SCOTT You have tension in your neck.
ERIC I do. How’d you know?
SCOTT I can tell, we all can tell.
NICOLE Yea, you do.
ERIC Weird.
SCOTT Yea, it means you have trouble communicating honestly or without editing yourself before you speak.
ERIC Sounds plausible.
SCOTT I have tension in my pelvis. It means x, y, and z.
NICOLE Where in your pelvis?
SCOTT In the middle.
[Later]
[ERIC is reading about his chakras while blogging.]
INTERNET The fifth Chakra, the Vishuddha, is located in the throat and is associated with the neck. An unbalanced Throat Chakra manifests itself with neck tension due to lack of communication, creativity, and harmony with others.
ERIC That seems like a lot to say about someone’s character based on the way they hold their head.
INTERNET Questions for Reflection: Do you clearly focus your intention and make choices that empower your ambition? What prevents you from communicating effectively? Why are you hard on yourself but not others?
ERIC A) Yes, mostly. B) Language. C) I’m not others, I have no business being hard on them, let alone judging them… I only know the standards I hold myself to.
INTERNET One with a balanced Throat Chakra strives toward purity in food, thought, and speech.
ERIC Who’s the judge of this? What is pure thought, or pure speech? And I eat really good food; does pure mean healthy? Why?
INTERNET They are committed to truth and honesty, and are communicative and able to express feelings, thoughts, and opinions.
ERIC Above all things I’m committed to truth, I don’t know what honesty has to do with that.
INTERNET They have the ability to listen objectively and inquire rather than make assumptions. Are you being objective now, Eric?
ERIC Well, it’s hard to be when you’re talking about me.
INTERNET You sound like an Aquarius. Aquarians basically possess strong and attractive personalities. They fall into two principle types: one shy, sensitive, gentle and patient; the other exuberant, lively and exhibitionist, sometimes hiding the considerable depths of their character under a cloak of frivolity. I think you’re the later.
ERIC What makes you think that?
INTERNET Your search history.
ERIC What do the constellations during the date of my birth, or the strain of my neck have to do with my personality?
INTERNET Are my assumptions incorrect?
ERIC My neck seems tense because I’m uncomfortable with people looking at me, which if I were a more honest person suppose I wouldn’t be afraid of being seen.
INTERNET And are you hiding under a cloak of frivolity?
ERIC Would you believe me if I said no?
INTERNET No, you’re dishonest.
ERIC As with religion, one can’t argue with preset maxims.
