. Drain in colander and toss
in a napkin until thoroughly dry. CARROTS AND TURNIPS
Are very nice cut into cubes and served on a lettuce leaf
with or without a salad dressing. FRESH TOMATOES. Peal with a very sharp knife. Slice and cover with Hygia
dressing or powdered sugar and lemon juice. They can also
be made very delicious by covering with thick cream. SWEET GREEN CORN. Shave the tips from the grains with a very sharp knife. Split the grains row by row and scrape the remaining pulp
from the cob with a dull knife. Add butter, a little salt or
cream and heat to a temperature of 145 Fahrenheit. This
thoroughly masticated will be found a most delicious and
nourishing dish. FRESH GREEN PEAS. Take the quantity desired, hull and grind in a vegetable
mill, add butter, a dash of salt, and warm to a temperature of
about 145° Fahrenheit, and serve. CUCUMBERS. Take number desired. Peel and slice thin. Soak in ice
water for two or three hours before serving. OLIVES. Olives are a very important article in the elementary
menu. The ripe olive, though not so popular nor so
extensively used, is in reality  much superior to the green,
because it was allowed to ripen upon the tree. RADISHES.—CARROTS.—ONIONS.—SWEET POTATOES.—
TURNIPS.—BEETS.—GREEN PEPPERS. These articles can be ground in a vegetable mill
altogether, or they can be eaten separately. If ground together
by the addition of nuts they compose a very nourishing and
necessary article of diet. NUTS AND CARROTS. Put two medium carrots and a half cup of pecan meats
through a fine vegetable grinder; moisten with rich milk, set
on a stove a few minutes (not long enough to cook), stirring
in half cup of cream, a little butter and salt. Serve. CORN FOR WINTER USE. Cut the corn from the cob, before it gets too hard; to each
gallon of cut corn add two scant cups of salt. Pack tightly in a
large jar, cover with a white cloth, put a heavy weight on to
keep the corn under the brine which soon forms. It is very
necessary to wash the cloth every morning for about two
weeks. If the corn is too salty, wash thoroughly. Before
sending it to the table add a little warm cream and let stand
for an hour or two before serving. SUN-COOKED CORN. Cut sweet corn from the cob with a sharp knife while in a
tender or milky state, and dry thoroughly in the sunshine. Put
in small cloth bags for future use. To prepare for table, place
quantity to be used in a deep vessel, almost cover with warm
water. Put in a cool place and let stand over night. Then add a
small quantity of rich, warm milk, about two hours before
serving; warm and serve with thick cream. KRAUT. Shred or chop fine selected white cabbage. Pack a layer
in bottom of deep stone or wooden vessel. Add a light layer
of salt. Alternate layers of ca bbage and salt until the vessel is
filled, using about one scant cup of salt to,an ordinary
cabbage. Pack down very hard, placing on the top a heavy
weight, so as to keep the cabbage beneath the brine. Cover
with heavy linen cloth, which should be washed thoroughly every day for about two weeks. Soak in cold water a few
minutes before serving. FLESH FOODS. FLESH  foods and sea foods have become the second most
important article of diet among all civilized people. This is
due very largely to preparation —to cooking. The adoption of
uncooked food will bring both the body and the appetite to a
state of normality which will naturally and gradually abolish
all flesh as food, but in order to pay the proper respect to the
laws of heredity and environm ent and aid the beginner in
taking the kinks of custom out of his daily habits, we give
below a few flesh food recipes. BEEFSTEAK A LA TARTAR. Steak,   Salt,
 Onions,   Green Peppers,
 Pepper,   Parsley,
Eggs. Take a porterhouse or sirloin steak of the size desired. Grind very fine. Mix with minced onion, pepper and salt. Mound up on a small platter, ma ke a depression in the top in
which put the unbroken yolk of an egg. Garnish with green
pepper and parsley, and serve. CHIPPED BEEF IN CREAM. Shave dried beef very fine. Pour over it warm water and
let stand for a few minutes. Pour this off and pour on thick
cream with a little parsley choppe d fine. Garnish with parsley
and serve. CLAMS AND OYSTERS. These articles do not possess any very great food
properties and when taken uncooked they are more
nourishing and less harmful. They should never be eaten with
catsup, vinegar, horseradish or sauces. DRIED AND SMOKED FISH. Herring, anchovias, smoked salmon or any dried fish can
be made quite palatable by seasoning thoroughly and soaking
5 to 10  minutes in very warm water. EGGS. EGGS constitute a very important article of food. They
contain about 14 per cent. protein, 10 per cent. fat, 1 per cent. mineral salts, 73 per cent. water, and give to the body about
725 calories of heat to the pound. Their heat producing power
and nutritive elements are well balanced, showing that they
are a substantial food. An egg sh ould never be cooked. In its
natural state it is easily dissolved and readily taken up by all
the organs of digestion, but the cooked egg must be brought
back to liquid form before it can  be digested, which puts extra
and unnecessary labor upon these over-worked organs. FRUIT EGG-NOG. Beat one raw egg quite stiff. Add one-half glass grape
juice, beat well. Then add one-half glass of cream. Beat
thoroughly and use at once. This is a full meal for an invalid. FAMILY EGG-NOG. Two eggs stiffly beaten stirred into one quart of rich
milk. A little grated nutmeg, or a spoonful of fruit juice and
whipped cream added to the egg-nog will improve the taste
very materially. EGGS PLAIN. Eggs can be taken by breaking them one at a time into a
glass and swallowing them whole. Four or five eggs used in
this manner constitute a good and healthful meal, and are
especially recommended for those desiring to gain in flesh. BEATEN EGGS. Two eggs lightly beaten, to which may be added a little
lemon juice and cream, make an  excellent beverage—one that
combines with all other foods. WHIPPED EGGS. Break into a small soup bowl two or three eggs. Whip to
a froth. Add to this any fruit juice desired. This should be
eaten with other foods which require mastication. EGG CREAM. Whip the whites of two eggs until quite stiff, adding to
this one glass of rich milk for a beverage. Cream can be used instead of milk, whipped lightly with
the eggs, which makes a most delicious cream to use over
fruits. Note:—The whites of eggs mixed with cream or rich
milk make one of the most nourishing and easily assimilated
foods known. It is especially recommended for those
suffering from rheumatism or stiffness and sluggishness when arising in the morning. It is also recommended to those
desiring to gain in weight. From one to two dozen eggs can
be taken daily, together with two to three quarts of milk. ORANGE EGG. Separate the white and yolk, whipping each to a stiff
froth, add slowly to the yolk the juice of one sweet orange
whipping continuously, then add the beaten white, whipping
it all to a creamy froth. The proportion is one medium size orange to each egg. Serve as egg-nogg. CEREALS. THE popular belief is that cereals cannot be eaten without
cooking. This opinion is the result of following precedent,—
of accepting "that which is as true." Cereals are best just
before they have ripened and hardened, when they are soft
and full of water. This condition can be partially brought
about again by soaking them in pure water or milk. The
common theory that the stomach is unable to digest uncooked
cereal starch is altogether wrong, as can be easily
demonstrated by any one who will thoroughly masticate the
uncooked cereal. Making the cook stove do what the stomach
ought to do is depriving this member of its rights and its
exercise,—depriving it of what nature intended it to do, and
the penalty is weakness, just as it would be with any other
unused part of the anatomy. OAT GROATS. Take quantity sufficient for two or three days, soak seven
or eight hours in lukewarm water, or until sufficiently
softened, drain thoroughly, and serve with thick cream. Salt a
little if desired. A dash of grated nuts may be added, which
will make a most palatable dish and add much to their value
and vitalizing properties. WHOLE WHEAT. Put quantity


	sells	newspapers”;
“Being	right	is	more	important	than	being	truthful,”	or,	“Profit	justifies
any	human	behavior. ”	Even	the	spirit	of	the	law	is	undermined	by	using
the	letter	of	the	law	to	defeat	it. Q:	Why	is	all	this	negativity	so	pervasive. A:	The	purpose	of	enumeration	was	to	overcome	denial. In	our	current
society,	the	mass	media,	including	certain	types	of	merchandising,	tend	to
enhance	and	support	negativity	and	target	primarily	young	people	who	are
thereby	directed	to	the	use	of	drugs,	irresponsible	and	violent	behaviors,suicide,	contempt	for	authority,	playing	victim,	projecting	blame,	and
embracing	moral	depravity. The	media	are	dishonest	in	that	they	claim
they	have	no	responsibility. They	also	disclaim	any	negative	influence. If
the	media	had	no	influence,	then	why	would	advertisers	spend	billions	of
dollars	annually	on	media	programs	and	broadcast	them	to	the	populace. The	same	conditions	ensue	from	playing	grotesque	killer	video	games	that
entrain	the	mind	into	a	hypnotic	state	where	it	is	unconsciously
programmed. This	produces	teenage	killer	robots	that	‘act	with	no	reason’. In	some	states,	there	is	actually	a	special	open	season	for	juveniles	to	hunt
with	guns	and	telescopic	sites	to	kill	prairie	dogs,	doves,	or	squirrels	‘for
fun’. It	is	difficult	for	anyone	to	be	human,	and	most	do	so	by	wearing
blinders	to	avoid	being	confronted	by	the	obvious. The	reconstitution	of
