Snake Oil /Returning to the Natural Order
We currently have six feral cats that live in our community. Five of them are approaching age fifteen. They have lived outside here in Phoenix through the heat and the cold seasons all of their lives. They have truly strong constitutions and are clearly survivors. With assistance from myself and a few other residents here with feeding and reciprocal affectionate care, in spite of a wide range of climate conditions, they are happily thriving. I notice every summer that they get leaner and lose a good amount of their fur to handle the hotter temperatures. In the winters they get thicker fur and notably chubbier. They don’t need assistance because their bodies anticipate what is going to occur and respond the way they were designed to. Only one of them seems to stay perpetually skinny and I am guessing she does have health issues, yet she still thrives somehow. Other than our original decision to get them fixed they were likely never given the “required” vaccines or any shots. I am guessing that the skinny one would likely benefit from help with assistance from a Vet, or veterinary medicine though. Still, mathematically the other five clearly have thrived without it, so that contributes to my current views about a number of perspectives.
For the last thirty five years I have rarely visited any type of doctor, other than an acupuncture and chiropractic care. I have extensively studied alternative methods for treating health challenges including natural medicines, old school healing techniques, and most importantly getting to the root of the emotional, energetic blockage that inevitably shows up as a physical symptom when buried and never addressed. Combined with using herbal remedies, trigger point therapies, listening to the signals by body sends me, yoga, and what most people who strictly follow western medicines would be labelled as forms of “quackery.” I am now in my early sixties, healthy, noticeably physically fit, and to most people I am told I look eight to twelve years younger than my actual age. My studies and their application in my personal life have paid off.
This focus has helped me thankfully to be able to teach and guide others with the knowledge I have gained, and for that I am very grateful. This is part of my life path (Dharma). Of course this experience has opened my eyes often painfully to see how most Americans follow very little if any type of holistic approach to nutrition, health and wellness maintenance. When I go food shopping, seventy percent of the food I see all around me in supermarkets is not actually food. And even if it started out as food it is loaded with chemicals, pesticides, and other extremely unnatural ingredients. I do enjoy some splurging from time to time myself, I am no food Saint. Still, I focus on keeping at least seventy five percent of my food to be as close to natural as possible. In this world this is not always an easy thing to do!
I have had clients over the years who are noticeably heavily medicated with anti-depressants, and all kinds of pharmaceutical “cures” that I pick up on immediately when I talk to them, because they do change people. Often this is not in positive ways. Many have trouble mentally focusing and by medicating to stay “even” they have lost the natural human need to feel real sadness, or the extremes of joy. These polarities are natural parts of the human experience and roads to healing. There are situations where people have gone through extreme abuse and trauma and pharmaceutical intervention absolutely can be a blessing in these situations. The problem with our current approach is that all of it is far, far too over prescribed. We live in a system of Capitalism that has many positive elements to it, yet there are also very negative aspects to the system, namely; Greed. Corporations (and yes pharmaceuticals are in that category) convince everyone that they “need” their products. Television and radio bombard us with a constant stream of these types of ads. The focus for the past one hundred years has been to drive any alternatives out of business. At the very least they push a narrative that creatively casts a shadow on the validity of anything they don’t sell or profit from. They have the power and money to do this!
The discussion of the movement from the natural order of so many different areas of life would be a book in itself but for now I will focus solely on nutrition, health, and body maintenance. This move away from the natural order is so pervasive in this culture that we pollute our bodies and then attempt to solve the problems that inevitably surface though pharmaceutical means. We are then told to check in with doctors as the only viable solution. So pervasive is this directive that one of many examples would be how often we see many women (who can afford to do this anyway) become obsessive with doctor checkups when pregnant. Everything is monitored from a place of fear. And while the assistance can be valuable we are pulled away from the natural order of things by forgetting that women have been having babies since the dawn of time. The bodies innate wisdom does know how to handle this process without assistance. in this area and so many others we have progressively moved away from trusting our own bodies. Even more noticeable is whatever your beliefs are about the value of vaccinations, unless you are completely removed from the idea that one can trust the bodies natural regulation systems, injecting babies right from leaving the womb with pharmaceuticals is very questionable. The sheer amount of recommended vaccinations has grown tremendously in the last forty years. Are we actually healthier now than one hundred years ago? The answer is in some areas we are, but this could be attributed to better sanitation, cleaner water and other factors versus that vaccination is the primary reason. Research and a willingness to look into what goes into these vaccines beyond what the media suggests is eye opening. Currently the rates of obese children (and adults), auto-immune disorders, ADD, allergies, lactose intolerance, peanut allergies, autism, etc... are through the roof, especially in the last few decades. While there may be some value to vaccination, do we think intuitively and even practically that God, the Universe, or Nature wouldn’t be able to heal or prevent disease unless we pumped our children and ourselves with assistance often in the form of chemicals? Is this our societies pinnacle period of health and wellness or will be look back at some of the things we did wondering what the hell we were thinking?
