Divine functional

His notion of the cause of chemical action is quite mystical. He supposes a ferment, a formless and unsubstantial something implanted by the divine will in all substances, to be the thing which determines what the action and the products shall be. The various functions of the body, for instance, take place under the initiative of the ferment, and under the guidance or direction of the Areh-aeus, a sort of resident spirit, the concept of the Archaeus being derived, somewhat modified, from the Archaeus of Paracelsus.8... 

The fifth day of the Baro Thodol confronts the deceased with the Bhagavan Buddha Amoghasiddhi, Almighty Conqueror, from the green Norther realm of Successful Performance of Best Actions, attended by a Divine Mother, and two Bodhisattvas representing the mental functions of "equilibrium, immutability, and almighty power" and "clearer of obscurations."]... 

In the New World, specialists similar to the Druids existed in primitive societies and functioned as shamans. The shaman is a priest-doctor who uses magic to cure the sick, to divine the hidden, and to control events that affect the welfare of the people. The shaman seeks to achieve ecstasy, often by the use of plants containing... 

Zheng TS, Flavell RA. Divinations and surprises Genetic analysis of caspase function in mice. Exp Cell Res 2000 256 67-73. 

The function of the Kundalini/Niter is to increase in humanity its sense of True Self and True Will by opening us to wider vistas of awareness. At the lowest level of functioning, this is the self-centered ego at its highest, we become aware of our Divine nature. 

Pharaohs regarded food to be the bearer of both divinity and vital strength. The current interest in the positive health effects of functional foods, nutraceuticals and herbal medicines seems to be a return to the philosophy of ancient Egypt. The public seems to have an impetuous optimistic view about these natural products and so a realistic risk-benefit analysis for these products is not requested by the consumer. As a result these products are consumed without any toxicological hesitation, and concerns on the safety of these products are scarce. 

We have noted that the function of shamanic initiation in the primitive society is to effect the transformation of the shaman from a profane, human condition to a superhuman, sacred one. But while the shaman may carry out activities such as divining and prophesying, and occasionally sorcery, these are not his major functions, and often fall within the province of other types of practitioners. The shaman s primary functions are those of healer and psychopomp. This is related to the specific nature of the shamanic ecstasy not all forms of mystical ecstasy are shamanic, for this, like initiation, has its own peculiar nature. The shamanic ecstasy is one in which the shaman is supposed to leave his physical body and journey to the Center of the World, which connects the earthly realm with the celestial world above and the infernal regions below. This axis mundi may be symbolized as a tree, mountain, tent pole, ladder, liana, or something similar the shaman is able to make the journey and return safely because he is a master of ecstasy and possesses the guidance of helping spirits along... 

A particularly good example of how the working of the body is related to God s divine will is Boerhaave s discussion of the Aristotelian concept of sen-sorium commune in explaining the connection between the body and the mind as well as the connection of man to God. It is the place in the brain where all sense perception and impressions of the nerves come together and cause ideas, emotions, passions and voluntary motions. Boerhaave localised the sensorium commune in the place where all sensations originate, i.e. in all the points where the cerebral cortex and spinal marrow transfer into nerves. Boerhaave is very particular in stating that once the sensorium commune has set the body into motion it functions automatically, which means that for instance when someone decides to walk from Leiden to Amsterdam and back, the body will automatically do so. 

However, this does not mean that the body functions independently from the divine cause. Boerhaave spent a whole lecture explaining that God causes the motions of the sensorium commune and that it is therefore entirely dependent upon God s divine will. Boerhaave proved this by stating that ... 

Unfortunately, there is no systematic way to construct Liapunov functions. Divine inspiration is usually required, although sometimes one can work backwards. Sums of squares occasionally work, as in the following example. 

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