"Historians are presumed to be unable to "do psychology," which is "mystical" anyway, so they are forced to accept the most "rational" explanations... "and it is on these that history is built."

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Source : Lloyd DeMause (1975). “The New Psychohistory”, New York : Psychohistory Press

Lloyd deMause

#Psychology Quotes #Accepting Quotes #Mystical Quotes

“Everything begins in mysticism and ends in politics.”
“The more money you make, the more the culture already attracts you to serve it, with an aura of glitter and power, to reproduce it in even stronger ways. And you have to resist that so much if any meaningful artistic integrity is to be had.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Writers are storytellers. So are readers.”
“Go to Mozambique! As long as you don't expect to find flawless infrastructure, just go. Because this is a country where people have not quite grown accustomed to tourists. You still feel a genuineness that no longer exists in countries where tourism has been industrially developed.”

Source : "Henning Mankell's Mozambique". www.theguardian.com. September 17, 2010.
“I appreciate every team that wants me, and I take on every challenge.”

Source : "Q&A with Mavs center Chandler". Interview with Paul Forrester, www.si.com. August 25, 2010.
“I am coming back to that which has most affected me. I'm coming back to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

Source : "Stephanie March and Neal Baer Talk Law and Order: Special Victims Unit". Interview with Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. February 25, 2009.
“In the past, kong-an (koan) practicing meant checking someone's enlightenment. Now we use kong-ans to make our lives correct. . . . You must use kong-ans to take away your opinions. When you take away your opinions, your mind is clear like space, which means from moment to moment you can reflect any situation and respond correctly and meticulously.”
“Of all second-class citizens, neurotics are the only ones who are so by choice.”

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