Your Living Temple

 It's amazing how God had things planned out.

NOTHING of God, life, the earth, the universe, or anything in existence is coincidence.

The ancients taught that the human body is the most sacred and precious of all "buildings".

Walt Witman said, "If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred."

We have been told time & time again by our prophet to NOT defile our body - but to respect it.  Nurture it.  Take care of it.  Does this mean if we abstain from alcohol, tea, tobacco, coffee, caffeine, drugs, tattoos, multiple piercings, & harmful addicting substances, that we are doing enough?  The answer is NO.

We in the LDS church, have forgotten a huge portion of the Word of Wisdom.  Not only did Heavenly Father give us instructions on what NOT to do, but He also gave instructions on what TO DO. We have sadly lost sight of this principle.

Of course, in order to be worthy of the full blessings of our Heavenly Father, we have been provided with earthly 'brick & mortar' temples to do eternal work for ourselves & those who lived before us.

But think about something...  Your body is your very own personal living temple.  It is the housing for your spirit... It was literally created in accordance with God's laws.  Your body is FULL of symbolism.

Look at these fascinating symbolism of the human body from ancient cultures.  These are things I was taught from a genius of a man named Don Tolman (who interestingly enough is not of our faith), former neurosurgeon who dropped out of his education/profession to travel the world over, for 40+ years to learn & teach about true health.  He realized there was more to health than pills, supplements, tests, procedures, & surgeries - so he left the conventional medical field years ago & dedicated his life to the learning & teaching of true & simple health, nutrition, the human body, brain function, & much more...  Much of his teaching on nutrition & health fits almost completely with the Word of Wisdom.  You can read more about him on his website - www.thedontolman.com

From a gospel perspective & what we know as members of the church, I find the beliefs of these ancient cultures absolutely amazing!  Take a look at this :)

*****ANCIENT SYMBOLS OF THE HUMAN BODY*****

3 Degrees Of Glory:

Celestial = The Sun

Terrestrial = The Moon

Telestial = The Stars

CELESTIAL:

Upper Rooms = The Head = Heavens
3rd Heaven = Brow to Crown (top)
2nd Heaven = Nose To Brow (middle)
1st Heaven = Chin To Nose (bottom)


7 Elders / Presidents = 7 holes in the head (head = heavens):
*Right Eye
*Left Eye
*Right Ear
*Left Ear
*Right Nostril
*Left Nostril
*Mouth

12 Apostles = 12 Cranial Nerves = (They add light to the "President")

***3rd  "Celestial" Heaven = (Brown to Crown)
President
1st sight = The always seeing eye

***2nd "Terrestrial" Heaven = (Nose to Brow)
Counselors
2nd sight = The sometimes seeing eye, add light to their "president"

***1st "Telestial" Heaven = (Chin to Nose)
Sword of Truth = The Tongue
The power to cut asunder OR lift to the heavens

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Larynx = Trumpet of God (good)
Vowel  (vow = speech/promise, el = God/good)
The tongue of God & Angels

TERRESTRIAL:


Main Floor = The constitution / body
Bishop = The Heart (Pulse of the bodies members)
Bishop's storehouse = The Stomach (Receiver of tithes & offerings)
Giver of Gifts = Bowel (bow = promise,  el = God/good)

Bowel, near reverse of ELBOW (raising arm to the square) = "I promise the good, to lift only life & light as offerings to my temple")
The bowel releases that which is not good from the temple.

((I've come to realize the importance of a healthy bowel.  There is a direct relation between the digestive system & MOST diseases/ailments.))

Deacons
2 quorums of 12 = 24 ribs
Keepers/protectors of physical needs

TELESTIAL:

Basement = The Creation Room
Works for the dead, Womb of Re-creation - Straight & Narrow Way

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Who are the 70 that travel in 2's? 

They are the joints of the body.  2 shoulders, 2 knees, 2 ankles, matching joints of all the fingers & toes, the pillar of the 'temple', the 32 degree vertebrae of the spine, the 33rd being the skull or heavens that is held up by the atlas vertebrae of the spine.  These 70 take the kingdom (you) into all the world.

The 5 points of fellowship are the body's 5 senses that help you embrace that which is within, to that which is without, adding to the light and knowledge of YOUR temple.

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Foods that grow in the basement of the earth:  garlic, onions, potatoes, carrots, etc.
Foods that grow on the main floor of the earth:  melons, grapes, grains, legumes, broccoli, etc.
Foods that grow in the upper floor of the earth:  avocados, apples, citrus, cherries, nuts, etc.

This -anciently- was the power of plants
offered to the living temple 

chosen with understanding & intention of purpose.

EAT WITH PURPOSE & INTENTION!

HEALTHY SELF = HEAL THY SELF

"THERE IS NOT A CELLULAR UNIT, ORGAN, OR BODY SYSTEM
THAT DOES NOT HAVE ITS COUNTERPART
IN THAT WHICH WE CALL PLANTS."

(Don Tolman, Whole Foods Medicine Genius) 

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NUMBERED UNTO HIM


Everything is numbered unto our Heavenly Father.  I'm certain I couldn't possibly include but a portion of it here, as these things are eternal & never ending...  But I'd like to share a few things I've learned with you.  This is really fascinating:

The number 7:

7 layers of skin

7 notes in an octave (the 8th starts a new octave)

7 colors of the rainbow

7 days in a week

7 body systems (cardiovascular, digestive, integumentary/skin, lymphatic, musculoskeletal, nervous, & reproductive)

7 holes in your "upper room" (2 ears, 2 eyes, 2 nostrils, & mouth)

7 body sections (lower, middle, upper, left arm, left leg, right arm, right leg)

7 ribs attached to the sternum

7 continents

7 principles of health (listed in other areas of the website)

7 wonders of the world

7 presidents of the Quorum of the 70

7's in the Book of Revelation:

7 letters to 7 churches

7 seals

7 trumpets

7 candlesticks

7 stars

7 angels

7 plagues

7 heads

7 spirits

7 horns

7 eyes

7 thunders

.....and more.

