Soul: An immaterial force or spirit within a human being thought to give the body life, energy and power. Often thought to live on after death.
Bioelectricity: The electricity that transmits encoded signals throughout a human body’s 36-trillion cells.
As electrically charged beings whose soul is being tested, how do we process this pulsating current that is driving our emotions? As Ray Charles said in a 1966 interview for Life Magazine, “What is a soul? It's like electricity—we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.”
Walt Whitman explored the interconnectedness of body and soul while Ray Bradbury questioned whether a machine could possess a soul.
Both writers were harbingers for the collective trauma found in our post-pandemic world. We have been psychologically impacted by loss of life due to disease and war and by a paradigm shift in our work places, school systems and the culture at large.
"Endangered #12—Torque" Wood & Fiberglass, 36" x 12" x 8"Whitman and Bradbury would be fascinated to learn how the “Body Electric” has become a key therapeutic element in the emerging field of Bioelectricity. We are wired with electrical impulses that travel via voltage spikes in nerve and muscle cells to control our bodily and brain functions.This bioelectric energy not only drives who we are but is also a contributing factor in defining our soul.
The manipulation of the electricity generated by a living organism is now being tested in the medical field as a potential tool to control the spread of cancer cells, speed up the healing of wounds, regrow limbs and organs, and mitigate agitation in the brain caused by anxiety or disease.
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