It has often been said that the child is father to the man, meaning that within the mind of the child, that is; in its most formative experiences such as its relationships with its parents, siblings, friends and relatives actually formulate and determine much of its’ happiness and satisfaction in later life. However, to understandContinue reading “Oedipus, Eros & Psyche”
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Shakespeare, the “Sailor Man”
In her book, “Shakespeare’s Imagery” (Cambridge University Press, 1935) the author Caroline Spurgeon highlights the predominant topics found in Shakespeare’s plays and poetry and she compares the incidents of these topics in the work of other playwrights and poets, in particular Christopher Marlowe, Sir Francis Bacon, Thomas Dekker, Phillip Massinger and Ben Jonson in theContinue reading “Shakespeare, the “Sailor Man””
Shakespeare and the “Supernatural”
“A sad tale, is best for Winter. I have one of sprites and goblins”-Mamillus (A Winter’s Tale) An overall study of Shakespeare’s plays reveals that the author had more than a casual acquaintance with the supernatural, the paranormal and a preoccupation with ghosts, apparitions, spirits and phantoms (GASP). While this merely reinforces the fact thatContinue reading “Shakespeare and the “Supernatural””
“Not Without Mustard”
“Or, the True, Lamentable Tragedy of Edward de Vere” A Screenplay by Leonidas Kazantheos In six months time, that is sometime in the year 2023 many theatres and literary and media institutions will probably be celebrating or commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare’s 1623 Folio of Romances, Tragedies, Comedies and Histories.Continue reading ““Not Without Mustard””
“The Way of the Warrior”
Personal Enlightenment: “Enlightenment is real, and each one of us, whoever we are, can in the right circumstances and with the right training realise the nature of mind and so know in us what is deathless and eternally real. This is the promise of all mystical traditions in the world, and it is being fulfilledContinue reading ““The Way of the Warrior”“
An “Upstart Crow?”
In act IV of Timon of Athens, Timon leaves his home in Athens while his faithful steward, and other servants lament his departure. He goes to live in a cave in the woods, collecting berries, and digging up roots in an attempt to assuage his hunger. When Timon rejects the beastliness of men nevertheless hisContinue reading “An “Upstart Crow?”“
Shakespeare’s Coat of Arms
As early as 1576 soon after John Shakspere’s “wool-brogging” business failed he applied for a coat of arms but was subsequently rejected as the manuscript illustrates with the words, “Non, sans droict”. Ten years later in August 1596 the young son of the actor William Shakspere was buried in Stratford-upon-Avon and within 2 months theContinue reading “Shakespeare’s Coat of Arms“
“Shakespeare On Deformity”
In 1623 when publishing the Shakespeare Folio, the publishers John Heminges and Henry Condell, wrote: “To the Great Variety of Readers”“Whereas before you were abus’d with diuerse stolne, and surreptitious copies, maimed, and deformed by the frauds and stealthes of iniurious impostors, that expos’d them: euen those, that are now offer’d to your view cured,Continue reading ““Shakespeare On Deformity”“
August, the Harvest Month
Of this time, the Roman Boethius writes: “The world with steady trust,Changes in regular seasons.Seeds that struggle out of earthKeep to pre-determined bounds.Daily the golden SunLeads with his chariot the rosy dawn,And nightly the evening starLeads out the Moon to rule the sky.The greedy surging seaIs kept to certain limitsLest our uncertain worldBe swamped withinContinue reading “August, the Harvest Month”
Gurdjieff’s Psychodynamics
G.I. Gurdjieff was alive when the new psychology and the psychoanalytic schools of Sigmund Freud and Carl, Gustav Jung were born among intellectuals in Europe; although Gurdjieff was not especially fond of the psychoanalytic method dependent on the delicate relationship between psychiatrist and client. Comparing Gurdjieff’s writing with that of Carl Jung, the writer VrasidasContinue reading “Gurdjieff’s Psychodynamics”
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