integrity	is	the	first	step	across	the	threshold	from	Negativity	to	Truth. In
order	to	succeed,	it	is	necessary	to	remove	the	sheep’s	clothing	from	the
wolf	and	realize	that	we	are	not	talking	about	‘sport’,	‘just	business’,	or
‘it’s	what	people	want’. In	all	this,	society	is	both	the	perpetrator	and	the
victim. Q:	You	have	given	much	attention	to	these	matters. A:	It	is	because	of	an	important	point	covered	in
Power	versus	Force
	called
‘critical	factor	analysis’. In	a	system	of	considerable	complexity,	there	is	a
very	precise	point	where	even	a	small	amount	of	energy	applied	brings
about	a	major	change. A	giant	clockworks	has	a	vulnerable	point	at	which
even	a	slight	pressure	stops	the	whole	works. A	giant	locomotive	can	be
halted	if	you	know	exactly	where	to	place	your	finger. The	great
clockwork	of	human	society	likewise	has	points	where	major	changes	can
occur	as	a	result	of	a	slight	amount	of	pressure. Do	you	realize	the	impact	of	the	press. Imagine	what	would	happen	if
they	had	focused	on	Franklin	Delano	Roosevelt’s	crippled	legs	or	the
infirmities	of	Harry	Truman	or	Winston	Churchill	at	the	height	of	World
War	II. At	that	point,	the	stature	of	these	world	leaders	was	the	critical
rallying	point	that	saved	the	free	world. On	several	occasions,	Hitler	was
only	a	few	months	away	from	winning	the	war. Q:	Why	such	focus	on	social	issues. A:	Integrity	is	power. To	refuse	negativity,	it	first	has	to	be	exposed. If	the
press,	for	instance,	once	had	integrity,	it	can	make	a	turnaround	and	regain
it. The	current	Pope	(John	Paul	II)	has	been	a	stunning	example	and	an
inspiration	to	the	world	that	one	reestablishes	spiritual	integrity	by	owningerror	and	carrying	it	into	an	inspiration	to	reach	higher	spiritual	levels	and
regain	true	power. Thus	did	the	Pope	not	only	symbolically	but	literally
reflect	the	truth	back	to	mankind	that	the	Dark	Ages	were	finally	over. Q:	Why	do	people	find	it	so	difficult	to	change. A:	They	identify	with	their	personality,	which	can	be	like	an	addiction. Styles
are	modish,	popularized,	and	glamorized. Each	style	has	its	advantages	to
impress	or	control	others. There	is	a	secret	payoff	and	satisfaction	in	being
the	victim,	martyr,	or	loser. Each	persona	is	a	way	of	manipulating	a
specific	social	response. The	social	image	is	a	way	of	influencing	opinion,
and	it	reflects	a	person’s	positionalities. These	self-images	also	have	a
strong	karmic	component	that	is	simultaneously	a	self-casting	and	a
dramatization. These	personality	styles	are	influenced	by	the	media,	and	each	has	its
gain	as	well	as	a	price. They	are	cultured	stereotypes	embedded	on	a	given
culture. These	styles	change	with	time. The	‘tough	guy’,	the	sophisticate,
the	charmer,	and	the	‘no-nonsense,	down-to-earth’	types	are	all	social
castings. The	Dudley-Do-Right,	the	rebel,	the	outlaw,	the	mobster,	etc.,
also	reflect	group	identifications. People	become	addicted	to	a	style	even
to	the	point	of	death. The	danger-prone	‘macho’	image	often	results	in	a
violent	final	ending. The	extreme-sports	fanatic	keeps	going	faster	and
faster	until	he	hits	the	wall. Innate	to	those	images	is	the	desire	to	be	a
hero. People	cherish	their	image	and	get	lost	in	their	identification	with	it. These	influences	are	unconscious	and	often	rigid	self-definitions	that	resist
change. CHAPTER	15
Clarifications
Q:	What	is	the	relationship	between	spirituality	and	consciousness. A:	The	domain	of	spirituality	is	that	of	the	realm	of	consciousness. Spiritual
development	and	revolution	are	therefore	facilitated	by	an	understanding
of	the	nature	of	consciousness	itself. Spiritual	progress	is	accomplished	by	aspects	of	consciousness	that
become	more	powerful	when	it	is	recognized	that	they	are	not	personal
attributes	but	specific	qualities	having	to	do	with	the	nature	of
consciousness	and	not	aspects	of	‘me’,	or	‘mine’,	or	the	common	‘I-self’. Spiritual	inspiration,	understanding,	and	the	awarenesses	that	arise	from
compassion	are	not	personal	qualities	but	operate	as	catalysts	by	virtue	of
the	innate	quality	of	their	essences. They	are	activated	by	spiritual
motivation	and	intention. They	are	actually	aspects	of	God’s	grace	that
become	operational	by	consent	of	the	seeker’s	will. They	are	facilitated	by
humility	and	surrender	of	the	vanity	and	domination	of	the	ego/mind	and
its	belief	that	it	‘knows’. In	actuality,	the	ego/mind	can	only	‘know	about’;	it	cannot	actually
know	anything	in	the	full	sense	of	the	term. To	truly	‘know’,	it	is
necessary	to	‘be’	that	which	is	ostensibly	known. Q:	What	is	meant	by	the	term	‘mystical’. A:	All	states	of	spiritual	awareness	are	actually	mystical	in	that	they	are
subjectively	profound	and	transforming	but	cannot	be	conveyed	to	others
in	an	objective,	rational,	or	(to	the	skeptic)	convincing	manner. All
profound,	subtle,	or	significant	awareness	occurs	within	the	nonlinear
levels	of	consciousness,	which	are	not	describable	within	the	ordinary
Newtonian	linear	causality-limited	paradigm	of	reality	(which	ends	at
calibrated	consciousness	level	499). The	conventional	world	is	confined	to
the	limited	level	of	form	reflected	in	language	and	mechanistic
determination. The	worlds	of


dwells within me—I fall easily into the trap of self -
destructive behavior. I engage in whatever for m of self -
sabotage will mak e others for get, as I have for gotten, who I
really am. Whether we ar e attacking others or attacking
ourselves, the shadow pr ovides the temptation to thoughts
of destruction and insanity. The mind in its natural state is in constant communion
with the spirit of love. But the shadow, lik e love, has itsambassadors within us—thoughts that lur e us constantly to
perceive in a loveless way. “He said he would hir e me and
he didn’t; he is such a bastar d. ” “Her politics disgust me; I
can’t stand her. ” “Eat the whole cak e; it doesn’t matter
what the doctor said. ” “It doesn’t matter if you k eep that
money; they will never know. ” The world is dominated by
thoughts of fear, and we ar e constantly fortiﬁed in our
shadow beliefs. In the absence of prayer or meditation—an e xperience of
shared love between Cr eator and the cr eated—we ar e easily
tempted to per ceive without love, thus entering the shadow
zone within ourselves. Whether we ar e projecting guilt onto
others, actually har ming another, or engaging in addictive
or self -hating behavior that hurts primarily ourselves, the
shadow e xerts an ugly inﬂuence. Yet why should we be surprised. Most of us wak e up in the
morning and, in eﬀect, sur render our minds to darkness. The ﬁrst thing we do is tur n on the computer, r ead the
newspaper, or tur n on radio or television news. W e
download thought for ms of fear fr om literally all over the
world, allowing our minds, at a time when they ar e most
open to new impr essions, to be inﬂuenced by the fear -based
thinking that dominates our cultur e. Of course  we r espond
from shadow, for all we’ve look ed at is shadow. Of course
we feel depr essed, unhappy, out of sorts, and cynical. The
world is dominated by fear -based thinking, and on the
mortal plane fear speaks ﬁrst and fear speaks loudest. There’s no darkness to analyze her e, so much as light we
need to tur n on. In or der to avoid the clutches of the
shadow, we must constantly r each for the light. The voice of love is called in both Judaism and Christianity
the “still, small voice” for God. That is the voice of the
Illuminator, and even ﬁve minutes of serious meditation in
the mor ning can guarantee that it will guide our thinking
throughout the day. How much better this world would be if
more of us would cultivate the sacr ed in our daily lives. Ourbusyness is of ten our enemy, making it har d for us to slow
down long enough to br eathe in the ethers of the spiritual
planes. Just as we sometimes sit in fr ont of our computers
while a ﬁle is downloading, knowing ther e’s nothing we can
do to rush the pr ocess, so ther e is no way to simply give a
quick nod to love as we rush out the door in the mor ning
and e xpect the r ealms of darkness and fear to not invade
our day. In slowing down, we’r e mor e likely to cultivate quiet. Our
moder n lifestyle is too of ten pr ey to shadow thoughts for no
other r eason than that it’s too noisy. Too much television,
too much computer, too much outer stimulation diminishes
the light that is found only in r eﬂective and contemplative
thought. Silence is an attitudinal muscle we build up, giving
us the capacity to mor e easily transfor m the ener gies
conjur ed up by the shadow self. Another way to cultivate light is to commune with others
in a holy space. In spiritual gr oups joined in love and
devotion—r eligious or otherwise—a ﬁeld of love is magniﬁed
so that it lif ts all members in the gr oup up to a higher
vibration. When you ar e at chur ch, synagogue, twelve-step
meetings, or other gr oup meditations, listening to your
heart seems natural. Y our shadow self seems far away,
neither evident nor trigger ed. The temptation to enter your
shadow still e xists and needs to be dealt with, but one of
the ways the shadow is diminished is by joining with others
in the sear ch for light. When we’r e with other people who ar e saying, “I want to
listen to my heart, I need to ask what the most loving thing
would be, I want to be ethical, I want to hear God’s voice,”
then it becomes easier to live that way. Like any habit, it
becomes easier to cultivate when we’r e around others doing
the same. In developing the habits of spiritual practice, you
ground yourself in the light of your true being. If you do not
so gr ound yourself, do not be surprised when you say or do
things that you later r egret. On an average day in the life of an average person, the
number of shadow thoughts that come up is astr onomical. We do our best, we try to be good, but our brain is
constantly active, and the tendency towar d fear -based
thought is always ther e. But the Illuminator is ther e as well. And the Illuminator is authorized by God to give us whatever
help we need. Talking to my therapist one day, I was sharing with him
that I felt in a very negative place. I told him I was in a place
of self -loathing. He ask ed me, “What is your case against yourself. ”
I said, “I hate myself because I’m so negative. ” I could see
the ir ony, but I couldn’t laugh. Or maybe I did. He suggested that I try something. “ Be in the ﬂow of
gratitude,” he said. “Whenever you ar e having that kind of
negative thought, go into naming all the things you have to
be grateful for. ”
And I found that technique to be very powerful. F or hours,
I’d been on a rampage of negativity, but as soon as I began
the ﬂow of gratitude, it was as though my shadow
disappear ed the way the W icked W itch melted when
Dorothy thr ew water on her. And it was the same
phenomenon, r eally. The shadow isn’t even r eal. It just
appears so. And as soon as it’s e xposed to light, then the
darkness disappears. The pr oblem, then, was not just the
presence of my negativity, but the absence of my positivity. As soon as I ﬁlled my mind with gratitude, the shadow trait
of self -hatr ed could no longer e xist. In the pr esence of love,
fear is gone. But let us not under estimate the power of the shadow. It’s
not enough to just meditate sometimes; we should mediate
daily. It’s not enough, if you’r e a recovering addict, to attend
a meeting every once in a while; you should attend a
meeting every day. It’s not enough that we for give a few
people; we must try our best to for give every one, for only
love is r eal. If I withhold it fr om anyone, then I withhold itfrom myself. And it’s not enough to love only when it’s easy;
we must try to e xpand our capacity to love even when it’s
hard. The shadows that ar e lurking today, in our own
circumstances and ar ound our planet, demand nothing short
of sacr ed illumination if we ar e to cast them out. And each
of us can add to the light by adding to our love. Of course
we love our childr en, but it’s no longer enough to just love
our own childr en. W e must lear n to love the childr en on the
other side of town and the other side of the world. It’s easy
enough to love those who agr ee with us and tr eat us well. We must lear n to love those with whom we do not agr ee and
who have not necessarily tr eated us justly. Just as we work
to build up our muscles, we must work to e xpand our
capacity to love. There is only one thing that can triumph over our lower
self, our shadow self, and that is our higher self. And the
higher self dwells within the highest love of all: the love of
our Cr eator, in whom ther e is no darkness, no suﬀering or
fear. It is psychologically unr ealistic to under estimate the
power of the shadow, but it is spiritually immatur e to
under estimate the power of God. P rayer is not just a
symbol; it is a force. Meditation is not just something that
relaxes us; it is something that har monizes the ener gies of
the universe. F orgiveness doesn’t just mak e us feel better; it
literally transfor


 the air that she’d channeled a likeness of
Lao-tzu that she’d produced in a frenzy of automatic painting, and was
sending to me. The painting arrived via overnight delivery, and I literally
talked to this likeness for the entire year of 2006. Each week I spent four and a half days studying, meditating,
intellectualizing, and analyzing a verse of the Tao Te Ching. On the half
day, after medit ating with the painting of Lao-tzu, I simply let the words
flow onto the page. I spent the entire year of 2006 communing with Lao-
tzu, gazing at his portrait and watching how his eyes seemed to follow meas I moved about my writing space, and most significantly, listening and
letting the words flow through my heart and onto the page. My year of being steeped in the Tao Te Ching was truly life altering. I
learned and practiced the essential messages of humility, living the mystery,
contentment, simplicity, serenity, and finding God in nature rather than in
an ortho doxy. Lao-tzu became my constant companion, and the Tao Te
Ching not only guided me to a more enlightened way of life, it did so for
millions of others as well. The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) allowed
me to present the essence of Lao-tzu’ s ancient messages on a pledge show
that aired thousands of times, often in prime time, in every major market in
the United States and Canada. Somehow in some mysterious way known
only by the invisible Tao or the one Divine mind, I became an instrument
for getting these powerful messages out to large numbers of people, 25
centuries after the passing of Lao-tzu. Saint Francis and Lao-tzu and their teachings are still hugely
consequential in my life every day. But more than being these momentous
spiritual teacher s, their appearances in my life have impacte d countless
others, including you as you embark on the reading of this book. Brenda’ s Letter
I am now going to share a remarkable letter that I received a few days ago
as I was prepar ing to write the opening pages of Wishes Fulfilled. Please
read it with an open mind, and then allow me to explain the relevance it has
for you as you begin reading this book. Dear Dr. Wayne,
Miracles happen. I feel compell ed to share with you an experience I
had very recently, because you were a part of the miracle that I
experienced. Several months ago I heard about your “Experiencing the
Miraculous” tour, and I knew that I had to be a part of it. Life for me
is compl icated right now as I go through a great big shift, so for me to
work out the logistics of going on the European tour was likely to take
a miracl e, but I was open to anything. I stated my intention out loud. Isaid, “I intend to experience the miraculous with Dr. Wayne,” and
then I left it to God to come up with the hows. A few months passed and my situation was slow to change, so my
trip was not booked. I continu ed to have faith and to know that I
would experience the miraculou s with you even if reality kept saying
“not likely.” In the beginning of April my busy schedule had me
traveling with my 14-year -old daughter, Emily, to Kelowna, B.C., for
her singing festival. It is an eight-hour drive from wher e I live, but she
is very passionate about opera, so giving her the opportunity to go to
Kelowna to work with some experts was certainly my pleasur e. My
parents happen to live there, too, so I called them to say we were
coming. I talked  to Mom for a few minutes, told her when we would be
arriving, and chatted about this and that when I heard Dad mum bling
something in the backgr ound. Mom interpr eted for me: “Your Dad
says Dr. Wayne Dyer will be in Vernon Tuesday night if you want to go
see him.” Well, after I picked the phone (and myself) off of the floor, I
asked Dad if he would be my date, and I went online and bought
tickets. Needless to say, I was thrilled that God would be so kind as to
bring you to me instead of getting me to Eur ope. The night of your lectur e came, and I eagerly sat in the 14th row. When you walked onstage and started to talk, something weird
happened. It had happened once  befor e when I saw a young boy sing
“Ave Maria,” and a huge halo of light appear ed around him. At first I
had thought I was getting a migraine, but the light was only around
the young boy. That same light was surrounding you. No matter wher e
you moved on the stage, the light followed you, and only you. I
thought it might be the stage lights or the ambient atmospher e in the
arena, but ther e was no halo ar ound the lady who intr oduced you. Then something even stranger happened. Dr. Wayne, you were
talking about Saint Francis and befor e my very eyes, you transformed. Your body was clad in a long robe and your featur es transformed so
that you were Saint Francis of Assisi. It lasted for only a moment, but
it was powerful, emotional, and very, very r eal. But then something even stranger happened. You began to talk
about Lao-tzu, and you transformed into him! A long braid taileddown your back, and I could see your face completely transform into
Lao-tzu. Again, it only lasted for a moment, but the experience will
last with me for ever. At intermission,  Dad went to the restroom and I stood up to stretch
my legs (and dry my eyes). I felt a warm hand fill mine and I looked
down to see a little lady, very old and with a wonderful smile, and she
was urging me to sit beside her. I sat, and she stared straight into my
eyes. She told me that she kept staring at me because I was glowing
with light and she felt like she was watching an angel. I was transfixed
by her eyes, thinking that I knew her somehow because I recognized
her twinkly green eyes. She and I talked, at times saying the same
thing at the same time. Things like “We are all the same” and “Ther e
is only love” and other deeply spiritual things. It felt like a dr eam, and
befor e we knew it you were onstage again, creating your magic. I
decided I needed to perpetuate contact with her and would get her
name and number after the show. Despite my good intentions, when
the show  ended  and we got up to leave, she had disappear ed. This
surprised me because she had been sitting two seats away from me
and I never saw her leave. Dad and I left, and as I was backing the car up in the parking lot I
caught sight of my own eyes in the rearview mirror. And that’s when I
realized wher e I had seen those twinkly gr een eyes befor e.
