In the past month, I did a little bit of thinking on this
The reason we are repulsed by snakes is they look the closest to any 3 dimensional creature moving in 4 dimensions. It's pushed me to do some thinking on interdimensionality and what a 3 dimensional being moving in 4 dimensions may look like to a 4 dimensional being that moves in 5 dimensions or vice versa. It's hard to comprehend a higher-level dimensional being we observe from our dimension. We understand the shape of the 3d world but if a 2 dimeninsional being saw us, as a cross-section of our bodies passing through a plane of existence, we would look frightening and nothing as we believe we look. Likewise, any 4 dimensional being, trapped in our understanding of time would be truly horrifying.
The shape of our entire life, from the moment we are born to the moment we die is our form in 4 dimensions, not the shape of our body now. When observed by a 4 dimensional being that moves in 5 dimensions, do we move or are we just stationary objects? Thinking back, the film Annihilation did a fascinating look at what a 4 dimensional being interacting with a 3 dimensional being may look like, and the resulting scene of the 4 dimensional being creating a 3 dimensional being to interact with another 3 dimensional being. Both clips spoilers.
Is dance, specifically circular dance (around a fire, maypole, etc), so universal to the human experience because it is a way to create loud, defined 4 dimensional patterns? Is the reason we are intrinsically drawn to dance because it's calling us from a higher dimension to be in communion with it? Is the secret to happiness and longevity dance because it's the only way 4 dimensional beings can understand and appreciate our lives?
Slow Reader
The Body Keeps The Score (2014) - Bessel Van Der Kolk
Stats
- Started reading Nov 17, 2024
- Finished reading Feb 13, 2025
- Total days reading 88
- Total pages 358
- Pages per day avg 4.068
Why it took me so long
I thought it was going to be more about physical trauma, but ended up being emotional and psychological trauma. A good book that made me think about many things, seeing myself in some of the discussions, but definitely a harsh book with some disturbing accounts of trauma. It’s a hopeful book though!
Key Quote
"The greatest sources of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves."
Fad Habits
I've been doing a ton of psoas stretches with a lacrosse ball. Lots of issues perhaps - leg length discrepancy, posture seems wrong, etc. Could it all just be due to one side psoas muscle is tighter than the other? If so, I love easy solutions. If not, maybe I should take a more deliberate look at it.
Good Buys
Acupressure pen: I'm a hard gainer, so I have to have lots of theories on why. Does posture and small muscle tightness close up the large muscles with tons of knots to prevent muscle growth? It can be hard to notice how skewed you are until you put Zoom on with flipped camera view to see yourself as others see you in real time. The brain filters all that out when seeing yourself in the mirror. I've been using the acupressure pen to really dig into those knots and I'm noticing legs are looser, almost to a degree where it seems weak in muscles around the joints. Am I putting those muscles to work for the first time or am I ruining my body?
Dreams Worth Following
I love dreams with songs. Some song formed in which the only words were “I got out from the waterfall” to a chord progression somewhere between Breakthespell and Sweet Jane with a tone closer to Sweet Jane and a seriousness closer to Breakthespell.
Link of the Month
Tips for mathematical handwriting
Album of the Month
Sunsetter (2022) - LEISURE
Key Song: Dipping & Diving