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The Art and Science of Rejuvenation, by Joe H. Sate

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

His whole thesis, as with that of his excellent book on the same topic (Rejuvenation) seems to me to be asking the reader to enhance and enlarge his (sounding Freudian here...) Life Wish.

Slate's view of the hands as antennae of the spirit is beautiful! It is quite true. In almost all healing traditions, a healer, prior to being able to work purely from Intention, first learns to heal with her hands, using them to pick up, to 'see,' as it were, and to send out or channel therapeutic energy toward the afflicted.

I find that Slate's formula and concepts are workable and useful. Slate himself is certainly a great advertisement for them!

Recent advancements in rejuvenation have uncovered many of the essential principles of rejuvenation and developed effective programs based upon them. The result is a new Art and Science of Rejuvenation that is now available to everyone.

The Art of Rejuvenation views aging and rejuvenation as fluid rather than fixed. It recognizes the rejuvenation potential existing in everyone and our capacity to activate it on-demand. It embraces creative thinking, imagination, and positive expectation as powerful rejuvenating forces. From the artistic perspective, simply setting your rejuvenation goals, visualizing them, and affirming your success in achieving them can initiate a powerful rejuvenation force that instantly initiates rejuvenation. Complementing that process are positive expectations of success that energize the rejuvenation process and establishes the so-called generalized empowerment effect. As a result, the art of rejuvenation reaches far beyond rejuvenation alone. Once applied, it generates a powerful mental, physical, and spiritual state that not only slows aging and accelerates rejuvenation, but also enriches the total quality of your life.

The Science of Rejuvenation, on the other hand, emphasizes scientific objectivity and controlled research in identifying the variables associated with rejuvenation. Its goals include uncovering the nature of rejuvenation and examining the conditions that influence the aging process. It studies the genetic, environmental, and cultural factors associated with aging. Like the art of rejuvenation, it examines the psychological factors that accelerate aging, and develops intervention approaches that promote rejuvenation and longevity. It focuses on the dynamics of aging and objective evaluation of research-based strategies designed to slow the aging process and to promote longevity.

In studies conducted by the Parapsychology Research Institute and Foundation (PRIF), the art and science of rejuvenation joined hands in a two-fold effort—first, to identify the variables associated with successful rejuvenation and second, to design practical ways of activating rejuvenation. Among the most effective programs were those that recognized both the internal and external components of rejuvenation and longevity. Each program developed in our labs focuses on the rejuvenation potential existing within the self (which some of our research subjects called the Rejuvenator Within), as well as dimensions of rejuvenating power beyond the self. Integrating the science of research into the art of application was the major goal of our research. The rejuvenation programs that follow are among the results of that effort.

The Triangle of Rejuvenating Power
The hands are widely recognized as antennae to the physical body, since it is with the hands that we often interact with the world. Among the examples is a behavioral pattern called prehension, through which we often grasp, seize, or take hold of objects with the hands. Aside from prehension, it's through gestures using the hands that we often communicate and interact with others. In other instances, it is through gestures using the hands that we often interact with the spirit realm. Examples include making the sign of a cross and simply turning the palm of the hands upward in recognition of the spirit realm. Common among many meditation practices is the use of the hands to interact with both inner and outer sources of energy and power. In hypnosis, hand gestures as post-hypnotic cues are widely used, the most common being that of touching the forehead with the tips of your fingers to activate suggestions presented during the trance state.

Aside from these familiar examples is a powerful program developed in our labs called the Triangle of Power, in which the tips of the thumbs are joined to form the base of a triangle and the tips of the right index fingers are joined to form its apex. With the base of the triangle representing the physical and the two remaining sides representing the mental and spiritual, the Triangle of Power can become a powerful force that attunes and balances the mind, body, and spirit. By focusing on the space within the triangle, you can almost instantly initiate a state of mental, physical, and spiritual renewal. Building self-confidence, overcoming unwanted habits, extinguishing fear, losing weight, resolving conflict, accelerating learning, and improving memory, to list but a few, are all within the scope of this multi-functional technique.

