The double look on complex dimension
Why do serious illnesses or accidents have this ability, frequently, to straighten the mind, to make it resume its proper functioning? The temporal dimension of the person reappears. Instead of being a perpetual present in the process of succeeding one another, existence once again provides it with a beginning, middle and end. The mind, lazily … Read more
Two bubbling identities Some people do not exist without a profusion of signs of existence. Collectivism. But in what direction are these signs pointed? Do they indicate a spontaneous interest of the person in the collective? Or do they force the collective to take an interest in the person? The signs are mixed. It is … Read more
Alien views on life « Life oscillates like a pendulum, from right to left, from suffering to boredom: these are the two elements of which it is made. » Schopenhauer’s description of life is certainly not what a biologist would make of it. Nor that of an ordinary person and rather satisfied with life, against … Read more
Whether or not to linger on the moment Is wisdom about making the moment the essential meaning of life, because it is the only reality, that everything else is only thought? Or is it madness, because precisely what exists only for a moment is not worth dwelling on? Look closely at the question: is it … Read more
The interest of simple habits? They form a unified, sober foundation, from which the mind appreciates the incredible diversity that surrounds it. Could it only see it, this diversity, without starting from simplicity? Probably not. It would be drowned in a complex world. Element of chaos among the others, quickly jaded of such an inconsistent … Read more
Read in Jack Vance’s ‘Bad Ronald’ : — I know I have at least two minds in me that work non-stop. Sometimes I disconnect the one above to be able to realize what the one below will do. I assure you that some very interesting things are happening. This is a game that I recommend when … Read more
We all have a part of masculine and feminine. Rather than opposites, they feed on each other. Those who experience one of these principles very strongly are hypersexualized. Let’s take the example of the macho: he unconsciously strangles his feminine principle, but knows how to recognize it more acutely than anyone else. He reacts powerfully … Read more
A moment of tension My wonderful companion always receives dinner with a touch of exceptional in the atmosphere. Menu, presentation, cleanliness of the décor, everything is carefully controlled. The ambiance, in the hours before, is electrified. The whole world, around the conductor, must play her score as she sees fit. I am part of the … Read more
Two contradictory reasons In ‘Sur le double jeu du je t’aime‘ (‘On the double game of I love you’) Alexandre Lacroix offers two explanations for the fact of momentarily hating the people to whom we are most linked. Either we seek to regain a margin of freedom; on the contrary, we identify so much with … Read more
The perception of the occult? In the Middle Ages, this faculty made its bearer suspect of witchcraft. It is not so widespread. Alive during youth it is often lost in adults. Because it would be too rarely used? Doubtful. It does not involve reflection. The clues propose themselves to our consciousness. They come from the … Read more