Dear Family,
……………………… I see again the ‘coincidence’ of finding a new help, worthy of studying and digesting, as it happened to me with The Law of One and The Course in Miracles. It is therefore more than likely that this new coincidence will be the subject of a future Blog…………….
I wrote the above in the email of January 27th, announcing the sending of the First Blog. It refers to my ‘discovery’ of the book (published in 2019), “UNDO IT” (Undo It), by Dr Dean Ornish, a renowned cardiologist from San Francisco. I copy the brief summary that I included in that email. Please note that I have emphasized the last sentence of that summary: … the method leads us to salvation from physical illness.
It is a method that the author calls Lifestyle Medicine, which is not based on surgery or medications (although he does not reject them, he only considers that their usefulness is limited to very few specific cases).
Essentially there are four things, all equally important, that we must do:
1. Eat well. (Vegan diet, zero animal protein).
2. Move more. (Moderate exercise: walking, gymnastics)
3.Stress less. (Including meditation and yoga).
4. Love more. (Sharing, support groups)
The method that was started to prevent and/or rehabilitate heart disease, to the surprise of the author and other researchers, has proven useful in many of the most common chronic or debilitating diseases, including:
type 2 diabetes, early stage non-aggressive prostate cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, obesity, some types of early dementia, some autoimmune conditions, emotional depression and anxiety.
The most remarkable thing is that the method can not only slow down the progression of the disease, but also stop it and even reverse it, hence the title of the book. In other words, the method leads us to salvation from physical illness.
As I looked into the book a little more, another book came to my attention, published in 2010: “The 30 Day Diabetes Cure” by Dr. Stefan Ripich ND (Naturopathic Doctor) which determined that I could control my type 2 diabetes condition after many years. Only at that time I paid attention almost exclusively to his recommendations on diet. Now looking back, I notice that the reason is probably because 21 of the 30 days are dedicated to what we should or should not eat; however, there are also 3 days on the need for and types of physical exercises, 4 on stress management, including yoga, and 2 on support systems.
As far as diet is concerned, the difference is the ‘prohibition’ of animal proteins in Undo It, whereas they are permitted in the Cure. As for time, Undo It speaks of 9 weeks instead of 30 days. So the two books basically agree on the method of cure and it is not surprising that they are useful for the ‘salvation’ of different diseases.
In Undo It, let me emphasize the identification of Love as the real element of the fourth condition (the Cure only says Support Groups). Also the emphasis that all four conditions (diet, exercise, stress management, and love) are equally important.
Undo It and the Cure are written by scientists and are aimed at treating diseases of the physical body. However, the method contemplates two material conditions (diet and exercise) but the other two I can call spiritual (or at least metaphysical). For the first time I see the meeting of material science and metaphysics.
Both books are copyrighted and I must therefore refrain from going into their content beyond the brief descriptions provided here. It is worth repeating that I am not trying to sell anything at all, only to share my experiences. And my experience with diabetes is entirely positive, which leads me to hope for much success with my arteriosclerosis.
The Coincidence
The Law and The Course: These are also two books, ‘written’ under the influence of two ‘messengers of God’, who when they came to our planet, one was Ra, from the 6th dimension (where Love (4th) and Light (5th, also called Wisdom), have been unified and balanced) and the other Jesus from the 4th dimension, that of Love. The books are aimed at healing our spiritual ‘body’. Their ‘copyright’ has been granted to all humanity and we have free access to them.
Both the Law and the Course agree in pointing out that our physical body is only a vehicle that is designed to be used by our true Self (eternal spirit) to ‘live’ the experiences that eventually lead us to learn True Love and to remember that God is our Father.
The Law describes a method of indeterminate duration, it can take millions of our years (although also, only instants), where to change dimension (graduate), we must learn to synchronize and balance our vibrations (energies) with the rest of the universe. A little, or a lot, complex, depending on the experience and level of learning of each ‘entity’. (Remember that 100 years of experience is not the same as one year of experience, 100 times). The advantage is that it teaches us from a very broad point of view and reveals the complete history of Creation, with its multiple dimensions (8 for each universe) and universes (infinite). All starting from One: God.
The Course starts from God Himself but is limited to ‘our’ universe and ‘our’ 3rd dimension. The advantage is that it reveals a 365 day ‘shortcut’ and is relatively independent of the entity’s ‘history’. But it does not touch on the subject of what to do once ‘graduated’. It only says to leave it in God’s hands, after all He is the Creator and loving Father of us all.
