, blood, kidney, liver,
lung and brain tissue. The possibility that certain
materials and structures may function as electrically
conducting branches of closed circuit systems in tissue
does, however, not appear to have been previously
considered. As an introduction to the identification of
vascular-interst itial closed circuits (VICC) as one ex
ample of BCEC, the process of corrosion of metal in
vivo was studied. Two types of corrosion in vivo have been defined. Uncomplicated corrosion is the type of corrosion which
occurs when a piece of iron is placed in salt water. The driving force derives from the relatively anod.ic
and cathodic parts of the metal. Metal dissolves at the
anode depending on closed circuit transport of ions in
the water, redox reactions at the anode and cathode,
and transport of electrons in the metal. Such a process
now appears to be identifiable radiograph ically in vivo
on the basis of changes in the metal surfaces and
adjacent tissues. The second type of corrosion is called
complicated corrosion. In this case, driving electro
chemical potentials are created between an injured
tissue (e.g., due to trauma, blood clots, necrosis, infec
tion), adjacent noninjured tissue and the metal. Even
this type of corrosion may be radiographically identi
fied. The energy in this type of corrosion is channel
ized over closed circuits, which in part have to be
located in the tissue. Among the tissues which might
fulfil the requirements of a separated conductor, blood
vessels were the first SIUdied. Direct measurements of resistivity of vessel walls in
''ivo on dogs showed that "large" blood vessels (i.e.,
visible to the unaided eyes) function as relatively insu
lating and electrically conducting "cables". The walls
of vessels present an electric resistivity which is at least
200-300 times higher than the conducting blood plas
ma and surrounding interstitial fluid, each of which
have a resistivity only slightly higher th:m th:u of physiologic saline solution. Blood plasma and intersti
tial fluid, moreover, connect electrically over the capil
lary membrane s.
The vascular-interstitial channels have been tested
directly in vivo in animal experiments which show that
vessels constitute preferential pathways for electric
current, within certain limits. Therefore, in addition
to the property of serving as mechanical transport
channels, the "large" blood vessels also fimcrion as i>JSII
lated, electrically conducci11g "cables". After vascular
interstitia l closed circuits (VICC) are recognir.ed, it
will become apparent that other biologically closed
electric circuits must also exist. Such circuits may
include conducting media such as urine, peritoneal
fluid, excretory material in ducts, etc., in various com·
binations with vascular or interstitial channels in tis
sues. Consider a necrotic tumour, electrochem ically po
larizing in relation to surrounding normal tissue (Fig. 1: 1). The vascular-interstitial closed circuit (VICC)
consists of vascular and interstitial branches, electri
cally connecting the tumour and its surroundings. This circuit is seemingly very simple. A closer look
at its different pans will soon disclose its complexity
(Chapter XII). Its function includes the requirement
of at least two (but very likely numerous ) interposi
tioned redox steps for each closed circuit. Such redox
steps are anticipated to function as electrode-equi
valent sites for transfer of electrons. There is no doubt
that redox reactions take place in biologic material, but
their location and the structure of such sites for BCEC
systems have yet to be established. Experimenta l evi
dence is presented suggesting that the location of one
type of such sites is adjacent to fibrous membranes. Blood, flowing in vessels with electrically insulating
walls, contains a conducting part in the plasma and a
nonconducting part in the blood cells. The membranes
of the erythrocytes add a high resistance and capaci
tance in series and parallel with the plasma, which is a
relatively good conductor. The er)•throcytes can be
regarded as a movable matrix while the vessel walls
function as a structural matrix. An increase of hacma
tOcrit or contraction or a vessel will consequently in
crease intravascular electrical resistance. The conducting medium, the plasma, obtains its
conducting properties by the presence of water, elec
trolytes and charged, complex molecules. These com
ponents are evidently prerequis ites for the function of
BCEC systems. Another group of compounds can also
be recognized with equally importam but different
properties for the function of BCEC systems. These
arc the nonionic compounds, which modulate conduc
tivity and arc able to "§ave" their electric energy until
conditions are suitable for its release. Some of the most
important sources of energy are present in this group,
e.g., oxygen and glucose. These consideration s lead us
Summary 3 14--- -I Insulating vascular walls
Conducting blood plasma
B Insulating tissue matrix
Conduct ing interstitial fluid
m Capillary walls
Copen po:res)
nz: Redox sites
Contracted capillaries (closed
pores) and surfaces of thrombus
Potential difference
Fig. I: I. Simplified principl. : of the vascular-intmtitial do.ed
circuit (VICC). Local processes ofintratumoural degradation
(e.g., necrosis, haemorrhage ) create a d_rivin.g, physicoche·
mica! "injury potential" between the tumour and surround·
to the problem of activation and function of BCEC
systems. We may recognize tbat metabolically produced ions
will appear temporarily witbin BCEC channels, as
groups of ions. These groupings are possible as a result
of diffusion and mechanica l transport (circulation), dif
ferences in ionic mobility, gravity, influences of matrix
properties, ionic recombinations, etc. A resulting and
measurable difference of electrical potential (e.g., an in
jury potential) will become apparent. Such collections
of separated ions giving rise to a net gradient of electric
potential, compared with a "reference" tissue within a
BCEC, are here tentatively called umars. Two ionars of
different ionic charges then represent a driving electro
motive force of a BCEC system. The energy of an
ionar couple depends, however, not only on its electric
gradient. The total energy gradient is a composition of
chemical, electric, volume-pressure and gravitatio nal
energies. Furthermore, the energy components arc
interdependent even as each is available for energy
exchange. Chemical energy, for example, when ex
changed between two reactants must be preceded by
transports which take place in different steps. For
instance, oxygen and glucose are transported in bulk
in the blood stream over long distances before these
compounds reach a working muscle. In tbe muscle,
other steps of transport then follow, including selec
tive transports. The vascular-interstitial closed circuit
(VICC) serves as such a selective system of transport,
4 Summary ing normal tissue. Suggested sites of redox reactions of the
circuit are indicated at the capiHary membrane and vascular
thrombus. although by definition it also is an integrated part of
tbe mechanical system of indiscriminate bulk trans
port. Its closed circuit function depends consequentl y
on the character istics of the material transported. At
the same time, the superimpos ed driving e/ec~rom01ive
force causing the closed circuic!Tanspor!S will also
influence both "local" ond distant chemical reactions in
the circuit. Such distant effects in VICC include ele
ments of structura l mo<lification and selective distribu
tion of materials contribwitrg to the maimerrance of ho
meostasis. The function of VICC with regard to tbeir
content of ionic and nonionic compounds will now be
briefly reviewed. The electric energy of i= and groups of ions (ionars) is
immediately available, unlike the electric energy of
nonion.ic compounds, e.g., oxygen and glucose. These
energetic compounds are here named ergons (Greek,
ergon = work), analogous to ions. Collections of ergons
are here called ergonars, analogous to ionars. The ne
cessity of introducing tbese terms is a consequence of
the closed circuit functions of BCEC systems. Ergons arc carriers of balanced electric charge, but
under certain circumstances become electrically active. After activation they obtain electronegativity in relatim•
to cheir surroundings. In this transformation the crgon is
turned into an ion. Converse ly, appropriate metabolic
change of an ion may result in the creation of an ergon. The existence and function of ergons appear to be a
prerequisite for tbe existence of highly developed or-ganisms, which require special systems such as circula
tion of the blood for transporta tion of energetic com
pounds. During transport, ergons "save" their electric
energy, unlike


