reported, as far as we can tell. We picked up on this during a routine inspection ofDr. Scherbel.... On April 22, 1980, I was standing there with an inspection
report in my hand of an oral DMSO study—a study of the use of DMSO orally in
scleroderma—a study wherein patients had been given doses very nearly
approaching the animal studies that had showed ocular toxicity, and it appeared
from the material that we had discovered during this very first, initial tipoff
inspection that the eye changes that were being reported in these patients were
identical to those seen in the animal studies back in the 1960s.... It turns out
that the initial report of the oral scleroderma patients had been noted by Dr.
Scherbel to Research Industries on May 4, 1977.... It appeared that Research
Industries had reported to them a possible adverse effect in 1977, and yet had
never reported it to the agency because, in our files, we found none of these
reports.”
From the testimony, Senator Kennedy learned that two inspections of the firm
uncovered correspondence that indicated the Scherbel report was received. A
letter from Moyle was sent in reply to Dr. Scherbel’s report indicating that Dr.
Jacob verbally informed K.C. Pani, M.D., an officer of the Division of Anti-
Infective Drug Products of the Bureau of Drugs, FDA, of this finding. Another
letter dated May 17, 1977, from Moyle to Scherbel implied that the Scherbel
report may have been provided to Dr. Pani. At least it said that “Dr. Jacob and I
showed him your letter of May 4, 1977, and Dr. Pani suggested lowering the
DMSO dosage for these patients affected with eye changes.”
Dr. Pani was interviewed, and denied he had ever been told any of this. He
said he was given no letter for the FDA files. Dr. Hensley said, “We therefore had
the possibility of a violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and
also, perhaps, of title 18, section 1001—the making of false reports to the
Government.”
Compounding this alleged misreporting, on September 7, 1978,
Moyle wrote
Merle L. Gibson, M.D., Director, Division of Anti-Infective Drug Products,
Bureau of Drugs, a summarized progress report of IND 10-778 saying: “Our
investigations under this IND are still ongoing but to date our investigators have
reported no abnormalities relating to toxicity of the drug, nor have they reported
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        Another once-a-week adjunctive injection is comprised of 1 cc of ACTH Gel,
40 units per 5 cc bottle or vial;. 5 cc dexamethasone acetate, 4 mg per 30 ccbottle; and. 5 cc triamcinolone acetonide, 40 mg per ml from a 5 ml bottle. A good cancer test is the one for Carcinoma Embryonic Activity (CEA)
performed once a month or more. The normal reading for a non-smoker is 2. 5;
normal for a smoker is 5. 0. Cancer patients taking the DMSO-hematoxylon-dextrose solution should have
kidney function tests of their urine (creatine clearance and BUN) performed
biweekly. They should always drink plenty of fluids. If swelling occurs, the
physician should prescribe Diuril or some other diuretic. Taking vitamin supplements, especially vitamins A, C, E, and D, is essential. Carrots should be eaten every day, in particular for the treatment of liver cancer. Absolutely no liquor, wine, or beer should be consumed. And, realize that smoking
not only retards healing but may have been a contributing source of causing the
condition initially. The DMSO-hematoxylon-dextrose solution should be administered to the
cancer victim daily until a reasonably low CEA test reading is obtained. CASES OF CANCER CURED WITH HEMATOXYLON AND
DMSO
I mentioned that Dr. Tucker had not published the results of his research and
treatment since 1968 because of peer pressure and fear of
being removed from
medical practice. But this didn’t completely deter him from attempting to heal
those few who made appeals to him for help. For example, two more patients were
successfully treated for large-cell lymphosarcoma. One lived for eight years after
treatment and finally died from a heart attack, as had a previous lymphosarcoma
case. The other is still alive and well today. In the latter case, Alva Ruth Wilson of Porter, Texas, then age thirty-eight,
learned that she was the victim of disseminated large-cell lymphosarcoma in
January 1972. She had sizeable tumors in her lungs, the common iliac arteries, and
the lymph nodes around her aorta. Patients with lymphosarcoma (the kind of cancer that killed the Shah of Iran)
experience a malabsorption syndrome, a clinical state resulting from impaired
assimilation of nutrients from the small bowel. The victim becomes chronically ill
and emaciated, with pale mucous membranes and dry scaly skin that becomes dark
in color. Blood pressure drops. Fluid accumulates in the abdominal cavity, which
swells disproportionately. Anemia develops, and the cancer cells infiltrate thebone marrow. The patient suffers destruction of normal lymph node architecture
and invasion of the node capsules and adjacent fat by characteristic
lymphosarcoma cells. Death in a relatively short time is predictable. Mrs. Wilson had the maximum amount of chemotherapy she could take for one
month and then chemotherapy and radiation together for another month. Still, the
tumors continued to spread and chemotherapy had to be discontinued because of
its awful side effects. One of these was the development of dangerous leukopenia,
a condition in which the total number of white blood cells in the patient’s
circulating blood was far less than normal. She practically lost her immunity to
infection. As a life-threatening chemotherapeutic side effect, Mrs. Wilson’s white
blood count dropped too far below the lower limit of 5,000 per cubic mm. One year later Tucker began hematoxylon and DMSO injections intravenously
for the woman. They were given every other day from January 1973 through
January 1974. All evidence of her tumors disappeared, and they have not recurred
to the present time. Tucker followed Mrs. Wilson’s progress continually; she is
perfectly well today with no side effects from the treatment or from the tumor. In another case, Elroy Guerro of Houston, forty-one years old, had a
lymphosarcoma of three years duration. After full treatment with maximum
radiation and chemotherapy, the opinion of the radiologist was that the patient had
no chance to survive longer than a few more months. He had involvement of the
mediastinal lymph nodes. This patient was treated by intravenous injections of hematoxylon and DMSO,
2. 015 g every other day from December 1971 to March 1972. By the end of the
injection therapy, the tumor had disappeared and Mr. Guerro quit the treatment. Tucker last heard from him in December 1978 and learned that the man was in
excellent condition. There was no evidence of recurrence and no side effects from
the medication. Eventually, when Tucker asked about the patient from his former employer, the
Ideal Engineering Company, the personnel office advised him that Guerro had died
of a heart attack in April 1980, eight years after he had completed the DMSO
treatment for deadly lymphosarcoma. Figure 11. 1
 Photograph of Frank T. Guiddy, age 44; note large tumor
lymphosarcoma of the neck. A third patient was less fortunate. Frank T. Guiddy of Kennedy, New York,
age forty-four, was admitted to Memorial Baptist Hospital in Houston in a terminal
lymphosarcomatous state. He had an obvious tumor, entirely surrounding his neck,
lying just under the skin (see
Figure 11. 1
). Mr. Guiddy had been treated five years
previously with maximum radiation and chemotherapy. The traditional cancer
treatments
had brought on severe side effects, mainly absence of white blood cells
in the blood stream. Every day for three weeks, 2. 015 g of hematoxylon and DMSO combination
solution was injected intravenously into the patient. The tumor in his neck
decreased in size from 22. 5 inches (in) to 18. 75 in (see
Figure 11. 2
), returning
Guiddy’s neck to normal appearance. Unfortunately, this man was so riddled with lymphosarcoma, his body was
totally assaulted by the process. He died at the hospital September 23, 1980. Autopsy showed that he suffered with cancer in almost every organ of his body. Lymphosarcoma involved the man’s cervical lymph nodes, retroperitoneal and
abdominal nodes, membranes around his heart, pancreas, left and right lungs,
spleen, the entire gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, adrenal glands, and especially


