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 “drive-through” to buy their “fast food” 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 children’s 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 “well vaccinated” 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 – 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 today’s 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 world’s 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 person’s 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 – 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 people’s 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 – 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 – 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 body’s are quite acidic at the cellular level, no matter what the pH of the saliva, urine or even the blood. Thus, Until the person’s 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 one’s 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 “drinking water” 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 “polishing filters” 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 one’s 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 bible’s 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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