[Manymoons]

Curious Guest

I started with this food in the 60s and knew of people who died and many that did more self harm than good. All situations involved the indulgence of sudden extremes of yin and yang. A common rationalization consisted of eating a very yang diet during the week and then "balancing" this with alcohol or recreational drugs, as an example, on the week end. This proved for many to be dangerous if not fatal.

The essence and nature of this food demands that a slow consistent approach be maintained at all times. Eating a broad yin/yang diet then suddenly narrowing the balance is a shock and strain on the body and the spirit. Time need be granted to allow this transition or the body will rebel to the point of shutting down. One does not run a marathon if all previous exercise consisted of walking to the pizza oven and back to the easy chair in front of the television.

Each of us has a unique balance. It takes time to adjust to changes that we are not accustomed to. A new balance may even feel alien and be interpreted as being wrong, thereby inducing a reactive move that initiates an upheaval that further pushes us into and an even more chaotic balance. When this happens it becomes almost impossible to deal with and many people reject the diet completely or take extreme food to kill this "pain".

A big mistake many people make is to expect this diet to give them something or make them feel something in particular. I have found this is not the case. This food tends to be very neutral and imposes little yin/yang on you. This is the beauty of it however. One is allowed to feel ones own reality without mask or cover up -- not always pretty as this leads to a self reflecting spiral and a deeper way to grow. It is at this point of self reflection that most people fold because they come to it faster than they are able to deal with it.

This food will not heal beyond a person's capacity to be healed, but can open one to see where one needs to heal. This food will allow healing that a more extreme balance will not. The real healing is a matter of spiritual growth. What the spirit accomplishes, this food will match without imposing it own nature as most contemporary diet does. There is no "comfort" food here but this food can help one feel comfortable if a standard of spirit comfort has been achieved.

Based on my own experience I recommend to go slowly and be open to what may be revealed. This food can strip way things that we have been "hiding" behind. It takes time to walk on our own two feet and live life from our own real core of being without masks for self protection.

There is a price to be paid for everything. This food requires our own effort and sincerity. I can say that it is a worthy investment.

Manymoons