what are the ways in which we avoid catalyst?

[MangusKhan]

Once the catalyst has filtered down to the body complex, how hard is it to undo this? I currently have a friend whose back is so bad that he is now on a permanent feed of oxycodone at the ripe old age of 24. Neither me or my other friend know what to do with him. I foresee unhappy endings if he does not get proper spiritual healing.

Oh boy yeah, I know someone who went down that route and is finally drug-free from the oxy addiction (except they had fibromyalgia diagnosed as the reason for the pain that led to taking the prescription drugs which in my opinion rapidly became the real problem). Oxy is not the solution. I wish I was there, I'm really good at healing backs (the fact that I'm not a masseuse is a waste of near magical talent to the world). I can't give a remote massage though. Get him to some Chinese medicine place where they can stick some needles in him and get his chi moving around. At 24, if it is tension being carried in the muscles from catalyst, he can definitely try strength train, relaxation train, improve his posture, etc and in the long term improve his situation–I had far more back pain when I was in my young twenties than I do now at almost 30, though that would seem to be the opposite of what is expected. I do a lot of work on myself using a combination of a foam roller, a massage stick/hook, a TENs unit, and any knobs present in the house that line up to my sore spots (pretty much like a cat). The most miraculous topical product I've found to release pain is a topical product called Mountain Magic Liniment, no affiliation but boy have I got to get myself another bottle of that stuff sometime.

These are not strictly Law of One answers of course...

Thanks Tae, that Mountain Magic stuff has a good reputation. I'm gonna buy some and practice my masseuse skills on this guy whenever I next return home. In the meantime I've let him know these things exist as options, and he's open-minded to try anything at this point.

If you have such a gift for massage and back healing then why don't you become a masseuse? Seems like a good service to render in a world full of ailing bodies.