Dear Peter, >> On the other hand of things, the elemental correspondences that you posit do make some sense. Allbeit primarily upon an intellectual level and not really upon an intuitive level. << I find absolutely no fault in what you have said except as it relates specifically to the connection between the physical senses, the soul mirror and the Step Two sensory concentration exercises. When you put these three factors together and relate them to the original question of the relationship between difficulties with the sensory concentrations and the soul mirror issues, the correspondences are somewhat different than they are for the senses of the mental body. I base this statement, and my list of correspondences, upon several years experience counseling students about these very issues. It has been my experience that these correspondences are functionally correct in this specific instance. I don't mean to be argumentative, and I know you don't either, but since the list of correspondences that I gave is so counter-intuitive, I feel that it's important to explain its relevance to the Step Two work. If the student uses the correspondences that you suggested, the result will be unproductive when trying to make a connection between difficulties with the sensory concentration exercises and soul mirror issues. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 16 Aug 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe