NEW, the Energy Body, Phantom Limb Syndrome

[You]

I was thinking, since the arms and legs are the strongest places to channel energy, someone who had them chopped off (who was a limbless torso) would have a HARD time learning NEW. They'd not only have few places to start, but lose the best receptors.

Then I thought: hey, it's just the physical body, a buzz saw cutting through bone spurting gore everywhere wouldn't sever the energy body! The people have experienced it, and remember it! It will likely shrivel from lack of use, but it will still be there. Sometimes even after losing limbs, people think they have them and try to use them or rely on them. This may be the realization of the part of the energy body that is till there.

Correct me if I am wrong. I may refer this to RB if necessary.

[Tom]

Robert Bruce has said something about using NEW to treat phantom limb pain, but I can't recall what it was he said.

[You]

Neat, I kNEW I was onto something. :p

Seriously though, Phantom limbs sound cool... if I could reconnect it later I'd be tempted to hack off my arm to see if I could feel it.