Psychiatry Philosophy and Arts
PP+A is a network of people from all walks of life who are interested in the relatedness between Psychiatry, Philosophy and the Arts.
Mission of PP+A
At PP+A, we are interested in all aspects and points of views from mental health professionals, students, patients, and outside observers. We encourage the discussion of all philosophies including ancient or modern, Eastern/Western, spirituality/religion and how they relate to overall artistic expression of the human condition through music, artworks, paintings, language/writing and creativity and as whole.
Our mission is:
-- to recognize and promote the interrelatedness of psychiatry, philosophy and the arts
-- to provide a safe space for discussions about the mind, psychiatric conditions, philosophy, and the impact of the arts on the mind and the spirit
-- to explore the link between psychiatric conditions and creativity, often described as the thin line between great works of art and madness.
PP+A offers a discussion forum generated by an online publication of articles and creative works (photography, videos, music, etc.) which you are invited to contribute here.
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Welcome to the PP+A community site. We look forward to reading your comments and seeing your creative contributions here.
At PP+A, we stand for freedom of expression and freedom of religion.
The ideal of the founder, Lida Prypchan, is Nichiren's Buddhism teachings, Daisaku Ikeda and the SGI (Soka Gakkai International or Value Creating Society) and its committment to work for world peace through humanism and dialogue.
At the same time, we welcome any other religious expression as long as it promotes respect, understanding and the desire to live in peace andto avoid war.
The founder (Lida Prypchan), the Managing Director (Daniel Aponte Prypchan) and Secretary (Cristina Prypchan) are Nichiren's Buddhism practitioners and members of the SGI-USA and SGI-Australia.
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by Rick Ovalle Added April 14, 2012 at 9:11am
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Please just take a look at my poems and comment on them good or bad I want to be a writer and need to know if I have any talent there. Thank You Patty
Posted by Patty Wolf Edwards on May 14, 2012 at 10:26pm
Forever ago
FOREVER AGO
You were here, I saw you
I touched you your heart
You touched me my heart
But, that was forever ago
Then one morning in April
You were in the air flying
Then you were gone in a split second
those are the facts
And, that was Forever ago
Today I remember you
I remember your smile
Your laughter
Your calming voice
The memories of you
are from forever ago
Life has went on
Most of the children are… Continue
You were here, I saw you
I touched you your heart
You touched me my heart
But, that was forever ago
Then one morning in April
You were in the air flying
Then you were gone in a split second
those are the facts
And, that was Forever ago
Today I remember you
I remember your smile
Your laughter
Your calming voice
The memories of you
are from forever ago
Life has went on
Most of the children are… Continue
Posted by Patty Wolf Edwards on May 14, 2012 at 10:19pm
Katys smile
I have a little pendant I wear around my neck
In it there are some ashes of a child I'll never forget
The pendant keeps me grounded
it keeps me on my toes
I wear my little pendant and where I goe it goes
Sometimes I wonder and ponder just the same if in my little pentant
Katies smile will remain.
In it there are some ashes of a child I'll never forget
The pendant keeps me grounded
it keeps me on my toes
I wear my little pendant and where I goe it goes
Sometimes I wonder and ponder just the same if in my little pentant
Katies smile will remain.
Posted by Patty Wolf Edwards on May 14, 2012 at 10:18pm
Butterfly
Butterfly
I think back when I was a small child running in field of beautiful blue bells and there were always butterflies
I remember lay in the fields of blue bell, watching the butterflies if I held very still they their colorful wings would sparkling in the sun shine
I would carefully touch them so I would not ruin the felt on the wings; Mommy always said that made it so they could not fly
Then I would lay and look at the clouds forming many different shapes and sizes… Continue
I think back when I was a small child running in field of beautiful blue bells and there were always butterflies
I remember lay in the fields of blue bell, watching the butterflies if I held very still they their colorful wings would sparkling in the sun shine
I would carefully touch them so I would not ruin the felt on the wings; Mommy always said that made it so they could not fly
Then I would lay and look at the clouds forming many different shapes and sizes… Continue
Posted by Patty Wolf Edwards on May 14, 2012 at 10:16pm
The Race
The Race
She runs long blond hair traveling behind her
She runs her blue eyes sparkling
She runs so fast she outruns her shoes
They are laying somewhere back there in the grass
She runs she has to be first
Her Dad follows, yelling for her to come back
She barely hears him as she runs faster
Her finish line is now in sight
She puts her head down and runs faster
She finally reaches her finish line
She is winded and sweaty, but she… Continue
She runs long blond hair traveling behind her
She runs her blue eyes sparkling
She runs so fast she outruns her shoes
They are laying somewhere back there in the grass
She runs she has to be first
Her Dad follows, yelling for her to come back
She barely hears him as she runs faster
Her finish line is now in sight
She puts her head down and runs faster
She finally reaches her finish line
She is winded and sweaty, but she… Continue
Posted by Patty Wolf Edwards on May 14, 2012 at 10:14pm
Little Did He Know
Little Did He Know
Written April 7, 1993
Little did he know as he boarded the small fixed wing plane on that chilly April morning, That this would be his last flight ever flown.
Little did he know as he strapped the patient securely on his gurney, That when he kissed his wife goodbye last night it would be the last kiss ever given.
Little did he know that as he secured himself in his own seat, That when he waved goodbye to his sons last night it would be the last wave… Continue
Written April 7, 1993
Little did he know as he boarded the small fixed wing plane on that chilly April morning, That this would be his last flight ever flown.
Little did he know as he strapped the patient securely on his gurney, That when he kissed his wife goodbye last night it would be the last kiss ever given.
