“One may see his behaviour as ‘signs’ of a ‘disease’; one may see his behaviour as expressive of his existence. The existential-phenomenological construction is an inference about the way the other is feeling and acting […] The clinical psychiatrist, wishing to be more ‘scientific’ or ‘objective’, may propose to confine himself to the 'objectively’ observable behaviour of the patient before him. The simplest reply to this is that it is impossible. To see 'signs’ of 'disease’ is not to see neutrally. Nor is it neutral to see a smile as contractions of the circumoral muscles.”
— R D Laing
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Crow Shepherd by Rheann on DeviantArt
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Mermaids by United Kingdom artist Stephen Mackey
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Close up of some details from my most recent commission, pencil on canvas triptych, 32x48"
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Ophelia (detail) Astley David Middleton Cooper
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Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester!)
MESA OF LOST WOMEN (1953).
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Dozing Corridor
M10(530×333mm)
2023
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“One new perception,
one fresh thought,
one act of surrender,
one change of heart,
one leap of faith,
can change your life forever.” —Robert Holden, Author & Psychologist from the book 'Shift Happens!'
Kushiel’s Dart cover by Tran Nguyen
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D'Apres Elle by Nadezda
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"Life is a labor pain; we are here to give birth to ourself."
Bernie Siegel
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“No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.” Robert Holden
AlterEgo by Alexandra Manukyan
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