The Seduction of the Teacher

The Seduction of the Teacher

“Students who regard an instructor highly will tend to adopt that instructor’s attitudes, orientations, and values.  This is a seductive phenomenon because it can lead to the ego-enhancement of instructors who have not reached full psychological maturity.  This...
The Magic Bond of Playing

The Magic Bond of Playing

After 35 years of playing Spolin Games with various groups, I’ve noticed an interesting thing. I am struck by the fact that these groups as a result of playing together for an extended period keep in touch with each other and often come together to play as...
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“That’s what poetry is for. Using language to penetrate the mystery.” – Joseph Campbell, the Power of Myth Intuition is not just a word When you hear a word too often it can lose its meaning. Often Viola would exchange the word intuition for other...

The Approval / Disapproval Syndrome

What keeps us in our head   If you have survived by trying to please others, figuring out what they want you to say and how they want you to act – and then doing so with as much skill and originality as possible, your approval/disapproval syndrome is highly...