anoUn and water. A pulse generator produced small and large
pulses, simulating an ''ecg". Electric poten
tial was lraced al differcnl positions between
the periphery of the jar and a movable elec
trode. When the electrode enrered the ''A"
zone, the amplitude of the pulses decreased
suddenly. Electropho retically produced
changes of conductiv ity can explain rhis de·
crease. Compare also ecg changes in the "A"
zone in the lung (Fig. XVI: 21) in an example
of increased uA" zone conductiviry. chart
writer
posed ecg signal suddenly changed its amplitude. The
subcutaneous reference electrode was grounded in
these studies. An explanation for this phenomenon may be that
local electrical conductivity has changed due to redis
tribution of water, ions and molecules surrounding the
lesion. The electrophoretic study of water and lanolin
lends itself to ready illustration of this possibility. The
experiment was arranged as seen in the upper part of
Fig. XVI: 16. A "halo" or "A" zone was electrophoretically pro
duced around the central aluminium ball in the glass
jar containing 25% lanolin and water (see Fig. XVI: 15). A measuring electrode was fixed to a me
chanical holder on a motor driven bar, which allowed
the electrode to be moved evenly in the lanolin-water
mixture as the tip moved from the periphery toward
the surface of the ball. An ecg-simulating double signal
was produced by a pulse generator at the distant elec
trode in the water-lanolin solution. This signal was
received by the exploring electrode, relative to the
grounded periphery of the jar, as seen charted in the
lower part of Fig. XVI: 16. When the electrode was
moved evenly from the periphery to the ball, the
amplitude of the induced signal suddenly decreased, as
expected, when the "A" zone was entered. Similarly in the human lung, when an electrode
explores through the radiologica lly observed "A" and
"B" zones, sudden change of amplitude of the ecg at
the zonal interface can therefore be explained as indi-mov1bh me•surlng
electrode
eating that the water-ion composition and concentra
tion differ in the two zones (page 64). In the experiment with water-lanolin, the amplitude
decreased in the "A'" zone, where concentration of fat
was high. In patients with mammary carcinomas, amplitude of
a superimposed ccg should be expected to decrease
when the exploring electrode passes through an "A"
zone around the tumour. In the present small series of
breast cancers this finding has, however, not yet been
verified. Electrode sites were not selected with the
intention of obtaining a superimposed, disturbing ecg
signal. "A" zone conductiv ity in the lung is not liko that
predicted for the breast. The pulmonary hydropertic
"A" zone showed a. higher ecg amplitude than the
hydropic "B" zone,. a result indicating in the lung
higher conducliv iry iin the "A" than in the "B" zone. Discussion
These experiments show in vitro radiographic and
electrophys iologic correlations with the relative separa
tion of fat and water in a closed electric circuit. These
results also form indirect evidence for the existence of
biologically closed electric circuits. The fat phase in the experiment with lanolin and
water has a lower conductivity than the water phase. The water phase obviously carries a higher ionic con-
BCEC in cancer of the breast 217 centration. Tissue structures of the "A" zone in the
lung, on the other hand, present relatively higher
conductivity than those of the "B" zone. This seeming
paradox is possible despite the fact that the amount of
pOOrly conducting air must be increased in the "A"
zone, as judged by its low attenuation of x-rays. If the
"A" zone is produced mainly by clectr00$motic out
flow of water to the "B" zone, ionic concentration in
the "A" zone nevertheless may be relatively higher in
the conducting channels of the "A" zone than in the
"B" zone. The influence of an activated closed electric circuit
on distribution of water and fat in dog and human fat
tissue is presented in quantitative and histologic ex
periments in the next section. F. Closed circuit transport s
of fat and water in mammary
fat tissue
Material for these in vitro and in vivo experiments was
mammary fat tissue from four dogs and recent mastec
tomy specimens from two women. 1. Method
The cylindrical mid-part of a 10 ml plastic syringe was
used as an electrophoretic chamber. This chamber was
filled to a length of about 2.5 em with an excised piece
of mammary fat tissue. The flat ends of two plungers
weco each covered with platinum foil connected to a
platinum cable and then inserted into the cylinder. As
the plungers were pushed toward each other, air was
allowed to escape through small perforations in each
plunger. In this way most of the air could be removed
from the specimen of tissue. Tbe cables were then connected to an electric De
power unit and a milliampere meter. Photographs and
soft tissue radiographs were taken of the specimen
before and after different time periods of electrophore
tic treatment. The sample was later frozen in the
cylinder, which was divided lengthwise in two. One of
these partS was saved for histological sections. The
other part was subdivided crosswise in two approxi
mately equal parts, one from the electropositive and
one from the electronegative field. Water and fat con
tent was determined from each of these parts as fol
lows:
After careful weighing, the samples were placed in
IIOOC temperature for 16 hours, by which time all
water had evaporated. Dry weight was then deter
mined. Chloroform was used to dissolve the fat materi-
218 BCEC in cancer of the breast al. By ft!tering the solution, nonso1uble material was
then removed. This step was repeated three times. The fat content was finally determined by weighing
after evaporation of the chloroform. In vivo electrophoresis was also performed in four
dogs under general anaesthesia with sodium pentobar
bital. A inxdlc wa~ u::tOO 1.0 pla\.--c: two platinum string
electrodes through the skin into subcutaneous mam
mary fat tissue. Mter DC voltage was applied between
the strings, photographs of the experimental area were
taken at intervals. Blocks of tissue were later excised
around the electrodes for histologic sections and deter
minations of fat and water content. 2. Results
Human breast fat (Fig. XVI: 17) is seen in an electro
phoretic chamber photographed during application of
40 volts between the electrodes and after 3, 28 and 31
coulombs (a-<, respective ly). A zone of fat-like materi
al, semitransparent to light and of yellow to yellow-red
colour, developed near the anode to the right and
moved to the left, increasing in thickness. This "liquid
fat" is seen in the radiograph (Fig. XVI: 17 e) as a zone
of decreased x-ray attenuati on. In addition to the
broad "liquid fat" zone, some thin light zones also
developed in the specimen. The latter became bright
yellow tO brown in the cathodic region. Fig. X VI: 17 d
illustrates histologic sections (haematoxylin-eosin )
through a "liquid fat" zone. Empty "fat pOOls" with
membrane-like delineation of some dark material have
developed across the specimen. The pools, surrounded
on both sides by small and partly flat cells of fat,
contained "liquid fat", which partly flowed from the
specimen when it was removed from the electrophore
tic chamber. The fat zone never crossed the mid-part
of the chamber in its move from the anode toward the
cathode, even though electrophores is was continued
for 20 and 40 days in two of the experiments. The
experiments showed little cwrent after the first day,
mainly because of anodic dehydration and gas produc
tion at the surfaces of the electrodes. In vivo electrophoresis in a dog under sodium pen
tobarbital anaesthesia is shown in Fig. XVI: 18a. Two
platinum string electrodes were inserted percutaneous
ly in the breast fat so that they were 20 mm apart. At
10 volts, a mean current of 32.uA crossed the tissue for
two hours, corresponding to 0.23 coulombs. By this
time the tissue around the cathode was red and swol
len. Tissue around the anode was seen to be grey and
shrunken. A clear fluid came out on the skin around
the cathode. This fluid could be sucked up with a


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These  Powers  from  your  Presence  to set you  Free. Even
NOW  you—are  releasing  an hundred  fold  Greater  Power
and Energy,  than  you  did before  you  knew  This  Presence
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Precious  Hearts,  to hold  firm  in your  feeling;  because  as
this Greater  Energy  comes  forth  thru  you  and  into  your
world,  if you  continue  to charge  it with  discord,  don't  you
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powerful  it becomes,  to act in your  world. That  is why  people  are constantly  swamped  with  dis-DISCOURSE  VIII  45
cord  in their  minds  and  bodies;  because  for one  reason  or
another,  they  have  charged  this  Energy  with  discord  or
unkind  feeling. Precious  Ones,  can't  you  believe  Me,  when
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EVERY  OTHER  ONE  TAKE  CARE  OF  HIS  OWN
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do. We want  to make  this  so clear,  so definite,  so plain  to
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and We  are  willing  to the  very  limit,  the  Law  of your
Being  permits,  to give  you  Assistance  unknown  and  un-
permitted  in the history  of the Earth. During  the time  the Messengers  are here  in this  Class,
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verse  to fulfill  your  requirements. Do you  see then,  how
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might  accuse  Me  of sounding  egotistical;  but  you  know
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does  not have  those  qualities  existing  within  Him  or Her. Therefore,  when  I say to you,  the Great  Power  of My Love
is anchored  within  your  Heart,  I mean  it literally  and  phys-
ically,  as well  as Divinely. Will  you  all—every  one  of you—do  Me the kindness,  be-
fore the opening  of the Class,  to read  the last  chapter  of
the Magic  Presence. Will  you  do Me this  kindness,  and
as you  start  to read  on thru


