New Wine, New Bottles... more about language
To talk about a new thing or an old thing in a new way, we need new terminology in order to escape familiar associations that can lead participants in the conversation in the wrong direction, or even shut off their thinking altogether. In a society that automatically sneers at anything called 'psychic,' practicing psychics have to find a way to introduce themselves so they will not be stoned or dismissed before they can share what 'psychic' means to them. So-- we try to pin it down to other... Sign in to see full entry.