Dr. Diamond offers a paradigm taken from Chinese philosophy that helps summarize his approach: The Tao - God, Other Power, or The Force; yin and yang - always changing, but always in balance; and wen, the "pattern" of the first two as they interact and manifest in our lives.
The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicted as a snake in the shape of a circle devouring its own tail. It represents the cyclicality of existence: of life and death and life and death…
A talk by John Diamond, M.D. This talk develops Dr. Diamond’s model of the Muse and the Ego. The Muse is the deepest part of our self that transmits a message of pure, perfect love. The
From Poems of High Life Energy. Dr. Diamond’s poetry contains some of his most profound and personal statements. Teeming with insight, wisdom, & compassion.
My mother once gave me a doll. She Knew I lacked her Instinct – and always would. But she hoped.
"Does this artist have a soul?," you ask.
The ancient Chinese painters believed that one's will is at the tip of the brush.
The goal of psychiatry is usually just symptom relief. While important, there is so much more to be done. Dr. Diamond has for many years been mainly concerned with addressing the anguish that underlies the symptoms
The ancient Chinese scholar poets, the so-called literati, greatly appreciated certain rocks for their aesthetic qualities. Gongshi they were called, scholar's rocks. I have collected many rocks – from everywhere. (One is in my other hand now as I write this). It's not their aesthetics but their Spirit that I Feel.
From Poems of High Life Energy. Dr. Diamond’s poetry contains some of his most profound and personal statements. Teeming with insight, wisdom, & compassion.
