The Philosophy of Fasting: A Message for Sufferers and Sinners

After ten years of experience and observation, the author would re-affirm his belief in the efficacy and the desirability of sane fasting. He knows of hundreds of cases where a partial or complete fast, of one to thirty days, cleansed and renewed the body and mind to a most gratifying extent.

Table of Contents

A PERSONAL PROLOGUE

Chapter I.--Fasting for Health

Chapter II.--Fasting

Chapter III.--Fasting for Freedom

Chapter IV.--Fasting for Power

Chapter V.--Fasting for Beauty

Chapter VI.--Fasting for Faith

Chapter VII.--Fasting for Courage

Chapter VIII.--Fasting for Poise

Chapter IX.--Fasting for Virtue

Chapter X.--Fasting for Spirituality

Chapter XI.--Fasting for Instinct

Chapter XII.--Fasting for Inspiration

Chapter XIII.--Fasting for Love

TWENTY RULES FOR SANE FASTING

AN INDIVIDUAL EPILOGUE

A DECLARATION OF FAITH