At the most elemental level, the body is a shimmering field of intelligence. Every cell breathes, senses, communicates. Each is bathed in fluid, listening and responding to the subtlest shifts in its environment. Membranes pulse with electrical charge, opening and closing their gates to ions that ripple like tides. Intelligence is certainly not confined to the brain. It lives in every fiber, every cell, every stream of water within us. Thought, sensation, and even memory, are all living currents, reshaped by perspective, and reframed by new information. They arise and dissolve within an ocean of liquid pathways: the cerebrospinal tides that bathe brain and spine, the cellular waters that carry the spark of life.

I became acutely aware of how the olfactory sense deepened my embodied experience, engaging not only my mind but also my body in a profound manner. As I surrendered to the scents, I found myself utterly captivated by the intricate dance unfolding within me. The fragrances seamlessly intertwined with my body's receptors, setting off a symphony of chemical reactions that reverberated deep within my being.

As I stood at the threshold of reincarnation, I was handed a menu of traumas and suffering, each item a crucible in which souls are refined. Typically, souls choose one significant trial, but with a sip of ambrosia, I opted for them all - in moderation, mind you—sufficient to grasp the transformative impact of every flavor, yet subtle, like a homeopathic remedy, inducing transformation without overwhelm.