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Quite a few of my readers took part in last year's experiment with George W. Carey's cell salt protocol, and many others will at least have read along with varying degrees of interest and bemusement. Those who didn't can find the details here: https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/81817.html
https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/84513.html
https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/86784.html
https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/105216.html
https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/107577.html
A brief overview is that the cell salts are homeopathic remedies made from the twelve mineral salts found in significant quantities in the human body. The Carey protocol involves taking a daily dose of Bioplasma -- a mix of the twelve cell salts in the proportions in which they're found in the body -- and then, on three days of each month, additional doses of cell salts chosen on the basis of your date of birth.
Last year, with the enthusiastic help of my readers, I did an exploratory study into the protocol, and collected reports from those who used it. The results showed statistically significant improvements in mental and physical health as a result of the protocol, as well as improved results from spiritual practices such as meditation. The protocol isn't an elixir of perfect health; the improvements noted by participants tended to be in the modest-to-medium range -- but they were consistent. So it does appear as though Carey was on to something.
His own goals were considerably more exalted than a general improvement in health. Carey was part of a broad research program in early 20th century American occultism that aimed at nothing less than the secret of immortality. It has to be said that the program failed to achieve its primary goal, but like many wide-ranging research projects, it turned up a great deal of value anyway. The cell salt protocol is one of the useful things that came out of it -- and its health benefits are only part of the potential I'm exploring.
As noted in the last of the posts linked above, the Carey protocol interfaces with a tradition of esoteric anatomy that was very widespread in early 20th century American occultism -- a tradition that saw the solar plexus, the great cluster of nerves just behind the stomach, and the pineal gland, an endocrine gland in the brain still not well understood by today's scientists, as crucial elements. There were exercises meant to stimulate the solar plexus and activate the pineal gland, and lengthy passages in the strange essays Carey wrote late in his life suggests to me that he saw the cell salt protocol as having similar effects. Over the last six months or so I've included some of those exercises in my own daily practice regimen, along with the protocol, and I think he was on to something. I'll be discussing this more as we proceed.
For the time being, I want to provide a space for others who are still working with the protocol to post their experiences. For my part, my health has remained consistently better than usual. I have found that a couple of other traditional bits of occult health lore -- drinking a mug of hot water first thing in the morning, on the one hand, and taking a daily multivitamin on the other (you didn't know that that started out as advice from occultists, did you?) -- seem to be even more important while taking the protocol than otherwise. Other than that -- well, the cognitive shifts I've noticed belong to another post.
So, fellow mad scientists: what have you noticed in your ongoing experiments?
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Date: 2021-03-06 10:36 pm (UTC)I also started doing Sphere of Protection in November last year if that could impact the results in some way. I just turn 40, male. 11-20 Aquarius. And a long history of chronic illness.
My mood has been better than usual and i tend to be a better friend for myself, not sure if i explain it right but make sense to me. I also suspect it is more related to SOP than this experiment but who know.
I have not be perfectly consistent with taking the bioplasma but i notice it improve my digestion.
For the monthly cell salts, my body seem to crave them (a lot). They seem to increase my level of activity, im sort of less letargic is the best way i could describe it.
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-03-06 10:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-03-07 03:08 am (UTC)Digestive effects and kundalini
Date: 2021-03-06 10:59 pm (UTC)Coincidentally enough I’ve also been taking the mug of tepid-hot water in the morning after the daily dose of Bioplasma, though laced with a little bit, a quarter of a spoon, of raw honey as part of what in ayurveda is called dinacharya. The effects on my digestive system have been quite substantial, I suffer from excess acid in the stomach and I was surprised that one of the salts that I should take has a focus on the digestive system; acid reflux has been under control ever since.
The effects that go directly with my own health have been hard to attribute, mostly because I decided to give my life a turn at the same time I started the protocol by means of exercise, healthy diet and magic. One thing though that is worth noticing is that a month ago when the moon was in my sign I had a spontaneous kundalini stirring while I was lying in bed. It was not violent but I was definitely having the swaying and shaking described from it. One side effect from it was that after it on the next few days I had a massive headache that lasted for weeks to which painkillers didn’t do anything and studies didn’t show up anything odd in my head either. It was then that it occurred to me that it’s effects could be etheric in nature. Exercise removed the pain completely for a while, and less so shaking my head in a fast nod as well as my magical practice which suggested to me that increasing the etheric flow was what was needed to make the extra energy flow freely. It was your recommendation of consciously relaxing the crown of the head as well as getting massage what fixed it completely though, letting the energy flow out from the crown of my head and removing the sensation of something “stuck”. I also started to get my vertebrae to pop, especially those around my neck during my morning yoga or during the relaxation stage of meditation.
