The Cult Of the Slender – Utterly Absurd!

HEALTH Good in Your Skin Invited by the Albertville Health
Group, Christiane Beerlandt came from Ostend to explain at
length the psychological and emotional origins of the most
important diseases and symptoms that can strike us. She
underlined the deeper meaning of earthly life and, especially,
our self-healing powers. One has never seen an elephant swinging
by a frail liana, no more than a monkey dragging a heavy load!
This image could summarize — a little irreverently, however —
the words of Christiane Beerlandt. She wrote several books in
the field of psychology, health, nutrition, philosophy, and
wellness. “Not going against nature, being and staying yourself,
stout or thin, always good in your skin.” Last Tuesday evening,
at the “Val des Roses” Theater, Christiane Beerlandt spoke in
her mother tongue, Dutch. Her words were faithfully translated
by her husband, Dr. Dirk Lippens. Christiane Beerlandt is
endowed with an extraordinary talent enabling her to consciously
draw information from her deep source of wisdom. This is the
case, among others, in one of her books, entitled “The Key to
Self-Liberation — 1000 Diseases and their Psychological
Origins,” which has become a standard reference work for laymen
as well as for doctors. She does not base herself on any
existing work or on external observation of diseases or sick
persons. “Happenings, phenomena, or diseases that occur in our
lives don’t come up abruptly. They don’t happen by coincidence,
they are not sent to us by some power or some god.” We have to
look for the causes in ourselves. We attract everything
ourselves, energetically. Every happening or phenomenon in our
lives is the expression of something taking place on an
underlying level: in our psyches, in our emotional lives, in the
realm of our convictions and expectations. In this way, the
human being creates his own life and the happenings in his life,
good or bad. All this mostly takes place on an unconscious
level; this explains the fact that most people say it “just”
happens to them time and again. “In fact, we are not aware that
everything is linked energetically, that the human being
constantly creates his own reality in accordance with his
expectations and psychological state. Therefore, we can look in
ourselves to find the deeper causes of certain unpleasant things
that happen to us, and undertake to solve them.” The Cult of
Slenderness: Utterly Absurd! Fatalism will only play a role in
our lives as long as we believe in it. According to the speaker,
illnesses are like signals: “Always ask yourself ‘why,’ and then
make the necessary adjustments on your path.” However, it’s the
author’s opinion that there aren’t any specific techniques
required to do this. From the flu and the most common headache
to the most malignant cancer and hiv-aids, a large number of
diseases and organs were analyzed: cholesterol, rheumatism,
heart, liver, neck, shoulder. . . . As regards the current
concepts about heredity and genetic determination, Christiane
Beerlandt fiercely pronounces herself against them. Another
topic discussed was nutrition. “Just eat the foods you like, but
you have to apply at the same time the symbolism of these foods
in your daily life.” These days, one often condemns stout people
while maintaining the cult of slenderness. “This is utterly
absurd” according to Christiane Beerlandt, who doesn’t at all
advise against the use of medicines or medical treatment. “It
can be good for many people to resort to them during a certain
stage of life; one needs to realize, however, that it’s
necessary to work at the same time on the true healing of an
ailment. This can be done by becoming aware of, and by solving,
the fundamental cause, which is situated on a much deeper level
than the purely physical or chemical.” As we said before, one
needs to search in the emotional and psychological realm, in the
world of one’s convictions, feelings, expectations, and
self-image. “Why do I have this illness?” There are perhaps
thousands of reasons. If one thoroughly looks for them, it’s
possible to find them, to discover that link, and to work on
solving them. Concentrating on these underlying reasons and
solving them is certainly no easy work. In any case, it allows
to have a more healthy relationship with one’s illness, to
become aware. Illness is a signal, a warning light: watch out!
There’s a bend! It’s up to us to negotiate it well. Lucien
Durand n Translated from the French by Dirk Lippens For Futher
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