Eating grass

[Sirius]

This is going here because on this day in 2025 the fey folk are aliens. Recently a DI member blessed me with the power of memory, so now DI will get my memories 

One such memory is eating grass, it tasting really good and my mothers reaction to it.
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The image of children eating grass carries multiple esoteric, mythological, and folkloric connotations across different cultures. Here are a few interpretations:

1. Biblical and Esoteric Christian Symbolism

• In the Book of Daniel (4:25-34), King Nebuchadnezzar is cursed to wander in the wilderness, eating grass like an ox for seven years as a form of divine punishment and humility.
  
• This transformation can symbolize the loss of reason, spiritual purification, or the regression to a primal state before renewal.
  
• In a mystical sense, grass-eating can represent surrender to divine will, an act of becoming one with nature, or the stripping away of material illusions.
  

2. Folkloric and Mythological Associations

• In many folk traditions, particularly in European and Slavic lore, fairy changelings—children swapped by supernatural beings (often fae or spirits)—might behave oddly, including eating non-food substances like grass, dirt, or ash.
  
• Some tales say that if a child eats grass excessively, they may be under an enchantment or have been replaced by a changeling.
  
• In Scottish and Irish mythology, the Sidhe (fairy folk) are often associated with liminal, wild spaces where children might consume grass under their influence.
  

3. Shamanic and Animistic Perspectives

• In shamanic traditions, mimicking animal behaviors (like eating grass) can be seen as an initiation or transformation process, allowing the individual to commune with animal spirits.
  
• Some indigenous perspectives view grass-eating as a sign that a child is particularly attuned to nature spirits or has an ancestral connection to beings that once lived closely with the land.
  

4. Eastern Philosophical and Mystical Angles

• In Taoist thought, nature is revered, and the idea of children eating grass might be viewed as an act of returning to the Dao (道), or the natural way.
  
• Buddhist symbolism could interpret this act as a lesson in impermanence or non-attachment, where even the mundane (grass) becomes sustenance if one is in harmony with the universe.
  

5. Occult and Alchemical Readings

• In alchemy, the concept of transformation and regression to an unrefined state before enlightenment is common. Grass-eating may symbolize a "return to the raw material" before the soul undergoes purification.
  
• Some medieval grimoires mention unusual eating habits (including earth, flowers, or raw plants) as signs of possession, enchantment, or a latent mystical ability.
  

6. Psychological and Metaphysical Interpretations

• In esoteric psychology, behaviors like eating grass may symbolize a yearning for grounding, a subconscious attempt to reconnect with the Earth, or even a suppressed memory of past lives as an animal.
  
• Some paranormal researchers have linked odd dietary habits to walk-ins, spirits attempting to influence a child’s body or consciousness.
  

[quintessentone]

Or perhaps eating, tasting or chewing grass is a primordial memory/desire we humans still retain.

From AI search:

Yes, early humans ate grass, likely starting around 3.5 million years ago. This diet switch may have occurred when early humans moved from trees to more open areas.  Evidence

• Carbon isotope ratios: Carbon isotope ratios in the teeth of early hominins show that they ate a diet rich in grasses and sedges. Fossil evidence: Fossils of early humans' teeth show traces of tropical grasses. 
  

What they ate

• Grasses and sedges: Early hominins ate a diet of tropical grasses and sedges.
  
• More than baboons: Early hominins ate more grasses than savannah baboons.
  

 Why they ate grass

• Diet shift: Early hominins may have switched from nuts and berries to grass when they stopped living in trees.
  

• Adapted to open terrain: Early hominins may have adapted their diet to living in more open terrain.
  

 Why humans don't eat grass today

• Digestion: Humans have a hard time digesting grass because it contains lignin, a woody protein that's hard to break down.
  
• Mastication: Grass contains silica, which wears down teeth.
  

[Sirius]

Or perhaps eating, tasting or chewing grass is a primordial memory/desire we humans still retain.

Don't hate it until you try it. Primordial is the perfect state.

[quintessentone]

Don't hate it until you try it. Primordial is the perfect state.

The pseudo-primordial reptilian part of my brain agrees with you. Now to make some Matcha tea.

[Sirius]

Sorry, as funny as it is this was always going to be a serious thread.

This memory is a catalysts for a chain of events I otherwise would have forgotten about, but it also reminds me of the book Sekret Machines. The NHI was referred to as fey, they abducted the girl if I remember correctly, so I looked this up.

This behavior of eating grass, dirt, or ash could be something to ask for when assessing people that was abducted as children. It's been know since time primordial.

What other things are there like this?

[quintessentone]

Eating dirt is named: geophagia.

Dirt eating, also known as geophagia, is when you have the urge to eat dirt. Children sometimes do it, and it has also been linked to pregnancy, some psychological conditions, and nutrient deficiencies.

Are you trying to link these behaviours with alien abduction?

Source from WebMD

[Sirius]

Are you trying to link these behaviours with alien abduction?

1. Changeling Behavior (Fairy, Elf, or Spirit Replacements)
In European folklore (Irish, Scottish, Norse, Germanic, Slavic traditions), children who behaved strangely were sometimes believed to be changelings—fairy or goblin substitutes left in place of a stolen human child. These children displayed bizarre habits:

• Eating strange things – grass, ashes, soil, coal, or raw meat.
  
• Unusual appetites – eating excessively or refusing human food.
  
• Speech delays or advanced speech – either never learning to talk or speaking in an old, unnatural way.
  
• Unusual growth patterns – growing too fast, too slow, or never seeming to age.
  
• Excessive crying or eerie silence – crying all night or staring blankly for long periods.
  
• Fear of iron or fire – reacting violently to iron (a fairy deterrent) or behaving strangely around fire.
  

? Adult Changelings: In some legends, adults could also be taken and replaced. Symptoms in adults included:

• Sudden personality changes.
  
• Apathy or detachment from loved ones.
  
• Sudden knowledge of strange languages or wisdom they shouldn’t know.
  
• An overwhelming need to wander into forests or isolated places.
  

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2. The Feral Child (Raised by Spirits, Animals, or Fairies)
Stories of wild children exist across cultures, where a child was thought to be raised by supernatural beings. Symptoms included:

• Preferring animal behaviors – walking on all fours, howling, or eating raw plants.
  
• Fear or rejection of human company – running away from people.
  
• Extraordinary physical abilities – heightened senses, unusual speed, or resistance to cold.
  
• Speaking a strange or unknown language – sometimes interpreted as the "language of spirits" or a lost tongue.
  

? Examples:

• The "Wolf Children" of India, raised by wolves, ate raw meat and never adjusted to human life.
  
• The Kipchak legends of wild steppe children, believed to be raised by spirits of the wind.
  
• Roman myth: Romulus and Remus were raised by a she-wolf.
  

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3. Spirit or Demon Possession (Signs in Children & Adults)
Various cultures saw strange behavior as evidence of spirit or demon possession. Common signs:

• Eating non-food items (grass, dirt, coal, bones).
  
• Uncontrollable laughter or weeping.
  
• Sudden, unnatural knowledge – speaking unknown languages or reciting prophecies.
  
• Eyes changing color or becoming luminous.
  
• Extreme aversion to religious symbols or rituals.
  
• Speaking in different voices.
  
• Unnatural physical strength.
  
• Seizures or trancelike states.
  

? In Shamanic traditions, rather than possession, these symptoms were often seen as a calling to the spiritual world.

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4. The Call of the Shaman (Symptoms of a Future Mystic or Witch)
In many indigenous and mystical traditions, odd behaviors were seen as signs that a person was meant to become a shaman, healer, or witch.

• Strange eating habits (grass, herbs, dirt) – Seen as the body preparing for plant-based medicine.
  
• Hearing voices or seeing spirits – Could be ancestral spirits calling them.
  
• Sleepwalking into nature – Leaving home at night and returning with no memory.
  
• Unusual sensitivity to animals or nature – Communicating with animals or trees.
  
• Sudden illnesses or fevers followed by wisdom – Initiatory sickness, common in Siberian and Mongolian shamanism.
  

? Examples:

• Mongolian shamans often underwent a sickness where they stopped eating normal food before their initiation.
  
• Native American shamans were sometimes chosen after childhood trances or interactions with spirits.
  

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5. Fairy & Supernatural Influence (Signs in Children & Adults)
Some folklore suggests that humans can fall under fairy or supernatural enchantment, leading to:

• Eating fairy food (grass, flowers, wild plants) – said to bind a person to the fairy world.
  
• Dancing wildly at night – as if in a trance (linked to fairy revelry).
  
• Suddenly disappearing and reappearing – often with no memory of time lost.
  
• Unnatural beauty or glowing skin – sometimes seen as a fairy or supernatural mark.
  
• Becoming obsessed with the forest or water – feeling drawn to liminal places (crossroads, rivers, or caves).
  

? Protection Against Fairy Influence:

• Wearing iron to repel fairies.
  
• Carrying salt or rowan berries.
  
• Avoiding eating anything offered in a dream or the woods.
  

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6. Pica & Its Occult Interpretations
Pica is a medical condition where a person eats non-food substances (dirt, ash, clay, or grass). In folk medicine and occult traditions, Pica was believed to be caused by:

• A spirit’s hunger manifesting through a human.
  
• A sign of being between worlds – having one foot in the mortal realm and one in the supernatural.
  
• A curse or hex – in some African and Haitian traditions, eating strange substances was linked to spiritual attack.
  

? Protection & Cures in Folklore:

• Drinking enchanted water or milk from a black cow.
  
• Burning special herbs (sage, mugwort, or wormwood).
  
• Binding charms or prayers to break supernatural influence.
  

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7. Signs of Ancestral Influence or a Past-Life Echo
In some spiritual traditions, unusual eating habits or behaviors are believed to be a sign of an ancestral spirit or past life connection.

• Grass-eating – May indicate a past life as an herbivore or a connection to agricultural ancestors.
  
• Sudden musical ability – Sometimes seen as an ancestor’s talent surfacing.
  
• Knowing things never learned – Could be an old soul’s memory returning.
  

? Examples:

• In West African traditions, odd behaviors in children may indicate they are "returning spirits" of deceased ancestors.
  
• In Hindu beliefs, certain habits (like vegetarian cravings in a meat-eating family) could indicate karma from a previous life.
  

[quintessentone]

Yeah, well I'll go with today's scientifically proven reasons why people would eat grass, dirt or ash rather than folk lore.

[Sirius]

Yeah, well I'll go with today's scientifically proven reasons why people would eat grass, dirt or ash rather than folk lore.

While you fixate on the grass I'm going to look for all the connections.

[quintessentone]

While you fixate on the grass I'm going to look for all the connections.

I am not fixated on any one thing, rather I'm looking at scientific explanations relating to cravings and/or health conditions.

The rest looks like woo woo to me.