September/October 1998
Articles on the theme "Health Consciousness"
A Matter of Life and Death
by Sylvia Jackson
The writer, who is dying of brain cancer,
gives some advice concerning prevention and medical exams.
Magic Tea Plus
by Constance Felos
How an attorney and her client created an adventurous new paradism of health
consciousness. The recipe for a special herbal tea.
Health-Minded Living
by Bob Gonzalez
Some tips from the manager of a health
food store how to achieve and maintain optimum physical health.
Miracle Consciousness
by JoAnne Gregory
Miracles, fake or real? What is it
that makes miracles possible?
How's Your Subconscious?
by Patrick Plaskett
Habits and their effect on our health.
Changing bad habits. Creating a different future.
True Health Consciousness
by Carol L. Roberts, MD
A doctor talks about what you can do
to avoid visits to the doctor.
Becoming Health Conscious
by Dr. Audrey Craft Davis
The importance of our words and thoughts.
Becoming food conscious. Our attitude to things, especially money. Counting
our blessings. Awareness of others and the environment.
A Simple Clay Bath!
by Lauana Lei
How the writer, suffering from heavy
chemical/metal poisoning, recovered her health by taking a clay bath.
A Healing Education
by Barbara Bedingfield
An account by a Waldorf teacher of
the basic educational requirements for maintaining the health of a child.
Our Spiritual Source
by Rev. Pat Cross
On connecting with our spiritual source
to realize a true health consciousness. Using our spiritual powers to heal
ourselves.
Other Feature Articles
2000 and Beyond!
by David Findlay
Natural Health Q&A
by Dr. Scott Rubin
Parasites and allergies -- some natural
remedies.
What is . . . A Course In Miracles?
by Mary Barbara
How "A Course In Miracles"
came to be and some of its basic teachings.
Mineral Kingdom
by Judy Power
Featured stones for September and October:
Labrodorite and Opalized Quartz
Becoming Health Conscious
by Dr. Audrey Craft Davis
I awakened from my alpha brain-wave frequency -- that very powerful state of consciousness -- with these thoughts swirling through my mind. The food we eat, the thoughts we think, the words we speak and the dreams -- especially because we are living the experience in the dream -- all these combine with the oxygen we breathe and form chemicals in the blood, which in turn enter our cells to regenerate them. This is how our bodies renew themselves. The body was never meant to die. If we could make certain that every word, thought and dream could be totally positive, we would never die nor grow old.
To be health conscious means to be aware of the things that keep us healthy. One of the most important is to be aware of our thoughts. We build our world by the way we think. Words and thoughts are things. They materialize. Nothing can happen until someone thinks about it. Our words and thoughts become things and events.
God told Adam to name all the animals and each one would be as he named it. Animals represent our ideas or thoughts. Our actions are just reflections of these. If you think your world stinks, it does. If you think it is lined with rainbows, it is. You named it.
We must also become food conscious. Read the labels. More importantly, consciously act as though your food is life, for it is. This is why many ancient tribes made gods of the animals they ate. They did a ritual asking the animal to forgive them for killing it for food. These ancient people would never kill an animal for sport.
While learning Transcendental Meditation and its principals, we noticed that the members of this great organization, would place one hand on either side of their plate as they offered thanks at the table. This was to make us conscious of the food and what it meant to us. We should treat our food with reverence and be mindful of our attitude when we eat. Have you noticed that if you eat when you are in a bad mood, you are likely to have an upset stomach.
Food that is eaten with thankfulness and joy will not interfere with your digestion. There is an interplay between humans and everything we touch.
A car and things like appliances that are appreciated will give good service. It is almost as though mechanical things such as automobiles actually identify with us.
I had a friend who swore their car attacked her husband. He stepped out of the car, the door flew back, knocking him to the pavement. Then it almost ran over him as he struggled to get to his feet. I said, "No wonder, it attacked him. You have both hated and cursed that car and swore it was a dud from the day you purchased it."
Since prosperity has much to do with health, you should bless your money. If you do, it will multiply. If you constantly swear that it is never enough, it will remain so.
I teach my students to take their wallet, their money, and their bank book in their hands and bless them. "I bless this money. I send it forth with joy and it returns to me multiplied."
I teach them to do the same with their bills. Take them in your hands and say, "I bless these bills and the service they represent. I send this payment forth with joy and thankfulness." I also advise them to tithe. It blesses my heart when they call and tell me of the miracles they reap from these practices.
I will relate just one of these. One man (I'll call him, Sam) told me of how a man had owed him a large sum of money. He had tried in vain to collect it for two years. A week after he began this procedure, he was walking down the street when he heard someone calling his name. The man was out of breath from trying to catch up with him. Sam was astounded when the man said, "Wait up. I want to pay you the money I owe you."
A common remark is, "It is a miracle. My money goes so much farther, it is hard to believe. Everything I buy is on sale and I have gotten raises in salary. Money just stretches out, it seems."
We should be conscious of our eyesight, our hearing, our speech, being able to walk and do the things that shape our happiness. We often take these blessings for granted until such time as we may lose one or more of these abilities. It is then that we become aware of what blessings these endowments are.
We need to be aware of the caring, love, and appreciation from others. Be conscious of the beauty of nature, the birds, trees, mountains, ocean and the wonder of a magnificent sunset or a glorious sunrise. All these things should be part of health consciousness.
Dr. Audrey Craft Davis lives with her husband in Oldsmar, FL. She is the author of Metaphysical Techniques That Really Work. She also holds workshops and seminars, and has appeared on TV. (813) 891-0644