You're new to all this, but you are anxious to learn how to do a few basic processes and incorporate them properly into your life. The Maroon Level has two groups: 1) the products that require no learning curve and all you have to do is get them and start using them, and 2) the tools and programs that require a beginner's learning curve.

Maroon—With a Beginner's Learning Curve:

MAP
This is the Perelandra Medical Assistance Program (MAP) that has been used by many thousands of people for over 10 years. It is easy to use. All you need is the book, MAP, and a desire to learn the program. MAP is especially helpful during these times for several reasons. It's something you can use any time. You have a MAP session at your convenience in your own home and not when a physician's office can schedule you in. Aside from the cost of the book, the program is free. This is a critical consideration especially during economically troubling times. And it gives you personalized, expert medical help for your physical, mental and emotional well-being. In short, you can take anything to MAP. If used well, MAP can be a major key for moving us forward so that we can survive the challenges and create silk purses out of any sow's ears that may be thrown at us.

Here's are suggestions about using MAP during crises:

1. Plan to have a special MAP 'crisis session' (a session takes 40 minutes) once a week or once every two weeks throughout the entire crises.



2. Tell your MAP team at the top of the session that this is a crisis session and you wish to address any issues that have come up as a result of the crises—how you are being impacted by the war, the economic situation, the terrorist activities or threats, the bioterrorism . . .



3. And then talk. Talk to your MAP team about what's happening to you, what your current fears are, your concerns if your company is threatening to or has announced it is downsizing, how the news is hitting you, what gossip you heard that scared your socks off, your concerns about your family and friends . . . Just let it all out. Include any physical glitches you are experiencing (such as pain, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, etc.) and any emotional vunerabilities or fragileness you notice. This is your time, and it may be the only time in your day where you don't have to be stoic or act as if the world really hasn't gone mad. Another way of saying this is that this is the time you can be honest with yourself about what is going on (the larger world picture and your personal life picture) and how you feel about it. Aim to put everything on the table even if it takes the full 40 minutes. Your MAP team will be using the time as you are talking to adjust you physically, mentally and emotionally so that you can better process and deal with these things in constructive ways—or be better able to ignore the counterproductive stuff that swirls around during crisis.



4. If you make the commitment and keep up the MAP crisis session rhythm throughout the entire challenging period, you will notice how well you are able to function and how strong you feel, no matter what is thrown at you. You're going to surprise yourself.

For those of you who are already saying, 'But I don't have 40 minutes every week or two to do a MAP crisis session,' I say 'baloney.' Do you want to function well or not? Or do you really enjoy feeling out of control about life, victimized and pounded by fears? If you'd like to move forward, consider the MAP crisis session a priority and schedule it—then use your creativity to make it happen. Generally, if we commit and schedule something—actually do both things: commit and schedule—the time for it to happen magically opens up. It won't take you long to see that making the MAP crisis sessions a priority in an otherwise hectic and stressful life is vital to your ability to function and your sanity—and it was a wise decision to make that commitment.

FLOWER ESSENCES
Flower essences are oral solutions that balance, stabilize and repair our electrical system's circuits. The stress and strain from dealing with life under crisis can easily compromise our electrical circuits. If we don't address this, we are now trying to function with 'misfiring pistons? which can lead to the inability to think, being overwhelmed by emotions and even illness. To use flower essences properly, you need to learn how to do kinesiology testing—a simple muscle testing process that discerns for you which essences you need. Kinesiology is actually very easy to learn. The easiest (and most enjoyable) way to learn about flower essences, how they work, how to use them and how to do kinesiology testing is by getting the video, The Human Electrical System and Flower Essences. This provides an excellent foundation for using the essences well.

Here's my Maroon-Level suggestion for using flower essences during crisis:
Plan to test the essences daily. While you are learning to do kinesiology, this may take you half an hour to do a test. Whatever tests positive (indicating that you need it) you will take one drop of each essence. When testing daily, you do not have to be bothered with learning to test for individual dosages or making solutions. You just test and take one drop of each needed essence. Then put the essences away until the next day. By testing daily, you will be giving yourself a lot of practice with kinesiology and will be moving through this learning curve very quickly. If you give yourself 4-6 weeks, you will see that your daily testing time is dramatically reduced and you will have this routine fully integrated into your daily life. It will become as second nature to you as brushing your teeth.