 This is an accepted realty
by approximately 90 to 92 percent of Americans currently. The universality of Divinity is acknowledged in all major religions,
such as the Hindu pantheon or the Christian Trinity. It also appears in the
Hindu religion as the trinity of Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma. There are also
diverse depictions of various expressions of the Buddha, and Krishna is also
envisioned in different roles. In the monotheism of Christian or Judaic
theology, God is conceptualized as primarily transcendent. Consciousness
calibration research confirms that God is transcendent, immanent, and
present in all that exists as the very Source of Existence itself, and thus the
nonlinear is simultaneously present in the linear. The prominent form of spiritual practice that prevails in the majority of
the world’s religions is the repetition of scripture or portions of verse that
are also frequently the basis for instructional teaching via sermons or study
groups. Also common to all religions are group practices, such as
pilgrimages, retreats, and religious festivals and celebrations, and symbols
of Divinity depicted allegorically in form as statues, graphics, spirituallyinspired monuments, stupas, and pyramids. Even traversing patterns, such
as the geometric arrangement of the labyrinth in the floor of Chartres
Cathedral in France, are utilized to increase spiritual awareness. In contrast,
Islam, Judaism, and some branches of Eastern Orthodox Christianity
eschew icons or depictions of Divinity. Of considerable interest has been a variety of spiritual practices in the
form of repetitious physical exercises, such as the various yogas that also
include breathing patterns in a variety of practices designed to control
physical and spiritual energy systems via the chakra system. The Grand
Yogas all calibrate extremely high and include the selfless service of Karma
Yoga (cal. 915), Bhakti (cal. 935), Raja (cal. 935), Kundalini (cal. 510),
Kriya (cal. 410), and Hatha (cal. 390). Jhana yoga denotes the pathway of
Advaita, or nonduality (cal. 975), which emphasizes meditation and
contemplation and is the pathway of the Buddha and great mystics of
history. Included in many religions is also the practice of mantras, or repetitious
phrases or prayers, that often emphasize very specific sounds (such as the
famous “Om”), or the repetition of the names for God. The downside of
repetitious, rhythmic physical chanting and practices is the induction of an
artificially altered state of consciousness that may be misidentified as a
mystical condition, such as satori. On the other hand, however, it may
precipitate sudden flashes of insight or peak experiences whose value can
best be determined by their subjective impact indicated by an elevation of
the level of consciousness or advance in spiritual awareness. In practice, most spiritual seekers sooner or later investigate a variety of
techniques and practices, especially during the initial period of exploration. Most often, the result is allegiance to several practices simultaneously that
are compatible with personality, lifestyle, prior spiritual experience, and
one’s level of consciousness. Also, spiritual doubt may arise along the
pathway, which may even express as atheism or agnosticism for periods of
time as the search for truth can find multitudinous expressions and go
through various seemingly contradictory phases. If inner alignment is with
integrity, and inner honesty prevails, the outcome is aligned with the
prevailing intention. In the long run, the ultimate guide is actually the inner
Self, which, it is commonly believed, is quite happy to throw one bodily off
a cliff if that is what it takes to awaken and activate the spirit. The pathwayof nonduality is also denoted as Advaita, Jhana yoga, Zen, and,
paradoxically, the way via mind to the ‘no mind’ of Mind. Devotion intensifies whatever pathway or practices are chosen, and
devotion and inner prayer characterize the mystic. The serious, dedicated
search for Enlightenment is energized by intention and empowered by
devotion, which leads to the inner search for truth characterized by
meditation and a contemplative lifestyle. Although, in the beginning, the
search may be investigative or even experimental, as time goes on, it
becomes the predominant motif and core of one’s life as a prevailing
dedication. Meditation
Focused, concentrated introspection can be both peaceful and fulfilling
but also quite frustrating. There is an enormous amount of literature on the
subject, with descriptions of available techniques and traditions, the most
prevalent of which arise from Hindu, Sufi, and Buddhist traditions, as well
as from Christian mystics and contemplatives. To sit cross-legged and unmoving is a learned discipline. The overall
purpose is to transcend identification with the body/mind as the self and
thus to Realize Self, which is beyond yet inclusive of both. Most practitioners complain that the mind is ceaseless in its activities. There is an endless sequence of thoughts, concepts, ideas, images,
memories, feelings, and anticipations that flow across the mental television
screen as an uncontrolled phantasmagoria of random activity. The intent of meditation is detachment, especially detachment from the
notion that the thoughts are ‘mine’ or represent ‘me’. In reality, they are
merely ‘it’s’, as is the mind itself. The idea of ownership arises from the
personalization of these thoughts due to familiarity because the
mind/camera was present to record these past thoughts, events, and
memories. However, it recorded them only because they were imbued with
importance. Note that little roadside detail is recalled from a boring cross-
country drive. The mind’s inner television set records what is valued. That
which was considered unimportant was not recorded. Recall and rerun are also the consequence of imagined, projected value. Basically, with examination, it will turn out that the only real value is that
they are ‘mine’. Thus, just an ordinary shoe is not really noticed, but ‘my
shoe’ is now imbued with value and is therefore remembered.How much anything is valued can be determined from the emotional
response to real or imagined loss. Once thoughts, like objects, are
depersonalized, they become devalued and lose their attraction. Thoughts
and feelings arise from desire, and the mind desires what it values. To clear the mind, merely note that nothing at all is of special or unique
‘value’ or ‘worth’except by invested, superimposed, and projected belief. Therefore, withdraw value, worth, importance, and interest. Q: Is that not a contradiction to the spiritual assumption that all is
equally holy and sacred by virtue of the Divinity of its Creation? A: That ‘all is sacred and holy’ is, at this stage, merely a belief system of
the mind and a repetition of what has been heard. The fact that it is
intrinsically a truth reveals itself later without the superimposition of
conceptualization. Value, from the ego’s viewpoint, is an emotionalized
mentalization, and Reality does not require mentalization. With
humility, one can integrously state and witness that everything merely
‘is as it is’, independent of projected worth. Its intrinsic ‘value’ is that it
‘is’, i.e., existence is complete within itself and is not needful of
projected nominalization as ‘special’. When the Divine Essence of All
of Creation shines forth without obstruction, then the ego/mind goes
silent in awe. Q: How can the mind be silenced? A: Ninety-nine percent of the mind is already silent and without linear
content. Only one percent is active (as proven by consciousness
calibration research), but that one percent is the focus of attention. Note
by close observation that each thought arises from a silent, clear field of
energy that is the source of thinkingness, ideas, and images. It does not
arise, as the mind presumes, as a result of linear causation. On the
contrary, each thought arises independently of all the others, like flying
fish flying out of the ocean. The ocean is like the silent, primary, a priori
condition of the mind and thoughts. The concept that they are somehow
caused or meaningfully correlated is actually a superimposed
afterthought. Each flying fish arises independently of the others out of
primordial stillness. Interpretation or meaning is via the observer who,
for example, upon seeing three fish jump out of the water
simultaneously, says, “Look how the fish are triangulating.” The mindtranslates phenomena in 1/10,000th of a second; thus, the mind is like
the playback monitor of a tape recorder. When that interface of mind
between phenomena and experiencing dissolves, the difference is quite
dramatic. Q: But what about the classical spiritual teaching of “the space
between two thoughts”? A: It is a misunderstanding for there is no detectable space ‘between’ two
thoughts through which one can glimpse the Infinite. The supposed
‘space’ is not between the thoughts but prior to the thoughts. Perception moves at the same rate as does mentalization; therefore, to
expect that perception will discern a space between two thoughts is
impossible because perception would have to then move faster than
1/10,000th of a second, that is, the perceptive faculty of the mind moves
at the same rate as the content of the mind. Thus, to try to witness the
space between two


 xamples of
such transformations not from the mysterious past, but from within t he contemporary
India. If you need more explanations from the modern Quantum Physics point of view, and do
not feel an expert in physics, please read an excellent book “Super force”, by Paul
Davies, listed in the references. Paul Davies is a respected pr ofessor of physics, and
does a wonderful job of explaining achievements of modern physics to non -experts. It
is really worth the effort to read his book. Another excellent book in this area is “The Brief History of T ime” by Stephen
Hawkins, also listed in the references. 14 Modern medicine: a summary

This chapter is not by any means a complete critical analysi s of modern medicine. Perhaps it could serve as a friendly warning to many of us t o be careful, treasure our
health, and to analyse critically any advice (including mine) because medicine does not
have all the answers. Also, by showing selected limitations of conventional medicine, this chapter invites the
reader to increase his/her awareness of other healing techniques available to all of us
today. 15  • ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

People have been curing themselves in various ways for many thousands of years. Over this time, some techniques have proved to be quite effective and popular. Almost every civilization in the past had its own selection of the  best medical
practices. We are very fortunate today, that some of this informat ion is still
available and we can take advantage of the accumulated wisdom of man y
generations of talented and enlightened people. Please let me point out, that the original principles of orthodox medic ine essentially
support the view, that the patients should be able to seek another opinion. A growing number of people, especially when confronted with a diagnosi s of a
disease considered “incurable” by orthodox medicine (such as advanc ed cancer for
example) turn to alternative forms of treatments, which were prove n through
centuries. To the surprise of orthodox doctors, many of such patients s ucceed in
greatly improving their state of health and surviving for many y ears, against all
predictions and expectations based up on medical statistics. The alternative techniques include, among others:
• Acupuncture
• Massage
• Herbal therapies
• Nutrition and diet
• Fasting (an extreme form of diet)
• Ayurvedic (ancient Indian ) therapies
• Spiritual healers
• Oxygen and ozone therapies
• Meditation and relaxation therapies
• Radionics and electro-magnetic therapies
• Going to famous mineral springs in the mountains (Lourdes in France  for
example), drinking the water and bathing in it. • removing some blood from the body
• going to bed and inducing sweating
• taking sauna

This list is probably not complete, but nevertheless, just by takin g a look at it, it is hard
to notice the extreme diversity of healing techniques. They range from purely physical
methods concentrating on the physical body (herbs, diet, oxygen, massage,
physiotherapy etc.) to purely spiritual methods, totally ignoring  the physical body
(spiritual healing, meditation etc.). Several techniques (Acupuncture,  Ayurveda)
combine the extraordinary accurate and detailed knowledge of both the mi nd and the
body. 16  To me, the most striking is the absence of surgery. I think, there  is a reason for it. The
design of our body is actually perfect. The mind-body system as a whole has been
designed to function perfectly, to defend itself against disease, and to rebuild any
damaged parts for as long as we wish. Our wise ancestors did  not try to improve the
design by removing or changing parts. For orthodox scientists, the most controversial are all spiritual m ethods, in which some
external healer (or even the “patient” himself) controls the he aling of the body by
influencing the state of mind of the patient, and showing his (usually severely inhibi ted)
“subconscious” mind how to perform the required repair job in the most efficient way. I do not like to use the term “subconscious” here. In my experience, such a state of
mind is in many ways superior to our normal conscious state we ar e used to in our
everyday lives. In my opinion, a better description of it would be a “s tate of higher
consciousness” or a “state of connection to a higher intelligence” or  perhaps a “super-
conscious” state. No words can adequately describe such a state, whic h in itself has
many levels, some quite close to our physical body and some very far from it. Some
initial states of higher consciousness are quite easy to learn, while access to advanced
super- conscious states may require many years of or even a li fe time of practice with
an expert guidance. Spiritual healing can be the most spectacular of all healing met hods, but only when the
healer is gifted, that is, he has access as well as a comm and of higher state of
consciousness. Examples of such healing experiences are so memor able, that many of
them have been described in the most important documents of human civil ization such
as the Bible and other scriptures, attracting generations of people over many centuries
to create and support various religions. In more recent times, the reader can find many cases of such heal ing from books
written by professional spiritual healers, like Betty Shine for  example, (see the
References). Researchers and scientists hate deny and ignore such healing, beca use they cannot
“see” the healing mechanism using their instruments, and they ca nnot create such
healing in their laboratories so they can study it. If only they could attain the “super-
conscious” state themselves – they would not only understand the process  of spiritual
healing, but perhaps they would also change their job. The last statement requires some explanation. Those scientists w ho negate the existence
and consequences of the state of higher consciousness do so simply beca use they do not
have to access to it. On the other hand, those who are fully enlightene d – never become
scientists, because they see very little purpose in developing the physical scie nces as we
know them today. To explain this, consider for example why the same scientists, representing the elite of
human knowledge at some stage of development (today), would never think of tr ying to
teach bees to make a perfect nest from carbon fibre. Similarly, after graduating from a  17  university, you would have very little motivation to enroll once again in pr imary school
in order to improve your marks. Attaining higher levels of understanding permanently
changes our perception of reality and direction of development. Most of the healing techniques listed above, require visits to highly skilled and
informed practitioners. This severely limits access of potential  patients of them,
especially when the medical education system favors certain doc trines and the legal
system creates a tight monopoly for practitioners of such doctri nes by making all other
practices illegal. For example, the newly amended Australian health legislation, eff ective from 1 July
1994, threatens to severely penalize doctors incorporating into their pra ctice techniques
of natural health such as nutrition, herbal medicine, homeopathy, ayurvedi c medicine
and relaxation as well as meditation therapy. In many countries it is illegal to practice medicine without  a license issued by the
system, supporting the prevailing medical doctrine. In view of this, the best choice for all people is learn to heal  themselves as well as learn
how to avoid diseases in the first place. The purpose of this chapter is not a comparison or assessment of var ious healing
techniques. Each of them has a deep background in the wisdom and knowledge of
many generations of gifted and enlightened people. Rather than compar ing various
healing techniques, I will try to show the missing link, a common de nominator, uniting
al healing techniques, thereby explaining a key to healing. I will try to explain how and why the study of all known healing t echniques in one way
or another helped me to understand the fundamental principles of heali ng, resulting in
the method presented further in this book. I will refer to various aspe cts of each of the
healing techniques listed above whenever appropriate. 18

