it seems that 2 main reasons led me to experiment with the sea salt cleanse:
[1] the weather is nice, the moon is waxing beautifully: the right environment for an autumn cleanse after spending the summer enjoying so much variety & quality of fruits from around the world, raw pasture eggs, scharffen berger, cod liver oil, etc. etc.
[2] i tend to think that washing the body in water & salt (plus a few juicy low-sweet fruits) can only enhance my experience of my paths modules -- we'll see