Ano Eremita

yeah, for sure but i wonder what's non-sentient

i'll try . . . 'normally' we breathe without knowing we're breathing i call that 'body' consciousness and sometimes we breathe, aware of our in-breath and our out-breath i call that awareness

agree with one proviso, i think of it in this way . . . "I suppose that the term arose because he was speaking of those things of which we are not usually" aware of. We are constantly in a state of consciousness but not always in a state of awareness; and further, that consciousness is both individual and (human) collective; even universal. Dreamtime consciousness/awareness will lead us to another discussion, another time

i don't really know what root chakra is my intuition assumes its about one's essence

the question i asked yi . . . what do i need to understand about my dream, being an eagle free, restricted then shown a way out? yi response . . . hexagram 48, the well interesting sequence . . . the well follows from hexagram 47, oppression: he who is oppressed above is sure to turn downward. Hence there follows the hexagram of 'the well'. for context . . . this then is the whole story of the dream i was a bird, a big bird with large wings, an eagle flying high in the sky and over the hills and valleys, over vast lush beautiful lands. it was wonderful soaring through the sky, my beak parting the wind; i could feel the wind curl the tips of my wings, as i was flying, i suddenly became aware of high walls around me. even though i was in the sky, i could not fly over these walls. there were no gates or doors or windows to exit from or enter into. and now, the walls contained all this vastness : the hills, the valleys and sky. i continued flying around and somehow, realised that the enclosed area was a u-shaped structure and now i was no longer aware of what was outside the space i was in, except for the grey interior. i flew around this u-shaped ‘structure’ and suddenly became aware of a man on the ground, way down below and i swooped in his direction. he opened a door and he went through it. in that instant, i awoke. i had this dream in 2003 why now . . . i ask now 'cause i've experienced, metaphorically speaking, a wake-life parallel any thoughts, interpretations, etc. most welcome

so interesting! thank you Bindi another interesting response to the same post on another forum . . . "I always would recommend to stay with what you know “intuitively” and explore that further. In my experience it’s the quickest way home. Everybody has to find their own way of connecting with the root chakra. The man in your dream was standing on the ground, that’s where the door was that he went through."

Thank you ilu. glad to be here best wishes ano

riding the never-ending-change-wave, i find myself here interested in yijing, qigong, taiji, art, poetry, theatre, zen, dao and like-minded stuff going to wall-flower a bit to watch the dance and feel the breeze till i have something to say best wishes and peace and thank you for having me