It is difficult to locate our exact position on the historical trajectory leading from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century industrialism to the future. It is easier to say where we are not. We are not on the way to free enterprise, but are moving rapidly away from it. We are not on the way to greater individualism, but are becoming an increasingly manipulated mass civilization. We are not on the way to the places toward which our ideological maps tell us we are moving. We are marching in an entirely different direction. Some see the direction quite clearly; among them are those who favour it and those who fear it. However, most of us look at maps which are as different from reality as was the map of the World in the year 500 B.C. It is not enough to know that our mas are false. If we are able to go in the direction we want to go, it is important to have correct maps. The most important feature of the new map is the indication that we have passed the stage of the first Industrial Revolution and have begun the period of the second Industrial Revolution. The first Industrial Revolution was characterized by the fact that man had learned to replace live energy (that of animals and men) by mechanical energy (that of steam, oil, electricity, and the atom). These new sources of energy were the basis for a fundamental change in industrial production. Related to this new industrial potential was a certain type of industrial organization, that of a great number of what we would call today small or medium-sized industrial enterprises, which were managed by their owners, which competed with each other, and which exploited their workers and fought with them about the share of the profits. #RandolphHarris 1 of 18

The member of the middle and upper class was the master of his enterprise, as he was the master of his home, and he considered himself to be the master of his destiny. Ruthless exploitation of nonwhite populations went together with domestic reform, increasingly benevolent attitudes toward the poor, and eventually, in the first half of this century, the rise of the working class from abysmal poverty to a relatively comfortable life. The first Industrial Revolution is being followed by the second Industrial Revolution, the beginning of which we witness at the present time. It is characterized by the fact not only that living energy has been replaced by mechanical energy, but that human thought is being replaced by the thinking of machines. Cybernetics and automation (“cybernation”) make it possible to build machines that function much more precisely and much more quickly than the human brain for the purpose of answering important technical and organizational questions. Cybernation is creating the possibility of a new kind of economic and social organization. A relatively small number of mammoth enterprises has become the center of the economic machine and will rule it completely in the not-too-distant future. The enterprise, although legally the property of hundreds of thousands of stockholders, is managed (and for all practical purposes managed independently of the legal owners) by a self-perpetuating bureaucracy. The alliance between private business and government is becoming so close that the two components of this alliance become ever less distinguishable. #RandolphHarris 2 of 18

The majority of the population in America used to be well fed, well housed, and well amused, and the sector of “underdeveloped” Americans who live under substandard conditions will is increasing well into the foreseeable future. We continue to profess individualism, freedom, and faith in God, but our professions are wearing thin when compared with the reality of the organization man’s obsessional conformity guided by the principle of hedonistic materialism. If society could stand still—which it can do as little as an individual—things might not be s ominous as they are. However, we are headed in the direction of a new kind of society and a new kind of human life, of which we now see only the beginning and which is rapidly accelerating. Our individual thoughts are patterned after the ideas any given society develops, and these ideas are determined by the particular structure and mode of functioning of the society. A watchful, skeptical, doubting attitude toward all ideologies, ideas, and ideals, is characteristic for Marx. He always suspected them as veiling economic and social interests, and his skepticism was so strong that he could hardly ever use words like freedom truth, justice—precisely because of the fact that they lend themselves to so much misuse, and not because freedom, justice, truth, were not the supreme values for him. #RandolphHarris 3 of 18

Dr. Freud thought in the same “critical mood.” His whole psychoanalytic method could be described as “the art of doubting.” Having been impressed by certain hypnotic experiments which demonstrated to what extent a person in a trance can believe in the reality of what is obviously not real, he discovered that most of the ideas of persons, who are not in a trance also do not correspond to reality, and that on the other hand most of that which is real is not conscious. Marx thought the basic reality to be the socioeconomic structure of society, while Dr. Freud believed it to be the libidinal organization of the individual. Yet they both had the same implacable distrust of the clichés, ideas, rationalizations, and ideologies which fill people’s minds and which from the basis of what they mistake for reality. This skepticism toward “common thought” is insolubly connected with a belief in the liberating force of truth. Marx wanted to liberate man from the chains of dependency, from alienation, from slavery to the economy. What was his method? Not, as is widely believed, force. He wanted to win the minds of the majority of the people. While force, according to him, might he use if the minority were to resist b force the will of the majority, the main question for Marx was not the mechanism of how to attain power in the state, but how to win the minds of the people. In his “propaganda,” Marx and his legitimate successors used the opposite method from the one used by all other politicians, whether bourgeois, fascist, or communist. #RandolphHarris 4 of 18

