The following is an account of one person's journey from converting an experience into a belief system which was then applied to a personal health crisis with outstandingly positive results. This is the ultimate point and purpose of the Lessons of Enlightenment.

PATHWAYS TO FEELING BETTER

My sister-in-law and I are both experiencing symptoms of menopause, and she told me about a natural estrogen product that was helping her. I determined to try it, but found that I needed a prescription to get it.
This took me to a doctor who wanted to give me a physical exam before recommending anything. I consented, and was prodded and poked accordingly.
It was a complete surprise to have the doctor tell me at the conclusion of the exam that I had a lump in my left breast! Having undergone major medical procedures in the past, I did not look forward to a new program of tests and treatments.
The doctor suggested that I see a surgeon and have the lump biopsied. I nodded assent, and the doctor's secretary made an appointment for me. She stated that the earliest appointment date would be two weeks away. I consented, and left the office.
My husband, David, was waiting for me in the medical center parking lot. As I walked toward the car I experienced a sense of deep distress, and poured out the story of my visit with the doctor and what he had discovered.
I asked David if he would take me to see our friend Lewis, who is a hypnotist. I wanted Lewis to hypnotize me and under hypnosis to repeat affirmations of wellness and calmness. Without some help, I didn't know how I was going to deal with my feelings of distress. We made an appointment with Lewis for the following day, and after the session I felt much better.
I determined to steep myself in a book manuscript that I had recently written*. It told the story of my surgery to remove a brain tumor, and my recovery from that trauma. Interwoven in the story are 60 pathways to feeling better which I discovered and utilized in my rehabilitation. For the next two weeks I read these pathways over and over and did what they suggested.
When I saw the surgeon at the end of the two week period, he did an ultrsound and breast examination to identify the lump. His face became puzzled. He said, "I can't do a biopsy, because there is no lump in your breast!"

* For further details regarding the above account, you may contact Mary Morgan McKnight, the author of Jogging Through Space, Sixty Pathways to Feeling Better. Her book is available for $15.00 + $2.00 shipping and handling from Books Beautiful,

HCR 3, Box 15, McDowell, VA 24458.

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