erin, i think youre dead wrong in your assumption that technology prevents people from using those latent potentials in their mind.

if you looked at literature surrounding yoga, and other practices, they state clearly that this consummate control over their mind/body is gained through intense practice and strict following of rules and routines designed to give a person said control.

i would further argue that another reason is that most systems of social control demean the importance of this sort of thing, and promote a physical life constrained by rules of pleasure, law, other society crap. they basically dont want people connecting with these centers in their minds, because if they could withstand pain, how would govts be able to coerce anyone into doing anything?

i also disagree that the human body is “designed” to withstand extreme cold. thats pure horseshit. look at animals which are designed for extreme cold: polar bears, penguins, whales, - these animals have thick fur, blubber and tough skin. we have none of these. its entirely unnatural for humans to exist in cold weather climates.

ive seen a tuvan throat signer in concert and it was insane. he could do like 3-4 notes at once. it sounded unearthly in person.

yeah, youre just making me want to drop acid more than i already did before. its too bad youre not, i mean, your friends not still into that stuff. id like to have someone along for the ride who knew the terrain.

in any event, i have had that same sort of shit happen on pot. wherein I can actively feel blood pumping through different parts of my body, as well as feel saliva glands secreting, and the muscles around them moving in precise detail. I’ve also experience synaesthesia a few times, wherein I can literally taste things by touching them with my fingertips. pretty loco.

(PS. This started as an email, which is why it has all lower case letters. I always write my blog entries with at least semi-appropriate capitalization)