 flakes. Avoid using this on surfaces that scratch
easily.Soda & Salt
-Baking Soda
-Coarse sea salt
-A damp sponge
-Vinegar (optional)1. Mix the baking soda and salt in a bowl at a 1-1 ratio, and dampen your
sponge. Dip it into the mixture and scrub, following up with a vinegar
rinse if you like. 276Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Abrasive CleanersY ou will need… DirectionsIt has always seemed a bit odd, in my opinion, to spray chemicals into
the air to ‘freshen’ it. To me, fresh air isn’t about crazy scents that make
a home smell overwhelmingly artificial. I like clean, pure, and simple. Of
course one of the best ways to keep air fresh is to clean regularly, but
no matter how much you do this, your house will still have a signature
odor-which you probably don’t notice since you become so used to it. I
have a lot of dogs coming through my house as fosters, not to mention
all the dirty saddle pads, muck boots, and horse blankets I schlep back
and forth from the barn. Needless to say, I fret a lot about how my
home smells to other people, so I find these air fresheners a particular
blessing.Air Fresheners
- The most natural way to freshen,
filter, and purify air is through
the use of plants. Truly. NASA
even went so far as to compile a
list of the best air-filtering plants
as part of the NASA Clean Air
Study. Plants use a process to
move chemicals in the air to their
roots. The leaves absorb certain
chemicals and impurities, and
transport them through plant
tissue into the roots. All of this
leaves (no pun intended) the
surrounding air clean and fresh. 277Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comTips & TroubleshootingBy simmering ingredients on a stovetop, you release their lovely scents into the air. The beauty of freshening air
this way is that you can come up with pretty much any combination of smells that you want to, at a very low cost. The downside, of course, is that you can’t leave your stove unattended and duck out for a quick shopping trip. Simmering Smells
1. Combine all of your ingredients on the stovetop in a pot and pour in 2-3 cups of water (or enough to cover
them) and bring to a boil. 2. Simmer for as long as you can be home and have an eye on the stove. When you are done, you can put
the ingredients and liquid in a jar and keep it in the fridge for up to 7 days to reuse. Have fun experimenting
with your own spices and oils, the above are just to give you some ideas. Honestly, if you wanted to keep it
simple, you could just throw some cinnamon sticks in and call it a day. 278Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Air FreshenerDirectionsY ou will need...
-1 sliced orange
-2 sliced lemons
-Several drops of lemon or orange
essential oil
-2-3 cups of waterFresh Citrus
Y ou will need...
-1-2 tablespoons of cloves
-5 cinnamon sticks
-1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
-Several drops of pine essential
oil
-2-3 cups of waterWinter Warmth
Y ou will need...
-Several drops of peppermint
essential oil
-A handful of fresh mint leaves
-1 sliced lime
-1-2 drops of eucalyptus essential
oil
-2-3 cups of waterPeppermint Twist279Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Air FreshenerI shy away from anything “aerosol” that you can buy in stores, but don’t mind it when I’ve made it myself! All you
need is essential oils, water, and a spray bottle-preferably one with a fine mist setting. To make any air freshener,
simply drip however many drops of essential oil you wish to use into a spray bottle, fill with water, shake, and
spray! Y ou can play around with whatever blends you want, but I’ve included some of my favorite below. Y our
mister bottle should be either PET plastic, or glass, so the essential oils do not degrade the container. Spray Air Freshener
1. Blend your essential oils and then pour them into your mister bottle. Fill the bottle with water. 2. Shake well before use and spray! If you are worried about it coming in contact with your skin, add 1
tablespoon of carrier oil-I have never had a problem with it personally. DirectionsY ou will need...
-5 drops of orange essential oil
-5 drops of lemon essential oil
-2 drops of lavender essential oil
-1 drop of rosemary essential oil
-A small mister bottle
-Fresh waterSummer Spritz
Y ou will need...
-1-2 tablespoons of cloves
-5 cinnamon sticks
-1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
-Several drops of pine essential
oil
-2-3 cups of waterCabin Fever
Y ou will need...
-Several drops of peppermint
essential oil
-A handful of fresh mint leaves
-1 sliced lime
-1-2 drops of eucalyptus essential
oil
-2-3 cups of waterRelaxing & WarmI love setting diffusers around the house and letting them slowly release their wonderful smell into the air. I like
that they last a lot longer than spray air fresheners, and I don’t feel like I am using too much at once, just to have
it dissipate. Oil diffusers work with a base oil, essential oils, and reeds. The base oil is what carries the scent of
the essential oils up the reeds and out into the air, and reeds are “sticks” that transport the aromatic oil. Y ou can
use whichever essential oils you like, but you will need safflower or sweet almond oil to work as the diffuser. These are the best because they are light oils, and travel up the reeds easily. If you don’t have any oil, you can
use water, but it will not last as long. Y ou also have to add at least a teaspoon of high proof alcohol, such as
vodka, to bind the essential oils to the water. As far as the jars go, choose a glass one that has a narrow neck
and wide base. I collectively refer to these as “squat jars.”Diffuser
-Several squat jars
-Reeds
-Essential oil/s of choice
-Base oil (safflower or sweet
almond)1. Fill the squat jar halfway full with your base oil, and then add in your
choice of essential oils. If you aren’t sure where to start, try equal parts
cedarwood and orange essential oil-a very uplifting blend! 2. Insert a reed and use it to stir the oils together. Add 3 or 4 more reeds
to get more scent traveling into the air. Change the reeds whenever
they become saturated, and check the oil every now and then to make
sure it still smells good. 3. Place these all around the house! Just make sure to keep them out of
reach of curious critters and children
280Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com Air FreshenerY ou will need… Directions281Copyright 2014 everydayroots.comEverybody needs that one trusty cleaner they can turn to for most jobs
around the house, and this is mine. It’s nothing miraculous, but it’s a
stead-fast little mixture, and I use it on all different surfaces-tile, wood,
you name it.All Purpose Cleaner
-Get a 2 gallon jug and mix up a
giant batch, keeping the ratios the
same. Store it under your sink and
re-fill your spray bottle as needed. In this case, don’t add any water. Simply add a 1-1 ratio of the
vinegar mix and water when you
do pour it into an individual bottle. -This is an acidic mixture. Test a
small patch of the surface you
are cleaning before using it over
everything. -This particularly good at getting
rid of soap scum build up. Tips & TroubleshootingFirst and foremost this contains vinegar (of course!) to act as the body of the cleaner, distilled water, and witch
hazel. The witch hazel makes a good cleaning substitute for rubbing alcohol, disinfecting but gentle. Finally
there’s lemon essential oil to add grease cutting power, and tea tree oil for an extra antibacterial kick.All Purpose Cleaner
-1 cup of white distilled vinegar
-1 cup of fresh filtered or
distilled water
-15-20 drops of lemon
essential oil
-1/2 cup of witch hazel
-5-10 drops of eucalyptus or
tea tree essential oil
-A spray bottle1. Add your essential oil to your spray bottle and then pour in vinegar,
water, and witch hazel. Shake well before each use. If you are cleaning
a particularly stubborn spot, let it sit for 5-10 minutes first. It is safe to
leave this out with water in it for 3 weeks. It could probably go longer
because of the vinegar, but I don’t want to risk the nasties growing. If
you make a large batch in advance, don’t add the water until you pour it
into your spray bottle so you can use it all up in time. 282Copyright 2014 everydayroots.com All Purpose CleanerY ou


