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Traditional medical astrology was heavily based on a concept of malefics. Mars rules acute conditions, ones usually characterized by a sudden onset with pain, fever, and bleeding that often require emergency management. These could be brought on by rashness, assaults, or contagion. Saturn rules chronic conditions that creep up on us little by little but might be ignored or undiagnosed for years before presenting as a challenge to survival.
It is tempting to say that with the overlap between military and medicine, more attention has gone towards acute issues than chronic ones. Until recently, many might also have argued that success has been far greater with managing injuries and infections than malignancies and neurological decline. This is oversimplified, but it sets the stage for understanding the effects of the current Saturn transit through Pisces.
Saturn is sometimes referred to as the Lord of Karma. If we understand karma as educational rather than punitive, this is a fair title; but most astrologers would see Saturn as rewarding efforts and ethics, and causing the downfall or worse of those who have ignored the rules so as to advance their agendas. In short, it is a “get what is deserve” timer . . . and we all know of situations in which the axe fell quickly and other misdeeds for which consequences were delayed for years or even decades.
In this context, we can see Saturn as a judge, one without leniency or nuance. Saturn is by the book, and tends to rule on the basis of the deeds rather than the motivations and excuses for the deeds.
Pisces is almost the energetic antithesis of Saturn. It is nuanced, compassionate, forgiving, and sometimes also enabling. What we generally see during a Saturn transit is the weaknesses in the beginning and sometimes, not always, mastery at the end. What does this mean?
Right now, many people are suffering and angry. Even those who profess to high mindedness and lofty values are sometimes short-fused and eager for change. The truth is one cannot be both impulsive and patient. One cannot demand to be cured and be satisfied with a placebo. As a pacifist and promoter of the doctrine of ahimsa, I seek calm and safe reforms, not strategies that result in risks to others or death. In short, “the fall from grace” may seem insufficient punishment for the most egregious offenders, but I do not believe in the death penalty because we are humans, not gods, and we do not have the right to cause death of others. Whether death is caused by war or tribunals that weigh the deeds and the guilt and sentence offenders, I reserve the right to end life for the soul itself, not another mortal or even panel of mortals.
So, what I see now is impatience, but a lack of skill in eliminating the underlying causes of egregious crimes. However, we still have more than two years with Saturn in Pisces by transit. As the lessons of Pisces are mastered, we should expect wiser solutions. However, it is probably safe to suggest that there will be many changes in who is seen in the highest positions by the time the new cycle in Aries begins.
Many crimes have been committed: financial schemes, social injustice, indifference to the resources necessary to sustain life, profiteering over illicit and prescription drugs, reckless wars, and dangerous abuses of authority and power. Not everyone who has lacked a proper sense of responsibility can be rehabilitated, but they can be removed from office and perhaps from public life. Others will learn how to take care of those who have suffered because of actions. In short, the ideal way to manifest effective support for victims will gradually be grounded in reality.
This may seem like a dangerous prediction, but the caveat is that some people will fail to live up to the demands of Saturn, and some will ground the ideals in reality. This is the way to understand how we weave our destinies.
Saturn is not the top authority. Position and responsibility are delegated to Saturn, which is why the people who often appear to be at the top are actually only following orders. Sometimes, the power behind the curtain is revealed, but for most of history, this power has been hidden from view.
From a health perspective, Pisces rules the feet but also the circulation of fluids. People should be super careful of what they ingest so that the plasma is as pure as possible. In recent photomicrographs sent to me by students, I am seeing some destruction of red blood cells. It might be a time to mention a quaint theory of Saturn and Schuessler cell salts. My finding is that when Saturn goes through a sign, the cell salt ruled by that sign becomes deficient. Pisces rules ferrum phosphate. This is critical to the proper functioning of hemoglobin so a deficiency can lead to a reduced ability of the erythrocytes to transport oxygen. People should be careful to make sure they are providing the nutrients necessary for correct functioning. If there is any sign of bleeding or anemia, try improving the intake of natural sources of iron or take the homeopathic remedy to bring the chemistry into balance.
In my own product line, my Ayur Blood Elixir is an excellent formula to support healthy blood cells. In the case of bleeding, try sangre de grado in very, very small amounts.
With the worldwide transport issues with wheat, try amaranth, quinoa, and/or teff. Jazz up the cereals with seeds and nuts, add some spinach and broccoli and enjoy!
Feel free to add cilantro and use tamarind chutney with the quinoa patties!
P.S.
While writing this post, there were several interruptions. I was about to write a very close friend that with Saturn transiting her Moon, someone from her past may appear. Then another friend called and told me about a dream of a woman from a past life, and the woman in dream looked like my friend with the Pisces Moon. Then, it turned out she is going on a road trip to a place near where my friend lives. I love how this works.
This post was inspired by a correspondent who has a non-profit organization for raising awareness of autism. She mentioned that the first fund raiser revolved around the Argentinian tango.
Mar 28, 2023: Dental Restorations
According to many pundits, what happens in the mouth has an immense influence on general health, meaning that we can sometimes “fix what is broken” by starting with oral hygiene and what is ingested.
Food is an immense subject and I will be writing more and more on it, but it is such a broad — and dare I add habitual routine — that it would be a digression now. However, I would be remiss if failing to mention that senses are interrelated, and the sense of smell is the most basic. So, eating should begin with temptation generated by anticipation of something delectable and nourishing. This promotes salivation. If in doubt, watch your dog! We might not drool quite as much, but we are not so high up the food chain that excitement does not portend pleasure.
Interestingly, saliva not only moisturizers food to make it more digestible, it also has a tremendous effect on teeth. Dentists teach that it affects regeneration of tooth enamel. For years, I believed this. It resulted in efforts to avoid glycerin in toothpaste and to swish with horsetail and other mineral rich substances, but then I bought an intraoral camera and became addicted to its potential. These cameras are very inexpensive as well as easy to use. The LED lights are really intense, and the magnification is amazing. I began to wonder what dentists really see when they are prowling around in the mouth with all kinds of sprays and particulates. Imagine one single tooth filling your entire computer screen and compare this to what the dentist sees with countless inferences with clarity of vision.
To prevent reflection, I removed moisture on the teeth. This is not 100% possible, but one gets a better picture if the tooth is not glistening. If the camera is positioned behind the tooth, the insides of the teeth are visible, especially with the front teeth. Obviously this gets harder as we go back and the teeth are bigger and stronger and harder to view.
As noted, I was playing around, sometimes for half an hour at a time; and this revealed a lot of movement inside the teeth. Yes, we are taught that there is very little circulation inside the teeth, but what is happening there is actually exciting. I became convinced that more regeneration occurs from within that from without, meaning that the nutrients that circulate may be just as important or even more crucial to successful regeneration than whatever we apply topically.
This is something unlikely to be studied by researchers and dentists because the window of observation is impractically long. An individual who is curious can, however, study this over many months. I predict that this kind of prolonged monitoring will make converts of patients if not practitioners.
Catch-22
My communication sometimes depends on taking time to connect dots so I will propose that we create links between a few dots that are very important to our health.
The first is that we know the mouth can be a place where germs incubate and mix with saliva and food and travel throughout the body. The relationship between tooth infections and heart disease is very well established, but we should also think of the brain and gastrointestinal tract because the distance from the mouth to the brain is perilously close. Numerous declines in cognitive function have been traced to oral issues: periodontal infections and tooth decay. I think we can add materials used in dentistry that are unsafe. Some studies suggest that chewing stimulates the hippocampus and therefore affects memory and recall.
Here is one tip that is relatively simple. When there are known issues such as decay, abscesses, gum infections, heavy coating on the tongue, and even sloppy dental work, rinsing the mouth very thoroughly before eating may lessen the migration of harmful organisms into the stomach and intestines. My favorite is not spilanthes, but it should be obvious that people with dry mouths can consider this fascinating flower. The two substances on which I most often rely are cinnamon and chaparral, not together but one or the other.
Clove buds are another option. They are very intense, but extremely disinfecting. I would use them if there were a known issue that is dangerous and sometimes painful. It will reduce the risks quite quickly. Because I love to experiment, I have little packets of this and that all over the place. One can mix clove powder with toothpaste or tooth powder. One can also use clove bud essential oil or concentrates of clove bud extracted using carbon dioxide. This is food grade and very, very potent.
After reading the post on Spilanthes, you realize that I don’t give my dentist a free hand. I do not allow him to use antibiotics, disinfectants, styptics, or any pharmaceutical products. I bring my tiny bottles of clove oil and dragon’s blood with me, and he knows how to use them. . . but only on me. He is not changing what he does with others. One additional precaution I take at the dentist is to rinse my mouth five or six times with diluted cinnamon bark (CO2 extraction) before getting into the chair. I believe this greatly reduces the risk of spreading infection.
One can become overzealous and this is not really advisable, but the point here is to be extra careful when there are known risks. Over the years, I have seen patients with almost every oral health issue we could imagine and also every health challenge we could imagine. I also know a lot of dentists, and they have sometimes seen total remissions of life-threatening illness after addressing one or more oral health issues: infertility, blood poisoning, multiple sclerosis, ovarian cancer, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and many other conditions.
Chaparral
I should write a booklet on this fascinating plant. It is native to the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The smell and taste take time to appreciate. Perhaps the name creosote bush helps one to move from aversion to reverence. The leaf and twigs can be made into teas, powder, or tinctures. I mix the powder with toothpaste and also rinse with powder if I have a sore throat or signs of tooth decay. The tincture can also be used. Truth be told, I sleep with various herbs under my pillow and sometimes take herbs during the middle of the night. Throughout my life, I have traveled extensively and picked up many tropical infections. I have also worked with some very sick people, often with purulent open wounds so it pays to have a medicine chest!
Dental Restorations
In a previous post, I mentioned attending an oral toxicology seminar. In the opening statements, the dentist told his colleagues that dentists are responsible for 98% of deaths. You can imagine the reaction of the other dentists in the room. The real issue is that most dentists are not using safe materials. Amalgam fillings contain mercury, a highly poisonous substance that is linked mainly to neurological issues, but my own experience with toxic metals is that they also interfere with the functioning of the immune system. What I have observed in darkfield microscopy is that the white blood cells die and decompose. When chelating with cilantro, the evidence of toxicity can sometimes disappear in six days, but it does not mean that metals are gone because we can only see what is in circulation, not what may be warehoused in the kidneys, liver, lungs, and brain.
The dangers of amalgams were acknowledged by the German government after Der Spiegel ran a series of articles. The government paid for the removal and replacement of amalgams but not for chelation. In Sweden, crematoriums were required to remove amalgams before cremating the deceased. In short, mercury is a medical and environmental nightmare.
Composite fillings are, unfortunately, not much better. They are xenoestrogenic and potentially very dangerous, especially for anyone at risk of estrogen-sensitive malignancies. Worse, similar chemicals are found in the bonding agents used for inlays, onlays, and crowns. Technology is constantly changing, but I am not aware of any dental restoration materials that could be genuinely regarded as 100% non-toxic and holistic.
After much studying, I replaced my fillings with Cerec restorations. In my experience, the restorations are excellent and aesthetic, but they must still be bonded to the tooth so this is a catch-22.
Moments ago, an e-mail from the Children’s Health Defense announced the filing of a class action lawsuit “against President Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top administration officials and federal agencies, alleging they “waged a systematic, concerted campaign to compel the nation’s three largest social media companies to censor constitutionally protected speech.”
This is pertinent to my efforts on Substack because prior to the interference in our first amendment rights, readership was more than ten times what it is now. After two months on Substack, I want to ask readers for a little input. What I have been posting is quite short essays, each of which tends to be part of a series. There are two reasons for my format:
Addressing one issue at a time promotes focus on that particular issue.
Keeping posts short means that it takes 1-5 minutes to read each post.
After getting used to Substack, I have to say that I like the platform. It took a long time to decide whether or not to make such a big change, but it is working nicely.
Today, I would like a little input about topics that interest you. To-date, the most popular post was on Tamarind. This can be interpreted as people really do understand the need to detoxify from the effects of fluoride . . . as well as the fact that the number of subscribers is inching up.
The first post on Frequencies had more readers than subscribers by a quite substantial margin. It also had the highest percentage of open rates.
My first goal is to provide readers with reliable methods for protecting their health. The second is more personal: I am posting fragments of my legacy. The third is practical. For years, everything I posted was free, but the red ink became a blood bath during lockdown so the income helps. Some of you may not want to commit to a paid subscription, but you might consider a one-time donation.
I am allowing comments on this post because it will help me to understand my audience better.
Blessings!
Mar 26, 2023 Different Sombrero
At 80, I have a history so finding a place to start can be challenging. When I returned to Hawaii from Vietnam, I was interviewed by a reporter from a Honolulu newspaper. I was pretty seriously misquoted on almost everything except the prediction that the U.S. would ultimately become a post-industrial agricultural country, more or less as happened in Argentina. That was 1968, and for those who are new subscribers, it might be a good idea to add that I worked for the State Department and was assigned the task of reinventing the fiscal system of Vietnam. Also, for the record, I was then and always will be a pacifist. However, I saw tragedies that were completely unnecessary and very likely grounds for cases in The Hague.
Over the years, I have brooded on why such events happen, how they can be prevented, and what is necessary to create peace, harmony, safety, and health for everyone. Now, with the Internet, anyone can blog anything or set himself or herself up as a news channel, but just how many people are out of the box and thinking clearly.
The Gauntlet
To make this a bit fun, try to imagine a world without money. Earth humans might be the only species that seems to think it needs to trade something to get what is wanted or needed. If we accept this assumption, it behooves us to create a system that makes exchange and bartering easy.
Basically, this is what we have: a financial system that creates currency out of nothingness and uses the power of politics to enforce its acceptance. Many, especially the BRICS, are rebelling against fiat currency without actually coming up with a fair alternative. Just to be clear, various proposals have been put on the table; but to be sustainable, the system must not only be equitable but just, transparent, and impervious to greed and fraud. Also, it must not infringe freedom of choice or privacy. Maybe I am missing something, but I have not actually seen such a blueprint.
Backing currency with tangible assets is not out of the box: it is a Band-Aid that allows an inherently flawed system to experience a little more longevity. In the left-right paradigm, there are pressures to be more socialistic or more capitalistic, but these are still just baby rattles that need to be replaced by mature solutions.
The real problem is deep and relates to how power is used or abused. For all intents and purposes, many systems would serve our needs IF the rules were followed. Meanwhile, I have some thoughts and others can certainly add to them.
Guilds
Prior to the industrial revolution and still today in some traditional systems, enterprises tended to be community-based. We can use herbal medicine as an example because it is perhaps the industry I know best; however, the same ideas would apply if making shoes or pastries or sombreros.
The production of medicine is a more or less formal discipline where academic training traditionally took place in a monastery or university. However, once acquiring the highest training possible and interning under masters, one might open a clinic in a town or village. The clinic needs to have an apothecary shop. The shop needs to have herbs and staff who know which parts of the plant to use and how to combine the herbs with other other herbs and make them into medicine.
So, there are laboratory technicians and trainees performing entry-level tasks like cleaning the herbs, drying them, putting them into bottles, grinding them, making tablets, and so on and so forth. The laboratory has to have a source of herbs so there are farmers and wildcrafters who provide the herbs needed. A very young person may accompany a shaman or master herbalist and spend years learning where to find the herbs, when to harvest them, and how to guarantee their sustainability.