One interesting data point from this experience is that coffee and sex made the headache much, much worse so perhaps that is why Carrey suggested to avoid those during the protocol.
That said though, I’ve had those stirrings before, not quite so dramatic but similar, so it is hard to attribute exactly why this happened but the fact that it happened on that exact day suggest to me that it had something to do with. So if anyone encounters this and gets a headache, do not panic (I certainly did) doing exercise, massage, neck stretches and specially consciously relaxing the crown of the head is what relieved it for me.
Oh. I also should probably mention that ever since my magical practices have had a very noticeable increased power in them and just recently they got spooky. So, if I may ask a question. Are the animal guardians real beings? Because I definitely did not do that . So I think Carey was definitely on to something exploring the possibilities of his protocols besides health.
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:10 am (UTC)Re: Digestive effects and kundalini
From:TSW
Date: 2021-03-06 11:18 pm (UTC)-- in late 2019/early 2020, with very few, one day lapses of the Bioplasma -- have:
1) kicked a long standing marijuana habit
2) avoided major respiratory illnesses & any of light cases of more than a couple days duration
3) for the first time ever managed to initiate and persist in daily (very much early beginner level) SoP & oracle reading & prayer practices
4) a greater sense of purpose & a awareness of grace in my life
And yes, there's more, ongoing, to which I will here only say, to know, to dare, to will.. ;)
Re: TSW
Date: 2021-03-07 03:11 am (UTC)My report
Date: 2021-03-06 11:48 pm (UTC)Also, my mental state has remained good during the trying times of the past year, including the death of my mother. It's difficult to disentangle any improvement that the protocol may have had from the effects of improvements due to my ongoing spiritual practice, however.
Overall I think enough of the protocol that I just began a new bottle of the Bioplasma and have replacement bottles of the other cell salts ready for when the current bottles are empty. I'll add the mug of hot water to the protocol and note any changes from doing that. My husband and I are already taking vitamins C and D daily; I'll start taking the B vitamins too.
Do you know if it matters whether or not the vitamins are taken on an empty stomach? I experience stomach upset when I take them on an empty stomach, so I eat breakfast first and then take them.
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:12 am (UTC)Multivitamin Recommendations?
Date: 2021-03-07 12:58 am (UTC)I’ve been a more mentally resilient person on this cell salt protocol, and aside from my new status as a “refluxer” have also been free of the usual winter bugs this year.
Would appreciate recommendations on multivitamin brands.
Thanks for making it possible to join in on this grand mad scientist adventure, JMG!
OtterGirl
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:18 am (UTC)You're most welcome, and Igor thanks you for the data points!
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Date: 2021-03-07 01:11 am (UTC)I do take vitamins, but I will try adding in the mug of hot water. Can it have lemon in it? Or should it be just water?
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-03-07 01:14 am (UTC)I started on April 4 last year (had to wait a long time to get the salts that I needed – thank you, COVID!). I find it hard to say whether or not the additional salts (Nat Sulph, Kali Mur, Calc Fluor & Mag Phos in my case) accomplished anything, as I did not notice anything particularly different on the days that I took them. However, I did notice improvement in my health due to the daily dose of Bio XII (stiffness and swelling in my toes has disappeared; increased muscle mass in my upper body despite no special exercise – and I wasn’t scrawny beforehand); it is important to note that I had not been taking Bio XII prior to the commencement of the experiment. Those are the only data points that this mad scientist can contribute to your masterpiece…
Ron M
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:20 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-03-07 01:55 am (UTC)However, my regular masseuse and I have been surprised that in the last few months, suddenly, very long time and deep energy blockages (origins from physical and emotional injury) have been bubbling to the surface where they can be worked on. It hasn’t been easy, as painful areas release and unleash energy, it results in really nasty migraines as the blocked up energy wants to rise up and get trapped in the head. This feels like the final frontier of letting go of many things that no longer serve and dealing with the pushback. Visualizing healing and energy release during the Middle Pillar, lots of prayer and therapeutic quality peppermint essential oil have helped very much. It feels intuitively like the cell salts have pushed in this direction of finally letting go of old baggage ....good timing as I glide towards my second Saturn return ;)
Many thanks again for all you do, fine teacher. SundaraYogaShala
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:23 am (UTC)If you get the migraine again, try adding in (if you haven't been doing this already) systematic relaxation of the scalp muscles, especially at the crown of the head. Meanwhile, I'll try the peppermint oil -- do you inhale it, or cut it with a carrier oil and use it for massage?
