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user-43424 · 4 years ago

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A Fool’s Guide to the Occult, A Fool’s Look At The Planes of Correspondence

There are several dimensions to this universe. In physics what we know to be dimensions are directions you can go. You can see this with your own eyes that we live in a 3 dimensional universe affected by other dimensions such as time, gravity ect. Dimensional physics gets very complicated and save for being a highly intelligent mathematician, kinda impossible to understand on an advanced level on your own. The Science behind it is fun though and it shares a lot of things in common with hermetic philosophy mostly because it evolved from Hermetic Philosophy along with most fields of study. Again this tells you how strong of a philosophy the Kybalion and the hermetic philosophy is. Here we will be talking about a similar concept in the hermetic philosophy called The Law of Correspondence and its planes of existence.

“As Above, So Below,” is a common phrase in the occult and makes up one of the core concepts of hermetic philosophy. What this means, As Above So Below, As Within so Without, is that what happens on a microscopic level also seems to happen on the macrolevel and vice versa. So what happens to the individual. You have seen the examples I talked about in previous Fool’s guides how brain neurons look a lot like galaxy clusters. How the Universe is mental because that is the highest plane of existence humans can perceive. Those are examples of as above so below. The higher reflects the lower and the lower reflects the nature of the higher. The Universe may be divided into three classes of phenomena;

Three Great Planes:

The Great Physical Plan

The Great Mental Plan

The Great Spiritual Plan

The Planes Shade into each other similar to how the dimensions in Physics are all connected as directions of energy and force. There is no true division. All is connected in THE ALL, connected by different phenomena. Planes in this context means a state or condition. So in physics we have the 4th dimension which is classically known as Time. It is more complicated than just time and I’m not an expert. It is also what helped Einstein form his famous e=mc2, law of relativity. Everything is connected with the Vibrations of time in the form of energy. Everything is energy from the smallest particle to the totality of the universe. All is energy. Each of these three great planes of energy are divided by sub-planes.

The Seven Physical Planes

Plane of Matter (A) (Solid, Liquids,Gas)

Plane of Matter (B) (Radiant Matter)

Plane of Matter (C) (Subtle Teneous Matter)

Plane of Ethereal Substance (Connects matter and energy which creates the ether, its has extreme tenuity and elasticity)

Plane of Energy (A) (Energy known to physics)

Plane Of Energy (B) (Nature’s finer forces manifestations of certain forms of mental phenomena)

Plane of Energy (C) (Highly organized that it seems like life, the “Divine Power”)

The Mental Planes, organize themselves in levels of awareness. The levels of awareness from mineral to Human mind. Keep in mind these concepts were first thought up back in the times of Ancient Egypt but it still stands the test of time. For this mental exercise think of the term mental as how things take action. Minerals grow, crystals have a uniformed way of growing itself. This can be thought of as a mental force, same thing with how chemicals bond and plants photosynthesize and animals hunt. The Mental plane is the plane of process.

Seven Mental Planes

Plane of Mineral Mind (Souls of lower degree, “living energy”)

Plane of Elemental Mind (A) ( Interactions and intelligence between mineral and chemical) Viruses/cells

Plane of Plant Mind (entities of lower simple life plants & fungi)

Plane of Elemental Mind (B) (between plant and animal Bacteria, starfish, ect.)

Plane of Animal Mind

Plane of Elemental Mind (C) (Semi-human)

Plane of Human Mind (We have seven sub-divisions of the human mind, we have only made it to 5.)

Spiritual Plane

Since we haven't achieved understanding all seven planes on the Human mental plane we are unable to understand and perceive the Spiritual Planes. We know that there has to be seven sub planes and one Great Spiritual plane. Because hermits love the number seven and so to it seems the universe. This is the plane all spiritual beings reside, gods, angles and other sacred beings. The Spirit is, “The Animating Principle.”

I hope you enjoyed this article. Please give me feedback If you like what I am talking about. I love the feed back. Love The Fool. <3

#kybalion #law of correspondence #hermtic #occult #all is one #gnosis

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mialinhlinh · 4 years ago

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Agarwood is now known as a feng-shui object with its appearance designed into precious jewelry, especially bracelets.

Agarwood bracelet not only brings feng shui benefits to the wearer, but it also offers other practical benefits such as health, the agarwood bead bracelet also brings elegance. with benefits in terms of feng shui as well as bringing a more enthusiastic and beautiful life. And nowadays many people are very popular with these bracelets, agarwood bracelets are not only a shield to protect evil magnetic miasma, but also fashionable feng shui jewelry, suitable for men and women. So what are the benefits, below Moc Huong Tram will list the unexpected benefits from the agarwood beads bracelets.

What is the unexpected use from agarwood beads?

Unexpected benefits and uses of agarwood beads bracelets

Agarwood from thousands of generations is considered a rare and sought-after product by many people, because of its wonderful effects, what are its unexpected uses?

Agarwood itself is a precious wood species with a mild scent, so the product of frankincense bracelet also has a special scent of frankincense and this will help our spirit feel comfortable, refreshed, dispel frustration, fatigue in life as if bringing new energy and full of luck to the wearer.

Agarwood bead bracelet has a round ball shape, or a bamboo burning shape that helps friction on the wearer's skin to create a soft and soft feeling, in addition, the fragrance from frankincense also helps the body as always radiating. faintly mild fragrance.

As mentioned above, frankincense is a feng-shui object, wearing agarwood bracelets is to bring luck, helping the wearer always feel safe and convenient in life, the temperate properties of frankincense also help to improve. health and repel bad air flow into the body.

It is the luck in the agarwood that makes it act as a talisman, the purpose of dispelling all evil, dark, and dissolving bad omen around the wearer.

The incense bracelet brings youthfulness to the wearer by its sophistication and style by its diverse, very classy design and exuding nobility and elegance for the wearer.

Agarwood bead bracelets have good health benefits

Sedative: when we wear frankincense bracelets, the scent of gentle agarwood will help you feel comfortable, relaxed and relaxed.

Pain relief: Frankincense helps in treating headaches and stomach aches effectively.

Anti-inflammatory: Agarwood produces antibacterial properties against pathogenic bacteria, is known as an effective natural antibiotic.

Good for the kidneys: Rich in yang, warm the kidneys, very good for kidney failure, diuretic.

Good for the heart: Depression helps the heart, strengthens the heart, has difficulty breathing.

Good for the digestive system: Depression has the effect of helping to reduce phlegm, treat diarrhea, and fight nausea.

Effective cancer prevention: ingredients in Frankincense help kill cancer cells, prevent and prevent diseases more effectively.

Male disease: Depression is a positive medicinal herb, tonic kidney qi, so it has a very good effect on men, effectively increasing the physiological ability of men.

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The aroma of frankincense when burned with high-grade incense with intense spreading power, gives you a relaxed and pleasant feeling of elation. Not only does it not simply help the living space and make the combination of feng-shui gas, burning incense or burning frankincense also bring benefits to the health of users. The unique scent of frankincense wood helps calm the nerves, reduces fatigue and stress, thanks to its ability to purify negative air for good air circulation.

The use of feng shui in the spirituality of the incense ring

The most outstanding use of agarwood beads bracelets must first mention that it is a kind of feng shui jewelry that is quite popular nowadays.

Agarwood bead bracelets used as jewelry such as:

Wristbands: simple, rustic necklaces with universal sizes and sizes to suit the needs and tastes of the user. In addition, you can also mix more gold, silver or pearls and stones for more feng-shui.

Neck strap: Often preferred by Buddhist followers, mainly using a 108-bead chain, both for reciting and chanting.

According to history books passed down, the universe includes Heaven - Earth - Human. In which Geography includes Thuy - Hoa - Phong, biochemical rotation nurturing all things. Humanitarianism is the virtue of Heavenly Yard, the spirit of fresh air will be intelligent. We humans are a sub-continent, affected by cosmic energy, Heaven-Earth energy. Only when these two energies coordinate and follow by chance will man be healthy, intelligent and intelligent. Thien Dia brings yin and yang and yin and yang together together. Yin is too strong, then yang is weak, yang is too strong, then negative, the reverse process leads to all kinds of illness, instability, bad things start to arise, evil qi invades.