Once in a while, demand vastly exceeds supply. This often happens when there is an epidemic. At such times, the local apothecary shop has to depend on trade or imports. This has happened many times throughout history. Whether we are talking about smallpox or the plague or malaria, there have often been occasions when the supply was insufficient to meet the demand. Then, the herbs become scarce and expensive. Goldenseal is an excellent example of how periodically, it was in such short supply that the prices soared. Today, there are many valuable medicinal plants that are endangered. For example, with the extremely high rate of infection with Lyme disease, guaiacum is in such short supply that it is illegal to gather broken twigs that are on the ground. I am working extremely hard to establish guaiacum plantations because, once mature, this tree offers potent medicine.
The point here is that if one starts as a helper and then apprentices for years and eventually studies with a master, one understands the entire industry and the networks that support the industry. There is an interconnection between the people who gather herbs in the forest and those actually working in the clinics and hospitals where the treatments are offered.
I spent quite a bit of time in Ecuador and learned that if a large quantity of an herb were needed, it might involve a hundred or a thousand small producers, each of whom could only deliver one or two pounds of the herb. This is perfect for a community. Then, once a year, there are herb fairs where people trade herbs for cash or other commodities that they need. Everyone involved understands the organic nature of this process, and there are no stockholders or executives in big cities interfering with the grassroots enterprises.
Interdependence
Patients need treatments that work. They are dependent on the knowledge and dedication of the herbalists who, in turn, are dependent on the laboratories who are dependent on the suppliers. If there is a question about decision making, where should the decisions be made? Isn’t it obvious that the clinicians have the most expertise because they observe the actions and reactions to the therapies.
Everyone has overhead. In the long-run, this is paid by the patients and patrons. In a monastic setting, pious people may tithe to the church. To settle some details about his life, I was recently reading about Nicolaus Copernicus. Long story short, he was born into a wealthy family and entered the University of Kraków at age 18. He studied mathematics, astronomy, and astrology. Ultimately, he studied in five of the best universities in Europe, including Bologna, Padua, and Ferrara. At the time, Italy was the best place to study medical astrology, but he added anatomy and Greek philosophy to his studies. He spent 13 years in institutions of higher learning and then returned to assume a position in the church. His official function did not include medicine, but he was the one providing treatments, and the church had a leprosy hospital near his office. We can be almost certain that the hospital was supported by donations, but this is not always the case nor need it be the case.
Vested Interests
In today’s world, the distance between the wildcrafter and boardroom is enormous. The corporations that own the hospitals and produce drugs are incredibly powerful and suffer from major conflicts of interest. There are stockholders, employees, and customers, each with entirely different needs.
Let’s say that the treatment for Lyme disease could conceivably cost $1000. It doesn’t in today’s world because it is seldom diagnosed early, and the treatments are mostly ineffective, but they are extremely profitable. So, it is not unusual for patients to spend $35,000 before even being diagnosed correctly. Who profits?
How much does the corporate owner make? How much is the doctor paid? How much did the medications cost? What was the raw material price? Who supplied the ingredients in the medications? What happens if the corporation is sued or goes bankrupt?
The CEO gets a golden parachute and sells his stock before the public realizes what is happening. The company is bought up by an even bigger company, one that has the same inherent conflicts of interest.
Regardless of how we look at this, it is always the patient who pays. He pays the insurance company and/or the bills that were not covered by insurance. The trickle down is really a trickle because the profits stay at the top. However, the real problem is that profits and cures serve entirely different interests.
Wall Street
Fresh out of grad school, I worked on Wall Street for two and half years. To be fair, the bank was very well managed, dignified, and had superb ethics where clients and employees were concerned. There were two turning points for me. The first was that the senior member of our research group took a one-month vacation when Vatican II was considering whether or not the Church should approve birth control. This seems like a religious question, not an investment opportunity, but the phone was ringing all day long with customers asking which stock to buy in the event that birth control is approved. I was spending hours every day combing the files in our library. These included horrific pictures of deformed infants whose mothers had taken Thalidomide. I was young, innocent, and perhaps blind to the flaws in our system. I convinced myself that Eli Lilly would go belly up when the law suits were settled.
Obviously, it didn’t happen then, and it might be worse now.
The second turning point involved the bloodshed in Vietnam. I was offered several different jobs and left for Saigon in December 1966.
The reason for bringing up ancient history is that it really does seem worse now than 55 years ago. The pharmaceutical industry is still escaping most of the consequences of producing dangerous substances, and the government is still twisting facts to suit its agenda. Lives are being wasted senselessly, widows and orphans are bearing the consequences of extremely poor leadership and an absence of social values.
Who benefits? Is everything mere coincidence or is it intentional? Unfortunately, when working for the government, I read a lot of secret documents so I have weigh in on the side of deliberate deception with malevolent intent.
Solutions
The first step is to wake up. Do not pay for insurance that does not allow you to choose the method of treatment. No fine print! If you are forced to surrender money you have earned, you must have a choice as to how that money is used. No one has the right to deny you the treatment of your choice. If that choice is taken away, we are talking about tyranny, not compassion for those that cannot afford treatment. All insurance must be valid anywhere on the Planet. If you are paying for financial protection in case of a crisis, it must cover all countries and methods of treatment. Your money: your choice!
Second, establish training hospitals where all methods of treatment are available and tested in clinical settings with professional oversight: senior practitioners with broad understanding of many healing modalities.
Third, create educational institutions for teaching and study of all approaches to healing from ancient to modern.
Structure of Enterprises
The obligation of corporations is to stockholders. Once this is perfectly understood, we realize that the priorities are incorrect. There are, as mentioned, interest groups: suppliers of materials used in production, employees, owners, and, in the case, of health-related enterprises, patients. If the “product” offered to the patients does not meet the needs and expectations of patients, the enterprise is failing its social responsibility. In extreme cases, this should be the basis for removal of top management and perhaps dissolution of the corporation. Then, the question is whether the gutted company can be sold to a competitor for pennies on the dollar, as with the banks, nationalized, or taken over by the employees, which, in my opinion is a better solution, but not a perfect one because there is no guarantee that the product will be improved. All that really changes is the management. The company can still be operated for the benefit of the owners rather than the patients. In short, the ideal would be to give a voice to the patients and their families that is equal to the best professional opinion of the doctors and researchers.
We have been indoctrinated so that we believe that competition is a form of freedom and that it assures the best outcome at the lowest price. Isn’t this a fallacy? Unless there really are economies of scale, the expectation would be that corners were cut to compete in the marketplace. Ultimately, this does not benefit patients.
So, this mantra does not pass the litmus test. What I have observed is inferior products, sometimes of dubious usefulness.
My sense is that a modern form of guilds would be far superior and much more responsive to the community. Even if the cost of doing business lacks the benefits of economies of scale, these costs are easily offset by drastically lower transportation and storage costs.
Using herbs as an example, in a two ounce bottle, the cost of ingredients is very, very small. There is the cost of the bottle and cap plus the herbs and liquids used in extraction, but these are probably less than a dollar. The rest is labor, overhead, and shipping. A traditional local apothecary shop could conceivably make a decent profit by selling the herb for $7-10, but with shipping added, the cost jumps to more like $25-30. When we understand this, we realize that assembly lines might not be as efficient and cost effective as first imagined.
Going back to 1968, I based some of my prediction on the fact that the U.S. was exporting production to cheaper overseas competitors. Going back even further, some of us can still remember when the family bought its first television or when we saw a VW Bug for the first time. Asian production of televisions quickly overtook domestic production, and Detroit slept through the competition from foreign automotive producers. Yes, there is more profit per vehicle for high end cars, but the demand for smaller cars that got better mileage was huge.
What I did not see in 1968 was chemtrails and the devastating effects that would ensue. I did know about dangerous chemicals because I had seen how Agent Orange was used in Vietnam. I also knew that fake foods would be rolled out because as the only woman in my office on Wall Street, I had initially been put in charge of the food and beverage industry and had attended many banquets in which companies were talking about the future of food. Genetic engineering was not discussed, but meat substitutes were, and having lived in Japan, I had eaten in Zen restaurants where tofu was made to look like everything we were used to eating.
Spilanthes has many nicknames. It is often called the toothache plant. If you chew the flowers, the flow of saliva is stimulated. Besides numbing pain, there is considerable benefit for the gums and oral health in general. One can also add the spilanthes extract to water irrigation devices or swish with some extract added to oil.
To-date, the coverage of oral health has been focused on the three ubiquitous hazards to which nearly all of us are exposed to some degree or other: mercury, fluoride, and radiation. To wrap up this topic, tooth and gum pain, peridontal issues, and choice of oral health care products will be addressed. Some suggestions for alternatives to amalgam and composite fillings will follow along with my protocol for regeneration of the teeth.
Many people consider toothaches to be one of the most painful experiences they have had, usually forcing dental appointments, sometimes on an emergency basis. On a Friday evening in 2018, I heard a crack while eating and the front part of an upper tooth separated and exposed the nerve. My dentist works Monday through Thursday. Spilanthes was invaluable during the seemingly endless hours that I waited to see him.
This is actually a big story because, having survived the weekend, I was in a stoic mode and forbid him to extract the tooth regardless of his professional opinion. He, of course, was totally aware of the pain, had not heard of spilanthes, but was convinced that the tooth would die since the nerve had been exposed. He said the front part was not attached to the tooth and was hanging on only because of the gum. We spent 45 minutes discussing a compromise. He bonded the tooth fragment to the adjacent tooth to hold it in place, and said that if my plan for regeneration worked, we would be creating dental history. When I eventually told him we had, in fact, succeeded, he was not interested and I have not seen him since.
Preparation
Many years ago, I was a guest at a seminar on oral toxicology hosted by someone I had helped through a life-threatening disease. I became aware of the internal structure of teeth and the tubules that nourish teeth. They are in the aquamarine area of this illustration² and are very tiny.
My goal was to regenerate the tooth. I knew it would take a long time, that I could only chew on the right side for an indefinite period, that any slip up would be excruciatingly painful and probably result in failure. I will describe the protocol in a future post. For now, the emphasis is on spilanthes because it got me through by making the pain manageable.
Spilanthes is in the same plant family as echinacea and causes a similar tingling sensation which can be quite surprising. It also promotes the production of saliva and has antiseptic properties that can resolve deep infections under the gums and even in the throat. Unlike analgesic drugs, most medicinal plants contribute to underlying healing, not simply to pain relief. So, the initial effects may be brief, perhaps only 10-15 minutes, but with repeated use, the relief lasts longer because the cause is actually being addressed.
Dental decisions can be very challenging so it is not wise to ignore complaints, but the flip side is that by extracting teeth, one is making an irrevocable decision and not testing the ability of the teeth to heal and regenerate. In my case, the tooth fracture took a little more than a year to regenerate.
Additional Uses for Spilanthes
The herb is native to the tropics, mainly Africa and Brazil, but can be grown indoors or in a greenhouse in other climatic zones. As with many tropical herbs, spilanthes has some antiparasitic properties and has been used in the treatment of malaria and co-infections of Lyme disease. It is also sometimes used directly on the skin to give temporary relief from pain.
Aida Emilevna Garifullina is a Russian national of Tatar descent with an incredible voice and style. Though this short video is not perhaps the best example of her vocal artistry, it is dramatic and “different”.
A few days ago, I posted an essay called Connecting the Dots. It actually belongs to the series devoted to oral health and detoxification of materials uses in dental procedures. First, there was a suggestion to chelate mercury, then one that focused mainly on radiation, but there were some loose ends regarding fluoride. These are the three main concerns, but oral health also involves care of the teeth and gums. Today, I want to join a few more dots. The timing turned out to be quite interesting because the National Toxicology Program has submitted a preliminary draft of a report confirming what many have long suspected: fluoride exposure is linked to various developmental problems, including IQ. Roughly three-quarters of water delivered to American homes is fluoridated, and the proponents of this insist the fluoride, a known neurotoxin, is safe. Just to make this broader, here is a map showing the countries that fluoridate water:
Fluoride occurs naturally, but, since 1945, it has often been intentionally added to municipal water, dental products, and sometimes commonly used cooking ingredients like salt. It is also coincidentally found in packaged beverages that contain water.
Fluoride is dangerous even when present in only one part per million, but the initial effects are sometimes subtle and either overlooked or not attributed to the correct underlying cause; however, the effects are cumulative. The main issue is loss of acuity and disruption of the endocrine system. Longer term, fluoride can lead to developmental disorders, hypothyroidism, dyslexia, reduction in IQ, fluorosis, ossification of the pineal gland, and osteosarcoma. Of these, the interference with the functioning of the pineal gland is what concerns me the most because we are all potentially creative and inspired, but if the pineal gland is calcified, our divine nature may be hidden from our awareness. Then, our influences come from inferior sources, like our schools, entertainment industries, and media.
Obviously, we should all be concerned about anything that interferes with our mental capacity. This is especially true for those who are young and still growing but also for anyone suffering from any of the conditions associated with fluoride toxicity. In this post, I will not take the time to argue the pros and cons of the alleged benefits except to note that the chemicals added to our water are toxic, not protective of our teeth and bones.
The Seat of the Soul
The pineal gland is where serotonin is converted to melatonin, the “sleep hormone”; but what is sometimes not understood is that the pineal gland is light sensitive so it also has a relationship to circadian rhythms and our synchronization with nature. It was René Descartes (1596-1650) who stated his belief that the pineal gland is the seat of the soul. This was based on its singularity as compared to the duality of other perceptions. To make this intelligible, we have five senses but we rely mostly heavily on eyes and ears. We have two eyes and two ears; but the pineal gland is situated right in the middle between the two hemispheres of the brain, and it is not protected by the blood-brain barrier so it is accessible and therefore affected by whatever circulates. Descartes postulated that since we perceive duality but conclude one perception at a time that the pineal gland was reconciling the input into a single impression. Of course, sages in the East long held to the idea of a higher influence operating via the system of chakras and their correspondences to the endocrine system.
The calcification of the pineal gland consists of what we might call gravel-like grains that resemble the dentin found in teeth and bones. Roughly sixty different health conditions have been associated with fluoride toxicity. This essay is only about excreting and decalcifying the pineal gland; but besides recovering a conscious connection to our souls, we can expect that several other problems will resolve when the underlying causes are corrected.
Decalcification Procedure
The first step is to avoid fluoride-laced products such as treated water, toothpaste with fluoride, and certain medications. For example, Prozac is 30% by weight fluoride. Also, check non-stick cookware for fluoride.
Some studies indicate that putting holy basil leaves into fluoridated water will remove the fluoride. However, this takes time so if the water is to be used for cooking or drinking, one may need a large container and ongoing source of tulsi leaves. This has been fairly widely reported in India as well as alternative health sources. The studies have been done in numerous different ways, often with very large amounts of tulsi leaves and shorter time periods between addition of the leaves and testing, like 20 minutes, and smaller amounts for longer periods of time, eight hours of more. Also the initial level of fluoride varied from as high as seven parts per million or much lower. In short, it is hard to draw conclusions, but if the water is fluoridated, the fluoride will be absorbed in bath water, hot tubs, and swimming pools as well.
Fluoride is a halide so it binds to iodine receptors. Using foods that are high in iodine will thwart some assimilation of fluoride. Seaweed was the preferred source of iodine pre-Fukushima. I am not sure of the current safety status of seaweed. Dried prunes, cranberries, bananas, and strawberries also contain iodine, but in small amounts.¹ Shilajit is also recommended by many sources, both in the Indian Subcontinent and abroad.
The herb that has been most extensively tested for its ability to decalcify the pineal gland is tamarind. The length of time required to achieve the goal depends on the level and duration of exposure as well as the diet. To make this as clear as possible, if someone has been drinking fluoridated water since 1945, it may take several months to decalcify the pineal gland. However, if the exposure was shorter, decalcification might take weeks rather than months. Likewise, much depends on the diet and constitutional type. If one has been consuming tamarind and foods high in antioxidants and iodine, the degree of calcification might be much less than that of someone whose diet lacked those ingredients. All this said, as a round figure, it might be worth considering a minimum of 45 days use of tamarind before drawing conclusions.
Tamarind is originally from Africa but grows throughout the tropics at this time in our Earth history. The name comes from the Persia and means Indian date: tamar hind. The tree is actually however a member of the pea family as the pods in the image below suggest, but the pods are huge in comparison to peas, and the seed is also quite large. The fruit is mainly sour in taste and is an excellent blood and heart tonic. It is an antioxidant and hence boosts immunity and reduces inflammation. In India, it is believed that tamarind is particularly effective in removing the free radicals associated with aging.
Tamarind Chutney
To remove the seeds, tamarind is soaked in water, and then cooked. Unless living in the tropics, fresh tamarind may or may not be available. Our local market has the paste in a kind of brick form, but there are usually some seeds in the paste that escaped detection when the paste was packaged. Puréed tamarind can be found in jars. Of course, the chutney is also available. Tamarind is sour so some people add dates or mangoes to the tamarind. Chutney can be used more or less in the same way as ketchup whereas the beverage is an excellent substitute for lemonade.
If you make a paste as in this video, you can use it for refreshing beverages as well as chutney. Consider it also as an alternative to Hollandaise sauce for asparagus.
By way of full disclosure, my interest in Ayurvedic Medicine was kindled in 1968 when working in India. So, we can say that there are many years of study supporting my approach to healing. I began using herbs in the 1970s and created a tiny apothecary shop in the 1980s. By the 1990s, I contracted with herbal laboratories to produce some products to my specifications and now have an extensive product line of herbs and essential oils.
I do produce Tamarind as an extract. This is easy to use as compared to chutney, but this is not a situation of either/or but rather one of practicality. When consuming chutney or drinking tamarind juice, skip the extract for that day. Tamarind is also supported by turmeric, the main ingredient in curry powder, so the same advice holds up here. If you have lunch at an Indian restaurant, you probably will not need the herbal extracts that day; but if you are not consuming these ingredients in the foods you eat, the herbal extracts can meet your intake goals for the day. Be patient because this process can take a long time.
There is a second comment to make. I first published on tamarind in October 2011 and updated some content for Substack. At the time that I published, there were many studies of tamarind as the primary herb to use for decalcifying the pineal gland. I have spent several days this week looking for a serious clinical trial. It is not easy to find such because the proof is subjective. However, in animal studies, the results support the claim. That said, the way the studies are done is unconscionable.
Going back some years, my Tamarind Extract was sold on Amazon and had rave reviews. Amazon kept clipping my wings. When it deleted my book, I closed my account. Obviously, the book is available from me, but this is one of those areas where I believe strongly that we have to trust ourselves because it is obvious to me that the shutting down of the pineal gland is intentional . . . and dare I add more? This said, once achieving your goals, I would reduce intake because what is good for the gums is not always good for the teeth so moderation is advised.
Finally, to honor the commitment of subscribers, I would like to say that my intention is to add two more posts dealing with oral health issues.
I was in grad school when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Like many, shock is the only word to describe the emotions. There was a service to commemorate President Kennedy, and that is where I first heard the Fauré Requiem. It was beautiful beyond words. As time passed, I must have used it dozens and dozens of times in music therapy. I did ten sessions for one person in which this was the only piece used. Each time, the music elicited different emotions and memories. I remember some of her experiences vividly. She said that the unique blending of male and female voices helped her to resolve some issues she had with men. She went so deep each time, but each experience was completely new and different
“Sanctus” is basically a hymn of praise, and “Agnus De”i is about forgiveness and eternal rest.
Mar 14, 2023 Casual Conversation
Launching a new platform takes commitment and organization. I wear several hats and have lived long enough to connect a lot of dots. Today, I want to explain the concept of entrainment. However, as a teaser, I would suggest watching this very short video, less than a minute.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/2cht4rOPXaSK/
As most of us know, a very high pitch can break a glass or a chandelier or perhaps affect the eardrum or the functioning of a vital organ in the body. Several disciplines relate to this subject: cymatics, sound therapy, frequency work such as discussed in seven recent posts, and music therapy. There are a couple of very important takeaways related to this subject.
Every cell of the body is sensitive to particular frequencies.
Every structure can be transformed by frequencies.
The strongest energy field entrains the rest.
It is this latter point that is the hope for eternity. Assuming that the strongest frequency in the Universe is that generated by the Creator, all will eventually be entrained by this force. In my mind, this is the true guarantee of ultimate salvation for everyone. It is therefore the basis of my optimism, but also the foundation of the understanding of what we often refer to as good and evil. When we are in harmony with Creation, we are in alignment with Cosmos. When we challenge the Order of the Universe, the consequence is Chaos.
Though I wrote extensively on frequencies, I do not use technological devices in my practice. Rather, I use music. There are several explanations for why this is the case.
First, my mother was a concert pianist, and I grew up listening to wonderful music, often with her singing as she played. I was an adult before I realized that some of the operettas I knew so well actually had German librettos. For some odd reason, I never asked my mother why she sang in Swedish since she knew both languages almost equally well.
Perhaps more important is that I stumbled on some paintings of the aura of people listening to different music. I quickly associated inspiration with effects on the aura. Now, you can connect one more dot because the reason for decalcifying the pineal gland is to revive the pathways used by divine forces that can both guide and enlighten us.
The next step involved the Well Springs Technique developed by the late Kay Ortmans. This is a long story, well an entire book-length story, but the enormously condensed version is that she evolved a method for retrieving memories by using a combination of touch or massage and classical music. This can work through resonance or dissonance. A little explanation might be helpful. Resonance works through affinity. You might say that the memories are seduced by the love for the music. Dissonance can be used to break through barriers in order to retrieve the memories associated with trauma so painful that the psyche tried to seal them away. I have Pisces rising and much prefer to lure the memories to the surface than to threaten them with TNT. Kay Ortmans’s nickname was the “Brigadier General”; she was very partial to very heavy Russian music. I teased her about this, and she offered to use some Haydn or Mozart. Her choices involved very loud horns to prepare hounds for the hunt!
So now you know my secrets and the history behind them. The reason for posting some enchanting selection every few days is to share both my love for exquisite music and performances and to make this genre of music more accessible to those who did not grow up turning sheet music for a musically gifted parent.
For example, a few nights ago, I was doing some mindless tasks and a new year’s concert turned up in the YouTube queue. It was new to me and very charming, but I did not want to link it because it is part of a very long evening in Vienna. I searched for an excerpt of just that particular polka-mazurka. The first option was definitely not a thumbs up. Then, I saw one with Carlos Kleiber conducting and I thought, “Wow, this will be elegant.” It was almost too “light” so I tried a few more and decided to embed that version because it is refined. The title refers to urban and country environments.
There are many factors to consider here. There is a frequency as well as an impact on anything that resonates with that frequency, but volume also makes a difference. It can be comfortable, then annoying, and then perhaps not so bad, and then intolerable, meaning that it is not always how loud something is but whether it is pleasing or not at certain levels.
For the record, with the exception of Debussy, I have not found that music is “suggestive”; but this requires a little explanation. First of all, I am not talking about what we hear when at a concert or perhaps background music with dinner. The client is in an altered state of consciousness and is therefore listening on another level. My belief is that music and memories both have patterns and these will interface with each other and elicit interactions; but it is actually more complicated than this.
You know I am a medical astrologer. What I see are patterns involving relationships between planets, signs, houses, and aspects. This latter might require a word of explanation. My father was in aerospace, but he became very interested in astrology later in life. He said that “aspects” are called gravitational vectoring in astrophysics, and he went on to create a very simple demonstration by using a TV antenna to show when the signal is clear, when the screen starts to get snowy, and when there is no signal at all, this at 90 degrees, which happens to be the most stressful aspect used by astrologers.
What I discovered is that certain issues come to the fore when triggered by current movements of the planets. Based on this information, I could usually predict what types of memories would surface. Generally speaking, I would ask the client about favorite composers or pieces of music and start with something familiar and comfortable. However, a romantic or pastoral piece of music did not necessarily elicit memories consistent with pleasure of such pieces when in a conscious state.
Music therapy has many practitioners, all with different musical backgrounds. I worked for many years with a harpist and will share some stories as time permits. For now, I will post this and mention that I will be resuming some of the history raised in the posts on variolation and the lead up to vaccination. I will also start a series on regeneration for subscribers only.
If you like the music in Whale Rider, you will probably love this!
There is a little back story here, quite precious. My dear friend Judith Andrade was visiting from Canada, and we went to see the film. She is originally from Jamaica and I spent decades in Hawaii. We were both deeply moved by the music, but I had a new formula that was in search of a name. Judith is a lactation consultant by profession and proposed a name referring to milk, obviously with the deep understanding that this carries the feminine energy of the Universe. I am partial to “tears” because I feel it is tears that motivate my soul to incarnate. Judith talked about the pharmacology of tears and thus “Whale’s Tears” got its name. It is a formula that took me many years to develop. It is immunoprotective and soft and gentle like a mother’s love.
Mar 2, 2023 Cancer Salves: A Botanical Approach to Treatment
Many experts throughout history have regarded cancer salves and pastes as the most thorough, safe, and efficacious way to treat cancer, especially skin and breast cancers but also cancers of other organs. In this book, Ingrid Naiman meticulously traces the use of such products by Hildegard of Bingen, Native Americans, Eclectic physicians of the 19th century, and modern exponents as dissimilar as Harry Hoxsey and Dr. Frederic Mohs. She provides detailed instructions for making and using the salves, a fair comparison of the pros and cons, and eight pages of full color pictures showing responses to the products. Visit her Cancer Salves site for more information, answers to frequently asked questions, and a checklist for people facing cancer.
About the Author:
Ingrid Naiman is a long-time investigator of holistic medical treatments, in particular, ancient and indigenous approaches to healing. She is an herbalist, formulator, author, and teacher with over 7000 pages online and 60 websites. She is currently the director of the Institute for Invisible Epidemics and has a new and active Substack presence.
Ingrid Naiman majored in Asian Studies at the East-West Center of the University of Hawaii, B.A. 1962, and received a master's degree from Yale University in 1964. She was awarded an M.D. (M.A.) from Medicina Alternativa in Copenhagen in 1987 and an honorary D.Sc. from the Open International University in Sri Lanka, 1995.
Mar 1, 2023 Jacqueline's Tears
The voice of the cello has such a human sound but this tribute to Jacqueline du Pre is both incredibly sad and beauiful. It soars to heaven.
This is being sent on my mother’s birthday. Many years ago, we attended a concert in Honolulu with a very young and amazing Jacqueline du Pré.
Feb 28, 2023 Illnesses and Frequencies, Part 7
Since childhood, I have followed events in Sweden. My mother’s side of the family hails from Västmanland, and I spent some of my younger days in Sweden.
Where should we start? Concerns about microwave frequencies were voiced at least as far back as 1975. I remember someone in Hawaii trying to explain to me why the coffee was hot but the mug was not. I have moved many times since then and always made occupancy contingent upon the removal of the microwave oven. It would be hard to count how many essays I have written on this topic.
Then, cell phones began to proliferate; and, around 2001, I quoted a Swedish researcher, Dr. Leif Salford, as saying that the spread of various microwave technologies constituted the largest biological experiment in the history of the world. Dr. Salford is a neurosurgeon at Lund University Hospital, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Director of the Rausing Laboratory. “At any level of exposure, microwave frequencies cause leakage through the blood-brain barrier . . . whose purpose is to protect delicate neurological tissues.”
To be clear, the source of these risks includes the cell towers, cell phones, smart meters, routers, wireless devices . . . and nuclear radiation. I will add here all the radiologic tests that are routinely performed for diagnostic and treatment purposes. We can also add computer monitors and, of course, microwave ovens, to this list. I have been following this research since the early 80s and feel that I have my finger on the pulse; but it is, as we shall soon see, much worse than what I feared decades ago.
This may be way over the line for some readers, but the challenges we face today cannot be separated from the long history of weaponizing technology for military purposes. This has been going on for millennia so it is hard to choose a starting point. Perhaps one can begin with Dr. Mary Sherman and her involvement in the plan to assassinate Fidel Castro. By creating a vaccine that can be activated by radiation, the cause of death would be very hard to determine because the two events are separated in time; but the vaccine can contain a pathogen that is activated under certain circumstances.
This is a very long interview on Coast to Coast radio. If you cannot stand Hitchcock, you probably should not listen to this. In case you are hesitating, it addresses the polio vaccine, SV40 contamination of certain batches, the method of delivery (see the essays on the history of viruses), weaponization of pathogens, suppression of information vital to health . . . and much more. Though asked about the activities on Plum Island, Edward Haslam declined to comment. The question at 1h36m revolves around Eli Lilly and the thalidomide scandal that I researched back in the mid-sixties . . . which is when my rejection of modern medicine began.
The material covered in the C2C interview is riveting, but the story does not end with the Simian virus 40 contaminant. As my memory serves me, the official story broke in The Lancet, and it has now been very well researched and documented by batch, location, and even transmission through both sexual contact and pregnancy.
This is followed by another laboratory-generated epidemic: HIV as well as Lyme disease, countless influenzas attributed to swans in Azerbaijan or bats in China as with the current viral drama during which time, 5G was deployed in Wujan, on cruise liners, and ultimately in schools and on streets while people were locked down . . . except in Sweden where the rollout of 5G was delayed pending safety studies. The technology is being studied on the campus of the Royal Institute of Technology.
For much of the last three years, I have mapped data on infections and deaths and compared these to 5G installations. Unfortunately, there is a correlation. In the Haslam interview, he says that death is triggered within 28 days. If we study the video footage from China, we can probably assume that consequences can be instantaneous or delayed for three-to-six weeks. One point to keep in mind is that what Haslam covered relates to historic situations that are still under investigation. Also, most of his data is based on statistics from the United States whereas my observations were made 15-20 years ago, almost entirely in Europe, meaning that most were not related to the polio vaccine but rather to electromagnetic factors during a time when most people were using 2G or 3G devices.
This is the last free installment in this particular series. There will be many more free essays, but the next chapters on “Illnesses and Frequencies” will be for paid subscribers. Having created a broader foundation for understanding vaccines, I will also pick up where I left off with some additional installments in the series addressing the history of vaccines.
Feb 27, 2023 Illnesses and Frequencies, Part 6
A little review will be helpful, but first it might be useful to share some of what I try to instill in my medical astrology students. The ultimate goal is to hold a blueprint of perfection. In the beginning, making the diagnosis may take a lot of time, but it is important to avoid becoming entangled in what is wrong because this will have a tendency to intensity the negativity. We need to identify the problems, but not to dwell on them. If we are successful, the process will be smooth, comfortable, and permanent.
What we have thus far seen is that Dr. Albert Abrams began with one-on-one interaction with his patients. He percussed the abdomen and noted that each health condition responded uniquely. At some point, medical students sometimes acted as proxies for the patients. They were “wired” to vials containing various pathogens, and they had some kind of connection to the patient . . . one that became increasingly remote as time went on. Eventually, both diagnosis and treatment tended to be remote rather than in person.
While not everyone may agree, it seems important to establish this point because frequency devices have become very popular; but I want to make a distinction between what happens because of electromagnetic frequencies and what responds to thought or intention or perhaps to petitions and prayers.
So, what I am going to do now is tell a few stories that I hope are both interesting and informative.
After the publication of my book on botanical cancer treatments, I was invited to consult at clinics all over the world. Just as with my earlier work, patients wanted to tell their stories, and I was very interested in what they had to say. Hulda Clark’s books were best sellers and many people had tried her protocol, including the use of the zapper. I was able to study the blood using darkfield microscopy, and what I saw with the zapper was that the parasites were all shriveled up and were drifting around in the plasma, but there were no phagocytes, bacteria, or fermentation processes observable.
To make this clear, the way that herbal protocols work is that dead parasites will normally be eaten by bacteria. This process tends to take about six days. During this time, white blood cells tend to keep their distance. In short, the bacteria are doing exactly what bacteria are supposed to do. They are consuming dead organic substances. While the bacteria are busy, most patients feel a little achy, like they might be coming down with the flu, but they very seldom feel bad enough to stay in bed. When the bacteria are finished, the white blood cells collect the bacteria; and the patient feels fine.
If the patient takes antibiotics, the bacteria are paralyzed and the parasite decomposes through a process of fermentation. This is a lot messier — and, in my opinion, undesirable. Over and above antibiotics, there are several additional reasons for the lack of bacteria, including toxic metals and chemical imbalances.
Image taken in Switzerland in 2005 using a Nikon Eclipse E600 microscope with Sony DXC-S500 camera. In this particular instance, the erythrocytes immobilized the parasite so that a single white blood cell would attack the parasite. The red blood cells opened corridors so that the white blood cell could spray a mist on the parasite that caused the membrane to blister. After attacking in 4-5 places, the parasite died and bacteria finished the job. It goes without saying that what can happen on a slide may not be exactly the same as what occurs inside a blood vessel.
As fate would have it, I attended a conference where there were many different frequency devices on display. I knew some of the doctors at the conference, several of whom asked me to look at their blood. They were curious, of course. I had access to a very good microscope so instead of viewing at 1000x, I was very close to 4000x, nothing compared to Rife, but well beyond most out of the box biological scopes. At this magnification, I could see electroperforations in both red blood cells and parasites. The white blood cells were not particularly viable. My hypothesis was therefore that with dozens of vendors demonstrating their devices, those of us who had milled around in the trade show had been exposed to a serious overdose of whatever frequencies had been broadcasted.
Curiosity took over big time. Along with some of my students, we conducted a number of experiments with cell phones; and when consulting in clinics in Europe, we assessed all the patients before and after exposure to radioactive diagnostic procedures.
At the time, most people were still using 2G phones. The clinic had a satellite dish on the roof, but my office was at the other end of the building. In reality, no perforations attributable to Wi-Fi towers were observed until the advent of 4G. However, cell phone use did impact the behavior of the red blood cells. The erythrocytes would cluster together to form a barrier to protect other cells. The strategy was comparable to what penguins in Antarctica do when the blistering winds are fierce. The male penguins take turns standing on the periphery to protect those in the center.
As for the radiologic procedures, they will be addressed in the next post. Then, there will be several posts for paid subscribers only.
Feb 26, 2023 Illnesses and Frequencies, Part 5
Sometimes a story is worth pages and pages of theory. Following a lecture given at the Bioneers Conference in 2000, I received a phone call from the late Horst Rechelbacher, founder of Aveda. He had sold the company and wanted to develop an herbal line. He invited me to Wisconsin to discuss this concept. He was deluged by people seeking investments and donations for their pet projects. In short, there was a lot of traffic in his home; and it was a bit of a madhouse. At the time, I was in excruciating pain from a dental abscess; and a colleague, a dentist, had urged me not to fly because of the risk.
As fate would have it, one of the many soliciting funding for his invention arrived with a scalar device and eight trays of homeopathic remedies. The area where the discussions took place was crowded so four of the trays were put on the floor near my feet. Out of curiosity, I looked down and the abscess burst. I remember a nasty taste, but the pain resolved instantly. The infection apparently disappeared completely, and I could then concentrate better on the conversation.
Over years, people have asked me which remedy accounted for the response, but the point is that all I did was look at the trays. I never touched any of the vials and did not read the labels. There were 100 vials on each tray so who knows. The “cure” was permanent, meaning there was no recurrence and no need for medical intervention. Perhaps just as important is the fact that I had only looked at the trays to make sure my feet didn’t disturb anything. It had not occurred to me to look at the opportunity for a cure . . . at least consciously, it was not on the agenda.
The person seeking investment had a laptop computer with the frequencies programmed, but it was not booted. This was therefore similar to the recovery of the photographs discussed in the previous post in this series.
At that time, I already had considerable exposure to the subject of frequency devices. The normal way that a treatment would have been determined is perhaps best explained by a visit to a clinic in Germany. While participating in a conference in Copenhagen, a doctor invited me to Lübeck. His clinic was very well organized, and he was using a Voll electroacupuncture device to select the correct homeopathic remedy. For all intents and purposes, the trays of remedies were similar in that each tray held roughly 100 vials so the process of elimination involved a question such as, “Is the correct remedy in the trays on the left?” There might have been 10-12 trays in neatly organized drawers. The patient, or in this case, the subject, was connected to a device; and a gauge on the device provided the response to the question. If the answer was “no”, the next question might be to ask if the required remedy was in the first four trays of the drawers on the right. The point here is that this system would not work unless something in the psyche already knew where the right remedy was. Then, the question is whether it will have a vibrational effect without even dispensing the remedy?
It is really obvious that materialistic science would have every reason to scoff at this system of healing, but would their disdain and skepticism be justified?
Using the Chinese terminology, we can appreciate that qi is invisible but this does not equate to being non-existent or unmeasurable. Many years ago, I saw a TV documentary in which a surgeon said he had operated on 7000 patients and stated that he had never seen qi. I wonder how many doctors they interviewed before finding someone silly enough to say this on camera?
There are a few more parts to this series, but for today, it is sufficient to note that despite the challenges of quantifying responses, there are cases that have resolved . . . and no doubt disappointments as well. The irony of my personal experience with the homeopathic remedy is that there have been much more formal assessments and “prescriptions” that did nothing that could be noted and at least three that clearly did harm. The bottom line is perhaps that energy is very powerful, but it can be beneficial or risky so these are the subjects that will be covered in the next installments.
Feb 25, 2023 Illnesses and Frequencies, Part 4
Hopefully, this rather lengthy overview of the evolution of electromagnetic treatments is laying a secure foundation for understanding the promise of healing in the future. My own studies go back to the early 70s so I am going somewhat from memory, but this is safe so long as the principles are understood.
Initially, all the investigative work done by Dr. Albert Abrams involved direct contact with the patients. Since some patients were in very poor condition, occasionally medical students stood in for the patients by using some sort of connection, such as a wire and much later a sample, what is often called a witness. This might be a drop of blood, saliva, hair, or a photograph. Over time, this evolved into remote treatments that, of course, raised some eyebrows as well as many accusations that have to be understood in context.
My apologies that some details slip my mind, but an experiment was done in England using unexposed film and a frequency device. The subject was to visualize pictures lost in bombing, photographs with sentimental value. After a very successful day, one of the staff noticed that the machine had not been plugged in. It is easy to imagine the restlessness in the room as well as the attempts to explain how this might have been possible.
At this juncture, we obviously have to ask if the results has any relationship to the frequency device or merely to thoughts. This is very important because reliance had been placed on the equipment rather than the much more subjective nature of an invisible factor that defies both time and space.
Personally, I do not think the one theory negates the other, but both require examination.
Since the advent of the germ theory, a lot of attention shifted from the individual to the pathogen. If we examine the history of medicine, there were epochs when compassion seemed lacking and the burden of sin or karma weighed heavily on the human psyche. Doctors sometimes withheld treatment on the grounds that patients deserved to suffer for their misdeeds. Shifting the blame to a microorganism lifted the guilt by implicating an impersonal causal factor. This was potentially very broad since it could include hygiene, contamination of water or food, or microscopic organisms that only a few specialists had ever actually seen.
We could argue that the pendulum swung very far in the opposite direction. However, in doing so, all the blame tended to fall on the germ. Within the radionics world, these pathogens had specific identifiable frequencies that could be negated. From a sociological and psychological perspective, this was liberating, but the responsibility placed on the doctor was now greater than ever. In short, the doctor could be blamed for the failures . . . and patients tended to place inordinate faith in their skills.
Meanwhile, the psychospiritual patterns underlying the manifestation of disease were largely ignored, even ridiculed as unscientific. Somewhere in between these extremes, there is a lot to explore so the fact that an experiment succeeded despite the fact that the frequency device was unplugged takes some explanation.
At 80, it feels justifiable to include personal observations even if they lack footnotes. The idea of a vibratory factor being causal is probably not new, but we probably have to see that the concept of an invisible force gave rise to an avalanche of alternative healing practices, not all of which are entirely grounded in either science or reality. That said, in the right hands, many of these practices have both integrity and efficacy.
We cannot, however, appreciate them unless we understand the underlying principles. Just as pathogens have frequencies, all life forms not only have patterns but the capacity to respond to internal and external influences. To make this as clear as possible, try to visualize the unexposed photographic plate or film responding to the thought of the individual who wanted to reconstruct an heirloom photograph. It is very easy to understand the sentimental value, but exactly how is that energy transmitted to the film? We can speculate that the clearer the inner visualization, the better the image outcome would be, but can we explain this in medically acceptable terms?
Two points stand out for me. First, the subject or patient has a blueprint that he or she can project. Second, this pattern could be stronger than a temporary application of a frequency.
This leads to the question of whether a frequency treatment involves one session or multiple sessions. We find practitioners on both sides of this fence, but I will argue in favor of multiple sessions because patterns are often very deep and persistent. Applying a frequency or a psychological understanding to a pattern may shift it, but it may or may not be a permanent fix since the tendency to get back in the same rut may be quite strong.
Perhaps my father said it best. One day, he showed me a horoscope. I asked,
”What’s this?” He said, “I’m going to marry her.” I said, “What? Another Piscean named Ruth?” He said, “Yes, it’s easier to make a mistake you are used to than a brand new one.” Well, he did have a sense of humor, but . . .
It is very easy to go off on tangents because the subject matter is actually vast. As a music therapist, I cannot separate “frequency” from “waves” so the interface between something like radionics and music is cymatics. Here, we see that sound and frequency actually cause movement and formation of patterns, but they are not necessarily permanent. The patterns are formed by the “application” of sound, but when the sound is no longer vibrating, the forms tend to reshape after the frequency application is suspended.
If we define frequency broadly enough, it will include not just the devices stemming from the work of Abrams, Rife, Voll, and others, but all the tuning forks, singing bowls, hands on healing and noise of our civilization such as endless audible and inaudible use of waves for broadcasting, the noise of machines and vehicles and planes, as well as the sounds of babbling brooks and wind. To this, we can add the songs of birds and music. On top of this, we can add all the electromagnetic pollution, everything from Wi-Fi to the circuit boards in our appliances. This is a soup, and everything affects everything so none of us are exempt from influence, probably not even if inside a Faraday cage, but thoughts probably ignore the barriers that block EMF. Moreover, as we have seen, thoughts are actually both creative and powerful. The work of Dr. Masaru Emoto, Messages from Water, certainly points this direction.
Yesterday, I added a new section on music, mostly without commentary. The purpose is simply to share performances that are outstanding. For me, sound is inseparable from frequency, but this series of essays still has a little ways to go.
With fond memories of my time in Ecuador: majesty and music for the soul, food to remember forever, and very special people.
Feb 24, 2023 Illnesses and Frequencies, Part 3
Most people — including most medical doctors — have never been exposed to, much less trained in, what some people call live blood analysis. There are many ways to approach this subject, but I will try to start with a relatively simple explanation. A microscope is just a device. It has optics that magnify the samples being viewed, and there are certain limits to the resolution depending the lenses, wavelengths, light paths, and some complex factors that we do not need to understand unless we are trying to surpass the achievements of our predecessors. Although we can enlarge and enlarge by adding a camera with a zoom, we are only making the images bigger, not revealing more.
If we accept this rather simple explanation, we can argue that Dr. Royal Rife was not only way ahead of his time, but still more or less in a league by himself. Yes, there are electron microscopes but the beam tends to create artifacts. These microscopes have a higher resolution, but they cannot be used for viewing live samples because they rely on electrons rather than light. The electrons scatter so only a black and white snapshot is possible.
Since I have spent a lot of time investigating this subject, I will try to make the possibilities and limitations as clear as possible. When viewing a live sample, the interactions between the components in the sample can be observed. If we take the time to study the interactions, we will learn a lot. I have evolved my own system and labeled myself a “blood behaviorist” because the cells are living, interactive, and, I believe, sentient.
If we go back a few centuries, microscopes were very simple. They were basically only a little more useful than magnifying glasses. There was no internal light, and this is an area where advances have been dramatic in our own lifetimes, not to mention as compared to when Dr. Rife was building microscopes. The two biggest technological developments affecting microscopy are lighting and photography. We have halogen and LED illumination as well as cameras with incredible optics, video, and zoom features. Despite all this, there have been very few “conquests” of the physics governing resolution. Many modern scopes have all kinds of whistles and bells, including computer interfaces that enable time lapsed photography and mechanical scanning, but light itself has a wavelength that poses a limit on what we can and cannot see.
It’s important to me that these technicalities do not interfere with a proper understanding of how we gather information. Thus, to explain microscopy, it might be useful to think first of astronomy. If we look at the sky during the day, we hope to see a very bright sun, blue skies, and pretty white clouds, maybe some birds and a hint of the moon. Except for dawn and dusk, we do not see Venus or stars. However, there are stars in the sky, but the brightness of the sun has rendered them invisible.
This is similar to what can be seen in a brightfield microscope, the type of scope used in most schools and laboratories.
Now, at night, we do not see the sun; but when the sky is clear, we see a dazzling display of stars along with a much more impressive moon and perhaps a few comets, meteors . . . and satellites! This is similar to what Dr. Rife saw in his microscope and what can be seen in darkfield and grayfield scopes today.
The way this is achieved is that the light beam is split so it comes in from the sides and silhouettes the objects on the slides. One can be looking at something inanimate or living, but the details that are normally washed out by the bright light are now visible, like the stars in the night sky.
