PinnedPaul DeFattaSome Thoughts about Meaning (7/14/2023)In what does meaning (in the existential sense of ‘the meaning of life’) consist — for me? To what extent might such meaning possess…Jul 19, 20231Jul 19, 20231
Paul DeFattaA Fishy Tale (6/27/2023)Is there a part of us, as humans — and not necessarily a little part — that is quite naturally terrified by the prospect of eternity, of…1d ago1d ago
Paul DeFattaA Vision (3/14/22)It is not contempt for the body that I feel, but contempt for being ruled by the body’s wants, fears, and desires — and that’s a matter of…2d ago2d ago
Paul DeFattaDebased Romantic Love Still Making Real Men and Woman of Us (1/3/22)Joseph Campbell, in Creative Mythology, locates the emergence of the independent individual (in the West) in the 12th Century — with the…2d ago2d ago
Paul DeFattaOn Impersonal Love (7/19/22)No doubt, the common practice of dividing humans up into opposing, separate classes, camps, and categories (e.g., the valued and the…3d ago3d ago
Paul DeFattaGardening the Psyche (2/11/22)As we were riding in the train to Gdańsk earlier, I was reflecting on the possible parallels between my learning to speak Polish and Olga…4d ago4d ago
Paul DeFattaTwo Ways of Looking at Sensitivity (9/24/2022)In everyday conversation, if we hear someone say, “He is so sensitive” or “She is a very sensitive person,” how do we normally interpret…5d ago5d ago
Paul DeFattaOn the Use and Abuse of the Intellect (9/20/2022)On the Use and Abuse of the Intellect (9/20/22)5d ago5d ago
Paul DeFattaAhura Mazda versus Angra Mainyu (6/29/2022Jung devoted much time and thought to the archetypal divergences between Eastern and Western spirituality. Here is my attempt to…5d ago5d ago