 understanding
That enables us to see each other,
T o love each other,
T o for give each other,
And thus to save the world.
Amen.DA Y 327
I  w i l l  n o t  j u d g e  w h o m  I  k n o w  G o d  l o v e s.
G od d id not create the universe and then ask me to run it. He did not
ask me to be judge and jury of anyone. He has only asked me to love.
How my ego would nail others to the cross of my own expectations.
May I be delive red today to a more humble way of seeing, for o nly God
can see into eve ry heart. I will not judge whom I know He lov es, and I
know that He loves everyone.
May I be heale d of my judgme ntal mind, which only serves t o
defeat m e. As I judge I will sur e ly be judged, for such is the la w
of per ception. When my mind a ttacks anyone, my mind attacks
me. May my mind become a vessel of love, and all judgment fall
away.DA Y 328
I  c h o o s e  a  m o r e  g e n t l e  p e r c e p t i o n  t o d a y  o f
e v e r y o n e  a n d  e v e r y t h i n g.
H ow harsh my mind can be, when I blame instead of bl ess. I
acknowledge the insanity of my thinking, when I attack whom I know
God loves.
May I be delivered to a new way of thinking. May gentleness and
holiness come upon my heart today. May the spirit of for giveness renew
my spirit and show me what love is.
Dear God,
Wher e I am harsh, please make me gentle.
Wher e I blame, please teach me to bless.
When I would close my heart,
Please keep it open.
Thus shall I be changed
In my spirit
And my life will be transformed.
Amen.DA Y 329
F o r g i v e n e s s  f r e e s  m e  t o  l i v e  a  d i f f e r e n t  k i n d  o f  l i f e.
T he only way to be free of my past is if I’m willing to free others from
theirs. May my focus be changed today—from what others have  done to
hurt me to what others have don e to love me, and from what oth ers have
not given me to what I have not given them.
I ex tend my perceptions beyond the mistakes of the body to the
innocence of spirit, and from the  darkness of the world to the lig ht within
our hearts. I ch oose to for give, that I might feel for given. Fo r giveness
shall then free me to live a dif ferent kind of life.
Dear God,
Please r emove the scales
That would blind my eyes
T o the light that is all ar ound me.
Help me to see the innocence in everyone
And the love in every heart.
Help me no longer dwell in darkness,
But rather bathe in eternal light.
Amen.DA Y 330
FOR REFLECTION
O n  W h e r e  t o  P u t  O u r  T a l e n t s
T he w ay to abun dance is to surrender our abilities and talents, asking
that they be use d by God to help heal the world. T oo many pe ople feel
that they  have talent but simply  don’ t know where to put it. W e’re not
raised in a soci ety that asks, “ What are your gifts, and how can they
make th e world a more beautifu l place?” W e’re usually asked something
more like this: “ What will you d o to make a living?” This knocks us out
of o ur natural rhythm, because the soul simply doesn’ t think that way.
There is no mor e natural proclivity than to serve love. Someth ing very
powerful happen s when we pray, “Dear God, please use me.”  Making
ourselves available to the universe for its loving purposes, we are taken
up on our of fer immediately.DA Y 331
M y  b o d y  i s  h e a l t h y  a n d  v i t a l,  w a s h e d  i n  h o l y  l i g h t.
A s I go about my day today, I use my mind to heal and restore my body.
I d o not take in the stress of the world, for I relax in the arms o f God. I
continually pour  white light into  the cells of my physical self, that they
might be fed by the divine.
My body  is a lea rning device that supports me in my soul’ s jour ney. I
do not abuse it or misuse it, for it is a holy temple. It contains my ener gy
for t he purposes of my life on e arth. How holy is this gift that God has
given me.
Dear God,
May my body be healthy and whole.
I surr ender it to Y ou
T o be used for Y our purposes—
T o give and r eceive the gifts of love
In all I say and do.
May it contain Y our light
And expr ess Y our vibrancy.
And so it is.
Amen.DA Y 332
W h e r e  I  a m  b r o k e n,  I  a m  h e a l i n g.  A n d  o n e  d a y  I
w i l l  b e  s t r o n g.
A s I walk through the valleys of failure or loss, I shall not for get Who
walks w ith me. Such times, though hard, are temporary. I feel my pain,
but hold on to my faith.
Even now, in the  midst of my tears, I know God is watching. H e has
posted angels around me, who will guide me to the other side of my pain.
I wi ll be shown  what it is that I need to see, and one day I w ill laugh
again. For my God is an awesome God.
Dear God,
Though I am weakened,
Please make me str ong again.
Wher e I am damaged, please make me whole.
Though my heart is br oken,
Please bring back my joy.
Amen.DA Y 333
I  b l e s s  m y  l o v e d  o n e s  w h o  h a v e  p a s s e d  b e y o n d  t h e
v e i l.
T oday I think thoughts of love toward those who touched my life while
here on earth, and then continued on their journey. My family and my
friends—my beloved companions—may they feel my love where they
are now. And in my heart, may I feel theirs.
Death is but an illusion of the mortal mind, for truly life go es on
forever. As the body drops, the spirit soars to new heights. Neither
sickness nor death will tempt me to for get that in God the re is life
unending.
May Go d fill my heart with an inner knowing that those who hav e
left have not left at all, for they  r emain in His heart and mine. I
feel peace as I r emember them, for I know they ar e not gone. May
they, and I, r est peacefully in the arms of God.DA Y 334
I  a m  o p e n  t o  c h a n g e,  a n d  d o  n o t  r e s i s t  i t.
I  w ill not resist what occurs today. I open my heart to new places, new
people, and new chapters of m y life. For I know that all is planned
according to God’ s will that I be blessed.
I wi ll no t live in fear of the unfamiliar. I am open to the change s that
are p art of life, for they always bear new gifts. The past is ove r, but the
present is filled with the infinite gifts of God.
I fac e today with a courageou s heart. I ignor e the voices tha t
would hold me to my past, and dwell eagerly in the newness of
now. I dwell in  the pr esent with an open heart, knowing m y
destiny will unfold with miracles and joy.DA Y 335
FOR REFLECTION
O n  G o d ’ s  P l a n
T rust that there is  a perfect plan for the unfolding of your highest  good,
which your rational mind canno t formulate. God’ s plan works, a nd yours
doesn’ t. Y ou cannot know how your part fits best into a lar ger  plan for
the h ealing of the world, but God does. Y our job is merely to open your
mind an d open your heart so th at a higher consciousness can t hen flow
through you.DA Y 336
I  g r e e t  n


  to happen. They
may be the immediate cause or just the ﬁrst domino—the
distinction makes little diﬀerence to the patient. To her,
there is no diﬀerence between the osteoporosis caused by
steroids and the “real thing.” The same holds for
depression, diabetes, or death. A single messenger has
caused them  all. In truth there is no such thing as a single
messenger—each one is a strand in the body’s web of
intelligence. Touch one strand, and the whole web
trembles.
I realize that this makes drugs look much more
dangerous than we had thought, even in an era that is
obsessed with cataloging medical disasters. We are used toa more limited idea of what a side eﬀect is—a touch of the
bitter with the sweet, like the thorn that comes with the
rose or the hangover with the bottle of wine. Instead, a side
eﬀect balloons out into anything the body can think of.
Generally we are protected from serious harm because the
body reacts along certain  narrow lines. A patient who takes
an aspirin might experience bleeding in his stomach lining
but not a heart attack. However, every cell in the body has
a wide  latitude for action—it is a conscious being who
understands the world around it. The side eﬀects in my
desk reference are just the ones that have been observed
so far.
I recently read a story of an internist who was baﬄed
when one of his patien ts, a man in his late seventies,
suddenly began to act paranoid. The man was obsessed by
the idea that robbers were going to break into his house,
and he bought a gun to keep under his pillow. One night he
terriﬁed his wife by leaping out of bed at three in the
morning, running downst airs with his pistol, and searching
wildly for the intruders he thought were behind every chair.
Knowing that he was hallucinating dangerously, the wife
rushed him to the internist. The patient had no prior
history of mental illness and was on no medicatio ns other
than digitalis, which he took to stabilize his heart rhythm.
Considering the patient’s age, a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
disease seemed imminent.
However, the internist consulted a neurologist to read the
patient’s CAT scan. Nothing abnormal appeared on it, but
the neurologist said, “I bet this man is hallucinating from
the digitalis.” In thirty years of practice, the internist, who
is also a professor of medicine in New York City, had never
seen this side eﬀect, altho ugh he had heard of it, barely. He
reduced the digitalis, and within ten days the patient
returned to normal. It seems quite freakish that a highly
speciﬁc heart medication should lead to insanity. If thispatient had hallucinated a few decades ago, when the desk
reference did not list such a bizarre side eﬀect, no doctor
would have believed it; today, the internist believed it only
after an extensive battery of tests ruled out everything else.
What this case teaches is that you can never tell what the
body is thinking, or where. It is entirely  possible that the
man’s heart went insane, in the sense that it toppled the
ﬁrst domino and triggere d the onset of his paranoia. The
brain and the heart share  many of the same recep tor sites;
more important, they share the same DNA, which implies
that a heart cell can beha ve like a brain cell, a liver cell, or
any other kind of cell. After open-heart surgery, patients
sometimes have psychoti c breaks and begin hallucinating.
Flat on their backs, groggy from deprivation of oxygen to
the brain, and locked into the blank sterility of an intensive
care unit, they suddenly  think that little green men are
marching up and down the sheets—such is the accepted
explanation for their episodes. Could it be that in fact it is
the heart that is hallucinating here? Simply the trauma of
the surgery could make the heart think that reality has run
wild, and that is what it tells the brain.
—
The discove ry of neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and
messenger molecules of all kinds has vastly extended our
concept of intelligence. But if every cell has an endless
number of messages it can send and receive, it is also clear
that only a small fraction are activated at one time. Who or
what controls the messages? That turns out to be an
explosive question. In a chemistry lab, reactions will run
automatically as soon as the experiment starts; it is just a
matter of mixing one chemical with another. Yet, someone
has to take the chemicals oﬀ the shelf to begin with.
Medicine has traditionally preferred to ignore this fact as
it applies to the human body. Now we see that withthousands of chemicals on its shelf, a cell has not only to
choose some, mix them together, and analyze the results. It
has to make the chemicals in the ﬁrst place, ﬁnding
thousands of ways to create new molecules out of basically
a handful of elements— carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen. To do that requires a mind. So, by follow ing the
story of neuropeptides, we have ultimately arrived at a
dramatic shift in worldview. For the ﬁrst time in the history
of science, mind has a visible scaﬀold to stand upon. Before
this, science declared that we are physical machines that
have somehow learned to think. Now it dawns that we are
thoughts that have learned to create a physical machine.