 of Peace  has  done—which  We  shall  mention  during
the Class  here,  you  will  know  It is a Transcendent  Service. 324 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
It could  not have  been  done,  if the war  entity  of the World
had not been  consumed. She  would  not have  come  forth! Had  She  not seen  and  known  this  could  be done,  She would
have  remained  within  the Great  Silence! Think  of it, Beloved  Ones! one  whole  hemisphere  in the
throes  of the destructive  power—the  worst  ever  expressed
upon  Earth! Those  destructive  Individuals  are using  the
great  cunning  of the black  magicians,  who  are prompting
them—urging  these  destructive  forces  on, and  on, and  on. They  find  their  urging  of little  avail;  for since  the consum-
ing of the war  entity,  there  is no power  there  to feed  and
sustain  them! Therefore  the  things  they  did  easily  and
quickly  before  and  where  they  found  ready  response,  they
are failing  to find  that  speed  of response  today  and  they
are amazed. They  cannot  understand  what  in the world
has happened  that  their  authority  and  dominion  has  sud-
denly  ceased;  and  they  can no longer  influence  mankind  as
completely  as they  once  did so very  recently! Think  of it, you  who  have  worked  so earnestly  and
served  so earnestly  in these  Mighty  Decrees. Oh,  Beloved
Ones,  never  tire,  never  grow  weary;  because  if you  realize
It is the Power  of your  Presence  acting,  you  cannot  be ex-
hausted  in rendering  that  service. I say to you:  Freedom  is at hand  for every  earnest  sin-
cere student! Don't  let anything  suggest  otherwise  or dis-
turb your  feelings;  but  in your  great  adoration  and  atten-
tion to your  Presence,  know  you  are  then  and  there,
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give you  Its Freedom. Why  do We respond  to your  Calls ? Now  notice  this  very  carefully. Why  do We  respond  to
your  Calls ? Not  because  of your  outer  volition;  but because
it is the Power  of your  Life  which  is calling;  and  all Foci  of
Life,  which  We  are,  and  you  are,  must  give  obedience  to
Life. You  might  say to Me:  How  is it the Great  Cosmic
Beings  must  give  obedience  to Life ? Because  Our  Attain-
ment  of Freedom,  came  by first  giving  obedience  to Life. Then,  when  your  Presence  of Life  calls  to Us, is there  any-
thing  in the Universe  which  could  prevent  Our  answering
your  Call? Think  of it! Beloved  Ones,  you  are not  any
longer  at the mercy  of destructive  forces  or limiting  condi-
tions;  because  you  have  come  to know  Life  and  Its Mighty
Focus,  the Presence  of the  "Mighty  I AM,"  which  beats
every  one  of your  Hearts! Oh,  don't  think  for one  second
your  Presence  is not there;  or that  It is not Mighty  Real. If
your  Presence  were  not there,  you  would  not be here! Don't
forget  it! That  Presence  supplies  you  with  Life  as the Wondrous
Chart  shows;  and  when  you  accept  It in the  Fulness  of
your  feeling,  then  you  will  have  the answers  clearly  and
more  and  more  quickly,  to your  Calls,  as the Messengers
have  proven. They  receive  Instantaneous  Answers  con-
stantly  to their  Calls  today,  but they  did not four  years  ago. They  called  days  and  weeks,  many  times,  for the Victory  of
each  Call;  but they  stuck  to it, until  the answer  came;  and
that is the position  of all mankind  today. When  you  start  to make  your  Call  stand  by it, until  the 326 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
answer  comes. Then,  you  will  see  how  more  and  more
quickly  and  powerfully,  will  your  Presence  of Life  answer
your  calls,  until  all of you  too will  have  your  answers  in-
standy. That  is the Power  and  Presence  of Life  waiting  and
wanting  you  to have  This  Great  Freedom,  This  Great  Hap-
piness. THINK  OF  IT,  BELOVED  ONES,  IN ALL  THE
ANXIETY  YOU  HAVE  PASSED  THRU,  IN  ALL
THE  DISTRESS,  NOT  ONE  SINGLE  PART  OF  IT
WAS  EVER  REALLY  NECESSARY! Because  you  had
forgotten  your  Presence  of Life  and  you  gave  all power  to
the appearance  world;  you  suffered  under  those  appear-
ances,  having  mis-placed  your  attention,  having  mis-placed
your  vision. You  accepted  more,  and  more,  and  more,  of
limitations;  giving  more  and  more  Power  to persons,  places
and conditions;  which  had  no power  to limit  or disturb  you,
except—now  notice  carefully—that  you  fed  your  Life
Stream  into  them  by the Power  of your  attention  and  vision,
your  physical  sight. Think  of it, and  know  that  not  one  inharmonious,  de-
structive  or limiting  thing  can  touch  you  or affect  your
world;  if it cannot  get your  attention! IT MUST  HAVE
YOUR  LIFE  STREAM  TURNED  TO  IT,  IN ORDER
TO REACH  YOU. Many  of the students  do not yet see
that. They  know  it intellectually,  but in their  feeling,  they
are not accepting  the fact,  that  what  their  attention  is upon,
they  are feeding  their  Life  into  it, to compel  it back  into
their  worlds. DISCOURSE  XXII  327
Please  get this,  tonight,  in preparation  for Our  Coming
Class. You  will  hear  things  in this  Class—the  Laws  of Life,
which  you  have  never  heard. I want  you  to be so joyous,  so
firm,  so determined  in your  application  in the use of the
Violet  Consuming  Flame,  that  you  are ready  in the FUL-
NESS  OF  YOUR  COMPREHENSION,  to grasp  every-
thing  which  is said  and  apply  it to yourself. Don't  think
what  We  say is meant  for the other  fellow. It is meant  for
every  one  of you  everywhere;  because  It is the Explanation
of Life. All We give  is the Explanation  of your  Life. All your  Beloved  Saint  Gerrffain  has  brought  forth  to
you,  is just the Explanation,  the Application  of your  Mighty
Presence,  the Law  of Life! There  is not a thing  unusual  or
mysterious  about  it; and  Oh,  try to understand  and  feel
that. Then,  when  you  understand  It, you  will  see how  in
your  application,  you  are Master  of any  condition  which
confronts  you. In the experience  of the Messengers,  as conditions  arise
which  are distressing  to mankind,  when  their  bodies  come
into the environment,  those  conditions  change. Sometimes
that is necessary,  so those  conditions  dissolve  and  disappear. Nobody  can deny  it, because  it has been  done  many  many
times,  and  the


 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


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Hilary H. Carter
Winchester, UK
Washington, USA
OceanofPDF.comFirst published by O Books, 2012
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worldwide distribution. OceanofPDF.comCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION. HOW  TO USE THIS BOOK
CHAPTER 1. THE CHAKRAS - AN OVER VIEW
CHAPTER 2. THE FIRST  CHAKRA
CHAPTER 3. THE SECOND CHAKRA
CHAPTER 4. THE THIRD CHAKRA
CHAPTER 5. THE FOUR TH CHAKRA
CHAPTER 6. THE FIFTH CHAKRA
CHAPTER 7. THE SIXTH CHAKRA
CHAPTER 8. THE SEVENTH CHAKRA
CHAPTER 9. THE SEVEN BODIES
CHAPTER 10. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
OceanofPDF.comIntroduction
How to Use This Book
My aim in writing this book is to take the mystery out of the chakras and
bring them down to the level of everyday life. By healing your chakras you
can heal your life. This book will help you to identify and heal chakra
imbalance. It can also be used as a useful reference book. However, please
note that none of the guidance given in this book is intended to replace
medical advice. If you think you are ill see your doctor. Each of the seven chapters on the seven chakras has the same layout. LOCA TION: This tells you whereabouts in the physical body the chakra is
located. SANSKRIT : This is the traditional name for the chakra. Sanskrit is an
ancient Indian language. ALSO KNOWN AS: These days the chakras are referred to by dif ferent
names. I use first/second/third and so on in this book but I have listed other
commonly used names here. COLOUR: Each chakra responds to a particular colour. By choosing to use
that colour in your everyday life through the use of clothes, curtains, paint,
food, cars and so on in the relevant colour, you can help to balance the
chakra in question. NUMBER OF LOTUS PET ALS: Each chakra has a certain number of
petals. MANTRA: A mantra is a sound that stimulates the chakra. Chanting the
relevant mantra for each chakra helps to balance that particular chakra. YANTRA: Each chakra has a ‘yantra’  which is a diagram that corresponds
to the chakra. It shows in pictorial form the dif ferent number of petals in achakra. Meditating on the yantras can help to balance the chakras. (See
book cover.) GLAND: Each chakra corresponds loosely to one of the endocrine glands
as listed under this heading. ELEMENT : The first five chakras each belong to one of the five elements. The sixth and seventh chakras are not assigned an element. BODY : You have seven bodies. (See Chapter 9). Each one is linked to a
particular chakra. NOTE: The musical note associated with the chakra. By humming or
listening to this note (or music written in that particular key) you will help
the chakra to get into balance. SOLFEGGIO: This is the exact frequency for each chakra. These
frequencies are extremely powerful in balancing chakras. The solfeggio
tones can be downloaded from the Internet or you can listen to them on
YouTube. SENSE: The lower five chakras each connect to one of our five senses. Concentrating on the sense in question will help to balance the chakra. YOGA  POSTURE: I give an example of a yoga posture that works strongly
on each chakra. Practising the pose will help to balance the chakra. I would
advise you to learn yoga postures from a qualified yoga teacher rather than
through books or DVDs. ESSENTIAL  OILS: The oils listed under this heading are particularly
beneficial in harmonising that particular chakra. You can mix a few drops of
the relevant essential oil with a little carrier oil and rub it on your wrists. You could incorporate several of the oils into carrier oil and use it for body
massage. You could also put a few drops in your bath or put some on a
tissue and carry it with you. CRYSTALS: I have listed which crystals and gemstones are particularly
beneficial in harmonising each chakra. Either wear or carry one of thesuggested crystals. You can also lie down and place the crystal directly on
to the chakra. RULES: These are the parts of the physical body that are af fected by each
chakra. PHYSICAL  PROBLEMS: Although not exhaustive, I have listed the types
of ailments that indicate an imbalance in a particular chakra. KEY  WORDS: A quick summary of the chakra. WHA T ARE ITS FUNCTIONS? A description of how the chakra will be
operating in your life if it is in perfect balance. AN IMBALANCED CHAKRA: Here I give indications of how an
imbalance in each chakra might show itself. MAJOR IMBALANCE: Under this heading I list more serious imbalances
which normally require professional help. If you have a serious imbalance
in any chakra do not do any of the exercises in this book without clearing it
with your doctor first. PERSONAL  STORIES: I hope that these case histories will help you to
understand exactly how the state of your chakras can directly af fect your
everyday life. IS MY  CHAKRA  OUT  OF BALANCE? This is an easy checklist to help
you to identify your own imbalances. It is meant solely as a guide and by no
means is it a fail-safe method of diagnosis. Use the list in combination with
your intuition. Although I have quoted numbers to give you an idea of how
imbalanced each chakra is, the simple rule is that the higher your score, the
more imbalanced the chakra. HOW  CAN I BALANCE THIS CHAKRA? I have listed very practical and
simple ways of rebalancing each chakra. Again this list is not exhaustive but
is intended to guide you towards your own healing. Healing comes from
leaving behind your harmful habits as much as incorporating the positive
and helpful activ- ities that are listed here.AFFIRMA TIONS: The af firmations can be spoken out loud as often as you
like. You can also write them down on a piece of paper and stick them on
your bathroom mirror, your kitchen cupboard or your computer screen to
remind you to repeat the af firmations. HEALING GUIDED MEDIT ATION: These meditations are very helpful
for healing yourself at a deeper level. I suggest you record them on to a CD,
phone or iPod, and play them back to yourself when you need them. OceanofPDF.comChapter 1
The Chakras – An Overview
A few decades ago very few people had even heard about chakras. Now
‘chakra’  is quite a commonly understood word. But how many people really
understand what chakras are and what they do? In this book I will explain
the chakras in a down to earth and easy to follow way. Using that
knowledge you will be able to work on healing and balancing your chakras
to improve your health and well-being. My awareness of chakras began over thirty years ago when I was studying


Goddess within you, and take responsibility for your own state of
mind. Women can be masters at negative programming. We constantly
tell ourselves what is not right: our gure, our hair, our relationship,
our job, the weather, someone else’s behavior. Sometimes, we do
this because we have legitimate complaints; at other times, we
criticize simply because it is the turn of our minds to do so. Every
time we do, regardless of why, we attack ourselves. We are
programming our subconscious—the part of the mind that hears
what we tell it and then creates more of the same—to manufacture
the life we’re describing. And then—magicians that we are—lo and
behold, we have a new, even more negative life the following day. Someone once gave me a coee mug on which is printed  ENTERTAIN
NO NEGATIVITY. If only I could be so strong. As 1992 was drawing to a
close and I gathered with friends at the approach of midnight, I
scribbled on a piece of paper, “In 1993, I will repeat no negative
stories. ” We are not a little powerful; we are enormously  powerful. Every time we say a negati ve word, we lay the menta l plans for
negative thing s. There is no escaping this law of the mind. As we
think, so shall it be. Here’s another  helpful hint. Choose an armation that ts you,
your hopes and your desires. Try to stay away from specics, and
concentrate instead on the woman you want to be. You could say, “I
am a glorious  child of God. I am joyful, serene, positive, and
loving. ” Write it on several pieces of paper. Pin them up in your
house or tape them to the dashboard of your car. The mind is more
powerful than are any external conditions. If you repeat your
armation ten times a day, particularly in combination with
meditation, your life will change. Spiritual techn iques cannot not work. The question is not whether
they work but whether or not we actually do them. If we remind
ourselves often of the woman we want to be, then the woman who
has been masquerading as us all these years will breathe her last
breath and give us back our life. On the days when I do these things—and having turned forty
myself, I have nally learned  how important it is to do them all—I
feel good. On the days when I don’t do them, I don’t feel as well. And I must admit that there are often days during the month when
nothing makes me happy, and that’s it. PMS is PMS. Chemical
depression is an even harder nut to crack. There are times and
conditions when despite our exercises, we continue to cry and we
continue to feel pain. I’m talking here about the broad strokes, the
vast majority of our days. Try those things—meditation, prayer,
yoga, armations—and the fabric of your life will become more
beautiful and peaceful. At times, we can nd sustenance in a spiritual retreat, a woman’s
retreat, a vacation, a time o. It’s important to have the chance to
get away from it all. But we must remember that the serenity and
peace a retreat provides should not be limited to our time away
from home; we must commit ourselves to incorporating the
conditions that foster peace and serenity into our daily lives. So
much inside us can ourish when we turn o the worldly  noise. The
search for inner peace is a life-style decision. Even when we have
children, they can learn that at certain hours Mommy needs quiet
time. As much as we crave the rest a vacation oers, we often resist it. Many of us have set up our lives so that we are consta ntly busy,
living on a kind of adrenaline that poses as energy. This is an
insidious trick of the negative mind: building a wall of frantic
activity that mitigates the experience of a meaningful inner life. We
lose a tremend ous amount of personal power and healthy energy by
allowing ourselves to be lured away from daily spiritual practice. The spiritual life is our inner life, and a woman is lost without her
connection to the God and Goddess within her. As for physical appearance—as we age, gorgeous young hunks
may or may not be interested in us anymore. For that matter, men
our own age and older might not be interested anymore. My
response to that is “So what. ” We could have met up with these
same guys when we were young, and they would still have been
turned o to us anyway once we got older. Have faith in men. There’s a new breed forming, just as we’re a
new breed of women. They are quite young, some of them, and they
are older also. They are learning, they are growing, and they are
everywhere. Hold on. Just take care of yourself. Strive to live a
more loving, more beautifu l life. They won’t not nd you. Your
appeal is huge and invisible and real. What now. Agreements. Agreements that we will not hurt one
another, that we will support one another. We will protect the
children and heal the earth. We will make love an art, and we will
love like artists. A woman is meant to hold the heart of the world within her
hands. She must cater to it and minister to it and kiss it when it
cries. We are meant to keep the home res burning, the res in our
hearts. We are meant to prepare the food, the spiritual food of love
and compassion. We are meant to care for the children, not just our
own, but every child. When we do not recognize our cosmic
function, our own hearts break, and so does the heart of the world. Just as children grow by playing games in which they imagine
themselves to be grown-ups, so are we meant to grow by imagining
ourselves to be bigger than we are right now. You need not
apologize for being brilliant, talented, gorgeous, rich, or smart. Your
success doesn’ t take away from anyone else’s. It actually increases
the possibility  that others can have it too. Your money  increases
your capacity to give mone y to others, your joy increases your
capacity to give joy to others, and your love increases your capacity
to give love to others. Your playing small serves no one. It is a sick
game. It is old thinking, and it is dire for the planet. Stop it
immediately. Come home to the castle. OceanofPDF. comFOUR
Embracing the Goddess
A true conception of the relation between the sexes
will not admit of conqueror and conquered; it knows
but of one great thing; to give of one’s self
boundlessly, in order to nd one’s self richer, deeper,
better. —Emma Goldman
The story of many modern relationships is a variation
on a common theme: the conspiracy between men and women to
murder the Queen. Wheneve r a woman sells herself cheap or a man
is unkind to a woman or a woman gives her body where she is not
adored or a man rejects his true love—we are trying to murder the
Queen. But the Queen is eternal; she cannot die. She can be
tortured, but she cannot die. A friend  recent ly spoke to me of a very powerful man on the East
Coast who has gained a reputation for toying cruelly with the hearts
of so-called powerful women. The question, of course, is how does a
powerful woman allow herself to be toyed with. What place of
wounded self-esteem makes her vulnerable to his emotionally
sadistic machinations. Perhaps, suggested my friend, I would
address this question in my book. “My book will not be about that,” I told her. “That man is a
dinosaur. His breed will die out. ” Thousands of us have been intherapy, taken seminars, read extensively, and explored all other
means to personal growth in the last several years in order to learn
how to avoid those guys. We’ve prayed. We’ve been on our knees. Where were those women. Go into therapy. Go to a good bookstore. The buzz words now are recovery, wellness, hinging back joy. There’s a great story about recovering from attraction to
dangerous men. It goes like this: When you’re really ill, you don’t
even know a snake when you see one. Once recovery begins, you
see a snake and you know it’s a snake, but you still play with it. Once you’ve landed in true recovery zone, you see a snake, you
know it’s a snake, and you cross to the other side of the road. Until then, everyone you know can tell you the game is toxic with
that person, but you won’t listen because you think you’re dierent
or that he’ll be dierent with you, or that maybe you’re the rst one
to have really seen his sensit ive side. There’s no forcing the process
by which we simply stop being attracted to pain. It’s a long road for
some of us. It’s work. It takes deeper thinking and more courage
than many of us


, and that is the first one. W ild animals
attack the prey that runs away but stand stock-still and are intimidated by
any that faces them. If we find within ourself the spiritual resource to make
our first step toward danger instead of away from it, we will find that
danger disappears. But if we give in to the impulse of fear and make our
initial step away from danger, life will chase after us and surely devour us. Let any man show the world that he feels
Afraid of its bark and ’ twill fly at his heels:
Let him fearlessly face it, ’ twill leave him alone:
But ’ twill fawn at his feet if he flings it a bone. — EDW ARD BUL WER-L YTT ON