What the testing gives you: By monitoring your electrical system daily, you will make sure that you are not experiencing the gradual breakdown of one circuit after another that can lead to a debilitating accumulative effect. In short, you will be staying right on top of the condition of your electrical system. And you will be helping to maintain the physical strength and stamina you need to withstand the challenges of the crises and not get swept under by them.

ETS (EMERGENCY TRAUMA SOLUTION)
Once you have learned how to test flower essences, you can easily make an ETS for yourself. An ETS is a solution that is pre-made and ready to use whenever we experience physical, emotional or mental trauma or in an emergency situation such as accidents, sudden illness, buildings collapsing around you or sudden exposures to harmful chemicals or microbes. The easiest way to describe the ETS is to get you to think back to the precise moment you learned that planes had flown into the Twin Towers in NYC. Think of the kick in the stomach or mind that you felt. At that moment, your electrical system had been hit hard, had experienced a trauma, and you needed to take your ETS. The ETS immediately restabilizes your electrical system and, as a result, you. Because the ETS is pre-made and ready to use right away at any time, it becomes an incredibly helpful tool for you to have available in your home, car and office. Right at the time when you need help the most, you don't have to think about anything except grabbing your ETS. Take the drops as instructed. Then you'll be able to operate and think well as you digest what has happened and begin to respond appropriately.

The fastest and easiest way to learn about the ETS and how to make one is by getting the video, Making an ETS. (Clever title!) To make an ETS, you'll need flower essences and ½-oz. solution bottles. We even offer an ETS Kit that includes the video, empty solution bottles and labels.

MICROBIAL BALANCING PROGRAM—PHASE 1 TESTING
The Perelandra Microbial Balancing Program is a health tool whose time has definitely come. We really cannot be loading up on antibiotics and getting a bunch of vaccinations for every conceivable microbial attack that could be unleashed on us at any given time. Very quickly more of us will be keeling over from the antibiotics and vaccinations than would ever have been harmed by the microbes that were unleashed in the first place. Remember what I said in the MBP Solution section about microbes: [Microbes] are not suicidal. They are opportunistic and their primary focus is survival. They will not enter into or settle in an environment that is not friendly to them or one that will not support them. They will avoid it. The very best defense we have when facing microbes that don't belong in our system is a strong, balanced, full-functioning body system. It's like posting a 'Do Not Enter' sign on our body.?

The Microbial Balancing Program (MBP) provides us and the beneficial microbes that are an essential part of our body the balance (and, therefore, the strength) to hang a 'Do Not Enter' sign. You may use the MBP to maintain microbial/body balance and provide the necessary body environment that is not inviting to microbes you might be exposed to from secondary or incidental contact. You would do this by using the program regularly to build up your body and its defenses with the proper balance and mix of beneficial microbes so that when exposed (and we all are exposed to many microbes that don?t belong in our systems every day), the body can quickly and easily defend itself from any uninvited guests. You would also use the MBP to help regain a strong body balance if it becomes essential that you take an antibiotic or receive a vaccination. Both antibiotics and vaccinations may be a life-saving necessity under certain conditions, but they may cause side effects that include wrecking the beneficial microbial balance in our body that can leave us vulnerable to other microbial problems. Offhand, I would say that in light of this new era we have entered, learning to use the Microbial Balancing Program and having it available for ourselves, our family and friends is essential.

How to use the MBP on the Maroon Level:
The MBP can appear daunting at first, but we have developed a process called 'Phase 1 Testing' that makes learning the program a snap. And for the Maroon Level with its beginner?s learning curve, I suggest you just concentrate on learning and using Phase 1 Testing on a regular basis. Make this your normal MBP testing process. It is easy to learn. It is quick. And it can be quite effective. Don't even bother pressuring yourself to work with the full program unless you feel absolutely comfortable about moving from Phase 1 into the larger MBP. (Then you'll be moving from the Maroon Level to the Blue Level.) But the MBP is now so important for us to include in our lives that it's perfectly fine to just stick with Phase 1—and certainly much more beneficial for you than choosing not to use the program at all.

For Monitoring and Adjusting Your General Microbial/Body Balance:
Do an MBP Phase 1 Test (which takes about 10-15 minutes) every one or two weeks throughout the entire crises time. This is a primary check and adjustment on the general balance of your beneficial microbes and your body in relation to those microbes. Because of its exceptional strengthening qualities, the MBP Phase 1 is an excellent preventive tool for living in a microbial-challenging world.

