[forfuckssake]

Can you tell me what it was about tensegrity that led to seeing?

I don't know... magic?

I accept whatever you have to say unless I see something that seems contradictory, at which point I may bring it up and see what you have to say.

What I was trying to describe was seeming somewhat contradictory to me so I guessed it might to someone else too, but not necessarily anti-thoughts.

From your response (and after re-reading my post) it may appear to a reader that I've seen more than I have; something like smoking a cigarette, acting 'cool' and dropping the line, "Ya know, I've seen energy." Like I've "made it", or something. I'll repeat that it was fleeting. As soon as I saw something, it was a feeling of elation, liberation. The longing came a split-moment afterward (or simultaneously) when I tried to grab onto what was happening. I say 'grab onto' because it was (and is) independent of my volition or anyone else's.

I got the bodily sensation that we all see energy all the time. We're just not conscious of it. Like described in the book, Tensegrity makes it conscious. I think obsession with interaction (whether controlled or uncontrolled) is a main contributor to keeping it unconscious. It distracts us. The point Carlos makes that the effect of Tensegrity has to come by itself and that this can't be stressed enough seemed to reinforce itself for me.

Of course, I view forums as a form of interaction, a way of occupying the mind. Talking about stalking thoughts in another thread: While on a forum like this, for me it goes something like, "You could be doing Tensegrity right now. Or recapitulating. Why are you really on here? What purpose does it serve? You're just trying to build/uphold a reflection of being a warrior. Get real and close the option to turn back."
For now, writing all this out seems a way to clarify my thoughts. But that could just be an excuse, a reason to remain attached to words. What's that quote in The Wheel of Time? "Words keep us grounded"

I forget exactly where I read the term functional purpose, either in one of the many interviews Carlos or the Witches did or in one of the notes from the Tensegrity workshops. Essentially, I think it is synonymous with seeing. Using that as a reference point for what you choose to do with your attention, as opposed to letting relationships dictate your time or concerning yourself with what others think of you. But I could be talking out my ass. Actually, I'm definitely talking out my ass!