"I.I.H." Theory: Man~

I would like to comment here that though I had intended to make entries to this journal/BLOG on a daily basis, it has proven difficult to do so given my schedule. This is also partly due to habit as well, but I'm working on establishing a more regimented habit of record keeping. What I'd like to point out is that though I haven't made entries every day, it has been tremendously helpful to have dwelt on each chapter for extended periods of time. I've actually learned a good bit and considered ideas I've already been exposed to on a much deeper level. I have a much better sense of what each Element is but more so of the implications for how the Elements might be used in working on ourselves in everyday life.

As for the current chapter, I'm familiar with the notion that the body is a microcosm of the Universe and of "God". I guess what I get out of this lesson is that the body is a reflection of creation as a whole and as such can tell us about god and creation through reflection on self. I get this idea more so through implication than straight from Bardons' comments. Also, I get that with the body being made up of Elemental forces/influences, we can use these to bring balance to the body/mind. Bardon also introduces us to the idea of the body being made up not only of the Elements but of yin/yang vitality as well. Again, by implication he is introducing us to the idea that we can use the balancing of these forces to balance the mind/body. And clearly he is pointing out the relationship between mind and body. I have a subtle advantage here in that I've spent months on end and cumulative years in the Temple where a main point of contemplation is the relationship between mind, body and action. Control of thought is essential as thought becomes speech. Speech becomes action. Action produces consequence. All cause and effect relationship.