Presentation by Jim Watkins, followed by audience discussion. Presented January 13, 2024. There are many compelling teachings in The Urantia Book that warrant a closer look. Our guest speakers set the stage with a brief presentation highlighting one of these interesting topics, followed by a discussion with the audience. The ideas and opinions presented are those of the speaker and do not necessarily represent those of Urantia Foundation or Urantia Book International School (UBIS).

Jim discovered The Urantia Book in 1982 while finishing broadcasting school in Hollywood, California. It was happenstance that a fellow employee at a movie theatre introduced Jim to the revelation while discussing, of all things, Adam and Eve.

In 2015, Jim published his first book entitled A New Revelation: Exploring the Urantia Book. One year later, Jim launched a website and 24/7 streaming channel which featured book readings, commentary, articles, and interviews with members of the Urantia community.

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The next time you see a bag of Epsom salt on sale, grab it. You‘ll be ready to tackle everything from tired feet to tomato plants with the confidence of someone who knows that frugality isn’t just about saving money—it’s about making the most of what you have. And if nothing else, it’ll give you one more thing to brag about at your next PTA meeting. “Oh, you spent $20 on grout cleaner? I made mine with Epsom salt and dish soap.” Cue the applause.

Epsom salt is often overlooked despite its numerous uses and benefits. It is an affordable and versatile item that deserves more attention in the household.

Epsom salt is a naturally occurring mineral compound of magnesium and sulfate, not to be confused with edible table salt, which is sodium chloride. Discovered in Epsom, Surrey, England, it has been utilized for centuries for various purposes, including relieving muscle aches, gardening, and household maintenance.

Relieve Muscle Pain

To soothe aching muscles, add one or two cups of Epsom salt to a warm bath and soak for 15 to 20 minutes.

Why It Works: The magnesium in Epsom salt aids in muscle relaxation and reduces inflammation, making it an excellent choice for post-exercise recovery or after strenuous activities.

Remove stye's from eyes.  Dissolve Epsom Salt in a dish of boiling water when cooled sufficiently bath the eye. in Two or three treatments the stye will disappear and never return.

Why it works. Epsom Salt is anti-inflammatory and it kills the bacteria causing the stye.

Create a DIY Body Scrub

Combine Epsom salt with olive oil or coconut oil to create an exfoliating scrub. Adding essential oils can enhance the fragrance if desired.

Why It Works: Epsom salt's abrasive texture efficiently exfoliates dead skin cells while remaining gentle enough for regular use.

Extract Splinters

Dissolve one tablespoon of Epsom salt in warm water and soak the affected area.

Why It Works: The anti-inflammatory properties of Epsom salt help draw out the splinter and reduce inflammation around the area.

Enhance Plant Growth

Apply a tablespoon or two of Epsom salt to the base of plants, or dissolve it in water and spray on the leaves.

Why It Works: Magnesium and sulfate are vital nutrients for plant growth, particularly for tomatoes, peppers, and roses. This method provides a cost-effective alternative to specialty fertilizers.

Revitalize Feet

Add half a cup of Epsom salt to a basin of warm water and soak your feet.

Why It Works: Epsom salt softens calluses and soothes soreness, providing much-needed relief and care for your feet.

Clean Tile and Grout

Mix equal parts of Epsom salt and Blue Dawn dish soap. Use the mixture to scrub tile and grout.

Why It Works: The combination of Epsom salt's abrasiveness and Blue Dawn's degreasing ability effectively cleans without the need for harsh chemicals.

Increase Hair Volume

Blend equal parts of Epsom salt and conditioner. Apply to hair, leave for 10 minutes, and rinse thoroughly.

Why It Works: Epsom salt helps remove excess oil and buildup, enhancing hair volume and appearance.

Clean Cookware

Sprinkle Epsom salt on burnt-on food and scrub with a sponge.

Why It Works: Epsom salt's coarse texture aids in removing stubborn residue without damaging cookware.

Repel Garden Pests

Spread Epsom salt around the garden to deter slugs and snails.

Why It Works: Slugs and snails avoid Epsom salt, allowing you to protect your garden naturally and economically.

Improve Sleep Quality

Take an Epsom salt bath before bedtime.

