(11-23-2010, 01:02 PM)Pickle Wrote: Doing my own querying it seems that my family will be carrying on the flame and resuming life on this planet. Considering how attached we are to nature, it makes sense.
Q'uo has stated that many of us will remain on the planet, to help clean up the mess and facilitate planetary healing. This idea is supported by the growing movement towards vegetarianism and even raw vegan. I'm really getting into permaculture and living off wild weeds, though I consider that an eventual goal. For now, I am enjoying gourmet raw vegan dishes!
Check this out:
Living Raw Food: Get the Glow with More Recipes from Pure Food and Wine Sarma Melngailis
...as an example of just how much raw vegan cuisine has evolved! This particular recipe book is very gourmet. There are many others that are simpler and more practical, yet still delicious. I am getting quite a collection now!
(11-23-2010, 01:02 PM)Pickle Wrote: I highly recommend any book by Gabriel Cousens, my favorite being Spiritual Nutrition.
Yes, I have that and many others. The first book I read on the raw vegan lifestyle was the classic, Survival into the 21st Century, which led me to The Essene Gospel of Peace.
Survival is very hardcore and not without flaws. I don't recommend it for those just starting out on the vegetarian liveit. But Viktoras did a great job of introducing the idea of changing to a more high-vibration diet and evolving WITH the planet!
At that time, circa 1982, the only raw vegan recipe books were awful. Soak nuts and seeds, grind them up, add some Bragg's liquid aminos, and serve with sprouts. Bleh!!
Now, there are dozens, maybe even hundreds, of wonderful raw vegan recipe books, that feature foods that are actually quite delicious! And of course, vegetarian cuisine in general has evolved so much that the argument of 'what will I eat?' falls flat.
(11-23-2010, 01:02 PM)Pickle Wrote: Monica, I came across this while looking for a kinesiology test with Chia. Since it doubled my strength just to hold it, I had to find info. This is stored on a webserver, with no idea who created it.
Great info, thanks! I'm beginning to use chia seeds a lot, and am starting to explore hemp seed as well. My first experience with hemp was the nut butter I bought at the health food store several years ago, which, at the time, tasted awful to me. I much prefer the raw seeds to use in smoothies, dehydrated breads, etc. It might also be that my taste buds are changing.
That's very interesting about the hemp seeds being rich in enzymes. I was wondering about that, since some nuts have to be soaked first, to render them highly digestible.