tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post8754579439478782528..comments2023-10-29T13:33:18.452+00:00Comments on Anthony Peake's Cheating The Ferryman Blog Page: A Short Explanation of A Clinical Syndrome; Its Link to the Peakian Dyad, and to the blogAnthony Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199138770925114308noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-90092322747328029252008-06-22T00:35:00.000+01:002008-06-22T00:35:00.000+01:00*smile**smile*Karl Le Marcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402028443489182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-38099343171915956342008-06-22T00:33:00.000+01:002008-06-22T00:33:00.000+01:00That has to be the best welcome I was ever given t...That has to be the best welcome I was ever given thank youAndrew Giancarlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890840951218559158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-8515714018607011552008-06-22T00:29:00.000+01:002008-06-22T00:29:00.000+01:00Andrew: Welcome back my friend.<B>Andrew</B>: Welcome back my friend.Karl Le Marcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402028443489182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-32464458372710383052008-06-22T00:26:00.000+01:002008-06-22T00:26:00.000+01:00I just want to say that I came home from being awa...I just want to say that I came home from being away for 2 days. I just now read through this whole thread.Im very touched thaty all of the bloggers here took the time to comment on my messed up brain wiring! I thank all of you each for placing his and her ideas here,and you are all very well informed I see. I see that I have been understood and viewed sensitively and Im thankfull for it very, very much. Receptivity to difference is there with all of you as you are well read well educated and very liberal thinkers. I read all of them and give special thanks to each writer for being an independent thinker Its very nice to know that there are people who can view things with an eye on change like Senator Obama and flow out from expereince. and so much experience,and lots of information and books , more then I expected! Thank you very much and youve made me feel welcome and Im touched deeply by respect which I give back.Andrew Giancarlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890840951218559158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-56400399044526168742008-06-21T00:40:00.000+01:002008-06-21T00:40:00.000+01:00Ed: Yes, I was thinking the same thing! When we se...<B>Ed</B>: Yes, I was thinking the same thing! When we see Tony in a couple of weeks it will only be for an hour (as you know), but afterwards we can go back into central Liverpool and if <B>Woodsprite</B> can come along I'm sure we can have a good chat re ITLAD within Mental Health on our usual comfy chairs in the pub........er, ITLAD meeting hall!<BR/>*smile*<BR/><BR/><B>Woodsprite</B>: Email me and let me know what your availability is like during a normal week.Karl Le Marcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402028443489182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-26249548468036181672008-06-21T00:39:00.000+01:002008-06-21T00:39:00.000+01:00Ed: I certainly agree, we could engage in some ve...Ed: I certainly agree, we could engage in some very weighty conversation. If I could make it over there, I would be most happy to, and I would love for you to email me sometime because your perception regarding this entire syndrome and the attendant social discourse is truly remarkable. Thank you so much for your very special input about Mark, and all you have witnessed and learned.SM Kovalinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137642942538595560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-84041473283261404752008-06-21T00:34:00.000+01:002008-06-21T00:34:00.000+01:00Hi... Lots of absorbing comments in this post!Just...Hi... <BR/><BR/>Lots of absorbing comments in this post!<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to thank a couple of the folks...<BR/><BR/>To <B>SM</B>: I constantly meet people who share things that I have experienced. It is a pity that you are so far across the globe - I feel that we could talk for many hours! <BR/><BR/>To <B>Johar</B>: Your words were very flattering, <I>"I wonder, sometimes, when hearing from people like you and Susan Marie, if your children were destined to be yours because of the people you are and the awareness raising and unique perspective you have of the world."</I><BR/><BR/>For me, i think it is the reverse that is true... <I>Mark was given to ME</I> so that I would learn from him and then combine this learning with my other gifts, going on to open new doors and do something creative and helpful to others. There are MANY great things that i would never have done had it not been for Mark.<BR/><BR/>To <B>Woodsprite</B>: Perhaps we should meet sometime? If you can't find my email, let me know through the blog or maybe ask Karl or Tony?