The first inescapable conclusion is that blood is not sterile . . . and this is perhaps the cat the powers that be are trying to keep in the bag.
Now, we should understand two points. The first is that we have a choice of seeing in technicolor but missing objects that are washed out by bright light; or, we can look at objects against a darkfield. These would be mostly black and white, but if we fiddle a bit, we can often see some color.
This is my own photograph taken in Switzerland in 2005. The patient had a very heavy load of toxic metals with very serious health consequences that resolved once removing the amalgam fillings in her teeth. Though the white blood cells look quite impressive in this picture, they died very fast. The red blood cells, the smaller “circles”, are not in anyway near catastrophic condition, but they are not perfect by any means.
This is an image of rouleaux, a very common problem with a number of different possible causes. It is widely discussed on the Internet because it is so easily recognizable. However, the underlying problem may be as simple as dehydration or complex enough to require expert guidance. In this particular case, the red blood cells appear to be normal in shape and size, but they should not be stacked together.
The second choice we have is whether to base our observations on a “first glance” or study the movement and interactions to see what more we can learn. This is not possible with electron microscopy or when fixatives are used on smears. So, this is what is unique about live blood microscopy.
Now, what is also important to mention is that Dr. Rife built truly unique microscopes. His attention was not the same as mine. He was not a “blood behaviorist”; but his work was original and cutting edge. He was quite convinced that cancer is caused by a virus, and with his “light management” and capacity to view at 61,000x, he claimed to see the virus he believed caused cancer.
There are a couple of comments to make here. The first is that his conviction that cancer was caused by a virus led him to run experiments testing this theory in particular. The second is that darkfield microscopes as configured today are not able to reveal viruses. This requires a technical explanation of the optics, but trust me, the magnification is not sufficient so even if there is a viral component to a disease, it can only be deduced from the tissue damage. The virus itself is too small to be see. Remember, even with powerful zoom features in the camera, the magnification is “empty” meaning that what is enlarged is only what the microscope optics reveal.
The developers of the grayfield scope claim to be able to see viruses, but I have yet to accumulate the funds needed to purchase such a microscope!
This essay may seem like a digression from the subject of vibrations, but we actually need to understand the contributions of Dr. Rife in order to assess the value of many spin offs of the “Rife Machines” as well as his use of noble gases which I did not mention in the previous essay.
In a half century of study, I have met people with all manner of specializations and convictions. Dr. Rife deserves a place in history, but he actually spent about 95% of time with the microscope and only a few minutes with the treatment. This speaks partly to his own need to know as well as the power of the treatments. In today’s world, many people are producing frequency devices, everything from Hulda Clark’s Zapper to the medbeds about which we are hearing so much.
Just as we need to understand chemistry in order to understand pharmacology, we need to understand electromagnetic waves in order to understand frequency devices. Interestingly, we also need to understand thought because the mind travels much faster than light . . . and no doubt plays a very significant role in both pathology and healing.
Feb 23, 2023 Illnesses and Frequencies, Part 2
In Part I, there is a brief overview of an approach to healing involving detection of frequencies associated with particular health conditions and their correction by applying frequencies that neutralize the pathogenic issues. Though the work did suffer a fairly low profile, it was refined and further developed by generations practicing some form of radionics. There are many well known names in the field of radionics, but to give some idea of the importance of the work, an anecdote from members of the Nobel Committee who attended a conference in Copenhagen where I lectured in 1987 revolved around the creation of a prize to be awarded to someone in alternative medicine. The storyline went more or less like this: because such a move would be controversial, they would choose someone quite elderly who was nearing the end of his career and probably also his life. The name that kept coming up was Dr. Reinhold Voll, the developer of a system of electroacupuncture that combines radionics, homeopathy, and acupuncture. To the best of my knowledge, he was not awarded a prize, and he left this world on 12 February 1989.
Radionics is taken very seriously by many patients and practitioners and there are now countless devices based more or less on the pioneering work of Dr. Abrams. Most of the approaches closely resemble the original efforts of Dr. Abrams, the most important exception being the hugely important work of Dr. Royal Rife.
On November 20, 1931, forty-four of the country's most respected doctors and scientists attended a banquet at the estate of Dr. Milbank Johnson in Pasadena, California. The guest of honor was Dr. Royal Raymond Rife, and the occasion was the celebration of the end of all disease.
A few years later, 1934, a committee from the University of Southern California brought 16 terminally ill cancer patients to Rife for treatment, with the intent of evaluating the success of his modalities. In the 90 days covered in the study, 14 patients, i.e., 86.5% of the patients, were deemed to have been completely cured. The treatment was then adjusted and the remaining two were cured during the next four weeks.
By 1939, the prestigious scientists who had witnessed these "miracles" were denying that they had met Rife. How does a treatment this promising go underground where the risk of it being forgotten forever looms so large?
Rife's Inventions
Rife's life work consisted of two key inventions, both quite original. The one part was used for evaluation purposes. It was a very complex microscope that allowed users to view liquid samples without any fixatives. In short, the samples could be live, meaning a drop of blood could be viewed for hours or days; and Rife spent countless hours every day making the sorts of detailed observations that his microscope rendered possible.
At a time when the germ theory was gaining ground rapidly, Rife had constructed a microscope in which he could see viruses. The scope was incredibly complicated, 6000 parts. Though the 61,000x magnification is less than that of a modern electron microscope, the Rife scope did not destroy the sample nor create artifacts. Moreover, as noted, it allowed the user to view the components in the sample over a sustained period of time.
As early as 1920, Rife had identified a virus that he believed was the causative agent of cancer. He called it the BX virus. To give some idea of the perseverance and dedication of this scientist, Rife tried over and over and over again to force normal cells to become malignant. He tried 20,000 times and failed 20,000 times. However, when he irradiated the BX virus and transplanted it into mice, he succeeded 400 times in a row.
The next task was to reverse or destroy the tumors. He postulated that everything has a unique vibratory rate and that there is a specific rate that is fatal for each particular organism. He called this the Mortal Oscillatory Rate. To create these rates, he had another invention, one consisting of a frequency generator and tubes containing noble gases.
In short, the microscope was used to understand what cannot be seen with the naked eye, but the treatment relied on the frequencies.
The two pieces of equipment are not actually mutually dependent one upon the other and what is interesting is that today the microscopy is being carried on relatively independently of the vibratory treatments, mainly in Canada and Europe but to some extent in the U.S. despite ceaseless, senseless, and mindless persecution of those who dare to look where others have not.
On the other hand, the frequency treatments have been much more resilient in the U.S. though still persecuted under the guise of protecting the public.
The History of Persecution
The era between the two world wars was full of foment. What is little realized is that the future of medicine was not, at that time, carved in stone. Vigorous debates over whether the cure for disease would be based on chemistry, aka pharmaceuticals, or electricity were occupying the minds of serious thinkers. Since the work of Pasteur and the Curies at the end of the 19th century, there was abundant attention on germs and mechanisms of destruction, but there was not at that time consensus around which strategies were most promising. Homeopathy was popular and the idea of energy was not actually outside the mind sets of thinking people, even in those unsettled times. Moreover, both chiropractic and osteopathic medicine had a considerable following and both embraced a concept of removing obstacles to the "flow" of energy.
The American Medical Association is a curiously powerful and unusual organization. It was founded in 1847, ostensibly to promote higher standards of medical education, but it has a history of domination by a small number of individuals with, according to some, an inordinate reach. Among its more controversial leaders was Morris Fishbein (1889-1976), editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association for a quarter of a century, 1924-1949. Through his control of JAMA, Fishbein used his position to assail those who could not be prevailed upon to surrender their proprietary formulas, intellectual property, and patents. He turned the AMA into a zealous enterprise that achieved some of its aspirations for monopoly by targeting and vilifying competitors — people and treatments. These included Royal Rife, Harry Hoxsey, and the entire homeopathic, chiropractic, and osteopathic professions. For the record, he also opposed Medicare as well as any kind of national health insurance. As a consequence of these tactics, antitrust law suits have been brought against the AMA, but it continues its efforts to discredit and destroy competition.
As for Fishbein himself, he never practiced medicine a single day in his whole life, but he sought to obtain the patents for Hoxsey's internal tonic and escharotic pastes. When Hoxsey refused to surrender the family secrets, Fishbein launched a vigorous campaign that resulted in persecution, arrests, and eventual closure of the hospitals using Hoxsey's treatment methods. Hoxsey disclosed the substance of his struggles with Fishbein, but Rife was a quieter man whose private encounters have not become a matter of record. We can, however, assume that the modus operandi was similar and the offer made to Rife was as unacceptable to him as the one made to Hoxsey.
Labeling those with medical skills and knowledge different from those held by the advertisers in the Journal became the basis of quackbusting, the practice of disparaging, ridiculing, and eventually criminalizing all approaches to medicine on which one cannot personally profit. To suggest that this is not science and that it is morally embarrassing is an understatement because the truth is that great crimes against humanity have been perpetrated by those standing behind the banner of orthodoxy and conformity.
The irony is that science is supposed to be truth seeking. Scientific minds are adventurous, constantly in search of new horizons, and the frontiers of knowledge are being pushed further and further so as to create a healthier world; however, the reality seems to be that the only ideas that "matter" are the ones on which one can profit.
Rife was the victim of this horribly twisted set of circumstances but countless others have faced similar ordeals because of the misuse of power and influence by an organization that is supported by the industries that advertise in its Journal.
The Microscope
Royal Rife's scopes were destroyed. One incomplete scope survived. Rife died a broken man. To-date, no one has succeeded in building a better microscope for viewing live samples; and no one has replicated his frequency devices though countless spin off technologies exist, everything from simplistic devices such as the Clark zapper to various radionics machines interfaced with modern computer technologies.
In Part III, the emphasis will be more on the microscopes and less on the frequencies. Then, in Part IV, the frequencies will be addressed in the context of the challenges we face today.
Feb 22, 2023 Illnesses and Frequencies, Part 1
This post is intended to be an informal introduction to the history of frequencies and disease. The goal is to promote thinking, not to demonstrate the type of erudition seen in deeper studies.
Perhaps the place to start is with a debate that took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, some decades ago. A world famous author and the head of the local utility company faced off. One study cited the fact that the incidence of childhood leukemia was ten times higher on the side of the street with telephone poles than the other side of the street. At the end, there was a vote, and the audience went 50-50 over who won . . . despite the fact that I personally believed that the studies cited were convincing.
Why would EMF affect health? It took me a number of years to answer the question. Early on in my now half century career, I felt that any disturbance might contribute to an error when cells are dividing. Since cancer at that time was usually described as an abnormal cell, any chemical or electromagnetic disturbance could conceivably affect cells. If this simple thesis were true, then children who are still growing would have a higher risk of cancer than adults. Moreover, the tissues in which cancer might develop would be those with a higher rate of replacement. To make this clear, the risk of liver cancer would be higher than the risk of cancer of nerve cells because liver cells are replaced, usually in under two years, whereas nerve cells last as long as the person lives.
Neutrophils, the white blood cells that help with tissue repair, are very fragile and may only live a day or two. Though the debate went 50-50 years ago, a quick search of the Internet suggests that exposure to radiation and toxins is today one of the recognized causes of childhood leukemia. I will argue that these types of exposures contribute to a wide range of illnesses in people and animals of all ages.
As mentioned, my education was far from complete at the midway point in my career. Once I developed a passion for darkfield microscopy, I realized that all forms of electromagnetic radiation cause microscopic perforations. The technical term is electromagnetic perforations. When a red blood cell is vastly magnified, one can see multiple holes in the cell. There is often some leakage as well. This, in turn, leads to dehydration of cell which causes a condition called crenation. Cells that are injured in this manner cannot perform their tasks so tissues will become oxygen and nutrient deficient. This is not a minor problem because repeated exposure can be very debilitating. With nuclear radiation, a single exposure is sometimes fatal so we should take this subject seriously and avoid exposure to the extent possible.
Because of some of the statements about vaccines and now Marburg disease, it seems appropriate to review a chapter in medical history that is often skipped by those in degree programs. Dr. Albert Abrams was born in San Francisco in the mid-19th century. He was phenomenally well-educated. He received his first medical degree in 1881, went on to Heidelberg University where he received a second medical degree. He studied in London, Berlin, Vienna, and Paris before returning to the U.S. where he received a third medical degree. He held teaching positions in pathology and later became Director of Medical Studies at Stanford University. In 1889, he was elected vice president of the California State Medical Society. By the turn of the century, his attention was more on neurology than pathology, and he published on spondylotherapy. The list of professional honors goes on and on, and Abrams ultimately became the father of radionics.
his is a complex topic so it would be better if those who are seriously interested studied the nuances. In the meantime, there are a few points to consider that will hopefully lay a foundation for a new perspective on what is sometimes referred to as energy medicine.
Perhaps in his capacity as a pathologist, Abrams identified unique characteristics of “all that ails us”. He went on to develop a very complex understanding of neurology that facilitated diagnosis. Then, as an inventor, he built equipment to correct signals. This is a very loose and inadequate way to summarize in a few words what he accomplished in a lifetime. Obviously, I do not mean any disrespect. I am simply choosing not to go into massive detail.
Modern Medicine
Many of us have been literally indoctrinated to believe that both science and medicine are revealing an ever deeper understanding of the structures and laws behind reality. What was missing in the curriculum I studied is that a decision was taken between World War I and World War II to put the emphasis on chemistry rather than electricity. What happens in situations like this is that the favored choice is funded and the other goes underground . . . where, as one physician once told me, “it is harder to unearth.”
Here we are a hundred years later and there is constant “noise” about medbeds so what do we need to understand to make the pieces fit together? Every disease has a frequency. To diagnose, there must be some “evidence” from the patient. In the early stages of his investigations, Abrams percussed the patient to find the specific resonance. As time went on, surrogates, usually healthy medical students, acted as intermediaries between the diagnostician and patient. Later still, samples from the patient, usually a drop of blood, or much later, hair, photographs, or even handwriting were used as witnesses.
For treatment, Abrams relied heavily on homeopathic remedies and his frequency devices. His work influenced doctors with different specialties, many of them eventually practicing under the general label of radionics.
Over the years, I have read dozens of books on this subject, but my goal at the moment is to build a foundation for understanding frequencies, both as health hazards and hope. In the next essay, I will take this a step further and discuss the work of Dr. Royal Rife.
I first heard this enchanting piece of music in Karuizawa, Japan, in 1962. It was played in the ice skating rink where the emperor met the lady who was to become the empress. The composer is sometimes called “Mr. Anonymous” — his name may have vanished but not the beauty he created.
Feb 12, 2023 The Monastic Moon
What does one learn as a monk or a nun? The renunciate studies scriptures and spends time in meditation, contemplation, reflection, and prayer. Perhaps one sings or chants, studies ancient and modern languages, learns martial arts and/or how to make medicine and to heal. Of course, maybe one only works in the kitchen or scrubs floors.
In the name of piety, one vows to renounce certain emotions, like anger. This can be ennobling if one also lets go of grievances and the desire for revenge. It can be purifying or simply hidden from the view of others and perhaps also from oneself. Though some persons of the cloth live luxuriously, most accept austerity as a way of life. These sacrifices are made in the name of humility, service to others, and whatever higher Being one worships. Once entering the convent, nunnery, monastery, sanctuary, or other holy place, one is expected to make sacrifices, obey one’s superiors, and usually to forego comfort, ego, and dominion over self.
