A Cell Salt Experiment: Stage 1

[ecosophia]

In the course of my researches into weird American occult traditions, I've come across something that could use testing, and I wonder if any of my readers would like to join me in an experiment.  

The story begins with George Washington Carey -- that's him on the left -- one of many American physicians in the late 19th century who used what we now consider alternative health care modalities in place of the toxic and ineffective mainstream remedies of the period. His specialty was the biochemic cell salts, which are homeopathic preparations of the 12 mineral salts found in significant quantities in the human body. However, unlike most health care providers in his time -- or ours, for that matter -- Carey was also an occultist: a crackerjack astrologer with a solid grasp of the medical dimensions of astrology, and a careful student of what was then cutting-edge research in the occult field. He was particularly interested in the research project launched by Hiram E. Butler ofthe Esoteric Fraternity, which focused on working with the body's subtle energies for the purpose of spiritual transformation and life extension.  

Carey's involvement in that project focused on using the cell salts to help with that process. He worked out a specific protocol keyed to astrological cycles. (In case you're wondering, yes, he used it himself, and remained active and vigorous until shortly before his death at the age of 79.) I've reconstructed the protocol in detail from his books, and the challenge now is to test it and see whether it has the effects he thought it did.  

What you'll need, if you want to join me in the experiment, is your astrological birth chart (or at least your date of birth), an almanac or astrological calendar, and certain cell salts, which you can get at old-fashioned health food stores, some food co-ops, or online here or here. The 6x potency is the one you need. 

Here's the protocol: 

1. First thing each morning, before eating or doing anything else, take 6 tablets of Bioplasma -- that's the specific blend of the 12 cell salts Carey created for this purpose, though it's gone into general use among homeopaths and people interested in natural heath. This is done every day irrespective of the rest of the protocol. 

2. Look up the degree of the zodiac the Sun was in when you were born. 

3. Every month, the Moon spends roughly 2 1/2 days in the zodiacal sign the Sun was in when you were born. During those 2 1/2 days, take once each day the combination of cell salts given below for the degree the Sun was in. (For example, if the Sun was at 8° Aries when you were born, you take the combination given in the table below for 1°-10° Aries each day during the period when the Moon is in Aries. (Do this even when the Moon isn't in Aries for the entire day.) The number after each cell salt is the number of tablets you take. 

Natal Sun                   Cell Salts

0°-10° Aries                Kali Phos. 2, Nat. Sulph. 3, Kali Mur. 3, Calc. Fluor. 1

11°-20° “                     Kali Phos. 1, Nat. Sulph. 3, Kali Mur. 3, Calc. Fluor. 2

21°-30° “                     Nat. Sulph. 3, Kali Mur. 3, Calc. Fluor. 3

0°-10° Taurus              Nat. Sulph. 2, Kali Mur. 3, Calc. Fluor. 3, Mag. Phos. 1

11°-20° “                     Nat. Sulph. 1, Kali Mur. 3, Calc. Fluor. 3, Mag. Phos. 2

21°-30° “                     Kali Mur. 3, Calc. Fluor. 3, Mag. Phos. 3

0°-10° Gemini             Kali Mur. 2, Calc. Fluor. 3, Mag. Phos. 3, Kali Sulph. 1

11°-20° “                     Kali Mur. 1, Calc. Fluor. 3, Mag. Phos. 3, Kali Sulph. 2

21°-30° “                     Calc. Fluor. 3, Mag. Phos. 3, Kali Sulph. 3

0°-10° Cancer              Calc. Fluor. 2, Mag. Phos. 3, Kali Sulph. 3, Nat. Phos. 1

11°-20° “                     Calc. Fluor. 1, Mag. Phos. 3, Kali Sulph. 3, Nat. Phos. 2

21°-30° “                     Mag. Phos. 3, Kali Sulph. 3, Nat. Phos. 3

0°-10° Leo                   Mag. Phos. 2, Kali Sulph. 3, Nat. Phos. 3, Calc. Sulph. 1

11°-20° “                     Mag. Phos. 1, Kali Sulph. 3, Nat. Phos. 3, Calc. Sulph. 2

21°-30° “                     Kali Sulph. 3, Nat. Phos. 3, Calc. Sulph. 3

0°-10° Virgo                Kali Sulph. 2, Nat. Phos. 3, Calc. Sulph. 3, Silicea 1

11°-20° “                     Kali Sulph. 1, Nat. Phos. 3, Calc. Sulph. 3, Silicea 2

21°-30° “                     Nat. Phos. 3, Calc. Sulph. 3, Silicea 3

0°-10° Libra                Nat. Phos. 2, Calc. Sulph. 3, Silicea 3, Calc. Phos. 1