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:16 am (UTC)I think my psychic sensitivity has gone up as a side effect of the monthly dosages. At the June eclipse of 2020, and last December, I felt compelled to up my level of spiritual practice through the LIRP/LBRP and Merlin's Wheel respectively.
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Date: 2021-03-07 03:23 am (UTC)I might give this a try
Date: 2021-03-07 05:20 am (UTC)Kevin
Cell salts
Date: 2021-03-07 05:50 am (UTC)It should be noted that I have not been doing the extra salts once a month. But will start this too. Interested to see your results. I feel like I am seeing through reality and this has been a consistent position for close to twenty years. Nothing would surprise me and most that happens is expected.
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Date: 2021-03-07 10:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-03-07 05:54 am (UTC)1-when and why did occultists start recommending multivitamins?
2-does a cup of tea count for the hot water in the morning exercise?
J.L.Mc12
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Date: 2021-03-07 04:46 pm (UTC)2) Nope. Plain hot water. You can certainly follow it up with your first cup of tea!
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Date: 2021-03-07 11:08 am (UTC)A commenter above mentioned that the Carey protocol doesn't allow for coffee: are you seeing any statistically significant effect for coffee drinkers (I remember that this was a survey question)? I do drink two cups of coffee in the morning after I take the cell salts because I'm an early riser and the coffee makes it easier to wake up.
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Date: 2021-03-07 04:48 pm (UTC)cell salts and post-Covid health
Date: 2021-03-07 03:47 pm (UTC)As I mentioned in an earlier Ecosophia post, I had a mysterious illness early in the pandemic, that while not proven, doctors suspect was Covid. I'm 41, had no preexisting conditions, was considered very healthy, rarely got sick, was physically active prior. I was never hospitalized for my illness. I've dealt with long-term health issues for the past 10-plus months that seem similar to what other "long-haulers" have reported. My health has certainly improved since the past summer; however, I'm still dealing with some unexplained lingering issues and physical limitations. For the most part, I can now function fine in daily life; I just can't comfortably do the moderate to strenuous exercise I used to regularly do. Hiking was an integral part of my former life, so this is quite a change.
Previously, I rarely had any need to go to doctors. These past ten months I've seen numerous doctors and specialists. I have not been going to allopathic doctors for the sake of treatment, but more to get a diagnosis of what's causing my issues. However, I've not even have had any success with that. I've had chest x-rays, various cardiology & pulmonary function tests, and many kinds of blood tests, and all have come back normal. Some doctors have dismissed my experience (the pulmonologist told me I was overanalyzing things and told me if I took the drug Meloxican, all would be fine in 10 days; I was skeptical), since nothing has come back abnormal. The best of allopathic doctors I have seen was the one through my city's Covid Recovery Clinic, who admitted that she didn't know all the answers and told me part of the purpose of the clinic was to learn from patients. She believed my symptoms, because many other patients were reporting similar things. Her personal opinion why so many long-haulers have issues despite testing fine on all tests is that Covid often causes damage on the cellular level, which is not detected by macro-level tests. Cells can repair themselves, but it can take a matter of months.
Anyway, for treatment, I have explored non-pharmaceutical approaches, have rejected taking any drug that doctors have told me to take, and consulted with alternative practitioners. Nothing has been THE answer, but I've found some help from herbal medicine, nutritional supplements (esp. Vitamin D, C, magnesium, Omega-3s, sometimes others), improved nutrition, acupuncture, and now physical therapy exercise. However, I've never tried cell salts. I know you mentioned you had a short and very mild case of Covid and you think cell salts were helpful for you. While I think I've long recovered virologically and I'm just dealing with post-Covid issues, I'm wondering if I would seeing any help from cell salts. I don't think it would hurt to try. This whole experience has made me delve into alternative health therapies more deeply than I ever had before, and I'm open-minded.
