Food and Projecting

[Szaxx]

Going back nearly century Syvan Muldoon said in his book the projection of the astral body that illness had a great effect on his active chord area. Being fit and healthy it was upto 40 feet. When ill it was greatly reduced.
The intake of food being limited could have a similar effect.
It's practiced in many cultures and some use extracts to enhance the effect.
Supplements as we know do have an effect.
If you are wanting to know then experiment for yourself. I do continuously in hope someone benefits. I never use supplements and never will intentionally.
The results of self experimentation speak volumes.
Try one.

[Astralzombie]

Little Bibble, Please do not demean the importance of your contributions. If someone jumps on the beliefs of a mod as if they write the gospel, then like Xanth said, that is their loss. But it really isn't practical that we should always state that something is our opinion. Some people are on phones and such and any extra typing can be a chore.

The way I see it is if you believe something will be a factor, then it will be. I personally don't place a lot of thoughts in vibrations or such so what I eat doesn't play a role in my experiences in any way that I can tell.

But once we have been exposed to ideas, there really isn't any way to escape their influences other than to test them and disregard what doesn't personally fit. That's easier said then done, however.

[Astralsuzy]

Interesting and I think I agree but (not wanting to be rude) ultimately irrelevant because the very fact that I misinterpreted Xanth means that the same could happen again to someone else. Someone who comes onto the forum afresh could quite easily misunderstand such comments.

Factually speaking I guess it's all a matter of opinion.

I can understand how you would feel.  With this type of subject, ap, cannot be proven so there are no facts and no evidence.  What you read on the internet or in ap books is their opinion and it can be a lot of rubbish or a bit of rubbish.  That is the way it is.

[Mystiquemushroom]

Nobody should take anything anyone says as truth unless it resonates with what you believe no matter how it's written or said.

[Bedeekin]

Cmon, it must have an effect. After all isn't fasting considered a valid OBE technique? Eating supposedly grounds you more in the physical. A lack of food weakens the veil as they say.

I think fasting is considered a valid Buddhist technique for maintaining enlightenment... although.. they do live in mountains where there are less options. I think that's probably down to people thinking 'Eat what they eat'. It's a misconception or rather 'belief'.

I have never been affected by what I eat or drink apart from alcohol. I don't drink because it seems to directly inhibit the process.

I have had problems with my weight and went on starvation diets... almost to a problematic level.. it didn't change my OOBEs... I put weight on eating junk food... it didn't effect my projections.. I stopped smoking... it didn't effect my projections... I started again.. it didn't change my projections. On off doing this and that... over 30 years... it didn't effect my projections. the only thing that has effected my projections is when I thought things were effecting my projections.

The problem is that it seems 'right' that we should eat healthy to be able to reach full enlightenment or a high level of projection.. it makes sense to the logical, information overloaded modern mind and way of thinking> "Let's get back to grass roots to connect more with nature"... "no chemicals... chemicals are bad for you"... those things that contradict modern living must work because they are natural and made by nature right?

In the cold light of physical reality you are consuming vast quantities of substances that aren't controlled by your mouth and what you stuff down it. What you breath... absorb through your skin and unfortunately in this modern age it's what our brains are consuming that's more a problem. We are made up of complex chemicals and nucleonic actions that run the gamut of day to day life using chemicals that are actually deadly poisonous. You have certain quantities of arsenic in your body... natural... and needed... yet it's one of the most deadly toxins known to man. The amount of elements in your body is relative to those found on earth. H2O is the most common... then Carbon... right through all the elements until the last naturally occurring ones that are radioactive. The amount of radiation you give off is higher than the residual fallout over Sweden when the nuclear power station in Chernobyl exploded. Peoples pineal glands have been calcifying since it was discovered... it's how it was discovered... because it was hard.. like a stone. Our bodies are amazing complex and clever things. Much cleverer than you can second guess it to be. Stuffing a pizza or a twinkly into your gut will not interfere with projection... it will if you believe it will.  

[Xanth]

Factually speaking I guess it's all a matter of opinion.

There's not a single thing that is said in this world that isn't just "an opinion". 

I know someone is going to call me out on that and point out an example... but then, that too, is just an opinion. 
I'm not surprised that many people won't understand what I mean. 

[Bedeekin]

The term Opinion is over used. It now encompasses anything from a scientific claim repeated by a second party to a whimsical belief someone has regardless of how silly it sounds.

In my opinion that ravine can be jumped over and cleared... said by a world class free runner.

In my opinion that ravine can't be jumped over and cleared... said by a 300 pound world class sumo wrestler.

Both are professionals.. and both are right in their own class but both are also wrong because they forgot to say 'I can jump' or 'I can't jump'.

That's were opinions get muddled and confused.

In my opinion when I get up from this chair I won't get sucked into the carpet. I don't know this for absolute certainty... but repeated exposure to reality and the floor of my flat gives me the confidence that I will be right to have this opinion. No matter how many people say I will get sucked into the carpet they will all be wrong... completely wrong. Therefor my opinion is completely sound and part of YOUR truth. I think it's safe to say that where this subject is concerned.. informed and experienced opinion is just that... down to repeated experience. An opinion given that is simply read about and seems 'right' to the reader is redundant when set against the opinion of someone who is experienced in the matter through repeated experimentation.

[Little Bibble]

Factually speaking I guess it's all a matter of opinion.

Was kind of going for sarcasm when I wrote that oxymoronic sentence. Would have added a smiley but that would have negated the irony  

[Xanth]

Was kind of going for sarcasm when I wrote that oxymoronic sentence. Would have added a smiley but that would have negated the irony  

Joking or not, your statement was correct as far as I'm concerned. 

Honestly?
I'm done belittling my own experiences by having to type "in my opinion" before anything I say.
My opinions aren't opinions to me, they're my truths.  That's how I've experienced them... and that's how I teach them.

I'm not even sorry if that urks people... honestly, it's really not my problem if someone else gets upset over a personal truth I hold.  I came to the conclusion a long time ago that I can't be held prisoner to other people's emotions.

If it wasn't clearn, suffice to say, it should be implied that it anything I say is an opinion.  lol 
Don't believe it, don't disbelieve it... simply put it aside until you have enough data to confirm or deny it per your own experiences.  Because that's all that matters.