FORTY DAY FAST affirms SPIRITUAL LIFE to ANGELS

A Forty day fast was the traditional fast of the ancient prophets.
A forty day fast disciplines the body and frees the Soul.
A forty day fast purifies the body and mind.

PETE'S JOURNAL, January 2001

Sioux Warrior Fasting on Vision Quest.

The seeker knows the way
Gazing always
At the inner horizon
Holding to the path
Until the goal is reached.

1-1-01
Happy New Year! Since the mid-70's I have a traditionally undertaken a long fast in January. (most years) Some years I have lasted only a couple of weeks, while in other years I was able to continue my fast for 30 or 40 days. This year I'm going to do a long water fast.

"Renew yourselves and fast. For I tell you truly, that Satan and his plagues may only be cast out by fasting and by prayer." Jesus

From The Essene Gospel of Peace, Book I

Day #1 of forty day fast.
Feeling well. Still have a cold and sore throat. Walked a mile with Juanita today. We saw a salmon swimming up the stream behind our house. It was rather amazing, we were looking down at the water from the upstream side of the bridge and I said, "Isn't it strange, in all these years, we have never seen a salmon swimming upstream to spawn."

We crossed the bridge to the downstream side and looked over and Juanita exclaimed, "There's a big fish right below us." It was a salmon about two feet long with a tattered white tail. A first, on the first day of the year. Nice experience.

Very cold outside, we stayed around the house. Juanita sewed and I worked on the computer. Our work areas are right next to each other in the living-room kitchen, right across from our big wood stove. A cozy arrangement. Juanita and I started taking a home study course together. Looking forward to this long fast. Wt.245

1-2-01
Day #2 of forty day fast. Slept late,8:30am. Feeling fairly well today. Juanita and I walked a mile. (slowly) Cleaned deep freeze after walk. This afternoon I helped Juanita clean house for a couple of hours. Took a number of rest breaks.

1-3-01
Day #3 of forty day fast.Wt.239 Got up at 5:30am and went for a mile walk with Cole. Helped Cole clean up around our place until noon. Went to town shopping and had a steam bath and swim. Feeling OK-tired.

1-4-01
Day #4 of forty day fast. Worked with Cole around place.

1-5-01
Day #5 of forty day fast. Wt.233 Walked a mile with Cole at 6:00am. Computer class. Learned a lot. Shopping, steam bath and swim. Feeling fair.

1-6-01
Day #6 of forty day fast.Walked a mile with Cole at 6:30am. Sleeping very well, had some cramping in my legs during the night. Switched from distilled water to mineral spring water today in hopes that the minerals in it will help relieve my leg cramps. Feeling OK, but very susceptible to the cold. My back and both legs ache some tonight. Steam bath and swim.

1-7-01
Day #7 of forty day fast. Wt. 231 Woke this morning feeling pretty good. Usually at this time in a long fast I'm having severe flu like symptoms. No leg cramps last night. Went to town to do, "a thousand year laundry," (meaning pretty big). Had a steam bath and swim. Took Juanita out for a pizza, one of favorite meals. I had water, which is a pretty thin meal.:-) Not a complaint, fast is going well.

The following quote is from the Oahspe Bible: "Thou shalt fast one day of the fourth moon all thy life, neither eating fish nor flesh, [ever] nor bread nor fruit, nor anything but water shall enter thy mouth."

1-8-00
Day #8 of forty day fast. Slept well. Woke up a few times. Mineral water seems to be helping my leg cramps. Fasting causes a person to have a terrible foul tasting mouth. When I go out among people I use a mint flavored mouth wash which I carry around in the car. I also remove the horns from a clove, crush it with my teeth and place it up along my jaw.

My inner Voice told me yesterday that "Union" is always immanent, be expectant. Practice being who your really are: the Soul, the Christ. And live in the here and now, pray, meditate, affirm, bless and praise and focus always on becoming conscious of your union with God.
Be 'One' Now.

Helped Juanita clean house for about 4 hours, with plenty of rest stops. Walked a mile with Juanita this evening. Beautiful out. Still have a sore throat from the cold that started about a month ago. Persistent!

1-9-01
Day #9 of forty day fast. Wt. 228. Feel well. I have nagging, 'catch', in my back that bothers me when I lay down. Juanita and I walked a mile about 7:30am. Today my Voice told me, "Just observe, don't judge and don't become emotionally involved. Allow things to flow by without affect."

Taking two of our dogs, Angel (Papillon) and Duke (German Shepherd) to dog obedience class this evening, which we jokingly call, "Military School".

All of us enjoyed the obedience class, the dogs especially because they got lots of attention, and lots of treats. It was fun. I had a steam bath and swim after the class, Juanita napped in the car.

1-10-01
Day #10 of forty day fast. Cole and I walked a mile about 6:30am. Pretty bad ache in the middle of my back. Couldn't sleep, so got up about 2:00am and worked on the computer until morning. Slept a couple of hours this morning then helped Cole work around the place until 4pm.

Gandhi once fasted for 120 days. He believed that during a fast a person should rest and sleep as much as possible. I try and stay as active as I can and rest when tired. Fasting is a self induced illness and staying active helps the body to throw off accumulated toxic waste. I try and sleep my normal 7 or 8 hours, and sometimes I take a short nap in the afternoon.

Fasting is the quickest way to purify the body and realize that you are one with God. "The moment you say wholeheartedly, with reverence and deep meaning, that God is in this Holy Temple and know that this temple is your pure body, just as you present it, and as you truly stand today; that you, the true Christ, live one with God right within this temple; and that your exalted body is a holy abiding place." Jesus

From The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

1-11-00
Day #11 of forty day fast.Wt. 227. I walked a mile with Cole about 5:30am. Felt very rough all day. I had a bad back ache, very sore throat, my mind was filled with weird thoughts. I was often forgetful, had a hard time thinking clearly. Never the less, I had a really good computer class. We spent most of the time working on the Seeker web page. Did a little shopping in town and had a steam bath. Was glad to get home.

1-12-00
Day #12 of forty day fast. Walk, nap, back not so bad, worked on overhauling Geo Metro. I fixed dinner for Juanita and Cole, I had clear soup. (water)

The colon has the largest surface area of mucus membrane and is the easiest place for the body to secrete toxic waste for disposal. During a long fast a person has to assist the body in disposing of toxic waste accumulated in the colon by taking a high warm water enema. A normal colon will hold a gallon of water, if taken slowly. As the water is expelled the colon wall is washed clean.

If the toxic waste is allowed to accumulate for a period of several days a person can become very ill. During my first long fast, which lasted 32 days, I had solid waste, a quarter to a half a cup, pass from my body every day. It amazed me that my body had that much solid waste stored in it because I had been eating a vegetarian diet for some time and was very thin.

1-13-01
Day #13 of forty day fast. Wt. 224. I went for a walk, worked a couple hours on car, took cylinder-head to town, shopping, steam bath and swim. Feeling better today, back has eased up. I was sleepy all day, had to stop and get out in the air 3 times on the way in and returning from town. My inner Voice suggested to me today, that I need to approach my union with God as enthusiastically as I approach overhauling my car.

1-14-01
Day #14 of forty day fast. No walk. Napped some in the morning. Cleaned house. Napped again in the afternoon.

1-15-01
Day #15 of forty day fast. No walk. Went to the dentist today and had a tooth pulled. Juanita had three root canals done. We went shopping after and then home.

1-16-01
Day #16 of forty day fast. Juanita and I went for a mile walk this morning. Feeling good except for ache in the middle of my back. Not much energy. A long 40 day fast, cleanses the body of accumulations of toxic waste, gives the faster confidence, and brings the faster to the attention of the Heavenly Angels that he/she is serious about their spiritual life.

I have been told that great numbers of Angels are attracted to a person after a long fast is accomplished and are willing to assist them in any way they can, and do their bidding.

Took dogs to military school at 5:30pm for 2 hours and then I had a steam bath and swim. Juanita napped in the car.

1-17-00
Day #17 of forty day fast. Cole and I went for a mile walk at 6:30am. We were up late (1am) so we both went home and had a nap. Cole came over to our place at 9am and cleaned parts on the car engine we are overhauling, and I sorted and cleaned tools.

