Norman W Wilson
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My novels are about a young Native American shaman and his struggles to survive the attacks against him, his best friend and their families. The evil Moon-Woman is hell bent on destroying them and enlists the help of a group called The Brothers.
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Dr. Wilson presents a brief discussion of the inherent nature of mankind to quest. In this article he discusses four aspects of the inner drive that brings man to new adventures, new inventions, and finally to explore the inner being.
The author claims one should pay it forward as a general principle of life. He sites various examples of organizations, websites, and people who do just that. . . pay it forward.
Dr. Wilson suggests it is the system that is to blame for the problems in the American educational system. He strongly urges an examination of the system, that is, what within the system, produces educational failure.
The discussion in this final article on the Apollonian and Dionysian Struggle within the Human Personality focuses on the contrast offered by the Apollonian perception of inner images that are reflective of control.
In this article, Dr. Wilson explores the idea that in order to create something, something must be destroyed. He looks at the Nietzsche and Jungian points of view in terms of the struggle for control in the creative processes as opposed to often irrational emotional abandonment.
The disagreement between Nietzsche and Jung over the Apollonian Dionysian struggle in the creative personality is presented.
Dr. Wilson presents Nietzsche's concepts of the two forces that compete for the artistic control in the human personality. He calls these two forces the Apollonian and the Dionysian: Apollo representing control and restraint, whereas; Dionysus represents complete abandonment to the emotional level of existence.
There are two forces that compete for dominance in the human creative personality. One wants control; the other abandon. Nietzsche, Jung, and May are referenced as authorities that comment upon the Apollonian Dionysian conflict.
Dr. Wilson provides a description of the roles played by a shaman, sage, and a raconteur. He points out that each is a highly respected individual in the native community.
Dr. Wilson presents an overview of changing one's perspective to gain a new perception, that is, understanding.