He wanted to influence not by demagogic persuasion, creating semi-hypnotic states supported by fear of terror, but by an appeal to the sense of reality, by truth. The assumption underlying Marx’s “weapon of truth” is the same as with Dr. Freud: that man lives with illusions because these illusions make the misery of real life bearable. If he can recognize the illusions for what they are, that is to say, if he can wake up from the half-dream state, then he can come to hi senses, become aware of his proper forces and powers, and change reality in such a way that illusions are no longer necessary. “False consciousness,” that is to say, the distorted picture of reality, weakens man. Being in touch with reality, having an adequate picture of it, makes him stronger. Hence Marx believed that his most important weapon was truth, the uncovering of the reality behind the illusions and ideologies which cover it. In this lies the reason for a unique feature of Marxist propaganda: it is an emotional appeal for certain political aims, blended with a scientific analysis of social and historical phenomena. The best-known example for this blend is, of course, the Communist Manifesto. This contains in a brief form a brilliant and lucid analysis of history, of influence of economical factors, of class relations. And at the same time, it is a political pamphlet ending with a fervently emotional appeal to the working class. #RandolphHarris 5 of 18

The fact that the political leader must be at the same time a social scientist and a writer was demonstrated not only by Marx. Engels, Bebel, Jaures, Rosa Luxemburg, Lenin and many other leaders of the socialist movement were writers and students of social science and politics. (Even Stalin was forced to write books or to have them written in his name in order to prove his legitimacy of Marx’s and Lenin’s successor.) In fact, however, under Mr. Stalin, this aspect of socialism completely changed. Since the Soviet system must not be the subject matter of scientific analysis, the Soviet social scientists have become apologists for their system and have a scientific function only in technical matters dealing with production, distribution, organization et cetera. While for Marx, truth was a weapon to induce social change, for Dr. Freud it was the weapon to induce individual change; awareness was the main agent in Dr. Freud’s therapy. If, so Dr. Freud found, the patient can gain insight into the fictitious character of his conscious idea, if he can grasp the reality behind these ideas, if he can make the unconscious conscious, he will attain the strength to rid himself of his irrationalities and to transform himself. Dr. Freud’s aim, “Where there is ID, there shall be Ego,” can be realized only through the effort of reason to penetrate fictions and to arrive at the awareness of reality. It is precisely this function of reason and truth which gives psychoanalytic therapy its unique feature among all forms of therapy. #RandolphHarris 6 of 18

Each analysis of a patient is a new and original venture of research. If it were applied, while it is true, of course, that there are general theories and principles which can be applied, there is no pattern, no “formula” which could be applied to the individual patient or be helpful to him. Just as for Marx, the political leader mut be a social scientist, so for Dr. Freud the therapist must be a scientist capable of doing research. For both, truth is the essential medium to transform, respectively, society and the individual; awareness is the key to social and individual therapy. Marx’s statement, “The demand to give up the illusions about its condition is the demand to give up a condition which needs illusions,” also could have been made by Dr. Freud. Both wanted to free man from the chains of his illusions in order to enable him to wake up and to act as a free man. The third basic element common to both systems is their humanism. Humanism in the sense that each man represents all of humanity; hence, that there is nothing human which could be alien to him. Marx was rooted in this tradition, of which Voltaire, Lessing, Herder, Hegel, and Goethe are some of the most outstanding representatives. Dr. Freud expressed his humanism primarily in his concept of the unconscious. He assumed that all men share the same unconscious strivings, and hence that they can understand each other once they dare to delve into the underworld of the unconscious. He could examine the unconscious fantasies of his patient without feeling indignant, judgmental or even surprised. #RandolphHarris 7 of 18