Although it seems almost too good to be true, ongoing research by PRIF suggests that the Triangle of Power, when adapted for use as a daily rejuvenation procedure, can unleash a powerful flow of rejuvenating energy that slows aging and, in some instances, literally banishes the physical signs of aging. Here's the adapted procedure, which requires around fifteen minutes in a setting free of distractions:

• Preliminaries.
  1. Begin the procedure by settling back into a comfortable, seated position and clearing your mind of clutter. Generate a peaceful, serene state of mind by visualizing a tranquil scene and affirming: I am at peace, both with myself and with the world
  2. Goal Statement.
  3. Formulate your goals, limiting them to no more than three. For goals related to rejuvenation, specify each goal clearly and affirm your complete success in achieving it.
  4. Triangle Formation.
     Form the triangle with your hands as previously described by joining the tips of your thumbs to form its base and the tips your index fingers to form its apex.
  5. Focus and Affirmation.
     While holding the triangle at arms' length and at eye level, focus your attention on its central region and think of it as a gateway to power. Use visualization when possible to give substance to your stated goal. For goals related to rejuvenation, picture yourself at your youthful prime, healthful and fully energized with rejuvenation. Affirm your complete success in achieving your goals.
  6. Conclusion.
     Conclude the procedure by relaxing your hands and simply affirming: I am now fully empowered
  7. Post-procedure Cue.You can form the triangle of power on demand as a post-procedure cue to unleash in an instant the power you need to achieve your goals.

     Although, as previously noted, the Triangle of Power is appropriate for a wide range of personal goals, the adapted procedure presented here is among the best rejuvenation approaches known because of its effects on the underlying dynamics of aging. In our studies, the anti-aging effects of the procedure for both men and women were usually rapid and profound. Aside from the procedure's visible anti-aging effects, our older research subjects who had reported a decline in their memory functions showed marked improvements through their repeated use of the procedure. The post-procedure cue was especially effective in promoting instant recall for such specifics as names and dates. In the lab setting, the ability of our subjects to accurately recall a series of random numbers presented to them orally increased through use of the procedure by as much as fifty percent.

     The Dual Antennae of Power
     While the use of the hands as antennae for the physical body is common, the use of the feet as potentially empowering antennae has been largely ignored. The feet together with the hands are the farthest points of the physical body. As the physical body’s extremities, they can together function as antennae for interacting with sources of power, both within the self and beyond. The Dual Antennae of Power is based on that simple premise. Here’s the program, which requires either a seated or standing position with the feet resting upon the ground, preferably with shoes removed. Allow approximately ten minutes for the program, during which time there are no distractions.

      

     • The Feet as Antennae.

      

     1. While maintaining a comfortable seated or standing position with your hands resting upon your thighs or at your sides, focus your full attention on your feet. Think of them as your body’s antennae that connect you to the Earth and its abundant sources of power. Note the feelings of security and well-being that accompany that focused state of mind.

      

     • Security and Connectedness.

      

     1. As you continue to focus on your feet, close your eyes and notice such sensations as weight, tingling, warmth, and coolness. Let yourself become increasingly relaxed as you experience feelings of security and connectedness to the Earth.

      

     • At One with the Earth and Beyond.

      

     1. Visualize the Earth and let your feelings of connectedness with it flow gently upward from your feet to permeate your full body, right into the tips of your fingers. It’s at this stage that a powerful awareness of rejuvenating energy flowing throughout your body often emerges. Accompanying that awareness are often impressions of a spiritual rejuvenation specialist or guide.

      

     • Balanced, Attuned, and Rejuvenated.

      

     1. With your full body infused with powerful energy throughout, bring the tips of your fingers together and with your eyes closed, affirm in your own words the balancing, attuning, and rejuvenating effects of the procedure. Remind yourself that you are now in command of the forces that influence your life.

      

     • Destiny for Greatness.

      

     1. Conclude the procedure by turning the palms of your hands upward and again affirming in your own words the empowering effects of this procedure. Rejuvenation, longevity, success, and happiness are now activated as essential elements in your

     journey toward greatness

     .

     The concluding step of this procedure recognizes the capacity of the hands and feet to work together as the body’s antennae that connect you to powers within and beyond the self. They together generate an inner state with power to interact with other realities, both physical and spiritual. The procedure is designed to infuse you with rejuvenating power by connecting you to the Earth with your feet and to spirit realm with your hands. The full physical body becomes an interactive center of power with access to all the resources you need to live younger, better, and longer.

     Healthy Feet—Healthy Body
     In the Art and Science of Rejuvenation, the simplest, most basic approach is often the most effective. The Healthy Feet—Healthy Body Program begins with a simple massage between the toes and ends with a powerful infusion of healthful, rejuvenating energy. In some ways similar to the Dual Antennae of Power Program, this procedure is designed to physically connect the body’s two major antennae systems—the hands and the feet—in an effort to generate a flow of rejuvenating energy throughout the body. Research subjects of wide-ranging age differences who assisted in our development of this program reported a marked reduction in the signs of aging, both mental and physical following their daily use of the procedure. It is among the most effective rejuvenation and stress-relieving procedures known. The procedure, which is recommended for daily use, connects the body’s fingers and toes as antennae to stimulate the physical body’s centers of rejuvenating energy while alleviating any build-up of stress throughout the body. Although the procedure is preferably used either during showering or immediately afterward, it is highly flexible and can be used effectively under a variety of conditions. Here’s the procedure.

