ALLERGIES, CANCER, HERPES, FLU, INFECTION, INFLAMMATION, ME, SHINGLES

The main function of the immune system is to protect us from foreign substances / germs that are all around us at any one point in time, to prevent them from inflicting disease, illness, inflammation etc on us.   The symbology of this is our ability to protect ourselves from invasion. It also implies our ability to be aware f the relationship between inside and outside, ort put another way the extent that we are influenced by that relationship, our ability to distinguish / discriminate / discern between what is us and not us – that is between the self and the non self.

External antigens

If the immune system is over active towards the external antigens, such as bacteria or pollen, then an allergy can develop. If it is under active then an infection develops.

Internal antigens

If the immune system is over active towards the internal antigens then  it can start destroying itself. This can be seen in auto-immune diseases. If it is under active then abnormal body cells will develop such as is the case with cancer.

The immune system acts in two ways within us.

The first is that the immune system builds up a memory of or antibody foreign substances. This building helps to keep our systems clear from infection by the same antigen. This is why we get diseases only once – the immune system builds up resistance and memory of how to counteract.
The second aspect is cell mediated immunity. Here the main job of the immune system is to identify and destroy abnormal cells. To do this they have to recognise what is harmful and what is harmless.
The crux of the matter is the “tolerance” or discrimination between the self and the non self, so the immune system (we) only attack non self substances. “Intolerance” is the inability to distinguish between what is harmful and what is not, where the non self actually appears as the self. Such a process of discrimination is a vital component of our sense of identity – the ability to define our own thoughts and feelings, rather than being easily influenced by others.
The thymus gland   is the king of the immune system – it is important to maintain its health and vitality. Its close approximately to the heart, the overall feeling of the heart has a direct influence on the thymus’s over all health. Eg good loving feelings generate a good healthy thymus, bad feelings and despair deplete the thymus and as a result the immune system of the body is compromised. The immune system can become exhausted in the same way as our tolerance of stress or grief becomes exhausted.
Of course the impact of chemical toxins has an impact on our immune system. The immune system tries to maintain harmony by tolerating and balancing internal states with external states. If the external substances become overwhelming, or have abnormal patterns, then the immune system can get pushed beyond its tolerance levels. In the same way, if the level of emotional toxins rises, this also undermines the thymus’s strength.

The lymph glands  are another important part of the immune system. The fluids in the body are transported to these glands and collect in the lymph nodes so enabling the body’s antibodies or T-cells to attack foreign substances. Swollen glands under the arm pits and in the groin, indicate the immune system is working to fight infection of some sort. Included in this system is the spleen which filters the blood to remove waste. Old blood cells and foreign substances, and infuses the blood new immune cells.
When we are feeling morose or irritable it generally affects the spleen, so difficulties here indicate that rather than filtering out the waste, there is a harbouring of old or stagnant thoughts and feelings. This creates disruption or indigestion, and an increase in irritability. A strong spleen encourages clarity, compassion and sympathy / empathy, as the blood is freed of negative influences.

Disorders of the immune system

Normally the immune system is able to tell which substances are foreign to the system (body) and when they are not or are harmless.  When the immune system starts attacking itself in the same way that it attacks foreign substances, then diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and AIDS develop. In cases like this the immune system has difficulty distinguishing between the self and the non self. This then brings us to asking some pertinent questions about our feelings for ourselves, with great honesty, namely;

As this condition is one of attacking ourselves, we need to see where we are negating our own inner beauty or undermining our love life.

Aids – this is a big subject on its own and has its own document.

