tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post4976375675681224841..comments2023-11-03T03:14:16.382-07:00Comments on Under A Prairie Sky...: The DifferenceMadcaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07557763096456837657noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-90870356500099680702009-11-09T15:29:13.329-08:002009-11-09T15:29:13.329-08:00I really find that each meridian (Liver, Heart, Bl...I really find that each meridian (Liver, Heart, Bladder etc.) has a "character", and each point along the meridian has a character too, a quality that it enables a person to manifest. So along with the physical benefits, acupuncture is a great tool for spiritual development. <br /><br />I've had periods in my life when I've been stuck emotionally, like not too long ago when I was so angry that I could have killed a certain person, and I went to my chiro (who does acupuncture), and asked her to do some work on my Liver meridian, because it's the meridian that moderates both anger and constructive action. She needled Liver 14, Gate of Hope, and within 24 hours I was able to think more rationally about the situation without being sucked into my rage.<br /><br />At this point, I'm pretty familiar with the points and meridians in a very general sort of way, but even before I knew anything, I responded just the same. It was pretty amazing when I started studying it and realized how direct the cause and effect was as I looked back on my earlier acupuncture experiences.<br /><br />I tend to need a lot of maintenance work on my Lung meridian too, because it has a lot to do with grieving, as well as my ongoing asthma. Seems like they're inextricable.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557763096456837657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-86726011835307138402009-11-08T10:52:45.820-08:002009-11-08T10:52:45.820-08:00What do you mean by "'under the influence...What do you mean by "'under the influence' of having a meridian stimulated, and seeing what kind of spiritual ramifications that can have"?Constantine https://www.blogger.com/profile/02399573462513951395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-5172697496469724832009-11-06T18:50:48.700-08:002009-11-06T18:50:48.700-08:00I guess I'd given up thinking about it for a l...I guess I'd given up thinking about it for a long time because it was tying my brain in such knots, but watching myself and my clients "under the influence" of having a meridian stimulated, and seeing what kind of spiritual ramifications that can have... it's got me thinking again. Maybe my brain-knots are actually Celtic-knots. (grin) <br /><br />A very interesting man, that M. de Chardin. I tried reading something of his a long time ago and it scared me off. Maybe it's time to have another go at it.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557763096456837657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-48098913706116296232009-11-06T11:11:09.925-08:002009-11-06T11:11:09.925-08:00Geez--I give up! I can't can't spell toda...Geez--I give up! I can't can't spell today either. I meant quite not quiet. Go figure. :)Constantine https://www.blogger.com/profile/02399573462513951395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-52446306748132671582009-11-06T10:55:11.011-08:002009-11-06T10:55:11.011-08:00Oops. I meant for my prior comment to be under yo...Oops. I meant for my prior comment to be under your "Bodies" entry. Doesn't quiet fit with the discussion of white banana muffins, now does it? :)Constantine https://www.blogger.com/profile/02399573462513951395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-45067814926672300142009-11-06T10:37:21.729-08:002009-11-06T10:37:21.729-08:00“Cogito, ergo sum,” or so says Descartes.
I’m per...“Cogito, ergo sum,” or so says Descartes.<br /><br />I’m personally convinced in the existence of the soul. Just an aspect of faith for me, I suppose, or really, more something I intuit. It doesn’t diminish the physical in my estimation, but animates it. I sense integration, if you will. I’d say I carry a kind of Celtic perspective where this subject is concerned.<br />My wife (who is very “earthy” and doesn’t get wound up around the axle of the spiritual like I do (she doesn’t dismiss it, but just has other things to do and other interests) claims to have had an “out-of-body” experience. Entirely unexpected and unprompted. I believe her. Her explanation is bereft of profundity. It’s more matter-of-fact. I’ve never had one and just as soon not, but I do suspect there is something to this phenomenon.<br /><br />Jesuit paleontologist Teilhard de Chardin said, “We are not human beings on a spiritual journey, but spiritual beings on a human journey.” This dude is too smart for me, but that sentiment seems about right to me. I’ve attempted to read some of his work, but it’s too esoteric for me. He was the bane of the Vatican in many regards, if I recall correctly. No surprise there. He exercised he own mind. I admire the contemporary Jesuits for this trait.Constantine https://www.blogger.com/profile/02399573462513951395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-56010863294725376902009-11-05T04:46:52.655-08:002009-11-05T04:46:52.655-08:00Deb - The way the blood gets all worked through a ...Deb - The way the blood gets all worked through a person's hair really adds to the effect, don't you think? I looked like those poor souls who stagger out of a bomb-attack.<br /><br />Annette - What, you think that's FUNNY? That's a shard of my Scots heritage, madam!<br /><br />It's a great phrase, isn't it?Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557763096456837657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-49039826652427778202009-11-04T18:02:58.973-08:002009-11-04T18:02:58.973-08:00Still can't say I'm up for Christmas decor...Still can't say I'm up for Christmas decorations. But ya wanna know what makes me <i>really</i> happy? You saying "peely-wally." <i>That's</i> priceless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-35851547575940268182009-11-04T17:25:56.176-08:002009-11-04T17:25:56.176-08:00Oh no! I got hit with a rock on my head once when ...Oh no! I got hit with a rock on my head once when I was a kid, and it bled so much I thought I was going to die. I didn't, so that made me have a more reasonable response when my boys collided and the youngest took the worst of it and needed the wound stapled together. Glad you're feeling more festive these days. I seem to be going in that direction myself.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.com