Bionics & Our Biophysical Future, Wk 13

{Our 1st Bionic Trial Subject, Harold}

Support the development of a Bionic person?

Well...that depends.  I think that creating artificial limbs is amazing!  We're already in the midst of creating organs from skin tissue.  I'd like to see what they can do with nasal mucous!  Sorry, just kidding.  Can you tell I'm the treacherous, eldest sister in my family?  One of my favorite past times is to scare the living #@$*& out of my loved ones.  Now, what if I befriended a Bionic person and they absolutely no sensation to what it felt like to be startled?  Selfishly, I would be disappointed.

So, I'm not up for creating a real-life Frankenstein and I don't want to be partially responsible for that.  This possibility is going to be on the proposition, right next to stem cell research.  As much as I prefer to think of myself as open-minded, I have to acknowledge one issue I have with that term - not even the scientists studying these things know what they're doing.  So, I don't feel knowledgeable enough about their intentions.  This is still coming from a hopeful place that Bionic Monsters aren't going to join forces with the Blob to demolish the humans and take over the world...that's our job!   :o)  What's next, rotating skyscrapers for King Kong to climb?!?  Now that would be a hit!

{The Evolution of Women & Leggings...The New Bionic Woman!!!}

How would you rate "the control of artificial limbs by thought alone"?

I'm stunned, but not surprised...does that make sense?  I found it very enthralling that we have the means of technology to achieve such a thing.  "Wow!" was my reaction, I believe.  Again, this is one of those things that has a positive & negative side, just like many of the crazy ideas scientists have made into reality, with the help of imagination.  I could see this being great for somebody who doesn't have the means to work because they're paralyzed.  However, we're also raising these technological geniuses who can pass Sonic the Headhog in just 10 hours...that's amazing!  Seriously, it just might happen!  Those kids would insert this chip and go crazy telling the machine when to jump, what to jump on and how.  Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo.

Energy Medicine & Energy Fields, Wk 11

Acupuncture, a very effective energy medicine...

Acupuncture has been proven to work even if somebody doesn't believe in it.  I always thought that people didn't heal if they didn't have faith, period.  I was partly right, according to me.  Now I understand that our faith in healing ourselves is essential to the healing process, with the help of a specialist and a healing modality/ies that are effective for the ailment.  If we believe that we can heal ourselves, then we can be helped with the use of modalities like Acupuncture.  Not only will the healing process go by more smoothly, like Qi, but it will be a little more painless because we are actually doing something about it.  That's the energy that it takes to heal!  So, yes...Acupuncture is effective, and more so when the patient puts the good energy toward it and themselves.

What conclusion can you draw from Kirlian photography?

Energy can be captured on film!  Another example of how a picture can say 1,000 words, or 500, depending on if you have to write a term paper for Larry about it.

I was very interested in my aura photo and the little booklet that explained the colors.  I know that I have a Baby Bean, which I could have sworn was the printer's way of taking a stretch break.  Apparently, the little beam of no light was a reflection of a baby I made a pact with in another life who is trying to enter mine.  Sorry lil Baby Bean!

All jokes aside (rarely), it was a fun field trip, to say the least.  And, Kirlian photography is something that I plan on doing again when I'm going through a major transition.  Good times!  Thanks Larry!

Human intent as it affects health...

Yes, yes, yes!  Since I started here at AIMC, I've heard more on intent in 8 months than I have my entire life.  I love it!  Intent is essential, good and bad.  This reminds me of what I wrote about Acupuncture and faith being the key to a healthier lifestyle.  Intent is definitely involved in somebody's journey to a healthier lifestyle, a more effective healing session, a smooth relationship.  Intent is something that can also be negative, depending on one's reason behind an action, their intent.  If we intend to be happy, then you'll be happy, even if it's not immediate.  If we intend to be miserable, then that intent turns into an Interior Pathogenic Factor that used to be Exterior.  Damn those PFs!!!  Intend to take them out and it'll happen.

Life and Living Systems, Wk 10

I know I am a "living system" because...

