Well, if she was fasting, yes, it does increase your powers to do so. Also, there are many spells that require fasting, so that may be what she mean't too. However it's very impractical to go without any eating, during fasts you can have raw vegetables (preferably organic), juice, and fruits, it's suggested that they aren't too citrusy though. The whole concept of fasting is to purify ones mind and body (most times meditation is mixed in with fasts), as they say the body is a temple, and it's just another part of you. However, it is not required to fast to gain more power, especially if it means not eating at all.
Honestly i think its false, you need energy to release your power or raw energy. So food is needed other wise while meditation is taking place you wont have the energy to complete it...
To master the mind, one must master the body: train it not to complain just because it's cramping from sitting in one position for so long, or because it's too cold or too warm, or hungry... or has a sharp metal object run through it (as extreme as some mystics go: "Aww, poor physical body wants to spasm and curl up in pain just because it's been staked? Shut up, you're MY vessel!")
... I wouldn't recommend it either, if you can't moderate it to suit your own limits (and that's hard to judge, if the whole point of self-discipline is to test your endurance.)
Well, Teriwill, there's a difference between magickal energy. and physical energy
And, I know for a fact though that when you fast you do feel much more magickally powerful, and it does aid in meditation. A combination of lack of sleep and lack of food is used in vision quests, after all. However, you do feel weak and lethargic physically, most fasts only last about three days anyways, but magick is about dedication.
In giving up the desire to eat (at least temporarily), there is more of your energy that can be focused on the task you want, if you are able to redirect the energy of that effort quickly enough. It'd take practice.
But, in depriving yourself of nutrients, eventually the body is gonna force itself to work differently by conserving energy, while it starts to feed off the body's muscle and fat stores. Without proper nutrients, your body chemistry changes from the regular production levels, but it isn't always a 'freeing up' of all of your energy. Pain, increased sensitivity to stimuli (in a bad way; not the good, occult way) start happening. Malnutrition increases the risk of infection and disease by decreasing the immune system's ability to fight it.
There are those in the occult that would do drastic things to their physical forms to make them 'shut up' and stop all the energy it's using, so they can focus more on their powers. I suppose they are also trying to attempt to the use the energy of the emotions of the starvation symptons, as a fuel source to draw on.
There are the breatharians that try to use energy as a replacement to solid food and drink, but I wouldn't recommend it until you are very very good at energy manipulation, like on the level of very easily effecting the material realm with very noticable results.
If such an act would be undertaken, it certainly wouldn't be a beginner, intermediate or even some levels of adept-ness skill.
i think that it groes discipline but i dont think that it would improve them. It will more then likely give her better control. uhhh if someone said that then i uhh am sorry i guess. But yeah more control.
Kyori, I can understand where you are coming from really i can and i know there is a difference between the two, but starving yourself to get more powerful in my opinion is stupid, why? because there are other ways to gain power!!! but thats just me, i guess i love food to much LOL.