THE HUMAN BODY – THE  PERFECT HEALER

If you cut yourself with a sharp object, the wound heals  itself  in a few days. If the
damage is not excessive, the repair job is so perfect, that in few weeks you cannot even
find the location of the cut. All you need to do is not disturb  the healing process – protect the wound from getting
dirty and keep the separated parts together. Now let us analyse in more detail, what exactly happens in such a healing process. When you cut yourself it hurts. The pain informs you, which part of your body requires
attention. When you attend the wound promptly by cleaning it with clean water or your
own saliva and covering it perhaps, the pain is greatly reduced. If y ou do not clean the
wound, it would be automatically cleaned by the blood flowing from it, a nd then the
blood flow would be stopped. During the healing process, the pain is limited or eliminated, unl ess you try to use the
damaged organ too soon – increasing pain informs you immediately that your organ is
not yet ready. The body performs a repair job on itself. All cells which were s eparated by a cut are
growing to join together again. There are many different types of cells a nd tissues being
reconstructed and then connected. Even if some of the tissue is mi ssing,


 than two  centuries  ago  as  "a  grain  which  is  generally  given
to  horses,  but  in  Scotland  supports  the  people." Oats  are  one  of  the  few  grains  to  have  been  used
whole  as  a  breakfast  food  throughout  most  of  Europe
and  the  United  States. In  nineteenth-century  Scot-
land, universities  observed  "Oatmeal  Monday" — a  day
when  the  parents  of  poor  students  gave  their  children
a  sack  of  oatmeal  to  insure  their  health  through  the
brutal  Scottish  winters. This  wonderfully  sustaining  food  is  available  in
many  forms  today. The  whole  grain  is  threshed  to
remove  the  inedible  husks. The  remaining  grain,  with
the  bran  and  germ  left  intact,  is  referred  to  as  groats. These  groats,  or  whole  kernels,  may  be  further  re-
duced by  being  split  with  a  sharp  steel  blade  to  make
steel-cut  oats,  also  called  Scottish  or  Irish  oatmeal. To  make  old  fashioned  rolled  oats,  the  groats  are
slightly  softened  by  steaming  and  then  flattened  with
steel  rollers;  this  makes  for  a  faster  cooking  cereal. As
a  result  of  intensive  processing,  dehydrated  instant
oats,  unlike  old-fashioned  rolled  oats,  have  little  nu-
tritive value. Although  heating  in  energy  (best  for  Vata  types)
the  rich,  sweet  taste  of  oats  supports  Pitta  as  well  as
Vata. Barley
Known  as  jawar,  barley  has  been  cultivated  in  India
since  the  Vedic  period. Once  the  husk  is  removed,  the
remaining  grain — referred  to  as  hulled  barley — is  nu-
tritionally intact. It  consists  of  a  layer  of  germ  and  pro-
tein known  as  aleurone. In  the  West,  the  hulled  barley
is  known  as  pot  or  scotch  barley. When  the  aleurone
layer  is  stripped,  the  ivory  colored  pearl  barley  remains. In  India,  the  silken,  freshly  ground  barley  flour,  which
has  a  low-gluten  content,  is  often  mixed  with  atta,  or
chapati  flour. Barley  flour  performs  like  white  flour,
except  it  is  much  more  nutrititious  and  wholesome. Barley  is  trulv  a  universal  grain  that  has  played  a
role  in  most  cultures. Until  the  late  1500s  in  Europe,
loaves  of  barley  bread  were  more  common  than  loaves
of  whole  wheat. In  England,  nannies  fed  barley  water
to  their  wards  to  strengthen  their  constitution. En-
glish women  still  credit  their  flawless  complexions  to
the  use  of  barley  water. The  Japanese  make  a  famous
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jmt. FOOD    SADHANAS
tea  from  roasted  barley  called  mugicha,  and  Scandina-
vian cooks  make  barley  into  breakfast  porridge  and
dessert  puddings. The  Chinese  stuff  cooked  ducks  with
barley  and  lotus  seeds. The  Scots  use  it  as  a  "bottom"
for  their  world-famous  whisky,  and  for  nutrition  in
their  thick  (and  equally  famous)  barley  and  leek  stew. Until  recently  in  the  United  States,  more  than  eighty
percent  of  the  barley  crop  has  been  used  as  feed  for
pigs  and  cows,  with  a  small  amount  used  for  brewing
alcoholic  beverages. Barley  is  best  for  Pitta  types  and  also  supports
Kapha  types. Although  cooling  in  energy,  Kapha  does
well  with  this  grain  due  to  its  dryness. Millet
Known  as  bajra  in  North  India  and  ragi  in  South
India,  millet  is  widely  harvested  from  several  cereal
grasses. The  two  most  popular  kinds  are  finger  millet
and  pearl  millet,  the  kind  found  most  often  in  natural
food  stores. Millet  is  the  third  most  used  grain  in
India,  after  rice  and  wheat. It  grows  well  in  sandy  and
poor  soil,  and  in  hot,  harsh  climates,  thriving  where
wheat  may  be  too  frail. Freshly  ground  millet  flour  is
often  mixed  with  other  flours  into  flat  breads  or  mixed
with  vegetables. This  delicious  buff- yellow  grain  is  the  most  under-
estimated on  earth. It  possesses  more  protein  than
either  oats,  rice,  or  corn  and  at  the  same  time  is  a
perfect  grain  for  losing  weight. In  northern  India  and
China,  millet  is  used  predominately  by  the  poor,  who
make  delightful  thin  pancakes,  porridge,  and  pilafs
with  this  regal  golden  bead. In  Africa  and  Ethiopia,
freshly  ground  millet  flour  is  made  into  a  spongy
crepe  that  forms  the  basis  of  a  meal. In  the  United
States,  millet  is  used  mostly  to  feed  the  birds. How-
ever, with  the  recent  increase  in  awareness  of  the  whole
foods  market,  millet  is  gaining  popularity  among
humans. Millet  is  best  for  Kapha  types. If  it  is  cooked  softly,
it  may  be  used  occasionally  by  Vata  types. This  grain
is  heating  in  energy. Rye
Among  the  grains  produced  by  grasses  or  cereal  grains,
rye — along  with  millet  and  barley — is  sorely  underes- timated. Rye  grows  better  in  cold,  wet  climates  where
wheat  fares  badly. Its  rich  pungency  is  best  demon-
strated in  German  pumpernickel  bread. The  Russians
and  Scandinavians  seldom  repast  without  freshly-
baked  slices  of  dark  rye  bread. Scandinavian  rye
crisp  bread,  or  knache,  a  favorite  among  health  food
advocates,  is  baked  from  unsifted  whole  rye  flour. The  English  and  early  New  Englanders  enjoyed  hot
whole  rye  porridge  for  breakfast,  as  well  as  rye
pancakes,  muffins,  biscuits,  and  popovers. This  was
before  the  use  of  whole  grains  went  out  of  fashion,
due  to  the  unfortunate  invention  of  instant,
lifeless,  breakfast  foods. Rye  is  also  available  in  its
cracked  form,  which  is  similar  to  cracked  wheat  or
steel-cut  oats. Through  a  drying,  steaming,  and
flattening  process  the  rye  berries  are  made  into  rye
flakes,  which  make  a  gentle  and  nutritive  breakfast
dish. Rye  is  a  deliciously  pungent  food  suited  to  Kapha
types. Buckwheat
This  edible  fruit  seed  has  been  used  as  a  cereal  grain
for  centuries  in  Asia  and  Europe. A  beautiful  field  of
white  or  pink  buckwheat  in  full  bloom  is  still  a


 heir f ami lies healt h y. It immedi at el y oc c ur r ed t o me t hat t his m y st er y subst anc e c ould be just w hat I w as look ing
f or t o help m y patient s ha v e bett er r esult s. N o w, I c alc ul at ed t hat f ar mer s, e v en in t he 1800s,
w er e f air l y poor people, and so w hat e v er t he y g a v e t heir f ami l y had t o c ost some w her e
ar ound one penn y, if t hat muc h. H o w e v er, al l t hese medic ines w er e super seded b y, or w er e not as po w er f ul as, t hose used b y
t he A f r ic an sl a v es. M ast er s w ould g o t o t he sl a v e quart er s w hen t he y had ser ious ai lment s
t hat w er e lif e-t hr eat ening. I said, “ Hmm, if a sl a v e is using it, it must be v er y ine x pensi v e and
quit e c ommon. ” I sear c hed t hr oug h al l of m y her bal book s, and b y t hat time, I had o v er 300
suc h book s. I c ould not f ind a r ef er enc e in an y one of t hem t o an y t hing t hat w as ine x pensi v e
and w ould impr o v e one’ s healt h. I had mir ac le c ur e book s, and sti l l not hing—no mention.M y name is D r. J ennif er D aniels and I ha v e been tr ained as an al lopat hic medic al
ph y sic i an. I
att ended medic al sc hool at t he U ni v er sit y of P enns y l v ani a. I also
r ec ei v ed a bac helor' s
deg r ee f r om H ar v ar d U ni v er sit y, as w el l as a mast er’ s in
business administr ation f r om t he
W hart on S c hool of B usiness. A s C andid a is v er y muc h a lif est y le disease, it is import ant t o k no w t hat m y
par ent s r aised
me in t he usual manner, w it h meat, sug ar, juic e, and al l t he
t hing s t hat c ontr i but e t o a
C andid a-c ausing diet. I disc o v er ed t he C andid a
C leaner w hi le mak ing t he same lif est y le
tr ansitions t hat man y of y ou w i l l ha v e
t o mak e.
A s a ph y sic i an, I ha v e had t he pr i v i leg e of assisting hundr eds of people
in mak ing t his
tr ansition and obser v ing t heir pr og r ess.T h e S ear c h f o r  th e C ur e
T hen, I notic ed w hi le r eading m y litt le her bal book s t hat t he C hinese g o v er nment
seemed t o
spend $ 35 eac h y ear per per son t o pr o v ide healt hc ar e t o t heir c itizens—
and t heir c itizens
li v e long er and healt hier t han t hose in t he US, w hic h spends
t housands of dol l ar s eac h y ear
per c itizen. T his g a v e me c onf idenc e t hat w hat I w as
look ing f or w as eff ec ti v e, aff or d able,
and r eal l y e x ist ed. F urt her r eading of hist or y
g a v e mor e c lues. O ne d a y, m y c hi ldr en and I w er e r eading about A f r ic an sl a v es. W e r ead t hat t he sl a v es
had
somet hing t hat t he y used t hat w as e x tr emel y po w er f ul. A nd in c oloni al times, it
w as f elt t hat
t he medic ine of t he A mer ic an Indi ans w as mor e po w er f ul t han t he
medic ines used b y r ur al
A mer ic ans, and w as sti l l mor e po w er f ul t han t he medic ines
used b y t he sl a v e o w ner s.06
S inc e I had an ac ti v e f ami l y pr ac tic e, I said “ A ha! I w i l l ask m y patient s. M an y of t hem w er e
desc ended f r om sl a v es. ” S o, I ask ed t hem, “ W as t her e somet hing t hat w as v er y c heap t hat w as g i v en
t w ic e a y ear and c ur ed e v er y t hing? M a y be y our mot her used it, or y our g r andmot her used it?”
A t f ir st, I didn ’t g et muc h inf or mation, but I k ept ask ing. F inal l y, some patient s just st art ed l aug hing
and l aug hing and l aug hing. T he y said, “ D r. D aniels, oh y es, it must be t hat tur pentine. Y ep,
tur pentine and sug ar. ”

