Synopsis of Part I, (July, 2018)
Movements which originate from the body’s center are a hallmark of good T’ai Chi.
These movements usually exhibit an integration of all the parts into a unified whole, with all the parts coordinating harmoniously, supporting , reinforcing, and strengthening each other.
In this way it may be said that the whole becomes more than the mere sum of the parts.
For the human body in the gravity field, the spine may be viewed as the center of the body, with the hips at its base and the shoulders at the top.
Out of these extend the neck and head, arms and hands, and legs and feet, out to the extremities. All may benefit from exercises generated from the center.
Some of the largest muscles in the body stem from the hips, at the base of the spine.
These upper leg muscles turn the hips. This energy is then transmitted through spinal rotation, through the shoulders and arms and on out through the extremities, and similarly down through the legs and on through to the lower extremities.
This is usually accomplished in the lower, weight bearing structure by centering over the weight bearing side, rotating this side in balance, and passing energy out through the non-weight bearing side, out through the non weight bearing extremities.
This energy transference requires relaxed connections between the parts, and this relaxation is dependent upon one’s being in balance within the gravity field.
In simpler terms, balance allows relaxation which then allows the cooperation between the parts, engendering the integration that allows efficient energy flow and unification of the parts, that which we call Chi.
Possibilities:
The Evolution of the Consciousness
(The above description may also be used to describe the energy flow from the extremities to the core/center, aptly describing the flow of sensory input as well as muscular energy output.)
One may see this as the opportunity to directly and intimately experience the way in which any system may function at maximum potential.
This can be applied to physical systems, information systems, and to observable multistage processes in the natural world.
In short, it may lead one to an extremely useful way to integrate all that experience into an intricate woven fabric that may be all inclusive.
What may evolve, among other things, is a spiritual insight into the nature of reality.
This may possibly manifest as a view of the connectedness of all we perceive, that which some might call God, or Spirituality, or a conscious Universe.
Once again, if these thoughts seem obtuse or totally beyond one’s idea of acceptable discourse, please feel free to consider them, like Einstein’s gedanken (thought) experiments, as nothing more than more of my late night ramblings.
I am not laying out a logical theory here, but merely suggesting some possibilities that you might find useful or entertaining.
Very Best Wishes to All,
Daniel
