mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06the urban wild / wildscapes / vague terrain / marginal landscapes /
Arthur Zajonc writes "Humanity now stands alone and alienated in the limitless universe. Bereft of parents and far from home, each of us has now to become a center unto himself or herself, and find the spiritual strength to hang unsupported in the void, drawing support from within not from without." [Catching the #Light]
📌 my current prof pic ~
A tiny twig I found that looks like a glowing golden deer, on a bed of moss.
The author had a penetrating understanding of how our minds run. This is one of my favourite books that he wrote. I have read it on The Internet Archive, but a publishing house had them take it down. Now I am lucky enough to have found my own copy thanks to second-hand bookshops and the people who feed them 📚
#FoundInOxfam #psychology
Wondering why the photos I post keeping coming out so >slim< ?
Just happened to look out of a certain window and caught sight of the jackdaws murmurating in this frigid, damp air.
@ScienceCommunicator@mastodon.social As the character in the play 'Pygmalion' said, "By Jove, I think she's got it!".
Listening to this interview (with Bryony Kimmings/Bogwitch, who I hadn't heard of) crystalises my recent thoughts about how nagging and brow-beating people to 'share your truths' is a no-go. Illuminating a healthier and saner view is the right way.