Creating and Altering Rituals
No one knows exactly how forgoing shared rituals will affect us individually or as a society. However, science does give us …
Mapping Effective Covid-19 Engagement: Four Responses to the Challenge
At times we must bring together wisdom, courage and vision—so that we might move forward personally and collectively under t…
Authority, Identification and Nationalism: The Future of Freedom in Estonia
Authoritarianism was evident in the passivity of Estonian men and women as learners and as architects of their own personal …
Authoritarianism and the Escape from Freedom
The lingering ghost of authoritarianism in Eastern Europe that Berne Weiss and I identified during the early 1990s (Bergquis…
A Western Mind-Presenting as American Philosopher and Psychologist William James
This essay is intended to expand on the oral presentation given on August 14, 2019, specifically focusing on the concepts of…
An Eastern Mind: The Chinese Philosophy of Chuang-Tzu
This essay focuses on concepts of ancient Chinese philosopher Chuang-Tzu and its application to modem Clinical psychology. T…
Dealing with Anxiety during COVID-19 in Singapore
We could discover a new side to ourselves or our family members, explore new interests alone or with our family members or w…
Community Capital: Its Sources and Functions in Communities of Heart
The expansion of community capital is a means of sustained community renewal. Community capital incorporates three elements …
de Tocqueville and the Communities of Heart
During the formative years of North American democracy (1830s), an observant historian from France, Alexander de Tocqueville…
The New Freedom: Living with Hope, Skepticism and Irony
Both hope and skepticism were to be found in Estonia (and Hungary) during the early 1990s, following the Soviet collapse. Ar…