Home :: page 1 of the magazine << Previous edition  next issue >> Volume 11, Autumn 2008 "To comply with the good, that is, to follow goodness, which we all have to follow, and to which we belong - that we have to do. Everyone owes that to himself!" Bruno Groening

The wheel comes full circle

The Bruno Groening Circle of Friends in Australia – the first Communities in New Zealand

May 2008: a physician couple lands in New Zealand as part of a lecture trip in Southeast Asia of several weeks' duration. In their baggage they have a "treasure" with a true worth that is beyond measure. It doesn't amount to much in the material sense - just a few documented healing reports and some written material. Still, what they are bringing with them is something that ever more people are consciously or unconsciously looking for - also in New Zealand. It is the knowledge of an energy which Bruno Groening called the "Heilstrom*" and which is in a position to heal people, order their life and direct everything into a positive direction.

I can no longer remain silent

What would motivate a German doctor and his dentist wife to use their vacation time to hold lectures on the teachings of Bruno Groening as unpaid volunteers? "It is is something special to experience how people - including doctors - in many countries of the world are opening themselves up to this knowledge. The exchange with colleagues the world over represents a turnaround in medicine, so that you can't remain silent when you have convinced yourself of the truth", says the German doctor.

The lectures in New Zealand were the very first ones ever held there and thus they constituted an especially important part of the overall journey. "It was moving to see how the people who came to the - on the whole well-attended - lectures perceived the Heilstrom* in their bodies so quickly and followed the lectures with great attention. Their interest became especially apparent in the many questions the audience directed to us after the lectures. You could notice how anxious many of them were to speak with us to learn more. After a lecture in Adelaide, in southern Australia, for example, an engineer came up to me who was so impressed at having been able to immediately perceive the Heilstrom* that he referred to it as one of the greatest experiences of his life".

The wheel comes full circle

The lectures in New Zealand took place in metropolitan Auckland and in the capital of Wellington and led to the founding of the first Communities in the country farthest from Germany on the globe.

Another essential mainstay of the expansion in Australia and New Zealand is the Success Reports, which are verified and documented by the Medical Science Group (MWF).

It is the goal of the MWF to gradually turn over this documentation work to local doctors in each country.

After the visit the Friends were confident that a Physician's Community for doctors in Southeast Asia would soon be established in which doctors from Australia and New Zealand can participate and get started with the documentation in their own countries.

It started small

They had already been to Australia, holding lectures in Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra, Geelong, Melbourne und Adelaide in their comprehensive program.

There, too, they were able to found new Communities and strengthen already-existing ones. Just as everywhere else, the expansion began small in Australia. In 1996 Grete Häusler, then Director of the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends, journeyed with her team of helpers for the first time to the Australian continent to inform people there about Bruno Groening. Manfred Fortmann, who was with the team, reports of the time that followed: "In the late nineties the telecommunication possibilities weren't as sophisticated and cheap as they are today. Telephone calls to Australia were quite expensive, and communication by email wasn't as yet so widespread. These factors hampered the expansion in countries far away from Germany. Today we have an entirely different situation". At present communication over the Internet in the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends has become very important, greatly facilitating coordination of the Communities abroad.

To actively help with the expansion

Stefanie Ebel-Bevins was able to experience this expansion first-hand. She is a German who has been living for some years now in New Zealand. At first she would get mail or an occasional telephone call from Germany, but it is only since it has been possible to have intensive contact with Bruno Groening Friends over the Internet that she has felt really connected to the teachings of Bruno Groening. Today Stefanie Ebel-Bevins is herself helping with the expansion in New Zealand and she and her children are happy to be able to apply the teachings of Bruno Groening in their lives.

She emphasizes how important it is to her to stand with both legs firmly fixed in life in addition to concerning herself with the spiritual aspect of being human. She has found this combination in the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends. Her wish for New Zealand: growth of the Communities and especially that the documentary film on Bruno Groening be available for showing there - it hasn't as yet been shown in Australia.

