“Freud was a hero. He descended to the "Underworld" and met there stark terrors. He carried with him his theory as a Medusa's head which turned these terrors to stone. We who follow Freud have the benefit of the knowledge he brought back with him and conveyed to us. He survived. We must see of we now can survive without using a theory that is in some measure an instrument of defence.” TheoryHeroMetsBenefitsStonesInstrumentsTerrorSurvivedDefenceStarksUnderworldMedusa Author:R. D. Laing
“Rebels and dissidents challenge the complacent belief in a just world, and, as the theory would predict, they are usually denigrated for their efforts. While they are alive, they may be called 'cantankerous,' 'crazy,' 'hysterical,' 'uppity,' or 'duped.' Dead, some of them become saints and heroes, the sterling characters of history. It's a matter of proportion. One angry rebel is crazy, three is a conspiracy, 50 is a movement.” WorldMayMatterCharacterThreeBeliefChallengesEffortAliveCrazyMovementTheoryHeroAngerAngrySaintActivismProportionRebellionRebelConspiracyComplacentHystericalDissidentsSterling Author:Carol Tavris
“I think heroes are important in the lives of kids because it shows a child what to become, it shows a child what's possible; it shows a child not just by theory but by active example.” ThinkingChildrenImportantShowsKidsExampleTheoryHeroActive Author:John Assaraf
“Freud was a hero. He descended to the Underworld and met there stark terrors. He carried with him his theory as a Medusa's head which turned these terrors to stone.” TheoryHeroMetsStonesTerrorStarksUnderworldMedusa Author:R. D. Laing