A humorous perspective:
All the great books of wisdom, and insight over thousands of years have been saying something like this: “And lo, the lord sayeth that I will provide a world with herbs, plants, roots, food, the healing sun, and all kinds of natural remedies, to make sure there are many roads to healing challenges that will be part of your world. But, when you discover petroleum based drugs that often mainly mask symptoms and confuse the body, because it cannot recognize these foreign things and then create all kinds of negative side effects, then you shall be able to go with that plan instead, it will be much better, so be it!”
Like many things the current health care system itself is built with a duality, Both to offer assistance and to keep us dependent on that system. People stay in uncomfortable jobs that keep them unfulfilled and stuck because of a fear of losing the health care coverage that their jobs offer them. The current system is designed in a way that if one had to pay out of pocket for even a few western medical treatments without the help of insurance, it would leave many people in deep debt, or bankruptcy. This frequently happens with the help of insurance too! The genuine terror people feel about losing this “necessity” is understandable. Of course almost all alternative treatments are not covered by insurance, so again we are held tightly within the system unless you are wealthy. Adding insult to injury, anything outside of Western medicine is often purposely painted to make it seem nutty. To even look at natural cures is considered suspect. At best we are told that old time cures and “cute” and “quaint,” but clearly not sophisticated like “real” medicine is... The current mass beliefs system is that Western answers, and pharmaceutical medicine is the ONLY way.
While there are hazards in the physical world caused by unhealthy eating, diet, and toxins that definitely do affect us, there are always deeper influences to the creation of events. Our beliefs create our realty. So what happens when you are bombarded with a steady diet of feared based negative messaging? Examples: Most people can recognize that excessive tobacco smoking isn’t good for you, duh! Yet, neither is too much cheese cake, alcohol, potato chips, etc..Yet the addition of cigarettes packages stating “This product causes cancer,” is in some respects worse than the actual use of cigarettes. It is assumed that everyone who uses the product, will use it excessively. Words matter. Health and prevention ads telling you that in your age bracket a list of all kinds of bad things are more likely to occur,” often contribute to the higher probability of manifesting the things we fear. “You will more likely get the flu if you don’t get vaccinated!” Even familial messaging like “Our family is prone to alcoholism, depression, weight gain,” seem to be a healthy warning but are often added catalysts for potentially bringing about that probability. When you are awake to this relentless fear-based programming you begin to see the world through a different lens. We are heavily sold what we need to fear, and this acts against the benefits of healthy prevention techniques and suggestions. It is no wonder that so many people are sick and struggling.
Now, for most people throwing away one’s insurance, pills, doctor appointments, and just switching to using holistic healers, and remedies for everything is not a wise idea, I would not suggest it. Most people have been so immersed in this reality; belief system for so long that the trauma and negative repercussions would be problematic. My suggestion would be to slowly try a new approach in one or two areas of your life. Research the spiritual meanings of specific illnesses and symptoms (I have been helping clients with this for years). Often you will be blown away by how accurate this is. See if you get results from trying maybe a few of many available more natural solutions. Open up to the possibility, and excitement of exploring some different approaches. If over time, you notice results and success then you will gain more confidence and be able to add other areas into your life that are currently removed from the natural order. The process does not need to be an all or nothing approach. I didn’t do it that way either. I just had the benefits of starting a holistic journey much earlier than most people typically do. I have gained more confidence in trusting my own body over the years, and built a confidence in my return to the natural order. It took years for me to let go of the fear connected with NOT following societies “correct” way of handling health and wellness. And, after tackling some aspects of the health and wellness bogeyman, the confidence gained from those experiences may help you to inevitably escape the other areas of life that we have been programed to believe is the “Only Right Way,” and see the benefits of returning more areas of your life to the natural order.
