John Fraim “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” HP Lovecraft (1927) Today, power and control are exercised largely through a technique borrowed from the art of magic called distraction. It is a non-confrontational technique. In this sense it represents the […]
For McCoy / Fontaine Bennett / March 15, 2020 It seems appropriate that the passing of the great artist and spiritual leader McCoy Tyner would be memorialized by one of the world’s greatest musicians on perhaps the world’s most advanced musical instrument. It is called the Linnstrument and the latest product from legendary digital music […]
Walter John Fraim Make no mistake about it: politics is alive and well in this time when we are all supposed to sing with a common song since we all face a common enemy. The two political sides have battled viciously for four years and are not about to cease battle during the virus crisis. […]
Bellville, Ohio (Note: Each Sunday I receive a wonderful post from one of our greatest musical composers, Rick Sowash. I became a huge fan of Rick over ten years ago when I discovered his gorgeous Santuary at 3 am album. The below is Rick’s post for Sunday, March 29, 2020 as we head into Spring […]
John Fraim (Above reminds me of those Indonesian shadow figures in the film The Year of Living Dangerously. Little more than shadows against a screen.) Author and spiritual explorer Paul Levy’s view on the current crisis is a rare one. Paul’s view is that our current devastating pandemic offers a rare opportunity for us to […]
Toilet Paper Panic; Mask Crisis; Pompeo and China (Headlines From A Major News Outlet) A Lonely View Today John Fraim “The American engine needs to be restarted now. Suffocating the economy has been easy; reviving an economic corpse will be the stuff of hopeless heroics, fit only for Disney happy endings or the Hallmark channel. Simple […]
Carl Jung in his Office Jack True was one of the most innovative hypnotherapists of our time. Largely unknown in academic circles, uninterested in publishing his work, Jack focused on his patients. We met in 1987. We became friends and colleagues. Over the course of several years, I interviewed him many times. Jack eventually gave up on […]