Frankincense is a talent, recharges positive energy, cleans the evil air. Whether it is entering a new house, or disinfecting a place of worship, or a place of worship, in the distance of a shrine road ... incense brings a source of fresh energy, goodness and joy.

How to wear agarwood beads properly

Do not wear 2 bracelets at the same time because it will annihilate and interfere with each other, causing the ring to lose the energy magnetic field. The wearing of 2 bracelets, similar to the number 8, has many meanings and bad connotations.

However, on the market today, there are many fake frankincense products impregnated with poor quality oil. For free advice and instructions on how to test frankincense, please contact Moc Huong Tram immediately. Moc Huong Tram is confident to bring you quality agarwood products.

Conclusion

From the above benefits, it is easy to see that today's deep bracelets are becoming popular and popular with many people. Wearing a frankincense bracelet, we will feel the positive changes it brings. More advantages at work, happiness will come, your health will also improve and bring many other changes. For a long time, it did not stop at the position of a precious jewelry, but also used as a necklace in Buddhist practice, connecting people with the mysterious spiritual world. That is the basis to answer why you need a frankincense bracelet for yourself.

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brujeria-n-bongs · 5 years ago

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Blessed Water Recipie & Ritual 💧🙏🏽💧

My Ritual for Blessing water is a Blend of the Roman Catholic rite and a folk tradition of blessing water. If you'd like to exclude the notes of Christianity, I'll leave a cheat sheet below 💕.

Hardware:

Water tap is fine, we're boiling it anyway. You can use aaaany kind of water you see fit be it moon, sun, rain or shine 😂.

Salt

A white candle in a red/clear glass filled halfway with holy water. - Call done the blessing/ sign of the holy spirit

Astringent (White Vinegar, alcohol)- Cleansing, Clearing, protective, kills bacteria & increases shelf life.

That's all you'll need for the basics, you can choose to include other herbs, oils, and things to strengthen your water or provide it with a stronger intent.

Optional:

Purifying/ cleansing incense- Frankincense, Myrrh, Dragons Blood, Sage, Rosemary, Lavender, citrus, etc.

Carrier oil- Either olive or coconut oil

Frankincense E.O. - Raise vibration, purify, Blessing of the Creator.

Myrrh E.O. - Consecrate and cleanse, Blessing if the Redeemer

Copal Resin - Cleanse, Protection, purity - Blessing of The Holy Spirit

Rosemary Leaves - Cleansing, Protection, purification, enhance strength, Blessing of the Most Holy Virgin of Guadalupe.

Step by step:

(You can sub calling on Christian spirits by calling in the spirits of the elements or whatever feels comfortable)

Gather materials, fill a clean, glass, vase with water (I will fill 4 if I'm making a big batch)

Fix your white candle into the red cup. This is a symbol of fire and purity. Once secure, fill the cup half way with pre-blessed or charged water (both for safety and potency of magic)

Exorcise/ cleanse salt. I follow the Exorcism of Salt

Exorcise/ Cleansing of water.

Cleanse a large boiling pot and then pour the water in.

Add salt, carrier oil, essential oils, splash of an astringent, and herbs. I'll pray Psalm 23 here 3 times.

Clean out some jars with lids, cleanse them by passing the incense smoke through any jars or cups you use.

Let the whole mix boil for about 10 minutes to kill off bacteria and store in clean, air-tight jars

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💐Pagan Conversion Cheat-Sheet:

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Blessing of water → Call on the Element of water, it's healing and restorative properties as you pour the water.

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Blessing of Salt → Call on The Element of Earth, its energies of grounding, protection, and growth. Add to the water

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Lighting of the Candle → Call upon the spirit of Fire, to cleanse and purify all it touches, to grant passion and energy. Dip the lit candle into the water.

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Incense cleansing → Call upon the Element of Air, ask for its freedom, intelligence, and flexibility. Pass all the jars through the smoke twice. Once when the Jar is empty and a second time when it's full of the boiled water (careful, it's hot!).

Exorcism of salt & Water → Charge the water with cleansing anything it touches. Charge it with driving away evils, illness, hexes, jinxes, curses, spells and prayers against the user, and any negativity. Charge it with strengthening and rejuvenating all it touches.

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I'll fill up the jars I selected and store them in a dark cabinet for later use or on an altar or sacred space to charge the water more. You can leave any extra water on altars as an offering or outside your door to attract good energy and filter out negative energy.

And that's it. Depending on how you charge it, this blessed water can: strengthen spellwork & spiritual baths, or be used as a ward or to cleanse.

#brujería #witchblr #catholic witch #candle magic #witches of color #cleansing #latinx witch #holy water #blessed water #pagan #catholic #🧿#keep tags

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hompunkulus · 2 years ago

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The Principles of Extropy: Version 3.11 (2003)

Perpetual Progress: Extropy means seeking more intelligence, wisdom, and effectiveness, an open-ended lifespan, and the removal of political, cultural, biological, and psychological limits to continuing development. Perpetually overcoming constraints on our progress and possibilities as individuals, as organizations, and as a species. Growing in healthy directions without bound.

Self-Transformation: Extropy means affirming continual ethical, intellectual, and physical self-improvement, through critical and creative thinking, perpetual learning, personal responsibility, proactivity, and experimentation. Using technology — in the widest sense to seek physiological and neurological augmentation along with emotional and psychological refinement.

Practical Optimism: Extropy means fueling action with positive expectations — individuals and organizations being tirelessly proactive. Adopting a rational, action-based optimism or “proaction”, in place of both blind faith and stagnant pessimism.

Intelligent Technology: Extropy means designing and managing technologies not as ends in themselves but as effective means for improving life. Applying science and technology creatively and courageously to transcend “natural” but harmful, confining qualities derived from our biological heritage, culture, and environment.

Open Society — Information and Democracy: Extropy means supporting social orders that foster freedom of communication, freedom of action, experimentation, innovation, questioning, and learning. Opposing authoritarian social control and unnecessary hierarchy and favoring the rule of law and decentralization of power and responsibility. Preferring bargaining over battling, exchange over extortion, and communication over compulsion. Openness to improvement rather than a static utopia. Extropia (“ever-receding stretch goals for society”) over utopia (“no place”).

Self-Direction: Extropy means valuing independent thinking, individual freedom, personal responsibility, self-direction, self-respect, and a parallel respect for others.

Rational Thinking: Extropy means favoring reason over blind faith and questioning over dogma. It means understanding, experimenting, learning, challenging, and innovating rather than clinging to beliefs.

Source: https://lifeboat.com/ex/the.principles.of.extropy

#mutant sorcery #syzygy of psyan #luciferian #agnostic satanism #elder itch #black flame #sub-spiritual bacteria #chaos magic #extropy #transhuman #eight little witch hats #solar punk #cyber punk #cybernetics #humanity+#h+#futurism #ghost in the machine #deus ex machina

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harlequin-eldritchkin · 3 months ago

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Nothing is inherently magical.

The mage makes objects, situations, and all concepts magical that otherwise wouldn't be. Things are as they are, just existing as they evolved. Salt is a food, dirt is dead nature, and water is a liquid. The Sun is a star, the Moon is a giant asteroid in orbit, and Earth is a planet. Welcome to the Ordinary World.

Perception manifests magic.

Salt becomes a sympathetic link for water as well as a protective element. It is corrosive to negative energy and spirits. Dirt becomes a sympathetic link to wherever the witch picks it up from. From a church it becomes a hallowed object, from a graveyard it becomes a tool for necromancy, from a garden a tool for growth. So get some dirt and do some dirty magic.

From Land to Sea, Sky to Cosmos, all things are magical now upon the Will of the Mage!

So we take our favorite pop-culture characters and use them in our rituals. It is more accepted now then it was when Taylor Ellwood first presented the idea (he's the first as far as I know to make it public, although it is also mentioned in The Paradigmal Pirate by Joshua Wetzel). He says only characters that are from worlds with magic should be used for pop-culture magical purposes.

Fortunately, this is less common, and I am one that uses characters and worlds that are not inherently magical. It is a challenge, but a lot of characters and worlds that have magic built in are often based off of concepts and beings from mythology and religion anyway. Why work with a fictional version of something that already exists in our magical universe? So I made it a point to find the magic where there is little to none.

The Pop-Culture Triple Aspect

Supergirl, particularly from the CW starring Melissa Benoist, started my pop-culture work. Her outfit became a form of color magic, her powers inspirations for extended perception based on psi, the limits of my own strength, and her Kryptonian lineage a view into Atlantean conspiracies and myth, and finally, a delve into UAP phenomena.

Harley Quinn was next where I broke her costume down into color magic forms and functions, her journey from the Joker to finding herself as a shadow work journey to self realization. Her weapons became magical tools, and her hyenas reprsentation of animal familiars. Her makeup became a concept for glamour and her mental instability a line between the magical and mundane, the imaginative and creative.

Although she is great for shadow work, not so much for self love, but good for smashing your heart to bits to cry it out and laugh it off... and do it all over again until the pain subsides.

Lastly, Android 18, or Lazuli, was added to complete the Triple Aspect. The Triple Aspect is important in my practice as I used to be a devotee of Hekate. For a long time she has always been who I return to for devotion and acts of sorcery. I don't worship anymore, but Hekate is always in the back of my mind.

I also broke Android 18's powers down into forms of extended perception and clothing as related to color magic, but more importantly, she is a focal point of unlimited energy, cybernetics, and the possibilities of science. She represents the future after the Singularity as she is an android that was originally human that married a human and fights aliens.

Each of the pop-culture archetypes above and their worlds are shared concepts of superpowers, extraterrestrials, magic, time travel, and pushing the limits. They were born from the imagination and so they make home in mine.

It reads: "Be Yourself to Be Free" from the song 'Somthing to Say' by The Unseen.

#harley quinn #harlequin #pop-culture sorcery #mutant sorcery #multiverse #harlivy #harleen #chaos magick #sub spiritual bacteria #lera-val #valeria #android 18 #lazuli #kara danvers #dr harleen quinzel

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drlaurynlax · 6 years ago

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How To Treat ADHD Naturally: 5 Most Important Steps

Is there a way to treat ADHD naturally? What one should do?More than 1 in 10 children, ages 4-17 have ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) (1), defined as “limited attention and hyperactivity.”

Common characteristics of ADHD include:

Difficulty sustaining attention or focusing

Difficulty following through with tasks

Hyperactivity

Difficulty organizing self and tasks

Impulsive behavior

To officially be diagnosed with ADHD, symptoms must persist for at least 6 months, and behaviors and symptoms must be abnormal for children of the same age and negatively affect his or her school, home life or relationships in more than one setting (i.e. at home and at school).

Unfortunately, for many of these kids who are diagnosed, ADHD will continue into their adulthood, and conventional medicine believes that the disease is “manageable, but not curable.” In order to help kids “manage” their ADHD, treatment typically consists of medications and behavioral interventions, such as occupational therapy, behavioral therapy and sensory or movement “breaks.”

After those options are exhausted however, there is little, if anything else doctors say they can do.

The missing link most docs and conventional medicine is not talking about?

A little superpower known as the “brain gut connection.”

According to the latest in research about the brain-gut connection, ADHD is not only manageable, but it is reversible and remissible.

In this article we’ll cover the basics about the brain-gut connection, plus learn 5 essential steps to treat ADHD naturally (that your doctor probably won’t tell you about).

THE BRAIN GUT CONNECTION

The “brain-gut” connection is essentially what it sounds like: Your gut and brain are directly linked.

Your vagus nerve (the nerve responsible for directing how you think and your brain function) is connected from your frontal brain lobe to the top stomach. In addition, about 95% of your serotonin (“feel good” brain chemical) is produced in your gastrointestinal tract.

Couple this with the fact that your gastrointestinal tract is lined with more than a 100 million nerve cells, and it makes sense: the inner workings of your digestive system don’t just help you digest food, but also guide your emotions.

In short: When your gut is unhappy or stressed…your brain is unhappy or stressed.

Enter: The “brain-gut connection.”

Inflammation in your gut sends signals to your brain, causing a similar response (inflammation, stress and in many children’s cases, anxiety, sensory processing disorders, and ADHD).

The bottom line: If you have an unhealthy gut, your brain function gets thrown off. And, if you have an unhealthy brain (i.e. stressed), your gut function can also get thrown off.

THE MISSING LINKS IN ADHD TREATMENT: GUT HEALTH & STRESS

Unfortunately, for years, we’ve come to see the body and mind as two separate entities.

The mind is often treated separately from the body, other than using medications to suppress “neuro-chemical imbalances.” Patients with ADHD or other mood disorders and mental illnesses are then typically referred out to see a psychotherapist or occupational therapist to address “behavior” and emotional issues, in hopes of remediating the symptoms, with sub-par results or a lifetime spent in therapy, using coping strategies and taking medications.

From a functional medicine perspective, we want to address ADHD and other mental health conditions in the same way that we address any other health condition (i.e. autoimmune disease, diabetes, GERD, hypertension, etc.). We want to look at what the underlying causes are for these conditions. This is essential to treat ADHD naturally.

While mental illness, like ADHD, is a complex combination of various genetic and epigenetic factors, (including nutritional, physical, biochemical, environmental, social, emotional, and spiritual influences), many traditional methods of diagnosis and treatment fail to address two of the biggest drivers of disease: gut health and chronic inflammation (i.e. stress).

Our stress levels and gut health are the gateways to health.

In fact, the American Psychological Association estimates that 99% of ALL disease is attributed to stress alone (2). Stress is defined as any “outside force that exceeds the body’s ability to recover or maintain homeostasis.”

Just like the “stress” of a poor quality diet, lack of sleep and sedentary lifestyle leads to conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure, and just like poor gut health, such as “intestinal permeability” (leaky gut) is connected to conditions like autoimmune disease, skin breakouts and anxiety, stress levels and gut health play a key role in ADHD.

STRESS 101

Contrary to popular belief, “stress” goes far beyond mental stress. Physiological stress equally imbalances the optimal function of the body—brain balance included. Common sources of physical stress and inflammation for many ADHD sufferers include:

Inadequate sleep or poor quality sleep. More than half of kids do NOT get 8-9 hours of quality sleep. (3)

Sedentary lifestyles. Kids are moving less than ever before with 1 in 5 getting the recommended minimum of 60-minutes of physical activity 5 days per week. (4)

Overexposure to screens and blue lights. The average kid spends 6-9 hours/day in front of a screen. (5)

Lack of spontaneous play and time in nature. Only 10% of kids spend time outside every day (6) and a 2018 Gallup study found that children nationwide spend less time on creative play than ever before, spending 18.6 hours each week to screen-based play per week, versus 14.6 hours on indoor screen-free play (7).

Antibiotic drug exposure. 1 in 4 kids get antibiotics every year that are unnecessary and 5 in 6 kids take an antibiotic every year (8).

Poor quality nutrition and processed foods. Nearly 50% of kids’ diets, ages 2-18 consist of empty calories from added sugars and and processed foods including: soda, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, grain desserts, pizza, and conventional milk (9).

Poor gut health. Including about 2 in 5 kids with constipation (10), 1 in 4 with GERD or “reflux” (11) and millions of kids with allergies and asthma—the #1 “chronic disease” of kids nationwide (12) (linked to poor gut health) (13, 14).

GUT HEALTH 101

Much of the chronic diseases we face today can also be traced back to our gut health, including ADHD. If we could address the problems in our gut, we can find the right ways to treat ADHD naturally.

The human gut contains more than 100 trillion gut bacteria—up to 10 times more bacteria than human cells in our blood stream and body.

The healthier and more diverse your gut bacteria, the healthier your body is overall. However, the less healthy or less diverse your gut bacteria, the less healthy or “out of balance” you are.

Our gut bacteria influence the health of our:

Blood sugar and insulin levels

Hormone health

Thyroid

Detoxification

Mood

Immune system (allergies, skin health)

Digestion

Mental health

How do gut bacteria get unhealthy in the first place? Go back to the topic of stress! It’s a vicious cycle, but common sources of “unhealthy gut bacteria” include:

Poor sleep

Poor quality foods (packaged, processed, conventional meat, dairy, sweeteners, etc.)

