FOOD AND
ETHERIC DEVELOPMENT
By Lawrence Wilson, MD
©Revised, May 2008, The Center For
Development
Etheric development is the development of the etheric body,
one of the subtle human bodies that is essential for excellent health and long
life. It is also essential for
further spiritual development of the human being. While much more needs to be said about spiritual
development, this is enough for this article.
FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL VEHICLE
Food is the second most vital
element in this type of development today. (The first is rest and sleep). This may shock some who are
versed in spiritual literature. The
older spiritual teachings basically ignore or even deny the importance of food
and nutrition.
For example, the traditional bible
and even the Buddhist tradition discusses diet but little. However, we must understand the reasons
for this. In the first place, diet
is not that critical if one is healthy.
Unfortunately, most of those interested in spiritual development are not
healthy at all. We challenge you
to find us a healthy person today.
The second reason is that modern
food processing had not been invented.
Nor had vaccination, pharmaceutical drugs, thousands of toxic chemicals,
intense electromagnetic radiation, ionizing radiation from bombs and atom
smashers and other sources.
Nor were automobiles available that
allow people to Òdrive-throughÓ to buy their Òfast foodÓ and eat it at the
wheel while driving along the highways of America and other nations. This is why food must be our second
most important focus, second only to rest.
OTHER REASONS WHY FOOD IS CRITICAL
Today, the impact of nutrition and
diet is horribly ignored and twisted by pharmaceutical advertising to a medical
profession out of touch with reality.
The public health authorities are little better, but may have some
common sense, at least, to care about nutrition.
Parents, school teachers and today
even the grandparents are usually of little help. Parents are usually so overworked and in ill health and
brainwashed by sociologists who demand lenient parenting, that they ignore
their childrenÕs horrendous eating habits altogether.
Health food stores and supermarkets often
just push processed foods as well.
They make far more money on processed food than on real foods that
spoil, for instance.
The result is a general population
so ignorant that an illiterate peasant from the poorest nation on earth knows
hundreds of times more about health and diet than most college-educated
Americans, for example.
As a result, the children are ALL
born ill today. Then most are Òwell
vaccinatedÓ which almost dooms them to a life of health misery and other
problems, especially the boys, whom we particularly wish to reach with this
message. Boys are more open to
spiritual development, believe it or not.
Fortunately, the tide is turning. Organic foods, natural health markets
and advanced marketing of these foods is waking up the population. Exploding health care costs and
horrendous new illnesses such as autism, ADHD and the explosion in diabetes,
cancer and others equally awful are having their intended effects, to wake up a
sleeping giant, as it were Ð the American people.
STEPS TO CORRECT EATING:
STEP 1. AVOID ALL TOXIC AND CHEMICALIZED FOODS
This means avoiding thousands of toxic
chemicals, such as the sprays used on food crops, for example. We are eternally grateful to Michio
Kushi and George Osawa for their contribution in this area and others. They introduced many to organic
agriculture, though of course it had been preached by many agricultural
scientists such as Dr. William Albrecht for years before.
Also avoid preservatives, additives, colorings,
flavorings, MSG, aspartame and the hundreds of other chemicals found in todayÕs
food supply.
Travel.
This also means that most ravel is out of the question. Clean, fresh food is often available,
but one must usually prepare it oneself, at home, which means travel must be
restricted as much as possible.
If one is addicted to traveling, especially by
air, true spiritual development today will be greatly hindered. Less is better.
We are sorry for this fact, as travel can be
helpful for some and was a common tool used by spiritual guides for thousands
of years. This is the main reason
people made pilgrimages to Jerusalem or Mecca, for example. It got people out of their ruts.
Today, however, in the modern world in
particular, and even in the middle east, travel is far more hazardous than it
is helpful in most cases. Modern
technology brings exotic places to our door, so to speak. While not as dramatic as being there in
person, it is far safer and this is what we recommend. For much more on travel hints, read and
click on Travel on this site.
STEP
2. AVOID EXTREME DIETS INCLUDING VEGETARIANISM AND ALL RAW FOOD DIETS
We
cannot explain this fully in this paper.
However, all extreme measures are harmful, in general. The bodies are so toxic and so depleted
they need the four food groups of meats, fruits and vegetables, some dairy and
some grains and beans.
Anything less is asking for problems, especially
at the beginning of development As
one develops more and the intestines need rebuilding, then restricting dairy,
for example, and eliminating most red meats, especially beef, are most
helpful.
