Next Water Fast? August New Moon?

I have been reading Magnus Opus by Don Tolman in which he notes visions and automatic writings from a 40 day fast he did.

I have taken so much from it and only half way through, I am contemplating my next water fast commencing on the first new moon in August, water for 28 days then remaining time on the juice of fruits only with  red colored flesh, corresponding to the base chakra.

My diet since the end of the last fast has not been ideal, stress levels are high and I still eat to ease the pain or numb myself or the other story i tell myself is that food is one of the few pleasures I have and I have had to practice forgiveness for less than optimal maintenance of my weight loss and energy levels.

I have to gather up the courage to embark on the next stage of cleansing the body temple as it states in the book to purify the flesh that it may hold and reflect more light, radiating a glow that only those who partake in such labours are privileged to do so.

Water Fast - Finished but not forgotten.

Day 40 - May 04 2013, came and went with me attending the local food festival in our small town here, I frustratingly imposed my will on my husband and close friend to taste everything that was out so that I may vicariously participate. I started smelling things and the sensation of this was so intense that to taste the food would have been of no consequence, so I went on a snorting rampage to round out the day.

Day 26 saw a major relationship crisis of which I am still reeling, without the composure and clarity that comes during a 40 day fast, I in no way doubt that I would be a screaming basket case of a wife well before now. The fast became my life boat in an unforgiving ocean of emotions, my karma was being thrust at me, hard and fast and I was wishing I had made the conscious decision to be isolated in order to explore my inner terrain and clear the emotional dross through quiet reflection instead of the cruel reality of what had become my everyday existence. It was what it was and couldn't be considered everyday while I was in the state of such deprivation as a significant aspect of my personality as my connection and interaction with food.

It would not be fair at this point not to add that with a dry spell in my casual employment and subsequent funds not being as readily available, this became an impetus for continuing the fast as it was not my original intention to do the BIG ONE, I simply pushed on. It took me around 2 weeks to get my head straight to start, then I assessed my ability to endure as I went along. I suspect I saved around $1000.00 over the fasting period and so it became my own type of protest to the circumstances I found myself in, this then became a subplot in the drama that played itself out in the ensuing weeks.

I am now on day 12 of the after fast period and it has been as spinny as being on the fast, going through the emotions of hating food and it being easier to be on water, the reactions the body manifested because I was perhaps finding a way to harm myself or medicate my way through the damage my marriage has sustained. I had to find the discipline now required to ease my body back to full function, I was eating too much, had hot flushes, very low energy and felt like the little engine that could being overwhelmed and needing to will myself and focus so much on just this one thing in order to get through it and out the other side.

I am so proud I can say I did 40 days and 40 nights without food and it was so worth it, I still have some physical symptoms that did not get attended to and I attribute this to the immense toll it took to be in an emotional minefield questioning everything I stand for, what I can endure without wanting to hang myself from something or drive into a tree, so it was still the massive experience that I expected it to be just not what I expected, it was such a big reflection of me and my whole life so it was perfect.

My body is morphing into its new form and I can see changes everyday, my skin is clearer, my bowel function has markedly improved, hair and nails are stronger which is always a good sign and so much else must have also happened that I will not be aware of but that's why I did it.

Till the next adventure then........

Water Fast - Day 21 - Colon Cleanse

I am so pleased to pass the half way point of this mammoth water fast adventure.

It has cruised along nicely and my discipline has hardly waivered, the worst being a missed drink here or there as I drink 1/2litre per hour.

Today I'm doing Don Tolman's 2 part one day oral colon cleanse to give the pipes a big scrub right through, colonics only clean out the large intestine.

Symptoms have abated somewhat with niggly residual burn off of past ailments.

I am having really vivid dreams in the short sleep I am getting, I get up at 1,2 & 4am at the moment to pee and usually no sleep after 4 as much as I will it to be otherwise, but I have this weird waking dream state which is interesting, my intuition is sharpening, my general mood is calm and energy is ok considering.

I oil pulled yesterday to clean the claggy filth in my mouth, I scrape my tongue twice a day.

Water Fast - Day 11

On the dawning of the 11th day of my suburban water fast I would like to point out the plus points of doing this at home. I have slept in my own comfy bead and had filtered water on tap, stayed at my casual admin job so the bucks keep coming.

I have been fortunate to have entered this phase from a fairly healthy standpoint with a vegetarian diet, about 80% raw and having regular colonics, don't forget Liver and Gallbladder cleansing now for 8 months, which has either reduced the toxic symptoms and/or allowed the process to go deeper faster because there is less crap to get rid of, I did do double colonics the first 2 days though to get through that.

Some other support tools I have at my disposal are

• Reflexology Foot Massager, which I use daily because I can.
• Ionising Foot Detox Bath, which I use weekly but may increase as I extend.
• Chi Massager, I haven't started with but will assist with electrical flow and lymphatics.

I have a shower filter fitted which is alkaline and the piece de resistance is that I also can use the local hot artesian mineral springs which did help when I was in so much pain last week. More symptoms have arisen and passed, it has been a comfort to see them as I know the body is attending to matters. 

I am getting about an hour of good sun each day and my colour is coming up, I am using Coconut Magic Coconut Oil for the skin and I'm sure is helping to keep my energy up, that's been 3-4 days now despite being reluctant at the start because anything on the skin is penetrating into the system.

I am being very intuitive about the whole thing now as I am getting quite clear, my moods esp. anger have dissipated to a mild reverie and grace. I will do my usual New Moon Liver and Gallbladder Flush as scheduled but for the apple juice and will go for using hemp oil in the mix this time always with the aim to amp up the results.

I have been pretty pleased with the process to date and have been amusing myself with some deep philosophical texts which has been rather trippy and I am having some wild nights and almost crave dream state to see what adventures I'll go on.

My body definition is improving and my inner Bond Girl is coming out, I knew she was in there:)

Water Fast - Day 8

The last 3 days have been intense with pain an aches, really deep like none I've known before, but at sites where I have had issues therefore I am trusting the repair work is being done.

Early in fast I had intermittent hot and cold flushes but recently just very cold to the bone and hard to get warm.

My tongue is still saying do not eat as I have a thick claggy sometimes white sludge over it in the mornings.

I have not been so diligent with getting into the sun daily and this I am endeavouring to remedy.

10 days looks achievable now and I am exploring the likelihood of pushing through to 40.

All in all it has been a pretty good experience thus far, I am passing a yellow oily substance with the addition of an occasional dark green slime so I am happy with seeing this depart from my body.

My energy is at a level I am surprisingly happy with and only need to take short lye downs once or twice a day.

Although my preference would be to have done this closer to nature, the ease and convenience of doing it at home is the best I can manage right now.

Daily colonics are sorting out the expulsion of toxins, did 2 the first two days because of discomfort and nausea, got me through the swamp.

My daily protocol is a 1 litre water and salt flush on waking as this helps to eliminate the debris from the overnight activities, then 1/2 litre of water every hour on the hour ish during waking hours. I am finding colonics are better done earlier in the day and I am getting in 1/2-1 hr of morning sun dressed on the balcony and same in the early afternoon all but naked to maximise absorption.

I did not want to weigh myself before or during as this was not the primary purpose but recall a drop of 5 kilos on my previous 10 day fast, its just part of the process.