You Are Concerned about Possible Secondary Exposure:
You have three solid and remarkably effective responses for getting through these times.

1. As soon as you hear about the problem (within the first 20 minutes of being hit with the news), take your ETS.



2. Then, take a dose of each of the MBP Immune, Lymphatic and Respiratory Balancing Solutions, no matter what time of day it is when you are first exposed or hear about the potential problem. (If you work in a high-risk job, it would be good to have these three MBP Solutions at the job site as well as at home.) Then take the solutions twice daily throughout the crisis and for two weeks after you are sure this immediate crisis is over. Then go back to taking these MBP Solutions one time daily. If you are not sure if the microbial release has been fully cleared out, just plan to take the MBP Solutions twice daily until you feel certain all is well.



3. Do an MBP Phase 1 test each day throughout the immediate crisis. This will allow you to monitor how you and your body's beneficial microbes are being impacted and to strengthen your natural defenses in case of a problem. You are not left defenseless with just your worries if you have a secondary exposure to a bioterrorist act.

You Got Hit with Direct Contamination and You Are in Serious Trouble:

1. Take your ETS immediately—during the first 20 minutes of exposure. (Always keep a bottle of ETS with you, especially if you are working or living in a high-risk environment.)



2. As soon as possible, take a dose of each of the MBP Immune, Lymphatic and Respiratory System Balancing Solutions, no matter what time of day it is when you are first contaminated. (Again, if you work in a high-risk job, it would be good to have a these three MBP Solutions at the job site as well as at home.) Then take the solutions twice daily throughout the crisis and for two months after you are home from the hospital. After two months, go back to taking these MBP Solutions one time daily. (A family member or friend who is willing to visit you daily at the hospital will need to bring along the solutions and give you the needed dosages. Hospital personnel will not like seeing those bottles sitting around.)



3. Here's where you are going to need some more help. While you are waiting for your test results, do an MBP Phase 1 test each day. This will give your body a leg up for defending itself against the bioterrorist attack. It would be good if you have partnered with someone (friend or family member) and both learned how to do MBP Phase 1 Testing. If you have had direct exposure and test positive for something like anthrax or small pox, your partner will need to take over and do surrogate Phase 1 Testing for you—preferably every day. So you and your partner must be willing to step up and help on a daily basis if one of you should become victim to an attack. (If daily help isn't possible, then testing as often as possible is the next best thing.) Once released from the hospital, you are now faced with restoring balance to a body that has also been hit hard by all kinds of anti-microbial medication. Plan to continue daily MBP Phase 1 Testing for two months after your return home. Your strength and your body?s ability to defend itself in the future depend on your restoring balance. The MBP Solutions and MBP Phase 1 Testing give you excellent tools for full recuperation.

Vaccinations:
I am not going to weigh in on the debate about whether or not it is advisable for an individual to receive vaccinations. This is something that will have to be decided by each of us, should we be faced with a mass vaccination campaign. But I can give some additional help no matter which decision you make.

• Receiving a Vaccination: I am assuming that you are already taking the MBP Solutions and doing the MBP Phase 1 Testing every week or two. If you would like to receive a vaccination as a further preventive measure, take your ETS right after receiving the shot, then take the MBP Immune, Lymphatic, Digestive and Respiratory System Balancing Solutions twice daily for three months. If you need to get additional vaccinations for different potential microbial exposures, take these three MBP Solutions twice daily for three months after each vaccination you receive. Do daily MBP Phase 1 Testing for two weeks after the shot, then continue the Phase 1 Testing each week for an additional 2½ months.



• Electing to Not Receive a Vaccination: Especially if you are in a high-risk environment where bioterrorism attacks have either occurred or have a high possibility of occurring, it will be important for you to take the four MBP Solutions: Immune, Lymphatic, Digestive and Respiratory daily and to do regular MBP Phase 1 Testing weekly. This way you will not be defenseless.

MAROON-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS
One of the easiest and most effective things we can do for restoring and maintaining a positive, clear environment around us (home and personal work space) during times of crises is the Energy Cleansing Process. I suggest that this process be done frequently—every two weeks. (See Perelandra Garden Workbook, pp. 246 to 252.)

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GRADUATING TO THE BLUE LEVEL
Once you feel comfortable working with any of the programs and processes I've listed in the Maroon Level and you wish to refine it by learning more, read the Blue-Level information on that particular program.