EXPANDING THE TOPIC
Placing mind before brain, the main point of this chapter,
remains very hard for some people, in particular the
researchers who devote their entire careers to exploring
the brain. By developin g ever more sophisticated brain
scans, such as fMRI, which can look at brain activity
“lighting up” in real time, neuroscience has entered a kind
of golden age. New ﬁndings emerge literally by the month,
and in some circles it is conﬁdently promised that very
soon the mystery of the mind will be completely solved.
This is a promise that will never be kept if science
proceeds by assuming that brain = mind. Think about
music. A piano sonata is written by Mozart, using a
completely mental process. He writes the notes down on
paper, and the sonata can be performed on the piano. Now
imagine that a scientist comes along and says, “I’ve been
examining how pianos work. I’ve looked at the keys and
strings down  to the mole cular level. I can tell you how the
piano’s mech anism registers the ﬁnest nuances of Mozart’ssonata. Very soon we will know exactly how he composed
everything he ever wrote.”
The claim is nonsense, because dissecting a piano tells
you nothing  about how music is composed. Likewise,
examining the human brain down to the subtlest chemical
reactions inside neurons and across the synaptic gaps that
separate them says nothing about where thoug hts come
from. This is the simplest refutation of materialism one can
oﬀer, and yet it has profound consequences.
Let’s ask the most basic question. How does the brain
produce the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures of
the three-dimensional world? In other words, when you see
a red apple, where does its redness come from? Your brain
is completely dark inside;  there is no light anywhere in any
part of the visual corte x, much less the color red. This
mystery doesn’t bothe r most scientists, even brain
scientists. They would simply respond that apples are red,
and how the brain registers this fact comes down to
chemical reactions in the visual cortex. But the notio n that
the color red exists “out there” in Nature is simply wrong.
Light is transmitted by photons, which are colorless; in
fact, they are invisible. There is no brightness “out there”
as photons sweep from the stars and certainly no
brightness inside the brain’s total darkness. So if light’s
brightness is neither “in here” nor “out there,” why is the
sun so bright that you can’t look at it with the naked eye for
more than a few seconds?
Light’s brightness and color, along with everythi ng else
we perceive, come from “conscious agents,” a term coined
by the farseeing cognitiv e scientist Donald D. Hoﬀman of
the Universi ty of California, Irvine. He proposes  that the
only reality we can know is the reality created by
consciousness. If there is anything that is real but beyond
the human mind, then it won’t be accessible. A conscious
agent doesn ’t have to be human. Every animal speciesexperiences a reality that conforms to its nervous system,
so that a dog’s image of sound reaches much higher than
the human ear can perceive, while the hearing of a
humpback whale reaches much lower (whales can hear one
another’s songs for hund reds of miles underwate r). Some
snakes, inclu ding pytho ns and rattlesn


.Each morning when you take your nutrients, spend a few moments
acknowledging the rejuvenating, strengthening, and life-enhancing
influence they are having on you. Envision the subtle yet potent
nourishment the se vital nutrients are providing every cell, tissue, and or gan
in y our body. Make the process  of taking your nutritional com plements adaily health-promoting ritual. Repeat the af firmations that reinforce your
Biostat while taking your nutr ients. Use your attention and intention to
augment their age-reversing p ower. As you are taking your nutritional
complements, repeat:
Every day in every way, I am incr easing my mental and physical capacity.
My Biostat is set at a healthy ____ years of age.
I look and feel a healthy ____ years old.

I am r eversing my biological age:
By changing my per ception of my body, its aging and time;
Thr ough two kinds of deep r est—r estful awar eness and  r estful sleep;
By nurturing my body thr ough healthy foods; and
By using nutritional complements wisely.
6
Y ou Can Reverse Y our
Biological Age by Enhancing
Mind/Body Integration

ACTION STEP # 5
I am r eversing my biological age by enhancing mind/body integration.
I put this into practice by:
Performing br eathing techniques (Pranayama) five to ten  minutes daily.
Performing ten to fifteen minutes of yoga, tai chi, or qigong each day.
Practicing body awar eness and learning to follow the  healthy signals
fr om my body when ther e ar e conflicting  messages fr om my mind.
The body and mind ar e one.
When the intimate r elationship
between mind and body is disrupted,
aging and entr opy accelerate.
Restoring mind/body integration
brings about r enewal.Thr ough conscious br eathing
and movement techniques,
you can r enew the body/mind
and r everse the aging pr ocess.

Y ou can reverse your biological age by enhancing the integration between
your mi nd and body. Mind an d body are intimately interconnected. Y our
body is composed of physiolog ical systems, or gans, and tissues, but at its
basis is a colle ction of molecules. Y our mind is composed of ideas and
beliefs, memori es and desires, but is essentially a collection of thoughts.
Y our body is a molecular field; your mind is a thought field. Giving rise to
both your field o f molecules and your field of thoughts is an und erlying field
of consciousness, which is the source of both your mind and body. Every
time you  have a thought you pr ecipitate a molecule in your ner vous system
that influences the other molecules throughout your body. Stagnation in the
mind/body conn ection results in aging and illness. Enlivening the mind/body
connection leads to healing and the reversal of aging.
Enhancing the integration betwe en mind and body requires listen ing to the
signals from inside as attentively as you listen to informati on from the
outside. Mind/b ody integration  means establishing a healthy dialogue
between your thoughts and molecules. It means listening to your body andresponding with love and reverence. A body listened to answers back with
ener gy, strength, and flexibility— the qualities of a body growing younger.
There are many established practices devoted to enhancing mind/body
integration. Y oga, tai chi, qigong, akaido, and other disciplines use conscious
breathing and physical movements to bring your attention into t he body and
into the present moment. These approaches enable you to listen to the
signals y our body is sending and to enliven ener gy in the body through your
attention and intention.
There is  an expression in the B hagavad Gita, the ancient V edic epic, that
in S anskrit goes “Y ogastah kuru  karmani.” This can be translated into
English as “Established in yoga, perform action.” Y oga here m eans union.
The Eng lish wo rd yoke, as in  “uniting two oxen,” is related to this Sanskrit
root. Est ablished in yoga, then, m eans established in a state of unity in which
body, mind, and spirit are ex perienced as one continuum.  Once your
consciousness is on this level, y ou perform your daily actions w ithout losing
your connection to wholeness. This is the goal of all mind/body integration
techniques.
Br eathing Integration
Conscious breath work is at the center of mind/body integration. The breath
integrates mind and body. Thou ght is the movement of breath. Breath is the
movement of thought. When your mind is agitated, your breathing is
disturbed. When your mind is serene, your breathing is calm. Y ou can use
mental techniques to calm your breath, as in meditation. Likew ise, you can
use breathing techniques to cal m your mind. In yoga and A yurveda, these
breathing techniques are called Pranayama. The word means “expanding
Prana,” or “expansion of the life force.”
There a re Pranayama practices  to ener gize you, soothe your body, and
quiet your mind. Depending on  the technique and your intent ion, you can
use Pranayama to enliven you in the morning, calm you when you are upset,or settle  your mind when you a re trying to go to sleep. Let’ s review three
basic conscious breathing exercises to enhance your mind/body integration
and reverse aging.
ENERGIZING BREA TH
Y ou can  invigor ate your body an d mind with the breathing technique known
as bhastrika or “bellows breath.” This exercise cleanses your lungs while
increasing the oxygen flow to your cells and tissues.
Sit c omfortably with your spine upright and close your eyes. Exhale all
the air from you r lungs. Then begin deep in-and-out breathing through your
nose silently using the mantra s “So” on the inflow and “Hum” on the
outflow. For the first twenty  breaths take two-second slow forceful
inhalations and two-second slow  forceful exhalations. It is ea siest to keep
track of the number of breaths by counting on your fingers.
The next twenty breaths are performed faster with approximately one-
second inhalations and one-second exhalations. These are also performed
through the nose while thinking “So” on the in-breath and “Hum” on the
out-breath.
Finally, perform twenty rapid bhastrika breaths, with approximately half-
second inhalations and half-second exhalations. After the twenty rapid
breaths, perform one more slow deep breath and then sim ply feel the
sensations in your body. Y ou will notice that your mind is clear and quiet
while your body is ener gized.
Do not hyperve ntilate to the point where you are feeling light-headed or
dizzy. The breath movement is almost entirely abdominal, using your
diaphragm to move air. Y our head and shoulders should be relaxed and
mostly still. Use bhastrika when you are feeling a little sluggish and need a
quick re plenishment of ener gy. It is also beneficial prior to your afternoon
meditation to clear away drowsiness before you start your practice.SOOTHING BREA TH
The soothing breath technique known as Ujayi can be used to settle your
mind and body when you are feeling frustrated or irritated. Whe n performed
correctly it creates a cooling ef fect at the back of the throat and has a
stabilizing influence on the cardiorespiratory system.
T o p erform Ujayi breath, take a slightly deeper than normal inha lation. On
the exha lation, s lightly constric t your throat muscles so it sounds as if you
are snor ing. Y our out-breath is through your nose with your mouth closed.
Another way to get the hang of this practice is to first exhale, “Haaah,” with
your mo uth open. Now make a similar motion with your mouth  closed. This
will resu lt in the desired breathy, snoring sound. Once you have mastered it
on th e outflow, p erform the same procedure on inflow. The result is that you
sound a little like Darth V ader from Star W ars.
When you find yourself becoming aggravated or upset, shift into Ujayi
breath and you will notice a prompt soothing influence. Y ou can also use this
when performin g yoga postures and while exercising at a mo derate level.
Practicing this soothing breath technique will reduce wear and tear on your
physiology and slow aging.
RELAXING BREA TH
Y ou can  calm your mind with  the breathing technique known as Nadi
Shodhana. In English this m eans, “clearing the channels.” Nadi Shodhana is
very ben eficial when you are ha ving a lot of anxious thoughts, and when you
are trying to quiet your mind. It requires the use of your right hand to
alternately close your right, then left nostril. Hold your hand so your thumb,
index finger, and remaining fingers are separated. Y ou use your thumb to
close your right nostril and your third and fourth finger to close your left.T ake a


 that a child experiences fear and frustration, to that
measure will fear and frustra tion unconsciously be felt toward God.
God is then believed to be a punishing, severe, and often even an
unfair and unjust force that one has to contend with. I know, my
friends, that you do not think so consciously. But in the pathwork
you are asked to nd the emotional reactions that do not at all
correspond to your conscious  concepts on whatever subject. The less
the unconscious concept coincides with the conscious one, the
greater is the shock when one realizes the discrepancy.
Practically everything the child enjoys most is forbidden.