Why It Works: Magnesium can help improve sleep quality, making Epsom salt baths a relaxing and beneficial pre-sleep ritual.

Remove Blackheads

Mix one teaspoon of Epsom salt with warm water and a few drops of iodine. Apply with a cotton ball, let it sit for a minute, and rinse.

Why It Works: This mixture helps loosen blackheads and cleanse pores efficiently.

Conclusion

Epsom salt is an invaluable and economical tool for a variety of applications. Its diverse uses, from soothing tired muscles to enhancing plant growth, make it a valuable addition to any household. When you next find Epsom salt on sale, consider purchasing it to leverage its many benefits, thus demonstrating both frugality and resourcefulness.

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The following reading list contains many books that served as foundational references for creating both Dissolving Illusions and the Dissolving Illusions Companion and Reference. These books, organized chronologically, offer an extensive starting point for gaining deeper insights into the intricate tapestry of disease history, the progress and stagnation of medical practices, and the complex discourse surrounding inoculation and vaccination. Exploring these texts will undoubtedly invite a more nuanced perspective that challenges prevailing narratives.

Delving into this meticulously selected reading list, you will embark on a challenging journey through the annals of time. This comprehensive collection will serve as an indispensable resource for those seeking to broaden their perspectives and engage in constructive dialogues that transcend conventional viewpoints.

