This episode is a recording of one section of an essay I originally wrote for subscribers. Read the full essay here.
The key points in this "speaking":
- The world arrives as one: body and soul together, one uncaused arising.
- "Foods prepared with presence can open the pores towards particular worlds."
- "The human is a virtual animal, an ideological construct that derives its meaning from material exclusion."
- "The Yukaghirs say that before children learn to speak, the body is open: “raw meat.” Language is learned and the flesh bends into itself, circling small worlds of human-centric meanings."
- "Foregoing language re-attunes the flesh to the fluid, sensual conversation outside of fixed human meanings."
- "I would also like to be less dependent on this technology we call speech. Can I learn the subtle speakings of wilder things?"
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at sondra@sondrawriter.com. You can also check out my website at www.sondrawriter.com, where you'll find my essays and links to my memoir.
Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.