Impossible? Maybe … not. I have no explanation for any of the
things I experien ced that night, but every day I give thanks that I was
able to “experience the miracul ous” with Dr. Wayne in such a unique
and lovely way. Namaste,
Brenda Babinski
If you are wondering about her “twinkly green eyes” reference, it makes
perfect sense to me because I readily recall Marcelene, the mother of seven
of my children,  telling me of her experience giving birth to her firstborn
son, Shane. In the hospital she was struggling in labor and didn’t wish to
use anesthesia. A nurse with distinct red hair came to her side, wiped her
brow, spoke soothingly and lovingly to her of how to breathe, and stayed
with her throughout the entire birth process. When she inquired the next dayabout this wonderfully helpful nurse and how she could properl y thank her,
she was told that no one of that description had ever worked in that hospital. Angelic guidance—perhaps. And Brenda’ s encounter with her very old
little lady may also have been an encounter with her highest self (see
Chapter Three ). I include  Brenda ’s letter here in the beginning to give you a sense of what
is possib le when  you begin to assume the feeling of a wish fulfilled, as I
detail in Chapter Six. My first thought upon reading Brenda’ s words came
directly from my ego, which declared, You were probably Lao-tzu and then
Saint Francis in two of your previous lives, and why not. Look how
important you are and all that you are doing to make this a more spiritually
awakened place. Then I talked by telephone with author Anita Moorjani in
Hong Kong and read her the letter, and she quickly put my ego-driven
thoughts to rest. She said that her experience of being on the “other side”
was perfectly clear on one thing : Everything is happening at once. There is
no past or future, only one and only now. And that the closest she could
come to this idea was that these are all parallel lives. Now I know how perplexing it is to contemplate this idea of


	benefits,	if	any.) As	more	and	more	toxic	substances	begin	to
accumulate	or	linger	in	the	intestinal	tract,	the	lymph	and	blood	start	absorbing	some	of
these	harmful	substances. This	leads	to	progressive	congestion	of	the	lymphatic	system
and	thickening	of	the	blood. All	of	this	overtaxes	the	liver	and	excretory	functions. Intestinal	disorders	can	greatly	deplete	bile	salts	in	the	body	owing	to	poor	reabsorption
from	the	lower	parts	of	the	small	intestine. Low	levels	of	bile	salt	lead	to	the	formation	of
gallstones. This	is	clearly	shown	by	the	markedly	increased	risk	of	gallstones	among
patients	suffering	from
Crohn’s	disease
	and	other	forms	of
irritable	bowel	syndrome
. An	imbalanced	blood	and	lymph	condition,	caused	by	overeating,	leads	to	decreased
blood	flow	in	the	liver	lobules,	thereby	altering	bile	composition	and	producing	gallstones. Gallstones	in	the	liver	further	congest	the	blood	and	lymph,	which	upsets	the	body’s	basic
metabolism. The	more	one	overeats,	the	fewer	nutrients	become	available	to	the	cells	of
the	body. In	fact,	constant	overeating	leads	to	cell	starvation,	which	creates	the	strong	urge
to	eat	food	more	often	than	is	normal. The	repeated	desire	to	snack,	known	as	food
craving,	is	a	sign	of	serious	malnourishment	and	metabolic	imbalance. Moreover,	it
indicates	imbalanced	liver	activity	and	the	presence	of	gallstones. Eating	to	the	point	at	which	you	feel	completely	full,	or	feel	that	you	cannot	eat	any
more	food,	is	a	clear	signal	that	the	stomach	has	reached	the	point	of	dysfunction. Digestive	juices	in	the	stomach	are	only	able	to	combine	with	ingested	food	as	long	as	the
stomach	is	at	least	one-quarter	empty. Two	cupped	handfuls	of	food	(use	your	own	hands
to	measure)	equal	about	three-quarters	the	size	of	your	stomach. This	is	the	maximum
amount	of	food	the	stomach	can	process	at	one	time. Therefore,	it	is	best	to	stop	eating
when	you	reach	the	point	at	which	you	feel	you	could	still	eat	a	little	more. Leaving	the
dinner	table	slightly	hungry	greatly	improves	digestive	functions	and	prevents	gallstones
and	disease	from	arising. Eating	Between	Meals

Ayurveda,	the	most	ancient	of	all	health	sciences,	considers
“eating	before	the	previous
meal	has	been	digested”
	to	be	one	of	the	major	causes	of	illness. The	following	factors	are
among	the	most	common	reasons	why	people	eat	in	between	meals:
•	A	stressful	and	hurried	lifestyle. •	The	temptation	generated	by	the	huge	variety	of	processed,	refined,	and
attractively	packaged	foodstuffs	available. •	The	convenience	of	having	fast	food	meals	(low	in	nutritional	value)	available
at	virtually	any	time	of	the	day	or	night. •	Lack	of	satisfaction	and	nourishment	from	foods	eaten;	hence,	food	cravings
develop. This	can	be	expressed	by	the	urge	to	eat	popcorn	or	junk	food	while
watching	a	movie. •	Emotional	eating	to	comfort	oneself	and	avoid	dealing	with	fear	or	insecurity
issues. Any	or	all	of	these	may	have	contributed	to	the	irregular	eating	habits	prevalent	in	a
large	percentage	of	today’s	population. As	a	rule,	the	more	processed	and	altered	foods
are,	the	fewer	nutrients	and	less	life	energy	(chi)	they	contain. Since	the	nutritional	value
of	such	foods	is	so	low,	we	need	to	eat	more	in	order	to	satisfy	the	daily	requirements	of
the	body. (
Note:
	Taking	food	supplements	can	neither	replace	real	food	nor	provide	the
satisfaction	that	arises	from	eating,	which	is	what	the	body	requires	to	successfully	digest
and	process	nutrients.) Irregular	eating	habits,	which	include	eating	between	meals	and	snacking	in	the	middle
of	the	night,	greatly	upset	the	body’s	finely	tuned	biological	rhythms. 1
	Most	of	the
important	hormonal	secretions	in	the	body	depend	on	regular	cycles	of	eating,	sleeping,
and	waking. For	example,	the	production	of	bile	and	intestinal	digestive	juices,	which	are
necessary	for	breaking	down	foods	into	their	basic	nutrient	components,	naturally	peaks
during	midday. This	suggests	that	the	biggest	meal	is	best	eaten	around	that	time. In
contrast,	the	body’s	digestive	capacity	is	considerably	lower	during	the	morning	and
evening	hours. If,	day	after	day,	the	lunch	meal	consists	merely	of	light	snacks,	the
gallbladder	cannot	squeeze
all
	its	contents	into	the	intestines,	so	it	leaves	behind	enough
bile	to	form	gallstones. Note	that	the	gallbladder	is	naturally	programmed	to	release	the
maximum	amount	of	bile	during	the	midday	period. If	you	don’t	use	what	the	body
produces	naturally,	it	can	turn	on	itself. In	addition,	eating	only	nonsubstantial	meals	during	lunchtime	causes	nutritional
deficiencies	that	most	often	manifest	themselves	as	a	frequent	urge	for	foods	or	beveragesthat	promise	a	quick	energy	boost. These	include	sweets,	pastries,	breads	and	pastas	made
from	white	flour	(starches	act	like	white	sugar),	chocolate,	coffee,	black	tea,	soda,	and	the
like. For	every	little	snack	eaten,	the	gallbladder	releases	a	small	amount	of	bile. However,
the	secretion	of	just	a	little	bile	is	not	sufficient	to	completely	empty	the	gallbladder,
which	raises	the	risk	of	gallstone	formation. Having	a	constant	urge	to	eat	between	meals	suggests	a	major	imbalance	of	the
digestive	and	metabolic	functions. If	you	decide	to	eat	something	an	hour	or	two	after	a
meal,	for	example,	the	stomach	is	forced	to	leave	the	previously	eaten	meal	half-digested
and	attend	to	the	newly	ingested	food	instead. The	older	food	begins	to	ferment	and
putrefy,	thereby	becoming	a	source	of	toxins	in	the	digestive	tract. The	new	food,	by
contrast,	receives	inadequate	amounts	of	digestive	juices,	leaving	it	only	half-digested	as
well. While	the	body	is	engaged	in	digesting	a	meal,	it	is	simply	incapable	of	producing
and	delivering	sufficient	amounts	of	bile	and	other	digestive	juices	to	properly	handle
another	meal	at	the	same	time. If	this	stop-and-go	process	is	repeated	many	times,	it
results	in	the	generation	of	ever-increasing	amounts	of	toxins,	even	as	ever-decreasing
amounts	of	nutrients	reach	the	body’s	cells. Both	these	stressful	situations	cause	a
reduction	in	bile	salts	(poor	digestion	of	food	decreases	the	reabsorption	of	bile	salts)	and
an	increase	of	cholesterol	production	by	the	liver	in	response	to	poor	digestion	of	fats. Both	these	situations	leave	the	body	with	no	other	choice	but	to	produce	gallstones. To	escape	this	vicious	cycle,	allow	yourself	to	go	through	the	initial	phases	of	food
cravings	with	more	awareness. Feel	what	your	body	is	“telling	you”	when	it	signals
discomfort. Ask	yourself


 mor e. Instead of r esponding with a full
tilt, “I’m ﬁne,” the “I’m ﬁne” came out a little mor e timidly,
lest they’d stop rubbing my neck. I had bought into—
enter ed into agr eement with—the idea of my physical
vulnerability in or der to r eceive the payoﬀ of love and
attention. I paid a high price for my “sin,” i.e. loveless per ception. My per ception was wr ong-minded in the sense that I saw
myself as a body rather than a spirit, which is a loveless
rather than loving self -identiﬁcation. Choosing to believe I
was vulnerable, even for an instant, made me so. Thus my
sore throat. Great, I thought. I got it! “ God,” I said. “I totally
understand how this happened. I r eturn my mind to the
point of my er ror, and I atone. I go back. I ask that my
perception be healed, and I ask to be r eleased fr om the
eﬀects of my wr ong-minded thinking. Amen.” I closed my
eyes at a r ed light while I said the prayer, and fully e xpected
to be fr ee of my sor e throat when I opened them again.The prayer over, I opened my eyes. My thr oat still hurt. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Now mor e depr essed than
ever, I went into the cafe wher e I was to meet my friend and
took a seat at the bar. I noticed as I enter ed that ther e was a
man at the other end of the bar, looking at me in a
ﬂirtatious kind of way. He was anything but my type. I
looked at him as though to say, “ One mor e look my
direction, buddy, and you’r e dead.”
“Can I help you?” ask ed the bartender. “Yes,” I whisper ed hoarsely. “I want some brandy, some
honey and some milk.”
The man at the other end of the bar watched as the
bartender r eturned with the items I’d r equested. “What ar e
you trying to do?” he ask ed. I did not want to speak to this man. I wanted him to go
away. But once the Course has gotten into your system, you
never again have guilt-fr ee bitchy thoughts. “ He’s your
brother, Marianne,” I said to myself. “He’s an innocent child
of God. Be nice.”
I softened. “I’m trying to mak e a hot toddy,” I said. “I
have a very bad sor e throat.”
“Well ﬁrst of all, that’s not the way to mak e a hot toddy,”
he said, “and secondly, that’s not what you want anyway. You pr obably need some penicillin.”
“That’s true, I do,” I said, “Erythr omycin would cur e this
but I just moved to L.A. and I don’t know any doctors who
would pr escribe it to me.”
The man got up and walk ed over to wher e I was sitting. He put a cr edit car d on the bar and beck oned the bartender.“Come on, let’s go ne xt door,” he said to me. “I can get you
some Erythr omycin.”
I look ed at him lik e he was crazy, but I also noticed that
the cr edit car d said “ Dr.” on it. “What’s ne xt door?” I ask ed. “A Thrif ty drugstor e.”
And so it was. W e walk ed ne xt door to Thrif ty and my
new friend the doctor pr escribed the medicine I wanted. After thr owing one pill into my mouth, I became ecstatic. “You don’t understand,” I said to him, practically jumping
up and down. “ This is a miracle! I prayed for healing, and I
corrected my thoughts but the Holy Spirit couldn’t give me
an instantaneous healing because I’m not advanced enough
yet to r eceive it—it would be too thr eatening to my belief
system—so He had to enter at the level of my
understanding, and you wer e ther e, but if I hadn’t opened
my heart to you I would never have been able to r eceive the
miracle because I wouldn’t have been open!”
He handed me his business car d. “Young lady, her e’s my
number,” he said. “I’m a psychiatrist and I haven’t
prescribed an antibiotic in twenty -ﬁve years. But trust me,
you should give me a call.”
