The destination
And the path,
The purpose
And the plan…
All answered in one word:
Love.

The force
And the form it acts on,
The law
And the reality it governs…
All expressions of this divine substance.

Why the tree breathes
The flower blooms
The rain falls
And the star shines,
All needed for our existence
And offered unconditionally…

What makes the innocent believe
And the jaded become innocent?
What causes the wounded to forgive
And the wise to remain unwounded?
What knowing makes the heart yearn
And what experience fulfills its yearning?

What unseen power
Inexorable and without err,
Binds the earth to the sun
The electron to the nucleus
And me to you?

Investigate these questions to their ends
And when the failure of all reasonable answers
Has burned the dross from the gold
Unmasking the ultimate reality,
What remains?
Only Love.

Of this was all created,
By this is all sustained,
Towards this does all evolve…
And to this…most beautiful mystery,
Do I eternally offer all that I am.

this was written by Daniel Schmachtenberger geosol114@yahoo.com

Preface: this was an email I wrote to a friend in response to him saying “the only way I could imagine a world with out money is if an asteroid hit the Earth and put us back in the stone-age”. June 2007
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The arrow of evolution does not move backwards. Not to the cave man days technologically….but away from the cave man days in our consciousness, towards a place where everyone cares…and understands that to even be intelligently selfish looks a lot like being “selfless”, in a world that is totally interconnected.
…A global consciousness with awareness of the abundance of life, fostering co-operation over competition. Where we realize that we are all made intrinsically good, and that criminal behaviors, on the level of an individual or a nation are not the result of evil, but of hurt and ignorance–trying to meet needs through poor strategies. And care and rehabilitation will replace punishment.
God gave all natural resources for free, equally to everyone, and continues to. No one “owns” any of it. No person created any of the atoms, any of the resource. Our planet produces enough resource to fully sustain 90 billion people (BFI, 1971). We burn stored grain to keep the prices high while thousands die of hunger daily. The leading life style cause of disease in the US is obesity while the leading cause of death world wide is starvation. The 50 billion dollars we spent in the US last year on weight loss supplements is almost enough to end world hunger permanently. And we are still the fattest nation in the world.
5% of the world’s population controls 95% of the world’s resources. 1 billion people live on less than $1 per day, and half of the global population lives on less than $3 daily. We can feed 9 children for $1 (Feed 333) and yet there are suicidally unhappy billionaires who continue to horde.
All of the Nations working against each other, out of fear, out of scarcity, utilize resource in the most ineffective manner possible.
World Watch laid out a comprehensive plan to solve all major global issues: under the auspices of the UN, with all governments cooperating, it would cost just 750 billion total over 6 years!!! The US alone spent over 2 trillion, just this year on defense! And peace, real peace, meaning everyone having all their fundamental needs met fully, denecessitates defense!
Each day 13 species go extinct for ever, and 35,000 more children die of starvation or dirty water illnesses. Every minute an acre of forest is cut down, and the US spends another $3,000,000 on armament. I could go on and on. At a deep level, our current world system is fatally flawed.
When I refer to a world with no more money, I don’t mean no more technology or industry–they will keep evolving. I mean no more babies starving to death in a world of over abundance. I mean no more people doing jobs they don’t like, feeling meaningless, because they don’t know how else to feed themselves. I mean returning God’s economy–everything that is needed for life is given freely to everyone who needs it. There is enough. I mean a consciousness where national law reflects natural law; where politics and economics are based on how life actually works.
And when you don’t have to “earn a living”, meaning “earn the right to live”, then life really begins. Then the educational system doesn’t have to prepare children for the workforce–their needs are already provided. Then the real role of education is possible: to help human beings discover who they really are, and why they are here. What unique beauty lives inside them seeking expression, what divine gifts for the world, what makes them come truly alive….and then helps them be and do that fully. That world can only exist once people know that their needs will be met.
And if people are conscious, and their hearts are open, once they know their needs are provided for, their attention will turn to others’ whose needs aren’t, and they will do the noble work of helping others.
Only once we all know that everyone’s needs are met, and the opportunities for the unfoldment of potential are in place…then the greatest art, and science, and spiritual and human development can occur. That is the garden that was created for us, that we have the opportunity to now move into.
Einstein said “It is painfully evident that our technology has far surpassed our humanity.”
Our technology has evolved light years since the time of the cave man. How far has our consciousnesss, as a people, really come? Two cave men have a dispute and throw stones at each other. The major difference now is we have bigger stones. The theory is still might is right. Us versus them. Not enough for everyone. Take care of your own first, and you don’t know what tomorrow might bring so you have to horde.
Two cave men might kill each other in a dispute, but not the whole human race. Sticks and stones can’t do that. They might use some trees up for wood. But they couldn’t clear cut an acre a minute.
We are using space age technology with cave man consciousness, and the result puts all life on the planet at risk.
The future is not about de-evolving technology, quite the opposite…continuing to evolve it for its truly positive uses. But the real key is in evolving consciousness. That is the task ahead of us. That is the real frontier of evolution we need to face.
Nature provides everything we need, for everyone, unconditionally. There is more than enough. Now what do we do with it? Technology is just power, not inherently good or bad. It can be either; it just depends on how it is used. The question is still how we choose, based on what values and from what level of understanding.
Other animals, like cave men, may fight. But no other species causes other species to go extinct. Only us. Or level of technology necessitates our evolution into higher consciousness…or it will lead way to our destruction. We can see that we are already on that path.

For the world to work, power must be used for others, not over or against them. For people, calling themselves governments, to make guns and bombs out of the material of the earth, to defend arbitrary lines they drew on the earth, and material stashes they took from the earth, without any deeds of sale from the earth, at the detriment or death of other children of the earth, is a testament to our ignorance, and arrogance, and a sign of our candidacy for extinction. That is not real government.
We are to be the stewards of the earth, our brothers’ keeper. That is our role, and our potential, and the reason we were given our amazing faculties.

Real government requires real understanding of what we are and why we are, as individuals and as a species.
The imposition of a system of principles and rules of conduct, no matter how enlightened, on people who do not understand them, agree with them, or want them, will always lead to dissent. Effective government can not start at the top down. Effective government has to start at the level of every individual, waking up…
…Out of old programs and old conditioning…to the awareness of the complete interconectednedness of all life…resulting in an active love, respect, and reverence for all life….and an internal movement to serve from that love.
…Waking up to our real power…to a clear understanding of cause and effect…recognizing all that we are influencing constantly…and taking empowered responsibility for it…
And applying our free choice, guided by our growing love and awareness…to directing all our thoughts, words, and actions…to supporting our highest good and the highest good for all life…Resulting in the realization of our individual and collective potential: a world of beauty, love and kindness that includes and works for everyone.

Note from Cathy: Daniel Schmachtenberger can be reached at 619 788 1861 geosol114@yahoo.com His ‘Strategic Global Solutions’ is in process of becoming a 5013c. If you resonate with this please contact me or Daniel and get involved.

Dietary Guidelines

Meta-Principles:

1. Listen to your body and pay attention to your experience. The food plan that you feel best on is the one that is right for you. Do not get too mental about food (or anything). There are a lot of conflicting theories regarding nutrition-it is easy to get confused and frustrated. Pay attention to your feeling. If something feels right, go with it. If you get good results stay with it. If not, do something else. Your experience is the final authority on the topic. (The rest of this paper gives you guidelines that are true for many people. These are offered as a starting place you can experiment from and find what works for you.)

2. “Eat as close to the living eco-system as possible.” Proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, etc are all carriers of life energy. That is the real nutrient you are looking to get from food. So more than gram counting different nutrients, ask “how much life and energy does this have to give me”, as the real measure of a foods value. Think about what the diet would have been like in the Garden of Eden?

Specifics:

At least 60% of total dietary intake should be raw (you can’t get life from dead food).
At least 40% of diet should be above-ground vegetables and at least half of those should be eaten raw (light steaming is ok).
Up to 25% of dietary intake from fresh fruit is acceptable for most people once they have stabilized their blood sugar.
Approximately 30+% of diet should come from the following: nuts (peanuts and cashews are generally not the best options), seeds, beans, lentils, and animal products.
NOTE: These percentages are a general starting place but will vary greatly from person to person based on their genetic metabolic make-up, exercise levels, etc. Some people need up to 60% of caloric intake from fats and proteins, while others do best with less than 10%. Experiment by varying the ratios to find what works best for you.

All farmed meat and poultry should be organic and free-range.
Wild game meat is far better than farmed meat, if available.
If beef is to be consumed, it should be grass-fed.
Avoid and fish and water creatures unless tested to be mercury-free. Wild Alaskan salmon is one of the best choices.
Avoid all pork products.
Overheating meat ruins the nutrients and makes it carcinogenic. The best ways to cook meats are by crock pot, baking or steaming. In some circumstances broiling is o.k. Charred meat should be avoided.
Pasteurized dairy is inflammatory and allergenic for most people and is best avoided. Raw, unpasteurized dairy, however, is highly nutritious and fewer people have allergic responses. Unpasteurized goat dairy is even better.
Raw eggs are another nutritionally dense food. The yolks contain many minerals and organic compounds that are destroyed or even made toxic by cooking (e.g., the good cholesterol is oxidized and turned to “bad” cholesterol). If the yolks congeal, that is a sign they have been overcooked-its is best that the yolks stay runny. The whites contain valuable protein but are less sensitive to temperature, so soft-boiled and sunny-side-up are options for people who don’t want to eat raw eggs. All eggs should be organic, free-range, and Omega-3. The incidence of salmonella in free-range eggs is almost non-existent.

All nuts and seeds should be eaten raw. Of the two, seeds are generally the better option, especially flax, and chia seeds, as they have a higher Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio. Hemp, pumpkin, and sesame are also good. Over-consumption of nuts can definitely contribute to weight gain and inflammation.

Avoid all hydrogenated and rancid (heated) fats-they can be very harmful.
Eat good raw fats containing Omega-3, such as organic flax, primrose, hemp, fish, and krill oils.
The right kinds of saturated fats are also important: coconut oil is very beneficial. It supports the thyroid, increases metabolism, aids digestion and is anti-pathogenic.

It is best to avoid most grains. Grains have a high glycemic index (i.e., breaks down into sugar very quickly). This causes raised insulin levels and unstable blood sugar, which can cause weight gain, unstable energy levels, etc. This includes white rice, corn, and refined grain products: bread, cereal, pasta, etc. Many grains (wheat, rye, barley, oats and spelt) also contain gluten—-one of the most common (sub-clinical) food allergens.
If you are going to eat grains, wild (black) rice and buckwheat are gluten free and have a lower glycemic index. Amaranth and quinoa have very low glycemic index and many nutrients, but can be reactive for people who are highly gluten intolerant. Millet and brown rice are gluten free but have slightly higher glycemic index and should be used sparingly.

Complete vegetarian proteins can be obtained by mixing multiple types of beans (or lentils), or by mixing certain beans with the safe grains. Seeds, algae, dark green vegetables, sprouts, and bee pollen also contain protein.
Most people have a hard time digesting soy products, especially soy protein. It contains trypsin inhibitors, which can impair protein digestion and tax the digestive organs. Miso, Nato, and Tempeh usually are fine for most people (due to the method of fermentation).

Avoid all pre-processed foods: junk foods, fast foods, anything containing artificial sweeteners, colors or additives, etc.
Avoid refined sugars, such as sucrose, dextrose, lactose, maltose, fructose, syrups, etc. Same reason a mentioned for grains: blood sugar stability is one of the foundational pillars of health.
If desired, the best sweeteners are stevia, lo han, raw organic honey, agave nectar, yakon syrup, grade B maple syrup, and blackstrap molasses.
Eat mostly foods with a lower-glycemic index (refer to a glycemic-index chart), especially if weight loss is desired.
It is not ideal to combine fruits and vegetables at the same meal as it can be harder on your digestion.
Avoid caffeine and stimulants. If you are tired, rest. It is important to respect your body and what it is telling you.

The best things to drink are clean water, fresh juices (not too much fruit juice because of the sugar), and certain herbal teas.

