  It into  your  feel-
ing world  for constant  action,  I assure  you  before  the close
of This  Class,  you  will  know  what  Happiness  and  Freedom
mean. Freedom  is not license,  Beloved  Ones! Freedom  is the
Greatest  Consideration  for  the  Rights  and  Blessings  of 336 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
others;  and  I want  you  to feel  that  tonight. Feel  Our  Free-
dom,  which  is the Divine  Order  of Life,  acting  within  your
feeling  world—the  most  Beautiful  Thing. I say for your  encouragement,  to Me it is quite  wonderful. While  I have  been  Flashing  These  Words  to you,  in your
comprehension  and  acceptance  the Light  expanding  within
your  bodies,  has sent  forth  Its Radiance. Now  you  feel grati-
tude,  you  feel  kindliness  and  all that,  so far as you  are ca-
pable  in the outer  expression;  but think  how  much  Greater
is your  Light,  which  I see releasing  Itself;  and  going  forth
from  within  your  physical  body—how  much  greater  It is! Then,  do you not see, how  We who  are able  to see the slight-
est Manifestation  or Radiance  going  forth,  are able  to de-
termine  who  is accepting ? Do you  not see, how  We are able
to determine  who  is accepting  or who  is not? To the degree
you are accepting  may  We  render  Assistance. All  this  is
quite  Natural,  only  mankind  has  not believed  It. Individ-
uals have  thought  the Great  Presence  of Life,  would  flood
them  with  every  good  thing  without  effort  upon  their  part. In your  requirements  in the commercial  world,  you  think
you must  labor  so many  hours;  that  you  must  put  forth
tremendous  physical  effort. Well  at the  present,  you  do
have  to do so; but look  at the great  Truth  of Life! If you
would  decree  for your  Presence  of Life,  to release  from  Its
Treasure-house  the Limitless  supply  of money;  all else  re-
quired  for your  Service  to the Light;  or whatever  you  wish
to do; you  would  have  fulfilled  the requirements  of Life. If you  reach  out  here  thru  your  physical  efforts  without DISCOURSE  XXII  337
That  Call,  you  will  find  yourself  making  more,  more  and
more  physical  effort  with  less and  less results! This  is why,  as the Messengers  have  told  the students
thruout  the classes,  as long  as you  reach  out to your  fellow-
man  for something;  believing  it must  come  from  there,  so
long  will  you  remain  limited;  and  ofttimes  more  and  more. Life has  always  wanted  you  to turn  to Its Mighty  Focus,
which  the "Mighty  I AM"  is; because  It is your  supply  of
everything  which  exists  in the World. You  may  not quite
see this;  but  unless  the Power  of your  Presence  acts  thru
your  human  efforts,  it amounts  to nothing,  as many  of you
have  found. You work  and  strain  and  struggle  with  great  stress  in
your  human  efforts;  and  barely  have  enough  to cover  your
back  and  to feed  yourself. That  is not Right! When  Nature
has provided  everything  in lavish  abundance  for all man-
kind's  requirements;  what  has  happened,  when  some  of
mankind  do not have  abundance ? Because  they  have  been
reaching  out  more  and  more  to human  Beings,  persons,
places  and  conditions—expecting  to receive  from  there. Turn  to your  Beloved  "Mighty  I AM  Presence"  and  I am
now  speaking  directly  concerning  your  money  supply! If
you will  listen,  FEEL  and  turn  to your  Presence,  accept  It
as the Treasure-house  of your  world;  make  the Call  to your
Presence,  to release  into  your  hands  and  use the money  and
supply  you  require;  then  the Wisdom  of the Presence  with
Its Light  Rays,  will  reach  out! Whatever  channels  the Pres-
ence  in Its Great  Wisdom  wishes  to use,  will  come  to your 338 THE  "I AM99  DISCOURSES
assistance. There  is nothing  in the World  can  stop  it. Oh,
FEEL  that,  Beloved  Ones,  tonight! I want  to see you  Free
from  these  things  which  distress  and  agitate  you  so greatly. We look  among  mankind  and  see thousands  of people
committing  suicide  every  year;  because  they  do not have
food  and  shelter. YOU  CANNOT  GET  AWAY  FROM
YOURSELF! NEVER  CUT  OFF  YOUR  SPAN  OF
LIFE,  THINKING  TO  BE  FREE. YOU  ONLY  IN-
TENSIFY  DISTRESS,  MANY  MANY  FOLD! DO  YOU
UNDERSTAND,  BELOVED  ONES,  ALL  THOSE
CONDITIONS  ARE  MENTAL? IF YOU  LOSE  YOUR
BODY,  WHICH  IS YOUR  ARMOR  OF  PROTEC-
TION  TO YOUR  FEELING  WORLD,  THE  DISTRESS
WILL  BE FAR  GREATER,  THAN  IT WAS  BEFORE! SO DON'T  THINK,  YOU  CAN  RUN  AWAY  FROM
ANYTHING  IN  LIFE. Straighten  up your  spine  and
make  your  call  to the Presence. Then,  if you  are firm  and
determined,  see how  quickly,  It will  clear  your  world  and
release  into  your  hands  and  use whatever  you  require. There  is not one  in America  who  needs  to be limited,  if
he or she would  understand  This  Law  of Life,  which  Be-
loved  Saint  Germain  has  brought  forth  to you  and  apply
It. It is so practical,  the most  practical  thing  in all Life! You
must  see This  for It is Life's  Great  Power  acting,  and  only
awaiting  your  Call  thruout  these  many  many  centuries. Tonight,  My Joy is so great  in being  able  to render  This
Service  for you  but not without  your  effort;  because  if you
do not believe  what  I have  said  to you;  you  have  cut your-DISCOURSE  XXII  339
self away  from  Me,  and  I cannot  help  you! WE  ARE
REAL! AND  TONIGHT,  AS  I STAND  ABOVE
YOUR  BUILDING  HERE,  THERE  IS NO  BUILDING,
NO SUBSTANCE  BETWEEN  ME  AND  THIS  GOOD
MESSENGER  AND  YOURSELVES. Does  that  sound
queer  and  strange  to you ? You  see the roof  here,  but to Me
there  is no roof. There  is nothing  between  Me and  you. Try to feel this  in all rapid  vibratory  action  of substance. As It raises  in its speed  of action,  there  is no obstruction! My Vibratory  Action,  being  so much  more  rapid  than  yours
and the building  here,  naturally  there  is no obstruction  to
My Radiance  thru  it—My  Presence  thru  it. When  once
mankind  comes  to see and  understand  This  Law,  Individ-
uals will  see how  there  is no necessity  for limitations  or dis-
tress  of any  kind. Let Us help  you  during  This  Class  to let the Full  Power
of the Light  of your  Presence,  flow  into  your  Being  and
world  and  direct  you  by Its Mighty  Intelligence