P er son af t er per son mentioned tur pentine and sug ar t o me. J ust tur pentine and sug ar. I r eplied, “ W ho in y our f ami l y used tur pentine and sug ar?” T he y al l said, “ M y g r andmot her. ”
I ask ed, ” W el l, do y ou use it?" A nd e v er y one I quer ied r eplied, “ O h, absolut el y not. ” T hese w er e people
in t heir f orties. I pr esumed t hat t heir g r andpar ent s w er e dec eased. I t hen ask ed, " W hen did y our g r andmot her die?" “ O h, no, she is sti l l ali v e, ” t he y ans w er ed. “ Ninet y -
si x and sti l l k ic k ing; sti l l t ak ing her tur pentine and sug ar. ”
I ask ed, “ W el l, do y ou t hink she mig ht t al k t o me about it?”
I w as t y pic al l y t old, "She stic k s pr ett y muc h t o her self. T ak es c ar e of her o w n house and doesn 't
bot her muc h w it h people. " I w as v er y impr essed t hat t ak ing tur pentine and li v ing independent l y t o
t he ag e of 90+ w er e c ompati ble. S omeho w, I c ouldn ’t g et an y one t o c onnec t me w it h t heir
g r andpar ent, so I sti l l sear c hed and sear c hed t he lit er atur e f or mor e inf or mation. N ot a sing le
r ef er enc e t o tur pentine. S o, I ask ed t hese same people, “ W el l, ho w muc h tur pentine?” T he y r esponded, “ I don ’t k no w”. I said, “S o ho w muc h sug ar?” T he y said, “ I don ’t k no w. ”
I said, “ W el l, w hat k ind of sug ar?” T he y said, “ I don ’t k no w. ”
I said, “ W el l, ho w of t en?” A g ain, t he ans w er w as, “ I don ’t k no w. ”
N o w, an y tur pentine c an y ou bu y is g oing t o ha v e some pr ett y impr essi v e l abeling on it, as it is t he
l a w. T he l abel w i l l look li k e t he f ol lo w ing:
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, not the thought,” she responds. “Notice the judgment, but don’t be the judge,” I say. “Notice a self-
criticism, but don’ t be your own worst critic. ”
I remind  Louise  of my golf story and my golf partner ’s self-talk. He
didn’ t yell, “What a stupid shot. ” He yelled, “I am so stupid. ” His self-talk
wasn’ t a comme ntary on his golf game; it was about him. He got lost in his
thoughts. He was so identified with each judgment that he was acting as the
judge. It was the same with his self-criticism. He had become his own worst
critic. He was no longer in his right mind. He probably didn’ t realize that
his inner critic had never won a golf tournament. “Your thoughts mirror your relationship with yourself,” Louise reminds
me. “And a thought can be changed,” I say. “Yes, because you are the thinker of your thoughts,” she says. “How do we begin to change our thoughts.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>
Q: What did the lady on the British Airways flight do when she was experiencing turbulence?,
A: She was sedated.
Q: What did the author's inner critic say to him, and how did he respond?,
A: The inner critic told him he wasn't good enough, and he responded by choosing to ignore it and focus on his writing.
Q: What is the author's inner voice like, and what does it say?,
A: The author's inner voice is a soft, warm, and kind voice that tells him to relax and let his inner critic take a break, allowing him to focus on his writing.
Q: What is the author's inner voice called, and what does it say?,
A: The author's inner voice is called his "Yes" or "Sacred Yes", and it is a constant reminder of his inner wisdom and guidance.
Q: What is the author's view on affirmations, and what does he use them for?,
A: The author believes that affirmations are a powerful tool for changing one's thoughts and reality, and he uses them to affirm his inner wisdom and guide himself.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>In the end, I tried to be an invisible
child in order to make myself safe.” Whatever act we choose, it causes us to
feel estranged from our basic goodness. The basic fear I am not loveable
morphs into a belief that I must deserve love. When we identify with this
erroneous belief, love ceases to feel natural and unconditional. Instead, we
fear that love is a prize that must be earned, deserved, and achieved
somehow, but only if we are worthy. We take our childhood acts into adulthood with us. These acts turn into
roles we play out in relationships. Without our basic goodness, we are lost. We search outsi de of ourselves for love. We look for a prince or princess
who can save us from our basic fear of being unloveable. We are trapped in
a dungeon of unworthiness, hoping someone will rescue us. In the movie Shrek the Third, Sleepin g Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel,
Cinderella, Doris the Ugly Stepsister, and Princess Fiona and her mother,
Queen Lillian, are imprisoned in a tower by Prince Charming. Fiona wants
the ladie s to plot their own escape. “Ladies, assume the position!” says
Snow White. Instantly, Sleeping  Beauty falls asleep, Snow White lies down
in a coffin pose, and Cinderella gazes dreamily into space. “What are you
doing?” shouts Princess Fiona. Sleeping Beauty snaps awake and says,
“Waiting to be rescued,” and then falls back asleep again. “You have got to
be kidding me!” says Princess Fiona. In Pretty Woman, a modern-day fairy tale, Julia Roberts plays Vivian
Ward, a Hollywood prostitute hired by a wealthy businessman, Edward
Lewis, played by Richard Gere, to be his escort for some social
engagements. Business soon turns to love. Lewis thinks he is rescuing
Ward, but Ward has other ideas. In the final scene, Prince Edwa rd arrives in
a white limo calling out to Princess Vivian. He climbs the fire escape to hertop-floor apartment. When he finally reaches her, he asks, “So what
happened after he climbed up the tower and rescued her?” Vivian replies,
“She rescues him right back.”
The victim and the rescuer are both playing a role in an effort to win
love. The point is, there can be no happily-ever -after in any of these stories
—or in any of our relationship s—until we claim our basic goodness for
ourselves. Everyone can help us with our quest. Indeed, we will need help
along the way. Ultimately, however, it must be our decision to reclaim our
basic goodness. This decision is a journey in itself. It is a journey of
forgiveness, a journey that takes us back to love again. “Loving the inner child is about forgiving ourselves for our loss of
innocence and loss of goodness,” says Louise. “The truth is, we all did the
best we could with what we knew at every stage of our childhood. And yet,
we may still be judging ourselves and punishing ourselves for not having
done it better, for making mistakes, for abandoning ourselves, for upsetting
others, and for not being a good enough boy or girl. Until we forgive
ourselves, we will be trapped in a prison of righteous resentment. Forgiveness is the only way out of this prison. For giveness sets us free.”
Louise and I close our conversation about forgiveness and loving the
inner child with a meditation in front of the mirror. This meditation
happened spontaneously, but I’ve reconstructed it here. You might like to
follow it for your own inner -child meditation. “Encourage everyone to do
this meditation in front of the mirror,” Louise tells me. I assure her I will
put it in writing! We recommend that you do this meditation sitting in front of a mirror. Place your hand s over your heart. Take a deep breath. See yourself through
the eyes of love. And speak to yourself with love. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for all the times I’ve been
afraid I am not loveable. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for judging myself and
for not believing in my goodness. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for feeling unworthy and  for believing I don’ t deserve love. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for all the times I’ve
criticized and attacked myself. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for rejecting and
giving up on myself. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for doubting myself and
for not trusting in me. I am loveable and life loves me. I forgive myself for my mistakes. I am loveable and life loves me. I ask for for giveness so that I can learn. I accept for giveness so that I can grow. I am loveable and life loves me. Forgiving Y our Par ents
“Who’ s been the hardest person for you to for give?” I ask Louise. “That would have to be my mother and my stepfather, but mostly my
stepfather,” she replies. “What’ s been the greatest gift of for giving them?”
“Forgiveness set me free,” she says. “What do you mean?”
“Well, I ran away from a home full of physical violence and sexual
abuse. I had to run away in order to survive. But I soon ran into more
trouble, including more abuse,” says Louise. “Running away only gets you so far.”
“Yes. And no matter how much distance I put between me and my
childhood, and me and my stepfather, I couldn’ t escape,” she says. “Escape from what?”“I carried enormous guilt. I did what all children do: I blamed myself for
what happened. I took this guilt into my adult relationships. I bumbled
along. I was a dutiful wife. I lived my life as best I could, but I wasn’ t fully
alive,” she says. “You were functioning but not flourishing.”
“Exactly. And after my husband asked for a divorce, I couldn’ t even
function. Then I was diagnosed with vaginal cancer. This was when I
decided to stop running,” says Louise. “Were you tired of running by then?”
“Yes. And I knew that the cancer was caused by my guilt and by my
anger and resentment at being physically, mentally, and sexually abused as
a child,” she says. “How did you know that?”
“My inner ding,” she says, pointing to her heart. “For the first time in my
life I really paid attention to my inner voice, and it led me to the Church of
Religious Science and to metaphysics and to for giveness.”
“And for giveness set you free.”
“I felt like I’d been wearing one of those prison release tags that
prisoners get when they’re released on parole for good behavior, and
forgiveness was the key that meant I could take the tag off and be free,” she
says. “What was your first step to freedom?”
“Well, first I had to stop running. Then I had to look in the mirror and
confront my past. What happened with my stepfather was not okay, but it
was also not okay that I


