Freakchylde's

An e-list I’m on had a discussion about the various pharm drugs on the market. I had made a comment about arm-chair pharmacists that were created by the ads on t.v. Today was the kicker….I’m watching t.v. and an ad for prevecid comes on. The woman talking about her symptoms is basically describing all the physical symtoms of stress, and making points about her daily life that lead to the stress. I know Dr.’s don’t just listen to the symptoms anymore (though, this is not a commonality). They’d ask a question about the different stresses in a person’s life and have follow-up questions on it. Base fact: if the woman is suffering these symptoms, it’s the result of an overload of/inability to deal with stress. It’s a pity that we’re at the point where even the commercials make no attempts to suggest the cause could actually be dealt with (e.g. it’s a chemical imbalance in the body that’s the result of chemical overcompensation – internal factor) vs. it’s an external factor that can be resolved and result in the same effects without the need of external chemicals.

In other news, I’m sore as hell. Ironically amused at the fact I could have met moonbird at the gym, if I had trekked out to her’s, instead of going to the one down the street. I’ve cleaned my desk and the surrounding area. Not much else in that realm. The rest of today is a day of rest. I’ll be starting yoga up, again, next week. And in the mean-time I’m still planning on showing up to one of the Friday classes at the gym (fingers crossed that it’s more than just fad yoga). Outside of that, I’ve been doing a good job of scheduling time for mental yoga, it’s helped me calm down. So, one of my goals is progressing. I started reading Possession and I can’t put it down. I guess I need to find some fiction books that interest me and make sure that I’m reading at least one with all my research books I’m reading. Allows for me to let my brain relax, instead of tensing up. I’m also working on some Tibetan dreamwork. So far, I’m succeeding with the lucid dreams and integrating myself as I would during the day. It’s helping me remember them easier, and act within them as a participant instead of a by-stander watching myself. Oh yeah, someone who knows the workings of Safari was able to diagnose my problem, it’s the result of being on dial-in right now. It’ll hit a time out, and then start loading from the beginning again. Now, it’s easier to deal with, because I thought it was just me.

I’m finally starting to fully digest last night’s topic, and after discussiong this morning with marajs, I’m starting to see My knowledge (however basic) of Eastern medicine and energetic techniques kind of makes me a snob when it comes to people adapting them, but not recognizing, or noting, the basis of the adaptations. There were too many criss-crosses that didn’t make sense (like the root chakra coming from between the legs instead of being at the base of the spine, where the sacral chakra is located). The grounding concepts…everyone is a make-up of different elements, our astrological sun signs are just a guide and don’t fully reflect upon what our dominant element is (I know some very airy scorps). As far as Eastern concepts go, we’re all made of all the elements (which vary culture to culture), and a dominant one is the result of it being out of balance with the others. Indigestion=over-abundance of the fire element, Dry skin=depletion of the water element, etc etc. Basic, we are made up of all the elements and are capable of tapping into the aspects of each of those elements. It would have been nice to have spent a bit more time on grounding techniques, because what was put into the realm of discussion was, by far, not complete. Not to mention, I’d like to hear other’s opinions on elemental grounding (e.g. fire, water, earth, air). The concepts of those don’t really sit well with me either. Each of the “elements” are tools to be used for grounding, and their aspects can be drawn upon, however, I’ve never actually heard of any type of grounding referred to by the elements, nor have I heard of anything dealing with speed (e.g. of fire grounding being fast and quick). Most I’ve seen in regards of speed is how grounded a person is to begin with, when they start a grounding exercise. I wish I had gotten a look at her book, least, any part that had to do with the ancient cultural calendars. While interesting, from a Literary critique POV, I was definitely feeling the taste of fur in my mouth.