 on the directions of potential gradients in
the tissues and the amount and quality of transportable
permeable and nonpermeable ions. In this way it can
be understood that an autolytic electronegative phase
is able to attract permeable cations, i.e., calcium and
magnesium. Combinat ion of these two ions with phos
phate and carbonic ions in the autolytic tissue should
eventually lead to the intratumoural precipitation of
calcium dnd magr1esium phosphate and carbonate, which
are the main constituents in calcified, previously in·
jured tissue. Healed granulomas of infectious origin in
the lung commonly contain calcification, radiographi
cally demonstrable in vivo. Pulmonary neoplasms oc
casionally contain foci of microcalcilication, practicall y
always invisible to clinical radiography but demonstra ·
ble histologically. The ptesence of "A" and "B" ~ones, rad.iatjog
structures, circular displacements of tissue structures,
arches and arcades, lamellae and retraction pockets
(Chapter III) consequently do not indicate that the
underlying pathologic process is malignant or benign. Nonspecific processes of degradation, however, such
as bleeding, necrosis, or infection, are very common in
malignant tumours. These degrading processes may
induce any one or several of the above-listed eight
structural changes, which should always raise clinical
suspicion of possible malignanc y. As will be shown in
the next chapter, the same reasoning also applies to the
occurrence of pathological ductal and vascular struc
tures. The spontaneous accumulation of granulocytes in
injured tissue and around the anode in experimental
electrophoretic polarization of tissue has also been
described (Chapter XIV). Because granulocytes are
electronegative, in an electric field they must move to
the anode. The proposed vascular-interSiitial closed cir
cuit (V ICC) can then explain the aurae~wn of granulo
cytes as an eleccrophoretic process in a locally polarizing
tissue. This process is a further example of biological
effects which can be produced in tissue under the
influence of an activated BCEC. Already at relatively
low levels of applied potential, e.g., 1-2 V, granulo·
cytes are attracted extensively around the anode. When potential differences arc relatively high, e.g.,
5-10 V, the attracted granuloq~es are to a large extent
destroyed. So-called chemotacric movemem of white blood cells
toward bacteria and necrotic cell mat<rial has trad.i
tionally been described as induced by "chemical sig·
nals" (1, 2, 5). Neither such signals nor the actual
forces which stimulate the white cells to move have
been adequately defined so far. It is here suggested
thattlu accumuhuwn of granulocytes in acute tissue injury
may be explained as electrophoretic transport of d1ese
electronegative cells to the region of an electropositive f~eld
in a BCEC. Once the white blood cells have crossed
the capillary membranes and entered the interstitial
tissue spaces, the cells can hardly be anticipated to
take the same way back to the blood stream after the
polarity of the pathologi c process is eventuall y re
versed. This process is again an example of the influ
ence of a matrix in the transformation of tissue. In
addition, a mechanism of interaction between blood flow
and electric fields has been described, which is capable of
accumularing granulocytes around an elecrrmtegative focus
of a VICC. Whatever the further background mechanisms may
be behind the local attraction of white blood cells out
of the blood stream, it appears possible now to utilize
for rherapy tlu proposed electrophoretic mechanisms of
allraction. Under fluoroscopic control, tiny platinum
electrodes can C'dSily be inserted percutaneously into
Corona structures in the lung 201 tissue. Electric potential differences of suitable magni
tude, duration and polarity can then be applied be
tween the electrodes to attract large numbers of white
blOod cells into the diseased r<gion. C<>rrespondingly,
electrophoretic transport and destruction of microor
ganisms can be obtained against the anode (bacteria
are reported to carry a surplus of electronegative
charges, except Spirochaeta pailida, which is electro
positive). Four weeks after utificial electrophoretic
treatment of lung tissue in a do.g (Chapter XIV), scars
were found at the previous sites of the anode and
cathode. "Inflammatory " reactions were evident in
the surrounding tissue. Granulocytes at this time were
not present; lymphocytes were seen at the previous
sites of electroposit ive electrodes. Cavitation was also
noted around the electrodes, residual from the me
chanical effects of gas produced electrochemically
from transformed tissue around the electrodes. Because different chemical agents can carry a net
surplus of electric charges, they may potentially be
attracted to locally diseased tissue in order to· affect
beneficially a pathologic process. This proposed prin
ciple was initially tested experimentally with Evans
blue (Chapter XIV). This compound accumula ted,
well visible, in vivo in the tissue around the cathode. The therapeutic possibilities of electrochemical attrac
tion appear to warrant further study. Morphologic changes have also been observed in
individual red blood ce/Js (page 180). In the electric
field the transport of material over the cell membranes
is evidently altered in different ways around the anode
and cathode. The mechanisms of these changes seem
to offer possibilities for studies of the function of cell
membranes themselves. The existence of a BCEC allows ionic transports
among adjacen1 polarizing tissue regions or organs. The
BCEC may be involved i11 embryonic development of
structures, including membranes and qrgan capsules. How membrane structures develop is still poorly un
derstood and has been a subject of intense discussions
in the past (4, 8, 10, 11). Structures developing as
polarization products over a Jl.CEC offer a proposed
mechanism which can easily be simulated in vivo. These first IS chapters have presented lines of dis-
202 Corona structures in the lung covery arising from the original radiologic observation
of corona structures around pulmonary tumours. It is now
apparent that most of these structures can be explained
as products of physicochemical polarization over a BCEC. In fact, we seem here to have encountered a basic
biokinetic mechanism of healing, structuring and
function of tissue. The next chapter extends these tines
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 of which  "I AM"
speaking;  and  My  Own  Infinite  Intelligence,  by which
"I AM"  flashing  These  Words  to this Good  Brother,  which
he repeats  to you. You  have  become  a Part  of That  Self—
Myself! Do you  think  you  would  ever  get away  from  Me? Think  of it! You  cannot  escape  now! Some  who  think  they
might,  will  find  that  is a mistake. So Dear  Ones,  in the Glory  of your  privilege,  go forth
in the Full  Power  of Joy  and  the Consciousness  of your
Ability;  to call forth  from  your  Presence  This  Mighty  Free-
dom  and  Limitless  Activity  of Itself. Ask  It, to silence  your
human  forever;  to hold  it bound  and  in obedience  to the
Great  Law  of Life! Let  the Power  of your  Presence  flood
your  world  to alone  act in your  world,  keeping  it Free
from  human  qualification  of any  kind. If you  will  do that,
Precious  Ones,  in so short  a time,  you  will  begin  to feel
This  Power  releasing  from  the Light  within  you;  which
will positively  give  you  all the Courage,  Confidence  and
Freedom  in Its Perfection  which  every  Heart  in the World
craves. So, tonight,  in My  Closing  Words,  I call  your  "Beloved
Mighty  I Am  Presence"  to take  command  of each  mind
and body;  silence  your  human  qualities;  and  cause  them  to
remain  silent  and  obedient  to the Great  Light  within  your
Heart! I call  That  Light  to take  Its Command;  to hold  Its 52 THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
Dominion  and  to produce  Its Perfection  in you  and  your
world! Then,  you  become  a Pillar  of Light,  thru  which  the
Power  of the "I AM  Presence"  pours  forth  Its Radiance,
into your  environment  everywhere. The Glory  of Our  Light  will  cause  people  to come  to
you and  inquire  of the Glory,  of the Peace  and  the Love
which  radiates  from  you! Then,  will  be your  opportunity
to explain  to them  the Knowledge  of the Presence  and  the
Chart;  which  gives  them  an Eye-picture  and  is a Powerful
Means  of their  quickly  entering  into  the Full  Conscious-
ness of their  Presence;  and  the  Perfection  which  It will
bring  forth  thru  them. It is not a matter  of can It, or will  It
do so; but It does  do so! The  Light  of your  Being,  the Light
of the "Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  compels  It to go forth;  as
you understand  and  harmonize  your  feeling  enough;  and
stop the qualification  of that  mighty  Pure  Perfect  Energy
which  stands  ever  ready  and  waiting,  to flood  you and  your
world  with  Its Glory  and  Freedom  from  all limitations! Then  you  arise  into  your  Ascension! DISCOURSE  VI
May  4,1937
NEW  YORK  CITY,  N. Y.
Beloved  Children  of Earth,  your  Pilgrimage  is fast draw-
ing to a close;  and  out of That  Light  from  which  you  came,
is flowing  forth  your  Victory. Can  you  with  Me compre-
hend  for a few moments,  the Light  from  which  you  came ? The Light  which  is every  moment  beating  your  Heart;
Out of That  Great  Fire-Breath  of God,  came  your  Individ-
ualization. The  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  projected  your
Higher  Mental  Body,  then  the Ray  by which  your  human
form  came  into  being! Contemplate  with  Me This  Mighty
Reality  and  no longer  feel  yourselves  separate  from  that
Great  Light  which  gives  you  Life! That  is your  Life! That
is your  Intelligence  and  Power! We, who  know  so well  the Great  Freedom,  which  comes
alone  from  the Light;  We  who  have  It, because  We have
It, We know  you can too! Will  you  not enter  into  Our  Open
Door,  thru  which  Beloved  Saint  Germain  has invited  you  to
come;  and  no longer  dwell  upon  the fragments  of human
creations ? Can  you  bear  it Oh,  Beloved  Children,  to face
the Truth:  and  know  the fragments  of Life  which  you  are
ordinarily  using,  are but the farthest  outer  covering  of the
Light;  which  is your  Perfection,  into  which  you  may  enter,
if you  will,  in the  Acknowledgment  of your  Presence,
53 54 THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
which  is All-Wise,  All-Powerful,  and  Whose  Light  fills  the
Earth? Do not  let your  attention  go astray  longer,  for in your
attention  to the  Presence,  comes  your  Eternal  Release. There  is naught  else  to set you  Free! Once  you  can  hold
yourself  firm  to your  Presence,  acknowledging  It, calling  It
into action,  then  quickly  comes  your  Release  and  Freedom! We, who  have  attained  the Victory,  know  all your  Re-
quirements,  perhaps  far better  than  you  could  even  imag-
ine. When  We  say to you,  We know  your  Victory  is CER-
TAIN,  can you  not accept  It and  let the Quality  which  We
are knowing  for you,  enter  in and  perform  Its Perfect  Serv-
ice for you ? It seems  to Me It is quite  practical,  quite  logical. Your  teacher  who  taught  you  mathematics,  who  taught
you English,  had  attained  such  knowledge  up to that  point,
wherein  he or she was  your  teacher. Today,  We who  have
attained  Freedom  offer  Our  Services  to you;  because  We
have  attained! Then  you  should  be as open  to This  Help  a
far more  Transcendent  Privilege,  than  you  were  to your
teacher  in the schools  of the physical  world. It is all quite  as practical;  still  It is Transcendent,  It is
Unusual! Try  to feel This,  Beloved  Ones,  and  no longer  let
human  concepts  cause  you  to doubt  again  and  fear. If
someone  came  to you  and  said,  there  was  something  won-
derful,  marvelous,  over  here  in one  of your  magnificent
buildings—would  you  hesitate  to go and  see for yourself,
what  it was  and  that  it was  there ? Would  you  disbelieve
someone  and  think  that  Chicago  was  not in existence;  be-DISCOURSE  VIII  55
cause  you  had  not been  there,  or in Los  Angeles ? Do you
not see how  inconsistent  the human  intellect  is? It joyously,
willingly  accepts  some  things  and  rebels  tremendously  at
others;  most  of the time  at the things  which  would  give  it
the Greatest  Freedom. Beloved  Saint  Germain  has  brought  to you  This  Tran-
scendent  Knowledge  of the "I AM"—every  Word  of which
is True,  Vital,  Living,  Powerful! It is your  Freedom! The
Messengers  have  pled  with  you,  offering  so kindly  every
angle  of Explanation;  which  will  enable  you  to compre-
hend  and  understand,  that  It is your  Application  in your
attention  to the "Mighty  I AM  Presence,"  which  compels
your  Freedom. Notice


