tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377379823130116563.post1151936005306683801..comments2021-07-22T09:51:48.624-04:00Comments on Joe Jansen: Finding perspective in aweJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01351494869325011044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377379823130116563.post-35160049410397673632021-04-28T12:48:13.924-04:002021-04-28T12:48:13.924-04:00Appreciated, Peter! Appreciated, Peter! Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351494869325011044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377379823130116563.post-54235420956741537852021-04-25T06:39:35.839-04:002021-04-25T06:39:35.839-04:00Hi Joe,
Images of (or being present with) mountain...Hi Joe,<br />Images of (or being present with) mountains, ocean, vistas etc stir me too. Those psychologists who use the expression 'diminished sense of self' are missing the mark. <br /><br />The concept of self is generated by the ego, or the left hemisphere, (Iain McGilchrist's 'Emissary') and the effect that's evoked is more about pausing the ego, and so temporarily parking that sense of self. There's no diminishment involved, so it seems to me. When a psychologist writes 'diminished sense of self', that just indicates to me that (1)he/she hasn't read or thought widely enough, and (2)he/she is unaware of how such a word as 'diminishment' is likely to be understood. Having been an academic in the past, I know how siloed and jargon-bound they tend to become.<br /><br />Putting a brief brake on the ego gives liberation from it. This seems to me related to the distinction between 'magic' and 'religion'. ie magic is about using barely-understood natural power for gain, ie it's a small, mean thing. (If it were to actually exist). Whereas religion is about gladly surrendering oneself to an omnipotent force or being. There's no 'diminishment' implicit in the latter. Rather there's a merging of yourself with the cosmos.<br /><br />Just my thought on this. Great photos dude!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com