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In the ancient Indian literature, the term prana meant not only physical breath and air, but also the sacred essence of life. Similarly, in traditional Chinese medicine, the word chi refers to the cosmic essence and the energy of life, as well as the natural air we breathe into our lungs. In Japan, the corresponding word is ki. Ki plays an extremely important role in Japanese spiritual practices and martial arts. In ancient Greece, the word pneuma meant both air or breath and spirit or the essence of life. The Greeks also saw breath as being closely related to the psyche. The term phren was used both for the diaphragm, the largest muscle involved in breathing, and for the mind (as in the term schizophrenia = literally, split mind).
Holotropic Breathwork
Stanislav Grof, Christina Grof
So cosmopolitical layers are kind of the memories of civilization; they do most of the memory. Territories and cities do have some memory. But to first approximation, you could say territories and cities can forget only The cosmopolitus truly remember. So if you want a bumper sticker slogan, that’s the bumper sticker slogan for this age.
Cosmopolis, Metropolis, Nation-State: 3 Protocols for Articulating Civilizational Memory
Protocol Town Hall
It’s important to remember that this type of pain is not necessarily associated with damage or changes in the body.13 A lack of airflow is merely limiting your ability to move effectively. This pain may just be your brain’s way of telling you that you need to be able to move more. If hyperinflation is limiting movement, the pain will persist.
All Gain, No Pain
Bill Hartman
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