Thinks...Response
What I think is so crazy good about "Thinks..."
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What I think is so crazy good about "Thinks..."
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Why the word "angel" is a curious one.
Hint: "Think" about it.
Between the lines with Rita Carter.
Altered states of mind, Jamesian style.
Continue reading "Fragments of Consciousness: Response to "The Turn of the Screw"" »
The best (and one of the shortest) Jamesian statement I've ever come across. And it's a run-on.
Continue reading "My Favorite Jamesian Statement ("The Turn of the Screw")" »
This struck me personally for reasons only Carter and Damasio could make sense out of.
Continue reading "Staircase: Instance of Qualia from James' "The Turn of the Screw"" »
Links to and full-text responses to some of the Psychology 800 blogs: Sarit Golub; Po Lai Yau
Hello again, Karen. Here's the experience I wanted you to look at and comment on, as well as some other emotionally based musical moments.
Continue reading "Response to Karen Alterescu: "More on Clive"" »
The illusion and emergence of memory in "Mrs. Dalloway."
(Note: I mention the Radiolab show about memory and forgetting, which isn't supposed to be listened to until a later date, but I really felt inspired by it. I promise I didn't give away too much.)
Continue reading "The Phoenix of Memory and Virginia Woolf" »
Schizophrenia, Zunshine's way, and the way I want to apply it to my work.
To a fellow blogger outside of the Tougaw stratosphere: "Chris"
Response to "What Do You Do?"
Why Sacks' "The Lost Mariner" brought shivers down my spine.
Lauren Slater and one of the many sad stories behind historical "truth."
Are you there, Jean-Do?
Continue reading "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Out-of-Body Experience?" »
"Ask the Spirits" by Po Lai Yau
I’ve heard of countless stories about spirits’ powerful influence on one’s health in many Asian cultures. These stories are absolutely amazing. For instance, a person who gets a fever or whose facial muscles become partially paralyzed would go to a spiritual guide rather than a doctor. These spiritual guides can always come up with some “logical” explanations. For example, you have bumped into some spirit on the street and offended “it”. Or, you have said something the spirit didn’t like, so you’re being punished. These individuals would not consider the possible physiological or neurological origin of their conditions, since it feels better to externalize the cause of a health problem...
Sex, clones, and Judy Bridgewater.
The wonders of the imagination during transitional periods of consciousness.
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