Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Saturday, 20 October 2012

Scientists: Creativity Part of ‘Mental Illness’

Anthony Gucciardi
Activist Post

If you like to express yourself through painting, writing, or any other form of artistic action, scientists now say that you must be suffering from a mental illness of some kind. In a new display of how truly insane the mainstream medical health paradigm has become, mainstream media outlets are now regurgitating the words of ‘experts’ who say that those who are creative are actually, more often than not, mentally ill.

After all, more than 50% of the United States is, by definition of the psychiatrists of the nation, mentally ill. Even questioning the government is considered a mental disorder. It should come as no surprise to know that upwards of 70% of the psychiatrists who write the conditions are — of course — on the payroll of those who produce the drugs to ‘treat’ the conditions. It should also therefore come as no surprise to note that the DSM (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is the foundation of the entire diagnosis system) now contains over 900 pages of bogus disorders.

And perhaps creativity may soon be added to the massive textbook, which labels people who are shy, eccentric, or have unconventional romantic lives as mentally ill.

Is it any wonder that the 4th edition of the manual, which added hundreds of new ways to diagnose patients, led to a 40 times increase in bipolar disorder diagnoses. Even the lead editor of the DSM-IV Allen Frances, MD, has stated the book is utter nonsense:
There is no definition of a mental disorder. It’s bull****. I mean, you just can’t define it, he said.
Real information like this is what has led the mainstream news to re-title their pieces regarding the new classification of creativity as a mental illness, changing the headlines to more ‘ginger’ ways of linking the two together. Meanwhile, the writers of the study claiming that creativity is part of a mental illness are quite clear in stating that creativity is literally a mental illness. The extent in which you wish to ‘treat’ your creativity, however, is apparently up to you and your doctor.


Be of caution, however, as you have to decide at ‘what cost’ you will allow your creativity to exist. As the study writer stated:
If one takes the view that certain phenomena associated with the patient’s illness are beneficial, it opens the way for a new approach to treatment. In that case, the doctor and patient must come to an agreement on what is to be treated, and at what cost.
As expected the way to ‘treat’ your creativity is of course to take pharmaceutical drugs in the form of anti-depressants or hardcore psychotropic drugs. The same drugs that virtually all suicidal massacre shooters have taken before or during their rampages.

As virtually everything we think and do is classified as a symptom of a mental disorder, the mainstream psychiatric paradigm will continue to grow like a massive parasite alongside the pharmaceutical industry that profits off of the absolute laughable diagnoses of regular adults, children, and even toddlers. Until we realize that we need to shift into a new health paradigm that is centered around personal health freedom and shed corporate science as a whole, we will continue to see insane headlines classifying thought and emotion as mental illness.

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This article first appeared at Natural Society, an excellent resource for health news and vaccine information.

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

High Art

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Different drugs influence our self-perception in unique and strange ways. Artist Bryan Lewis Saunders manifested these effects by taking a different drug every day for 45 days, and drawing himself under the influence. The result is a series of portraits that range from amusing to surreal, haunting and bizarre. Above all, they reveal how malleable and fluid our perception of ourselves and the world around us really is.

Below are a couple of photos. Click here to see the rest.

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Saturday, 18 June 2011

ANONYMOUS: "THE PLAN" IS NOW LIVE. PHASE 1: INITIATED. WAR AGAINST THE SYSTEM.


Uploaded by on 14 Jun 2011

http://www.whatistheplan.forumotion.com
Become a member and join us as we initiate a movement for real change.

"The Plan" 1 year. 3 phases. A world of change.
Share this message with everyone you can.

PHASE 1: Better yourself. Spread the message. Be the message.

*Educate yourself on the depths of the system, the functions put it place to inhibit true freedom as well as the mechanisms within the system that motivate the masses to subconsciously accept giving up those freedoms. The structures within the system that promote division within the people of the countries of this world and the injustices that are placed upon the people.

*Spread the message. Share this video and the website with everyone you can. Make your own videos, songs, art, graffiti etc... spreading the word that we are here, the movement is taking hold. Expect us.

*Learn ways that will allow you to break free from the system. Start small and implement them in your daily lives. This will be implemented as a focus of Phase 2 as well, escalating what you have learned.

*ANON hackers - begin supporting the movement. This is a calling to all of you for the aid of this movement. Low-priority targets are your engagement. Assist with the movement and spread the message of "The Plan".

The resistance is here.
Expect us.

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

TED Wed - Ai Weiwei


Uploaded by on 4 Apr 2011

http://www.ted.com The news that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been detained by authorities has prompted significant concern here at TED-HQ. We had shown a film of him at last month's conference, an unexpected and courageous statement about his treatment by the government, social change, the power of the web, and his hope for the future of China. The film, which was shown as Ai Weiwei himself watched live over the web in the middle of the night, prompted a huge standing ovation from the TED audience.

Read the news story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12954811

TED is a non-partisan, nonpolitical organization and we understand the Chinese authorities concern at anything which might provoke social unrest. But for anyone who believes in the power of ideas, of human imagination, it is heartbreaking to see one of the world's great artists shackled in this way. We will be tracking developments carefully. Here is the film.

Thursday, 23 December 2010

Culture Manifesto: The Increasing Importance of Art as an Engine of Change


When the going gets tough, the tough make art.

It is through the arts that we are likely to make the broadest impact. You can't hum a piece of legislation, but a song can process complex ideas in eight bars. A film or television show can either reflect our experience back on us or distort it -- either way, to an effect more powerful than a pundit's quip can deliver. A spoken-word piece, be it rap or poetry, can name a dilemma in a stanza -- the same dilemma a wonk takes pages to illustrate. There's often more truth told in a work of fiction than there is on the nightly news.

In most successful movements for social change, artists are in the vanguard. In many cases it is their soundtrack, their visual sensibilities, their literature that comes to define a particular movement in the popular imagination. Think of the civil rights movement and the role played by music. Recall the anti-war movement of the 1960s, propelled by rock 'n' roll and psychedelic art. Remember the controversy stirred by artist Judy Chicago's art installation, The Dinner Party, which told the story of the women's movement with provocative imagery.

But the work of artist-activists is just one half of the equation. The other entails the ways in which popular culture absorbs and reflects the tensions of our age, and represents us as Americans. Those works demand the attention of the critical progressive mind.

Going forward, you will find more media criticism, such as Don Hazen's look at bad behavior by men of "Mad Men," the popular AMC series. You'll also find analyses of culture industries, like Culture editor Julianne Escobedo Shepherd's take-down of monopolies in the music business.

And we want to hear from you. What music are you listening to? What films are you watching? What fiction are you reading? Is there a video about to go viral that you think we should know about? Please let us know, using AlterNet's "site feedback" button.

As we head into a new year, let's renew our spirits with a injection of creativity. As Emma Goldman told us, a revolution without dancing is not worth having.

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Tuesday, 21 December 2010

mini ice age coming

There's a mini ice age coming, says man who beats weather experts

Why did the Met Office forecast a "mild winter"?

Do you remember? They said it would be mild and damp, and between one degree and one and a half degrees warmer than average. Well, I am now 46 and that means I have seen more winters than most people on this planet, and I can tell you that this one is a corker.

Never mind the record low attained in Northern Ireland this weekend. I can't remember a time when so much snow has lain so thickly on the ground, and we haven't even reached Christmas. And this is the third tough winter in a row. Is it really true that no one saw this coming?

Actually, they did. Allow me to introduce readers to Piers Corbyn, meteorologist and brother of my old chum, bearded leftie MP Jeremy. Piers Corbyn works in an undistinguished office in Borough High Street. He has no telescope or supercomputer. Armed only with a laptop, huge quantities of publicly available data and a first-class degree in astrophysics, he gets it right again and again.

Back in November, when the Met Office was still doing its "mild winter" schtick, Corbyn said it would be the coldest for 100 years. Indeed, it was back in May that he first predicted a snowy December, and he put his own money on a white Christmas about a month before the Met Office made any such forecast. He said that the Met Office would be wrong about last year's mythical "barbecue summer", and he was vindicated. He was closer to the truth about last winter, too.

He seems to get it right about 85 per cent of the time and serious business people - notably in farming - are starting to invest in his forecasts. In the eyes of many punters, he puts the taxpayer-funded Met Office to shame. How on earth does he do it? He studies the Sun.

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Friday, 12 November 2010

Paul Lewin - Song of the Sea


Song of the Sea by Paul Lewin
A stereo mix of a 5.1 surround sound project produced for a collaborative Art Installation at
Cornwall Contemporary 12 Nov 2010-2 Dec 2010 Penzance, Cornwall. All sounds recorded by myself on location in Cornwall and sequenced with audio FXs in Live. Song of the Sea refers to the local name for a natural arch within the cliffs near where I live.

Monday, 1 February 2010

Hamish Joins the Management

...no longer with us on this journey, Hamish Miller passed on last week leaving us to continue the groundbreaking work into earth energies sparked by his first meeting with the management related here...

...here Hamish talks about parallel communities...

...and finally, here's a candid chat with Hamish on esotericonlineradio...


...OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
It is with deep sadness and regret that we inform you that Hamish Miller died 25th January. He passed over peacefully and happily at home after a gentle and joyful beloved Burn's Night with his wife Ba.

There will be a small private funeral for the family. We are invited to join in spirit by lighting a candle for Hamish and his vision and we will email again when we know the date and the time. Then the Parallel Community Open Day on the 8th May at Treviscoe will be a Celebration of Hamish to which we hope as many as possible will be able to come.

Hamish's vision was great and his desire passionate for everyone to come together, envision and build a kinder world based on mutal trust, respect and love for each other and our beautiful planet.

May we each smile more warmly at everyone we meet today and, in honour of a remarkable man, build our energy towards all that Parallel Community stands for...and now take that energy forwards; the best thing we can do as we grieve his passing. Hamish gave us something of the utmost importance and we owe it to ourselves and our planet to heal our own vision and act on it.

Please bear with us about any emails awaiting a reply or book orders and so forth.

Please do go to The Meeting Place on the PC website and share your thoughts and feelings together.

Warmest blessings to you all.
The Parallel Community Team...

Sunday, 24 May 2009

Mark McGowan's re-enactment of the Murder of Ian Tomlinson

May 25, 2pm

In his growing but controversial series of death reenactments, artist Mark McGowan is to reenact the murder of Ian Tomlinson at this year's G20 summit.

The controversial performance artist, who has previously reenacted the deaths of Jean Charles de Menezes and Jade Goody as well as the London train and bus bombings, will don a cardboard box with face on it to play Mr Tomlinson, who died of an internal injury after a widely-publicised assault by police.

The event, involving actors representing riot police and Tomlinson, will take place at 2pm on Bank Holiday Monday May 25, at the site of the incident, the Royal Exchange, in the City of London.

...here's Mark in rehearsals...

Thursday, 5 March 2009

the POWER of NATURE...

...is Jacob Cockle's First Solo Photography Exhibition
@ Archie Brown's Restaurant, March to October...
Archie Brown's
Bread Street
Penzance
TR18 2EQ
Email; info@jacobcockle.com

"Winner of National Geographic's Adventure Photographer"
"Winner of The Sunday Times Civilian Travel Photographer"