Whatever gives most pleasure is prohibited, usually for the child’s
own welfare; this the child  cannot understand. It happens that
parents also do this out of their own ignorance and fear. Thus it is
impressed on the child’s mind that for everything most pleasurable
in the world one is subject to punishment from God, the highest and
sternest authority.
In addition, you are bound to encounter human injustice  in the
course of your life, in childhood as well as in adulthood. Particularly
if these  injustices are perpetrated by people who stand for authority
and are therefore unconsciously associated with God, your
unconscious belief in God’s severe injustice is strengthened. Such
experiences also intensify your fear of God.
All this forms an image that makes, if properly analyzed, a
monster out of God. This god, living in your unconscious mind, is really
more of a satan.
You yourself have to nd out in your work on yourself how much
of this holds true for you personally. Is your soul impregnated with
similar wrong concepts? If and when the realization of such an
impression becomes conscious within a growing human being, it is
often not understood that this concept of God is false.  Then theperson turns away from God altogether and wants no part of the
monster discov ered hovering  in his or her mind. This, by the way, is
often the true reason for someone’s atheism. The turning away is
just as erroneous as the oppo site extreme, which consists  of fearing
a god who is severe, unjust, pious, self-righteous, and cruel. The
person who unconsciously maintains the distorted God-image
rightly fears this deity and resorts to cajoling for favors. Here you
have a good example of two opposite extremes, both of which lack
truth to an equal extent.
Now let us examine the case in which a child experiences benign
authority to a greater degree than fear and frustration with a
negative authority. Let us assume that overindulging and doting
parents fulll the child’s every whim. They do not instill  a sense of
responsibility in the child so that he or she can get away with
practically anything. The God-image resulting from such a condition
is, at rst and supercial sight, closer to a true concept of God—
forgiving, “good,” loving, indulgent. This causes the personality to
unconsciously think he or she can get away with anything in the
eyes of God, can cheat life, and avoid self-responsibility. To begin
with, such a child will know much less fear. But since life cannot be
cheated, this wrong attitude will produce conicts, and therefore
fear will be generated by a chain reaction of wrong thinking,
feeling, and action. An inner confusion will arise, since life as it is in
reality does not correspond to the indulgent, unconscious God-
image and concept.
Many subdivisions and combinations of these two main categories
can exist in the same soul, and the development achieved in former
incarnations in this particular respect also inuences the psyche. It
is very importa nt, therefore, my friends, to nd out what  your God-
image is. This image is basic and determines all other attitudes,
images, and patterns throug hout your life. Do not be deceived by
your conscious convictions. Rather try to examine and analyze your
emotional reactions to authority, to your parents, to your fears and
expectations. Out of these you will gradually discover what you feel
about God rather than what you think. The whole scale between the
two opposite poles of monster and doting parent is reected in yourGod-image, from hopelessness and despair to self-indulgence,
rejection of self-responsibilit y, and the expectation of a god who
pampers you.
Dissolving the God-Image
Now the question of how to dissolve such an image arises. How
do you dissolv e any image, that is, any wrong conclusion? First, you
have to become fully consci ous of the wrong concept. The second
step is to set your intellectua l ideas straight. It is most important to
understand that the proper formation of the intellectual concept
should never be super-imposed on the still-lingering, emotional false
concept. This would only cause suppression. Realize that the
hitherto suppressed, wrong concepts have to evolve clearly into
consciousness. Formulate the right concept. Then these two should
be compared. You need constantly to check how much you still
deviate emotionally from the right intellectual concept.
Do this quietly, without inner haste or anger at yourself that your
emotions do not follow your thinking as quickly as you would like.
Give them time to grow. This is best accomplished by constant
observation and comparison  of the wrong and the right concept.
Realize that your emotions need time to adjust, and also observe
your resistance to change and growth. The lower self of the human
personality is very shrewd. Be wise to it.
The injustices in the world are so often ascribed to God, my
friends. If you are convinced of injustice, the best attitude is to
examine your own life and nd in it how you have contributed to
and even caused happenings that seemed entirely unjust. The better
you understand the magnetic force of images and the powerful
strength of all psychological and unconscious currents, the better
will you understand and experience the truth of these teachings, and
the more deeply will you be convinced that there is no injustice. Find
the cause and eect  of your inner and outer actions.God Is Not Unjust
If you make half the eort you usually make when nding others’
faults to nd your own, you will see the connection with your own law
of cause  and eect and this alone will set you free, will show you that
there is no injustice. This alone will show you that it is not God, nor
the fates, nor any unjust world order wherein you have to suer the
consequences of other people’s shortcomings, but your ignorance,
your fear, your pride, your egotism that directly or indirectly caused
that which seemed, so far, to come your way without your
attracting it. Find that hidden link and you will come to see truth.
You will realize that you are not a prey to circumstances  or other
people’s imper fections, but really the creator of your life. Emotions
are very powerful creative forces, because your unconscious aects
the unconsciou s of the other person. This truth is perhaps most
relevant to the discovery of how you call forth happenin gs in your
life, good or bad, favorable or unfavorable.
Once you experience this, you can dissolve your God-image,
whether you fear God becau se you believe that you live in a world
of injustice and are afraid of being the prey of circumst ances over
which you have no control, or whether you reject self-res ponsibility
and expect an indulgent, pampering God to lead your life for you,
make decisions for you, take self-inicted hardships from you. The
realization of how you cause the eects of your life will dissolve
either God-image. This is one of the main breaking-points.
The True Concept of God
God is, God’s  laws are made once and for all and work
automatically, so to speak. Think of God as being, among so many
other things, life and life force. Think of God as of an electric current,
endowed with supreme intelligence. This “electric current” is there, in
you, around you, outside of yourself. It is up to you how you use it.
You can use electricity for constructive purposes, even for healing,
or you can use it to kill. That does not make the electric currentgood or bad. You make it good or bad. This power current is an
important aspect of God and is the one that pouches you most.
This concept may raise the question whether God is personal or
impersonal, directing intelli gence or law and principle. Human
beings, since they experience life with a dualistic consciousness,
tend to believe that either the one or the other is true. Yet God is
both. But God’s personal aspect does not mean personality. God is
not a person residing in a certain place, though it is possib le to have
a personal God-experience within the self. For the only place God can
be looked for and found is within, not in any other place. God’s
existence can be deduced outside of the self from the beauty of
Creation, from the manifestations of nature, from the wisdom
collected by philosophers and scientists. But such observations
become an experience of God only when God’s presence is felt rst
within


ended,  that he was thin, but not to the
extent of emaciation.  He told me he had  been a careful  eater,  a hard
outdoor  worker, had  kept regular hours, had  never been subject to
colds, had never been bilious or constipated  and  had  never had
diarrhoea.  His  only vice had  been the use of snuff, but he had
discontinued  the habit  a year previously.  I only stayed with him a few
minutes at my first  visit, told him to fast  and  to drink  nothing but cold
water and every drop of urine that he passed  both day and night.  I also
told him (and his wife) not to be surprised  at any symptoms  which
might occur  in the process of elimination.  His stools and ejecta were to
be kept for my inspection.  Three  days later  I called  again, to be shown
two large buckets  full of the foul matter he had  vomited‐ the vomiting
having started 24 hours  after he had taken his first draught of urine.
There  had also been great looseness  of the bowels, and much catarrhal
discharge  from the nose. In fact he had  been obliged  to use a dozen
handkerchiefs,  which  were not only soiled with ropy mucus  but also
with SNUFF ! The fast  was continued,  and  in a week all discharge
ceased. The penance was broken in 10 days‐and the patient  was cured.
At the time of writing he is over 70. This case is interesting  as it serves
to show that with urine‐therapy  it is quite unnecessary  to know  the
name of the disease in order to treat it. It is further interesting  as
showing that a foreign substance ‐snuff in this case‐ may  be lodged in
the tissues for months  after the taking of it has been discontinued,  only
to be eliminated  during a body‐cleansing  fast. Which reminds  me that
the eminent German naturopath,  Louis Kuhne,  relates of a case  where
during the eliminative  treatment  the sweat of the patient had  smelt of
drugs the allopaths had  previously  used to cure‐ or rather‐suppress the
disease. (See  his New Science of Healing.)  89
 Jaundice. It must  be remembered  that jaundice is merely  a symptom  of
some chronic or acute affection  of the liver and is not a disease in itself.
My first and  most difficult case  where a jaundiced  condition  obtained
was in 1919, at the beginning  of my career as a urine‐therapist.  This
case  took 10 days to clear up on a urine‐fast plus tap‐water.
I have not had  a number of jaundice cases; but with those I have
treated it has been remarkable  to watch the discolouration  of the skin
gradually disappear  during the first two or three days of the fast, and
then as the penance has continued,  give place  to a colour as fresh  and
healthy as the complexion  of a diarymaid!  Ten days or less have usually
sufficed to clear up a jaundiced  condition,  that is provided it has not
been due to cancer of the liver. This dread disease I regard as
practically  hopeless  by whatever  means it is treated. Even biochemic
practitioners,  who have claimed to cure  some cases of cancer,  maintain
that if the liver is involved, nothing can be done.  Nevertheless  I once
supervised  a urine‐fast in the case  of a man who had been such a heavy
drinker that over a period of years he had drunk  a whole bottle of
spirits per diem.  This man  decided to try a urine‐fast  while his doctor
was away on holiday.  He drank all the urine he voided, but on the tenth
day it remained  as bloody and  as full of red sandy deposit  as it was at
the beginning  of the penance. On the day in question  the doctor
returned from his holiday, and  an incision was made in the scrotum.
The following  day the patient passed away in a state of
unconsciousness.  Whether his liver which  was "dead" could ever have
been made to function  again if the fast  had continued  and  there  had
been no surgical interference  is very problematical;  but I confess  I was
much distressed  that at any rate I was not given the chance  to try and 90
 save the unfortunate  man's life, especially  as during the fast he had lost
very little flesh except in the face, and  so, here  seemed some prospect
of his ultimate recovery.  And, after all, where  there  is life there is hope!
Case of paralysis,  premature  old age, loss of memory, etc. Male patient,
aged 60. Medical verdict, "a few weeks to live." Had  had  two paralytic
seizures, the first occurring  after an attempt to get rid of influenza by
means of fresh  fruit and fruit juices.  After the second  seizure he had no
memory, and  appeared  to be in his dotage, though only 60.  He
underwent  a urine‐fast with rubbings,  for 59 days, broke the spell for a
fortnight,  living on the one meal a day plan, then fasted further  for
another  35 days. Memory and  his speech returned in 20 days during
the first  fast, and the cure  was completed  during the second, the prime
cause of the trouble having been an arthritic condition.
