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Talex
@monadicsomatheurgy.bsky.social
Process Philosophy | Somatics | Mesmerism | Marxism & Anarchism | Also a Doctor Who fan

Your body is not a machine. It is a nexus of somatic prehensions. It is alive. Talk to it
Thanks for all the work you put in man! I'm not an academic (formally), but I watch every video. While intellectually stimulating, your style is also extremely calming which I very much appreciate
May 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Tysm and holy shit lol I have a lot to get through. I just finished season 2 of Gallifrey ('Imperiatrix'). My CD set of Time War Vol 1 just came in the other day I'm so hyped
May 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Somewhere in the early pages of P&R he admits that his is a theory of monads, but without the external motion ascribed to them by Leibniz. I hope to read more on the relationship of Marx and Whitehead's methods, prioritizing relations, relations of relations and all
May 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Underrated answer here is Alfred North Whitehead
May 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Omg do you have a template for this? I just started the Gallifrey series :)
May 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is way down the line, but if theoretical and experimental morphospaces can help track the somatic effects of capitalist social property relations, then we can learn not only to Bodymap Capital, but perhaps provide a legitimate 3D model
May 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I.e. Neurophysiological adaptations to capitalist social property relations diminish the relative possibilities available for political subjects to develop healthy, wide-ranging, and self-reproducing somatic experiences. Theoretically, only communism can elicit these opportunities
May 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Any set of actions that orients the healthy or harmful development of ones somatic system relates directly to the relative possibilities available for any percipient at each moment. An anti-capitalist (anti-hierarchy) view can be argued from a somatic perspective and grounded very well
May 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Living within capitalist social property relations, the bodies of specific people operate in specific ways, at least in the abstract. Precariousness, as per the polyvagal model, contributes heavily to trauma. There are in other words precise somatic effects of the capitalist structure of labor
May 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Sensations in these areas could mean that these parts of our bodies are "telling us something" about our surroundings or our situation. If we learn to only live in the head, we will lose awareness of this somatic language. Here is another example this time with the Temporalis located by the ear
May 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
For instance, the Quadratus Lumborum located in the lower back has a character structure of "autonomy" with one ego function being "balances ones own needs/feelings/desires against others' expectations" coupled with a psych function of "maintaining awareness of oneself while mirroring others"
May 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Slight twitches, spasms, aches, and instances of hyper-responsive or hypo-responsive tension all relate to a diverse set of ego functions. Through decades of research, Lisa Fischer & co. developed a methodology for exploring this psychological content
May 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Bodynamics System and the complex Bodymap tool they've produced offers a wealth of information here. Every muscle in our body is coupled with one or more psychological functions contingent on stages of childhood development, safety, and trauma. Our neuromuscular structure has "something to say"
May 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Ocular perspective is strong, and the interaction with a conscious, actively thinking feeling is necessary- perhaps inescapable. However, the insight of our eyeballs go elsewhere, too. Our muscles respond creatively to what we see, and not always within active, conscious control
May 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
On this line of thought I'm going to be ordering this book by @footnotes2plato.substack.com soon! Very excited
May 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The article discusses the tyranny of the eye in sense perception. Process and Reality lays out a methodology to critique how Western philosophers have taken for granted certain somatic assumptions and their consequent epistemological limitations. Just picked up this book on the history of sight..
May 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM