Because of
instantly become strong. subject test weak, whether placed on theinvolving millions of calibrations on
the significance of this factor , the testing
Because the weakness of any particular
tongue, held in its package adjacent to
thousands of test subjects of all ages and
method will be described in detail below . muscle indicated the presence of a the solar plexus or hidden in a plain
personality types, from all walks of life. pathologic process in its corresponding
envelope the contents of which neither
By design, the study is clinical in method
Historical Background
or gan (corroborated by diagnosis through
the tester nor the subject knew . and thus has widespread pragmatic In 1971, three physiotherapists
published acupuncture and physical or laboratory
That the body responded even when the
implications. Because the testing method
a definitive study on muscle testing.2 Dr . examination), it was a highly useful
mind was naive was most impressive. is valid in application to all forms of
Geor ge Goodheart of Detroit, Michigan,clinical tool to detect disease. Thousands
Most practitioners did their own
human expression, calibrations have had studied muscle testing
techniques of practitioners began to use the method
verification research, placing various
successfully been taken for literature,
extensively in his clinical practice and
and data rapidly accumulated showing
substances in plain, numbered envelopes
architecture, art, science, world events,
made the breakthrough discovery that the
kinesiology to be an important and and having a naive second person test
a and the complexities of human strength or weakness of every muscle
reliable diagnostic technique which could
third. The overwhelming conclusion was
relationships. The test space for the
was connected to the health or pathology
accurately monitor a patient's response to
that the body would indeed respond
determination of the data is the totality of
of a specific corresponding body or gan.3
treatment. accurately , even when the consciousthe human experience throughout all
He further determined that each
The technique found widespread mind was unaware. time. individual muscle was associated with an
acceptance among professionals from The reliability of the testing
experience Mentally , test subjects ranged from what
acupuncture meridian and correlated his
many disciplines, and although it never
never ceased to amaze the public and
the world calls normal to severely ill
work with that of the physician Felix
caught on in mainstream medicine, it was
patients and, for that matter , the
psychiatric patients. Subjects were tested
Mann on the medical significance of the
used extensively by holistically oriented
practitioners themselves. When this
in Canada, the United States, Mexico and
acupuncture meridians. physicians. One of these was Dr . John
author was on the lecture circuit, forthroughout South America and Northern
By 1976, Goodheart's book on applied
Diamond, a psychiatrist who began to use
instance, in audiences of one thousand
Europe. They were of all nationalities,
kinesiology had reached its twelfth
kinesiology in diagnosing and treating
people, five hundred envelopes
ethnic backgrounds, and religions, edition; he began to teach the
technique psychiatric patients. He labeled this containing artificial
sweetener would be ranging in age from children to elders in
to his colleagues and also published
extended use of kinesiology "Behavioral
passed out to the audience along with
their nineties, and covered a wide monthly research tapes. His work was
Kinesiology . "6
five hundred identical envelopes
spectrum (40) of physical and emotional
rapidly picked up by others, which led to
While other investigators were containing or ganic vitamin C. The
health. Subjects were tested individually
the formation of the International College
researching the usefulness of the methodaudience would be divided up and would
and in groups by many dif ferent testers
of Kinesiology , many members of which
in detecting aller gies, nutritional alternate testing each other . When the
and groups of testers. But in all cases,
also belonged to the Academy of
disorders and response to medication, Dr . envelopes were opened, the audience
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20
reaction was always one of amazement
influence. His refinement of the muscle-
"over 100," then "over 200," then "over
return a "no" answer . This indicates that
and delight when they saw that all had
testing technique, the one used by most
300" until a negative response is one should leave that question alone or
gone weak in response to the artificial
practitioners, was used in this study over
obtained. The calibration can then be
inquire into the reason for the "no." sweetener and strong in response to the
a period of fifteen years. It wasrefined: "It is over 220? 225? 230?" etc. Perhaps the questioner might have
vitamin C. The nutritional habits of
universally observed by practitioners and
T ester and testee can trade places, and the
experienced psychological distress from
thousands of families across the country
researchers as well as this author that test
same results will be obtained. Once one
the answer or its implications at that
were changed by this simple responses were completely independent
is familiar with the technique, it can be
time.10
demonstration. of the test subjects' belief systems,
used to evaluate companies, movies,
In this study , test subjects were asked to
In the early 1970s, the medical profession
intellectual opinions, reason or logic. It
individuals, events in history , or for the
focus on a specified thought, feeling,
in general, and psychiatry in particular ,was also observed that a test response
diagnosis of current life problems. attitude, memory , relationship or life
was highly resistant-if not forthrightly
where the subject went weak was
The test procedure, the reader will note,
circumstance. The test was frequently
hostile-to the idea that nutrition had
accompanied by desynchronization of the
is to use the muscle test to verify the truth
done in lar ge groups of people; for
much to do with health at all, let alone
cerebral hemispheres.8
or falsity of a declarative statement. demonstration purposes we first
emotional health or brain function. Unreliable responses will be obtained if
established a baseline by asking the
The T esting T echnique
Publication
(43)
of the bookthe question has not been put into this
subjects, eyes closed, to hold in mind the
Orthornolecular Psychiatry , by this T wo persons are required. One acts
as form. Nor can any reliable result be
memory of a time when they were angry ,
author and Nobelist Linus Pauling, test subject by holding out one arm
obtained from inquiry into the future;
upset, jealous, depressed, guilty or
received a favorable reception from a
laterally , parallel to the ground. The
only statements regarding existent fearful; at that point everyone
universally wide variety of audiences, but not from
second person then presses down with
conditions or events will produce went weak. W e would then ask them to
the medical establishment (Interestingly
two fingers on the wrist of the extended
consistent answers. hold in mind a loving person or life
enough, twenty years later the concepts
arm and says, "resist." The subject then
It is necessary to be impersonal during
situation, and all would go strong;
presented in the book are fundamental toresists (44) the downward pressure with all
the procedure to avoid transmitting typically a murmur of surprise
rippled current treatment of mental illness.) his strength. That is all there is to it. positive or negative feelings. Accuracy is
through the audience at the implications
The thrust of the book was that serious
A statement may be made by either party . increased by having the test subject. close
of what they had just discovered. mental illnesses such as psychosis, as
While the subject holds it in mind, his
his eyes; there should be no music in the
The next phenomenon demonstrated was
well as lesser ones such as emotional
arm's strength is tested by the tester's
background. that a mere image of a substance held in
disorder , had a genetic basis involving an
downward pressure. If the statement is
(45) Because the test is so deceptively
mind produced the same response as ifabnormal biochemical pathway in the
negative or false, or reflects a calibration
simple, it is well that an inquirer first
the substance were in physical contact
brain, a molecular basis which could be
below 200 (see Map of Consciousness,
verify its accuracy to his own with the body . As an example, we would
corrected on the molecular level. Manic-
Chapter 3), the test subject will "go
satisfaction. Responses can be checked
hold up an apple grown with pesticides
depressive illness, schizophrenia, weak." If the answer is yes or
calibrates by cross-questioning, and everyone who
and ask the audience to look directly at it
alcoholism and depression, therefore, over 200, he will "go strong." becomes acquainted with the technique
while being tested; all would go weak. could be af fected by nutrition as well as
T o demonstrate the procedure one might
thinks of tricks to satisfy himself that it is
W e would then hold up an or ganically (46)
medication. In 1973, when the book washave the subject hold an image of
