Smells and Bells

Massage Lady (Sorry can't remember her name) She was very excited to be presenting to us She seemed very knowledgable about her field Connected perfectly with the sense of touch Talked about the uncommon forms of touch for healing Very taboo to me, yet effective for other people The exercises she did were very unique, but enlightening For example, the experiment on Gaby's shoulder She used Graham and Stu as forces of energy as well as herself to almost force the pain out of Gaby's shoulder In addition, we did a finger touching exercise to understand our sense of touch Also, we did a couple breathing exercises to feel everything around us as she spoke

What is the meaning of smells and bells? Does that come from somewhere? Online definition is a style of religious worship emphasizing high ritual Uses bells and incense, specifically in the High Church Anglicanism or Anglo-Catholicism The bells are rang during various points during the eucharist Smells are used to set the mood Although a strong relation to Catholicism, it didn't seem like we really explored that topic as a class However, a great name for the course because you start to think about senses when you hear the title Also used in funny jingles "Jingle bells batman smells robin laid an egg" Portrayed in the video below:

6th Sense The definition is a power of perception like but not one of the five senses A keen intuitive power We see the unseen world through our five subtle-senses We are able to see the subtle-world or subtle-dimension This is known as a spiritual experience The subtle world is all around us Hard to perceive this world Spiritual practice can grow the sixth sense Increases the ability to connect to the subtle-world

Touch Four other senses are located on specific parts of your body Touch is everywhere on your body Feeling is received from tiny nerve endings under your skin These nerve endings are inside the dermis The body has twenty different types of nerve endings Pain receptors are very important Protects you by warning your brain of injury When you bite your tongue it hurts more because of more nerve endings Itching is caused by different neurons on the skin and spinal cord

Vision is important in everyday life You learn things from what you see Things that are visually stimulating resonate deeply within oneself Specific colors have anti colors that convey themselves when using visual tricks Sight can be used to convey language if someone is deaf or cannot speak Drawings made in 3-D give a real life visual effect that can be stimulating Important to understand how your eyes work When you look at an object the light from it enters your eye through the pupil Iris changes the size of the pupil, depending on how bright the light is The lens focuses the light onto the back of the eye, the retina

The relationship between food and sex A woman's scent is used to lure innocent men into her home Smell is important for noticing something you can't see, hear, or feel like a gas When you're outside you can smell the fresh air and get a sense of the day without having to use any other senses

The play was not all that I expected it to be.  It began by showing two little girls playing on a swing and talking about life and where babies come from.  This was used as way to represent your youth and purity, to try and get you in the mindset of when things were so simple and you let your imagination define you.  Then it moved into a situation where a guy was with a girl trying to describe what they define there relationship as.  The guy is not too thrilled about labeling  the relationship as something, while the girl is pressing him as to why it is a problem with him.  This portrays a classic example of what people in college go through today.  Guys don't want to be labeled with a girl, while girls don't understand why there can't be a label. In addition to the play, at times there would be a break and they would put up a projection on one of the stage props showing a person from Wheaton.  The student would talk about an ex...

Hearing We listened to the recitation of the Qur'an Each piece had a different tone to it which added to the experience The 3rd part had a very high pitched sound where the woman's voice is almost cracking You can feel how powerful the message is just because of the way it is sang I don't know arabic but the message was clearly something that was meant to touch someone's soul during prayer Song has been used for centuries to create a more powerful spiritual experience When groups of people get together to sing it creates a moving environment where everyone wants to be involved In addition when you sing something multiple times you tend to learn it better cause you enjoy singing it During my haftorah, I had to practice the recitation about 3 times a week for 5 months or so before to learn it

The history of smell In the Jewish tradition there were specific in-scents used to create a specific atmosphere. For example, to create a place that put rabbi's in God's presence. Some spices were used to derive images in prophecy. A profit would be able to come down and smell the truth. Israel was represented as an orchid and God smelled it and decided not to flood it. Say a blessing when you smell a good smell. If you smell something coming from idolatrous worship then you can't bless it cause you are blessing something that is not God Smell and Sex Fragrance is talked about in the bible Lover is called oil instead of name The smell of oil makes the person think about there lover It is easier to remember something that was stimulating through smell Is that why we enjoy smells so much Smells Make a Difference When you smell someone that may not smell the way you perceive is normal people judge Everyone smells differently ...

Bitter Herbs (Horseradish) Tastes led to food Some foods have aphrodisiac qualities Foods are used for fueling your body Ritual traditions offer food Indian tradition to eat food with family (Sanjit) Sedar during passover you have bitter herbs for the bitterness of the Israelites being slaves Why do we need hearing? To communicate with people To listen to music, which is soothing Music is a part of life, sets mood Sound is important to mating (ex. Bull Frogs) Different voices for different people (also for animals) How does vision work? Many working parts in the eye to allow you to see Different lenses allow light to pass through Black is no color being reflected White is every color being reflected Different wavelengths are received by the eyes Sight helps us with spacial orientation and sexual attraction