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...half hours Saturday night to compare irrational symbolism in pre-historic art to that of "Finnegan's Wake," and then to call on his profession "to throw out the straight-line logic of playboy architecture" in favor of a revived symbolism which would satisfy man's psychic needs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gropius Lectures Begin | 4/17/1961 | See Source »

Even more "peculiar" is ESP's apparent indifference to time and space. Rhine stated that psychic tests have been conducted in which the subject is separated from his "target" by thousands of miles and months of time without altering his ability to predict...

Author: By Ronald J. Greene, | Title: Parapsychologist Explains Extra-Sensory Perception | 4/15/1961 | See Source »

...potency from aspirin to barbiturates and narcotics have no effect on the underlying emotional state; all they can do is relieve the symptoms temporarily. Only since 1954 have there been tranquilizing drugs specifically designed and directed toward relieving signs of anxiety. For depression, psychiatrists are now prescribing the psychic energizers, of which half a dozen, such as Marplan and Niamid, have won fairly general acceptance. But talking it out in psychotherapy is generally recognized as the only measure that offers the possibility of a true cure. There is still controversy as to the value of different types of treatment, especially...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Anatomy of Angst | 3/31/1961 | See Source »

Herm thinks his films serve a psychic purpose: "None of us ever rids himself of terror. My pictures can help a normal mind rid itself of fears--if someone has a mental twist, then he shouldn't be allowed outside...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Herman Cohen | 3/23/1961 | See Source »

During an hour-and-a-half talk that held his audience spell-bound, William A. Rusher, Publisher of the National Review, concentrated on two main topics: the "psychic difficulties of the West," and the mistakes that cost Nixon the Presidency...

Author: By Frederic L. Ballard jr., | Title: Rusher Gives Views On Country's Future In Speech to HYRC | 12/16/1960 | See Source »

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