How the Universe looks from here for Thursday, April 28, 2005

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Thursday, April 28, 2005

Possession

In previous comments, this topic has come up, and I've been considering what a wide range of phenomena this concept includes. The first thing that springs to my mind is The Exorcist, and then, a biblical parable about an unfortunate herd of pigs. There is a certain emotional reaction of fear and wonder whispering backstage when these images take the spotlight. Then, there is channeling, and a certain feeling of disdain and rejection, based on the rather disdainful way my teachers regarded it,... Sign in to see full entry.

Essential Ingredient : The Grain of Salt

A few years ago, there was a popularization of the so-called Hundredth Monkey effect, used as evidence of synergistic, perhaps telepathic learning with suggestions of the existence of community consciousness. I don't argue against those things, but as it happens, I read the particular study that gave rise to the myth back in my old college Anthropology days, and so I'm aware that the story is not what happened. Nor is it, in fact, such great evidence of the psychic connection between monkeys. In... Sign in to see full entry.

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