  to render
This  Service ? All you  are or ever  hope  to be, depends  upon  your  ac-
ceptance  of This  Light,  your  own  "Beloved  Mighty  I AM
Presence";  and  your  willingness  to apply  the Law  set before
you. In the comfort  of your  own  city,  I have  brought  to
you, that  for which  mankind  has  searched  for centuries. Many  of you  I see appreciate  it greatly;  therefore,  to you
be the Freedom  of Life! Beloved  Ones,  in all which  exists  upon  This  Earth  or
within  the human  octave,  there  is not one  thing  of impor-
tance  except  your  Life. You  have  given  authority  and  power
without  limit,  to everything  in the world  but  your  own
Life! Then,  you  wonder  why  you  are not Free,  or why
you are in distress  and  limitation. Do you  not see,  as you
have  looked  upon  human  creation,  you  thought  it was  the
authority  and  power;  giving  it your  Life,  to send  back  its
discord,  limitations  and  distress  to act in your  world ? Look  how  quickly  the whole  world  of the Messengers
reversed,  when  they  began  to refuse  acceptance  of the hu-
man  creation  and  outer  appearance  in their  world. When 3I6 THE  "/ DISCOURSES
they called  the Great  Presence  of Life  into  action,  see how
quickly  they  were  Free;  and  doing  that  which  no one  of
mankind  has ever  done  before;  calling  forth  the Power  of
Light  to supply  and serve  them,  and It has not failed! Ladies  and  gentlemen,  in your  business  association,  if
you would  call  forth  the Power  of Light,  knowing  and
accepting  your  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"—as  the only  act-
ing Intelligence  in the world  of business;  you  would  see
how  quickly  you  would  reverse  all discordant  conditions
which  have  ever  been. You  would  charge  all those  activities
with  the Power  of Light,  which  knows  no opposite. It is
Invincible  in Its Onward  Movement,  toward  the Expand-
ing Perfection  which  It is; for It carries  away  every  discord,
drawing  it in and  dissolving  it, so far as your  individual
world  is concerned. You do not have  to be failures;  you  do not have  to be
subject  to the conditions  you  see about  you! If a thousand
people  were  in distress  about  you,  and you stood  alone  with
your  own  God  Presence,  the "Mighty  I AM,"  your  world
would  be filled  with  Happiness,  Supply  and Free  from  the
surrounding  conditions,  no matter  what  they  were! That  is why  I say to you tonight,  earnest,  sincere,  Beloved
Students  of the "I AM":  Never  again  listen  to silly  human
gossip  which  says  to you:  "Why  don't  you apply  the Law" ? Because  that  sinister  thing  wants  to discourage  you. When
you have  proven  the Law,  which  you  will,  if you  don't  lis-
ten to human  gossip;  then  turn  and  hold  steadfast  to your
Presence;  and  one day,  those  critical  Individuals  will  crawl DISCOURSE  XXII  317
around  like  a whining  dog  at your  heels  and  say:  "Help
me"! We have  seen  it done  time  and  again! Some  who  have  hated  and  condemned  the Messengers,
have  been  compelled  to call to them  for help;  and  the Mes-
sengers  were  kind  enough  to give  it, after  the greatest  and
fiercest  condemnation. That  is the Power  of Divine  Love
which  they  exert! That  is the Power  of Divine  Love  in the
Blessing  they  send  forth  to mankind! That  is the Blessing
which  all mankind  should  be giving  to each  other;  and
as you pour  the Ascended  Masters'  Divine  Love,  Blessings
and Kindness  to each  other,  the Presence  and  Power  of
Light,  will  flood  you and  your  world  with  all the Perfec-
tion which  It holds  for you. Remember,  as that  description  was  read  to you  tonight,
of My Service  to the Children,  with  all the Love  and  Kind-
ness of My Heart,  I say:  "Remember  'I AM'  THAT  Same
Being  rendering  you a little  less Powerful  Service;  for in the
numbers  here  who  are unprepared,  I cannot  do the same
thing  fully  which  I did for Bob  and Rex,  Nada  and  Pearl
and Those  who  were  there! I can and  have  started  into  ac-
tion in your  world,  the same  Great  Light,  the same  Mighty
Activity,  which  according  to your  great  Love,  kindness  and
acceptance,  will  go on, and  on, and  on; in Its action  of the
Freeing,  Purifying,  Cleansing  Power  within  you  and  your
world. Then,  one  day  not so long  hence,  you  will  begin
to see the Result  of that Purification  and of the Out-pouring
of the Light  of God,  the 'Mighty  I AM.'" Each  day,  It will  surge  forth  more  and  more  powerfully 3o4  THE  "I AM"  DISCOURSES
thru your  body,  thru  your  feeling  world;  and  you will  then
see the Greater  Harmony  moving  before  you. That  which
had disturbed  you  and  Individuals  who  had  obstructed
your  way,  will  move  out of your  world;  and  the Presence
of Life  will  move  forward,  producing  the Victory  of Light
for you! I commend  you,  tonight,  to the Full  Glory  of God,  your
"Mighty  I AM  Presence.,,  May  Its Full  Power  of Action
take command  of your  mind  and  body,  your  world  of ac-
tion and  produce  Its Perfection  and  hold  Its Dominion
there. I call  to the Higher  Mental  Body  of each  one,  to stand
guard;  and  see you  are wholly  receptive  to the Power  of
your  Presence;  and  that  you earnestly  make  the Call  which
will enable  Its Great  Power  of Life,  to surge  forth  and  give
you the Blessings  which  everybody  in embodiment  craves
to have,  even  the scoffers;  even  the doubters! When  they  are
alone  within  their  own  chambers  or upon  their  beds  of
straw,  they  will  see that  their  scoffing  and  their  doubt
placed  them  on the bed of straw  and  privation. It does  not
pay to scoff  at Life! It does  not pay to criticize  and condemn
the Power  of Light  which  is offered;  for one  day,  man-
kind  will  want  It and  It will  be absent! Beloved  Ones,  in pleading  with  you  to enter  into  the
Full Activity  of Life;  and  give  the co-operation  and  obedi-
ence,  which  are necessary  for the Greater  Release,  will  you
not give  that  obedience  joyfully  and  willingly? I know  all
of you sincere  students  of the "I AM,"  will  gladly. DISCOURSE  XXII  319
Stand  unyielding  in the Great  Presence  of your  Life! In
commending  you into  the Hands  of the Mighty  Activity  of
that Great  Presence  tonight,  and  in speaking  to your
Higher  Mental  Bodies,  I say:  "Bless  these  children


 a culture  where lightbulbs, computer
screens, and stressful schedules make it difficult to find a reason to switch
off, the study claims that between 35% and 50% of adults worldwide show
symptoms of insomnia.15 Many cases of insomnia are thought to be theresult of hyper -arousal, a disorder that is present during both day and
night.16
As well as the cost to health, there are practical concerns regarding this
chronic sleep deprivation. Around 109,000 road traffic collisions resulting
in injury and 6,400 fatal crashes occur every year in the United States
because of a drowsy driver.17 Sleep deprivation costs the US economy $411
billion annually due to poor productivity and sick leave.18 Approximately
4% of Americans take prescribed hypnotic sleep aids,19 drugs that, along
with a wealth of unpleasant and unhealthy side ef fects, can be habit-forming
and cause disturbed sleep patterns.20
The authors of the 2019 insomn ia study suggest that slow breath ing can
be used along with sleep hygiene techniques to reverse disturbed sleep, and
this may provide a more desirable and effective long-term solut ion than the
over prescription of hypnotic drugs. To explain the effects of slow breathing
on insomnia, the study investiga tes the origins of the disorder in the context
of “evolutionary  mismatch.” This is a term to describe diseases that result
from evolved characteristics that were beneficial to our ancestors but due to
the pace of change in the human environment and lifestyl e, are now
maladaptive1. It has been suggested that insomnia is one such disorder. The
study’ s authors propose that a significant proportion of insomnia cases may
be due to a chronically overacti ve sympathetic nervous system  (SNS) or a
depressed paras ympathetic nervous system (PNS). This autonomic hyper -
arousal can be counteracted with slow, diaphragmatic breathing practice. As
the slow-wave sleep state promotes parasympathetic tone,21 a regular cycle
of healthy sleep stabilizes the autonomic nervous system (ANS), bringing
the body back into a calmer state. Slow breathing also causes the body to produce melatonin.22 This is an
essential sleep-inducing hormone that has been proven to improve vagal
tone and inhibit the activation of the SNS.23 Melatonin levels are lower in
people with insomnia and even further depleted in chronic insomnia,
indicating that the longer the sleep disorder is present, the more severe it
becomes.24
This can create a vicious cycle of worsening insomnia in which stress
increases, perpetuating hyperarousal of the SNS. New research also
suggests that slow breathing may help orchestrate oscillatory brain activity,providing a mechanism to alter brain waves. This has implicat ions for the
potential modulation of brain activity to promote sleep.1
The researchers behind this extensive study conclude that slow
breathing to regulate the ANS  may be a more effective way to combat
insomnia than the prevailing “standard care” pharmaceutical interventions. There is still limited research into the use of slow, deep breathin g, although
significant evidence points to its efficacy in treating insomnia. The paper ’s
authors express the hope that their work will inspire more investigation into
the effectiveness of slow breathing in relieving hyperarousa l and thus
treating insomnia. There is a strong connection between insomnia and menta l health
disorders, includ ing depression. It is quite normal for people suffering from
depression to experience const ant fatigue. While there is no doubt that
depression contr ibutes to feelings of tiredness and exhaustion, the question
arises: Could it also be that poor quality sleep arising from  insomnia,
snoring, or sleep apnea may contribute to both depression and fatigue? In
answer to this, I cannot help but think of a young woman in her early
thirties who attended my clinic seeking relief from depression. She looked
totally washed out. When I asked her how she felt upon waking up, she told
me that she was exhausted most mornings. I asked whether her doctor, or
any doctor in the past, had ever referred her for a sleep study, and she
answered, “No.”  It seems obviou s to me that there may be many people in a
similar situation. The bottom line is, if you are feeling constantly tired, it is
likely that your sleep quality is poor. Research has shown that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can contribute
to the development of depression.25,26 Up to 67% of people with OSA also
experience insomnia, and depression scores are higher in individuals
presenting with both insomnia and OSA.25,26 This means that people with
sleep apnea may be at higher risk of depression because of the comorbid
insomnia symptoms. It makes sense, then, that some patients with a primary
diagnosis of depression should also be considered for a sleep study. The diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorder include daytime fatigue,
irritability, and difficulty concen trating. These are often the symptoms that
prompt patients to seek treatment for their mental health. They are also all
well-known consequences of both depression and OSA.25 When symptomsare similar across several conditions, a little more investigation is needed to
determine the root cause. There is a direct interplay between breathing, the emotions, and sleep:
• If your breathing patterns are poor, mood regulation, and sleep will be poor. • If sleep quality is inadequate, the emotions are unbalanced, you feel tired and
anxious, and breathing is dysfunctional. • If the emotions are high, you may have dif ficulty falling asleep or suf fer from
insomnia, and breathing will be fast, in the upper chest and ef fortful. Poor breathing is closely linked with stress and anxiety and increases
the risk of SDB. This is one reason why people with asthma are also more
likely to experience higher levels of anxiety and fatigue. Another factor that contributes to insomnia is fast breathing during
wakefulness.27 This means that, if you breathe  too fast, you are more likely
to be aroused from sleep. In a 2017 paper published in Science, researchers
identified a neural circuit within a brainstem region called the pre-Bötzinger
complex, a part of the brain that may be responsible for generating
respiratory rhyth m in mammals.28 They suggest that this neural circuit may
have evolved as a defense mech anism, “mobilizing the animal in the face of
rapid, irregular, or labored breat hing.” The researchers point to the fact that
fast, irregular breathing increase s alertness and can cause panic and anxiety
in humans27. Simila rly, increased activity  in the area of the brain
responsible for respiratory rhythms, hyperventilation, and sighing appears
to trigger arousal during sleep.27 This contrasts with the practic e of slow,
conscious, contr olled breathing, which is known to promote relaxation via
the PNS and is ef fective in treating stress disorders.27
This would seem to tie in with the theory that insomnia may be caused
by hyperarousal during wakefulness, and that an overactive sympathetic
nervous system may contribute to the problem. An earlier study from 1992
supports the theory that hyperventilation or “increasing ventilation”
prompts arousal from sleep, regardless of the stimulus that causes the
increase in breathing.29 Insomnia is a widespread problem not adequately
resolved by doctors and generall y addressed with medication. Knowing that
fast breathing and hyperventilation causes us to wake from sleep can be key
for people with insomnia and sleep apnea.Light, disturbed sleep leads to feelings of lethar gy, decreased
productivity, and heightened stress levels.30 In terms of physical well-being,
researchers have consistently reported a relationship between poor sleep
and high blood pressure, a connection that may be explained by the
physiological load that insuf ficient sleep adds to the nervous system31. Ultimately, poor sleep results in a reduced quality of life. The good news is
that disturbed or inadequate sleep is frequently connected to the way you
breathe at night, and that is something I can help you change. DOES COUNTING SHEEP HELP? Insomnia can manifest in two different ways: difficulty falling asleep and
waking suddenly after four or five hours’ sleep. If you struggle to get to sleep, practice Breathe Light  exercises during
the day. Exercise only with your mouth closed and improve your BOL T
score to over 20 seconds. Just before you intend to sleep, practice Breathe
Light  to create a tolerable feeling of air hunger for 15 minute s. Use
MyoT ape to ensure nasal breathing during sleep. If you wake after a few hours’ sleep, this may be due to heavy  snoring
or sleep apnea. If your airways narrow sufficiently during sleep to create an
increase of negative pressure and a buildup of carbon dioxi de, you are
likely to wake. The techniques in this book can be very helpful for snoring
and sleep apnea and for preventing this type of insomnia. Once you are awake, it can be very challenging to get back to sleep. The
mind is sufficiently alert to wander, but too groggy to get you out of bed. You can end up lying there for hours, worrying about how tired you will be
when you eventually have to get up in the morning. In both types of insomnia, the practice of “counting sheep” has
historically been  considered helpful. The idea is to count one imaginary
sheep after another