 Chapter Three.) NO acts as a bronchodilator and helps keep the
lower airways open. In general, the role of NO in the regulation of sleep
apnea, though likely significant, is still not completely understood.56,57 It
appears to help reduce obstruc tion of the upper airways and acts as a
transmitter between the nose, throat muscles, and lungs. The lower and upper airways (the lungs and the nose and throat) are
mechanically connected, thus nasal breathing leads to improved lung
volume58 due to greater activation of the diaphragm.59 Increased lung
volume results in tautening and opening of the throat, reducing the risk of
the airway collapsing during sleep.38
Anatomically speaking, breathing through the mouth causes the jaw to
hinge downwar d and the tongu e to fall back into the throat. When this
happens, the airway size is compromised, increasing the risk of collapse
during sleep (imagine a narrower straw). According to airway orthodontist
Dr. William Hang, the difference between a healthy and a poorlyfunctioning airway can be described by comparing the diameter of a garden
hose to that of a pen. Dr. Hang has been instrumental in advancing
awareness of the airway in orthodontics for several decades, and patients
(including myself) often travel great distances to visit his clinic in
California. The airway can be adversely affected when teeth are removed or
jaws retracted to create a “better” smile, so it is vital to research the
implications of this when considering orthodontic treatment. In his 2017 resea rch paper, Dr. Hang explains that many approaches that
result in a reduction of the airway are currently standard practice in
dentistry and orthodontics. He states:
In light of the current epidemic of OSA and OSA related
morbidities, such reduction in airway cannot be justified. Instead of
arguing about whether or not a proposed orthodontic treatment
protocol involve s extraction of teeth..., we must substitute the
question about how it af fects the airway.60
When it comes to the modern human airway, there is not much room for
error. Any infringement on that already narrow space is likely to be
detrimental to health. Thankfully, there is a growing awareness of this issue, largely driven by
the general public. Initiatives such as RightT oGrow.org in Canada and the
Prevent Crooked  Teeth campaign in the United Kingdom are helping people
to recognize the importance of retaining all 32 teeth and instilling good
breathing habits  to promote lifelong health. Methods sympathetic to airway
health and function, such as expansion of the jaws to make room for
existing teeth, ensure a beautiful-looking smile without any negative
consequences for respiration, sleep, or overall well-being. Conventionally, if a patient has a problem with their nose, a referral is
made to the ear, nose and throat (ENT) department. Chronic lung problems
such as recurren t chest infections, wheezing, or coughing necessitate a visit
to the respiratory consultant or pulmonologist. However, researchers are
now recognizing that the nose and lungs constitute the same airway. Since
inflammatory mediators and infectious pathogens can be transported along
the respiratory mucosa and through the airways58, inflammation in the
lungs, which is prevalent in asthma sufferers, can travel up to the nose.Equally, inflamm ation in the nose can reach the lungs. Given this, it’s no
surprise that children and adults  with asthma are more likely to experience
problems in the nose. Physiological, epidemiological, and clinical evidence
now support a unified airway model.58
Asthmatics are likely to experience nasal congestion that causes them to
breathe through an open mouth. This results in a faster respiratory rate and
shallow, upper chest breathing. It is this very same breathing pattern that
contributes to SDB. People with asthma are more likely to experience
fatigue too,61 especially when they are suffering from asthmatic symptoms
such as chest tightness, wheezing, or coughing. Obstructive sleep apnea and asthma are common respiratory disorders. They are also frequently comorbid,62 meaning that they occur
simultaneously but not necessarily as a result of each other. Undiagnosed or
inadequately treated OSA may adversely affect control of asthma and vice
versa.63 In one study, researchers demo nstrated that approximately 74% of
those with asthma also experience nocturnal symptoms of airflow
obstruction64 and that when an asthmatic is experiencing asthma symptoms,
they are more likely to also experience OSA.63
Much can be learned about breathing patterns in sleep apnea by looking
in more depth at the breathing habits of people with asthma. The exercises
in this book have been shown to improve asthma control. Given the
relationship between asthma and sleep apnea, these techniques are also
likely to be helpful in reducing OSA. HOW T O SLEEP BETTER
Gravity plays a role in both snoring and sleep apnea. When you lie on your
back, there is no restriction to breathing, so breathing volume increases and
snoring becomes more severe. Sleeping on your back also encourages the
mouth to open, causing the lower jaw to hinge downward and the airway to
narrow. OSA sufferers who sleep on their back experience a higher number
of apneas per night and stop breathing for longer during those apneas. In
one study of 574 patients with sleep apnea, participants had at least twice as
many instances of apnea or hypopnea when sleeping on their back as they
did when lying on their side. Researchers concluded that “Body positionduring sleep has a profound effect on the frequency and severity of
breathing abnormalities in obstructive sleep apnea patients.”65
A similar assessment of 2,077 OSA patients over a period of 10 years
found that nearly 54% experi enced at least twice as many breathing
abnormalities when sleeping on their back than when sleeping on their side. The paper acknowledged that “Avoiding the supine posture during sleep
may significantl y improve the sleep quality and daytime alertness of many
positional patients.”65
The techniques that follow will help you achieve better quality sleep. BREA THE LIGHT AND SLOW
You can do this while watching some light television or relaxing in bed. • Place one hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen. • Gently soften and slow down your breathing to create a slight hunger for air. • Continue the practice for approximately 15 minutes. This is an excel lent way to help with SDB. It also promotes relaxation and
enables you to fall asleep more easily. MOUTH T APE FOR NASAL BREA THING
We’ve already described why it is vital to breathe through your nose during
sleep, but how can you make sure it happens? When you wake up in the morning, your mouth should be naturally
moist. If you have been breathing through your mouth at night, you will
wake up with a dry mouth. You may also find that you have smelly
breath.66 Mouth breather s have a higher incidence of gum disease, halito sis,
and tooth decay than nasal breathers. If you tend to mouth breathe during the night, you can try taping the
mouth, following these guidelines. Taping the mouth at night may seem like a scary prospect at first. However, the method has been used with great success by Oxygen
Advantage trained instructors and in Buteyko Breathing Clinics around the
world. It may be reassuring to know that it does not take long to get used to. If you struggle  to keep your mouth closed at night, placin g MyoT apearound your mouth before you go to sleep is an excellent way to eliminate
SDB and encourage full-time nasal breathing. The tape, which I designed
especially for this purpose, is placed around the lips rather than across the
mouth and is designed to act as a reminder, using elastic tension to prompt
you to close your mouth if it falls open. I have no doubt that the single best thing I ever did to improve my sleep
was to tape my mouth at night. MyoT ape can be easily purchased online at
MyoT ape.com. You may also like to try a Micropore paper tape, which you
can pick up at any pharmacy, or Lip-Seal Strips, which can be bought
online from Simply Breathe. To overcome any initial anxiet y about having your mouth taped, try
wearing the tape for 20 minutes  before you go to bed. Also be aware that if
you are accusto med to breathing through your mouth, the tape is likely to
fall off during the first couple of nights. This will resolve fairly quickly. Within a few days, your body will relearn its natural nasal breat hing pattern
and the tape will remain in place. Y ou may then begin to experience the best
sleep you have ever had. If your nose is partially blocked before going to bed, use the nose
unblocking exercise to clear it before taping your mouth. Rest assured,
however, that if you are wearing the lip tape at night, your nose will never
become complet ely blocked. This is because nasal breathing actually helps
dilate the nasal passages. If you breathe heavily during the night while wearing the tape, your
nose may partially block. If this is the case, you may also find it helpful to
wear a nasal dilator,


 in balance you are able to co-operate with others. You are friendly, warm and compassionate and have a good sense of
humour, enjoy being with other people and joining in shared activities. Your
life is meaningful and vibrant. There is an almost childish exuberance in those people who have a perfectly
balanced second chakra. They are the people who add that little extra to life,
who take the extra step, travel the extra mile. They really live their lives
rather than just going through the motions. They enliven situations and add
a little bit of magic to the mundane world. They are fully in the physical
body and are 100% involved in whatever they are doing. When you are with
them you feel that they connect with you and they are fun to be with. Money and creativity are linked to this chakra, from the creation of a new
life through to the creation of your everyday life by the way you choose to
spend your time. The second chakra is also the seat of sensuality and it is from here that you
are able to connect with another being with deep intimacy. Although it is
commonly referred to as the sexual chakra because of its link with the sex
organs, it could more accurately be described as the chakra of intimacy. As
this chakra is linked to how you relate to others this chakra needs to be in
balance to enable us to relate openly and deeply. You cannot successfully
form truly intimate and meaningful relationships if this chakra is out of
balance.The Sanskrit name of this chakra is Svadhisthana. Svad means to sweeten
and the more open and balanced this chakra is, the more ‘sweetness’  there
will be in your life. However, Svadhisthana can also be translated as ‘one’ s own abode’. Sexual
abuse is an invasion of your personal ‘abode’  and usually causes an
imbalance in this chakra. By its very nature, sexual abuse is an abuse of
intimacy. Victims of sexual abuse often keep silent about the abuse, usually
through fear. They can literally ‘freeze’  this chakra as a form of protection. Sexual abuse at any age imbalances this chakra. This can result in
impotence, frigidity or sexual mis-function. If you have experienced sexual
abuse, it is likely that this chakra will be out of balance or possibly even
‘locked’. An Imbalanced Second Chakra
Imbalances in the second chakra are common. This chakra is about finding
what brings you pleasure. If there is imbalance here then pleasure seeking is
either denied or over emphasised. When this chakra is imbalanced intimacy
and commitment will be an issue. You may be able to perform sexually but
the sex act will be missing the vital element of true, deep, loving connection
with another human being. Sex for you becomes the sex act rather than love
making and as such it will be a shallow experience. Your relationships tend
to be superficial and you use people for your own selfish needs. You will
also have a marked tendency towards jealousy which comes from a deep
sense of insecurity. If this chakra is under functioning you are likely to be shy, timid,
withdrawn, overly sensitive and to be carrying feelings of guilt and low
self-worth. Your life will lack fun, excitement and pleasure. You will find
socialising dif ficult so you withdraw into yourself and avoid contact with
others. You fear change and others see you as a rigid person, unwilling to
adapt and compromise. You could be frigid through fear of sex. Conversely, if this chakra is over functioning then no satis- faction is found
in pleasure. Instead, you can get caught in the trap of seeking more
adrenaline filled experiences. You constantly seek greater and greater thrillsin search of that adren- aline hit. Where do you draw the line? When does
too much of a good thing become an addiction? (Addictions of all kinds are
linked to a second chakra imbalance.) Your emotions are very strong and
sex for you can become addictive. You can get attached to people to the
point of obsession and when you’re in a relationship you soon become
emotionally dependent on your partner. It would be a good idea to attend classes with a well-qualified and
experienced yoga teacher whilst working on healing this chakra. Major  Imbalance
At its most extreme imbalance this chakra can create emotionally explosive
and manipulative people. Imbalance also manifests as sexual perversions
and sexual abuse. Because the relating principle has been imbalanced and
the normal relating bound- aries are not in place, a major imbalance can
produce rapists and the victims or perpetrators of incest. Physical violence
(either given or received) and an obsession with sex are common, as are
serious addiction issues. This only happens in the case in very serious imbalances and if you
recognise these tendencies within yourself then you need to seek specialist
help from a therapist or doctor. Karen’s Story
Karen was only 1 1 years old when she was sexually assaulted by a
paedophile. She was shocked and traumatised by this event. She didn’ t tell
her mother what had happened as she was afraid her mother would be
angry. She told nobody. What she didn’ t realise was that by keeping silent she had simply stuf fed all
her feelings and emotions about the assault. She couldn’ t own them. She
couldn’ t bring them into consciousness as they were just too dif ficult for a
child of that age to deal with. Unconsciously she thought that by giving this
incident no attention, the feelings would go away. What she had actually
done was to shut down her second chakra.From that day onwards her second chakra was locked and her relating
ability remained that of an 1 1 year old. Eight years later she met and
married her husband. Theirs was a marriage of neediness and convenience. Their sex life was the sex act with no intimacy. Her husband expected sex at
least 5 times a week and if she didn’ t comply with his demands they always
ended up having violent rows. So she usually gave in and allowed him to
use her sexually. This regular violation of her body was only possible
because of the imbalanced state of her second chakra. A woman with a
well-balanced second chakra would not have been able to allow herself to
be used in this way. Karen and her partner tried for a baby but it was discovered that Karen had
ovarian cysts which af fected her fertility. She was unable to conceive. Karen’s Healing
Karen’ s healing was a very slow process. She remained married for fifteen
years, in a relationship devoid of a close emotional connection and shared
intimacy. Then she took up yoga. Gradually, through regular yoga practise
and by attending classes with an experienced yoga teacher, the ener gy
slowly began to flow through her second chakra once again. As this chakra re-balanced through her safe and gentle yoga practise, Karen
changed. She began to yearn for the deep intimacy that her unhealed
husband could not provide. She had begun to work on her own healing but
he had not. She eventually found the courage to end her marriage and
almost immediately she met a new man and fell in love. For the first time in
her life
Karen experienced what it was like to make love rather than have sex. The
connection with her new lover was profound and fulfilling. Although she
only stayed with him for two years, this relationship marked a milestone in
her life as she knew that she could never again become involved with a man
who could not connect with intimacy. James’  StoryJames was only seven years old when he was sent of f to boarding school. His father had attended the same school and he too had been sent away at
this tender age. It was a strict all boys’  school and James had been bullied
from day one. He no longer played in his parent’ s beautiful garden in the
evenings and at weekends. Instead he sat in the common room doing school
work. Nobody cuddled him and there was little time for play. His world
became a bleak place that lacked fun, joy and spontaneity. He grew up to
become a serious, miserable and money-focussed adult. James’  Healing
For many years James was unaware that he had a problem. He liked sex
and, as a handsome, educated and wealthy man, many women were drawn
to him. He had no dif ficulty in finding sexual partners. But he did not
respect women. He had a long- term partner but he was not faithful to her. He was always seeking the next sexual thrill. One night he became violent
towards his partner when she refused his sexual advances. She begged him
to seek help. He refused as he didn’ t recognise that he had a problem. Then he was sent on a course through his job. The first few days of this
corporate ‘bonding’  event in Asia involved fasting and having enemas
several times a day. (Colon cleansing is an excellent way of releasing old
emotions.) It was this experience that triggered the beginning of his healing
journey. For the first time in his life he realised that he had never made a
close connection with his partner, that he had ‘used’  her sexually. He also
realised that deep down he loved her and he was overcome with remorse at
the way he had treated her in the past. On his return to England he opened up to his partner about his feelings


