Why I am not a vegan

[Diana]

You still have not answered why exactly it is not conducive to spiritual seeking? (Also, I would state here that I don't know what the extent of your knowledge is on magical and spiritual-cultural traditions, but I can assure you that there are numerous paths that do not in any way insist on vegetarianism or include that meat is negative to eat.)

I was taught through Gnostic alchemy that the red meats feed the vital energies of the bodies and yes are most certainly to be eaten in moderation. There is a process of transmutation that ALL energy entering the body goes through regardless of where it comes from. Food, of course, is the least effective for directly feeding the consciousness, with breathing and raw impressions being the most direct.

I would highly suggest taking a look at more Western esoteric views as honestly in my experience the huge focus on vegetarianism comes mostly from Eastern schools such as Hinduism, Buddhism and the like. (And even then, most of them include in their tantras the art of transmutation.)

Fair enough.

There are many paths. I really don't care about any of them at all. I follow my own path. I have, however, read a lot. I'm familiar with just about all of it. (I am very curious and like to be open to everything.)

I understand what you are saying. But it starts at point B (taking the substance into the body). Point A is: where and what was the substance and its purpose or life or destiny—before that.

I care about that part. I don't just care about me and what I am doing with all the items in the world as pertains to how I can use them for my own purposes. I think that might be a key difference between STO and STS.

As to eating meat not being conducive to spiritual seeking, let me put this another way. It depends on what you are seeking to evolve toward. Love, peace, beauty for all (STO), stop participating in cruelty to achieve it. The STS way, which is valid up to a point of evolution, feel free to use other-selves as you will.