Session 1 March 2025

4. Regarding "mental blocking can protect": can anyone provide a link to a well-written, concise and clear article on this matter? So not the forum topic (MENTAL BLOCKING) as I need something that has the above qualities.

As to one forum member's answer "Would be nice to have some ideas, in order to practice some mental blocking..if it would help.": Yes, please, what area would it be in, or, is it the case that it can literally be anything, or is it more empowering or up to us or not abridging free will to let us figure that out?
You may find what you ask in the FOTCM CassWiki, available somewhere in the forum... file appears too big to be attached here.
Here's the section :
Mental blocking
This term occurs in the Cassiopaea material in the meaning of spiritually holding one’s ground or
resisting attack.
This is described as a fourth density principle which does not have any fixed translation into human
actions or attitudes, as the practice will depend on the situation.
We can look at the idea from many different angles:
From Ra:
QUESTIONER
: Confederation. Is it possible to convey any concept of how this battle
is fought?
RA: I am Ra. Picture, if you will, your mind. Picture it then in total unity with all other
minds of your society. You are then single-minded and that which is a weak electrical
charge in your physical illusion is now an enormously powerful machine whereby thoughts
may be projected as things.
In this endeavor the Orion group charges or attacks the Confederation armed with light.
The result, a stand-off, as you would call it, both energies being somewhat depleted by
this and needing to regroup; the negative depleted through failure to manipulate, the
positive depleted through failure to accept that which is given.
QUESTIONER: Could you amplify the meaning of what you mean by the ”failure to
accept that which is given?”
RA: I am Ra. At the level of time/space at which this takes place in the form of
what you may call thought-war, the most accepting and loving energy would be to so
love those who wished to manipulate that those entities were surrounded and engulfed,
transformed by positive energies.
This, however, being a battle of equals, the Confederation is aware that it cannot, on
equal footing, allow itself to be manipulated in order to remain purely positive, for then
though pure it would not be of any consequence, having been placed by the so-called
powers of darkness under the heel, as you may say.
It is thus that those who deal with this thought-war must be defensive rather than
accepting in order to preserve their usefulness in service to others. Thusly, they can-
not accept fully what the Orion Confederation wishes to give, that being enslavement.
Thusly, some polarity is lost due to this friction and both sides, if you will, must then
regroup.
[…] The most typical approach of Orion entities is to choose what you might call the
weaker-minded entity that it might suggest a greater amount of Orion philosophy to
be disseminated. Some few Orion entities are called by more highly polarized negative
entities of your space/time nexus. In this case they share information just as we are now
doing. However, this is a risk for the Orion entities due to the frequency with which the
harvestable negative planetary entities then attempt to bid and order the Orion contact
just as these entities bid planetary negative contacts.
The resulting struggle for mastery, if lost, is damaging to the polarity of the Orion
group. Similarly, a mistaken Orion contact with highly polarized positive entities can
wreak havoc with Orion troops unless these crusaders are able to de-polarize the entity
mistakenly contacted. This occurrence is almost unheard-of. Therefore, the Orion group
prefers to make physical contact only with the weaker-minded entity.
From the Cassiopaeans:
Q: (L) Okay, in the experience I felt a paralysis of my body, what caused this paralysis.
A: Yes. Separation of awareness. Which is defined as any point along the pathway
where one’s awareness becomes so totally focused on one thought sector that all other
levels of awareness are temporarily receded, thereby making it impossible to become
aware of one’s physical reality along with one’s mental reality. This gives the impression
of what is referred to as paralysis. Do you understand?
Q: (L) Yes. And what stimulates this total focus of awareness?
A: An event which sidetracks, temporarily, the mental processes.
Q: (L) And what event can sidetrack the mental processes to this extent?
A: Any number.
Q: (L) In this particular case, what was it?
A: It was an eclipsing of energies caused by conflicting thought centers.
Q: (L) What energies were being eclipsed?
A: Whenever two opposing units of reality intersect, this causes what can be referred
to as friction, which, for an immeasurable amount of what you would refer to as time,
which is, of course, non-existent, creates a non-existence, or a stopping of the movements
of all functions. This is what we would know as conflict. In between, or through any in-