Vegetarian Regimes. Vegetarianism is a
major tenet of most of the worldÕs spiritual religions such as Buddhism,
Hinduism and others. This had great
merit one thousand or more years ago, but we do not recommend it for very one
and only one important reason.
Animals, however, possess a significant degree
of etheric development that is transmitted when one eats their flesh, nerves
and bone marrow. Muscle meats are
helpful today because they have rich amounts of nerves found in the
muscles. Organ meats are less
helpful for this purpose, and for this reason are less recommended.
Also, and most important, the bodies are so ill
today, and the food so poor, that vegetarian-only food will not nourish the
extremely yin and sick bodies that exist.
The Dalai Lama knows this and eats quite a bit of animal protein
himself, but cannot recommend it to his followers, sadly. He should just say, do as I do, not as
I say.
Vegetarian diets are not recommended in the holy
bible for this reason. This was
long before modern, processed and genetically modified food. However, even then, it was not the best
path for most of mankind. This has
to do with a different topic, Yin and Yang. It simply does not work as well any
more.
EAT
MAINLY ORGANICALLY GROWN WHOLE FOODS
These are simply of better quality, as a general
principle. There are plenty of
exceptions, of course, such as organic blue corn chips and even products such
as almond milk or rice Dream.
However, as a principle, organic whole foods
promote etheric vitality better than processed, whipped, pasteurized,
homogenized foods.
They also generally contain much greater amounts
of minerals and other vital substances our bodies need.
SPECIFICALLY
EAT HIGH ETHERIC ENERGY FOODS
Certain foods and food categories promote
development of the etheric body more than others. Once again, all the reasons go beyond the scope of this
introductory article.
Here are the categories of whole, organic,
unprocessed foods that are best for etheric development in their basic order of
importance. Note that this order
may shift at times, depending on a personÕs health situation and stage of
development.
1.
Whole Grains, particularly blue and yellow corn and whole, brown rice or
Basmati rice
2.
Eggs
3.
Meats, mainly chicken, turkey, lamb and wild game
4.
Vegetables, particularly roots, stems and leaves (but not fruits that are eaten
as vegetables such as peppers, squashes, potatoes, eggplant and tomatoes.)
5.
Nuts and Seeds - all
6.
Fish Ð only small fish, however, due to the mercury content of all large fish
today. Fish must be eaten in
moderation due to toxic metal contamination everywhere, even wild-caught fish.
7.
Legumes - all
8.
Fruits - all
9.
Sugars, alcohol, drugs and other processed foods.
Now let us discuss these in greater detail.
WHOLE
GRAINS
These have been eaten for years by all civilized
nations. They grow well in a
variety of climates, but of greater import is their nutrients and etheric
energies.
They contain vital nutrients that stimulate
brain development. Among these are
zinc and selenium, two vital nutrients in this day as well that are removed
when grains are refined into white flour, corn starch, grits and many other
refined products.
White rice, incidentally, is not as bad as white
flour and white Basmati rice is not a bad product. Most white rice is not worth eating, however, due to its
lack of nutrients. This,
unfortunately, is what most of Asia feeds on today, except for Inda, which
still eats a lot of Basmati rice.
Grains, if unprocessed, also possess a balancing
property that is lauded in the macrobiotic literature, and for good reason. It is one of the most valuable property
of the grains for spiritual and nervous system development.
Today, our favorite grains are blue organic corn
made into tortillas or more often chips.
Others include organic brown rice, white Basmati rice and to some degree
corn that is yellow or other colors, but not the white corn that is really best
for powering cars and little else.
It is, unfortunately, the most common animal feed in America and around
the world, however. Fortunately,
most animals eat other food as well to help balance this unhealthy diet of
white corn.
In their
general order of importance, here are the grain foods to eat:
1.
Blue corn/yellow corn
2.
Millet
3.
Rice
4.
Quinoa
5.
Amaranth
6.
Oats
7.
Barley
8.
Rye
9.
Flax
10.
Wheat/spelt
11.
Kamut
12.
Buckwheat
EGGS
The
egg is the most remarkable of foods.
It is not only clean inside due to the shell. This is a great help traveling if you cannot find decent,
clean restaurants. It is also
incredibly nutritious. There are
stories of people living on eggs alone for several years with no problems.
It
is sad that the medical profession tells its flocks to limit eggs in the diet,
when this is one of the finest foods available on planet earth.
Buying Eggs. Here are a few cautions with eggs. They must be fresh or are not
healthful. Avoid all processed egg
products such as Egg Beaters, Scramblers and others. These are most likely oxidized and not healthful. They are also much more costly than
fresh eggs and never worth the cost.
