RAW FOODS DIARY MARCH by Richard & Mary Harvey
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Alan Steinfeld | Oct 10, 2016
It's interesting that all religions have their "fast" times and this 40 day fast period is noted way before Christ took his 40 days in the desert. When I was a child we really fasted. Usually we didn't eat red meat the whole 40 day Lenten period. We alway
March 5th is the first Day of the 40 Day period known in Christianity as "Lent". It culminates on Easter Sunday, the most important day in the Christian Calendar. It celebrates the Resurrection after the death of Jesus.
It's interesting that all religions have their "fast" times and this 40 day fast period is noted way before Christ took his 40 days in the desert. When I was a child we really fasted. Usually we didn't eat red meat the whole 40 day Lenten period. We always ate just Fish or potato Latkes on Friday all through the year and we always fasted from dinner on Saturday until after Mass on Sunday morning. Of course, we also attempted to give up some treat during Lent. Not always successfully, I might add.
What is this fasting all about though? Is it about depriving oneself, cleansing, discipline and penance or does it have more sublime goals? Is it a Christian, Jewish or Muslim "thing"?
It's about all of the above. About forty years ago I was given a book by a physicist and told to read it by a spiritual teacher I was working with at the time. Try as I might I couldn't understand it and I was determined to do so. I borrowed a house from a friend in the country and fasted on water for 10 days. Let me tell you it was tough. I meditated and prayed and read spiritual books. At the end of the ten day period I picked up the book from the physicist and read it right through. It was no problem. I understood it completely. The book proved the "OMNIPRESENCE" of Consciousness through Physics. How was it possible for me to suddenly understand? What is the fasting period really all about?
Its no longer a mystery where Christ might have been during the thirty years he disappears in the New Testament. It has been established by many scholars that Jesus and his family went to Egypt. There he studied at the Egyptian Mystery Schools. Laurence Gardner, the Historian and author, gives a pretty clear account in his book on the Life of Jesus. Putting the historical pieces together we can clearly see that the 40 day fast was a requirement of entering the Mystery School 40 is an oft-repeated number in the Bible. It is a period of time that God/Consciousness uses to Transform situations and give one a new Life. So for instance:
Instances in the Bible where God made major changes and transformations after the period of 40
It rained for 40 days and 40 nights when God wanted to cleanse the world and start over.
Noah waited another 40 days after it rained before he opened a window in the Ark
Embalming required 40 days (although this was an Egyptian custom, the Egyptians recognized the period of 40 for the preparation of going into a new life, what they called the afterlife)(Gen 50:3 KJV) And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
Moses was on the mountain with God for 40 days (TWICE) (Exo 24:18 KJV) And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. (Exo 34:28-29 KJV) And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. (Deu 10:10 NIV) Now I had stayed on the mountain forty days and nights, as I did the first time, and the LORD listened to me at this time also. It was not his will to destroy you.
Moses' face shone after the 40 days on the mountain. (Exo 34:29 KJV) And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
It took the spies 40 days to search out the promised land and bring back fruit (Num 13:25 KJV) And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
The Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness, one year for each day they explored the Promised Land. (Exo 16:35 KJV) And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. (Num 14:33-34 NIV) Your children will be shepherds here for forty years, suffering for your unfaithfulness, until the last of your bodies lies in the desert. {34} For forty years--one year for each of the forty days you explored the land-you will suffer for your sins and know what it is like to have me against you.
Goliath came for forty days before being killed by David (1 Sam 17:16 NLT) For forty days, twice a day, morning and evening, the Philistine giant strutted in front of the Israelite army.
Elijah strengthened by one angelic meal went forty days to Mount Horeb where the Lord passed by and he heard the voice of God .
