This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
The beginning of research is curiosity, its essence is discernment, and its goal truth and justice.
Beginning | Character | Curiosity | Discernment | Justice | Research | Truth |
Jung said the truth of the matter is that the shadow is ninety percent gold. Whatever has been repressed holds a tremendous amount of energy, with a great positive potential. So the shadow, no matter how troublesome it may be, is not intrinsically evil. The ego, in its refusal of insight and its refusal to accept the entire personality, contributes much more to evil than the shadow.
Character | Ego | Energy | Evil | Gold | Insight | Personality | Truth |
We shall seek the truth and endure the consequences.
Character | Consequences | Truth |
Self-approbation, when founded in truth and a good conscience, is a source of some of the purest joys known to man.
Regardless of how much honor he receives, an honor-seeker will feel upset if even one person does not show him the honor and approval he demands. There will never be an amount of honor that will satisfy him. Physical desires have a saturation point, but the desire for honor is based on falsehood and illusion and is really nothing in itself.
Character | Desire | Falsehood | Honor | Illusion | Nothing | Will | Approval |