Life and Soul

Appreciation of Food

I love being in countries like Thailand and South America, I’m sure there are others, they really shows you and gives you the appreciation on food. Many times when in the company of locals when eating you really have to put any preconceptions about what you are about to eat behind you. Much of the food that is placed in-front of you may look alien, let alone fit to eat, but out of respect for the people offering and out of self need to do away with any western conditioning as to how your food should look, taste… you eat.

Usually a surprise of the depth of taste or the quality of the delight amazes. We in the west are so drawn away from the act of killing or collecting for food, even the preparation most times is taken out of our hands so that what we buy is prepackaged and tarted up to look nothing like the original source. On many occasions in Thailand I have been offered food and my initial response is to say no thank, not hungry, even if I an starving. I understand the ability to look stupid or non respectful so 99 times out of 100 I will eat it even if the taste is not my usual palates liking. The fish here in Thailand springs to mind, cooked up with the head on and presented the same way to the table, usually with the mouths stuffed with all manor of spices, then left out on the stall or out in the sun to dry up, which makes the look even more distasteful. The flies crawl all over and  who know how long it been around. Then you eat it, it’s a humbling and personally furthering experience. All should go through it. When you get back to the west you notice how tasteless and unsatisfying all the food is, from fruit and veg through meat, fish etc

Magic Mushroom

Mushroom omlette, I think 2 between 3
Not so sure of the strength you see
psychedelic potency
For once the taste is not of earth
Cooked up well this buffalo birth
Out from the dung these babies grow
Harvested for their ability to show
Complete the connection from sub conscious and soul
Bring insight of nature to those open to know
Sharman food since beginning of man
Enlightening to the spirit of God’s plan
With spectacular effect, all that is, comes alive
Breathing and moving as in time with the tide
Natural rhythm, pulsating forth
Bringing you in to witness nature’s worth
No separation between you, the earth and the stars
Trees, insects, animals the fish & the flowers
All interconnected, to be seen as one
The Most High work, manifestation as done
To look back through yourself, majestic form
Experience every way and part of being
Natural the ongoing evolution song
From cell or parasite to small to be seen
To elephant and giraffe of the jungle dream
All has its place in the food chain scale
Feeding each other from plankton to whale
How diverse and wonderful is this creation show
& How us humans have forgotten how to live
Lost contact with our reasons to be
In harmony & balance, shepherding peace
Should be nature’s tuned in pressure release
Around to help when the balance distorted
We’ve lost it today all corrupt and extorted
All in our grasp to be stripped and sold
Mans obsession with self glory and gold
We will bring on natures retribution
Her chaotic & brutal ways of solution
Rid of our waste and blatant pollution
Free to create from the beginning again
Natures evolution, creation flame
Ongoing, eternal, no end & no shame
In words of rushes the feelings come
As the mushrooms kick in their work begun
As reflected moonlight of the sun
Your journey into spirit has begun
Moon centre open, at peace, at one

Magic Mushroom

Mushroom omelet, I think 2 between 3
Not so sure of the strength you see
Psychedelic potency
For once the taste is not of earth
Cooked up well this buffalo birth
Out from the dung these babies grow
Harvested for their ability to show
Complete the connection from sub conscious and soul
Bring insight of nature to those open to know
Shaman food since beginning of man
Enlightening to the spirit of God’s plan
With spectacular effect, all that is, comes alive
Breathing and moving as in time with the tide
Natural rhythm, pulsating forth
Bringing you in to witness nature’s worth
No separation between you, the earth and the stars
Trees, insects, animals the fish & the flowers
All interconnected, to be seen as one
The Most High work, manifestation as done
To look back through yourself, majestic form
Experience every way and part of being
Natural the ongoing evolution song
From cell or parasite to small to be seen
To elephant and giraffe of the jungle dream
All has its place in the food chain scale
Feeding each other from plankton to whale
How diverse and wonderful is this creation show
& How us humans have forgotten how to live
Lost contact with our reasons to be
In harmony & balance, shepherding peace
Should be nature’s tuned in pressure release
Around to help when the balance distorted
We’ve lost it today all corrupt and extorted
All in our grasp to be stripped and sold
Mans obsession with self glory and gold
We will bring on natures retribution
Her chaotic & brutal ways of solution
Rid of our waste and blatant pollution
Free to create from the beginning again
Natures evolution, creation flame
Ongoing, eternal, no end & no shame
In words of rushes the feelings come
As the mushrooms kick in their work begun
As reflected moonlight of the sun
Your journey into spirit has begun
Moon center open, at peace, at one