(04-05-2015, 10:37 PM)βαθμιαίος Wrote: [ -> ]Here's a quote from Carla's A Channeling Handbook about the subject:
Quote:One other cause of indulging among channels is the need for earth-heavy food while channeling high energies. If you are losing weight while eating normally, you’ll need to eat meat, the redder and rarer the better. Sorry.
I think that Carla was convinced that she wouldn't have been able to continue bringing the Law of One sessions through without meat, and I think Ra affirmed the helpfulness for her of eating meat in the quotes above.
Yes, Carla did believe that, as do many psychics. I have met several over the years who all insisted that they had to eat meat to 'stay grounded.'
But, interestingly, I know another psychic, who happens to be a close friend whom I've know for 30 years and is my son's Godmother, and who happens to channel information every bit as high-caliber as that channeled by Carla, who has a completely different take on this.
This particular psychic, like most psychics, was a meat-eater. She also had health challenges just as serious as Carla's, though very different. I don't channel myself, so who was I to tell these psychics that they were wrong? Privately, I disagreed with them. The idea that a positive entity must participate in cruelty, in order to channel positive information, simply flies in the face of reason!
I knew there had to be a better way to 'stay grounded' or 'replenish vital energies' but I didn't know what it was. And, these psychics were doing so much positive work...I didn't want to rock the boat. I interviewed Carla for an hour every week for almost 3 years. We became close. Carla was my friend and I love her dearly, just as I love my other psychic friend, Maia.
In both cases, I never mentioned the meat issue, except in the context of my own life. I never challenged either of them. The topic came up several times on the radio show, and Carla voiced her opinion, which was the standard "Plants and animals are both 2D so eating animals is the same as eating plants" which
I have challenged in a recent thread. But I never challenged Carla on the radio show. I simply said that, as a vegan, I had a different view and if anyone wanted to explore different perspectives on that issue, please read the discussions on the forum, and I directed them to those threads, where they could read my own views if they so chose.
So yes, I disagreed with Carla on that point, and Carla was well aware of this. To her credit, Carla usually commended vegetarians for their choice. She did this on the radio show several times. I always appreciated that, knowing that she had a different view personally. Carla always showed respect and admiration for the vegetarian choice.
Carla was the first to say that she was a student of the Material, just as all of us are. Obviously, she has a more intimate knowledge of it, it having been her life's crowning achievement. But remember, she channeled it while in trance. She had to then read it and study it, just as we do.
Carla was fond of saying "I'm just another bozo on the bus." She told me personally, several times, that she didn't wish to be anyone's guru. I generally avoid ever speaking for someone else, but I am openly sharing this, because it was recorded, so anyone can see for themselves that Carla really did say that.
So, to justify eating meat, just because Carla did for whatever reason, is actually going against Carla's wishes to not be anyone's guru. Even IF it's true that psychics need meat to 'stay grounded' or 'get vital energy' how does that apply to anyone else? How many among us are psychic channels?
But even that, I question. My other psychic friend chose a different path than Carla did. She chose to go the wholistic route instead of the medical route. She is only a few years younger than Carla, but is much more active on the internet, so she has had much more exposure to info regarding diet, as well as the plight of animals.
I never said anything to her about her diet, unless asked. And ask she did. Turns out, she was already moving away from eating meat, on her own. While in transition, she relies on animal products (eggs and yogurt) rather than meat, but she is actively seeking alternatives to that, despite some very daunting health challenges, including digestive issues, which make it much more difficult to make any dietary changes, than it is for most people.
She could easily use the excuse "I am a psychic so I must eat meat" but never does. Instead, she actively champions the animals.
Now, why has she responded differently? I don't know, but can only speculate. Is it because she is a few years younger, and maybe her DNA has mutated a bit? Is it because she is of a younger generation (though by only a few years) and therefore has a more open-minded approach to alternative health and new developments in the health field? Is it because she still has work to do in this incarnation, whereas Carla's work already came to a close? Is it because of her personal closeness with many animals?
I don't know. What I do know is that she is living proof that the adage
psychics must eat meat doesn't apply.
Maybe it applied to the older psychics, who didn't have the resources so readily available today. The first generation of vegans were pioneers. We now know a lot more about filling in any gaps for those with certain metabolic needs...those who previously thought they needed meat...we now know how they can indeed thrive on a vegan diet. I absolutely believe that any psychic can indeed thrive on a vegan diet, but they may have to make some adjustments to their diet and lifestyle. For example, my friend Maia sleeps on a grounding sheet, that connects her to the Earth energy. Such a device might not have been available a few decades ago. That is just one among many possible solutions, which can help modern-day psychics who may wish to avoid food obtained by cruelty.
I never judged Carla for eating meat, and still don't, even though I strongly disagree with her about meat. I understand that she had certain beliefs, about meat, about the Bible, about the medical system, that I disagreed with. That's ok. We both accepted our disagreement and we never once, never had a single conflict in the many hours I spent with her.
Why did she believe as she did? I suspect that a lot of it had to do with her paradigm, which included a more mainstream approach to diet, as well as religion and the medical system...despite channeling some of the highest spiritual info in the land.
I think it's a disservice to Carla, to analyze her life and emulate her choices. That is putting her in the position of guru, which she clearly didn't want. Maybe her spiritual choices, sure, but not her diet and lifestyle choices, some of which weren't even in alignment with Ra's advice to her.