11°-20° “                     Nat. Phos. 1, Calc. Sulph. 3, Silicea 3, Calc. Phos. 2

21°-30° “                     Calc. Sulph. 3, Silicea 3, Calc. Phos. 3

0°-10° Scorpio             Calc. Sulph. 2, Silicea 3, Calc. Phos. 3, Nat. Mur. 1

11°-20° “                     Calc. Sulph. 1, Silicea 3, Calc. Phos. 3, Nat. Mur. 2

21°-30° “                     Silicea 3, Calc. Phos. 3, Nat. Mur. 3

0°-10° Sagittarius        Silicea 2, Calc. Phos. 3, Nat. Mur. 3, Ferrum Phos. 1

11°-20° “                     Silicea 1, Calc. Phos. 3, Nat. Mur. 3, Ferrum Phos. 2

21°-30° “                     Calc. Phos. 3, Nat. Mur. 3, Ferrum Phos. 3

0°-10° Capricorn         Calc. Phos. 2, Nat. Mur. 3, Ferrum Phos. 3, Kali Phos. 1

11°-20° “                     Calc. Phos. 1, Nat. Mur. 3, Ferrum Phos. 3, Kali Phos. 2

21°-30° “                     Nat. Mur. 3, Ferrum Phos. 3, Kali Phos. 3

0°-10° Aquarius          Nat. Mur. 2, Ferrum Phos. 3, Kali Phos. 3, Nat. Sulph. 1

11°-20° “                     Nat. Mur. 1, Ferrum Phos. 3, Kali Phos. 3, Nat. Sulph. 2

21°-30° “                     Ferrum Phos. 3, Kali Phos. 3, Nat. Sulph. 3

0°-10° Pisces               Ferrum Phos. 2, Kali Phos. 3, Nat. Sulph. 3, Kali Mur. 1

11°-20° “                     Ferrum Phos. 1, Kali Phos. 3, Nat. Sulph. 3, Kali Mur. 2

21°-30° “                     Kali Phos. 3, Nat. Sulph. 3, Kali Mur. 3

4. Keep notes concerning your health as you continue the experiment. If you feel comfortable doing so, also note your sexual activities, if any, and your consumption of alcohol -- two things that Carey thought could influence the effects of the protocol. (I'm far from sure he was right, but it's worth checking.) 

If Carey's correct, over the course of several months you should notice significant positive changes in your general health and vitality. (I'm not going to repeat his comments on those changes, to avoid giving any more of a boost to the placebo effect than I have to.) If you're interested in helping me test this, let me know what results you get and I'll do the same. Once we have some basic data accumulated, I plan on bringing several other factors into the mix -- certain exercises that were also part of the research program launched by Hiram Butler -- and at that point, we'll be discussing more of the theory as well. 

 Admit it, you always wanted to be part of a mad scientist's research team, didn't you? Here's your chance. ;-)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'm in, JMG!

I do have one question, though. I was born a month prematurely, and it wasn't a natural premature birth --- I was induced. WOuld that affect the list of cell salts I need to take?

[kylec]

I have a bottle of bioplasma from 1800Homeopathy that i bougt a few years ago and forgot about. No expiration date listed. Would these still be good? They were closed up in the bottle, inside a closed plastic storage bin, in a dark closet.

Kyle

[(Anonymous)]

I'm in.

I'm in

[scotlyn]

I have been interested in researching the cell salts for a while. This sounds like an excellent way to do so.

Just one question. If a specific health issue arises (flu, say) and a person wants to treat that specifically, following the biochemical cell salt manual, will that sit easily alongside the actual research protocol? Or let it lapse and start again after?

cell salt experiment

[slclaire]

I'm in, as soon as I get the Bioplasma, which I'll need to order. I have the others on hand as they are one of the modalities I use for self-care. Sounds like fun since I have mad scientist tendencies. ;-)

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG, does this range look ok?

https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/shop-online/647/schuessler-tissue-salts
I am 4° Capricorn.
I hope to get back to studying astrology, I actually managed to manually calculate my chart, but haven't gone any further. I went off on a Tarot tangent, then Mum had the stroke, which has put a hold on pretty much everything for the last year and a half.
I'm keen to give this a go through if I can get a hand on the salts.
Regards Helen in Oz

[fringewood]

I'm interested. I'll see if I have the funds to invest in this experiment.😉

[(Anonymous)]

Won’t having a novel virus, to which no one’s immune, throw off your test results? Or are you testing the cell salts against Coronavirus?

