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The placenta, the root of your origin, is a miraculous organ that shares and
protects your life. It is the conductor that unites you with your mother and serves
as the control panel of the womb-ship that sustains you until you are born. It was
conceived at the moment of your genesis. Your placenta is genetically identical
to you. Though you share some of your parents' genetic identity, unless you
have a monozygotic (identical) twin, no one, except your placenta, has ever
been so perfectly, exactly you. Sexual reproduction, the act of creating new life,
only works because of the placenta. As mammals, we reproduce sexually, so sex
is the reddest, hottest tile in the mosaic of our earthly lives, and the placenta is
the mandala in the center of this miracle. Historically, our creation stories tell
of the Earth Mother birthing the world: her amniotic fluid became the oceans,
the placenta became the Tree of Life. This demonstrates how essential the
placenta is to our survival and how embedded it is in our psyche.
According to Chaos Theory, dynamic systems are sensitive to start up
conditions. Human beings are extremely dynamic systems, and our survival
hinges on the strength of our individual immune systems. The placenta is
the commander-in-chief of the baby's immune system during embryonic
development (i.e. condition of start-up). Thus, we must protect our offspring's
placentas by being gentle during the transition of birth, to give our children the
best possible start and protect the very foundation of their immune systems.
