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SPECIAL SUBJECT LECTURE NUMBER

RAD 41
 The Cel l s i n Thei r Rel at i on t o Physi cal and
Psychi cal Causes

Heal t h i s vi t al l y i mpor t ant t o your happi ness. Woul d i t not he won-

der f ul i f you coul d send out or der s t o your cel l s and meet wi t h
i nst ant r esponse?

Do your t hought s i n any degr ee i nf l uence your cel l s? I s t her e any

way t o f i nd out i f t he ar my of cel l s t hat have t he power t o r enew
t he physi cal body can be r eached? Ar e t hey i n any degr ee af f ect ed
by t hought ?

You l ook at t he sun t i l l t he t ear s come t o your eyes. A vi ol ent

wi nd, r ubbi ng t he eyes, or t he ef f ect of oni on j ui ce wi l l make your
t ear s f l ow. These const i t ut e physi cal causes t hat af f ect t he l achr y-
mal gl ands— or gans pl aced above t he eyes t hat secr et e t ear s. Al l
t hese t hi ngs on t he physi cal pl ane af f ect t he physi cal gl ands and
cause t ear s t o f l ow i n excess of t hei r nor mal act i on.

But t hese gl ands can be af f ect ed i n exact l y t he same way by a cause

t hat i s not physi cal . News comes to you of t he f at al i l l ness of some
one you l ove. He may not l i ve. You t hi nk of t he l oss and the t hought
i s f ol t wed by an emot i on of sor r ow— and t he t ear s f l ow i n. excess of
t hei r nor mal act i on. Thi s was a psychi cal cause whi ch equal l y wi t h
t he physi cal cause r eached and act ed upon an or gan of t he physi cal
body.

Once onl y I addr essed a l ar ge audi ence. Wi t hi n t en mi nut es of t he

st ar t , my at t ent i on f or a qui ck moment was f or ced to my t ongue whi ch
was as dr y as t he l eaves bl owi ng about i n t he aut umnal wi nd. The
nor mal f l ow of t he sal i var y gl ands had st opped, caused by an unr eal -
i zed l ack of conf i dence— a f or m of f ear . Thus t he act i on of a
physi cal or gan was cl ear l y a case of emot i on af f ect i ng physi cal cel l s.

The mer e t hought of f ood has a si mi l ar ef f ect upon t he sal i var y gl ands
as t he physi cal act of masti cs. t i on.

I n t he spr i ng of 191. 1 my si st er and I wer e awakened af t er mi dni ght

by a t el ephone mess age. Our young nephew ni net een year s ol d, away
at s chool — wi t h al l hi s l i f e bef or e hi m— had di ed of pneumoni a. We
wer e bot h st r i cken wi t h a swi f t , act i ve nausea. Thi s psychi cal cause
gr i ef — r eached t he physi cal or gan— t he st omach— wi t h an al most i n-
st ant aneous r esponse. The mot i on of a boat , or a dose of emet i c 
physi cal mat t er — have pr eci sel y t he same ef f ect upon t hi s or gan of
di gest i on as has a t hought of suf f i ci ent st r engt h to br i ng about an
emot i on.

Psychi cal as wel l as physi cal causes af f ect t he cel l s of t he ski n.

I n sudden f r i ght — a pur el y physi cal cause— t he t hr ee mi l es of per s-
pi r at or y gl ands br eak out i n a "col d sweat . "
I n t he ment al st at e of modest y, conf usi on or shame— one bl ushes.
What has happened? The sympat het i c ner ves ar e exci t ed and cause
t he capi l l ar y vessel s of t he ski n to di l at e wi t h an unusual amount
of bl ood.

And so we mi ght cont i nue, f or ever y si ngl e or gan of t he physi cal body
i s af f ect ed qui t e si mi l ar l y by t wo ut t er l y di ver se causes— t he physi cal
and t he psyc hi cal — by mat er i al means and by t hought s and emot i ons.
The r esul t on t he physi cal body i s t he same i n each cas e— t he cel l s
of t he or gans ar e r eached and i nf l uenced t o act i on.

