Planet Ocean: Our Mysterious Connections to Watertheir immense depths.
Michel Odent 2021
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After introducing the concept of the birthing pool in the 1970s, Michel Odent has continued to expand his interest in the mysterious connections between humans & water.
"Planet Ocean" shows that the evolution of the oceans (particularly the fluctuations of sea-levels) & the evolution of humankind are inseparable. The oceans are our givers & sustainers of life, containing 95 % of the planet's habitable space within
Michel Odent steers us toward a radically new vision of human nature.students of human nature.
Our defining feature -- a supersized brain -- becomes a leitmotif that enables links between topics as diverse as our nutritional needs, our relationship with sea-mammals & the way members of our species give birth.
He relates "transcendent emotional states" with what the French writer Romain Rolland calls "oceanic feeling" -- both terms suggesting the absence of limits.
Access to such states can be associated e.g. with "fetus ejection reflex". This leads to the extraordinary conclusion that swimming -- as a learned behavior among human beings -- the birth process & access to transcendence are interrelated topics for
"Planet Ocean" is a fascinating, interdisciplinary study that demonstrates our manifold connections to water, and suggests their relevance to our everyday life.
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