gaining back sensitivity

[Apteronotus]

hello all, I find that over the years of not practicing anything I have lost almost all my sensitivity to energys
how does one go about becoming sensitive

Apteronotus

[Jeric87]

I'm not sure if this'll help, but feeling empathy with what the other person feels can help.
Or try and feel the feeling that the other person is saying or typing. For me, I wait in silence for a second or so until some sort of chill comes up from my spines when listening to certain songs like this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tHkBnpFKsA

[Bob May]

A few excercises: Turning off the internal dialog.
Look at things differently. From different perspectives than usual.
Get up before sunrise and take some time listening to the world around you. Birds, traffic, yourself breathing, ...it doesn't matter. Just Be Still in your mind and Observe. Don't get involved and don't put preconcieved notions on anything. Don't say in your head "that's a Red Wing Blackbird" or that's a Harley.
Disconnect and just absorb the sounds and sights that you are surrounded by. Feel it, hear it, taste and smell it, but don't talk about it in your head.
When you talk about somthing in your mind, you reinforce your description of the world. An erronious description in that it is only Partial.
When you stop the incessant talking, you open up to the truth that there is more to the world than you're used to being aware of.
Bright Flame

[Jeric87]

Bob I got a question.
How is it that some writers have a depth to their expressions or meanings through words? Like in a poem or something, if it's not conceived into words?

[jacka2z]

instead of swatting away insects, i let them participate in my healing. sometimes they guide me which way to turn if i'm driving or walking. sometimes they vaccinate me with a specially designed serum, delivered to the perfect acu-point. insects are very intelligent and helpful, in my experience.
dancing revitalizes (rejuvenating all the senses) the body, especially if the dancing takes on the principles of magical passes. balance, and using the muscles so as to massage the inner parts (organs and systems) of the body/mind. hard to explain. dance moderately

[Jeric87]

I love to dance!
But what kind of dancing are you talking about? Because right now, I pretty much wanna learn how to breakdance.

[Bob May]

Let everything you do become a dance, then.

[Bob May]

<<How is it that some writers have a depth to their expressions or meanings through words? Like in a poem or something, if it's not conceived into words?>><br><br>In my opinion there are two elements necessary: <br>One is that the subject matter has to have depth for the author. It should be something he or she feels deeply about. It can be "revealed" to that person. "Revelation" is usually about a subject that is important to that person. "Seek and you will find..." <br>The other is using the language in the best way possible.<br>The syntax and flow of words should have beauty. they should be chosen so that they roll of the tongue. There is always alternative ways to say the same thing. Stack the words up in different orders to achieve the same meanings.<br>Don't be afraid to throw out phrases to find a better, more beautiful way to say the same thing. (That is if beauty is what you are shooting for,...it may be humor.)<br><br>After all that I've known<br>Passes like a shadow from my eyes and I am gone.<br>What will be the harvest of the seeds that I have sown?<br>Will I find myself alone,<br>after all?<br><br>When this world in which I stand<br>slips between my fingers like so many grains of sand,<br>will I let it go or will I quickly close my hand?<br>Will I come to understand,<br>after all?<br><br>After all that I see<br>fades into the mist as just a fleeting memory<br>what road will I follow?<br>Which direction will it lead?<br>Will I awaken from this dream,<br>after all?<br><br>When this life, with all it's cares<br>sets me free, oh will I see I could have better fared<br>if I had but believed<br>in some far-away somewhere?<br>Oh, will my savior's hand be there,<br>After All?<br> copywrite somewhere around 1985 Bob May<br><div class='signature'>Bright Flame</div>

[jacka2z]

improvised dance twist,
singing hands, feet, hips, eyes, tongue,
free creative sound
relaxed energy,
thankful joyful playful, now's
sober dynamic
dancing naked around the ancient fire circle with my family
breathe, balance, burp

[dreamster]

sensitivity is not about personal feelings, that kind of sensitivity is ego-based and one of the 4 Toltec Agreements is to not take things personally
sensitivity is more about sensory awareness

[Bob May]

Yea and extra-sensory awareness.
Just a few days ago I had a thought about this (in the morning before the coffee had it's way with me).
Jesus said to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
A snake is silent, and camouflaged. It does not draw attention to itself. It "flies below th radar".
It also has a sense that other predators do not have. I think it is according to scientists Heat Sensory. It enables them to sense other animals from a distance.
It is like they are reaching out further than other animals. I think we can train ourselves to do the same things.Bright Flame

[Nagual LoneWolf]

I would add that the snake senses that it is the predator and the prey.
The stalker will find this also if they are worth their salt.

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