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Charting biorhythm action
key to body’s ups, downs
By JOCK HATFIELD
Of the Emerald
When is the best time to study?
To take an exam? To stay home in
bed? The answer, according to
Eugene resident Peter Holden,
may lie in the biorhythms of the
body.
"We’ve all had the experience
of beating our heads against the
wall because we can’t get started
at something," says Holden, who
works as a professional biorhyth
mist at the East 11th Avenue
Scarborough Faire. "The study of
biorhythms makes us more aware
of our natural cycles so that we
can ride them out and take advan
tage of them,” he says.
Most biorhythmists deal with
three bodily cycles: the physical,
emotional and mental. These cy
cles are said to move up and down
in cycles of 23 to 33 days, offering
alternately good and bad periods
of activity. Holden has added two
more cycles to the theory: creative
and intuitive. “From observations
of myself I felt these cycles ex
isted," he said. “I'm one of the only
biorhythmists to use them.”
Holden plots the cycles from the
subject s date of birth. From this
chart one can supposedly predict
the kind of days the subject will
have throughout his life. “Yester
day was a very creative day for
you, your intuitive and creative cy
cles crossed, focusing your
energy,” says Holden analyzing a
student's chart. "Of course I’m
seeing this from a personal pers
pective, but that’s probably what
made you set up an appointment
to see me.”
Holden believes students
should channel their studies in ac
cordance with biorhythms to
spend their time more effectively.
“Of course students don’t have
much control over when they take
their finals," he explains. "But
even studying on the right days
would help.”
Negative times to study would
occur when rhythms are in a
changing phase, moving from an
active to a passive period of activ
ity. It is at these times that Holden
advises his subjects to take a
break, have a beer and try to relax.
Holden believes more acci
dents occur when a subject’s cy
cles are in a recuperating stage.
"If you stay home and rest during
this period, you will be prepared
later on when your biorhythms rise
above the line." When one or
more of the subjects cycles cross
on the biorhythm chart, symboliz
Biorhythmist Peter Holden claims he can predict a person’s mental,
emotional, creative and intuitive streaks by making special computa
tions based on date of birth.
ing a focus of energy, the subject
will be able to act more efficiently
in those areas, Holden said.
"There are countless applica
tions of the theory — in com
merce, industry and athletic per
formance," says Holden. The
Portland Trail Blazers and the
forest service already use
biorhythms." Holden says he be
lieves all industries should use
biorhythm charts. "When one of
the workers is having a bad day he
could wear a red arm band so the
other workers would know to
avoid him," Holden advises.
As Holden reads a subject's
plotted chart, he asks probing
questions. “Do you identify with
creativity? Have you felt physi
cally superior recently? How long
have you been feeling poorly?”
"Biorhythms are similar to as
trology, but not the occult," exp
lains Holden. "The biorhythm
comes from an outside source ,
but the individual can take advan
tage of it if he tunes in." Holden
said he believes*that the moon
and sunspots also have a general
influence on people and that they
combine with the biorhythm influ
ence, rather than disturb it.
Skeptics point out that even if a
biorhythm exists, it would start at
the moment of conception, not at
the moment of birth. But Holden
has an answer "It seems that until
the baby is bom, it ts governed by
the mother's biorhythm. When it
takes responsibility for its own
physical system, its personal
biorhythms begin."
Originally a fine artist from Eng
land, Holden took 14) the profes
sion of biorhythm-reading four
months ago. "A friend read my
biorhythms and over a period of
time, I noticed a concurrence,
Holden said. “I began to take an
interest." Now. he says, he can
read his biorhythms without a
chart through his feelings alone
Biorhythms are a synthesis of art
and science; especially an art in
relation to interpretation."
Holden's next project will be a
biorhythm on the University. “I'm
going to use its date of construc
tion as its birthday, and compute
its biorhythm from there, he says
Asked if it is possible to compute a
biorhythm for what amounts to a
mass of wood and bricks, Holden
replied, "I think so. There is an
energy formed when a large group
of people come together in a pro
ject such as this University. It’s
possible that the group would then
form a collective biorhythm
through their energy."
Low income homeowners can
cash in on free home repair work
By JANE LEHMAN
Of the Emerald
Homeowners living in the University area and
elsewhere in Eugene may be able to take advantage
of free home repair work
Eugene s community development committee
approved a contract between the city and Lane
county to operate the home repair program last
week. The contract provides community develop
ment funds for minor repairs to residences in the
University, Central, Bethel, Southeast, Southwest
and Willakenzie Planning Districts.
In the past, the program has been operated out
of general revenue funds. With the recent
changeover to community development funds, only
half as many homes will be within the eligibility areas.
Under the old administration, the entire city limits
were within the boundaries of service.
According to Robin Johnson, housing expediter
for the Department of Housing and Community Con
servation, the program "provides numerous repairs
for low income and disabled homeowners.”
Rental units are also eligible for special repair
work to provide the handicapped some accessibility,
with the owner’s permission.
Low income households are eligible under the
program if the total gross household income for a
one- and two-bedroom unit is $5,600 or less.
The income level cut off for a three bedroom unit
is $6,500 and $7,100 for a four-bedroom unit, the
assessed value of the house itself must not exceed
$15,000, however.
The maximum repair amount is $1,000, which
includes materials and labor provided by the county.
Structural work includes roof and foundation repairs.
To a lesser degree, electrical plumbing and heating
repairs are possible.
Persons interested in the home repair program
can contact the Social Services Department of the
county’s Housing and Energy Program at 687-4387.