-disordered breathing
and craniofacial pain, including headaches. The study also demonstrated,
for the first time, a link between craniofacial dysfunctions,  such as a
locking jaw, and poor sleep scores. (We will look at sleep-disordered
breathing, including OSA, in much more detail in the next chapter.) As with other conditions where chronic pain is a characterizing factor,
there is considerable evidence that heightened pain sensitivity and
psychological distress can contribute to the onset and persistence of
TMD.42 Further evidence suggests that imbalances in the autonomic
nervous system factor in the development and persistence of the condition. TMD is associated with a stronger sympathetic response and lower
baroreflex sensitivity. In one 2018 study, researchers found that patients
with TMD had significantly lower heart rate variability (HRV), higher pain
intensity, and increased cortisol levels when compared with a control group
of peopl e witho ut TMD.43 The study’ s findings indicate that people with
TMD could benefit from interventions such as breathing retraining to
restore autonomic function and stress balance. Breathing pattern disorders are also common in people with
fibromyalgia.44 This fact is not widely recognized, and the clinical
effectiveness of breathing retraining is often overlooked.44 It is, however,
necessary to practice breathing exercises daily for several weeks or even
months to achieve results. According to a 2017 article by Leon Chaitow,
when a chronic  pain condition such as TMD or fibromyalgia exists, the
“layers of pain and fatigue” that build up as a result of dysfunctional
breathing can be helped by improving breathing habits.44 In these pain
conditions, he recommends that manual therapy be used alongside
breathing exercises to help restore functional movement, explaining that“active trigger points... may need to be deactivated manuall y.” He also
suggests that relaxation techniques can be helpful and that sleep
disturbances are likely to require “attention and advice.”44
PROPRIOCEPTION: BREA TH AND MOVING IN SP ACE
Research has identified a connection between breathing pattern disorders
and joint position sense error. A 2019 paper in the Journal of the Korean
Society of Integr ative Medicine  found that patie nts with chronic lower back
pain and joint position error had low levels of blood CO2, fast respiratory
rates, and chest breathing—all symptoms of chronic hyperv entilation45. Joint position error can be best described as your ability to accurately return
your head to a predefined position after a neck movement.46 It is used by
doctors to evaluate proprioception  because joint position sense error can
result from faulty proprioception. The term proprioception  is used to describe our perception of
movement. It encompasses things like spatial awareness and how the body
positions itself in space, ensuring that the brain knows where the arms and
legs are so that the body can coordinate movement. It is controlled by cells
called proprioceptors that process sensory information when the body
moves.47 Proprioception makes it possible to bring a cup to your mouth
with appropriate speed and force so that you don’ t pour the contents all over
yourself or throw hot coffee in your own face. People with poor
proprioception often appear to have weak muscles and difficulty
balancing.47
The muscles in the neck are instrumental in proprioception, so they are
particularly important to postur al control. The small muscles in the head
and neck contain a high number of something called muscle spindles. Muscle spindles are stretch receptors (mechanoreceptors) in the muscle
fibers. When you move your head, these spindles send inform ation to the
nervous system about the length of the muscles.48 The high concentration of
muscle spindles in the soft tissue of the neck provides the nervous system


 a time. She finally had a
breakthrough when, one morning, in desperation and with a panic attack
imminent, she began to read the chapter Nine Healthy Breathing Habits in
Five Days, from Tess Graham’ s book Relief from Snoring and Sleep
Apnea.100 The instruction s in the book enabled Nicky to finally let go of
control and start to breathe easily again.Four months later, the improvements in Nicky’ s health were
extraordinary. She lost six kilos as her metabolism stabilized, and she didn’ t
need to drink so much water. The hyperexcitability and asynchronous firing
of brain neurons that, at times, caused her to be overreactive, emotional,
fragile, hostile, irrational, anxious, and fast, which she thought were part of
her personality, vanished. Raising her CO2 levels led to a much calmer
outlook. Her memory and cognitive function improved. She taped her
mouth every night, and her sleep quality became so good that she needed
less sleep, no longer needing  to go to the toilet during the night or
experiencing nightmares. Exerc ise no longer left her feeling exhausted or
achy, and her capacity for exercise increased. However, her BOL T score was still only 16 seconds, and her lack of
progress was frustrating. She wanted to achieve the level of super health
that she knew was available with a BOL T score over 40. To teach, she also
needed to improve her BOL T score. She had the time, energy, motivation,
and commitment to do the work, but her breathing instructor ’s advice was
just to relax and not focus on her BOL T score. At this point, her breathwork consisted of daily yoga or a walk, during
which she reduced her breathing, and one or two meditation sessions where
she lay on her back and practiced reduced breathing. She was still unable to
do the reduced breathing exercis e as it was taught to her. Two or three times
a week, she had bad breathing days when her head and sinuses would feel
constricted, and she would be less able to focus. She developed tension in her neck and shoulders. Her instructor
suggested that she try the Himalayan rock salt drink (a quarter teaspoon of
rock salt in warm  water three times a day) and see what happened. This had
been suggested in the course, but she had overlooked it. She took the drink
twice that day and has been taking it ever since. The tensi on problem
resolved immediately, and it has not returned. In September 2016, without consulting her doctor or specialist, Nicky
started to come off Lamotrigine  at a rate of 25 mg every few weeks. This
process took five months. She felt safe reducing the dose as she considered