Loss of hair


 the Basic Cleanse but instead of vegetable juices drink the juice of several lemons diluted to about 3 liters with
pure water. Make the strength of the lemon juice about 10%, and preferably add some  spirulina  powder and possibly cinnamon. You
may do this for the full 8 days or just instead of the vegetable juice for the last 5 days. If doing this for the full 8 days, then use castor
oil packs, olive oil, Epsom salts, garlic and acidophilus as described for the apples days.
Another alternative is to use an isotonic saltwater ﬂush instead of the Epsom salt ﬂush. This may not be suitable if you are rather
constipated and overweight or with high blood pressure and weak kidneys. To one liter of warm water add 9 g or 1-heaped
teaspoonful of sea salt and a crushed clove of garlic and drink this within 5 minutes. If this does not produce a good bowel ﬂush
within a few hours, then you may have to use the Epsom salts the next time.
Another often recommended additiv e is Bentonite, powdered absorbent clay. This helps to remove plaque or old coating from colon
walls and also absorbs toxins. Each time you use the ground linseed and  psyllium  add either 1 teaspoon of powdered or 1
tablespoon of liquid Bentonite.
Allergy T esting
It is advisable to increase the variety of food very gradually while doing some allergy testing at the same time. Start with foods that
are not likely to cause allergy such as cooked and raw vegetables, rice and other non-gluten grains. Leave any processed food,
wheat, oats, rye, barley, citrus fruit, tomatoes, egg, yeast products and cows' milk products for later testing.
Keep a diary of the tested foods and any reactions, such as nausea, pain or discomfort and also record your pulse rate before and
after eating a test food or meal. Usua lly the pulse rate rises slightly 30 to 60 minutes after food intake. If it rises much more than after
eating just unﬂavored rice or steamed vegetables, then there may be an allergy. The stronger the rise in the pulse rate, the stronger
the allergy. Allergy testing may not work if you are exposed to tobacco smoke or use coffee, tea or other drugs. For more information
on food allergies and allergy testing see also  Addictions & Allergies  in Healing Foods.
Disclaimer: The aim of this web site is to provide information on using natural healing methods to aid in the treatment of illness and health improvement.
The author cannot accept any legal responsibility for any problem arising from experimenting with these methods. For any serious disease,
or if you are unsure about a particular course of action, seek the help of a competent health professional.
© Copyright W alter Last & Austpac Productions. All Rights Reserved. | W eb Design by Austpac.10/30/24, 7:22 AM Health-Science-Spirit - The Basic Cleanse
https://health-science-spirit.com/Healing_the_Body/The-Basic-Cleanse.html 2/2<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Publisher ’s Note
This publication is designed to pr ovide accurate and authoritative information in r egard to the
subject matter cover ed. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in
rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other pr ofessional services. If expert assistance or
counseling is needed, the services of a competent pr ofessional should be sought.
Character names originating in the Star W ars series, some of which are registered trademarks of
Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC, are used in this book pursuant to the Fair Use
Doctrine for purposes of commentary and other transformative uses. No sponsorship or
endorsement of this book by, and no af filiation with, the trademark owner are claimed or implied
by the author or publisher.
Whispers fr om Eternity  by Paramahansa Y ogananda is published by Self-Realization Fellowship, Los
Angeles CA.
All Bible verses are from the King James V ersion unless otherwise specified.
A copublication of New Harbinger Publications and Sounds T rue
Copyright © 2022 by Michael A. Singer
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
5674 Shattuck A venue
Oakland, CA 94609
www.newharbinger.com
Cover and interior design by Amy Shoup; Horse illustration by Sara Christian; Acquired by
Catharine Meyers; Edited by Jennifer Holder
All Rights Reserved
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data on fileTo the MastersContents
PART I: Conscious A wareness
Chapter 1. A wareness of Self
Chapter 2. The Conscious Receiver
Chapter 3. Living Inside
Chapter 4. The Three-Ring Circus
Chapter 5. Exploring the Nature of Things
PART II: The Outside W orld
Chapter 6. The Moment in Front of Y ou
Chapter 7. The W orld Y ou Live In
Chapter 8. The Origin of Matter
Chapter 9. The Power of Creation
Chapter 10. It’ s Not Personal
PART III: The Mind
Chapter 11. Empty Mind
Chapter 12. Birth of the Personal Mind
Chapter 13. Fall from the Garden
Chapter 14. The V eil of the Psyche
Chapter 15. The Brilliant Human Mind
PART IV : Thoughts and Dr eams
Chapter 16. The Abstract Mind
Chapter 17. Serve Mind or Fix It
Chapter 18. W illful and Automatic ThoughtsChapter 19. Dreams and the Subconscious
Chapter 20. W aking Dreams
PART V : The Heart
Chapter 21. Understanding Emotions
Chapter 22. Why the Heart Opens and Closes
Chapter 23: Dance of the Ener gy Flow
Chapter 24. The Cause of Moods and Emotions
Chapter 25. The Secrets of the Heart
PART VI: The Human Pr edicament and Beyond
Chapter 26. The Human Predicament
Chapter 27. The Paradigm Shift
Chapter 28. W orking with the Heart
Chapter 29. Neither Suppression nor Expression
PART VII: Learning to Let Go
Chapter 30. T echniques for Freeing Y ourself
Chapter 31. Low-Hanging Fruit
Chapter 32. The Past
Chapter 33. Meditation
Chapter 34. Handling the Bigger Stuf f
PART VIII: Living a Life of Acceptance
Chapter 35. Dealing with Blocked Ener gies
Chapter 36. T ransmutation of the Ener gy
Chapter 37. The Power of Intent
Chapter 38. Exploring the Higher States
Chapter 39. In the W orld but Not of It
AcknowledgmentsPART I:
Conscious AwarenessChapter 1.
Awareness of Self
Sitting on a planet spinning through vast outer space for a handful of years
—in the broades t sense, this is the human predicament. Earth has been here
for 4.5 billion years, yet each of us is limited to roughly an eighty-year ride
on the planet, give or take a few years. We were born onto the planet, and
we will leave it when we die. That is simply the truth. What is not such a
hard and fast truth, however, is what our few years on Earth are like.
Undoubtedly, life on the planet  can be a very exciting experience. It can
bring enthusiasm, passion, and inspiration at every turn. When it unfolds
that way, every day can be a beautiful adventure. Unfortuna tely, life on
Earth rarely unfolds exactly as we want it to, and if we resist, our experience
can be quite unpleasant. Resistance creates tension and anxiety, and it makes
life a burden.
To avoid this burden and be able to fully embrace life, wise ones
throughout the ages have taught the importance of accepting reality. Only by
accepting reality can we work with the flow of life as it passes by and create
a better world. All of science is based on studying reality, learni ng her laws,
and then workin g with those laws to improve our lives. Scientist s can’t deny
reality; they must fully accept reality as the starting point of their endeavors.
To fly, we must fully embrace the law of gravity, not deny its existence. The
same is true in the spiritual realm. Teachings such as surrender, acceptance,
and nonresistance form the basis of a deeply spiritual life. But these
concepts can be difficult to grasp. In Living Untether ed, we are embarking
on a journey into the sheer reasonableness of acceptance and the great gifts
it promises: freedom, peace, and inner enlightenment. Acceptance is best
understood as nonresistance to reality. Try as you may, no one can make an
event that has already happened  not have happened. Your only choice is to
accept the even t or resist it. During our journey together, we will explorehow and why you make this decision. But first you have to understand who
is within that has the power to decide.
You are certain ly in there; you have an intuitive sense of existence
inside. What is that? It is awareness of Self, the most importa nt topic we
could ever discuss. Since we’re going to take a deep dive into the
spirituality of acceptance, we must start by understanding who is in there
accepting or resisting.
There are many  ways to approa ch the nature of Self. Let’s go slowly


 fat-burning metabolism. The way to do this is to take away sugar.The body gets sugar from carbohydrates. All carbohydratesbreak down into sugar. You must eliminate those particularcarbohydrates that create the most sugar and/or stimulate themost insulin production.
It takes three days from the time you stop taking in sugar
and certain other carbohydrates for your body to beginburning fat. It takes that long to get the sugar, or glycogen, outof the muscle tissue. Once you get rid of the glycogen, theusual source of energy, the muscles have no choice: they haveto start burning fat. After that point, everything you do burnsfat. Cleaning the house, walking out to the car, walkingyour dog—everything you do burns fat. Even while you aresleeping, you are burning fat.
You’re still up against the fact that it takes 3,500 calories to
lose a pound of fat, but now you are burning fat constantly.169 PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS  Most people using this type of approach, depending upon how
much they weigh and how active they are, are able to burnanywhere from 7,000 to 10,000 calories per week So theirexpected fat loss would be two to three pounds per week, oreight to twelve pounds per month.
SAYING GOOD-BYE TO INSULIN
Obviously, this type of approach is not for everybody. However,
certain types of people have no other choice except to followthis plan. These are the people who:
• are not big eaters; they can’t shave 3,500 calories
from their meal plans in order to lose one pound of fat
• over-produce insulin• have Syndrome X• have low progesterone levels• eat too much sugar.
For most people, insulin is the enemy. Insulin creates fat by
taking any sugar the muscles have no need for and placing itinto fat cells, where the sugar is immediately converted intofat. Then the insulin sits there preventing release of fat fromthe fat cells—it is a fat-storing hormone.
The bottom line for most people is that to get rid of fat they
have to reduce insulin. If they want to reduce insulin, they haveto take away sugar. Sugar stimulates insulin production.
SIMILAR APPROACHES
Cutting out carbs is the basic premise behind many weight loss
approaches: Atkins, the South Beach Diet, Sugar Busters, the170 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  Zone, Protein Power, the Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet, the
Mayo Clinic Diet, the Grapefruit Diet, the Stillman Diet aresome of the better-known ones.
What used to be a low-fat world is rapidly converting into
a low-carb world. Many restaurants offer low-carb menus, andfast food places have also jumped on the bandwagon.
This concept of eating low carb is not new. It has actually
been around for more than 150 years. There were severalsuccessful low-carb programs in the 1800s, though theyeventually died out. The idea was resurrected in the 1970s byStillman and Atkins. Now there are low-carb proponents ofall kinds.
One must be aware that no single diet plan is for every-
body—there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach. For example,one diet plan allows a “reward meal” at supper (eat as manycarbohydrates as you want within the space of an hour). Peoplewith hyperinsulinemia—which is perhaps the majority ofpeople with weight problems—will not be successful on thismeal plan. I had a patient for whom a half cup of split pea soupwould prevent her from burning fat for seven days. For somepeople, one piece of bread, one carrot stick, or one yam willprevent fat-burning for three days.
