Automatism

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the sufis say that there is a definitive reason why only women are required to wear the hijab (note: hijab is the veil which leaves the face exposed- it covers only the hair and neckline... this is the way in which the prophet muhammed pbuh said it should be worn- the full body burka is a CULTURAL imposition on women- not a religious one).. all people, say the sufi, should be modest and should be judged on their actions and words above their flesh and stride. many people think that only women are supposed to be covered up in modesty- but actually, the sufi says this... that the women must use cloth to cover the neckline and hairline and the men must grow beards and have long hair- if you think about this- a woman in hijab and a full bearded man both expose the same amount of skin- actually, the man would expose less skin than the woman.

I bring this up because i think that the assimilation which occurs between culture and religion is so confusing. its really hard in study to decipher where hindu dharma stops and hindi culture begins... or where islam stops and somali culture begins, etc. i think that 90% of the judegement we put on religious paths and their expression are actually culture based- the big things being burkah (afghani culture) and hijab (islam creed). sati (indian culture- the suicide-burning of a wife on her husbands funeral pyre) and white-cloth mourning (religious hindu ritual of a widow wearing white the rest of her days).

what if we scale this down to ourselves..and say- remove our actions and how we identify ourselves form the culture we are in. by what means would a wandering nomadic tribe or solitary mendicant have to define or label themselves? the way i think about it- its only everyone else around us which allows us the chance to figure out who we are- and possibly more important, who we are NOT. i think in my work, the hardest part of counseling [im an alt. counselor/healing coach] is explaning to folks how our negative views of other people allow us the chance to see the negative aspects of ourselves- that when we project anger towards someone its ONLY because they are exhibiting something we ourselves hold that we dont like. the whole cultural clusterfukc is a mirror- we are all just moving about, looking at ourselves, using the world at large as our level/plumbline to establish some balance and figure out where we stand. thats really all i have to say right now.. just thinking about how fortunate we are to have negative/challenging situations. St. Francis of Assis said that Suffering brings Strength and Pain brings Purity... i love him best.

you know- theres a whole really intensive system in your body right now called proprioception. the whole purpose of this system is to relate your body, weight, movement, non-movement, etc. to the world around you. proprioception is what gives an interpretable message to the whole body about your relation to space infinite. isnt that intense? you may have gathered by now if you read my posts that im really fascinated by pathology and anatomy. its fukcing amazing. isnt it wild to think that theres a whole part of your body devoted to figuring out where you are in the universe at any given moment? how about Lysosomes? there these little pockets inside every red blood cell- and essentially theyre full of a poison-code... if something goes foul in the cell, the lysosomes break open- release the poison code and kill the cell which, in effect, is themselves. theire suicide mechanisms. holy sh1t. did you know that there are unexplainable molecules in few numbers floating around in your cerebral-spinal fluid that emit light? wtf! you have a few really amazing lights moving through your spine. do you know of freida kahlo? i think she figured out the power and some mystical energy of the spine. its my favorite part of the body as well... go look at photos of the cauda equina, the sacum/cccyx complex, C7... wow. theres a bone in your skull called the sphenoid process and it looks like a butterfly..it rocks ever so gently as spinal fluid moves up and down... you know theres no actual spinal fluid respiration system..it moves because thats what it does... nothing flexes, pumps, etc. anyway- the sphenoid, the pelvis and the soles of your 2 feet placed together all have the same exact butterfly like shape. these 3 locations (head, sacrum and feet) are the most powerful points of spiritual entry and exit in traditional chinese medicine.

i could go one about this kind of stuff for hours..realizations i had in a&p classes and study. yeah- i fukin smoke and drink and stay out late and eat like hell... but i still think my body is a temple... a temple more than anything... fuck space exploration... we dont know anything about whats right in front of us... we like to waste time and awe the crowds... fuck that. look inside and thank your feet everyday for supporting you.. thank your knees for giving you run and walk..thank your lungs for brething..your heart for beating without cease.. thank your brain for being and your hands for flexing at your beck and call... holy shit... this all turns to wormfood when we die... to me- that means however absofuckinglutely amazing this meatsack body is- my soul makes it all look like legos.

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from the nodes of ranvier' and beyond...
Josh
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Roaminglate's avatar
I took a biological bases of psychology class and I know where that node is located!!! I feel smart today!!! YAY!!!