reliable.9 It will soon be found that the
grown apple, free of contaminants, and as
published, the psychiatric establishment
Abraham Lincoln in mind while being
same response is observed in all subjects,
the audience focused on it they would
was still psychoanalytically oriented; the
tested, and then, for contrast, an image of
that it is not necessary for them to have
instantly go strong. Inasmuch as no one
work was accepted primarily by holistic
Adolph Hitler . The same ef fect can be
any knowledge of the matter in question,
in the audience knew which apple was
practitioners. The suggested treatment
demonstrated by holding in mind
and that the response will always be
which, nor , for that matter , had any
methods and results were frequently someone who is loved in contrast to
independent of the test subject's personal
anticipation of the test, the reliability ofverified with kinesiology . someone who is feared or hated or about
opinions about the question. the method was demonstrated to
However , it was Dr . Diamond's whom there is some strong regret. everyone's satisfaction.1 1
Before presenting an inquiry we have
demonstration that the body instantly
Once a numeric scale is elicited (see
found it instrumental to first test the
It should be remembered that people
went weak in response to unhealthy
below) calibrations can be arrived at by
statement, "I may ask this question." This
process experience dif ferently: some
emotional attitudes or mental stresses
stating, "This item" (e.g., this book,
is analogous to an entry requisite on a
primarily adopt a feeling mode, others
which had the greatest ongoing clinical
or ganization, this person's motive, etc.) is
computer terminal, and will occasionallyare more auditory and still others, more
21
22
reaction was always one of amazement
influence. His refinement of the muscle-
"over 100," then "over 200," then "over
return a "no" answer . This indicates that
and delight when they saw that all had
testing technique, the one used by most
300" until a negative response is one should leave that question alone or
gone weak in response to the artificial
practitioners, was used in this study over
obtained. The calibration can then be
inquire into the reason for the "no." sweetener and strong in response to the
a period of fifteen years. It was
refined: "It is over 220? 225? 230?" etc. Perhaps the questioner might have
vitamin C. The nutritional habits of
universally observed by practitioners and
T ester and testee can trade places, and the
experienced psychological distress fromthousands of families across the country
researchers as well as this author that test
same results will be obtained. Once one
the answer or its implications at that
were changed by this simple responses were completely independent
is familiar with the technique, it can be
time.10
demonstration. of the test subjects' belief systems,
used to evaluate companies, movies,
In this study , test subjects were asked to
In the early 1970s, the medical profession
intellectual opinions, reason or logic. It
individuals, events in history , or for the
focus on a specified thought, feeling,
in general, and psychiatry in particular ,
was also observed that a test response
diagnosis of current life problems. attitude, memory , relationship or life
was highly resistant-if not forthrightly
where the subject went weak was
The test procedure, the reader will note,circumstance. The test was frequently
hostile-to the idea that nutrition had
accompanied by desynchronization of the
is to use the muscle test to verify the truth
done in lar ge groups of people; for
much to do with health at all, let alone
cerebral hemispheres.8
or falsity of a declarative statement. demonstration purposes we first
emotional health or brain function. Unreliable responses will be obtained if
established a baseline by asking the
The T esting T echnique
Publication
(43)
of the book
the question has not been put into this
subjects, eyes closed, to hold in mind the
Orthornolecular Psychiatry , by this T wo persons are required. One acts
as form. Nor can any reliable result be
memory of a time when they were angry ,
author and Nobelist Linus Pauling, test subject by holding out one arm
obtained from inquiry into the future;upset, jealous, depressed, guilty or
received a favorable reception from a
laterally , parallel to the ground. The
only statements regarding existent fearful; at that point everyone
universally wide variety of audiences, but not from
second person then presses down with
conditions or events will produce went weak. W e would then ask them to
the medical establishment (Interestingly
two fingers on the wrist of the extended
consistent answers. hold in mind a loving person or life
enough, twenty years later the concepts
arm and says, "resist." The subject then
It is necessary to be impersonal during
situation, and all would go strong;
presented in the book are fundamental to
resists (44) the downward pressure with all
the procedure to avoid transmitting typically a murmur of surprise
rippled current treatment of mental illness.) his strength. That is all there is to it. positive or negative feelings. Accuracy is
through the audience at the implications
The thrust of the book was that seriousA statement may be made by either party . increased by having the test subject. close
of what they had just discovered. mental illnesses such as psychosis, as
While the subject holds it in mind, his
his eyes; there should be no music in the
The next phenomenon demonstrated was
well as lesser ones such as emotional
arm's strength is tested by the tester's
background. that a mere image of a substance held in
disorder , had a genetic basis involving an
downward pressure. If the statement is
(45) Because the test is so deceptively
mind produced the same response as if
abnormal biochemical pathway in the
negative or false, or reflects a calibration
simple, it is well that an inquirer first
the substance were in physical contact
brain, a molecular basis which could be
below 200 (see Map of Consciousness,
verify its accuracy to his own with the body . As an example, we wouldcorrected on the molecular level. Manic-
Chapter 3), the test subject will "go
satisfaction. Responses can be checked
hold up an apple grown with pesticides
depressive illness, schizophrenia, weak." If the answer is yes or
calibrates by cross-questioning, and everyone who
and ask the audience to look directly at it
alcoholism and depression, therefore, over 200, he will "go strong." becomes acquainted with the technique
while being tested; all would go weak. could be af fected by nutrition as well as
T o demonstrate the procedure one might
thinks of tricks to satisfy himself that it is
W e would then hold up an or ganically (46)
medication. In 1973, when the book was
have the subject hold an image of
reliable.9 It will soon be found that the
grown apple, free of contaminants, and as
published, the psychiatric establishment
Abraham Lincoln in mind while being
same response is observed in all subjects,
the audience focused on it they wouldwas still psychoanalytically oriented; the
tested, and then, for contrast, an image of
that it is not necessary for them to have
instantly go strong. Inasmuch as no one
work was accepted primarily by holistic
Adolph Hitler . The same ef fect can be
any knowledge of the matter in question,
in the audience knew which apple was
practitioners. The suggested treatment
demonstrated by holding in mind
and that the response will always be
which, nor , for that matter , had any
methods and results were frequently someone who is loved in contrast to
independent of the test subject's personal
anticipation of the test, the reliability of
verified with kinesiology . someone who is feared or hated or about
opinions about the question. the method was demonstrated to
However , it was Dr . Diamond's whom there is some strong regret. everyone's satisfaction.1 1
Before presenting an inquiry we havedemonstration that the body instantly
Once a numeric scale is elicited (see
found it instrumental to first test the
It should be remembered that people
went weak in response to unhealthy
below) calibrations can be arrived at by
statement, "I may ask this question." This
process experience dif ferently: some
emotional attitudes or mental stresses
stating, "This item" (e.g., this book,
is analogous to an entry requisite on a
primarily adopt a feeling mode, others
which had the greatest ongoing clinical
or ganization, this person's motive, etc.) is
computer terminal, and will occasionally
are more auditory and still others, more
21
22
visual. Therefore, test :questions should
frame of the memory or image involved. amount of information about these the part of the test subject, who then
avoid such phrasing as "How do youIf a test subject is holding in mind a
matters in a short time. functions merely as an indicator for the
feel?" about a person, situation or given person and their relationship, the
The numerical scale, elicited purposes of calibration. experience or "How does it look?" or
response will depend on the period the
spontaneously from test subjects, ranges
The test response is independent of the
"How does it sound?" Customarily , if one
memory or image represents. If he is
from the value of mere physical existence
subject's physical strength. It is