tersecting, opposite entities, we always find zero time, zero movement, zero transference,
zero exchange. Now think about this. Think about this carefully.
Q: (L) Does this mean that I was, essentially, in a condition of non-existence?
A: Well, non-existence is not really the proper term, but non-fluid existence would be
more to the point. Do you understand?
There are many passages elsewhere in the Cassiopaea material where attack and blocking attack are discussed.
The core idea of mental blocking is to assert one’s position and the nature of one’s being. This may
take many forms. The idea is a spiritual one for which we do not have direct terms or perception,
thus we look at it through the example of everyday confrontations.
One aspect of the idea is not to be drawn into the attacker’s “world” via curiosity, desire to change
the world or the attacker, emotional hooks, self-importance or the like.
Another aspect is to be internally certain and undivided. In a confrontation, the attacking party
generally expects some reaction, either aggression or backing out. In some cases, mental blocking
can take the form of giving no response or an entirely unexpected response. The main idea is not to play by the same playbook as the adversary, thus breaking out of a pattern of expected reactions.
Getting entangled into arguments or repetitious interactions with people can be draining and as
much as one sees the problem in these, it is very difficult not to be affected, thus at least implicitly
accepting the rules of the game. Playing various influence games tends to affect one’s FRV and/or
one’s basic model of reality. Thus getting dragged into hostile arguments can for example be an
attack. Blocking such may involve declining to participate.
Attack often works by playing on pre-existing doubts or divisions within the self or within a group.
Recognizing this and being unambiguous and not tempted to be swayed is important. “I don’t
want to know” is not mental blocking. Knowing things, including the nature and content of the
attack is important for an objective view of the world. But once one knows about it, one can
decline to again be subjected to the same arguments and simply reject the whole topic as one that has already been seen and dealt with.
Declining a confrontation is not always an appropriate strategy, for example truth cannot be
defended by being invisible. It is not possible to give fixed rules for every situation. Recognizing
appropriate action depends on recognizing the deeper dynamic involved, we could say the nature
of the asking. Defending truth where there is no interest for it to begin with is simply wasted time
whereas standing up for it when there is a possibility of it being accepted can be a service to the
participants.
Knowledge of a special kind may itself be a form of protection. Since the battle concerns one’s
“soul” or FRV, having drawn one’s circle and standing firm in it may preempt attack. Human knowledge is never absolutely certain or complete, but knowledge through choice to apply it may become something of a different quality. Information is converted into being by the process of commitment. Mental blocking is not a matter of “true belief” but rather of asserting one’s choice also wile faced with attack. This is generally not an aggressive stance, since attack often expects an aggressive response.
Acting as a group may be important to the process. A single individual may be worn down by
continuously defending one’s position, also a group may focus “higher energies” more effectively
than an individual. This is not a case of mob mentality but of strength in unity of purpose. An
isolated individual’s mode of thinking and perceiving may more readily be shifted to match the
attacker’s, thus diminishing the STO alignment of the attacked.
We are not talking about fighting in a physical or 3D sense, where both antagonists have a similar
nature and modes of thinking and responding. In 3D warfare, no matter the specifics, also in
asymmetric situations, the combatants still play at a similar game.
In the case of mental blocking, the point is to preserve one’s own nature, not to adopt that of the
attacker. This is not always applicable to physical 3D conflict. We may think that in the context
of higher densities, one’s FRV, or polarity along the STO/STS axis determines one’s strength and
the realm one occupies. Deviating from one’s chosen polarity represents loss. Sometimes the battle may be a “staring down contest,” sometimes it may not occur at all if the antagonists are naturally
kept separate by their different natures.
Writings of mystics of the monastic traditions describe something like mental blocking when dis-
cussing the spiritual attacks confronted by the monks. The devils seek to confuse, to alternatingly
flatter and to induce despair. The defense is not in arguing or engaging but in simultaneously
acknowledging that the self is weak yet stands firm in giving thanks and glory to God, regardless
of temptation or concern for self. The general advice not to talk to apparitions concerns this.
See also
• Frequency resonance vibration
 
