This is a listing of some convenience foods that are available in grocery stores across the country. Name brands are frequently mentioned, but none of the manufacturers, their advertising representatives, or other organizations connected with these products make magical claims.
Ideally, we’d live in a world with plenty of time for food preparation. We’d eat only wholesome, freshly prepared dishes with little added salt and no artificial preservatives, flavorings, or colorings.
The reality is quite different. Few of us haven’t reached for a frozen dinner or a can of vegetables at one time or another. Healthy and organic prepared foods are now becoming commonplace (such as frozen dinners, soup mixes, candy bars), but can be difficult to find. Most of the dishes mentioned here are neither healthy nor organic. Look at the product’s label before buying; avoid anything that contains MSG (monosodium glutamate), sodium diosinate, sodium guanylate, sodium nitrate, potassium sorbate, BHA, BHT, very high levels of sodium (salt), or other food adulterants. Some foods are available in low-salt or low-sugar forms; check the “dietetic” section of your grocery store.
If you must occasionally eat these foods, choose them with their magical properties in mind. Prepare as directed on the packaging. Then, just before you’re ready to eat, visualize and empower the food with energy.
I’ve only included selected foods here. I’m sure you’ll be able to think of others to add to each list.
Grounding
Frozen quiche
Frozen pepperoni pizza (check label to ensure that it contains real cheese, not “mozzarella cheese substitute”; most frozen pizzas contain no real cheese!)
Stouffer’s Salisbury Steak frozen dinner
Love
Dole Pineapple (canned in pineapple juice)
Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes
Haagen Dazs Mother’s Lemon Pie Ice Cream
Hershey’s Kisses
Ocean Spray’s Mauna Lai Passion Fruit Drink
Pepperidge Farm’s Chocolate Cake
Sarah Lee Cherry Cheesecake (and anything else by Ms. Lee)
Magical and Physical Energy
Canned chili (the hotter the better)
Coca-Cola
Pepsi
Lea and Perrin’s Tabasco Sauce
Money
General Mills’ Cheerios
Kellogg’s Rice Crispies
Marie Callendar’s Blackberry Cobbler
Puffed Rice Cereal
Welch’s Grape Jelly
Peace
Bottled, unsweetened applesauce
Kern’s Apricot Nectar
Progresso Lentil Soup
Protection
Bottled artichoke hearts (drain before eating)
Frozen garlic bread
Knorr’s Leek Soup mix
Pepperidge Farm’s Onion Soup
Laura Scudder’s Hawaiian Kettle Potato Chips
Psychic Awareness
Cinnamon bread
“Gourmet” frozen fish filet dinners
7-Up
Purification
Canned, sectioned grapefruit (unsweetened)
Frozen orange-juice bars
Minute Maid Lemonade
Sex
Kern’s Mango Nectar
Nabisco’s Fig Newtons
Rice cakes
Note: I don’t advocate a steady diet of such foods! If you must, eat them with fresh milk, fresh fruit juices, and fresh vegetables.
The Magical Uses of Fast Food
(If you thought that the last section was bad, don’t even read this one.)
Fast food has revolutionized American eating habits. It’s now an established part of our way of life. The food is often only passable in taste and quality, and often abysmal when it comes to levels of fat, sugar, and salt; but it can come in handy.
Several years ago a truly natural, organic, and vegetarian fast-food restaurant opened in San Diego. It even had a driveup window. I remember their excellent vegetable soup and the tasty avocado, sprouts, cheese, and tomato sandwiches. Unfortunately, it soon closed, unable to compete with the junkier neighbors nearby.
Here—with a shudder—is a list of a few of the basic fast foods and their magical qualities.
Warning! Eating from the four food groups doesn’t mean alternating between Burger King, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and White Castle. If eaten at all, fast food should be a change of pace—not a steady diet! (In these days of ecological awareness and concern for our planet, it’s best to avoid patronizing restaurants that package food in Styrofoam containers.)
Banana split: Love
Broccoli and cheese: Protection
Baked potato: Protection
Fish sandwich: Psychic awareness
French fries: Grounding, protection
Hamburgers: Grounding, protection (see chapter 5)
Iced tea: Physical and magical energy, conscious mind
Onion rings: Protection
Shakes
Chocolate: Love, money
Strawberry: Love
Vanilla: Love
I have to stop; I can’t write another word about fast food . . .