Fear engenders fear. The first step away from danger turns into a trot, then a
shambling run, then a panic-stricken dash, and the innocuous cur that
pursues us is now a fancied monster. Similarly, courage engenders courage. The first step toward danger allows us to see our antagonist clearly. We
examine its face and behold that it is not nearly so threatening as we
imagined. W e begin to see ways and means of coping with it, and just
because we have confronted it head-on, it stops its aggressive action toward
us and considers whether we ourselves might not pose some danger to it. This is true of events as well as living things. A psychological aura
emanates from events as from people. If something seems to threaten us,
then it surely will pursue us if we run away, but if we advance upon it
boldly, it stops its movement toward us. It hangs back to reconsider, and
eventually yields. Nothing stands before continued ef fort, and nothing can
resist the person who persists in the face of all discouragement. The mental
attitude that never fails is one in which we dispossess ourselves of the goal-
seeking ego and lodge our psyche firmly in a consciousness of the Divine,
viewing our own lives as an opportunity for emer gence of the master spirit,
regarding the work that we do as being the work of the Secret Self. Perseverance
 Everything great is accomplished by people whose perseverance transcends
mere human endurance. Galileo at his telescope, Newton beneath his apple
tree, Einstein in his laboratory — all are examples of illumination following
a period of prolonged perseverance. No one performing at the behest of
egoistic desire could possibly have accomplished the feats of these
enlightened pioneers; long before illumination arrived, they would cease
their searching and go on to other fields. The Divine uses the discoverer and
the creator, each for the purpose for which they are best suited. Such people
cannot fail for they are doing the work for which they were intended at
birth. In consequence, their lives are completely absorbed in their tasks, so
that the work is inseparable from the person, and is in some kind of mystic
sense the person spun out in space and time and perpetuated as a creative
fact. When that psychological turnabout is made by which the individual
life is surrendered to the Secret Self, there enters into the person an
unearthly determination that impels them to perform their work in the face
of all odds, in the teeth of the bleakest appearances. They take their cue
from a light within, and they are able to alter the psychological aura of
things by bringing into the midst of events their own positive determination
and absolute dedication to the accomplishment of their tasks. Their impact
upon events is not brought about through vain desires or selfish goals, only
because they are doing those tasks that are natural to them. Fear of failure is a deterrent to action in all those entrapped in ego-
consciousness. The surface self does not possess that sense of equality
necessary to the undertaking of perilous tasks. It is concerned always with
appearances, and it cannot bring itself to undertake an adventuresome
action because if such action comes of f disastrously or comically it is made
to appear incapable or a fool. Millions of people are afraid to try because
they are afraid to fail, and such inhibition keeps them from realizing all but
the tiniest fraction of their capabilities. This shortsighted focusing of
consciousness in the surface self keeps their attention upon transitory goals. They undertake to sing a song, for example, not because a song in them
must be sung but because they want the attention and admiration of others. With this false viewpoint, it is even dif ficult for them to bring themselves to
get up before their audiences, for they carry within a picture of the shame
and defeat they will feel if their attempt to win admiration results instead in
ridicule. The song therefore does not get sung, and if sung, is sung poorly.These individuals have not become the thing they are doing but are only
using it for the satisfaction of their surface nature. Don’t Be Afraid to Fail

The mental attitude that never fails is one that is not afraid to fail. W e must
be willing to accept the conditions that follow failur e befor e we have any
chance of attempting a new enterprise. If it be such a simple thing as diving
off a boar d into a swimming pool, we must be willing to accept the pain
attendant upon a belly flop befor e we ar e able to muster the determination
to dive. Once fear is gone, we will not belly flop; our dive will be swift and
clean. W e perform it because it is in us, and it performs us as much as we
perform it. T o get the surface self out of the way and allow the psyche to be
possessed by a master spirit allows us to undertake our tasks without the
slightest fear of failur e because we not only have a sense of equality towar d
others but know that a power gr eater than we is guiding our steps in the
best possible manner. We need to r ealize that everything is the r esult of
change, that ther e is nothing permanent in the entir e world except that
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        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
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  examples. We’re going to do just that—
not only to see what the facts are in the case, but what the principles  are. This book is about principles. It’s about essences. It’s about focusing with
absolute precision. When I was in clinical practice  there was a short period of time when I
had to do “spinal taps.” These consisted of inserting a needle between the
vertebrae in the lower spine and extracting a few drops of spinal fluid for
examination under a microscop e. I had past experience in a state hospital
where I had to do them on every new admission; I’d actually done
thousands over the years. In private practice I started charging $100 per
spinal tap. When  a patient comp lained about why I charged that much when
it only took a few minutes, I stated the facts: “It was $5 for putting in the
needle and $95 to know exactly where to put it.” He laughed and said,
“Yeah, Doc, I get it.”
To “get it” mean s capacity. It means to have the capacity to demonstrate,
execute, manifest, produce, materialize, and make it happen in the world. Lots of people are full of good  ideas, but nothing happens in their lives. They don’ t have the power to make it happen. Please notice the word power. This is going to be a word of great import
to us, the centr al secret behind all that we discuss. The real difference
between “having,” “doing,” and “being” is power. We are going to examine
power, find out what it is, and learn that it is the secret ingredient that
“makes it happen.”Twelve people have the same idea, but only one makes it happen. What is
the difference? We’ve all had the experience of hearing the same advice
from several people. Suddenly, one special person says it to us and zingo! We have  it. The usual explanation was that we weren’ t “ready yet.” The
truth is that a person who has real power makes us ready. They have enough
power to overcome all of our resistances, our considerations, our delays,
our procrastinations, our indecisions, our doubts, our confusi on, our ifs,
ands, or buts—a nd make it just plain obvious to us. When we get through
listening to a person of power, we have the inner feeling that we always
knew that, which is correct. We always knew that, but a person of power
has the capacity to make us conscious of what is already within our own
minds, but in a dif ferent context. It’ s the context of “aha.”
The “aha” experience is indicative of a jumbo level of power. When we
“get” something, we get it because its voltage has just increa sed. This is
indicated intuitively by the image of a lightbulb going on over a person’ s
head. Light is power and energy. All of the energy on this plane t, whatever
its manifestation, came here via light. The power is in the light. Within this book there is enough power to get us off the runway. In fact,
there is enough power to get us off a couple of dozen runways. Fame and
fortune are alrea dy in existence within us, and all we have to do is discover
them. Now, how can this be? Because to read these words, we have to be
conscious. To be conscious, we have to be alive. The secret of certain
success is part and parcel of the energy of life itself; therefore, it exists
within us. Let’s look at an example of the differences between “having,”  “doing,”
and “being.” There was an intelligent, successful, professional man who
didn’ t learn how to dance until he was 50 years old. Before that, he would
mechanically get out there on the dance floor. Awkwardly, self-consciously,
and with great difficulty, he would push himself around to music when he
was dragged out to do so. He took endless dancing lessons, yet he still
couldn’ t dance, nor did he experience the joy and relaxed happiness that he
saw on the faces of others. In the ’60s, disco music came  along and
freestyle dancing, which was spontaneous, became popular. Well, if the fox-
trot was intimidating, to get out there on the dance floor and just “let it all
hang out” was even more impossible for him. (He never could jitterbug
either. )One day he was at a social affair where they were playing rock music. He
avoided getting near the dance floor for fear of getting dragged out there by
some eager woman. At that point, someone he knew came up to him and
said, “Come on, you can dance.” He said, “No, I can’t. I’ve tried; I just
can’t do it.”
She knew that he had just finished a whole course of lessons  on disco
dancing at the local dance studi o, and the results had been nil. She laughed
and said, “I’ll show you how.” Then she said the magic words: “Don’ t look
at your feet. Forget about your feet; look at my face. Just move your body
the way I move my body, and forget about your legs and feet. They will
automatically go in the right place.”
He starte d to focus intensely on her expressions and the way she held her
body. He took her advice and forgot about his legs and feet. Sure enough, as
he got into her attitude, he found himself dancing! Honestly, there was
nothing to it. It was effortless. He didn’ t even think about it. It simply began
to happe n “of its own.” He bega n to dance as though he had always known
how. It was automatic. It was joyous. He felt free as a bird. Suddenly, he got
so high he could hardly believe it. He felt a surge of joy, liberation, and
energy. He danced his head of f that night! All of the inner pain of those years of suppressed and frustrated longing
to “be that way” now was over, and he made up for lost time. He went to
the disco every night, rarely getting to bed until three in the morning. This
went on for several years; he just couldn’ t stop dancing. To the amazement
of everyone, he got along on three or four hours of sleep a night and still
accomplished as much as ever during the day. He was, you might say,
getting a free ride on the increase in energy, which was really manifesting
as joy. The man’ s friend was not a dancing teacher, but she did in a matter of
seconds what all of the professionals couldn’ t do over the years. Within that
example is the secret of the book: to transmit to us how to dance so that it’s
automatic and effortless. Fame and fortune are like that; they are effortless. They’re joyful. They just happen as the result of us “getting it.” Now that
the man knew how to dance, he let it happen. He was a nonvisual person,
but as he was dancing, certain patterns would arrive within his mind, along
with ways to move his hands and his body. This kind of thing had never
happened to him before.He also discove red the secret behind “Sufi dancing.” He notice d that the
more he danced, the more energy he had. He would go to discos with a
whole group of people and wear the women out one by one; they would
leave the dance floor exhausted. The longer he danced, the more power and
energy he had. He was tireless. The only reason he went home was because
they closed the disco. He could  have kept on dancing all night long. The
inner power was “limitless.”
He found that as he danced, his body would hit a certain inner balance as
if it were moving around an invisible center. It was as though he was
balanced exactly  like a top. Once a top starts it spins effortlessl y; that’s the
way he danced. Not only did it take no energy, his energy increased. Actually, he could dance for hours and perhaps even endlessly that way. He
maybe just had to stop to eat or go to the bathroom—he didn’t know
because sometimes he danced for many hours and the inner experience
never changed. This man used to go dancing practically every night with a group of
people. One of them would frequently be the woman he danced with that
first time. They got to be well known in the major discos in town. The
owners were always eager for them to be there—they would let them in for
no charge and cater to them. The crowd would stand around having drinks,
trying to get up the courage to start dancing. We know how it is—the first
couple on the dance floor. Everyone’ s reluctant to be the only one out there. Well, the owner  of the disco would nod to this man and woman, and they
would effortlessly glide onto the dance floor in a state of joy. The state of
high joy seemed to affect everyone in the whole place. Suddenly it was as
though the lights on a stage had come on brightly. The audience would
watch for a while because, frankly, the couple was indeed super. There are no intermediate stages in fame and fortune. The minute we get
it, we’ve got it. Expressing it and watching it happen in the world are


	have

any	logical	relation	to	the	diminution	of	cases	of	smallpox,	and,

1)	That	the	practice	of	vaccination	has	been	the	means	of	disseminating	some	of

the	most	fatal	and	loathsome	diseases,	such	as	leprosy,	syphilis,	tetanus	and

tuberculosis;

