THE INTERCHANGE

The Newsletter Of The University Of Science And Philosophy
P. O. BOX 520, WAYNESBORO, VA 22980
Phone: 1-800-882-LOVE (5683)
Fax: 1-330-650-0315
Web: www.philosophy.org

April, 2003

Dear Students, Teachers, and Friends Of The University:

The University, like our world, is undergoing dramatic changes. The world is learning about the effects of unrhythmic and imbalanced interchanges; and through the Message of Walter and Lao Russell we can learn the changes in consciousness, understanding, and action that are necessary to harmonize our inner and outer environments.

The principles the Russells taught and demonstrated are a beacon for all who will see it. We see the effects of imbalanced financial visions and actions, and the results of "mine only" attitudes in the religious, political, and financial sectors. We all have felt the effects of a civilization that talks about ethics, peace, and morality yet somehow just cannot seem to walk the talk. While it is easy to heap blame and ridicule on those we see outside of ourselves who we think have apparently perpetrated these imbalanced and unethical actions, it can be just as easy to see the imbalance, point to and live the answer to the problem in balance, and show compassion for all whom we see living in ignorance of Self and Balance. We can discover how to do this through a compassionate attitude towards ourselves and towards others.

Like the world economy, the University has suffered financial losses and must reorganize its outreach for the immediate future within the framework of a much-reduced budget. As a consequence, USP is functioning with a reduced staff and for the time being is without a physical presence to display the books, art works, and other memorabilia that many of us have taken inspiration from through the years. These steps have been necessary in order to insure the survival of the institution and the insurance that its paramount mission continues; namely, the propagation of the matchless Message that the Russells dedicated their lives to presenting to the world.

This is a vital, challenging, world-wide obligation, and one from which the University will not shirk. We have not restricted the vision or limited our goals. Given the opportunities afforded us by modern communication techniques in extending the University’s Message to the world, it is stimulating and invigorating for us to pay heed to husbanding the resources we have in order to insure the permanence of our mission. Having our officers and administrators provide pro bono work for the University, and deferring the time when a new public headquarters will provide greater access to the Russell art works, are small sacrifices indeed when seen in the context of the absolute necessity of making the Russells’ Message available to mankind.

This work is too important to be neglected. My own previous experience as President of the University for eight years occurred when times were better; but now that times are more difficult, I can and will help, and sincerely believe that I have the experience once again to take the helm. My work as a physician in the alternative healing arts, Chiropractor, Naturopathic Physician, and Acupuncturist, gives me some flexibility that I would not have were I working for a corporation or as an individual in most other fields. This work also places me in contact with people who are especially interested in work reflected in the Russells’ teachings and the University’s outreach. I have always felt that promoting the work of Walter and Lao Russell was a natural extension of my healing work.

I first read The Secret Of Light in 1960, having been given a copy by my natural healing mentor C. Miles Martin, who was personally acquainted with Dr. Russell. In 1974 I traveled with my wife and children to visit Lao Russell at Swannanoa. Thereafter I revisited the mountain almost yearly. I was pleased to introduce her to John Denver, who had been my patient and friend for many years, when he landed his helicopter on the Palace grounds, and to countless other people from all walks of life that were subsequently fascinated with and helped by the Russell works.

This work has always been an inspiration to me and it is an honor to be able to in this way again regive to the work. I encourage all of you to join me in spreading the work and adding to it in whatever way you feel inspired to do.

The University has always had a worldwide vision and dissemination of its message, and this has not changed. This will be continued without interruption. The vision found in the Russells’ Message is eternal and can never be destroyed. Our focus is to make the Russell works available and to suggest how these can be an inspiration through which others may enlarge the vision and demonstrate it in their life actions. Accordingly, we are insuring that the books and Home Study Course will remain in print, and we will use all available media to alert others to this work. Additionally, as we all have done in the past, we will continue to seek new works that demonstrate the teachings in new creations and new formats that arise from the same source of knowing. Some of the forms manifesting this follow below:

1) This year the University will have a presence at conferences that focus on spirituality, alternative medicine, changing consciousness and answers to our world crisis. My work as a physician in the alternative healing arts has assisted introducing the Russell materials to those who are already in close alignment with the Russell Cosmogony and I expect more to come from it this year. I will be speaking at the New Earth Expo in Missoula, Montana, May 24-25 and have a booth display of the Russell works. We will have a booth/display at the American Association Of Naturopathic Physicians conference in August in Portland, Oregon.

2) I have finished a new book on alternative approaches to treating biological, chemical and nuclear war/terrorist attacks as well as everyday infections titled Big Medicine, Health Defense Handbook For War Defense, Bio, Chem Nuke, And Everyday Infections and have a web site www.bigmedicine.com describing this which will be linked with the USP and other sites. As an example, USP will be linking uniteinkindness.org whose very image symbolizes this message and reflects the universal desire for a peaceful and kind world where we choose universal rights for everyone and institutions that serve and support this. I am also including an example of the Unite in Kindness image for you with this mailing. I invite each of you to send me information about other work that you are doing and web sites that are in alignment with USP and the world’s needs that we might all link together.

