psychology
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Best and Worst
In all humility possible, it is psychology what has turned out to be the worst unwrapping we humans have propelled. So much has come afloat that might have needed to stay under wraps. Surrealism, on the other hand, might be one of the best forms of expression that we have developed. Art, humor, criticism, macabre,…
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Prolonging Transcendental States
“Transcendent states are often desperately short-lived: a few moments late at night or at dusk; on a plane or train journey across wide open country. But we can, through certain ingredients (especially lavender, cardamom, turmeric, and cinnamon), access them a little more systematically and thereby loosen the grip of our insistent egos.” In “Thinking &…
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Nietzsche’s Risotto
Typically, however much we enjoy eating, we do not normally think that what we put on our plates is particularly meaningful. One person who took a different view was the 19th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In January 1877, while staying in Italy, he wrote a letter to his mother mentioning that he had discovered…
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Celebrate, do not Subside (an event on Clubhouse)
It is boiling within me; it is what sharpens my tongue, ears, memory, vision; it is what propels me to create — daily. Which is the mindset that carries us into deciding where to buy edibles, which to buy, how to prepare them, and how to eat them? Today I will be discussing these views…
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Blindness, Incompletion, and Wisdom — Tchaikovsky’s Opera “Iolanta” [Event]
Born blind, Princess Iolanta lives protected from the outside world, while unaware of her impairment — until love reveals her limitations. Join Sila Blume to discuss incompleteness, and wisdom, based on Peter I. Tchaikovsky’s last opera, on Thursday, March 4 2021, at 4:30 pm EST, in Clubhouse. Please, go to https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/MzapOQZp
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Celebration Day — twenty-three
Today is handwriting day.
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Words at the Opera — fear
Siegfried: Is it some skill I need? Tell me! What is this “fearing”? Mime: If you’ve never felt that, you don’t know what fear is. Siegfried: How strange a feeling that must be! “Siegfried”Richard Wagner — music and libretto
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