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supposedtosleepisfullofclutterandgarbage,sotheyhavenoplacetorest.Theywillnotbeableto
stay.Thus,purificationofthephysicalbodythroughproperdietisakeycomponenttospiritual
growth,andonethatisoftenoverlooked.Thus,theKemeticinjunction:“KnowThyself,”alsoapplies
tohavinganunderstandingofthebodyandhowitworks,becausethephysicalbodyisanaspectof
the manifestation of the Spiritin the world of time and space.
KemeticWisdomTeachings from “Egyptian Proverbs” by Dr. Muata Ashby
“If you would live in harmony with yourself and the Earth,
you must follow the laws of the Earth, for your body is of the Earth;
lest it lead your SOUL to the path of disease, death and reincarnation.
The neters (gods and goddesses, cosmic forces of the universe) of the Divine will desert you,
and those of evil will destroy your body and your spirit.”
“The source of evil (egoism) is in your body. Evilentices the body through temptation of its
weakest virtue. There can be no divinity in the unclean temple where abomination rules.”
Mostpeoplebelievethatitisonlythejobofdoctorstohaveanunderstandingofhowthebodyfunc-
tions.However,mostorthodoxmedicaldoctorsadmitthattheyhavereceivedlittleornotrainingin
areaofnutritionanddiet,muchlessonthespiritualdimensionsofhealthandhealing.Theseideasare
onlynowtricklingintotheorthodoxmedicalestablishment,notbecausetheyhavepursueditthem-
selves,butbecausetheyareloosingmoneybecauseofit.Asmanypatientscontinuetoturntoaltern-
ativemedicinenowmorethaneverbefore,theorthodoxmedicalestablishmenthasfounditselfina
predicament.Inanattempttonotloseanymoreoftheirpatients,frustratedwiththefailuresofmod-
ernmedicinetocuretheirdiseasesorevengivethemrelieffromtheirsymptoms,themodernmedical
establishment has opened its doors, albeit on a limited basis, to alternative medicine.
Anewphrasehasbeencoinedbythoseconventionallytrainedmedicaldoctorswhohavebecomepi-
oneersintheirfieldbecauseoftheirapplicationofalternativemedicaltechniques.Thisnew“branch”
ofmedicine,asitwere,isbeingreferredtoas“IntegrativeMedicine.”Itisineffectamiddleground
betweenAlternativeMedicineandOrthodoxMedicine.Theremuststillbesomecautionhere,be-
causesincetheirsystemisstillbasedwithinthetraditionalorthodoxmedicalestablishment,whichis
heavilyfundedbythepharmaceuticalcompanies,thepurityoftheAlternativeMedicalcaretheyare
abletoprovidedwillbelimited.Suchprogramswillcertainlybebeneficialinsomedegreetopatients
whocurrentlyhavenosuchconsiderationintheirmedicaltreatmentandfirmlybelieveintheortho-
doxmedicalestablishment,orthosewhoareinterestedinalternativemedicine,buthavesomereser-
vationsaboutitsusealone.However,itcouldbedetrimentalforsomeoneseekingcompletelynatural
andholisticalternativeapproachestohealthandhealing,suchastheholisticlifestyleespousedinthis
andothersuchbooks.Also,itmustbenotedthatevenwithintheAlternativeMedicinefieldthatthere
arevarioussystemsofhealingtechniques,andasinanyotherarea,differingstylesandcompetencies
ofpractitioners.So,thebottomlineisthatyoustillneedtobeinformedaboutyourbodyandyour
health,havinginsightintohowthevariouspartsofthebodyworks,andalsowhatconstitutesproper
health.
KemeticWisdomTeachings from the book, “Egyptian Proverbs” by Dr. Muata Ashby: