amorc - physical causes and cures (lecture 42)

8/12/2019 AMORC - Physical Causes and Cures (Lecture 42)

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PHYSI CAL CAUSES AND CURES

Cel l s r espond to causes havi ng t hei r i ni t i al i mpul se i n the soul ,but we must never f orget t hat the physi cal causes are there and mustbe r eckoned wi th. A kni f e cut s t he f l esh; swal l owed br ead undergoesa chemi cal change. Wi en we combi ne an aci d and an al kal i i n oursystem, t hey react; a change takes pl ace, and we have nei t her anaci d nor an al kal i but a neut r al sal t and wat er . I f t he stomach i sover aci d i t shoul d be somewhat aci d to di gest f ood pr oper l yacar ef ul l y j udged amount of a sel ect ed al kal i , l i ke baki ng- powder ,neut r al i zes the t r oubl esome agent present . Thi s l eaves a harml essneut r al sal t , and the over aci di t y ceases to exi st f or t hat t i me.But and t hi s i s t he i mpor t ant poi nt t he cause has not been reached;that must be el i mi nat ed or the condi t i on wi l l recur .

There are medi ci nes such as baki ng soda, phenacet i n, or cast or oi l

that exer ci se a def i ni t e act i on and have a pr eci se ef f ect upon thehuman organs such i s di gi t al i s used f or the hear t . Ther e are manymedi ci nes of l i t t l e val ue wi t hout t he ai d of the psychi cal ef f ectproduced by suggest i on. Wi t h the medi ci ne must go f ai t h i n the r emedy. Even t hough i t be one t hat i s i ner t - even br ead pi l l s- t he powerof the mi nd i s such, t hat the convi ct i on of i t s cur at i ve power actsas a command to the cel l s. Medi ci ne i s a most power f ul agent ofpsychi cal suggest i on and whenever t aken shoul d be accompani ed by abel i ef i n i t s ef f i cacy. ' When I l ook over t he wor k of the wor l d, Iam i mpr essed by t he i mpor t ance of the benef i cent r ol e pl ayed by ani nt el l i gent , abl e physi ci an consecrat ed to hi s cal l i ng. Dai l y he goeshi s r ound f rom house to house advi si ng, admi ni st er i ng, r el i evi ngf r om pai n and t roubl e, carr yi ng hope and cheer . He r ender s servi cesecond to none)

Per sonal l y, i n ser i ous cases, I bel i eve i n wor ki ng on al l t hreepl anes, the spi r i t ual , t he psychi cal , and physi cal , to br i ng abouta cure. Provi dence has pl aced us on a mater i al ear t h and pr ovi dedus wi t h mat er i al bodi es t hat r equi r e mat er i al f ood to nour i sh them.Theref ore, God works on t he mat er i al pl ane as wel l as on the spi r i t ual . Why shoul d we not do the same? What ever our t rust i n God, wemi ni st er to our own physi cal needs. We choose f ood; how coul d sel ect ed medi ci ne i nt er f er e wi t h the act i on of Spi r i t any mor e than sel ect ed f ood? Medi ci ne i s gi ven to ai d the nor mal act i vi t i es of thesystem. Never t hel ess, as years go on, we are worki ng away f rom

medi ci ne. Much l ess i s gi ven t han f ormerl y, and more advi ce as todi et , hygi ene, and sel f - cont rol . I t i s i ncreasi ngl y r ecogni zed t hatphysi cal i l l i s usual l y t he out come of psychi cal causes, and shoul dbe t r eat ed f r om the r egi on of cause.

However , ment al and spi r i t ual heal er s, i t i s cl ai med, are unsuccessf ul i n cur i ng the si ck who depend upon medi ci ne and spi r i t ual t r eat ment si mul t aneousl y. I t has been f ound t hat t he r el at i on of Spi r i tto mat t er i s as yet so l i t t l e r ecogni zed that f or most peopl e to t akemedi ci ne dur i ng spi r i t ual t r eat ment i s an act of f ear and not an addi t i onal act of f ai th. But cer t ai nl y t here i s no quest i on of the r el at i ve val ue of the power of Spi r i t i n the soul of man. And we f i ndwi t h Edward Carpent er:


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"Loi t he heal i ng power descendi ng f r omwi t hi n, cal mi ng the conf used mi nd, spreadi ngpeace among t he qui ver i ng nerves. "

And so i t shoul d be our pur pose to ar ouse t hi s heal i ng power . I texi st s, and, i f we creat e the necessar y condi t i ons wi t hi n, we canbr i ng i t i nt o act i vi t y. I n our st udy of ext er nal nat ur e we f i ndwi t hi n and beyond mat t er spi r i t ual causes. The human body, af f ect ed by spi r i t ual causes, r ef l ect s t he psychi cal stat e of the owner .

