To make light of something they have said, people will often say it was just ‘hot air'. Speech is only air anyway, hot or not, but it has a terrible power for destruction. Materially, on the level of manifestation, human beings are limited: there ...
Speaking is not merely uttering sounds. Each word spoken possesses vibrations, which means it is possible for it to act as either a constructive or destructive force. Most people are not aware of this, which is why we see so much damage and ...
There is a great deal that could be said about the power of speech – how it creates forms, how it acts on the psychic and physical organs not only of those being spoken about but also of those speaking and of those hearing what is said. Knowing how ...
Most people claim there is nothing more valuable than having family and friends, than being able to live in harmony with those around them. And yet, families experience such conflict, and so many friendships, unions and ties break up! Why? Because ...
In his dialogue 'the Banquet ', Plato relates the myth of the androgyne. In the beginning, human beings had both male and female organs, they were all both male and female, and this double nature gave them capacities such that the gods ended up ...
Everyone should be careful what they say, because speech is a terrible weapon. At the level of actions, people are limited: it is not so easy to ruin someone, to destroy their career or to get rid of or annihilate their family. And, even if these ...