 THE V AGUS NER VE CONNECTION T O EPILEPSY
Electronic stimulation of the vagus nerve using implanted devices has been
used in the treatment of epilepsy and depression for several decades. 80
More recently, noninvasive devices have been developed. As we discovered
in Chapter Four, vagal stimulation can also be achieved naturally by
practicing a breathing rate of six breaths per minute. The vagus nerve  innervates a wide range of organs, but its function can
be most  easily assessed in relation to the rhythm of the heart. Heart rate
variability (HRV) is indicative of vagal tone. As we know, low vagal tone
correlates with lower parasympa thetic activity and is linked to a wide range
of mental and physical conditions and early mortality. 80
People with epilepsy, particular ly those whose seizure control is poor,
have lower vagal tone, leading researchers in a 2017 study to theorize that
natural stimulation of the vagus nerve might improve seizure control. 80
Interestingly, the most common self-reported seizure trigger for people with
epilepsy is stress, a fact that points to an autonomic imbalance. 81 The paper
discusses three natural methods for increasing HRV and parasympathetic
tone—stress reduction, nutrition, and exercise—but does not mention the
relationship between slow diaph ragmatic breathing and vagal tone. None of
the three suggestions mentioned  in the study were found to reduce seizures. But the researchers do report that patients have been known to experience
increased vagal tone and a subsequent reduction in seizures by listening to
music by Mozart. 80 Equally, as already discussed, slow breathing has beenfound to reduce the onset and duration of seizures. This may have some
relation to activation of the parasympathetic nervous system as well as
counteracting the biochemical effects of hyperventilation. The study
concludes that much more work is needed to examine the impact of the
various methods for optimizing HR V on seizure occurrence. Vagus nerve stimulation is widely used to treat patients over the age of
12 years who have refractory epilepsy. 82 A retrospective  study published in
2007 examined the data to find out whether the procedure had any adverse
implications for younger children. Scientists reviewed statistics for 26
children, aged between 3 and 17 years, who had been treated with vagus
nerve stimulation implants between 1998 and 2004. The children
predominantly suffered with symptomatic-generalized epilepsy. Seventy-
seven percent presented with moderate to severe intellectual disability, and
65 had more than 30 seizures every month. The duration of treatment in the
studied children ranged from one month to eight years. After treatment,  frequency of seizures reduced more than 50% in 54%
of the children. Two became seizure-free, 23% experienced seizure
reduction of less than 50%, and four developed the ability to end seizures
using the implan t. OSA was found in four of the children after placement of
the implant. 82 The study concluded that vagus nerve stimulation is an
effective treatment for childre n with refractory epilepsy but that an
overnight sleep study should be used to identify patients with preexisting
OSA before the device is implanted. 82
A small study of adults also made the connection between vagus nerve
stimulation and SDB in epileptic patients. 83 The 2020 paper followed three
cases representative of SDB brought on by vagal activity in refractory
epilepsy. Of the three participa nts, two had sleep apnea and the third a
condition called stridor, which presents as a high-pitched wheezing. This
paper drew the same conclusion, as the 2007 study involving children, that
given the high incidence of OSA in people with refractory epilep sy, patients
should be screened for SDB before being treated with a vagus nerve
stimulation implant. However, researchers also suggest that SDB is a rare
complication of vagus nerve stimulation and, where sleep apnea occurs, it
must be investigated alongside data regarding the firing of the nerve
stimulator. A more recent study looked at the outcome of vagus nerve stimulation
treatment in terms of HRV and electrocardiogram (ECG) readings in
patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. 84 Participants were 32 patients who
had received vagus nerve stimulation implants at the same hospital, and 32
healthy age- and gender -matched controls. Researchers found that those
people who failed to respond to vagus nerve stimulation—defined as having
less than a 50% seizure reduction one year after treatment—had
significantly lower preoperative vagal tone than those who responded well
to the treatment. In simple terms, patients whose parasympathetic tone was
worse received less benefit from the treatment. This would indic ate that it is
possible to predict the level of seizure reduction after treatment. 84 It would
also suggest that patients who are able to improve their vagal tone,
something it is possible to do using breathing exercises, would gain more
benefit from the vagus nerve stimulation implant in terms of relief from
epilepsy symptoms. A 2018 study evaluated the effects of vagus nerve stimulation on HRV
in 20 epilepti c children. 85 Researchers also investigated whether
antiepileptic drugs had any negative impact on HRV. Prior to treatment with
vagus nerve stimulation, all of the children showed increased heart rates,
less variability in heart rate, and more extreme frequency readings (whether
low or high) than children in a control group. “Remarkable” improvement
was seen after six months of treatment, but this did not continue
incrementally, and no further changes were seen after 12 months. HRV was
still markedly lower than in healthy children. Base levels of HRV were also
found to be further reduced in patients who had lived with epilepsy for
longer and those in whom epileptic focus was localized—where partial
seizures arise from one part of the brain, such as the temporal lobe. When a child has epilepsy, the autonomic nervous system is heavily
balanced toward the sympathetic branch. Although vagus nerve stimulation
seems to offer substantial benefits in the short term, increasing vagal tone
and redressing the balance with the parasympathetic nervous system, HRV
remained lower than in healthy children, even after long-term treatment. The researchers concluded that, while factors including epilepsy duration,
age, epileptic focus, medicatio n, and seizure frequency may all lead toreduced HRV, epilepsy itself may contribute to impaired autonomic
regulation of the cardiovascular system. 85
It is worth noting that a vagus nerve stimulation implant, while it
activates the parasympathetic branch of the ANS, does not address the
biochemical influence of CO2 or the effects of dysfunctional breathing. The
study does not record whether children were examined for signs of chronic
hyperventilation, which plays a key role in seizure onset, frequency, and
duration. Unlike the implant, the breathing exercises in this book can be
used to naturally stimulate the vagus nerve while simultaneously
rebalancing blood gases and addressing underlying breath ing pattern
disorders. EPILEPSY AND MIGRAINE: IS THERE A LINK. In the 1999 book Breathe Well, Be Well, Robert Fried explains that, in
general, medical practitioners are largely unaware of the role
hyperventilation plays in many common disorders. 33 Fried lists cond itions,
including hypertension, migraine, chronic muscle fatigue, idiopathic
epilepsy, stress, headaches, panic attacks, and depression. Even though
medical educa tion teaches the physiological disturbances that
hyperventilation causes, there is still a long way to go before the connection
is fully understood or integrated into treatments. We know  that healthy or unhealthy breathing has a profound effect on
the heart and that it can increase or decrease the diameter of the blood
vessels depending on how much CO2 is in the blood. 33 Blood vessels
constrict when levels of CO2 are low, and this contributes to idiopathic
seizures and migraine. It also plays a role in Raynaud’ s syndrome, a
condition in which spasms in the arteries cause reduced blood flow to the
fingers and toes. In this book, we have already examined menstrual migraine in women,
and its relationship to cyclical hormone-induced hyperventilation. But are
migraines and epilepsy also related. Fried acknowledges that it may be
unexpected to read about migrai nes and epilepsy in the same chapter of his
book but states that it is “still a matter of conjecture that migraine and
epilepsy are entirely different entities. ” He makes the case that epilepsy isas much  an arterial blood vessel problem affected by breathing as migraine
is and that the distinction between the two conditions can be ascribed to
whether the af fected arteries are inside or outside of the skull. 33
According to an article in Neur ology Advisor, “patien ts with migraine
are more likely to have epilepsy, and patients with epilepsy are more likely
to experience migraine. ” The article states that patients with seizure
disorders are twice as likely to suffer with migraines, a fact that can often
lead to misdiagnosis. 86 It is certainly the case that both migraine and
epilepsy can be relieved by breathing training and nutritional
management. 33 Indeed, as far back as 1907, the neurological researcher Sir
William R. Gowers described similarities between migraine and seizure