I'm not sure if you mentioned this: Where do you purchase your cell salts?
-beneaththesurface
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Date: 2021-03-07 04:53 pm (UTC)Re: cell salts and post-Covid health
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Date: 2021-03-07 04:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-03-07 07:25 pm (UTC)Calc Fluor??
Date: 2021-03-07 05:51 pm (UTC)When I did my undergraduate degree in biology some time ago it wasn't thought that there are any molecules in the body that use fluorine, it's not been found as a cofactor or having another biochemical role anything in the way that Na, Cl, Mg, K, PO4, Fe, S etc do. But when I have found lists of the twelve tissue salts it's listed as Calc Fluor and thought to have a relationship with some tissues.
It occurs to me that there may be an energy relationship between calc fluor and iodine salts, as F and I are both in the halogen group in the periodic table and some of the health problems with high doses of fluoride can be due to it replacing iodine for inst in the thyroid, and I didn't see iodine listed anywahere in the twelve salts. Would be interesting to know if a homeopathic preparation of Calc Iod(?) would work similarly to Calc Fluor.
On the other hand I guess the energy medicine aspect may be bringing in something that is not related to biochemical roles? You have written before in relation to both homeopathy and astrology that just because we can't measure exactly how something works that isn't a reason to ignore whether it actually does work.
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Date: 2021-03-07 07:34 pm (UTC)FWIW
Date: 2021-03-07 06:09 pm (UTC)I believe I'm more productive and less inclined to procrastinate on tasks I don't love (bookkeeping and paperwork) when I'm taking then. I have less self critical talk going on in my head and I seem to be sleeping better.
It's hard to tell about the improvements in my physical health because I'm also doing more other health promoting things. I may be wrong but it seems to me that that's also a result of taking the remedies. So even if the remedies themselves aren't the direct reason for the improvements in physical health they may be indirectly involved.
I also seem to be experiencing more (or more obvious) precognition than usual; possibly just remembering the precognition more when the deje vu happens.
Despite my inconsistency in taking the remedies I'm convinced that they are helping me and I'll be carrying on with the program.
Re: FWIW
Date: 2021-03-07 07:35 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-03-07 06:09 pm (UTC)I am not really finding a huge amount of change with the cell salt protocol. It's fairly quiet, as I see it. But then I have always been of the opinion that true change is slow to take root. Probably an evolutionary advantage to that.
Like one of the other commenters above, I am currently working with a long term post flu issue. I say post flu, not Covid because it began in mid 2019. (Covid may not be so much a new bug as a recently described one. I'll save that for another day.) Anyway, since I am convinced that the allopathic prescriptions that I took to stave off a full case of pneumonia contributed to my current condition, I have been very loath to go back to check this out with said doctors. It's all been cell salts, herbs and physical therapy.
I've found that a very regular practice of Wim Hof Method (breath-work and cold showers daily) has has a noticeable effect. I do not think that the cell salts are hurting in any way. Along with this I have been a regular SOP and Meditation practitioner. I would have liked to try one remedy at a time in order to see which one is effective. However, since I have been unable to take a full breath for over a year I have been more than willing to mix in anything that appears to target the health issue at hand.
I want to thank all those who have been so generous with sharing their experiences here. It is a comfort to to not feel so alone as I work through this. As a final note, I have become very aware that all of my practice works together in some symbiotic fashion. I find that the meditation provides some cognitive framework to stack the other actions on. I could go on and on about some of the revelations from all this but it seems digressive so I'll end it here.
Best wishes to all.
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Date: 2021-03-07 07:37 pm (UTC)cold showers
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Date: 2021-03-07 08:14 pm (UTC)I haven’t discerned any effects with respect to my physical health, but the past year has been very rough and I’m somewhat less robust and healthy. That’s a complicated situation which I won’t be discussing here. The changes in my inner consciousness have been powerful and profound, albeit very subtle and somewhat elusive.
