Shauna Aura Knight joined RevKess and KaliSara for a wonderful discussion of hypersensitivity with a focus on the Pagan world. Relaying anecdotes from personal life, ritual situations, and throwing in some armchair psychology, the three had a rather informative talk about how being hypersensitive to their environment and other contributing factors can learn to move through life with a better understanding of how their selves react to the world.
A term that cropped up once or twice in the conversation was “kinesthetic”. In context of the conversation, Shauna was referring to kinesthetic sense. WikiPedia defines that as
Proprioception, the kinesthetic sense, provides the parietal cortex of the brain with information on the relative positions of the parts of the body. Neurologists test this sense by telling patients to close their eyes and touch their own nose with the tip of a finger. Assuming proper proprioceptive function, at no time will the person lose awareness of where the hand actually is, even though it is not being detected by any of the other senses. Proprioception and touch are related in subtle ways, and their impairment results in surprising and deep deficits in perception and action.
The idea of “micro expressions” was brought up just over half way into the show. If you are a fan of TV dramas then you might be familiar with the show Lie To Me. Taking the idea of “profiling” to the extreme of observing the smallest shifts in body language or facial expressions to better understand the emotional state of the individual. The TV show is based on the work of Dr. Paul Ekman.
Towards the end of the show, the focus shifted to Pagan leadership.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
- Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?
- Shauna’s post on hypersensitivity.
- Self Test for Hypersensitivity
- Leadership for Small Groups and Subcultures
- Pagan Leadership and Witch Wars
- Grassroots Leaders Who are Incurably Bad
- Herding Cats: Why I Dislike This Phrase
MUISC
- Celia – Everyday Goddess – Breathe
- Tuatha Dea – Akasha (featuring Spiral Rhythm) – The Tribe
- Dragon Ritual Drummers – Heart Beat – Passage
- Damh the Bard – Ever with Me – The Hills They Are Hollow
Unfortunately for our live listeners the live stream ended before the show was over. But they didn’t miss much. Shortly after the top of the hour Shauna and KaliSara both lost their connection and RevKess did a quick wrap up. All three will return on February 2nd for a continued conversation about Pagan Leadership: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
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