Your gut has its own independent nervous system that is still a mystery to modern science. If your head is cut off, your gut will continue to function on its own until it dies from lack of oxygen. There is no name for this in English, but every Aboriginal language has a term for it. In my language it is ngangk pi’an. In Western Australia some people call it ngarlu. This is the seat of your big spirit, your higher intelligence. In Anglo cultures it is vaguely acknowledged when people refer to “gut instinct.” In Eastern cultures it is the center of a person’s chi. In all cultures it grounds a
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