Cancer is simply a miscommunication

If we consider what a cancer cell is, we realize that it is nothing more than a cell that has lost communication with other cells and, thus, the whole being from which it once lived for.

Cancer cells under a microscope, Telegraph, UK (2009)

Cancer can be defined as a cell with abnormal growth, resulting in excessive reproduction without a control mechanism. This often results in tumors, or a collection of cancer cells that accumulate and reproduce in a given area of the body. This can cause major problems and many times death. 

If we take a moment to analyze what cancer is, we find that it is simply a miscommunication among cells in a multicellular organism. Cancer may be a reflection of our mental and external worlds. Note the forms of communication we are presented in a modern society. If living in a city, we experience unnatural light, water & air pollution, poor food choices, low oxygen levels, nature deprivation, negativity & anger... These variables all have an effect on our DNA, minds, and physical bodies beginning at the cellular level. Suppose a toxin from corporatized "food" enters our body. These particles will eventually need to be processed at the cellular level. What type of communication will a cell (and its DNA) have with such an aggressive force? The result will be negative. The cell will suffer, perhaps even resulting in cell death or a mutation of DNA. This is where cancer can arise.

External and mental influences can result in DNA mutation and altered cell growth. 

Now consider the influence of various forms of thought. When trapped in a cycle of fear and stress, we affect our cells. These thoughts are a miscommunication with ourselves. Allowing cyclic fear to exist competes with our intrinsic nature of love, union and harmony. This is the reason we find success in cancer treatments through meditation, yoga, juicing, and other practices that release stress through the nourishment of the body and mind. When we reintroduce pure communication, we remove the potential for our cells to experience negative energy. 

We can affect positive change through the forms of communication we have with ourselves, the environment, fellow beings, and forms of sustenance. This is the point in which we have the power to realign against the tide of cancer that is ever rising in our disconnected society.  Here are some ways in which forms of communication can nourish our being whole:

Mind | reconfigure patterns of thought to that of a positive nature and adopt a practice of awareness in the form of meditation, intention, nature, art, love

Body | maintain the physical body through foods and activities that bring balance rather than depletion

Sustenance | replace chemical-laden, nutrient-less foods of the current paradigm, introduce more fresh, organic, local plant foods that alkalize and balance the body along with pure mineral rich spring water; breathe clean air deeply; enjoy the sun

Nature | re-harmonize our relationship with the natural world, finding time for grounding and an experience with the stillness that is

Beings | If we can create harmony in ourselves, we can create harmony with our fellow beings (all species we share this planet with). Coming from a balanced, grounded space of love will cause all modes of communication to be light and clear 

We are meant to thrive. Our natural state is bliss. When our mind, body, and soul are set on love, we achieve this harmonic state. As beings of mostly water, we can use the beautiful example of Dr. Emoto and the power of intention. What intentions are you living by right now?

Through gratitude and sacred living, our lens of life evolves to that of love in action.

Magnified water crystals set to different energies, masaru-emoto.net (2015)

OM NAMO NARAYANA ॐ OM NAMO NARAYANA ॐ OM NAMO NARAYANA

The Universe as an Energetic Interface

If the universe is a collection of vibrations in the form of energetic waves, wouldn't our existence be defined by the ways in which we participate in this dynamic dance of life?

Observed vibrating atoms of the Pacific, 2014.

Our universe is comprised of energy in varying forms, shapes, sizes, colors and sounds. Through our body and mind, we have the ability to interpret these vibrations. These interpretations, then, define how we choose to live out this current embodiment.

How can we optimize our connection to the energy that flows through us in the form of sensory information, air, water, and food transforming into thoughts, actions, creations and experiences? In what ways can we maximize our ability to "digest" our world, both mentally and physically, to live in harmony with the vibrations of the universe?

The following is a list of energetic exchanges that I find to be powerful for creating contentment and the awakening of our true nature of love (they are by no means a decree or demand to be, rather a personal learning shared): 

Senses | our sensual experience, or the interpretation of it, defines our reality
- the gates of perception are ours to protect and nourish - what we experience will be digested or undigested by our minds
- if we can stimulate deep thinking and growth towards personal freedom, we can accept our right to happiness within
- meditation is a nice way to fully understand the world we are presented on a daily basis

Air | consciously collecting air through our lungs to create prana or qi for our cells to flourish
- breathing clean, unmanufactured air with intention will adjust our mental state
- breath awareness or yogic breathing exercises called pranayama are extremely beneficial to our physical and mental bodies
- chemical-based cleaners and flame-retardant home furnishings have been linked to many health problems and would be better left alone

Water | drinking the most pure, living water possible
- leaving the fluoridated, prescription drug-infused municipal water supply behind can be achieved through certain filters for both the shower and tap 
- for drinking, spring water has a profound effect on the pineal gland and for cellular hydration with its ideal pH, mineral content and life-force - find your local spring here

Food | eating as clean as possible, in the most ethical way possible
- remove harm from the nutrient-collection process through organic local fresh living foods 
- find what works for you and empower yourself through an eating practice based in gratitude
- what we apply to our skin, we also eat

These opportunities for awareness can ensure true health and ultimately a life saturated in love. We can use our energy to provide the soil from which awakened thinking, acting, creating and experiencing can blossom. From here, we enter the space of mind which nourishes our energetic universe and ultimately ourselves, as we are this universe.