Chapter VII - Physiology
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in its proper signification will perform the sudden cures
in its proper signification will perform the sudden cures
of which it is capable; but this can be done only by
taking up the cross and following Christ in the daily
life.
Absent patients
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Science can heal the sick, who are absent from their
Science can heal the sick, who are absent from their
healers, as well as those present, since space is no ob-
stacle to Mind. Immortal Mind heals what eye
hath not seen; but the spiritual capacity to ap-
prehend thought and to heal by the Truth-power, is won
only as man is found, not in self-righteousness, but re-
flecting the divine nature.
Horses mistaught
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Every medical method has its advocates. The prefer-
Every medical method has its advocates. The prefer-
ence of mortal mind for a certain method creates a demand
for that method, and the body then seems to re-
quire such treatment. You can even educate a
healthy horse so far in physiology that he will take cold
without his blanket, whereas the wild animal, left to his
instincts, sniffs the wind with delight. The epizootic is
a humanly evolved ailment, which a wild horse might
never have.
Medical works objectionable
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Treatises on anatomy, physiology, and health, sustained
Treatises on anatomy, physiology, and health, sustained
by what is termed material law, are the pro-
moters of sickness and disease. It should not
be proverbial, that so long as you read medical works you
will be sick.
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The sedulous matron – studying her Jahr with homoe-
The sedulous matron – studying her Jahr with homoe-
opathic pellet and powder in hand, ready to put you
into a sweat, to move the bowels, or to produce sleep –
is unwittingly sowing the seeds of reliance on matter,
and her household may erelong reap the effect of this
mistake.
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Descriptions of disease given by physicians and adver-
Descriptions of disease given by physicians and adver-