Click Here to View and Listen To: Woody Guthrie Sings Hobo’s Lullaby on YouTube
The psychopathic trait successful presidents have in common
Click here to read “The psychopathic trait successful presidents have in common” by Maia Szalavitz from Time.com on September 13, 2012.
Political partisans delight in labeling opposition leaders as malign or even psychopathic — but it turns out that U.S. presidents with high levels of certain psychopathic traits may actually do better on the job, no matter what their party affiliation, according to new research.
MY TAKE — Was Marx right about religion?
Click here to read “MY TAKE — Was Marx right about religion?” by Henry Idema from The Holland Sentinel on September 17, 2012.
As with Sigmund Freud, most Americans have an opinion about Karl Marx without having read Karl Marx. His economics leave a lot to be desired, especially by underestimating his own Jewish doctrine of sin and the human selfishness and will to power that the story of Adam and Eve illuminates. Worldly goods will never be distributed based on “each according to his or her ability and need.”
On religion, however, Marx had some profound ideas that illuminate the use of religion in our political campaigns.
Beyond Obamacare
Surviving the Pain at the Roots
Click here to read “Surviving the Pain at the Roots” by Alexandra Heather Foss from The New York Times on September 15, 2012, which provides a very personal look at the way she has coped with anxiety in her life.
Alexandra Heather Foss is a freelance writer and photographer. Her most recent publication is “Finding Beauty In Your Scars,” which appeared on the Web site Tiny Buddha.
What the brain draws from: Art and neuroscience
Click here to read “What the brain draws from: Art and neuroscience” by Elizabeth Landau from CNN.com on September 15, 2012.
The human brain is wired in such a way that we can make sense of lines, colors and patterns on a flat canvas. Artists throughout human history have figured out ways to create illusions such as depth and brightness that aren’t actually there but make works of art seem somehow more real.
Past and present trauma – history, repression, rememberance from Sasha Rolde on IP.net
Dear Colleagues,
Though back to your busy fall routines, I hope that you will be able to take time to glance at the international psychoanalytic website this weekend. It has been a politically charged one globally and some of this unrest is reflected in our posts. On the eve of the Jewish holidays and anniversary of 9/11, it seems particularly important that we apply our psychoanalytic understanding to these issues.
My choices this week are:
1) 2 announcements of events related to children in the ANNOUNCEMENTS Category ( I. re Latency, & II.re child soldiers in Sierra Leone.) Try to attend if you can.
Click Here to Read This Article on Latency
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