 rose water, and
sprinkled spices known to make a man aroused. For a fleeting instant Sujata thought of her mother and wondered if she
had been in the same situation. She banished this thought as soon as it
came. She didn’ t want to think about anything when Siddhartha’ s hand took
hers; he was bending over her, lowering his face to kiss her. “Hold still. If you scream I’ll kill you.”
Scream was all she wanted to do, in that instant when she realized this
wasn’ t Siddhartha and horror had entered her sanctuary. The man’ s hand
came over her face, covering mouth and nose so that she would be too
breathless to cry out, even to think. But panic had already seen to that. “You’ve been waiting for me a long time. I’ve seen your light. I wanted
the moment to be perfect, sweetheart.”
It was unmistakably Devadatta. He tore open her bodice with quick
efficiency and began to knead her breasts with his hands, roughly and
without consideration for how it hurt her. Please stop…. I’ll do whatever you want. With her breathing cut of f, Sujata didn’ t know if she actually spoke
those words or if they were a desperate prayer. Devadatta had opened her
dress against her feeble struggling, and she felt his hand opening her legs. Half-suf focated as she was, she couldn’ t sob. Devadatta was having her, and
his thrusts were violent signals of his savagery and disdain. She went limp, hoping that her rapist would spare her more violence. Devadatta suddenly stopped what he was doing to her. “I know who you
want!” he said, and the menace in his voice should have warned her. But
Sujata, knowing she was dead, felt a flood of relief.The only mercy remaining to her was that Devadatta acted swiftly in the
dark. She couldn’ t detect him pulling out his rippled dagger. “Remember
that the last thing you ever saw was me,” he growled at the instant that the
blade swept across her eyes. Sujata heard a shriek that must have been her
own, then the searing pain came, and she stopped breathing. She was spared
the spectacle of Devadatta rolling of f her body with a groan. He tried to
control himself, but his hands were shaking. Devadatta realized his predicament: someone would come sooner or
later, and there was no time to waste. He seized hold of himself and started
the work in front of him. He wrapped Sujata in bed sheets and tied her
shrouded body with curtain cords. He easily slipped past the guards and
found a sentry’ s horse tethered by the gates. He loaded the corpse on its
rump and rode quietly toward the river. Mara was already there; he stood by
while Devadatta, still not speaking, strong enough that carrying the body
didn’ t make him groan with exertion, approached the water. “Weigh her down with stones,” Mara ordered. Devadatta shot him a
look of hatred and dumped the bundle into the water. The bed sheets were
not securely tied, and they billowed out over the surface of the river, a
spectral white like sails in the moonlight. They retained enough air in
bulges and bubbles that Sujata didn’ t sink immediately, and the fast current
carried her away. Devadatta didn’ t wait. He wanted to for get that Mara was
beside him. “Not beside, dearest. Inside,” Mara said with satisfaction. Devadatta trembled in despair. He had no doubt that the gods didn’ t
exist. But at that moment he understood why, when the horror of life finally
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Sujata’ s disappearance wasn’ t discovered for several days. The first day a
maid ran to Kumbira with the news that the tray of food left outside Sujata’ s
door was untouched. “She’ s always pouting. W ait till she gets hungry enough.” Sujata’ s
staying in her room hadn’ t hid her plight from Kumbira, who knew well
enough that she was lovesick. But when her food was untouched the second
day, Kumbira knocked on the door and entered. What she saw made her
react quickly. “Run away. Now.”
Kumbira pushed the maid who had followed her out the door, hoping
that the drawn curtains hid the sight of blood on the stripped bed. But the
frightened girl certainly saw something, which left Kumbira very little time
before palace rumors would spread like wildfire. She immediately went to
the king and laid before him everything that had happened between Sujata
and the prince. Suddhodana took the news more calmly than she had expected. And if
the king was concerned about Sujata’ s fate, it certainly didn’ t show. “She
was too ashamed to stay. Send a few men to search where she went. Not too
many.” It wasn’ t even half an hour before Channa carried the news to the
prince, who immediately ran to Sujata’ s room. Kumbira had been swift
enough in having the bed removed; even so, Siddhartha was alarmed at
Sujata’ s sudden disappearance.“I’ve sent my men out,” Suddhodana told him. “What else do you
expect me to do? She wanted to go home. Somebody should have kept her
from getting so lonely.”
Siddhartha was stung by his father ’s implication. The pleasure pavilion
had been open to him since he was sixteen, but in those two years he hadn’ t
gone there. Suddhodana was of fended by this show of chastity. “I didn’ t put
those girls there so you could pray with them,” he had once taunted. Stymied by his father ’s indif ference to Sujata, Siddhartha ran to
Channa. “W e have to find her.”
“Do we? Stop and think,” said Channa. “There’ s a good chance your
father is behind it himself. He wants her gone.”
“You think she’ s like an old horse?” Siddhartha said coldly. He was well
aware that his father caused people to disappear from sight after a certain
age, no dif ferent from what went on in the stables. Channa didn’ t argue. He put a saddle on his favorite mount and started
to lead it outside. “Don’ t tell anyone I’m gone,” he said. “Y ou’re staying
here.” He saw Siddhartha flush a deep scarlet. “Go ahead, blame me,” said
Channa. “Y ou can’ t risk leaving.”
Siddhartha was all too aware that if he rode past the palace gates in
search of Sujata, no one could predict his father ’s reaction. Every person at
court had connived to keep him prisoner. But that wasn’ t going to stop him. Siddhartha strode over to the saddle rack, took down a saddle, and began to
cinch it on Kanthaka. The stallion usually stood still for him, but it shied
and almost bucked. “Easy,” Siddhartha whispered. When he had mounted, Siddhartha headed toward the woods, leading
the way. On their hunts Channa had once pointed out a stream that ran
steeply down a hillside and more than once, despite the king’ s soldiers on
patrol, the prince wondered if it was an escape route. Channa had said,
“There’ s a dry gully at the bottom. If I ever wanted to leave withoutanybody knowing, I’d take the horses through the stream first to kill the
scent. It’ s even steeper beyond. Nobody bothers to patrol it.”
They headed that way now because if he was gone even an hour a
scouting party would be sent out after him. That much was a given. The
stream was easy to find; it was steep and rocky enough that both riders kept
quiet, concentrating on the horses’ footing. The dry gully, as Channa had
promised, got even steeper. They decided to walk the animals down. Under
the black jungle canopy of tangled trees and vines, the sun struck their skin
in dappled spots, but each speck felt searing at high noon. It wasn’ t the way
Siddhartha had envisioned his break to freedom. Reality dictated otherwise. Channa began talking again, letting out his sentences in short bursts as
he negotiated the scree-strewn slope. “My father swore me to secrecy about
what happened when you and I were still sucking at the breast. The king
sent them all away. All the old, sick ones. It was a bad time.”
Siddhartha had come to that conclusion on his own. After his mother ’s
death, it was the grimmest fact about his birth. Channa stopped talking,
trying to calm his horse as the slippery ground slid out from under its feet. The gully led to an over grown bamboo thicket, the space between the trees
too close for a horse to squeeze through. “There’ s an old road just beyond. They took some of them that way.”
“Who?”
“Some women. Ones the


