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"An open mind is a prerequisite of such scrutiny Conclusion "Imagination is more important than knowledge," Einstein once said. imagination is not usually mentioned in medical case histories. Yet it was the patient's imagination which opened up the closed world of a doomed diagnosis, and led to the discovery of other knowledge that has so far saved his life. The hallmark of the patient's survival has been the balanced interplay of imagination and knowledge, the exercise of impressive will-power, discipline and consistency." - Michael Gearin-Tosh, Living Proof: A Medical Mutiny (Get the book.)

"Her company had brought me to Japan to explore the mystery of human longevity, a topic that would likely spark the imagination of a large audience. For more than a decade, I've been leading a series of interactive, educational projects called "Quests," in which a team of Internet-linked scientists investigated some of Earth's great puzzles. Our goal was to engage the imaginations and brainpower of tens of thousands of students who followed our daily dispatches on the web. Previous Quests had taken me to Mexico, Russia, and throughout Africa." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"Imagination: This is where the inner Self excels in terms of creativity and imagination, which seems a determining characteristic of any higher system of consciousness. My lucid dream of shouting, "I want to see more women in here when I open the door" definitely qualifies. The responsive agent did an admirable job of creating an attractive and orderly set of young women, creatively arranged and appropriate to my thoughts and beliefs. So too, when I shouted, "I want to hear my feeling-tone!" the experience was light years beyond my expectations and concepts." - Robert Waggoner, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self (Get the book.)

"Many depressed people passively fantasize about being without misery, but imagination is a bridge to action. For Ferri, "Imagination is the projection of images in our interior, with the desire to transform them into real events." After many years of despair, including multiple psychiatric hospitalizations, Ferri concluded his malaise had resulted, in good part, from his ceasing to use his imagination or imagining only what he disliked. Ferri credits his recovery to rehabilitating his ability both to listen to reality and to imagine what he likes." - Bruce E. Levine, Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy (Get the book.)

"Einstein said that imagination is more important than knowledge," she says. "If you open the imagination to what's possible, then everything is limitless." Image therapy is an amazingly effective adjunct in the healing arsenal for asthma, Shafer told me. For many people, herself included, it's significantly reduced their symptoms and overall need for medication. But she was also quick to point out that image therapy doesn't replace conventional treatment." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"It converts the percep-tionsof ourexperiences, beliefs, and imagination into the coded language of waves that communicates with the world beyond our bodies. Perhaps this is what philosopher and poet John Mackenzie meant when he stated, "The distinction between what is real and what is imaginary is not one that can be finely maintained ... all existing things are ... imaginary."26 So what does all of this mean? The bottom line is simple. The implications are profound. The precise fields of energy that alter our world are created by the mysterious organ that holds our deepest beliefs." - Gregg Braden, The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits (Get the book.)

"Toys powered by a child's imagination are often more educational and allow for more imaginative play than battery-powered toys. Battery-free toys also reduce the demand for the toxic components used in battery production and the burden put on the waste stream when they have run out. Buy toys that have been made in the U.S.A. Buying domestically manufactured toys has several benefits: it supports jobs and local economies, and it also reduces the fossil fuels needed to ship items. Environmental standards are also often higher here than in countries such as China." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "They will last longer and fuel your child's imagination to higher levels. When I was a toddler, my most prized possession was a wooden Fisher-Price bumblebee that I dragged everywhere with me on a little string. (Toddlers love pull toys; as soon as they learn to walk, they're eager to drag something behind them.) There was nothing high tech or flashy about this toy, but I loved it above all others, and I still have it! All objects have energy, and the toys our kids play with help form their tastes and preferences." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"While these are all fascinating questions to ponder, they don't necessarily provide any tangible or practical tools for exercising anything but imagination. Not that that's a bad thing, but conscious participation in the process of creating our own life is the goal. Stimulating imagination (moving something) can provide motivation, inspiration, encouragement, and entertainment. However, movement for the sake of movement does not inevitably produce sustained momentum or a foundation upon which to create a new reality; that is, unless you've chosen to function exclusively in your imaginings." - Richard, Dr. DiCenso, Beyond Medicine, exploring a new way of thinking (Get the book.) "Instead of looking at pictures and describing what comes to mind, a form of word association using nothing but imagination will be employed. Instead of saying the words, simply think them and observe what comes to mind. Be aware of what you feel. Imagine how you feel it, and how your feelings change with each word. See where your imagination takes you." - Richard, Dr. DiCenso, Beyond Medicine, exploring a new way of thinking (Get the book.)

"Junk food, empty calories, low nutrient density, high-sugar content, and low-fiber foods can never be considered healthy by the wildest stretch of the imagination. It is time we stop listening to the economic propaganda of the Culture of Death: It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that all foods can fit into a healthful eating style. ADA POSITION STATEMENT All foods and beverages can fit into a healthy diet. NATIONAL SOFT DRINK ASSOCIATION Policies that declare foods "good" or "bad" are counterproductive." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"The secret here is that the boy was experiencing himself as if his puppy were already with him in his imagination. When he did, he was living from the outcome of his imagining. And in that outcome, his puppy was real. Using language that is direct and no-nonsense, the 19th-century psychologist and philosopher William James reminds us of just how easy it is to apply this principle in real life: "If you want a quality [in life], act as if you already had it. If you want a trait, act as if you already have the trait." - Gregg Braden, The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits (Get the book.)

"A child can play all day long at a playstand, relying entirely on her imagination. Three Sisters also sells accessories to go in or around the playstands: silk rainbow blankets and scapes. You can also find cherrywood rattles, amber teething necklaces, wooden picture books, and mobiles. Wyatt still has the Nils Holgersson book and mobile hanging in his bedroom. We found most of Wyatt's other favorite toys at North Star Toys (www.northstartoys.com). North Star is a fantastic family-run business that makes all their toys by hand. Everything is wooden, nontoxic, and beautiful." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"The story begins with Neville explaining the power of imagination and belief to a businesswoman who has come to see him for advice in New York. After he describes the philosophy of living from the answer and shares the instructions for how to do so, Neville's principles are validated in a way that even he wasn't expecting. The woman's nine-year-old grandson was visiting her from out of state and had been with her during her meeting. As they were leaving the office, the young boy turned to Neville and stated excitedly, "I know what I want, and now I know how to get it." - Gregg Braden, The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits (Get the book.)

"He still had some problems with the complicated semantics of language, but his teachers had noted huge improvements in his creativity, thinking, imagination, and verbalization. This child has changed so much. His interactions with adults have become completely normal, and only with his peers does he have some slight remaining difficulties. These difficulties, however, are normalizing at a rapid rate, and he is excelling at school, and in other situations. He has moved out of the spectrum, and recovered. His last few quirks are in the process of being remediated." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"The rejection of D-ribose, L-carnitine, and coenzyme Q10 as potent, nonprescription treatment defies imagination. It's apparently difficult for highly trained medical personnel, well versed in pharmacology and technology, to believe that anything so simple and so natural could be as effective as the highly engineered drugs modern medicine has to offer. Most American cardiologists cannot acknowledge that a natural substance not manufactured by pharmaceutical industry giants could be so valuable." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Since storytelling emerges from memory and imagination, and since narrative springs from an instinctive desire we have to communicate with others, guided reminiscence exercises can stimulate the prefrontal cortical regions of the brain most affected by dementia and directly engage the personhood of affected individuals. In my clinical practice, we are currently assessing whether these narrative-based therapies that facilitate interactive social exchange actually do more to promote quality of life than the drugs we give to our patients." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.) "The key is to watch programs that actively engage your thinking and imagination rather than promote passive entertainment or vegetative habits. Some activities that potentially detract from cognitive vitality are: •Watching unstimulating television shows (however you interpret that!) ?Being isolated •Listening to the radio alone (except NPR!) •Refusing to challenge your mind with new information and ideas •Having an incurious, pessimistic outlook on life ?" - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"To persuade thousands to participate in an intention experiment, I told Gary, I needed to engage their hearts and minds; a leaf was hardly going to set the global imagination on fire. "Remember when the Jodie Foster character in the movie Contact is impatient to fly off into a wormhole?" Gary said. "The other scientist says to her, 'Baby steps, Ellie. Baby steps. We were about to make scientific history with an experimental design that had never been tried before. We had to start from the ground floor." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.) "While officially exploring these practical applications, Korotkov privately carried on with his own studies of what had really captured his imagination: the connection between biofields and consciousness.31 He took GDV readings of healers and a Qigong master while they were sending energy, and discovered remarkable changes in their corona discharges. Korotkov then explored the effects of a person's thoughts on the people surrounding him. He asked a number of couples to "send" a variety of thoughts to their partners, while they were standing within close range." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"In his imagination, he "petted the dog actually feeling its fur."12 Ironically, not long afterward, the boy's school had a special contest in support of Kindness to Animals Week. Everyone in his class was asked to write an essay entitled "Why I Would Like to Own a Dog." After the entries were judged, the boy's won and he was awarded a beautiful young collie pup. After witnessing all of the synchronicities that led to their son having the puppy, the boy's parents recognized that something bigger than their feelings about the situation was taking place." - Gregg Braden, The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits (Get the book.)

