Chi, qi, prana, mana, ka, spiritus, life force, life energy.

In almost every culture, there is a word for the etheric life energy that makes us up, that makes all life up. Energy that, when the body is healthy, circulates freely. Stagnant energy causes all manner of sickness and disease. I know that there are many systems that exist for moving energy around in the body-- yoga and reiki are probably the ones I know the most about, but I have never studied either formally. What I do know is that since I was young, I've been a synaesthete-- my particular version is color-oriented. I often interpret smells, sounds, and even physical sensations as colors. I have been known to say "that smells purple" or "that felt blue," because that's how my brain reads things-- my sensory input overlaps. This relates to energy work, I swear. Also? For the record? I'm not crazy. Just to be clear.

( On energy.Collapse )