 woman around her age at the
gym, a restaurant, or an event. She even began worrying that the waitress
would think she was eating too much if she ordered a substantia l meal. And
because she was also in the National Guard, she would be regularly
weighed, so she was on her guard with anything weight-related. Can you see the many specific events or issues under her feelings about
her weight? Did you notice how her constant negative self-talk and self-
image af fected her weight and her confidence? Many things triggered her, but I asked her questions to discover what
feelings were underneath the situations that eating helped her assuage. “The
feeling that I’m a fake and a fraud,” she said. What if people found out? Her
answer: “Then they will see me and I’ll be left all alone.”  And then? “And
then I’ll die alone.”
This way of thinking is quite common. If you ask yourself what will
happen when the “bad” thing happens, you will likely go down the rabbit
hole of being left to die all alone, a horrible death. Regularly start asking
yourself about the worst-case scenario if the “bad” thing happ ens … and
then what  … and what then …? You’ll inevitably find out that saying no to
your pushy sister is somehow equated in your emotional being with being
cast out of the tribe and dying in isolation. Again, it’s just another way to
begin to tap around the edges of old, big hurts and begin clearing them. We’ll continue with Shelley’ s story after this exercise. Please customize
as you see fit. Exercise: T o Take the Edge Of f, Start Slow
Let’s start with something global: “I don’ t like the way I look.”
Step 1. Pick something specific about the way you look that you don’t
like: poochy stomach, gray hair, wrinkles, bad teeth, big feet, varicoseveins, too short or tall, too fat or skinny, big thighs, a limp, a birthmark, etc. Step 2. Rate your tapping tar get’s intensity on the 0 to 10 scale. Step 3. Tap continuous ly on the Karate  Chop point while repeating three
times your phrase that captures the tapping target intensity for you, such as:
“Even though I don’t like the way I look, don’t like my poochy stomach, I
deeply and completely accept myself.”
Step 4. Tap down the points using a reminder phrase that reminds you of
the problem, such as: “ poochy stomach.”
Step 5. After tapping, rate your intensit y again. If it’s higher than a 2, get
even more speci fic about this one aspect you don’t like. Repeat if necessary
(meaning your intensity is a 2 or more) before going to the next aspect on
your personal list. Step 6. Tap as already described above with the new aspects one at a time
until the intensity subsides on each one. Think of ocean waves that break on
the beach and recede. Step 7. You can go deeper into this exercise by using a mirror and tapping
on the intensity  that arises when you look at your body. I went from
disliking my gray hair to ownin g my worth as a woman of wisdom. I’m a
woman who has lived a full and wonderful life, and I grew my hair out. It’s
now shoulder length and I love it. Going Deeper into W eighty Issues
Remember the metaphor idea? Just the word “weight” can be a metaphor
for your life. What is weigh ing you down? What in your life do you find
too heav y? What is weighty in your life that you must take very seriously? Now think about the phrase “weight loss.” “Loss” signifies something
departing, and with loss comes sadness and grief. No wonder we don’t want
to “lose”  our weight! Try replacing the phrase “weight loss” with “weightrelease.” The word “release” connotes freedom and relief; and with that
comes joy and happiness. Here are a few more questions to consider. What do you believe to be true
about yourself or the world or life because of this aspect of yourself that
you don’t like or find upsetting? What proof (events) do you have that this
aspect about yourself is true? What’s the self-talk now about your weight,
body image, or food?<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        Adults  have cleared phobias that include fear of public speaking,social anxiety, elevators, dentists, doctors, heights, water, driving, airplane
travel, stairs and escalators, insects and snakes, and claustrophobia. Tapping doesn’ t remove your notions of safety and common sense. It
resolves the energy disruption at the heart of your mind-body’ s excessive
response to the specific stimulus causing you to involuntarily overreact. More than 11 percent of people will have a phobia at some point in their
lives. 24 The percentage is likely higher, as those with phobias often keep
their problem a secret, reporting privately that they are ashamed. How Do Phobias Start. At the heart of your fear response is a disruption in your body’s energy
system. Recall the Discovery Statement from Chapter 1: “The cause of all
negative emotio ns is a disruptio n in the body’ s energy system. ”  In the case
of phobia, something you experienced hurt or scared you. You experienced
an energy disruption, according to EFT. Your “primitive” brain took control
to keep you safe from danger. Your phobic reaction alert is ongo ing in your
remarkable limbic brain, whose amazing memory cache is much like RAM
on your computer. That is, the mind  will keep reacting to the original threat
in the same way until you are able to resolve the energy disrupti on from the
initial trauma. This is why each time you come in contact with or anywhere
near the fearful target, your protector and survival-focused brain is saying,
“Danger. Dange r. Stay away. ” That’ s why you haven’ t been  able to do
anything—until today. It might be useful for you to tap while you read. You can try tapping
continuously on the fingertip points, starting with the tip of the thumb,
index finger, third finger, and pinkie. Or tap the gamut point, between the
ring and pinkie on the top of the hand just behind the knuckle s. Why not
move that life force right on through. People with phobias can’t imagine coming into contact with their fear-
object, let alone resolving the phobia itself. With EFT, you are in control of
just how far you’ll go toward resolving your phobia. You stop as soon as
you experience a bit of discomfort and tap. You know by now that when you get specific about the events and the
aspects underneath them, you will access the actual emotional and
experiential contributors sustaining the phobic response. Apply the EFT
basic recipe one round at a time to each individual aspect of your fear. What if you don’t remember how and when the big fear started. Your
subconscious will do the work, accessing the deeper specific feelings and
issues under the phobia. If you need to know how the phobia  started, the
event will come to mind, with patience. If you don’t need to know, you
won’ t know how it started, but you will still neutralize your phobia. You
can use the stimulus itself as your tar get. Either way, it works. Case Study: Fear of Flying Neutralized
Ali had a fear of flying for as long as she could remember. She said, “In
college, when my parents offered to send airfare for me to fly the five
hundred miles home on a 45-mi nute plane trip, I chose the 8-hour bus ride. I didn’t want to get on a small plane. I didn’ t want to die that way. That’s
how scared I was. ”
As she regularly  had to travel overseas for her work and to visit friends
and family, flying was as much of a trauma for her flight-mates as it was for
her. As Ali explained it, she was a terrible person to sit next to. She
wouldn’ t get up during the flight. She white-knuckled from clenching so
tight, had vision s of crashing the entire time the plane was in the air, and
turbulence compelled her to grab the person next to her, stranger or not. Things came to a head when Ali received notice from her work that in
five weeks her job would require  her to fly to four different destinations in a
two-week time span. Having recently learned EFT she thought: “This is
going to be okay. I’m going to tap on this. ”
At the time she was involved in an online tapping group, so she
announced to the group her intentions, gathering support. She had five
weeks to resolve this lifelong phobia. She started like so: “Even though just
thinking about this upcoming flight I feel panic, I deeply and completely
accept myself. ”Then she tapped several times daily whenever she thought of the
upcoming trips, on every single specific aspect that came up: “Even though
I can’t breathe, there’ s not enough air; I don’t know if the


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e x p e n d i t u r e  b u y  u s  p e a c e. “ M y  k i n g d o m, ”  s a i d  J e s u s,  “ i s  n o t  o f  t h i s  w o r l d. ” T h e
p r o b l e m s  o f  t h e  w o r l d  w i l l  n o t  b e  s o l v e d  o n  t h e  l e v e l  o f
c o n s c i o u s n e s s  w h i c h  i s  t h e  p r o b l e m. J e s u s  a l s o  s a i d,
“ G r e a t e r  w o r k s  t h a n  I  d o  w i l l  y o u  d o. ”  H e  d i d  n o t  s a y  w e
d o  t h e m  n o w ;  h e  s a i d  w e  w i l l  d o  t h e m. W e  w i l l  d o  t h e m
w h e n  w e  h a v e  e v o l v e d  t o  t h e  n e x t  s t a g e  o f  o u r  s p i r i t u a l
m a t u r i t y,  a  p r o c e s s  t h a t  H e,  a m o n g  o t h e r s,  w i l l  l e a d  u s  t o. W h y,  i n  a  w o r l d  t h a t  p r o c l a i m s  s o  m u c h  f a i t h  i n  G o d,  a r e
w e  s o  l o a t h  t o  l e t  G o d  s h o w  u s  h o w  t o  m o v e  t o  t h e  n e x t
l e v e l  o f  o u r  h u m a n i t y. W h a t  i s  o u r  r e s i s t a n c e  t o  t h e
a s s u m p t i o n  o f  o u r  o w n  g r e a t n e s s  a s  c h i l d r e n  o f  t h e  L i g h t. W e  a r e  H i s  b e l o v e d  c h i l d r e n,  i n  w h o m  H e  i s  a l r e a d y  w e l l
p l e a s e d. I f  H e  c r e a t e d  u s  p e r f e c t  a n d  h a s  g l o r i o u s  p l a n s  f o r
u s  i n  h e a v e n,  t h e n  w h y  a r e  w e  s o  i n t e n t  o n  p l a y i n g  s m a l l
w h i l e  w e ’ r e  s t i l l  o n  e a r t h. I s  G o d  w i t h h o l d i n g  H i s  g r e a t n e s s
u n t i l  w e  d i e,  o r  a r e  w e  r e s i s t i n g  H i s  g r e a t n e s s  w h i l e  w e  y e t
l i v e. T h e  e g o  w i l l  s a y  a n y t h i n g  t o  k e e p  u s  f r o m  G o d,  a n d
“ Y o u ’ l l  s e e  H i m  l a t e r ”  i s  o n e  o f  i t s  f a v o r i t e s. G o d  i s  a  b l e s s i n g  t h a t  p e r m e a t e s  o u r  e n t i r e  b e i n g,
e v e r y w h e r e  a n d  a l l  t h e  t i m e. B u t  i t  i s  n o t  e n o u g h  t h a t  G o d
b l e s s e s  u s ;  w e  h a v e  t o  r e c e i v e  t h e  b l e s s i n g  g r a c e f u l l y  t o
e x p e r i e n c e  i t  f u l l y. H o w  w e  r e c e i v e  s o m e t h i n g  i s  a si m p o r t a n t  a s  w h a t  w e  a r e  r e c e i v i n g. I f  w e  a c c e p t  a  g i f t  w i t h
g e n u i n e  g r a t i t u d e  a n d  h u m i l i t y,  g i v i n g  p r a i s e  a n d  h o n o r  t o
t h e  g i v e r,  t h e n  o u r  b o u n t y  w i l l  i n c r e a s e. W h e n  w e  s i m p l y
t a k e  a  g i f t  f o r  g r a n t e d,  h o w e v e r,  n o t  g i v i n g  t h a n k s,  t h e n  o u r
g o o d  w i l l  s h r i n k. H o w  m a n y  t i m e s  h a v e  w e  c a s u a l l y
m i n i m i z e d  a n  o p p o r t u n i t y,  n o t  r e c o g n i z i n g  s o m e  a w e s o m e
g i f t  o f  l i f e  a n d  l o v e  u n t i l  i t  w a s  t o o  l a t e. W e  l e a r n e d  t h e
h a r d  w a y  h o w  m u c h  p o w e r  w e  h a v e  t o  m a k e  t h i n g s  l e s s,  b y
s i m p l y  t h i n k i n g  t h e y  a r e. W h o  a m o n g  u s  h a s  n e v e r  t h r o w n
a w a y  a  b l e s s i n g,  t o o  c o c k y  a n d  s p o i l e d,  p e r h a p s,  t o  s e e  i t
f o r  w h a t  i t  w a s. C o u n t l e s s  d a y s  a n d  n i g h t s  h a v e  g o n e  b y  i n  w h i c h  I  h a v e
f a i l e d  t o  e v e n  n o t i c e  t h e  s u n  o r  m o o n. I t ’ s  s o  e a s y  t o  t a k e
f o r  g r a n t e d  t h e  g l o r y  t h a t  i s


