oneachother,natureisalsocomposedoforgans,thevegetation,thewaterways,the
atmosphere,etc.;areallinterconnectedwitheachotherandwithlivingorganisms,
sohealthofthebodyistosomedegreedependentonahealthyenvironment,freeof
toxins.Holistichealthmeanstreatingtheentirepersonality,body,mindandsoul.
Therefore,physiology,psychologyandspiritualityareintegralpartstothehealing
equation.
ThespiritualSelfisthesourceofalllife,includingthelifeofeachindividualhumanpersonality.Itis
alsothespiritualSelf,whichsustainsthementalandphysicalselves.Atthislevelyoushouldunder-
standthatthespiritualSelfexistsintherealmofnature(timeandspace)andalsoinanotherdimen-
sion,thespiritualrealm,whichisbeyondtimeandspace(movementandchange),whereas,themen-
talandphysicalselvesexistentirelyintherealmoftimeandspace.Thebodyandmind,beinginstru-
ments of the Self, operate according to the laws of nature.
Contrarytothebeliefsystemwhichpervadesmoderndaysociety,thatdiseaseoriginatesfromfactors
outsideofthebody,itisthecontentionofKemeticSmaiTawiandothermysticalphilosophiesand
thenaturalhealingsystemthattherootcauseofALLdiseaseisignoranceofone’struenatureasthe
Self.Thisstateisreferredtoastheun-enlightenedstate.Intheunenlightenedstate,youidentifyyour-
selfwiththemind,andthroughthemindandsenses(whicharemerelyanextensionofthemind),
withthebody.Whenthisoccurs,theinnerSelf,whoisinrealityuniversalandimmortal,becomes
deludedbythestateofignoranceintobelievingintheconceptsofdeath,disease,limitation,andindi-
viduality.Becausedeath,diseaseandlimitationarenotcharacteristicsofthetrueSelf,conflictand
contradictiondevelopsdeepwithintheunconsciousmindwhichresultsinadisturbanceofthemental
function.ThisdistortedorinharmoniousstateofmindtranslatesintoadisturbancewithintheLife
ForceEnergyoftheastral(subtle)bodyandresultsindisease,becausetheflowofLifeForceenergy
(Sekhem,Prana,andChi)isblockedorotherwisedisruptedthroughoutportionsofthebody.The
presence of this energy is what constitutes “life.” The absence of it is called “death.”
Theworddiseaseitselfgivesacluetothisprocessbyimplyingthatdiseaseresultsfromlackof(dis-)
easeinthebody.Whatisthisease?ItistheeaseofthetrueSelf,whichisuniversal,free,all-encom-
passing,immortal,andabsoluteblissandpeace(Hetep).Imaginehowmuchdis-easewouldbecre-
atedifyoutriedtoconfinetheoceanortheskyinajar?Howmuchdis-easedoesawildanimal,
whichisusedtoroaminginthevastforest,experiencewhenitiscapturedandplacedinconfine-
ment?Sowhenbodyidentificationoccursandthesoulnowidentifieswithconceptsofindividuality
asopposedtouniversality,deathasopposedtoimmortality,dis-easeortensionarisesfromwithinthe
soulleveloftheindividualwhichbecomesmanifestedinthemindasfear,anger,hatred,greed,jeal-
ousy,envyandattachment.Theseinturnbecomemanifestedinthebodyaswhatwetermillnesses
and diseases, such as cancer, colds, fatigue, AIDS, and all other disease syndromes.
Thus,itisnotsurprisingthatmodernmedicineisfindingthatthemosthealthyactivityapersoncan
engageinistositquietlyonceortwiceadayinastateofdeeprelaxationormeditation.Whyisthis?
Whenthemindisfilledwiththoughtsofaworldlynature,itcreatesripplesinthelakeof