The cel l s can be educat ed to r espond to soul f orces.

Cooper at i on I ncl udes t he Use of the Soul ' s For ces i n Sel f - Cure

Af f i r mat i on and suggest i on are si mpl y f orms of educat i ng t he cel l sto do your bi ddi ng. The command gi ven i n J oel : "Let the weak say,' I am st rong, 111 i s an order gi ven by t he Ego by way of the br ai n tothe pr oper l ocal aut hor i t i es. They shoul d be i nf ormed of what i s

want ed of them. Vi gor ous, per si st ent suggest i on t hat heal t h i s ar eal i t y i s a means of r e- educat i ng t he cel l s to nor mal act i on. But ,of course, i f t he cause of the di st ur bance i s a si n or a f aul t , t henmere af f i r mat i on of heal t h shoul d not and woul d not cure. ' A "Cross-patch" must mend hi s ways; an habi t ual worr i er must change hi s habi tof thought ; a gour mand must eat wi t h greater moderat i on. Everyoneshoul d ai m to have a phi l osophi cal out l ook and to make sel f - cont r ola par t of hi s nat ur al expressi on.

Some of us are par t i cul ar l y suscept i bl e to what ot her s t hi nk and sayof our condi t i on and are made i l l by thei r suggest i ons. A bett er typei s f ound i n Ephesi ans: "Speaki ng to your sel ves i n psal ms and hymns

and spi r i t ual songs. " Speaki ng at the moment of waki ng i n the mor ni ng, or bef ore you have emerged f r om the i nner st ate of mi nd to theper cept i on of the obj ect i ve worl d, or af f i r mi ng I n the r est f ul at t i t ude bef or e sl eep t hese f i nd you i n a f r ui t f ul psychol ogi cal mood.I t i s t hen easy to f ocus the at t ent i on and concent r ate the mi nd onwhat you wi sh to accompl i sh.

Emot i on i s a soul f or ce to be cont r ol l ed wi t h as much i nt el l i genceand care as the power generat ed i n an aut omobi l e. A val uabl e asset ,i t shoul d not be wast ed. For t unat el y, casual t hought s and ordi nar ypsychi cal i mpr essi ons do not r each t he physi cal cel l s wi t h the swi f t ness and power of t hose char ged wi t h t er r i f i c emot i on i f t hey di dt here woul d be a cont i nuous st at e of cel l ul ar upheaval . Emot i ons

cause a wi de gamut of i l l s f romheadaches, r heumat i sm, spasms, apopl ect i c st rokes, and par al ysi s to deat h. The emot i on- pr oduci ngt hought s t hat creat e fear i nf l uence the physi cal cel l s per ni ci ousl yt hat we know. Do we al so know f rom per sonal exper i ence t hat t he sameemot i on i nst ant l y di ver t ed may be made to pr oduce a sal ut ary ef f ectupon the body? Thi s i s a f act: Ar r est an emot i on l i ke f ear cat chi t, t r ansf or m i t, har ness i t, and i t becomes a power f or good. Bythe power of the wi l l t he t hought t hat aroused t he f eel i ng may beswi t ched to s. l i ne of f ocused soul work. And t hat compl eted the human par t i s done. One must r el ax i nt o a st ate of r est f ul conf i denceand Nature does t he rest . The emot i on of sympat hy may be t r ansmut ed i nto an ef f or t to cure.


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A st eam engi ne i s l i abl e to j ump the t r ack when depr i ved of thedi r ect i ng hand of the engi neer , A man' s cel l s i n i l l ness are an

i mat ed wi t h l i f e needi ng the di r ect i ng wi l l of t he owner ; t he l i f ef or ces are subj ect to hi s concent r ated wi l l and may be cont rol l ed.As Dr. Anns. Ki ngsl ey sai d: "Every cel l of t he human body i s pol ar i sedi n the human wi l l . " Al l l i f e mani f est ed i n the human or gani sm i sGod' s l i f e f l owi ng t hr ough f r om the cent r al Spi r i t i nt o man' s domai nand i s subj ect to hi s di r ect i on. The t i me wi l l come i n the evol ut i onof the race when we wi l l have l ear ned to use our di r ected concent r at ed wi l l to r enew vi t al i t y and to mai nt ai n per f ect heal t h. But toaccompl i sh i t , man must pay the pr i ce i n ef f or t to br i ng i nt o subj ect i on t he et er nal l i f e ener gi es resi dent wi t hi n t he body.