<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>EdEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390789010819276042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-48634156491033699972008-06-20T21:23:00.000+01:002008-06-20T21:23:00.000+01:00Well, it is certainly all to my honor. Tony has ...Well, it is certainly all to my honor. Tony has told me that you are absolutely amazing to speak with; got me quite envious, in fact: but I am thankful for the two of you as you have been inspiring , and in a way which is not usual. And it is nothing but a privilege to even think of the two of you involved with discourse on my own blog site. I have much to think on and coordinate, for certain. Thank you.SM Kovalinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137642942538595560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-22552199467258131012008-06-20T21:14:00.000+01:002008-06-20T21:14:00.000+01:00Susan Marie: WOW! Thank You!Yes, I remember the fi...<B>Susan Marie</B>: WOW! Thank You!<BR/><BR/>Yes, I remember the first time I met Tony (we had been in email contact for a while since a radio show he did in which I contributed) but the first time we met was at one of his Library Lectures and I put to him my "Misallignment Of The Bohmian IMAX" theory of Mental Health and his eyes almost popped out!<BR/>*giggles*<BR/><BR/>He still does that in the pub sometimes, either when I let lose a stream of consciousness or he realises it is his round!<BR/>*smile*<BR/><BR/>I would love to establish communications with American Psychology Professors as the UK Professors I see each month are hugely interested in my research and writing, so maybe we can do this off blog, on email and we can collaborate on something for your own blog perhaps as well.<BR/><BR/>From one Midwife, I thank you dearly.Karl Le Marcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402028443489182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-65148547437422712592008-06-20T20:57:00.000+01:002008-06-20T20:57:00.000+01:00KLLM: I just went to your first essay regarding t...KLLM: I just went to your first essay regarding the Schizophrenic producing machine/misalignment of Bohmian IMAX. I was stunned, as I remembered that this was the first post I had read, when I was avidly researching Peake, and had not yet contacted him or become a blog member. I do recall thinking the essay had been written by some prominent man in the psychiatric sciences, and it brought to my mind Schopenhauer's "World As Will and Ideation". Jung has an essay where he assets that for Schopenhauer, the world appeared like a menacing fairy-tale picture book, which turned its pages all around him. What strange synchronicity you and Tony have! His theories are fleshed out into the empirical/scientific/ domains, with epistemological import of discourse! In the person of a blogger who came knocking. It is a wedding and a union which mesmerizes me; and it occurs in so many areas! A consummation is devoutly to be wished: I would love to involve Andrew's neuro-psychiatrist and some psychology professors in an open forum revolving around the nexus of Aspeberger syndrome and its social treatment and discourse: With Two British Midwives as the honored lords of innovative change. I am more and more gripped by this idea of you and Tony as true innovators: I almost view you as hi-tech sci--Emerson/Thoreau come to life. What fine texts could come from this union, and even to be taught in the Universities here. Poor, sweet, unsuspecting Tony: Upon his return, I will swoop on him yet again (if this is acceptable to you, of course).SM Kovalinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137642942538595560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-29395434507213732772008-06-20T20:25:00.000+01:002008-06-20T20:25:00.000+01:00Another book I have missed, and I will be certain ...Another book I have missed, and I will be certain now to look for it. Thank you, and your passion is most welcome, most appreciated, and very admirable!!!SM Kovalinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137642942538595560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-67920167042417893712008-06-20T20:21:00.000+01:002008-06-20T20:21:00.000+01:00Susan-Marie: Thank you for your comments - I appre...Susan-Marie: Thank you for your comments - I appreciate them. This is a topic I am passionate about. <BR/><BR/>By the way, have you come across this book?<BR/>"Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence" by Luke Jackson <BR/><BR/>It's written by an amazing young man - I think he was 13 when he wrote it. He has Asperger's and he also has three other brother's who are also on the Autistic spectrum. His youngest brother also has ADHD. There are two sisters who do not seem to be affrected in the same way. He writes with candour and humour about what it's like to be autistic. Quite rightly, he views it as part of his personality and not as a disability. I saw him at a conference with his mother and they are both truly inspirational.