says, "Hold the situation (or person,
remembering his relationship with his
at 1, to 600, the apex of ordinary
frequently dumbfounding to well-
place, thing, or feeling) in mind," the
brother from childhood, he may have a
consciousness, and then on to 1,000,
muscled athletes when they go just as
subject will instinctively select his dif ferent response than if he is
holding in comprehending advanced states of weak as anyone else inresponse to a
appropriate mode. 12
mind an image of the relationship as it is
enlightenment. Responses in the form of
noxious stimulus. The tester may well be
Occasionally , in an ef fort, perhaps even
today . Questioning always has to be
simple yes-or -no answers determine the
a frail woman who (49) weighs less than
unconscious, to disguise their response,
narrowed down quite specifically .l4
calibration of the subject. For example,
one hundred pounds, and the subject may
subjects will select a mode which is not
One other cause for paradoxical test
"If just being alive is one, then the power
be a professional football player who
their customary mode of processing and
results is a physical condition of the test
of love is over 200?" (Subject goes
weighs more than two hundred, but the
give a false response. When the testersubject resulting from stress, or
strong, indicating a yes.) "Love is over
test results will be the same, as she puts
elicits such a response the question
depression of thymus gland function
300?" (Subject still goes strong.) "Love is
down his powerful arm with a mere two
should be rephrased. For example, a
from encountering a very negative ener gy
over 400?" (Subject stays strong.) "Love
fingers. patient who feels guilty about his anger
field. The thymus gland is the central
is 500 or over?" (Subject still strong.) In
toward his mother may hold in mind a
controller of the body's acupuncture
this case love calibrated at 500, and this
3. TEST RESUL TS AND
photograph of her and test strong. ener gy system, and when its ener gy is
figure proved reproducible regardless
INTERPRET A TION
However , if the tester were to rephraselow , test results are unpredictable. This
how many test subjects were tested. W ith
A GOAL OF THIS STUDY is to
the question to ask this subject to hold in
can be easily remedied in a few seconds
repeated testing using individuals or generate a practical map of the
ener gy mind his present attitude toward his
by a simple technique discovered by Dr . groups of testers with individuals or
fields of consciousness so as to delineate
mother , he would instantly go weak. John Diamond, which he called the
groups of subjects, a consistent scale
the range and general geography of an
Other precautions to maintain the "Thymus Thump." The thymus gland
is emer ged which correlates well with uncharted area of human
investigation. In accuracy of the test include removing
located directly behind the top of the
human experience, history , and common
order to make this more easily
eyeglasses, especially if they have metal
breast bone. W ith clenched fist, pound
opinion, as well as the findings ofapprehensible for the reader , the
frames, and hats (synthetic materials on
over this area rhythmically several times
psychology , sociology , psychoanalysis,
numerical designations arrived at for the
top of the head make everyone go weak). while smiling and thinking of someone
philosophy and medicine. It also various ener gy fields have been
rounded The testing arm should also be free of
you love. At each thump say , "ha-ha-ha." correlates quite precisely with the to comparative figures. jewelry , especially quartz wristwatches. Retesting will now show the resumption
perennial philosophy's strata of As we look at the Map of consciousness
When an anomalous response does occur ,
of thymic dominance, and test results will
consciousness. 16
(following page, it becomes clear that the
further investigation should eventually
return to normal.15
The tester must be cautious, realizing that
calibrated levels correlate with specific
reveal the cause-the tester , for instance,the answers to some questions may be
Use of the T esting Procedure in this
processes of consciousness-emotions,
might be wearing a perfume to which the
quite disturbing to the subject. The
Study
perceptions or attitudes, world-views and
patient has an adverse reaction,
technique must not be used irresponsibly
spiritual beliefs. If space permitted, the
producing false negative responses. If a
The testing technique just described is
and must always respect the subject's
chart could be extended to include all
tester experiences repeated failures in
that recommended by Dr . Diamond in
willingness to participates it should never
areas of human behavior . Throughout,
attempting to elicit an accurate response,
Behavioral Kinesiology , The only
be used as a confrontational technique. In
the research results were mutuallythe ef fect of this tester ’ s voice on other
variation introduced in our study was the
clinical situations a personal question is
corroborating; the more detailed and
test subjects should be evaluated; (47) some
correlation of responses with a
never posed to the test subject unless it is
extensive the investigation, the greater
testers, at least at certain times, may
logarithmic scale to calibrate the relative
pertinent to a therapeutic purpose. It is
was this corroboration. express suf ficient negative emotion in
power of the ener gy of dif ferent attitudes,
possible, though, to pose a question
(52)
their voices to af fect test results.13
thoughts, feelings, situations and
which precludes personal involvement on
relationships. Because the test is rapid,
Another factor to be considered in the
actually taking less than (48) ten seconds, itface of a paradoxical response is the time
is possible to process an enormous
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24
visual. Therefore, test :questions should
frame of the memory or image involved. amount of information about these the part of the test subject, who then
avoid such phrasing as "How do you
If a test subject is holding in mind a
matters in a short time. functions merely as an indicator for the
feel?" about a person, situation or given person and their relationship, the
The numerical scale, elicited purposes of calibration. experience or "How does it look?" or
response will depend on the period the
spontaneously from test subjects, ranges
The test response is independent of the
"How does it sound?" Customarily , if one
memory or image represents. If he is
from the value of mere physical existence
subject's physical strength. It is
says, "Hold the situation (or person,
remembering his relationship with hisat 1, to 600, the apex of ordinary
frequently dumbfounding to well-
place, thing, or feeling) in mind," the
brother from childhood, he may have a
consciousness, and then on to 1,000,
muscled athletes when they go just as
subject will instinctively select his dif ferent response than if he is
holding in comprehending advanced states of weak as anyone else in
response to a
appropriate mode. 12
mind an image of the relationship as it is
enlightenment. Responses in the form of
noxious stimulus. The tester may well be
Occasionally , in an ef fort, perhaps even
today . Questioning always has to be
simple yes-or -no answers determine the
a frail woman who (49) weighs less than
unconscious, to disguise their response,
narrowed down quite specifically .l4
calibration of the subject. For example,
one hundred pounds, and the subject may
subjects will select a mode which is not
One other cause for paradoxical test"If just being alive is one, then the power
be a professional football player who
their customary mode of processing and
results is a physical condition of the test
of love is over 200?" (Subject goes
weighs more than two hundred, but the
give a false response. When the tester
subject resulting from stress, or
strong, indicating a yes.) "Love is over
test results will be the same, as she puts
elicits such a response the question
depression of thymus gland function
300?" (Subject still goes strong.) "Love is
down his powerful arm with a mere two
should be rephrased. For example, a
from encountering a very negative ener gy
over 400?" (Subject stays strong.) "Love
fingers. patient who feels guilty about his anger
field. The thymus gland is the central
is 500 or over?" (Subject still strong.) In
toward his mother may hold in mind acontroller of the body's acupuncture
this case love calibrated at 500, and this
3. TEST RESUL TS AND
photograph of her and test strong. ener gy system, and when its ener gy is
figure proved reproducible regardless
INTERPRET A TION
However , if the tester were to rephrase
low , test results are unpredictable. This
how many test subjects were tested. W ith
A GOAL OF THIS STUDY is to
the question to ask this subject to hold in
can be easily remedied in a few seconds
repeated testing using individuals or generate a practical map of the
ener gy mind his present attitude toward his
by a simple technique discovered by Dr . groups of testers with individuals or
fields of consciousness so as to delineate
mother , he would instantly go weak. John Diamond, which he called the
groups of subjects, a consistent scale
the range and general geography of an
Other precautions to maintain the "Thymus Thump." The thymus gland
