In the embryo stages, the spleen served as a red- and white-blood-cell
creator. However, shortly after birth, the spleen produced only lymphocytes
and monocytes (WBCs). The spleen is full of the type of lymphocytes called
macrophages, which remove pathogens and toxins of all kinds from the
blood and lymph.
The spleen acts as a blood reservoir or holding tank where blood is
stored for emergencies. The spleen also destroys weakened, toxic and old
blood cells, creating bilirubin from their hemoglobin. Bilirubin gives bile its
unique color.
Keeping your spleen healthy helps to keep your immune, lymphatic and
blood systems healthy. In spiritual circles, the spleen reflects the lower mind
(called the “causal mind”), where duality or creation truly starts. Your spleen
is the vehicle for the universal mathematics that affect your physical body. Its
spiritual color is orange.
Thymus Gland
The thymus gland will be covered later in this chapter, under the Endocrine
System. However, it is enough to say that it is a gland that matures and trains
B-cells, converting them into T- and helper T-cells, which are a part of your
NK (natural killer) cells. These are for cellular-mediated response to
pathogens.
Summary: The Lymphatic System
The physical body is a city unto itself. Your immune and lymphatic systems
act like a police force and sanitation department, all wrapped into one. The
lymphatic system picks up the trash from each house in the city (each cell);
trash will vary, of course, depending upon the “lifestyle” within each
house/cell. The lymph system, along with its immune cells, has the job of
protecting and keeping your body clean.
Many foods that people routinely eat clog and over-burden the lymphatic
system. Colds, flu, allergies, sinus congestion, bronchitis, lung issues—
including pneumonia and asthma (with adrenal weakness)—along with
mumps, tumors, boils, lymphomas, skin rashes, dandruff, etc., are nothing
more than an over-burdened, congested lymph system.
All dairy products (pasteurized or raw), refined carbohydrates (complex
sugars), irritants (peppers, cola, etc.), toxic chemicals, foreign protein (meat,