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The biorhytlun theory of yesterday is based on statistical • evidence. S~atistic~, h?wever, when sUbstantiatin~ human behaviour With Its uncounted number of van ables, renders results inconsistent with reality and thus is lack ing conviction. It was only in relatively .recent t.imes when the electromagnetic field concept, as used in Physics, found its way into the discipline of Biology, and when the frontier~ of an inseparable Body/Mind relationship clarified many questions of physiological and psychological nature, were probed, that the biorhythm concept started to make sense. The comprehension of the nature and the functioning of the Biorhythm Principle is a necessity, where personal weB-being and an harmonious .human relationship, either in the family, at work, in sport and in everyday life, is essential. Once this is achieved and intelligently applied, common sense will guide further actions to the benefit of all concerned. The Basics. As misconceptions about biorhythms are common, the follow ing is a short overview of a few facts which represent the basics of the Biorhythm Principle: When observing one's actions and reactions with reference to people and events, it will be noticed that physical and psycho logicat faculties such as endurance and resistance, concentra lion, perception, etc, are not inert in their INTENSITY. On some days we will be more alert than on others, more optimistic, with a higher resistance to pain, conc.entrate easier and also exe cute work with lesser effort. On other days we are absentmind ed, unable to concentrate, prone to infection and accidents, show less resistance to pain. Although consciously we may not !be aware of Ithese changes, we nevertheless are familiar with our "ups" and "downs". These ups and downs are the manifestation of rhythmical oscil Lations of a life energy, the ancient and also the eastern cultures have been and, still are, aware of for centuries as propitious and unpropitious times, brought about by the stars or the gods. However, it was the German Dr W. Fliess, who at the begin ning of this century identified the ever changing ebb and flow within biological systems as an orderly manifestation of a life force. He detected natural rhythms of three different frequen cies and named them LiTe Periodicities. Fli'essian biorhythms are claimed to affect physical, emotional and intellectual behaviour with strictly apportioned funcJions, by way of three invariable rhythms: the 23-day physical, the 28 day emotional and the 3.3-day intellectual cycles; to ·consist of JUNE-JULY 1992 NEXUS·21