Editor's
note:
If this article seems a little strange as you read through
it, I know what you mean. But Bryan Farnum is an unusual
person. He speaks of healing, helping, giving and God --
which in this day and age is very daring. He really exposes
himself to ridicule and insult when he explains his "gifts
from God" to skeptics. So why do it? Maybe money, maybe
fame? Well, Bryan generally doesn't get paid for what he
does. And what does he do? He basically tries to help people
in the best way he knows. If that makes you strange and
unusual, well then, I'd be happy to be see more strange
and unusual people in the world. In a world with so many
competing religious beliefs, I think it wise to study as
many as possible and take the best from each world. Here
is a look at Bryan's world...............Lorraine
On
April 30th, 1998, Bryan Farnum's world came crashing to
a halt when Michael, the youngest of five children, was
diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Michael had just celebrated his fourth birthday, when the
increasingly severe headaches and vomiting began. It took
about a week to confirm their worst fears; and following
diagnosis of the tumor it took two more weeks of tests -
cat scans, MRI's, blood tests, response tests to prepare
Michael for surgery.
The Farnums turned to God, praying that the results would
be favourable, and, God answered their prayers. The surgery
was successful - the tumor was removed, with no apparent
damage or loss of function. The family thanks neurosurgeon
Dr. Jim Drake at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children for
his brilliance and caring.
A
week later came the pathologists' report - CANCER - highly
aggressive and extremely rare. The hospital oncology department
recommended 18 months of chemotherapy treatments, combined
with 6 - 8 weeks of radiology treatments. There was no guarantee
that Michael would survive either the treatment or the cancer.
What was guaranteed however, was that their child would
be damaged by the treatment itself. Michael could look forward
to malformation of the spine, permanent hair loss, loss
of stature, sterility, reduced intelligence, and a very
high probability of developing another cancer within 10
years of treatment; assuming of course that he lived through
the treatment. The oncology staff insisted that without
this treatment the incidence of recurrence of this type
of cancer was 100%.
The family was faced with a terrible dilemma. How could
they put their beautiful child through the horrors that
had been described to them - was there an alternative?
Again, they turned to God and also to the alternative health
care community. They sought the counsel and fellowship of
the hospital chaplain, their local church and participated
in a spiritual healing. Ultimately they chose alternative
medicine over the chemotherapy and radiation treatments
recommended by the Hospital.
From the outset of Michael's illness Bryan prayed, and in
fact, he offered his own life to God in exchange for Michael's.
In his naivete, he wondered whether he would start developing
the symptoms of a brain tumor. Immediately following Michael's
spiritual healing Bryan could sense something very different
going on in his own mind, body and soul, and God's plan
started to unfold.
Bryan had always been intuitive, particularly in business,
but now he began to understand things about life, about
the body, about God - he felt overwhelmed in crowded areas
as if the energy of the people around him was being drawn
directly to him. He spent many hours each day in prayer
and meditation - his intuition gained precision. He began
to be able to discern people's bodies - to identify if there
was illness in the body, and where, and then, began to know
what was causing that illness, and how to reverse it.
What he had prayed for materialized - Michael was healed
and his own journey to serve God's kingdom began. In October
1998 Bryan ended a business career as a merchant banker
and embarked on a ministry of healing, of spiritual growth,
and a mission to deliver God's message of love to each and
every one of His children.
In a style similar to the famous late faith healer Edgar
Cayce, Bryan claims to consciously accesses the "Akashic
Records" or God's Universal Records. These records apparently
contain information on every living organism. It contains
a ledger of every thought word and deed of every individual
who is living today, or has ever lived. Filed under the
name we are given at birth, every individual has a custom-made
"encyclopedia" that catalogues everything we are, think,
feel or say.
The late Edgar Cayce spent most of his life in a trance
calling upon the Akashic records to help tens of thousands
of people. Following his passing, millions of people have
been helped by or intrigued with Edgar Cayce - the "Sleeping
Prophet" - by reading about his discernments in a series
of books written about his life. (For further information
on Edgar Cayce feel free to visit www.are-cayce.com.)
Bryan
claims that God knows everything about you - your loves,
your hates, your every thought, your energy level, your
intelligence, your degree of happiness. God knows how well
you are doing at school, how honest your are; he knows what
health problems you have, like depression or mood swings,
whether you have viral or bacterial infections, whether
chronic or serious disease is present. Do you use drugs
or alcohol? God knows. He knows your sexual activity, your
preferences, and your sexual orientation. He also knows
your ability to love, yourself and others, your ability
to forgive; and your closeness to God.
It is said God knows everything - your life is an open book,
there are no secrets - every action, reaction, spoken word
and or thought is recorded permanently.
(Here is the tricky part....Editor)
Bryan claims to be able to access God's body of knowledge
as well. Bryan claims that God allows him to "discern" information
from our "encyclopedia" in order to help us obtain information
we need to help balance body, mind and soul.
Blueprint
and Life Program
Bryan believes that at conception every individual is assigned
a Blueprint and a Life Program. The Blueprint predetermines
the inherent strengths and weaknesses of our body, mind
and soul. The Life Program predicts how we as individuals
will act and react under stimulation from any of our five
(or is it six?) senses. Let's compare us to a computer -
our blueprint is our hardware, our life program is our customized
software.