3) My own newsletter, titled Big Medicine, focuses on alternative health and healing from the view of universal principles and useful practices, and will be published four times a year. Each issue will feature some aspect or detailing of the Russell works. This will be published at my personal expense. Further information about the newsletter can be found on the Big Medicine website. If any of you have newsletters that the USP can have a presence in that might assist your readership, contact me for how we may work together.

4) Laara Lindo and Yasuhiko Kimura are carrying forward their work as an effort to further the Twilight Club, calling it "Vision In Action"; and continuing publishing at their expense The Cosmic Light under the new title Vision In Action. The University, as the fountainhead and source for this rekindling of the original Twilight Club, anticipates working with them in this effort in ways that we all may envision as valuable to the planet. The University will contact other groups with similar visions as the Twilight Club in an effort to cooperate with them, inspire them, and learn from them.

5) J.B. Yount III, Chairman of the Board of the University, is finishing a comprehensive biography of Lao Russell entitled Remembered For Love that will be available by next year. If any of you are contemplating or working on books or other forms of art that are aligned with the Russell work, please alert me about it. Later on in this letter you will find some further information from J. B.'s upcoming book.

6) I will seek radio and T.V. sources to discuss the University's work and invite those of you who have access to or a similar desire to access these to let me know how I might assist you.

My colleagues, as officers of the University, also include Attorney Tyler Moore as Secretary-Treasurer; Michael Hudak, who succeeded Lao Russell as President, now serving as Vice President; and Attorney J. B. Yount III, who serves as Chairman of the Board. Senator Melford Okilo of Nigeria, Laara Lindo, and Yasuhiko Kimura remain as Board members to assist me as President.

Cindy Strickler and Cindy Lewis assist me with the day-to-day details of taking and fulfilling book and Home Study Course orders and maintaining our Waynesboro, Virginia work sites adjoining Swannanoa. I maintain residence and practices in Boulder, CO and Hamilton, MT and can be contacted through the usual University phone numbers and addresses. Note that the University address (although new to some of you) is in reality our old original address: Box 520, Waynesboro, VA 22980, reflecting our continued presence on Afton Mountain near Waynesboro. The 800 phone number remains the same: 1-800-LOVE, and our regular office phone/fax number has changed to 540-887-5030.

The following introduction to Remembered for Love by J. B. Yount III gives a hint of the richly detailed account of Lao Russell’s life that awaits the reader of this inspiring biography. The value of such an accurate, entertaining and insightful account of such an extraordinary life can also be the inspiration to model our own lives in a similar yet unique way.

INTRODUCTION

She was unusually introspective but prone to find joy in every experience, born in an English village where her family’s position made her feel secure until she was orphaned early and left in the care of a loving but overly protective older sister. Bright in school, she was beautiful and athletic, and her seniors and peers found her delightful company.

As a young girl she was exposed to the life of the richest family in the world. She developed a streak of independence, a determination to succeed, and a highly competitive spirit. Falling in love with a handsome young advertising executive, she was fascinated by the potential of mass media marketing and swiftly conceived a successful health and beauty business. After they married, he quit his job to join her in what became a highly profitable venture with a rapidly expanding sales volume.

Ahead of her lay happiness, heartbreak, and challenge, but her travel, reading, and spiritual insight enriched her in ways that far transcended the eventual loss of her business and much of her fortune. Her strong character was reflected beyond her physical beauty in the warmth of her smile, her animation of movement and the obvious concern she felt for other people. She had an enchanting personality and an inspiring presence. She made legions of loyal friends on both sides of the Atlantic.

She insisted throughout her lifetime that the role of women be respected and encouraged equally with that of men. She believed that balance between the sexes was essential for world harmony and that hope for the future was futile indeed unless the modern world allowed women full and free range of opportunity and expression. She embraced this conviction in her early years and lived to realize that her unique perspective and living philosophy would dramatically Impact both sexes for generations to come.

She spent years seeking answers to the ultimate questions of life and came to understand the immutability of the love that had motivated Jesus of Nazareth and other great illuminates of history. In mid-life she met a genius whose unique scientific perspective explained the dynamics of creation and life with an irrefutable simplicity. His ideas were incredibly compatible with hers. They married and spent the rest of their lives sharing their Message with the entire world. Their work lives today.

His story has often been told, but hers has remained obscure. He always emphasized her pivotal role in their joint accomplishments. Without her, the Walter Russell Foundation and the University of Science and Philosophy would not have come into being. Without her, the art collection at Swannanoa would not have been an inspiration to thousands from around the world for a half-century. She was a woman whose advanced ideas often broke with tradition but were as timeless as the rhythms of the universe.

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Faithfully Yours,

Timothy A Binder, N.D., D.C., Lic. Acu., and President of USP