intention, n.               Oxford’s English Dictionary

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†1. The action of straining or directing the mind or attention to something; mental application or effort; attention, intent observation or regard; endeavour. Obs (but cf. 7b).

 

†2. The action or faculty of understanding; way of understanding (something); the notion one has anything. Also, the mind or mental faculties generally; cf. INTENT n. 4. Obs.

 

†3. The way in which anything is to be understood; meaning, significance, import. Obs. or blending with 5.

 

4. The action of intending or purposing; volition which one is minded to carry out; purpose. †of intention, on purpose, intentionally (Obs)

 

5. a. That which is intended or purposed; a purpose, design.

 

    b. colloq. In pl. Purposes in respect of a proposal of marriage.

 

6. a. Ultimate purpose; the aim of an action; †that which anything is intended (Obs)

 

     b. In literary criticism: the aim or design which a critic detects in a writer’s work.

 

7. †a. Stretching, tension: =INTENSION 1. Obs.

     b. Straining, bending, forcible application or direction (of the mind, eye, thoughts, etc.). (Akin to 1, but with more of the notion of tension as in 7.)

 

†8. Intensification: = INTENTION 3. Obs.

 

†9. Inclination, tendency. Obs.

II. Specific uses.

 

10. Surg. and Med. a. An aim or purpose in a healing process; hence, a plan or method of treatment. [med. L. curationis intention, transl. Galen (ed. Kühn I. 385).] arch.

 

    b. spec. in first intention, the healing of a lesion or fracture by the immediate re-union of the severed parts, without granulation; second intention, the healing of a wound by granulation after suppuration.

 

11. Logic. The direction or application of the mind to an object; primary conception formed by directing the mind to some object; a general concept. first intentions, primary conceptions of things, formed by the first or direct application of the mind to the things themselves; e.g. the concepts of a tree, an oak. second intentions, secondary conceptions formed by the application of thought to first intentions in their relations to each other; e.g. the concepts of genus, species, variety, property, accident, difference, identity.

 

12. Theol. a. One of the three things necessary, according to the Schoolmen, to the effectual as ministration and validity of a Sacrament, the two others being matter and form: see quots.

 

   b. R.C. Ch. special or particular intention, a special purpose or end for which mass is celebrated, prayers are offered up, etc. as the spiritual welfare of some person, etc.

 

13. Roman Law. (See quot.)

 

†14. Rhet. Intensification of force or meaning; the use of a word to such and end. (L. intention, Aul. Gell.; Gr. Dion. Hal.) Obs.

 

15. Special Comb.: intention movement [tr. G. intentionsbewegung (O. Heinroth)], a movement or action on the part of an animal which itself performs no function except to reveal or signal that a further movement or action may follow or is contemplated; intention tremor, a tremor which is manifested when a voluntary action is performed.

From the editor...

    Recently I was given the opportunity, and what I perceive to be the honor of observing a few hours of a 4-Day Hands On Class. I was in total awe of the energy in the classroom, from the eager students and their desire to absorb all of the new information, to the instructors and their desire to teach the untried students the amazing Bio Cranial System™ they had been anxiously waiting to learn.

 

    As I sat quietly in the back of the room, I watched the attendees listen intently to the instructors, devouring every word. The moment an instructor paused to take a breath, one of the eager students would immediately ask a question. The instructor would smile knowingly and remark to his class, “good question”, and reassured his new pupils he would certainly move on to that topic shortly. I watched the class unfold into a wealth of shared knowledge and knew these students were hanging on to every word.

 

    I have received a few Bio Cranials in my short time with CDS Institute and believe this to be a benefit that I will appreciate far into the future. Every time a Bio Cranial™ practitioner treats me, I am at a loss for words. I lay quietly in amazement of the magic every Bio Cranial™ practitioner possesses. I suppose it may be a similar experience for my four year old son when he runs in crying after he falls and scrapes his knee and I gently scoop him up into my arms to kiss the pain and fear away.

 

    If I was amazed to receive a Bio Cranial, I was in for an even bigger treat during the 4-Day Hands On Class. I watched and listened intently as the instructor explained and performed the procedure on one of the students. The instructor first performed a short series of preliminary tests, did a Bio Cranial™ procedure and then repeated the tests. As the student laid there in contentment after the instructor had finished, everything I had read about the Bio Cranial System™ and all the great successes I heard from patients became even more significant due to the knowledge I was receiving. I owe all of this to the magic I was privileged to witness in a few hours at the 4-Day Hands On Class.

 

    This was an experience I will never forget and I humbly thank you for allowing my participation.

 

Regards,

Patricia Brannan

Managing Editor

October 2008

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