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IRIDOLOGY
SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
IN THE HEALING ARTS
Bernard Jensen, DC
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IRIS REFERS EFT SIDE OF THE
THE RIGHT IRIS REFERS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY.
The information in this book is presented for educational purposes only
as a text for the study of JrldoJogy. It consists of the best information
available to the author and is based on many years of study. experience. and
research throughout the world. This information is not intended to be used
for diagnostic purposes for any individual orcondltion except by a qualified
health professional. In every case where a specific health problem exists.
competent professional advice should be sought. Iridology should be
recognized as a system of analysis which indicates the location and extent
of inflammation in the body which a complete diagnosis may confirm.
First Edition
Copyright © 1982 Bernard Jensen
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
BERNARD JENSEN, Publisher
Route 1, Box 52
Escondido, CA 92025
Library of Congress Card Catalog Number 82-81498
ISBN 0-99608360-6-3
I Believe
I believe in iridology as the "eye" of the natural
healing arts, the window through which the wholistic
perspective on health becomes understandable.
I believe in iridology as a reliable means of
assessing what is happening in the body. When we
know what is happening in the body, we can choose
the path to high-level wellness.
I believe in iridology as the analysis to use in any
of the healing arts to monitor and evaluate how well a
therapy is working.
I believe in iridology as the only analysis which
reveals conditions before symptoms appear and
shows abnormal conditions for which no symptoms
will ever appear.
I believe in iridology as a wonderful means of
demonstrating' the rewards ofc hoosing a healthy .way
of life, the ideal of preventive medicine. .
,r 1 believe in iridology and nutrition as Ihe twin
guiding stars that will bring in a new profession
equally uplifting for both doctor and patient.
A personal look
On March 25. 1908. in living becamc his burning desire. As the healing of his
Siockion. California. own body progresscd. hc turned the experience of the
Jorgen Bernard Jensen was wholistic approach toward the helping of his
born (0 Eugen and Anna patients.
Jensen, both of Danish
The results were dramatic. His anent ion was
descent.
now riveted in this direction. Natural therapeutics
Enrly in life. young
became his healing mode. setting (he pattern for the
Bernard displayed Ihe
rest of his life. He began to travel extensivc:ly in
qualities nceded for his
search of more knowledge and information.
future work. His penchant
for being an analytical, In Chicago, he took posl~graduate work at the
critical. serious perfectionisl National Chiropractic College. Upon returning to
blended with his sensitive. Califomi:l. he began an intensive study and
competitive. spiritually-minded personality to arm investigation of the newly-introduced subject of
him with an unusual perspective thai opened the lridology.
doors to the nonconventional life he was soon 10
Pursuing more training, Dr. Jensen travc:led to
enter. But before that palh was SCI firmly, severnl
New Jersey and studied the subject of lridology in
intense learning experiences occurred which
depth at a chiropractic-osteopathic college. Before
determined the direction he was 10 take.
graduation, he was required to draw 500 irides in
Deing his own worst obstacle, restless and never
detailed color.
satisfied. he would rather study and read a book than
calor sleep. H is father was a chiropractor. and young The combination of natural hcalth care and
Bcrnard followed in his ptllh. When 18 years old. he iridology proved 10 bea rewarding path for the young
entered the West Coast Chiropractic College in doctor to follow. In the 1930s. he met Dr. J. Haskcl
Oakland. CaliforniO\. During his four years' study, Kritzer (MO), who encouraged Dr. Jensen to study
Bernard burned the midnight oil while holding down Iridology and, then. to set out on his career of
as many as two outside jobs simultaneously. The teaching the subject.
strain was immense. The capacity to push forward,
He gave his first seminar in lridology and
the ability to persevere doggedly toward a goal were
Nutrition in 1931. at the Naturopathic Association
firmly established- but at a price.
Convention in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. Sincc that
After receiving his diploma in 1929, he went into
time, he has taught classes all over the world with
practice, opening his first office in Oakland,
more than 3,000 doctors auending. Many thousands
California. He focused intently on the task of his
of people. from all walks of life. have taken his
calling-to offer a helping hand to those suffcring
teachings to heart. He has tta\'eled around the world
and in need. His devotion was complete, the hours
s-even limes. visiting every continent, in search of the
long. his personal needs forgollcn.
ageless truths about health and wen-being.