Other low-carbohydrate plans give people the impression
they can eat as much protein as they want. But this is misleading.The body cannot store protein. Any excess protein the bodycan’t use or eliminate is converted into sugar for fat storage.In this situation, you can be burning fat (i.e., be in ketosis)and be storing fat at the same rate, and you will not belosing weight.171 PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS  ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON
WEIGHT LOSS
In order for the body to burn fat, you have to feed it and
water it. The first requirement means that you cannot skipany meals. The body requires fuel 24 hours a day: your heartis beating, you’re breathing, and there are thousands ofchemical reactions occurring all of the time. When you skipbreakfast, you are going without fuel for 15 hours. Inresponse, the body will automatically store fat for the next 24hours. So even if you are not hungry in the morning, it’sprobably wisest to eat.
The other requirement is water. Fifty percent of your
body is water. You cannot burn fat without water. Keep an eyeon the color of your urine. If it’s yellow, you’re dehydrated.Drink more water. T ry to get your urine as clear as possible.
Alcohol does not enhance weight loss. The body likes
alcohol as a fuel. It’s an easy fuel to burn, and it burns at sevencalories per gram, almost as much as fat. Given the choice, thebody will always burn alcohol before fat. The bottom line is:if you want your body to burn fat, don’t give it alcohol.
There is an old wives’ tale that says if you want to lose
weight, you have to give up coffee. In actuality, caffeine maystimulate insulin production, though not in everybody.People with Syndrome X (high insulin, high triglycerides, andlow HDL cholesterol) traditionally have the worst problemwith caffeine in terms of insulin.
T o find out whether you are burning fat, you can use
urine-testing strips called Ketostix, which are available inmost drugstores. The end-stage of fat metabolism producesketone bodies, and these are partially eliminated through thekidneys. If you have ketone bodies in your urine, the Ketostixwill change color, indicating you are burning fat. Everyone’s172 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  metabolism is different, so using Ketostix will help you to find
out what you can get away with in your meal plan.
CORTISOL AND WEIGHT
Recently, there has been a lot of attention on the relationship
between cortisol and fat. Listening to the advertisements on theradio and television, one could almost surmise that this is theonly cause of weight problems. Let me try to put this subject inperspective. The body’s main function in life is survival.Therefore, the body has become extremely efficient over theyears at creating and storing fat, which it considers the mostimportant fuel for survival.
The adrenal glands also aid in survival, since in times of
extreme stress they produce hormones that help the bodyeither fight a predator or escape. This system worked prettywell in the caveman days. After a cave person saw a saber-toothed tiger, his or her adrenal glands would produce cortisol,which would raise sugar levels to give the muscles energy forfight or flight. They would also release adrenaline to giveadditional energy, or to stimulate fat cells to release fat for evenmore energy. However, this system is set up for a stress reactionlasting about ten minutes.
In this day and age, people are subjected to stress
continuously—at work, while driving, meeting deadlines,and so on. In these situations, the adrenal glands may becontinuously putting out cortisol, which is continuouslyraising sugar levels, which is continuously raising insulinlevels, which is continuously creating fat.
Whether or not cortisol is a major source of weight
problems in people is not entirely clear. Suffice to say, however,that high cortisol levels do not promote weight loss.173 PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS  Stress is never good for the body. The more in balance you
are with your hormones and your environment, the healthieryou will be. Look for areas in your life that are giving younegative energy and eliminate them. Eliminate timeconstraints, if you can. Say “no” to road rage.
One last point: exercise is a great way to reduce excess
adrenal hormones and reduce stress, and maybe help withweight loss.
THE MAINTENANCE PHASE
In my practice, when patients reach their goal weight, they
enter the second phase of the program, which is geared towardpreventing fat from returning to the body. As long as a personlimits the amount of carbohydrates to the amount of sugarrequired by muscle tissue, excess carbohydrates will not bestored as fat. In this regard, the amount of exercise a personengages in is the main determinant of weight maintenance. Thebody’s priority is to replace any sugar that the muscles haveburned with sugar—it’s a survival thing. The more sugar(as glycogen) the muscles have burned, the more thecarbohydrates you eat will go into muscle rather than beingstored as fat.
If people do not want to exercise, they have to be more
aware of their carbohydrate intake. People who produce excessinsulin because of Syndrome X may require medication (e.g.,metformin, also known as Glucophage) or supplements (e.g.,chromium, alpha lipoic acid) to lower their insulin levels.
However, getting one’s hormones back into balance and
eliminating fat-creating medications are perhaps the key tosuccessful weight maintenance. Here the most importanthormones are progesterone and thyroid.174 THE MIRACLE OF BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES  THE MISSING FACTORS
As stated earlier, statistically, 98 percent of people gain weight
back after losing it, regardless of the approach they have used


 and the span of a
lifetime. We are voyagers on the infinite river of life. This is what Christ
meant when he counseled, “Be in the world but not of it.” This is what
Carlos Castaneda learned from Don Juan when he wrote, “Gone was his
feeling of detac hment, which was what had given him the power to love.
Without that detachment, he had only mundane needs, desperation, and
hopelessness: the distinctive features of the world of everyday life.”
Although we often identify love with clinging and possessiveness, there
is a deep truth here: to lose the power of detachment means losing the
ability to love. Detachment is not cold disinterest or lack of feeling.
Detachment is a free sense of self unhindered by boundaries. Our voyage
does not begin or end in the physical world. Earth is a beautiful  green-and-
blue jewel hung upon the tapestr y of eternity. However long we stay here to
drink the pure water and breathe the life-giving air, eternity is more truly
our home.
We are of timeless essence. We were born in the bottomless pool that
sends up bubbles of time and space. One bubble is a moment, another is a
millennium. But the pool itself is pure spirit, and no matter how many stars
and galaxies rise from it and burst on the surface like fragile foam, nothing
has been taken away or added. Being is deep, clear, permanent, ever the
same. It is amazing to think that our everyday existence springs from this
infinitely renew able source, but life has no other basis. Unbounded
intelligence, freedom, and power are inherent in the unified field that
Einstein and the ancient sages shared in their vision. Immortality dawns
when you realiz e that you deser ve your place in the eternal flow. Knowing
this, you can claim your immortality here and now, in every second, for
time is nothing  but quantified immortality. Nature waits to lavish this
supreme gift upon you. Having nourished us for millions of years, the sea,
the air, and the sun are still singing the song we must begin to appreciate
once more.
What is Nature saying all aroun d us, in the space between our atoms and
pervading every thought? The same breath, the same silent whisper courses
through every cell. It is the rhythm of life itself, calling to each of us withgentle insistence. I cherish a verse from the ancient Rig V eda that articulates
this eternal song:
Although my spirit may wand er the four corners of the
earth,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here.
Although my spirit may go far away over the sea,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here.
Although my spirit may go far away to the flashing beams
of light,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here.
Although my spirit may go far away to visit the sun and the
dawn,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here.
Although my spirit may wander over the lofty mountains,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here.
Although my spirit may go far away into all forms that live
and move,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here.
Although my spirit may go far away to distant realms,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here.
Although my spirit may go far away to all that is and is to
be,Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here.
Although my spirit may wander in the valley of death,
Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey
here.
Read this aloud  twice, then be with your body quietly for five minutes,
directing your awareness to every part of your body, knowing that this
awareness is Spirit. Spirit is healing energy, the flow of life and intelligence
in every cell. When we are once more attuned to the innate joy and delight
of our bodies, the signals of deep wisdom will reappear, creating healing
from within. An old Chinese poem by Chang-Tzu says:
That which fills the universe
I regard as my body,
And that which directs the universe,
I see as my own nature.
I hear silent music in these words, reminding me that the cosm ic breath is
my next breath and the cosmic dance the next beat of my heart.
OceanofPDF.comIN PRACTICE:
The Timeless Way
The deepest reality you are aware of is the one from which you draw your
power. For some one who is conscious only of the material world, power is
limited to material forces; but at a more profound level there is a creative
power shaping mind and body—the power of evolution, or dharma. To get
in touch  with the core of life, you have to get in touch with the creative
power of the universe. That power expresses itself through your personal
creativity. When  you are in the field of creativity, you lose track of time.
Only the flow exists.
There are three forces pervading all life: creation, maintenance, and
destruction. All three are present in the life span of cells, stars, trees,
planets, and galaxies, since every form must come into being, be
maintained, and pass away. Even though each life span unfolds in a
sequence over time, the three forces themselves exist simultaneously. The
genes of every species include the code for creating new cells, maintaining
each cell for a certain time, and destroying it to make way for another
generation of tissue. This three- in-one intelligence is what you are trying to
affect when you consciously shape your life; it is up to you which aspect—
creation, maintenance, or destruction—is most dominant. Because you have
the power to shift the balance of forces, you are above and beyond them.
As long as creation dominates your existence, you will keep growing and
evolving. Evolution thwarts entropy, decay, and aging. The most creative
people in any field intuitively draw on this understanding. They  grow with
full consciousness that they are the source of their own power, and whatever
their field, certain traits are generally shared by them:  1.  They are able to contact and enjoy silence.
  2.  They connect with and enjoy Nature.
  3.  They trust their feelings.
  4.  They can remain centere d and function amid confusion and
chaos.
  5.  They are childlike—they enjoy fantasy and play.
  6.  They self-refer: They place the highest trust in their own
consciousness.
  7.  They are not rigidly attached to any point of view: Although
passionately committed to their creativity, they remain open to
new possibilities.
These seven points give us a practical standard to measure how creatively
our lives are proceeding. The following exercise demonstra tes how to
develop and strengthen these areas.
Exercise 1: Cr eative Action Plan
Everyone has a set routine that dominates his or her day. Most of us fill
our waking hours with the same activities—seeing the same family
members and friends, working with the same co-workers, driving the same
roads, even thinking the same thoughts (it has been estimated that 90
percent of the thoughts a person has in a day are a literal repeat of his
thoughts of the day before). This routine allows little room for genuine
creativity unless you choose to make room for it. Yet in quantum terms
there is infinite space for creativity, because every second is full of
unlimited choice  and unseen possibilities. Once you begin to make space
for the new and unknown, you open the way for deeper power s to emer ge
from the gaps of everyday existence. All the most extraordinary historical
events took place on ordinary days, and the most extraordinary thoughts
arose in minds that were having many ordinary thoughts.
The following exercise gives you a way to open some space for growth in
your life, and the more consciously you follow it, the more unlimited the
growth will be.Write out an action plan for the next six months based on the seven
qualities of very creative people, listed on this page. You don’t have to
squeeze every point into each day—just make a commitment to allow these
aspects of your life to emer ge more fully.
1. Experiencing silence
First, block out some time to experience silence. Ideally this would mean
a short period of meditation (fifteen to thirty minutes) in the morning before
you go to work, then a second period just after you get home in the evening.
