Posted by susan47 on April 1, 2006, at 11:35:23
In reply to Re: Freud is on the cover of Newsweek!, posted by zazenduck on April 1, 2006, at 10:42:07
...turned into a bit of a rant ..
but I had fun, no matter, and I don't think there's any triggers in this.
Well whatever has been proved or disproved about Freud's teachings isn't as important, IMO, as the perception he brought to the western world.. that human beings are multi-faceted, multi-dimensional, and have a spirit side .. that dreams have meaning ... that our sexuality plays a huge role in our being-ness, and it's okay to talk about that ... whether you agree or disagree, whether I'm right or wrong and I'm most likely wrong, these are only impressions, not knowledge I have, I mean, weren't there other's before Freud? Isn't it all a complex structure with building blocks upon building blocks? Doesn't every person who studies and works with people have something to contribute? I think so, and he just was gutsy enough to be wrong as well as halfway-right, or more than halfway ... he didn't live in fear, and I suppose his enormous urge for ego gratification is actually what made him contribute in spite of his errors ... hah.
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