 an old maid. What is it about an
unmarried woman that poses  such a threat to the patriarchal order. Mainly, it is that women are no one’s property when we’re
unmarried. We’re under no one’s control, and neither are our
children. There is no telling what we might do or say. Much of the prejudice against women is stored at an unconscious
level. Many of those who hold the most punishing attitudes toward
passionate women—and free women are passionate women—
consider them selves social liberals, even feminists. Wom en’s rights
seem to them to be of obviou s importance, but what is not obvious
to them is how much they themselves conspire to keep the lid on
female power. Female power transcends what are known politically as women’s
issues. Female power has to do with women taking an active part in
the conversation—whether in the public arena or at the dinner table
—and having the same emotional space in which to do so as men. It
means women not having to fear punishment of any kind. It means
women not having to worry that we’ll be considered unfeminine if
we speak up. It means women really coming out to play and getting
support for our playing—fro m men as well as from women. Until
this is accomplished, political, economic, and reproductiv e freedoms
will not be enough. We will not be free until we can speak our
minds and our hearts withou t having to worry that men will crucify
us, women will crucify us, the press will crucify us, or our children
will be ashamed. The true politics of women’s liberation is human politics. It is
under the surface, the energy in a room—not in the bedroom,
because there we won freedom as soon as it was discovered how
much more fun life is when we are in the game. But outside the
bedroom, we are still not equal partners, and until we are, the worldwill not be healed. Women are still in emotional bondage  as long as
we need to worry that we might have to make a choic e between
being heard and being loved. After the Anita Hill–Clarence Thomas showdown on Capitol Hill,
a friend  told me an interesting story. She had watched the televised
hearings with several marrie d couples. Except for herself and two
others, the women in attendance remained silent. Their husbands,
on the other hand, held forth on how shameful it all was, expressing
their perfect liberal views with seemingly no awareness of what was
going on in that very room. Their wives behaved like good little
girls: they sat by quietly, allowing their husbands to sound brilliant
and insightful. Would things have been dierent had the couples not been
married. I don’t know. What  is operative in this case is not marriage
but the connection between women and men itself. What needs to
be addressed is who we are in partnership. Whether we are married
matters less and less today as the denition of marriage changes
along with everything else around us. What I think is relevant in
this story is not that the couples were married but that they were in
public. Behind  closed doors, perhaps each of these husba nds shows
great respect for his wife. What is still lacking in American society is permission for women
to speak up in public—loudly and clearly—without being
considered ball breakers. Let’s look at that name one more time: ball
breaker. Try to come up with an expression that conjures more of an
association with male pain. It’s almost impossible. Now try to come
up with an expression more often associated with a woman who
speaks her mind. Most wome n faced with the choice of hurting men
or shutting up go back to sleep and sleep forever. Women and men are now obviously relearning our roles vis-à-vis
one another, both in marriage and out of it. Several years ago, I was
leading a weekend seminar when the subject of marriage came up. I
asked how many people in the group were married and then asked
them to express their thoughts about it. As the group of thirty or so
talked late into the night, I heard things that surprised me. I realized
that weekend, and became more and more aware during subsequentsessions of counseling marri ed as well as unmarried couples, that
marriage is whatever people make of it. And it is detrim ental to all
of us to hold narrow, formulaic pictures of what that should be. I have heard married couples who describe their conjugal
relationships as very, very happy, in monogamous as well as in open
marriages. I have heard married couples who describe their conjugal
relationships as boring and unhappy, in monogamous as well as in
open marriages. Sex is a sacrament, not a prison. While monogamy
can be a beautiful, even sacred bond, it might not be the agreement
that best suits everyone. Our thinking that monogamy is inherently
a nobler arrangement than any other has created a nation of
hypocrites—which is what we’ve become. Don’t kid yourself. Historical ly, monogamy didn’t begin as a way
to ensure that two people could relax into the deepest intimacy. It
began as a way for men to assert their ownership over a woman’s
body. In many cultures throu ghout history, and in some today, it is
acceptable for men to have multiple partners but not for women to
do the same. The value of monogamy and the persistence of the
double standar d are subjects that need to be discussed, by men as
well as by women, in public and in private, in order to exorcise the
sexual demons we still allow to control us. It is very dicult to be
clear about what you want when your mind is overwhelmed by
input about what you’re supposed to want. If you love a man—how wonderful if you do—and if you desire a
monogamous union with him—how wonderful if you do—then
marry him if your heart calls you to, and know that the union you
have chosen can serve God and Goddess, and men and women. But
never, ever—married or not—allow your partnership with a man to
silence your voice or keep you from supporting another woman in
using hers, or you are helping to perpetuate a most vicious muing
of a most beautiful sound. The world has no idea of the song we’re
not yet hearing: women singing out, in harmony with men and each
other, at full blast, at full volume. It’s music we need. Men long to
hear it, and women long to join the choir. Be very clear. The silence is a sick one. If men only knew how much we have to say. But so often, we
cannot speak. In the presence of resistance, we clam up. In the
presence of approval, we blossom into goddesses. There are times when we have to turn away from things that hold
us back, and nothing holds us back like someone who invalidates
who we are and what we’re capable of. A young man is often
brought up to think that he will one day nd the right woman to
support his vision and greatness. Many young girls are brought up
to think that we will one day nd a man whose vision and greatness
are worthy of our support. The ancient Greek word for courtesan is hetaera. The hetaera  was
a man’s lover, his equal, and his muse. She carried his vision and
made space for his brilliance. There is no such word for the
correlative male position, although husband  would be nice. Who is to hold the space for a woman’s greatness. In many
heterosexual relationships, a man is threatened by a woman’s
greatness, nding a variety of ways to make her question her own
beauty and strength. A secur e man is not threatened by a woman’s
intellectual or emotional power but celebrates the opportunity for
joyful partnership that it oers him. The conscious question is
whether a relationship can handle two stars. We must relinquish the paradigm of men as power with women as
support and instead embrace the image of both men and women as
powers, with each supporti ng the other. Any man who holds a
woman back is not a man a woman can aord to be with. A woman
has a mighty and sacred task to perform on earth. She will not be
able to fulll her function if she remains with a man who derides
her glory. Women are not powerless. We just pretend we are. We do this in
large part because we are afraid of the punishment inicted on us
when we dare to be who we really are. It’s a subtle form of
discrimination, but it’s clearly there. A few women are allowed into
the club, it seems: women who have allowed themse lves to be
partially decla wed, their sexual threat to the status quo diminished
just enough, so that men and women alike can handle the juice. Butan animal in the wild is not declawed, and an animal in the wild is a
beautiful thing. In the wild, we scream. We scream when we hurt, we scream
when we give birth, we scream when we come, and that’s just the
way it is. Now what kind of man can handle our passion, and what
kind of man can ascend to the throne next to a


’ t “beat the
game” because they haven’ t arrived at the pinnacle of material success they
envisaged as youths. Even more revealing are ego-strivers who achieve
their goals. The mountain they climb so laboriously overlooks a barren
landscape. When they stand upon the highest spot and look out over the
bleak vista, their souls are seized in the viselike grip of fear, and they turn
their eyes to the earth and never look skyward again. Our cities and nations are populated with people who cannot stand to look
into their souls because they never have discovered who they truly are. Infinity and eternity appall them by dwarfing the ego. What is needed most
of all is an ef fective guide to living, a humanistic relationship between us
and our creating source, so that each of us is able to see with absolute
clarity and perfect equanimity that our life not only is part of a divine plan
for the development of consciousness in the universe but that we ourself are
both mentally and spiritually unified with that master spirit whose field of
unfoldment the world is. Such spiritual illumination allows us to put our life
and our works in the hands of the Divine, with complete assurance that both
will be used for the best purpose. Once this psychological dispossession of
personal ef fort and personal victory has been accomplished, we never again
suffer defeat. Apparent defeat becomes only a turning place in the road; all
detours mer ge into one triumphal march to victory, become part of that plan
by which eventual success is assured. When the revelation comes to us that the Divine is working through us, all
our labor takes on a highly char ged spiritual significance alongside which
material rewards pale. W e no longer work for money, no longer work for
success, but only for the expression of that mind and consciousness within
us which we now know to be the Supreme manifesting upon the earth. W e
do the work of the Secret Self and never of our surface self. W e subjugatethe surface self to a master spirit that uses it as a tool for the ef fectuation of
the divine purpose in the world. The faith that grows out of this knowledge
sustains us under the most fierce, adverse pressure. Something higher than
heart or intellect upholds us through the longest detours and the blindest
gropings. Our egoistic self has found that supreme master and highest
philosophy by which it not only understands itself and its place and purpose
in the world but also is admitted to a secret place of light and peace and
understanding. In the heart of the enlightened person is the hidden
knowledge that they are never at the mercy of immediate appearances, that
they have within them the power to change all through their identification
with the Divine, through their knowledge that the mind in them is the mind
in all others. Perfect Knowing and Imperfect Seeing

This giving over of oneself and assuming another is far more than just a
merely psychological switch of viewpoint. The awakened person dies in
one small part of their nature in order to be reborn in a lar ger and wider
consciousness. T o the onlooker the change may be imperceptible. The
person may do the same work, live in the same manner, forsake neither
friends nor fun, but all actions now will be unified by spiritual awareness,
so that there emanates from them an inner joy, an absolute acceptance of
life. They may rise to a position of prominence in the world or they may
not; it is indif ferent to them. They serve not the causes of humanity, only
the will and purpose of the Divine. “W e are here to see what we can add to,
not to see what we can get from, Life,” wrote W illiam Osler, the Canadian
physician and cofounder of Johns Hopkins Hospital. In the enlightened
person the egoistic nature has been so far withdrawn from the frontal part of
personality that their impression upon others is one of constant giving,
never of taking. They become a horn of plenty through which the Divine
pours its infinite resource. T o whomever they contact there comes a sense
of love and understanding and security, descending through them into the
other from the Secret Self. Those whose consciousness is focused in the surface self live within narrow
horizons of awareness and are puppets driven by sensation. The world
makes itself known to them through the tiny windows of their senses, and
they react to it, never exerting a mental or spiritual influence upon it. Their
failures are failures of imperfect seeing. They see neither who they are nor
what the true nature of a situation is; consequently their actions are always
based upon partial knowledge. A suf ficient number of failures stemming
from this imperfect working completely defeats them, and their frustration
is announced through physical ailments of the body. Emotional blockages
and repressions inhibit circulation in certain areas of the body, and disease
and malfunction set in. Repressed hostility, aggression, insecurity, and fear
are root causes of arthritis, heart disease, arterial sclerosis, cancer, ulcer. A
society that demands conformity of its members is bound to frustrate a lar ge
number of them, and this manifests itself as a gradual rise in physical
infirmity. Since it is patently impossible for individuals to alter the social
system under which they live, solution of the dilemma must provide
spiritual freedom while allowing for physical conformity. Arriving at the
realization that the Divine dwells in you just as you dwell in the Divine
dissolves the cares and frustration of the egoistic nature. Once you have
been able to identify yourself with the master spirit of eternity it becomes
possible to view existence on a long-term basis, to detach yourself from
physical goals. Failur e Is a State of Mind

Existence is essentially a fight. W e are tested in the crucible of conflict from
cradle to grave, and the time of our most severe testing is the time of our
greatest growth. Nature is not interested in winners. All too often victory is
a signal for cessation of ef fort. Nature is interested in growth, and growth is
possible only to one constantly at work expanding their abilities and talents. In any line of endeavor those who have it made are going downhill. Our
waistlines stay trim and our minds alert when we are kept at our labors
through necessity. Our surface selves often find in victory or gain theopportunity to indulge sensation, and we are caught in a trap from which we
may never emer ge as aspiring individuals again. Havelock Ellis wrote,
“Conquest brings self-conceit and intolerance, the reckless inflation and
dissipation of ener gies. Defeat brings prudence and concentration; it
ennobles and fortifies. ” Defeat, of course, is never a fact unless it is
accepted as final. Those who realize that all growth possibilities are within
them never accept defeat. They know that they can do much better than
they thus far have shown, for they have a secret pipeline into the source of
all ener gy and talent. Failure is a state of mind and never a physical fact. W e try to accomplish
something and if results don’ t come our way within a certain period of time
we often throw up our hands and say we can’ t do it. If this psychological
abdication from trying is done without a cessation of physical ef fort, we
may find that suddenly we are getting results, for unconsciously we have
turned our works and actions over to the Secret Self and they have become
effective. But if we cease to make any further physical ef fort, then the work
will never be done for we have turned our back on it. Boldness

Each of us best fulfills ourself and the purposes of nature when we perform
the task of torchbearer in some area of our activities. Boldness engenders its
own success through liberating ener gies repressed by inhibition. If we find
within ourself the courage to go out on a limb, it will never break under our
weight, will sustain us no matter how fragile it appears, and we will see
from our new vantage point an entirely dif ferent world. Between the timid
and the brave is but a single step, 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


 from the lifting power of the
vacuum created by the airspeed at the top of the surface of the wings of the
airplane against  the resistance of the air in the atmosphere. Speed is the
difference between these two forces; therefore, force results in counterforce. The secret of power is that there is no resistance to power! There is the
Greek legend of Sisyphus trying to roll the rock up the side of the hill
against the force of gravity. The movement of the rock is the
mathematically calculable difference between the upward force of muscle
strength and the downward force of gravity. If the first exceeds the second,
the rock moves up the hill. If the balance is reversed, the rock moves
downhill. Trying  to climb the ladder of success and get to the pinnacle by
force is playing the Sisyphus game. All he ever got out of it was a bad case
of hemo rrhoids. Of course we all know the real end of Sisyphus’ s story. He
started drinking heavily and using a lot of drugs, and died of an overdose. A lot of the world goes that way, doesn’ t it? They had that flash of
apparent succes s and then missed the boat. They seemed to have it but
really didn’t. Why imitate them? We’re not interested in looking  at things in
cross sections only, but rather in longitudinal sections. Proof of success is
how it comes out in the end. To fly through the air and then go down the
tubes is not the way we want to go. Yet most do that in the world, don’t
they? They can’t wait to read all the silly tabloids so that they can buy the
same dress or pants, the same kind of car, go to the same restaurants, drop
the same names, and try to get in the same paper as those they read about. Futile, isn’ t it? Power doesn’ t come from facts, positions, or having anything “out
there.” Power comes from an inner position relative to those things. If we
look at it, we’ll see that there’ s no power in any of the facts of the world. It
was only how we reacted to those facts, how we felt about them, and how
they affected us that gave them power. It was our whole attitu de about it
that determined the experience. Loud music is annoying to some people and
exhilarating to others. Quality is not “out there,” but within ourselves;
therefore, success is a way of being with things. It’s a set of attitudes. It’s a
style. It’s an intention to be correctly motivated and to hold the appropriatevision. These factors will automatically guarantee success. We don’t have to
do anything about it. If we have the right attitude, everyone is going to seek us out. Everyone
will want to be with us. Everyone will clamor to come to our parties. We’ll
stop worrying whether people are going to come to the party, as most hosts
and hostesses do. We’ll know that the opposite is true: unless we keep them
out, the place is going to be mobbed. I’ll grant that we’ve obtained some bananas already. What I’m concerned
about is that we don’t have bunches of them. If we live on a tropical island
of endless banana trees, there’ s really no point in storing them. If we
collected banana s or secretly hid them someplace, the whole village would
think we were crazy. Once we get what this book is about and look around,
we’ll be highly amused. All these people are hoarding their bananas while
we meander through the banana  trees. We’ll also see how sad it is. All the
thirsty people sitting in a pool of water, all the loveless people surrounded
by love, all the poor people surrounded by money, all the failures
surrounded by success, all those  who are at the end of their rope surrounded
by opportunity... the only thing is that they just can’ t see it. It is set in legend that the Buddha passed on enlightenmen t without
saying a word to his follower  Mahakasyapa. At that great moment in
history, Buddha silently hand ed him a flower, and in that moment,
Mahakasyapa became enlightened. There was no striving, trying, practicing,
or straining for enlightenment. There was none of that left-br ain stuff. It
was a sudden “aha,” completely and totally an “experience.”
The Buddha came from the knowing certainty that Mahakasyapa was
already enlightened but didn’ t realize it. Now, we don’t know whether after
Mahakasyapa “got it” he went out and bought himself a stretch limo or not,
but it is obvious from the story that it would have been immaterial. If he
thought it served some purpose in the world, I’m sure he would have
purchased one. The telltale proof of what has happened is that when we
have it all, we don’ t need  anything. This brings us to looking at the whole predicament, blockade, and
obstacle of “need.” Need by its very essence is a denial of the truth about
ourselves. It is stating that we don’t know something, when in truth we
actually do; we’re just not connected with it. Once we have everything, we
don’t need anything. Once we have the formula, we don’t need to execute it
—we are, however, totally free to do so if we wish.No matter how much we strain and move our eyeballs around, we can’t
see the back of our heads. Seeing the back of our heads comes from a
totally different principle; it requires a mirror. That’ s the purpose of the
world. The world is merely a mirror in which we can see the back of our
heads. What we see as our personal world is the reflection of the principles
we’ve been holding on the level of cause, which is within our own minds. Success comes about automatically from knowing where to look. Not what
to look for, but wher e to look. We do not look at what  we have, nor at what
we do, but at what we are. Once  we find within ourselves what we’ve been
searching for, we won’ t have to bother looking “out there.”
The closest connection between things in the unconscious mind,
strangely, is the 180-degree opposite. We get the answers to a lot of
problems if we merely turn around the cart and horse. If we can suspend for
an insta nt our belief systems about cause and effect and presume for the
sake of the exercise that they are reversed, the answers will reveal
themselves in an instant. We get that “aha” feeling. Freud first noticed this
in his book on dreams back at the turn of the 20th century: One of the
mechanisms of the unconscious mind was to disguise a thing as its opposite. Flipping the coin is one of the secrets of success. Well, we’ve strained our minds so far with what sounds like theory. Theory sounds like it might be mystical, or psychological, or theoretical, or
existential, or some other term that our minds are labeling it. The reason
this is happening  is resistance. Our left brain wants to continue to run things
and be in charge. It doesn’ t want to hear that it is supposed to be merely the
servant of something greater. It doesn’ t want us to discover it. It wants us to
think that it’ s the only side of the coin. I’m telling you, there are two sides, and the left brain doesn’ t want us to
know about that. That’ s natur al. That’ s okay. So to satisfy it, we will
conclude this chapter with practical examples. The examples will satisfy the
left brain’ s need for information and to be convinced. In the meantime, what I’m really conveying here is the basic principle
behind all the examples. The left brain can’t resist that, so we’ll finesse it. Not that the left brain doesn’ t have its function of great importance; wedon’t want to put it down. The left brain executes what the whole person
knows. Lack of success comes from holding propositions as an “either -or”
instead of a “both.” In the everyday world of competition and success, it
means to stop having enemies or competitors and to stop holding them that
way. Instead, we must start holding them as pacers and sources of
inspiration. If it wasn’ t for the pacers, the greyhounds wouldn’ t run to their
maximum poten tial. Look at what we used to think of as enemies and
competitors as merely sources of inspiration. What they’re challenging is
within us—not us against them. The karate champions didn’ t master their
opponents at all. They only mastered themselves. Give up competing with anyone. The competitors are merely examples of
what can be, and are therefore energy sources. At the end of any great war,
the opposing commanders cong ratulate each other, don’t they? A champion
and a worthy opponent treat each other with honor and respect. They
address each other as generals. We can’t own that which is great within
ourselves unless  we learn to recognize it in others. After the trial, the
lawyers shake hands and often go for dinner together. The boxing
champions thank each other. A real champion like Joe Lewis  knew that
without the top-notch performan ce of his opponent