the recurrence of some complex  partial seizures to be a warning system that
would let her know the epilepsy was still there. She also felt that as long asher mouth was taped at night, she wasn’ t likely to hyperventilate enough to
bring on a grand mal seizure. From her research, she unders tood that her BOL T score should be
around 35 befor e epilepsy would be controlled, but she decided to go ahead
and reduce the drug anyway. Everything was fine until she got down to 25
mg per day (down from six pills per day to one), and then her nervous
system reacted. Her nervous excitation and feelings of irritability returned,
and she struggled to get any work done. Her capacity for exercise reduced
again. She lost confidence in the future and in her breathing practice, and
she was nervous  about having come off her medication with a BOL T score
of only 16. Nicky realized that with such a low BOL T score, her breathing was still
too unstable for her epilepsy to be under good control. She need ed to make
some progress, and it seemed that by practicing strong breath holds she
might achieve this, but her breathing coach had told her not to practice
breath holds at all. She had also been warned that the intense detoxification
caused by strong breath holds could induce exacerbations of disease, which
in her case meant grand mal seizures. She was confused and frustrated. However, she persisted in seeking help
and working to understand her breathing. She also consulted physical
therapists and began to release long-standing physical tensions and
imbalances. Fast-forward to 2019, and Nick y noticed that, despite all the changes
she had made, speaking still left her feeling exhausted. She experienced
tension in her abdomen when she spoke for long periods, and she found
herself cancelling social engage ments due to a sense that she didn’ t have
enough breath to go out and talk for the evening. She also had a phobia of
public speaking. Nicky’ s ambition was still to become a breathing educator, but she
wasn’ t sure how this would work. She consulted speech therapist Hadas
Golan, who identified the problem: Nicky was speaking for too long
without taking a breath, exhaling  too much air, bringing it below the resting
expiratory level, leading her to gasp and overinflate her lungs on the
inhalation. This habit creates a lot of tension in the secondary breathing
muscles and abdominals. While Nicky still hyperventilates when she talks,
she now uses practice of reduced breathing, after teaching, to recover.Nicky also began taking a selection of supplements. In the book Normal
Breathing,101 author Doctor Artour Rakhimov identifies that levels of
calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium tend to run low in
overbreathers, and Nicky began adding these minerals to her diet. Now, Nicky’ s end-tidal CO2 reading is between 38 mmH g and 40
mmHg at rest. Her BOL T score is around 20 seconds. She has not had either
type of seizure since she took the first breathing retraining course. In fact,
she believes the breathing pract ice probably saved her life. She is planning
to train as an instructor in New Zealand and works to raise awareness of
breathwork. One of her goals is for breathing dysfunction to be screened for
in general practice, and she is taking steps to promote this. ADVICE T O FELLOW PERFECTIONISTS AND
OVERBREA THERS
1. Before training as a breathing instructor, it is important to do a course yourself to
ensure that your own breathing health is suf ficient. 2. A client can be quite sick while appearing to be normal and high functioning. A
detailed health questionnaire is an important part of any breathing assessment. 3. For anyone with a serious health condition, breathing retraining cannot be
undertaken in a five-day course. Ongoing, long-term support is likely to be
necessary. 4. People with epilepsy must learn very gently and slowly. Weekly sessions are
enough. 5. If you have anxiety or control tendencies, the work should be taken very slowly,
especially if you also have a serious health condition. 6. Long breath holds must not be practiced by anyone with epilepsy. 7. Chronic hyperventilators may not be able to relax the breathing muscles. When
muscles are underoxygenated, they become “jumpy.” This may also af fect the
diaphragm. 8. The body compensates for anemia by increasing breathing. This is an appropriate
physiological response, and iron levels should be restored before attempting
breathing retraining. If you have a history of anemia, you should check your iron
levels regularly. 9. Overbreathers tend to run low in macronutrients. 10. If you have had a dysfunctional breathing pattern for a long time, there are likely to
be biomechanical issues. It may benefit you to seek help from a physical therapist. 11. Even though breathing is something we all do, it is easy to misunderstand
instructions. If there is anything that feels wrong or seems to cause physical or
mental stress, stop the practice, and seek specialist advice, especially if you have a
serious health condition. 12. Never come of f your medication without consulting your doctor.13. Never underestimate the power of this work and the changes in the mind and body
that can result from a few simple breathing exercises. OceanofPDF.comUCHAPTER SIXTEEN
JOIN THE BREATHING REVOLUTION
ntil recently, knowledge of the power and application of optimal
breathing has been limited to elite sports, advanced yoga
practitioners, research scientists, and other high-level professionals. In the last few years, we have witnessed the beginning of a breathing
revolution. Since I started my own journey with the breath, my aim has
been to bring these resources to as many people as possible. I believe the
exercises and understandings in this book can truly change lives for the
better. Just as it is human nature to leave things undone until they become
necessary, it has perhaps taken a global respiratory pandemic to underline
that we can’ t take anything, not even our breath, for granted. I am grateful this topic is now getting the attention it deserv es. The
negative effects of oral breathing  have been debated in dentistry since 1910,
especially the issue of whether mouth breathing affects craniofacial
development in children. All the while, millions of children and adults have
continued to suffer the health impacts of poor breathing while an industry
argues about whether the problem exists. I feel sorry for the dentists, orthodont