The “stuff from which dreams are made” as well as the whole World of the unconscious became an object of investigation precisely because Dr. Freud recognized its profoundly human and universal qualities. Doubt and the power of truth and humanism are the guiding and propelling principles of Marx’s and Dr. Freud’s work. In the Anglo-Saxon countries, Hegelian philosophy has ben a dead issue for a long time so that the dynamic approach of Marx and Dr. Freud is not readily understood. Let us begin with a few examples, both from the realm of psychology and that of sociology. Let us assume a man who has been married three times. The pattern is always the same. He falls in love with a good-looking young lady, marries her, and is ecstatically happy for a short time. Then he begins to complain that his wife is domineering, that she curtails his freedom et cetera. After a period alternating between quarrels and reconciliation, he falls in love with another girl—in fact, one very similar to his wife. He gets a divorce and marries his second “great love.” However, with slight modifications the same cycle takes place, and again he falls in love with a similar type of girl, and again he gets divorced and married a third “great love.” Again, the same cycle occurs, and he fall in love with a fourth girl, being convinced that this time it is the true and real love (forgetting that he was convinced of that every time in the past), and wants to marry her. #RandolphHarris 8 of 18

If she asked us our opinion about the chances for a happy marriage with him, what would we say to the last girl? There are several approaches to the problem. The first one is a purely behaviouristic one; the method of this approach is to conclude from past behaviour, the future behaviour. This argument would run: since he already has left a wife three time, it is quite likely that he will do it a fourth time, hence it is much too risky to marry him. This approach, empirical and sober, has much to be said for it. However, the girl’s mother, when using this approach, might find it difficult to answer one argument of her daughter’s. This argument says that while it is perfectly true that he did act in the same way three time, it does not follow that he will do so again this time. Either, so this counter-argument will say, he has changed—and who can say that a person may not change? Or the other women were not really the kind he could love deeply, while she, the last one, is really congenial to him. There is no convincing argument the mother could use against this reasoning. In fact, once she sees the man and notices that he is very much enraptured with her daughter, and that he walks with great sincerity about his love, even the mother might change her mind and be won over to the daughter’s position. The mother’s and the daughter’s approaches are both undynamic. They either make a prediction based on past performance, or one based on present words and actions, yet they have no way of proving that their predictions are better than guesswork. #RandolphHarris 9 of 18

What is, in contradiction, the dynamic approach? The essential point in this approach is to penetrate through the surface of past or present behaviour and to understand the forces which created the pattern of past behaviour. If these forces still exist, it is to be assumed that the fourth marriage will end not differently from the previous ones. If, on the other hand, there has been a change in the forces underlying his behaviour, one would have to admit the possibility or even the likelihood of a different outcome, in spite of the past behaviour. What are the forces we speak of here? They are nothing mysterious, nor figments of abstract speculation. If one studies the behaviour of the person in the proper way, they are recognizable empirically. We may assume, for instance, that the man had not cut the tie to his mother; that he is a very narcissistic person with a deep doubt of his own manliness; that he is an overgrown adolescent in constant need of admiration and affection, so that once he has found a woman who fulfills these needs, he get bored with her soon after the conquest is made; he needs new proofs of his attractiveness and hence must look for another woman who can reassure him. At the same time, he is really dependent on women, afraid of them; and hence any prolonged intimacy makes him feel imprisoned and chained. The forces at work here are his narcissism, his dependence, his self-doubt producing needs which lead to the kind of action we have been describing. #RandolphHarris 10 of 18

These forces are by no means the result of abstract speculation. One can observe them in many ways: by examining dreams, free association, fantasies, by watching his facial expression, his gestures, his way of speaking, and so forth. Yet they are often not directly visible but must be inferred. Furthermore, they can be seen only within the theoretical frame of reference in which they have a place and meaning. Most importantly these forces are not only not conscious as such, but they are in contradiction to the conscious thought of the person involved. He is sincerely convinced that he will love the girl forever, that he is not dependent, that he is strong and self-assured. Thus, the average person thinks: if a man truly feels he loves a woman how can one predict that he will leave her after a short time, just by referring to such mythical entities as “fixation to mother,” “narcissism,” and so on? Are one’s eyes and ears not better judges than such deductions? Interpretations are suggestions as to possible meanings. They are by nature more or less tentative, and the patient’s reactions to them vary. If an interpretation is essentially right, it may strike home and stimulate associations showing its further implications. Or the patient may test it our and gradually qualify it. Even when it is only partly right, it may thus give rise to new trends of thought, provided the patient is co-operating. However, an interpretation may also provoke anxiety or defensive reactions. Whatever the reactions are, the analyst’s task is to understand them and learn from them. #RandolphHarris 11 of 18

Psychoanalysis in its very essence is co-operative work, both patient and analyst bent on understanding the patient’s difficulties. The latter tries to lay himself open to the analyst and, as we have seen, the analyst observes, tries to understand, and, if appropriate, conveys his interpretation to the patient. He then makes suggestions as to possible meanings and both try to test out the validity of the suggestions. They try to recognize, for instance, whether an interpretation is right only for the present context or is of general importance, whether it has to be qualified or is valid only under certain conditions. And as long as such a co-operative spirit prevails, it is comparatively easy for the analyst to understand the patient and to convey to him his findings. The real difficulties arise when, in technical terms, the patient develops a “resistance.” Then, in tangible or intangible ways, he refuses to co-operate. He is late or forgets the appointment. He wants to take some days or weeks off. He loses interest in the common work and mainly wants the analyst’s love and friendship. His associations become shallow, unproductive, and evasive. Instead of examining suggestion made by the analyst, he resent them and feels attacked, hurt, misunderstood, humiliated. He may reject every attempt to help with a rigid feeling of hopelessness and futility. Fundamentally the reason for this impasse is that certain insights are not acceptable to the patient; they are too painful, too frightening, and they undermine illusions that he cherishes and is incapable of relinquishing. #RandolphHarris 12 of 18

Therefore he fights them off in one way or another, though he does not know that he is attempting to ward off painful insights: all he knows, or thinks he knows, is that he is misunderstood or humiliated or that work is futile. I do not care how much anyone laughs, ugly things someone says about you hurts—and it sticks with you for a very long time. You will experience this, and you might even dish this kind of humour out at times. It does not make it right. As humans, we like to make people laugh. When everyone around you is in good spirits, because of something you said, even when that something might be hurting someone else’s feelings, it feels good to some people. However, being disrespected by a joke someone is making is not fun. Even when the individual being insulted is laughing, too, they are not immune to the condescending remarks and negative words. People who do these kinds of things, do not find it funny when someone roasts them. When older try to speaking to you in a condescending way, or make fun of your life, just tell them about the highlights that you deal with, and tell them that it may sound bad to them, but you enjoy your life. You can also tell them that you understand their situation may not be exactly the way they like it to be. That should get them to stop harassing you without seeming like a mental case or telling them off. #RandolphHarris 13 of 18

The clinical psychologist holds the Ph.D. degree in psychology. This means that he had completed a minimum of three years of graduate instruction in psychology from a major university. Before admission to such graduate study, he had completed a four-year college degree in a liberal arts program with emphasis upon the humanities and the social sciences. His graduate work will encompass study of personality theory, abnormal psychology (psychopathology), methods of psychological measurement, and psychometric theory, statistical methods and research design. Clinical diagnostic tests and techniques, principles of interviewing, and theories and techniques of psychotherapy. These constitute his major program; he will probably also complete a program of minor didactic studies in an appropriate related field such as sociology, anthropology, or psychiatry. The psychologist’s graduate program includes both didactic instruction and supervised clinical practice in interviewing, testing, and the like. As a major requirement for the doctoral degree, he must design, carry out, and write up an original research investigation in an appropriate problem area. Finally, like the M.D., he must complete a full year’s internship in a psychiatric facility having a full complement of professional staff. This total program of instruction, supervised training, and research is completed by the average clinical psychologist in slightly over five years. (The range of years from matriculation to degree completion is from a minimum of four to an upper limit of nine or ten years, this variation being primarily a function of the amount of time required for completion of the doctoral dissertation.) #RandolphHarris 14 of 18

Thus, typically, some nine to ten years following high-school graduation, at an average age of 27-plus years, the psychologist is qualified to begin his professional career as a clinician and, if he chooses (and an increasing number do), to specialize in psychotherapy with outpatient neurotics. Both psychiatry and clinical psychology have “specialty boards” which examine and aware “certification” in the respective specialty. To be eligible for such examination, the psychiatrist must have two years of appropriate experience after completion of his residency. The psychologist must have at least four years of suitable experience following receipt of the Ph.D. Mental health affect our thoughts, emotions, behaviour, and relationships. Those who develop mental health challenges or illness can be impaired in their ability to cope with the routines and demands of daily life. Such conditions are often emotionally draining and confusing for the individual as well as for loved ones and leaders attempting to minister to the afflicted person. Those who are not mental health professions are not expected or encouraged to diagnose or provide treatment to individuals struggling with mental health issues. When individuals do not seem to respond to normal attempts by leaders to be helpful, no one should be offended by their lack of response. Instead, leaders should seriously consider encouraging the individual to get a mental health assessment from a qualified provider. #RandolphHarris 15 of 18