      

     • Between Toe Massage.

      

     1. Begin the procedure, preferably during showering or immediately afterward, by briefly rubbing your fingers between your toes. Note the energizing interaction between your fingers and toes as the outer tips of your body’s antennae system.

      

     • Foot Lift.

      

     1. Lift each foot and do a series of foot movements, such as up-and-down and circular, both clockwise and counterclockwise. Conclude the exercises by briefly massaging the bottom of each foot.

      

     • Energy Convergence.

      

     1. While standing with your hands at you sides, center your full attention on the central region of your body, where you will experience an invigorating convergence of rejuvenating energy. Notice the balancing effect generated by that merging of energies.

      

     • Conclusion.

      

     1. Conclude the exercise with positive affirmations of its balancing and energizing effects. Examples are:

     I am now balanced and attuned. Abundant rejuvenation is flowing throughout my body.

     The interaction between the fingers and toes generates an energized state often described as full body rejuvenation. You can magnify that effect at will by placing either hand over your solar plexus and, without touching your body, gently massaging it with small circular movements, a procedure known as the circular rejuvenation massage. Conclude the massage with the affirmation: I am now fully infused with rejuvenating energy in its purest form. It’s at that point that awareness of the rejuvenation specialist within yourself often emerges.

     Strange though it may at first seem, the Healthy Feet—Healthy Body Program has been adapted for use in overcoming barriers to sexual fulfillment. The Between Toe Massage, when used independently of the full procedure, has shown remarkable effectiveness in overcoming difficulties related to sexual arousal and satisfaction. Sexual desire disorders, male erectile disorders, and premature ejaculation (along with the anxieties associated with these conditions) are especially receptive to this technique. As a foreplay technique, massaging between the toes of one’s partner can generate an arousal state in both participants that overcomes all barriers to sexual fulfillment and takes the sexual experience to totally new heights of pleasure and satisfaction. Couples who practice this technique report dramatic increases in the overall quality of not only their sex life but their overall relationship as well.

     The Earlobe Massage
     Have you ever placed your thumb behind your earlobe and stroked it with your index finger? That common gesture, which has often been used in hypnosis as a post-hypnotic cue, has now been incorporated into a program designed to unleash an instant flow of rejuvenating energy throughout the body. The program requires approximately fifteen minutes in a comfortable, seated position. Here’s the program.

     1. 1. Goal Formulation. Identify your rejuvenation goals and write them down.

      

     • Energy Infusion.

      

     1. Turn the palms of your hand upward, and, with your eyes closed, visualize distant planes of emerald green sending forth bright streams of rejuvenating energy to fully infuse each hand. (Note: Iridescent emerald green and

     astral planes

     1. of that color are often associated with rejuvenation as well as health and fitness.)

      

     • Earlobe Massage.

      

     1. Place the thumb of each hand behind the earlobe and gently stroke the front of each lobe with your index finger.

      

     • Energy Flow.

      

     1. With your earlobes as channels for rejuvenating energy, sense the energy flowing from you hands to permeate your full body, from your head downward.

      

     • Affirmation.

      

     1. Once the infusion of energy is complete, rest your hands in your lap as you affirm:

     I am now fully infused with rejuvenating energy from the highest realms of power

     .

     As a post-procedure cue, you can stroke either earlobe at will to initiate an abundant flow of rejuvenating energy throughout your body. Aside from that, our lab studies at Athens State College (now University) found that the earlobe cue could be used for a host of other goals, including those related to academic performance and career success. When the cue was used either prior or during testing in the classroom setting, our subjects reported marked improvements in both recall and problem-solving skills. As information regarding our earlobe research spread across campus, students of various disciplines were observed using the earlobe cue, especially during course examinations.

     As noted in the second step of this procedure, emerald green is often associated with rejuvenation. Supportive of that association are the findings of our earlier survey studies, which showed the mined emerald to be the number one preferred gem among centenarians.

     Conclusion
     Both the art and science of rejuvenation agree: The most important source of power exists within yourself. No matter what life throws you, you can use that power to enrich your life mentally, physically, and spiritually. Aside from that, you can use that power to help others and make the planet a better place for all. Your existence then becomes a journey of growth, fulfillment, and joy. That is what the art and science of rejuvenation is all about.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2011. All rights reserved.