As I told the good doctor, I ask ed that my misper ceptions
be healed—I accepted the A tonement—but the healing
could still only enter at the level of my r eceptivity. The
Course tells us that the Holy Spirit steps aside in the
presence of fear. Most of us, wer e we to have a br oken leg
healed instantly upon hearing the wor d Jesus, would ﬁnd the
healing mor e depr essing than the wound. That’s because, if
such a thing is possible, the entir e world is something other
than we think it is. Giving up our limited understanding of
the world, which we e xperience as a kind of pseudo -contr ol,is mor e of a thr eat to us than a br oken leg. Some people,
says A Course in Miracles, would rather die than change
their minds. The Holy Spirit ﬁnds ways to e xpress His power
through vehicles we can accept. Medicine is such a vehicle. There is a saying in Alcoholics Anonymous that “Every
problem comes bearing its own solution.” Crisis comes
bearing its solution in that it tak es us to our knees, our most
humble thinking. If we had been ther e to begin with—if we
had placed the power of God befor e our own, putting love
befor e all personal ambitions—then our pr oblems would not
have developed. An epidemic such as AIDS is a collective heartbr eak,
pulling millions of people into its painful vorte x. But this also
means that it brings millions of people to their knees. As
soon as enough of us get ther e, as soon as love r eaches a
critical mass or, as the Course says, enough people become
miracle-minded, ther e will be a sudden br eakthr ough in
consciousness—a raptur e, an instantaneous healing.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        If we wait for the
world’s per mission to shine, we will never r eceive it. The
ego doesn’t give that per mission. Only God does, and He
has alr eady done so. He has sent you her e as His personal
representative and is asking you to channel His love into the
world. Ar e you waiting for a mor e important job. Ther e isn’t
one. There is a plan for each of us, and each of us is pr ecious. As we open our hearts mor e and mor e, we’r e moved in the
directions in which we’r e supposed to go. Our gif ts well up
inside of us and e xtend of their own accor d. We accomplish
eﬀortlessly. How could L eonar do da V inci not have painted. How
could Shak espear e not have written. In Letters to a Y oung
Poet, Rilk e tells a young writer to write only if he has to. We
are to do what ther e is a deep psychological and emotional
imperative for us to do. That’s our point of power, the
source of our brilliance. Our power is not rationally or
willfully called forth. It’s a divine dispensation, an act of
grace. 4. MONEY
“Joy has no cost. ”
Do what you love. Do what mak es your heart sing. And
never do it for the money. Don’t go to work to mak e money;
go to work to spr ead joy. Seek ye ﬁrst the kingdom ofHeaven, and the Masaratti will get her e when it’s supposed
to. God doesn’t have a poverty consciousness. He doesn’t
want you to have a boring life or a boring car eer. He doesn’t
have anything against the things of this world. ‘Money isn’t
evil; it’s just nothing. ’ Lik e anything else, it can be used for
holy or unholy purposes. I once had a small bookstor e. A man came in one day
and told me that he was going to teach me how to mak e
money. “Every person that walks in that door,” he said, “is a
potential sale. And that’s what you should silently say to
yourself whenever a customer walks into the stor e: Potential
sale, potential sale. ”
His advice sounded e xploitative to me. He was advising
me to view other people as pawns in my own scheme. I
prayed and r eceived these wor ds: “Y our stor e is a chur ch. ”
Church, esoterically, means the gathering of souls. It’s not


hundred things that you will or may have to do at some future  time but
on the one thing  that you can do now. This doesn’ t mean you sh ould not
do any planning. It may well be that planning is the one thing yo u can do
now. But make sure you don’ t start to run “mental movies, ” project
yourself into the future, and so lose the Now. Any action you take may
not bear  fruit immediately. Unti l it does — do not resist what is. If there
is no action you can take, and you cannot remove yourself from the
situation either, then use the situation to make you go more de eply into
surrender, more deeply into the Now, more deeply into Being. When youenter this timeless dimension of the present, change often comes  about in
strange w ays without the need fo r a great deal of doing on your part. Life
becomes helpful and cooperative. If inner factors such as fear,  guilt, or
inertia prevented you from taking action, they will dissolve in the light of
your conscious presence. Do not confuse surrender with an attitude of “I can’ t be bothered
anymore” or “I just don’ t care anymore.” If you look at it clo sely, you
will find that such an attitude is tainted with negativity in the  form of
hidden resentme nt and so is not surrender at all but masked resistance. As you surrende r, direct your a ttention inward to check if the re is any
trace of resistance left inside you. Be very alert when you do so;
otherwise, a pocket of resistance may continue to hide in some dark
corner in the form of a thought or an unacknowledged emotion. FROM MIND ENERGY T O SPIRITUAL ENERGY
Letting go of r esistance is easie r said than done. I still don’ t see clearly
how to let go. If you say it is by surr endering, the question r emains:
“How?”

Start by acknowledging that there is  resistance. Be  the re when it
happens, when the resistance ar ises. Observe how your mind c reates it,
how it labels t he situation, yourself, or others. Look at the  thought
process involve d. Feel the ener gy of th e emotion. By witnessing  the
resistance, you will see that it s erves no purpose. By focusing all your
attention on the Now, the uncon scious resistance is made conscious, and
that is the end o f it. Y ou canno t be conscious and  unhappy, conscious
and  in nega tivity. Negativity, unhappiness, or suf fering in whatever form
means that there is resistance, and resistance is always unconscious. Sur ely I can be conscious of my unhappy feelings? W ould y ou cho ose unhappiness? If you did not choose it, ho w did it
arise? W hat is its purpose? Who  is keeping it alive? Y ou say tha t you are
conscious of your unhappy feelings, but the truth is that you are
identified with them and keep the process alive through co mpulsive
thinking. All that  is unconscious. If you were conscious, that is to say
totally present in the Now, all ne gativity would dissolve almost instantly. It could not survive in your presence. It can only survive in your
absence. Even the pain-body ca nnot survive for long in your presence. Y ou kee p your unhappiness aliv e by giving it time. That is its lifeblood. Remove time through intense pr esent-moment awareness and it dies. But
do you want it to die? Have yo u truly had enough? Who would you be
without it? Until yo u practice surrender, the spiritual dimension is something you
read about, talk about, get excited about, write books about, think about,
believe in — or don’ t, as the case may be. It makes no dif ference. Not
until you surrender does it becom e a living reality in your life. W hen you
do, the ener gy t hat you emanate and which then runs your life is of a
much hi gher vibrational freque ncy than the mind ener gy that still runs
our world — th e ener gy that created the existing social, political, and
economic structures of our civilization, and which also continuously
perpetuates itself through our educational systems and the media. Through surrend er, spiritual ener gy comes into this world. It c reates no
suf fering for yourself, for other humans, or any other life form on the
planet. U nlike mind ener gy, it does not pollute the earth, and it is not
subject to the law of polarities, which dictates that nothing can exist
without its opposite, that there can be no good without bad. Th ose who
run on mind e ner gy, which is still the vast majority of the  Earth’ s
population, rem ain unaware of the existence of spiritual ener gy. It
belongs to a dif ferent order of reality and will create a dif ferent world
when a suf ficien t number of humans enter the surrendered sta te and so
become totally free of negativity. If the Earth is to survive, thi s will be
the ener gy of those who inhabit it. Jesus referred to this ener gy when he made his famous prophetic
statement in the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the gentle; they
shall have the earth for their possession.” It is a silent bu t intense
presence that dissolves the unconscious patterns of the mind. They may
still rem ain active for a while, but they won’ t run your life anymore. Theexternal conditions that were being resisted also tend to shift or dissolve
quickly through surrender. It is a powerful transformer of situations and
people. If conditions do not sh ift immediately, your acceptance of the
Now enables you to rise above them. Either way, you are free. SURRENDER IN PERSONAL RELA TIONSHIPS
What about people who want to use me, manipulate or contr ol me? Am I
to surr ender to them? They are  cut of f from Being, so they unconsciously attempt to get ener gy
and pow er from  you. It is true that only an unconscious person will try to
use or manipulate others, but it is equally true that only an unconscious
person can  be used  and manipulated. If you resist or fight unconscious
behavior in others, you become unconscious yourself. But surrender
doesn’ t mean that you allow yourself to be used by unconscious people. Not at all. It is perfectly possible to say “no” firmly and cle arly to a
person or to walk away from a situation and be in a state of complete
inner no nresistance at the same t ime. When you say “no” to a pe rson or a
situation, let it come not from reaction but from insight, from a clear
realization of what is right or not right for you at that moment. Let it be a
nonreactive “no, ” a high-quality “no,” a “no” that is free of all n egativity
and so creates no further suf fering. I a m in a situation at work that is unpleasant. I have tried to surr ender to
it, but I find it impossible. A lot of r esistance keeps coming up. If you cannot surrender, take  action immediately: Speak up or do
