I notice that I 'tell' myself what something or someone is as a value judgement (nice, nasty, ugly, pretty, unjust) but when I look, I just see what is before me (no words) but is there more to it than this and if so what?

I was listening to an episode of the comics podcast Cartoonist Kayfabe called Psychology Test For Nerds - Will You Pass Or Fail?, which was dedicated to a story in Dan Clowes comic Eightball called Black Nylon. According to the podcast, he created the story using Edwin S. Shneidman's MAPS, or...

Many psychological studies rely on participants to give up their time to take part in experiments or complete questionnaires. They take part because they get paid or because they are required to as part of their university course. But, beyond this, not much is known about what motivates people...

Not sure where to put this, mods are welcome to move this if there is a good thread it would fit in. I am listening to a podcast (when I should be working...) from the British Psychological Society (and an author discussing his book) about people who feel an 'unseen presence' or a 'felt...

No one outside of the world of psychoanalysis takes his ideas seriously, but it seems more and more paranormal researchers use his ideas of archetypes and the collective unconsciousness as proven scientific theory. It has become a bit lazy and tiresome that a lot of books I've read over the...

Any of you guys follow Jordan Peterson ? INT21.

edit to amend subject title.

Several years ago my brother visited me. At that period in time he was suffering with depression and anxiety and was quite debilitated. I remember making him a cup of tea, and as I entered the the room to give him the tea I looked at him; I suddenly experienced a buzzing feeling in my head...

Graylien's post on another thread, particularly the phrase "the pseudo-science of psychology" reminded me of a text by Israel Regardie (pupil of the Great Beast himself, Mr Crowley) on how psychology is really the modernised scientificated (my own neologism!) version of ritual magick. The text...

Source: The NY Times Magazine I've always been a bit sceptical of a diagnostic tool that was so subjective in its interpretation.