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-74295706632622053292008-06-20T19:56:00.000+01:002008-06-20T19:56:00.000+01:00A thousand thanks Woodsprite !!! Truly, your rem...A thousand thanks Woodsprite !!! Truly, your remarks could be crafted into a very fine article/essay on this topic! They are most appreciated, as are those of all who have taken the time to set forth sensitive and astute comments here. Would that the mental health industry attracted such people! And you are on target about the behaviors: Andrew has always been a "hand-flapper", and he spent his childhood being bullied by psychologists who thought behavior modification was the answer, this is why I home-schooled him in the end ( and he FINALLY learned to read as soon as he was alone with me). Yes, I desire him to be like me, that is why I had him, and if I did not approve of my own interests and values, I would not have had a child. Brava to you for taking the time to be sensitive to all of this. You are a very fine woman, and I hope that Tony is inspired to perhaps use his dyad theory in support of changes in this area: He would be a true help, placed as he is, and I intend to write him about it. THANK YOU, Woodsprite.SM Kovalinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137642942538595560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-3163394344674755032008-06-20T19:38:00.000+01:002008-06-20T19:38:00.000+01:00Susan Marie: I was having a rant about the outrage...Susan Marie: I was having a rant about the outrageous way you were spoken to by the clinical psychologist. Of course Andrew shares your interests - you are on the same wavelength! Would it have been classed as "invasive" if his interests were football or cars, I wonder? <BR/><BR/>It reminded me of a workshop I attended about a way of working with aautistic children here in the UK (although I'm pretty sure it was developed in the US) where the focus is on preventing some of the behaviours that make autistic people noticeable. In particular, behaviours they classify as "self-stimulating" such as hand flapping, covering the ears, humming etc. are targetted and stopped. What the followers of this behaviourist approach do not seem to acknowledge is the purpose of the behaviours. Many autistic people are highly sensitive to stimuli, and sounds, bright lights, smells, touches etc can be so overwhelming it is painful. Often these repetitive behaviours are a way of managing this hyper sensitivity. They showed a clip of Rainman when the Dustin Hoffman character becomes hysterical in the airport. This was presented as an example of inappropriate behaviour. All I could see was a man in pain surrounded by other people who were making it all even more frightening. By the end of the presentation I was furious nd gave them a hard time at question time. To me it was an example of a mistaken focus. Surely it would be better to teach greater understanding on the part of the neuro-typical world rather than trying to shape different people into some warped idea of "normality"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-6226900454513942552008-06-20T19:19:00.000+01:002008-06-20T19:19:00.000+01:00Please fire yourself up again, Woodsprite!!!Please fire yourself up again, Woodsprite!!!SM Kovalinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137642942538595560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-62512273641302382712008-06-20T19:17:00.000+01:002008-06-20T19:17:00.000+01:00OOOH!!! GRRR! I seem to have lost a post for Susan...OOOH!!! GRRR! I seem to have lost a post for Susan-Marie! How frustrating!<BR/><BR/>When I feel less annoyed at losing it I will try to remeber what I wrote!<BR/><BR/>And I was really fired up too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-29264905021363648542008-06-20T19:12:00.000+01:002008-06-20T19:12:00.000+01:00Ed: I have a twin sister with learning disabiliti...Ed: I have a twin sister with learning disabilities who lives with me, as well as working in the area of child mental health. I cannot agree more whole-heartedly with your comments. It's refreshing to hear from someone who does not view difference as a burden - although it isn't always easy. I live on the Wirral and would be delighted to help in any way (practical as well as moral support).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-71550238443921489642008-06-20T17:26:00.000+01:002008-06-20T17:26:00.000+01:00Susan Marie: *giggles*"Marcs-Man" - Fabulous!!No-o...<B>Susan Marie</B>: *giggles*<BR/>"<I>Marcs-Man</I>" - Fabulous!!<BR/><BR/>No-one could ever describe me as 'waif-like', but I was unaware that I exerted a gravitational pull!<BR/><BR/>*smile*<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that Ed placed such useful comment as I see much similarity in Andrew and Mark.Karl Le Marcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402028443489182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-69484999828238490092008-06-20T17:14:00.000+01:002008-06-20T17:14:00.000+01:00Ed: Glad you got my email mate. I thought you'd be...