Environmental toxins (additives, plastics, medicines, toxic cleaning and hygiene products)

C-section births and processed formula feedings as a baby

Infection & Illness

Sedentary lifestyles

Antibiotics

Underlying gut pathologies, often caused by stressors (parasites

The good news? If we address the gut health, then we could treat ADHD naturally—if not reversed.

Research backs this up.

SURVEY SAYS: ADHD & GUT RESEARCH

A 2017 peer-reviewed study found significant connections between increased gut inflammation and test subjects with ADHD, regardless of age and previous diagnosis (15). The volunteers with ADHD had more Bifidobacterium genus, often associated with SIBO or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (16).

In another review in the European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Journal, researchers state that while studies on ADHD and the gut microbiota in patients is budding, there is clear evidence about the link between obesity and ADHD and between obesity and alteration of the gut microbiota.

There is a way to treat ADHD naturally.

Obesity induces a low-grade inflammatory state which has been associated with behavioral and cognitive alterations, being gut micro-biota most likely an important mediator between inflammation and altered behaviors.

Overall, data from gluten-free mice studies, antibiotic treatment studies, and probiotic interventions suggest that alterations in gut microbiota that reduce the inflammatory state also reduce stress-related behaviors, supporting the role of the gut microbiota as a mediator between inflammation and behavioral alterations.

And, another clinical trial (18) is currently underway, as researchers have concluded from previous research that ADHD is in are linked to shifts in gut microbiota composition.

5 ESSENTIAL STEPS TO TREAT ADHD NATURALLY

The main strategy to heal and treat ADHD naturally involve balancing out stress levels, and NOT irritating the gut barrier and gut immune system. Here are 5 essential steps to start.

STEP 1: EAT REAL FOOD (ESPECIALLY FATS & PROTEINS)

When we eat, we not only feed ourselves, but we also feed our gut bugs. This is a crucial step to treat ADHD naturally. It’s not rocket science: Real, whole, nutrient-dense foods make an unhealthy gut a healthier gut. While most kids’ favorite foods include chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, French fries, Honey Nut Cheerios, possibly fruit and anything with ketchup, they are humans too.

And humans were wired to eat real foods. Real foods include: sustainable, organic meats and fish, colorful fruits and veggies and essential healthy fats (coconut oil, ghee, grass-fed butter, pastured egg yolks, avocado, raw nuts and seeds.

STEP 2: CUT OUT THE CULPRITS

This goes beyond just going a gluten-free (since many gluten free products contain just as many additives as the gluten version)s. Experiment with cutting out grains, conventional dairy, sugar and additives (dyes, sweeteners, chemicals) for 30 days and watch your kids’ brains come to life. Do it together with a non-diet mentality as a challenge for the family for stronger bodies and better brains. A great way to help treat ADHD naturally.

STEP 3: LOVE YOUR GUT BUGS

Give your kids a daily soil-based probiotic and prebiotic fiber to treat ADHD naturally. These include partially hydrolyzed guar gum, to help the healthy probiotics stick in their gut. Soil based probiotics are typically better tolerated by most people, and contain probiotic like cultures that were once found in the rich soils of our ancestors. Start with 1/2 capsule of a probiotic, 2 times per day, and 1 teaspoon of a prebiotic. Other “gut loving” additions include:

Colostrum (similar to the gut-healing natural colostrum found in the “perfect food:” a mother’s milk)

Digestive Enzymes (support natural enzymes that help break down food)

Betaine HCL (hydrochloric acid) found in capsules (naturally boosts stomach acid to enhance digestion)

Optional: Digestive “bitters” to support detoxification mixed into homemade dark chocolate syrup (5 drops of bitters + 1 tablespoon cacao powder + 1 tablespoon raw honey (use maple syrup for kids under 1 year of age) +fresh juice from half a small lemon)

STEP 4: DESTRESS

For kids, this includes encouraging them to get 60-minutes (at least) of active play and exercise each day, as well as outdoor time and sunshine, about 9 hours of sleep each night and creative, imaginative playaway from screens.

Magnesium Citrate at night is also a natural calming mineral, mixed into bedtime tea or water.

STEP 5: TEST, DON’T GUESS

Work with a functional medicine practitioner or healthcare practitioner knowledgeable in gut health analysis and treatment of any underlying conditions that may play a role in your child’s brain-gut-connection. Lab tests may include: Stool testing, Organic Acids Urine Testing, Comprehensive Bloodwork Analysis, Food Sensitivity Testing, and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Breath Testing. This can help to treat ADHD naturally.

Not all tests are essential, but can give you and your child a clearer picture into their unique presentation if an underlying gut pathology is behind their condition. (Note: Many traditional GI doctors do not perform these tests on kids, beyond food allergy, not sensitivity, testing and potential scope and CT scan imaging).

The bottom line:

In the end, address the roots of cognitive imbalance first (gut and stress), not the symptoms. This is very important step to treat ADHD naturally.

Resources:

2018. ADHD. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html.

2018. How Stress Affects Your Health. https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-facts.pdf; American Institute of Stress. https://www.stress.org/americas-1-health-problem/ (Cited: Perkins (1994) showed that 60% to 90% of doctor visits were stress-related)

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Esotericism: Hermetic Notes

Tria Prima:

- SULFUR "Omnipresent Spirit of Life" - MERCURY "Fluid connection between High and Low" - SALT "Base Matter"

--- 7 Primary Metals GOLD - (Sun) "Willpower / Sense of Self" (Heart, Spinal Column, Heat Distribution)

SILVER - (Moon) "Water / Growth / Emotions / Sub-conscious / Instinct / Fertility / Uni-consciousness / Genetics / Rhythmic Cycles" (Brain, Female Organs, Stomach, All Body Fluids)

COPPER - (Venus) "Herbalism / Magic / Arts / Music / Design / Harmony / Proportion / Integration / Meditation of Polarities Into One / Odors / Love" (Skin, Kidneys, Sweat, Transformation and Enrichment of Substances In Body, Sexual Organs, Smell)

IRON - (Mars) "Intense or Violent Energy / Psychic Ability / Physical Power" (Muscular System, Male Sex Organs, Blood Formation, Adrenaline, Purging of Body or toxins to maintain health)

TIN - (Jupiter) "Good Health / Wealth" (Liver, Abdomen and Stomach arteries, Digestion and Assimilation of Oxygen and Nutrition, Anti-biotic Functions, Cell Growth, General Energy Levels)

MERCURY - (Mercury) "Communication / Commerce / Initiation Into the Mysterious / Alchemy / Kabbalah / Astrology / Magic / Writing / Information Transmission / Nerves / Dexterity / Mental Skill / Speedy Distribution of Energy" (Nerves, Speech, Hearing, Spiritual and Physical Manifest, Coordination, Thyroid, Nervous System, Spinal Fluid)

LEAD - (Saturn) "Old Age / Chronic Disease / Karma / Learning" (Bones, Teeth, Spleen, Hair, Minerals In the Body, Joints, Flexibility)

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ALCHEMIC STAGES

1 CALCINATION - (Aries)

Chemically: Heating a substance until reduced to ashes

Arcane: Sulfuric Acid (Vitriol)*Reacts with all metals except Gold*

Psychologically: Destruction of Ego/Material Possession

Physiologically: Metabolic Discipline, Aerobic Activity

Planetary: Fire of Creation(Formation of living space after lava and volcanic ashes)

Society: The Revolutionaries, Conquerors, Authority-Challenging Warriors

Begins with base ROOT CHAKRA

- 2 DISSOLUTION - (Cancer)

Chemically: Dissolving the Ashes with Water

Arcane: Iron Oxide (Rust) * Illustrates the potentially corrosive power of water on very hard metals

Psychologically: The breaking down of the artificial structures of the psyche, total immersion in unconscious, irrational feminine, or objective parts of our minds

Physiologically: Continuation of Kundalini

Planetary: Great flood, cleansing of the inferior

Society: Controlled/Agricultural Based dissolution in water

Takes place in SACRAL CHAKRA, involving lung and spleen

- 3 SEPARATION - (Scorpio)

