The History and Application of Medical Intuition and the Psyche in Health
Historical Foundations of Medical Intuition and Mesmerism
Emergence of Medical Intuition: Medical intuition as a recognized concept did not exist in . It emerged in the last years, following a revolution in thought, though intuition itself is as old as humanity.
Ancient Roots: Historical precedents for organized intuition include:
Oracles: Used by the Greeks as organized systems of intuition.
Medicine Men and Women: Common in native societies and American Indian cultures.
Shamans: Have existed throughout human history.
Religious Evolution and Blockage:
Prophets played a role in Judeo-Christian traditions. Many Protestant spinoff churches originated from prophets, including Seventh-day Adventism (founded by Ellen G. White, who promoted vegetarianism), John Wesley, and Joseph Smith.
Mainstream religious institutions historically acted to control or block personal interior intuition.
Anton Mesmer: In the century, Mesmer was the first to challenge the medical profession. He was a flamboyant figure who "mesmerized" people, inducing trances.
John Eliason: A British physician and the first professor of internal medicine at University College Hospital in London.
He introduced the stethoscope, narcotics, and mesmerism to England from France in the early century.
He conducted demonstrations where patients in trances became clairvoyant and performed medical diagnoses.
He taught Charles Dickens how to mesmerize his wife to control her hypochondriac symptoms.
James Isdael: A British physician in India who applied mesmerism to surgery.
He performed surgical procedures on patients under trance.
Over time, he performed thousands of major surgeries, including the removal of tumors described as "big as a bushel basket," entirely under mesmerism.
Transition to Hypnosis: In the mid- century, it was discovered that physical passes with hands were unnecessary; trances could be induced by speaking, leading to the development of hypnosis.
The Evolution of Psychology and Psychiatry
Mediumship and Early Psychic Research: Mediumship developed as a public phenomenon from the mid- to the mid- century.
Alice Bailey received transmissions from a "master" in Tibet, publishing over books based on intuitively received information.
Development of Psychology: Psychology did not exist as a medical field until the end of the century.
William James: Studied hypnosis and the psyche. He was a member of the American Psychic Research Society and wrote The Varieties of Religious Experience, covering mystical and psychic phenomena.
Rise of Psychiatry:
Sigmund Freud: Hypnosis was the internal foundation of early psychiatry, but Freud was a "poor hypnotist" and lacked the charisma to induce trances effectively, leading him to develop different methodologies.
Carl Jung: A student of Freud and considered a great psychiatrist and mystic. He emphasized intuition and introduced the concept of Synchronicity.
Jungian Synchronicity and Intuitive Abilities
Synchronicity Defined: A meaningful coincidence where the mind transcends time and space. Jung identified three types:
Type 1: Thinking of a person and having them appear or call immediately after (, the phone ringing).
Type 2 (Clairvoyance/Optimal Intuition): Knowing an event is happening at a distance exactly as it occurs.
Type 3 (External-Internal Relation): Two seemingly unrelated external events that relate to the internal world. Example: A bird flying into a window twice, both times while a woman was discussing her abortion with a psychiatrist.
Precognition: Knowing an event before it happens, often occurring in dreams or waking states.
Example: A dream trip to Minneapolis where every detail—unexpected people at the airport and every word spoken in a meeting—happened exactly as dreamed years prior.
Deja Vu and Jamais Vu:
Deja Vu: Feeling as though one has been in a situation before without remembering having seen it.
Jamais Vu: Feeling of being in a familiar situation but sensing it is completely new.
Clairaudience: Hearing specific voices that guide an individual, which are distinct from the person's own thoughts.
Psychokinesis: The ability of the mind to move objects at a distance, such as mentally turning a compass needle.
Parapsychology and Early Medical Diagnostics
J.B. Rhine and Duke University: Rhine was the first professor of parapsychology.
In , the speaker observed Rhine’s lab work involving psychokinesis () and clairvoyance ().
Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain (): An influential book that exposed the speaker to psychic research.
Shafaka Karagula: A neurologist from California who wrote Breakthrough to Creativity. She studied two clairvoyant women capable of medical diagnoses.
Edgar Cayce ("The Sleeping Prophet"):
Performed readings, of which were medical diagnoses and prescriptions while in a deep trance.
Attributed his information to an angelic voice or being.
Founded the Association for Research and Enlightenment (ARE).
Accuracy estimated at approximately .
Integration and Castor Oil Packs: Gladys and Bill McGarry used Cayce’s material in Phoenix, Arizona.
A notable remedy involves castor oil packs, which the speaker used to save a horse's leg from infection, leading to its adoption in human medical practice.
Research and Professional Intuition
Grant Study: A Fortune company provided a dollar grant to study clairvoyant diagnosis.
Methodology: intuitives/clairvoyants were tested against an anatomical and psychological checklist.
Results: Chance accuracy was (). Most intuitives were accurate ( chance). Five individuals scored .
Comparison: Physicians are approximately accurate after a full history and physical exam, and after specific scientific tests.
Henry Rucker: A Chicago intuitive who was accurate.
Rucker worked with the speaker in La Crosse, Wisconsin, within a Catholic hospital for pain management.
Experiment: Eight intuitives diagnosed patients based only on name and birthdate; when they agreed, they were accurate.
Example Cases: Rucker correctly identified a liver reaction to anesthesia in a patient initially suspected of having early leukemia ().
Rucker successfully treated a -year-old drug addict who had failed all other therapies in a single session.
He was hired as a "pastoral counselor," which necessitated establishing the Science of Mind Church of Chicago.
The Psyche, Stress, and "Unfinished Business"
Hans Selye: A pioneer in stress research. Early in his career, he focused on physical/chemical stress; by the mid-, he acknowledged psychological stress could cause identical physical problems.
Unfinished Business: The speaker defines "unfinished business" as the source of significant psychological stress, primarily composed of:
Anger
Guilt (and synonyms like Shame)
Anxiety
Depression
Case Study: Metastatic Breast Cancer ():
A woman riddled with cancer attended a session for pain control. During a -minute forgiveness exercise, she entered a deep trance and realized her hatred for her family.
Three months later, her cancer had completely disappeared.
Psychological Overlay: Her cancer developed after the stress of her son donating a kidney to her husband. After being treated like a pariah by her family, she resolved "not to let the bastards kill her."
The Husband’s "Suicide": The husband, believing cancer was fatal and contagious, rejected his own kidney and died three months after she recovered.
Relapse and Insight: Two and a half years later, the woman's pain returned after her dog died. She realized she had become depressed but found no cancer. She concluded: "I cannot afford the luxury of depression."
The Ultimate Cause: While physical, chemical, and genetic factors exist, the speaker asserts that anger, guilt, anxiety, and depression are the "ultimate straws that break the camel's back."