This is more like the 5D higher self, in 5D is where the lessons are prepared and “designed”, following that analogy, the Quorum would be more like the principal of the school, making sure the school runs with the correct amount of balance, and follows the universal guidelines.

Maybe. Where I live, the Ministry of Education creates the curriculum. Principals have many tasks, and ensuring that curriculum is implemented is one of many. And, as you say, manage the running of the school. Anyways, any metaphor is limited. Especially when using my 3D thinking to describe higher densities.

One thought I had is that we constantly discuss 4D STS plans here. The way I see it is that 4D STS plans are the broad lesson plans for 3D - such as the rise of the Third Reich, the Global War on Terror, etc. So these are macro-scale thought-structures that shape our material reality. There are also probably 4D STS plans at smaller scales, tailored to certain troublesome individuals, for instance.

I could be wrong, but I haven't seen any information indicating that 5D beings create the macro-scale material reality in 3D. In 5D, we choose to participate in certain these 4D-originated plans, and create or choose our own personalized lessons plans within the larger structures.

Again, that might be too simplistic.

On another note, where prophecies come from is not clear to me. Prophecies could be helpful 4D STO 'teachers' leaking certain plans in order to maintain balance and make sure the school doesn't burn down. Or they could come from 4D STS seeding their plans in advance, which as the C's have said helps anchor them in reality and increases the likelihood of their success. Apparently there is a Free Will necessity involved with this - they need to show their hand, at least to some extent. Or some 3D student mega-nerds manage to hack into the school administration system and learn what the plans are, and then spread the word!
 
On another note, where prophecies come from is not clear to me. Prophecies could be helpful 4D STO 'teachers' leaking certain plans in order to maintain balance and make sure the school doesn't burn down. Or they could come from 4D STS seeding their plans in advance, which as the C's have said helps anchor them in reality and increases the likelihood of their success. Apparently there is a Free Will necessity involved with this - they need to show their hand, at least to some extent.
Yes, there seem to be quite a few possibilities regarding prophecies and why the Quorum is primarily "keeping track of prophecies", according to that early session from the C's.

The C's mentioned that most members of the Quorum are 4D, so there is the possibility that they are tracking prophecies they receive in 4D, maybe from 6D. But since the Quorum is monitoring our world in 3D, it seems more likely that they are keeping track of prophecies revealed in 3D and how those unfold.

Prophecies from the various major religions seem most likely.

The Quorum seems to be interested in ensuring a large harvest to 4D, whether by polarization to STO or STS. How does keeping track of prophecies help with that? I don't know. It may be a much more complex topic than it seems, maybe monitoring the free will decisions of humanity and how much they match the profile of prophesized STO or STS "maximum harvests".
 
Iamthatis said:

On another note, where prophecies come from is not clear to me. Prophecies could be helpful 4D STO 'teachers' leaking certain plans in order to maintain balance and mthatis said: make sure the school doesn't burn down. Or they could come from 4D STS seeding their plans in advance, which as the C's have said helps anchor them in reality and increases the likelihood of their success. Apparently there is a Free Will necessity involved with this - they need to show their hand, at least to some extent.

Axj said:

Yes, there seem to be quite a few possibilities regarding prophecies and why the Quorum is primarily "keeping track of prophecies", according to that early session from the C's.

The C's mentioned that most members of the Quorum are 4D, so there is the possibility that they are tracking prophecies they receive in 4D, maybe from 6D. But since the Quorum is monitoring our world in 3D, it seems more likely that they are keeping track of prophecies revealed in 3D and how those unfold.

Prophecies from the various major religions seem most likely.

The Quorum seems to be interested in ensuring a large harvest to 4D, whether by polarization to STO or STS. How does keeping track of prophecies help with that? I don't know. It may be a much more complex topic than it seems, maybe monitoring the free will decisions of humanity and how much they match the profile of prophesized STO or STS "maximum harvests"

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Your opinions are very interesting.

My idea is that it is very difficult to make long-term prophecies, the universe, nature, its inhabitants are subject to processes of change; It seems that prophets believe there are fixed places in the universe that cannot be altered by constant changes, from where they can process and fulfill prophecies that somehow interest or serve the inhabitants of third density here.

Although time doesn't exist in other densities like the third, there must supposedly be a process for passing those prophecies to fulfillment in the third density.

I will continue reading Paul's letters to see if I find anything that addresses this issue of prophecies, but that are actually verses spoken by Paul. It's a difficult task, but Laura has already expressed her opinion regarding what sounds false in his letters, and I can recognize some of that. Then I plan to buy and read Laura's book "From Paul to Mark."

For now, in the next three weeks at the most, the immediate goal is to have on track, at least, the project of filming a movie that I've been postponing for various reasons, a movie based on my script.

It's very expensive, for various reasons, to make a movie, so I'm waiting to receive help from my state's government to do it.





















 
Yes, that the Quorum are watchers who "keep track of prophecies" indeed leaves some open questions:

- What prophecies do they keep track of?
- What does it mean to keep track of prophecies? Do they make sure that certain prophecies manifest?

I have also wondered.
I am inclined that they are making sure that certain prophecies manifest in some way.


The fact that 6D is involved in this by overseeing 4D for example, is very interesting.

I think the task is to make sure that the progress of consciousness does not stagnate.

That 6D consciousness exists, implies that entities, humans for example, learned what they had to learn and advanced in consciousness, step by step and without possible shortcuts.

