The Water Between Worlds: Introducing Temporal Somatics

Eleven questions. Nine of eleven passes, and you can take it again as often as you like.

How does this module define Temporal Somatics?

A method for scheduling bodywork sessions around the calendar and the changing seasons of the year Navigating reality through the body's intelligence, with healing arising from cleared apertures A form of daily exercise designed to slow the visible ageing of the body over time A system for recalling past lives by studying posture, gesture and breath
In the story of the river and the fish, how does the tortoise explain the river's path?

It is pushed along its course by a guardian spirit of the valley It plans its whole route carefully from the source before it ever sets out It neither plans nor is steered; it simply flows and dances around resistance It follows whatever path the fish choose to swim along each day
What does the tortoise say the river is, beyond something between worlds?

A wall that keeps worlds apart The world between worlds The border that separates worlds A bridge that must be crossed
What does the module call Lila in relation to complexity science's attraction and repulsion?

The third factor in emergent systems A synonym for repulsion An exception that breaks systems apart The first and oldest force in nature
Which exercise asks you to breathe shallowly while focusing on the space between inhale and exhale?

Movement as Dissipative Structure Aperture Breathing Playful Observation The River Walk
In 'Movement as Dissipative Structure', what do you introduce while standing or walking slowly?

A fixed count of steps to complete each round Loud rhythmic music to keep a steady pace A heavy weight carried steadily in both hands throughout A slight disruption, such as shifting weight unevenly
What is the aim of the 'Playful Observation' exercise?

To notice how meaning or structure emerges from play without intention To plan a creative project in careful detail before starting any of it To master a new skill as quickly as you possibly can To judge which daily activities are most useful to keep
Which of the module's seven sentences best states its view of pain?

Pain must be conquered through steady discipline and a strong will Pain has no meaning at all and is best simply ignored Pain isn't something to overcome; it's a signal for deeper alignment Pain is clear proof that the healing process has failed
What does the module say about the cosmic and the ridiculous?

The cosmic always outweighs the ridiculous in importance They must always be kept strictly separate from each other They are one when seen from the place before form Only the ridiculous is real, and the cosmic is imagined
Which approach to change does this module endorse?

Waiting passively without any participation at all Forcing change through willpower and steady discipline Copying another person's healing plan step by step Creating the conditions where change can happen naturally
Which complexity-science ideas does the module align Temporal Somatics with?

Linear causation, fixed programs and classical control theory Genetic determinism and heredity alone Classical mechanics and clockwork models Self-organisation, dissipative structures and autopoiesis