Ladean Griffin - The Essentials of IRIDOLOGY: The Eyes: Windows to Health

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I ntrodu ction ........................................................................................ 5 Chapter 1 - Weakness ........................................................................ 11 Chapter 2 - Texture............................................................................ 17 Chapter 3 - Focus Lines..................................................................... 19 Chapter 4 - Eye Color ........................................................................ 20 Chapter 5 - Heart ............................................................................... 22

Chapter 6 - The Brain ....................................................................... 27
Chapter 7 - Chronic Colon Toxicity .................................................. 37
Chapter 8 - Colon and Stomach......................................................... 42
Chapter 9 - Autonomic Wreath.......................................................... 50
Chapter 10 - Nerve Rings .................................................................. 55
Chapter 11 - Glands ........................................................................... 57
Chapter 12 - Lesions .......................................................................... 64
Chapter 13 - Parasites ........................................................................ 66
Chapter 14 - Injury and Surgery ........................................................ 68
Chapter 15 - Drugs............................................................................. 70
Chapter 16 - Acute Condition ............................................................ 72
Chapter 17 - Liver, Gall Bladder ....................................................... 74
Chapter 18 - Kidneys ......................................................................... 76
Chapter 19 - Bones ............................................................................ 78
Chapter 20 - Anemia .......................................................................... 80
Chapter 21 - Scurf Rim...................................................................... 82
Chapter 22 - Lymphatic Rosary ......................................................... 84
Chapter 23 - Alphabetic Listing of body parts .................................. 87
Chapter 24 - Conclusion...................................................................135
Index................................................................................................140

Iridology is not a new discovery, but rather dates back to the twelfth century. Shepherds down through the ages have examined the eyes of their sheep to check health and to cull out the weak ones. Stockmen still examine cattle eyes to determine the general health of their livestock, by observing whether the eyes are bright and vibrant or dull and lifeless.

The formal medical study of the eye probably began with Hippocrates, as did so much of the study of human anatomy. Most authors agree that the study of the iris of the eye began with Ignatz Von Peczely in 1866. As a boy in Bulgaria, he noticed that a pet owl with a broken leg also had a mark on the iris of the eye corresponding to the break. As the leg healed, this spot grew smaller. This interested Von Peczely, who later became a medical doctor. As a doctor in Bulgaria he studied people being admitted to the hospital, drawing pictures of their irises. Upon their release from the hospital, he again drew pictures, and then compared the two pictures. This prompted him to write a book on his studies entitled Discoveries in the Realm of Nature and the Art of Healing. Dr. Von Peczely also made the first iridology chart and discovered that the parts of the iris corresponded with parts of the body and the organs. He outlined this relationship on his iridology chart.

Dr. Von Peczely's work inspired other European doctors like Dr. Nils Lilinquist of Sweden, who first noticed the effects of drugs on the iris of the eye. Other European iridologists were inspired to further the work and bring it to the New World. It has been slow to start in the United States, but because of the work of people like Dr. Bernard Jensen and myself, the work continues to grow. Books like Dr. Jensen's The Science and Practice of Iridology volumes 1 and 2, and my book Eyes the Windows of the Body and the Soul , as well as extensive lecturing across the country by myself and others, has acquainted many people with iridology. Although in 1978 there were probably only a few hundred iridologists in the United States, at present there are thousands of lay iridologists. Everyone who hears the principles of iridology related to corrective diet, herbs, and vitamins and applies them in his own life eventually proves such principles to himself. The interest by the medical community over the 10 years that I have been lecturing has been astounding. Over the past four years it was rare when I did not have medical doctors, chiropractors, nurses, and pharmacists in my classes, and their particular interest seem to be in iridology.

My contribution to the work already done in the history of iridology has been to show how to relate iridology to the use of herbs and a mild food diet. Improvement can be recognized simply by the way a person feels as he learns herbs and a corrective diet. With the use of iridology he can also watch the changes as they take place in his eyes. This is a Marvel and a wonder to behold, for as the body heals the eyes change like a kaleidoscope. When such results can be achieved, the logic of a mild food diet and the use of herbs is sound and iridology proves the truth of both.

The use of drugs by established medical methods for healing has too long proven ineffective. It was previously assumed that drugs were all that was needed, and in the beginning the whole idea of finding a wonder drug to solve the world's physical problems met with little resistance. Everyone liked the idea, "Break all the rules of health and diet; don't worry, the doctor will give you a little pill, or when needed cut you open, and he will take all the responsibility for your health." However, thinking people everywhere have become disenchanted with this concept, as well as with the drugs themselves. They have come to the conclusion that drugs are alien to the natural physiology of man concerning the human body and that all the rules of physical laws have been broken in a search for alternative solutions. Meanwhile, a new, yet old, science has risen to popularity and returned to the herb kingdom for the answers. However, those who are thinking even more deeply are recognizing that the real answer does not lie in medicine of any kind but rather in obedience to the laws of nature. Only then will man be free of the pain of disease. Preventative medicine has become the real solution.

In order for iridology to be of value to the layperson so that he may be able to analyze the inside of his body, it is essential to understand how to use iridology specifically in conjunction with herbs and correct diet.