deathterminatesthesoul’suseofthatparticularbody.Butthesoul’scravingsdo
notendatthetimeofdeath.Theycontinueintheastralplanewhereinthesoulcon-
tinuestohaveexperienceswiththeastralbody,basedonthedesireslodgeddeepin
theheart(unconsciousmind)untilthesoulreincarnatesonceagainintoaphysical
body,andoncemoreengagesinthesameprocessofdesiringandcravingallover
again.Ifthiscyclecontinues,thesoulwillnotbeabletodiscoverhigherconscious-
ness but will remain ignorant of the higher glory that is possible.
Thus,withtheprogramoutlinedhere,theproblemsabovewillbealleviatedand
eveneradicated.Inreality,throughthepropereatingpractices,onewillnowbeable
todiscoverone’strueeatingneeds,andthebodywillgototheweightthatitshould
havebeenabletoachieveiftheeatinghabitshadbeencorrectallalong.Soifyour
friendstellyouthatyouaretooskinny,youshouldcheckwithaqualifiedmedical
practitionertohaveanindependentassessment.Usethisasyourguideifyouarenot
sure.Donotexpecttocarryaroundthesameweightasbefore,butdonotalsoex-
pecttobelikeatwigthatwillblowawayinthewindeither.Also,youwanttobe
vitalandenergetic,otherwise,whatistheuseofyourefforts?Ifyouwillgobackto
thewayyouwere,whywasteyourtime?Ifyourfriendswantyoutobeworldlyand
diseasepronelikethem,whatkindoffriendsarethey?You’dbebetteroffmaking
friendswithotherpractitionersofmysticalspiritualitywhoareonthesamepath,
who will understand you and support your efforts.
Ancient Egypt, Vegetarianism, Fastingand their impact on
Christianity and Islam
TheJudeo-ChristianspiritualtraditionemergedoutofAncientEgyptianreligion. 113 Aswiththe
healingsystemsofEgyptandIndia,whichencompassedNaturopathicapproachestohealthmainten-
anceandnaturaltreatmentofdisease,theTherapeuts,anEgypto-JewishsectinAncientEgypt,were
renownedfortheirmasteryofthehealingarts.ForthousandsofyearsthetemplesofEgypthadbeen
centersforhealingwherethepubliccouldgoforhelpinspiritualaswellasphysicalhealthmatters.
ForthisreasontheywerecalledPerAnkh,“HouseofLife.”LikeHippocrates,thefamousGreek
physicianwhostudiedwiththeEgyptiandoctors,theTherapeuts 114 assimilatedthehealingwisdom
ofEgypt,whichincludeddietetics,fastingandsurgery.Anotherimportantsignificanceoftheword
“Therapeut”isitsmeaning:“servantofGod”orpriestofthemysteries.TheKemetictermforpriest
ishem-Neteror“servantofGod.”Theterm“therapeutic”isderivedfromthegreathealingworkof
these initiates.
Themind-bodyconnectionanditsrelationtophysicalandmentalhealth,whichwasestablishedin
thehealthsystemsofEgyptforthousandsofyearsbefore,waswellunderstoodbytheTherapeutæ