I wrote a couple articles on my first two attempts. My third attempt will be soon and there will be an article following it. I'm hoping this one will be the one I don't give up. I'll post it here if I succeed
Powerful, courageous post. I've done mushrooms previously, but it was decades ago. I'd like to journey with them again, perhaps in the next few months. I sense there are important revelations awaiting me, within that experience.
I have learned the value of fasting or modified fasting to focus the mind and detox the body. It's also effective at burning fat, if done wisely.
Within the fasting mindset, focus is intensified. Spiritual devotion within this space is joyous. I have experienced deep gratitude within it, as I surrender to the Now.
Thank you for sharing, I have also found spiritual practice intensifies during a fast, I mean it is a spiritual practice in itself. But with eyes closed my soul speak clearer and with them open the plants and trees share their wisdom. Wishing you the best on your adventures :-)
Luke, I love how you write. Raw, poignant, open hearted. A balance of masculine and feminine energy. Beautiful. Made me laugh and made me ponder too. I have fasted for only three days max but recognise how empowering it is to abstain from the mindless eating that is so pervasive in our culture. Over consumption both food and “stuff” really dulls the senses and the magic of being alive
Hey Janie, thanks for sharing. three days is the sweet spot I feel once we can get past the psychological barrier. One day is also a great place to begin, but I feel the real solitude comes after the detox. But it really depends on what we are carrying into the fast.
You have just spoken my story so eloquently! I am currently on day-two of a ten-day cleanse (three day keto-light; two-day broth; three-day full fast; two-day keto-light) and wondering when (if ever) I am going to learn moderation instead of rollercoastering between over-indulgence and 'de-toxing'.
Like you, I have done many cleanses, fasts and the like, both for spiritual and physical reasons but in the end, it always seems to come down to a mind-battle and this time around, spirit keeps reminding me: "it's just a thought...." (whether I do or don't cleanse / fast etc.) What really hit me in this regard, was your paragraph about using these things as a distraction from the real work. That is the nub of it right there. In my case, the real work is acceptance - of myself, exactly as I am, without embellishment or subtraction. Do I need a cleanse to achieve this? No. Equally, do I need to over-indulge, so I can beat myself up and feed the story of being less than? No. It's all just a thought. Buddha's middle-path comes to mind.
I also like your analogy of chopping wood in the forest, for the minefield that modern living is. I nearly lost my mind trying to 'do the right thing' in my late twenties. Who knows what the 'right thing' is anyway? To be in right relationship with the Great Mama, is to feel our connection with her in every cell; rather than giving up everything, which does not carry a slew of 'environmentally-friendly' stamps on its packaging, serving mostly, in any case, to give the mind what it wants, rather than body or soul.
The 'butt-whoopings' I can relate to as well - numerous of them. Liberty caps have been a favourite of mine, as a teenager for fun and later on, when I discovered their potency for spiritual purposes. In the past year, something has changed though and I no longer feel the need for psychedelics or any mind-altering plant medicine to enhance my spiritual journey. Perhaps, I will get to that point with the over-indulgence vs cleanse rollercoaster also....
Thank you for this thought-provoking and enlightening article.
Please like this article and comment if you can! You can read part 2 here https://heartcentredliving.substack.com/p/no-food-for-6-days-part-2
I am currently training/ prepping to do a 4 day fast.
Great article!
Nice, please share how it unfolds for you!
I wrote a couple articles on my first two attempts. My third attempt will be soon and there will be an article following it. I'm hoping this one will be the one I don't give up. I'll post it here if I succeed
I am very interested in hearing the rest of your story. I too have fought demons of addiction, and food now has me 40 pounds overweight, with COPD.
Wishing you the best in your recovery, here is the second part https://heartcentredliving.substack.com/p/no-food-for-6-days-part-2
Powerful, courageous post. I've done mushrooms previously, but it was decades ago. I'd like to journey with them again, perhaps in the next few months. I sense there are important revelations awaiting me, within that experience.
I have learned the value of fasting or modified fasting to focus the mind and detox the body. It's also effective at burning fat, if done wisely.
Within the fasting mindset, focus is intensified. Spiritual devotion within this space is joyous. I have experienced deep gratitude within it, as I surrender to the Now.
Thanks for the thought-provoking post.
Namasté 🫶
Thank you for sharing, I have also found spiritual practice intensifies during a fast, I mean it is a spiritual practice in itself. But with eyes closed my soul speak clearer and with them open the plants and trees share their wisdom. Wishing you the best on your adventures :-)
Luke, I love how you write. Raw, poignant, open hearted. A balance of masculine and feminine energy. Beautiful. Made me laugh and made me ponder too. I have fasted for only three days max but recognise how empowering it is to abstain from the mindless eating that is so pervasive in our culture. Over consumption both food and “stuff” really dulls the senses and the magic of being alive
Hey Janie, thanks for sharing. three days is the sweet spot I feel once we can get past the psychological barrier. One day is also a great place to begin, but I feel the real solitude comes after the detox. But it really depends on what we are carrying into the fast.
You have just spoken my story so eloquently! I am currently on day-two of a ten-day cleanse (three day keto-light; two-day broth; three-day full fast; two-day keto-light) and wondering when (if ever) I am going to learn moderation instead of rollercoastering between over-indulgence and 'de-toxing'.
Like you, I have done many cleanses, fasts and the like, both for spiritual and physical reasons but in the end, it always seems to come down to a mind-battle and this time around, spirit keeps reminding me: "it's just a thought...." (whether I do or don't cleanse / fast etc.) What really hit me in this regard, was your paragraph about using these things as a distraction from the real work. That is the nub of it right there. In my case, the real work is acceptance - of myself, exactly as I am, without embellishment or subtraction. Do I need a cleanse to achieve this? No. Equally, do I need to over-indulge, so I can beat myself up and feed the story of being less than? No. It's all just a thought. Buddha's middle-path comes to mind.
I also like your analogy of chopping wood in the forest, for the minefield that modern living is. I nearly lost my mind trying to 'do the right thing' in my late twenties. Who knows what the 'right thing' is anyway? To be in right relationship with the Great Mama, is to feel our connection with her in every cell; rather than giving up everything, which does not carry a slew of 'environmentally-friendly' stamps on its packaging, serving mostly, in any case, to give the mind what it wants, rather than body or soul.
The 'butt-whoopings' I can relate to as well - numerous of them. Liberty caps have been a favourite of mine, as a teenager for fun and later on, when I discovered their potency for spiritual purposes. In the past year, something has changed though and I no longer feel the need for psychedelics or any mind-altering plant medicine to enhance my spiritual journey. Perhaps, I will get to that point with the over-indulgence vs cleanse rollercoaster also....
Thank you for this thought-provoking and enlightening article.