In Search of the Lost Ark

We have received a few emails regarding lost Primal Diet treasures that might be able to give new healing insights to hungry health seekers.

It’s taken some time to sift through all the layers of dirt and debris, and here’s what we found in the crypt.

Aajonus’ hard drives were given to an individual after Aajonus’ untimely death, with the task of attempting to unlock and gain access to the information they contained.

Paul, a close friend who maintains Aajonus’ works, should have received these hard drives or their data after said data was unlocked. Due to a lack of receipts and miscommunication between parties, the drives and their information have never made it back to their rightful owner.

Jim Ellingson, another close friend, was selected by Aajonus to fulfill the role of making Aajonus’ information available to those interested using PrimalDiet.net. In the years after Aajonus’ death, Jim was sent a few files from the individual who has the hard drives in their possession and used them to compile and publish a few e-books. These files and subsequent e-books are mostly redundant from We Want to Live, The Recipe For Living Without Disease, Q&As, and workshop audios.

As far as rumors about an unfinished detoxification book, Aajonus was very clear that eating the diet is all you need to do. Trying to promote a detox can be an assault on the body. It’s best to eat raw food and wait for the body to move into detox on its own naturally when the time is right.

Aajonus was also clear that he wanted us to go to his two books for ALL the answers. He did not want to continue to field questions because everything was said in his books.

Furthermore, anyone can look at the transcribed Q&A from January 27, 2013, a few months before he passed, where Aajonus gives his reasons why he is not going to write and publish a detoxification book, “I have 1500 pages in my newsletters. I decided NOT to do any more books. They are expensive to print and put in storage. The publisher is loosing money on my books, so I’m doing newsletters.” Since there is nothing to gate- keep, there is no detoxification book; the newsletters have the information.

People close to Aajonus and former clients believe that much of the information on the hard drives contains mostly clients’ iris pictures. Aajonus’ clients were responsible for recording or documenting their own consultations; he did not keep or create any of these written records. This approach not only safeguarded his clients’ health information but also mitigated his own liability by avoiding the perception of a medical diagnosis. His method involved comparing changes in iris pictures and dictating to people what he saw.

Our goal is to honor and promote the works of Aajonus. If the hard drives are returned, we will report back to everyone if there is anything worthy to share.

A note on why Aajonus’ works are not given away for free:

Paul, as one of Aajonus’ closest friends and co-founder of Carnelian Bay Castle Press, LLC, which publishes Aajonus’ works, understands Aajonus’ wishes clearly and has been committed to Aajonus’ wishes since his passing. Aajonus created Optimal Ways of Living Trust to receive income from the sales of his books and donations. Aajonus created Right to Choose Healthy Food to raise capital to support farmers growing Aajonus approved foods (like Amos Miller) and other projects that contribute to the mission of the Primal Diet like a retreat center.

The way this all works together is that Aajonus’ books are SOLD, not given away. 75% of the book’s proceeds go towards managing the website, selling books, reprinting, and publishing more books, and 25% goes to Right to Choose Healthy Food to benefit farmers and other projects. Aajonus never imagined his work being given out for free. He knew he had something, valued his efforts, and wanted to keep Amos and others in operation supporting access to healthy foods. Obviously, when Aajonus was alive, money flowed in. After his death, it came down to a trickle.

We hope this answers the questions from the recent inquiries. Feel free to contact us if you have any more questions.

We appreciate all of the support and interest over this past year as we move into a new frontier for the Primal Diet. Bringing people together in a meaningful way to encourage and learn from each other is something that has been sorely missing since Aajonus’ passing. Real connections and relationships, along with the presence of many individuals who have been on the diet for 20 years or more, provide evidence that raw foods can lead to optimal health.

We are committed to his vision, in Aajonus’ words:

“Working to heal people to further world peace. Since all animals, including humans are subjected to their bodies’ conditions, lack of being and feeling safe and happy results from ill health. This central foundational insecurity that results from poor health has grave repercussions. It creates a large percentage of the fear and frustration stimulating irritability, greed, hostility, and inharmonious decisions. We pursue our lofty goal by making information available about the ways and means to reverse disease, rejuvenate health, and prevent disease through diet. Ongoing plans to facilitate the goal include continuing research and experimentation with food as it affects health and publishing this pertinent information. Because food quality depends upon the health of soil and bodies in which food grows, agricultural experimentation is part of our itinerary. We will publish, acquire land, and create clinical spas that further develop health-promoting knowledge. We will solicit donations and engage in ecologically safe enterprise to fund its needs and goals.”

We are committed to promoting optimal health through a diet of raw animal meats, fats, and dairy aligning with the wisdom of Nature, following the life’s work of Aajonus Vonderplanitz.

In Optimal Health,
Phoenix and the Primal Diet Coaches