This is a time simply to be, and yet its very simplicity can make it the most
important time of your life. Silence is a precious commodity, particularly in
the hustle-and-b ustle of modern society. In a world gone more than slightly
mad, finding your core of silen ce is like recapturing the fort of sanity and
peace. The mind replenishes itself in silence, the quantum source for all
activity. If your life is dominated solely by activity, you are spending more
energy than you are gaining; the most basic rhythm of Nature— activity and
rest—is being skewed too far in one direction.
Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay
attention to it. There is no substi tute for the creative inspiration, knowledge,
and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core


:Glon.
Headfeels:
constricted:Nit-ac,Sul.
full:Ap.,Sul.
heavy:Carb-v.,Gels.,Each.,Nat-c,Nux-v.,
Petr.,Pho-ac
hot:Ap.,Each.,Sul.
Nervous:Chin.,Coff.,Kali-p.,Puis.,Zinc.
Pains:
aching:Gels.
backofhead:Bell.,Carb-v.,Cimi.,Cocc,
Eup-p.,Gels.,Nux-v.,Petr.,Pho-ac,
Rhus-t.,Sil.,Stap.
aboveeyes:Kali-c.
behindeyeballs:Bry.
inbones:Nit-ac,Sep.
burning:Aco.,Ars.,Calc-c,Merc-s.,Phos.,
Sil.,Sul.
bursting:Aco.,Bell.,Bry.,Calc-c,Glon.,
Each.,Phos.,Sep.,Sul.,Zinc.
eyes:Bell.
forehead:Ars.,Bell.,Bry.,Cocc,Ferr-m.,
Ign.,Kali-c,Kali-s.,Each.,Eye,Merc-s.,Nat-m.,Nat-p.,Nux-v.,Phos.,Puis.,Sil.,
Stap.,Sul.,Zinc.
hammering: Bell.,Ferr-m.,Glon.,Nat-m.,
Sil.,Sul.
leftsideofface:Coloc.
maddening:Calc-c.
napeofneck:Cocc,Pho-ac.
one-sided:Coff.,Kali-p.,Pho-ac,Puis.
pressing:Carb-v.,Chin.,Each.,Eye,Merc-s.,
Nat-c.tNat-m.,Nit-ac,Nux-v.,Petr.,
Pho-ac,Phos.,Puis.,Sep.,Sil.,Stap.,Sul.
pressingout:Cimi.
pressingup:Cimi.
pulling:Stap.
pulsating:Bell.
recurringatregularintervals:Ars.,Kali-b.,
Mag-c,Nit-ac
rheumatic:Rhus-t.
rightsideofhead:Mag-p.
shooting:Kali-c,Mag-c,Mag-p.,Sep.
sidesofhead:Kali-s.,Phos.,Ruta.,Zinc.
sinuses:Kali-b.,Sil.
sore,bruised:Chin.,Eup-p.,Gels.,lp.,
Merc-s.,Nux-v.,Puis.,Ruta.,Sil.,Stap.
spasmodic:Mag-c,Mag-p.
splitting:Nat-m.
spreadingto:
backofhead:Gels.,Each.
forehead:Gels.
topofhead:Sil.
toear:Coloc.
eyes:Mag-m.,Nit-ac,Sil.
stabbing:Ap.,lgn.
startandstopsuddenly:Bell.
stitching:Kali-s.
stupefying:Nux-v.
sudden:Ap.
tearing:Coloc,Kali-c,Mag-c,Nux-v.,Rhod.,
Sep.,Zinc.
temples:Bell.,Each.,Eye,Mag-m.,Nat-m.,
Zinc.
throbbing:Aco.,Ars.,Bell.,Chin.,Eup-p.,
Ferr-m.,Glon.,Each.,Lye,Nat-m.,Phos.,
Puis.,Sep.,Sil.,Sul.
topofhead:Cimi.,Each.,Pho-ac,Sul.
violent:Bell,Bry.,Glon.,lgn.,Each.,Rhus-t.,
Sil.
inwaves:Sep.
scalpfeelssensitive:Chin.
Pupilsdilated:Gels.
Scalpfeels:
tight:Ap.
sensitive:Chin.
sore:Ap.
Urinationfrequent:Gels.
Visionblurred:Gels.
INTERNALREPERTORY Headache •183
With:
belching:Mag-m.
biliousness:Nux-v.
coldfeet:Gels.
dizziness:Nux-v.
eyestrain:Ruta.
faintness:Glon.
fever:Eup-p.
heaviness:Petr.
hotflushes:Glon.
hungerbefore/duringheadache:Phos.
nausea:Cocc,Petr.,Sul.
sweatingontheforehead:Nat-c.
thirst:Mag-m.
thirstlessness: Ferr-m.
vomiting:Ip.
Better:
forbindingupthehead:Arg-n.
closingeyes:Sil.
forcold:Phos.,Sul.
forcoldcompresses:Bry.,Glon.,Phos.,Sul.
aftereating:Lach.,Sep.
eveninginbed:Nux-v.
excitement:Nux-v.,Pho-ac.
forfreshair:Ars.,Cimi.,Kali-s.,Lye,Phos.,
Puis.,Sep.,Zinc.
gentlewalking:Rhus-t.
gettingup:Nux-v.,Phos.,Rhod.
inthemorning:Nux-v.
heat:Mag-p.,Sil.
forlyingdown:Calc-c,Ferr-m.,Puis.,Sil.
inaquiet,darkroom:Si7.
withheadhigh:Puis.
forlyinginadarkenedroom:Bell.
massage:Phos.
movement:Rhus-t.
forfirmpressure:Chin.,Ferr-m.,Mag-p.,
Nat-m.,Puis.
forpressure:Bell.,Bry.,Glon.,Mag-c,
Nux-v.
forrestinghead:Bell.
aftersleep:Phos.
sunset:Glon.
urinating:Gels.
walking:Mag-c,Phos.,Puis.,Rhod.
inthefreshair:Puis.,Rhod.
wrappinguphead:Nux-v.,Rhod.,Rhus-t.,
Sil.
Worse:
10a.m.-3p.m.:Nat-m.
forbendingdown:Bell.,Merc-s.,Puis.,Sep.
Sul.
blowingnose:Puis.,Sul.
gettingchilled:Sil.
forcold:Bell.,Kali-c,Mag-p.,Nux-v.,Phos.
gettingheadcold:Sep.,Sil.gettingfeetcold:Sil.
forcoughing:Bry.,Lye,Nat-m.,Phos.,
Sul.
dampweather:Rhod.
daylight:Phos.,Sil.
afterdrinkingwine:Zinc.
aftereating:Nat-c,Nat-m.,Nux-v.,Puis.,
Sul.
emotions:Nat-m.
evening:Kali-s.
excitement:Nat-m.
movingeyes:Nux-v.
duringafever:Nat-m.
aftergettingup:Bry.,Sul.
gettingupfromlyingdown:Pho-ac,Sil.
hotdrinks:Phos.,Puis.
jarringmovement:Glon.,Nit-ac,Sil.
forheat:Ars.,Bell.,Glon.,Puis.
leftside:Kali-c,Lach.
forlight:Bell.,Calc-c.
lyingdown:Lach.,Mag-c
duringmenstrualperiod:Bell.,Glon.,Lye,
Nat-m.,Sep.
mentalexertion:Glon.,Nat-c,Nat-m.
inthemorning:Agar.,Sul.
movinghead:Ferr-m.,Gels.
movement:Gels.,Nit-ac.
atnight:Merc-s.,Nit-ac
fornoise:Calc-c,Coff.,Nit-ac
gettingoverheated:Lye
pressure:Lach.,Mag-m.,Nit-ac
reading/writing: Nat-m.
ontherightsideofthehead:Calc-c.
running:Puis.
shakinghead:Nux-v.
smokyroom:Ign.
warmroom:Kali-s.
sneezing:Sul.
standing:Puis.
stuffyroom:Kali-s.,Phos.,Puis.
exposuretosun:Bell.
summer:Glon.
sunrise:Glon.
sweating:Eup-p.
talking:Nat-m.
thinking:Nat-c,Nat-m.
travelling:Sep.
before/during athunderstorm: Rhod.
touch:Coloc,Stap.
turningheadquickly:Nat-c.
fortyinguphair:Bell.
onwaking:Lach.,Nat-m.,Nit-ac
forwalking:Bell.,Glon.,Lach.,Nit-ac,Sul.
walkingupstairs:Sil.
walkingheavily:Sil.
warmthofbed:Lye,Sul.
J
184•Headinjuries INTERNALREPERTORY
wine:Zinc.
wrappinguphead:Lye,Mag-m.,Phos.
Causes:
alcohol:Agar.,Lack.,Nux-v.
anaemia:Calc-p.
artificiallight(workingin):Sep.,Sil.
changeofweather:Bry.,Rhus-t.
gettingchilled:Aco.,Mag-p.
coldair:Bell.,Rhod.,Rhus-t.,Sil.
cold,dampweather:Bry.,Calc-c,Sul.
coldwind:Nux-v.,Rhus-t.
commoncold:Merc-s.,Nux-v.
dampweather:Nux-v.,Rhus-t.,Sil.,Sul.
draughts:Sil.
emotions:Stap.
excitement:Coloc.,Puis.,Stap.
excitedconversation: Sul.
eyestrain:Kali-c,Lye,Pho-ac,Ruta.,Sil.
fright:Aco.
gettingheadwet(haircut):Bell.
gettingwet:Calc-c,Rhus-t.
grief:Pho-ac,Stap.
headinjury:Naf-s.
ice-cream:Puis.
ironing:Bry.
irregularsleep:Cocc.
lifting:Rhus-t.
lossofsleep:Cocc,Nux-v.
menopause:Lach.
mentalexertion:Calc-c,Calc-p.,Kali-p.,
Nat-c,Nat-p.,Nux-v.,Pho-ac. -
mentalstrain:Chin


 to curl. They have been used as a stimulant for
centuries by the indigenous peoples of the Andes.
Pau d’arco tincture
Pineapple (Ananas
comosus, p. 167) is
rich in vitamin C, and
contains an enzyme
that aids digestion. The
juice is employed as
a digestive tonic
and a diuretic.Soap bark (Quillaja
saponaria, p. 260)
is a traditional
expectorant in
Peru and Chile.Guarana (Paullinia
cupana, p. 245)
contains a natural
stimulant with
properties similar
to caffeine. Roasted
and ground guarana
seeds are now widely
used in the health
food industry. Pau d’arco (Tabebuia
spp., p. 139) is used as
an anticancer remedy.
It has long been
used by indigenous
Peruvian peoples
to lower fever and
reduce inflammation.
US_052_053_South_America.indd   53 26/02/16   4:43 pm
US_054-055_Key_Medicinal_Plants.indd   54 26/02/16   4:43 pmOf the estimated 500,000 plants on our planet, it is thought that around 10,000 are used
regularly for medicinal purposes. The index of Key Medicinal Plants features 100 of the
best-known medicinal plants in Latin name order. Many are commonly available and widely
used in different herbal traditions around the world, for example German chamomile
(Chamomilla recutita, p. 77) and ginger ( Zingiber officinale, p. 155). Others, such as neem
(Azadirachta indica, p. 70), from Asia, are key herbs within their native region. A significant
proportion of these herbs have been well researched and most are excellent for home use.
Plant names
The Latin name given is the one by which the plant is most
generally known in medical herbalism. If the plant has a
Latin synonym, this is provided. The first part of the Latin
name designates the plant’s genus (sub-family). The second
part specifies the species name. In brackets after the Latin
name(s) comes the plant’s family name, the broader class
to which the genus belongs. The plant’s common name(s)
are beneath the family name. If more than one common
name is in popular use, they are listed in order of
importance. Where appropriate, the origins of common
names are given in brackets.
Habitat & Cultivation
Gives information on where the plant is indigenous, its
current distribution, how it is cultivated and harvested,
and any preferred growing conditions.
Related sPeCies
Provides cross-references and information on related
species that are used medicinally or are well known.
Key Constituents & Key aCtions
Lists the key active constituents and the key medicinal
actions of the plant on the body in order of importance.
Note For more information on plant constituents and
their actions, see pp. 10–16.
Resea RCH
Provides details of scientific research conducted into
the plant, its constituents, and its extracts, including
results of any clinical trials. If appropriate, includes herbal
practitioners’ observations of the plant’s known actions
and potential new medicinal uses for the herb.
tRaditional & CuRRent uses
Reveals how the plant was used medicinally in the past
and how it is used today in different herbal traditions.
Examines differences between traditional and current uses, and shows how scientific research is sometimes
confirming the validity of the traditional use and
sometimes uncovering completely new applications for
the herb. Note See Glossary  p. 321 for unfamiliar terms.
PaRts used
Illustrates the parts of the plant used medicinally.
Key PRePaRations &  tHeiR uses
Features key preparations with details of how they are
taken or applied. Gives cautions about using the herb as a
medicine and about the plant in general. States if the plant,
its constituents, or its extracts are legally restricted.
Note:  A self-help use is provided for many preparations.
Before attempting any self-help use, it is essential to read
the cautions and the information on pp. 290 & 298–299.
Cautions
Gives cautions about using the herb medicinally and about
the plant in general. States if the plant, its constituents, or
its extracts are legally restricted.
 QConsidered safe as a medicine but potentially harmful
if used inappropriately. Particular safety issues are listed.
Where a plant is listed as “Take only under professional
supervision,” it is not suitable for home use.
 RKnown to be toxic or unsafe as a medicine. Do not self-
medicate with these plants. Some plants with this symbol
may be safely prescribed by experienced healthcare
practitioners within a very narrow dosage range. At a
higher dose, such plants will be poisonous.
self-HelP uses
Cross-refers to self-help treatments in Remedies for
Common Ailments. Note:  Always read the cautions in Key
Preparations & Their Uses  and the information on pp. 290
& 298–299 before using any herb.key medicinal
plants
US_054-055_Key_Medicinal_Plants.indd   55 17/03/16   4:00 pm
56AchilleA  millefoliumkey medicinal plantsAchillea millefolium (Asteraceae)
Y arrow, MilfoilYarrow
A creeping perennial, growing to 3 ft (1 m), with white flower heads and finely divided leaves.
Habitat & Cultivation
Native to Europe and western Asia,
yarrow can be found growing wild
in temperate regions throughout the world, in meadows and along roadsides. The herb spreads via its roots, and the aerial parts are picked in summer when in flower.
Key Constituents
■ Volatile oil with variable
 content (linalool, camphor,   sabinene, azulene)
■ Sesquiterpene lactones
■ Flavonoids
■ Alkaloids (achilleine)
■ Triterpenes
■ Phytosterols
■ Tannins
Key Actions
■ Antispasmodic
■ Astringent
■ Bitter tonic
■ Increases sweating
■ Lowers blood pressure
■ Reduces fever
■ Mild diuretic and urinary antiseptic■ Stops internal bleeding
■ Promotes menstruation
■ Anti-inflammatory
Research
Despite its many uses and similarity to German chamomile (Chamomilla recutita, p. 77), yarrow has been poorly researched. The herb and its volatile oil have been shown to be anti-inflammatory; the azulenes are also antiallergenic. The sesquiterpene lactones are bitter and have antitumor activity. Achilleine and the flavonoids help arrest internal and external bleeding; the flavonoids
may be responsible for yarrow’s antispasmodic action. Laboratory studies indicate that yarrow dilates blood vessels, thereby lowering
blood pressure. It works, in part,  like conventional medicines known as ACE inhibitors, which are commonly prescribed for high blood pressure.
Traditional &
Current Uses
■ Healing wounds Achilles
reputedly used yarrow to heal wounds,
hence its botanical name. It has been used for this purpose for centuries, and in Scotland a traditional wound ointment was made from yarrow.
■ Gynecological herb Y arrow
helps regulate the menstrual cycle, reduces heavy menstrual bleeding, and eases period pain.
■ Other uses Combined with
other herbs, yarrow helps colds and flu. Its bitter tonic properties make it useful for weak digestion and colic.  It also helps hay fever, lowers high blood pressure, improves venous circulation, and tones varicose veins.Parts Used
Key Preparations & Their UsesY arrow is a native European plant, with a long history
as a wound healer. In classical times, it was known as  herba militaris, being used to staunch war wounds. It has long been taken as a strengthening bitter tonic, and all  kinds of bitter drinks have been made from it. Y arrow  helps recovery from colds and flu and is beneficial for  hay fever. It is also helpful for menstrual problems and circulatory disorders.
 QCautions May cause allergic reaction in rare cases. Use the essential
oil only under professional supervision. Do not take during pregnancy.Fresh leaves Flowers contain
volatile oil
Fresh aerial
parts
Dried aerial parts Aerial parts contain
flavonoids, which are thought to give yarrow its antispasmodic properties.
Essential oil extracted
from the flowers is
used by herbalists
to treat congestion.Tincture (to make, p. 292).
For indigestion, take  20 drops 3 times a day.Remedy For colds, mix equal  parts of yarrow, peppermint, and elderflower. Infuse 1 tsp with
3⁄4 cup (150 ml) water
for 10 minutes (see p. 291). T ake 3 times a day.Ya rrowPeppermint
Elderflower
Self-help Uses
■ Cleansing wounds, p. 304.
■ Colds & flu, p. 311.Yarrow was once known as “


. While
commonly found in the wild, it is also widely
cultivated as a salad herb. Watercress is best
gathered before it flowers in summer.
Parts Used  Aerial parts.
Constituents  Watercress contains
isothiocyanates and is rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, C,
and E, and minerals (especially iodine, iron, and
phosphorus). Allyl isothiocyanate has broad-spectrum
antibiotic activity. Research in the 1960s suggested
that watercress might have antitumor activity.
History & Folklore  Watercress has long been
valued as a food and medicinal plant. Xenophon, a
Greek general in the 5th century bce, attributed
other virtues to it, recommending the Persians to
feed it to their children to build up their strength. In European folk medicine, watercress has primarily
been considered a “blood-cleanser,” and was used
in former times as a spring tonic.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Watercress
provides excellent, easily digested nutrition. Its high
mineral and vitamin C content makes it particularly
suited for chronic ill health and convalescence. It
is thought to stimulate appetite, ease indigestion,
and counter mucus. A detoxifying herb and food,
watercress cleanses the liver, blood, kidneys,
and lungs.
Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae)
Catnip
Description  Downy, aromatic perennial growing
to 3 ft (1 m). Has heart-shaped, gray-green leaves
and whorls of white flowers with purple spots.
Habitat & Cultivation  Catnip is native to
Europe and naturalized in North America. It grows
in dry wayside places and in mountainous regions up
to altitudes of 5,000 ft (1,500 m). Catnip is gathered
when in flower in summer and autumn.
Parts Used  Aerial parts.
Catnip  helps to lower
fever by strongly
encouraging sweating.
Constituents  Catnip contains iridoids, tannins,
and volatile oil (mainly comprising alpha- and
beta-nepetalactone, citronellol, and geraniol).
History & Folklore  Pechey’s Compleat Herbal
(1694) describes catnip: “’Tis hot and dry. ’Tis
chiefly used for obstructions of the womb, for
barrenness, and to hasten delivery, and to help of the digestive and urinary systems. The essential oil
is strongly antiseptic and anti-mucus, and in Spain is
used to treat bronchial and lung infections.
Caution  Do not take the essential oil internally
except with professional advice.
Myrtle  was described by the
Greek physician Dioscorides
as “a friend to the stomach.”
US_224-245_Jasmine_Harmala.indd   239 26/02/16   12:47 pm
240NicotiaN a tabacumOther medicinal plantsexpectoration. ’Tis used outwardly in baths for
the womb, and the itch.” Catnip has an excitatory
effect on cats.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Catnip settles the
stomach, is sedative and, as it stimulates sweating, reduces fever. The herb’s pleasant taste and gentle action make it suitable for colds, flu, and fever in children, especially when mixed with elderflower (Sambucus nigra, p. 132) and sweetened with honey.
Catnip is markedly antiflatulent, helping to settle indigestion and colic. The herb is also useful in treating headaches related to digestive problems.  A tincture is beneficial as a friction rub for rheumatism and arthritis.
Self-help Use  Digestive infections, p. 305.of Asia and the Mediterranean region for its seeds and as a garden plant. The seeds are gathered once they are ripe.
Parts Used  Seeds.
Constituents  The seeds contain 40% fixed
oil, a saponin (melantin), alkaloids, and up to  1.4% volatile oil.
History & Folklore  Black cumin was found in
the tomb of Tutankhamun, but its role in ancient Egypt, medicinal or otherwise, is unknown. Dioscorides, a Greek physician of the 1st century ce, recorded that black cumin seeds were taken  to treat headaches, nasal congestion, toothache, and intestinal worms, and, in large quantities, as a diuretic, to promote menstrual periods, and to increase breast-milk production.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Like many
culinary herbs, black cumin seeds are beneficial for the digestive system, soothing stomach pain and spasms and easing gas, bloating, and colic. The seeds are also antiseptic and are used to treat intestinal worms, especially in children. Cumin seeds are much used in India to increase the production of breast milk.
Research Recent research indicates that
black cumin seed may prove useful in metabolic syndrome, a condition that typically involves raised cholesterol levels, raised blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes. The seeds are also antiviral and show promise in the treatment of chronic viral infections, such as hepatitis C.
