actions,thoughtsandfeelings.Thismayworkoutintheformofignoranceaboutlifeandhealing.For
example,ifonewaspreviouslyignorantabouthealthmaintenanceandcomestobelievethattheonly
waytohealistogotoacontroversialdoctorandgetmedicines,antibioticsorsurgerythen,evenif
severalnaturopathicdoctorsweretocomeandadministerherbsthatshouldhealthediseaseeasily,
thatpersonwillnotfindreliefuntiltheygototheallopathicdoctorandspendalotoftimeandex-
penseondrugsandmedicinesorhospitaltreatments.Theythemselveswillnotallowthemselvesto
behealedbyanyotherwaythanwhattheybelieveisnecessary.Thus,theyarelimitingtheirown
treatmentoptionsandleadingthemselvestounnecessaryadversity.Inaddition,allofthistroubleand
expenseisstillnotapermanentcure,butjustamaskingoftheunderlyingproblems.If,however,one
expandsbeyondone’slimitednotionsandconcepts,thenonecanoversteptheburdenofpreviousari
(karma).Inthiscase,evenifthepersonlivedinacompletelynegativewayandateapoordiet,their
understandingwillallowthemtoadoptanewhealthylifestyleandhealinashorttime.Theobjective
ofthesoulisnottocausepainandsuffering,buttoleadthepersonalitytospiritualenlightenment.
Ignoranceis the cause of all disease, pain and suffering.
Also,manymainstreammedicaldoctorssuchasAmritaMcLanahanM.D.,LarryDosseyM.D.,Dee-
pokChopraM.D.,AndrewWeilM.D.,ChristineNorthrup,M.D.andothers,haveacknowledgedthe
needtotakeintoaccountthementalandspiritualaspectsofthepersonalityintheprocessofhealing.
IvyLeagueuniversitystudieshaveproventhatthereisaconnectionbetweendiseaseandlifestyle,
specifically,thespiritualaspects.Thosepeoplewhoaremorereligioussufferlessdisease.Thosewho
areprayedforhealfasterthanthosewhoarenot.Theacknowledgementsbytheseandothermain-
streamdoctorsaresignalingtheendofignoranceinthegeneralmedicalestablishment.Theplacebo
effectisstillamedicalmystery.Instudiesithasbeenshownthattwogroupswillbechosen.Oneis
givenamedicinewhiletheotherisgivenasugarpill,aplacebo,whichshouldhavenoeffectonthe
medicalproblem.Thoseintheplacebogroupoftendoaswellorbetterthanthosebeinggiventhe
medicine,andofcoursedonotsufferfromsideeffects.Thisatteststotheroleofthemindinhealth
andthehealingprocess.Therearemanyothersuchproofs,however,onlythosewhoarenotunder
thecloudsofmentaldelusionwillallowthemselvestorealizethesetruths,andthenadoptthelife-
style of health, which is based on them.
The KemeticHieroglyphsof Health
Asstatedearlier,healthofthephysicalconstitutionisthebasisforfacilitatingthepursuitofmental
andspiritualhealth.Therefore,itisthefirstaspectofhealthtobeemphasizedinthisvolume.
However,wewillbeginbyexploringtheideathatphysicalhealthissustainedbythespiritualessence
andisultimatelyafactorofspiritualhealth.Thisconceptseemsatfirstparadoxical,butitwillbe-
comeclearerasweprogressinourjourneythroughtheKemetichealthteachings.Wewillnowpro-
ceedtodeciphertheimportantKemetichieroglyphsrelatedtotheconceptsofKemetichealth
philosophy.