“…Which makes me wonder if anyone is able to give a reasonable answer to the perplexing issue as to why psychotherapists and psychoanalysts were saddled with the not so flattering term of "shrinks." ….” – gibbs
shrink O.E. scrincan (class III strong verb; past tense scranc, pp. scruncen), from P.Gmc. *skrenkanan (cf. M.Du. schrinken), probably from PIE base *(s)ker- "to turn, bend." Originally with causal shrench (cf. drink/drench). The meaning "draw back, recoil" (c.1300) perhaps was suggested by the behavior of snails. The slang sense of "psychiatrist" is first recorded 1966, from head-shrinker (1950). Shrink-wrap is attested from 1961. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=shrink&searchmode=none Again, my guess is that you know the origin of the term as well as the associations with how a shrunken head was prepared including the cutting open and subsequent boiling of the head and later reconstruction to something similar in appearance to the original yet a clearly changed head. Oh, and I have no doubt that the head was the focus of attention when it came to psychoanalysis because most people hold the belief that it is the locus of ‘self’. And, to assign a ‘poor experience’ to anyone who uses colloquialisms along with having a personal view of the ethics involved your profession, to me, expresses the underlying ignorance and associated defensiveness found therein. While such an attitude of derision against ‘shrinks’ could have been founded upon mere prejudice and lack of good or even any experiences, and while at least one in four of us here in the US will suffer from mental illness at some time this lifetime, the western model of the human psyche is perceived by many, me included, as a hodgepodge consisting mostly of superstition, mythology and ignorance. And, all too often produces no positive results. Yes, having a counselor can lead to greater health…agreed. And, all too often reliance upon Big Pharma is the mode of the day rather than a coherent approach based upon a true understanding of what it is to be a human being. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I assign a similar ignorance to the population in general too, not just those who have studied specific theories and methods of practice. Also, it is my understanding that you are not one who is allowed to dispense drugs and you may be very effective. I don’t know. On Sep 17, 6:13 am, [email protected] wrote: > Them is fightn words. I imagine you miust have had a poor experience with one > of those you > > refer to as shrinks. Which makes me wonder if anyone is able to give a > reasonable answer to the perplexing issue as to why > > psychotherapists and psychoanalysts were saddled with the not so flattering > term of "shrinks." > > The truth is - when therapy works - it always expands not contracts. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rigsy03 <[email protected]> > To: "Minds Eye" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Sep 17, 2009 6:49 am > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: Newton's Spiritual Laws of Motion... > > he healer is already in place- one's rational mind/brain. I tend to > hink of shrinks as snake-oil salesmen. But that is a different topic, > sn't it? > On Sep 17, 12:55 am, [email protected] wrote: > I believe that every one should work on forging a solid identity. I like what > oseph Cambell has to say about this in his book The Hero with a Thousand > Faces. > e says the modern hero is a person who dares to take a trip into his or her > nner space, identifies their inevitable splits and dedicates themselves to > econcilling them. Any one can do this but patients have the added advantage of > opefully having a relatively objective guide. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ornamentalmind <[email protected]> > To: "Minds Eye" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Sep 16, 2009 3:06 am > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: Newton's Spiritual Laws of Motion... > > ibbs, do you also believe that non-patients should/n > eed to work on > forging a solid identity...'? > hanks. > On Sep 15, 7:42 pm, [email protected] wrote: > I believe that science and spirituality can mix in the process of a patient > orking on forging a solid identity if by spirtuality is meant connecting with > asic 'spiritual' concepts of faith, hope, trust. love and persistence all > ssociated with the consciousness of a one year old child. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vam <[email protected]> > To: "Minds Eye" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 10:24 pm > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: Newton's Spiritual Laws of Motion... > > ustin is right, elsewhere, when he says that mixing religion or > pirituality and science belittles both. Not because they cannot be > rought together in the same frame but, in my view, because it calls > or an > extreme sharpness to learn in one and apply in the other, > nterchangeably, all the way, untill there remains just one. > Sadly, Neil, your post merely follows the stereotypical mode : > eligion vs science. It adds nothing and only seems like one more > ailing against. I can see you are ' for ' ' something,' but with such > hought patterns I believe you may be doing no good to your cause, > hatever it is ! The methodology ( to me, today ) seems extremely > egressive. Entertaining ? Perhaps, to one who is looking for that. > I hope you get the job in Dubai. I know it would change your life > 20 uch, for the better. But, you ? > > n Sep 16, 4:18 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > Science has overturned many fables (though not necessarily the power > of fable) - I often wonder how we might expose the liturgies > of > capitalism for what they are and thus discover what was working given > that it wasn't. Instead the bwanking priests are still blackmailing > us along old religious lines - if we don't pay their ransom (tithe) > they won't do the chanting that ensures our prosperity. They are > saying this to us even after all their runes and litanies have just > failed and we have had to empty our social confers to save them. What > we haven't done is formulated a science of living without their magic > wand. I actually think Pat is wrong here, though one can see in Vam's > exegesis notions of f > orces very familiar in relational physics. > Physics was never my bag, but my colleagues in it always seemed the > most religious and inclined to a certain rhythm even if even more > appalling social misfits than I. These days they are seeking all > kinds of Indian rhythmic mathematics to see if it somehow sways in > harmony with the universe they can prod. Even quarks sound like > mystical history - originally 6 there are now just two, clinging > together because they are so=2 > 0much more attractive to each other when > apart. Bwankers in sack-cloth and ashes and worker control of capital > through government directly and openly consulting the people - now > there's something to pray for. > > On 15 Sep, 17:54, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Gunas are fundamental to Sankhya philosophy, also termed Sankhya Yoga. > > Krishna himself says in Bhagwat Gita that, among all yogas,=2 > 0he is > > Sankhya Yoga. And, among all yogis, he is Kapil muni, the stalwart > > Sankhya yogi. > > > Gunas takes our realisation of our self beyond the ego, where most of > > our understanding stops, for the ego is nothing but constituted of > > gunas. > > > Even Prakriti, the nature both primordial and individuated, is nothing > > but constituted of gunas. Only Purusha, or the Witness - Self, is not. > > > The most popular and well - known of all yogas, Patanjal Yoga, is > > entirely based of Sankhy > a principles. > > > There is never, without exception, when all three gunas are not > > present in any being or thing. Only occassions when one may > > predominate, while the other two are dormant or attenuated. By one's > > choice of realisation, and in thought and action, one may cause the > > predomination of one. > > > In Prakriti, or the penultimate realisation, all three gunas are=2 > 0in > > complete balance, annulling the effect of each other. > > > Each guna becomes a means to liberation, in correspondingly > > appropriate situations. > > > On Sep 15, 4:32 pm, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > When I got home last night, it dawned on me that Sir Isaac > > > Newton’s main goal and deepest interest was to discover how spirit and > > > the universe interact; which is why a huge percentage of his writings > > > were alchemical—the scientific findings were, more or less, a by- > > > product of his overall search for a Theory of E > verything, which would, > > > necessarily, include spiritual phenomena. I then had the thought > > > that, perhaps he had intended his ‘Laws of Motion’ not just to include > > > physical bodies, but spiritual bodies, as well. Now, his laws have > > > been expressed in many ways, but, at home (which is where I am at the > > > moment of writing this), the only book that I found (I’m s > ure there > > > are a couple more, but I couldn’t find them and went with what I found > > > first) that has them listed is ‘The Hutchison Encyclopaedia—1997’, not > > > the best source, but, I think, it’s good enough. > > > The first law states that 0unless acted upon by a net force, a > > > body at rest stays at rest, and a moving body continues moving at the > > > same speed in the same straight line (direction)”. Now to me, that > > > just screamed out “That is the Western scientific version of the gunas > > > of Hinduism”. Vam, I expect, may want to set me straight here with > > > respect to a few details I gloss over, as his knowledge of Hinduism > > > far exceeds mine, but, I’ll describe this as I see it. The three > > > gunas are: Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. They are spiritual qualities/ > > > forces that, together, express the ‘net spiritual forces’ that affect > > > us. Sattva is usually depicted as simple (!), clarity of mind,=2 > 0Rajas > > > as a disruptive, disturbing influence and Tamas as dullness and > > > lethargy. In this analogy, I see Sattva as representing an > > > individual’s truest sense of self, their own unsullied consciousness, > > > and Rajas (the general disruptive, interactive force) and Tamas > > > (spiritual inertia), is how one i > ndividual experiences another > > > individual’s Sattva. Whilst it is true that one can be affected by > > > another’s Sattva, it is harmonic enough as to not distress the soul as > > > do the other forces of R > ajas and Tamas. Tamas is what keeps a > > > depressed person depressed and why it’s harder to motivate a depressed > > > individual than one who is not depressed. So, too, a mind/soul filled > > > with Tamas will tend to remain at rest (and depressed and slothful > > > and, in extreme cases with the right combination of Rajas, self- > > > harming) until acted upon by sufficient Rajas (and/or Sattva [but it > > > takes more Rajas at first!]) such that it can, once again, achieve its > > > own Sattva. Too much Rajas can make an individual aggressive, like a > > > bull in a china shop and is what keeps the manic, manic. Sattva is > > > the quiet forward motion with no external forces impinging on it. (Too > > > much Sattva usually leads to moksha and is not considered > > > problematic!) > > > So, to paraphrase Newton’s first Law: A (more) Tamasic soul will > > > tend t > o remain Tamasic until acted upon by Rajas (and/or Sattva) and a > > > (more) Sattvic soul will continue to be Sattvic until acted upon by > > > Rajas (and/or Tamas). (I inserted the word ‘more’ in there to denote > > > that20each soul is, in most but the rarest of cases, comprised, to some > > > extent, of all three gunas.) And, we have a sound spiritual concept > > >20(that’s been recognised by Hindus for millennia) that is an almost > > > perfect corollary to Newton’s first Law. > > > Looked at another way—probably Newton’s alchemical way—Sattva > > > becomes Salt, that perfect combination of opposing (with respect to > > > charge) elements that forms a > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
