Secrets of Your Cells: Discovering Your Body's Inner Intelligence (49 page)

Palakti ruins, designs at,
xvii-xviii
, Color
Plate 4

smudging (burning sage),
87

natural killer (NK),
38
,
39

neuromuscular patterns,
167–168

neurons,
18

neutrophils,
36–37
, Color
Plate 1

New Testament,
8

newlywed couples, studies on,
64–65
,
67

Nichomachus of Gerasa,
185

NK (natural killer) cells,
38
,
39

now

being present in,
56
,
64–65
,
200

cells and,
64–65
,
200
,
207

nucleotides,
131–132
,
132

nucleus of the cell,
19
,
20

definition of,
128

genetic information in,
127–128

numbers

sacred,
130–131
,
184–187

sixty four,
134

three,
133–134
,
135
,
184–187
,
191

trinity,
184
,
185
,
186

twenty-two,
130–131

O

Old Testament,
8

Oliver, Mary,
72

OM (Aum),
45
,
46–47

organ transplantation,
30

origins of life,
7
,
8–11
,
184

origins of universe,
195

Ornish, Dean,
136

other.
See also
cell identity; recognition recognition of,
28–29
,
36

oxidative stress,
112–113

oxytocin,
66–70

blood pressure and,
69

increase with age,
68

P

p53 gene,
138–139
,
144

Palakti ruins, designs at,
xvii-xviii
, Color
Plate 4

Pavlov, Ivan,
163–164

Pearsall, Paul,
159–160

Peat, F. David,
175

Pennebaker, James,
59–60

Penrose, Sir Roger,
93

Pert, Candace,
55

PET scans,
154

phagocytic scavenger cells,
36–37
,
39
, Color
Plate 1

Phenomenon of Man, The
(Chardin),
10

phospholipids,
53

Pinkson, Tomas,
87
,
94

pitocin,
66

plants, energy transformation by,
106

plasma membrane.
See
cell membrane

platelets,
37

polygraph (lie detector),
56
,
58–59

positron-emission tomography (PET) scans,
154

prana,
102

prayer, power of,
70

prayer receptors,
70

pregnancy, diet during,
136

Pribram, Karl,
161
,
162

programmed cell death,
139–140

prostate cancer,
136

proteins

in cell membrane,
15
,
28

definition of,
129

DNA blueprint for,
131

as energy source,
109

as identity codes,
28

production of,
20

receptors,
53–54

psychoeducational groups,
xix-xx

psychoneuroimmunology (PNI),
xix
,
32

Purce, Jill,
183

Purpose—Create,
5
,
125–148
,
203–204
.
See also
DNA; genetic code life’s purpose,
147–148
,
203–204

Q

qi (chi),
102
,
103–105
,
118
.
See also
qigong

fields of,
121

gathering and storing,
225–226

sipping,
120
,
223

qigong,
45
,
90
,
103
,
201

basic posture

body prayer series,
219–226

exercises,
4

healing and,
168

meaning of,
103

practice for cultivating energy (body prayer),
119–120

spiral movements in,
145
,
182
,
221

triangle form and,
186

quantum physics,
194
,
201

R

Receptivity—Listen,
4
,
51–72
,
95
,
199–200
.
See also
cell communication; receptors

body clues of cell communication,
56–58

cell and the
now,
64–65
,
200
,
207

cell communication,
51–58

listening to cells,
61–62

love molecules,
66–70

loving our cells and selves,
71–72

reflection on,
71–72

truth from cells,
58–61

receptors,
52
,
53–55
.
See also
centrioles

cellular intelligence and,
77–78

conformational (shape) change in,
54

mimics/imposter molecules,
55

prayer receptors,
70

shape differences of,
54
, Color
Plates 8
and
9

recognition,
4
,
25–49
,
197–199

acceptance and,
49

autoimmune diseases and,
30–32

blood cell markers,
29–30
,
29

human white blood cells recognizing smaller cells, Color
Plate 1

I AM THAT I AM,
4
,
25
,
48–49
,
199

identity markers,
26
,
40
,
52

immune system and,
36–41

integration of,
48–49

medical uses of cell identity,
29–30

of not-self,
40

of self,
26–29
,
32
,
40
,
47

of self, failure of,
31–32

reconditioning,
155

red blood cells,
18
,
19

identity markers on,
29
,
29

mature, lack of DNA,
129

types,
29
,
29

reflection,
5
,
175–191
.
See also
wisdom keepers

regulatory genes,
126
,
128
,
129

Reiki,
103

relationships,
62–64

bungee effect in,
69–70

effects of,
62–64

healing effect of,
64

relaxation

benefits of,
59–60
,
170

brain waves during,
179

breathing and,
153

healing and,
170

remembering.
See
memory

Rensberger, Boyce,
73

reproduction.
See also
DNA; genetic

code

cellular,
79–81
,
80

decision to
either
reproduce or mature,
79–81
,
80
,
125–126

as requirement for life,
127–128

resonance,
156–157

cellular,
157

definition of,
156

heart cells and,
159

rheumatoid arthritis,
31

rhythm,
89
,
95

energy rhythms,
117–118

rigidity,
84–86

ritual,
180

Roseto, Pennsylvania, health study in,
63

Rossi, Ernest,
163

S

sacred

cells as,
2–3
,
12
,
197–198

connection with, imagery and,
170

definition of,
12

energy,
123–124

recognition of,
25
,
197–198

sacred forms,
23

sanctuary as sacred place,
21
,
23

senses as doorways to,
172–174

sacred art,
189–191
,
190

sacred codes,
134

sacred numbers,
130–131
,
184–187

sacred wisdom

art and,
177

cells and,
176

three, significance in,
184–189

Sagan, Carl,
125

sage, burning,
87

Sagittarius (astrological sign), Color
Plate 3d

sanctuary,
4
,
7–24

attuning to,
24

cell as,
11–13
,
206

cell functioning,
16–20

cell membrane,
13–16
,
14

cell prayer: your cell self,
20–21

creating,
13–16
,
21–22

definitions of,
12
,
21

exploration, from inner to outer,
12–13

secrets in our cells,
22–24

spiritual architecture,
23–24

saturated fats,
14

scaffolding,
5

Schneider, Michael,
185
,
189

Schroeder-Sheker, Therese,
149

science, scientific creation myth,
8–9

Scientific American,
76

seeds, growth of,
196
,
204

selenium,
113

self.
See also
cell identity; identity/identification; recognition

autoimmune diseases and,
30–32

discovering,
42

immune system as protector of,
36–41

markers of,
27–32
,
28
,
52
,
52

memory and,
34–35

physical markers of (biometrics),
35

recognition,
26–29
,
32
,
40
,
47