The search for meaning in cultural, artistic and dream imagery
Most of us have had dreams where we’re exploring the inside of an unfamiliar house, or we’re discovering new rooms in a house we thought we knew well. It’s easy to understand why houses play such a prominent role in our unconscious. Houses are the center of our existence. They are both our private spaces and our [...]
Last night I went to see the Broadway hit “Wicked.” As many of you already know, the musical is based on Gregory Maguire’s revisionist take on L. Frank Baum’s classic, ”The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” So green plays prominently in the production. There are costumes in all shades of green. There are trips to the Emerald City, a [...]
Andrea and Bruce Leininger are the parents of James Leininger, a little boy who they believe was a WWII pilot in a previous life. The Leiningers have chronicled their family’s experience with the paranormal in two Good Morning America interviews (most recently on Monday) and in the book Soul Survivor: The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter Pilot. According to [...]
Iconic fashion designer Edith Head once said, “You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” While I don’t think Head’s sentiment is true for most of us, I do think it serves as a reminder that we humans place a lot more value on clothes than simple utilitarian protection from the [...]
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