Jonah warned the City of Nineveh they had 40 days until God would overthrow the city. The people repented in those 40 days and God spared the city
Jesus fasted for 40 days in the wilderness
Jesus was seen in the earth 40 days after His crucifixion
Prior to the Bible during the lifetime of Pythagoras 500 years before Christ…(remember that Pythagorean Theorem?) we hear his story of his 40 day fast. Pythagoras travelled a great deal in search of Wisdom. He wanted to enter the Egyptian Mystery School and was refused unless he did a 40 day fast and special breathing exercises. Pythagoras didn't want to and said, "I came for knowledge not for a discipline". However the temple priests wouldn't let him in. So Pythagoras agreed and embarked on the 40 day fast and breathing exercises. At the end he proclaimed.
" I am a different man; I am reborn. You were right and I was wrong, because then, my whole standpoint was intellectual. Through this purification, my center of being has changed. From the intellect it has come down to the heart. Now I can feel things. Before this training I could only understand through the intellect, through the head. Now I can feel. Now truth is not a concept to me, but life. It is not going to be a philosophy, but rather, an experience – existential."
Before Pythagoras the Hindu great Siddhi Masters were doing 40 Day fasts for thousands of years. Why 40 days?
Here's my take on the subject. 4 is the number of the earth and this reality. It is a grounding number. A square has four sides. It's stable. O is the number for GOD or the Infinite Consciousness. It seems to indicate in all the scriptures that it takes 40 days to have a total transformation and bring the Higher States of Consciousness and anchor them into the body.
When we remove toxins from the cells of the body the cells are free to hold the light of Consciousness. Live green foods provide energy for the body. When the body is free of toxins and have energy from clean living foods we can hold more "light" higher consciousness. Our thoughts are clearer, our minds sharper, we have more energy and look slimmer and healthier, our intuition becomes sharper. We feel "alive" and well. Often heath issues clear up we feel "alive' and well.
SO LET'S DO IT! THE 40 DAY FAST
Here we are in 2014 and approaching in April is one of the most difficult astrological aspects the United States has ever undergone. Many of us are experiencing it individually as well as collectively. Lives are changing overnight and going through all kinds of trials. Why not use this time beginning March 5th or soon after to undergo a 40 day transformation. We will cleanse our bodies, minds and spirits and be "reborn".
You can undertake this on any level you wish. I will outline what you need to go through it. It can be sculpted for your lifestyle. Let's make ourselves stronger and re-youth mentally, physically and emotionally in preparation for Spring and Summer and "what's to come". This will be a spiritual as well as physical regeneration. Are you up for it? Here's what you will need.
1 Container Greens Powder from www.phmiracleliving.com
1 or 2 containers phour salts from above or other alkalizing salts
1 large bottle 180 caps Candida support from NOW
1 large bottle Concentrace Minerals from Emerson Ecologics
1 large bottle MSM, Taurine and NAC approx.. 600 mgs.each It can be more or less.
Colon cleanse: Aloe Vera latex caps or some other colon cleanse you like or recommended by your Health Food Store. Different formulas work with different people.
Multiple vitamin
Vitamin B12
Iodine drops
Oregano Oil
Miracle Mineral Supplement or another oxygenating liquid from your Heath Food Store
Fish Oils Tbs. a day or about 4-6 capsules
You can also use 3 large Green Vegetable Juices a day.
1 or 2 oz. of wheat grass juice
1 large green salad a day with various grated veggie's such as a little bit of carrots. Radish, daikon radish, sprouts, (sunflower, broccoli, radish alfalfa, mug bean) black radish OR TWO SALADS IF YOU NEED TO.
Avocados. You can have any amount per day that keeps you satisfied.
Also snack on celery, cucumbers, endive, radishes.
Olive Oil and lemon on Salads.
Sprouted nuts and seeds on salads.
Start your mornings with Hot water and Lemon.
There are many variations of this…If you are strong enough you can do it with just Green juices and wheat grass juice
Instead of Aloe you can use enemas or colonics.
You can do it on weekends only or 1 day a week spanning 40 days.
You can fast until dinner time as they do in Islam and that meal will b a big salad.
The idea is to avoid animal protein.