A good rule of thumb is to drink approximately one liter of water per 50 pounds of body weight, per day. Exercise levels, metabolic type, and other factors affect this number. Find out what works for you.
Avoid drinking liquids with meals, as they dilute the gastric juices. Not much liquid for one-half hour before meals and 1-1/2 hours after a meal is recommended. (If the food is dry, like a health bar, some liquid is needed for digestion. Use common sense and pay attention to how you feel.)

Most people do best with some protein at breakfast. Carbohydrate breakfasts and non-existent breakfasts are hard for blood sugar stability. Lunch should also contain some protein. Dinner should be a lighter meal.
As much as possible, buy organic and locally grown produce.
Vitamin, mineral, enzyme, etc. supplements can be very beneficial, but I recommend consulting with a qualified health-care professional first.
Starting an organic food garden, or at least sprouting, is one of the very best things you can do for your health and for the environment.

It is important to be realistic with cause and effect. Not acknowledging the effect nutrition can have on your wellbeing is not wise…neither is exaggerating its role and being excessive. If your energy is low or your mood is down, it is fine to clean up your diet…but don’t forget to clean up your relationships, thoughts, life, etc.

It is important to chew your food well so that it is possible to digest.
Eat in a calm, peaceful, relaxed, and joyous atmosphere. Avoid eating in a rushed environment, when distracted, or when emotionally upset.
Avoid foods that you know aren’t good for you.
Take time to prepare your food with love and blessings.
Take time to prioritize yourself and your well-being–it pays off.
Know that you can be well, and that it doesn’t have to be difficult.
Avoid eating addictively. Food is intended to provide physical nourishment. It cannot provide nurturing. Become aware of the reasons why you are eating what you are. If you are eating when you aren’t hungry, or eating foods that don’t support the health of your body, get clear what needs you are trying to meet and ask if the strategy you are using to meet them really makes sense. If not, explore more effective strategies to meet your needs lastingly.

Take it one step at a time and don’t get overwhelmed. It is important to have ease and peace surrounding food.

Thank you for your willingness and care.

Namaste,

Daniel Schmachtenberger
(619) 788-1681
geosol114@yahoo.com

Please remember these are only guidelines and the opinion of the author, at that. This paper is designed to support your healthy food decisions and is not intended to replace one-on-one advice of a qualified health care provider.

Along with prayer we also used great Herbal supplements. Many of you wanted to know what we did. We got the ‘surgery preparation’ sheet from ‘Nature’s Treasure Chest.’

Dirk McDaniel is an expert herbalist and iridologist and he has been using Nature’s Sunshine Herbs for 25 years. Along with the above, He said:

“I have had better luck with HSII over Capsicum
I have had better luck with Olive Leaf Ext over Astragals
Buy the bulk Una D’ Gato and make as a tea
If you use Protease also use IF-C”

We didn’t do any of the prep stuff as Billy got the surgery right away due to a cancellation (answered prayer!). He had been taking lots of Vitamin C * and Citrus bioflavinoids and we added in colloidal silver . *A Dentist told me to stop taking vitamin C 24 hours before any surgery as it can intefere with the anesthesia, so we stopped it 24 hours ahead.

After the surgery we continued on the colloidal silver and then added in Bifidophilus, COQ10, vitamin e with selenium, THIM-J, vitamin C and protease plus (as per the sheet above) and also IF_C as per Dirk.

The doctor puts the patients on ‘coumadin’ for a month so it is important to keep taking the same supplements daily (THIM-J and IF-C have greens in them that affect the coumadin). They test his blood twice a week and cut his dosage of coumadin way down since we are really addressing that with the herbs.

Silver shield – we are putting on some silver now that the stitches are out as there was a little inflammation.

Also the pain killers they give after surgery have codeine in them and that constipates. He was given oxycodone w acetaminiphin and so we used gentle move – 4 in the evening and that worked very well.

We are feeling very blessed to have been able to get the hip replacement surgery, getting it so quickly, having great herbs to heal so quickly, lots of prayer from so many caring people and lots of love and organic healthy food. Yea God.

