Author Value Statement — Laing Z. Matthews

Laing Z. Matthews is a spiritual author, teacher, and fasting guide whose work spans the forgotten bridges between body, soul, and the invisible rhythm of the cosmos. With over 77 published books on Daoist medicine, inner alchemy, fasting, dreamwork, and esoteric healing, Matthews has quietly emerged as one of the most prolific and uncompromising spiritual voices of this generation.

From the mountains of British Columbia to the astral temples of ancient traditions, Matthews walks a path of sacred subtraction—a way of healing not through addition, but through release. His approach is rooted in the understanding that the body is a temple, the breath is a bridge, and emptiness is medicine. Whether teaching about the stillness of dream, the fire of spirit travel, or the transformative power of fasting, he speaks not to an audience, but to the soul that remembers.

A Path Forged in Silence
Raised among spiritual contradictions, Laing Z. Matthews first encountered the raw edge of religious discipline in his early studies of Christian theology, eventually attending Northwest Bible College in his twenties. But the doctrinal rigidity left a deeper question unanswered—where is the real Heaven?

That unanswered question led to decades of independent study, deep meditation, esoteric travel, and immersion in Eastern traditions, particularly the Daoist lineage of internal cultivation. The silence he once feared became his teacher. The body he once neglected became his text. And the world he once obeyed became a mirror to burn through.

 
The Books as Transmission
Matthews’ body of work is not a collection of ideas—it is a living transmission. His books are read by seekers across the world, not because they flatter the intellect, but because they restore a forgotten knowing. Each work is written with the clarity of someone who has seen through illusion, and the compassion of someone who remembers what illusion feels like.

His titles include:

The Daoist Art of Medicine — A 600-page opus restoring the spiritual roots of classical Chinese healing.
The Tao of Sleep and Dream — A deep revelation of sleep as a spiritual path and dreams as spirit-travel.
Flying Out of Body — A cross-cultural manual on safe, luminous soul flight through breath, intention, and spirit integrity.
The Fasting Against Series — A collection of sacred healing texts reframing fasting not as restriction, but as remembrance.
The Philosopher’s Stone — A 5-volume series reviving the Western alchemical path for the modern soul.
Every book Matthews writes is both a guide and a gate—a way in and a way through.

 
The Fast as Spiritual Portal
Central to Matthews’ teaching is the practice of fasting as spiritual repair. Far beyond the trends of biohacking or weight loss, his view is ancient and radical: fasting clears not just the gut, but the soul’s mirror.

He teaches that the world is not suffering from excess food alone, but from excess noise, possession, and spiritual forgetting. His global Fasting Against the World camp, offered free and online, invites participants into a sacred rhythm of daily teaching, breath-centered stillness, and ritual reflection. You do not need to complete 21 days. You only need to arrive with sincerity. The field will meet you.

 
A Voice of Sacred Rebellion
Matthews is not interested in spiritual entertainment. He speaks plainly about the collapse of modern values, the sickness of consumption, and the cost of abandoning the sacred. His books and teachings call people back—not to belief, but to presence, discipline, and spiritual sovereignty. His is a voice of sacred rebellion in an age of distraction.

Yet beneath the clarity is a profound softness. He teaches not to shame, but to remember. His language often carries the weight of silence behind it. He does not promise transformation—but he points to where it begins.

 
A Life Off the Grid
Though his work reaches readers around the world, Matthews lives simply. He writes, teaches, fasts, and walks near the water. He prefers stillness over spotlight, presence over platform. Many of his books were written in deep solitude, some during long fasts, others after dream transmissions. He has said:

“I don’t write because I know. I write because I remembered. And because remembering should never be kept private.”
 
Enter the Field
Laing Z. Matthews is not a guru. He is a scribe of the real. His website, livestreams, and books are open to all who seek clarity, healing, and the spiritual courage to walk through emptiness and emerge whole.

To read his work or join the fast, visit www.laingzmatthews.com.

To follow the breath home, simply begin.