August 2012
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Being is the condition of power; an impassibility that does not look at it, is...
– Julius Evola
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Facebook abstainers could be labeled suspicious
According to this article printed in tagesspiegel.de, not having a Facebook account should be the first sign that you are a mass murderer.
No facebook, no job offer.
The article mentions the fact that in the US, people were subject to handing their passwords over to potential employers, which privacy advocates, Facebook, and the US government disagree with. But the article takes it one step...
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All Time High
The latest issue of The Psychologist has a fascinating article on why time can seem distorted after taking drugs.
The piece is by psychologists Ruth Ogden and Cathy Montgomery who both research the effects of drugs, legal and illegal, on the mind and brain.
The consumption of drugs and alcohol has long been known to warp time experiences. In his much-quoted book Confessions of an English Opium...
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Implicate Order
The implicate order is a school of thought that proposes there are forms of consciousness and principles of matter at work in the universe that we humans do not perceive. Jung interpreted this as the basis for synchronicity. The entirety of the universe exists inside of us, though we are only a very small part of it.
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thecolouroftruth:
joycesu:
Even when I’m lost, I’m satisfied.
Various - Moving On
*Various Production
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Kotodama / Sakanagi
In Japan, kotodama is the belief that mystical powers dwell in words and names. A curse will result in sakanagi — side effects of casting a spell that eventually return to the caster. Those who curse someone have a price to pay of their own.
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When days turn into seconds
I can feel it in line at the grocery store when the rush hour crowd hurries in. Their day is done, yet they speed on with unspoken stress seething beneath the surface. One can almost read the racing thoughts as easily as turning a page. How will I pay I bills? — I can’t keep the fridge full. — I have to finish those taxes. — I’m late on rent again. It’s...
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While much psychology emphasizes the familial causes of angst in humans, the...
– Clarissa Pinkola Estés
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A man is not where he lives, but where he loves.
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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
– Aesop
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Our isolation from the unconscious is synonymous with our isolation from our...
– Robert A. Johnson
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Whether we realize it or not, we are all dreaming the world into being. What...
– Alberto Villoldo
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The 3-D Light Show You Can Control With an iPad or Wii
There was a time when concertgoers were perfectly happy just listening to the band play. Not anymore. Today’s music fan expects to see pyrotechnic spectacles with elaborate lighting and special effects for the price of concert admission. Even house-party hosts are downloading trippy screensavers that change in time to the music. When the time...
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Maybe the only thing each of us can see is our own shadow.
Carl Jung called...
– Chuck Palahniuk
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The longer I live, the more I realise the impact of attitude on life. Attitude,...
– Charles Swindoll
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