College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

Thank you for your response. The muscle memory idea is pretty bizarre, but makes sense
I think I may try the cleansing when I start my quitting, along with fasting. My whole idea is to give my body and brain something else to worry about than my addiction. Then the initiatory yoga won't be such an <ouch>

Hello Veronica,
I have a couple of questions for you. You mentioned the idea that memory is stored in muscle. I have never heard this claim before, and I am googling this idea after I post this. I am curious where you learned this, and if a google search turns up fruitless, where can I find more information concerning this topic?
My second question concerns fasting. You seem to have a good grasp on the biological issues with this, so I was wondering if you knew whether or not fasting is a good process to use when quitting smoking?

Hello everyone. I am just barely starting on the path, so please excuse the n00bness. I have a background that may benefit the community in some ways though. I am currently pursuing my bachelor's in experimental psychology, which is a stepping stone to parapsychological studies. I am what is considered a healthy skeptic (any other kind of skeptic would not last long in this field.) By this I mean I am willing to accept the possibility of a lot of things, but have a tendency to critically analyze claims. I am embarking on this path because of my all-consuming desire to find truth...in everything. Pursuit of power (i.e. psychic power, will working) is secondary, and though this may seem a bit weird coming from a n00b, I get more excited just figuring out what happens behind the scenes of the material world. Hopefully in the course of my studies in the Thelemic path we can have some interesting discussions.