something to bring about a change in the situation — or remove  yourself
from it. T ake re sponsibility for your life. Do not pollute your b eautiful,
radiant inner Being nor the Earth with negativity. Do not give
unhappiness in any form whatsoever a dwelling place inside you. If you cannot tak e action, for ex ample if you are in prison, then you have
two choices left: resistance or su rrender. Bondage or inner freedom from
external conditions. Suf fering or inner peace. Is no nr esistance  also to be practiced in the external conduct of our lives,
such as nonr esistance to violen ce, or is it something that just concerns
our inner life? Y ou only need to  be concerned w ith the inner aspect. That is primary. Of
course, that will also transform  the conduct of your outer life, your
relationships, and so on. Y our relationships will be changed profoundly by surrender. If you can
never accept what is, by implication  you will not be able to accept
anybody the way they are. Y o u will judge, criticize, label, r eject, or
attempt to change people. Furt hermore, if you continuously make the
Now into a means to an end i n the future, you will also make every
person you encounter or relate with into a means to an end. The
relationship — the human being — is then of secondary importance to
you, or of no im portance at all. What you can get out of the rel ationship
is primary — be it material gain, a sense of power, physical pleasure, or
some form of ego gratification. Let me illustrat e how surrender can work in relationships. When you
become involved  in an ar gument or some conflict situation, perh aps with
a pa rtner or som eone close to yo u, start by observing how defen sive you
become as your own position is  attacked, or feel the


 materials list. Escarole Lettuce Watercress
Endive Red lettuce Swiss chardRomaine Beet tops (young inner
leaves)Red cabbage (2-3 leaves)
Green pepper
Add 1 medium apple per glass when grinding. Grind, press, drink
immediately. Wash all juice cloths regularly. If pores are clogged and
pressing is dif ficult, discard and use a new cloth. PREP ARA TION OF  VEGET ABLES
Use all vegetables except mushrooms, mustard greens, and carrot greens. Vegetables should be cooked with a minimum of water or soup stock
(perhaps 2 to 3 tablespoonfuls) slowly on low heat until well done. To
prevent burning, place on metal  mat, and place cut tomatoes and/or onions
at the bottom of the pot. These generate juice and make the food tasty. You
can also use celery. Certain vegetables (squashes) contain a lot of water and
need no additional water. Spinach releases much water in cooking—discard
this water. It is bitter and should not be used. Certain other  vegetables
(beets, corn) cannot be cooked  without water. Beets should be cooked in
their jackets and peeled when done. SPICES
Since spices, like other aromatic items (such as pineapples and berries)
can interfere with the healing reaction, Dr. Gerson allowed only certain
relatively mild spices and warned patients to use very small quantities. Use
only those spices on the list below; no others. Allspice, anise, bay leaves, coriander, dill, fennel, mace, marjoram,
rosemary, sage, saf fron, tarragon, thyme, sorrel, and summer savory. Chives, onions, garlic, and parsley can be used in lar ger amounts. SALADSIt’s imperative for the patien t to eat as much as possible of raw
vegetables in the form of salads. These items can be finely grate d, chopped,
or minced, mixed or eaten separately. Here are the vegetables:
Salad Dressing:  Dilute organic red wine or apple cider vinegar with water
to taste. Add a little spray-dried organic cane juice (Sucanat), some herbs,
onion, or garlic. Special Soup
This special (Hippocrates) soup is extremely important, and Dr. Gerson
ordered his patients to have it at both lunch and dinner. Since much of the
Gerson Therapy is directed toward cleansing the liver, this soup  is specially
designed (and Hippocrates did acknowledge its effectiveness) to help
cleanse the kidneys. After patients become used to eating without salt
(usually in one to two weeks after starting the Gerson Therapy), the special
soup is tasty and a delicious start for every meal. The following vegetables should  be used, thoroughly washed, not peeled,
cut into cubes, covered with water, and cooked for 1½ to 2 hours. Put
through a food mill and allow only fibers and peels to remain. (This should
form a thick, creamy soup, not a clear broth!) Allow soup to cool before
storing in refrigerator. Make only enough for about two days. The
ingredients include:
1 mediu m celery knob (root), 2 medium onions (if not in season,
substitute a little parsley only and 3-4 stalks of branch celery), 1½ lbs
tomatoes, 1 lb potatoes, 1 medium parsley root (rarely ever available; if not,
omit but more if desired during  the summer season), 2 small leeks (if not
available, substitute 2 medium onions), several cloves of garlic. Until patients are used to salt-free eating, raw garlic should always be
offered with a garlic press to add a “kick” to soup, vegetables, salad, and so
on. POTATOESBaked potatoes are the most valuable. Potatoes should be used at lunch
and dinner and should only rarely be replaced by organic brown or wild
rice. Pasta shou ld be avoided because it is made from processe d flour that
has no nutritional value. Potatoes can be baked, boiled in their jackets,
mashed with a little soup, peeled after being boiled in their jackets, or cut
up and mixed with salad dressing into a potato salad. Potatoes can also be
baked in a casserole with onion, tomatoes, celery, and so on. After 6-10
weeks, if nonfat yogurt is permitted, add onions, chives, or garlic to the
yogurt for a great dressing for your baked potato. Sweet potatoes may be
used once a week. OATMEAL
A large portion  of oatmeal should be eaten for breakfast, made from
organic rolled oats, ½ cup of oats to 1 cup (or a little more) of water. Cook
slowly until done. Other cereals  should not be used; the oats have a special
purpose: they provide good B vitamins; they are rich in protein s but have a
special property: they provide the patient’ s intestinal tract with a soft
cushion (rather than harsh and grainy cereals) for all the juices to come. You can vary the flavor by addin g different fruit: raw grated apples, papaya
or other fruit; honey or 100 percent pure maple syrup; unsulfured blackstrap
molasses; stewe d prunes or other dried fruit, fresh raw or stewed apricots,
apples with raisins, peaches, bananas, and so on. BREAD
You may use some salt-free and fat-free rye bread only after consuming
the full meal  (rye is more nourishing and easier to digest than wheat, which
is low in nutrie nts and often causes allergic reactions). Remember that
bread should not be the main part of any meal. When bread is dry, it can be
grated and used in recipes requiring bread crumbs. Occasionally you may
also use potato flour, tapioca, and cornstarch. SUGAR AND  SWEETENERSUse organic brown sugar, maple syrup, organic light honey, or unsulfured
molasses up to 2 teaspoons a day (provided there is no hypo glycemia or
diabetes). PEPPERMINT AND  OTHER  HERB TEAS
Peppermint tea relieves nausea, flatulence, and upset stomachs (during
healing flare-up s) and helps digestion. Other herb teas (linden blossom,
tahebo, licorice root, essiac, etc.) are all permitted and can often be useful in
overcoming problems. Herb teas such as chamomile and valerian are
soothing and can help induce restful sleep. Since the patient  should not
drink water, a thermos bottle of peppermint or other herb tea should be
provided at bedside in case the patient awakens at night and is thirsty. SAMPLE  MENU
Breakfast
1 glass (8 oz) of orange juice
Large portion oatmeal with choice of fruit sauce
Organic 100 percent rye bread, unsalted and fat-free, toasted and spread
with honey if desired
Lunch
Plate of salad
1 glass (8 oz)of warm special soup
1 glass apple/carrot juice
Baked potato or other (boiled in jacket, potato salad, casserole, etc.) with
yogurt dressing, when permitted
Freshly cooked vegetables
Dessert: raw or stewed fruit
Dinner
Same as lunch. Vary meals by using different vegetables, different
methods of preparing potatoes, other kinds of salads. Organic brown rice may be used once a week. Organic sweet potatoes may be used once a week in the place of potatoes.OceanofPDF.comGERSON THERAPY SUPPL Y RESOURCES
The Gerson Institute endeavors to provide Gerson Therapy resources and
referrals that are useful and well researched. All information provided at the
time of printing  is accurate. The Gerson Institute does not own or operate
any of the clinics or related businesses listed and cannot claim
responsibility for the services they provide, their products or their business
practices. Pleas e let the Gerson Institute know if you encounter any
difficulties. When making your Gerson Therapy choices please ensure that any
individual, clinic, support group or business offering the Gerson Therapy or
claiming to be associated with the Gerson Institute is in possession of a
current “Gerson Institute Seal of Approval.” Please contact the Gerson
Institute for more information. For a possible discount from any of these resources, mention that you are
a Gerson Therapy patient who learned of the resource from this book. RECOMMENDED  JUICERS
Specific requirements for the proper juicer were devised by Dr. Max
Gerson. He discovered that centrifugal juicers were unacceptable and that a
separate grinder  and press provide the best juice extraction. Consequently
the following are superior:
The most popular juicing device among Gerson patients is the Norwalk®
Model 270 Ultimate Juicer manu factured by Norwalk Sales & Service, P.O. Box 829, or 808 South Bloomi ngton, Lowell, Arkansas 72745.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Scalloped Potatoes
Take a glass baking dish and place one whole chopped onion in bottom. Slice potatoes and place one layer on top of the onion. Then place a layer of sliced tomato on top, another layer of sliced or
chopped onion. Sprinkle with a dash of


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“Using humoro us personal narrative, Williamson explains how
applying love to all difficulties,  as advised by The Course, can aid in
healing.”
