Archives for October, 2006

The Synthesizer


“Let the waters teem with countless living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of heaven.’” E.O. Wilson is quoting from the biblical account of the fifth day of creation. “Isn’t that lovely?” he asks, his voice lilting with pleasure. “Whether you believe that there is a god who touched the [...]

I Woke Up On the Ocean


For three strange days I had no obligations. My mind was a blur, I did not know what to do. I think I lost myself when I lost my motivation. Now I’m walking ’round the city just waiting to come to. For three strange days I couldn’t put a smile on my face so they [...]

My Political Platform


Since I was a toddler (okay, maybe not that young) I’ve always had my unique point of view on politics and social issues - I mean who doesn’t, right? I heard somewhere that people tend to become more conservative when they get older. I guess I don’t really fit into that category. I could give [...]

Faster Than Light?


From Scientific American, “year, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics awards prizes for the best papers presented at its annual conference. Last year’s winner in the nuclear and future flight category went to a paper calling for experimental tests of an astonishing new type of engine. According to the paper, this hyperdrive motor would [...]

Rethinking Process and Change


The recent rediscovery of concrete lived time from ‘clock-time’ by process theorists enables us to make important adjustments in our thinking about the true nature of temporality, movement and change. For these process theorists, change is reality itself, and ‘organizations’ are nothing more than ‘temporary arrestations in a sea of flux and transformation. From this [...]

Jungian Therapy with Children and Adolescents


Materia Prima (http://www.materia-prima.net) is the website of the International Workshop of Analytical Psychology for Childhood and Adolescence, which was created by Jungian analysts from Europe and North and South America. Supported and financed by the IAAP, this website offers theoretical and clinical articles about Jungian therapeutic issues with children and adolescents, book [...]