At-OM's X-Phials #9 (AI: "The 'magic phial' most commonly refers to the Phial of Galadriel from The Lord of the Rings, a crystal vessel containing the light of Eärendil's star, used to illuminate darkness and repel evil.") News: "High wind warning brings risk of downed trees, power outages in L.... Read More

Pierre Janet (Psychological Healing: A Historical and Clinical Study, Vol. 1) wrote ... "At first, disorders of the mind were dealt with only through the intermediation of the disorders of movement. As I have already shown more than once, the patient whose most obvious symptoms seem to be phobias... Read More

The first two paragraphs of Franklin Rosemont's introduction to John Patrick Devaney's 1997 biography of Paschal Beverly Randolph is as close as it gets to my style of unrelenting research ... "All-out war on conventional wisdom is always a duty and a pleasure, not only for poets and hipsters but... Read More

Honor exists even among thieves. So, where does human honor originate? Is it evolutionary? John Esquemeling (The Buccaneers of America, 1678, 1911 translation) wrote ... "In this island therefore are still remaining a huge number of wild dogs. These destroy yearly multitudes of all sorts of... Read More

At-OM's X-Phials #8 ("'In this phial' she said 'is caught the light of Eärendil's star, set amid the waters of my fountain. It will shine still brighter when night is about you. May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out'.") We're back in the pit with the nits & grits ... Read More