Chapter four in our text begins with the excerpt,
"Research suggests that we can unconsciously smell each other's fertility,
mood, and genetic compatibility." When I first read this line I happen to
be on a plane and the gentleman sitting next to me suggested that the whole
chapter would be about sex. Not that I disagreed, but being that the book is
based on our perceptions, I try to think about what each chapter may discuss,
and then compare my thoughts of what I thought it would be to what it actually
was at the end of reading it. Needless to say, he was more so correct than I
was. Anyway, I found this chapter really interesting, so I researched a bit
more to see what I could dig up by searching the phrase "unconsciously
smelling each others fertility," which is a weird enough statement alone.
I actually found a pretty good article by Christiane Northrup M.D. titled
Wisdom of the Menstrual Cycle. What I took from it is that our bodies follow
cycles of the moon, by similarly going through phases of darkness. During those
rotations, our bodies perceive things in different ways because of our
heightened senses. At that time females experience both a biological and
physiological cleansing. The article suggested that if we follow our body’s
wisdom when it goes through these phases, we would be less stressed. Overall,
premenstrually, women are more in tune with their body. We perceive things much
more intensely and the "veil" between the conscious and unconscious
is very thin. The phase from ovulation until the onset of menstruation is when
women are most in tune with their inner knowing and with what isn't working in
their lives.
Please see the attached link to read the article
yourself.
http://www.drnorthrup.com/wisdom-of-menstrual-cycle/
Leanne,
ReplyDeleteYour post is very interesting. I too was very intrigued by Chapter 4 in our book, and the information was very enlightening. Your elaboration of the information in the text is very informative and educational. I have always heard that pregnant woman are more in tune with their inner selves and they have that "pregnancy glow". It is interesting to find that not only pregnant women experience this and that our body's natural cycle can elicit similar abilities if followed. Great post!
-Michelle Lombardi
That's really incredible, and as strange as it is, I see a lot of truth around it. I have a three year old son and when I was pregnant I admit I was much more aware of a lot of things. Even his father was on higher alert when we would be out somewhere. I think we need to pay more attention to what our bodies are doing and what they're telling us, it's pretty cool how we're made to be able to do things like that.
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