TAHI 12-08
The only difference between a taxman and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.
Mark Twain

I’ve been asked to explain syndrome X a little more, to have a better understanding of it. Syndrome X is caused by lack of dietary omega 3s and/or too much omega 6s, transfats, and rancid fats. This combination makes the cell walls thick and therefore insulin and cortisol resistant. Syndrome X always leads to diabetes, loss of eyesight, heart attack, muscle loss, exhausted endocrine system, sleep apnea, and the diseases of stored inflammation.
Syndrome X affects the liver by making it oxidize cholesterol, therefore elevating blood triglyceride levels. It affects the kidneys by making them mishandle sodium and potassium, with the result of gout and joint inflammation. Syndrome X causes inflammation of the arterial walls, elevated blood pressure, blood clot formation, and narrowing arterial passages. It affects the pancreas and adrenals by exhausting them, by them struggling to control blood sugar over excreting insulin and cortisol in an effort to get the blood sugar balance under control. It affects the ovaries, testicles, pituitary, and thyroid by causing them to excrete excess hormones that are clearly out of balance. Syndrome X causes lack of blood sugar in the brain, so you have foggy thinking, slowed reaction time, and a desire to go out and vote. Syndrome X causes acid shell growth by triggering the cellular receptor sites for sugar, causing acid.
Some types of essential fatty acids are linolinec acid – ALA, eicosapentaenoic acid – EPA, and docosahexaenoic – DHA. There are many others, but for this article I’ll concentrate on these three, for it is the growing opinion these are the critical three. These oils are the basis for hormones, healthy cell walls, and intelligent thinking. These are the slow the age rate down oils.
It is the opinion that the conversion of ALA to EPA and then to DHA, the brain-nerve fatty acid, in humans is severely limited. Women have higher ALA conversion efficiency than men, most likely due to the lower rate of utilization of dietary ALA for oxidation. In the book, The Real Benefits of Omega 3 Fatty Acids in Fish Oils as Opposed to Seed Oils, is listed the factors that inhibit the ALA conversion. It shows that the efficiency of ALA conversion can be adjusted by altering one’s diet, by altering the ratio of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acid intake, reducing alcohol consumption, eliminating high fructose corn syrup, and supplementing vitamins and minerals. However, it has also been argued that it is the absolute amount of ALA, rather than the ratio of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, which affect the conversion. Further testing will need to be done to justify either opinion. Nevertheless, it is near impossible to have an excess of non-rancid omega 3 oils in the body, so supplement them. Many have the opinion that omega 3s should be seven times higher than omega 6s for optimum health, the American diet is opposite this ratio.
I am continually asked why I recommend an alkaline diet, and what is an alkaline diet? An alkaline diet is a diet that emphasizes, to a varying degree, fresh fruit, vegetables, roots and tubers, nuts, and legumes. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors consumed a diet very different from what’s typical today. The diet was based on minimally processed plant and animal foods. But with the advent of agriculture, the standard western diet changed greatly. Grains were introduced into the diet after the appearance of stone tools. Refined grains were available after the invention of automated rolling and sifting devices. Milk, cheese, and other milk products were introduced with the domestication of livestock. Pasteurized homogenized milk products became available after the need for extended shelf life. Salt consumption rose when technology to mine, process, and transport it became available. Meat consumption increased with animal husbandry. It further increased with the advent of technology that enabled grains and legumes to be efficiently fed to cattle, which allowed cattle to be fattened quickly. Sugar consumption has risen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
All foods or nonfoods that are eaten, after being digested, absorbed, and metabolized, release either an acid or an alkaline base into blood. Grains, meat, poultry, shellfish, cheese, milk, and salt all produce acid, so the introduction and dramatic rise in our consumption of these foods meant that the typical western diet became more acid producing. The consumption of fruit and vegetables decreased, which further made the western diet more acid producing. Nonfoods you say? Since when is coffee, cigarettes, or Twinkies a food?
Healthy blood is slightly alkaline, with a normal pH level of between 7.35 and 7.45. The theory behind the alkaline diet is that our diet should reflect this pH level, as it did in the past, and be slightly alkaline. Proponents of alkaline diets believe that a diet high in acid-producing foods disrupts this balance and promotes the loss of the essential alkaline minerals iodine, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and sodium, as the body tries to restore equilibrium. This imbalance makes people prone to illness.
According to most alternative health practitioners, the shift to an acid-producing diet is the cause of a number of chronic diseases. Many health practitioners recommend the alkaline diet if a person has the following symptoms, lack of energy, excessive mucous production, nasal congestion, frequent colds and flu, anxiety, nervousness, irritability, cysts and tumors, polycystic ovaries, benign breast cysts, headaches, joint aches and pains, muscle stiffness or pain, apnea, constipation, diarrhea, advanced age, and low libido.
Although conventional medicine believes that increasing the consumption of fruit and vegetables and reducing the intake of meat, salt, and refined grains is beneficial to health, most doctors do not believe that an acid-producing diet is the foundation of chronic illness. In conventional medicine, there is evidence, however, that alkaline diets will help prevent the formation of calcium kidney stones, osteoporosis, age-related muscle wasting, loss of blood sugar control, and advanced aging.

