Miranda July – the maker of You & me etc is involved in this rather wonderful web project. I also have a link to DVD radio where she was interviewed in a podcast.
Wikipedia – Walt Whitman – hi res
I downloaded the full image from Wikipedia & it is beautiful. I love this project!
Good item on Weekly Review
The 5 reasons why The Weekly Review is difficult – What's the next action
I can't concentrate either!
What is the solution?
Referencing Wikipedia
Psyche
In Greek mythology Psyche ("soul" or "butterfly") was the human bride of Eros, the god of love. Before she is allowed to marry Eros she is forced to undergo many difficult ordeals. Apuleius tells the story of Eros and Psyche in his Metamorphoses.
Eros' mother, Aphrodite, was jealous of the beauty of Psyche. She asked Eros to use his golden arrows to cause Psyche to fall in love with the ugliest man on earth.
That is a quote & a reference to athe opening of the item on Psyche in Wikipedia reference in 2004, saved for posterity (hopefully) in the web.archive.org. Using a slightly different structure (as there are now may more items with the title Psyche) this page has dramatically evolved in 2006, and it is different. Here is the current version (if you are reading my blog on Friday, 14 April, 2006.) of the equivalent passage
Apuleius' tale of Cupid and Psyche
The goddess Venus, jealous of the outstandingly beautiful mortal Psyche, asked her son Cupid to cause Psyche to fall in love with the vilest wretch alive. Cupid agreed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_and_Psyche
I think there is marked improvement in consistency & clarity, a tribute to the spirit of Wikipedia & the people who serve her! But one thing is clear, that if I wanted to reference a passage or refer to wikipedia items in my writing I'd better do that using http://web.archive.org as that will ensure we are still looking at the same page.
I could not find any other information about how to reference Wikipedia, surely academic institutions have policy on this? Using the Web Archive seems an excellent solution.
Interesting on the masculine & the feminine
Nice selection of quotes
Jung: On Dreams: Here is one I like:
Dreams are impartial, spontaneous products of the unconscious psyche, outside the control of the will. They are pure nature; they show us the unvarnished, natural truth, and are therefore fitted, as nothing else is, to give us back an attitude that accords with our basic human nature when our consciousness has strayed too far from its foundations and run into an impasse.
“The Meaning of Psychology for Modern Man” (1933). In CW 10: Civilization in Transition. P.317
Robert Romanyshyne’s Papers at 2006 NZAP Conference
Robert Romanyshyne’s talks were inspiring. They can be accessed here
Powerful Shadows
I just bought a book by Bettelheim, Freud and Man’s Soul. The appeal was to get a grasp on a better translated Freud. New to me & starkly present in the bio on the first page of the book is the fact of Bettleheim’s suicide, that shocked me. More research reveals a wikipedia entry and other references to lies and abuse that mar his life. His theories are “proven” to be wrong. The man sure had a big shadow, but the reviews linked to above, “Given His Tortured Sense of Inferiority, Did Bettelheim Want To Be Found Out?” by Christine Downing gives a fuller account, allowing the possibility of seeing value in his work, light & shadow. After reading that I still want to go on reading my new book!
The Early Days of Dr. Moreno’s Career in New York
The Early Days of Dr. Moreno’s Career in New YorkGilbert Laurence prompted by my webpage on Moreno, sent me an email telling me he had trained with Dr J. L. Moreno in the early days. In March 2005, Gilbert (then 88 years old) responded to my curiosity questions. I have collated his responses from our brief correspondence.
Thanks Gilbert Laurence!
Blogging Kate’s Blog here!
Kate Tapley Horse Treks Ltd.This is the blog for our KTHT Business! We have not been very active blogging there – but it is a great idea. I recently did some training with the staff and I feel more like one of the team, not just a sharholder etc. Which means I’ll probably write more in the Blog there.
What would I write about? A lot of the psychological stuff that I learn about horses and people through being around Kate! amd the Horse Treks, not so much from direct horse contact. That human-horse relationship, just like the marriage relationship is all about healing the psyche. Just like in the couple relationship *safety* is of the essence. Until we are really assured otherwise “the other” is an enemy!
So… more on the KTHT Blog.