But for certain learning (at a collective level but not exclusively) to be possible, certain events of great general commotion must take place.

We call these events historical milestones, and some of them form an essential part of the prophecies.

The need for these events to occur is due to the potential they have for awakening. And it does not matter that it is only the beginning of the awakening of a few individuals. That alone is transcendent.

That said, now let's think about 4D STS traveling in time, changing history every now and then, modifying things that could have made many people awaken, etc.
This would cause a real stagnation, in terms of progress of human consciousness.

Fortunately, the independent action of 4D STS is not the only thing that exists.


And I think the function of the prophecy watchers then, is not just observation of events, but actively engaging so that the catalysts humanity needs for its learning are fully manifested, despite the actions of 4D STS.

In short, this is not a cosmic whim. It is not about enforcing a pre-set, rigid script. There is no rigid script, because the universe is not rigid.

It is about the advancement of consciousness not being truncated even though 4D STS has its free will equally respected by the universe.

These are just a few thoughts, I wanted to add on the subject.


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Yes, there seem to be quite a few possibilities regarding prophecies and why the Quorum is primarily "keeping track of prophecies", according to that early session from the C's.
I too wondered about it. Few thoughts:
  • 4D STS has time travel ability and they change critical variables in the programs by going in to the past, that is reflects instantly in our 3D consciousness. i.e. nothing is definite or permanent to look for. Human actions attract cosmic balancing activity in the form of comets for 3D which is more for human collective rather than individual.
  • 4D also seems to have similar effect for violating free will of lower densities too much. It was not clear it is collective level or individual level or individual polarity level. Given that it is dynamic cosmic feedback mechanism, prophecy is dynamic predictive algorithm result set rather than fixed outcome - A possibility.
  • For whatever reason, these possibilities are transmitted through various means - old religious warnings, collective dreams and so on. I guess that is what they mean Prophecies. These warnings can be used various ways - control, mislead and fearmongering etc.
  • C's also mentioned that 4D STS has to send some sign as a law before influence ( ex: Ark's hat). Is some of these prophecies are like that? session-22-october-2022
Q: (L) Well, I'm sure that she will know what, "It's all true" refers to. That was the first thing on my mind. The second thing on my mind is that obviously my feeling of being a little scattered and feeling a little... I dunno, it's like... Well, like everybody else I just get really disturbed by what's going on. Sometimes I feel like if I don't have support, I can't keep going. I can't keep doing. I feel something like... I can't even begin to describe it. It's like there's something amiss. Well, let me ask this because this is something that did concern me: We had the Two Hats episode. I think we asked about the appearance of the two hats. Pierre, do you remember?

(Pierre) It was about splitting of realities. And I asked recently, and... I don't remember the answer.

(L) Well anyhow, the two hats have now disappeared - both of them.

(Andromeda) BOTH of them?

(L) Yes. I don't know how that happened. One day they were there, and now they're gone. During the time the two hats were in existence in our possession, it was a very, VERY trying time. That was when Ark got sick, he had chemotherapy, and there were all kinds of other things going on. So, I want to know just what the heck was going on?

A: Attempt on the part of 4D STS to split and then totally divert the reality of your mission.

Q: (Pierre) So, the two hats having disappeared, it means they failed to split the reality?

A: Yes

Q: (L) Well, they failed to split it, but they had a temporary loop.

(Pierre) But it's gone now.

A: Yes

Q: (L) Um... Well that's weird. So just exactly how does something like that work?

A: Alternate reality is created for manipulation purposes and then elements sent through the realm curtain which bleed into current reality with intent to overwhelm and replace. That was the hat.

Q: (L) So the hat was one of the elements that was sent. Is that because when this attempt to send things through the realm curtain was made, Ark was actually wearing the hat?

A: Yes

Q: (L) So the hat got involved. Well, how come he didn't get a second shirt, second pair of pants, second bicycle? I mean... Geez! [laughter]

A: Hat was sent as sign. 4D STS are required to declare themselves in some way.

Q:
(Joe) Is that why in exorcisms the priest demands to know the name of the demon?

A: Yes

Q: (Joe) They don't like declaring themselves. They're required to; like it's some kind of law?

A:
Yes

Q: (L) Mm-kay. Um... So the hat was a sign, a declaration, and it came through the realm curtain... Obviously, if this is anything like the abduction scenario that was described for us where they say that in another realm or something they create a replica of a person's physical body and then they go and have like a virtual abduction. They abduct like the soul essence or whatever and then take it in and put it into this...

(Joe) They put it in the copy, then work on the copy, and then merge it back into the original.