We are having a birthday party for our little Doxie, Susie, tonight. She is one year old. Cole is coming with his two dogs and our five will be there---what a mess. I'm sure we will all have a yipping-yapping, barking, nipping, chewing, sniffing, and scratching good time. I'm cooking dinner for all, both dogs and people.

The menu for dogs is cheap canned ham from Holland, dog biscuits, jerky chews, and a bit of candy. I make the ham into a cake with a candle. The people menu will be a green salad w/tomatoes and avocado, steamed vegetables, spaghetti squash with sauce and garlic toast.

I am really into food vicariously when I fast. I love to watch people eat. I like going grocery shopping, the smells in the fresh produce section and deli are wonderful. I collect recipes out of magazines, every thing sounds so good. I read cookbooks like a novel. And I really enjoy cooking dinner for Juanita.

Once in a while I have to leave the scene. The trick is not to relate to food in my mind as something I should eat. I say to myself, "I am fasting now and I only drink water. "I NEVER, taste anything!!! If I taste something it is a down hill slide from there to the restaurant. Party was a great success, every one had a good time.

1-18-01
Day #18 of forty day fast.Went for a mile walk with Cole at 6:30am. Worked around the place all day.

Day #19 of forty day fast. Wt. 218. Went for a mile walk with Cole at 6:30am. Went shopping in town. Got home about 7pm. Steam bath.

1-20-01
Day #20 of forty day fast. Wt. 217. Went to town to do a big laundry and do some shopping, about noon. Steam bath.

1-21-01
Day #21 of forty day fast. No walk. Having trouble sleeping. Seems like I'm just, 'cat napping' off and on throughout the night. Got a little sleep this morning. Must be some stimulants reentering my blood stream so it can be expelled. Worked around the place all day. Getting excited about gardening. Started two dozen grape cuttings today, and fertilized roses, shrubs and ivy. Pruned one grape vine.

1-22-01
Day #22 of forty day fast. No walk. Fast going well. Not sleeping well, and still having back pain and leg cramps at night. Went to a chiropractor this morning and had my back adjusted and the pain in my mid back was relieved. Did a little shopping, returned home, and spent the rest of the day with Juanita.

1-23-01
Day #23 of forty day fast.Wt. 215. No walk. Drank a couple of cups of chamomile tea at bedtime. I slept better, no leg cramps. Taking two calcium-magnesium tablets three times a day. Back still bothering me today. I have an appointment with the chiropractor in the morning again. He said the cramped muscles in my back would probably pull the vertebras out of place again after his last adjustment. It's still a bit cold to work outside long, but I have a 'full blown' case of garden fever. So big planning sessions with catalogs are often taking place near the warm wood stove.

1-24-01
Day #24 of forty day fast.No walk. No sleep. Drank a pepsi to stay awake, it made me sick. Chiropractor's appt. Bought fruit trees. Cole worked on car.

1-25-01
Day #25 of forty day fast. Cole finished repairing car engine, started right up. Good job. I worked around the place. Back hurts some, but is generally better after chiropractic adjustments. No leg cramps last night. Slept well.

1-26-01
Day #26 of forty day fast.Wt. 213. No walk. Raining and cold. Computer lesson. Shopping. Sleepy driving, so took some caffeine tablets. Back still hurts some. My Voice told me today. "to take care of spiritual business first, because all else is irrelevant."

1-27-01
Day #27 of forty day fast.Walked a mile with Cole at 6:30am. Went to nearby city to buy fruit trees and soil amendments, 200 miles RT. Left at noon and got home at 10pm. Sleepy driving home took caffeine tablets. Angels near, in the flow with traffic lights.

1-28-01
Day #28 of forty day fast.No walk.

1-29-01
Day #29 of forty day fast.Feel very well this morning. Slept 12 hours last night. Looking forward to the day.

1-30-01
Day #30 of forty day fast.Walked a mile with Juanita this afternoon. Back is hurting a lot. Worked around the house today.

1-31-01
Day #31 of forty day fast.Wt.207. Didn't sleep well. Lots of back pain this morning. Went to town shopping.

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