Some things changed in Australia after 1996. The number of Communities grew, and more and more people have been showing interest. Here, too, the further development of the communications media has performed valuable services. A number of Australian cities already have several Communities each.

To pass on the teachings

In 2001 Stephanie Gutowski found her way to the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends through an Information Lecture. Since her youth she had suffered from heart and thyroid problems which, partly triggered by the side-effects of medication, were accompanied by depression and weight-gain. After the lecture she applied the teachings of Bruno Groening in her life and experienced a gradual improvement in her health. Since 2005 her heart rhythm has been regular and she has been able to discontinue the heart medication. An examination in 2006 revealed a completely normal thyroid function. "Without the teachings of Bruno Groening I would probably not be alive today", says the native Australian in retrospect.

She has now been leading a Community in Melbourne since 2004, and in 2007, full of joy over her recovery, she took over as Country Director for Australia. Here goal is to transmit the teachings of Bruno Groening to others in Australia - especially the aborigines--so that they, too, can also experience healing and help. "I also hope," she says, "that we can better inform people dependent on drugs. There is also still a lot to do in this area ".

A new phase has begun

Also deeply involved in the expansion work in Australia is Georgina Tenberg, who in 2003 took over the coordination of the large continent from Germany. She experienced the various stages of growth, but reports that it wasn't always easy. She regards the last Australia Country Conference in April 2008 in Sydney as a landmark event in the development of the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends on the Australian continent. "There was a very special energy at the conference which suggested the beginning of a new phase. The Friends were more serious, offered their help more than ever before and you notice that all the tasks are now spread over more shoulders. Many want to support the expansion of the Communities in this country with heart and soul."

Georgina Tenberg was of the opinion that with this new energy, the time was ripe for the beginning of the New Zealand Communities. In addition, Australia is taking on a special role because of its open immigration policy. "I would like Australia's many nationalities to be represented in the Communities, too", said the Coordinator in formulating one of her goals.
In this way the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends can contribute to understating among the nations of the world.

Frank Endries, a German living since 1999 in Australia and Community Leader in Melbourne since 2006, confirms the impression of this year's Country Conference. For him, a high point was the International Schooling Week in Germany in early June of this year. "I can hardly put into words what I learned there in a week in terms of goodness, knowledge and experience," he said. On returning to Australia he looked forward to passing it all on to the people there as well as possible, thus deepening with them the knowledge of the teachings of Bruno Groening and helping them integrate it into their lives.

Escape from the hell of medication dependence

Anxiety disturbance after consumption of marijuana and dependence on tranquilizers
Success Report of Neal McCoy, 22, Dallas, Texas Community, USA

It all started very harmlessly for Neal McCoy. Like so many his age, he began to smoke marijuana for social reasons on weekends with his friends in April 2002. He liked it. But just three months later he had an experience that marked the beginning of a real martyrdom for him. While smoking he suffered a severe panic attack and had the feeling he was going to die. From this moment on he was in a different world. Although he calmed down a little, everything was still somehow unreal around him even though he took no more marijuana. And then, just a few weeks later in August, he had another panic attack that was at least as bad as the first one..

The next day he went to his family doctor. Out of fear the doctor would tell his parents, he didn't tell him the true cause of the anxiety states. The doctor gave the young man Paxil, an antidepressant that is also used against panic attacks, and the tranquilizer Xanax.

"My family doctor said I should take the Xanax when a panic attack occurs, but I didn't hold to that, instead taking it every day because I had such a strong fear of the panic attacks. The doctor didn't mention the possible dependence.
Both medications helped, but I got severe side effects from the Paxil such as spells of aggression and a general feeling of listlessness. I sensed no side effects from the Xanax. After I had taken Paxis for a year I decided in August of 2003 to stop it. I wanted to live free from all anxiety without medication

I couldn't do without it

After it was relatively easy for me to "sneak away" from the Paxil within a month's time, it was the Xanax's turn. But after the abrupt cessation of the tranquilizers in November 2003 had led to terrible fits of perspiration and severe anxiety states I wanted to do it through a gradual lessening of the dose over a period of four months. Then, when I completely stopped the medication in March 2004, I got horrific withdrawal symptoms. I suffered the whole time from anxiety and the feeling I was going to die. I felt a continual burning in my body, couldn't sleep and had no appetite. It was as if I had gone to hell. I endured that for two weeks and then decided to return to Xanax and immediately felt better. In May I replaced Xanax with Valium (20 mg). I did that because I had been told that Valium was easier to discontinue since it allegedly left the body more slowly.

