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Laszlo, Ervin; Jean Houston & Larry Dossey – What is Consciousness?
consciousness. There is a world-view according to which the consciousness is a byproduct of brain (inside the human being) and senses (outside the human being). This perspective has as is central concern the matter. And it has many labels like: empiricism, materialism or physicalism. On the other hand, there is another world-view where much emphasis…
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Symington, Neville – A Pattern of Madness
sanity/ madness. This book presents two world-views (Weltanschauung): either sanity or madness. Besides the fact that there is not a third option, I believe there is a problem labeling a world-view as “sanity”, for sanity could be considered an axis (along with ontology, gnoseology, ethic, aesthetic, etc) for any world-view. The same critic applies also…
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Tacey, David – Edge of the Sacred. Jung, Psyche, Earth
three world-views: The book could be divided in 4 parts: 1) the framework – where is presented the distinction between three stages: pre-modern, modern and post-modern; 2) the process of going native in three continents: America, Africa and Australia; 3) the journey of the hero – where a certain emphasis is put on three events…
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Riso, Don Richard – The Wisdom of the Enneagram
structure. Nine personality types belong to Enneagram, and these types are displayed in a circle forming the unity. triad. The nine personality types could be divided in two axes: one axis belongs to what is known “the triad” (the distinction between: action/ cognition/ emotion), while the other axis has not yet a named (even if…
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Polster, Erving & Miriam – Gestalt Therapy Integrated
resistance. The resistance is a barrier, an interference and anti-/alien-force between the means and the goals. In medieval times people often spoke not about resistances, but of demons and spirits. contact. Through contact, on the one hand, the freedom/ separateness and the constraints/ union are synthesized. While on the other hand, me and you become…