Chemically: Isolation of components from dissolution by filtration and discarding ingenuine material

Arcane: Sodium Carbonate (Natron)

Psychologically: The process of rediscovering self essences previously rejected by the masculine rational side of our mind * What to discard and what to reintegrate * Letting go of restraints for our full nature

Physiologically: Controlling the breath of the body as it maneuvers spirit and soul, to birth new energy and renewal

Planetary: Formation of land masses/islands from the four elemental forces

Society: The establishment of clans, cities, and nationalities

Begins in NAVEL CHAKRA (Iron)

- 4 CONJUNCTION - (Venus)

Chemically: Recombination of saving elements from separation into a new substance

Arcane: Salt of Petra/Stone Salt (nitrate compound)/Potassium nitrate (Salt)

Psychologically: The empowerment of our true self, union of masculine and feminine sides of our personalities into a new intuitive state of consciousness and being

Physiologically: Using the body's sexual energies to perform transformation

Planetary: Primordial life forms created from the energies of the Sunlight

Society: The growth of crass and technologies to master the environment * Referred to as "Lesser Stone" by alchemists * The individual will be able to know what to do to maintain lasting enlightenment * Union of self/Synchronicities

Takes place at HEART CHAKRA (Copper)

- 5 FERMENTATION - (Capricorn)

*A two-step process of putrefaction of old being in conjunction with its death and resurrection to a new level of being

Chemically: The growth of a ferment bacteria (wine, curds for cheese)

Arcane: Liquor Hepatis (Liquor of the Liver) * Smells pleasing referred to as "Balsalm of the Soul"

Psychologically: Inspiration of spiritual power from above that rejuvenated the alchemist

Planetary: The evolution of life to produce higher states of consciousness

Society: Basis of religion

Based in THROAT CHAKRA -

6 DISTILLATION - (Virgo)

Chemically: Boiling and condensation of the fermented solution to increase its purity, like wine into brandy

Arcane: Black Pulvis Solaris

Psychologically: The agitation and sublimation of psychic forces as necessary to ensure that no impurities of the expanded ego follow into the final stage

Physiologically: The raising of life force repeatedly from lower regions of the body to the brain, "The Circulation of the Light"

Planetary: The realization of the power of higher love as the life force from the entire planet that gradually seeks to share this truth

Society: A science or objective experimentation

Said to culminate in the Third Eye area in BROW CHAKRA (Silver)

- 7 - COAGULATION - (Taurus)

Chemically: Precipitation or sublimation from the purified ferment from Distillation

Arcanum: Red Pulvis Solaris *Sulfur and Mercury compound "Powder of the Sun"

Psychologically: A confidence beyond all things

Physiologically: The releasing of the elixir or, "Heavenly food", in the blood that rejuvenates the body into perfect health*Released through the interaction of light from the Pineal Gland and matter from the Pituitary Gland

Planetary: The return to the Garden of Eden

Society: The living wisdom that everyone exists in the same light of evolved consciousness and knowledge of truth

With confidence and Coagulation's physiological impression, the second body of solid light that emerges through the CROWN CHAKRA (gold) --- Consciousness is the “Materia Prima“

The 'Materia Prima' is Carbon, (6) (Number of Balance, Hexagon) which is compressed and heated, turning into an impenetrable diamond

"The Great Work" to transcend the impression of duality

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Nigredo, Albedo, Rubedo, Cauda Pavonis

Nigredo (Before one can grow spiritually, they must remove all ideas of limitations)

Albedo (Purification of the subject, after initial euphoria, a means for control may come, elevating and expanding the consciousness)

Rubedo (Spiritual knowledge gains value, and must be put into practice/Old ideas must be transcended)

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* Masculine to Sun/Sulphur

* Feminine to Moon/MercurySpark of Soul to Salt

* Alchemists portrayed "As Above, So Below" with physical material alchemy in relation to spiritual alchemy.

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"Not only is Ayahuasca a Pineal Gland activator and stimulator, but Ayahuasca is also a powerful Pineal Gland Developer"~ clinical researcher, Maps dotorg. Ayahuasca also aligns our 7-chakras (which every religion tells us to do but churches totally ignore), and Ayahuasca opens and interconnects the right side of the brain, as well as the frontal lobes of the brain (all scientifically proven).. Ayahuasca, also known as the "Vine of the Soul", is a sacred medicinal power plant which grows in the Amazon rainforest and is a natural psychotropic. The Quechua term of this drink "Ayahuasca" refers to the freeing of the spirit or the essence of the soul. To take Ayahuasca is to be purged and purified. It cleanses the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual body. It reaches deep inside and removes the layers of debris relating to our age-old fears and illusions which obscure the soul. It's an ego-killer and removes all negative matter within associated with dark energies. Ayahuasca also assists to access and reconnect with ancient knowledge and wisdom imprinted in our very own DNA, psychic powers and to journey into the past, present and future. Including other realms, dimensions and parallel universes.

The Master Plant has a Spirit, and in the eye of a shaman it is a powerful Doctor, Surgeon and Medicine. Through the use of this Master Teacher one can access the unknown, intangable worlds inhabited by other beings, induce dream states and vision- and liberation of all matter.

Living in a culture paranoid of the use of mind-altering substances, associated what we call "drugs" in the western world, natural power plants and medicines are sometimes dismissed as a dangerous and superficial form of spirituality. The contrary is true - the work involved with both Master Teachers facilitates an accelerated awakening of our multi-dimensional Self and our interconnection. It allows seeing beyond “the illusion” of that what we perceive to be reality through a deeper connection with Pachamama/Mother Earth and the Higher Realms and by channeling profound insights, messages and visions for a better understanding of the TRUTH AND MAGIC OF LIFE AND ONESELF. Shamanic traditions have used Ayahuasca and other sacred medicinal plants to invoke profound mystical experiences, changes in consciousness and as a means of a cure for millennia. Their telepathic powers are connected to supernatural forces residing in their tissues, and they were divine gifts to the earliest Indians on Earth. Ceremonies with those Master Teachers are truly a magical gift of the Gods!

Spirituality is at the core of the Ayahuasca experience. Purification of mind, body and soul in a healing ceremony can catalyse a profound process of spiritual awakening and development. This process of growth and spiritual evolution can continue indefinitely even if Ayahuasca is not taken again. The Ayahuasca experience is highly individual and unique to each person as it enables a direct connection with the deepest parts of the sub-conscious, facilitating a deep connection with our true, inner and higher self.

Ayahuasca provides a window into our soul and shows us who we really are and who we can become. We strongly believe that the benefits to be gained from learning about Ayahuasca are immeasurable, both on a personal and planetary level.

There is no plant healer on the planet quite as revered, as powerful, and as respected as Ayahuasca. And now the Western world is finally beginning to acknowledge this plant phenomenon, with an ever increasing number of people, academics, scientists, neurologists, philosophers and mystics heading to South America to experience Ayahuasca for themselves.

The medicine Ayahuasca - often referred to as ‘The Queen of the forest’ and considered to be the most powerful of the teacher plants - is traditionally consumed in a ceremonial context under the guidance of a Shaman or Ayahuasquero (a maestro trained in the use of the vine). It is imperative to have an experienced Shaman/Ayahuasquero present to conduct the ceremony, someone who has a deep understanding of the forces at work and how to keep the energies in balance.

Ayahuasca is a strong purgative (allows profound cleansing through vomiting and diarrhea), an antibiotic (kills microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses), an analgesic (painkiller), disinfectant, and cicatrizant (speeds healing of wounds).

For some people the heaviness that is felt in their life is the weight of old emotional baggage. Ayahuasca can assist in bringing such memories to the surface to be confronted and released through purging. The purging aspect of the Ayahuasca experience is hugely beneficial as it also allows for impurities to be released that sap the body’s energy. This deep cleansing system is a natural detoxification which restores physical vitality and harmony. It is in this clearing process that we create new space for higher energy, clarity, creativity and vibrancy to enter into our life.

Ayahuasca, the Master Teacher:

Ayahuasca is revered by the indigenous people of South America as a sacred medicine and a master-teacher, capable of transporting the drinker to other dimensions of space and time, where past, present and future are all equally accessible, both one's own life path and those of others.