As you discuss mental health concerns, make sure to show love and empathy as the Saviour would. If the person has reached out for help, thank her or him for asking for help. Because every situation is different and each person’s circumstances vary, prayerfully consider asking the person questions like these and then listen to the Spirit to help you better understand his or her concerns and discern his or her needs: Have you ever been diagnosed with a mental health condition? If so, how long have you had the condition? How does it affect your employment and family relationships? What are your greatest concerns or worries right now? What (if any) care are you receiving from a mental health care provider? Are you following the instructions from your provider, and are you comfortable with the care you are receiving? Do you feel you mental health condition is improving, staying the same, or getting worse? How are you coping with your condition? How do your family member handle your condition? Have they suggested anything you are not currently doing that you think maybe helpful? Have you received insights from Heavenly Father about your condition? If so, what were those insights? With the individual’s permission, and being respectful of the individual’s feelings, consider contacting family members for further insight into the issue. As you help the individual understand how their challenges are affecting their lives, consider reassuring the person that Heavenly Father love her or him and that the Saviour understands his or her challenges. #RandolphHarris 16 of 18

Help the person understand that mental illness is not a punishment from God. Help the person realize that mental illness cannot be overcome by willpower alone. Mental illness does not indicate that a person lacks faith, character, or worthiness. Include the person in Church activities and appropriate service opportunities. Consult with the person, family members, and others who know the person well to be aware of the person’s strengths and limitations. Consider consulting with Family Services (where available) or local providers of mental health services to identify support and treatment options. Even with the best of care, be aware that some conditions can last a lifetime. Sometimes people who are deeply, deeply racist may act unpredictable around an individual from a group they hate. Therefore, it is a good idea to be aware of people who seem psychotic, and avoid them, especially when they are around sharp objects or other objects, they could use to harm you. Do not make any sudden moves, just be aware, and ease out of the situation. Those who are taking medication should not change or stop treatment without first consulting their health care provider. The person’s mental health challenges can also affect the lives of his or her family members and neighbours. Determine the impact on the person’s family, and show love and empathy as you work with family members. Encourage the family, extended family, and others involved to counsel together about the needs of the individual and potential resources available to help. And if you are feeling threatened, call the police immediately. Sometimes people seem okay, but then they go back to unpredictable and threatening behaviour and it may be dangerous to be around of them. Drug use can exacerbate mental illness and make a person violent. They may not be the same person you are used to, so be careful. #RandolphHarris 17 of 18

The Sacramento Fire Department has to continuously fright for better equipment, portable radios, training, facilities, and apparatus for their troops. A lot of fire departments do not have the funding for people and are fighting just to keep what they have and not lose anything. And they are wonderful department. Keep in mind, there are plenty of good fire chiefs and some good politicians, and they do their best. The people who control the resources must understand that the fire department also wants to make the job safer for their troops. The Sacramento Fire Department’s mission is to provide the best protection possible for those they have a sworn due to serve and to provide service to them, and they also want to promote family values. The fire service is made up of special people who value family. The goal is to treat people like family. Many of these fire fighters and emergency medical service members have a love for their jo, and their brothers and sisters, and an honour for the profession. Some people became fire fighters because their parents were on the job and they admired them. It does take a special person for this kind of work. It takes the kind of person who loves to help people and lives to be challenged. Be sure to open up your heart to the Sacramento Fire Department and kindly make a donation, it will help them do their jobs with an unshakable passion. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Be sure to vote for Kevin McCarty in the Sacramento Mayoral race, he is endorsed by the Sacramento Fire Department.  #RandolphHarris 18 of 18

The Winchester Mystery House

At the beginning of December, Mrs. Winchester heard “singing” in one of the chimneys in the Hall of Fires, and from time to time, lights were to be seen in various parts of the house. It was a curious fact that during these manifestations, Zip could not be persuaded to move. One night, something was heard coming up the stairs, as if it had been one without shoes. The Door to Nowhere was opened and closed frequently as if half a dozen people had entered together. There were thumps coming from the nine story Observational Tower. This was on the same night that Mrs. Winchester’s bed was violently shaken and the curtains around the bed were hoisted up and down. The next night, Mrs. Winchester saw a female emerge from the wall at the head of her bed and lean over her.  

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