,
foremost, someone who supported me in keeping on track spiritually
and in so maintaining clarity within myself that life would pose
fewer problems. When it did get rough, he would help me forgive. I no longer want someone who would say to me, “Don’t worry,
honey. If they’re mean to you, I’ll beat them up or buy them out.”
Instead, I want someone who prays and meditates with me regularly
so that fewer monsters from the outer world disturb me, and who,
when they do, helps me look within my own consciousness for
answers instead of looking to false power to combat false power. There’s a big dierence between a weak man and a gentle man. Weak men make us nervous. Gentle men make us calm. Many of us have desired, or do desire, marriage. How much of our
desire is natural, and how much of it is cultural? What is natural is
our desire for the beloved. What is cultural is our tendency to forget
that a piece of paper cannot tie hearts together. The issue is not
whether we marry, but whether we allow any choice of life-style to
impinge on our ability to y. What is important, if we do choose to marry, is that we not give
up our wilder spirits. I once heard someone say that married women
can’t write. I don’t think this is true, but I understand what it means. Marriage is not a mere convention but it is often lived as one and, as
such, will sink instead of uplift a woman’s spirit. The creative spiritthrives on freedom and daring. Many of history’s most creative
women have not been married. As for the priestesses of olden times,
don’t even think about it. Priestesses were spiritual merm aids, and a
lot of men were drowning. Patriarchal culture senses danger in the unmarried woman. If a
man is unmarr ied, he is called a bachelor. If a woman is unmarried,
she is called a spinster or an old maid. What is it about an
unmarried woman that poses  such a threat to the patriarchal order? Mainly, it is that women are no one’s property when we’re
unmarried. We’re under no one’s control, and neither are our
children. There is no telling what we might do or say. Much of the prejudice against women is stored at an unconscious
level. Many of those who hold the most punishing attitudes toward
passionate women—and free women are passionate women—
consider them selves social liberals, even feminists. Wom en’s rights
seem to them to be of obviou s importance, but what is not obvious
to them is how much they themselves conspire to keep the lid on
female power. Female power transcends what are known politically as women’s
issues. Female power has to do with women taking an active part in
the conversation—whether in the public arena or at the dinner table
—and having the same emotional space in which to do so as men. It
means women not having to fear punishment of any kind. It means
women not having to worry that we’ll be considered unfeminine if
we speak up. It means women really coming out to play and getting
support for our playing—fro m men as well as from women. Until
this is accomplished, political, economic, and reproductiv e freedoms
will not be enough. We will not be free until we can speak our
minds and our hearts withou t having to worry that men will crucify
us, women will crucify us, the press will crucify us, or our children
will be ashamed. The true politics of women’s liberation is human politics. It is
under the surface, the energy in a room—not in the bedroom,
because there we won freedom as soon as it was discovered how
much more fun life is when we are in the game. But outside the
bedroom, we are still not equal partners, and until we are, the worldwill not be healed. Women are still in emotional bondage  as long as
we need to worry that we might have to make a choic e between
being heard and being loved. After the Anita Hill–Clarence Thomas showdown on Capitol Hill,
a friend  told me an interesting story. She had watched the televised
hearings with several marrie d couples. Except for herself and two
others, the women in attendance remained silent. Their husbands,
on the other hand, held forth on how shameful it all was, expressing
their perfect liberal views with seemingly no awareness of what was
going on in that very room. Their wives behaved like good little
girls: they sat by quietly, allowing their husbands to sound brilliant
and insightful. Would things have been dierent had the couples not been
married? I don’t know. What  is operative in this case is not marriage
but the connection between women and men itself. What needs to
be addressed is who we are in partnership. Whether we are married
matters less and less today as the denition of marriage changes
along with everything else around us. What I think is relevant in
this story is not that the couples were married but that they were in
public. Behind  closed doors, perhaps each of these husba nds shows
great respect for his wife. What is still lacking in American society is permission for women
to speak up in public—loudly and clearly—without being
considered ball breakers. Let’s look at that name one more time: ball
breaker. Try to come up with an expression that conjures more of an
association with male pain. It’s almost impossible. Now try to come
up with an expression more often associated with a woman who
speaks her mind. Most wome n faced with the choice of hurting men
or shutting up go back to sleep and sleep forever. Women and men are now obviously relearning our roles vis-à-vis
one another, both in marriage and out of it. Several years ago, I was
leading a weekend seminar when the subject of marriage came up. I
asked how many people in the group were married and then asked
them to express their thoughts about it. As the group of thirty or so
talked late into the night, I heard things that surprised me. I realized
that weekend, and became more and more aware during subsequentsessions of counseling marri ed as well as unmarried couples, that
marriage is whatever people make of it. And it is detrim ental to all
of us to hold narrow, formulaic pictures of what that should be. I have heard married couples who describe their conjugal
relationships as very, very happy, in monogamous as well as in open
marriages. I have heard married couples who describe their conjugal
relationships as boring and unhappy, in monogamous as well as in
open marriages. Sex is a sacrament, not a prison. While monogamy
can be a beautiful, even sacred bond, it might not be the agreement
that best suits everyone. Our thinking that monogamy is inherently
a nobler arrangement than any other has created a nation of
hypocrites—which is what we’ve become. Don’t kid yourself. Historical ly, monogamy didn’t begin as a way
to ensure that two people could relax into the deepest intimacy. It
began as a way for men to assert their ownership over a woman’s
body. In many cultures throu ghout history, and in some today, it is
acceptable for men to have multiple partners but not for women to
do the same. The value of monogamy and the persistence of the
double standar d are subjects that need to be discussed, by men as
well as by women, in public and in private, in order to exorcise the
sexual demons we still allow to control us. It is very dicult to be
clear about what you want when your mind is overwhelmed by
input about what you’re supposed to want. If you love a man—how wonderful if you do—and if you desire a
monogamous union with him—how wonderful if you do—then
marry him if your heart calls you to, and know that the union you
have chosen can serve God and Goddess, and men and women. But
never, ever—married or not—allow your partnership with a man to
silence your voice or keep you from supporting another woman in
using hers, or you are helping to perpetuate a most vicious muing
of a most beautiful sound. The world has no idea of the song we’re
not yet hearing: women singing out, in harmony with men and each
other, at full blast, at full volume. It’s music we need. Men long to
hear it, and women long to join the choir. Be very clear. The silence is a sick one.If men only knew how much we have to say. But so often, we
cannot speak. In the presence of resistance, we clam up. In the
presence of approval, we blossom into goddesses. There are times when we have to turn away from things that hold
us back, and nothing holds us back like someone who invalidates
who we are and what we’re capable of. A young man is often
brought up to think that he will one day nd the right woman to
support his vision and greatness. Many young girls are brought up
to think that we will one day nd a man whose vision and greatness
are worthy of our support. The ancient Greek word for courtesan is hetaera. The hetaera  was
a man’s lover, his equal, and his muse


.
Q: What is the role of the ego in creative work?,
A: The ego is a sense of separateness and prevents the individual from being creative, as it seeks to impose its own desires and intentions.
Q: What is the importance of intuition in creative work?,
A: It is a means to tap into the infinite and eternal, allowing for the manifestation of the Divine and the creation of something new and innovative.
Q: What is the relationship between the sixth sense and the Divine?,
A: The sixth sense is an identification with the Secret Self, allowing for the perception of the infinite and eternal, and the manifestation of the Divine.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>The Sea of Consciousness

Science has always investigated a world of multiplicity, attempting to
establish physical relationships between one thing and another. The human,
as animal, exists in a world of action and reaction, but the human, as a
mental being, exists in a world that appears to be without division, withoutspace and time, for inherent in the mental makeup is the ability to transcend
these. No enlightened mind can have any quarrel with the investigations of
Dr. J. B. Rhine and the British mathematician Dr. S. G. Soal in the field of
parapsychology, and from their results the only possible conclusion is this:
There are not many individual minds in the world at all, but only one mind,
and this mind is infinite and eternal and is the sustaining source of each of
us, is in its truest essence all of each of us, just as each of us in truest
essence is all of it. Now if each of us exists in a sea of consciousness, and
the consciousness in us is in everything else and in all other people, it then
becomes possible to understand what we are dealing with when we deal
with extrasensory perception. It has been stated that human intelligence is like an iceber g, one-third of it
appearing upon the surface, two-thirds existing below, but parapsychology
reveals the relationship between conscious and subconscious intelligence to
be one part to a million. Moreover, universal subconscious mind exhibits no
necessity for being educated during the lifetime of the individual. It
provides eternal and infinite guidance because it has existed since the
beginning of time; all knowledge is contained within it, and that very small
“taught” intelligence acquired by conscious mind is the tiniest light
compared to the illumination known when the individual life has been
turned over to the guidance of the Secret Self. A thousand times more
awareness is obtainable by the person through enlightened use of universal
mind than through ef forts in the world of material things. Once the Secret
Self has been fully exposed to humankind, education, which today takes
sixteen years of a person’ s life, will be accomplished in weeks, even days. When the powerful and penetrating aspects of universal mind become
common enough knowledge to be taught at our schools, such buildings and
bridges as now are constructed in six months will rise overnight. There is no such thing as a particle of matter that is not possessed of
conscious intelligence, however low, however restricted by the form in
which it finds itself. All things exist by grace of the Secret Self, which is
innate in each, has become each as part of an overall plan. And the ur ge to
self-knowledge that exists within the heart of each creature is that impulsion
to find in partiality that same sense of self-awareness and expressive joy
that it knew in its complete and whole state. T o develop the use of the sixthsense is to learn to use universal mind, to cease living in the separate
egoistic nature, and to turn over the whole life to a wider and more
encompassing awareness than is possible to the surface self. Steps to Spiritual A wakening