<B>Ed</B>: Glad you got my email mate. I thought you'd be interested in Susan Marie's post here.<BR/><BR/>I agree that the previous posts I linked to in my initial comment are well worth reading through (plus the comments) and I will get across to Liverpool again to see you soon, (at the latest it will be in a couple of weeks when we see Tony anyway)<BR/><BR/>The Daemonic leaking across the Right-Left Brain, dual consciousness of the Daemon-Eidolon Dyad is extremely prevalent in those with neuro-atypicality, and I personally try to spend as much time in the company of those that Society does indeed mostly shun, for their eyes are open far wider to the greater realities. I wish Mark the best of health as always.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your contribution.Karl Le Marcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402028443489182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-86254387691462395302008-06-20T17:13:00.000+01:002008-06-20T17:13:00.000+01:00Thank you, KLLM: Your words are always kind and ...Thank you, KLLM: Your words are always kind and hit the mark with sureness as no other can hit; you are a "marcs man" for certain. Andrew will be very happy to read your comments, and his gravitation toward you has pleased me as it has been as natural and unimpeded as the best gravitations are; and Peakian, very Peakian, at its core.SM Kovalinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137642942538595560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-88777418018247213682008-06-20T17:08:00.000+01:002008-06-20T17:08:00.000+01:00Johar: And there was me thinking JoJo was just my ...<B>Johar</B>: And there was me thinking JoJo was just my name for you!<BR/><BR/>Tremendous comments, I'm glad you like my "neuro-atypicality". Writing within Mental Health you get to know all the horrendous euphemisms they use so I try and develop some nicer new ones.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the Mark Haddon book is very good, as it the follow up "A Spot Of Bother"Karl Le Marcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402028443489182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-36818305825354662102008-06-20T17:05:00.000+01:002008-06-20T17:05:00.000+01:00Susan Marie: Andrew is, first and foremost, his Mo...<B>Susan Marie</B>: Andrew is, first and foremost, his Mother's son, so he already has a wonderful base from which to flower.<BR/><BR/>Thank you as always for your kind words on my comments and I am proud and honoured to have you and Andrew read my words as enthusiastically as you do.<BR/><BR/>En Avant towards Marinoff I say!<BR/>*knowing smile*<BR/><BR/><B>Andrew</B>: When you return from your trip young man, I hope you see how much you are welcomed and respected. You will always have a special role with me personally, and for all your emails to me, I say thank you.Karl Le Marcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402028443489182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-68058962550635814232008-06-20T17:01:00.000+01:002008-06-20T17:01:00.000+01:00Oh, and "JoJo", thanks for taking my side on the...Oh, and "JoJo", thanks for taking my side on the clinical psychologist. I do not tend to like this group; I have encountered the very worst sort of hubris in them, and they ought to be supplanted by philosophers. This last idea has been much advocated by Professor Lou Marinoff of City University of New York. Another noble crusade, I think.SM Kovalinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137642942538595560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-32841079907254523272008-06-20T16:58:00.000+01:002008-06-20T16:58:00.000+01:00Well, Metaphysics is very important, and all too...Well, Metaphysics is very important, and all too often dismissed and ignored. I am biased toward metaphysics and essentialist thinking, and am actually a Neo-Platonist in many ways, and not an empiricist, the latter being from whence most of the trouble is arising!SM Kovalinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137642942538595560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467236423735891536.post-69211319763152008662008-06-20T16:57:00.000+01:002008-06-20T16:57:00.000+01:00Susan Marie,I dare not comment on my thoughts rega...Susan Marie,<BR/><BR/>I dare not comment on my thoughts regarding the clinical psychologist who suggested your maternal influence was too 'invasive' - I'll get banished from this noble blog for profanity!<BR/><BR/>And for friends like you it is always JoJo<BR/><BR/>Ed - Yes , it is annoying to find 'tpyos' after you've posted - LOL<BR/><BR/>But it deos not mtater as lnog as the frist and lsat lteter are rgiht<BR/>you wlil udnertsand the wrods!joharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493912194385361484noreply@blogger.com