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“The whole is more than the sum of its parts” has become one of the best-known statements in psychology. Yet its deeper implications are often overlooked. This blog explores what may be even more remarkable than the familiar phrase itself: the possibility that wholes shape what their parts become. That thought naturally leads from Gestalt Read the full article…
Upwards!
Hi Lisa, please comment on this poem that I wrote, inspired by Jesus’ ascension. Also, associate this with ‘nole mi tangere.’ Upwards! – Upwards! Everything upwards! No doubt. No looking back. No ideas of what could have been. No contacts outside upwards! Eyes so beautiful a mouth a body… ▪▪▪ Upwards! Everything upwards! Only upwards! Read the full article…
The Map is Not the Territory
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