Difference between revisions of "Holotopia: Convenience paradox"
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<p>Wilhelm Reich</p> | <p>Wilhelm Reich</p> | ||
| + | <p>Reich made two core contribution to the new science—not yet recognized.</p> | ||
| + | <p>First—what each of us know intuitively; and even dogs. Emotions are reflected as patterns of muscular tension. But Reich understood also their semi-permanent status. And that they can be diagnosed and handled accordingly—much easier than through talking.</p> | ||
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| + | <p>Second—what all Oriental therapies are based on. <em>Qi</em>—as a <em>phenomenological</em> concept (aren't they all?). </p> | ||
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| + | <p>For us—<em>qi</em> simply models the phenomenology. It's a mnemonic device...—for incorporating the effects of practices and therapies.</p> | ||
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| + | <p>The Movement and Qi course showed that all can be understood by using the model.</p> | ||
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| + | <p>As an idea—broaden the academic language by including <em>movement</em> and <em>qi</em>. The former makes a difference; the latter allows us to understand its effects.</p> | ||
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Revision as of 06:58, 8 September 2020
H O L O T O P I A: F I V E I N S I G H T S
Convenience paradox
The Renaissance liberated our ancestors from preoccupation with the afterlife, and empowered them to seek happiness here and now. The lifestyle changed, and the culture blossomed. What will the next "great cultural revival" be like?
From scraps of 19th century science, our ancestors concocted a narrow frame—a "rigid and narrow" way to look at the world, which made us misunderstand and damage culture. Convenience—which identifies "happiness" with acquiring and experiencing what feels attractive—is a case in point.
When we look at the world through convenience, the order of things we are living in easily appears as the best possible one. When, however, we embrace wholeness as goal, and broaden the way we look so that we may see things whole—we see our condition in an entirely new light.
We here illustrate that by a few examples.