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Grains for Developing Intuition ave you ever found yourself wandering through the coun- tryside and suddenly noticing that you are surrounded by a field of grain? Did you feel a sense of being home on the planet and sense an in- credible electrical energy surging all around you? Grains are the most abundantly grown foods in the world. Babylonia, Egypt, Greece and Rome were all based on the growing of wheat, barley and mil- let. The ancient cultures of India, China and Japan were based on the rice crop. The Inca, Aztec and Mayan civilizations depended on corn for their daily bread. Macrobiotics is a system that applies diet and a practical philosophy to the en- hancement of human life. Yin and Yang, according to Chinese wisdom - or Ta- masicand Rajaic, if one follows theIndian saints -are thetwo complementary forces indispensable to each other. Behind all the apparent complexities of the world there are really two natural forces at work - the expanding centrifugal force and the contrary, centralising force. a chewing grains. Grains reflect the begin- ning and end of the vegetable kingdom; Always vary your grain dishes and have they have evolved the seed and fruitinto _at least 12 different grain cooking styles one, which is why they are totaland har- and combinations under your belt. Don’ monious foods. They help you finish get hooked on just brown rice. Use all the what you have started! grains, noodles and grain products in thaieushalaand snanfinad faem Cambhin Always vary your grain dishes and have at least 12 different grain cooking styles and combinations under your belt. Don't get hooked on just brown rice. Use all the grains, noodles and grain products in their wholeand unrefined form. Combin- . ing with vegetables, beans, fish, or used in soup creates a complete nutritional meal. Occasionally use the meals - such as rolled oats - and Iast but not least, bread. Bread is a strong grain product as well, but for digestibility and assimilation it's better to use grains that have been cooked with fire and water. It's better to use ‘natural’ forms of fire such as gas and wood. Avoid microwave cooking com- pletely as this is the most artificial *fire’ energy which can create a very chaotic internal reaction. Feeding the World Food is the foundation of life and life is a manifestation of food. So why are grains so important to us? I write here only a brief summary of their qualities: many nutritionists recommend complex carbo- hydrates as the best food for humans. Only grain can sustain the entire population of the world, if eaten in a whole unrefined form. The potassium/ sodium ratio is very close to that of the body’scells. They arecompactand dry, so they store well. Complex carbohydrates change to glucose very slowly and it does not upset our sugar metabolism. Many scientific reports have concluded that a high carbohydrate, low-fat diet reduces heart disease, diabetes and prevents can- cer. This gives us flexibility, vitality and mental clarity. So next time you find yourself in a field of barley or corn, reflect on this: grain eating provides a very clean iron in our blood. We are like magnets, picking up the infinite waves of Heaven and Earth, called Ki, Chi, “Dreamtime” or prana. Grain eating taps us into this broader thinking pattern called intuition and works towards a peaceful planet. According toone ancient way of jud ging the nature of a plant known as ‘the doc- trine of signatures’, the unique energy of a plant is transferred to the person who ingests it. Take watercress for example. It grows in water; therefore it must have some mechanism which eliminates ex- cess water. Ingested, it transfers this en- ergy to the body to cause it to throw off excess fluid. Green leafy vegetables are the lungs of the vegetable kingdom. They areconstantly interchanging gases; when eaten they help our own internalised lungs to do the same. Cereal grains grow up vertically, reaching for the skies. They attract large amounts of heaven’s invisible energy ra- diating to Earth. Ingested they are good for our own vertical orientation. They look likeand strengthen the spineand im- prove our kundalini flow and organs - hence correcting our posture, which isthe home of our attitudes and consciousness. Grains are a traditional food - our teeth structure reflects this. Five-eighths of our teeth are molars designed for trine of signatures’, the unique energy of __ scientific reports have concluded thata Brown rice is very medicinal. It contains a plant is transferred to the person who _ high carbohydrate, low-fat diet reduces _ideal proportions of carbohydrate, pro- ingests it. Take watercress forexample. It _ heart disease, diabetes and preventscan- tein and minerals for the human body. It grows in water; therefore it must have _cer. This gives us flexibility, vitality and combines well with other grains like some mechanism which eliminates ex- mental clarity. buckwheat, millet and barley. cess water. Ingested, it transfers this en- So next time you find yourself in a When beginning your meal, start ergy to the body to cause it to throw off field of barley or corn, reflect on this: cooking your grains first and then pre- excess fluid. Green leafy vegetables are grain eating providesaverycleanironin pare the rest of the meal. Wash rice, stir- the lungs of the vegetablekingdom. They _ our blood. We are like magnets, picking _ring it to release dust and dirt - rinse until areconstantly interchanging gases;when _up the infinite waves of Heaven and the water is clear. Practice using your eaten they help our own internalised Earth, called Ki, Chi, “Dreamtime” or intuition to assess how much water to lungs to do the same. prana. Grain eating taps us into this use. Until you'remoreconfident try using Cereal grains grow up vertically, broader thinking pattern called intuition —_1 cup of rice ro 11/2 cups of water if pres- reaching for the skies. They attract large | and works towards a peaceful planet. sure- cooking (a good winter/yang amounts of heaven’s invisible energy ra- method of cooking rice) for 45 mins; or 1 diating to Earth. Ingested they are good for our own vertical orientation. They look likeand strengthen the spineand im- prove our kundalini flow and organs - hence correcting our posture, which isthe home of our attitudes and consciousness. Grains are a traditional food - our teeth structure reflects this. Five-eighths of our teeth are molars designed for cup of rice to 2 cups water for boiled rice for 1 hour. A pinch of seasalt (yang) is used to bring out the sweetness of the grain to balance the water (yin). Alternatively, shoyu or tamari or an umeboshi plum may be used. When cooked, remove the rice from the cooking container to a bowl (prefera- 38 NEXUS New Times Five - Winter 1988 Tahini Sauce For grains or vegetables Place some Tahini (starting with 1 tablespoonful) in a sauce dish or jug & and add water very gradually, mixing thoroughly until the mixture becomes creamy. Add shoyu, lemon Juice or umebosh! vinegar or brown rice vinegar to taste Doctrine of Signatures