In regards to eating meat

[Shemaya]

Everyone...thanks for all the thoughtful discussion.

To summarize what I gleaned from the discussion:

We are pretty much in agreement that the current meat industry is abhorrent, and inhumane.

The choice of diet is a personal one , and many factors influence our choices of what to eat, in particular, orange and yellow- ray interactions, which are our personal and societal relationships. In particular, religions have used dietary restrictions, and laws as a way to influence and control the behavior of followers.

The vegetarians who have spoken are motivated by a deep compassion and perspective that animals are other- selves, and a desire to reduce the suffering of animals.

There are many ways in which we can draw our own individual line in sand (or not) as to how we choose what to eat. There is a plethora of advice and information and scientific studies which substantiate and support many many different perspectives.

Ra and Q'uo gave limited advice on what to eat, and by no means gave any rules or regulations on diet.

A discussion on this topic, because it is so fundamental to the orange and yellow chakras, is bound to trigger and catalyze any blockages either personally or in a group dynamic, so it it excellent Fodder for inner spiritual/ and shadow work. And interestingly, the discussion becomes just as much about those issues as the actual manifestation of the food industry that we currently have.

I just ate some sardines because I recently realized that I was eating not enough protein, doing too much yoga and eating too little protein as I abstained from eating more than was needed and accidentally ate less than was needed, and my muscles and hemoglobin have suffered.

Gaia wants everyone to eat some chocolate!!![/i]