Physics - Vibrations

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.