"Living your Centralities may take creativity, unbridled imagination, and single-minded assertion. But by insisting on it, you move yourself up the Brilliant Health staircase to a feeling of true fulfillment. Once initiated, it's a self-perpetuating cycle: engaging in your Centralities makes you more Brilliantly Healthy, and being in Brilliant Health gives you the energy to keep engaging in your Centralizes. Our advice is simple: just do it! If you're rejuvenated each time you go camping, then you can't afford to let your tent gather dust in the garage." - Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, M.D., Jen Seda, Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"Tip: Use leftovers and your imagination to create whatever you like. For instance, try filling the corn tortillas with mashed sweet potatoes and sauteed onions. Burritos Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place a corn tortilla onto an oiled baking sheet. Refer to the Quesadillas recipe above for filling ingredients. Rice and beans are your best vegan protein fillings. Add shredded soy cheese and sauteed onions for a great taste. Add your fillings and roll up the tortilla." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "A little imagination and correlative thinking will serve you well in discovering an activity that your child can get enthused over. (See the Suggested Activities sidebar on page 170 for ideas.) • Participate. If your child has struggled with ADD/ADHD for any amount of time, he or she may lack friends with whom to share new interests, activities, or hobbies. Your participation will do a lot in helping your child to develop a budding interest into a full-fledged passion or hobby." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "Use your imagination to think of new activities and games to keep them interested. If you're having trouble, here are some suggestions. Hiking Camping or day trips to a nearby lake or river can be a lot easier than you think, and an occasional excursion to the great outdoors can be refreshing and renewing for any family, especially one that is dealing with ADD/ADHD. The scenery changes with every few steps, and you might even be tempted to go canoeing. Hiking, camping, and canoeing and kayaking sites are usually within an easy drive." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"The idea that individuals and small groups themselves can be effective agents of transformation toward a more peaceful and sustainable world captures the imagination of more and more people. People in different cultures and different walks of life pull together to confront the threats they face in common. • The worldwide rise of popular movements for peace and international cooperation leads to the election of similarly motivated political figures, lending fresh impetus to projects of economic cooperation and intercultural solidarity." - Ervin Laszlo, Quantum Shift in the Global Brain: How the New Scientific Reality Can Change Us and Our World (Get the book.) "The First Fundamental Element is an overarching vision of a positive future, the proverbial "big ideas" that capture and galvanize the imagination of people. While there is no shortage of visionaries and big thinkers, there is no widely recognized and embraced framework or architecture for effective cultural, social, political, and economic reorganization. The lack of a systemic, commonly 142 held, values-driven strategy for making positive change, grounded in science, spirituality, and fairness, diminishes and undermines the possibility of effective collective action." - Ervin Laszlo, Quantum Shift in the Global Brain: How the New Scientific Reality Can Change Us and Our World (Get the book.)

"It takes little imagination to know how much worse it has been for other people in previous ages and even now in other places. Be grateful for this life. 4. Ethics guide the good life. Put ethics and principles above pleasure, convenience, safety, income, career, your presumed place in the world, and the way others view you. Living a principled life is the key to a satisfying life. 5. Everything good requires courage. Find the courage to love, to be grateful, and to live by sound ethics. Especially be brave enough to speak honestly and to stand straight when you are afraid. 6." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "It lives in a delicate harmony with itself, an organ with complexity far beyond our current understanding and imagination that provides the biological basis of our humanity. It contains approximately one hundred billion neurons?nerve cells that send the chemical messages that run our brains and influence our bodies. There are more neurons in our brain than there are stars in the universe. Some of these individual neurons make ten thousand or more individual connections with other neurons." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"It is not your imagination: All of these problems are on the rise, some are running wild, and many are intimately related. Because there is such a strong common denominator of toxicity and metabolic failure among the 4-A disorders, there are many common traits and experiences among the children who suffer from these disorders. When I first meet these children and their parents, they often seem to feel completely isolated, as if their ordeals are cruelly unique. But even during that first visit, they usually begin to see that they are not alone." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

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