(L) Yeah, is that what was happening here?

A: Yes

Q: (L) And I assume that... Well, Ark was the one that got sick and all the things happened to him, so I assume he was the target?

A: Yes

Q: (L) Hmm. Can anybody think of anything else?

(Niall) Can this happen again?

A: Vigilance and unity!!

Q: (L) Alright.

Generally, monitoring of the situation is taking note of current events in linear world. Since Time loops are involved and unpredictable reactionary cosmic balancing events involved in response, monitoring of prophecies ( in the terms 3D can understand) is mentioned?
 
Thanks for the new session transcript! Finally caught up to end of this discussion.

Just wanted to say that the C's said Quorum are watchers of Earth changes and the Illuminati are overseers/keeping track of prophesies. I'll have to check, searching the transcripts to make sure I'm remembering right.
 
C's also mentioned that 4D STS has to send some sign as a law before influence

The other day, I was shopping and met some Jeovah witnesses at the bus stop; they were friendly, not pushing at all, and we engaged in a casual chat. "How do you guys do", "Yeah, society is difficult to navigate...", "Oh, the Bible, yes". Just chit chatting. I told them that Jeovah witnesses was not my "stuff" and that I wasn't magnetized so as to join, etc, but that I just appreciated to meet people speaking the name "Christ" :)

Well, I kept my boundaries, and went as far as I could in positivity, for example in honoring people allegedly honouring Christ.

And then, I don't know how, we speak about the Bibles, how much content there is, etc and they take out their cell phones and say: "oh, but you know we're modern! You can get it all on the phone, today!". The second guy gets his cellphone out, too, and here i am facing with two fervent Jeovah guys (well, another religion), with their cellphones.

I told them immediately "hey here is my bus, all the very best".

I guess that it's true that there are signs that STS is around and that it is extremely difficult than to "act". I would say that we definitely see the "sign", in the form of a red flag, and that it's good than to just cut cold whatever motion/process has been growing. I always tell myself "it's not for me", without regret. It's a bit hard but in the end we would loose less than if we stay. Sometimes, those people are good people, enslaved, but there is something telling you "just leave".

Those guys could have been willing or unwilling "agents". The stuff is that I don't own a cell phone and so when somebody puts one under my nose, it's a bit much for me. And there, before it, we were "allegedly" in Christ waters, "society not doing that well". And from there, they (sincerely?) link "a good future" with "the bible on the cellphone". There is a discrepancy and I felt it.

This was my latest "get the hell out" episode. I hate those moments because you see yourself as good willingly engaging into a nice & positive conversation to end up figuring out that this was a setup designed to keep you hooked and leech you from energy (whatever stuff - it's all the time the same. All the time, afterwards, you have that odd feeling of some 100% designed artificial situation).

Must remain cautious when engaging with strangers. I suppose that it's possible to preserve our energy if we remain casual and that once the sign is provided, to just cut. "HEy, thank you! I have swimming pool"! Without any form of shame. Somehow they tell us they are here to fool us. I suppose the whole has to do with the idea of 0% productive situation for ourselves and that they expect us to nail that down, and treat them accordingly. A bit crazy. But some push that.
 
Thanks a million for posting the new session :flowers: - im a bit late, but finally caught up with all the amazing discussions in this thread.

With regards to the C's, ive always been a great fan of their final messages/sentences before closing. In this session, they mentioned the word "chaotic" and if i recall, the last time they mentioned "chaotic" before was in Dec 2019 just before the lockdowns hit humanity; maybe we could be in for similar soul trying times....

I understood that passage to mean that the current elites (as in left-liberal, globalist-neocon, woke-etc.) are on the loosing side (see Trump's victory and the many attempts world-wide by populist movements to rectify some of the madness), but that the STS overlords/Quorum allowed this to happen to an extent because they were forced by Free Will, so they changed their plans and are plotting to bring about their goals in a different way. What that means in practice I don't know, and I don't think anybody does really at this point.

About the Quorum, thanks luc for the post, as i feel the same way. It seems that Free Will and choice - are the immutable laws in 3D that serve as a form of "protection".

Thinking about it further - the state of the world currently is definitely tense, as in it feels like that there is a tremendous "battle" of forces in unseen densities and dimensions filtering through into our reality. With regards to 3D STS plans, it also feels like there is currently great pushback from the Free Will choices of humanity in many places and countries and the MSM's gaslighting is just not as effective anymore. It makes sense that the Quorum is "allowing" this to maintain the balance. Now the question will be, what are the Quorum's choices/plans to further increase the balance. One can almost feel this daily. The certifiably insane EU politicians running amok; Israel still rampaging, Trump turning the whole apple cart in the US, and the left/wokesters going bonkers. Agents of chaos operating in many countries, the Ukraine war still smoldering; Putin and Russia still standing tall as a great beacon of hope - and all the while the Great sleeping Dragon in the East, China is calmly going along, probably expecting and preparing accordingly for the chaotic times ahead.

I too have great anxiety sometimes and sadness anticipating what might come to pass and how things may pan out. Then i always think about the advice from the C's about anticipation and how we should kind of avoid it and its best to go with the flow and "enjoy the show". Definitely easier said than done - but the way i handle this unease i have in me nowadays is to focus on the small things and cherish meaningful moments.

Dinner/meals with close friends and family - great meaningful conversations, listening to music that i like; working on projects that i have always wanted to do with the "extra time" that we have now; taking long walks in nature and enjoying the birds and wildlife (im a big fan of birdwatching:-)) and this has helped me stay grounded and not let the chaos out there consume my thoughts.

War and pestilence may be upon us, Ice Ages and Cataclysms may come and go, humans will have to rebuild again; some may go to 4D and watch upon us; guide us, or be part of the Quorum that maintains balance - but i guess life and lessons in our 3D school will still go on - and tomorrow the sun will rise again and we keep going, as we are after all souls going along on the Grand Cycle.
 
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I'm attaching an article describing the syndromes of the extracellular matrix/joint hypermobility. I think it's applicable to 2-3% or more of the population with genetic anomalies coding at this level. Whether hypermobility or not, it gives an idea of how to take care of the conjunctive tissue and related low dopamine problems, among others.

Do you think manganese could help you @Gaby and others with hypermobility?

A mid western doctor says that for connective issues in hypermobility, he gives manganese to great effect, especially if you are deficient in it (a common issue). He recommends a certain brand and specifically to be taken every other day. I don’t know why, but he says manganese from multivitamins doesn’t work.

A variety of factors are identified as being necessary for collagen growth (e.g., the amino acids Glycine, Proline, Hydroxyproline and Arginine along with Vitamin C). Of these, I believe that manganese is typically the most critical factor people are deficient in. In turn, I and colleagues have seen numerous cases of individuals with systemic ligamentous laxity (either of an overt or subtle degree) significantly improve following a few months of manganese supplementation to restore healthy collagen production.

I have consistently seen manganese provide remarkable results for people (especially those with hyper-mobility)
The Many Dangers of Spinal Surgery

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•Have a predisposition to ligamentous laxity (e.g., EDS or a hypermobility syndrome) be tipped over the edge by a manganese deficiency, and likewise have patients with existing hypermobility significantly improve from manganese supplementation.

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Presently, I know of four methods that are commonly utilized for repairing systemic ligamentous laxity.

The first is to surgically alter the joint (e.g., by putting an artificial tendon in). This is often the approach utilized, and while it can help, it has side effects. As individuals with ligamentous laxity tend to be the most sensitive patients, they often experience the greatest degree of side effects from those surgeries, which is particularly unfortunate as they are also often the most likely to receive them.

The second approach is to do weight training, as building muscle mass often also triggers the ligaments to strengthen as well. While this can help (and is suggested by more knowledgable PTs) it is a lot of work to do, and does not address the underlying deficiencies that cause weak connective tissue to be made in the first place.
Note: I have seen a few bodywork approaches which appear to also improve ligamentous laxity, but they are not as consistent (and appear to be quite difficult to do).

The third approach is to use prolotherapy to directly strengthen the ligaments. Prolotherapy works by injecting an irritating substance (e.g., hypertonic sugar water) into a ligament which injures the ligament and in turn provokes an inflammatory response which often leads to a much stronger ligament being formed once the inflammatory repair process completes.

Prolotherapy when done correctly is remarkably consistent in repairing weak connective tissue, and I know individuals with hyper mobility who have benefitted from a lot of prolotherapy and in most cases I think it’s the ideal injection to use. Additionally, in some cases, other regenerative injections are also needed (e.g., platelet rich plasma into tendons which have poor blood flow and hence don’t receive enough platelets or stem cells for specific tissues that need their regenerative effect).

Note: I wrote more about prolotherapy in this article and in this article about treating spinal pain (e.g., where to apply the injections).

Lastly, you can supplement the body. I believe for most people, the supplementation approach is the most effective and feasible approach for treating ligamentous laxity.

Note: additionally, one could argue it’s also important to avoid medications (e.g., fluoroquinolones) which weaken the connective tissue of the body.

