BonAppetit: Edible Energy
It actually began with a post to my primary blog at wordpress about Culinary Ritual Theory. Met with a friend tonight and had a discussion on a session she attended with a nutritionist whose specialty involves careful study and focus on raw or living foods. She is very open to the concept of positive and negative energies, albeit probably from a more new age perspective. So I shared with her some of my thoughts on food preparation concerning the transmission of energy from the perspective of someone who practices food magic/kitchen witchery. I introduced some ideas about combining energies from the operator (magician), in addition to lingering energies, and other source aids - such as candles, crystals, aromas, music, etc. Music motivates us and can give us excess energy or can bring us down a notch. So it is clear that an influence as potent as music has an effect on the operator, and can influence the operator's perspective in kitchen ritualwork. Similarly, working with candles and crystals may also contribute to the same ends as well. I do still incorporate candles and crystals, but tend to focus more intently on the utilization of music as a core stimulus in ritual food preparation.
On a personal note, I keep specific candles and crystals in my kitchen to alter the environment. The music I usually play in my kitchen when I cook is usually classic rock. Eventually I will move some specific selections in there, but don't really have the room to do that just yet. Because it would be a nice idea to incorporate specific ethnic sounds in future ritualwork, accordingly. There is a specific type of energy that accompanies ethnic music. It is a very motivational experience to feel that kind of energy move through the operator, during the ritualwork, and develop a feel for how the cuisine is meant to be prepared. Because food is very sacred to me, I have no idea if my approach is par the course for food magic/kitchen witchery, or if it is an experimental approach. It is the way that I have come to understand and practice. the study and practice of food magic is about more than living magic, but preparing a meal that moves both the body and soul.
On a personal note, I keep specific candles and crystals in my kitchen to alter the environment. The music I usually play in my kitchen when I cook is usually classic rock. Eventually I will move some specific selections in there, but don't really have the room to do that just yet. Because it would be a nice idea to incorporate specific ethnic sounds in future ritualwork, accordingly. There is a specific type of energy that accompanies ethnic music. It is a very motivational experience to feel that kind of energy move through the operator, during the ritualwork, and develop a feel for how the cuisine is meant to be prepared. Because food is very sacred to me, I have no idea if my approach is par the course for food magic/kitchen witchery, or if it is an experimental approach. It is the way that I have come to understand and practice. the study and practice of food magic is about more than living magic, but preparing a meal that moves both the body and soul.