| Q.
The concept of "Innate Intelligence" sounds
almost religious or metaphysical. Is it?
A. For some people, the concept of life itself has
religious and metaphysical overtones. For others, it can
be understood and appreciated from a strictly scientific
perspective. So it is with the concept of Universal and
Innate Intelligence as discussed in chiropractic
philosophy. We do not know precisely what the Innate
Intelligence is or how it functions. Since we find an
overwhelming abundance of evidence that is does, indeed,
exist, we feel confident in building a set of beliefs upon
the concept. Even the most scientific, agnostic observer
has to admit that there is a systematic organization to
the human body (and the universe). We did not develop the
way we have randomly. Some perceive this organization as
proof of a Supreme Being ... others as an indication that
some as-of-yet-unknown forces are at work. Regardless of
the perspective, the conclusion is the same: Innate
Intelligence does exist.
Q. If the existence of an "Innate
Intelligence" is so obvious, why doesn't everyone
believe in it?
A. At some level, most people DO believe in it – they
just never put a name to it. Even today, distinguished
scientists and medical doctors are admitting that there is
only so much they can do for a person who has been sick or
injured. After that, "it's up to the patient,"
they say. What they really mean is that they must step
back and let the person's own Innate Intelligence take
over. If the person can be healed, his or her own body
will heal itself.
Q. Is it really so bad to take a couple of aspirins, or
other pills, when we don't feel right?
A. The question is not whether or not it is
"bad" to take two aspirin. The question is: do
we understand the risks we run whenever we take things
that alter the body's normal biochemical balance? The fact
is, there is no way for anyone to know for sure exactly
how your body will react when you swallow those pills.
Even as mundane a drug as aspirin (and aspirin IS a drug)
affects each person differently. One person takes two and
her headache is gone.
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Another
person takes the exact same pills and, a half hour later
still has his headache, plus an upset stomach. A third
person – who has taken aspirin many times in the past
– has an allergic reaction and is rushed to the
hospital. A fourth person feels great because her headache
is gone, and never realizes that it was a signal of
something more serious. If there was some way to know
PRECISELY what a particular chemical would do in YOUR body
EACH TIME, then it might be safer to use drugs. As it is,
we are just guessing and hoping for the best.
Q. A lot of people claim they were "cured" of
different conditions with chiropractic. Is this true?
A. NO. No one has ever been "cured" or
"healed" with chiropractic. A doctor of
chiropractic does one thing: detect and correct vertebral
subluxations. This removes or decreases interference to
the normal flow of Innate Energy through the body. The
Innate Intelligence can then direct all parts of the body
in a more efficient and effective manner. Without
interference, the body can more easily work towards
healing or curing itself. If a person walks out of a
chiropractic office feeling better, his or her own body
gets the credit!
Q. Why are these pamphlets called "The Green
Booklets?"
A. In 1906, D.D. Palmer, the man credited with
"discovering" chiropractic and formulating its
foundation of principles and procedures, wrote a textbook
called "The Science, Art and Philosophy of
Chiropractic." Later, his son, B.J. Palmer, took his
studies further and published a series of textbooks which
– bound in the distinctive green text-book binding
popular in that day – came to be known as "The
Green Books."
While hundreds of books have been written since on
every aspect of chiropractic, these important works still
contain the basic technical information and philosophical
underpinnings of the entire profession. They are read and
reread by chiropractors throughout the world. These
philosophy pamphlets draw from those pioneering works and
their development, design, and name is in honor of them. |