Underst andi ng Fai t h

There i s a met hod of spi r i t ual cure whol l y di f f er entbased on f ai t hand spi r i t ual underst andi ng. Many whose t hought - habi t s do not admi tt hi s are benef i t ed t hr ough the exer ci se of t hei r wi l l s, emot i ons, andthe power of t hei r af f i rmat i ons. Al l soul ef f or t al ong t hese l i nesi ncr eases one' s degree of f orce and pr epares f or the i ncomi ng of theheal i ng power . And I n many i t has l ed up to an underst andi ng f ai th.

Under st andi ng f ai t h pr oceeds f r om a r eal i zat i on of our oneness wi t hthe Di vi ne wi t hi nof whi ch we are a par t . We must know t hat ourspi r i t i s of God t hat t here i s no bar r i er bet ween our own i nnerconsci ousness and God- Consci ousness. We must r emember that the f ormi s subser vi ent to Spi r i t - - r ef l ects Spi ri t, the Sour ce of al l Li f e and

Bei ng. The Chr i st i an Sci ent i st proceeds mor e di r ect l y and deni esmat t er . I n t hought one must ent er i nt o the r eal m of t he absol ut eand af f i r m what we pot ent i al l y ar ewhat we spi r i t ual l y ar ePer f ecti n Heal t h. We must at t ai n to t he' pr oper spi r i t ual mood one of l i vi ngt rust , of act i ve expectancy, of cal ml y l et t i ng go and knowi ng t hatthe suppl y of heal i ng f or ces f l ows i nt o our bei ng abundant l y. "St andst i l l and see the sal vat i on of God whi ch He wi l l work f or you. "

There are many books on t hi s subj ect f or t hose who want to l earn."Heal i ng Cur rent s, " by Wal t er DeVoe, i s f ul l of hel pf ul suggest i on.I t i s possi bl e to t urn on t hese cur r ent s f or one' s sel f or f or others,but i t i s the r esponsi bi l i t y of t he per son cur ed to mai nt ai n hi msel fi n heal t h. Sl i ppi ng back i nt o habi t s of dest r uct i ve t hought s agai n

set s i n mot i on causes that upset normal f unct i oni ng. We must keepi n mi nd t hat we are templ es of the l i vi ng God and that the et ernalBei ng dwel l s i n us. Af t er we have done our par t , as Mi ss Cady saysi n her " Lessons i n Tr ut h, " "Rest i n peace, sayi ng: ' God i s myst rengt h, God i s my power , God i s my assured vi ct ory. I wi l l t r usti n Hi m, and He wi l l br i ng i t to pass. ' "

Mi nor Ai l ment s

Havi ng done your per si st ent best to creat e wi t hi n your t hought - l i f ean atmosphere of serene heal t h, t hen i gnor e and f orget mi nor ai l ment s the most speedy met hod of r ecovery.


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AMORG - Rosi cr uci an Or derROSI CRUCI AN ANALYTI CAL DI SCUSSI ONS

Lect ur e For t y- Two- B -

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Your shoul der aches. Natur e l ef t to hersel f , governed by l aw, i sengaged i n corr ect i ng t he t roubl e. But you keep your at t ent i on

f ocused on the i l l ] The managi ng Ego sends the message of i l l al ongthe wi r es to t he cel l s accent uat i ng the condi t i on; t he cel l s i nst eadof get t i ng an i mpul se to tone up, r ecei ve an i mpul se to r emai n ast hey are.

