Roger B. Burt's Blog, page 43
February 15, 2016
Irrational Control
Why do you think women are controlled?
Breadth of Threat
To me the image I chose to go with this post is extraordinary! I chose it because it conveys power and threat. Both are at issue in the interactions of men and women and this image clearly has a mythological quality to it.
The Mysterium Tremendum alludes to something most often seen in the realm of the myth. As indicated, it is of interest in this context because I believe it relates to the apparent need to keep women “under control”...
February 10, 2016
Meaning Entertainment
What are you seeking when you read?
Reading and Writing As Discovery
Roger the psychologist here. As I tread my way through the world of being a writer, I must confess that it stirs a lot of conflicted feelings and perceptions. I guess many of us may wonder why we write and may from time to time come up with some answers. I enjoy the process and find it one of discovery.
When it comes to reading, I’m not really there to pass time or just for entertainment. I have to be engaged and it has t...
February 8, 2016
A Collage of Reality
Are we really jugglers when it comes to reality?
A Mutable Reality
In fact, the mutable nature of reality as we see it is not strictly related to ourselves. It also relates to what is happening in the world around us. Concerning ourselves with reality is not just a personal phenomenon. Certainly we have to keep oriented in a world filled with stimuli. Maintaining a reality relates to things personal, social and environmental. We have to relate to all the different facets of our lives.
There...
February 3, 2016
Sanity Versus Insnaity
Do you know what insanity is?
No Clarity
As a clinical psychologist I have come to mistrust the definitions of sanity and insanity. And for that matter I also question the clarity of what is or is not reality. That is why this blog is called cuspofreality.
Most of us would like to believe we have a firm grip on reality but the “reality” is that we are deeply influenced by the context, our personality, our mood, culture and on and on. Reality changes from moment to moment as does the percept...
February 1, 2016
Thank You For Your Service
Have you ever had a stress reaction?
Have We Defined It Incorrectly
Maybe our recent wars did not create an apocalypse for our nation, but we’re not facing some consequences of the wars. An apocalypse is ongoing for many of the residents of the Middle East but there is also significant distress among some people in our nation.
I am not a huge fan of the medical model as it relates to mental and emotional functioning because I think there are often other more useful ways to look at some of t...
January 27, 2016
Opportunities and Lessons Learned
What kind of missed opportunities have you seen?
Inspirational experiences and the opportunity for personal growth are not just for an individual. They occur for societies as well. They may be seized or they may be missed. We may miss the opportunity because we are not listening to our spirit guides or get lost in a societal fantasy.
Community Mental Health
We had an important opportunity in the 1960s with the advent of the community mental health movement. We set out to make mental health...
January 25, 2016
Baltimore! What Have We Done?
Why do you think the disorders in Baltimore occurred?
A National Outrage
One essential theme in this blog is the empowerment of women and there are a few other secondary themes. But, from time to time I’m going to touch on other issues.
In this instance I’m going to relate a matter of history. Recently Freddie Gray died after his arrest in Baltimore. Riots followed. Across the country we are seeing indications of abuse of power by the police but abuses and dysfunction will happen in mo...
January 20, 2016
My Choice of Mysterium
What did you conclude after reading about Mysterium Tremendum?
The Library of the Unconscious
Up front I have to tell you about my curious brain. I have files in there that were chosen for retention because I found the item interesting or important in some fashion. All too often the item may not be attached to the data which suggested to me I should be storing it. Such is the case for the term Mysterium.
When I set out to write the Gaia’s Majesty Trilogy there was much of it which was ill-f...
January 18, 2016
Mysterium Tremendum
September 14, 2013 Musings & Mythologues
The following post comes from mythandmore.com which is the blog written by Margo Meck. I’m not going to comment on it at this time. I leave it at your doorstep to mull over. See my comments next post
The word “numinous” was coined by Rudolf Otto from the Latinnumen, meaning a god, cognate with the verbnuere, to nod or beckon, indicating divine approval. This word, or its noun, the “numinosum,” refers to any phenomenon experienced as a manifestation o...
January 13, 2016
The Not So Loyal Opposition
For you, what are the implications of the movement to empower women?
Opposing Empowerment
From history it is clear that there are very many people opposed to women being empowered. It was not so long ago that women did not have the right to vote. They had to be brave, march in the streets and insist that they should have such a right. In the 1960s came the women’s liberation movement. In some ways it was not an easy time for women. I recall women dressing in what amounted to men’s suits wit...
