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on a bio-energetic level for all subjects. shortly before and soon after IBEF induction
into the centres and Auroville. The pre-post
Pre-test characteristics results indicate that after IBEF exposure all
subjects were cleared of detectable allergies
Tables 1 and 2 (Appendix 2) summarise the or related disorders both on existing and
extent and variety of allergic reactivity and preventive levels. The healings are mainly
related disorders for subjects prior to IBEF attributable to IBEF exposure in terms of
induction at the centres and Auroville. centre attendance and Auroville residence.
Table 1 discloses the percentages of subjects Conclusion
who were allergic/reactive to one or more
substance. Of the 31 centre subjects, 24 or In light of these favourable results, IBEF can
77.5% showed reactivity to one, 12.9% to two, be regarded as a promising healing approach.
and 9.2% to three or more substances. For the Being an exploratory study however, the
23 Auroville subjects, 18 or 78.3% showed before-after findings should be viewed as
reactivity to one, 21.7% to two, and none to preliminary rather than conclusive with
three or more substances. To summarise, the additional research to be pursued.
centre subjects showed a slightly higher
allergic reactivity to multiple substances more Several major implications might be con-
often than Auroville subjects. sidered. Firstly, future studies may need to
emphasise IBEF addressing chronic disorders,
Table 2 focuses on the types of allergic such as cancer and cardiac conditions. For
reactivity for eight categories based on the example, the IBEF expansion procedure
above testing procedure, a) to c). detailed in Part 2 could receive special
attention. It would be applied in 6 steps,
Viewed overall, centre subjects had com- involving successive healing stages. During
paratively more allergic reactions (48) than the initial stage, a vial for the chronic
obtained (29) for Auroville subjects. Among disorder would be induced into the centre.
the eight categories, centre subjects were Shortly thereafter its healing effect would
slightly more reactive to foods/nutrients be measured based on QRT for its ‘disorder
(58.3%) than Auroville subjects (48.2%). effect‘ (DE) percentage or extent of disorder.
Auroville residents, however, were more Thus one would expect the DE percentage to
allergic/reactive to pesticides (24.1%) than be higher (perhaps 75%) for a chronic
centre subjects (8.3%). The higher percentage disorder. For each stage, the procedure would
might reflect that Auroville residents were be repeated using the same or a related vial
more often exposed to fields with pesticide until the DE percentage for the last stage
presence. would be greatly reduced close to 0%.
Pre-post results A second implication, proposed in the
As already stated, subjects were tested both Conclusion of Part 2, envisages setting up
IBEF centres within urban areas of poverty
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