Everyone’s journey with Ayahuasca is totally unique and individual. The plant-teacher guides us to the deepest parts of our subconscious where, with our conscious self, we are able to confront, understand and release deep-rooted emotional baggage and behavioral patterns that are holding us back in our lives and preventing us from being our authentic selves. Diseases, behavioral patterns and egoistic tendencies can be analysed to determine their nature and origin.

It is not uncommon to experience a regression back to the situation or source of a problem or trauma. To relive the experience is to gain new understanding and insights enabling resolution or closure. Dream-like scenes where personal messages from spirits are received cause ceremony participants to re-evaluate their life course with a deeper understanding of why they are here, and what it is they need to do to fulfill their purpose.

Drinkers of Ayahuasca often report significant changes in the way they see life and how they feel about themselves, and in many cases they experience a growing sense of purpose and direction, inner strength and power.

Not everyone comes to this medicine with the same needs. The magic of Ayahuasca rests in its ability to find, focus, diagnose, heal and transcend one’s personal limitations, conditioning, negative thoughts and fears. It takes us to a pure fundamental part within each of us that instinctively knows the answer, that wants us to achieve what we really desire in life and to be true to ourselves. It teaches us how to trust this new inner voice and achieve a more fulfilling life.

Fundamental to the work of the Shaman is the knowledge that Nature is alive; that the plant kingdom is conscious and has intelligence; that plants have spirits who can help to heal mankind; that an answer to any illness can be found in Nature. During an Ayahuasca experience it is possible for one to see and communicate with these spirits. For example, one can speak with plant spirits to learn their medicinal properties and how to collect and prepare them for use in healing.

Ayahuasca allows for the integration of the Self with the Higher-Self. From this integration emerges the True Self. The fully active brain strips away the fear-based, ego-mind issues that plague the human condition. The light of our higher consciousness renders the mask of our ‘pretend’ self irrelevant. It ceases to be of importance to impress others by being right or better than someone, or to be ashamed of who we are. A light, joyous and playful sense encompasses our being and we become resolved in our humanity and our divinity. We stop thinking and start knowing.

In this grand time of human awakening, whenever more people seek higher guidance and truer direction in their lives, the sacred medicines at long last take their place among the path that lead to the remembrance of one’s true self. Ayahuasca provides the most direct and immediate pathways to self-inquiry, and one only has to grab the opportunity that it provides for unrestrained personal and spiritual growth!

It is one of the most confrontational ways of healing one’s inner self, and in participation one is moved beyond the muddled and noisy mind, into the intuitive heart center, whence resides peace and unbounded love. And as with the microcosm of a single human soul so the macrocosm of humanity for it is here that humanity now finds itself, at the cross roads, seeking the remembrance of its own true nature.

Mother Ayahuasca will without any reservations or pretence show you your most deeply buried aspects of ourselves. Dredge them up for a re-examination and re-integration. For this is the only way to spiritual growth. No part of the shadow self shall be left behind, swept under the carpet or be left unforgiven. It will present to you your worst, most negative aspects and show you how to heal yourself. It will tell you no lies and you will be shown with absolute clarity your impact upon others. What you need to adjust and what you need to let go of. Mother Ayahuasca in all her wisdom exposes your most immediate issues and grants you a higher perspective on them, one that cannot be attained by the everyday rational mind.

She shows you your pains and your fears, so that you might climb the ladder of evolution ever higher by re-learning unconditional love. The remembering of your true essence, and indeed, the essence of All that Is. Make no mistake about it, this is not a weekend excursion to the park, this is serious work on the self, that requires utmost dedication and disciplined preparation. Skirting issues such as proper diet prior and subsequently to the workshop serves only to lesson the effect and the purpose of the whole exercise.

Our mainstream society provides so many unhealthy temptations that go against our wellbeing, that one is definitely challenged to find that which benefits one most. I found this one of the keys to proper preparation and subsequently true to form, found myself requiring much less food than normal during the workshops. This is the physical proof that the spiritual work at the workshops has almost immediate real world results.

Every soul has its own individual journey and story. It is thus up to each and every person to decide how they will get from point A to point B. In the end all journeys are just as important and just as beautiful. Thus I heartily recommend these workshops to all, because all are ultimately on a journey of self exploration. The company of shamans that shall accompany you is one of warmth and love. Their beautiful songs carry you peacefully and providently through your darkest hours, your most exhilarating visions and your most profound lessons. But this I say without exaggeration, the group of wonderful people undertaking the same journey as you, besides Mother Ayahuasca of course, they will be your greatest teachers while you are there. And if you have never truly felt connected on a soul level to another person, yeah, expect that to become the whole group. As you are shown the illusion of separation and the truth of universal love.

If I could sum up this wonderful journey with the sacred medicines of Peru, I would sum it up so...: Those who have not experienced direct knowing, who have not been enveloped by direct spiritual experience, they know nothing. This is your chance to know the infinity that dwells beyond the mind. To remember who you truly are!

Those who undergo the ayahuasca experience report having profound spiritual revelations regarding their purpose on earth, the true nature of the universe as well as deep insight as how to be the best person they possibly can. It is nearly always said that people experience profound positive changes in their life subsequent to consuming ayahuasca. In addition, it is often reported that individuals experience what gaining access to so called “higher spiritual dimensions” and making contact with various autonomous entities who serve to act as guides or healers.

Ayahuasca focuses and aligns the patient with the archaic essence of spirituality. It ‘resets’ our biological clock according to universal time and harmonizes our natural brain chemistry. The corresponding shift in our personal values, priorities, and self-image produces a lasting rebirth, a transformative “new beginning”. This quality is the most important and life-changing gift of the Goddess, and the one most desired by many seekers. Persons experiencing Ayahuasca ceremonies typically achieve substantial mental, psychological, and spiritual progress, comparable to that accomplished through intensive long-term psychotherapy, and often in a remarkably short time. Studies investigating Ayahuasca's history and use often fail to explain the remarkably transformative processes it initiates. Ayahuasca’s various effects progress through cathartic, abreactive and spiritual stages. Experience of universal time is an important element in this process. Each experience carries one beyond the previous ones, with revelations according to the character, quality, and depth of previous experiences and the travelers’ level of consciousness.

After drinking Ayahuasca, the first effect one notices is a distinctive shift in sensory modality. Tactile and auditory sensitivity increases and mental processes and emotions become more profound. At this point, the journey may move into many dimensions. Soul flight, causes a sense of floating and discorporation as one enters other dimensions of hyperspace. Ayahuasca cannot be qualified by consistency of its effects. The psycho-spiritual centers of consciousness activated by Ayahuasca cannot be programmed, though the journey can be guided and influenced by competent shamans/ facilitators. The pharmacological properties of the psychoactive compound in interaction with the biological antecedents are not enough to define the influence on the psyche. The brew always interacts with the psycho-emotional and spiritual set of each individual and the construct of the setting in which it is taken.

Here I will describe and categorize each subjective effect that the Ayahuasca experience has to offer in as much detail as I possibly can.

Physical effects: The body high of ayahuasca can be described as a pleasurable, warm, soft and all encompassing glow. For some it is manifested spontaneously at different unpredictable points throughout the experience, but for others it maintains a consistent presence that steadily rises with the onset and hits its limit once the peak has been reached.

Cognitive effects: The head space of ayahuasca is described by many as extremely sober and clear headed in its style when compared to other commonly used psychedelics such as LSD or Psilocybin. It contains a large number of psychedelic typical and unique cognitive effects.

The most prominent of these typical effects include, •Introspection •Acceleration of thought •Enhancement of current mind state •Removal of cultural filters •Feelings of fascination and awe •Conceptual thinking •Vocabulary suppression •Ego suppression, Ego loss, and ego death •Time distortion •Deja-vu

Along side of the typical cognitive effects listed above, ayahuasca induces certain states which are seemingly rare or spontaneous within all other psychedelics in a consistent, reproducible and in an extremely powerful way. These commonly reported unique cognitive effects include, •Powerful and consistent mindfulness - The term “mindfulness" is used within psychological literature to refer to states which are achieved through the act of practicing meditation. This feeling is characterized by a sense of focus on the present moment with a stillness and clarity of mind. Induced mindfulness can occur within any psychedelic but is unique within ayahuasca due to how consistently it is manifested and the way in which it can sustain itself for days, weeks or even months after a single high dose experience.

