Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare (1595-6). It portrays the brief lives of two “star crossed lovers” who come from feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues. In Shakespeare’s time it was one of his most popular … Continue reading
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Reaction Formation – A neurotic response to fear
In Sigmund Freud‘s psychoanalytic theory, reaction formation is a defense mechanism in which a repressed, socially unacceptable impulse is expressed in an exaggerated, opposite way. The original impulse, perceived as bad or anxiety producing, remains unresolved in its unconscious, infantile form. This … Continue reading
Joni Mitchell – Not one of my personal favs but respected
Joni Mitchell (born 1943) is a Canadian folk, pop and jazz singer-songwriter whose hippie era lyrics speak volumes about the current situation: They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. –Big Yellow Taxi We are stardust, we are golden. And we’ve … Continue reading
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright and poet born in Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare worked as an actor in London, where he began to compose sonnets. With the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, a company of players to become known as the King’s … Continue reading
Extrasensory perception (ESP)
Extrasensory perception (ESP) is a type of alleged psi phenomena. ESP is sometimes used as an umbrella term for many types of alleged paranormal phenomena but it properly refers to the ideas of telepathy (reading another’s thoughts) and clairvoyance (‘seeing’ … Continue reading
Particles – “I want to be a particle of your light”
Embed from Getty Images A general view of ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) cavern and detector during a behind the scenes tour at CERN, the World’s Largest Particle Physics Laboratory on April 19, 2017 in Meyrin, Switzerland. In physics … Continue reading
The Parthenon – Portal To The Past
The Parthenon is a Greek temple designed by the architect Iktinos and built in 477-433 BCE. It sits on top of the acropolis at Athens. A stunning example of Doric architecture, the pure marble sanctuary was dedicated to goddess Athena, … Continue reading
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) – “To be insulted by these fascists, it’s so degrading…”
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) was an American sociologist who emphasized the functional role of social stratification, as well as a positive relationship between education and politics. His work clearly rejects communism and fascist totalitarianism. In fact, he was impressed by Max … Continue reading
Freudian Slips – Glitch in the machine or key to countless possibilities?
Parapraxis, the Freudian Slip Parapraxis is an obscure word for a pretty common idea—The Freudian Slip. The founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, was the first to try to analytically explain its occurrence. In the Psychopathology of Everyday Life Freud says parapraxes are unintentional … Continue reading
Looking through a glass darkly – The paranormal, normal and bias
The Latin prefix para means beside or beyond. Like the word supernatural, paranormal refers to any phenomenon that eludes explanation through normal science or conventional wisdom. Paranormal can be a misleading term because what is ‘normal’ is open to debate … Continue reading