is emer ged which correlates well with uncharted area of humaninvestigation. In accuracy of the test include removing
located directly behind the top of the
human experience, history , and common
order to make this more easily
eyeglasses, especially if they have metal
breast bone. W ith clenched fist, pound
opinion, as well as the findings of
apprehensible for the reader , the
frames, and hats (synthetic materials on
over this area rhythmically several times
psychology , sociology , psychoanalysis,
numerical designations arrived at for the
top of the head make everyone go weak). while smiling and thinking of someone
philosophy and medicine. It also various ener gy fields have been
rounded The testing arm should also be free of
you love. At each thump say , "ha-ha-ha." correlates quite precisely with the to comparative figures. jewelry , especially quartz wristwatches. Retesting will now show the resumption
perennial philosophy's strata of As we look at the Map of consciousness
When an anomalous response does occur ,
of thymic dominance, and test results willconsciousness. 16
(following page, it becomes clear that the
further investigation should eventually
return to normal.15
The tester must be cautious, realizing that
calibrated levels correlate with specific
reveal the cause-the tester , for instance,
the answers to some questions may be
Use of the T esting Procedure in this
processes of consciousness-emotions,
might be wearing a perfume to which the
quite disturbing to the subject. The
Study
perceptions or attitudes, world-views and
patient has an adverse reaction,
technique must not be used irresponsibly
spiritual beliefs. If space permitted, the
producing false negative responses. If a
The testing technique just described is
and must always respect the subject's
chart could be extended to include all
tester experiences repeated failures inthat recommended by Dr . Diamond in
willingness to participates it should never
areas of human behavior . Throughout,
attempting to elicit an accurate response,
Behavioral Kinesiology , The only
be used as a confrontational technique. In
the research results were mutually
the ef fect of this tester ’ s voice on other
variation introduced in our study was the
clinical situations a personal question is
corroborating; the more detailed and
test subjects should be evaluated; (47) some
correlation of responses with a
never posed to the test subject unless it is
extensive the investigation, the greater
testers, at least at certain times, may
logarithmic scale to calibrate the relative
pertinent to a therapeutic purpose. It is
was this corroboration. express suf ficient negative emotion in
power of the ener gy of dif ferent attitudes,
possible, though, to pose a question(52)
their voices to af fect test results.13
thoughts, feelings, situations and
which precludes personal involvement on
relationships. Because the test is rapid,
Another factor to be considered in the
actually taking less than (48) ten seconds, it
face of a paradoxical response is the time
is possible to process an enormous
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24
Discussion
implied ox specifically stated that to
MAP OF CONSCIOUSNESS
move up this ladder is an arduous task;
God-view Life-view Level
Log Emotion Pr ocess
Reflection on this map can induce a
profound expansion of one's empathy for
success depends on having a teacher or at
Self Is
Enlightenment700-
Inef fable Pure
life in its variety of expressions. If we
least, teachings, to give specific
1000
Consciousness
examine ostensibly less "virtuous" instruction and inspiration to the
aspirant, who might otherwise despair over his
All-Being Perfect
Peace
600
Bliss
Illumination
emotional attitudes, we realize they are
neither good nor bad; moralistic inability to achieve his goal unaided. One Complete
joy
540
Serenity
T ransfiguration
judgments are merely a function of the
Hopefully our chart may facilitate thisLoving Benign Love
500 Reverence
Revelation
viewpoint from which they proceed. ultimate human endeavor . W ise Meaningful
Reason 400
Understanding
Abstraction
W e see, for instance, that a person in
The epistemological ef fect of awareness
Merciful Harmonious
Acceptance
350 For giveness
T ranscendence
Grief, which calibrates at the low ener gy
of this schema is subtle, but can be fax-
level of 75, will be in much better
reaching; implications of these findings
Inspiring Hopeful W illingness
310 Optimism Intention
condition if he rises to Anger , whichhave pragmatic applications to sports,
Enabling Satisfactory
Neutrality 250 T rust
Release
calibrates at 150. Anger , itself a medicine, psychiatry , psychology ,
(53)Permitting Feasible
Courage
200
Af firmation
Empowerment
destructive emotion, is still a low state of
personal relationships and the general
quest for happiness. Contemplation of the
Indif ferent Demanding Pride
175
Scorn
Inflation
consciousness, (56) but as social history
shows, Apathy can imprison entire Map of Consciousness can, for
instance, V engeful Antagonistic
Anger
150 HateAggression
subcultures as well as individuals. If the
transform one's understanding of
Denying Disappointing
Desire
125 Craving Enslavement
hopeless can come to want something
causality . As perception itself evolves
with one's level of consciousness, it
Punitive Frightening
Fear
100 Anxiety W ithdrawal
better (Desire, at 125) and then use the
ener gy of Anger at 150 to develop Pride
becomes apparent that what the world
Disdainful T ragic
Grief
75
Regret
Despondency
(175), they may then be able to take the
calls the domain of causes is in fact theCondemning Hopeless
Apathy
50
Despair
Abdication
step to Courage, which calibrates at 200,
domain of ef fects. By taking
responsibility (56) for the consequences of
V indictive Evil
Guilt
30
Blame
Destruction
and proceed to ameliorate their
individual or collective conditions. his own perceptions, the observer can
Despising Miserable Shame
20
Humiliation Elimination
transcend the role of victim to an
Conversely , the person who has arrived
egocentric impulses arising from thisunderstanding that "nothing out there has
at a habitual state of unconditional Love
(54)The critical response point in the scale
drive for personal survival. At the level
power over you." It is not life's events,
will experience anything less as
of consciousness calibrates at about 200,
of Pride the survival motive may expand
but how one reacts to them, the attitude
unacceptable. As one advances in the
the level associated with Courage. All
to comprehend the survival of others as
that one has about then, which
evolution of his individual
attitudes, thoughts, feelings and well. As one crosses the demarcation
determines whether they have a positive
consciousness, the process becomes self
associations below that level of between negative and positive influence
or negative ef fect on one's life, whether
perpetuating and self-correcting, so that
calibration make a person go weak. into Courage, the well-being of others
they are experienced as opportunity or asself-improvement becomes a way of life. Attitudes, thoughts, feelings, entities or
becomes increasingly important. By the
stress. This phenomenon can be commonly
historical figures which calibrate higher
500 level, the happiness of others
observed among members of twelve-step
Psychological stress is the net ef fect of a
make subjects go strong. This is the
emer ges as the essential motivating force. self-help groups who constantly work at
condition you are resisting or wish to
balance paint between weak and strong
The high 500s are characterized by
overcoming such negative attitudes as
escape, but the condition does not have
attractors, between negative and positive
interest in spiritual awareness for both
self-pity or intolerance. People farther
any power in itself. Nothing has the
influence.oneself and others, and by the 600s the
down on the scale of consciousness may
power to "create" stress. The loud music
good of mankind and the search for
At the levels below 200, the primary
find these same attitudes acceptable and
that raises the blood pressure of one
enlightenment are the primary goals. impetus is survival, although at the very
even righteously defend them. person can be a source of delight to
From 700 to 1,000 life is dedicated to the
bottom of the scale, the zone of
another . A divorce may be traumatic if it
salvation of all of humanity . Throughout history all the world's great
hopelessness and depression, even this
is unwanted or a release into freedom if it
spiritual disciplines have been concerned
motive is lacking. The levels of Fear and
is desired. with techniques to ascend through theseAnger higher are characterized by
levels of consciousness. Most have also
25
26
Discussion
implied ox specifically stated that to
MAP OF CONSCIOUSNESS
move up this ladder is an arduous task;
God-view Life-view Level
Log Emotion Pr ocess
Reflection on this map can induce a
profound expansion of one's empathy for
success depends on having a teacher or at
Self Is
Enlightenment
700-
Inef fable Pure
life in its variety of expressions. If we
least, teachings, to give specific
1000
Consciousnessexamine ostensibly less "virtuous" instruction and inspiration to the
aspirant, who might otherwise despair over his
All-Being Perfect
Peace
600
Bliss
Illumination
emotional attitudes, we realize they are