2)	That	vaccination	is	not	only	useless,	but	positively	injurious,

of	protecting	its	subjects	from	contagion	of	smallpox,	it	actually	renders	them

more	susceptible	to	it	by	depressing	the	vital	power	and	diminishing	natural

resistance;

3)	That	immunity	from	all	diseases	is	to	be	realized	through	the	attainment	of

health,	not	by	the	propagation	of	disease;

4)	That	it	is	never	necessary	to	set	up	one	disease	in	a	healthy	organism	to

protect	against	another;	that	such	procedure	is	an	appalling	violation	of	the	basic

principles	of	hygiene	and	sanitary	science;

5)	That	the	performance	of	the	vaccine	operation	in	the	very	nature	of	the	case,

violates	the	cardinal	precepts	of	modern	aseptic	surgery,	the	aim	of	which	is	to

exclude	the	products	of	disease	from	the	organism,	and	never	to	introduce	them;

6)	That	there	is	no	evidence	worthy	of	the	name,	on	record,	to	prove	that

vaccination	either	prevents	or	mitigates	smallpox;
	7)	That	many	healthy	children	have	died	from	the	effects	of	vaccination;

8)	That	millions	of	vaccinated	people	have	died	of	confluent	smallpox	while

having	the	plainest	vaccine	scars	on	their	bodies;

9)	That	smallpox	epidemics	invariably	attack	the	vaccinated	first;

10)	That	smallpox	follows	closely	upon	flagrant	violation	of	the	laws	of	health,

hygiene	and	sanitation;

11)	That	the	occurrence	of	all	the	great	epidemics	of	smallpox	have	coincided

with	periods	of	sanitary	neglect;

12)	That	cowpox	and	venereal-pox	have	much	in	common;

13)	That	the	analogy	between	the	manifestations	of	vaccine	and	those	of	syphilis

is	so	close	that	several	of	the	most	eminent	pathologists	of	the	world	regard

cowpox	as	a	modified	form	of	syphilis;

14)	That	the	so	called,	‘spontaneous	cowpox’	is	a	myth;	that	cowpox	is	a

disorder	not	natural	to	the	cow;	that	it	never	occurs	in	bulls	or	steers,	nor	in

young	heifers	that	have	never	been	milked;	that	it	is	a	disease	of	milk	cows,

which	has	been	communicated	to	them	from	sores	on	hands	of	milkers	who	were

suffering	from	syphilis;

15)	That	the	serious	killer	diseases	such	as	cancer,	syphilis,	heart	trouble,	polio,

tuberculosis,	etc.,	will	never	be	eliminated	as	long	as	blood	pollution	through

vaccination	is	continued;

16)	That	the	community	that	has	sanitary	surroundings,	a	pure	water	supply,

wholesome	food,	good	health	and	freedom	from	the	blood	poisoning	effects	of

vaccination,	need	have	no	fear	of	smallpox	or	any	other	diseases;

17)	That	no	man	can	be	truly	said	to	be	susceptible	to	the	contagion	of	smallpox

or	to	that	of	any	other	disease	so	long	as	he	is	in	a	state	of	perfect	health;

18)	That	such	a	state	resists	and	repels	the	assaults	of	all	morbific	influences	and

is	therefore	the	best	protective	against	disease;
	19)	That	vaccination	has	utterly	failed	to	fulfill	the	promises	made	for	it	by

Jenner	and	his	followers	and	that	he	saddled	a	legacy	of	disease	and	death	upon

the	race	for	which	he	was	paid	$150,000	by	the	British	government;

20)	That	compulsory	vaccination	ranks	with	human	slavery	and	religious

persecution,	as	one	of	the	most	flagrant	outrages	upon	the	rights	of	the	human

race." 21)	That	Switzerland,	England,	Australia	and	other	enlightened	countries

abolished	compulsory	vaccination	after	it	was	tested	and	proved	to	be	disastrous;

but	laws	sanctioning	this	crime	still	disgrace	the	statute	books	of	"free"	America. 22)	That	reforms	are	not	made	by	those	who	profit	by	them	so	the	doctors	or	the

government	cannot	be	depended	upon	to	abolish	vaccination	of	their	own

volition;	that	the	people,	themselves,	must	rise	up	and	make	demands	for

freedom	from	this	curse	of	greed,	ignorance	and	destruction,	for	only	then	can

we	hope	to	see	the	light	of	a	new	day	of	health,	progress	and	harmonious

adjustment. CHAPTER	2
SMALLPOX	DECLINED	BEFORE

VACCINATION	WAS	ENFORCED
“To	mistake	inferences	or	axioms	for	facts	has	been	a	curse	of	science.”
	—
Sir	Clifford	Albutt,	in	“Nature”

The	simple	fact	that	we	have	less	smallpox	now	than	we	did	200	years	ago,	does

not	in	any	degree	prove	that	vaccination	caused	this	decline,	although	the

promoters	of	vaccination	have	taken	upon	themselves	the	full	credit	for	this

improvement. The	most	noticeable	decrease	in	smallpox	and	other	zymotic	(infectious,

contagious)	diseases	began	with	the	sanitation	reforms	just	prior	to	1800	and	the

improvement	in	nutrition	brought	about	by	such	health	crusaders	as	Trail,

Graham	and	Jennings	around	1840. THIS	SANITATION	AND	HEALTH	IMPROVEMENT	PROGRAM	included:

1)	Sewage	disposal,

2)	cleaning	of	streets,	back	yards,	stables,	etc.,

3)	improvement	of	roads	so	that	fresh	vegetables,	milk	and	other	vital	foods

could	be	transported	rapidly	to	the	cities	and	distributed	while	still	fresh. 4)	The	water	supply	was	improved	and	protected	from	contamination. 5)	Housing	projects	were	built	out	in	the	suburbs	to	relieve	congestion	of

population	in	the	cities. THE	NUTRITIONAL	TEACHINGS	stressed	natural	whole	grain	bread	instead

of	white	bread,	fresh	fruits	and	vegetables	free	from	salt,	sugar,	chemicals	and

other	harmful	preservatives	and	the	rejection	of	coffee,	tea,	alcohol,	tobacco,

drugs	and	other	drastic	poisons. Meat	and	other	low	grade	proteins	were
	denounced	in	favor	of	nuts,	beans	and	other	such	proteins	with	more	health	value

and	less	toxic	effects. The	age	old	"terror	diseases"	such	as	plague,	black	death,	cholera,	etc.,	that	were

previously	believed	to	be	contagious,	responded	at	once	to	this	health	program

and	soon	declined	to	the	vanishing	point	in	countries	that	adopted	the	sanitation

and	nutrition	improvements. They	are	diseases	of	nutritional	deficiency	and

imbalance	just	the	same	as	all	other	diseases. A	glance	at	the	following	table	of	official	statistics	from	England	and	Wales

shows	us	how	smallpox	deaths	declined	only	after	the	people	began	their

opposition	to	the	vaccination	law	and	an	ever	increasing	number	refused	to	be

v


	a	widow	went	to

prison	for	carrying	out	her	husband’s	injunction	never	to	have	the	children

vaccinated. Elections	for	boards	of	guardians—the	public	authority	that	had	the

administration	of	the	vaccination	law	in	its	charge—were	fought	on	the

vaccination	question,	and	by	the	year	1898	at	least	one-fifth	of	the	600	or	more

boards	in	England	were	pledged	not	to	enforce	the	law. Four	very	important	things	happened	between	the	passing	of	the	vaccination	act

of	1867	and	the	passing	of	the	act	of	1898,	which	contained	the	first	conscience

clause. The	first	was	the	smallpox	epidemic	of	1870-72,	which	carried	off	44,000

persons	in	England	and	Wales	and	proved	to	hundreds	of	thousands	of	people

that	vaccination	is	not	a	protection	against	smallpox,	for	that	epidemic	occurred

when	97½%	of	the	people	over	two	and	under	fifty	had	either	had	smallpox	or

been	vaccinated,	as	was	stated	by	Sir	John	Simon,	chief	medical	officer	to	the

Privy	Council,	in	his	evidence	before	the	select	committee	which	in	1871

inquired	into	the	vaccination	act	of	1867. The	second	very	important	event	was	the	passing	of	the	great	public	health	act	of

1875. The	sanitarians	had	been	preaching	for	years	that	unless	the	laws	of	health

were	observed	no	country	could	be	free	from	any	form	of	zymotic	disease,	while

the	vaccinators	said,	in	effect,	that	you	could	be	as	filthy	as	you	liked,	only	be

vaccinated	and	you	would	be	saved	from	smallpox. The	epidemic	of	1870-72

showed	that	the	sanitarians	were	right	and	this	great	act	which	governs

practically	all	sanitary	observances	in	England	today	was	passed	by	Parliament

some	two	years	after	the	close	of	the	epidemic. The	third	great	event	was	the	conversion	of	two	men	high	up	in	the	medical

profession	to	our	side,	namely,	Dr.	Charles	Creighton	and	Professor	Edgar	M.

Crookshank. There	had	been	many	other	registered	doctors	who	had	fought

vaccination	in	England,	right	from	the	time	Jenner	introduced	his	discovery,	but

they	were	not	of	the	standing	of	these	men	and	they	did	not	write	such

comprehensive,	logical,	dispassionate	and	scientific	books	as	these	two	men	did. Dr.	Creighton	was	asked	about	the	year	1884	to	write	the	article	on	vaccination

for	the	ninth	edition	of	the	Encyclopedia	Britannica. He	agreed	to	do	so,	but

instead	of	contenting	himself	with	the	usual	stock	statements	he	went	right	back

to	Jenner’s	own	writings	and	to	contemporary	documents. He	searched	the	pro-

and	anti-vaccination	literature	of	many	countries	and	came	to	the	conclusion	that
	vaccination	is	a	"grotesque	superstition." He	wrote	to	the	editor	of	the

Encyclopedia	Britannica	and	said:

"If	you	want	an	apologetic	article,	I	am	not	the	man	to	write	it." The	editor

promised	to	publish	whatever	he	wrote	and	so	in	the	ninth	edition	of	the

Encyclopedia	the	article	on	vaccination	is	an	anti-vaccination	article. About	the

same	time	Creighton	wrote	a	little	book	called	"Cowpox	and	Vaccinal	Syphilis"

and	a	year	or	so	later	a	larger	book	called	"Jenner	and	Vaccination." In	1887	Dr.	Edgar	M.	Crookshank,	who	at	that	time	was	professor	of	pathology

and	bacteriology	at	King’s	College,	was	asked	by	the	government	to	investigate

an	outbreak	of	cowpox	in	Wiltshire. Sir	James	Paget	drew	his	attention	to

Creighton’s	work,	evidently	hoping	that	Crookshank	would	refute	it,	but	the

results	of	his	laborious	investigations	are	contained	in	two	large	volumes	entitled

"The	History	and	Pathology	of	Vaccination",	in	which	he	says	that	the	credit

given	to	vaccination	belongs	to	sanitation	and	isolation	and	that	nothing	would

more	redound	to	the	credit	of	the	medical	profession	than	to	give	up	their	faith	in

vaccination. Although	written	some	forty	years	ago,	these	books	have	never	been	answered. The	fourth	great	event	in	this	period	was	the	appointment	of	a	royal	commission

to	inquire	into	certain	aspects	of	the	vaccination	question. This	commission	was

appointed	in	1889	and	sat	for	seven	years. It	issued	six	reports	and	reported

finally	in	1896. When	they	were	appointed	nearly	all	the	commissioners	were	strongly	in	favor

of	vaccination	and	although	most	of	them	never	surrendered	their	faith	in	the

operation,	after	hearing	evidence	from	the	anti-vaccinists,	they	unanimously

agreed	that	at	least	repeated	prosecutions	for	the	same	child	ought	to	be	stopped. Two	of	them	issued	a	minority	or	dissent	report,	which	is,	in	effect,	an	anti-
vaccination	document. Even	the	majority	commissioners	went	so	far	as	to	admit

that	vaccination	was	not	a	permanent	protection	against	smallpox	and	that	it	had

done	injury—injury	that	was	not	inconsiderable	in	gross	amount. They

suggested	that	in	the	case	of	genuine	objectors	the	compulsory	law	should	be

relaxed,	but	this	was	in	the	hope	of	stopping	the	agitation	against	vaccination

rather	than	from	any	kindly	feeling	for	the	objectors. The	result	of	the	commissioners’	report	was	the	vaccination	act	of	1898. In	its

first	form	this	did	not	contain	a	conscience	clause,	but	it	did	contain	a	clause

forbidding	repeated	penalties	for	the	same	offense. An	election	at	the	town	of
	Reading,	fought	on	the	vaccination	question,	induced	the	government	to	insert	a

conscience	clause	into	its	vaccination	act. This	was	against	the	wishes	of	a	large

number	of	its	own	supporters,	but	although	they	lost	the	election,	they	carried

out	their	promise	and	passed	the	bill	with	the	conscience	clause	included. This	conscience	clause,	which	the	anti-vaccinists	had	opposed,	knowing	that	its

passage	into	law	would	greatly	delay	the	repeal	of	the	compulsory	clauses	of	the

vaccination	acts,	was	a	very	poor	affair. Bench	after	bench	of	magistrates	refused

to	grant	exemption,	no	matter	how	strong	the	applicant’s	reasons	might	be. Men

went	to	court	as	many	as	seven	times	and	then	failed	to	get	exemption	and	were

subsequently	prosecuted	for	not	having	their	children	vaccinated. The	league	agitated	and	agitated	until	the	act	of	1907	was	passed	by	the	Liberal

government	which	came	into	office	after	the	election	of	1906,	during	which	the

anti-vaccinists	had	worked	strenuously	and	had	got	pledges	to	vote	for	the	repeal

of	compulsion	from	over	300	of	those	returned	to	Parliament. That	act	under	which	an	objector	had	to	make	a	statutory	declaration	of	his

objection	to	vaccination	before	the	baby	is	four	months	old,	has	resulted	in	the

exemption	of	nearly	five	million	children	in	England	and	Wales	under	sixteen

years	of	age. These	are	mainly	the	children	of	the	middle	and	working	classes


 Herb. 157
Light, 150
see also Sauce(s)
Salade Parisienne with Asparagus, 173
Saliva, 75
Salsa, Fresh Tomato, 187-88
Salt, 101
seasoned, 137
substitutes, 136
Sandwich(es)
New York Goodwich, 159-60
The Properly Combined, 150-51
Stuffed Pita, 182-83
Sapote, 126
Saturated fat, 75
Sauce(s)
llcrbcd Butter, 210
Lemon Butter, 206-207. 213
see also Salad dressings)
Savory Cabbage Strudef. 205-206
Scharffenbcrg, John A., 68
Schell, Orville, 68
Seafood Salad, Cantonese, 216-17
Sea salt, 101
Seasonings and condiments, 136—37
Sea vegetables, 129
Seeds, 86, 103, 104
butters, 131
shopping list, 130
Scclcct Inc., 138
Semmelweis, Ignaz, xii
Sesame seeds, 74, 85, 86
Shakc(s)
Banana, 221
Berry Smoothie, 201
Date or Strawberry, 194-95
Fruit Smoothie, 189
Shallots, 129
Shelton, Dr. Herbert M. 15, 37, 41, 52, 68, 81,
85n., 87. 103n., 104
Shelton Farms Poultry. 135
Shepherd's Pie. 171-72
Shopping list, 122-38
Sidhwa. Dr. K. R„ 15
Skeletal system, 17
Skin. 17. 52, 86
Smith, Dr. Ccrard, 44
Smoking, 105
Snap beans, 129
Snodgrass, Beth, 87
Snow peas. 129
Cantonese Seafood Salad, 216-17
Soda, 97-98. 105. 119
Soken Trading, Inc., 132, 133, 137
Soup(s)
Carrot-Leek Bisque, 192
Cauliflower
-Pea Cream, 190 Perfect Creamy, 152-53
Chowder, Countrv Corn, 158-59
Golden Potato, 213-14
Harvest, 167
leftover, 144
Lentil, Old-Fashioned, 218-19
Split Pea, Blue Ribbon, 177-78
Tortilla, 196-97
Source, The, 135
Sour cream, 134
Dillcd Cucumbers, 185
Farmer's Chop Suey, 200
Sovcx Natural hoods. 133
Sov Sauce, 137
Spencer, R. P., 78n. Spices shopping list. 138
Spinach, 129
see also Salad{s)
Sprouts, 129
Cantonese Seafood Salad, 216-17
Energy Salad. 149-50
The Properly Combined Sandwich. 150-51
Romaine Roll-ups, 208
Spinach-, Salad, 161
Squash, 74, 130
Crusty Butter-Crumb Vegetables, 176-77
Harvest Soup, 165
Potato Boats, 153
Spaghetti. Sweet, 185-86
Steamed Vegetables in Lemon Butter Sauce,
206-207
Yam Stew, 210-11
zucchini, see Zucchini
Starches, 75
combining protein and, 41, 43, 46. 141
combining starches and. 43-44
see also Carbohydrates
Steak-Lovers' Salad, 181
Steamed Artichokes, 209-10
Steamed Vegetables in Lemon Butter Sauce,
206-207
Stew for Two, 162
Stir-Fried Black Mushrooms with Zucchini and
Chinese Greens, 214-16
Stir-Fricd Lo Mein with Shredded Vegetables,
179-80
Stomach, 75
Strawberry
•Kiwi Salad, 170
Shake. 194-95
String beans, see Green beans
Strudel, Savory Cabbage. 205-206
Stuffed Pita Sandwiches, 182-83
Sugar, 97. 98, 102
Sugar peas, see Snow peas
Sulfur. 79
Summer Greens with Creamy Avocado Dressing,
222
Sunflower seeds, 74
Sunshine. 90, 91
Suntan lotion, 91
Survival into the 21st Century (Kulvinskas). 49n.,
72n., 78n. Sushi, 75
Sweet Basil Carrots, 173
Sweeteners shopping list. 138
Sweet potatoes. 74
Sweet Spaghetti Squash, 185-86
Tabouli, 205
Tagamet, 47
Tamari sauce, 137
Tangelos, 125
Tangerine juices for Berry Smoothie, 201
Tangerines, 114, 125
Tangv Crecn Coleslaw. 169
Taste'buds, 31-32, 111
240 • INDEX Taub, Dr. Edward A., xi-xiv
lea. 95-97. 105, 119
decaffeinated, 96
herbal, 97
shopping list, 138
Teeth, 75
Tcriyaki Broccoli, 168
Testicular atrophy, 98
Thalidomide, 105
Theobromine, 98
Theory of metabolic imbalance, 24-27
Third World Congress of Alternative Medicine, 15
Thyroid problems, 83
Tildcn, Dr. John H., 24, 26
'l'omato(es), 74, 127
Energy Salad, 149-50
The Properly Combined Sandwich, 150-52
Romainc Roll-ups, 208
Salsa, Fresh, 187-88
Vegetable-Fruit Platter, 156
Tongue, 76
Tostada, California, 187-88
Tortilla(s)
Avotiilas, 201
Boogie, 190-91
California Tostada, 187-88
Cukc-A-Tillas. 170-71
Hot Buttered Corn, 167-68
New York Coodwich, 159-60
Soup, 196-97
Toxemia, see Metabolic imbalance'
Toxemia Explained (Tildcn), 24
Toxic wastes, 22. 23, 29, 36, 100
theory of detoxification, 61-66
theorv of metabolic imbalance, 24-27
see atso Elimination cycle
Trail. Dr. Russell, 15
Trop, Jack D, 20
"Truth About Milk, The," 84n. Turkey, see Meat
Turnips, 130
Ulcers, 52, 68, 95
Ultra-Matic juicer, 119
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 81
United States Department of Agriculture Yearbook. The, 78
U.S. Senate, Select Committee on Nutrition and
Human Needs, 19
University of California, Berkeley, 98
Uric acid, 75
Uricasc, 75
Vegetables), 29, 34, 64-65, 74, 85, 86, 100, 103
Baked Carden, 202-203
Bollito Misto (Steamed Vegetable Platter),
208-209
Crush- Butter-Crumb, 176-77
Curried. 183-84
Farmer's Chop Suey, 200
fresh, 143
frozen, 143
-fruit Platter, 155, 156
as high-water-content food, 29, 31, 32, 42
juices, see |uices, vegetable
the main-course salads, 139-42
shopping list, 128-30
Steamed, in Lemon Butter Sauce, 206-207
Slir-Fried Lo Mein with Shredded, 179-80
Stuffed Pita Sandwiches, 182-83 Toastic. 189
Tortilla Boogie, 190-91
Tortilla Soup, 196-97
when to eat fruit after eating, 55
see also Salad(s); individual types of vegetables
Vegetable bouillon and broth, 137
Vegetable fruits, 127
Vegetarian Child, The (Gross), 71n. Vegetarianism, 74, 76, 78
Vcgcx Co., 137
Vilabambans of Ecuador, 35, 73
Vinaigrette, Zucchini with Basil, 199
Vinegar, 144
Vitamin B,2, 78
"Vitamin Bj? Contents of Some Articles of Indian
Diet and Effect of Cooking on It," 78n. "Vitamin Megadoses Can Be Harmful