Habits from our past lives bleed through into the present. Since the Moon is the clue to past lives, I have looked at the Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces Moons as the clue to the specific monastic proclivities carried forward into the present. However, we can also look to close connections of the Moon to Jupiter and Neptune.
When taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience—one lifetime after another—experience with nitty-gritty domestic issues may be severely lacking, so much so that molehills can turn into mountains. Perhaps, it also goes without saying that one might hold very mixed feelings about life in the outside world, especially about sex and money. Worse perhaps is that deep down, one might believe that one is of very little consequence, that one has no real self, and that even if such self existed, one has no right to assert that self.
There are games I have asked my students to play when contemplating marriage. For example, pretend one has won the lottery, and the two who are about to tie the knot have to spend this windfall together. The one thing they may not do is divide the winnings in half. They must agree on whether, for instance, to buy a new car and/or house, use the funds to pay off college debt, take a luxury vacation around the world, invest for the future, or perhaps even donate a portion or all to charity. The inability to agree may not stand in the way of the march to the altar, but it will certainly serve as a crystal ball for the kinds of discussions that will take place in the future.
When taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience—one lifetime after another—one may have very mixed feelings about sex and money.
The point here is that what we feel on an instinctual level often carries the power of conviction. The feelings and habits feel “normal” so it is probably a little confusing when others have entirely different inclinations and feelings about what is normal.
The monastic moons are all on the mutable axis of the horoscope. The good part about this is mutable types are more flexible and open to discussion; but the taboos may still occupy a major part of the subconscious. For those with astrological skills, further nuances can be found on the Taurus-Scorpio axis and second and eighth houses of the horoscope, but one caveat should be mentioned: with the renunciation of so much that is natural to humans, monastic Moon individuals usually have a weak Mars and strong Neptune. They have trained themselves to be receptive rather than assertive so the ball is seldom in their court . . . and initiative must therefore usually be taken by others.
Assertion
Mars is often regarded as a malefic, but this is a subject requiring serious examination. Every planetary energy has influence, but the influence can be used exquisitely by some and awkwardly by others. There are virtues associated with Mars such as chivalry, loyalty, courage, decisiveness, clarity, and leadership. However, it is also true that anger, recklessness, pushiness, and violence can arise in those who have not tamed the energy. No one wants to be bullied or beaten, so the primitive expressions of Mars hit monastic Moon people like shockwaves. Worse, they are generally unanticipated because the transcendent qualities of Neptune cultivated over countless lifetimes have supplanted the rougher nature of Mars.
Except perhaps for monasteries where martial arts play a role in the training, monastic individuals tend to have blind spots where Mars energies are concerned. This leaves a void that is almost like an open door for others who may take advantage of the unsuspecting targets for their own purposes. Sometimes, this takes the form of aggression and sometimes of exploitation of sympathy, compassion, tolerance, forgiveness, and all the other virtues monastics cultivate over perhaps hundreds of incarnations.
Memory
Hopefully, this essay will not be seen as a monologue on knights and gladiators, but rather as an attempt to introduce the concept of patterns carried over from the past. Yes, we drink of the waters of Lethe before incarnating, but the subconscious does retain certain memories that cause resonances and responses.
A competent astrologer can interpret these patterns. The patterns do not necessarily conceal specific memories but rather what we might call amalgamations of memories. The reason is that each new experience is like an edit of an existing opinion or bias. To make this as clear as possible, the lunar consciousness is governed by feelings that have “labels” like abandonment, fear, misunderstanding, rejection, suffering, injustice, betrayal, loss, disappointment, grief, failure, guilt, and so on. Each event in life that has parallels with the past overwrites a certain part of memory so that what remains is the updated version. For an historic record, one needs to access the Akashic Records.
The subconscious would equate to the “conditioned consciousness” as described by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras. If our view is modified by a new experience or deeper understanding of the old experience, the subconscious is modified, more or less like taking a document on the computer and making some changes that overwrite the previous version. The subconscious saves the updated version, not all versions.
The concept of the Monastic Moon was made very relevant when I opened a clinic in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1990. There was a deluge of patients suffering from what we might call divine malcontent, often compounded by a feeling that the people were falling short of the goals and expectations they had for themselves.
As noted, the three monastic Moons are all on the mutable cross. We can describe this cross as being the most mental of the three crosses. It is associated with schools and education; but I did not include Gemini with the monastic Moons because even though most education was ecclesiastic in historic times, Gemini is an air sign and social so it is the least inclined to have its wings clipped and made subject to a lot of rules and restrictions. However, it is very clear that those with Gemini Moons love information, interaction, teaching, writing, publishing, and exchange of ideas.
Virgo Moon
Of the three monastic Moons, Virgo is one most likely to favor medicine making and all the factors contributing to healing such as herb cultivation and collecting, herb processing, and apothecary operation. It is one of the quickest and most intelligent lunar signs for subjects requiring a grasp of details and precision like mathematics, accounting, astronomy and astrology, and illustrations of plants and anatomy. It is perhaps the most practical and analytical of the monastic Moons. It happens also to be witty, but sometimes overly self-critical and self-effacing. Whether animals or humans are the beneficiaries, service to others comes naturally. Virgo has refinement, discernment, and functions best when there is order and cleanliness.
Sagittarius Moon
Of the three monastic Moons, Sagittarius is perhaps the most scholarly as well as the one most likely to explore foreign places and ideas. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Sagittarian Moon people need good teachers and opportunities to study and travel. These are the people who unravel, transcribe, and write commentaries on ancient and modern texts, often from multiple languages. They are curious, friendly, and freedom-loving by nature and seldom want to be tied down.
People with Moon in Sagittarius: Nicholas Copernicus, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Franz Liszt, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Pablo Picasso, Charles Lindbergh, Anne Bancroft, Dame Jane Goodall, Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gagarin, Oprah Winfrey.
Pisces Moon
Those with the Moon in Pisces are very sensitive. Many are also old souls with mystical or psychic gifts. Unlike those who aim to serve or to study, Pisces seeks inner guidance and experience and therefore needs both time and space to retreat within. These people are very sensitive to their environment and need to maintain a high level of purity in order to function safely and clearly. Those with Moons in Pisces are usually gentle, peace loving, compassionate, and caring people. Once they understand and honor their own needs, they can safely journey deep within and serve as guides for others.
People with Moon in Pisces: Anne Boleyn, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Susan Brownell Anthony, Marie Curie, Helen Keller, Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel, Golda Meir.
The concepts discussed here were formulated by me in the early 1970s and sometimes included in essays or lectures. What is posted today is a sort of introduction to a number of important astrological tenets and signatures.
This is a really quick note to say that special “tracks” for migrating posts from some of my websites have been created. Over the next few days, I will be selecting posts that have generated comment over the years. These will be available to all subscribers.
I cannot remember exactly when I published my first astrological essay, but it was more or less 50 years ago. I was writing for most of the astrological magazines, a few esoteric journals, and had a syndicated column that appeared mainly on college campuses. Later, I had a weekly column in the local newspaper in Kona, Hawaii. and began teaching in night school and at a Buddhist temple in Hilo. By 1977, I was on lecture tours nearly constantly for about 30 years. My suitcase was rarely out-of-sight; but life has changed. I live quietly with my beloved Akita and two cockatoos and am committed to sharing via Substack at this time.
Warning:
If you have amalgam dental restorations or metal braces, you should not be eating cilantro. It is possible to use the liquid extracts IF the drops are placed way in the back of the mouth and swallowed immediately. This should be immediately followed by rinsing the mouth several times with warm water. Spit out the water, do not swallow it.
Pesto
Ingredients
2 cups loosely packed cilantro leaves (remove stems)
8 tablespoons chopped almonds, pine nuts, or Brazil nuts
5 tablespoons parmesan cheese (can use vegan parmesan)
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
2 cloves garlic
2-4 teaspoons water (depending on desired consistency)
1/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt or Celtic salt
Directions: Mix in a blender or food processor to desired consistency.
Use as a pasta sauce, pizza or tart topping, dip for snacks, or spread on a sandwich or corn on the cob.
Coconut-Cilantro Chutney
Remember, recipes have countless variations so play this by ear. You can use fresh coconut as seen in the picture above or dried coconut that is rehydrated with warm water or yoghurt.
Clean the cilantro leaves and break off the stems. When measuring the coconut and cilantro, pack the ingredients to remove most of the air. Use more or less equal amounts of coconut and cilantro. You can also substitute mint for some of the cilantro.
Everything from this point on is optional and to your taste. You can add a small onion or shallot, an inch of grated ginger root, a few cloves of garlic and/or asafoetida powder, some red peppers, and sautéed seeds like coriander, fennel, fenugreek, dill, and cumin. Use sesame oil or pumpkin oil to sauté the seeds. If using mustard seeds, pop them first. Then add a little lemon or lime juice, and, if you want, a bit of organic natural sugar or coconut sugar.
Mix all this in a food processor or blender. It can be a little chewy as in the picture above or smoother as the image below.
Dip tasty morsels into the sauce and enjoy the knowledge that the cilantro is helping you to remove toxic metals.
In Part I, a mini-history of smallpox treatment was presented. Though not the main cause of death in times past, smallpox was very likely the most dreaded disease because even if a patient recovered, the scars remained forever. The testimony of mummies to the horror and severity of the damage to tissue says it all. (For Paid Subscribers)
Long before vaccination, there was a procedure called variolation that was developed in Asia to thwart the development of smallpox. (For Paid Subscribers)
From the time we are born, we hear sounds and repeat words, inflections, and emphasis. We have family experiences and then schools and religious influences as then media bombardment starting from a very early age. What is neglected is the validation of what we perceive on our own, independently of influences by others. What we ourselves recognize ought to have the most validity; however, what comes from outside influences can interfere with the reality we would otherwise accept as true.
Humans are social beings so there are benefits to fitting in, but there are also risks, the main one being that we may forfeit alignment with reality. This is a tricky issue so let me start by suggesting that to some extent, we are all ethnocentric.
For instance, there are many different cultures in the world, and we identify as belonging to a specific group. This may give us a national identity or religious identity or perhaps a racial identity. We speak a certain language, wear clothing that is typical for our clan, celebrate holidays in a specific manner, and eat foods that are heavily influenced by local customs. Think for a moment whether you eat flat bread, leavened bread, rice, potatoes, noodles, or cassava as the staple in your diet. Do you drink cow’s milk or coconut milk? Or perhaps milk from a goat or camel? How do you make your coffee or tea, and what do you serve with the beverages?
Who makes the important decisions? Is it the most senior member the household? The alpha male? A counsel of elders? An extended family? The breadwinner?
At some point, we start school. Indoctrination becomes very rigid because we are to learn not just the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, but we learn to repeat and regurgitate what we are taught. This formative part of our lives goes on for years and years. We learn history, including that the victor writes the history. Is the other side told? Are we not still debating the facts of the Crusades? Of the World Wars?
We belong to a particular religion, usually the same religion as our parents. There are many stories relating to that religion, but are we taught mythology or facts? For example, we may learn the Nicean Creed, but were we told that 75 books of the Bible went missing as a result of various church decisions over the years.
When I was young, we had newspapers and radio, but TV came into the home later. At some point, I realized that there were wire services like Associated Press and Reuters, but how much of the news is actually gathered by real journalists? Where are the boots on the ground? What is their level of connection with the facts?
Echo
In late 1966, I went to Vietnam with the State Department and actually gave press briefings. The journalists were given a printed sheet. They took it to the telegraph office so what the New York Times printed and what the Herald Tribune printed had the same source. None of the “journalists” had really done anything but collect paper from our office. No facts were verified, and the coverage of the situation had very little to do with reality. I am not saying I lied. I was working in the economics section and was therefore addressing issues such as the black market and how Vietnam could become self-sufficient . . . meaning it could generate the revenue to function independently of the U.S.
As a writer, one of my pet peeves is footnotes. This is particularly vexing when someone has something original to publish. Unless there is a precedent for what is written, the content may be dismissed because it is not recognized by academia.
This situation has gotten much worse with the advent of “citizen journalism”, a euphemism for “have mouse, will post”. There are endless people building online followings by right clicking and pasting. Sometimes the commentary is thought provoking, but mostly it is just like the echo chamber with slightly different acoustics depending on the channel.
The irony here is that we spend x number of years learning to parrot the texts used in schools, but the moment we graduate, we are supposed to think for ourselves. In reality, this may never happen because many people cannot even differentiate their thinking from what they heard from someone else.
Then, as noted, if we do think for ourselves, it is very we will not be taken seriously unless there is a precedent. Is conformity a club of clones?
Learning is actually a connect the dots exercise. We can hypothesize that there is an impression; and then something happens that reminds us of that impression, and we connect the new experience to the older dot. The more dots there are, the more nuances and potential for depth there is.
It becomes easier and easier to develop a repertoire when there are more dots. Take any discipline, and we easily see how this works. We may learn a little tune, but when we have heard many tunes and perhaps learned to play them on an instrument, the gist of the tune gets adding to the repertoire and even improvising might become second nature.
One of my favorite examples is that when writing my book on botanical cancer treatments, I seriously doubted that the herb mentioned in many old books was galangal. This member of the ginger family grows in Thailand, Southern China, and Indonesia. It is also found in other South and Southeast Asian countries, but it was a favorite of Hildegard of Bingen, and she lived before Marco Polo. I went to Bingen and asked about galangal. The nun took me to the kitchen to show me the root, and it was definitely galangal. She said the Abbey owns six galangal plantations in Thailand.
So much for the adventures of Marco Polo! Maybe he introduced spaghetti to the Western world, but when were the tomatoes added to the pasta? They came from South America and Columbus et al. came after Marco Polo.
It was just as bad on the Chinese end. Before Columbus, Admiral Zheng He headed seven expeditions. The first voyage, in 1405, consisted of 317 ships and 28,000 crewmen . . . making the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria quite small by comparison. There were so many linguists among those on board that a language institute was founded in Nanjing. To be fair, the routes taken by Zheng He followed the coastlines quite closely whereas Columbus sailed across a vast ocean, but the scale of the Chinese explorations was enormous and was not mentioned in any class I took, even in college where I majored in Asian Studies.
My concern is that as matters stand now, an international elite consisting of 15 enterprises controls almost all the press to which we are exposed. It is probably not fair to say that all belong to the same club, but they have an inordinate influence over what is broadcast. When they spin a certain story, it quickly becomes mainstream. Opposing views are denigrated as conspiracy theories until the truth can no longer be hidden.
By now, we should all know that the alphabet agencies often push a certain agenda and influence the editing that goes on behind closed doors. Most people have now heard the testimony before Congress of the pressures put on Facebook. The Twitter story is unraveling as we speak.
The spinning affects political views and our understanding of critical details of the so-called pandemic.
The temptation to influence people has probably existed since life began on this Planet. Whether we are talking about wars in heaven, struggles between good and evil, or attitudes based on class and position, there will always be those eager to win the contest to become the top influencer.
