The other day I was reading about natural medicine.
I flipped to a diagram
Of the small intestine.
It caught my eye
Because the words
Anger
Anxiety
Worry
Fear and
Sadness
Were written on it
In different sections.
Here’s another version:
In Eastern holistic medicine,
The small intestine
Is also known as
The Second Brain.
Again, according to what I read
The Second Brain
Processes
Negative emotions.
This would explain
The importance
Of what goes in here
The small intestine is also called the
Abdominal Brain
Or Lower Brain.
Funny.
It even vaguely resembles a brain…
Could the Lower Brain
be a direct reflection
of the Higher Brain?
Perhaps the spine relates to
The large intestine.
Perhaps the lungs
Mimic the kidneys
We even have two diaphragms:
Thoracic and Pelvic
You know what
the female perineum
reminds me of?
For one thing.
While I was looking for imagery,
I also found the perineum mudra:
Which reminds me of a symbol
From an album I’m fond of
But I digress…
Perhaps each body part
Has a coordinate
That propels both parts
Towards the Whole.
Perhaps the pineal
Relates elsewhere too…
Ahh…
Things are just getting deeper
And deeper…
“A critical role in Tan Tien Chi Kung breathing and the creation of the right pressure in the Lower Tan Tien lies in the tightening and sealing of the sexual organ, the perineum and the anus.
The ability to contract the pelvic floor and the coordination of holding up and tightening the sexual organ, perineum and the anus is essential. This ability prevents leakage of essence energy and preserves it so that it may be transformed into vital life force energy and spirit energy.”
Oh wow…
So there are even larger
Spiritual implications
Than I considered previously.
“This practice is called the closing of the Three Gates. The perineum, not without reason, is called the Gate of Life and Death, as it plays such a crucial role both in preventing degeneration and in activating all the organs and glands and other body functions.”
Wow!
Interesting!
“Massaging the perineum is an excellent practice to vitalize the sexual organs and strengthen the pelvic floor. It also contributes to activating the pineal gland to which it has a direct connection through the Thrusting Channel. This is one of the finest meditations to do, as it helps one to become aware of the unity of high and low in one’s body. It acknowledges the most honourable function of [...] the lower organs.
Tightening the perineum and the anus strengthens the pelvic and urogenital diaphragm and holds up and reactivates the organs in the Lower Tan Tien, thereby revitalizing them. If coordinated with the downward pressure of the diaphragm, it helps to provide the space in which the process of Chi compression can be realized.
The exercises to activate the front, back and sides of the abdomen are one of the keys of Tan Tien Chi Kung. This is achieved by the anus exercises. The walls of the abdomen are strengthened, tightened and sealed to prevent leakage of energy.
Smiling into the anus is a very important practice as, through the contraction of the anus, all organs in the body are vitalized.”
Now… I don’t know if that was a typo,
Or if that’s actually what that site means by this…
I don’t know the first thing about
Tan Tien Chi Kung yet…
It’s completely new to me…
Healing, overall,
Is relatively new for me.
But here’s a PDF on Tan Tien Chi Kung
from The Eso Garden, if you want to know more.
I haven’t read it yet, it just sounds interesting to me.
That said, some of this makes sense…
I just don’t know about that whole,
“Smiling into the anus” thing…
I just don’t prefer the wording.
Smiling, fine.
Smiling WITH the anus
As a metaphor for contraction,
Fine.
I get that.
As long as that’s not the smile
You greet people with :]
I’d just rather call it
The Closing of the Three Gates
“The spiritual energy hidden in the smile helps the organs and glands to raise the quality of their energy and our consciousness which is condensed in them.”
Okay… are we still talking about smiling with the anus?
I can’t tell anymore either.
But imagine if all this is true!!!!
To reiterate,
I really like this idea
Of strengthening the perineum
In order to seal off
degenerative leakage.
That makes worlds of sense to me.
“This ability of closing the gates and leading the energy backward and upward, rather than allowing it to go outward and downward, is the basis for the practice of the Microcosmic Orbit and Healing Love.”
This is interesting.
Think about this…
See this next image?
This is ideal because
The earth energy
Is being led upwards.
But things are upside down.
We’ve sprung a leak.
We are intended
To lead
Earth Energy
Upwards,
Starting with
Our perineums
The problem is
We have no
Lower strength left
And therefore
We allow our essence
To escape
Those who have considered the importance
Of grounding and rooting
Ourselves more properly
May find this piece interesting as well.
There’s so much to all of this,
I can freely admit that
I don’t know what all of it means…
Perhaps some of you readers
May be able to help me.
The above diagram illustrates
An interpretation of
Co-ordinations
Between physical
And ethereal
Realms
SOUND connects to the THROAT
TOUCH connects to the HEART
SIGHT connects to the NAVEL
TASTE connects to the SEX ORGANS
SMELL connects to DIGESTION/EXCRETION
That’s amazing to me…
The Food Sheath is also known as
The GROSS Body
I can’t think of a more appropriate term for it.
So…
The Higher Brain leads good vibrations upwards
The Lower Brain allows bad vibrations to trickle downwards
And…
We need to find a balance
Because…
I suspect the secret to living fully
Can be found in
What goes in
And comes out
Of here
I find that to be linked to everything…
And in the meantime…
Emotions are
Thoughts
Attached to
Feelings
So let us consider
The thoughts we attach
To feelings
And the words
We attach
To emotions
Myself especially.
And let’s never forget
Or even neglect
What’s beneath us.
Oh, and before you go…
Don’t forget to
Close the gate
Behind you :]