Cooking Eggs. Eggs must be cooked a little. Most are not that bacteria-free. We know of the methods to supposedly
determine the freshnss and quality of an egg by spinning it and seeing if it
tilts correctly. We do not trust
this method. Cook your eggs two to
five minutes and no more.
Overcooked eggs, such as hard boiled, become quite difficult to digest
and many of the excellent nutrients are lost. The egg yolks should be liquid if possible for the best egg
experience.
More Yolks. The egg yolk is extraordinary in the brain fats, for lack of
a better word, that it contains. Recall
that this entire article is about brain development and related topics.
The yolks are so important that extra yolks
should be eaten during many peopleÕs development, not extra egg whites. This is a common mistake many millions
of people make.
The white of an egg is not the greatest protein,
in fact, although it is listed as such by many textbooks. It is lower in etheric value than other
meats because it contains so little nervous tissue.
MEATS
OR FLESH FOODS
This
group of foods are essential today, no matter what any guru tells you. We are sorry to say that too many
people have failed to achieve high levels of development for lack of animal
protein alone.
See
the section below about vegetarianism, because we do not want to delay our
discussion of high etheric foods with it here. However, please be absolutely clear about why vegetarian
diets are not highly recommended in this day and age.
The
highest etheric value meats and other flesh foods are in the following order:
1.
Lamb
2.
Goat
3.
Chicken, dark meat
4.
Chicken, white meat
5.
Natural Beef only. Avoid most
beef, however, due to hybridization of the cows today. Eat it only on occasions and just a
small amount in almost all cases.
6.
Venison and other wild game.
7.
Turkey, especially dark meat turkey, naturally raised.
8.
Rabbit
9.
Pork and ham. These are never
recommended. They are never clean,
no matter what you are told in a store or at even at a farm. They usually harbor dangerous trichina
parasites that cause misery in millions of people who are usually totally
unaware of why they cannot think clearly.
The bible and the Koran are clear and correct on this point.
VEGETABLES
Vegetables
should be organically grown where possible, and as fresh as possible. An exception is that frozen peas and
green beans are often the best way to eat these. Among the vegetables, the best are:
1.
Ginger root
2.
Burdock root
3.
Parsnip
4.
Celery root
5.
Turnip
6.
Kelp
7.
Rutabaga
8.
Other sea vegetables
9.
Carrot
10.
Beet Greens
11.
Daikon. However, this vegetable, a
form of radish, is somewhat toxic and less healthful than most others.
12.
Black Radish
13.
Peas
14.
Broccoli
15.
Asparagus (somewhat toxic, however)
16.
Cauliflower
17.
Onion
18.
Garlic
19.
Cabbage
20.
Kale
21.
Swiss Chard
22.
Brussels sprouts
23.
Jicama
24.
Sprouts Ð all
25.
Water chestnut
26.
Yam
27.
Radish
28.
Fava bean
29.
String bean or Green bean
30.
Summer squash *
31.
Butternut squash *
32.
Sweet potato/yam
33.
Yellow squash *
34.
Spinach
35.
Zucchini *
36.
Italian parsley
37.
Cucumber *
38.
Tomato *
39.Parsley
40.Potato
*
41.
Lettuce - all
42.
Green pepper *
43.
Red pepper *
44.
Hot peppers Ð all *
45.
Mustard greens
46.
Collard greens
47.
Chinese cabbage
48.
Bok choy
49.
Sweet potato
50.
Celery
Vegetables
are The Basic Diet. These and other vegetables
grown around the world will for the basis of the etheric diet, not the grains, in
most cases. We know this is unlike
the Macrobiotic arrangement of foods to some degree. However, many people today do not do well on grains for a variety
of reasons.
Problems With Grains. Intolerance to grains is very common
today. Some of it is due to the
intense genetic modification of grains such as wheat, corn, rice and
others. This is the main reason we
advise against eating all wheat products whatsoever. This includes organic, whole wheat, and most spelt as well,
since this is a close cousin to wheat.
A second reason for grain intolerance is intestinal
yeast infection. This is so common
today due to high sugar consumption, copper imbalance, imbalanced pH,
intestinal parasites and more that it is almost univeral.
Also, grains are acid-forming, which is a large
problem today. Most of the bodyÕs
are quite acidic at the cellular level, no matter what the pH of the saliva,
urine or even the blood. Thus, Until
the personÕs body has become more alkaline, a largely vegetable-based diet is
best.
