The 33 Chiropractic Principles
By Ralph W. Stephenson, DC
1. The Major Premise - A Universal Intelligence Is In All Matter And Continually Gives To It All Its Properties And Actions, Thus Maintaining It In Existence.
2. The Chiropractic Meaning Of Life - The Expression Of This Intelligence Through Matter Is The Chiropractic Meaning Of Life.
3. The Union Of Intelligence And Matter - Life Is Necessarily The Union Of Intelligence And Matter.
4. The Triune Of Life - Life Is A Triunity Having Three Necessary United Factors, Namely: Intelligence, Force And Matter.
5. The Perfection Of The Triune - In Order To Have 100% Life, There Must Be 100% Intelligence, 100% Force, 100% Matter.
6. The Principle Of Time - There Is No Process That Does Not Require Time.
7. The Amount Of Intelligence In Matter - The Amount Of Intelligence For Any Given Amount Of Matter Is 100%, And Is Always Proportional To Its Requirements.
8. The Function Of Intelligence - The Function Of Intelligence Is To Create Force.
9. The Amount Of Force Created By Intelligence - The Amount Of Force Created By Intelligence Is Always 100%.
10. The Function Of Force - The Function Of Force Is To Unite Intelligence And Matter.
11. The Character Of Universal Forces - The Forces Of Universal Intelligence Are Manifested By Physical Laws; Are Unswerving And Unadapted, And Have No Solicitude For The Structures In Which They Work.
12. Interference With Transmission Of Universal Forces - There Can Be Interference With Transmission Of Universal Forces.
13. The Function Of Matter - The Function Of Matter Is To Express Force.
14. Universal Life - Force Is Manifested By Motion In Matter; All Matter Has Motion, Therefore There Is Universal Life In All Matter.
15. No Motion Without The Effort Of Force - Matter Can Have No Motion Without The Application Of Force By Intelligence.
16. Intelligence In Both Organic And Inorganic Matter - Universal Intelligence Gives Force To Both Organic And Inorganic Matter.
17. Cause And Effect - Every Effect Has A Cause And Every Cause Has Effects.
18. Evidence Of Life - The Signs Of Life Are Evidence Of The Intelligence Of Life.
19. Organic Matter - The Material Of The Body Of A "Living Thing" Is Organized Matter.
20. Innate Intelligence - A "Living Thing" Has An Inborn Intelligence Within Its Body, Called Innate Intelligence.
21. The Mission Of Innate Intelligence - The Mission Of Innate Intelligence Is To Maintain The Material Of The Body Of A "Living Thing" In Active Organization.
22. The Amount Of Innate Intelligence - There Is 100% Of Innate Intelligence In Every "Living Thing," The Requisite Amount, Proportional To Its Organization.
23. The Function Of Innate Intelligence - The Function Of Innate Intelligence Is To Adapt Universal Forces And Matter For Use In The Body, So That All Parts Of The Body Will Have Co-Ordinated Action For Mutual Benefit.
24. The Limits Of Adaptation - Innate Intelligence Adapts Forces And Matter For The Body As Long As It Can Do So Without Breaking A Universal Law, Or Innate Intelligence Is Limited By The Limitations Of Matter.
25. The Character Of Innate Forces - The Forces Of Innate Intelligence Never Injure Or Destroy The Structures In Which They Work.
26. Comparison Of Universal And Innate Forces - In Order To Carry On The Universal Cycle Of Life, Universal Forces Are Destructive, And Innate Forces Constructive, As Regards Structural Matter.
27. The Normality Of Innate Intelligence - Innate Intelligence Is Always Normal And Its Function Is Always Normal.
28. The Conductors Of Innate Forces - The Forces Of Innate Intelligence Operate Through Or Over The Nervous System In Animal Bodies.
29. Interference With Transmission Of Innate Forces - There Can Be Interference With The Transmission Of Innate Forces.
30. The Causes Of Dis-Ease - Interference With The Transmission Of Innate Forces Causes Incoordination Of Dis-Ease.
31. Subluxations - Interference With Transmission In The Body Is Always Directly Or Indirectly Due To Subluxations In The Spinal Column.
32. The Principle Of Coordination - Coordination Is The Principle Of Harmonious Action Of All The Parts Of An Organism, In Fulfilling Their Offices And Purposes.
33. The Law Of Demand And Supply - The Law Of Demand And Supply Is Existent In The Body In Its Ideal State; Wherein The "Clearing House," Is The Brain, Innate The Virtuous "Banker," Brain Cells "Clerks," And Nerve Cells "Messengers."