Allergies

Allergies are when the immune system over-reacts too strongly to an external stimulus – causing sneezing, watery eyes, hay fever, and or perhaps breathing difficulties. This implies that our tolerance level or balance is upset and we are over reacting to a normally harmless substance. All things in nature are harmless to us – that is the nature of things.
 Allergy in the immune system
It is as if the external world has become our enemy in some way, something to be feared and resisted. Fear leads to withdrawal but, in refusal to allow anything in, we are also unable to let anything out – to express our feelings. We are being irritated by and irritant – and it is making us irritable!!!!  The reaction is an emotional one, as there is crying and a runny nose, as well as maybe difficulties in breathing, or receiving and taking in. So some interesting questions here need to be asked, namely;

Seeing the world as hostile or potentially dangerous / aggressive can be due to repressing our own hostility or aggression. It is more socially to have an allergy than to scream or hit out. It signifies an unwillingness to communicate, aw withdrawal from connecting and sharing with our world. Before the allergy symptoms developed, were you feeling hostile or resistant to communicating with someone? Did you want to scream or hit out? What or who are you actually feeling allergic towards? Did you feel yourself withdrawing inside, pushing those feelings down?

Often feelings being repressed  are directly linked to the cause of the allergy. The symbology of the allergy often gives us the clue as to what it is that we were / are feeling, this would point us in the direction of what it is that we are rejecting / not trusting. A wonderful example as has come up in my practice, pollen allergy – pollen is symbolic of sex and fertility and the wildness of nature. Here issues around this problem were found with the client. Once sorted out the allergy went away. Another one is dust – this relates to feeling not clean or not been taken proper care of and left to own devices in a non clean environment. Once addressed this too also went away.
Some questions asked regarding pollen; Are you resisting the release of passionate or wild feelings of nature with in your self?? Is there a fear of reproduction?

This can also apply to perennial rhinitis, the allergic reaction to house dust, pet fur, mites, feathers, even face powder. What is it in your life that these substances represent? What is  making you pull away from them so dramatically? Animal fur relates to the instinctive side of us, the animalistic aspect of our nature, while dust allergy may indicate a fear of dirt and contamination. But life is not clean, well ordered or under pour control. It is full of dirt, passion play and disorder. Often there is a fear of our own deeper, more uncontrollable aspects making you keep a tight hold on your self to resist freedom of the spirit.

Food allergies can often arise due to the chemicals placed on crops and genetically modified foods and this does happen and then the best remedy os to refrain from eating that particular food. How ever one needs to be very careful that there is not a psycho/emotional reason for the food allergy. If the list is long then one needs to look deeper at issues of control or power. Some question here will help us find out, namely;

Cancer

Cancer, after heart disease is the most common cause of death. There is no doubt that we are facing an enormous increase in carcinogens (cancer producing agents) in our environment – the rise in the use of chemicals and adulteration of food are producing substances totally foreign to our bodies, so that the ability to combat abnormal cells is seriously undermined. However, although we are all exposed to these carcinogens, not all develop cancer. It would appear that it is a combination of environmental and psycho/emotional factors that most affects the immune system.

Abnormal cells grow in the body all the time but the immune system usually deals with them effectively and there is no residue. With cancer the abnormal cells are not stopped by the immune system; instead they are able to grow and spread. A cell that is abnormal to the system is allowed to grow and spread – even if the immune system knows that this may be detrimental to the over all system in the long run. These cells become wayward, even rebellious, behaving differently to other cells; rather than fulfilling its role in support of the whole it goes off on its own. In this sense, cancer can be seen as reflecting the human condition and what is playing out in the person’s life.

Rather than being concerned with the welfare of the all, the emphasis is on the self, but such behaviour undermines the survival of the whole, and just as the cancer cell becomes isolated, so we can become isolated from ourselves, cut off from our real feelings. This cutting off process is normally as a result of a long period of self neglect, self nurturing, ignoring the inner “I” of ourselves. This normally leads to feelings of resentment, say to one’s self “you see that I can’t trust the world (in some way)”.

An accumulation of problems or stress can create this state of inner alienation. Stress includes emotional shock or trauma, such as the death of a loved one, divorce, sudden loss of one’s job or financial security. Such trauma can seriously undermine our sense of purpose or identity. In turn, this suppresses the body’s natural defence system (immune system). The two years preceding the onset of symptoms is most critical time, particularly if strong feelings are not fully acknowledged or released but are buried inside, pushed away or ignored. Those feelings are the stagnant energy that remains within the system. They don’t just dissolve. A lot of personal work is required to move and release these feelings as they have been held in the body for a very long period of time.

There are certain characteristics and personality traits that seem to be more prominent in those prone to cancer. Their common them is a lack of personal respect or care, or self nurturing, or self loving. These characteristics include helping others to the detriment of them selves – denying there own needs due to believing that others must come first; the inability to express negative feelings, especially those of anger, shame or fear; long held resentment or guilt, often from childhood, that may have never been expressed; a sense of powerlessness, as when another person is emotionally stronger or more dominating; feeling worthless, unimportant, or not good enough; and an inner hopelessness leading to what has been termed “acceptable suicide”.

In many cases may feel let down by the world, the world is an unsafe place, a non nurturing place and they cant understand why it is that they do so much for others and that it is not returned in some way.

Often it is that they secretly say to them selves that “you see the more I give the less it is that I get back” or “if I carry on giving, the universe will recognise me and afterwards I will be rewarded for all I gave”. In many cases the cancer sufferer does not realise, or the concept is totally beyond them, that they are required to first look after themselves, love themselves fully and only then are they in a position to properly love, nurture or are able to look after another – such as a child/friend/lover/spouse. The cancer sufferer gets to the stage that they completely cut themselves off from their own feelings, they isolate themselves from themselves totally.

Obviously not all cancer sufferers have all these characteristics, for cancer is nothing if not multi faceted and indiscriminate. It cuts across all levels of society no matter who you are. But cancer has lessons for us all – about attitudes to ourselves and each other, about accepting and loving unconditionally as a two way street (absolutely and in a balanced way – we give as much as we receive), and especially about loving ourselves. The proper application of boundaries would support this process absolutely.

Many cancer survivors have spoken about it being connected with a lack of self-care, saying that there healing only came about as they began to honour themselves more deeply. Cancer has the wonderful ability to give us a chance to re-evaluate ourselves, to take stock and be more honest about our feelings, and to clarify our priorities in life and where we stand in relation to the other.

It is important to remember that cancer is not contagious. It is not something from external forces or and external environment that comes to take over our body such as a flu infection, it comes from within us. The abnormal cells grow within us with out being stopped by our immune system; we have allowed it to develop within us, just as we have allowed the external environment to continue unchecked by ourselves. The cells are a part of us, part of our being as is any other cell in the body, in just the same way how the external environment is part of what we have created. If we now decide that we will reject the cancer within ourselves in the same way we have rejected ourselves emotionally it does not encourage healing. Opening ourselves to love, means also loving the cancer, for the message that it has brought us, from a very deep place within us, bringing it to the heart, accepting it as an expression of ourselves.

Cervical cancer

The incidence of cervical cancer is second to breast cancer. It can indicate conflicting feelings about sexuality, particularly resentment, hurt, rejection or fear. It is linked to sexual activity where participation does not equal enjoyment. There maybe feelings of being disgusted at or by sex, alongside a belief that we do have to do our duty’ by complying and putting our partner’s needs first. It may be due to having been a victim of sexual abuse, leaving us feeling dirty or violated. Or there may be a deep longing and desire, a yearning for sexual activity that is socially unacceptable, creating shame.

The vagina is the hidden entrance to a woman’s being, this is where she can easily feel exploited or violated. The ability to open and surrender is a expression of feminine nature but it is a tender and sensitive activity, easily damaged by force or brutality. This is where our conflicts with sexuality manifest – issues of past sexual abuse, sexual rejection, a fear of being out of control, guilt or shame over past acts, or a fear of intimacy.

Skin Cancer (Melanoma)

Melanoma occurs on the skin. Skin represents our boundaries. The skin tells us where we end and another starts. Any invasion of our boundaries, be that, of not been respected by others or we are not respecting our own boundaries always manages to reflect to us that boundaries are a problem. Where this flares up as an inflammation of some sort, tends to indicate that there is anger around boundaries being invaded and we feel powerless to protect our selves. The area of the body where this occurs usually gives us a clue as to what the issue may be.

Melanoma implies that our boundaries are being penetrated. Have you been particularly affected by stress, emotional tension or inner conflict, leaving you unprotected or exposed?. There may also be issues of self-dislike or a lack of self care; complying with other people’s wishes and not heeding our own needs; or deep rooted conflict over physical contact and touching.

