The Stone Soul February 9, 2009
Posted by Geoffrey Wilson in : Meditations , trackbackFeelings and the Stone Soul
According to Lorie Eve Dechar, ‘Metal is associated with the colour white, the emotion of grief, the season of autumn. It is associated with death, the ending of cycles, the coming and going of life, the rhythms of the breath and the excretory functions.’
The Hun (Ethereal Soul) is to the psyche (the human mind, imagination, dreaming) what the Po is to the soma (the human body, senses, emotions, unconscious physiological responses). Both are melting pots of awareness, with the soma acting as a complement to the psyche – the physical component of consciousness.
Psychologically, the Po is the realm of the ‘body unconscious’ with its storehouse of sensations, emotions, passions, and feelings that represent the neurological intelligence of human beings. In this storehouse are to be found the characteristics of identity, often completely hidden from the eye of conscious awareness, in tissue memory, the muscles, fascia, nerves, and organs of the body.
The Po is stored in the lungs. In other words, this is where the memory of feelings resides. When the lungs are damaged through an inability to let go of resistance to change on any level, the Po suffers a blow. Suppose you have a falling out with your loved one because you perceive that she has rejected you for one reason or another. You react to this by shutting down. You stew on it and cling to it in order to justify your feelings of rejection.
It should come as no surprise then that you begin to develop signs and symptoms linked to the respiratory system. In fact, the origin of all respiratory malfunctions can be traced back to this drama experienced in the house of the Po. The message is clear.
Release.
Let go.
Take a deep breath.
Release.
Let it go.
Take another deep breath.
Breathing is your passport to respiratory harmony. Learn to not cling to people and things and you will enjoy your experience of life more readily. Besides, it’s easy to take a deep breath. All you have to do is trust in your ability to be present.
This is the root of meditation.
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