1. John Pechy, MD, The Whole Works of that Excellent Practical Physician Dr. Thomas Sydenham, MD, 1696
2. Isaac Massey, Apothecary to Christ’s Hospital, A Short and Plain Account of Inoculation, 1722
3. Francis Howgrave, Apothecary, Reasons Against the Inoculation of the Small-Pox, 1724
4. Isaac Massey, Remarks on Dr. Jurin’s Last Yearly Account of the Success of Inoculation, 1727
5. William Langton MD, An address to the public on the present method of inoculation: proving that the matter inoculated is not the small-pox. To which is added an inquiry into the nature of the confluent pox, and its cure, 1767
6. Benjamin Rush MD, Professor of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania, Medical Inquiries and Observations, Second Edition, 1789
7. Robert Walker MD, An Inquiry into the Small-Pox, Medical and Political, 1790
8. William Rowley, MD, Cow-pox inoculation NO SECURITY against Small-pox infection, 1805
9. W. R. Rogers, Surgeon, An examination of the Part of the Evidence Relative to Cow-Pox, 1805
10. John Brich, Esq, Surgeon to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, &c. A letter Occasioned by the Many Failures of Cow-Pox, 1805
11. Charles Maclean, MD, On the State of Vaccination in 1810
12. Gilbert Blane, FRS, Elements of Medical Logick, 1821
13. Xavier Bichat, Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, Paris, France, General Anatomy, Applied to Physiology and Medicine, vol. 1, 1822
14. Samuel Thomson, Botanist, A Narrative of the life and medical discoveries of Samuel Thomson, 1825
15. John Gideon Millingen MD, Curiosities of Medical Experience, vol. 2, 1837
16. Thomas Brown of Musselburgh, Surgeon, An Investigation of the present Un-satisfactory and Defective State of Vaccination, 1842
17. R. G. Latham, MD, The Works of Thomas Sydenham, MD, vol. I, 1848
18. Wooster Beach MD, The American Practice Condensed: Or, The Family Physician, 1850
19. Samuel Dickson, MD, Glasgow, The “Destructive Art of Healing;” or, Facts for families, Second Edition, 1855
20. C. C. Schieferdecker, MD, Dr. C. G. G. Nittinger’s Evils of Vaccination, 1856
21. Russell Thacher Trall, MD, Water-cure for the Million, 1860
22. Florence Nightingale, Notes on Nursing—What it Is, and what it is Not, 1860
23. Samuel Dickson, MD, The Principles of the Chrono-Thermal System of Medicine, 1861
24. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Currents and Counter-currents in Medical Science With Other Addresses and Essays, 1861
25. John Mason Good, MD, The Study of medicine: Empyesis Variola Smallpox, vol 1, 1864
26. Charles Julius Hempel MD, A New and comprehensive system of materia medica and therapeutics, 1865
27. Dr. Eliphalet Kimball, Thoughts on Natural Principles, 1867
28. William Job Collins, MD, Have You Been Vaccinated, and what Protection is it Against the Small Pox? 1869
29. Dr. Schieferdecker, MD, Horrors of Vaccination, 1870
30. R. T. Trall MD, The True Healing Art or Hygienic vs. Drug Medication, 1872
31. Edmund Procter, Important facts on vaccination urgently demanding public attention, 1873
32. Dr. John Pickering, Anti-vaccination—The Statistics of the Medical Officers to the Leeds Small-Pox Hospital Exposed and Refuted, 1876
33. Henry Strickland Constable, Our Medicine Men: A Few Hints, 1876
34. Thomas R. Hazard, Civil and Religious Persecution in the State of New York, 1876
35. C. Spinzig MD, Variola, its Causes, Nature and Prophylaxis and the Dangers of Vaccination, 1878
36. Charles T. Pearce MD, Vital Statistics. Small-Pox & Vaccination in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1882
37. William White, The Story of a Great Delusion, 1885
38. George William Winterburn, PhD, MD, The Value of Vaccination: A Non-partisan Review of Its History and Results, 1886
39. Charles Creighton, The Natural History of Cow-pox and Vaccinal Syphilis, 1887
40. Charles Creighton, Jenner and Vaccination. A Strange Chapter of Medical History, 1889
41. Edgar March Crookshank, History and Pathology of Vaccination Volume I: A Critical Inquiry, 1889
42. Emmet Densmore MD, How nature cures, comprising a new system of hygiene, 1892
43. Vaccination Tracts. Letters and Opinions of Medical Men, 1892
44. Terrible Results of Vaccination: TESTIMONIES concerning Vaccination and its Enforcement: by Scientists, Statisticians, Philosophers, Publicists, and Vaccine Physicians, 1892
45. William Tebb, The Recrudescence of Leprosy and its Causation, 1893
46. Charles Creighton, MA, MD, A History of Epidemics in Britain, vol. II, 1894
47. Duncan Turner, Member of the Royal College of Physicians, London, Is Consumption Contagious? 1894
48. C. Wardell Amerige, MD, Vaccination a Curse, 1895
49. William Scott Tebb, MD, A Century of Vaccination and What It Teaches, 1898
50. Alfred Russell Wallace, LL. D, The Wonderful Century: Its Successes and Its Failures, 1899
51. Matthew Joseph Rodermund, MD, Fads in the Practice of Medicine, and the Cause and Prevention of Disease, 1901
52. John W. Hodge, MD, The Vaccination Superstition: Prophylaxis to be Realized Through the Attainment of Health, not by the Propagation of Disease, 1902
53. Dr. R. Swinburne Clymer, MD, PhD, Vaccination Brought Home to You, 1904
54. J.T. Biggs, Leicester: Sanitation Versus Vaccination, 1912
55. J. M. Peebles, MD, MA, PhD, Vaccination a Curse and a Menace to Personal Liberty, Tenth Edition, 1913
56. Tenison Deane, MD, The Crime of Vaccination or Bacteria, X. Y. Z., 1913
57. Robert Emmette McNamara, B. Sc., F. T. S., Professor of Physiology, Chemistry, Histology, Universal Chiropractic College, Chiropractic, Other Drugless Healing Methods With Criticism of the Practice of Medicine, 1913
58. C. Killick Millard, The Vaccination Question in the Light of Modern Experience: An Appeal for Reconsideration, 1914
59. Elbert Hubbard, The Philosophy of Elbert Hubbard, 1916
60. Charles M. Higgins, Horrors of Vaccination Exposed and Illustrated, 1920
61. Henry Lindlahr, MD, Philosophy of Natural Therapeutics, 1921
62. Simon Louis Katzoff, PhD, MD, Timely Truths on Human Health, 1921
63. Joe Shelby Riley, MD, MS, PhD, Conquering Units: Or The Mastery of Disease, 1921
64. Emmons Rutledge Booth, History of Osteopathy, and Twentieth-Century Medical Practice, 1924
65. Eleanor McBean, The Poisoned Needle: Suppressed Facts About Vaccination, 1957