Posted in Observations on Jul 8th, 2008 1 Comment »
I have a friend who teaches psychology. Let’s call him Dr. since he has a Ph.D. in psychology. The Dr. is an okay guy. Nice enough, friendly and a little quirky. He’s a hybrid of Bart Simpson and Alfalfa.
The Dr. is a good illustration for knowing vs. knowing; knowledge vs. knowledge; and understanding vs. understanding.
Let […]
Posted in Observations on Jul 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Oh, the ego ideal! What misery this little psychodynamic bug-a-boo causes us.
What is ego ideal?
Early on, Freud used both expressions ‘ideal ego‘ and ‘ego ideal’. Later, Freud (1921), (1923) abandoned the use of ‘ideal ego’ using the term ‘ego ideal’ which then became integrated into the term ’super-ego’.
The ego ideal is the standard which the […]
Posted in Observations on Jun 28th, 2008 No Comments »
Understanding object relations theory gives one invaluable insight into themselves and others.
Object Relations Theory is the idea that the ego-self exists in relation to other objects, which may be external or internal. The internal objects are internalized versions of external objects, primarily formed from early interactions with the environment (primarily parents).
Three fundamental “affects” that can […]
Posted in Observations on Jun 21st, 2008 1 Comment »
The core of the castration complex is castration anxiety. Castration anxiety literally means the fear that one’s testicles will be chopped off.
The other day, I was talking to a friend who related to me a dream in which he was a Roman soldier standing at the bedside of his frail, ailing, 80–year old mother. In […]
Posted in Observations on May 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
Think about it – conceptualizing the non-conceptual. Not only is that wild, but also mysterious and incredibly fantastical!
If all of reality is based on space, nothingness, emptiness, or the void – it seems unfathomable to be able to wrap the mind around the reality of the material world. And yet, we constantly hear this assertion […]
Posted in Observations on Apr 19th, 2008 No Comments »
What gives us our sense of identity? Some of the components of our sense of identity include:
Personal History
Body Image
Familiar Sensations
Thought Patterns
Patterns of Reactivity
Name
Beyond the basic need for a sense of control, we are deeply driven by our sense of identity, of who we are. ‘I’ is a capital letter, denoting the importance we place on […]
Posted in Observations on Apr 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Came across this today in Your Soul’s Compass:
We’ve defined the Soul’s Compass as an intelligence located in the heart that’s capable of perceiving and responding to the good. In Hebrew there’s a concept called yetzer ha-tov – the urge to good. Sometimes yetzer -ha-tov is imagined sitting on one shoulder, and yetzer ha-ra’ – the […]
Posted in Observations on Apr 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
A new book by A.H. Almaas – The Unfolding Now – will be released 6/10/08. With all the interest generated in the NOW by Eckhart Tolle and Oprah, it will interesting to see if Almaas’ works become more widespread.
I have a manuscript copy of The Unfolding Now and I think it is one of Almaas’ […]
Posted in Observations on Mar 31st, 2008 No Comments »
What is suchness?
Suchness – as it is. The flower as a flower.
Almost everyone believes they see the flower as it is, but in fact there is very little perceived by the normal mind that is appearing in suchness. This is due to all the filters, projections and reification happening from the normal everyday mind.
Suchness is […]
Posted in Observations on Dec 9th, 2007 No Comments »
I received an email today from my friend, Cathleen Bunt, over in Hawaii. Cathleen is a gifted artist. Here’s her email:
Here’s a great gift for someone into spirituality. The Buddha head pendant.
Available in 18k gold or sterling silver. With or without a stone in the third eye. The above pendant has a white diamond, below […]
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