West Meets East©

By Caroline Patrick

I Threw Out My Cell Phone!

Last week a friend who is also my yoga teacher sent this email out to her students and friends. Here is her message and my response. I asked her if I could have permission to use her statement in the newspaper column and she replied, “Yes, this is very important information. Please use my name if you wish also.” So here is her warning and my reply.

Hello to all, Lately even minimal cell phone use has caused me headaches and other discomfort. Years ago I tried researching the safety of cell phones but found nothing to really seem worrying. Dr. George Carlo did a long term study of health hazards of cell phones (and cell phone towers) which you can easily access on the web. My discomfort was described to a tee in his research. Also, it shows a direct correlation with increasing autism and other neurological issues, cancer, and other forms of radiation sickness. I threw my cell phone away. Immediately. Since my cell number is out, a colleague will kindly forward messages to me. So, don’t be surprised by the new message. Thanks so much. In peace,

Kate Bowers, NDT Cascades Yoga & Neurotherapeutics Edison, WA

Dear Kate, Yes this is true. Let’s also add the electrical magnetic frequencies caused by metal spring mattresses, radio clocks, cell phone chargers, TV and computers in our bedrooms. Kids usually have more EMFs in their bedrooms than the parents. Musical electronic items, Blackberries, computers, TVs and toys that go zoom in the night. Sleeping under slanted ceilings causes low blood pressure, low esteem, and brain disturbance. If that isn’t enough to blow your mind (excuse the pun), electric blankets and water beds with electric heating units (Fire Element)under the Water mattresses is considered an unstable support for healing during the night while our “batteries” are trying to restore our bodies from a daytime blast of instability. Air mattresses are also considered unstable for Careers, Money, Marriage, Fame, Family, and Health. How can you build a home on air? Ceiling fans over beds subconsciously give a sense of danger. Keep them away from over your heads or bodies. Beds backed up to plumbing, stoves, electrical wires, cable in walls, in line with a staircase and slanted walls (which are a current house design), leaking faucets, leaking ceilings, running toilets and water under the house all cause terrible damage to the immune systems and lungs from the constant growing mold. Staph infections are carried by rodents who invade kitchens during the night and contaminate food which can infect the heart (via person’s teeth gums, etc.). These are just a few of the culprits which can be avoided. Detail designs in the home can create over time eye and head injuries from an entry design flaw. An example would be seeing part of the immediate wall, plus the other side of the house at the same time, day after day and year after year, or an inside bedroom door mismatched across the hall.

I carry a detector during my Feng Shui consultations, which measures EMFs, and you would be amazed what I find. One young man you know (I think) has been diagnosed with mental problems, to put it mildly. The musical equipment alone next to his bedroom was enough for me to see the massive amounts of Yang Chi coming into his bedroom (eliminating Yin or calm energy for restful healing sleep) could keep him jumping without the drugs his mother confessed he used. The radio clocks above his head in the window measured 28+ where in Sweden, I have heard (don’t quote me, would have to find my papers on it), that a .04 measurement is considered dangerous for health. What are we thinking! Two other quick examples of contaminated environments was a new large beautiful alarm clock sitting next to a physician’s head in a recent consultation which measured 27 EMFs. She pulled the cord away from the outlet and took it back to the store immediately, knowing the consequences of sleeping next to this little bomb, and she informed the very large and well known store the reason for her returning the item. Next example was an old refrigerator being used in the garage for beverages. The entry front door wall alone gave a 17 reading and when I check the appliance directly inside the garage itself, the reading jumped to 29. A bedroom was directly above it on the floor plan! In many instances, my colleagues have found clients on their death bed, with unexplained and undetected illness, some with appliances in their bedrooms measuring a 100 or more. Wow..... I rarely talk on my cell phone and use it for messages only. My son carries one in his pocket and my daughter in her purse. At 42 and 45, they should know better! Please use this wonderful modern device safely and caution your children about its dangerous constant use. There are devices that can be attached to your phone, which claim to deflect the “zoomies” but I have not tried them. Investigate and see what you think, but for now, take a walk through your haven and see how many devices you can do without!

There are Feng Shui “cures” for many of the designed details I have listed. But if you are building your first home, please call for an evaluation on the floor plan you have chosen before you pay an architect or builder.

Please visit www.fengshuiartistry.com and click on www.moongateschool.com for current local and out-of-state class schedules in Feng Shui, Art and Medicine making with Herbs. Caroline is available for teaching and speaking engagements.

Caroline lives in the Northwest Region of the US, called The Puget Sound in Washington State. She is a Feng Shui Practitioner, writer, author and artist. She gives workshops in Feng Shui, Elements of Art, private mentoring for serious students, lectures and writes for newspapers. She combines teaching and traveling to other locations, here and abroad. Her 2007 schedule includes workshop and classes in the Northwest, Southwest, Midwest and Alaska. She is available speaking, teaching and consultations.

Please consult your physician for physical problems as this article only gives ideas and suggestions. Caroline is not responsible for anyone using these suggested plants or advice for cures or healing any problem either medical or Feng Shui claims. This column and article is for entertainment only. Please seek help from a qualified physician, naturopath, herbalist or other certified person for treatment.

Caroline Patrick Caroline's Feng Shui Concepts Mt. Vernon, WA 360-424-1501

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