The neuro-endocrine system contains 7 parts (or chakras - as well known in yoga, acupuncture, & other natural healing modalities)  They are:

*Crown

*Third eye

*Throat

*Heart

*Solar Plexus

*Sacral

*Base/Root

There are 7 pathways in & out of the human body!

Eyes

Ears

Nose

Mouth

Skin

Urinary Tract

'Back Door'

The digestive tract (the system that keeps our body healthy!) consists of 7 parts.  We won't "specify" those here for appropriateness sake  :)  But it's pretty cool.

The number 3:

God, Son, Holy Ghost

Birth, Life, Death

Pre-existence, Earth Life, Eternal Life

Creation, Fall, Atonement

Mind, Body, Soul

Man, Woman, Child

Celestial, Terrestrial, Telestial

First Presidency - Prophet, 2 counselors (President/counselors for other church auxiliaries)

Human egg = central granular deutoplasmic area, peripheral clear layer, germinal vesicle

Eyes = iris, ciliany body, chorid

Heart = endocardium, myocardium, and pericardium

Spine = 33 layers & develops in 3 parts

Sternum = 3 manubrium, body, & xiphoid process

Major nutrients = proteins, carbohydrates, & fats

Skin = epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue

Nervous system = central, peripheral, autonomic 

Shoulder - 3 bones

Finger - 3 sections

Arm - 3 sections

Leg - 3 sections

Female Reproductive System - All kinds of divisions of 3! - Just google it :)

Plant - leaf, stalk, root

Cell - membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus

Brain - cerebrum, cerebellum and medulla oblongata

3rd day of creation = LIFE, VEGETATION, & SEEDS!

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The Beautiful Creation 
(I love the 3rd & 7th day)

The First Day—Elohim, Jehovah, Michael, a host of noble and great ones—all these played their parts. “The Gods” created the atmospheric heavens and the temporal earth. It was “without form, and void”; as yet it could serve no useful purpose with respect to the salvation of man. It was “empty and desolate”; life could not yet exist on its surface; it was not yet a fit abiding place for those sons of God who shouted for joy at the prospect of a mortal probation. The “waters” of the great “deep” were present, and “darkness reigned” until the divine decree: “Let there be light.” The light and the darkness were then “divided,” the one being called “Day” and the other “Night.” Clearly our planet was thus formed as a revolving orb and placed in its relationship to our sun. (See Moses 2:1–5; Abr. 4:1–5.)

The Second Day—On this day “the waters” were “divided” between the surface of the earth and the atmospheric heavens that surround it. A “firmament” or an “expanse” called “Heaven” was created to divide “the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse.” Thus, as the creative events unfold, provision seems to be made for clouds and rain and storms to give life to that which will yet grow and dwell upon the earth. (See Moses 2:6–8; Abr. 4:6–8.)

The Third Day—This is the day when life began. In it “the waters under the heaven” were “gathered together unto one place,” and the “dry land” appeared. The dry land was called “Earth,” and the assembled waters became “the Sea.” This is the day in which “the Gods organized the earth to bring forth” grass and herbs and plants and trees; and it is the day in which vegetation in all its varied forms actually came forth from the seeds planted by the Creators. This is the day when the decree went forth that grass, herbs, and trees could each grow only from “its own seed,” and that each could in turn bring forth only after its own “kind.” And thus the bounds of the plant and vegetable kingdoms were set by the hands of those by whom each varied plant and tree was made. (See Moses 2:9–13; Abr. 4:9–13.)

The Fourth Day—After seeds in all their varieties had been planted on the earth; after these had sprouted and grown; after each variety was prepared to bring forth fruit and seed after its own kind—the Creators organized all things in such a way as to make their earthly garden a productive and beautiful place. They then “organized the lights in the expanse of the heaven” so there would be “seasons” and a way of measuring “days” and “years.” We have no way of knowing what changes then took place in either the atmospheric or the sidereal heavens, but during this period the sun, moon, and stars assumed the relationship to the earth that now is theirs. At least the light of each of them began to shine through the lifting hazes that enshrouded the newly created earth so they could play their parts with reference to life in all its forms as it soon would be upon the new orb. (See Moses 2:14–19; Abr. 4:14–19.)

The Fifth Day—Next came fish and fowl and “every living creature” whose abode is “the waters.” Their Creators placed them on the newly organized earth, and they were given the command: “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the sea; and let fowl multiply in the earth.” This command—as with a similar decree given to man and applicable to all animal life—they could not then keep, but they soon would be able to do so. Appended to this command to multiply was the heaven-sent restriction that the creatures in the waters could only bring forth “after their kind,” and that “every winged fowl” could only bring forth “after his kind.” There was no provision for evolvement or change from one species to another. (See Moses 2:20–23; Abr. 4:20–23.)

The Sixth Day—The crowning day of creation is at hand. In its early hours, the great Creators “made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything which creepeth upon the earth after his kind.” And the same procreative restrictions applied to them that apply to all forms of life; they too are to reproduce only after their kind.

And on the SEVENTH day...  He rested.