Jim Ventura 12-2025
Notes:
It is always interesting to observe people’s responses to me when I share information like this. Many people falsely think I am somehow against the benefits of western medicine’s approach to wellness. Nothing could be further from the truth. The benefits of hospitals, doctors, nurses, emergency services, are incredibly valuable. Herbal remedies are not the best approach to take when someone is at a point when they need surgery, have just had a car accident, or other catastrophes. Again my point is overuse, and serious over-prescribing of pharmaceuticals for just too many things. Over crowding emergency care services or hospitals frequently because one has a flu is a notable example of something being so divorced from the natural order. We have been programmed to think that getting an occasional cold, or flu in life must be avoided and can be stopped. Those divorced from the natural order, perspectives don’t account for the fact that we experience this (yes by choice, even if unconscious) to cleanse the body, to rest, and minimize input for a few days or weeks in more extreme cases. When your biggest concern is just something simple like getting more tissues, worries about what you “should” be doing, your toxic relationship problems, will you ever find love, money fears, battles with your family, etc... are put on hold to focus on yourself and healing. The illness is often a second hand reality approach to healing something else!
The New year is here. We are now out of the universal 9 cycle in numerology and firmly in a one year. The one year is about new beginnings, starting over, taking bolder steps, focusing on independence, and creative manifesting. On February 17th we will be stepping into the year of the Fire horse in Chinese Astrology. This is about swift forward movement, and the momentum and power of the horse energy. The year of the Snake is coming to its end. It was a turbulent year for most people. The focus was all about shedding old skins, people, and aspects of our life that no longer fit who we are becoming, or where we have moved away from four true selves and potentially been caught in false personality. Believe it or not like the transformative power of snake all aspects of healing. We may have also noticed a number of people in the world around us who can show the negative aspects of Snake. I have discussed this in more detail over on my YouTube channel (and also on other social media sites). You can also catch and audio version of this at my best of everything site BuyMeaCoffee.com/Venturawora. My other social media links are at the end of this newsletter.
Contact me for your new year reading if interested. And consider beginning your New year and One year brand new cycle by joining my Regular Client Program. The benefits of this program are phenomenal. Email is often best way to contact for info (VenturaSag@yahoo.com) but texting or calls are also an option.
All the best in the New Year ahead. Cheers, Jim V
“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” Anne Frank
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“When people undermine your dreams, predict your doom or criticize you, remember they’re telling you their story, not yours.? Cynthia Occelli
Channeled corner. I read many, many books from different trance channelers in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. Unfortunately many of them are now out of print, but I still have a huge collection and will share some of the best material I have collected over the years.
“Beyond the damage to the mind-body channel, beyond the fearful worldview so at odds wit the truth, fear carries further harm. You create what you fear. Remember that all potential events of your life, and your society and world. already exist. They hang suspended in the realms beyond space and time, those probably versions most in line with the condition of your thoughts and beliefs-private or communal-will be pulled into expression.
When you fear a potential event, you automatically carry the belief that the event is likely to occur. This, in itself, pulls the feared version of the vent closer to expression. Further, by concentrating on the vent, triggering psychological reactions in expectation of its manifestation and repeatedly playing it out in your mind, you energize that probably version most in line with your fears. Mind and body work in tandem, building a powerful grid of energy around the expression of what you fear.
You create your reality through your beliefs. When you so energize a probable event through worry, fear, and bodily distress, you act as a lighthouse boring its welcoming shaft through the fog, guiding the feared event home to safe harbor in your life’s experience.
Once the feared event finds manifestation, you take this as confirmation of the appropriateness of your fear-it happened, just as I expected-and the mechanism is strengthened; the matrix of thoughts and belief with which you pull feared events into your experience is rewarded and empowered. Afraid of illness? Afraid of abandonment? Afraid of rejection? Afraid of power? Afraid of attack? Afraid of cancer? Afraid of nuclear war? Afraid of failure?
You create what you fear. In perverse self-immolation, the mind-body synthesis-created for purpose of charting a safe and healthy course through life-is turned against your happiness and fulfillment, employed to energize those vents you most fear, pulling them to physical fruition.
There are no judgements, no sense of ‘good’ and ‘bad,’ beyond your private interpretation of events. When you find fear physically materializing, you are viewing yourself in a mirror, observing the physical reflection of your inner life. This is your power, your freedom, your gift. It can also be your curse, your blame-but all such judgment remain on your level of experience.
The universe works for you, not against you. Its fundamental energy is joy, not sorrow. It is far easier to experience the positive versions of events than the negative. Yet you carry always the freedom to override the universe’s basic warm support, experiencing instead the cold, dark press of fearful events against you in the night.”
From Conscious Life by Ramon Stevens
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