vaccination	everywhere,	and	smallpox	continues	to	claim	a	fair	number	of

victims	every	year. The	last	great	epidemic	broke	out	in	1919	and	extended	into

1920. More	than	five	and	a	half	million	persons	were	vaccinated	during	these

two	years,	and	this	completely	arrested	the	spread	of	the	epidemic. In	1921,	the

number	of	cases	had	gone	down	to	92	as	compared	with	7,895	in	1919	and	3,004

in	1920." The	epidemic	wore	itself	out	in	two	years	and	the	vaccinators	claimed	that	it	was

the	serum	that	arrested	it. If	vaccination	could	arrest	an	epidemic	at	all,	it	should

certainly	do	it	in	less	than	two	years. If	there	had	been	no	vaccination	at	all	there

would	have	been	a	much	lower	smallpox	rate	as	is	proved	by	world	records

where	the	facts	are	not	falsified. The	fact	that	there	was	less	smallpox	the	following	year	was	no	proof	that

vaccination	curbed	it. Isn’t	it	quite	logical	that	all	those	who	were	in	a	condition

to	develop	it	did	so	during	the	long	two	year	epidemic,	so	there	would	not	be

many	to	contract	it	the	following	year? The	following	report	put	out	by	the	League	of	Nations’	Health	department	is	a

typical	example	of	how	the	medical	schemers	influence	the	average,	unthinking

person	with	data	that	appears	to	be	true	and	convincing. "NORTHERN	AFRICA—As	vaccination	progresses,	the	most	remarkable

success	is	being	achieved	in	Egypt	which	in	1926	had	2,677	cases	with	544

deaths. But	in	1930	it	(smallpox)	caused	only	14	cases	without	deaths...This	is

undoubtedly	due	to	the	vaccination	campaign	begun	at	the	end	of	1925	and

completed	in	1926. Approximately	14,600,000	vaccinations	were	performed,

thus	reaching	practically	the	whole	population." Here	we	have	a	number	of	statements	that	are	hard	to	reconcile	with	known

facts. For	instance:

1)	In	June	1925,	the	population	of	Egypt	was	estimated	to	be	13,964,900	yet	the

report	said	they	gave	14,660,000	vaccinations. Since	there	are	more	vaccinations
	reported	than	people,	either	the	figures	are	fabricated	or	the	vaccinators	didn’t

really	believe	in	vaccination	and	knew	it	would	not	protect	for	even	one	year	so

they	revaccinated	thousands	of	people	with	the	vain	hope	that	the	repetition	of

failure	would	in	some	way	reap	success. 2)	In	the	first	report	they	blamed	the	frequent	outbreaks	of	smallpox	on	the	claim

that	it	was	impossible	to	enforce	vaccination	on	all	the	people. Yet	their	figures

in	the	second	record	showed	the	number	of	vaccinations	exceeded	the

population. 3)	The	first	report	stated	that	their	widespread	vaccination	campaign	in	1920

which	reached	5,500,000	people	had	completely	arrested	smallpox	and	the

following	report	of	1931	made	it	clear	that	the	complete	and	thorough

vaccination	campaign	succeeded	in	conquering	smallpox,	even	to	the	point

where	there	were	no	deaths	at	all	from	that	cause. This	type	of	propaganda	has	a

tendency	to	lull	the	people	into	a	sense	of	false	security	which	leaves	the	real

cause	of	disease	unchecked. Let’s	follow	the	record	a	little	farther	and	see	what

happened. The	five	and	a	half	million	vaccinations	in	1920	were	supposed	to	have	brought

smallpox	under	control,	yet	in	1926	(only	6	years	later)	the	second	report	tells	of

a	sweeping	smallpox	epidemic	in	which	2,677	were	stricken	and	544	died. In	spite	of	the	5,500,000	vaccinations	in	1920	and	the	14,600,000	vaccination	in

1926	and	all	the	vaccinations	in	the	intervening	years,	including	the	compulsory

vaccinations	of	all	infants,	there	occurred	another	larger	and	more	terrible

smallpox	epidemic	in	1932	(only	6	years	after	the	alleged	complete	control	of

smallpox	in	Egypt). This	sweeping	epidemic	continued	for	two	years,

aggravated,	of	course,	by	the	meddling	vaccinators. By	the	end	of	1934,	7,650

cases	had	been	reported	of	which	1,373	had	died. Where	is	the	remarkable

success	of	vaccination	boasted	of	by	the	medical	faction	of	the	League	of

Nations? "These	figures	speak	for	themselves	and	eloquently	proclaim	the	utter	futility	of

vaccination	as	a	preventive	or	mitigant	of	smallpox." ("The	Vaccination

Problem",	Joseph	Swan,	p.	291)
	LEAGUE	OF	NATIONS	HEALTH	COMMITTEE	IN

THE	DARK
In	their	monthly	Epidemiological	Report	(RE	132)	dated	Nov	15,	1929,	this	one

time	great	organization	revealed	its	biased	confusion	on	health	matters	by

stating:

“It	will	therefore	be	plain	that,	if	the	conclusions	are	to	be	accepted,	and

allowing	for	individual	peculiarities,	revaccination	should	be	repeated,	three	or

four	years	at	least,	or	even	more	often." Joseph	Swan	comments	on	this	in	his	book	‘The	Vaccination	Problem’	page	288

by	saying	‘All	these	demands	for	frequent	revaccination	may	be	to	an	absurdity

by	asking	a	simple	question—‘How	is	it	that	in	England,	abandonment	of	even

primary	vaccination	by	approximately	half	the	parents	during	the	past	25	years,

and	the	almost	entire	neglect	of	revaccination	at	any	age,	have	been

accompanied	by	the	lowest	smallpox	mortality	rate	on	record?" After	smallpox	vaccination	was	found	to	be	so	financially	profitable	doctors	and

serum	manufacturers,	serums	for	other	diseases	were	invented	and	enforced	with

the	same	financial	increase	but	also	with	the	same	decrease	in	the	elimination	of

the	disease. Diphtheria	is	one	of	the	most	notable	examples	of	this. The	following	table	is	one	of	the	many	records	that	show	how	the	unvaccinated

diseases	declined	more	rapidly	than	those	that	were	supposed	to	be	wiped	out	or

controlled	by	vaccines. (This	report	was	compiled	before	serums	were	invented

for	the	other	diseases	shown.) CHART	SHOWING	DECLINE	OF	DISEASE	WITHOUT	VACCINATION

