The Genie Within: Your Subconscious Mind (19 page)

A Course In Miracles
was allegedly written by Jesus. You may not believe that Jesus was the author, but the content was definitely not from the conscious mind of the person who
wrote the words, Helen Schucman, a Professor of Medical Psychology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Professor Schucman was Jewish, an atheist, and conservative in theory. Her conscious mind could not write such a book.

Jane Roberts was writing poetry one day and something took over her pen and she began the writing automatically about ideas that were completely foreign to her. These writings can be read in the book
Seth Speaks.

METHOD

Automatic writing is easy. These instructions are meant as a guide since everyone may respond differently.

         
1.
    Use a wide body pen.

         
2.
    Hold it vertically, either between finger and thumb, or by making a fist around it.

         
3.
    Rest your elbow lightly on the table so that it is free to move. You could even put your forearm in a sling for freer motion.

         
4.
    Write on an extra large sheet of paper.

         
5.
    I suggest you go into the alpha state. This does not seem necessary for most people, evidently, because none of the books I read on this subject mentioned the need to go into an altered state of mind. Maybe they did go into an altered state but were not aware of it.

         
6.
    Command your subconscious mind to write.

         
7.
    Do not look at the paper. Keep your conscious mind out of the way.

         
8.
    If your subconscious mind is slow to start, consciously just start the pen moving.

         
9.
    Sometimes switching hands helps.

       
10.
    Distract your conscious mind. Watch TV, or listen to music.

MUSCLE RESPONSE TESTING

Your subconscious mind communicates with your organs and every cell in your body. Therefore, it knows what is right and what is wrong with your body, emotionally, chemically, and physically. Problems are known at the cellular level long before they manifest at the physical level. This cellular information can be accessed by “Muscle Response Testing” (MRT), also called “Kinesthesiology” and “Applied Kinesthesiology” testing. MRT is a proven method used by therapists, chiropractors, and doctors.

MRT is based on the facts that positive energy strengthens muscles and negative energy weakens them, and that the truth is associated with positive energy and untruths with negative energy. Any muscle can be tested but traditionally the deltoid muscle is used. The subject holds one arm out sideways parallel to the ground. The subject is asked to resist and the tester pushes down with light pressure on the outstretched wrist using two or three fingers. The shoulder is locked and cannot be budged. The subject or the tester makes a statement. When the answer is true, the deltoid muscle is strengthened and again the arm does not move. When the answer is false, the muscle weakens noticeably and the arm gives under the light pressure by the tester.

The method described above requires two people to perform the test. Variations can be used so that only one person is required. One method is to form interlocking circles with the thumb and forefinger of each hand. Make a statement and then pull your hands apart. If the statement is true, your
fingers will remain locked and cannot be pulled apart. If the statement is false, your fingers will weaken and break apart.

There are a few subtleties to this test so it is helpful to get lessons from an expert if you can. A few of the subtleties, according to some teachers, include:

       •    Jewelry should be removed, especially watches, before testing.

       •    Music should not be played while testing.

       •    The statement must be kept firmly in mind while testing.

       •    After you or your partner makes the statement, one of you should say, “resist.”

       •    If you are weak or feeling negative, your answers may be tainted.

MRT can be used to:

       •    Determine whether a substance is beneficial or harmful to you.

       •    Determine the best dosage of a vitamin, herb, or medication for you.

       •    Determine whether you have a vitamin or mineral deficiency.

       •    Determine the health of specific organs.

       •    Find the source of an illness.

       •    Find out how your subconscious mind feels about a concept.

       •    Find the origin of a fear or the source of anxiety.

I will give you a few examples and then you can test yourself. First, make a true statement, “My name is _______________.” You will test positive. Now say, “My name is Milford.” You will test negative, unless your name
is
Milford.

Think of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. You
will test positive. Then think of Adolph Hitler and Josef Stalin. You will test negative. (If you test positive, see a therapist.)

Hold a healthful substance to your solar plexus, such as a capsule of organic vitamin C, and then do the MRT. You will test positive. Now repeat the test but use white sugar. You will test negative.

Hold the image of the vitamin C capsule in your mind and say, “500 milligrams is the best dosage for me.” If you test negative, use another amount and repeat the test until you find the optimum dosage of vitamin C for you.

Repeat the above test using any medication you are taking. If you think you like a colleague, say her name is Sally, but there is something uneasy about your relationship, test for, “I like Sally; I think of her as a good friend.” You will probably test positive. Ah, but that was the truth for your conscious mind. Now test your subconscious mind. “I like Sally at a subconscious level and my subconscious mind thinks of her as a friend.” If you test negative you now know why you have an uneasy feeling about Sally.

MRT was pioneered by George Goodheart, M.D. He found that the strength or weakness of muscles was connected to the condition of body organs. Dr. Goodheart called the technique “applied kinesiology.” Three books were published ca. 1971 in which he was a coauthor, but they are out of print.

In the late 1970’s, John Diamond, M.D., a psychiatrist, refined the technique and called it “behavioral kinesiology.” He found that muscles weaken or strengthen in the presence of positive or negative emotional and intellectual stimuli, as well as physical stimuli. He published his findings in
Behavioral Kinesiology,
in 1979, and in
Your Body Doesn’t Lie,
also in 1979.

David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., also a psychiatrist, advanced the method to significantly higher levels. He made two giant contributions. One, he verified the consistency of
test results by having hundreds of subjects of all ages, ethic backgrounds, and professions test the same statements independently and get the same results. Two, he broadened the scope of testing which I cannot begin to describe here. I highly recommend his books,
Power vs. Force,
and
The Eye of the I.
He also coauthored a notable book with Nobelist Linus Pauling,
Ortomolecular Psychiatry.

I witnessed an amazing example of the power of MRT. Several medical specialists diagnosed a friend, we will call her Martha, as having an incurable bladder disorder. Martha was in discomfort, overweight, and taking several potent medications. Since the doctors could not cure her, and this would be a lifelong illness, they referred her to a support group. Instead of giving up and going to the support group, she went to see Valerie Moreton Gersch, the founder of KALOS, an organization that teaches MRT. Using MRT, Valerie discovered that Martha was allergic to several common foods and had some imbalances in her system. After three months on a restricted diet and taking a few herbs, she was completely cured, at her normal weight, and in excellent health. Valerie has written two books on MRT that can be purchased through KALOS (1-800-775-2567.) Another informative book on this subject is
Energy Medicine
by Donna Eden, 1998.

“ALERT’ CONDITIONING PROGRAM

There are times when being alert is essential. Maybe you feel sluggish or tired, but you have to take an exam or attend an important meeting. The following program conditions you to wake up and become alert at any time and under any circumstance. The trigger word is “ALERT.” Whenever you want to become attentive and alert, count down from 10 to 1 and say and think the word “ALERT.” Your mind and body will be stimulated and you will be ready for action.

“ALERT’ PROGRAM