Fasting and Mystical States

[Lolita]

Long fasts are said to open altered states of consciousness, sometimes linked to visions. Do you believe fasting genuinely unlocks mystical awareness, or is it simply the brain responding to lack of food? Have you experienced this?

 

[Nomad]

I have tried 24 hours fasting, only drinking liquid (water, milk, tea, coffee, and fruit juice). I tried it as a weekly fasting ritual. In the beginning it was very difficult but my body adapted to it gradually and it improve my thinking process. I did not experience, anything spiritual, though