(England	and	Wales)	Death	Rate	per	million	children	living. (Ages,	between

birth	and	15	years.) 20	year	periods
Measles
Scarlet	fever
Whooping	cough
Diphtheria
1861-1880
1,062
1,973
1,344
932
1881-1900
1,149
585
1,104
838
1900-1920
877
197
684
504
1921-1940
297
50
294
293
1941-1948
62
69
121
105
Here	we	see	that	measles	decreased	94.1%	during	this	period;	scarlet	fever

decreased	99.7%	;	whooping	cough	decreased	91%	while	diphtheria,	the	disease

that	was	supposed	to	be	conquered	by	serum


	a	taxpayer	and	a	spokesman	for	a	large	group	of	thinking	people,	I	feel

justified	in	asking	why	you	are	wasting	this	large	sum	of	our	tax	money	to

promote	a	scheme	that	has	not	proved	to	be	either	safe	or	beneficial	in	the	light

of	true	investigation. We	know	this	vaccine	has	killed	many	people	and	caused

paralysis	in	many	more	who	would,	undoubtedly,	have	been	well	today	without

the	shots	of	Salk	toxoid. In	spite	of	all	the	high	pressure	sales	talk	and	advertising	technique,	plus	the

false	reports	and	garbled	statistics	designed	to	sell	the	people	and	their	leaders

this	dangerous	vaccine,	enough	of	the	truth	has	leaked	out	so	that	17	states	have

already	rejected	their	supplies	of	Salk	vaccine. Why	should	our	great	state	be	the

slowest	to	wake	up	to	this	monstrous	fraud? According	to	an	AP	report	(Dec.	13)	"Only	4	states	have	used	up	their	grants

from	the	$53,600,000	federal	appropriation	to	aid	states	in	providing	free

vaccine	to	people	under	20	years	of	age." It	is	evident	that	the	people	do	not

want	this	deadly	vaccine	and	have	not	been	induced	to	use	it	up. It	is	bad	enough

to	have	President	Eisenhower	rob	us	for	this	large	sum,	but	why	should	you	rob

us	again	for	the	same	thing? Health	Director	Peterson	of	Idaho	didn’t	mince	words	when	he	stated,	to	the

press,	that	polio	struck	only	vaccinated	children	in	areas	where	there	had	been	no

cases	of	polio	since	the	preceding	autumn. "In	9	out	of	10	cases	the	paralysis

occurred	in	the	arms	in	which	the	vaccine	had	been	Injected." After	the	American	Public	Health	Service	announced	that	there	had	been	"168

confirmed	cases	of	poliomyelitis	among	the	vaccinated	with	6	deaths”...	the	Salk

promoters	clamped	down	a	rigid	censorship	on	the	reporting	of	Salk	casualties

and	the	people	were	told	that	there	were	none	and	that	the	vaccine	was	safe	and

successful. Even	Surgeon	General	Scheele	admitted	(to	the	closed	session	of	the	convention

of	the	AMA)	that	"Salk	vaccine	is	hard	to	make	and	no	batch	can	be	proved	safe

before	it	is	given	to	children." Yet,	the	public	was	immediately	told	that	the

vaccine	was	SAFE. They	also	announced	that	it	was	the	intention	to	vaccinate
	57,000,000	people	before	Aug.	1955	(before	the	propagandized	people	had	a

chance	to	learn	of	its	dangers.) One	paper	reported	that	the	promoters	expected	a

five	billion	dollar	profit	from	the	vaccine. (See	page	29	of	HIDDEN	DANGERS

IN	POLIO	VACCINE,	enclosed.) We	elected	you	because	we	had	confidence	in	your	integrity	and	ability. If	you

have	been	deceived	by	these	ruthless	promoters	of	a	multimillion	dollar	racket,	it

is	time	to	turn	the	tables	and	open	an	honest	investigation. On	the	other	hand	if

you	are	associated	with	them	and	knowingly	fostering	a	program	that	is	doing

damage	to	the	people	under	your	leadership	you	will,	sooner	or	later,	have	to

face	charges	that	will	not	be	altogether	pleasing. I	am	enclosing	the	booklet	titled	HIDDEN	DANGERS	IN	POLIO	VACCINE

which	is	a	compilation	of	some	of	the	latest	findings	on	the	Salk	vaccine

program	and	its	hazards	as	well	as	other	vital	information	about	polio. W	believe

it	is	worthy	of	your	serious	attention. It	is	to	be	hoped	that	this	information	will

help	you	to	gain	a	broader	view	of	the	subject	that	will	help	you	to	reverse	your

decision	on	this	life	and	death	issue. We	ask	that	you	withdraw	your	ca? for

public	funds	to	support	private	rackets. YOURS	FOR	ENLIGHTENMENT	AND	PROGRESS	Eleanor	McBean

Dear	Friend:

From	an	answer	I	received	from	Governor	Knight,	it	seems	he	is	determine	to

use	this	$3,000,000	he	has	already	taken	from	the	taxpayers,	and	he	suggest

raising	still	more,	to	vaccinate	the	whole	population	under	forty. This	obvious

would	be	very	dangerous	to	those	infected	with	this	poison. The	drive	will	be

sometime	this	month. We	had	better	make	our	voices	heard	and	write	o	protests

to	him	immediately. Yours	for	Truth	and	Health
Eleanor	McBean

VACCINE	ECONOMICS

As	quoted	by	AMERICAN	CAPSULE	NEWS,	Washington,	D.	C.

February	9,	1957. Friends	and	well	wishers	of	Duon	H.	Miller,	the	Florida	cosmetic	manufacturer

who	spent	many	thousands	of	dollars	of	his	own	money	to	warn	the	American

public	against	the	lethal	effects	of	Salk	vaccine,	its	worthlessness	as	a

preventive,	the	false	propaganda	of	the	serum	trust	and	the	doctored	"statistics"

of	the	US	Public	Health	Service,	will	be	glad	to	know	that	he	is	now	off	the

hook. Upon	demand	of	the	National	Foundation	for	Infantile	Paralysis,	whose	racket

he	was	seriously	interfering	with,	he	was	railroaded	by	a	Federal	Court	in

Florida	after	the	Post	Office	Dept. was	importuned	to	go	far	afield	and	split	hairs

to	convict	him	of	sending	out	"derogatory	statements"	about	the	Salk	racketeers

on	a	postal	card. There	actually	is	a	P0	regulation	which	says	that	such	statements	are	all	right	in

sealed	mail,	but	"un-mailable"	on	postal	cards. The	usual	procedure	is	for	postal

inspectors	to	notify	the	"culprit"	and	have	him	sign	a	stipulation	not	to	do	it

again. We	know	this	from	personal	experience. In	the	Miller	case	this	was	not

done,	because	of	pressure	from	NFIP	and	those	who	own	the	serum	trust—the

House	of	Rockefeller. Miller	was	given	a	2-year	prison	sentence	and	placed	on	probation	for	two	years

in	July	of	1955. It	was	admitted	by	the	"prosecution"	that	its	main	object	was	to

stop	him	from	telling	the	truth	about	Salk	vaccine. So,	terms	of	the	probation

were	that	he	was	not	to	send	anything	thru	the	mails	having	the	slightest

reference	to	vaccine	or	medicine	of	any	sort. This	(illegally)	revoked	his	rights	to	freedom	of	speech	and	press	granted	him	by

the	First	Amendment	to	the	Constitution. This	was	so	raw	that	the	judge	has

been	prevailed	upon	to	declare	the	Constitution	again	in	effect. His	probation

thereupon	was	"lifted"	January	28	instead	of	causing	it	to	run	its	full	course	to

July	1957. This	also	lets	the	judge	off	the	hook	because	Congress	could	have

filed	impeachment	charges	against	him	for	violation	of	his	oath	in	abrogating	the

Constitution. The	serum	trust	is	getting	desperate. They	saw	in	the	Miller	"prosecution"	a

warning	to	all	who	dared	to	tell	the	truth	about	their	deadly	racket,	so	they	"went

