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The Escape; chiseling white Moon slices at Dawn. by Allie Jo Dreadfulwater August 10, 2019 [in response to Infinite Jest, D.F.W.]

Forerunner: -Reduce as many negative factors as possible; least amount of stress -A close proximity to a comfortable bed, air conditioning, comfortable bathroom -Introduce only a small amount of unknowns; less time wasted on external factors -Emergency Contact person- JPA -Keep in contact, ask questions, work through feelings  Touchstones: -Do not make too swift of movements especially from lying to upright -Conserve energy as much as possible -Stay still for as long as you can; it does wonders -You may feel tricked by flashed of energy, but if you exert it will put tremendous strain on your ability to continue -Free time to yourself to learn about how you react to your first fast -Hold off on anything pleasurable as long as possible such as showering  -Remove/minimize products that are not whole-based or organic or just in a very clean form -Focus on one thing a day and go deep into it; stretching, massage, meditation, spa, acupuncture, orthoped...

A certain amount of space has slowly been adopting a surface area within my mind to start to allow a journey into the deeper parts of the Self. To a place where unresolved emotion, memory, physical pain and the human condition have created a certain amount of blockage in present moment awareness that hinders the ability to relate in a perspective that is most positive, helpful and purposeful. This next journey into the Self has been chosen in balance to this very condition to gradually create the best possible environment to open, expand, empty...lighten...and simplify all that is needing to be heard within the body, mind and soul. Today acknowledges the start to a deeper perplexity of what it means to feel attachment to all things relating to the physical body and of the mind. Today begins the first 4 days of pre-fasting ritual to eliminate dietary food from the body for a total of 7 calendar days. The protocol is as follows: [Remove all meat, dairy, alcohol & caffeine from diet...