The Sound of the Body: An Essay Excerpt

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 [email protected]. 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.