Little did he know that as he secured himself in his own seat, That when he waved goodbye to his sons last night it would be the last wave… Continue
Posted by Patty Wolf Edwards on May 14, 2012 at 10:13pm
Rafael Barrios on Park Avenue
March 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012
51st Street - 67th Street
Park Avenue Malls, Manhattan
http://ppplusa.ning.com/photo/albums/rafael-barrios
Description:
Venezuelan artist Rafael Barrios will exhibit nine…
ContinuePosted by Rick Ovalle on May 13, 2012 at 11:00am
Drown in Yourself
You're so horrible, you're so great
It's always something exaggerated
Like that time you drunk an ocean of something
Or at least that's what you said
I think you must have had enough to forget
Wish the rest of us could say the same
Because you ego gets us tired, it drives people insane
You will drown in yourself one day
And find all this time, you were really dead
The sign on your door says don't tread on me
But apparently, you don't see… Continue
It's always something exaggerated
Like that time you drunk an ocean of something
Or at least that's what you said
I think you must have had enough to forget
Wish the rest of us could say the same
Because you ego gets us tired, it drives people insane
You will drown in yourself one day
And find all this time, you were really dead
The sign on your door says don't tread on me
But apparently, you don't see… Continue
Posted by Anthony Shucraft on May 11, 2012 at 6:24pm
I hit the ground
I HIT THE GROUND
I hit the ground
my face in the dirt
you step on my back
and, oh does it hurt
My face in the dirt
My heart shattered
You act as if
I really don't matter
no one to help me
No one to care
Everyone walks by
and just leaves me there
Misery pores through
my veins and my pores
I look up and all
I see is closed doors
Why can't you see that
my hearts still intact
You just stand… Continue
I hit the ground
my face in the dirt
you step on my back
and, oh does it hurt
My face in the dirt
My heart shattered
You act as if
I really don't matter
no one to help me
No one to care
Everyone walks by
and just leaves me there
Misery pores through
my veins and my pores
I look up and all
I see is closed doors
Why can't you see that
my hearts still intact
You just stand… Continue
Posted by Patty Wolf Edwards on April 25, 2012 at 6:35pm
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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE? 4 Replies
WHAT IS THE…Continue
Started by Daniel Prypchan in What do you think?. Last reply by RonPrice Apr 20.
AN INNER STAGE: Philip Larkin the poet and me
When my mother and father were first getting to know each other back in the early 1940s, Philip Larkin was publishing his first poems. In the early to mid-1950s when my mother investigated and then…Continue
Tags: personal, famous, history, poet, poetry
Started by RonPrice in What do you think? Apr 17.
feeling anxious 8 Replies
somtimnes i feel like running away and i cant cope .. ive been diagnosed with postnatal depression ,, that was 4 years ago , i also have headaches a lot .... really feel down ???? is this normal…Continue
Started by lisa lord in What do you think?. Last reply by RonPrice Apr 16.
THOUGHTS ON THE CRITICISM OF OTHERS 11 Replies
Preamble:The first criticism of my writing, at least the criticism that I remember, was in 1950 when I was in grade one in the then small southern Ontario town of Burlington, a part of what is still…Continue
Tags: reaction, theology, writers, life, writing
Started by RonPrice in Articles. Last reply by RonPrice Mar 6.
JOHNNY O’KEEFE: And BPD 1 Reply
When someone who is or was a celebrity has or had bipolar disorder I take a special interest in their life-narrative. Having had to deal with this mental health issue for seven decades now, I find…Continue
Started by RonPrice in My Art. Last reply by RonPrice Jan 2.
Speak Up 7 Replies
When it comes to succeeding in the arts, measurement of that success should not be thought of in terms of money but how much you put into the work. Being an artist is a 24/7 job and part of that job…Continue
Started by Anthony Shucraft in What do you think?. Last reply by Tonia Darling Dec 20, 2011.
Work is the Lot of Man 2 Replies
Work is the Lot of…Continue
Tags: daily, dreams, joy, work, happiness
Started by Daniel Prypchan in Articles. Last reply by Tonia Darling Dec 20, 2011.
Civil Liberty- Marriage Equality
http://youtu.be/_TBd-UCwVAY Australian Civil Rights Movement, GET UP did this video as part of a…Continue
Started by Daniel Prypchan in What do you think? Dec 19, 2011.
A Beautiful Sufi Poem by Hafiz
" I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, A Buddist, a JewThe Truth has shared so much of Itself with methat I can no longer call myself a…Continue
Started by Daniel Prypchan in What do you think? Dec 19, 2011.
Films that have changed the way you think about life... 2 Replies
(there's many more, but these are off the top of my head)Here's my list: 1. Synecdoche, New York2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou3. Hate (French Film)4. Waking Life5. S.F.W.6. Citizen Kane7.…Continue
Started by J. Darko in Resources. Last reply by Tonia Darling Dec 1, 2011.
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March 1, 2012 to June 30, 201251st Street - 67th StreetPark Avenue Malls, Manhattanhttp://ppplusa.ning.com/photo/albums/rafael-barriosDescription:Venezuelan artist Rafael Barrios will exhibit nine monumental sculptures on Park Avenue. Many of these pieces will be…See More
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Anthony Shucraft posted a blog postDrown in Yourself
You're so horrible, you're so greatIt's always something exaggeratedLike that time you drunk an ocean of somethingOr at least that's what you saidI think you must have had enough to forgetWish the rest of us could say the sameBecause you ego gets us tired, it drives people insaneYou will drown in yourself one dayAnd find all this time, you were really deadThe sign on your door says don't tread on meBut apparently, you don't see ironyBecause you don't mind invading others spaceYou're the sun,…See More
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