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The Aleph, After Borges Truth and Fiction in Theatre and Psychoanalysis
Mavis Himes, Ph.D., C. Psych.
Last year, I saw a performance of The Aleph, After Borges, a one man play adapted from the short story by Jorge Borges and played by Diego Matamoros from Soulpepper Theatre Company (Toronto). Having b...
Find out more »Meditations on Peggy Baker’s Portal
Mavis Himes, Ph.D., C. Psych.
Cross currents. A fascination with the human psyche and a curiosity about the human body. Mind and body meet in the remarkable rapture of a dancer’s leap and the power of a still pose. The deman...
Find out more »Historical Reality and Subjective Truth in Michel Tremblay’s The Real World?
Mavis Himes, Ph.D., C. Psych.
Michel Tremblay’s The Real World? presents us with a number of challenges and questions regarding memory, authorship and the nature of ‘truth’ (with either a small or capital “...
Find out more »Fears and Phobias in Child Analysis
Catherine Vanier
A little boy of 6 said to me recently, “The only monsters I’m afraid of are the ones I love. And children really do love monsters. They all play at being one or inventing one. They try to ...
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