[(Anonymous)]

Wouldn't you know it, I just ordered the into to cell salts book you've been recommending recently, a set of all 12 cell salts, and Carey's little "Relation of the Mineral Salts of the Body to the Signs of the Zodiac" pamphlet to start exploring cell salts myself. I'm interested in the experiment, but I have a few questions:

1. We'll be taking the Bioplasma every morning for the duration of the protocol, not just during the 2.5 days, correct?

2. You mentioned sexual activity and alcohol. Is coffee worth noting as well? I drink an awful lot of it, and I know some homeopaths are suspicious of it.

3. If I were to cast a geomantic chart asking what the results (for me personally, at this time specifically) of taking part in this experiment would be, would it be interpreted like a general medical question, with the tenth house representing the protocol and the sixth house representing effects on health, even though there isn't a specific illness in question?

Thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

I admit it! It will probably take me a couple weeks to get everything together, but then I'm in. It dovetails nicely with my affirmation I've been using since last September about increasing health and energy!

Do you recommend a good source for a cheap (or ideally free) astrological calendar or almanac?

Fascinating

[(Anonymous)]

Because of the excellent results I've gotten using cell salts recently to deal with some form of flu and because this experiment shows promise, count me in.
I had planned on switching from LBRP to SOP, and making some other changes in my practice but now I think that should be delayed for a bit so results don't get misattributed. Any idea how long the experiment will run? I'll be confirming this decision in the morning by divination. Let us know how, where and how often to report results.

Gawain

Astrology Lite

[(Anonymous)]

I’m interested, but have no astrology skills. That said, though, I gamely checked my chart and my sign is Aquarius with Gemini rising at 9 degrees.

I then looked in the Old Farmers Almanac and if I understand correctly, the moon will be in Gemini April 1,2,28, and 29.

Did I figure this right? If yes, I will be ridiculously impressed with myself.

OtterGirl

[morgen_lugh]

As timely a time as ever for such an experiment. I'm in.

[ecosophia]

Okay, that's an excellent point. Yes, it would. Part of the theory behind this has to do with a correlation between the cell salts and the signs of the zodiac; since most of us spent 9 months in the womb, there are three months worth of zodiacal signs we didn't experience in intrauterine life, and we tend to be deficient in the corresponding cell salts. So you'd add an additional month's worth. Let's say you were born prematurely with the Sun at 15° Taurus, and would have been at term around a month later; you'd take the 15° Taurus set -- Nat. Sulph. 1, Kali Mur. 3, Calc. Fluor. 3, Mag. Phos. 2 -- but increase the Mag. Phos. to 3 and add Kali Sulph 2, to account for the extra month. Does that make sense?

[ecosophia]

That should be fine. Cell salts stay good for decades.

[ecosophia]

Glad to hear it. Igor here will happily copy down your results!

Re: I'm in

[ecosophia]

Please keep up with the protocol -- just note down what else you took and what results you get. One of the reasons for doing a broad exploratory experiment like this, with people in different places facing different health conditions and living different lifestyles, is that it'll result in a much richer picture than if I were to start with a strictly controlled trial.

Re: cell salt experiment

[ecosophia]

Delighted to hear it.

[ecosophia]

Those are exactly what's needed. I'm glad to see there's a manufacturer on your side of the planet!

[ecosophia]

So noted!

[ecosophia]

No on both counts. There are always novel viruses passing through -- that's why there's a cold and flu season every year -- and if I wanted to run a trial of cell salts against the CoVID-19 virus I'd use the classic combination for such illnesses, Ferrum phos. 6x and Nat. sulph. 6x, 4 tablets each 4 times daily, beginning with the first onset of symptoms. Since that's not what I'm doing, though, I'm certainly not suggesting that anybody use this. ;-)

[ecosophia]

1) Yes, that's correct. Bioplasma's taken every day.

2) Cell salts are much less vulnerable to what homeopaths call "antidoting" than other homeopathic medicines, and coffee doesn't seem to affect them. Carey also doesn't mention coffee, so it's probably not an issue.

3) Yes, exactly.

[ecosophia]

I use the Rosicrucian Ephemeris published by the Rosicrucian Fellowship, http://www.rosicrucian.com/index.html -- but it's a full astrological ephemeris with a lot of information you don't need. Your local grocery store ought to have one or more almanacs, such as the Farmer's Almanac, which includes the moon signs; it'll cost you a few bucks.

Re: Fascinating

[ecosophia]

I don't have a fixed timeline for the experiment; Carey suggests that it takes 37 months, or a little over three years, to complete the process, but that's one of the things I hope to begin to test. As for results, this journal would be the place -- I'll be posting updates from time to time, and comments there would be a good venue for progress reports.

Re: Astrology Lite

[ecosophia]

Almost! If your sign (i.e., Sun sign) is Aquarius, you want the period when the Moon is going through Aquarius. Your rising sign isn't part of this protocol.