Advancing Psychological Education for All
After the service, the mourners circled the funeral parlor’ beige reception hall, nibbling on refreshments and offering muted condolences. Sarah L. Winchester perched on the edge of a stiff floral sofa, nibbling at her fricassee of parsnips. With the two housemaids, Belinda and Elisabet comforting her. Mrs. Winchester felt alone and exposed. She sensed curious … Continue reading
It seems that some people have trouble with feeling joy. Many individuals are convinced that life must be painful. They resent any good feelings in themselves or others. Although the existence of violence against women is now publicly acknowledged, the experience of being battered is poorly understood. Research aimed at discovering the incidence and related … Continue reading
The sense of doom in us today is not a fear of science; it is a fear of war. No science has not invented war; but it has turned it into a very different thing. To determine that criminal violence and gun ownership and carrying are related is not necessarily to find that the reason … Continue reading
Somethings as old as the World, as mysterious as life. As she looked at the silent Victorian garden, Sarah L. Winchester sat on the western balcony for hours, letting the sun warm her, as illuminating thoughts whirled in her imagination. But there the apprehension was; and on this particular afternoon—perhaps because she was more tired … Continue reading
Scholars, lobbyists, and policy makers have long argued over the role that guns play in the thoughts and behaviors of young violent offenders. Out of the 835 young offenders interviewed, who are being housed in six different maximum security juvenile detention centers located in four different states (California, New Jersey, Illinois, and Louisiana), the vast … Continue reading
Vengeful destructiveness is a spontaneous reaction to intense and unjustified suffering inflicted upon a person or members of a particular group. It differs from normal defensive aggression in two ways: (1) It occurs after the damage had been done, and hence is not a defense against a threatening danger. (2) It is of much greater … Continue reading
On December 18, 1890, when Sarah L. Winchester returned to her large country estate in Santa Clara County, she found her servants in an uproar over a dancing ghost. According to Agata, the housemaid, the cook Dag, and the butler Elof were gossiping in the kitchen, when suddenly Elof opened his mouth in both surprise … Continue reading
Feuds and warfare are relatively rare in band societies, but they do consistently threaten and there must be some way of stopping them or preventing their spread. Often they begin as mere quarrels between individuals, and for this reason it is important to stop them early. Most gangs require an initiation process that includes participation … Continue reading
The rites of Transcendental Magic are divine and religious rites, and the counsels, spiritual and moral, which are found in its instructions are, in their way, the counsels of perfection, whatever element of puerility may radically obtain in its experiments. It is not to do outrage to God in the interests of diabolism, but to … Continue reading
When we remove God from a Christian country, it becomes destructive and superficial. Man is supposed to be born “good” and rational, and it is due to bad institutions, bad education, and bad example that he or she develops evil strivings. The structure of the system C societies is very distinct. It is characterized by … Continue reading
At the center of marriage stands the union of body and mind between the spouses. Because this union’s significance extends beyond the couple themselves, the…
Here is the thing. The Democrats’ real agenda is the one they will not talk about. It is the one they cannot talk about. It…
Some wonder whether humanity can ever recover the original innocence attributed to Adam and Eve — a state of unbroken trust, unmediated experience, and harmony…
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