Betty S. OBrian - Iridology Textbook: The Core Curriculum: Iris Analysis Courses I and II; Preparation for Certification

Betty OBrian is a Traditional Naturopath who focuses upon helping others to understand the truth about healthy living. For more information about her speeches, workshops, and trainings, contact her at betty.obrian@gmail.com or 228-875-8586

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Many thanks to friends and colleagues in iridology who have taught me so much and made this handbook possible for my students. The 21st Century pioneers in this field are truly dedicated, caring and persistent individuals with a passion for the field of iridology and

sclerology. I am especially grateful to Ellen Tart Jensen who has lovingly and tirelessly paved the way for all of us to become more professional and better respected in our own communities.

It is not every day that you may be asked to write a forward for an Iridology text book. So, if you ever get the chance to do so, I suggest you jump right on it, especially if it is a book as well written as this one.
As I think back on meeting the author Betty Sue O'Brian for the first time in 2009 when I was introduced to her at the IIPA symposium in Houston, Texas, I was captivated by that slow Southern Mississippi drawl and that infectious, sweet laugh. Her Mississippi tone compares to that of my Texas drawl but still a bit different, more Southern, more relaxed. Nevertheless, she had me with her 'hey all' greeting and charm.
At the 2010 IIPA symposium she opened the conference as the first speaker, and I will never forget how she asked us all to stand. We did. Then she started by asking us all to breathe in and breathe out. We did. She then took us through a series of passive exercises very much as in in yoga. Again, we all participated. This exercise only took about two minutes. As everyone in the room exhaled, there was this intense sense of pure peace and total silence. No one moved. We were all at total peace and then...she spoke! She taught, and everyone in the room was pure putty in her hands. There have only been few others that I have seen command such attention with nothing more than sheer calm and focus.
As I researched this book Iridology Textbook, The Core Curriculum, I found that she had written this amazing textbook with the same calm and focus that she once taught in the symposium years ago. What I think you will find through your studies in Iridology is that Betty Sue has captured the essence and teaching that we all learned from our beloved Dr. Bernard Jensen whom she and I both learned from before the gray hairs started to set in.
While Dr. Jensen was a true pioneer of American Iridology, he took his knowledge and research to a certain level without retiring. He did this until his last days on this planet. It has been teachers like Ellen Tart-Jensen, Bill Caradonna, Toni Miller, Dr. Daniele LoRito Leonard Mehlmauer and Denny Johnson who carved out a wider frontier for Iridology in the United States. Betty Sue OBrian falls right into this league. Although the previous mentioned icons of Iridology are her mentors and teachers, she set the stage for her own teaching and mentorship skills to lead the way for future Iridologists as well.
In this book, you the student will be able to see from pictures and illustrations the depth taken to produce such a quality textbook. It was obviously written not only to teach and demonstrate the art and science of Iridology, but to help submerge you into the feeling and realism of knowing what it feels like to become an Iridologist. Step by step from beginning to end, you will see how the complexity becomes simplicity. If anytime throughout this study, you become nervous or worried that you will forget something or maybe you think you are interpreting something wrong just reread my second paragraph and breathe. Let this book be your guide to discovering a whole new way to view the body, the emotions and the genetic blueprint that we all came into this world with. Iridology is the map! It is the story that is yours and only yours. Your mind is open and alert and your heart is ready to help others find their path, and Betty Sue O'Brian will take you there every 'sweet tea' step of the way.
Thank you Betty Sue for allowing me to speak openly and from the heart about this wonderful book and tool for Iridologists both here on American soil and on lands that our feet may never travel. You are a great inspiration to me and so many others in the world of Iridology. We as Iridologists have a fairly small world, and I'm so happy you are in it with us. It just wouldn't be the same without you.
Kathy Norris, President, International Iridology Practitioners Association

Studying the eye to discover what might be happening inside the human body is not a new idea; Egyptians, cave dwellers, and American Indians have all left us parts of the puzzle concerning the importance of the eye as a window into the body. In Luke 11:33 (remember that Luke was the physician in the Bible), Jesus says, Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is sound, you whole body is full of light: but when it is not sound, your body is full of darkness. What if God provided us with a way to decipher our genetic patterns, showing us what needs to be built up in the body and what might need subduing? What if we could discover this information before the issues manifested in the physical?

Have you ever taken a close look at your iris in the mirror? Those individual iris fibers are blood vessels with pigmentation, protecting the eye in varying degrees, with darker pigments originating in cultures where there is more sun exposure. The threads or fibers radiate outward from the pupil. The patterns of the iris (colored part of the eye) and sclera (white part of the eye) provide certain insights into ones overall health picture. Rayid, or personality iridology, delves into much more than the physical aspects of the eye; Rayid focuses on relationships and emotions, revealing another part of the health puzzle. Rayid is very useful in revealing emotional connections to physical ailments. These three studies Iridology (iris), Sclerology (sclera), and Rayid (personality) come under the umbrella term I use, Optimatrix, or as IIPA terms it, Eyeology.

But wait, there is even more! The shape of the pupil provides information about the central nervous system and the spine. And where you see spots or openings, there may be a corresponding organ or tissue that needs relief or support. Have you ever wondered what those blood shot eyes reveal? Those red lines are very important to understanding what is happening in present time the iris shows us genetics, inflammation and degeneration, but the sclera (white of the eye) reveals acquired stresses as well. Unlike the iris, the sclera records improvements when a person makes lifestyle changes.

Each individual eye reveals unique information, to guide the person receiving the guidance. True healing encompasses an integrated, balanced program which might include nutrition, emotional healing, herbs, essences, homeopathy, energy work, oils, etc. Chiropractic adjustments, massage, reflexology, Reiki, blood tests, color therapy or surgery might be other important avenues to healing. As even our allopathic medical physicians move away from a pure science model to the art of medicine, the study of the eye will gain in popularity as a