Breast Cancer

Of course, as high lighted above, there are environmental issues also at play but so there are psychological and emotional issues involved. The number of breast cancer issues that have arisen indicate that there are also issues arising pointing to the fact of emotional conflict that comes about from the traditional homemaking role and entering the work force. Sometimes called the “feminine wound”, breast cancer tends to indicate a conflict between being an object of desire and a nurturing mother, or being both assertive and receptive. Do feelings being associated with the feminine cause you confusion?. Do you enjoy your breasts or are you repulsed by them? Has your femininity been abused or rejected?. Do you feel that you have failed as a woman or mother? Are you being nourished or cared for? This is a very complex issue usually and requires deep inner introspection and discussion and complete honesty to find healing. Once found there is a richness their that makes the journey worthwhile.

Healing Cancer

There are many ways in working with cancer;

Being able to share our feelings;

When we acknowledge the alienation, the disconnection from our feelings, we can bring those isolated parts of ourselves back into the whole – understanding the function and part of our body that is affected helps indicate which part of ourselves is being ignored or pushed away.

The healing process

For the healing process to take place the number one attitude that is absolutely essential is one of “I WANT TO LIVE”. Those who develop a fighting spirit, mental resilience and vigour, who do not reject themselves, appear to have a greater survival rate. It is essential to strengthen the functioning of the immune system – which also means strengthening the will or the desire to live. It also means finding what is meaningful, looking deeper to discover the real purpose of life.

The healing process therefore means going back and finding what happened that killed of one’s sense of enjoying life, of being here, of fulfilling ones purpose in life – which is to grow and experiment and develop ourselves fully in doing what it is that we really enjoy doing. Once we have achieved that then we can share that with a partner and the world in a joyous and feeding way.

Positive thinking on it’s own will not solve all of your problems, however it is one of a series of things that we all have the power to implement which will get us on the path to leading the life we want.

About the Author:

Peter has particular effective techniques in identifying what is going on within oneself, why is your life like this, what is going on, what is your thinking pattern and belief systems. Once identified, we then decide what it is that you want to do about your life situation. This is where you take control, take personal responsibility and choose to change what ever it is you want to, you then replace them with something substantially better. Peter has seen many clients’ lives change completely within weeks of a consultation. You can also do it.

Peter’s sessions are powerful, quick to resolution and bring about long term healing. Peter does not believe in long term therapy and in most cases between 5 to 10 hours of process work can sort out most problems be they business, personal or illness.

Peter is a Business Consultant, Life Coach, Healer, Teacher as well as a Business & Personal Coach. He is an expert in the areas of Leadership, Self Empowerment, Healing and Personal Development and in integrating these several, seemingly different, disciplines, Peter is successful at this as the result of personal experience - a solid business background combined with a passion, and gift, for personal development and helping others.

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Please read these articles hyper linked below. They contain gems that will assist you to gain some insight into yourself and why this happened to you and how you got there. The real crucial thing is for you to understand, in some way – unconsciously – you put it there. All you need to do is discover how you did it then you can undo it. You can overcome it, many have already around the world. Because we are all constructed in the same way, we all have access to the same healing possibilities, if they can heal so can you. The final issue is that it is your choice!!.

Here are the articles on the web site, enjoy and ponder – these are pointers for you.  God bless you.

My Unconscious Belief Systems.

The Universal Laws and how they affect you. Once you understand them you can get them to work for you. Look also at the Universal Law of Belief Systems – it will amaze you.

The wonderful world of Quantum Physics. See how this actually is the mechanics of the laws and the belief systems. Once you get this and use it to your advantage you will never look back. Never!!

Also look at the law of attraction and your belief systems. You will see how it is that you have attracted this to yourself to facilitate your growing. Learn it, the sooner you do the sooner you get better.

Now you may or may not fully understand all of the above. Contact us to teach you how to overcome it. If you can do it in your own – well done and God bless you. Please pass your insights and learning on. Thank you - Peter