neither good nor bad; moralistic inability to achieve his goal unaided. One Complete
joy
540
Serenity
T ransfiguration
judgments are merely a function of the
Hopefully our chart may facilitate this
Loving Benign Love
500 Reverence
Revelation
viewpoint from which they proceed. ultimate human endeavor . W ise MeaningfulReason 400
Understanding
Abstraction
W e see, for instance, that a person in
The epistemological ef fect of awareness
Merciful Harmonious
Acceptance
350 For giveness
T ranscendence
Grief, which calibrates at the low ener gy
of this schema is subtle, but can be fax-
level of 75, will be in much better
reaching; implications of these findings
Inspiring Hopeful W illingness
310 Optimism Intention
condition if he rises to Anger , which
have pragmatic applications to sports,
Enabling Satisfactory
Neutrality 250 T rust
Release
calibrates at 150. Anger , itself a medicine, psychiatry , psychology ,
(53)Permitting FeasibleCourage
200
Af firmation
Empowerment
destructive emotion, is still a low state of
personal relationships and the general
quest for happiness. Contemplation of the
Indif ferent Demanding Pride
175
Scorn
Inflation
consciousness, (56) but as social history
shows, Apathy can imprison entire Map of Consciousness can, for
instance, V engeful Antagonistic
Anger
150 Hate
Aggression
subcultures as well as individuals. If the
transform one's understanding of
Denying Disappointing
Desire
125 Craving Enslavementhopeless can come to want something
causality . As perception itself evolves
with one's level of consciousness, it
Punitive Frightening
Fear
100 Anxiety W ithdrawal
better (Desire, at 125) and then use the
ener gy of Anger at 150 to develop Pride
becomes apparent that what the world
Disdainful T ragic
Grief
75
Regret
Despondency
(175), they may then be able to take the
calls the domain of causes is in fact the
Condemning Hopeless
Apathy
50
Despair
Abdication
step to Courage, which calibrates at 200,domain of ef fects. By taking
responsibility (56) for the consequences of
V indictive Evil
Guilt
30
Blame
Destruction
and proceed to ameliorate their
individual or collective conditions. his own perceptions, the observer can
Despising Miserable Shame
20
Humiliation Elimination
transcend the role of victim to an
Conversely , the person who has arrived
egocentric impulses arising from this
understanding that "nothing out there has
at a habitual state of unconditional Love
(54)The critical response point in the scale
drive for personal survival. At the level
power over you." It is not life's events,
will experience anything less asof consciousness calibrates at about 200,
of Pride the survival motive may expand
but how one reacts to them, the attitude
unacceptable. As one advances in the
the level associated with Courage. All
to comprehend the survival of others as
that one has about then, which
evolution of his individual
attitudes, thoughts, feelings and well. As one crosses the demarcation
determines whether they have a positive
consciousness, the process becomes self
associations below that level of between negative and positive influence
or negative ef fect on one's life, whether
perpetuating and self-correcting, so that
calibration make a person go weak. into Courage, the well-being of others
they are experienced as opportunity or as
self-improvement becomes a way of life. Attitudes, thoughts, feelings, entities or
becomes increasingly important. By the
stress. This phenomenon can be commonly
historical figures which calibrate higher500 level, the happiness of others
observed among members of twelve-step
Psychological stress is the net ef fect of a
make subjects go strong. This is the
emer ges as the essential motivating force. self-help groups who constantly work at
condition you are resisting or wish to
balance paint between weak and strong
The high 500s are characterized by
overcoming such negative attitudes as
escape, but the condition does not have
attractors, between negative and positive
interest in spiritual awareness for both
self-pity or intolerance. People farther
any power in itself. Nothing has the
influence. oneself and others, and by the 600s the
down on the scale of consciousness may
power to "create" stress. The loud music
good of mankind and the search for
At the levels below 200, the primary
find these same attitudes acceptable andthat raises the blood pressure of one
enlightenment are the primary goals. impetus is survival, although at the very
even righteously defend them. person can be a source of delight to
From 700 to 1,000 life is dedicated to the
bottom of the scale, the zone of
another . A divorce may be traumatic if it
salvation of all of humanity . Throughout history all the world's great
hopelessness and depression, even this
is unwanted or a release into freedom if it
spiritual disciplines have been concerned
motive is lacking. The levels of Fear and
is desired. with techniques to ascend through these
Anger higher are characterized by
levels of consciousness. Most have also
25
26
The Map of Consciousness also casts a
The empathy derived from contemplatinglevels (60) above 200 are constructive
Shamed children are cruel to animals and
new light on the progress of history . A
this Map of Consciousness will hopefully
expressions of power . The decisive level
cruel to each other . The behavior of
most important distinction for the make it a shorter step to joy . The key
to of 200 is the fulcrum that divides the
people whose consciousness is only in
purposes of this study is that between
joy is the unconditional kindness to all
general areas of force and power . the 20s is dangerous. They are prone to
force and true power . W e cats, for
life, including one's own, that we refer to
In describing the emotional correlates of
hallucinations of an accusatory nature, as
example, investigate a historical epoch
as compassion.1 W ithout compassion
the ener gy fields of consciousness, it is
well as paranoia; some become psychotic
such as the end of British colonialism inlittle of any significance is ever
well to remember that they rarely are
or commit bizarre crimes. India. If we calibrate the position of the
accomplished in human endeavor . W e
manifested as pure states in an (61)
Some Shame-based individuals
British Empire at the time, one of self-
may generalize to the greater social
individual. Levels of consciousness are
compensate by perfectionism and rigidity
interest and exploitation, we find that it
context from individual therapies,
always mixed; a person may operate on
and become driven and intolerant. was well below the critical level of 200
wherein the patient cannot be truly cured
one level in a given area of life and on
Notorious examples of this are the moral
on the scale of consciousness. The
or fundamentally healed until he invokes
quite another level in another area. Anextremists who form vigilante groups,
motivation of Mahatma Gandhi the power of compassion both for
himself
individual's overall level of projecting their own unconscious shame
(calibrated at 700) was very near the top
and others. At that point the healed may
consciousness is the sum total ef fect of
onto others whom they then feel justified
of the range of normal human became a healer . these various levels. in righteously attacking. Serial killers
consciousness. Gandhi won in this
have often acted out of sexual moralism
struggle because his position was one of
4. LEVELS OF HUMAN
Ener gy Level 20: Shame
with the justification of punishing "bad"
far greater power . The British Empire
CONSCIOUSNESS
The level of Shame is perilously women. represented force (calibrated at 175), and
MILLIONS OF CALIBRA TIONS overproximate to death, which may be chosen
when for ce meets power , for ce is
Because it pulls down the whole level of
the years of this study have defined a
out of Shame as conscious suicide or
eventually defeated. personality , Shame results in a
range of values accurately corresponding
more subtly elected by failure to take
vulnerability to the other negative
W e may observe how throughout history
to well-recognized sets of attitudes and
steps to prolong life. Death by avoidable
emotions and, therefore, often produces
society has tried to "treat" social emotions, localized by specific attractor
accident is common here. W e all have
false pride, anger and guilt. problems by legislative action, warfare,
ener gy fields, much as electromagnetic
some awareness of the pain of "losing
market manipulation, laws and fields gather iron filings. W e have
face," becoming discredited, a non-Ener gy Level 30: Guilt
prohibitions-all manifestations of force-
adopted the following classification of
person. In Shame we hang our heads and
Guilt, so commonly used in our society
only to see these problems persist or
these ener gy fields to be easily
slink away , wishing we were invisible. to manipulate and punish, manifests itself
recur despite the treatment. Although
comprehensible as well as clinically
Banishment is a traditional in a variety of expressions such as
governments, or individuals, proceeding
accurate. accompaniment of shame, and in the
remorse, self recrimination, masochism,
from positions of force are myopic, to the
It is very important to remember that the
primitive societies from which we all
and the whole gamut of symptoms of
sensitive observer it eventually becomes