Her e you see t he t r ut h—l aw— l aw I And her e i s a supr eme l aw: Your
t hought s do r each and i nf l uence your cel l s. Ever y human bei ng, ever y
Ego, may consi der hi msel f pot ent i al l y t he supr eme mast er of hi s own
uni ver se of cel l s.

The Ego— The Supr eme Gover nor

"The br an i s the cent r al seat of gover nment , " i t has been sai d. It
i s t he seat not t he gover nor who occupi es t he seat .

The gr ey mat t er of t he spi nal cor d i s l i ke a subsi di ar y cent er wher e

t he l ess i mpor t ant par t s of t he gover nment ar e l ocat ed. Thi s I s t r ue
of t he var i ous gangl i a of br ai n l i ke subst ance l ocat ed t hr uout t he
body. Wher ever t her e i s gr ey mat t er l i ke t hat of t he br ai n, t her e
seems t o be mi nd and some f or m of subconsci ousness . The gr ey mat t er
ser ves as t he i nst r ument of t he mi nd. Unconsci ous as we ar e of t hese
subsi di ary mi nds— or l ocal of f i ci al s — each i s i nvest ed wi t h aut hor i t y
over speci al f unct i ons of t he body, and cont r ol s a speci al ar ea f r om
i t s subor di nat e post . For t unat el y, t he wor k of t hese orge. ns gover ned
by l ower ner ve cent er s i s car r i ed on unconsci ous l y and l eaves man1s
at t ent i on f ree f or hi gher occupat i on. The l ocal aut hor i t i es r un
t hei r af f ai r s l eavi ng t he gover nor at l i ber t y to handl e t he bi gger
quest i ons.

The ner ves ar e t he hi ghways t hat connect t he subsi di ar y cent er s,

or l ocal gover nment s, wi t h t he cent r al gover nment   t he br ai n, and
car r y messages bet ween t hem. The I nt el l i gence— t he gover nor — at t hi s
cent r al seat l eaves t he i nt er nal wor ki ngs of t he t er r i t or y to t he
di r ect or of t he subor di nat e post as l ong as al l goes wel l . If it
goes i l l t he gover nor exer t s hi s i nf l uence to the most di st ant par t .
Even ever y cel l of t he ski n "has i t s own separ at e connect i ons wi t h
t he cent er of t he ner vous syst em whi ch uni t e t her e j ust as t el egr af
wi r es uni t e at a t er mi nus. "

So i t i s t hat ever y cel l connect ed di r ect l y or i ndi r ect l y thr u t he

ner vous aystern t o t he br ai n may send up i t s message, and t he gover -
nor i nt er pr et s i t i n hi s own t er ms. Cer t ai n cel l s need wat er . Up
comes t he mess age t o t he gover nor — i n t he case of t he i ndi vi dual ,
t he Ego  who says, "I f eel t hi r st y. 11 Ot her cel l s need mat er i al to
r epai r wast e. "I f eel hungr y, 11 i nt er pr et s t he Ego. Ther e i s a
r eci pr ocal r el at i on bet ween t he Ego and i t s cel l s.
Ever y message must st ar t f r om t he br ai n and t he di r ect i ng Ego must
use t he br ai n to i mpr ess i t s desi r es on t he cel l s— t hese messages
t ake t he f or m of t hought s and emot i ons. We have al r eady seen t he
ef f ect of t hought s of wor r y, f ear , and hat r ed, whi ch ar e i nvol unt ar y,
unconsci ousl y sent  out messages t o t he cel l s of t he body— bad messages
cr eat i ng havoc i n t he cel l s. We know t hei r ef f ect s t o be di sast r ous I
What , t hen, i s t her e to hi nder t he vol unt ar y, consci ousl y sent  out
messages f or t he i nt ent i onal pur pose of pr oduci ng good r esul t s on
t he cel l s? I t i s possi bl e f or t he Ego t o i mpr ess t hought s on t he
br ai n and t o cr eat e har moni ous act i vi t y and normal , f unct i oni ng of
or gans. Not onl y does i nt ense gr i ef pr oduce a dest r uct i ve i nf l uence
on t he cel l s of t he body, but i nt ense j oy exer t s on t hem a const r uc-
t i ve ef f ect f or good. Emot i on vi t al i ses t he t hought . A r evengef ul
st at e of mi nd l ower s t he tone of t he cel l s; f or gi veness r eact s i n
war mt h and gl ow. Uncont r ol l ed sor r ow, di sappoi nt ment , and depr essi on
i nevi t abl y pr oduce dest r uct i ve r esul t s; hope, j oyousness, and l augh-
t er br i ng about const r uct i ve ef f ect s. Thought s of what ever nat ur e
act upon t he physi cal body. They t r avel t hat hi ghway of t he ner ves
f r om t he br ai n t o t he bodi l y cel l s— each car r yi ng i t s assi gned ef -
f ect  good or bad. Thi nk of i t 1 You send t hose messages out . You
have t he power t o send t he good or bad. Your unconsc i ous i nf l uence
i s dai l y exer t ed on your syst em. You ar e t he Gover nor . You ar e t he
supr eme r ul er of your stat e. Your r esponsi bi l i t y whi ch you owe t o
your sel f i s as vi t al as t hat whi ch t he gover nor owes t o t he stat e.

Psychi cal Cur es

Cur e by psychi cal ef f or t i s not as easy as t he act of wal ki ng; wer e

i t so, i t woul d be mor e gener al l y under st ood and used. We ar e con-
sequent l y mor e f ami l i ar wi t h t he ext er nal wor l d per cei ved wi t h t he
senses t han wi t h t he compl exi t i es of t he psychi cal . Ever yt hi ng ?/ ort h
doi ng r equi r es at t ent i on, t i me, and ef f or t , and l ear ni ng t o devel op
and t o use one' s psychi cal power s i s no except i on. I ndeed, Nat ur e
makes i t a par t of t he scheme of l i f e t o f or ce us t o t he use of our
psychi cal power s. I f we dodge t hi s r esponsi bi l i t y, t o t hat ext ent ,
we ar e opposi ng God' s pl an. I n t he r eal m beyond t he physi cal , each
human bei ng i s an or i gi nal exper i ment er . I f he keeps hi s per cept i ve
f acul t i es al er t , uses hi s power of obser vat i on accur at el y, hol ds hi s
j udgment open and unbi ased, and t hen r epor t s wi t h sci ent i f i c exact -
ness— he i s a cont r i but or t o t he wor l d' s knowl edge.

Fr om t he begi nni ng of hi st or y, psychi cal cur es have been r ecor ded.

Ther e have been men i n ever y cent ur y who r ecogni zed t he power of t he
soul — whi ch i ncl udes f ar mor e t han t he mi nd al one— over t he body.
Ther e have been mi r acl e and f ai t h cur es as wel l as mi nd cur es. Ther e
ar e aut hent i c cur es of pi l gr i ms at sacr ed shr i nes; t he gr eat heaps of
di scar ded cr ut ches r epr esent many per manent r est or at i ons t o heal . . th.
Such i s t he power of f ai t h Ther e ar e Chr i st i an Sci ence cur es, t he
cur es of t he Spi r i t ual i st s, cur es from, t he l ayi ng on of hands.

