Mysteries
The Mystery of Malevolence
As you might note, I haven’t written an essay in quite a while. That is because I’ve been busy with the publication of my new book, “The Paranoid Vision: Deciphering the My
Mysteries
The Deeper Meaning of the Winter Blues
Four years ago, I wrote a short essay on the winter blues. I posted it on my other websites, www.deeperquestions.com and www.platosattache.com, but not here on my blog. If I had more time, I
Mysteries
The Devolution of Erotic Love into a Battle to Prove Moral Superiority
About 2500 years ago, somewhere in ancient Athens, there was a drinking party. As Plato tells it, each of the guests was required to give a speech about the nature of love. Among the illustr
Mysteries
The Symbolic Appeal of Hatha Yoga & the Problem of Symptom Substitution
How can one explain the ever-growing popularity of hatha yoga? What does it reveal about the zeitgeist that millions of people are seeking to bend, turn and twist themselves, like a pretzel,
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The Unfortunate Influence of Kant’s Epistemology on Men’s Suits & Ties
Executive Summary: What is real? Is it matter or is it form? To be masculine is to owe one’s allegiance to form, identity, law, essence and structure. The subscription to form as the real
Obsessions & Compulsions
A Clue to the Motivation of the Colorado Killer
An enraged lunatic, who goes on a killing spree, doesn’t murder randomly. On the contrary, there is a method to his madness; he targets a certain group of people. His choice of victims
Politics
The Mystery of Chief Justice John Roberts
Often the best way to understand a person is by contrasting him with someone who faced a similar type of crisis. Consider Sir Thomas More, who lived during the early part of the Sixteenth Ce
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The Psychological Fascination with Batman
How very different are the world’s of Superman and Batman. Superman inhabits the heavenly realm of Apollo, assuggested by the iconic image of him flying through the sky. He even comes to
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The Seven Most Dangerous Insights
“Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously.”— Friedrich Nietzsche Summary: In the pages that
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The Secret of Judaism’s Two Triangles and the Mystery of Antisemitism
The key to understanding antisemitism lies in Judaism itself. This is because what Judaism esteems
Mysteries
From Theodicy to Mysticism: A Personal Account
One morning, several years ago, after awakening from a restful sleep, I sat upright on my bed for a few moments.
Everyday Symbolism
The Dark Knowledge at the Root of Acrophobia & Agoraphobia
Neurotic fears and phobias are puzzling and perplexing, for they run counter to our practical interests and to all common sense.

















