August 31st, 2006 Fred McVittie
The concept of a non-rational but relatively coherent physics informing unconsious processes, and ultimately influencing actions, attitudes, and emotions, is found in the ‘Background Physics’ proposed by physicist Wolfgang Pauli and developed in his correspondence with the psychologist Jung (Pauli, Jung et al, 2001).
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May 29th, 2007 Fred McVittie
“An actor is most likely to excel at their craft if they are ’self-centred’. For many this is synoymous with ‘ego-centric’, a term and an attitude which is associated with largely negative behaviour and modes of being. However, their are many formulations of the self, from a range of psychological, philosophical and spiritual traditions which do not associate the ’self’ with the (usually Freudian) Ego, and which therefore do not place this Ego at the centre of attention and action. Such alternative models of self may allow for useful but more palatable versions of ’self-centredness’ to be constructed, which may also be more conducive to the physical and emotional health of the actor. This paper will consider a particular application of this idea, in which the Jungian concept of ’self’ is embedded with a program of actor training.”
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