{"id":34110,"date":"2023-11-14T12:19:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=34110"},"modified":"2023-11-14T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:24:38","slug":"i-could-never-eat-my-own-foot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/i-could-never-eat-my-own-foot\/","title":{"rendered":"I Could Never Eat My Own Foot!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scary Start <\/p>\n<p>The title, the cover art and the first few lines made me a bit skeptical about what I was to read.  I was genuinely confused and had to work through a few things before opening the book. First let\u2019s talk about the title. Spellbound, sounds creepy, spooky, and instantly brought the image of the movie, Hocus Pocus to mind. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hocus-pocus-1645024255.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hocus-pocus-1645024255-300x168.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hocus-pocus-1645024255-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hocus-pocus-1645024255-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hocus-pocus-1645024255-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hocus-pocus-1645024255.webp 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a famous scene in the movie when Bette Midler says, \u201cAnother Glorious Morning, Makes Me Sick!\u201d I should say that I love all things Bette Midler and have quoted this line with many variations over the years. The variations range from, \u201cAnother Glorious Monday, No Thank You!\u201d to \u201cAnother Glorious Day, Maybe Not!\u201d I spent too much time thinking about Hocus Pocus before actually shifting to the reading.  So, let\u2019s also talk about the image on the cover, the ouroboros. The ouroboros is \u201can ancient symbol of a snake or serpent eating its own tail, variously signifying infinity and the cycle of birth and death.&#8221;(1)  I searched for images of this, actual images of a snake eating its tail. I found a YouTube Video that I\u2019ve shared with you.<br \/>\nPlease watch this short clip.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Snake eating itself\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/puKevC5boFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI wonder if the King Snake in this clip is thinking about infinity and the cycle of birth and death, probably not yet I researched why a snake would eat its tail.  I was shocked to discover that \u201cKingsnakes and rat snakes, which are cannibalistic, can mistake their own tail for that of another snake, and bite it for that reason.\u201d(2) I can\u2019t fantom eating my feet because I think they belong to a predatory animal or because they look like a yummy snack. The image of the ouroboros disturbs my sensibilities.<br \/>\nNeedless to say, the title and the cover art took me down a rabbit hole that had little to do with the actual book. Perhaps the fatigue that I am experiencing and the pressure to finish the semester aided my overloaded mind to wander off track.  I opened the book to begin reading, the first line on the first page read, \u201cThere is someone living in your head besides you.\u201d (3) After the Spellbound title, the image of the ouroboros and the first line of the book, I found it difficult to continue reading. I had no choice, I kept reading. <\/p>\n<p>Unconscious Mind<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a college professor who wasn\u2019t well liked by the women in his class. They felt he favored the men, an accusation he vehemently denied. Things boiled over when, as part of an exam\u2019s instructions, he wrote, \u201cA pen is required for this test\u201d. At least that\u2019s what he intended to write. Unfortunately for him, the accidental omission of a space between the second and third words appeared to confirm the student\u2019s suspicious.\u201d(4)<br \/>\nI don\u2019t think I could have found a better segway into a discussion about unconscious. I have been privy to some awful slips of the tongue but never to this magnitude. We can\u2019t know for sure if the professor made this error because the accusations of his favoritism were on his mind or if he really felt that you need a male sex organ to take the test. What is certain is that his unconscious mind influenced what he said to his students. Daniel Kahneman\u2019s System One and System Two came to mind. System One thinking which is automatic and fast and operates without conscious effort is what I believe the Professor was experiencing. He operated without conscious effort, and it resulted in an offensive and thoughtless response. The unconscious is important to recognize it, name it and try to resolve it. In other words, use System Two thinking to guide more conscious actions and deliberate decision-making. <\/p>\n<p>Numbers<\/p>\n<p>After reading Chivers, How to Read Numbers, I have reconciled my relationship with numbers. I have been more conscious of how I report numbers and how I interpret those. I have also become more aware of how others use and misuse numbers. For example, my son asked me if Girl Math was a real thing. Before I could say \u201cno\u201d, my teenage daughter said, \u201cof course it is\u201d. I cringed! Girl Math is best explained by these three examples:<br \/>\n1.\tIf it is on sale, then you are making a profit.<br \/>\n2.\tAlways pay more for free shipping.<br \/>\n3.\tIf I preload my account, it\u2019s free.(5)<\/p>\n<p>Girl Math totally ignores the numbers, yet it is totally in line with Lieberman\u2019s view of numbers as mystical entities.  Lieberman states, \u201ca mystical understanding of numbers is another doorway into the hidden chambers of the human psyche.\u201d(6)   There is definitely some mysticism in believing that preloaded money is free money! Lieberman continues in this chapter looking at numbers one through ten \u201cas the most important numbers from a magical standpoint.\u201d(7)  Although the number 7 is often regarded as God\u2019s Perfect number, I decided to look at number 5. It is pretty significant in my life. Regarding number 5, Lieberman says, \u201cIt\u2019s a divine substance that exists beyond the four physical elements.\u201d(8)   He continues, \u201cFive takes spirit to the next level. Its spirit is aware of itself. Five is the human number. \u2026It combines conscious with unconscious matter to create something strange and new&#8212;an animal that has been awakened into awareness.\u201d(9)  Sounds pretty accurate to me! What is the number that is most significant in your life?<\/p>\n<p> 1. Dictionary.com, accessed October 24, 2023, http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/.<br \/>\n 2. Why Do Snakes Eat Themselves (Or Bite Their Own Tail)? | ExoPetGuides<br \/>\n 3. Daniel Z. Lieberman, Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind (Dallas,<br \/>\n     TX: BenBella Books, Inc., 2022), 1.<br \/>\n 4. Ibid., 16.<br \/>\n 5. &#8220;Girl Math&#8221; Explained In 9 Examples (buzzfeed.com)<br \/>\n 6. Daniel Z. Lieberman, Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind (Dallas,<br \/>\n     TX: BenBella Books, Inc., 2022), 176.<br \/>\n 7. Ibid., 176<br \/>\n 8. Ibid., 176.<br \/>\n 9. Ibid., 183.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scary Start The title, the cover art and the first few lines made me a bit skeptical about what I was to read. I was genuinely confused and had to work through a few things before opening the book. First let\u2019s talk about the title. 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