psychology

  • The Destructive Cycle of Creation

    Wealth creates immaturity.Economic success enables a civilization to become irresponsible. People don’t see it… that is the nature of wealth. The environment is harsh, unforgiving, and without master – it requires us to find a balance with and within it.… Continue reading

  • A View From A Snow-Globe

    There were strict social norms in the fifties, a hectic decade of transition, and then a period of social freedom lasting from the seventies through the oughties. Now we are traveling back, already in another chaotic transitional decade, which will… Continue reading

  • Molding Minds

    Perhaps, just perhaps, the more adults try to mold the minds of children, the more off the rails they can go. Everything is connected. Possibly, just possibly, the more “perfect” the obedient kids get, the more destructive the disobedient ones… Continue reading

  • The Evolution of Guilt

    Unless a parent is completely honest with their teenagers, the only way for a parent to protect their teenagers from making the same mistakes the parent made is to punish the teens for the parent’s secret guilt and shame. The… Continue reading

  • Manufacturing An Image of Relationship

    She picks fights with antagonism and abuse, because she does not know how to express her love or share her insecurities. Competition creates it’s own micro-ecosystem, and without expressing her love or sharing her insecurities, this is the only kind… Continue reading

  • Pulling On A Loose Thread

    As horrible as the news is, we must recognize that abusing the vulnerable is systemic to our whole society. Governments, militaries, and corporations all abuse the vulnerable and rationalize it away afterwards. They just do it differently. Priests molest and… Continue reading