Tag: psychology
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The Transformation Of An Empath: From Spiritual Sponge To A Conscious Mirror
Over a period of past few decades, I have been repeatedly told that I am an “empath,” and that most of the problems arising in my life are due to my inability to enforce boundaries necessary for such a personality trait. This weblog provides a transformative journey from being a sponge who indiscreetly absorbed everyone’s…
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Psychopathy & Karma
Psychopaths populate the earth with impunity. We are all surrounded by them. Much like silicon, they permeate the long solitary coastlines of our existence. Some of us were parented by psychopaths, some partner with them, some work for them, and some have them for children and friends–each relationship sucking the wind out of a normal…
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From Neurons to Numinosity: The Biology of Awakening
Journey to Wholeness For centuries, the image of the serene meditator—the monk in deep contemplation, the sage in unwavering peace—has been a symbol of a life beyond the mundane. We have looked upon such figures with a mixture of awe and mystery, often attributing their radiant equanimity to a divine gift or a superhuman feat…
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Transformations Thru Creativity
I love gardening. I simply love it. And I love growing roses in my garden. I currently have over 200 of them. When they bloom together in early spring, I feel I am in heaven. Thousands and thousands of happy rosebuds open themselves up to the elements in a display that is beyond words. My…
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On Aging, Death and Dying
I haven’t been writing much lately. It seems that the words have died, that there is a dearth of meaningful emotions, of consciousness. In exchange, and as a compensation for that lack, I have experienced a slew of defensive strategies unfolding in my psyche, pushed into the external world. The psyche, it seemed, went round doing the…
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Further Thoughts on Hope…
I had planned on writing a more detailed expose on Hope after my return, but demands on my time are many, and so for now my psyche can only bring forth this brief piece. I am confident that the rest will show up in some shape or form in my subsequent writings, for the part of…
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The stretched psyche: The stretched string
It is 8:42 on Friday night. I pulled at my laptop, wanting to write about Shadow element of our personality. However, as I start typing, the fingers seem to have a mind of their own. So here I am, sitting with a hand written article on Shadow, willing to transcribe it, but with a psyche…
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Dismembering the goddess : Effects of gender wars and marital failures on young adults
Abstract for a paper being prepared for presentation/publication Though feminists claim to have opened up the world for women, numerous positive and life enhancing qualities of the feminine aspect of human nature, especially the spiritual dimension of the feminine, has been denigrated by the very feminist leaders who claim to speak for all women. A…
Madhu Sameer 