Cuckoldry: the Fetish That Shouldn’t Be…
Evolutionary psychology teaches that survival and reproduction have driven the formation of our brains and mental drives. What we find attractive and unattractive feels intrinsic, but in fact emerged out…
Evolutionary psychology teaches that survival and reproduction have driven the formation of our brains and mental drives. What we find attractive and unattractive feels intrinsic, but in fact emerged out…
No one likes to be interrupted. You're making some argument, or explaining yourself, and maybe you're not even entirely sure what you think. Through explanation, you're finally putting words to…
Hypnosis is generally defined as a "mental state of highly focused concentration, diminished peripheral awareness, and heightened suggestibility." It goes without saying that someone in a hypnotic state is not capable…
This is a fascinating and powerful little book. That said, it is not a book for everyone. "The King's Curriculum" is by Johnny Mannaz, a hypnotherapist and master-practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic…
Today was the first day of Spring for my bike. I had to open the choke with a carabiner (the lever is wedged between the air filters, and is almost…
After reading Homer extensively over the past six years, in multiple translations and with the addition of a number of commentaries and analyses, I think it is time to begin…
After studying religion for a while, I have discovered that one useful way of categorizing different varieties of religion is how they answer the question of consciousness. I am not…
I have to begin this argument with an asterisk. Nietzsche uses the concept of "noble" in different senses, depending upon the work in question. Across all of his works, two…
"What you're going through is a phase." "You'll understand when you get older." Since I was a teenager, I have hated the condescension of the elderly. This post is going…
"You know how you sometimes feel like you're on autopilot?" "Sure. If I'm really sleep-deprived anyway." "I feel like that a lot." Recently, my 28-year-old friend, whom I will call…