Your intent to explore the inner dimensions further seems right on target. In last year’s first round of gathering feedback, I responded with “enhanced attunement” as what I most noticed. That continues to hold true so I’m quite enthusiastic to keep it going.
Fascinating about the morning cup of hot water…I plan to begin this tomorrow. Is nice hot water from the tap fine in your estimation? I’ll probably start the daily multivitamin too. Thanks for the suggestions.
I’ve just reread Carey’s original work entitled “Relation of the Mineral Salts of the Body to the Signs of the Zodiac.” It’s the first section of a book called “The Zodiac and the Salts of Salvation” the majority of which is authored by Inez Eudora Perry, whom Carey mentored. Intriguing stuff…the astrology of it, the esoteric Christian perspective, the Theosophy, etc. A post on Carey and others of his era would be most welcome in your ongoing series on the history of American occultism.
Jim W
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Date: 2021-03-08 04:25 am (UTC)Carey -- oh, he was a strange one. Yes, he'll unquestionably be getting some discussion in my series on the magical history of America, not least because his ideas were pervasive in early to mid-20th century American occultism -- I've long since lost track of how many places I've seen his cell salt scheme taught as one of somebody or other's secret teachings. I have the Zodiac and the Salts of Salvation, of course, and also a bunch of his out of print works in PDF, including the short story "The Road to the Moon," which has got to be one of the most batshale crazy works of space fantasy ever written.
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Date: 2021-03-07 08:33 pm (UTC)While not strictly about the cell salts I did want to mention the following:
This is very well known in Yogic traditions. These 2 places have huge benefits - solar plexus and pineal gland. According to Om Swami people whom choose to focus on the solar plexus during meditation often see increased good health. Solar plexus has direct effects on the fire element of the body, especially the digestive fires. If people focus on solar plexus one result of that good health is they will typically appear (and test biologically) years younger than their actual chronological age.
The pineal gland is hugely important! Especially in this age of rampant emotional and mental illness. Sadhguru says it's one of the areas of the body that's very close to the non-physical. If one does Shambhavi Mahamudra - with regular practice - over time the pineal gland will drop down about 1 cm - 1.5 cm lower in the brain than its typical location. Once that happens it begins consistently making a secretion that circulates throughout the entire body that floods it with bliss and increases both perceptual clarity and intelligence. He says the 'desperation' in the cellular system drops dramatically (his exact words) and the breath and mental fluctuations also slow down. There are medical studies that show if this is maintained for 24 hours one's IQ jumps approximately by 100 points. Plus, you get to carry your own well-being around with you regardless of how the outer world is doing (Long Descent or not).
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Date: 2021-03-07 08:46 pm (UTC)Sadhguru says the Pineal Gland is so close to the non-physical because this secretion gives one a true taste of what is awaiting for you as you ascend up the planes. :)
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Date: 2021-03-07 10:00 pm (UTC)I guess that makes me a kind of control for this experiment (the first 10 months I proceeded as normal). Two months in with the Bioplasma and I notice that my formerly-typical nighttime "crotchety-ness" has abated (if I needed the bathroom at night, I'd kind of hobble there while my legs and feet unkinked themselves from whatever they'd gotten tight about). Headaches are slightly decreased (mine are usually related to neck tension or weather). A urinary tract issue has improved very very slightly, and morning congestion has as well, though now we're hitting allergy season, so I'm not sure I can judge much beyond that. I've had fewer instances of reflux in the last month (generally infrequent to begin with, but becoming less frequent now).
I'll be looking around for the cell salts I need, and figuring out how to read the ephemeris so I can start the next phase.
Cell salts for Capricorn
Date: 2021-03-08 12:48 am (UTC)Thanks,
Heliotrope Odiferous Raccoon
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Date: 2021-03-08 04:34 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-03-08 01:29 am (UTC)JH
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Date: 2021-03-08 04:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2021-03-08 01:40 am (UTC)However, as I was thinking about this, it occurred to me that old me would probably not have stuck with all that. Maybe two of these things would have taken hold, but 4 is unlikely. So I would like to suggest that the protocol might help improve will. Or perhaps that's just the metaphysical thing I needed to tap into last year.
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Date: 2021-03-08 04:38 am (UTC)