Are all vibrations 'good'?
- A 'good' vibration depends on who's
involved! If good = beneficial, then no, not all vibrations would
benefit all involved parties equally. The vibration which brings down
a bridge is not good for the bridge, the workers, or anyone on the
bridge. It is good for me, in that it's incredibly interesting and
makes me wonder whether my humming could ever stop traffic, or if a
cat's purr could cause an electric can opener to operate.
Resonance in my world
About 2 weeks after our class on
vibrations, I got to use the new information in a dream. There was a
guy who was showing me his new personal sound device – the ear buds
were just tiny pieces of cheap styrofoam he broke off to put into my
ears. No cords or anything. I asked him if they worked because they
were attuned to the resonance of the player. He said no, the pieces
of foam were sentient and only worked if they enjoyed what was being
played.
I went to a musical event for the summer solstice, where I heard an unearthly beautiful acapella group sing very old songs under a vaulted ceiling. The resonance they created - when I closed my eyes, I could feel everything around me vibrate: the singers, the ceiling, the pews, the other people, my own heart and bones. They stirred a resonance in the seen and unseen in a way I'm not sure I want to understand. Some things are better suited for mystery.
Connections I can make between energy &
qi
I feel like the subject of energy ~ qi
is a loaded one! Like everything western vs eastern, there is no tidy
apples to apples comparison, but instead occasional pieces of
overlap. Energy is qi...sometimes. Qi is energy....sometimes. But
this is a gross simplification of both concepts.
- Both are units of measurement,
describing a force inside and outside of ourselves.
- Though immaterial, this force is
easily influenced by everything from unconscious intent to the more
mechanical workings of the lungs.
- Both can be cultivated, directed and
condensed/dispersed.
- Either can be pathological or
beneficial, depending on location, direction, and intent.
- Both may be transferred from one
medium to another: ie food into fuel, or sound wave to a single,
measurable point.
- Both may be transferred easily,
period. Between just about anything, although the amount of energy/qi
depends on other factors like origination, mass, movement.
- Although I hear about 'conservation
of energy', I don't hear much about 'conservation of qi'. More about
loss of qi, but that might just be because I'm studying the
pathologies of qi, not the behavior of qi on a wider, more holistic
scale.
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