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Month: July 2026

Passing Palms, Perceptual Sets, & Profound Perception

July 18, 2026 Stephen Watson 0

The Quiet Interface Two palms face one another in the air. They do not touch. Slowly, the space between them is compressed and released, as if the hands were gently shearing across an invisible sphere. The exercise is familiar to anyone who has trained in 太極拳, Tàijíquán (Supreme Ultimate Fist) [Read More]

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