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Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind :
* Study the science of art.
* Study the art of science.
* Develop your senses – especially learn how to see.
* Realise that everything connects to everything else.
[Leonardo da Vinci]
Capgras delusion – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From the page: “The Capgras delusion or Capgras’ syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance, usually a close family member or spouse, has been replaced by an identical looking imposter.”
I think I may have this, the family member in question being myself.
It IS hard to tell though, I’ve been watching myself very carefully, but up till now I have been far too cunning to do anything blatent enough to give myself away.
Having said that, sometimes when I get up in the mornings I find that during the night someone has rotated my house completely by 180 degrees (as can be ascertained by the location of the sun on the opposite to that where it was the night before).
I find it had to believe that anyone other than myself would care enough about me to go to such great lengths to cause me confusion, bafflement, and distress. This certainly does lead a certain credence to my belief.
I wonder what my ultimate intentions towards myself are.
It’s all a bit worrying really.
Exploding head syndrome – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ooo this I actually do get sometimes. It’s rather surreal.
Quantum immortality – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From the page: “Quantum immortality is the name for the speculation that the Everett many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that a conscious being cannot cease to be. The idea is highly controversial.”
The Cure for Insomnia (1987)
From the page: “Runtime: 5220 min ”
Federal Bureau of Investigation – Freedom of Information Privacy Act
From the page: “Animal Mutilation Project
128 pages
These records contain accounts of animal mutilations which were discovered in various states during the late 1970’s. Over the years, several theories have been expounded to explain the mutilations, including UFOs, satanic cults, pranksters, unknown government agencies, or natural predators. The FBI entered the case when 15 mutilations occurred in New Mexican Indian country. The investigation was negative with respect to identifying the individuals responsible.”
Amazon.com: The Children of Green Knowe: Books: L. M. Boston,Peter Boston
Everyone should have read these.
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From the page: “This is not an easy book, and therein lies its charm. L.M. Boston’s classic is a sophisticated mood piece disguised as a children’s ghost story. As young Toseland goes to live with his grandmother in the family’s ancestral home, the reader is plunged immediately into the world of Green Knowe. Like Toseland, who actually rows up to his new home in the midst of a flood, we have a hard time finding our bearings. Toseland discovers a funny kind of grandmother awaiting him–one who speaks elliptically of the children and animals she keeps around the house: they might be memories, they might be ghosts. It’s never quite clear where real life leaves off and magic begins. Toseland admires a deer: “A deer seems more magic than a horse.” His grandmother is quick to respond: “Very beautiful fairy-tale magic, but a horse that thinks the same thoughts that you do is like strong magic wine, a love philtre for boys.”
With this meshing of the magical and the real, Boston evokes a childlike world of wonder. She compounds the effect by combining gorgeous images and eerily evocative writing. Toseland goes out on a snowy morning: “In front of him, the world was an unbroken dazzling cloud of crystal stars, except for the moat, which looked like a strip of night that had somehow sinned and had no stars in it.” The loosely plotted story is given more resonance still through liberal use of biblical imagery and Anglo-Saxon mythology. For those willing to suspend their disbelief and read carefully, the world of Green Knowe offers a wondrous escape. –Claire Dederer”