The difference between an advanced society and one in shambles is perhaps the choice of where we go for information and guidance. In a golden age, we might seek the counsel of a sage . . . whereas in today’s world, we are probably more likely to hear the clamor of mafioso types, some of whom may wear expensive suits. The question is who is the master of the puppet show?
I believe we are at a critical time in history. Personally, I am not worried about nuclear war, but I am concerned about the quest for global dominance and control. Some events strike fear into the hearts of humanity, but if the fear is intentionally propagated and used to manipulate, it is generated by the forces of evil. In my view, this has been the case with the pandemic.
Starting in July 2020, it became obvious that censorship was becoming rampant. How do I know? People subscribing using mainstream e-mail providers were not receiving my posts. I spent many months advocating change to a secure provider. I am including a link to current options:
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Going way back, I used Hushmail. It seems to have disappeared as did Unseen.is. So, Protonmail is my third effort to communicate privately and securely. However, there are 16 other options mentioned in that link. It is almost certain that you are only hearing half the story if using a mainstream provider.
Once you are using VPN and a secure provider, you will have access to the half of the story that is not being shown.
In the meantime, I will share what I told someone else a few days ago. If you get your news online, try a variety of international channels. For example, with the pandemic news, some countries took a position that did not conform to WHO dictates. The most significant European country to act independently was Sweden. It adopted what was called a herd immunity policy. No schools were closed, no masks were mandated, and vaccines were optional. Initially, there were a number of cases in nursing homes, but this is more or less what one expects during normal flu season. The residents are usually suffering from multiple health issues and may be both heavily medicated and elderly. Norway marched to the drummer, but it has smaller nursing homes in more diverse locations so initially, the infection rate was a little lower than in Sweden, but this leveled off after a few months. In short, we could ask whether drastic precautions were necessary or if they even made a difference? In another 3-5 years, we will have a better answer to this question because we will be able to factor in the effects of vaccines . . . and hopefully also 5G deployments.
During the propaganda war, alternative treatments were marginalized, even criminalized, but reliable adverse event reporting was shrouded in excuses. Those who are not getting the news are missing a major part of the story.
When I want more than one view of what is happening, I visit numerous channels. If the news is the statement by the German foreign minister, the live video may be the same on all channels, but the commentary may vary.
Besides the schism between Fox News and CNN, there other options like Epoch Times, Democracy Now!, CGTN, Al Jazeera, France 24, DW, NHK World-Japan, Arirang, and many more. There are also some excellent commentators and lecturers: Hillsdale College, Jan Jekielek with American Thought Leaders, Lex Fridman, and many more. There are free speech platforms like Rumble. While there are some excellent videos on YouTube, it is censored so depending on what is being posted, the video may be removed and the poster may be deplatformed. If one is not aware of the severity of censorship, try to wrap your mind around what it means when I send a post to thousands of subscribers but only 3% ever receive the post, sometimes even less than 1%.
I was totally crippled by the inability to reach my subscribers. The question then is how can you know if you don’t even realize what is being blocked from reaching you? On what are you basing your understanding and decisions? When do you think the other side of the story will be worth hearing?
When I launched Substack, I posted the essay on Homo Borg Genesis and promised to write on the Echo Chamber “next” but then I decided to create a self-help program. Now, I have fulfilled that promise and the next two posts will be for paid subscribers and will take us one step forward with detoxification.
Skillful means is the term I often used with respect to the two major paths on our incarnate journeys. Some beings are developing wisdom and some are learning to use energy and power skillfully.
With respect to the current world situation, we can see that very few people in high positions have mastered their lessons. In fact, the leadership has been so irresponsible and reckless that we can speculate that the majority are not advancing to the next level any time soon.
What is important about this concept in relationship to health is that we have been living in tremendously stressful times. If we are not afraid of the virus, we might be afraid of the vaccine. If we are faced with losing family and friends as well as jobs due to economic factors or conditions we cannot accept, our adrenal glands are on overtime.
As everyone knows, the fight or flight mechanism is associated with the adrenals; but we can posit the existence of a fright mechanism that is just as troubling as the fight or flight reactions to insecurity.
My theory is that the flight reaction is more typical of those on the path of wisdom. They assess the odds of prevailing in a crisis and move quickly to avoid an unfavorable outcome.
If we go back more years than some of you have yet lived, we could use the Vietnam War as an example. I had just started my first real job after finishing grad school when the Gulf of Tonkin incident was announced over the radio. At the time, I believed we had ventured beyond international waters and provoked a response. Little did I know that the incident never happened. It was a ruse conjured up by Lyndon Johnson who instructed his nodding heads to write 13 lies and he would decide which to use for the press releases.
There was still a draft at that time. Some people fled the country. I think we can consider the possibility that these are people who were unwilling to take risk or to involve themselves in armed confrontation. The Flower Children movement came into being; and had, in my opinion, a profound impact on the ability of the government to ignore the will of the people.
Some people seem to support the government regardless of the merits of the policies and actions based on the policies. This is what we are seeing in Russia now. Though the press is saying that Russia is building a huge army, 1.5 million people, many citizens are escaping to other countries. Others are demonstrating, and some are on the frontline and facing wounds and massacre.
Before this started, I felt Vladimir Putin was one of the more intelligent and skillful politicians on the planet. He often gave very thoughtful and insightful answers during meetings with the press. Even if the situation in Ukraine was a can of worms, I did not expect a person of his caliber to resort to war as a solution to the issues. The only excuse I have heard is that Ukraine refuses to come to the table and negotiate so that option was not available.
This explanation may be based on fact, but it still does not represent skillful means. Meanwhile what we are seeing is that the domino effect of those with inordinate power is that their decisions and actions affect millions of others. In short, unlike a quarrel with a partner or colleague, powerful people have a much bigger responsibility than average people. They are therefore dangerous unless they develop skillful means.
Worse, if the actions are not popular, there will be a reaction. Initially, there may be small waves, but what we are seeing in many countries at the moment are demonstrations involving millions of people, four million in Argentina. But there have been people on the streets in many countries, not to mention the truckers. Eventually, numbers matter. The minimum consequence is the loss of power. Depending on many factors, those who have misused power may become fearful and eventually paranoid. This is the main health risk, but the political risks may involve arrest and trial and whatever consequences are decreed in the trials.
The trouble is that most people with power are ambitious, not wise. Some were perhaps born into circumstances conferring many privileges, but most rise to the top by aiming higher and exploiting opportunities to take advantage of lack of oversight.
We see the consequences now in a failed relationship to sustainable living and massive accumulation of wealth and power by a very small number of people. Whether people are crying foul due to dissatisfaction with vote tabulations, as happened in the U.S. and is now ongoing in Brazil, or they are opposed to draconian measures to control a virus, or they are opposing confiscation of farms or war, people are reacting. This means that those at top have to consider the repercussions of their unpopular positions.
Those who are victims are probably mostly people on the path of wisdom. From their point of view, the solution to the situation in Ukraine would be a plebiscite. Let the people who live in the contested areas vote. If the international community keeps sending arms, the situation will simply escalate. A few manufacturers and politicians will get rich, and others will die, become injured, widowed, and/or orphaned. For the victims, of course, the leaders are deemed insane. The ones who are most affected by policies are the ones whose voices should be heard. The rest of the world should insist on peaceful means by thwarting escalation. Sanctions can be placed on Russia until the fighting is stopped.
With such a simple solution, why isn’t it being used?
It is not being used because those in a position to provide the funding to keep the fighting going are also on the path of action . . . and have not mastered the skills to use their power justly. Their actions are also colored by ambition and partisan relationships.
How this relates to health is that all those impacted by whatever actions are under stress. To be as clear as possible, those on the path of wisdom are affected by restrictions on their life styles, insecurity over health and finances, and fear of the drastic measures those at the top may take to maintain their positions. Rightly or wrongly, people in high positions tend to defend their actions rather than to accept blame.
When the adrenals are overactive, coping margins can be extended. People on the path of wisdom need more flexibility and elasticity in order to handle the stress. People on the path of power need more stamina and resilience. Well, everyone needs more staying power, but I formulated two elixirs, Yin Elixir for those who are not in control and Yang Elixir for those who are setting their own goals, some of which may be sincere and important.
These are formulated using adaptogens, a term coined in Russia in the 1940s that refers to substances that help us to maintain our coping ability. To qualify as an adaptogen, the plant must be safe, even in very large quantities. Adaptogens are not however specific to a particular stress. For example, the stress may be chemical or microbial; or, it may relate to personal concerns such as the stability of a relationship or job. It could relate to fear of food shortages or war or loss of something or someone treasured. The adaptogen supports the individual through trying times. Ideally, there would be no increase in cortisol output.
We can take any of the issues used as examples and show how the tensions could be resolved IF the parties involved would take the risk of validating and recounting ballots. The alleged winner has nothing to gain so would naturally oppose fairness. The ostensible loser has nothing to lose so would, of course, prefer an examination of the ballots and voting machines. It is really this simple, but in a winner takes all situation, resistance can be formidable. In the meantime, the truth is not coming to the surface, this whether we are talking about one country or another country.
With the confiscation of farms in Holland, an elite body of qualified experts should be assembled to examine the long-term effect of loss of food sovereignty versus whatever measures might be taken to use the land in an environmentally conscious manner. Most likely, fair-minded individuals will not give the government the right to confiscate farms, but they might require some changes in farming practices. Until there is a win-win, there will be strong reactions. This is what we call karma and the repercussions teach us to perfect our behavior through finding mutually agreeable solutions instead of forcing something that is unpopular. Obviously, this strategy applies to any situation in which more than one entity is involved.
In the meantime, we can posit that the typical reaction to threats to those on the path of wisdom is fear or nervousness, usually followed by study of options and development of strategic responses. In contrast, the most common reaction of those on the path of power is inflexibility and resistance because these people maintain their positions by dominating, not by cooperating. They can be obstinate but when a leader reaches out to find fair solutions, he is mastering his path.
Jan20, 2023 Seeds that Can be Sprouted
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Jan 20, 2023 Sprouting for Vitality
At 80, sometimes I cannot decide exactly where to start a story. My very early work as a medical astrologer usually began with listening to what I called the saga, the odyssey of the client’s search for health. This often involved multiple health care professionals, travel to foreign countries, and a wide variety of disappointing experiences. It almost goes without saying that when first diagnosed with a health problem, most people follow the advice of their doctors. The astrologer is often therefore a last resort after other attempts to heal have failed.
I learned from my clients. They talked about what they did and why. This was often followed up by further study on my part. I have a huge library and truly devoured most of the ideas behind hundreds of different treatments. A few stood out as worthy of the trust people put into the protocols. I say this cautiously because when the clock is ticking, where one puts the effort matters. In short, there should be solid reasons for the choices, especially if bucking the system.
In those early days, I heard quite a bit about the Hippocrates Institute and wheatgrass, about the grape and grape juice fast of Johanna Brandt, and about the carrot juice of the Gerson program. Little by little, the macrobiotic movement dominated the holistic health scene so it became necessary not only to address acidifying and alkalizing foods but to get my own yin and yang in order. To be honest, I have not reconciled all the nuances with my understanding of Ayurvedic medicine, something I have studied since 1968.
As time went on, various other diets and fasts came onto the radar. For this post, I simply want to help people to get started, not to critique any particular theory or protocol.
For a number of reasons, sprouting seems like a good place to start. There are many reasons for doing a little (or a lot) of indoor and outdoor gardening. Last night, when looking for good images of the equipment, the thought came through my mind that sprouting is actually a variation of hydroponic gardening, but it only takes a little counter space.
Some years ago, I got heavily into the promotion of sprouting when consulting with some people in the Congo who were trying to find inexpensive methods of producing nutrient dense food. If people are very poor, cooking is expensive. It requires some kind of fuel, and this is completely beyond the budgets of the those at the survival level of existence on this Planet. I devoted some time to solar cooking, but even the cost of a roll of aluminum foil was prohibitively expensive for some people. The pivotal issue here was that beans are nutritious, but they take a long time to cook. However, if they are sprouted, they remain nourishing but only require a little water and some time to become edible.
https://landscapingrevolution.com/sprouts/sprouted_beancakes.html
I was truly obsessing over some of these ideas. We want to avoid chemically grown food, genetically modified food, imported food that is ripened artificially . . . and I became passionate about locavorism, that is, relying mainly on food that is grown locally, about converting conventional landscaping to paradises for pollinators with edible foods and medicinal herbs, and about setting goals for how self-sufficient we need to be in order to lower our carbon footprints and address other challenges in the modern world.
My approach to some of the issues was perhaps more akin to that of a medical missionary than a farmer. It would not be fair to say that I grew up in an elitist family, but there was a tremendous emphasis on education, and farming was considered to be peasant work. Later in life, I had a wonderful chat with Gabriel Howearth about his first agricultural adventure. We both began with watermelon. His botanical prowess may have developed from that experience whereas I got in trouble for messing up the lawn. It goes without saying that this possibly stunted the development of my green thumb!
Once hearing about colony collapse disorder, I got really serious about bees and converted my yard to edible landscaping. This was to have been an adventure with an international outreach, but if it was important 15-20 years ago, it makes even more sense today when food prices are soaring and food shortages seem to be occurring on a wider scale. From both a sociological and economic standpoint, it makes absolutely no sense to outsource agriculture. Everyone can grow a little bit of extremely high quality food on a window sill or balcony or kitchen counter.
Before tackling the equipment needed, there are two further introductory remarks I want to make. The first is that I created a website called landscapingrevolution.com. To be honest, I was deeply moved by the work of Masanobu Fukuoka. His thinking was out of the box and he created a global movement with his Zen of the “one straw”. Friends contributed a huge amount of material on sprouting so you can read the entire story here:
https://landscapingrevolution.com/sprouts/sprouting.html (Not working)
Secondly, food is not only about chemical compounds and nutrition, it is about vitality or prana. If we take a Kirlian photograph of a leaf or fruit, there is a very symmetrical aura surrounding the newly harvested plant material. However, as time goes on, this dissipates. The secret behind the ability to survive as a breatharian is probably that we can actually live on prana, but then we need to have a good supply of fresh air and sunlight. Plants step down these vital elements through their unique relationship with the sun. We are therefore dependent on the plants for the services they render. We should reciprocate by showing appreciation and lavishing TLC on the plants.
So, whether keeping a pot of holy basil in the house in order to show our reverence or whether growing food for consumption, we should keep in mind that farm to table has more vitality than what we find in a supermarket. I hope this is the impetus needed to commit to at least a little self-sufficiency.
I live alone, but I have a kitchen counter and a tiny greenhouse . . . plus, the pollinator paradise. Even at my age and with the immense amount of time I spend at the computer, I still manage to grow a bit of my own food and even sometimes to share it with others.
The purpose of this post is to motivate a commitment to growing some of your own food. So, I am not including instructions or recipes, just nudging to create a garden or kitchen space and organize the equipment needed . . . except that I will use cilantro as an example since it is main herb use to chelate certain toxic metals.
Sprouting is really simple. Since we are starting with cilantro, let’s show the options.
Cilantro actually grows indoors even a little better than outdoors. So, it can be grown in a pot or sprouted. The pods have two seeds inside. They will germinate faster if the pod is a tiny bit crushed. They like morning sun. Harvesting can start within roughly two weeks, three at the most. This is interesting to consider because the early harvest will obviously be tiny . . . and we want to start very slowly and carefully so just a few leaves will be enough.