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a l l  g o o d. I t  c a n  b e  a  d i f f i c u l t  p r o c e s s  t o  t a k e  t h a t  k i n d  o f  b r u t a l l y
h o n e s t  l o o k  a t  y o u r s e l f. I t  c a n  l e a d  t o  p a i n f u l  s e l f -
c o n d e m n a t i o n,  t h e n  a  n e e d  f o r  s e l f - f o r g i v e n e s s  t h a t  c a n  b e
a t  l e a s t  a s  h a r d  a s  f o r g i v i n g  o t h e r s.S o m e t i m e s  w e  r e a l i z e  s o m e  p a r t  o f  o u r  p e r s o n a l i t y  i s
f e a r - b a s e d  e g o. O t h e r s  m i g h t  j u d g e  u s  f o r  i t,  b u t  t h a t  i s n ’ t
e v e n  w h a t ’ s  i m p o r t a n t. I n  f a c t,  i t  i s  i r r e l e v a n t  b e c a u s e  o n l y
s o m e o n e ’ s  e g o  w o u l d  f e e l  t h e  n e e d  t o  p o i n t  o u t  y o u r s. Y o u r
e g o  i s s u e s  d o n ’ t  m a t t e r  b e c a u s e  o f  o t h e r  p e o p l e ’ s  j u d g m e n t s
o f  y o u ;  t h e y  m a t t e r  b e c a u s e  t h e y  a r e  b l o c k i n g  y o u r  l i g h t,
y o u r  j o y,  a n d  y o u r  a v a i l a b i l i t y  t o  G o d  t o  u s e  f o r  H i s
p u r p o s e s. S i x t y  w a t t s  c a n ’ t  m o v e  t h r o u g h  a  t h i r t y - w a t t  b u l b. Y o u ’ r e  o n  t h i s  e a r t h  t o  s h i n e  y o u r  l i g h t  f o r  t h e  s a k e  o f
t h e  e n t i r e  w o r l d. T h e  p l a c e s  i n  y o u  w h e r e  y o u  a r e
s e e m i n g l y  b l o c k e d  i n  y o u r  a b i l i t y  t o  d o  t h a t  c a n  b e  r e l e a s e d
t o  G o d  f o r  h e a l i n g. O n c e  y o u  a d m i t  y o u r  d e f e c t  a n d  a s k
H i m  t o  t a k e  i t  a w a y  f r o m  y o u,  H i s  r e s p o n s e  t o  y o u r
i n v i t a t i o n  w i l l  b e  q u i c k  a n d  s u r e. H e  r e m e m b e r s,  e v e n
b e t t e r  t h a n  y o u  d o,  t h e  p a i n  a n d  s u f f e r i n g  t h a t  l e d  t o  y o u r
w e a k n e s s. H e  w a s  t h e r e  f o r  y o u  w h e n  i t  h a p p e n e d,  H e  c r i e d
t e a r s  a s  H e  w a t c h e d  y o u  d e v e l o p  y o u r  d y s f u n c t i o n  a s  a
c o p i n g  m e c h a n i s m,  a n d  H e  r e j o i c e s  a t  t h e  i n v i t a t i o n  t o  h e a l
y o u  n o w. S u c h  a r e  t h e  m i r a c l e s  o f  G o d,  a n d  t h e y  w i l l  t o t a l l y
t r a n s f o r m  y o u r  l i f e. W h a t e v e r  w e  r e f u s e  t o  l o o k  a t  i n  o u r s e l v e s,  w e  m o r e
e a s i l y  p r o j e c t  o n t o  s o m e o n e  e l s e. O n e  o f  t h e  b e n e f i t s  o f
f a c i n g  o u r  o w n  w e a k n e s s e s  i s  t h a t  i t  h e l p s  u s  g r o w  m o r e
c o m p a s s i o n a t e  t o w a r d  o t h e r s. I n  a n y  s i t u a t i o n  t h e r e  i s  a  f o c u s  t o  o u r  p e r c e p t i o n. G o d
w o u l d  h a v e  u s  e x t e n d  o u r  p e r c e p t i o n  b e y o n d  w h a t  t h e
p h y s i c a l  s e n s e s  p e r c e i v e,  t o  t h e  l o v e  t h a t  l i e s  b e y o n d. F o rw h e n  w e  s e e  t h a t  l o v e,  w e  c a n  c a l l  i t  f o r t h. T h e  p h y s i c a l
s e n s e s  r e v e a l  a  v e i l  o f  i l l u s i o n :  w h a t  p e o p l e  s a i d  a n d  d i d  o n
t h e  m o r t a l  p l a n e. B u t  w e  l i f t  t h e  v e i l  b y  s e e i n g  b e y o n d  i t
a n d  i n v o k i n g  a  t r u e r  t r u t h. T h a t  i s  o u r  p u r p o s e  i n  e a c h
o t h e r ’ s  l i v e s :  t o  i n v o k e  e a c h  o t h e r ’ s  g r e a t n e s s  a n d  w o r k  a
m i r a c l e  i n  e a c h  o t h e r ’ s  l i v e s. A c c o r d i n g  t o  A  C o u r s e  i n  M i r a c l e s,  i t ’ s  o u r  j o b  t o  t e l


 b e c o m e s  i m p o s s i b l e  t o  a c t  o n l y  f o r  y o u r s e l f
w h e n  y o u  k n o w  t h a t  y o u r  s e l f  i n c l u d e s  e v e r y o n e. I f  s o m e o n e  s u f f e r s  o n  t h e  o t h e r  s i d e  o f  t h e  w o r l d,  h e  o r
s h e  i s  n o  l e s s  a  p a r t  o f  o u r s e l v e s. A n d  w h e n  a  c r i t i c a l  m a s s  o f  h u m a n i t y  r e a l i z e s  t h i s,  t h e n
o b s t a c l e s  t o  w o r l d  p e a c e  w i l l  f a d e. I n  t h e  r e a l m  o f  s p i r i t,  w e
s e e  o u r  g o a l  f u l l y  a c c o m p l i s h e d :  w e  w a n t  a  w o r l d  r e m a d e  i n
t h e  i m a g e  o f  l o v e. I n  t h e  r e a l m  o f  t h e  b o d y,  w e  a c h i e v e  i t
g r a d u a l l y :  w e  w i l l  d o  w h a t  w e  c a n  t o  m a k e  t h e  w o r l d  a
b e t t e r  p l a c e. Y e t  t h e  p o w e r  o f  t h e  v i s i o n  k e e p s  t h e  p r o c e s s
o n  t r a c k. W e  k n o w  t h a t  t h r o u g h  o u r  i n d i v i d u a l  e f f o r t s,  w e
a r e  c o n t r i b u t i n g  t o  a  l a r g e r  o n e. O u r  g o a l  i s  n o t  j u s t  t oc r e a t e  a  w o r l d  i n  w h i c h  l o v e l e s s  t h i n g s  a r e  o u t l a w e d :  o u r
v i s i o n  i s  a  w o r l d  i n  w h i c h  s u c h  t h i n g s  h a v e  b e c o m e  l i t e r a l l y
u n t h i n k a b l e. T h a t  i s  t h e  r o l e  o f  t h e  m i r a c l e  w o r k e r :  t o  t h i n k
w i t h  s o  m u c h  l o v e  t h a t  f e a r  b e g i n s  t o  l o s e  t h e  f a l s e  a u t h o r i t y
b y  w h i c h  i t  r u l e s  t h e  w o r l d. T h i n k  o f  a  w o r l d  i n  w h i c h  t h e r e
i s  o n l y  l o v e,  a n d  h o l d  t h a t  t h o u g h t  f o r  s e v e r a l  m i n u t e s  e a c h
d a y. T h e  d a y  w i l l  c o m e  w h e n  o u r  t h i n k i n g  w i l l  l e a d  t o  o u r
b e l i e v i n g,  w h i c h  w i l l  l e a d  t o  o u r  a c t i n g  t o  m a k e  i t  s o. A r e  W e  R e a l l y  T r y i n g? E v e r y o n e  I  k n o w  w a n t s  t h e  w o r l d  t o  c h a n g e. A l l  o f  u s  w a n t
t o  b e  p a r t  o f  t h e  s o l u t i o n. W e  f i n d  t h e  t h o u g h t  o f  t h e
c o m p l e t e  r e v o l u t i o n  o f  h u m a n  v a l u e s  a  v e r y  a t t r a c t i v e  i d e a. E v e r y o n e ’ s  a l l  r e a d y  t o  s i g n  u p. L e t ’ s  g o! B u t  w a i t. Y o u  s t a r t  t o  h e a r  a  f e w  l i t t l e  c o m p l a i n t s. “ C a n
w e  d o  t h i s  w h e n  T h e  W e s t  W i n g  i s n ’ t  o n? ”  “ C o u l d  I  s i g n  u p
f o r  a  s l o t  b e t w e e n  t w o  a n d  f o u r  o n  S a t u r d a y,  w h e n  t h e  k i d s
a r e  a t  s o c c e r? ”  “ C o u l d n ’ t  w e  m e e t  i n  a  n i c e r  p l a c e? ” W e ’ r e
t h e  o n l y  g e n e r a t i o n  i n  t h e  h i s t o r y  o f  t h e  w o r l d  t h a t  w a n t s  t o
r e i n v e n t  s o c i e t y  o v e r  w h i t e  w i n e  a n d  b r i e. O n l y  i n  A m e r i c a  w o u l d  s o m e o n e  e x p e c t  c h a n g i n g  t h e
w o r l d  t o  b e  c o n v e n i e n t! H e l l o. R e a l i t y  c h e c k :  T h e
s u f f r a g e t t e s  h a d  n o  c e l l  p h o n e s. T h e  a b o l i t i o n i s t s  h a d  n o
f a x e s.T h e y  d i d  h a v e  l o v e  i n  t h e i r  h e a r t s,  h o w e v e r. A n d  s o  d o
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t o  g i v e  i n  h i s  b o o k s h o p,  a n d  h e  s a i d,  “ S p e a k  a b o u t  t h e
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god who is jealous, vengeful and
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reliability which is beyond duality, or the
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responsibility through justification of
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human cruelty and mayhem. Pain and
matter of minutes rather than years. examined by use of the method
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native range of perception which
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confirms what is already believed to be
oral habit (in fact, it has since been
assume that life elsewhere is even three-
our answers. Paradoxes and ambiguities
true. Thus, everyone feels justified in the
discovered that when people go blind,
dimensional or detectable by human
arise from confusing levels of viewpoints which underlie his actions
they tend to stop smoking-smoking has
senses at all, let alone composed of
consciousness; an answer is true only at
and beliefs. That is the inherent danger of
multiple bases of which oral gratification
discrete life units that solve problems byits own level of consciousness. Thus, we
all "righteousness." Anyone can be
is only one).7
use of an intellect and employ symbols to
may find that an answer is "corr ect"
righteous, from the killer who justifies
but simultaneously "invalid," like a
(89) A kinesiolocicalal test of the market
communicate across space and time. his rage to ecclesiastic demagogues and
musical note that is corr ectly played
viability of any potential product,
political extremists of all persuasions. By
Medical Science. but at the wr ong place in the scor e. All
including this one, can arrive at clear
distorting context, it is possible to
observations are reflections of specific
conclusions regarding public acceptance
Kinesiological diagnosis is a science in
rationalize and justify virtually any
levels of consciousness and are validand feasibility of marketing in less than a
its own right, governed by the
human behavior. only on their own level. Every means of
minute. Product acceptability and International College of Applied
The human dialogue is awesome in its
approaching a subject therefore has its
profitability can be ascertained very
Kinesialogy. Each or gan of the body has
enormity and subtlety, reflecting the
own built-in limitations. accurately if questions are phrased with
its corresponding detector muscle whose
kaleidoscopic interactions of the
43
44
Society's drug pr oblem r equir es a precision and all contingencies are
weakness signals pathology in the (90)
A statement may be true at a high level
social appr oach calibrating at 350, and
investigated, including timing, markets,
corresponding or gan. Kinesiology is of understanding but besociety's curr ent anti-drug pr ogram advertising and subpopulations to
be already widely used to confirm both
incomprehensible to the average mind. calibrates at only 150. It is ther efor e
addressed. diagnosis and the ef ficacy of a probable
Its value may therefore be corrupted
ineffective and the money spent on it is
Scientific Inquiry. Science provides a
therapy. The right dose of the right
when the statement is distorted by the
wasted. Field of kinesiolocicalal explanation that
medicine can also be determined by the
limitations of the listener. This has been
of fers a group of inquirers excitement
patient's kinesiologic response. Similarly,
the fate of r eligions thr oughout the
Industrial and Scientific Research
eclipsing any parlay game. (It is also
aller gies can be detected, and the need
ages, when pr onouncementsThe diagnostic method we have fascinating for a group to compare what
for nutritional supplements may be originating fr om (91) high levels of
described quickly tracks fruitful areas for
they have discovered with the discoveries
determined. awar eness wer e later misinterpr eted
research and development in science and
of other groups using the same method.) by followers vested with authority. industry. Historical examples illustrate
Research in Theology, Epistemology and
In a more general application, avenues
Such distortion can be seen to an extreme
how the use of this method could save
Philosophy
for fruitful research can be identified
degree in fundamentalist sects of any
years of ef fort and millions of dollars. quickly, and it will be discovered that
Though the validity of its application
religion. The fundamentalist's
Materials Research. Thomas Edison often the most valuable insights to
be may vary with the capacity for awarenessinterpretation of religious teachings,
tested over 1,600 substances before he
obtained have to do with the range and
of the observer, the technique of using
proceeding always from negativity, is
arrived at tungsten as the most suitable
dimension of that research. Because this
kinesiology to ascertain truth itself removed by this negativity from
truth. element to be used for his historic
method bypasses limitations of context,
calibrates at a level of 600. This means
The lowest depictions of deity ar e of a
development of the incandescent light
one of its most valuable uses is as a
that the method described has a degree of
god who is jealous, vengeful and
bulb.5 An easier way to detect the best
check on the pr ocess itself-whether or
reliability which is beyond duality, or the
angry, a god of death far r emoved
material would be to divide the possiblenot it is a corr ect dir ection to take. W e
realm of ordinary consciousness as we
fr om the God of mer cy and love. The
alternatives into two groups and ask,
may thus confirm that basic pr emises
know it in daily life. The level of truth of
god of righteous negativity represents a
"The material is in this group." (Y/N?) fr om which inquiries originate have
this book as a whole is approximately
glorification of the negative, and
After this determination, the group is
validity. 750. T o maintain that level throughout,
provides for his followers a disavowal of
again subdivided, and so on. By this
the truth of every chapter, page,
For instance, our current search for life
responsibility through justification of
method an answer can be derived in a
paragraph and sentence has been
elsewhere in the universe takes the formhuman cruelty and mayhem. Pain and
matter of minutes rather than years. examined by use of the method
of broadcasting into space the
suf fering in general increase as one nears
described, and all statements and
Product Development. RJR Nabisco mathematical symbol tt. Implicit
herein is the bottom levels of consciousness. conclusions have been similarly verified. Corporation wasted approximately $350
the assumption that no civilization could
The truth of each level of consciousness
million to research and produce a develop radio reception unless it could
The confusion surrounding the nature of
is self verifying in that each level has its
smokeless cigarette6 on the mistaken
understand that mathematical concept. truth can be mitigated if we calibrate the
native range of perception which
assumption that smoking is primarily an
But it is enormously presumptuous to
level of truth of our questions as we'll as
confirms what is already believed to beoral habit (in fact, it has since been
assume that life elsewhere is even three-
our answers. Paradoxes and ambiguities
true. Thus, everyone feels justified in