Bef or e I knew anyt hi ng concer ni ng t hese r eal i t i es, I went t o hear

Schl at er pr each; he pr oved to be a man of ver y l i mi t ed educat i on.
He bel i eved hi msel f t o be or dai ned of God t o heal t he si ck; and he
was s ai d t o have done i t . He was s t r i ct l y honest and si ncer e and
never accept ed money f or hi s ser vi ces. When I hear d hi m i n t he
oper a house i n Geneva, New Yor k, not a soul accept ed hi s i nvi t at i on
t o come t o t he pl at f or m t o be cur ed of any i l l * Hi s met hod was t o
gr asp t he hand of t he pat i ent and f or m a l i nk f or t he heal i ng power
of God. A f ew year s l at er I r ead an anecdot e about hi m i n " Mi nd
Power and P r i v i l eg es . Mr . Ol sen wr i t es t hat he knew a man and wi f e
who wer e among t housands one day r ecei vi ng Schl at er ’ s hand s hake
and benedi ct i on. They wer e bot h at t he t i me wear i ng gl ass es. The
next day on t he t r ai n t he wi f e compl ai ned t hat her gl ass es appear ed
st r ange; she r emoved t hem and f ound t hat she coul d see per f ect l y, and
she never needed t hem agai n. The i dent i cal exper i ence happened t o
t he husband.

Pl ot i nus cur ed Por phyr i nus, a f r i end who l ay desper at el y i l l i n

Si ci l y, t hr u t he cr eat i ve power of wonder wor ki ng wor ds— t he ut -
t er ance of whi ch cr eat e pot ent vi br at i ons.
Al l psychi c cur es ar e based on l aw. The si mpl est , t he most di r ect ,
and t he key not e of al l i s— FAI TH. I n t r ut h, "The pr ayer of f ai t h
shal l save t he si ck . . . . Pr ay f or one anot her t hat ye may be heal ed—
The ef f ect ual f er vent pr ayer of a r i ght eous man avai l et h much. " It
i s di f f i cul t to at t ai n t o f ai t h, but i t can be devel oped i n t he soul
by af f i r mat i on, suggest i on, and pr ayer .

0 Sour ce of Al l Li f e] Teach me t o cul t i vat e my power s.

St r engt hen me i n t he use of t hem. Hel p me to set i n
mot i on t hose f or ces whi ch r e cr eat e and gover n i n heal t h
t he cel l s of my physi cal body. Bend my ef f or t s t o keep
i n wel l  bei ng t hi s body— t he i nst r ument of my soul and
Spi r i t — t hat I may be Thy wor t hy agent . I mmer se my body
i n t he shi ni ng l i ght of Thy Pr esence t hat physi cal i l l
may mel t away even as t he dew i n t he shi ni ng sun. AmenI
The Ri ght At t i t ude of Mi nd

You want heal t h, do you not ? You want t o use your psychi cal power s
t o f ur t her i t ? Then t her e i s a heal t h at t i t ude of mi nd to cul t i vat e
and t o mai nt ai n. What ever mar s i t i s t o be shunned. Sur el y— at some
t i me— i f one concent r at es hi s mi nd on t he det ai l s of di sease, t hey
wi l l be out  pi ct ur ed on t he body. Men who wer e bor n s t r ong and
heal t hy have t hr u t hei r at t i t ude of mi nd acqui r ed i nval i di sm; ot her s
who wer e weak have become st r ong. The i ni t i al necessi t y i s t o r eal i ze
t hat we ar e pot ent i al mast er s of our uni ver se of cel l s— a physi cal
r eal m over whi ch we shoul d be supr eme gover nor . Wi t hi n each soul l i es
t he possi bi l i t y of per f ect physi cal soundness and of r eadj ust ment f r om
i nhar moni ous condi t i ons. As a r oom i s f l ooded wi t h sunshi ne, so shoul d
t he mi nd be over f l owi ng wi t h al l  per vadi ng t hought s of heal t h. As
t he ai r of a count r y r oad i s f i l l ed wi t h t he sweet ness of honeysuckl e
hedgi ng i t s bor der s, so shoul d t he whol e soul be i mpr egnat ed wi t h t he
at mospher e of physi cal wel l  bei ng.
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