Afterwards, the grains are best, with a little
meat and eggs. This is the ideal
diet for most people today.
Cook Most Vegetables. It is important that vegetables are
cooked. This makes them more yang
in Chinese terminology, which means more contracted and masculine in their
energies. This is needed today to
balance the sick bodies, which are very yin in Chinese terminology.
* Less Recommended Vegetables. Vegetables on the list above marked
with an asterisk are either of the following. Some are nightshade family vegetables. These include potatoes, tomatoes,
eggplant and peppers. These are
not healthful for anyone and often cause a flaring of joint pain and other
inflammatory symptoms due to toxins they contain. Cooking them makes them slightly less harmful, but very
little is recommended or best to have none at all.
The others marked with an asterisk are vegetables
that are actually fruits, such as all squashes and cucumbers. Any vegetables with seeds, including
tomatoes, peppers and eggplant, are botanically speaking, fruits.
The only squash that is highly recommended is
the acorn type of winter squash, although other winter squash is not bad,
either. Vegetables that are really
fruits tend to be too yin to be eaten on a daily basis.
NUTS
AND SEEDS
Raw
nuts and seeds, in general, are extremely yin and not recommended foods. Toasted almond butter is an exception,
as it is more yang due to roasting and the butter form is easier to digest and
absorb.
Nuts and seeds, however, are very rich in
nutrients. Therefore they have
been a staple food of mankind and, at times, may be recommended for certain
people in the process of spiritual development.
While occasional nut or seed butters are okay, eating
handfuls of almonds and other nuts or seeds is not recommended. They are both very yin in Chinese
terminology and hard to digest.
Seed Oils. As with all things, there are exceptions. Seed oils are needed today and are
among the healthiest fats available when fresh. Among the best are sunflower, safflower and flaxseed oils. The oils should be raw and very fresh,
as they go rancid extremely rapidly.
They should be in black or dark bottles and refrigerated at all times.
Seeds may be ground in a seed grinder, however,
to help release the volatile oils and other vital chemicals they contain.
Soaking Nuts And Seeds. Seeds should be soaked if they are to
be eaten. This is not needed for
nuts. Some, especially among the
Weston Price followers, recommend soaking almost all grains, along with seeds
and nuts. This is not helpful, except
for seeds that contain inhibitors that are destroyed by soaking.
The trouble with soaking is the food often
becomes somewhat moldy due to the moisture, though it is usually not that
toxic. Mainly, it is just not
necessary.
Here are the major nuts and seeds, in their
order of importance for this system of development.
1.
Flaxseed or Linseed
2.
Toasted Almond
3.
Pine Nuts or Tree Nuts
4.
Walnut
5.
Hazelnut
6.
Sesame seed
7.
Chia seed
8.
Pecan
9.
Cashew nut
10.
Brazil nut
11.
Lichi nut
12.
Sunflower seed
13.
Pine nut
14.
Macadamia nut
15.
Pumpkin seed
BEVERAGES
Among
the beverges, water is by far the best for most people. Later in the process of development,
more teas can be used. In the
beginning, where most everyone is today with few exceptions, teas can be
contaminated with mold and are not highly recommended. However, calming teas such as
chamomile, peppermint and others are fine as dinner beverages and should not
interfere with oneÕs development.
What
is more important is the water used to make them and the purity of the tea
product. Most are irradiated
today, an abomination that has nothing to do with need, but rather is a poltical
move only.
Thus teas are not highly recommended for this
reason, among others, at this time.
We hope the law mandating that many herbs be irradiated is reversed
soon. It is a subtle way to
destroy the power of herbs, which interfere with drug company profits.
They, meanwhile, are permitted to buy potent
herbs that are never irradiated, in order to concoct numerous patent drugs that
have actions due to their herb content.
This is an abominable practice and one that needs to be stopped.
Among
the best beverages are the following, in their order of importance:
1.
Spring water
2.
Distilled water
3.
Black tea
4.
Goat milk
5.
Various mild herb teas like chamomile
6.
Green tea
7.
Nut and seed milks
8.
Grain coffee
9.
Coffee
10.
Alcoholic beverages
Adults
should drink at least three quarts of water daily, which is more than three
liters. Children can drink
proportionately less. Most people
do not drink enough water, and usually what they drink is of poor quality. Drinking coffee or sodas is never a
substitute for water. Only mild
teas can be drunk instead of water on a daily basis. Other beverages often dehydrate one, rather than hydrate the
bodies.
Water in Plastic Containers. Water should be as fresh and pure as
possible. If one does not have a
distiller, then water packaged in plastic jugs is fine. Let the water sit, preferably, before drinking it. Also, heating the water a little will
boil off many plastic residues that may be left in the water.
Drinking
out of plastic bottles is far superior to tap water. Do not be misled by health authorities that tell one that
tap water is safe. It is never safe.
Most has added chrlorine, fluorides, toxic aluminum and hundreds of
other chemical residues in it.
Reverse Osmosis Water. This is also often sold as Òdrinking waterÓ or
even as mineral water by some dishonest vendors. It is not highly recommended. It is damaged by the plastic membrane it passes
through. Also, the membrane and Òpolishing
filtersÓ are often dirty, even if you just changed them a week before.
This is why we mainly prefer distilled or
quality spring water (not Trinity water, however, which is very high in
fluorides.)
Other
Types of Waters. These include
deionized water, which is good as far as it goes. It still has many toxic chemicals in it, hwoever, for which
reason it is not highly recommended.
Carbon filtration is also effective against some
chemicals and metals, but many pass through the carbon and carbon block
filters. Therefore this is less
recommended, though much better than plain tap water if this is oneÕs best
alternative. It is, by far, the
least costly if cost is the issue.
Water Machines. The rage today are alkaline water
machines and water softeners and other gadgets. These are never recommended for a number of reasons. First, they are usually just carbon
filters hooked to a machine. We
have already mentioned the problems with carbon filters. In addition, carbon easily grows
bacteria, viruses and other micro-organisms that are harmful.
Also, the claims for these machines are
questionable at best. Also, the
filters can become clogged in a week and one would not know it. Also, the alkaline water machines
damage the kidneys in many cases.
Alkalinizing the body should be done with a primarily vegetable diet,
loads of rest and nutritional supplements, and not with water, primarily.
FISH
AND SHELLFISH
Fish with scales would be
excellent, though low etheric energy foods if they were pure. However, they are so polluted today
with chemicals and metals they are low on our list of recommended foods.
Eat them no more than once or twice weekly. Avoid large fish altogether, such as
tuna, swordfish, mackerel, shark, halibut and others that are larger than a
salmon, for example. Their mercury
content is quite high, making them quite toxic for human beings. Canned tuna is better, but still not
recommended. Canned salmon is okay
once a week.
Farm-Raised Vs. Wild-Caught Fish. Farm-raised fish are often a horrible
mess of toxic food and toxic water.
The farms are often home to millions of fish crowded together in close
quarters with hardly enough space to swim enough to breathe.
Wild-caught fish are much better, as a general
rule. However, the lake or river
they come from is of great importance as to their purity. So do not assume that any wild-caught
fish is best. Try to assess where
it came from.
Deep ocean fish tend to be the cleanest, while
those caught near shore or raised in beds near power plants and other
industrial facilities are usually the most toxic. Avoid all fish, for example, caught or raised in the Gulf of
Mexico, an area loaded with oil refineries and many other industrial
facilities.
Shellfish are even more contaminated than other
fish. They are also highly
polluted with toxic metals, which most fish do not have except mercury. This has to do with their nature.
Avoid all shellfish, all of the time. Once again, the bibleÕs recommendation
against shellfish of all kinds is a wise admonition, as are many biblical food
injunctions. Here is a list of fish
to eat, in the best order based on their etheric energy and purity. Other small fish are acceptable as
well.
1.
Carp
2.
Salmon
3.
Tilapia
4.
Sardines
5.
Flounder
6.
Sea bass
7.
Trout
8.
Walleye
9.
Sole
EATING
HABITS
This
topic dealt with in many other articles on this website. Here we will just say that meals should
be peaceful, quiet, avoiding noisy televisions and other distractions. Conversation should be pleasant, and
there is nothing wrong with eating alone, as this is usually even more
restful. One can watch TV or
listen to mild music if this helps one relax.
Also,
meals should be as simple as possible.
Avoid fancy restaurants with six-course dinners, in other words. Also, one or two foods per meal is
plenty for most people.
Food should be tastefully prepared, but not
doused with spices, herbs, salt, sugars or other toppings. Natural flavors of quality foods are
delicious on their own. It is a
pernicious habit to always feel you have to add spice to every meal. This is not only unhealthy. It is a huge waste of time for anyone
who is on the parth of spiritual development.
Use
a food steamer, a simple saucepan or even a crockpot or pressure cooker to cook
your meals. Do not use aluminum
cookware unless it is coated.
Also, do not use iron very often, as most people have too much iron in
their bodies already.
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