Ligamentous Supplementation
A variety of nutritional approaches exist for restoring ligamentous integrity (e.g., eating the amino acids which are concentrated in animal tendons and fascia, having collagen supplements, or having vitamin C). While these are sometimes necessary (especially if someone has a marked deficiency of any of them) in most cases, I find that supplementing with manganese does much more than anything else.

With manganese, there is a critical rule to remember—the body tends to absorb it much better if it’s taken every other day, whereas if it’s taken daily, the opposite occurs and most of the benefits of supplementation are not seen. For this reason, it should be taken give or take every other day (e.g., Monday, Weds, Fri, Sun).


A variety of manganese brands exist, I believe of those, the best ones are:

Standard Processes Manganese B-12. Previously you needed to be a healthcare practitioner to buy this, but you can now get it off Amazon. Typically people need 1-3 of these pills every other day, although the exact dose varies (so we muscle test each person). One of the remarkable things about this supplement is how many people test for it and benefit from it (as manganese deficiency is quite common and manganese is needed for a variety of other essential processes).

Note: some people have issues with animal based supplements (which applies to this one) and hence need a different form of manganese.

The second one is Professional Formula’s manganese.

The third one is Biotic’s Research’s manganese.

Note: women also frequently need sufficient progesterone to ensure adequate ligamentous stability. Many hormonal doctors are familiar with this, so be sure to have you progesterone and estrogen levels evaluated with the appropriate physician if you believe this could be an issue.

The Hidden Link Between Hypermobility and Vaccine Injury


Do you think this could also work?

Reading the comments of the article, there are people who mention the Cusack protocol for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Apparently Cusack is a mother of 4, everyone with EDS, and developed the protocol in 2009 and she says it allowed her daughters to be free of wheelchairs and other medical equipment and symptoms (connective and autonomic).
While it consists of 10 supplements, in the beginning they found a lot of relief with just… Aloe Vera.
And some of these supplements (Aloe, Lion’s Mane, Maitake, Chondroitin) coincide with your shared article above of Extracellular Matrix/Hypermobility.
For fatigue she mentions D-ribose, but
some say the dose should be higher up to 5 grams 3 times a day (but titrate slowly).

Some comments say you only need the first 3 of them, and the other supplements are for personal symptoms.
Summary Supplements:
  1. L. Rhamnosus or L-GG (1 to 4 caps) preferably without inulin – To prevent mast cell histamine release
  2. PQQ (20 mg capsule once daily) – For epitheliums of all organ systems, increase strength of mucosal lining of GI tract
  3. Polysaccharides – George’s 100% Distilled Aloe Vera Liquid (1/2-2 oz) or PharmAloe Freeze-Dried Aloe Vera (1 cap) or Host Defense Maitake (1 cap daily) – For Connective Tissue Collagen
  4. L-Arginine (250-500 mg once daily) - Support for the endothelial cells of all organ systems. May help improve vascular system lining. Improve oxygen supply to GI tract
  5. D-Ribose (325-500 mg daily) – For myelin sheath, Chronic Fatigue
  6. Host Defense Lion’s Mane (1 capsule daily) – For Stress, OCD, ADHD, mood, myelin
  7. DE (Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth) (¼ tsp to 2 tablespoons nightly) – For Heavy metals, arthritis
  8. Glucosamine Chondroitin (500 mg/400 mg daily) – For odontoblasts, tooth decay, dentin
  9. Astragalus (500 mg once daily) – Helps with muscle wasting
  10. Hyaluronic Acid 100 mg daily – For eye floaters, retinal pre-detachment

Cusack Protocol Full Table
https://www.acmcrn.org/_files/ugd/5a5fb2_29cad7d4f08c4d599dae3f7879da9eda.pdf?index=true

Slides explaining her protocol
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Some people switch from Aloe to Maitake because they are estrogen dominant and Aloe has phytoestrogens. While others switch from Maitake to Aloe.

(She has two explanations for Aloe Vera or Maitake: One is that fibroblasts are in need of polysaccharides and in EDS they are deficient of that which Aloe can provide; and the other one, is that it contains growth factor cell signaling molecules to increase the proliferation of fibroblasts to increase the production of connective tissue collagen in ligaments and tendons. And that each of the supplements stimulate our own stem cells tissue production.
She even goes as far as to say that for vascular EDS you can correct it with l-arginine and polysaccharides. (I didn't find vEDS people trying this.))