By this time, thc sacrificing of many years began
to demand anention. His health failed. At one point, His keen mind and analytical approach were
he was given up to die. Doctor after doctor offered no directed IOWaI'd the investigation of all possible
remedy. Then a Seventh Day Adventist medical natural healing modalities. None escaped his
doctor presented a program of nntural health attention, and he studied subjects ranging from
maintenance to him that emphasized the return to Herbology, Homeopathy. Heliotherapy. and
pure. nalure. and whole foods. Hydrotherapy to Renexology and many other
Following this program brought excellent drugless therapies. His experience with fasting was
resuhs. He was soon on the way back to health and obtained from two medical doctors, Dr. John Tilden
rencwed vitality. A great turning point had occurred. of Denver, Colorado, and Dr. George Weger of
To study nutrition and discover the laws of right Redlands, California.
1n Germany, he studied the methods of Father In June of 1978, he was knighted into the Order
Kneipp and the healing powers of water. In of 51. John of Malta for his humanilarian work.
Switzerland he uudied with Or. Ralph Bcnnerofthe In January 1982, he received the National
Bircher-Benner Vegetarian Sanitarium in ZuriCh. Health Federation's Pioneer Doctor of the Year
Olher training included studies of Ihe eye, ear, nose award at its Long Beach. California convention.
and throat with Or. John Harvey Kellogg (MO) of He has written o\'er 2S books devoted to nalUral
Battle Creek, Michigan. Others with whom he health care and iridology. His Sd~IJUQlld Pracliceo/
studied included Drs. Max Gerson, Dejarnett, and frid%gy textbook is re<:ognized the world over as a
Slone, who applied the wholistic approach. For two classic on the subject.
years, he studied the science of menial trails known as Having retired from active practice in 1978. Dr.
Personology with Judge Jones of Los Angeles. Olher Jensen is now focusing his abundant energies on the
imponanl studies followed through his association publishing of several books representing his
with Drs. S. Claunch and Robert Jackson (M D) of accumulated knowledge and experiences. while at Ihe
Canada. same time traveling extensively 10 teach classes in
Of greatest influence was his aiSoci31ion with Rejuvenation, Nutrition. and. of course. his lifdong
Professor V. G. Rocine, a Norwegian homeopath. love-Iridology.
with whom Dr. Jensen spent over 10 years learning
thc art of how medicine comes from food.
Following the palh of the great n3ture cure
practitioners, Dr. Jensen operated his own health
sanitariums in Ben Lomond. Alta Dena. and
Escondido. California. It was the Hidden Valley
Health Ranch in Escondido that provided the
greatest opportunity for applying the rules of right
living. People in search of health and rejuvenation
came there from all over the world to ream the
principles Ihal Dr. Jensen believed in. practiced. and
taught,
Mter having worked with over 350.000 patients.
he firmly believes thai nutrition is the greatest single
therapy to be applied in the wholistic healing arts and
thaI "We must treat the whole patient, not just the
disease. ..
In recent years, he has become interested in
discovering the secrets of longevity. In this pursuit, he Dr. and Mrs. J~nSln
studied and visited with many of the world's oldest
living people, one of whom was 153 years old.
He visited the land of Hunza where there was no
sickness. disease or doctors. He was invited to stay in
the ki,ng's palace for 10 days while he conducted his
studies of this incredible land and its many people
who have attained 100 years of age or more.
Over the years, Dr. Jensen's work has been
rewarded with many honorary degrees from all over
the globe. In 1954. he was named Doctor of the Year
in Portland. Oregon. In 1973. he was the recipient of
the Ignatz von Peczely Inlernational lridology Gold
Medal award at a ceremony in San Remo, haly. In
1974, he was recognized for his valuable
contributions by doctors assembled in France. In
New Zealand and the South Seas, he established the
'"Dr. Jensen 719 Clubs," where thousands of people
Cross o/Ih~ Ord~rofSI. John 0/
go every month to learn his "How to be Heallhy" MalIa.
programs. The clubs were (armed to compensate (or
the lack of health cart in an area where there were 729
people to every doctor.
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DR. JENSEN KNIGHTED FOR HIS WORK
Monday evening, June 26. 1918. Presenlcd by Prince Robert in New York City.
Ceremolliul Address ...
For your consistent tife efforts in study. travel and Icachiny. for your persistent
continued efforts to raise health standards for nearly fifty years. we commend you for
crusading::l more healthful lift to the people you have mel. The acceptnnce wherever
yOll hnve gone, the numerous books you have written lhlll have reached so muny
people, arc a testimony to your untiring efforts. Visiting the H ulnas of Pnkisl3n, native
studies in the South Seas, South America. and teachings in Australia. New Zealand,
France. haly, Russia, and various cultures in the world, is commendable, Your human
endeavors have been outstanding in the rclinemcnt of the knowledge of foods to
families and homes. 10 the profession for the natural care of ill heallh, espcci:llly in
teach ing preventive methods and of the discernment in detecting of ill hea Ilh as found
in the philosophy and theory of iridology.
