JoeP
08-11-2007, 09:31 PM
ceptimus displays such rational-sceptical blindness to alternative paradigms of metaphysical-supranormal-spiritual reality in this other thread (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=405704#post405704) that I felt obliged to start this thread.
As always, avoid looking directly at the sun itself as this can cause permanent eye damage
It's obvious to anyone open-minded that staring at the sun for a period at sunrise and sunset will nourish the body and replace some or all food.
The wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungazing) displays similar narrow-mindedness on the part of some wikipedians:
A Wikipedian is concerned that this section gives undue weight to one side.
Concern has been expressed that this article or section is missing information about: There is no Scientific or Medical background for this article, and therefore concern that the article is biased towards crediting the practice rather than providing equal viewpoints both crediting and discrediting it.
AAccording to its proponents, sungazing was practiced by a number of cultures including the Ancient Egyptians [citation needed] , Aztecs [citation needed], Mayans [citation needed], and Native American [citation needed] tribes, as well as practitioners of Indian and Tibetan Yoga [citation needed] and some traditions of Qi Gong [citation needed], such as Ba Kua [citation needed] and Tai Chi[citation needed]. Sungazing is often practiced with the bare feet[citation needed] in direct contact with bare earth[citation needed]. Some sungazers only sungaze during the so-called "safe hours", one half-hour after sunrise and one half-hour before sunset, while others feel that sungazing can be done at other times of day[citation needed].
* Gustav Fechner (1801-1887): [...] Experiments on afterimage formation (for which he gazed at the sun) left him partially blind and painfully sensitive to light.
* Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (b.1927): [...] He cautions against doing sungazing for prolonged periods as this could lead to mental health problems.I think he meant "this could be caused by mental health problems."
The article on Breatharianism / Inedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breatharianism) is ... enlightening too.
Jasmuheen (born Ellen Greve) was probably the most famous advocate of Breatharianism during the 1990s. [3] She claimed "I can go for months and months without having anything at all other than a cup of tea. My body runs on a different kind of nourishment." [4] Several interviewers found her house full of food, but she claimed the food was for her husband.The rest of that paragraph is good too.
She claims that her DNA has expanded from 2 to 12 strands, to "absorb more hydrogen". When offered $30,000 to prove her claim with a blood test, she said that she didn't understand the relevance.[14]
Wiley Brooks is a purported breatharian, and founder of the Breatharian Institute of America. [...] In 1983 he was allegedly spotted leaving a Santa Cruz 7-Eleven with a Slurpee, hot dog and Twinkies. [19] He told Colors magazine in 2003 that he periodically breaks his fasting with a Big Mac and Coke, explaining that when he's surrounded by junk culture and foods, consuming them adds balance.[20]
So, who's up for a month of sungazing?
... Sorry, should have put this in the Food & Drink forum.
As always, avoid looking directly at the sun itself as this can cause permanent eye damage
It's obvious to anyone open-minded that staring at the sun for a period at sunrise and sunset will nourish the body and replace some or all food.
The wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungazing) displays similar narrow-mindedness on the part of some wikipedians:
A Wikipedian is concerned that this section gives undue weight to one side.
Concern has been expressed that this article or section is missing information about: There is no Scientific or Medical background for this article, and therefore concern that the article is biased towards crediting the practice rather than providing equal viewpoints both crediting and discrediting it.
AAccording to its proponents, sungazing was practiced by a number of cultures including the Ancient Egyptians [citation needed] , Aztecs [citation needed], Mayans [citation needed], and Native American [citation needed] tribes, as well as practitioners of Indian and Tibetan Yoga [citation needed] and some traditions of Qi Gong [citation needed], such as Ba Kua [citation needed] and Tai Chi[citation needed]. Sungazing is often practiced with the bare feet[citation needed] in direct contact with bare earth[citation needed]. Some sungazers only sungaze during the so-called "safe hours", one half-hour after sunrise and one half-hour before sunset, while others feel that sungazing can be done at other times of day[citation needed].
* Gustav Fechner (1801-1887): [...] Experiments on afterimage formation (for which he gazed at the sun) left him partially blind and painfully sensitive to light.
* Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (b.1927): [...] He cautions against doing sungazing for prolonged periods as this could lead to mental health problems.I think he meant "this could be caused by mental health problems."
The article on Breatharianism / Inedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breatharianism) is ... enlightening too.
Jasmuheen (born Ellen Greve) was probably the most famous advocate of Breatharianism during the 1990s. [3] She claimed "I can go for months and months without having anything at all other than a cup of tea. My body runs on a different kind of nourishment." [4] Several interviewers found her house full of food, but she claimed the food was for her husband.The rest of that paragraph is good too.
She claims that her DNA has expanded from 2 to 12 strands, to "absorb more hydrogen". When offered $30,000 to prove her claim with a blood test, she said that she didn't understand the relevance.[14]
Wiley Brooks is a purported breatharian, and founder of the Breatharian Institute of America. [...] In 1983 he was allegedly spotted leaving a Santa Cruz 7-Eleven with a Slurpee, hot dog and Twinkies. [19] He told Colors magazine in 2003 that he periodically breaks his fasting with a Big Mac and Coke, explaining that when he's surrounded by junk culture and foods, consuming them adds balance.[20]
So, who's up for a month of sungazing?
... Sorry, should have put this in the Food & Drink forum.