The Hand and the Soul

The Hand and the Soul
Author: Sanda Iliescu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Aesthetics
ISBN: 9780813927725

The essays in The Hand and the Soul explore the question of how ethical ideas guiding the design process--a concern for the environment or for social justice--relate to the beauty of our buildings, cities, and artworks. The book presents a range of viewpoints and does not ignore the perils of an easy association of ethics and aesthetics. Yet the majority of contributors, among them historians, theorists, as well practicing designers and artists, argue passionately in defense of the idea that the good and the beautiful can and should be able to find a common ground in the design disciplines. The book begins with an exploration of recent difficulties in pairing ethics and aesthetics. Can one effect a philosophical convergence of these elements, or is it dangerous to conflate moral and aesthetic terms? The discussion continues with considerations of the overlap that occurs between the fine arts and the design disciplines, the intersection of aesthetic theory and practice with sustainability and environmental science, and the concept of "open works"--projects whose design processes are flexible, nonhierarchical, and attuned to the unique features of a particular place or cultural situation. The book concludes with a look at several contrasting ideas developed in the essays and examines ethics as a desire for community, as well as a sense of responsibility, an obligation to contemplate not only what buildings offer us but also what they may take away. In juxtaposing the work of historians and theorists with that of practicing designers and artists, The Hand and the Soul, whose title is drawn from an essay by American artist Philip Guston, seeks to bridge the divide between theory and practice, between abstract ethical or aesthetic concepts and practical ways of making tangible artifacts. In a field dominated by esoteric studies and, at the other extreme, primarily illustrated works, The Hand and the Soul offers a vital discussion that is at once theoretically rigorous and grounded in the practice of art, architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism. Contributors Richard Shusterman * Joan Ockman * Howard Singerman * Robin Dripps * Nathaniel Coleman * Thomas Berding * Steven A. Moore * William Sherman * Timothy Beatley * Elissa Rosenberg * Phoebe Crisman * Sanda Iliescu * W. G. Clark

The Hand

The Hand
Author: Talma Brill
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Fortune-telling
ISBN: 9781536911763

Diagnostic and Applied Hand Reading The palms of our hands serve as a kind of detailed and fascinating roadmap that mirrors our consciousness. It tells the story of our deepest needs, our strengths and hidden talents, as well as the places within us that need nurturing and support. In order to be properly read and deciphered, this map requires knowledge. "The Hand: The Mirror of the Soul" provides the reader this knowledge. This is a revolutionary book that offers a comprehensive, clear and readable survey of Chirology - the art of reading hands - along with enriching the knowledge of chirology with the values and validity of scientific research. Most of the book (first and second parts) is a comprehensive, clear and readable survey of many aspects of the hand: the structure of the palm with all its details; the palm lines and their various appearances; the fingers and the story each of them has to tell (Even the rings a person wears have a story to tell!) and many more. All this information is accompanied by illuminating examples and illustrations. In these two parts, the book also answers fascinating, frequently asked questions, such as: Is it necessary to read both hands? What is the difference between the right and left hands? Do the hands change with time? Is it possible to recognize significant events in a person's life by reading his hands? -Is it possible, and not less, is it advisable, to "see" the future in the hands? The third and fourth parts of the book are unique in the field of diagnostic and applied chirology. The third part offers a list of mental traits and situations, which are manifested in the hands, each and every one of them, by a unique cluster of parameters. Those among the readers who practice therapeutic professions will find a special interest in some of them. Learn how to recognize, for instance: -How does humor express itself in the hands? -What are the signs of high intelligence? -How can we discover creativity in the hand? And also: -Signs of stress; -Signs of depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies and in the hand; -Self-confidence; -Intuition; And much more. Each person has a unique personality and no two hands are identical. This book allows the reader to see this uniqueness and appreciate it in every person, including you. Give yourself the gift of knowing yourself and your loved ones, and gain a powerful tool for personal development. The fourth part is even more innovative and groundbreaking. It includes three scientific researches. Two of them have been conducted at a psychiatric hospital; the first has been published in the "Israel Journal of Psychiatry". The third one compared hands of people of the ultra-orthodox population in Israel to a control group. The statistical results presented in all three of the studies were highly conclusive. This is a breakthrough in the field of diagnostic hand reading, putting forward the possibility of using it as a complementary diagnostic tool, saving a lot of suffering. Get your copy of "The Hand: The Mirror of the Soul" now!