This is an extremely beneficial and therapeutic effect for personal psychological health. In contrast, other more commonly used psychedelics such as LSD and Psilocybin tend to induce this effect in a merely spontaneous and temporary form.

•Consistently induced states of unity and inter-connectedness - This effect is unique within ayahuasca due to how consistently it is manifested as an accompanying effect along side of ego death and occasionally, ego suppression. In contrast, other more commonly used psychedelics such as LSD and Psilocybin tend to induce this effect rarely at best.

•Consistent communication with the subconscious - It can be briefly described as a literal communication with an internal voice within which claims to be the subconscious. At lower levels this is performed by the subconscious conversing with you through your own thought stream. At higher dosages however it becomes a fully audible voice which is capable of coherent conversation on the same level as the ego, and arguably self aware in its own right. •Sustained dream potentiation - Regular or occasional ayahuasca usage commonly results in extremely vivid, lucid and easy to recollect dreams in the days and weeks after the experience. It’s worth noting that the overall cognitive positivity or negativity of an ayahuasca experience in psychologically balanced individuals depends greatly on how nauseating or purgative the chosen method of preparation is. For example, paranoia, anxiety, delirium and a difficulty stringing thoughts together often immediately manifest themselves during uncomfortable states of nausea for the inexperienced, but remain absent when the user has been accustomed to the purge itself.

Visual effects: Enhancements,

Ayahuasca presents a complete array of possible visual enhancements which generally includes, •Increased visual acuity •Enhancement of colours •Enhanced pattern recognition •Visual drifting (melting, breathing, warping and flowing) - In comparison to other Entheogens or psychedelics this effect can be described as highly detailed, slow and smooth in motion and static in their appearance. •Tracers •After images •Texture repetition •Colour shifting •Scenery slicing Geometry, The visual geometry that is present throughout this experience can be comprehensively described as structured in their organization, organic in geometric style, intricate in complexity, large in size, fast and smooth in motion, colourful in scheme, glossy in colour, equal in blurred and sharp edges and equal in rounded and angular corners. At higher dosages they are significantly more likely to result in states of level 7B visual geometry over level 7A. In terms of their manifestation they are progressive in nature and continuously self complexify in settings with little or no visual input and disturbances. For example, darkness will cause the geometry to progressively intensify but this can immediately be reset back down to base level by simply turning on a bright light or actively performing a physical task which requires any level of concentration.

Visionary states, Ayahuasca and other forms of DMT produce a full range of high level states in a fashion that is more consistent and reproducible than that of any other commonly used "Entheogen" or psychedelic.

These effects include, •Transformations •Imagery •Visualizations - this particular effect commonly contains inner visualizations with scenarios, settings, concepts and autonomous entity contact. They are more common within dark environments and can be described as internal in their manifestation, lucid in believability, interactive in style and almost exclusively religious, spiritual, mystical or transcendental nature in their overall theme. Auditory effects:

The auditory effects of ayahuasca are extremely consistent and exhibit a full range of effects which commonly includes, •Auditory enhancements •Auditory distortions •Auditory visualizations Health effects, potential addiction and tolerance:

Research has been made showing the relative physical safety of DMT. Ayahuasca, has been studied by multidisciplinary groups in Brazil and other countries and was shown that in reasonable doses in a careful context, it presents no negative cognitive/psychiatric/physical consequences. In terms of mental health the very same study showed that users presented elevated levels of happiness and health. Ayahuasca is not physically addictive, and many users experience a frequency self-regulating quality to the drug. This is despite the fact that the substance holds no real tolerance and can be used on a daily basis if it is desired.

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Autoimmune Diseases and Inflammatory Disorders of Unknown Etiology; Contemplating Causation and Implication in Public Health Protection- Juniper Publishers

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Due to their multi factorial causation, the investigation of the etiology of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders constitutes a challenge that seems to exceed greatly that which was faced by the pioneers of the previous centuries, in connection with microbial diseases. Genetic factors, microbial pathogens, the alteration of the normal microbial flora and/or of the micro biome have been implicated to the etiology of the specific category of diseases but their interaction is so complex that the distinction of the causal from those that are incidental becomes extremely difficult. This issue is further complicated by food additives that are nowadays widely used and could have a contributing role to the pathogenesis of disorders associated with immune dysregulation. In this respect, it is perhaps critical that administrative authorities involved in public health protection revised their licensing strategy from deciding based on evidences of harmfulness, to taking seriously into consideration even indications of the latter or requiring proof of safety.

Keywords: Autoimmune diseases; Inflammatory disorders; Causation; Etiology; Erythritol; Arabinogalactan; Mycobacteria; Paratuberculosis; Crohn’s disease

Abbreviations: ARPs: Antigen Recognition Patterns

Introduction

In ancient Greece, the notion of infectious agents was depicted with the term “miasma” that was used to indicate any factor resulting to bodily, spiritual or ethical deviation from normal. In 1665, Robert Hooke published his book titled “Micrographia”, in which he provided a detailed description of the structure of a simple microscope that was invented many years before (1590), by Zacharias Janssen. This was an event of fundamental significance in the investigation of disease etiology and motivated several inspired researchers, such as Anton van Leeuwenhoek who provided the first physical proof of microscopic organisms in 1670, and Robert Koch with his landmark publication of the Koch’s postulates in 1890. The latter constituted a concrete context that formulated the research conducted on all aspects of the investigation of disease etiology, for several decades. The idea was simple and common for all infectious diseases: a pathogen transmitted to a sensitive host causes a specific disease; the pathogen should not be detected in healthy individuals; a sensitive host exposed to the pathogen should develop the specific disease. These postulates proved efficient in connection with a large number of infectious diseases and triggered the developments towards their accurate diagnosis, treatment, control and in several cases, eradication.

However how does the scientific community respond today to the challenge represented by the dramatic rise in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders? If the elementary technological developments of the 17th century proved sufficient to clarify disease pathogenesis of so many infectious diseases in just over a century, how is it possible that in spite the revolutionary discoveries of the 20th century, a large number of wide spread diseases continues to be of unknown etiology? Is public health protection a parameter that should be considered in connection with the specific diseases or at least with those that appear to be potentially infectious, i.e. associated in many, but not all cases with exposure to one or more pathogens?

In contemplating the causation of autoimmune diseases and inflammatory disorders of unknown etiology, the logical approach would be to follow a course similar with that of Koch, and attempt to define first the notions of “disease” and “sensitive host”; exactly therein lies today the real challenge. Regarding case definition, what appears to be a single disease entity often proves to have specific forms that are similar in terms of clinical manifestation but different with regards to etiology. A typical example of the latter that was not as obvious a few years ago is cancer, a pathologic condition that is no longer perceived as a single disease and can be manifested by many similar forms, triggered by etiologic factors that are remarkably different such as viruses, chemicals, radiation etc. With regards to the definition of the sensitive host, the difficulty lies in that susceptibility does not apply at, but within the level of animal species, depending on various parameters including age, gender, race and genetic predisposition. The latter is neither precise nor definite i.e. there are many different factors possibly resulting to similar types of genetic predisposition and this can be influenced in the course of life by various parameters including stress, nutrition, alteration of the constitution of normal microbial flora, genetic and epigenetic factors. An example of a disease that seems to fit perfectly in the specific context of pathogenesis is Crohn’s disease.

Crohn’s disease is a form of chronic eleocolitis that affects humans with substantial negative impact to their quality of life [1]. Though the disease is still officially considered of unknown etiology, it is rather clear that the basis of its pathogenesis is immune dysregulation. Several factors have been proposed as relevant, such as genetic predisposition, nutrition, stress, the alteration of the microbial flora and/or of the microbiome, and various microbial organisms [2]. In connection with the latter, reference is more commonly made to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) [2]. Notably MAP, which is wide spread in nature and many types of food, is the cause of paratuberculosis that affects the intestine primarily of ruminants, causing lesions that are very similar with those of Crohn’s disease. It has been suggested that the implication of mycobacteria in this and other diseases of unknown etiology, such as sarcoidosis, is associated with the regulatory role they acquired in the process of the evolutionary development of the mammalian immune system, formulating its response to various antigen recognition patterns (ARPs), and its ability to selectively react or tolerate similar antigenic stimuli [3,4].

