Humanity flows in your blood.
Audio journey into the power and substance of blood.
Grounding, rich and dark. Our blood unifies us. Blood flow is evident in life’s tragedies and joys. Our blood is ours. Others have their own blood. The separation between self and other is real, yes…and it is also not real. Getting to know our own richly human fluid may help to humanize our actions with one another and the world.
We share blood. Does love flow in your blood? What does flow in your blood — and as your blood? What does it feel like to recognize the power of its pulsing and surging within. It may be useful to know this stuff — this very human warmth — that we share.
How does it move? What is it doing in there? How is it “blood”? Maybe it could have been something else. What does it offer? Is it self-aware? In other words, does blood know itself?
Knowing your blood — or your heart for that matter — is not a one-off process. “Oh yeah, I’ve done that. I know my blood. I have opened my heart.” Okay, maybe. I’m sure you have made good progress. However, do you detect any resistance at all to feeling more deeply?
Are yo prepared for that dive. We need support to hold complex truths. We need loved ones, community, and a philosophical context that is deep enough to hold the depthof who we are.
Embodying the personal is not a joy ride. One of the biggest challenges in any inquiry practice is to be really honest with yourself about who you are (in the personal) and what you really want. Lifelong inquiry seems to be foundational for gaining self-knowledge and therefore, for recognizing how we perceive, how we think, and act. It is so easy for our minds to trick us!
Who are we in this? Inquire. Do you have time? I hope you will listen…and comment below.
You may also want to read my recent written post: “Embodying Blood — Know Your Fluid Self”