Caution  Love-in-a-mist (N. damascena) should
not be used as a substitute for black cumin seeds.Nymphaea alba (Nymphaceae)
White Water Lily
Description  Perennial aquatic plant with deep
roots, plate-shaped leaves on long cylindrical stems, and large-petaled white flowers occasionally tinged with pink.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to Europe,
white water lily is found in ponds and in still water in lakes, rivers, and canals. The rhizome is gathered
in autumn.
Parts Used  Rhizome, flowers.
Constituents  The rhizome contains alkaloids
(nymphaeine and nupharine), resin, glycosides,  and tannins.
History & Folklore  According to the
17th-century herbalist Nicholas Culpeper, “The leaves do cool all inflammations … the syrup helpeth much to procure rest, and to settle the brains of frantic persons.”
White water lily flowers have a sedative effect, calming
nervous tension and anxiety.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  The rhizome
of the white water lily is astringent and antiseptic.
A decoction treats dysentery, or diarrhea due
to irritable bowel syndrome. White water lily has
also been employed to treat chronic bronchitis and kidney pain, and taken as a gargle for sore throats. The rhizome may be used to make a douche for vaginal soreness and discharge, or to make a poultice for boils and abscesses. White water lily flowers have long been reputed to reduce sexual drive. Their generally calming and sedative effect on the nervous system makes them useful in the treatment of insomnia, anxiety, and similar disorders of this nature.
Research  Studies suggest that white water lily
may, as has been claimed, act as an anaphrodisiac, diminishing sexual drive. The plant has been found to lower blood pressure in animals.
Related Species  The white pond lily (N. odorata)
is a close American relative used for much the same purposes. The rhizome of the white lotus (N. lotus), Nigella sativa (Ranunculaceae)
Black Cumin
Description  Annual herb growing to 1 ft
(30 cm). Has an upright branching stem, fine
deeply cut leaves, gray-blue flowers, and
toothed seedpods.
Habitat & Cultivation  Native to western
Asia, black cumin is grown throughout much  Notopterygium incisium
(Apiaceae)
Notopterygium Root,
Qiang Huo (Chinese)
Description  Carrot-family member with an
upright ridged stem, deeply cut leaves, and flowers
in dense clusters.
Habitat & Cultivation  Notopterygium root
is native to central and western China. The root is unearthed in spring or autumn.
Part Used  Root.
Constituents  Notopterygium root contains
furanocoumarins, sterols, and a volatile oil.
Medicinal Actions & Uses  Notopterygium
root is taken mainly for colds and chills, fevers, headache, general aches and pains, and malaise. The herb is warming and pungent, counters cold and damp conditions, and promotes sweating, especially in fevers. It is also prescribed for neck and back pain.
Caution  At high dosage notopterygium root
may cause vomiting.Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae)
Tobacco
Description  Annual or biennial plant growing
to 3 ft (1 m). Has an erect stem, large oval leaves, and pink or white flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation  Tobacco is native
to tropical America. It is now grown worldwide, chiefly for smoking tobacco but also as the source of an insecticide. Leaves for smoking are gathered, dried, and cured.
Parts Used  Leaves.
Constituents  Tobacco contains alkaloids (notably
nicotine) and a volatile oil. Nicotine is stimulant
and addictive.
History & Folklore  Even in 17th-century
England, opinions on smoking were sharply divided. King James I unsuccessfully tried to ban “a custome loathsome to the eye,


 is to turn your
degeneration into your regeneration.
*Chapter IV*
Body Detoxification
In reality, a person very rarely dies of cancer. It  is always starvation and toxicity. As the
malignant tumor grows it gives off waste products, which must be eliminated through the colon,
liver, kidneys, lungs and skin. These waste product s accumulate and gradually overburden the
body. Most persons then die of toxemia.
Before any disease can be cured, the waste products  and impurities must be cleansed from the
body. The sooner this is done, the sooner the body can begin repairing itself.  Dr. Kelley recommends that you begin the detoxifica tion process even before you have the
nutritional supplements in your possession. It is a bsolutely imperative that the patient carefully
follows the detoxification process after the supple ments begin stimulating the release of wastes
and debris.
Scientists have calculated that a person has betwee n 70 and 100 trillion cells in his or her body.
This means we have over 70 trillion "garbage cans" needing to be emptied. In our culture we
have not made allowances for, nor taught ourselves,  the proper techniques of emptying these
waste receptacles. It is no wonder that the people of our nation are so sick! Proper and thorough
detoxification is just as important as good nutriti on for anyone who has lived in the mainstream
of a modern technological civilization for 10 or mo re years, and especially for anyone who has
developed symptoms of a chronic degenerative diseas e.
The intensive program of concentrated nutrients out lined in this book will begin to make
nutritional factors available to the cells, which t hey may not have had for many years.
Consequently, cellular metabolism will speed up and  an increased amount of metabolic waste
will be dumped into the bloodstream. Most people’s organs of elimination do not function well
enough to handle this increase in waste. If it accu mulates in the bloodstream, one will not feel
well and the cells will not be able to utilize the fresh nutrients being provided by the nutritional
program.
When one eats food, it is digested in the mouth, st omach, and intestinal tract. In the intestinal
tract, the digested food is absorbed into the blood stream, which takes it close to each individual
cell. The food, along with oxygen, is transferred i nto the cell. In the cell, nutrients are
metabolized into energy, carbon dioxide, water, and  waste products of metabolism. It is the
accumulation of these wastes, which frequently inte rferes with normal functions of the cells.
Principal factors necessary for a pure bloodstream are pure air, pure water, pure food, and the
presence of oxygen brought in by exercise appropria te to your cardiovascular capacity.
As the cells produce metabolic debris, the blood ca rries it to the organs of detoxification. These
organs are the liver, kidneys, lungs, skin, many of  the mucous membranes, and the colon. If these
organs of detoxification are themselves filled with  debris, they of course cannot accept any more
toxins. In such a case, the blood cannot accept fur ther debris from the cells and, before long,
there are 70 to 100 trillion garbage cans completel y full. It is like the city dump being filled to
capacity and not accepting any more garbage trucks.  Then one’s home becomes overloaded with
garbage, which shortly interferes with normal funct ions of one’s household. Before long, the
entire community has become bogged down. "Clean blo od" then, acting as a highway for the
garbage trucks, is dependent upon the organs of det oxification.
The Master Gland of Detoxification
The liver is the major organ of detoxification, and  also the most stressed by our modern lifestyle.
One cannot live long without the heart, brain, kidn eys, or pancreas, yet it is proper liver function,
which prevents these organs from becoming diseased.  Here, in addition to metabolic wastes, is
where environmental contamination, food additives, and all other chemical pollutants are removed from the body. You should be just as much o r more concerned about the condition of
your liver as about the condition of your heart. If  you have had hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver,
infectious mononucleosis, or other liver damage, yo u should become very protective of this vital
organ. The intake of anything that places undue str ess on the liver should be eliminated entirely.
Such a list would include: chemicals of any kind; d rugs; synthetic foods; artificial food additives,
such as flavorings, colorings, preservatives, emuls ifiers, stabilizers, sweeteners; alcoholic
beverages; carbonated beverages; hair sprays; chemi cal deodorants; and reheated vegetable oils
used in frying, commercial pastries, and most fast foods. (Unrefined oils, or butter for sautéing,
can be used without creating peroxides and free rad icals, which are toxic to the liver.)
Major functions of this incredibly complex organ in clude:
• Metabolizing essential fats (cholesterol, triglycer ides, lipoproteins) and thus preventing
their accumulation in the bloodstream where they of ten form deposits on blood vessel
walls (atherosclerosis).
• Synthesizing the bulk of necessary blood proteins.
• Breaking down and eliminating most drugs and enviro nmental poisons.
• Secreting a fluid (bile) which stores in the gall b ladder or the enlarged bile duct and
empties into the small intestine.
The bile acts as a carrier for all liver wastes. It  is also essential for the proper digestion and
assimilation of fats and all fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamins A, D, E, K, lecithin, and
essential fatty acids. The gall bladder is a hollow  muscular organ which stores and concentrates
bile and is attached to the undersurface of the liv er. When a meal is eaten, especially if it
contains some fats or oils, the gall bladder is sti mulated to contract and should freely expel its
contents into the small intestine to emulsify fatty  nutrients for proper absorption, and to allow
poisonous wastes which the liver has removed from t he body to be eliminated through the
intestines.
Liver Congestion
Many people living in our society today, even those  in their teens, fail to have free, unobstructed
flow of bile from the liver and gall bladder in res ponse to food entering the small intestine.
Eating refined or processed foods, eating fresh foo d which is mineral deficient because it is
grown on depleted or chemically treated soil, lack of regular vigorous exercise, stress, multiple
distractions during meals, and many other unnatural  aspects of our lifestyle have combined to
alter the chemistry of bile so that formation of so lid particles from bile components is a
commonplace occurrence among Americans. These solid  particles remain in the gall bladder or
the base of the liver for many years and become pro gressively harder, sometimes calcifying into
"gallstones." Long before this occurs, however, met abolic problems are under way. When a
significant number of solid bile particles accumula te, the free flow of the gallbladder is
diminished, causing progressive stagnation and cong estion of the liver. The body begins to suffer
the effects of poor assimilation of fat-soluble nut rients, which may play a role in the
development of eczema, psoriasis, dry skin, falling  hair, tendonitis, night blindness,
accumulation of calcium in tissues, and sometimes p rostate enlargement in men. Hemorrhoids
due to blockage of the portal vein draining the liv er are often the result of this congestion. The Liver-Gallbladder Flush
The importance of cleansing the debris from the liv er and gall bladder, thus keeping the bile free
flowing, cannot be overemphasized. This can be effe ctively accomplished by doing the Liver-
Gall Bladder Flush (a form of which at one time was  widely used at the world famous Lahey
Clinic in Boston, MA), which is necessary even if o ne has had their gall bladder removed. The
four basic active principles in this procedure are:
A.  Apple juice (high in malic acid) or ortho-phosphori c acid, which acts as a solvent in the
bile to weaken adhesions between solid globules.
B.  Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate), taken by mouth and enema, which allows magnesium to
be absorbed into the bloodstream, relaxing smooth m uscles. Large solid particles which
otherwise might create spasms are able to pass thro ugh a relaxed bile duct.
C.  Olive oil, unrefined, which stimulates the gall bla dder and bile duct to contract
powerfully, thus expelling solid particles kept in storage for years.
D.  Coffee enemas, which consist of a coffee solution r etained in the colon. They activate the
liver to secrete its waste into the bile, enhancing  bile flow and further relaxing the bile
duct muscle.
The Liver-Gall Bladder Flush is one of the most imp ortant procedures for persons over 15 years
of age. If one is above 15 years of age and his or her physician gives approval, he or she should
do this the first week of Metabolic Medicine’s Canc er Cure Program,