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Rise and collapse of a wave. Details of paintings by Michael Zeno Diemer (1867-1939)

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Painted rolling waves by Daniel Abel.

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On the topic of being obsessed with introspection and “self discovery”, i recently read something by Viktor Frankl which I feel fits the whole following of astrology/mbti/personal discovery etc very well. He said that, because life has become void of meaning for many, because there is an “existential vacuum”, we compensate by “psycho-analyzing” ourselves, sharing our psychological problems and insights with others, discussing them, etc (and he predicted this development in the 40s!). An existential vacuum leads to an obsession with the own psyche that can be the cause of neuroses and its pseudo-therapy. Self-reflection can in itself be the root of many problems. I had a talk with someone about how phases of self-reflection and lots of journaling are often the least mentally stable and happy ones. When we feel good, we do not feel the need to conduct some sort of self-therapy. Viktor Frankl also came up with the concept of using a paradoxical intention for healing neuroses. A patient with insomnia, for example, cannot sleep because they so rigidly and obsessively try to sleep, which hinders them from relaxing into an unconscious state. So a paradoxical intention would be “for a change, why don’t you try to not sleep tonight, and just relax and think about something nice?” - which then makes them fall asleep quickly. Maybe by setting the paradoxical intention “i will not try to figure myself out and heal myself” many of the problems which were simply rooted in obsessing over yourself will take care of themselves.

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An antique fox shaped cleaver

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CAN'T BELIEVE A MAGAZINE HAD TO ISSUE A FORMAL APOLOGY FOR PUTTING JIANG CHENG AND WEI WUXIAN TOGETHER AND SPARKING SCANDALOUS RUMOURS. IT'S NOT EVEN THE FIRST TIME. THERE ARE NOW MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS. JIANG CHENG BIRTHDAY BASH ALWAYS DELIVERS.

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I'm obsessed with characters we only hear about second or third hand, especially when those accounts are conflicting. No, you don't get to see them, but here's a warped mirror of what other people thought they were. Enjoy your contemplation of how being known is an act of translation and communicates only aspects of the self.

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ONLY interact if you’re problematic/controversial

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can’t imagine living in a world where authors aren’t allowed to explore darker themes and topics through literature

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I do feel morally superior because I’ve never bought anything from SHEIN

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crazy thang is whenever someone makes a post talkng about how xyz thing annoys them someone will always go 'oh so we're not even allowed to do [thing] anymore??' like no you literally can. that person just will not like you. if that is enough to stop you then its not that youre not allowed its that you are not capable of existing outside of the approval of others

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reblog w the song lyrics in your head NOW. either stuck in yr head or what yr listening to

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post with reblogs off that you cant help but share

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ppl justify themselves too much

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when you say "get rid of the cursed amulet," i can't help but notice a tone of jealousy. envy, even