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as I absorbed Marianne Williamson’ s insights. Today, it is still a
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God—we conne ct with who we are really meant to be. I have  never
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The Gift of Change
A Year of Miracles
The Law of Divine Compensation
Tears to T riumph
A Politics of Love
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deathbeds. I have held parents in my arms who just saw their child take
their last breath. I have seen, and I have experienced, the torture of
heartbreak. Yet in the lives of others, as in my own life as well, I have seen
deep darkness turn into light. I have seen hope again in the eyes of thosewho form erly had none. I have seen how the universe operates. I have seen
the glory of God. We came from love and shall return to love. There is no question this
will happen after we die, but the bigger point is, we can go there now. We
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 with me, and in the morning I shall be filled with life  and
love. A circle of love is drawn around me. I will fear no evil, for Thou
art with me. I sleep in peace, I wake in joy, and in Him I live, move,
and have my being´
• Summary of your aids to the wonders of sleep
1. If you are worried that you will not wake up on time, sug-gest  to
your subconscious mind prior to sleep the exact time you wish to
arise, and it will awaken you. It needs no clock. Do the same thing
with all problems. There is nothing too hard for your subconscious. 2. Your subconscious never sleeps. It is always on the job. It
controls all your vital functions. Forgive yourself and every-one  else
before you go to sleep, and healing will take place much more rapidly. 3. Guidance is given you while you are asleep, sometimes in a
dream. The healing currents are also released, and in the morning you
feel refreshed and rejuvenated. 4. When troubled by the vexations and strife of the day, still the
wheels of your mind and think about the wisdom and intelligence
lodged in your subconscious mind, which is ready to respond to you. This will give you peace, strength, and confidence. 145  5. Sleep is essential for peace of mind and health of body. La ck of
sleep can cause irritation, depression, and mental disorders. You need
eight hours’ sleep. 6. Medical research scholars point out that insomnia precedes
psychotic breakdowns. 7. You are spiritually recharged during sleep. Adequate sleep is
essential for joy and vitality in life. 8. Your tired brain craves sleep so hungrily that it will sacr i-fice
anything to get it. Many who have fallen asleep at the wheel of  an
automobile can testify to this. 9. Many sleep-deprived people have poor memories and lack pro per
coordination. They become befuddled, confused, and disorientated. 10. Sleep brings counsel. Prior to sleep, claim that the in finite
intelligence of your subconscious mind is guiding and di-recting  you. Then, watch for the lead, which comes, perhaps on awakening. 11. Trust your subconscious completely. Know that its tendency is
always lifeward. Occasionally, your subconscious answers you i n a
very vivid dream and a vision in the night. You can be forewarned in a
dream in the same way as the author of this book was warned. 12. Your future is in your mind now, based on your habitual
thinking and beliefs. Claim infinite intelligence leads and guide s you
and that all good is yours, and your future will be wonderful. Beli eve
it and accept it. Expect the best, and invariably the best will come to
you. 13. If you are writing a novel, play, or book, or are working on an
invention, speak to your subconscious mind at night and claim boldly
that its wisdom, intelligence, and power are guiding, directing, a nd
revealing to you the ideal play, novel, book, or revealing the p erfect
solution whatever it may be. Wonders will happen as you pray thi s
way. 146  14
Your Subconscious Mind and Marital
Problems
Ignorance of the functions and powers of the mind is the cause of al l
marital trouble. Each using the law of mind correctly can so lve
friction between husband and wife. By praying together they stay
together. The contemplation of divine ideals, the study of the  laws of
life, the mutual agreement on a common purpose and plan, and the
enjoyment of personal freedom bring about that harmonious marria ge,
that wedded bliss, that sense of oneness where the two become one. The best time to prevent divorce is before marriage. It is  not wrong
to try to get out of a very bad situation. But, why get into the bad
situation in the first place. Would it not be better to give attention to
the real cause of marital problems, in other words, to reall y get at the
root of the matter involved. As with all other problems of men and women, the prob-lems of
divorce, separation, annulment, and endless litigation are directly
traceable to lack of knowledge of the working and interrelations hip of
the conscious and subconscious mind. • The meaning of marriage
Marriage to be real must first be on a spiritual basis. It must be of
the heart, and the heart is the chalice of love. Honesty, sincerit y,
kindness, and integrity are also forms of love. Each partner should be
perfectly honest and sincere with the other. It is not a true marriage
when a man marries a woman for her money, social position, or to lift
his ego, because this indicates a lack of sincerity, honesty, a nd true
love. Such a marriage is a farce, a sham, and a masquerade. When a woman says, “I am tired working; I want to get marri ed
because I want security,” her premise is false. She is not  using the
laws of mind correctly. Her security depends upon her knowledg e of
 147  the interaction of the conscious and subconscious mind and its
application. For example, a woman will never lack for wealth or health if she
applies the techniques outlined in the respective chapters o f this book. Her wealth can come to her independent of her husband, father, or
anyone else. A woman is not dependent on her husband for health,
peace, joy, inspiration, guidance, love, wealth, security, happiness, or
anything in the world. Her security and peace of mind come fr om her
knowledge of the inner powers within her and from the constant use of
the laws of her own mind in a constructive fashion. • How to attract the ideal husband
You are now acquainted with the way your subconscious mind
works. You know that whatever you impress upon it will be
experienced in your world. Begin now to impress your sub-conscious
mind with the qualities and characteristics you desire in a man. The following is an excellent technique: Sit down at night in your
armchair, close your eyes, let go, relax the body, become very quiet,
passive, and receptive. Talk to your subconscious mind and say t o it,
“I am now attracting a man into my ex-perience who is honest,
sincere, loyal, faithful, peaceful, happy, and prosperous. These
qualities, which I admire, are sinking down into my subconscious
mind now. As I dwell upon these characteristics, they become  a part
of me and are embodied subconsciously. “I know there is an irresistible law of attraction and that I attract to
me a man according to my subconscious belief. I at-tract that  which I
feel to be true in my subconscious mind. “I know I can contribute to his peace and happiness. He loves m y
ideals, and I love his ideals. He does not want to make me ove r;
neither do I want to make him over. There is mutual love, freedom,
and respect. ”
Practice this process of impregnating your subconscious mind. Then, you will have the joy of attracting to you a man possessing  the
 148  qualities and characteristics you mentally dwelt upon. Your
subconscious intelligence will open up a pathway, whereby both of
you will meet, according to the irresistible and changeless  flow of
your own subconscious mind. Have a keen desire to give the best that
is in you of love, devotion, and co-operation. Be receptive to this gift of love, which you have given to your
subconscious mind. • How to attract the ideal wife
Affirm as follows: “I now attract the right woman who is in
complete accord with me. This is a spiritual union because i t is divine
love functioning through the personality of someone with whom I
blend perfectly. I know I can give to this woman love, light, pea ce,
and joy. I feel and believe I can make this woman’s life full, complete,
and wonderful. “I now decree that she possesses the following
qualities  and attributes: She is spiritual, loyal, faithful, and true. She
is har-monious, peaceful, and happy. We are irresistibly at tracted to
each other. Only that which belongs to love, truth, and beauty ca n
enter my experience. I accept my ideal companion now. ”
As you think quietly and with interest on the qualities and attributes,
which you admire in the companion you seek, you will build the
mental equivalent into your mentality. Then, the deeper current s of
your subconscious mind will bring both of you together in divine
order. • No need for third mistake
Recently a teacher said to me, “I have had three husbands and all
three have been passive, submissive, and dependent on me to m ake all
decisions and govern everything. Why do I attract such type men. ”
I asked her whether she had known that her second hus-band was
the
effeminate type, and she replied, “Of course not. Had I known, I
would not have married him. ” Apparently she had not learned
anything from the first mistake. The trouble was with her pe rsonality
 149  make-up. She was very masculine, domineering, and unconsciously
wanted someone who would be


 general types of
food, such be avoided, since they fail to carry their share of the nutritional load. 1--Remove from the diet any food which has had the basic chemistry altered by the
removal of those elements essential to human nutrition. This would eliminate the use of
white flour with most of its vitamin and mineral content removed; white sugar, which is actually a fine food which has been stripped of all nutritional value except calories; and
corn syrup and other sugar syrups which are devitalized, devitaminized sugar solutions. 2--Any food subject to an artificial ripening loses some of its normal vitamin content. Artificially ripened tomatoes, oranges and lemons are three such products. 3--Excessive storage causes vitamin de struction. Coldstorage meats are a case in
point, where there is a slow loss of the vital food factors. Orange juice may lose some of
the vitamin C in as little as half an hour if it is squeezed and allowed to stand before
being drunk. 4--Artificial processing also has a harmful effect on foods. Pasteurization causes
destruction of some of the vitamin C and some precipitation of calcium, and also has
some effect on the vitamin A and B content. This does not justify the use of carelessly
produced raw milk. The milk which is produced under carefully controlled sanitary
conditions (Certified Milk) is nearly as fre e from disease germs as pasteurized milk, and
has the vitamin content of raw milk. Pasteurized milk is better than average raw milk
but is not as good a food as Certified Milk. 5--Canning does markedly reduce the vitamin content of foods. Whenever possible
foods should be fresh. For off season fruits an d vegetables, fast freezing is far more
satisfactory than canning. 6--In the home avoid long time storage of foods. Eat as you buy. Long boiling of
fruits and vegetables, meat and even potatoes may cause a destruction of vital food
factors. The use of soda to preserve color of vegetable should never be tolerated as any
alkali destroys Vitamins. 7--Any synthetic concoction which is suppos ed to replace a natural food, is at best
unsatisfactory. Oleomargarine is no substitute for butter. Any attempt to fortify it with
vitamin A, is answering but a small part of its shortcomings. It totally lacks the vitamin
D, E, and unsaturated Fatty Acids (Vitamin F) found in butter. It is also lacking in the
minerals and phospholipids found in butter. 8--Avoid in baby foods, the soft mushy type of product designed to save the baby
from the "strain" imposed by roughage in the diet. First the foods are no substitute for
mother's milk, secondly they assume that roughage should be avoided, which is the exact opposite of the truth. The most common disorder among babies is constipation,
due to a lack of bulk in the diet. No wonder, then that millions of people are bound to a
laxative for the rest of their lives, when they have started off by a lack of normal
intestinal physiology. 9--Don't depend on the "enriched" or "fortified" foods. These foods put back a small
fraction of what commercial bungling has taken out. In each of these foods try to get it in its normal state, i.e., whole wheat instead of white bread. Briefly then, the following might be a list of some of    these foods which fall on the
good and the bad side:
GOOD FOODS BAD FOODS
Milk, eggs, butter and cheese. Oleomargarine. Fresh or raw fruits and vegetables. Canned goods (exception: sea foods and
acid fruits and vegetables). Fresh meats and sea foods. Cold storage meats. *
Whole wheat and other Whole Grain
products. Made only from fresh ground
flour. Package foods. Graham crackers, honey canned tomatoes
and other canned acid fruits and vegetables.Sugar, white flour pancakes, white
crackers, white flour bread, white flour
