Contents

  1. Cover Image
  2. Title Page
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: Why Do We Eat?
    1. The Spiritual Goals of Eating
    2. Food as a Means to Enhance Spiritual Development
  5. Chapter 2: What Is the Spirit?
    1. The Brain, a Tool
    2. The Subordination of the Brain to the Spirit
    3. The Eternal Spirit
    4. The Nature of Spirit
    5. The Descent of the Spirit into the Body
  6. Chapter 3: The True Purpose of Blood
    1. The Primacy of Blood
    2. Blood’s Relationship to Spirit
    3. The Radiating Bridge
    4. A Short History of Blood
  7. Chapter 4: Factors That Influence the Blood
    1. Quantitative Blood Changes
    2. Qualitative Blood Changes
    3. Blood Sugar
    4. Effects of Diet
    5. Hormonal Effects
    6. Old Age and Trauma
    7. Sleeping and Dreaming
    8. What Happens during Conception and Pregnancy?
    9. Psychic Parasites
    10. The Phenomenon of Possession
  8. Chapter 5: Blood’s Influence on the Spirit
    1. Spirit’s Perceptual Lens
    2. Drugs and Alcohol
    3. Heavy Metal Overload
    4. ADD/ADHD
    5. Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
    6. The Role of the Endocrine Glands
    7. The Four Temperaments
    8. Blood Radiation and Depression
    9. Clairvoyance
  9. Chapter 6: The Spirit’s Influence on the Blood
    1. The Evolution of the Human Spirit
    2. What Happens to the Blood after Death?
    3. Prolonging Life?
    4. Sleep and the Activity of the Spirit
    5. The Spirit, Blood Radiation, and the State of Mind
    6. The Free Will of the Spirit
  10. Chapter 7: Changing Blood Radiation through Food
    1. The Regional Diet
    2. The Link between Locally Grown Food and Blood
    3. Food and the Seasons
    4. Fasting and Mono Diets
    5. Vegetarianism and Blood Radiation
    6. Dietary Changes over Time
    7. Protecting the Composition of the Foods We Eat
    8. Establishing a Standard Menu That Supports the Blood
    9. Analyzing the Standard Menu
    10. Correcting the Diet
    11. The Supportive Role of Herbs
    12. Diet Alone Is Not the Answer
  11. Postscript
  12. Appendix: The Mystery of the Blood
  13. Footnotes
  14. Endnotes
  15. Bibliography
  16. About the Author
  17. About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
  18. Books of Related Interest
  19. Copyright & Permissions
  20. Index