phenomenology
a philosophy of experience that seeks to explain the nature of things through the way people experience them
phenomenology
Phenomenology
Is a branch of modern philosophy that attempts to describe phenomena - the world of appearances- ‘as they are’, unmediated by intellectual filters.
Phenomenologists ask themselves - how can we best allow the world of objects to shine forth? Preconceptions and the intellectual apparatus are ‘bracketed out’ in an attempt to let the world
... See moreWe’re following instructions that weren’t meant for us, weren’t taking our phenomenology into account, weren’t a good fit for the composition of modern western bodyminds.
River Kenna • What is Somatic Meditation?
“There can be no experience of the world without the experiencer and that, my dear friends, is us.”
“Before anyone can make theories or get data or have ideas about the world, there must be the raw presence of being-in-the-world. The world doesn’t appear in the abstract to a disembodied perspective floating in space… it appears to us, exactly where... See more
“Before anyone can make theories or get data or have ideas about the world, there must be the raw presence of being-in-the-world. The world doesn’t appear in the abstract to a disembodied perspective floating in space… it appears to us, exactly where... See more
And as far as I can tell, this "generalized" somatic resonance supercharges the skill-specific resonances as well. If you play an instrument, for example, try playing it regularly for a few weeks while letting yourself drop into how the music feels in the deep core of your body, how it changes the space around you, how it sparks memories, emotions,... See more
River Kenna • Your Body Knows What's Obvious (and so so much can be so so obvious)
The Symmetry Theory of Valence (@The Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London)
youtube.comBasic Phenomenological Vocabulary
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stumbled across in an Experimental History substack article