biscuits, white flour muffins, pie crust, etc. (All food made from white flour or
containing white flour.) * Cold storage meat is a good source of protein and while the vitamin B elements are
reduced they are not destroyed. It is better than salt meat but not as; good as fresh meat. The danger that comes with a failure to put diets on a sensible basis is clearly seen
when one recognizes the relationship of many of the diseases which are so common to
dietary deficiencies. We have discussed the inability of artificial preparations spiked with imbalanced
synthetic vitamins to satisfactorily replace mother's milk. Deeper into the problem one
asks, why wasn't mother able to nurse the baby in the first place. The secretion of milk goes on in a normal manner in the well nourished mother. The
mother who cannot furnish milk for the child may in rare instances be suffering from
some uncorrectable bodily dysfunction, but in the vast majority of cases the inability to
supply milk to the child is due to a lack of the proper nutrition on the mother's part. In
these cases the child starts off with inadequa te nutrition. The mother's adequate care of
her diet might well have prevented it. Step 2 is that of placing the child on the squeezed,
mashed, mushy canned baby foods which have become accepted as the "natural" thing
to give the baby. Not only do such foods give the baby a flying start towards a life of
chronic constipation through their inability to provide essential roughage, but one again
we are faced with foods which have had a pronounced vitamin loss in the canning process. To suggest that a baby can take fresh vegetables and whole wheat along with
meat sounds impossible to the person who has had the need for giving baby "gentle"
foods drummed into them. Actually children thrive on it if they are started on small quantities and their tolerance is not exceeded. If the infant is able to tolerate the strained, canned, embalmed products fortified with crudely balanced synthetic vitamins,
he will do much better on the fresh substances themselves. Unless the infant is seriously
ill, there is no need for sterilizing the food (with its accompanying vitamin loss) for the
gut must at the same time accommodate itself to the friendly and unfriendly organisms
that will eventually make it their habitat. Then comes the school period with its sinus disease, children's febrile diseases and
tonsilitis. The major part of the school child's diet is composed of refined carbohydrates,
sugar and white flour. Remove them from the diet, and the incidence of sinus disease
and tonsilitis will decrease to the vanishing point. Putrid tonsils and rotten teeth are logically removed. The cause is left. The result is a child who will grow to adulthood
accumulating the usual mass of such diseases as Tuberculosis, Rheumatic Fever, Peptic
ulcers, Heart diseases, susceptibility to ever y infection that comes along, fatiguability--
ALL CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD BE NON-EXISTENT IF THE DIET WERE
CORRECT. There are a number of mental and nervous diseases which can be treated successfully
by adequate attention to nutrition. Even the treatment of venereal disease can be
improved and painful conditions like arthritis and neuritis are more successfully treated
if nutrition is made a first consideration. Preference must be given to the NATURAL
SOURCES of the vitamins such as Certified  milk, eggs, whole grains, sea food, liver,
heart, kidney, fresh, raw or frozen vegetables, yeast and butter. Surgery becomes a much simpler matter if the patient goes to the table with a body so
well nourished that every mechanism of the body can recuperate with normal efficiency. I have treated all cases of stomach and duodenal ulcer since 1928, with the high
vitamin, high mineral diet. If necessary, (alle rgy), tobacco was forbidden for life. In
every uncomplicated case, cure was complete, and the disease never recurred as long as
the patient adhered to the high vitamin, high mineral regime. Clinically this refutes the theory that once a person has peptic ulcer nothing under the sun can prevent them from
recurring. It may be repeated that they can never return to the diet composed of devitalized, devitaminized, demineralized carbohydrates that produced the disease. The physician or layman who fails to real ize that vitamin and mi neral deficiencies are
rampant had best look about. Everywhere one turns, people are seen who are missing
the fullness of life that comes with optimum nutrition. If they could be made to realize the need  for treating their past dietary errors by the
use of concentrates and placing themselves on a full rich diet, many of the nation's health problems would cease to be problems. The average person's diet is much below the optimum. The average grocery and the
average table indicate too much carbohydrate and too much salt, with a relative lack of
calcium, iron, iodine and vitamins. The time has come to do something about it. The successful outcome of any war may depend on the question of optimum nutrition. Any commercial interests who aid and abet and give comfort to the enemy by
hampering the campaign for better nutrition should be dealt with as saboteurs. We must
not aim at minimum requirements in these questions of nutrition but at optimum
requirements. If we do not achieve the optimum some other nation will and they will be the masters, we the slaves.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:


 ities of its own (interfering with
the third and fourth stages of deep, dreamless sleep), and
that serious withdrawal symptoms occur after prolonged
use. If you look at the level of the receptors on the cell wall,
none of this is surprising, because Valium acts by
outcompeting the body’s own neurochemicals and taking
over their receptor sites. This kind of interference would
perhaps be advantageous if Valium competed only with the
neuropeptides responsib le for causing the feelings of
anxiety (called octadeca neuropeptides). But the calming
eﬀect of the drug does not come by itself; Valium confuses
the nervous system as a whole. Moreover, it was recently
discovered that the monocytes of the immune system also
are attracted to Valium. So when a doctor gives what he
thinks is a sleeping pill or a tranquilizer, he is aﬀecting the
immune system at the same time, adding more confusion at
the level of the receptors. No one knows if this has caused any harm, largely
because the ﬁnding about  the immune system is too new. In
all likelihood, we will discover that nature has already
provided our bodies with an exact internal analogue to
Valium, which means that we are clumsily reproducing
something that already exists in nearly perfect form. If I
ask myself whether I like the idea of plugging the same
chemical into my immune cells every day, in the
indiscriminate fashion that Valium was doled out to millions
of patients, primarily women, for thirty years, the answer is
obvious. The immune cells have a reason for each receptor; they
use them to think, act, perceive, and respond in precise
ways. A person uses the same two eyes to view the whole
world; a cell, however, has a diﬀerent eye for each thing it
needs to see. In other words, a constantly ﬁlled receptor
renders the cell blind to one speciﬁc thing. At a time when
the incidence of many cancers, such as breast cancer, is
still rising, sending unkn own messages into the immune
system seems very risky. —
Currently there is a “chem ical revolution” under way in the
treatment of mental disease, and it seems as miraculous as
Valium did thirty years ago. Doctors now widely give their
mental patients mind-altering, or psychotropic, drugs to
clear up the overt symptoms of their sickness, mainly
depression, mania, and hallucinations. The symptoms are
often relieved, sometimes quite dramatically and suddenly,
although many patients cannot tolerate the mental
numbness and fatigue that are common side eﬀects (not
that the side eﬀects are simple: certain antidepressants can
make the patient’s depression worse for the ﬁrst few
weeks, or swing it in the opposite direction until it turns
into wild mania). Critics of drug therapies call them “chemical lobotomies”
and charge that they strip the patient of his huma n dignity. Doubtless there are many abuses, particularly in large,
understaﬀed public hospitals for the insane. It takes very
careful ﬁne-tuning to stabilize the correct dosage of any
psychotropic drug, and horror stories abound of depressed
patients who reacted so badly to their medication that they
committed suicide rather than endure the cure. Still, the
success in this ﬁeld impli es that drugs will be used to cure
schizophrenia and depression altogether, if not today, then
in the future. A “cured” schizophreni c does not yet exist through
chemical means. This is because there is more to being
normal than not having hallucinations. Once you suppress a
schizophrenic’s bizarre visions or the strange voices he
hears in his head, you do not ﬁnd a normal person facing
you, but a shell. Altering the chemical level of dopamine,
even if it could be done a hundred times better than it is
done today, will not lead to a cure. The reason is contained
in the lesson learned from the neurotransmitters
themselves: for every chemical breakthrough, there is also
a chemical barrier. The good news about neurotransmitters is that they are
material. A thought, whether sane or mad, is hard to grasp
because it is so intangi ble; it is not something you can
touch or feel. The neurotransmitters, however, are certainly
tangible, although they are extremely tiny and often short-
lived. It is the neurotransmitter’s role to match up with a
thought. To do that, its molecules must be just as ﬂexible as
thoughts, just as ﬂeeting, elusive, changeable, and faint. Such ﬂexibility is a kind of miracle but also a curse, in
that it throws  up a barrier that is almost impossibl e to pass. No man-made drug can duplicate this ﬂexibility, either now
or in the foreseeable future. No drug actually pairs up with
a thought. This is apparent just by looking at the structureof the receptor. Receptors are not ﬁxed: they have been
accurately described as looking like lily pads that have
ﬂoated up from the depth of the cell. Like lily pads, their
roots sink downward, reaching the cell’s nucleu s, where
the DNA sits. DNA deals in many, many  kinds of messages,
potentially an inﬁnite number. Therefore, it makes new
receptors and ﬂoats them up to the cell wall constantly. There is no ﬁxed number of receptors, no ﬁxed
arrangement on the cell wall, and probably no limit to what
they are tuned in to. A cell wall can be as barren of lily
pads as a pond in winter, or as crammed as one in full
ﬂower in June. The only thing constant about a receptor is its
unpredictability. Researchers recently discovered, for
example, that a neurotransmitter called imipramine is
produced abnormally in the brains of depressed people. While looking for the distribution of imipramine receptors,
they were startled to ﬁnd them not just on the brain cells
but on skin cells. Why should the skin create receptors for
a “mental molecule”. What did these skin receptors have to
do with depression. One plausible answer is that a depressed person is
depressed everywhere—he has a sad brain, sad skin, sad
liver, and so on. (Likewise, researchers have examined
patients who complain of feeling jittery all the time and
discovered abnormally high levels of two chemicals,
epinephrine and norepinephrine, in their brains and
adrenal glands. However, high concentrations were then
found in their blood platelets, meaning that they had
“jittery blood cells,” too. ) It has been frustrating for doctors to realize how complex
the whole business is becoming. Hopes for a quick cure of
schizophrenia, depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, and
other disorde rs were dashed in the mid-1970s, just a few
years after the original endorphins had been isolated in1973. Now the chemical barrier is stronger than ever, as
the true ﬂexibility of the messenger molecules is being
divined. —
Thinking about this probl em, I have to ask myself a deeper
question: Can a drug really exorcise the ghost of memory. My medical experience says no—I have seen too many
depressed patients who were “cured” by drugs and yet who
still radiate a feeling of hollow sickness. Instead of trusting
drugs, one needs to ﬁnd out how the patient’s sick memory
got into his chemical system to begin with. For it is
absolutely clear that the nonmaterial memory is there. It
may be taking a ride on a molecule, but its life does not
depend on that. The following case serves as an example. Walter grew up on the streets of south Boston in the late
1960s; he felt the edge of hatred that greeted black people
who moved into that neighborhood. To escape this and the
poverty that had dogged  him all his life, Walter joined the
Army at 18. Within six months he found himself in Vietnam. He fought in combat and survived, but when he bounced
back onto the street again two years later, he was hooked
on heroin, which many soldiers used to make the war less
traumatic. Unlike most soldiers, Walter had no reason to
quit when he got home. Eventually the police caught him,
and by order of the court he came under my care at the V. A. hospital for his addiction. Section summary:

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