I nsomni a cr eates a pani c of anxi ous worr y over t he mi ser abl e daysure to f ol l ow a sl eepl ess ni ght . Al t hough desi rabl e, i t i s not necessar y to sl eep the ni ght t hr ough to gai n enough vi t al i t y to t i de oneover the next day. I t i s even possi bl e whi l e r et ai ni ng consci ousness to get abundant r est i f one exer t s hi s wi l l to be cal m. I t i sthe rest l essness, t he anxi et y, the t hr ashi ng about , exer t i ng i nf l uenceon the cel l s that cause t he di re ef f ects. And i t i s wel l known thatone l yi ng qui et wi t hout anxi et y i s f ar mor e l i kel y to sl eep. There

i s no danger i n t he l oss of an occasi onal ni ght ' s sl eep; i t shoul dnot be t r eat ed as a cal ami t y, nor t al ked about enough to i mpr i nt i ton the mi nd. The more one t al ks about bei ng a poor sl eeper , thedeeper he dr i l l s t he convi ct i on i nt o hi msel f and i mpr esses upon hi sbr ai n t he ver y t hought s t hat i nvi t e sl eepl essness he educat es hi msel f i nt o t he habi t of i nsomni a. A poor sl eeper has onl y to r ecal lthe ast oni shi ng f r eshness and accumul at i on of ener gy acqui r ed i n evenf i ve mi nut es1 sl umber. He may have I ai n down i n t he af t ernoon qui t ef at i gued, sl ept t went y mi nut es, and gai ned r enewed vi t al i t y that kepthi m comf or t abl y suppl i ed t i l l the eveni ng bed hour . The concent r at i on of t he at t ent i on upon any i l l i s an added i mpul se of the soul sf orces; i t aggr avat es the condi t i on.

When I was a gi r l , we were to r ehearse at my home f or pr i vatet heat r i cal s. At the appoi nt ed hour t he men who came f rom a di st ancearr i ved; t he r ehear sal coul d not be post poned al t hough I had had asi ck headache al l day and was st i l l i l l . I st agger ed down stai rs, t ooka deep breat h, ent ered t he room, and greeted my guest s. When I began my f i r st l i nes, I cl ut ched my t hroat to pr event nausea. Ofnecessi t y I had to keep my mi nd f ocused on the Howel l s pl ay we weregi vi ng. I t was t wo hour s l at er when I suddenl y thought of mysel f ;I r eal i zed my own exi st ence f or the f i r st t i me si nce I began I wasper f ect l y cured. ' I coul d scar cel y bel i eve i t; i t seemed a mi racl e]

I n general , l i ght ai l ment s are t r eat ed too ser i ousl y. The r epet i t i on

of one' s sympt oms to f r i end af t er f r i end I mpr esses t he condi t i on uponthe brai n, nerves, and cel l s and det er s Nat ur e' s cur at i ve act i vi t i es.

The at t ent i on r i vet ed on the pai n as pai n never al l evi ates; f i xedel se where i t may do so.

Resi gnat i on a Det er r ent to Recover y

The pat i ent her sel f has a r ol e to pl ay i n her r ecover y more i mport antt han t hat of the doctor . She must hol d i n mi nd the i nevi t abl e r esponse of bodi l y cel l s to t hought . She must desi r e heal t h ar dent l y i nan at mospher e of conf i dence, wi t h posi t i ve convi ct i on!


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"I f a desi r e to get wel l coul d cure me, " sai d a woman sat ur ated wi t hthe bel i ef i n the i nescapabl e t hr al l dom of physi cal i l l , "I shoul d

have been wel l years ago. "You cannot wal k upst ai r s unl ess you use your muscl es. I t needs moret han a desi r e to get wel l ; i t needs a passi on to get wel l i t i s apassi on to get wel l , combi ned wi t h the exer ci se of the psychi calnat ure that counts. There must be hope, buoyancy of spi r i t uni t edi n a det er mi ned wi l l to be wel l ; a never - gi vi ng- up det er mi nat i on tobe wel l . I t i s a r e- educat i on of t he t hought l i f e. The soul f or cesare not at the cal l of weakness, i nert i a, , or i nef f i ci ency. I t r equi res t he maki ng of vi vi d pi ctures, t he bui l di ng of ai r cast l esanythi ng const r uct i ve anythi ng except depr essi on and a deadl y r esi gnat i on i n whi ch t he soul ' s power s l i e dormant . I n t hi s passi ve statethe pat i ent opens hi msel f to i nf l uences of any sor t f r om any quart er .

Whether the soul exer t s consci ous ef f or t or not , whether one under st ands the psychi cal l aws at wor k or not every moment of l i vi ng onei s bui l di ng f or heal t h or i l l . The i ncessant act i vi t y of t he t houghtl i f e af f ects a cor r espondi ng r esponse i n the l i f e of the cel l s i ncl uded i n t he organs of the physi cal body. And thus i t i s t hat "Thet ongue of the wi se i s heal t h. 11

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