on Lake Baikal.
When I was still studying with Professor Y.S.
Nikolayev, he told me that when starting treat-
ment of bronchial asthma patients, you have to
make sure it’s not hormone -dependent, and you
will gain experience and achieve positive healing
effects.
A mother and her daughter came for an ap-
pointment. The daughter was very thin and
slouching. She looked like if she was 11 years old,
although she was 1 4. She had an inhaler in her
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frhands. By that time, I certainly had many pa-
tients with asthma, but none of them were this
young and thin. Deep inside, I doubted whether
to accept her as a patient, but then her tearful
mother told me the following story, “ My daugh-
ter went to a school disco with her friends, and she
had an asthma attack there. For some reason, I
was worried that day. I felt restless and anxious. I
got off work and ran home. When I opened the
door, I saw my girl hanging on a clothesline.
Thank G od, everything was fine and I managed
to save her."
When I asked her why she did it, she told me:
“Why would I want this kind of life? I’m afraid
to even leave the apartment.”
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frHer mother told me, “As soon as we heard that
asthma is treated with fasting at the Goryachinsk
resort, we came here right away.”
 Of course, after hearing this story, I couldn’t
refuse them. The girl was patient and had very
strong willpower. In general, I’ve noticed that al-
most all patients with asthma have a strong will
and a gre at desire to recover. The disease and
asthma attacks, which resemble death, probably
impact their character. Her first water  fasting pe-
riod had lasted 14 days. After completing it, her
weight was 36 kg, and I decided to end her fast-
ing. After the first fast, she didn’t entirely stop
using the inhaler, but her asthma attacks became
milder and less frequent. She had regular fasting
days and came back 1 year later. After the second
fasting period, her asthma was cured completely,
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.fralong with all of her gynecolo gical problems. She
gained healthy weight, and she now has two kids.
I met her at the All -Russian conference on fast-
ing therapy held in Ulan -Ude. I didn’t even rec-
ognize her at first because I saw a beautiful and
feminine woman. When I asked her about her
health condition, she told me that she has for-
gotten about asthma entirely.
My patient told me that his friend with bron-
chial asthma wanted to come to an appointment
with me. I saw this “old man.” He was 64 years
old, but he looked as if he was 80 because he was
crooked, hunchbacked, and had severe asthma
attacks. When there was no asthma attack, he
was gasping and wheezing. He was wordy when
talking about his condition, saying, “ Damn it, it
tortures me, especially in the spring, when I need
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frto work. I’m a gardener, and when the attacks
start, I fall right down on the ground. It has tor-
tured me for over 35 years. I guess it’s time for me
to die. Although doctors have treated me many
times, nothing helped.”
The most important thing is that he’s never
taken any hormones. That’s why he had a
chance. That’s what I thought. I told him about
our therapy and how to prepare for it. A month
later, he came to our clinic in Altay. The most
interesting thing is that during the preparation
phase (he was on a vegetarian diet and cleansed
the liver), he lost 10 kg. He used to eat meat three
times a day. When he stopped eating meat, he
started losing a lot of weight. Dry fasting therapy
had a great effect on him, and he threw his in-
haler out on the 4th day.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frOf course, the Al tay Mountains have a unique
healing microclimate that greatly enhances the
effects of fasting. He walked 5 kilometers a day
(he covered this distance for the first time in the
last 20 years), admiring nature. He got up early
every morning and walked  while the dew was
still on the ground. His second fasting period
had lasted for 9 days. When he was leaving, we
somehow found his inhaler lying behind the
sofa, but I was afraid that his asthma would re-
appear after returning to the ecologically con-
taminated city. We met 1 year later. He came to
my appointment with a pocket full of inhalers
that he habitually kept obtaining at the phar-
macy. “I should go to the flea market and sell
them,” he said sarcastically.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frOne day, my regular patient called me late in
the evening. She said that her brother had a pul-
monary abscess and he was supposed to undergo
surgery. A pulmonary abscess is an infected fu-
sion of the lung tissue, separated from the sur-
rounding tissue by a capsule. It’s caused by mi-
crobial flora (in most cases, Staphylococcus).
Considering the powerful anti -inflammatory
effect of DF and the fact that the body shouldn’t
contain any pathological fluid during this pe-
riod, I agreed to do help him. He has fasted for 9
days with relative ease because he had no appe-
tite at all due to intoxication. I was surprised that
he had calmly read books for 9 days, though al-
most all patients tell me that they usually have
no desire to read books or watch TV. After 5
days of DF, his symptoms of intoxication
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frstopped, along with the low- grade fever. When
he came home and got an X -ray, and then went
to see a surgeon, who carefully studied it and
said: " Whoever assigned you to undergo surgery is
a fool, because you have nothing in your
lungs. "(...)
Why is therapeutic fasting effective in treating
bronchopulmonary pathology? Asthma attacks
are a toxic storm that happens when mucus pro-
duction can no longer handle the burden put on
it.
The liver is one of the most problematic organs
in patients with bronchial asthma. When we put
leeches on the liver area before fasting, I’ve never
seen good -quality blood. All the patients who
cleansed the liver before fasting are always
amazed by the detox results. Fasting cleanses the
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frmain filter very effectively. During fasting, the
blood gets rid of all t hings extraneous, and the
plasma becomes transparent and clean as a whis-
tle, everything is balanced, including coagula-
tion factors.
In this regard, therapeutic fasting cleanses the
blood better than hemosorption or hemodialy-
sis. As we know, bronchial edema  caused by al-
lergic inflammation is one of the main patholog-
ical mechanisms in asthma. When there is no
liquid, bronchial edema and inflammation dis-
appear on the 3rd day of dry fasting, and subse-
quently the adrenal cortex function of hormone
(cortisol) secretion stabilizes gradually.
The function of the adrenal cortex reaches its
highest point on approximately the 5th day of
DF. The amount of glucocorticoids flooding the
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frblood is three times greater than usual and has a
powerful anti -inflammatory effect, th us sup-
pressing all the inflammation sites in the body.
After all, we know that glucocorticoids are the
most powerful anti -inflammatory