calibration figures do not represent anoriginate, banishment is equivalent to
victim-hood. Unconscious guilt results in
obvious that conditions of social conflict
arithmetic but a logarithmic progression. death. psychosomatic disease, accident-
(57) will not disappear until the underlying
Thus, the level 300 is not twice the
Early life experiences such as sexual
proneness and suicidal behaviors. Many
etiology has been exposed and "healed."' amplitude of 150; it is 300 to the tenth
abuse, which lead to Shame, warp the
people struggle with guilt their entire
The dif ference between treating and
power (10-300). An increase of even a
personality for a lifetime unless these
lives, while others desperately attempt
healing is that in the former the context
few points therefore represents a major
issues are resolved by therapy . Shame, as
escape by amorally denying guiltremains the same, whereas in the latter
advance in power; the rate of increase in
Freud determined, produces neurosis. It
altogether . the clinical response is elicited by a
power as we move up the scale is
is destructive to emotional and Guilt-domination results in a
change of context, so as to bring about an
enormous. psychological health and, as a preoccupation with "sin," an unfor giving
absolute removal of the cause of the
The ways the various levels of human
consequence of low self-esteem, makes
emotional attitude frequently exploited
condition rather than mere recovery from
consciousness express themselves are
one prone to the development of physical
by religious demagogues, who use it for
its symptoms. It is one thing to prescribe
profound and far -reaching; their ef fects
illness. The Shame-based personality is
coercion and control. Such "sin-and-an anti-hypertensive medication for high
are both gross and subtle. All levels
shy , withdrawn and introverted. salvation" merchants, obsessed with
blood pressure. It is quite another to
below 200 are destructive of life in both
Shame is used as a tool of cruelty , and its
punishment, are likely either acting out
expand the patient's context of life so that
the individual and society at lar ge; all
victims often become themselves cruel. he stops being angry and repressive. 27
28
The Map of Consciousness also casts a
The empathy derived from contemplating
levels (60) above 200 are constructive
Shamed children are cruel to animals and
new light on the progress of history . A
this Map of Consciousness will hopefully
expressions of power . The decisive level
cruel to each other . The behavior ofmost important distinction for the make it a shorter step to joy . The key
to of 200 is the fulcrum that divides the
people whose consciousness is only in
purposes of this study is that between
joy is the unconditional kindness to all
general areas of force and power . the 20s is dangerous. They are prone to
force and true power . W e cats, for
life, including one's own, that we refer to
In describing the emotional correlates of
hallucinations of an accusatory nature, as
example, investigate a historical epoch
as compassion.1 W ithout compassion
the ener gy fields of consciousness, it is
well as paranoia; some become psychotic
such as the end of British colonialism in
little of any significance is ever
well to remember that they rarely are
or commit bizarre crimes. India. If we calibrate the position of the
accomplished in human endeavor . W e
manifested as pure states in an (61)Some Shame-based individuals
British Empire at the time, one of self-
may generalize to the greater social
individual. Levels of consciousness are
compensate by perfectionism and rigidity
interest and exploitation, we find that it
context from individual therapies,
always mixed; a person may operate on
and become driven and intolerant. was well below the critical level of 200
wherein the patient cannot be truly cured
one level in a given area of life and on
Notorious examples of this are the moral
on the scale of consciousness. The
or fundamentally healed until he invokes
quite another level in another area. An
extremists who form vigilante groups,
motivation of Mahatma Gandhi the power of compassion both for
himself
individual's overall level of projecting their own unconscious shame
(calibrated at 700) was very near the top
and others. At that point the healed mayconsciousness is the sum total ef fect of
onto others whom they then feel justified
of the range of normal human became a healer . these various levels. in righteously attacking. Serial killers
consciousness. Gandhi won in this
have often acted out of sexual moralism
struggle because his position was one of
4. LEVELS OF HUMAN
Ener gy Level 20: Shame
with the justification of punishing "bad"
far greater power . The British Empire
CONSCIOUSNESS
The level of Shame is perilously women. represented force (calibrated at 175), and
MILLIONS OF CALIBRA TIONS over
proximate to death, which may be chosen
when for ce meets power , for ce is
Because it pulls down the whole level of
the years of this study have defined a
out of Shame as conscious suicide or
eventually defeated.personality , Shame results in a
range of values accurately corresponding
more subtly elected by failure to take
vulnerability to the other negative
W e may observe how throughout history
to well-recognized sets of attitudes and
steps to prolong life. Death by avoidable
emotions and, therefore, often produces
society has tried to "treat" social emotions, localized by specific attractor
accident is common here. W e all have
false pride, anger and guilt. problems by legislative action, warfare,
ener gy fields, much as electromagnetic
some awareness of the pain of "losing
market manipulation, laws and fields gather iron filings. W e have
face," becoming discredited, a non-
Ener gy Level 30: Guilt
prohibitions-all manifestations of force-
adopted the following classification of
person. In Shame we hang our heads and
Guilt, so commonly used in our society
only to see these problems persist orthese ener gy fields to be easily
slink away , wishing we were invisible. to manipulate and punish, manifests itself
recur despite the treatment. Although
comprehensible as well as clinically
Banishment is a traditional in a variety of expressions such as
governments, or individuals, proceeding
accurate. accompaniment of shame, and in the
remorse, self recrimination, masochism,
from positions of force are myopic, to the
It is very important to remember that the
primitive societies from which we all
and the whole gamut of symptoms of
sensitive observer it eventually becomes
calibration figures do not represent an
originate, banishment is equivalent to
victim-hood. Unconscious guilt results in
obvious that conditions of social conflict
arithmetic but a logarithmic progression. death. psychosomatic disease, accident-(57) will not disappear until the underlying
Thus, the level 300 is not twice the
Early life experiences such as sexual
proneness and suicidal behaviors. Many
etiology has been exposed and "healed."' amplitude of 150; it is 300 to the tenth
abuse, which lead to Shame, warp the
people struggle with guilt their entire
The dif ference between treating and
power (10-300). An increase of even a
personality for a lifetime unless these
lives, while others desperately attempt
healing is that in the former the context
few points therefore represents a major
issues are resolved by therapy . Shame, as
escape by amorally denying guilt
remains the same, whereas in the latter
advance in power; the rate of increase in
Freud determined, produces neurosis. It
altogether . the clinical response is elicited by a
power as we move up the scale isis destructive to emotional and Guilt-domination results in a
change of context, so as to bring about an
enormous. psychological health and, as a preoccupation with "sin," an unfor giving
absolute removal of the cause of the
The ways the various levels of human
consequence of low self-esteem, makes
emotional attitude frequently exploited
condition rather than mere recovery from
consciousness express themselves are
one prone to the development of physical
by religious demagogues, who use it for
its symptoms. It is one thing to prescribe
profound and far -reaching; their ef fects
illness. The Shame-based personality is
coercion and control. Such "sin-and-
an anti-hypertensive medication for high
are both gross and subtle. All levels
shy , withdrawn and introverted. salvation" merchants, obsessed with
blood pressure. It is quite another to
below 200 are destructive of life in bothShame is used as a tool of cruelty , and its
punishment, are likely either acting out
expand the patient's context of life so that
the individual and society at lar ge; all
victims often become themselves cruel. he stops being angry and repressive. 27
28
their own guilt or projecting it onto
Mother T eresa and her followers dare to
spurring on endless activity . Fear of
Desire is also the level of addictions,
others,
tread. It is the level of the abandonment
enemies, fear o£ old age or death, fear of
wherein desire becomes a craving more
Subcultures displaying the aberration of
of hope, and few have the courage to
rejection and a multitude of social fears
important than life itself. The victim of
self-flagellation often manifest other really look in its face. are basic motivators in most people'sDesire may actually be unaware of the
