Compass for Meaningful Action

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Psychiatry, Psychology and Psychotherapy

One of my favorite books as readers might know is "Psiquiatras, Psicologos y Otros Enfermos (Psychiatrists, Psychologist and Other Patients". by  Rodrigo Munoz Avia.

And then Werner Herzog saying that they are disease of our time; that all psychiatrist and psychotherapists should be sent to an island to self analyse themselves. ;-)

Also, I have huge respect for dr Robert Torre and his work. He is famous for his books: "The Truth about Psychiatry" and "Madness strikes back" ;-) dr Torre is in line with a work of Mad in America.

Only recently I have discovered the work of dr Joanna Moncrieff and Critical Psychiatry Network – Scepsis and science, reflection and humanism

It appears that psychiatry and psychology are operating in the dark, let say it like that. So we can conclude that in a near future going to psychiatrist will be viewed as we view going to shaman these days. 

Only that shamans were not that dangerous as psychiatrists, psychologists and psychotherapists are.  

I must have flowers always, just like Monet

Spring is here again and I am looking forward to having new flowers, plants and trees of different kind. In both of our gardens: Metanoia and Aletheia.

The quote from subject is from a painter Claude Monet.

Being understood

I read recently that the biggest achievement in this life when You do not want to be understood, loved, accepted. Indeed!

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QUESTIONS – A Physicist on Questions, Wholeness and Reality

Physicist David Bohm, known from his work in physics but also in philosophy and spirituality in his book "Wholeness and the Implicate Order" (1980) writes that questions are not neutral – they shape the way we perceive reality: “Indeed, each question contains presuppositions, largely implicit. If these presuppositions are wrong or confused, then the question itself is wrong, in the sense that to try to answer it has no meaning… (For example, Einstein saw that questions having to do with space and time and the particle nature of matter, as commonly accepted in the physics of his day, involved confused presuppositions that had to be dropped, and thus he was able to come to ask new questions leading to radically different notions on the subject.)” – David Bohm, Wholeness and the Implicate Order (1980), First published 1980 by Routledge & Kegan Paul, ISBN 0-203-99515-5 Master e-book ISBN)

Bohm wanted to point out that questions can “trap” thought within a framework that may not be correct. If a question begins from fragmentation, the answer will also be fragmented. If a question begins from process and wholeness, it opens the possibility of a different kind of understanding.

So, think about the questions you have been asking. If you have been taught to ask “powerful” questions, ask yourself about them. (Even this – being taught to ask – is already a framework 😉)
Have these questions kept those being asked in the same framework(s)?
Even this article asking these questions about questions is in a certain framework of thought, isn’t it? 😉
Photo: Monad/The Absolute by SMART – representing totality of all things. Infinite source of all existence.

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David Bohm's Implicate Order

Implicate order and explicate order are ontological concepts for quantum theory coined by theoretical physicist David Bohm during the early 1980s. They are used to describe two different frameworks for understanding the same phenomenon or aspect of reality (source: Wikipedia).

1. Implicate Order: This refers to a deeper level of reality where everything is interconnected and enfolded into a single whole. In this order, the distinctions we perceive in the explicate order (the world of separate objects and events) are merely surface manifestations of a more profound unity.
2. Explicate Order: This is the observable world, where things appear distinct and separate. Bohm suggests that this order emerges from the implicate order, much like a flower unfolds from a bud.

Key Themes

• Interconnectedness: Bohm emphasizes that all aspects of reality are interconnected, and understanding this can lead to a more holistic view of existence.
• Consciousness: He explores the relationship between consciousness and the physical world, proposing that thought itself is part of the flow of reality rather than a separate entity.
• Language and Thought: Bohm critiques conventional language and thought patterns that promote fragmentation and division, advocating for a more fluid and dynamic understanding of reality.

David Bohm argued there is an underlying order he called the "implicate order" that gives rise to the separate objects and events we observe in the visible world (source: here).

Bohm suggested that what we see in the physical world is just a projection or “unfolding” from this deeper implicate order.

"Wholeness and the Implicate Order" is his book on the topic.

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Sosipatra of Ephesus

Sosipatra of Ephesus, female Pythagoras.

The Greek female philosopher and educator who blended wisdom and mysticism.

Tried to find some of her quotes, but there is no a reliable resource for that.

Photo from: https://www.thecollector.com/three-ancient-greek-female-philosophers-to-know/