I'm different systems held together inside a human body, complete with all the fundamental organs and systems within systems that keeps my body composed in this gigantic organ of epidermis. My heart beats, I generate thoughts (I think), I sweat, I bleed. I feel pain, emotions, tension, energy. I speed, I hike, I swim, I dance. I am.  I am, I am, I am.  Using the word "I" is a sign that I am a living system, a system that isn't just composed of myself, but as part of the whole, the sheres within spheres within spheres, a complete system.  Even if I was dead, I would still be part of the living system, because I lived.  That's why I am part of a living system.

Biophysics and Oriental Medicine...

Biophysics is summed up into many different categories, just like TCM.  TCM involves the body, mind and spirit and within those three categories lie different systems that all work together.  Biology and Physics go hand in hand, and more appropriately together.  Just as well, TCM and Western Medicine compliment each other.

Synthesis, Wk 9

My E-Prime Day

I awoke this morning, noted as Saturday, to a seemingly beautiful day.  As I recall, I slept somewhat peaceful during the dark part of this particular day.  The sun shone brightly and felt pleasantly warm against my face. I recall hearing a somewhat scratchy-weak sounding voice from the couch next to me.  "What time does the clock on the wall show?"  My friend Maria seemed in a state of sleep and wake mode.

"About 10:30 a.m.," I answered.  "I think we should all get going so we could potentially avoid traffic on our way to the river."

My friend Blake scrambled up some eggs and toast, and then we attempted our seemingly long journey to the north for some inner-tube and river action.  I think it was hotter on Sunday, but nevertheless, Saturday seemed to feel like a nice day to go on the river at the time.  From what I observed, everybody seemed to have a great time.  Apparently, we enjoyed the food, the many drinks, music and company.  All in all, the day went well...I think.

East & West, Synthesized

I would love to say that East & West have synthesized, but they haven't...completely.  I believe that our communication in language has been so developed that we've already come to some of the same conclusions.  However, it's my understanding that the East & West haven't synthesized completely because we seem to have a lack of self-evidence, trust and faith in each other.

Our minds and bodies have showed over and over again that they/we are in sync.  Our awake conscience and our dream state are in sync.  I think that once we individually overcome the feeling of separation from our environment, then our environment will continue to be a different entity, continuing to shut us out from one another.

Classical Physics, Wk 8

Newton's 3 Laws & Me (Katy)

1) Objects at rest stay at rest and objects in motion stay in motion in a straight line at constant velocity.  A force must be applied to change the state of motion of an object.

This is how I would describe just one part of the pattern that is my life, and I'm sure everybody else's.  I feel like my spirit keeps going on and on, on a constant ride of life.  I'm just not sure how straight that line is, it seems pretty bumpy, but in a good way.  We could all use a little friction in our lives!

2) The acceleration (velocity, not speed) of an object is directly proportional to the force acting on it, and inversely proportional to its mass.

I'm living for something, a big picture in my mind about who, what and why I'm here and I'm making those thoughts and goals a reality.  We are all capable of this.  This drive to be what we want to be is how I see this law.  If I put in the time, effort, love, understanding, patience, etc, I'll get that back and my life will be as bountiful as I made it to be.  This is my responsibility to myself.

3) It two objects interact, the force exerted by object 1 on object 2 is matched by a force exerted by object 2 on object 1 of the same size, but not in the opposite direction.  In other words, action and reaction.

This law just makes sense.  For every action, there is a reaction.  Brilliant!

Our "Energy Efficient" Culture

Energy efficient?  Unfortunately, not our culture.  I think we waste a lot of pretentious energy talking about how energy efficient we are.  Not everybody agrees completely that we are energy efficient, as they shouldn't.  Admittedly, on those nights when burning a candle seems more logical, I don't always think about it.  I'm too much into this culture to even think about it until after the fact, when I acknowledge my poor efforts to be energy conscious.  I can't give myself too much of a hard time, I mean, we're in the age of technology, right?  Well, technology has its positives and negatives, and it also leaves an imprint on our brains that energy isn't just a resource of luxury that should be valued and used appropriately.  Energy is wasted every day on stupid stuff, using our dryers as irons for 15 mins in the morning while showering.  Good trick, invest in a water bottle, spray and walk out of the house.  It's that simple!