The consistent use of the sixth sense depends upon spiritual awakening,
depends upon our recognizing the spiritual bond that unites us with all
others, with all things. Dethroning the ego, removing the focus of our
consciousness from the surface self, we thereby attain to a state of widened
awareness that emanates directly from our identification with the one mind
and one life that is the true inhabitant in all bodies. When we reach this
state of illumination, a new world opens up for our exploration. Physical
effects take on secondary significance. W e see that things originate on an
invisible plane, that all causes are mental and proceed out of ideas, out of
visualizations. W e begin to see that material things are not really solid facts
at all, but only partially revealed manifestations of conceptions held in
mind. Now we are able to perceive the secret of acting mentally, of altering
things by altering the idea that exists within them. W e begin to see that this
altering is possible through complete identification of ourselves with the
thing, that once this widened consciousness is achieved, we can change the
thing merely by changing our idea of it, because the same mind is in us as is
in the thing. Nothing is impossible to those of us whose consciousness
breaks out of the bonds of the ego. Once we shake of f surface self, there is
revealed to us a world that is bounded only by eternity and infinity. We can
become anything we desire, can accomplish anything we wish, for in a very
real sense all events and things have their existence in us. T o achieve this
state of spiritual awakening is the goal; to arrive at this state of joy and bliss
and complete ef fectuality is beyond doubt the most worthwhile and
rewarding culmination of life. Steps by which spiritual enlightenment is achieved are the steps by which
the sixth sense is brought under dominion, and they are four. These stepsinfallibly produce spiritual enlightenment, and to those who put them into
practice are brought not only the sixth sense but an expanded consciousness
that allows them to live their lives joyfully and ef fectively. The four steps
are: (1) consecration, (2) surrender, (3) sacrifice, (4) love. Consecration
means the focusing of the total mental and spiritual ef forts of the individual
on discovery of the Secret Self. Surrender means a wholehearted giving
over of all action and goals to the Divine. Sacrifice means continual and
deliberate subjugation of ego to the will and purposes of the Secret Self. Love means yearning for unity, longing to return to a state of wholeness and
oneness. These four sacramental steps, if performed unceasingly, are bound
to develop that wider consciousness in which the sixth sense becomes an
integral part of the life. The first step taken, all others will follow. With the
mind and being dedicated to a search for wider consciousness, the life
inevitably will be transformed, a sense of intimacy will come into the
consciousness, and the person will find resource by which they are able to
give over their goals and aspirations to the Divine. We Are Made of Magic

Once this psychological divestment of the ego has taken place, illumination
is near. Now it becomes second nature to practice the sacrifice by which the
ego is kept in subjugation. Little egoistic desires are daily given up in favor
of that one encompassing search for unity that is now the total consecration
of the individual. The ego does not cease to exist, far from it; in some areas
it appears as vigorous as before, but now it recognizes that it is only a tool,
not originator, not captain or master; and it performs its tasks, goes about its
work under the impulsion of and following the guidance of a will and a
power totally beyond and inexpressibly more powerful than itself. There
comes to us an experience of the unity from which we have sprung, an
experiential return to a source of absolute bliss and joy and power. We enter
the Secret Self; the Secret Self enters us. This mutual penetration, this
merging, is the union known as love, and when this takes place in our
consciousness, our emer gence as an enlightened and ef fective personbegins. Now we realize that we are not merely bone and blood and flesh or
even brain but are constructed of invisible essences that can only be called
magic. The philosopher and linguist Jean Gebser wrote:

Telepathy, trance, precognition, telekinesis, levitations, dual personality,
and many other paranormal phenomena are rooted in the magic structure of
man. So-called paranormal phenomena are not at all paranormal but
fundamentally natural. W ithout certain telepathic powers, without traces of
the magic structure, without a minimum of inner prevision (or the power of
precognition), without sleep and light “intuitioning,” not one of us could
live another day. And all of these powers arise in the main from the magic
structure of our consciousness. The ef fective use of the sixth sense is attained by those who come to the
realization of the essential magic of human consciousness. They do not give
their allegiance to the world of material things, but to a world of ideas and
concepts and thoughts, which, they perceive, preexists and preordains the
material world. Perceptions of the sixth sense are never as concrete as those of the five
physical senses. The reason for this is obvious. Our physical senses are used
through all our waking hours; our sixth sense seldom, if at all. The sixth
sense works in us as feeling, not feeling sustained by emotion, but inner
certainty as to a course of action, as to the development of coming events.


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success are present. We know this from our own experiences. There are
places that we share with friends because being there was a great
experience. How this great experience was expressed or manifested in a given
instance varies from situation to situation. That’ s not really what’ s
important—what’ s important is that we had a great expe rience. For
instance, I always shopped at Bashas’  supermarket. Why did I do this? Because Eddie Basha, who was the president of the company, wrote
personal letters to all his customers and published them in the newspaper. He expressed that he cared. He hired the handicapped. He seemed to haveno employee turnover whatsoever. His employees were outrageously
friendly. They boggled my mind. How could they stand there on their feet
all day? They must have been  tired, dealing with literally hundreds and
hundreds of people, yet they did not become sour, bitter, pessimistic,
impolite, or calloused. How did all those employees stay so genuinely
friendly? Well, I guess Bashas’  had “it.”
The other thing was, in the front of the store, there was convenience for
the customers. There were tables where people could sit, talk with their
friends, and read the paper. Nobody hassled them. Nobody hustled them. Nobody tried to sell them anything.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

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Q: What is the author's purpose in writing this book?,
A: The author's purpose is to share the secret of success and provide a context for all of life's experiences.
Q: What is the author's definition of success?,
A: The author does not define success as having fame and fortune, but rather as an effortless and automatic consequence of an inner experience.
Q: What is the key to manifesting success, according to the author?,
A: The author emphasizes that power and energy come from an inner position, and that we must focus on the quality of our own experiences and not on external factors.
Q: What is the difference between those who are successful and those who are not?,
A: The author highlights that successful individuals come from a place of inner power and joy, whereas unsuccessful individuals are motivated by self-interest and a desire for external validation.
Q: What is the author's advice for those who want to achieve success?,
A: The author advises readers to focus on being a friendly and open-minded person, and to stop trying to imitate others, but rather find their own inner strength and confidence.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Bashas’  just provided a little
community get-together space with no profit motive involved. Other stores
had no such tables or chairs. Every square inch was stuffed with shelves
where they were trying to make a profit. Did Eddie Basha take a loss on the number of square feet he had assigned
as a get-together area? Of cours e not. Also, he had a whole balcony where
people could get things in the bakery or the deli and go and sit, take as
much time as they wanted, eat, look over the passing scene, and sort of
sidewalk café it. In the bakery, it even said, “Baked with love.”  Of course,
the washrooms were right there. In addition, all kinds of convenience
machines, copy machines, wastebaskets, and other amenities were there and
had only to do with comfort. It was all there for the customers’  pleasure. So what is the sum total of all of this? What Bashas’  provided was a
friendly, warm, loving community experience. What happened, if others
were anything like me, was that people developed a loyalty. I didn’ t care
how many competitive superm arkets opened up in town. I didn’ t care if
their prices would save me a few pennies. What Eddie Basha captured me
with was... goodwill. Success is the automatic consequence of goodwill. If someone were to
imitate what Eddie Basha did and think that thereby they’d also become a
success, they’d be fooling them selves altogether. This success was coming
from the way he was. It was obvious he would be a success no matter what
he did. His customers felt included in his experience. We felt like we were
sharing it. We felt like we were part of it. We almost felt like he was part of
our larger family. The power was in the attitude of goodwill and intention of
motive. Let’s compare that to visiting the nearest motor vehicle department. It’s
obvious that no one particularly  cares about us there. The furniture is gray,unattractive, steel, and cold. The attitude of the clerk is one of annoyance,
irritation, and even contempt. We’re forced to wait in long lines under
grimy circumstances. It’s a lousy experience. Everyone hates going to the
motor vehicle department, but we go there because we have to. Given an
option, none of us would go there. It has no power of attraction. This brings us to the next princ iple. We can see that with force people
exhaust themselves trying to get things. With attraction, the universe brings
people to their feet. We might say that power is like a magnetic field: There
are some people  whose fields repel us, and there are other people whose
fields attract us. When we go to particular places or parties, there are certain
people whom we look forward to seeing. If we ran into them, we’d feel like
we got energized. Yet there are other people whom we walk on the other
side of the street to avoid, because after we meet them we feel drained. So the question we ask ourselve s is: How do we make other people feel? Filling out a long application form, standing in a long line, going to lousy
toilets, sitting on uncomfortable  chairs, and parking cars in the blazing sun
with no provision for shade does not make people feel good. That brings us to the entrance of the restaurant. Is there a canopy? Other
than the aestheti c decor, which totally changes the energy of the place and
attracts a different crowd (I will guarantee this), a canopy provides for the
comfort of the customers. If we get all dressed up to go to a restaurant for
dinner, who wants to walk in the rain? If it is a restaurant that warrants it,
valet parking should be available—not mandatory, but available. I know
lots of people who used to avoid certain discos because the valet parking
was mandatory. I’m sure the owner thought he was squeezing a few more
bucks out of the customers, but he was actually turning them away in
droves. Everyone on some intuitive level gets the motive. They aren’ t
fooling anyone. The same valet will either represent the owners’
consideration for our convenience or their greed to squeeze another buck
out of us. We know the dif ference on some unconscious level. As we go inside  the restaurant, decor, lighting, and music hit us with the
whole atmosph ere. This is a whole book in itself. The total lack of
consciousness in this field is staggering to consider. The music is too loud. It’s progressive jazz or it’s heavy metal. Plus, it never stops. Research
shows that people need to have relief periodically from music, and those
who have studied it program in periods of silence. Thos e who are
unconscious leave the music tuned to some terrible station, or theyunconsciously put on some tape that they like. Owners shoul d forget the
tape that they like and pick the music their customers like. There was an Italian restaurant in town where the owner must have been
a fan of early rock ’n’ roll and that whole era. The music was an
abomination. I never once went to that restaurant where the crowd I was
with did not comment on how terrible the music was. This guy loved it;
everyone else hated it. What kind of music do people expect at an Italian
restaurant? We want to hear Verdi, Italian street songs, something quiet and
subdued, so we can have a conversation, or so the waitstaf f can hear our
orders. Acoustics are all-important, and owners of most restaurants must be deaf
indeed. Sounds  bounce back and forth and reverberate; hard surfaces
amplify them. There’ s nothing wrong with a din if owners have created a
din because that’s the kind of atmosphere they want in their business. What
I’m talking abou t is oppressive din. We want to have a busines s discussion
or a romantic conversation, and the acoustics are horrible. Plus the vibration
of the air-condit ioning system and the sound of the high-speed exhaust fans
in the kitchen add to the problem. Sound is one of our major senses. It is the
same for smell. How much does it cost to create a nice smell in a business? Practically nothing. Color and decor is a whole other subject. The thing that impre sses us is
that it was either treated as important or not, not necessarily whether we
agree with the style. Rather, the amount of energy that was put into trying to
create an experience for us, the customers, is what matters. Location can also be overwhelmingly important. A lot of peopl e find out
only through bankruptcy that the big difference


HE	HYGIENIC

SYSTEM,	Dr.	Herbert	M.	Shelton	brings	into	sharper	focus	this	"tricky"	subject

of	antibodies. These	elusive	little	nothings	have	fooled	the	people	and	served	the

uses	of	the	doctors	but	have	vanished	into	theory	when	subjected	to	the	clear

light	of	scientific	investigation. Dr.	Shelton	writes:

"The	whole	of	the	modern	medical	practice	of	vaccine,	serum	and	antitoxin

therapy	is	based	upon	the	supposition	that	the	body	manufactures	substances

called	antitoxins,	antibodies,	antigens,	etc.,	which	are	capable	of	meeting	and

destroying	toxins	that	get	into	the	body. The	idea	seems	to	be	sound,	although	it

is	possible	that	the	work	of	destroying	such	toxins	is	that	of	the	detoxification

carried	on	by	the	liver,	and	lymph	glands,	etc. Antitoxins,	antibodies,	antigens,

etc.,	have	never	been	isolated. They	have	only	been	assumed,	while	the	practice

based	upon	their	assumed	existence	has	been	both	a	failure	and	disaster. However,	this	may	not	be	due	to	their	non-existence. If	they	exist	it	is	impossible
	to	separate	them	from	the	proteins	of	the	animal’s	blood	(in	making	vaccines)

and	these	proteins	when	injected	directly	into	the	blood	of	another	animal	(or

human	being)	are	very	poisonous. Besides	this,	there	is	no	evidence	that	the

antitoxins	of	one	species	can	be	made	use	of	by	another	species. Where	vaccines

are	employed,	it	constitutes	the	introduction	of	actual	disease	matter	into	the

blood. That	is,	the	supposed	causative	germs	or	some	product	of	the	disease	is

introduced	into	the	body. The	consequences	are	often	terrible. Real	benefits	are

never	observed. "If	the	hypothesis	that	the	body	manufactures	antitoxins,	antibodies,	etc.,	is

correct	it	still	remains	to	be	proven	that	the	body	ever	manufactures	these	greatly

in	excess	of	the	need	for	them. It	cannot	be	shown	that	‘free’	antitoxin,

antibodies,	etc.,	are	suspended	in	the	blood	serum	and	can	therefore	be

transferred	to	another	animal	in	sufficient	quantities	to	be	of	use	to	the	receiving

animal. In	keeping	with	a	general	law	of	life,	it	is	very	probable	that	the	body

does	manufacture	an	excess	of	antibodies,	but	it	cannot	be	shown	that	it	retains

these	after	the	need	for	them	has	ceased. On	the	contrary,	in	keeping	with

another	general	law	of	life,	it	is	very	probable	that	the	body	begins	to	get	rid	of

them	the	very	instant	the	need	for	them	ceases. If	they	exist	they	are	chemical

substances	produced	to	meet	an	emergency	and	will	be	cast	out	as	soon	as	the

emergency	ceases	to	exist." The	renowned	Dr.	Antoine	Bechamp,	one	of	the	world’s	foremost	scientists	and

bacteriologists,	observed	that	the	microorganisms	that	are	ordinarily	called

germs,	evolve	out	of	decaying	cells	they	helped	to	build,	and	take	part	in	the

decomposing	of	the	ever	changing	life	substance	and	help	to	form	it	into

material	usable	again	by	nature. Thus,	when	germs	are	found	within	a	sick	body

it	is	not	that	they	entered	from	outside	and	caused	the	disease. It	is	because	they

developed	from	the	decaying	cells	within	the	body	and	have	an	important	part	to

play	in	helping	to	handle	the	waste	and	destruction	brought	about	by	serums,

drugs	and	other	poisons	forced	upon	the	body	from	without. Perhaps	our	modern

bacteriologists	have	seen	this	activity	of	the	"microzymas"	and	jumped	to	the

conclusion	that	they	are	antibodies	fighting	disease	and	that	they	(the	doctors)

must	inject	more	oL	them	into	the	body	by	way	of	vaccines. But	anyone	with

common	sense	and	reasoning	can	see	that	this	would	only	interfere	and	disrupt

the	well	organized	efforts	of	nature. This	is	the	reason	why	vaccination	has	taken

such	a	heavy	toll	of	lives	and	has	produced	such	widespread	disease. "Nature	makes	no	mistakes	and	violates	no	laws. She	is	uniformly	governed	by
	fixed	principles	and	all	her	actions	harmonize	with	the	laws	that	govern	these

actions." (THE	HYGIENIC	SYSTEM,	p.	48	,	Dr.	Herbert	M.	Shelton)

"The	best,	indeed	the	only,	method	of	promoting	individual	and	public	health	is

to	teach	people	the	laws	of	nature	and	thus	teach	them	how	to	preserve	their

health. Immunization	programs	are	futile	and	are	based	on	the	delusions	that	the

law	of	cause	and	effect	can	be	annulled. Vaccines	and	serums	are	employed	as

substitutes	for	right	living;	they	are	intended	to	supplant	obedience	to	the	laws	of

life. Such	programs	are	slaps	in	the	face	of	law	and	order. Belief	in

immunization	is	a	form	of	delusional	insanity." (PRINCIPLES	OF	NATURAL

HEALING,	p.	478	,	Dr.	Herbert	M.	Shelton)

VACCINATION	LOWERS	RESISTANCE	AND

INVITES	DISEASE
Dr.	J.	W.	Hodge	had	considerable	experience	with	vaccination	before	he

denounced	it	and	wrote	a	book	on	his	collected	data. In	his	book	THE

VACCINATION	SUPERSTITION	(p.	41)	he	states:

"After	a	thorough	investigation	of	the	most	authentic	records	and	facts	in

harmony	with	the	physician’s	daily	observations	and	experiences,	the	conclusion

is	drawn	that	instead	of	protecting	its	subjects	from	contagion	of	smallpox,

vaccination	actually	renders	them	more	susceptible	to	it. Vaccination	is	the

implantation	of	disease—that	is	its	admitted	purpose. Health	is	the	ideal	state	to

be	sought,	not	disease...Every	pathogenic	disturbance	in	the	infected	organism

wastes	and	lowers	the	vital	powers,	and	thus	diminishes	its	natural	resisting

capacity. "This	fact	is	well	known	and	so	universally	conceded	that	it	seems	superfluous

to	cite	authorities. Nevertheless,	I	shall	mention	one. The	International	Textbook

of	Surgery
. Vol. 1.	p.	263,	is	authority	for	the	following	statement:

"Persons	weakened	by	disease	or	worn	out	by	excessive	labor	yield	more	readily

to	infection	that	healthy	individuals. "If	this	is	true,	it	explains	why,	in	various	epidemics,	smallpox	always	attacks	the

vaccinated	first,	and	why	these	diseases	continue	to	infest	the	civilized	world

while	its	allied	(unvaccinated)	‘filth	diseases	‘	have	disappeared	before	the
	advance	of	civilization,	through	the	good	offices	of	sanitation,	hygiene	and

improved	nutrition." SUMMARIZING	THE	CASE	AGAINST

VACCINATION
Dr.	Hodge	continues:

"After	a	careful	consideration	of	the	history	of	vaccination	gleaned	from	an

impartial	and	comprehensive	study	of	vital	statistics,	and	pertinent	data	from

every	reliable	source	and	after	an	experience	derived	from	having	vaccinated

3,000	subjects,	I	am	firmly	convinced	that	vaccination	cannot	be	shown	to


	late	years,	this	Association	has	changed

basically. "While	before,	the	Association	acted	as	the	promoter	of	public	health	and

clinical	medicine,	now	it	behaves	like	a	union	of	medical	practitioners	which

exclusively	promotes	the	welfare	of	its	members	without	regard	for	the	public

interest. The	Journal	of	the	AMA,	which	is	regarded	as	the	mouthpiece	of

medical	progress,	publishes	many	articles	in	support	of	the	American	Cancer

Society	without	careful	investigation	of	their	correctness. "The	American	Cancer	Society	spends	$1,500,000	in	advertising. It	is	obvious

that	such	a	sum	must	bring	results,	publicity	wise. On	the	other	hand,	anything

critical	of	the	Society	is	not	accepted	for	publication. Money	talks. "The	American	Cancer	Society	is	conscious	of	the	danger	of	losing	public

support	as	it	becomes	clear	that	nothing	of	value	is	developed. Therefore,	every

year	before	the	drive	for	money	begins,	the	Society	inspires	reports	of

"tremendous"	achievements	in	the	press. Statistics	are	quoted	showing	cancer

cures	increasing. "These	statistics	are	fortified	by	statements	issued	by	Federal	Government

Agencies. “As	a	recent	example,	we	quote	the	information	wired	on	March	20,	1956	to

newspapers:	‘Dr. Leonard	A.	Scheele,	the	Surgeon	General	of	the	U.	S.	Public

Health	Service,	stated	the	rate	of	cure	in	cancer	cases	increased	in	the	past	ten

years	from	15%	to	more	than	50%. These	figures	are	unsupported. Statistics	of

the	last	ten	years	would	indicate	this	claim	to	be	absurd. "After	Scheele	lost	his	position	of	Surgeon	General,	he	became	the	President	of

Warner-Lambert	Pharmaceutical	Company,	a	corporation	controlled	by	Adams

Bobst. "No	action	by	the	government	was	taken	on	the	situation. Could	the	fact	that

Bobst	was	important	in	the	Republican	Party	where	he	kept	the	purse	as	its

Treasurer	have	had	any	influence? Bobst	also	made	contacts	with	important

people	in	the	Democratic	party. "As	a	consequence,	the	problem	of	cancer	is	at	an	impasse,	and	one	of	the	main

stumbling	blocks	of	progress	appears	to	be	the	activities	of	the	American	Cancer

Society	and	its	affiliates. "Cancer	research	requires	money. The	expense	for	chemicals,	experimental

animals,	and	for	salaries	of	indispensable	assistants	and	technicians,	amounts	to

considerable	sums	which	only	rarely	can	be	afforded	by	the	research	conduction

scientist. The	independent	researcher	must	have	public	support. Many	prominent

people,	being	convinced	that	they	help	fight	cancer,	have	made	sacrifices	in

time,	work	and	money	to	assist	the	American	Cancer	Society. "When	an	independent	scientist	applies	to	the	American	Cancer	Society,	or

associated	organizations,	for	funds,	regardless	of	his	background	or	reputation,

he	is	often	put	through	an	agonizing	experience. Needless	to	say,	he	does	not	get

any	help. "Funds	collected	by	these	charity	appeals,	go	for	research	and	development	to

their	friends. When	a	new,	important	development	is	announced,	the	drug

monopoly,	can,	in	this	way,	receive	the	benefit	of	the	public	money	in	the	form

of	profits	received	from	the	products	of	their	manufacture	sold	to	the	public. "I	believe	in	capitalism	and	democracy. I	believe	in	the	profit	motive. I	am
	bitterly	opposed	to	Communism. I	am	also	bitterly	opposed,	and	always	have

been	to	monopoly. If	a	medical	conspiracy	exists,	it	would	be	particularly

damnable	as	it	would	involve	the	matter	of	life	and	death." —Copyrighted	article	by	David	M.	Kasson,	taken	from	Issue	#65,	April,	1957	of

The	bidependent,	($3.00	yearly),	225	Lafayette	St.,	New	York	12,	New	York. Reprinted	by	Special	Permission	of	Lyle	Stuart,	Editor	of	the	former,	The

Independent	—now	known	as	Expose. June	12,	1959

Judge	Homer	B.	Weimar
Court	House
Nashville,	Tenn.