Government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. It’s always Ma and Pa that pay the happy appetite end too.

This article is from Dirk McDaniel. He has been studying and using herbs and Nature’s Sunshine for over 25 years. He also practices and teaches iridology, kinesiology and more.

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Pro-vaccine columnist won’t give her kids flu shots

Dear Friend,

I read an interesting column in a recent issue of U.S. News and World Report by a self- professed “pro-vaccination” person… and it sounds as though there’s a hefty degree of doubt (truth?) that’s sneaking into the thoughts of even the most ardent vaccination supporters.

“After interviewing about two dozen experts for a feature I’m writing on vaccines, I’ve come to question the wisdom of the new government recommendation that all children be vaccinated against the flu,” writes Deborah Kotz in U.S. New and World Report’s “On Medicine” column. She follows this statement by reiterating in bold-face type that she is “very much pro-vaccines,” and yet she will not take her three children for their flu vaccination shot this fall.

Hmmm… I wonder what it is that those two-dozen vaccine experts said. It must’ve been convincing. Sound like anyone you know?

Kotz points out exactly what changed her mind: the fact that she no longer views vaccines as “100 percent risk free and completely necessary” as she once did. Now, she sees them as “very safe medicines.” That’s debatable, of course. But what I find fascinating about this column is that it catalogues a pro-vaccination person’s confrontation with the very questionable nature of the vaccination process.

Unfortunately, it took this medical journalist 24 in-depth discussions to overcome the years of pro-vaccine nonsense that had been pumped into her head. And this is a journalist who, I would hope, has a naturally curious mind that’s willing to view most government recommendations with a grain of salt. That makes me realize what a monumental fight the anti-vaccine groups have on their hands – Ms. Kotz had access to a depth of knowledge and expertise that the average citizen never will.

In the column, Kotz takes issue with the age-old pro-vaccine argument as spelled out in a Boston Globe article. It says that in “one in a million cases” vaccines can cause a deadly allergic reaction, or is linked to a case of paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), but that the odds of dying from flu are very great. Kotz correctly points out that a child’s risk of dying of flu is, in fact, just remote: “About one in a million.”

“Compare that to the risk of suffering anaphylactic shock from an allergy to the vaccine or total paralysis from GBS, and suddenly the benefits don’t seem to add up to much,” Kotz writes.

I couldn’t have put it better myself. It’s the most succinct anti-vaccination argument I’ve heard in a long time. How ironic that it was written by a self-professed pro-vaccination person. Go figure.

Kotz also points out that “several of the children who died from the flu last year had been vaccinated against it.”

It’s hard to make the pro-vaccine argument with that little nugget of truth, right? And I’d find it difficult to be properly motivated to expose my children to the risks of flu shots when, as Kotz writes, “The vaccine is 75 percent effective at preventing flu.” So for all that exposure to anaphylactic shock and paralysis, there’s still a one in four chance that you’ll still get the flu. And it could still kill you.

Makes you want to keep your kids’ sleeves rolled down, doesn’t it?

William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.

Bill Irwin, a Cranial Sacral Therapist, practicing in Murrieta, CA is delighted with “Cinnamon Leaf Oil” from Nature Sunshine. “I feel it is cleaning out little pockets of infection. I feel warm and wonderful! I pour about 1 tablespoon of flax oil into a shot glass and add 1 drop of cinnamon oil.

I am taking it once or twice daily. Now that I know about the wonderful effects, if I feel an infection coming on I will increase my dose to every few hours.”