The Soul of an Octopus

The Soul of an Octopus
Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2016-07-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1501161148

Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction * New York Times Bestseller * A Huffington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year * One of the Best Books of the Month on Goodreads * Library Journal Best Sci-Tech Book of the Year * An American Library Association Notable Book of the Year “Sy Montgomery’s The Soul of an Octopus does for the creature what Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk did for raptors.” —New Statesman, UK “One of the best science books of the year.” —Science Friday, NPR Another New York Times bestseller from the author of The Good Good Pig, this “fascinating…touching…informative…entertaining” (The Daily Beast) book explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature—and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus, popular naturalist Sy Montgomery has practiced true immersion journalism. From New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico, she has befriended octopuses with strikingly different personalities—gentle Athena, assertive Octavia, curious Kali, and joyful Karma. Each creature shows her cleverness in myriad ways: escaping enclosures like an orangutan; jetting water to bounce balls; and endlessly tricking companions with multiple “sleights of hand” to get food. Scientists have only recently accepted the intelligence of dogs, birds, and chimpanzees but now are watching octopuses solve problems and are trying to decipher the meaning of the animal’s color-changing techniques. With her “joyful passion for these intelligent and fascinating creatures” (Library Journal Editors’ Spring Pick), Montgomery chronicles the growing appreciation of this mollusk as she tells a unique love story. By turns funny, entertaining, touching, and profound, The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about the meeting of two very different minds.

The Soul of Power

The Soul of Power
Author: Callie Bates
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0399177450

One young woman learns the true nature of power—both her own and others’—in the riveting conclusion to The Waking Land Trilogy. “Bates brilliantly concludes an impressive high fantasy trilogy with this tale of scheming and magic.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Sophy Dunbarron—the illegitimate daughter of a king who never was—has always felt like an impostor. Separated from her birth mother, raised by parents mourning the loss of their true daughter, and unacknowledged by her father, Sophy desires only a place and a family to call her own. But fate has other ideas. Caught up in Elanna Valtai’s revolution, Sophy has become the reigning monarch of a once-divided country—a role she has been groomed her whole life to fill. But as she quickly discovers, wearing a crown is quite a different thing from keeping a crown. With an influx of magic-bearing refugees pouring across the border, resources already thinned by war are stretched to the breaking point. Half the nobility in her court want her deposed, and the other half question her every decision. And every third person seems to be spontaneously manifesting magical powers. When Elanna is captured and taken to Paladis, Sophy’s last ally seems to have vanished. Now it is up to her alone to navigate a political maze that becomes more complex and thorny by the day. And worse, Sophy is hiding a huge secret—one that could destroy her tenuous hold on the crown forever. “Sophy is truly a feminist hero: she embraces equality and justice for all—a theme running throughout the novel—while challenging societal norms.”—Booklist Don’t miss any of Callie Bates’s magical Waking Land trilogy: THE WAKING LAND • THE MEMORY OF FIRE • THE SOUL OF POWER

Sell Your Second-Hand Soul

Sell Your Second-Hand Soul
Author: Pirgaru
Publisher:
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2021-03-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781697668339

I thought it was easy; for a poet, everything is a flow. But then, they told me I need a description of the book. I stayed a few hours in silence, thinking about how I can tell the world how I feel about hours of work in a few sentences. I unfold the truth of a broken soul. We all carry a fractured soul. We do, sometimes, leave them hanged in our closet. Rushing through life, we don't look inside as we should. Damaged, drained, and empty, we exchange it for free to people that can't heal it. No one should fix it for us. I was just wondering if being aware of it and selling it with a second-hand tag. Would that make it easier? Well, there are two choices we can have. To leave it there in the dark, or to sell it to others. So we can all see the scars, so we can all share the pain. Through that exposure of light and art, our souls can heal.

Soul Clap Hands and Sing

Soul Clap Hands and Sing
Author: Paule Marshall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1988
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In each vignette, an aged man who has sacrificed human companionship to pursue fame, security, material possessions, or prestige comes face to face with his hollow existence and imminent death. A dramatic confrontation precipitated by female characters offers each a chance to inject greater meaning into his life.

Aristotle's On the Soul

Aristotle's On the Soul
Author: Aristotle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2001
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

In this timeless and profound inquiry, Aristotle presents a view of the psyche that avoids the simplifications both of the materialists and those who believe in the soul as something quite distinct from body. On the Soul also includes Aristotle's idiosyncratic and influential account of light and colors. On Memory and Recollection continues the investigation of some of the topics introduced in On the Soul. Sachs's fresh and jargon-free approach to the translation of Aristotle, his lively and insightful introduction, and his notes and glossaries, all bring out the continuing relevance of Aristotle's thought to biological and philosophical questions.

Sign Language of the Soul

Sign Language of the Soul
Author: Dale H. Schusterman
Publisher: Writers' Collective
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2008-03
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781594111358

Ancient techniques using the hands have been depicted in various healings practices for centuries. This book combines these unique hand positions or mudras with the symbols and words of Jewish mysticism, the Kabbalah. Focusing on the patterns of the Tree of Life used within the Kabbalah, Dr. Schusterman shows us how to use our fingers and hands in key positions that will connect with the body's own energy. These movements working with focused intent will expand the body's awareness and allow healing and balance to occur. The book offers case studies of different patients with various physical and emotional problems and how using these techniques they were able to bring about healing, joy and a sense of well being into their lives. Through detailed charts and diagrams, this book offers six short steps to activating the Tree of Life process for personal healing and balance. Healing practitioners can also apply these mudras to remove stress or pain and improve the health of others.