Psychological Analysis of the U.S.
Depak Chopra wrote an interesting article last week, Obama and the Palin Effect, describing Sarah Palin as Barack Obama’s psychological “shadow” (the repressed and rejected parts of ourselves). He states:
“She is the reverse of Barack Obama, in essence his shadow, deriding his idealism and turning negativity into a cause for pride. In psychological terms the shadow is that part of the psyche that hides out of sight, countering our aspirations, virtue, and vision with qualities we are ashamed to face: anger, fear, revenge, violence, selfishness, and suspicion of ‘the other.’” Read more
We Need Healing that Works
I’ve been reading Deepak Chopra’s book, Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine, in which he talks about the body’s capacity for healing itself. It’s interesting how what he says about healing cancer rings true for healing nations. Read more

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