Reflection. When I read (and practiced) the Cure, I did not know (nor had I practiced) the Course. Today I can affirm that this, quite simply, constitutes the Method for Spiritual Healing (in 365 days).
Another thought. The medical books establish the meeting of material science and metaphysics in a modern scientific and materialistic study. This is simply recognizing the influence of metaphysics on the physical and material. (A clear indication of the beginning of the Returning Home?)
It is the resurrection of alchemy, in vogue before the famous separation of science and spirit, which perhaps served to advance ‘our’ civilization in the material aspect (Light) but at the expense of the spirit (Love). And this is causing us a sixth extinction (70% of marine species have disappeared in the last fifty years. Terrestrial fauna and flora have also been affected. Wars threaten to ‘wipe us off the map’).
We are repeting the error that before ‘us’ caused the destruction of the planet Marduk and the atmosphere of Mars and then, already in our ‘territory’, the devastating Extinctions of Mu and Atlantis.
A little bit of alchemy.
I have already referred somewhere to the Emerald Tablet and its cryptic summary “As Above so Below”. I allow myself to copy what Wikipedia ‘tells’ us in this regard:
“As above, so below” is a popular modern paraphrase of the second verse of the Emerald Tablet, a short Hermetic text that first appeared in an Arabic source in the late 8th or early 9th century. [1] The paraphrase is based on one of several extant Latin translations of the Emerald Tablet, in which the second verse appears as follows:[2]
That which is above is like that which is below, and that which is below is like that which is above.
That which is above is like that which is below, and that which is below is like that which is above.
The paraphrase is peculiar to this Latin version and differs from the original Arabic, which says “of” instead of “like.”
Following its use by prominent modern occultists such as Helena P. Blavatsky (1831–1891, co-founder of the Theosophical Society) and the anonymous author of the Kybalion (often taken to be William W. Atkinson, 1862–1932, a pioneer of the New Thought movement), the paraphrase began to take on a life of its own, becoming an oft-cited motto in New Age circles. [3]
I should point out that we also find this same expression in countless other writings and reference sites, but I only want to bring up the Bible and Google here:
Mathew 6.10 Make the world right ; Do what is best , as above , so below .
Google (AI) Description
” As above , so below ” means that what happens on a higher plane of existence , whether spiritual or cosmic , is also reflected and mirrored on a lower plane , such as the physical world ; essentially meaning a correspondence between different levels of reality , implying that the macrocosm ( universe ) is reflected in the microcosm ( individual ) . Key points about the phrase : • Origin : This phrase is attributed to ancient Hermetic teachings , specifically the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus . • Interpretation : It means that the laws and phenomena observed in the larger universe are also present in smaller individual experiences . • Applications : This concept is often used in various spiritual practices , such as astrology , alchemy , and Wicca , to understand the interconnectedness of the different realms .
Interestingly, the Law does not mention anything and Above and Below only appear once in Book III, Session 59 Pgs 58&59. But it does refer to existential planes in the Pyramid of Giza, having to do with the aging of the mind/body/spirit complex. But this is probably only because the Questioner never thought to ask the question. Remember that this was the ‘agreement’ for Ra to avoid unduly influencing humanity’s free will principle. (Ra only answers questions and if you don’t ask him it’s because you don’t know or you’re not interested in the subject.)
When I started this blog, in the Introduction, I wrote:All this chatter because I perceive that in my old blog and given my scientific training, I started from pure science to eventually arrive at something (spiritual) not explainable by it. I see that now the hand guides me to use reverse engineering but to spiritual truths. To be coherent the result must be to discover a new psychological (scientific) technology, which helps to explain the phenomenon.
Why my enthusiasm for Dr. Ornish’s method (Lifestyle Medicine)? Because it also establishes and emphasizes that diseases can be reversed by correcting the error that causes them. And this is no more and no less than what the Course affirms with spiritual ‘illness’: the Course’s method leads us to salvation from spiritual illness. What’s more, by correcting the error, the illness disappears , which is nothing other than the sin that we invented when we created the Ego as a substitute for God. And this certainly helps to explain the phenomenon!!
That’s why I consider this my Third Epiphany.
And it is no wonder, and that is why, also
I love you,
Alberto