DELIRIUM TREMENS *

The matter of delirium tremens now becomes explicable. There is no quest here as
to whether physical pathology is involved in it. The physical detent tion of brain
tissue is responsible for many of the condition's symptoms -raised temperature, the
shaking of the limbs, the epileptic-like convulsions, confirm this. What is of esoteric
concern in the phenomenon, is the acute hall cinatory aspects of the delirium. One has
only to question an alcoholic about visual experiences during the delirium and you
will find that he is convinc that what he saw was real. The men that assaulted him,
and persecuted fail were real. So were the snakes, and rats and insects he saw -- as
real as anuhii could be in his life.

The esoteric sciences confirm that there is abnormal but very real perception the part of
alcoholics in delirium tremens.

The effects of the alcohol has not been confined to the physical body. There can occur
an abnormal arousal of two chakras -- one of them, the Ajna or brow centre, produces
clairvoyance with perception in the lowest mental planes. The second chakra that is
affected, even more easily than Ajna, is the Solar Plexus Chakra.

* DELIRIUM TREMENS -An acute brain syndrome due to alcohol intoxication, characterized hrr : acute
hallucinatory delirium and a coarse, generalized tremor which involves particularly fingers, face,
and tongue. Delirium may appear at any time in the chronic alcoholic, hi;: I usually precipitated by
intercurrent infection, injury, or a prolonged debauch or it may a.ppear as : "abstinence delirium" in the
malignant, addictive alcoholic. The syndrome begins suddenly wM lever rapid pulse, leukocvtosis.
profuse perspiration, headache, anorexia, nausea, weakr.e". "• dehydration. Along with the tremor there
are, seen ataxia and hvperreflexia, and all these ippai to he due to an encephalosis involving mainly the
fronto-ponto-cerebellar pathways. Ii <:•>:--•! cerebrospmal fluid pressure and increased globulin in the
cerebrospinal fluid are usual, and about 50 per cent of eases a mild transitory albuminuria is seen.
Epileptiform convulsion' also occur, these rum fits", as they are some'times called, are probably
due to pyridoxnie ri miu B6 deficiency.

The delirium itself begins within a few days after onset of the disorder. Persecutory are common
and are usually in reference to a gang of the same sex or some obvious cnstran* fear. These delusions
may lead to suicide or homocide, illusions a;e frequent arid are easilv S gested. Visual hallucinations are
the most oomm , of the hallucinatory elements, and these typically of animals, such as snakes or rats,
wh.,<;ii symbolize mainly sexual fears (pink elephants incidentally, are most uncommon). Haptic
hallucinations, of animals crawling over the skin. also seen, but many of these are probably illusions
based on paresthesiae. Auditory hallucinatic when they occur, are usually of a derogatory and or
homosexual nature. In the midst of the i liriuni, disorientation is marked, there is loss of attention and
memory impairment, most mail for recent memory. There is an, incontinence of emotions . panic,
anxiety, and terror most :• monly, although some few show euphoria or indifference to their, hallucinations
and illusions. Mis- j identification is common, and patients are highly suggestible and can easily be made
to confab

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