endemic forms of cruelty , such as the
lives. basis of his motives. Some people
Ener gy Level 75: Grief
public ritual killing of animals. Guilt
From the viewpoint of this level, the
become addicted to the desire for
provokes rage, and killing frequently is
This is the level of sadness, loss, and
world looks hazardous, full of traps and
attention and drive others away by their
its expression. Capital punishment is an
despondency . Most of us have
threats. Fear is the favored of ficial tool
constant demands. The desire for sexual
example of how killing gratifies a guilt-
experienced it for periods of time, but
for control by oppressive totalitarian
approval has produced an entire
ridden populace. Our unfor giving those who remain at this level live a
life agencies, and insecurity is the stack-in-cosmetics and fashion
industry .American society , for instance, pillories
of constant regret and depression. This is
trade of major manipulators of the
Desire has to do with accumulation and
its victims in the press and metes out
the level of mourning, bereavement and
marketplace. The media and advertising
greed. But Desire is insatiable because it
punishments which have never been
remorse about the past It is also the level
play to Fear to increase market share. is an ongoing ener gy field, so that
demonstrated to have any deterrent or
of habitual losers and those chronic
The proliferation of fears is as limitless
satisfaction of one desire is merely
corrective value. gamblers who accept failure as part of
as the human imagination; once Fear is
replaced by unsatisfied desire for
(62)
their life style, often resulting in loss ofone's focus, the endless fearful events of
something else. Multimillionaires remain
jobs, friends, family , and opportunity , as
the world feed it Fear becomes obsessive
obsessed with acquiring more and more
Ener gy Level 50: Apathy
well as money and health. and may take any form: fear of loss of
money . This level is characterized by poverty ,
Major losses in early life make one later
relationship leads to jealousy and a
Desire is a much higher state than apathy
despair , and hopelessness. The world and
vulnerable to passive acceptance of grief
chronically high stress level. Fearful
or grief, obviously . In order "to get," you
the future look bleak; pathos is the theme
as though sorrow were the price of (63)
thinking can balloon into paranoia or
have to first have the ener gy to "want." of life. It is a state of helplessness; itslife. In Grief one sees sadness
generate neurotic defensive structures
TV has had a major influence on many
victims, needy in every way , lack not
everywhere: the sadness of little children,
and, because it is contagious, become a
oppressed people, inculcating wants and
only resources, but the ener gy to avail
the sadness of world conditions, the
dominant social trend. ener gizing their desires to the degree that
themselves of what may be available. sadness of life itself. This level colors
(64) Fear limits growth of the personality
they move out of Apathy and begin to
Unless external ener gy is supplied by
one's entire vision of existence. Part of
and leads to inhibition. Because it takes
seek a better life. W ant can start us on the
care-givers, death through passive the syndrome of loss is the notion of
the ener gy to rise above Fear , the oppressed
road to achievement. Desire can,suicide can result. W ithout will to live,
irreplaceability of what is lost or that
are unable to reach a higher level
therefore, become a springboard to yet
the hopeless stare blankly , unresponsive
which it symbolized. There is a
unaided. Thus, the fearful seek strong
higher levels of awareness. to stimuli, until eyes stop tracking and
generalization from the particular , so that
leaders who appear to have conquered
(65)
there is not enough ener gy left to even
the loss o£ a loved one is equated with
their fear to lead them out of its slavery . swallow prof fered food. the loss of lave itself. At this level, such
Ener gy Level 150: Anger
emotional losses may trigger a serious
This is the level of the homeless and the
Ener gy Level 125: Desire
Although Anger may lead to homicidedepression or death. derelicts of society . It is also the fate of
There is yet more ener gy available at this
and war , as an ener gy level it is farther
many of the aged and others who become
Though Grief is the cemetery of life, it
level; Desire motivates vast areas of
removed from death than those below it. isolated by chronic or progressive still has more ener gy to it than does
human activity , including the economy . Anger can lead to either constructive or
diseases. The apathetic are dependent;
Apathy . Thus, when a traumatized
Advertisers play on desires to program us
destructive action. As people move out of
people in Apathy are "heavy" and are felt
apathetic patient begins to cry , we know
with needs linked to instinctual drives. Apathy and Grief to overcome Fear as a
as a burden by those around them. he is getting better . Once he starts to cry ,
Desire moves us to expend great ef fort toway of life, they begin to want; Desire
he will eat again. T oo often society lacks suf ficient
achieve goals or obtain rewards. The
leads to frustration which in turn leads to
motivation to be of any real help to
desire for money , prestige or power runs
Anger . Thus, Anger can be a fulcrum by
Ener gy Level 100: Fear
cultures, as well as individuals, at this
the lives of many of those who have risen
which the oppressed are eventually
level, who are seen as drains of At the level of 100 there is a lot more life
above Fear as their predominant life
catapulted to freedom. Anger over social
resources. This is the level of the streets
ener gy available; fear of danger is
motif. injustice, victimization and inequality has
of Calcutta where only the saintly such as
healthy . Fear runs much of the world,
created great movements that led to29
30
their own guilt or projecting it onto
Mother T eresa and her followers dare to
spurring on endless activity . Fear of
Desire is also the level of addictions,
others,
tread. It is the level of the abandonment
enemies, fear o£ old age or death, fear of
wherein desire becomes a craving more
Subcultures displaying the aberration of
of hope, and few have the courage to
rejection and a multitude of social fears
important than life itself. The victim of
self-flagellation often manifest other really look in its face. are basic motivators in most people's
Desire may actually be unaware of the
endemic forms of cruelty , such as the
lives. basis of his motives. Some people
Ener gy Level 75: Grief
public ritual killing of animals. GuiltFrom the viewpoint of this level, the
become addicted to the desire for
provokes rage, and killing frequently is
This is the level of sadness, loss, and
world looks hazardous, full of traps and
attention and drive others away by their
its expression. Capital punishment is an
despondency . Most of us have
threats. Fear is the favored of ficial tool
constant demands. The desire for sexual
example of how killing gratifies a guilt-
experienced it for periods of time, but
for control by oppressive totalitarian
approval has produced an entire
ridden populace. Our unfor giving those who remain at this level live a
life agencies, and insecurity is the stack-in-cosmetics and fashion
industry . American society , for instance, pillories
of constant regret and depression. This is
trade of major manipulators of the
Desire has to do with accumulation and
its victims in the press and metes out
the level of mourning, bereavement andmarketplace. The media and advertising
greed. But Desire is insatiable because it
punishments which have never been
remorse about the past It is also the level
play to Fear to increase market share. is an ongoing ener gy field, so that
demonstrated to have any deterrent or
of habitual losers and those chronic
The proliferation of fears is as limitless
satisfaction of one desire is merely
corrective value. gamblers who accept failure as part of
as the human imagination; once Fear is
replaced by unsatisfied desire for
(62)
their life style, often resulting in loss of
one's focus, the endless fearful events of
something else. Multimillionaires remain
jobs, friends, family , and opportunity , as
the world feed it Fear becomes obsessive
obsessed with acquiring more and more
Ener gy Level 50: Apathywell as money and health. and may take any form: fear of loss of
money . This level is characterized by poverty ,
Major losses in early life make one later
relationship leads to jealousy and a
Desire is a much higher state than apathy
despair , and hopelessness. The world and
vulnerable to passive acceptance of grief
chronically high stress level. Fearful
or grief, obviously . In order "to get," you
the future look bleak; pathos is the theme
as though sorrow were the price of (63)
thinking can balloon into paranoia or
have to first have the ener gy to "want." of life. It is a state of helplessness; its
life. In Grief one sees sadness
generate neurotic defensive structures
TV has had a major influence on many
victims, needy in every way , lack not
everywhere: the sadness of little children,
and, because it is contagious, become aoppressed people, inculcating wants and
only resources, but the ener gy to avail
the sadness of world conditions, the
dominant social trend.
