Polyamory

[kallistii]

(Just a note, Digweed is using samples from Stephen Hawking...watch for my next post on MC Hawking!)

Just ran across a site that looks interesting to the Poly people here.

http://www.lovewithoutlimits.com/

It has a lot of good articles, and some good books & videos and such. Check it out! One of the more interesting things is that they take the Wilhelm Reichs "body armoring" seriously. To quote them: "Reich believed that the muscular tissue of the body responds to emotional as well as physical trauma by tensing up in a protective reflex. Over time, these tissues become chronically stiff and hard, blocking sensation and energy flow in the affected area. Armoring is an instinctive protective device whose purpose is to defend against experiencing physical or emotional pain. It is the bodily equivalent of psychological defense mechanisms such as denial, projection, or repression. It is mediated by constricting the breath and by muscular contraction, both of which reduce our capacity to experience pleasurable feelings and ultimately lead to disease."

And to go a bit further: "To a part of the brain that registers pain, the distressful reaction from social rejection is just as great as from a poke in the eye, according to researchers who measured the neural reactions of people who thought they had become outcasts in a game."

That last quote is not from the site, but from CNN! (article: http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/10/09/ego.pain.ap/index.html)

It's nice to see good evidence backing the theories of us "wackos", in the public media, eh?

So if you are are polyamorous of mind, and/or interested in the theories of Wilhelm Reich check out the site:

http://www.lovewithoutlimits.com/

Comments

kewl.

[thepunkpanther.livejournal.com]

this actually makes sense. the CNN thing was interesting.