This idea is the foundation based on which, a new approach was made very recently for the treatment of Crohn’s disease patients, using a vaccine that contains MAP [5]. However, none of the factors mentioned above can be associated with all cases of disease, and causal effect cannot be determined in a definite manner for any of them, not even for a specific subset of patients. This has generated speculations about disease definition implying that maybe, just like cancer, Crohn’s disease is a label that should be perceived as descriptive of a set of conditions that are similar with regards to clinical manifestation but distinct, in terms of etiology [2]. Unfortunately the issue of Crohn’s disease causation is still very far from being resolved, mainly because the aforementioned factors are so closely interlinked that it becomes extremely difficult to differentiate the causal from those that are incidental. This problem however and the context of disease pathogenesis outlined here does not apply only to Crohn’s disease. Some or all the factors associated with the causation of the specific pathologic condition are being identified as potentially significant for many others. To mention only a few, sarcoidosis has been associated through several reports with exposure of genetically predisposed individuals to Propionibacterium acnes or certain Mycobacterium spp. [6]; human exposure to MAP has been associated in addition to Crohn’s disease with multiple sclerosis, diabetes mellitus type I, Hashimoto’s thyreoiditis, sarcoidosis, rheumatoid arthritis and certain forms of cancer [2]; the alteration of the constitution of microbial flora and/or of the microbiome has been linked to a plethora of diseases of unknown etiology [4], the most recent and rather unexpected addition to which is autism [6].

The overall context formulated today in connection with diseases of unknown etiology would be incomplete without a reference to the potential role of specific food additives, which complicates even further the investigation of their pathogenesis. Two of the most widely used products of this category that could be implicated in the issue addressed here is erythritol and arabinogalactan. The former is a polyol that exists in a natural form in some fruits and vegetables but is used in an artificial form as a low calorie food sweetener, since it is very poorly metabolized by the intestinal and the oral microbial flora. Arabinogalactan is a polysaccharide consisting of arabinose and galactose, and can be found widely in nature, in plants and in the cell wall of specific bacteria. Today, arabinogalactan is used broadly as a chemical stabilizer in cosmetics, food and animal feeds, and as an immune stimulating or drug delivery agent in therapeutics and food supplements. Apparently due to the wide use of erythritol and arabinogalactan, human exposure to them exceeds greatly the natural, in terms both of intensity and duration. This could constitute an element of key significance in their role as potential or perhaps incidental pathogenic factors for specific sub-sets of the human population who, for various reasons, are prone to immune dysregulation. This association should be primarily assessed within the context of the microbial flora and secondarily in connection with the immune response to ARPs that the mammalian immune system has been trained to perceive as critical in terms of immune regulation and responsiveness. Indeed regarding the former, chronic exposure to erythritol is associated in many research reports with functional alteration of the intestinal microbiome, which may affect millions of consumers leading to autoimmune diseases and inflammatory disorders [4,7,8]. Erythritol is also a significant bioactive substance for potent bacterial pathogens. In more detail, the specific inert under normal circumstances sugar is identified as the factor that attracts Brucella abortus to the genital tract of female bovines, leading to chronic infection and abortion [9]. Erythritol has also been associated with up regulation of specific pathogenic genes of other Brucella spp., including Brucella melitensis, the main causal agent of brucellosis of humans [10]. Arabinogalactan on the other hand is a major component of the cell wall mainly of mycobacteria, nocardia and corynebacteria, and contributes significantly to their ability to resist phagocytosis and to survive as intracellular pathogens. In this respect the use of arabinogalactan as an immune stimulating agent seems rather apparent at least for normal individuals, but generates concern in connection with the response that it could activate to those prone to immune dysregulation, especially considering the strong indications about the implication of mycobacteria in autoimmune diseases and inflammatory disorders [2,3,4,6].

Conclusion

The multi factorial causation of autoimmune diseases and inflammatory disorders that currently remain of unknown etiology constitutes a challenge that seems to exceed greatly that which was faced by the pioneers of the previous centuries, in connection with microbial diseases. The progress is indeed remarkable but there are no indications that the etiology of the specific pathologic conditions will be clarified in the near future. In this respect, it is nowadays perhaps critical that administrative authorities involved in public health protection revised their licensing strategy from deciding based on evidences of harmfulness, to taking seriously into consideration even indications of the latter or requiring proof of safety.

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[SF] Ending Racisim

2106 CE

Reports arrived from Moon Base 3 that suggest seismic activity is occurring in the fourth quadrant. A point seven measurement was observed on the seismograph, detected four miles under the moon's crust. Thermal scans of the area picked up signs of several large veining structures underground. Mining equipment was brought in to drill tunnels into the moon's middle mantle, the second internal layer. Lunar scientists and geologists were transported to Moon Base 3 to analyze the foreign structures.

After months of digging, probing, and scanning the team at Moon Base 3 broke through the structure's outer shell and were met with strange lifeforms. An initial visual examination of the beings and the inner workings of the structure showed that they survived off of farmed bacteria on the cave-like walls. The quadrupeds had large eyes and wide drooping mouths. Saliva from these orifices provided the nutrients for the methane-producing bacteria. Several of the lifeforms were brought back to earth for further study while the remaining inhabitants slowly died off from methane deficiency. The twelve Selenites were examined inside pods that mirrored their own ecosystem.

As the research into the Selenites continued the funding for the project was cut, despite there being political and spiritual curiosity over the existence of an alien culture in such close proximity. Politicians instead attempted to squelch the riots and violence that erupted over racial tensions with these pulled funds. Scientists of the Selenite project sought to combine their research with the search for peace among the divided races and factions that had been tearing humanity apart.

The Selenites were thought to be unintelligent and mentally deficient. They were incapable of learning and adapting and had to be infused with oxygen breathing apparatuses to survive Earth. The Institute of Public Welfare had declared that hate and ire of the races was inescapable. Scientists saw this knowledge as advantageous and began breeding the Selenites to incorporate them into society. They did this in secret by reporting that some of the genetically-modified, oxygen-breathing Selenite offspring had "escaped" their research pods.

As they bred and multiplied the moon race attempted to integrate into human society. This turn of events filled the human race with fury and anger, their resentment was expressed through the public executions of Selenites, the establishment of several hate groups, and the refusal of certain businesses to allow trade with the Selenites.

"We needed something new to hate." A member of the Department of Public Safety spoke during the anniversary of the discovery of the Selenites. "We must face the truth that we cannot do this on our own. It may appear to be a terrible solution to a terrible problem but the pointless murder and bloodshed of the human population has decreased substantially. We can safely say the Selenites have minimal emotional reaction to their current plight so it is with great confidence that I can say Selenites are a godsent."

Across the globe the alien species was met with verbal and physical abuse, of which they did not truly understand. They were often aimless, jobless, homeless, and stereotypical of a race that had lost their identity, ignorant of a culture that rejected them but who also accepted them as a necessary evil.

Despite attempts by the more compassionate humans the Selenites were forbidden to rise above the "sub-lower class" and continued to live in poverty among the human race. Aggression towards humans of different skin color was completely forgotten as they grew to be enlightened without the harmful effects of racial tension. The nation that held the highest Selenite population became the richest and most prosperous compared to those that had less.

Those that provided safe harbor to the alien species were often met with financial and social ruin. Keeping Selenites hidden or providing them with an education was detrimental, unsafe, and frustrating. Due to the awkward physiology, their pale skin, large eyes, gaping mouths, and stubby fingers, their presence was often met with unpleasant reactions. The Pro-Selenite movement faded away and the Anti-Selenites grew, with Selenite denialists claiming the annihilation of their race never really happened.

Selenites were farmed for their value to society, providing license for their continued slaughter and abuse. Their passive and fragile nature made them less susceptible to insurrection and they never rebelled against their dominant oppressors. The human race lived happily ever after.

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