Week 15

Sitting on the eve of triple digits—tomorrow marks Day 100—today’s reflection connects a defining chapter of medieval history with one of modern Europe’s most contentious democratic questions: the Cathars' radical theology of dualism, and whether the people of Catalonia should have the democratic right to vote on independence. 🏰 The Cathars & The Theology of Dualism Flourishing across Occitania and the Catalan Pyrenees during the 12th and 13th centuries, the Cathars (or Bons Homes / "Good Men") offered a worldview that shook medieval Europe to its core:

Welcome to the official Day 100 Milestone of the One Year Fast! I’m Alfie Hammersham. Launched on the 2026 Summer Solstice, this 52-week personal health study documents an intensive protocol: fasting three full days per week for 52 consecutive weeks. Today marks 100 consecutive days of this public experiment, coinciding with our official national press release detailing comprehensive clinical biomarkers alongside the psychological realities of sustained abstinence.

Having officially crossed our 100-day milestone and entered the second century of this 52-week journey, today's journal blends a rich reflection on 19th-century living with practical real-time updates from Week 15, including a mid-week schedule shift and an unexpected craving. 🐎 Reminiscing About a Rag & Bone Man Born in the 1800s Stepping back into personal memories to touch living history:

Today’s journal crosses continents and landscapes, contrasting the rolling transitions of Lincolnshire with the Northeast Corridor rails of New England, while hitting a distinct physiological bump at the halfway mark of a 48-hour fast. 💧 Fasting Realities: Hour 24 of 48 & Battling Dehydration The 24-Hour Hurdle: Reaching hour 24 of a 48-hour fast, I’ve hit a noticeable wave of dehydration.

Today, we dive into a major global question surrounding Antarctica and the year 2048, alongside a fasting update as I wrap up a 48-hour fast in Week 15. The 2048 Antarctica Madrid Protocol: Protection or Exploitation? There is a widespread idea that Antarctica automatically becomes open for legal exploitation—minerals, oil, gas, and natural resources—in 2048. That is completely false.

In this daily YouTube post, Alfie reflects on the shift toward electric vehicles and compares the culture of manual gearboxes in the United Kingdom with automatic cars in the United States, alongside the continuing One Year Fast journal.

In this daily YouTube post, Alfie considers whether fasting changes the way time is perceived and whether the practice creates more room for mindfulness, documenting the subjective observation as part of Day 105 of the One Year Fast.