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Building Castles in the Consciousness

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31 January 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Roman_de_la_Rose.jpg | Public Domain — A leaf from the “Romance of the Rose” (ink and color on parchment) | 1390 | National Library of Poland, Warsaw | Public Domain

You may have heard the English phrase ‘to build castles in the air’. It has quite the accusatory connotation which is essentially ascribing unrealistic thinking or pursuits to someone in serious matters. It carries this meaning of improbability or the impossible — something unnaturally pursued.

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