to	town"	in	making	it. It	now	develops	they	have	a	"stockpile"	for	25,000,000	of

these	deadly	"shots"	which	they


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weight and movement only to specific muscles or mu scle groups, rebounding is a more efficient way to
exercise your body because it applies weight and movement to every cell. The extra force of gravity
caused by the bouncing movement strengthens bones an d joints, yet it does so without the jarring and
potential damage of most impact activities. Here are just some of the benefits that can be achieved by rebounding:
• Efficient weight loss
• Getting rid of toxins
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• Improving sagging skin
• Strengthening muscles
• Resolving back problems
• Lowering blood pressure
• Improving vision
• Improving hearing
• Decreasing appetite
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• Enhancing brain function
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Here is what Dr. Gus Prosch of Biomed Health Ser vices had to say about how rebounding affects our cells
and health: ". the membranes around the cells strengthen as th ey demand more protein. These thicker membranes
are better able to fight off foreign invaders like  germs, toxins, poisons and other pollutants more
effectively. Here everything improves: the blood, the brain, the lungs, the muscles, all the internal
organs. and even more. " Dr. James White at the University of California San Di ego says that rebounding exercise is, ". the closest
thing to the Fountain of Youth that science has di scovered," and that rebounding "is effective in
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my life. " Is rebounding right for you. It is right if you find ex ercise boring and want an exercise that is fun,
convenient, and just plain easy to do. It is right if you are pressed for time, like I am. You will appreciate
that it takes only 15 to 30 minutes per day and that ev en 5 minutes a day is beneficial. I now do two 15-
minute sessions, one in the morning and another in th e evening. Rebounding is the one exercise that will
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 migraine attacks include: stress, nerv-
ous and physical strain, excessive alcohol con-
sumption, smoking, being  in an unventilated
space, lack of sleep, fatigue, intoxication,
changes in weather or climatic conditions, hor-
monal imbalances, etc.
19.2.14. Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing
spondylitis, deforming osteoarthrosis, infec-
tious polyarthritis
Rheumatoid arthr itis causes chronic and pro-
gressive inflammation of joints. It’s one of the
most common joint disorders. It affects women
2-3 times more often than men and its causes are
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frunclear. Immunological disorders play an im-
portant role, especially the autoimmune pr ocess
characterized by the production of lymphocytes
and antibodies against bodily tissues. In simpler
terms, an infection or chemical compounds alter
normal tissues in such a way that the immune
system starts treating them as foreign and de-
stroys them.
Dry fasting is a total detox. It destroys all the
infections and everything foreign to the body.
Above all, DF qualitatively and quantitatively re-
stores the immune system function, which is the
most important one in the body; it strengthens
the barriers of c ells, organs and systems, reinvig-
orates the blood pool (microvasculature) and,
last but not least, provides a long -term (pro-
longed) medical and preventive effect.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frWhen I first started treating patients with dry
fasting, my first patient was a man with rheu ma-
toid arthritis. His fingers and toes were de-
formed, all his joints ached, and he couldn’t even
get up without pills and injections. He agreed to
undergo dry fasting at once. Before meeting with
me, he underwent all the popular treatment
methods: herbalists, healers, acupuncture, etc.
"Sergey Ivanovich, I won’t be surprised at any-
thing. I think it won’t be worse, but I intuitively
feel that there’s a chance."
When I told him that he might suffer from in-
somnia during dry fasting, he said, “ It won’t sur-
prise me, as I’ve had insomnia due to pain for
eight years. ” He was a former athlete with a
strong will. He tolerated fasting very well. When
I checked on my patients, he either read or
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frlistened to music. After seven days, there were
no changes, and all his symptoms were the same.
On the 8th day, I decided that I would stop his
treatment on the next day, as it seemed useless
and his condition did not seem to succumb to
treatment. His joints started burning severely in
the evening. When I checked him in the morn-
ing of the 9th day, I saw him pe rforming push -
ups, and he had tears in his eyes. He could per-
form them without pain for the first time in eight
years. He fasted for eleven days. His joints
stopped aching, their deformity diminished, the
range of movement increased, and even a few
rheumat oid nodules disappeared. He had no re-
currences for the past seven years. His disability
benefits were taken away, since he stopped going
to the clinic, and now he works as a driver. He
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frcomes to Altay for prophylactic purposes every
year. What if I stopped his treatment? I always
wonder what would have happened in this case.
The biggest difference between dry and water
fasting is that the second acidotic crisis is the
most curative. It starts between the 8th and the
11th day. Sometimes, one night can decide every-
thing, though this period is very difficult psycho-
logically. We had many patients with rheuma-
toid arthritis. Of course, not all of them had such
positive results. We couldn’t help some of them
at all. What are the reasons for failures? Some
patients cannot go through the necessary thera-
peutic fasting period, while others have a very
long history of hormonal therapy, so that all the
natural healing powers of the body are sup-
pressed by chemicals.
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People often write and ask me whether fasting
can help wi th such an incurable and severe dis-
ease as multiple sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis is a
chronic disease of the central nervous system,
and it’s often unpredictable and progressive.
Multiple sclerosis affects the brain, optic nerves,
and the spinal cord. It leads to the disruption of
corresponding bodily functions. The disease is
characterized by the formation of randomly
scattered demyelination areas (loss of myelin, a
white fatty substance covering axons (nerve fi-
bers). Incidence rate. Multiple sclerosis us ually
starts at a young age, but it can manifest at any
age between 15 and 60 years. Women are more
susceptible to this disease than men. The highest
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frincidence rate is among Caucasians living in a
temperate climate. The disease isn’t hereditary.
Over 300,000 people suffer from multiple scle-
rosis in the US. Multiple sclerosis ranks third on
the list of full disability causes in the reproduc-
tive age after injuries and rheumatologic dis-
eases. About 3,000,000 people in the world suffer
from multiple sclerosis. The disease prevalence
depends on geographical areas. The lowest rate
is on the equator, and it increases to the north
and the south. 10 -70 people per 100,000 have
multiple sclerosis in Russia. Its cause is un-
known. There’s a belief that the disease can be
linked to a viral infection in the early childhood
and autoimmune processes in the central nerv-
ous system.
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frDuring recurrences, there are acute inflamma-
tion centers with a swollen medullary sheath.
Several weeks or months later, local inflamma-
tion and swel ling stop, leaving multiple scars or
lesions called plaques. Meanwhile, the axons are
preserved. This process explains why patients
may experience a partial or almost full recovery.
However, if a new locus of inflammation is near
the old one, the recovery will be less complete.

Treatment.  There is no treatment or preventa-
tive method with proven effectiveness. L.G.
Shchennikov, a professor of traditional medicine
and one of the main DF experts and practition-
ers (he now calls his method Healing Abstinence
from water and food), told me about this case of
Copyright © Vera Giovanna Bani 2019 www.dryfasting.infoThis Ebook was purchased by Gilberto Franchi email: gilbertofranchi@hotmail.frthe successful multiple sclerosis cure through
dry fasting:
“Vladimir D. from Podolsk came for a consul-
tation on Healing Abstinence from food in early
September 2000. He was accompanied by his
spouse. She was the one who found the recom-
mendations on this method in the media and
brought her husband in, explaining that it was
their last hope. He asked her to leave the office
for a while, and then he started to tell his story,
which was full of pain and hopelessne ss. The
middle -aged man turned out to be a former ath-
lete and a boxer. His diagnosis - multiple sclero-
sis, made by doctors, ruined his career and left
him with no hope for a productive life. (...) They
offered treatment, but it only got worse. He had
to us e a wheelchair. The man was close to
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tion. “I’m ready to do anything to get rid of the
wheelchair and be able to do at least something
on my own. Can you help me?"
-“You can help yourself, but you need a str ong
will and desire,” I replied.
-“It’s my only desire, and I have enough will -
I’m a former athlete and a man. What should I
do


 d engulfed my body. I realized the impact eating the
goat cheese had. After that, I made a commitment not to eat it anymore. It  took several weeks until I no longer thought about it.
I started to read the VegSource website where Dr. Graham has a discuss ion board. I had lurked there before. I even tried
eating lots of fruit and low fat, but I felt groggy and addicted to fruit when  I did that. But this time I kept lurking and reading.
Eventually, I read a post where Dr. Graham talked about chasing your f ruits with greens. Then I realized a change I could make—
eating more greens. Until then, my greens consisted of the salad I ate  each week and the occasional glass of green juice. But I was
not eating green leafy vegetables regularly. Also, I thought gre ens had to be kale, collards, dandelion—dark greens—otherwise they
were not nutritious; but I did not care for the taste of them.
I gave Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10  raw vegan diet a try. I began eating fruit and following it with mild gr eens like celery or
romaine. I started with a leaf or stick and worked up to two bunches of celery an d/or two heads of romaine each day, along with a
very large quantity (at least a dozen) of one or two types of fruit each day. Also, I cut out all supplements, spices, oils, frozen fruit,
juices, salt, dehydrated foods, raw dairy, honey, green powders, and seaweeds. I st arted losing weight again. I began craving
movement again and took up running and went back to practicing yoga. Most days I  now average two hours of yoga, one hour of
pranayama, 1 hour of running, and 25 to 50 handstands.
I also started to let go of bottled-up emotions. Now, they just flow out. I think tha t when I was eating heavier raw foods and
spices and juices, there were a lot of emotions like anger and hurt that w ere right at the surface, but they kept getting shoved down
with the foods I was eating. Now there is a channel opened for them to freel y float out.
I no longer overeat or binge on foods. I am in touch with my body and feel full and know  what my body needs. For example,
shortly after I began running, I pulled a muscle in my back on the right s ide. I could not roll over on that side. I knew that if I rested,
it would heal. I did that and after two days, it was back to normal. There was a ti me when I would have ignored my body and gone
running anyway, but my body speaks so loudly now, it is hard to go against it and ef fortless to work with it.
I have been following Dr. Graham’s 80/10/10  raw vegan lifestyle guidelines for four months now and have noticed mor e
improvements in those four months than in four years on the “eat anyt hing as long as it is raw” diet. The simplicity of the raw food
diet is what was first attractive. After reading a simple book on raw foods, I instinctively followed a plan similar to the 80/10/10  raw
vegan diet. It is only when I read more books and listened to others that I veer ed from what I knew worked for me and stopped
doing what I knew was useful to me.
I have learned that if given the right conditions, my body will let me know  what it needs and the key is to go with what I know
works and tune out all the chatter—both my own and that of others. Dr. Graham  is the only example I have come across in the raw food movement of what works for the long term.

