Oral — collapsed chest and reach
Chest depletion with forward-reaching need
The oral structure is anchored at the collapsed or under-filled chest, a visual locus for unmet nourishment, dependence, and the forward reach toward contact described in the Core Energetics phenomenology. This point holds both charge and blockage as a relational chest pattern; it does not diagnose dependency, appetite, or lung function from posture alone.
Point 3 of 6 in Core Energetics — Five Character Structures
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
John C. Pierrakos, Core Energetics: Developing the Mind, Body, and Spirit in Therapy (primary)
Alexander Lowen, Bioenergetics (secondary)