Thank you for the guidance.
As per diet I have been conscious of what I eat for some time. Using "Diet for a small planet" as a starting point I was vegetarian for many years, beginning in my late teens. Now I eat flesh, but mostly organic though not entirely grass fed as the winters in Canada preclude pasturing outdoors, except for bison and some hardy cows I suppose. Now I am researching the Paleo diet (and variations) as I think I should very much reduce my carbohydrate intake due to my present overweight status. My flesh, vegetable, and fruit intake seems to be fine. I am debating whether or not to follow the Laura buckwheat diet.
For six months I have been following the maintenance detox diet based on "Detox or die" and have noticed some improvements in memory and energy level. I am only following the maintenance diet as I am not sure I can afford the batteries of tests she recommends to determine the best regime to follow. I have also looked into the Far Infrared sauna, and think I will have to build my own if I use something like that, the idea of FIR appears to be sound however.
I purchased a water filter from General Water about 10 years ago, but have not hooked it up in the new place I just moved into last year.
My boss is a tyrant of sorts and provides me with much exercise! (a la Casteneda)
I have been performing self-Reiki for about 5 years and feel lighter and more open due to it.
This is not a scientific experiment as I have no control, and do more than one thing at a time. Like astrology which I studied, there are so many variables to take into account I am not sure any 'conclusion' I could come to would be valid. So I recognize the difficulty in 'calibrating the instrument'.
I have been observing myself since my teens, and often now catch myself in mental loops and emotional loops. Some I have learned to break out of, but others I do not know how to release.
This was my purpose for learning how to use the ouijja board, to catch my loops. I am not at all interested in finding a guru, I don't believe in them or their purpose. As ir came to me in my twenties I realized I was here to learn and...? and that is what I have trying to do since then, off and on. I have been trying to figure out why the world is as crazy as it seems since my youth, and have tried to put my what I had thought I had learned and my idea/ls into practice, mostly via 'progressive' politics which has bothered me with its 'us and them' and protests. Now those actions and ideas are important, but some energy I felt then could go into building a world/community that was beneficial. The concept of this world being STS has allowed me to shake off that energy drain and accept "it is what it is" However I still feel to fight the good fight, although on a different level.
I understand it may be dangerous to use the board-instrument, and I am concerned about it, and would need to find a trusted and reliable friend willing to undertake the project with me. I will also be using self-hypnosis as a aid, and that will probably be safer.
As for Eiriu Eolas, I purchased the DVD last spring, but have only watched it and attempted to use it a few times. It may not be for me, perhaps the buddhist temple a block away offering meditation nights may be a better way for me to start?
For those who wanted to know where I was coming from in terms of my wish to use the board-instrument, I hope that what I\ve written has given you an idea. I have never been stuck on using the board, but upon reading the session where Laura suggested the how=to video, and the C's reaction to the idea, I have been considering it. But I also have other pokers in the fire.
I'd like to point out that Laura did many many years as a hyponotist, dealing at times with some bizarre stuations. I am curious as to how she 'cleared' herself. Was it a conscious decision, or did it all just unfold as it should despite her traumatic experiences in her youth? Perhaps those experiences gave her a good BS detector and a strong sense of caution.
I would like to post a question to her on that issue, that may give me some information I need to make some decisions.
rest assured I have read and heard your fears and concerns, and these have awoken my own concerns and I agree that the board may be too hazardous to attempt.
all the best