Category Archives: Philosophy & Psychology

The Obscure Minstrel Man Who Influenced Musicians You Have Listened To

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

I have just read Where the Dead Voices Gather, by Nick Tosches. This extraordinary book is, among many other tangential subjects, a historical-cultural travelogue through the popular music of the years 1850-1980, using as a focal point an obscure blackface minstrel … Continue reading →

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Uniting the the Divided Self: Western and Eastern Ways

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Ron Pavellas

The Divided Self Around age twenty-one, I perceived I had two aspects: the watcher and the watched. That is the evaluator continuously evaluating the actor. This evaluator was relentless and harsh in my early years, but after some very large … Continue reading →

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