Herb teas are permitted..i.e. Green Tea, Green Yerba Mate and other Herbal teas.
You can drink at least 1 liter of water with 2 drops of Oregano Oil in it.
Every morning or as many days as you can rub your whole body down with raw organic Sesame oil or if you know the oil for your body type use that…Sit with it on for 20 minutes before bathing. This will kill microbes and help toxins drain out of your lymph system. You can have your lemon water at this time
If you are really hungry make yourself a big salad in the morning. Also have a green drink. Either a green juice or a whole bottle of powdered greens (1 liter)
Try to consume 2-3 liters of alkaline water daily either with or without Green powder.
Remember those Avocadoes. You can also have some coconut oil
WARNING: ALL GREEN POWDERS PURCHASED IN HEALTH FOOD STORES ARE NOT FASTING GREENS. Ph Miracle Greens is the only green powder formula we know of that is good for fasting. All other powders contain fruits or sweeteners or mushrooms.
If you have blood sugar problems its not easy to fast. You can cure them with a fast but you must have adequate amounts of green juices and alkalized water and avocadoes.
SPROUTS ARE ESSENTIA, SO EITHER SPROUT AT HOME OR BUY ADEQUATE AMOUNTS.
SOAKED AND SPROUTED SEEDS ARE PERMISSABLE FOR THOSE THAT FEEL THEY NEED THEM. FOR THOSE WHO REALLY WANT TO GO FOR IT AND CAN…LEAVE THEM ALONE..
IF YOU FALL APART ONE DAY AND CHEAT…JUST START AGAIN…YOU WILL BENEFIT BY DOING A CLEANSE FAST FOR AS MANY DAYS AS YOU CAN.
REMEMBER YOU MUST PERIODICALLY DO SOME KIND OF COLON CLEANSING DURING THE FAST…EITHER ENEMAS, HERBAL CLEANSE FORMULAS OR COLONICS. Do as much as needed to make you feel comfortable…
IF IT'S POSSIBLE DO SAUNA'S DURING THIS TIME. YOU CAN ALSO DO EPSOM SALT AND BAKING SODA BATHS…1/2 OF ½ GALLON OF EPSOM SALTS TO 1 SMALL CARTON OF BAKING SODA…SOAK FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES.
And if it so happens you can only do a few days here and there you will still be so much the better for it.
SUGGESTED FOOD CHART…During fast minimize or eliminate fruits. Use vegetable fruite like squash, avocado, tomato, cucumber and peppers of all colors.
****If you need help,clarification or would like suggestions with salads or drinks just call us @ 212 932-8634
AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL: EAT IN A CONSCIOUS, THANKFUL WAY. SIT QUIETLY WHILE EATING. USE THIS TIME TO GROW AND TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE. IT CAN BE DONE AND YOU CAN DO IT!
Richard & Mary Harvey together have certifications in German Biological Medicine, Ayurveda Medicine, Bio Terrain Analysis, and Homeopathic Toxicology. Richard was co founder of the first Integrative Health ca e system in the US in Hawaii, which later became the prototype for the Hawaiian Health Care System. He had his own successful psychotherapy practice in Boston for ten years. Mary had her own radio show on Health and Nutrition for 15 years in NYC. She worked as Head chef in the most famous Country Inn in America. She produced the first radio shows to the Soviet Union in 1987 and continued on to produce a series called Moscow/NY Live. She won an international radio award for her production of AFTER THE SUMMIT. They have studied with the leading Doctors and researchers in the field of Biological Medicine including, Dr. Robert Young, Dr. Thomas Rau, Dr. Maria Blecker, Dr. Maria Lattinger Bolling. They have done groundbreaking work in the field of German Biological research discovering psychological and emotional indicators in the blood. Both Richard and Mary have done extensive study with American Indian Medicine Men/Woman including Pete Ketches and Lame Deer (successor to Black Elk) of the Lakota Sioux Nation and Virginia Sandlin of the Cherokee Nation. Richard is a member of the Biological Medical Network.