Location

The Twelve Senses of the Human Being

Within

Touch - the internal response to a contact with the outside world

Within

Life - this sense is the internal feeling of well-being, of being alive

Within

Movement - being inwardly aware of the way body parts move in relationship to each other

Within

Balance - this sense orients us to the world with respect to up, down, right, and left

Outside

Smell - the sense that allows one to come in contact with the outside world via odors carried by the air

Outside

Taste - a deeper connection with the outside world in which flavors are directly sampled

Outside

Sight - the sense that takes in the exterior images of the outside world

Outside

Warmth - with this sense we are aware directly of the warmth of another body

Outside

Hearing - this sense can tell us more about the inner structure of an object than sight. When an object resonates, we learn about its deep structure from the sound we hear.

Outside

Speech - the sense of speech or word or tone - which is the hearing that involves meaningful words

Outside

Thought - this refers to the deeper sense of entering the being speaking through their words

Outside

Ego - this is the sense of ego or I which enables us to turn our thinking towards the being of another and to behold their I, their unique individuality directly