The age of the Sixties is notoriously remembered for its hippie nature – the newfound freedom of expression, new forms of dressing oneself, the rejection of societal norms, and a generational solidarity towards the resistance of war in Vietnam. But, often the hostile nature of human existence throughout the Sixties is not nearly recognized, despiteContinue reading “Nietzsche’s Birth of Tragedy: The Apollonian and Dionysian Harmony at Woodstock and Altamont”
The Myth of Woodstock
As often mythologized a festival can come, Woodstock takes the cake for emphasizing the influential role that a music festival can have on a society, politics, and an entire culture. Woodstock’s ripple effects are seen through the lingering behaviors and mannerisms that were highlighted through the three-day period of love, acceptance, and the omnipresentContinue reading “The Myth of Woodstock”
Intuitive Ramblings: Connecting with Pure Love
As someone who is fascinated with, and appreciative of, psychology I often feel amazed by the variability of human experiences. There are aspects of people waiting to surface if only they are in correct care. This does not manifest as a romantic scene where himalayan salt lamps dimly light the room, but instead focuses onContinue reading “Intuitive Ramblings: Connecting with Pure Love”
Meditations upon Sadness
“I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad. Or I can go mad by ricocheting in between“ Sylvia Plath I’m moved towards writing once again — my emotions have peaked at their intensity and left me feeling inexpressibly indulged in my own experience. Instead of dwelling in silence,Continue reading “Meditations upon Sadness”
Living in Relationships
“Once you permit those who are convinced of their own superior rightness to censor and silence and suppress those who hold contrary opinions, just at that moment the citadel has been surrendered.” Archibald MacLeish Home: safety, security, relaxation, acceptance, decompression, etc. are all words that connote an abode. But what if yours makes you feelContinue reading “Living in Relationships”
About me
“I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.” Virginia Woolf I found myself recently wondering why I was abandoning my voice inside filled journals, forgotten class discussions, and demand driven papers. I recovered myself uttering rhymes and desiring freedom beyond what society can offer. I seek ultimate liberation, butContinue reading “About me”
Hello, lively one:
“But it is bad to stop, hard to be satisfied with a single way of seeing, to go without contradiction, perhaps the most subtle of all spiritual forces. The preceding merely defines a way of thinking. But the point is to live” – Albert Camus
Welcome to My Mind 