Bryan
says that teenagers need to know that our Blueprint and
Life Program is largely determined by the strengths and
weaknesses that have been passed down to us by our parents.
For those of you who may feel that you've been given a bum
rap, Bryan suggests that you don't take this as an opportunity
to blame your parents for every thing that is wrong in your
life. As you mature, you will be allowed to make more and
more choices in your life, and of course, take responsibility
for those choices. The good news is, that to a certain degree,
the Life Program can be changed, and Bryan will discuss
this in the next issue of Faze Magazine.
For
instance, if one or both of your parents suffer from depression,
there is a good chance that you will also suffer from depression.
Teenagers often don't recognize their sad feelings, lack
of energy or enthusiasm as depression; others do not want
to talk about depression. Bryan suggests that there are
two primary types of depression. One is a physical (brain
chemical imbalance) depression and the other is a depression
in response to negative life experiences. In both cases,
it is very important for teenagers to seek help, and help
is available. Often depression can be lessened or improved
by a change in diet. Bryan suggests that all teenagers drink
plenty of water, minimize intake of sugary refined products,
eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Bryan also is a big supporter
of flaxseed oil as a dietary supplement. He feels flaxseed
oil helps maintain seratonin levels (a neurochemical) in
the brain, which, when out of balance, can cause mood swings
and anxiety.
Bryan
explains that it is very important for teenagers to talk
about their feelings of depression, talk to your parents,
talk to a close friend, a teacher, someone that you trust.
If you are not sure whom to trust, Bryan suggests that you
try prayer, and God will send someone to help you.
If
you're not sure how to pray, Bryan suggests that you begin
by imagining God is present with you in the same room and
simply have a normal conversation and don't be afraid to
ask for help and always pray for others. If you don't like
the name "God", try Father, Heavenly Father, Almighty, Allah,
Jehovah, Lord, Creator. Find a name for God that you are
the most comfortable with. (Brad Pitt? ...Editor)
Many
teenagers (and adults as well) do not take the time to get
to know God. Bryan recommends that you start getting to
know God today - do not wait for some tragic event to occur,
like Bryan did almost losing his son Michael to brain cancer.
Bryan admits, many people, like himself, turn to God when
they are down and out, and their life or the life of a loved
one is on the line.
Remember
God's love for each and every one of us is profound - He
loves each one of us equally, regardless of whether or not
we love Him in return.
Some
teenagers appear to have been blessed with very special
abilities or attributes. For instance, some are highly intelligent,
some are brilliant artists, or musicians, some may have
been blessed with a beautiful face and perfect body shape,
a great voice or dramatic talent, strong athletic ability,
or the ability to attract many friends.
Do
not despair if this doesn't describe you. Recognize that
these are gifts from God, and it is quite possible that
your own gift may not be realized until you are older, or
your gift may be of the spiritual realm - realize that there
is a purpose for every person being different in this world.
Bryan wants all teenagers to drop, get rid of, dump their
extraordinarily high expectations of life. He says this
is often the reason why many teenagers experience high levels
of stress, anger, depression and ultimately illness. He
says that teenagers should simply set a goal to try to do
their best at whatever they attempt. Understand that we
all have different blueprints and life programs. We do not
share the same strengths nor are we burdened with the same
weaknesses as others. Be content with your uniqueness -
you needn't feel pressure to look, act, feel like every
other teenager - you weren't created to.
Bryan
speaks from experience, he, like many, has had great failures
in his life. Bryan knows from God, that it is our effort
in overcoming and learning from those failures that is to
be rewarded.
Bryan
shared with me a story about a family of seven children
that he met in the United States. They all had very high
expectations of life and their performance, and to further
burden themselves, they were all perfectionists. Sadly,
not one of these seven family members was happy. Rather
than improving the quality of their lives, their high expectations
resulted in a life filled with disappointment.
So
teenagers, Bryan says, give up the high expectations. This
doesn't mean to stop dreaming, practicing or training, or
setting goals for yourself, just be happy with your effort
- compare your performance only to yourself. Bryan also
says that parents need to understand this very important
point - take the pressure off and help your children be
all they can be, or were meant to be.
Bryan
invites your questions
Bryan is delighted to be part of this premiere issue
of Faze Magazine, and as part of Bryan's commitment to Faze,
and to teenagers, Bryan invites you to write to him at the
communication coordinates below. Bryan will try to answer
your questions about your health and happiness. When writing
in please provide your complete birth name and birth date,
which will be kept in complete confidence. Your questions
and Bryan's responses will be published in future issues
of Faze.
(As
a medical intuitive and healer and as a father of three
children, and stepfather to two more, (including four teenagers)
Bryan Farnum is very familiar with the stresses and concerns
plaguing teenagers in this age. Questions about depression,
mood swings, the effects of divorce, abuse, smoking, illness,
drugs and alcohol, sex, low self-esteem, pressure to perform,
thoughts of suicide, death and issues about God are all
part of his daily experience. Read on to know more about
this outspoken warrior for God's Love - let him answer your
questions and guide you back to equilibrium and wellness
in body, mind and soul.)
Send
letters to bryan@fazeteen.com
Teens or their parents with questions or challenges are
encouraged to contact Bryan's office in Richmond Hill, Ontario
at 905-770-9200.
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