I could be a smart-a$$ about all of this, but it is a serious issue and it deeply saddens me that there are cultures out there that haven't ever had a warm bath!  That's something that we take for granted everyday; we're just so wasteful.  I would like to think of myself as somebody removed from that greediness, but it's all around.  We're fortunate, but we're also extremely spoiled.  Of course there's a lot more to say, but that's all for now.  :o)  YANG!!!

DESCARTES

Whadda man!  I learned that Descartes abandoned his life in the army for a pursuit of truth, using mathematics for his explanations.  This doesn't seem like a wasted life to me.  I took this from an article I found online:

"In 1628 Cardinal de Berulle, the founder of the Oratorians, met Descartes, and was so much impressed by his conversation that he urged on him the duty of devoting his life to the examination of truth. Descartes agreed, and the better to secure himself from interruption moved to Holland, then at the height of his power. There for twenty years he lived, giving up all his time to philosophy and mathematics. Science, he says, may be compared to a tree; metaphysics is the root, physics is the trunk, and the three chief branches are mechanics, medicine, and morals, these forming the three applications of our knowledge, namely, to the external world, to the human body, and to the conduct of life."

Many men have contributed their life works to teaching for years to come.  Their teachings have become part of science, part of a tree and roots that we can derive more knowledge from.  If only he knew he was going on in history to become a major limb in the Tree of Science.

Chaos Theory, Wk 7

"Ordered Chaos" - Sound Familiar?

Ordered Chaos makes complete sense.  Spirals are made in the place between order and chaos, which is comparable to the Yin Yang symbol.

There were periods in my life when my room would be a complete disaster.  It's usually those times when I'm out and about, only sleeping at home; leaving me time to change and get out in a hurry.  If I needed something in that mess, I knew right where it was.  If I took the time to clean my room, sometimes I couldn't find my things because I forgot where I placed them.  Being in a hurry, I would noticed I wouldn't be able to find my things in the ordered room and in the chaotic mess...it was a balance.  Then, come move time, I would find things I forgot I even had, nice and organized in little places.  I would just end up throwing them out or giving them away.  Out with the old and in with the new.  Chaotic!  My point, I was the spiral in-between the order and the chaos.

Fractals as Patterns of Complex Systems

I am totally enamored by fractals.  Not only do I think they're gorgeous, but they represent the design of so many beautiful things within the universe.  Fractals prove that everything has a beautiful side to it.  The systems we have going on even here on Earth are nothing compared to the systems that we're a part of.  We're just one part of a whole system, and that could seem a little overwhelming to think about, but it's true.

Vibrations, Wk 6

"Good" Vibrations?

Not all vibrations feel good, but they're necessary.  It's like when somebody says, "I love you, but I'm not in love with you."  A decent response after the shock could be, "That's cool!"  At least they love ya a little and it was somewhat worth it. Well,  time to get on with it then, and an extra "thank you" for the heads up.  I'm not sure where that analogy came from, but there ya have it.

Resonance

Resonance can be a double-edged sword, "good" and "bad".  If something evokes great emotions from me and I get to feel all nostalgic later, then, right on!  If something really gets my goat and I end up dwelling, I don't think it's worth the sacrifice of my time to be dwelling on it; however, there have been times when I do.

Energy & Qi

Qi is Energy and Energy is Qi.  They both change, are in constant movement, spinning & flowing at the same time.  Qi can be blocked, can be felt, exchanged, etc, etc.  My understanding of the difference between East and West (in more words or less) is that energy is something that we can measure and use resourcefully in society and Qi is something more personal and holistic.  However, to me, they are the same thing.

For more insight on Energy & Qi, I found this great article: Click Here