The Ouroborous of Worry

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The ouroboros is a symbol dating back to ancient Egypt, and appears throughout the Western mystical traditions. A snake eating its tail represents self-reflexivity, the “eternal return.” and cyclicality. In Timmaeus, Plato writes: The living being had no need of eyes because there was nothing outside of him to be seen; nor of ears because there was nothing to be heard; and there was no surrounding atmosphere to be breathed; nor would there have been any use of organs by the help of which he might receive his food or get rid of what he had already digested, since there… Read More

Selection From My New Book

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Some of you already know that I am in the home stretch writing my new book, Finding You in a World of It. I thought I’d share a pre-edit snippet with you. I’d love to hear you thoughts.   5 Beyond the Western Gate Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language…even the phrase ‘each other’ …doesn’t make any sense.                        Rumi   Objectification is the key to all Knowledge. The ability to objectify events… Read More

Connective Tissue Trust

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                  Trust   I received the following from energy healer Daniel Kalatsky after reading Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate. I appreciate his insights and want to share: Your book has been amazing.  Deepest gratitude to you. You have opened new doorways of awareness that are breathtaking. The awareness of the connective tissue and its function physically as well as its energetic mirror  are invaluable to any bodyworker. It also conveys a deep universal truth of Trust. The connective tissue represents physical unity. It cradles every aspect of our bodies. When we enter… Read More

Coherence and Resonance

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Coherence and resonance are two related terms that sometimes are confused. Coherence refers to the degree of unity within a particular system, like a car or a human body. How much wholeness is present? Resonance is the degree that one system vibrates with another. Do they cooperate or fight? Both are terms that are helpful in describing whether things are coming together or splitting apart. Any living creature can be said to be coherent just because it is alive. It has wholeness, existence as itself. None have absolute coherence. They are more or less coherent moment-by-moment. When highly coherent there… Read More

The Paradox of Wardoff

Through experience of the touch one can gradually comprehend and understand jin. Through understanding jin one can reach divine-like clarity. Wang Zongyue, Taijiquan Lun The “Wardoff” posture in taijiquan is an expression of peng jin, an expanding (yang) “up and out” type of internal power. Like all jins, peng is dependent on a whole-body energetic connection. Energetic coherence. Without that, your Wardoff will suck. In Wardoff With Left Arm, the substantial arm (left) is curved in front of the chest to create space. This is a really weak muscular connection. Try it. Have someone push on your forearm, starting slow… Read More