Michio Kushi — 7-Book Corpus Map

Reference index for the Kushi corpus Eve runs on (and Tam studies for cross-checking).

Corpus locations:

• Text extracts: /home/eva/.hermes/profiles/eve/knowledge/books/*.txt (7 books)
• PDFs: /home/eva/.hermes/profiles/eve/cache/documents/*.pdf (6 of 7)
• Server origin: /home/ubuntu/.solos/docs/vault/solos/research/macrobiotics/books/

Topical map (Young's summary)

1. Macrobiotics, Health, and Healing

• Macrobiotics = spiritual + practical reconstruction of self, expanding life, aligning with nature.
• Healing requires self-reflection, gratitude to the universe, overcoming arrogance, ancestral diet.
• Healing = two steps: supply good "human food" + actively discharge past excess (fat, protein, meat, sugar, cheese) via sweat/urine/skin.
• Grains = central fulcrum for balance. Extreme yin/yang foods → physical stress, emotional instability, erratic behavior.

2. Oriental Astrology and Nine Star Ki

• Charts movement of life energy (ki) across nature, human affairs, time cycles.
• Analyzes character, relationships, health, travel, social/planetary destiny.
• Framework: Five Transformations, Ten Heavenly Influences (Ji Kan), Twelve Earthly Influences (Ju Ni Shi).

3. Oriental Diagnosis

• Direct non-technological observation: eyes, ears, touch, nose, intuition — not equipment.
• Macrobiotic diet refines sensitivity → better early detection of illness.

4. Cosmology, Ancient History, and Destiny

• Ancient history as unified peaceful humanity; cosmic cycles + catastrophes (Atlantis, Mu).
• Biblical Revelation → spiritual meaning of current era; guidance for a golden age.

5. Spiritual World and Spheres of Being

• Three spheres: Shinkai (divine spirit/God world), Raikai (spirit sphere), Ukai (astral sphere).
• Earth = center of consciousness where spiritual growth matures → transitions to higher worlds after death.

6. Philosophy of Life, Education, and Society

• Tao (way of life) over technical knowledge; judgment/vision over technique.
• True cosmic consciousness = practical action (heal self, help others, transform society), not sentiment.
• EN (interconnectedness): relationships shaped by cause-and-effect, used wisely → love + freedom, not fear.

Tam's use

• Cross-check Eve's grounding: when Eve cites a book, verify the claim maps to a real passage here.
• Research lane: macrobiotic/TCM topics grounded in Kushi (threat-aware: separate Kushi's historical claims from modern evidence).