Dear NB, >> ...If I may: could anybody give me a hint concerning my previous call for help: "Loss of physical sense of taste and smell" ? << Sorry, I wrote a reply to this one several days ago but it got lost in the mix. :) ================================== >> a) I know that the astral body gives us his interpretation of physical sensations ("nice" vs. "painful" e.g.), but I'd like to know whether the same body is in charge of "feeling or not feeling at all". ...Because this would give me a hint to b) below :-) << Taste is almost completely dependent upon smell. For example, if you can't smell (say you have a cold), you won't taste much of anything unless it's VERY flavorful. If *every* test has been run (has she had her sinuses cleaned thoroughly?) and *every* physical therapy tried then I'd say it was one of two things. 1) Perhaps her sinus infection/cold was so severe that it damaged the corresponding nerves that convey signals to the brain. 2) Perhaps there was some sort of significant emotional pain surrounding this cold that her psyche has built such a strong barrier around that it manifests as a loss of her senses of smell and taste. In other words, This could be physiological or psychological. If it's physiological then it would need to be treated at that level, either medically or magically or both together. Magical treatment would encompass her astral body surely, but the focus would be to repair the physical damage. I doubt it could be repaired by focusing upon the astral body alone. If it's psychological instead, then treatment would focus upon the astral/emotional body. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 09 May 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe