day 28, 29: hindsight

the last two days of water, liquids - rasa.

i'm writing in hindsight. the fast of december has become a past. u can read about it, except i didn't really write much about the process, about the preparations and lack thereof. none of the back logs may serve the technical needs of someone interested in doing a fast. 3 decades into fasting, over 1 decade of spiritual/physical cleanses outside the realms of religious prescriptions, yet, i have little advice to offer. i can point you to people who know.

my brother's name translates to "one who knows". our last name is a variation on the Supreme, the One, ALLAH. my brother has worn his name before he ever entered his skin. he knows about fasting. ask him if you ever get a chance. he knows because his feet float in the sky, his head holds solar systems and pyramids in adjoining galaxies that egypt and tikal communicated with millenia ago. he knows because he is Quiet, no quotes in the how-to section of bnn. no books out. the trees are just too sacred. a branch cut might break his heart.

i go to my brother for advice on fasting, even though he hasn't fasted the way i have. i would go to him to learn how to snowboard on a cardboard box on the hills of washington heights. i would go to him about walking on fire-escapes to the sky. i wouldn't go to him about clocks. his language skills fall short there.

the last two days of the fast was a cesaria evora song that made sense. it made sense that it had to end, that i had to not just eat but work diligently for conclusion, to ensure detoxification happened in alignment with a plan, with a vision.

in hindsight i would make a map of the month, i would have my brother and the few others of the 144,000 of the world who reside here, in jungle city, and bang on a jesus path, over for supper. i would ask them for guidance. i did it alone. i reinforced the do you. i did me.

the only thing i would tell you, that i would advise, if you were interested in knowing, if you are considering any advice on doing a fast, is to be Quiet. spend some time in Quiet, a half, an hour, a day. do this for 30 days before you begin the fast. and when you begin, maintain your Silence. Real will recognize you. Real will see you from miles away, on the jersey side of things, on the pluto side of space. Real will pave your Path.