Roen Horn, Sacramento, California
Looking back, I definitely could have avoided a lot of troubles if I had known about the  80/10/10  diet at the start of my raw
journey. At age 15, I became convinced by my brother and also Internet sites  I visited, that fruitarianism was the ultimate ideal,
because it avoided “killing the plant.” I had already advanced through  the stages of vegetarianism and veganism, which had caused
me to lose some weight. After becoming a fruitarian, I immediately st arted to lose more weight, and I was already very thin!
My mother was concerned and sent me to get a checkup. From that point on, becaus e of my low weight (111 lbs. at 6'1" tall),
the doctor’s scary threats of antipsychotic drugs and hospitalizati on lingered over me. I was scheduled for weekly checkups to
ensure that I gained weight—or else!
Believe it or not, my psychologist told me that I was mentally ill/ob sessive compulsive, because I wouldn’t eat hot dogs,
hamburgers, ice cream, donuts, etc. like “normal kids.” He also ignorantly  claimed that no one eating only nuts, seeds, fruits and
vegetables could possibly sustain his life, and that I would die from malnu trition if I persisted! Furthermore, he said that if I would not
take his word for it, I was “delusional.”
With the pressure from both the doctors and my mother, I gave up my raw fruit arian diet. I began eating a cooked diet that
included a lot of grain dishes, such as spaghetti, couscous, and rice, but I in sisted on taking my oatmeal raw. This heavy-grain diet
caused me to be the most constipated I’ve been in my entire life, an d it exacerbated my acne problem. It did, however, increase my
weight from 111 to 125 lbs.
Fed up with the loss of control over my diet, I decided that I would once again eat  only raw fruits, vegetable fruits, nuts, and
seeds. Doing so, I felt better, but again I began losing weight. So I started t o trick my mom and the doctors with weights on my
ankles and in my pants. Admittedly, I wasn’t concerned that this cha nge caused my weight to drop to 107 lbs., because I felt great,
was strong, and my blood tests came out fine. In fact, fruitarians were te lling me that I had  to lose weight to “detox.” After this
phase, they insisted that the weight would naturally come back on the sa me diet.
Well, as you will see as this story progresses, I nearly starved mysel f to death waiting nine months for that to happen, and I
don’t recommend it!
I loved avocados, so I often ate meals of them. I did not know better, and as a result, I  continued to break out and was
extremely constipated, even as a raw fruitarian. Here I was, on what I  thought to be the ultimate diet, still contending with many
health challenges. Even though I stopped eating cooked grains, which I as sumed were to blame for my problems, and despite eating
a ton of fruit, my bowel movements were infrequent, very small, hard as roc ks, and painful to pass. It was so bad that many times I
had to strain to get anything to come out! I was confused, thinking that a r aw diet should be the last thing to cause constipation.
Later I would discover that not all raw diets are the same, and the varia tions certainly produce different results.
It wasn’t long until the weights were discovered. Soon, Child Protectiv e Services (CPS) arrived at my house with a warrant to
seize me for a psychological evaluation and possibly put me into a mental i llness lockdown facility! In the kitchen (while peeling the
first orange for my breakfast meal), I heard the argument between my pa rents and the officers, and I shot out the back door. With
the help of my brother and my cousin, who understood that I was not mentally il l but just wanted to be healthy, I ran away to
Canada, accompanied by my brother.
My brother and I made up fake names and identities, and we became known a s the “Wild Bush Boys of BC.” I was forced
into this fugitive role, having been told that if the American auth orities got their hands on me they were going to make me eat
“normal” food and force-feed me Ensure (a “liquid meal replacement” dri nk that is extremely  loaded with refined sugar and artificial
additives—designed to “ensure” proper nutrition) through a tube i f I refused to drink it!
Still dealing with constipation, when I got to Canada, I went for a colonic i rrigation. After studying my eyes, the colon
hydrotherapist (who also happened to be an iridologist) told me that my bowels ha d been left with no options other than to balloon
out and form “pockets.” If she was right, then I may have to deal with thes e pockets for the rest of my life. If I had read Dr.
Graham’s book Grain Damage,  I would have known better!!!
On the road, and with limited funds, I didn’t have access to all the fruit I  wanted, so I started losing even more weight.
Eventually I was put into a Canadian hospital through the efforts of a v ery concerned woman who helped and befriended us. My
body had unwittingly wasted


 way, is a
Bringer of the Light.   That is because all people in right
livelihood are being who they really are...and Who You
Really Are is the very Light you are seeking to bring!
Did you get that?  Did you hear that?  There is no
brighter Light in the Universe than the Light of your
Beingness.  Therefore, let your light so shine beforeNeale Donald Walsch 33
men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven.
For He said unto them, “Is a candle brought to be put
under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a
candlestick? Neither do men light a candle, and put itunder a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light
unto all that are in the house.”
Remember, you are in the room to heal the room.
You are in the space to heal the space.  You are in
the house to heal the house... to “giveth light untoall that are in the house.”
There is no other reason for you to be there.
How do you shine the Light of your Being?
By first moving into Right Livelihood –
which means by not allowing yourself to do anything
for a living which violates your deepest inner senseof Who You Are.34Bringers of the Light
You don’t have to take any precipitous action in
this regard however.  For when you adopt and fol-
low Step 3 in the process which is being outlined
here, you will find yourself automatically  moving away
from “wrong livelihood.”  It will happen in just the
right way, at just the right time.  You may even findthat you have caused yourself to be fired  from a job
which you should never have had, or at which you
should never have remained.  This will all look likethe boss’ doing if you are not careful, and only when
you have the most discerning eye will you be able to
see that you brought it all on yourself (usually...evenif subconsciously...quite deliberately).
So don’t go out now and just quit your job.  That’s
not what this book recommends, and that’s not whatthis process is all about.
Yet do not be surprised if, as a result of the pro-
cess of moving towards Beingness  that you have under-
taken, you discover a few weeks or months from now
that you are no longer engaged in the work which
currently fills your days.Neale Donald Walsch 35
Step 3 often produces such a quantum shift in
people’s experience.  That is because Step 3 is in
itself a quantum movement.  It is a movement fromfocus upon what you are doing  to what you are being.
Let’s try a little experiment in that focus shift right
now.  At this very moment, you are reading a bookyou are holding in your hand.  That is what you are
doing.   If someone called you right now and said,
“What’cha up to?” you’d say, “Oh, I’m just readingthis neat little book.”  You’d answer that way because
most of the time you are thinking about  what you
are doing.  You look to see what your body is involved
You are one of the
courageous ones:
someone who has chosen to
make  a life,
rather than a living.It is in this moment that you will discover:36Bringers of the Light
Good.  That’s very good.  You’re getting the idea.
That clarity about what’s going on with you comes
only when you focus on what you are being, righthere, right now.
Now, what we notice is that your present state of
Beingness may not seem to be one that you pre-in, and that is how you answer the question.  It is
quite natural, given how you have focused your life.
But now, focus on what you are being.  Right now,
this moment.  What are you being?  Close your eyes
and stay with the question.
Good.  Now complete the following sentence:Right now I am being...
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selected. That is, you may experience that the
beingness you described in the completed sentence
just above is a beingness which was induced, if you
will, by your reading this book.
We often see our States of Being that way.  We
imagine them to be induced, or caused, by our exte-rior experience.  Yet look now at Principle #3.38Bringers of the LightNeale Donald Walsch 39
Principle  #3
Everything
you are being,
you are being because
you choose to be.40Bringers of the Light
If, at any given moment, you are being afraid, it
is because you choose to be.  If you are being
joyful, it is because you choose to be.  If you are be-ing annoyed, it is because you choose to be.  If you
are being harassed, it is because you choose to be.
If you are being loved, it is because you choose to
be.  If you are being ignored, it is because you choose
to be.  If you are being helped, it is because you choose
to be.  If you are being hurt, it is because you chooseto be.  If you are being wise, it is because you choose
to be.
If you are feeling wronged, it is because you choose
to be.
This list could go on forever.
Indeed...it actually does.Neale Donald Walsch 41
Understand that beingness  is a State in which
one is, not an action which one takes.
You cannot do “happy,” you can only be “happy,”
depending upon what you decide  to be.
You cannot do “sad.”  You cannot do “afraid.”  You
cannot do “wronged,” or “hurt,” or “annoyed.”   You
can only be these things.
And what causes you to be them? Many people
believe it is what is going on around them; that it’swhat someone or something else is doing.  Yet it is
not.  It is your decision  about what someone else is
doing which causes that.  It is the choice you make.
The complexity surrounding this whole business is
this: so many of the choices you are making are now so
automatic, so deeply based in prior experience, thatthey seem to be noncontrollable by you.  And so it looks
as if  the actions of others, or  experiences exterior to
you, are causing the response within you.
Yet the truth is, you are choosing to be in the State
in which you find yourself.  And the only difference
between you and those who have mastered this life42Bringers of the Light
is that Masters choose differently.
(For a far more detailed exploration of this subject,
see Conversations with God  - Book One.)
The point to be made here is that beingness  is cho-
sen, not induced.  You chose to be whatever you wrote
on page 44.  Why you chose it is another matter –
the subject for another whole book.  Yet this much
we know: the choice was not forced.  Choices mayoften seem forced, but they never are.
You can produce a State of Being by simply select-
ing one.   And you can do this anytime, anywhere.
A State of Being is a feeling, not an action.  Yet
you can undertake to feel a certain way.   That is, you
have the power to decide how you’re going to feel, and
how you feel right now.
This is the great secret of the human encounter.
This is the great gift, and the great tool. And withthis tool all the Universe is opened unto you, and all
the freedom you could ever want to be and to expe-
rience Who You Really Are is granted you.
This is the Truth; the Truth which shall set you free.Neale Donald Walsch 43
You need to at least accept this Principle as a
possibility in order to make it work.  When
you can accept it as a possibility, go back to Step 3.
Choose to move into the State of Beingness you have
described in Step 2, and choose to be that, no matter
what you are “doing.”
This is the formula through which people move
into Right Livelihood.  It is, to use the title from awonderful book by Terry Cole-Whittaker, The Inner
Path from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.
So choose now that State of Beingness you wish
to experience in, as, and through you.  Then be that.
How?  It is a matter of focus.  It has to do with what
you focus your attention upon.
Let’s try one State of Being, just for an example.
Let’s pick... peacefulness.  Let us say, just for the pur-
pose of this exercise, that you wish and choose toexperience yourself in a State of Peacefulness at all
times, everywhere.
Good.  Now concentrate on that for a minute.
Get in touch with that.  See what that feels like.  Put44Bringers of the Light
the book down, relax for just a minute, and go to
that place right now.
Good.  Now choose to be that...choose to be
peace...every minute of every hour for the rest of this
day.