Tag Archives: Dionysus

The Death and Resurrection Show: the shaman industry?

A guest blog by Tai Carmen at Parallax. Parallax:Exploring the architecture of human perception.The word parallax is a scientific term denoting a shift in perception upon movement of the perceiver rather than the perceived. Bang a gong, get it on…. … Continue reading

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The Engineering of Human Desire

human desire and separating the needs from wants. … Tai Carmen (http://taicarmen.wordpress.com/): In an earlier post, “Invisible Architects”, we explored the birth of a fascinating marriage in American consumer culture: psychoanalysis and marketing. To recap briefly, the original, pre-commercial boom … Continue reading

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DIONYSIAN: WINE,FRENZY & the TORTURED AESTHETIC

In more recent years, even those who admire  Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” , realize the book  challenges traditional values.For example, observers compare the Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus. In the same manner the  wily economic behavior of modern Greeks … Continue reading

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VENETIAN MASKS & DIONYSIAN AMBIVALENCE

”An additional street sign reference to an ancient God is the word EROS, written in red neon across the street as Bill is buying entry into Milich’s costume shop. Eros is no less than the Greek god of lust, love … Continue reading

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