wandering in the conceptual jungles of psyche-speak

There can be serious misconceptions held by the person whose “feelings” are the core “symptom”. So when someone describes themselves as sad, glad, mad, or bad, what the actual objective state of the psyche is may be infected with how our culture has taught us to see ourselves. Modern folk have – to speak kindly …

the role of sentiment in film arts, a review of Star Wars IX, The Rise of Skywalker

The Role of Sentiment in Film Arts, a review of Star Wars IX The Rise of Skywalker J. J. Abrams co-wrote and directed this, the last of nine Star Wars films following the basic Saga, which began in 1977, and was labeled Star Wars IV. Star Wars III came out in 2005. The films got …

a world in denial

This is in response to a New York Times article, where an odd collection of thinkers/movers/shakers/ and other kinds of normal idiots, tell us about the future that is coming. Most of their views are distopian, at best. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/26/opinion/2020s-future-predictions.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage If we add up the whole set of predictions, in a careful Way, we will note …

yule tide yearnings

In my spiritual research, into the social-spiritual history of human Earth existence, I discovered a harsh but recurring pattern. Often we do not have something, and then feel the suffering of absence. We yearn for what is missing, and this yearning is the very power by which social-spiritual life changes and evolves over time. For …