The third attempt

I became dependent on prescription drugs because I couldn't stop taking Valium, and in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms I had to take more and more.

I could clearly see where this was leading, and tried for the third time to get away from the medication dependence through resolute discontinuance. From August 2004 to January 2005, when I tried to sneak away from the Valium, I was totally incapacitated. I could no longer go to school - the physical withdrawal was hell. The only thing I could do was to pace back and forth and pray. In January 2005 I gave up and returned to Valium. That was my third futile attempt.

I went several times to the psychiatric outpatient clinic, asking in vain for help. Instead, I was given more medication. In may 2005 I took a long walk in the woods and in my desperation asked God for help.

The way out

A short time later I met a woman who told me of Bruno Groening. I instinctively knew that this was something special here. On August 16, 2005 I was introduced to the teachings of Bruno Groening by telephone, and on September 7 was able to attend my first Community Hour in person.

What I experienced during the introduction to the teachings of Bruno Groening was indescribable. My maltreated body suddenly became peaceful and calm while I was absorbing the Heilstrom*. After that I knew that Bruno Groening was my chance, and I tuned in twice a day at home to receive the Heilstrom*. Immediately after the introduction I lost the desire to commit suicide. This feeling was replaced by the hope which I drew from the teachings of Bruno Groening.

During the next months it went slowly uphill. I succeeded in reducing the dose of Valium from 20 mg to 10 mg, but I was afraid to give it up entirely. It is especially noteworthy that I watched films and television again and was able to converse with people - which had been impossible before. In April 2006 I attended a conference of the Bruno Groening Circle of Friends in Detroit. After returning home I felt that things were really getting moving. I suddenly lost interest in many things that I had been interested in up until then. Previously I liked heavy metal, gossip and films with violence. After the conference I was surprised to realize that they now made me feel bad. A few months later, around July 2006, I had completely given up these interests. I was able to freely interact with people again.

Success

In October 2006 I finally had the feeling that it was time to stop taking the Valium. Yet I was still afraid of what would happen to me when I stopped taking the medication. The trauma from my earlier experiences was still vivid in my mind. On October 22, 2006 I completely stopped taking the Valium. There were only four more days when the old anxieties kept wanting to return, but through the absorption of the Heilstrom* and my helping in the Circle of Friends all the anxiety and panic left me. Thus after a few days, to my bewildered astonishment I was totally free from any kind of withdrawal symptoms. All of the futile weeks and months of the torment of withdrawal were as if dissolved! Since then I have been going to school again and have been able to do everything well there. I have begun learning a foreign language and am succeeding there too. After a few false starts I have got my self-confidence back and can enjoy my life again. In February 2007, five months after ceasing to take pills, I knew that it was the Heilstrom* which had pulled me through, and that it was the hope of healing that had kept me alive. Without the energy and hope given to me by the Heilstrom* and the teachings I probably wouldn't have survived.

Today, in May 2008, I am studying at a university. I have never had a relapse and enjoy the freedom of a fulfilled life. The teachings of Bruno Groening have made a satisfied person out of me, for which I am grateful with all my heart".

Spontaneously healed after ten years of continual headaches

Success Report of Daniela Hoffmann, 25, Hamburg Youth Community

"I suffered from headaches from1989/90 on. Shortly before this pain, which tormented me 24 hours a day, first appeared, I had suffered a light brain concussion by falling on my head while ice-skating. The doctors I consulted attributed the pain to that.

Because of the continual headaches it was seldom possible for me to enjoy a deep and restful sleep. I often had problems getting to sleep and sometimes couldn't sleep the whole night. I was often tired, couldn't handle stress and had trouble understanding and concentrating. I was so sensitive to noise and odours that literally the falling of a pin seemed unbearably loud to me. I withdrew, didn't want to speak to anyone, talk on the telephone or go out. A computer tomography and several EEGs carried out by the doctors for clarification were inconclusive. The doctors prescribed a painkiller for me which brought only temporary relief. They finally diagnosed chronic long-term headaches and told me that I had to accept that.

I learned of Bruno Groening and his teachings in July 2001 through my best friend and her mother. At first spiritual healing through the teachings of Bruno Groening didn't mean much to me. But after informing myself on the Internet I decided to attend an Information Lecture on July 22, 2001 in Weiden to check on what I had read. What I then experienced exceeded all my expectations. I was able to easily accept what was said in the lecture and also perceived a very pleasant tingling - a streaming - in my body. They told me it was the 'Heilstrom' already. Although I had thought about a possible healing, I was not even close to having the firm belief and trust that I, too, could become well. However, back home again after the lecture I got an especially severe headache. I had never before experienced a headache in this form. I could hardly endure it. The pain was accompanied by severe nausea. I immediately thought of Regelungen*. My friend supported me in this belief. After about three or three-and-a-half hours I had to vomit, then the headache and nausea disappeared in an instant..

Since then the continual headache that had accompanied me so many years has simply been gone. I can sleep deeply and restfully again and have found joy in life again. Today I still feel grateful that I was spontaneously granted my health after all the years"

"We waited three days and three nights"

Lotte Schlüter meets Bruno Gröning in Herford-- Part 1

Herford was the place where Bruno Groening's work began on a large scale. Even the press took notice and reported. The seekers of help came by the thousands from far and near to experience help and healing there. Among the many people was Mrs. Schlüter with her blind mother-in-law. She was physically very weak and required continual help with such things as getting dressed, washing up, etc. Lotte Schlüter remembers, "I learned about the many healings from an illustrated magazine. Among other things there were pictures illustrating the happenings in Herford. I said to myself, 'you've got to go there with your mother-in-law!' Crowded together like sardines, we stood there in the midst of all those people on the Wilhelmsplatz before House No. 7. To the right of us were about 30 people sitting in wheelchairs. We all waited and waited. No one had spoken. Everyone was excited and looking up at the balcony on which Bruno Groening was supposed to appear. It was already very late in the evening. Then someone came onto the balcony to console us. He said that Bruno Groening was still with other seekers of help. 'Be patient! Bruno Groening is sure to come!'

And then on the same evening about 11:30 someone came out onto the balcony and said, ‚You seekers of help - I have to console you. Mr. Groening is with the severely ill. Be patient. Mr. Groening will surely come." Everyone waited silently. No one said anything. No one complained. So we waited three days and three nights. We didn't eat anything, nor did we drink anything. And I wasn't hungry either. Nor were the others. No one left the square. And should I tell you why? Because everyone was afraid he would never come there again.

Suddenly he was there

And then Bruno Groening appeared - suddenly he was there! And you could see that everyone was happy. And then he stretched out his arms and said something like, 'You seekers of help, you are all looking for healing. Stand up, you lame - you can walk!' No one got up - nothing. No one said anything. 'Come on, stand up. You can walk. Trust me. You can walk - stand up!' And then the first ones began to stand up one after the other, and they could walk! They were all crying; they were all ready. No one could believe it. Later the people left, silent, speechless. And then he asked the blind and the deaf and dumb to come into the house. He wanted to see them personally and speak with them. And there, too-- the entire hallway was full of people.

 There I saw a mother with a two-and-a-half year old deaf and dumb child. Bruno Groening took the child onto his arm and caressed it and spoke with it. Then he took a kind of tuning fork into his hand and struck the banister, and the child heard it."