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        Because of
instantly become strong. subject test weak, whether placed on theinvolving millions of calibrations on
the significance of this factor, the testing
Because the weakness of any particular
tongue, held in its package adjacent to
thousands of test subjects of all ages and
method will be described in detail below. muscle indicated the presence of a the solar plexus or hidden in a plain
personality types, from all walks of life. pathologic process in its corresponding
envelope the contents of which neither
By design, the study is clinical in method
Historical Background
or gan (corroborated by diagnosis through
the tester nor the subject knew. and thus has widespread pragmatic In 1971, three physiotherapists
published acupuncture and physical or laboratory
That the body responded even when the
implications. Because the testing method
a definitive study on muscle testing. 2 Dr. examination), it was a highly useful
mind was naive was most impressive. is valid in application to all forms of
Geor ge Goodheart of Detroit, Michigan,clinical tool to detect disease. Thousands
Most practitioners did their own
human expression, calibrations have had studied muscle testing
techniques of practitioners began to use the method
verification research, placing various
successfully been taken for literature,
extensively in his clinical practice and
and data rapidly accumulated showing
substances in plain, numbered envelopes
architecture, art, science, world events,
made the breakthrough discovery that the
kinesiology to be an important and and having a naive second person test
a and the complexities of human strength or weakness of every muscle
reliable diagnostic technique which could
third. The overwhelming conclusion was
relationships. The test space for the
was connected to the health or pathology
accurately monitor a patient's response to
that the body would indeed respond
determination of the data is the totality of
of a specific corresponding body or gan. 3
treatment. accurately, even when the consciousthe human experience throughout all
He further determined that each
The technique found widespread mind was unaware. time. individual muscle was associated with an
acceptance among professionals from The reliability of the testing
experience Mentally, test subjects ranged from what
acupuncture meridian and correlated his
many disciplines, and although it never
never ceased to amaze the public and
the world calls normal to severely ill
work with that of the physician Felix
caught on in mainstream medicine, it was
patients and, for that matter, the
psychiatric patients. Subjects were tested
Mann on the medical significance of the
used extensively by holistically oriented
practitioners themselves. When this
in Canada, the United States, Mexico and
acupuncture meridians. physicians. One of these was Dr. John
author was on the lecture circuit, forthroughout South America and Northern
By 1976, Goodheart's book on applied
Diamond, a psychiatrist who began to use
instance, in audiences of one thousand
Europe. They were of all nationalities,
kinesiology had reached its twelfth
kinesiology in diagnosing and treating
people, five hundred envelopes
ethnic backgrounds, and religions, edition; he began to teach the
technique psychiatric patients. He labeled this containing artificial
sweetener would be ranging in age from children to elders in
to his colleagues and also published
extended use of kinesiology "Behavioral
passed out to the audience along with
their nineties, and covered a wide monthly research tapes. His work was
Kinesiology. "6
five hundred identical envelopes
spectrum (40) of physical and emotional
rapidly picked up by others, which led to
While other investigators were containing or ganic vitamin C. The
health. Subjects were tested individually
the formation of the International College
researching the usefulness of the methodaudience would be divided up and would
and in groups by many dif ferent testers
of Kinesiology, many members of which
in detecting aller gies, nutritional alternate testing each other. When the
and groups of testers. But in all cases,
also belonged to the Academy of
disorders and response to medication, Dr. envelopes were opened, the audience
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reaction was always one of amazement
influence. His refinement of the muscle-
"over 100," then "over 200," then "over
return a "no" answer. This indicates that
and delight when they saw that all had
testing technique, the one used by most
300" until a negative response is one should leave that question alone or
gone weak in response to the artificial
practitioners, was used in this study over
obtained. The calibration can then be
inquire into the reason for the "no. " sweetener and strong in response to the
a period of fifteen years. It wasrefined: "It is over 220. 225. 230. " etc. Perhaps the questioner might have
vitamin C. The nutritional habits of
universally observed by practitioners and
T ester and testee can trade places, and the
experienced psychological distress from
thousands of families across the country
researchers as well as this author that test
same results will be obtained. Once one
the answer or its implications at that
were changed by this simple responses were completely independent
is familiar with the technique, it can be
time. 10
demonstration. of the test subjects' belief systems,
used to evaluate companies, movies,
In this study, test subjects were asked to
In the early 1970s, the medical profession
intellectual opinions, reason or logic. It
individuals, events in history, or for the
focus on a specified thought, feeling,
in general, and psychiatry in particular,was also observed that a test response
diagnosis of current life problems. attitude, memory, relationship or life
was highly resistant-if not forthrightly
where the subject went weak was
The test procedure, the reader will note,
circumstance. The test was frequently
hostile-to the idea that nutrition had
accompanied by desynchronization of the
is to use the muscle test to verify the truth
done in lar ge groups of people; for
much to do with health at all, let alone
cerebral hemispheres. 8
or falsity of a declarative statement. demonstration purposes we first
emotional health or brain function. Unreliable responses will be obtained if
established a baseline by asking the
The T esting T echnique
Publication
(43)
of the bookthe question has not been put into this
subjects, eyes closed, to hold in mind the
Orthornolecular Psychiatry, by this T wo persons are required. One acts
as form. Nor can any reliable result be
memory of a time when they were angry,
author and Nobelist Linus Pauling, test subject by holding out one arm
obtained from inquiry into the future;
upset, jealous, depressed, guilty or
received a favorable reception from a
laterally, parallel to the ground. The
only statements regarding existent fearful; at that point everyone
universally wide variety of audiences, but not from
second person then presses down with
conditions or events will produce went weak. W e would then ask them to
the medical establishment (Interestingly
two fingers on the wrist of the extended
consistent answers. hold in mind a loving person or life
enough, twenty years later the concepts
arm and says, "resist. " The subject then
It is necessary to be impersonal during
situation, and all would go strong;
presented in the book are fundamental toresists (44) the downward pressure with all
the procedure to avoid transmitting typically a murmur of surprise
rippled current treatment of mental illness. ) his strength. That is all there is to it. positive or negative feelings. Accuracy is
through the audience at the implications
The thrust of the book was that serious
A statement may be made by either party. increased by having the test subject. close
of what they had just discovered. mental illnesses such as psychosis, as
While the subject holds it in mind, his
his eyes; there should be no music in the
The next phenomenon demonstrated was
well as lesser ones such as emotional
arm's strength is tested by the tester's
background. that a mere image of a substance held in
disorder, had a genetic basis involving an
downward pressure. If the statement is
(45) Because the test is so deceptively
mind produced the same response as ifabnormal biochemical pathway in the
negative or false, or reflects a calibration
simple, it is well that an inquirer first
the substance were in physical contact
brain, a molecular basis which could be
below 200 (see Map of Consciousness,
verify its accuracy to his own with the body. As an example, we would
corrected on the molecular level. Manic-
Chapter 3), the test subject will "go
satisfaction. Responses can be checked
hold up an apple grown with pesticides
depressive illness, schizophrenia, weak. " If the answer is yes or
calibrates by cross-questioning, and everyone who
and ask the audience to look directly at it
alcoholism and depression, therefore, over 200, he will "go strong. " becomes acquainted with the technique
while being tested; all would go weak. could be af fected by nutrition as well as
T o demonstrate the procedure one might
thinks of tricks to satisfy himself that it is
W e would then hold up an or ganically (46)
medication. In 1973, when the book washave the subject hold an image of
reliable. 9 It will soon be found that the
grown apple, free of contaminants, and as
published, the psychiatric establishment
Abraham Lincoln in mind while being
same response is observed in all subjects,
the audience focused on it they would
was still psychoanalytically oriented; the
tested, and then, for contrast, an image of
that it is not necessary for them to have
instantly go strong. Inasmuch as no one
work was accepted primarily by holistic
Adolph Hitler. The same ef fect can be
any knowledge of the matter in question,
in the audience knew which apple was
practitioners. The suggested treatment
demonstrated by holding in mind
and that the response will always be
which, nor, for that matter, had any
methods and results were frequently someone who is loved in contrast to
independent of the test subject's personal
anticipation of the test, the reliability ofverified with kinesiology. someone who is feared or hated or about
opinions about the question. the method was demonstrated to
However, it was Dr. Diamond's whom there is some strong regret. everyone's satisfaction. 1 1
Before presenting an inquiry we have
demonstration that the body instantly
Once a numeric scale is elicited (see
found it instrumental to first test the
It should be remembered that people
went weak in response to unhealthy
below) calibrations can be arrived at by
statement, "I may ask this question. " This
process experience dif ferently: some
emotional attitudes or mental stresses
stating, "This item" (e. g. , this book,
is analogous to an entry requisite on a
primarily adopt a feeling mode, others
which had the greatest ongoing clinical
or ganization, this person's motive, etc. ) is
computer terminal, and will occasionallyare more auditory and still others, more
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reaction was always one of amazement
influence.
Dr. George Goodheart and Dr. John Diamond.
Who developed the muscle testing technique?
To demonstrate the efficacy of the muscle testing technique.
What is the primary goal of this study?
To verify the truth or falsity of a declarative statement.
What is the purpose of the test procedure?
The study aims to demonstrate the importance of the testing method in diagnosing and treating mental illnesses.
What is the significance of this study?
The study aims to provide a new perspective on the role of nutrition in the development of mental health issues.
What is the main goal of the study?