Basically, for sprouting, people usually use either trays or jars. I have both and prefer trays, but I know others who prefer jars. Either way, there are sets available for under $30. If you already have Mason jars, all you need is some lids.
Remember, if you have amalgam dental fillings or wear braces on your teeth that are made of metal, you do not want the cilantro to come in contact with the fillings or braces. Don’t eat cilantro pesto and don’t use cilantro chutney . . . even if you love cilantro!
Jan 20, 2023 Smoothies vs Juice
Juice can be made using a manual press or a more sophisticated machine that either masticates or uses centrifugal force to extract.
The most familiar manual press is a very simple citrus juicer.
A step up from this type of juicer is one where the pressure is applied by a lever rather than the wrist!
The next level up would probably be the type of press used by herbalists. Many herbs are extracted in liquids such as vinegar, wine or stronger alcohol, glycerin, water, or oil. The liquid is called a menstruum, and the herbs are sometimes extracted quickly in hot water or slowly over a period of weeks or months in the menstruum.
The hot water extraction may be a tea, aka infusion, or a preliminary step to another extraction, perhaps using a different solvent. At the perfect time, the mixture can be strained or pressed, depending on the herbs used. At home, one might find a coffee press perfectly adequate, but if extracting larger quantities, a more serious press is needed.
The famous Norwalk juicer was recommended for Gerson therapy. The main contender now seems to be Pure. It is a cold press juicer, very pricy, and uses only pressure, no grinding or spinning. Pulp can be composted or sometimes made into some sort of pancake or baked good.
Smoothie Blenders
Most people are familiar with smoothies. They are usually made in a blender. These vary from battery-operated portable models to very sturdy industrial models. For home use, there is little doubt but that the Vitamix model is about as close to top of the line as one can get.
Smoothies contain everything put into the blender, including all the fiber and bits of whatever ingredients are used to make the smoothie. Many people like the thick, rich taste and feel of smoothies, especially if they add something that is perhaps not quite so healthy, like ice cream . . . but I sometimes make my own ice cream, and it is totally digestible and healthy.
Juicers
Real juicers separate the pulp from the liquid. Besides the hydraulic type presses, there are basically two other types, but they “grind” instead of pressing.
Masticating juicers operate more slowly and do not force as much oxygen through the fruits and vegetables. Therefore, there is less oxidation. Centrifugal juicers spin much faster and use special blades. These often have convenient features that expel the pulp. Centrifugal juicers are generally less expensive than masticating juicers. They are also usually easier to clean, but they extract less juice; and the juice tends to oxidize more quickly.
It might be timely to mention that Rudolf Breuss authored a best selling book on juicing as a cure for cancer. He advocated straining the juice so that almost no pulp was ingested.
For the record, his theory was that tumors require protein for growth and that depriving them of protein for 42 days will cause the death of the tumors. I know many people who have followed his protocol and others who were cured after going on a grape and grape juice fast. Many follow the Gerson diet which relies heavily on carrots, which for the record are in the same plant family as cilantro. Others use a mixture of either fruits or vegetables.
For home use, I lean towards masticating juicers. Over the long haul, the higher price is justified by the superior extraction, i.e., more juice from the same amount of fruits and vegetables. Popular brands that can be considered are Champion and Omega, but I suggest reading reviews and coming to your own conclusion about what to buy.
Some juicers are noisy and vibrate a lot. They need a stable counter and should be monitored, not left on autopilot.
Most of the juicers are produced in China or Korea. The same company may provide models made in either country. In general, the Korean models seem to have a better build quality. Many have 10-year warranties.
Wheatgrass
Many people love wheatgrass, but it generally uses slightly different equipment for extraction.
The juice has a quite memorable taste and it often generates a real buzz. Wheatgrass contains many nutrients, especially chlorophyll. It is an antioxidant and can be added to a smoothie or juice, but the extraction method is a little different. Moreover, the wheatgrass is usually grown at home though some delivery services are available for patients who have been prescribed special dietary protocols.
This information is presented in an informal manner to help people to get started with juicing. I do not sell juicers and have not ever received any compensation from any manufacturer. These are therefore my own opinions and stem from half a century of guiding people through their healing processes.
The next post is also free and will cover sprouting and growing some of one’s own food indoors or in a greenhouse — or climate permitting — in the garden. My intention is to help people to make decisions when the topics are new and perhaps confusing.
This is the first in a series of essays on recovering health in 2023. The first essays will address the need to remove the obstacles to wellness. Then, the focus will be on immune enhancement. This is followed by tonification and regeneration and finally by recovering our divine right to understand our purpose in life. (For Paid Subscribers)
Jan 18, 2023 Becoming a Paid Subscriber
Dear Subscriber to Ingrid’s Substack,
Thank you very much for your interest in my work. Substack created extra accounts and we just finished merging them into one.
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We now have both a free level of access as well as paid subscriptions. The rate for the subscriptions is $5 per month or $50 per year. If you register as a group, there is a 50% discount from the normal individual pricing.
In addition, there is also a founding member plan that requests a pledge of $150. According to Substack, “ This yearly plan allows your most loyal readers to subscribe at any amount higher than the regular plans. You can set the suggested amount below.”
Paid subscribers can comment and ask questions. They also have access to all posts whereas others only have access to free material. In addition, each subscriber will receive a coupon equal to the amount paid. This can be used on
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There will, of course, be some overlap with the materials posted on the IIE Academy, but the Substack essays are intended primarily to replace the subscriptions to BioethikaList.com. We had massive deliverability issues because of censorship. In my opinion, it is still preferable to use a secure e-mail like ProtonMail than to cross your fingers that the mainstream providers will allow you to read what is posted. I think everyone now understands how massively the thought controllers interfered with communication.
The first essay is ready to post. The format is an e-mail format, not pdf. The subject is detoxification, and the primary emphasis is on toxic metals, including exposures to radioactivity. There is an explanation of symptoms. This is followed by some suggested approaches for improving elimination of metals. There are mentions of herbs, juicing ideas, a couple of recipes, and a brief summary of vata derangement in relationship to toxic metals.
Each essay will follow a similar format but address different issues.
This is a milestone because the interference in communication has been monumental since July 2020.
Many blessings,
Ingrid
Jan 18, 2023 Removing the Obstacle to Cure
Over this three-day holiday weekend, I will be launching the Substack series revolving around the resolutions suggested in a post last month.
On my end, the goal will be to clarify the goals of each possible course of action. I would like to start with a statement made by my kahuna mentor, Morrnah Simeona. She always said that to become well, the obstacles to cure must be removed.
Simple as this statement is, there are subtleties that may or may not be immediately noticed. For instance, one may think that the place to start is with parasite cleansing. We can take the herbs and repeat the cycles 2-4 times, but have we addressed the source of the infection so that reinfection does not occur? Unlike acquired immunity, there is, for all intents and purposes, no such response to parasite infections. Therefore, others in the household, including pets, should also be treated. If one travels in places where food is not stored properly or where there are endless biting insects, or even just one dangerous insect, repellents can help prevent future bites. If digging in the garden and handling soil and composting worms, one should make sure that proper hygiene is observed so as not to ingest or inhale infective organisms.
The subtle issues can involve fear. We have past life memories of dying of malaria, the leading cause of death since humans first walked the Earth. We have obsessions around discussions of Morgellon's or Lyme disease. More importantly, the side effects are not always understood so sometimes we take the wrong medicine. For instance, some joint pain might be related to parasites, but taking a pain reliever may not necessarily cure the parasitic infection. The exception to that might be Boswellia serrata from India.
Maybe the problem is not parasites but rather dental amalgams or pharmaceutical residuals or exposure to mold or dietary indiscretions. Each post will help subscribers to concentrate on the measures that are most likely to be successful. Roughly three months will be devoted to detoxification. This will be followed by immune enhancement, tonification and regeneration, and removal of obstacles to soul consciousness. I hope many will join me on this journey.
Substack has a few interesting features, including group subscriptions and charter member status. Only paid subscribers can ask questions and comment. They also receive a few posts that are not for the general public.
Jan 18, 2023 Homo Borg Genesis and the Future of Humanity
In the last few months, more and more concern has been expressed over the patented
technology that has been injected into billions of “humans” — in quotation marks because of
the question as to whether changes in our genetics render us no longer Homo sapiens. Over
eons of history, there have been changes in most species, but it is perhaps time to consider
what makes us human because this issue is probably going to court soon, and the rulings are
probably going to shock us.
The mRNA vaccines contain patented components that allegedly give the patent holders
rights. . . this despite the fact that the "individuals" were not aware when consenting to be
vaxxed that they would perhaps become the legal property of the patent holders. At this
juncture, we are very close to a point where we can no longer refer to "individuals" as Homo
sapiens, but are they "people" or "humans" or something else? Some maintain they harbor
technologies that render them a separate species from Homo sapiens.
I am going to weigh in on some of these issues — and launch a maiden voyage on Substack.
However, before we view this topic as absurd, we should look over the history of genetically
modified plants and study the types of lawsuits that ensued from wind blowing patented
seeds onto plots of land on which "natural" crops were grown. Many farmers suffered
enormously, and court rulings generally favored Monsanto (now Bayer) et al. Of course, the
patent holders were talking out of both sides of their mouths: the products are unique enough
to be patented; but, they are similar enough not to be subject to any regulation. In short,
what can — and probably will — happen next with the “new” Homo borg genesis species is
that ownership will be claimed by the patent holders, implying that roughly two-thirds of the
global population will lose the rights claimed by Homo sapiens since precedent seems to favor
interpreting phrases such as "peoples' rights" as humans, i.e., Homo sapiens.
The precedent is also set that even if a farmer had no intention whatsoever of growing
genetically modified corn, the spread of the modified components was such that guilt was
established despite lack of intention . . . and despite failure of the grower of the GMO crops to
prevent spread of his seeds onto neighboring properties.
It is time for ethics to prevail over the letter of the law, but in my current life, I have not
actually seen common sense or justice in court rulings.
The purpose of my attempt to explain evolution in non-Darwinian terms is to examine what
is “evolving” or “involving” as entities on incarnational journeys. I borrowed quite heavily
from esoteric sources referring to races predating Adam and Eve, but I have also sometimes
referenced Michael Cremo’s research suggesting that anatomically modern skeletons of
“humans” have been found that have been dated to millions of years ago. This forces us to
examine cycles and — to step outside Biblical explanations and dating — to look at what in
Eastern philosophy are called manvantaras, epochs of very long duration that challenge our
current understanding.
The mystic, Helena P. Blavatsky, defined humans as that entity anywhere in the Universe
“in whom highest Spirit and lowest matter are related by intellect.” I found this definition
useful for several decades, but it is obviously highly homocentric since it is not only humans
who are involving and evolving but many — perhaps all — species. Moreover, it is possible
that humans are not even the most intelligent species. We have no real way of comparing
intelligence since we are all adapted to specific species and cultures that are by definition
ethnocentric. To be perfectly habituated to our circumstances would seem to be an
achievement, one in which we most are arguably failing.
Perhaps Jiddu Krishnamurti said this best: “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a
profoundly sick society.” In other contexts, he argued that there is nothing really holy about
culture.
One might conclude that the clutter of factoids that constitute our understanding of the world
in which we find ourselves is nothing but a crowded mindset in which there is very little room
for reflection or transformation. One must first create emptiness to make room for new ideas.
In the remote archives of our history, there are references to antediluvian epochs, to Atlantis
and its sinking, to Lemuria, and to times even before this in which “we” were incarnated in
etheric bodies. Perhaps some people with psychic gifts can imagine this. Are we humans
if our “bodies” are ghost-like or do we have to have physiological components that have
certain features in order to be human? This question does not even address the possibility of
continual reincarnation much less transmigration between species. It simply asks us to answer the question as to what is incarnating, and what makes some incarnate beings human and
others some other species.
We also have to ask very serious questions about the difference between the capacity to
express intelligence via functions of the brain and its network of synapses and intelligence
or awareness that perhaps exists independently of the brain. Comparisons of the brain to
mechanical devices that have the capacity to reproduce content that is relayed asks for our
attention. We have been born into an era in which remote transmission of various waves
allows us to hear and see sounds and images that have nothing to do with personal awareness
and everything to do with interpolation of vibrations that are “man-made” but irrelevant to
our innate awareness.
It is not important at this time to dig deeper here but we can spend a moment to reflect on
the loss of interpretative capacity experienced by those who are autistic or suffering from
neurological decline for one reason or another. If we apply the measurements of functionality,
many would fail to measure up to what is expected of humans; but the fact is that the
impairments are not necessarily permanent so the status of synapses is not a measure of
humanness.The mechanism for expressing intellect may be damaged; but awareness itself is
vast regardless of the ability to demonstrate this at any given moment in time.
Perhaps a little closer to home is the momentary inability to remember something. If a
measurement were taken at that moment, the score would perhaps be quite low, dare we say
“subhuman”; but if the loss is easily recoverable, we are once more intellectual giants with
a vast repertoire of factoids based on our societal indoctrination and whatever else we have
managed to learn on our own through affinity with Nature or transcendental experiences. Is
this human? Is it unique to our species? The truth is this kind of awareness may be developed
to a much higher level in other species. In short, language, speech, communication using
language and speech, education, intellect, and so on and so forth may not actually define our
species correctly.
Likewise, we could also argue that modification of our physicality has nothing whatsoever
to do with our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.These are defined as
inalienable, meaning they cannot be taken away. At one time, I had relocated to Ecuador
where the constitution gives rights to nature.This is sometimes referred to as the Pachamama
clause. Pachamama is the Andean word for the Earth Goddess; and the constitution of
Ecuador guarantees justice for all of Creation, not just humans.This is as it should be
everywhere IF we could perceive the work of the Creator in everything that is.
We are on the precipice now of a crisis that is so out-of-touch with both common sense
and righteousness that we are at risk of the loss of jurisdiction over our “selves”, all due
to the filing of some papers that awarded the potential to profit at the expense of not
just humankind but life itself. There is no one on Earth with the right to seize possession
of anything on the basis of some claim to originality that is asserted without overview or
consent.
If we are to take seriously the claim that Homo borg genesis is significantly different from
Homo sapiens, are we then suggesting that genetic mutations produce species that are
unique and that have different rights from other species? I have blue eyes. My mother
had blue eyes.This is due to a genetic mutation that occurred, according the University of
Copenhagen researchers, 10,000 years ago near the Black Sea. People have incidents in their
lives in which cells go amok. Is each difference the basis for a new species or are we “people”
who have genetic experiences that lead to features that are identifiable, sometimes harmless
and sometimes pathological.
When the damage done is harmful and intentional, should there be consequences?
Who is the victim and who is the perpetrator? Can we start to think clearly or do we want to
find out what happens when sociopaths determine the future of the world?
In my experience as an herbalist, the plant kingdom is sometimes ahead of the human and
sometimes only a few weeks behind.There is nothing in the historic literature referring
to repair of genes, but we all know that healing does occur. The implication is thus that
regardless of contemporary claims, whatever is abnormal can be normalized if the right
circumstances present. We should be creating these circumstances on a grand scale because
the number of victims is astronomical.