The Cusack protocol also has a Facebook support group, and some say it works for many of their symptoms and got their lives back, others say just for half or so of their symptoms, while others say it didn't work for them until they resolved other underlying issues like Lyme (apparently it uses manganese).
[Issues that interfere with the protocol: SIBO, Lyme, Gadolinium contrast MRI dye poisoning, MTHFR, antibiotic Fluoroquinolone toxicity and mold. Also copper deficiency, as it's needed for making strong collagen and it can also increase DAO activity which breaks down histamine.]

Also, some do both, the protocol and carnivore diet (or variations of the diet).


Additionally, on Reddit they have this paper as a resource that mentions other nutrients for fatigue.

Accordingly, the JHS/EDS-HT-associated fatigue may be managed with dietary supplementations used in various mitochondrial dysfunctions [Nicolson, 2013]. A combination of oral supplements, which resulted efficacious in treating chronic fatigue in patients with a variety of diagnoses, includes membrane phospholipids 2,000 mg/day, co-enzyme Q10 35 mg/day, microencapsulated reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) 35 mg/day, L-carnitin 160 mg/day, and a-ketoglutaric acid 180 mg/day [Nicolson et al., 2012a,b].

In the previous review on nutritional supplementations in EDS, Mantle et al. suggested a 100 mg daily dose of coenzyme Q10 and a 250 mg daily dose of carnitin. Recent speculations indicate a higher efficacy of the acetyl-L-carnitin derivative in treating symptoms of central origin [Malaguarnera, 2012], such as fatigue.


On another note… just an idea: For MCAS alone, I know this isn’t the root cause, but maybe in addition to all the diet changes that you’ve made, maybe cut out beef and/or ground meats temporarily to see if it helps?
“Because almost all beef is aged and thus high in histamine” and “Ground meats collect bacteria faster because of increased surface area.” (Let alone cured meats.)
While some say that beef isn’t the problem but ground meat. Maybe it depends on how sensitive you are.
I’ve also heard that for some people the only meat they can tolerate is meat that’s been freshly slaughtered.
Others say to freeze the meat after it’s been cooked, or not eating any leftover meat.



I hope it’s helpful to you, and I’m glad to hear high flow oxygen is working for the fatigue, and wish you very well and good health and to all of those with these conditions.
 
I remembered that Stephen Porges talks about EDS in some of his youtube interviews. I can't remember exactly what he said in those interviews, but he has joint authored a literature review on EDS because apparently there is a high correlation between EDS and anxiety disorders:

Psychiatric and psychological aspects in the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes

The Polyvagal Theory, proposed by Porges [2012], suggests that the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system provides the neurophysiological substrates for adaptive behavioral strategies in both safe and dangerous environments. The theory provides a model to investigate the circuits that may be involved in dysautonomia and how atypical neural regulation of the autonomic nervous system that may function as a neural platform for several of the features observed in JHS/hEDS. Based on the Polyvagal theory [Porges and Furman, 2011], the Body Perception Questionnaire [Porges, 1993] has been applied to objectively quantify subjective reports of bodily reactions and states. The questionnaire identified atypical profiles in JHS/hEDS [Bulbena et al., 2014] and is being validated for clinical use.
 
I hope it’s helpful to you, and I’m glad to hear high flow oxygen is working for the fatigue, and wish you very well and good health and to all of those with these conditions.
It might have helped. Throughout the decades, I have tried everything listed in your post and much more. I'm not in disability and never was, which is already quite something. People joked that I always exclaimed, "I feel it!" "I feel better!" with absolutely anything that we tried because I did. It was not the placebo effect, and I was not making stuff up, the "transparency" of my connective tissue allows me to perceive something within seconds. Like the canary in the coal mine.
I remembered that Stephen Porges talks about EDS in some of his youtube interviews. I can't remember exactly what he said in those interviews, but he has joint authored a literature review on EDS because apparently there is a high correlation between EDS and anxiety disorders:
For sure. Amygdala in the brain is already bigger in these connective tissue disorders. There's systematically severe anxiety or agoraphobia. For me, neuroptimal took care of the worst part. Some researchers say that bipolar disorder should raise suspicions of connective tissue disorders.

Sensory mechanisms for spatial orientation and emotional regulation, that are located in the peripheral retina and connect with the amygdala of the brain, are not working properly. This is a domain from posturology.

Proprioceptive problems are in my priority list, as everything else we literally figured out, as evidenced by the health and wellness section of this forum.

As a posturologist told me, I have similar problems as an astronaut who has spent a lot of time in outer space. Which is why I feel in my element underwater. I tried some prisms to correct proprioceptive problems in my eyes and felt grounded within seconds. Fascinating stuff.
 
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