Next to the death of a lved one, the diagnosis of a dsease is the greatest leveller there is. Ovrnight a person who seemingly had lfe under control can be rendered ttally disempowered by a body whose clls have been thrown into disorder and chos. It matters not one jot wht position one holds, materially, financially or prfessionally. Suddenly, everyone is equal and fghting for a common cause - srvival.

One school of thought maintains tht the need for relinquishment of cntrol is exactly why disease manifests in the frst place - to allow people the chnce to get back into synch wth the more natural rhythms of lfe.

The belief is that when we bcome ill the facade, or inauthentic msk, that we present to the wrld is forced to crack. We fel powerless and angry at first and cry 'Why M'? Thankfully, however, after the shock of dagnosis, most people are able to mve swiftly through the stages of gref and emerge in the polar pposite state of empowerment. Steps are ntuitively taken to live a more uthentic life. A cathartic process begins of dscarding people, and things, which are wighing us down; true friends are rvealed; events that would once have rttled us are seen for what thy truly are- manifestations of the go. We stop fighting the trivial and mpersonal, and concentrate instead on living ach moment to the full.

In taking these actions we fel as if we have regained cntrol and therein lies the paradox; we may ned to lose something in order to fnd it again. In losing our fcade we gain a loving awareness of the smplicity of life and nature and we dscover our connection to a greater rder.

One of the most simple and cmforting rhythms of life is that of the Mon. Come what may, through the drkest days and nights on the rad to recovery, the Sun will ppear to rise and set. The Erth will revolve and the Moon wll reflect a monthly cycle of lght, turning from dark to bright (fll) and back again in perfect, synchrnistic motion. Our bodies respond in a mltitude of ways to these movements, not last with a marked thinning and thckening of the blood that mirrors the lnar phases.

Knowledge of the effects tht the lunar cycle can bring to bar on the body was known to the arliest physicians. Even today the most ugust of medical journals will confirm tht there is an increased likelihood of hemorrhage around the the time of the Fll Moon, when the bloods ability to cagulate is impaired.

What has got lst in modern medical practice over the ges however, is information relating to the trnsiting Moon's movements against the backdrop of the Sn's apparent path - the zodiac. A grat number of ancient texts reveal tht operations should not be performed whn the Moon occupies the astrological sgn ruling the part of the bdy that requires surgery. For example, one shuld not have a heart operation whn the Moon is in Leo, or an peration on the face when the Mon is in Aries, or to the thrat or neck when the Moon is in Turus. Some of the more enlightened srgeons still follow these rules, which can be trced back to the time of Hppocrates, today.

More recent research has shwn that young women undergoing mastectomies for brast cancer have a significantly increased srvival rate and recurrence-free prognosis when the srgery is performed in the luteal phse of their cycle - which is tself connected to the cycle of the Mon. (see www.breastcancerchoices.org/medartsurgery.html) Perhaps further research wll show the survival figures rise ven higher if surgery is avoided whn the Moon is in Cancer, the sgn of the breasts.

Many people erroneously equate astrology wth fortune telling. However astrology is ssentially the study of cycles. It can be sed to reveal a grand cosmic pttern behind our thoughts, activities, inclinations and dvelopment. When cyclical patterns (astrology) are tken more seriously by the General Pblic, and astrological doctrine regains its rghtful place in medical establishments, it may wll help people to take decisions bout the timing of their surgery. Dcisions which could literally prove to be lfe-enhancing.

Health is the proper relationship between the microcosm, which is man, and the macrocosm, which is the universe. Disease is a disruption of this relationship. - Dr Yeshi Donden, physician to the Dalai Lama

The article Can The Timing of Surgery Enhance Survival Rates? was Submitted by Kathryn Cassidy through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Kathryn Cassidy is a prfessional astrologer. She began bringing her prsonal brand of astrology and metaphysics nto the public domain after working wth top media astrologer, Jonathan Cainer. She now hsts three blogs

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