Hitting the Books

Embodied Thinking

Embodied thinking is an alternative to objective thought. When we think through the body, we reflect upon the standpoints embedded in our life experiences, histories, values, judgments, and interests. Not presuming to speak universally or dispassionately, we acknowledge that our perspectives are finite and limited. Rather than being “subjective” “narrowly personal,” “merely confessional,” “self-referential,” or “self-indulgent” (discrediting terms taken from the ethos of objectivity), embodied thinking enlarges experience through empathy. Empathy is the act of putting ourselves in another’s place, attempting to feel, to know, to experience the world from standpoints presented in a text, in an artifact, in the lives of a group of people from a different place or time. Empathy reaches out to others, desiring to understand the world from different points of view. Empathy is possible because we have the capacity to make connections between our lives and those of others and the ability to connect imaginatively with experiences different from our own. — Carol P. Christ (Rebirth Of The Goddess)

This is why embodied spirituality is so incredibly important to me. This is why I am going for my Ph.D. This is provides you a glimpse into the deeper part of who I am.