A relative told me that when she was a young woman, she saw a very old woman who was hunched over, carrying groceries. The woman asked her for help carrying the bags up to her apartment, which was on the third floor of a nearby home. She wasn't afraid to help because the home belonged to her uncle, who lived on the first floor. Feeling sorry for the woman, she brought up the bags and noted that the ceiling was slanted as if this were an attic. She placed the bags down and left. She later told the story to her uncle, who replied that there was no one living on the third floor. She insisted so much that he had to take her up there to show her that there was a solid wall where the old woman's apartment had been. She never saw the old woman again. Similarly, my acupuncture instructor shared a story about an unusual old woman who had shown up as a patient in his office. He began to treat her for a sciatic condition and she did not respond. She said to him, Water would put out the fire, which made him think to take a different approach, and she began to heal. One day when she didn't show up for her appointment, everyone was concerned. They called her phone number - no answer. They then drove by her address, but it was an empty lot. She was never seen again. I would very much appreciate your opinion on this sort of phenomenon.

Catherine

Dreamchaser:

I love your story - it's just fabulous! I absolutely believe that spiritual beings can manifest in human form. I have heard stories like these over and over again throughout my lifetime. I have also experienced something like this myself.

I know some of you will remember this tale. When my daughter was a newborn, I was taking her to my father's house for a visit. I had to drive about five hours to get there, and I was obviously very tired, since I had a brand new baby and no one to help me. As a result, I fell asleep at the wheel.

I then heard a horn honking loud and steady, and I snapped awake just as I was running off the road, where there was a guardrail and a cliff. Had I not awakened when I did, we would have died.

I looked over to my left for the car that had beeped, and all I saw were big brown eyes staring at me. I know there was a male face there with dark hair, but all I could see were those incredible eyes.

I looked over at my daughter to make sure she was okay, and when I looked back to wave and thank him, there was no car there. I looked in my side view and rear view mirrors, and looked ALL around, and there wasn't a single other car on the road. There were only a few seconds between the first look when he woke me up and the second look to say thanks.

I know this driver was sent as a guardian. He was not human, but he appeared in human form.

Sometimes we have guardians show up to help us in times of danger like this. Sometimes we encounter people who are stuck in the past, like the woman with the groceries that your relative met. Sometimes spiritual beings come to deliver messages to us - there are all sorts of reasons they take human form.

In the case of the acupuncturist, the old woman came as a teacher for your instructor. He learned something important from her, something that he will be able to use to help others many times in the future.

The Christian bible even describes how angels will come to us in human form, so we never know if a bum on the street begging for food or money could really be an angel or some other spiritual being. We should all bear this in mind before we judge someone based on how they look.

After the angel saved my life that day, I have always wondered if the people I see are ordinary humans, or if they are from another place. I also know that in many cases, beings will come to us for help of some kind when they're really there to teach us some kind of lesson. For example, I bet your relative was awakened to all sorts of new possibilities when she helped that old lady carry her groceries that day.

I wish everyone the eyes to see more!

*****

Astrea:

All of the world's religions have stories about angels and spirits who visit the Earth. In the Jewish faith, there are many tales about this in the Old Testament. The one that always sticks out to me is the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, in which Lot is warned by angelic visitors to leave and never look back.

Abraham is often visited by angels who appear in the guise of men too. An angel comes to Sara to tell her she is with child despite her old age, and in the New Testament, the Archangel Gabriel appears to Mary and tells her that she's pregnant with Jesus.

In the Bible, angels are everywhere personified in human form. Part of the intrigue of those stories is how these angels appear to be so real as to be indistinguishable from ordinary humans.

In ancient Greece, gods and goddesses appeared not only as men and women, but as swans, bulls and other animals. Heck, Zeus fathered heaven only knows how many kids disguised as other creatures! Sometimes the humans in these stories have some idea that their visitor is divine in nature, but most of the time, they are portrayed as clueless when it comes to recognizing angels.

Angelic spirits often take on human form when they visit this dimension. They come to check us out, bring us messages, or take care of us in some way. The old woman in your story about acupuncture is definitely an angel who came to teach that healer an important lesson about his work.

Perhaps there were other people around her during her sojourn here who also benefited from contact with her. Maybe the people around her were supposed to look for her and try to find her when she disappeared, so they would pay special attention to her message. Either way, the kindness and concern those people showed that woman while she was here will garner great rewards for them.

There is a reason we don't recognize angels at first. If angels revealed their true identifies to us up front, we would be so in awe, it would be impossible to learn all they've come to teach us. We're not supposed to recognize them for who they are, at least not at first.

Christians are supposed to greet every person as Jesus Christ and treat that person accordingly. Many of my Southern Baptist friends keep little notes on their refrigerators saying, A stranger may be the only Jesus you see today, or You may be the only Jesus someone sees today.

I think it's a fine plan to treat everyone as if they were the Christ. It's a great way to put that whole love one another notion into action. If we all did that, the angels could stay in heaven, singing and dancing and not being so troubled with us here on Earth.

Your question is MY Jesus for the day. Thanks for asking it!

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.