Dear	Sir:

Articles	in	the	local	papers	relative	to	the	polio	inoculation	program	in

Tennessee,	have	been	very	disturbing	to	me. After	years	of	being	president,	following	my	founding	of	Polio	Prevention,	Inc.,

and	knowing	the	TRUTH	about	polio,	this	whole	thing	upsets	me. I	am	sending

you	a	book	which	you	may	keep,	titled	"The	Poisoned	Needle". Dr	A	J	Shadman,	medical	doctor,	and	perhaps	the	greatest,	published	the	fact	that

there	is	no	such	thing	as	a	"virus". Dr.	Shadman	documents	this	in	his	new	book

"Who	Is	Your	Doctor	And	Why?" Polio	vaccine	is	based	on	a	non-existent	virus,	therefore	considered	by	all	of	us

as	fraudulent. I	understand	I	am	being	called	to	testify	at	the	hearing	which	I’ll

gladly	do	because	I’ve	been	in	perhaps	closer	touch	with	polio	situations	than

any	other	one	man	in	this	country. I	published	over	five	million	pieces	of	literature,	not	one	word	of	which	has	ever

been	refuted	or	disproven. When	the	truth	is	known,	the	people	in	Tennessee	will	be	shocked	beyond

description	to	think	that	humans	could	stoop	as	low	as	they	have	in	connection
	with	this	polio	vaccine	which	has	crippled	and	killed	untold	numbers	of	innocent

children	as	well	as	adults. I	pray	to	our	Creator	that	the	sealed	bloodstreams	of	the	children	of	Tennessee

will	not	be	violated	through	fraud. Respectfully	yours,
Duon	H.	Miller

SALK	SHOTS	BLAMED	BY	POLIO	VICTIM’S

FATHER
The	Nashville	Banner,	Thurs.,	July	9,	1959

A	State	Penitentiary	guard,	whose	eight-year-old	son	died	of	polio	Saturday

today	vowed	his	daughter,	seven	months,	would	"never"	be	administered	Salk

anti-polio	vaccine. "I	firmly	believe	those	shots	put	the	polio	germ	in	my	boy,"	said	Davic	Edwards,

whose	son,	Billy	Gene,	had	been	vaccinated	with	a	series	of	three	Sail	shots. "I	should	have	stuck	to	my	feelings	and	never	allowed	him,	or	my	other	children,

to	be	vaccinated,"	Edwards	added	tearfully. His	son,	who	would	have	been	a	third	grader	at	Lipscomb	School	this

September,	died	at	General	Hospital. The	boy	was	rushed	there	Friday	after	he	began	vomiting. His	temperature	also

had	soared,	but	he	was	released	after	treatment. "Early	Saturday	morning	he	couldn’t	even	stand	up,"	said	Edwards. "We	rushed

him	back	to	the	hospital...he	died	several	hours	later." The	cause	of	death—paralytic	bulbar	polio—was	determined	after	an	autopsy. Result	of	the	autopsy	was	revealed	Wednesday,	but	Edwards	said	he	has	not

received	official	word	from	the	hospital. "All	I	know	is	what	I	read	in	the	paper...that	my	boy	died	of	polio. The	doctor
	said	I’d	be	the	first	to	know	after	the	autopsy,


 to tostada. Place 1 peeled banana in an airtight plastic container or plastic bag in the
freezer for tomorrow's Fruit Smoothie. DAY FOURTEEN—SUNDAY
BREAKFAST:
Same as Day One, or Fruit Smoothie. *
LUNCH:
Fresh fruit or carrot juice (optional)
The Properly Combined Sandwich (see page 150), or Vegetable
Toastie,* com chips, and celery stalks (Corn chips are optional. Now
188 • FIT FOR LIFE • and then if you wish to have corn chips with a sandwich, it's all right. Two carbohydrates are an acceptable combination. If you are only
looking for something crunchy to have with your sandwich, try forgoing
the chips and substituting celery or carrot sticks. ), or Energy Salad (see
page 149). DINNER:
Cauliflower-Pea Cream Soup*
Tortilla Boogie, * or baked yam with raw butter
French Green Salad (see page 154)
FRUIT SMOOTHIE 5 Min. 1 cup fresh orange or apple juice
1 frozen or fresh banana
V* papaya, 1 cored apple, 1 peach, or 1 cup strawberries, or 1-2 cups
of any fruit you desire
Place juice, frozen or fresh banana, and fruit of your choice in blender. Liquefy. Makes 1 large or 2 small Smoothies. VEGETABLE TOASTIE IS Min. 1 cup mixed steamed vegetables (string beans, carrots, and
cauliflower, for example)
1-2 tablespoons mayonnaise
lA teaspoon sea salt, seasoned salt, or salt-free seasoning
1 tablespoon butter
2 slices whole-grain bread
Vi cup alfalfa sprouts
Mash steamed vegetables with mayonnaise and seasoning. Butter bread. Spread vegetables on unbuttered side of one slice. Top with sprouts and
second slice of bread, buttered side out. Place in toastie maker (see page
166). Heat 3 minutes each side over high flame. Makes 1 toastie. A FOUR-WEEK EXAMPLE OF THE FITNESS LIFESTYLE • 189 CAULIFLOWER-PEA CREAM SOUP 35Min. 5 cups water
1 medium white onion, coarsely chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 scallions, chopped
1 medium cauliflower, cored and chopped into 1-inch florets
1 teaspoon sea salt (optional)
1 tablespoon white miso or 1 vegetable boullion
2 cups fresh or frozen peas
1 teaspoon dried dill or 2 tablespoons fresh
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon dried basil. /» teaspoon dried sage
'/•» cup fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
2 teaspoons butter
Vi teaspoon seasoned salt or salt-free seasoning (optional)
In heavy soup kettle, bring water to a boil. Add onion, celery, scallions,
cauliflower, salt, and miso. Return to boil. Simmer, covered, for 10 min
utes. Add peas, dill, parsley, basil, sage, and cilantro. Return to boil,
cover, and simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Remove cover, and cool
slightly. Puree in blender or food processor until creamy. Return to heat. Add butter, and stir as you reheat. Adjust seasonings, adding salt if de
sired. Serves 3. NOTE: If you wish a chunky soup, you can reserve 2 cups of vegetables
from the broth before pureeing and return them to soup as you reheat. TORTILLA BOOGIE 25 Mm. This is a perfect meal alternative that should be incorporated into your
new eating life-style. It is fun, delicious, and extremely satisfying. We
have heard from so many people that when they eat the Tortilla Boogie,
they feel great the following day. 6 com tortillas
2 tablespoons butter (optional)
An assortment of steamed vegetables, 6-7 cups whichever you desire:
190 • FIT FOR LIFE Broccoli, cut into 2-inch by '/2-inch lengths including floret
Cauliflower, broken into small florets
Brussels sprouts, halved or quartered
Asparagus, left whole, heavy bottom of stalk removed
Yellow squash, cut into '/2-inch slices
3 cups lettuce, shredded, or alfalfa sprouts
1 avocado, mashed or sliced
Mayonnaise or mustard
Spike or salt-free seasoning
Place vegetables in steamer, covered, over boiling water for 5-7 minutes,
or until tender when pierced with tip of sharp knife. Combine in large
bowl. Sprinkle with a little safflower oil or olive oil and lemon juice, if
desired. Heat tortillas in hot dry skillet, one at a time, until soft but not
crisp. Place in covered casserole or between two plates with small pat of
butter, if desired, on each. Place sprouts or lettuce and avocado in two
small bowls. Assemble tortillas at table, with condiments and seasoning. Each person can come up with his or her own combination. Serves 2-3. DAY FIFTEEN—MONDAY
BREAKFAST:
Same as Day One. LUNCH:
Fresh fruit or carrot juice (optional)
Energy Salad (see page 149) with 1 slice buttered whole-grain toast, or
cottage cheese, if desired
DINNER:
Fresh Vegetable Juice Cocktail, if desired (see page 152)
Carrot-Leek Bisque*
Marinated Pasta Salad *
French Green Salad (see page 154), or Dilled Cucumbers (see page 185)
A FOUR-WEEK EXAMPLE OF THE FITNESS LIFESTYLE • 191 CARROT-LEEK BISQUE 30 Min. 5 cups water
5 cups carrot slices
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small white onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 large leeks, sliced in rounds and soaked to remove sand
2 teaspoons dried basil
V* teaspoon dried sage
lA teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon miso, red or white, or 1 vegetable bouillon
1 tablespoon sweet butter
Garnish:
3 tablespoons sour cream (optional)
1 tablespoon chopped chives (optional)
In a soup kettle, bring water to a boil. Add remaining ingredients, except
butter and garnish, in order given. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer 20
minutes or until vegetables are soft. Remove Vi cup carrots with slotted
spoon. Puree remaining soup in two increments in blender. Return to
heat. Add carrots and butter. Reheat and serve. Garnish with dollop of
sour cream and chopped chives, if desired. This bisque is also excellent
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Q: What is the purpose of adding currants to the fruit salad?,
A: The currants are used to increase the concentration of fruit sugar, making the salad more energizing.
Q: What is the purpose of the Tortilla Soup?,
A: The purpose of the Tortilla Soup is not explicitly stated in the text, but it can be used as a meal alternative.
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A: The mushrooms should be sautéed in a pan with a little oil, and then removed from heat. Then, lemon juice and seasonings should be added.
Q: What is the recommended method for preparing the artichokes in the Asparagus Italian Style?,
A: The text does not provide a recipe for Asparagus Italian Style.
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