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.
To a dangerously ill young Chinese woman. I said "Li Bai" – and you smiled. You said "Mozart" – and smiled again. Through your smile I saw your Soul.
Samuel Johnson: “It is always a writer's duty to make the world better.”