 without a clear-cut solution to a single disease
problem. Accordingly, all treatments are palliative and none seems to be curative (except for bacterial infections and
the use of antibiotics). Hype rtension is not generally cured; it is treated during the lifetime of a person. Asthma is not
cured; inhalers are the constant companion of the afflicted. Peptic ulcer is not cured; antacids have to be nearby all
the time. Allergy is not cured; the victim is always dependent on medication. Arthritis is not cured, it eventually
cripples, and so on. Based on this preliminary assumption of the role of water, it has become a practice to regard the "dry mouth" as a
sign and sensation of body water needs, which is further assumed to be well-regulated if the sensation of "dry
mouth" is not present, possib ly because the substance water is abundant and free. This is an absur dly erroneo us
and confusion-generating view in medicine and entirely responsible for the lack of success in  finding perman ent
preventive solutions to disease emergence in the body, despite so much costly research. I have already published an account of my clin ical observations when I treated more than 3000 peptic ulcer
sufferers with water alone. I discovered for the first time in medicine that this "classical  disease" of the body
responds to water by itself. Clinically, it became obvious that this condition resembled a thirst "disease." Under the
same environmental and clinical settings, other "disease" conditions seemed to respond to water by itself. Extensive
research has proven my clinical observations that the body has a variety of most sophistica ted thirst signals—
integrated signal systems during regulation of the available water at times of dehydration. The com bination of my clinical and literature research has sh own that the paradigm that has until now g overned all
human applied research must be changed if we wish to conquer "disease." It has become clear that the practice of
clinical medicine is based on a false assumpti on and an inaccurate premise. Otherwise, how could a signal system
for water metabolism disturbance be missed or so blatantly ignored for such  a long time? At the moment, the "dry
mouth" is the only accepted sign of dehydration of the body. As I  have explained, this sig nal is the last outward sign
of extreme dehydratio n. The damage occurs at a level of persistent dehydration that does not necessarilydemonstrate a "dry mouth" signal. Earlier researchers sh ould have realized that, to facilitate the act of chewing and
swallowing food, saliva is produced even if the rest of the body is comparatively dehydrated. Naturally, ch ronic dehydration of the body means persistent water shortage that has become established for some
time. Like any other deficiency disorder such as vitamin C deficie ncy in scur vy, vitamin B deficie ncy in beri-beri, iron
deficiency in anemia, vitamin D deficiency in rickets, or you name it, the most efficient method of treatment of the
associated disorders is by supplementation of the missing ingredient. Accordingly, if we begin to recognize the
health complications of chronic dehydration, their prevention, and even early cure, becomes simple. Although my sc ientific views in medicine were peer reviewed, before I presented my paradigm change information
as a guest lecturer at an international cancer conference in 1987, Dr. Barry Kendler's letter on page 12 (printed by
his kind permission) further confirms the validity of my scientific views on chronic dehydration as a disease
producer. As you will see, he has even studied some of the important references that I have referred to to explain
that chronic dehydration is the root cause of most major degenerative diseases o f the human body; the diseases
whose cause was not clear until now. Refer ring to any medical text-book, you will see over a thousand pages of
verbiage, but when it comes to giving the reasons for the major diseases o f the human body, the statement in all
cases is uniform and very brief: "Etiology unknown! "THE NEW PARA DIGM
"A new scientific truth is not usually presented in a way to convince its opponents. Ra ther, they die off, and a rising
generation is familiarized with the truth from th e start." Max Planck
The new scientific truth and level of thinking abou t the human bod y that will empower p eople to become
practitioners of preventive medicine for themselves is as follows: It is the solvent— the water content—that
regulates all functions of the body, including the activity of all the solutes (the solids) that are dissolved in it. The
disturbances in water metabolism of the body (the solvent metabolism) produces a variety of sig nals, indicating a
"system" disturbance in the particular functions associated with the water supply and its rationed regulation. Let me repeat: every function of the body is m onitored and pegged to the efficient flow of water. 'Water distribution"
is the only way of making sure that not only an adequate amount of water, but its transported elements (hormones,
chemical messengers and nutrients) first reach the more vital organs. In turn, every organ that produces a
substance to be made available to the rest of the body will only monitor its own rate and standards of production and
release into the "flowing water," according to constantly changing quotas se t by th e brain. Once the water itself
reaches the "drier" areas, it also exercises its many other most vital and missing physical and chemical regulatory
actions. Within this view, water intake and its priority distribution achieve paramount importance. The regulating
neurotransmitter systems (histamine and its su bordinate agents) become increasingly active during the regulation of
water requirements of the body. Their action should not be continuously blocked by the use of medication. Their
purpose should be understood and satisfied by drinking more water. I have made exactly the same statements to a
body of scientists that had gathered from all over the world in Monte Carlo in 1989 for a conference on the topic of
inflammation, analgesics, and immune modulators. The new paradigm permits an incorporation of the "fourth dimen sion of time" into scientific research. It will facilitate
an understanding of the damaging effect of an establishing dehydration that persists a nd continues to increase
during any duration of time. It will make it possible to forecast the physiological events that will lead to disease
states at som e later years, including wha t at present appears as genetic disorders. It will transform the present
"shot-in-the-dark, symptoms-treating" approach to the practice of medicine into a scientifically accur ate medical art;
it will make preventive forecasting possib le. It will establish excellent health and reduce health care costs t o
individuals and to any society that foste rs its sp read. Since water shortage in different areas of the body will manifest varying symptoms, signals, and com plications now
labeled as diseases, people may think water could not be offered as a natural solution. Water cures so many
diseases? No way! Speaking thus, they shut their minds to the new possib ility of preventing and possibly even curing so many different
"diseases" that are dehydration produced. It does not occur to them that the only remedy for conditions that come
about whe n the body begins to get dehydrated is water and nothing else. A number of sample testimonials are
published in different sections of this book to open the eyes of skeptics to the fact that the greatest health discovery
of all times is that wat er is a natural medication for a variety of health conditions. Water Regulation at Different Stages of Life
There are basically three stages to water regulation of the body in the different phases of life. One, the stage of life
of a fetus in the uterus of the mother (left of B in Figure 1). Two, the phase of growth  until full height and width is
achieved (approximately betwee n the ages of 18 to 25). Three, the phase of life from fully grown to the demise of
the person. During the intrauterine stage of cell expansion, wat er for cell growth of the child has to be provided by
the mother. Howev er, the transmitter system for water intake seems to be produced by th e fetal tissue, but registers
its effect on the mother. The very first indicator for water needs of the fetus and the mother seems to be morning
sickn ess during'the early phase of pregnancy. Morni ng sickness of the mother is a th irst sig nal of both the f etus
and the mother.IT SHOUL D BE THOROUGHL Y UNDERSTOOD
It is now becoming obvious that because of a gradually failing thirst sensation, our body becomes chronically and
increasingly dehydrated, from an early adult age. With increase in age, the water content of the cells of the body
decreases, to the point that the ratio of the volume of body water that is inside the cells to that which is outside the
cells changes from a figure of 1.1 and becomes almost 0.8 (see Figure 2). This is a very drastic ch ange. Since the
"water" we drink provides for cell function and its volume requirements, the decrease in our daily water intake
affects t he efficiency of cell activity. It is the reason for the loss of water volume held inside the cells of the body. As
a result, chronic dehydration causes symptoms that equal disease when the variety of emergency signals of
dehydration are not understood—as they are until now not understood. You  see, these urgent