by Robin Bloor | Dec 27, 2022 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
Hypnotic Trance The following is a record of a lecture on hypnosis given by Gurdjieff in Tiflis “In Europe, hypnotism is much spoken about and much used in medical treatment. However the knowledge of it is very superficial which explains the frequently...
by Stephen Aronson | Oct 24, 2022 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Perils of Perfectionism Writ Large The Problem What is wrong with striving for perfection? Aren’t we encouraged to strive to do our best, to always improve, to learn from our mistakes, to try not to commit the same errors a second time? As a psychotherapist, I...
by Stephen Aronson | Sep 28, 2022 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Harmony of Nature I realize it is morning. I am lying in bed. My body is relaxed, warm, comfortable. I am aware of the feeling of, “I don’t want to get up”. I don’t necessarily hear the words in my head, but I know I don’t want to get out of bed. I don’t need...
by Stephen Aronson | Jul 18, 2022 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Attention of the Eagle Beyond Conditioning: The Mystery of Interior Sight There is a deep level of mystery that is discernible even in ordinary life. We can occasionally realize “what we are thinking,” occasionally recognize we are “lying to ourselves,” see our...
by Stephen Aronson | Jun 26, 2022 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
Artist’s Impression of the Hypnotized Mind Even in our modern age, the actual mechanics of the phenomenon of hypnosis remain in the realm of theory and speculation, even while the phenomenon itself is extensively used for both good and ill in arenas as diverse...
by Stephen Aronson | May 22, 2022 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Passion of Dance My body is walking down a hall. Who is walking? How is there walking? How does this body move itself? Why does the time schedule of the event at this moment determine this motion? What else would be more determinative? The schedule has been...