Review: Meyers, Jeffrey, "The Greek Idea of Disease, Madness, and Art", published in the World and I, January 1999 pp. 318-324. Jeffrey Meyers has authored thirty-nine books including celebrated biographies of twentieth century literary masters Orwell, Hemmingway, and Fitzgerald...

The strength of his rational mind is not diminishing the pains of his emotions. On the contrary, the speaker is losing his sanity as time progresses. In the past, perhaps, the speaker's rational thought processes allowed him to cope with failed romances. However, in the presence of this lo...

The Body - Prison or Temple? The body I have been given is my vehicle, my cage, my post, my mansion, my temple, my bunker. It is a marvelous, complex machine, but it can only do so much to heal injuries and wounds. If we slice a nerve or a tendon our body will never again work quite as well as be...

Tai chi is an alternative medicine that is a form of martial arts. It was founded by the Wu Tang monk Chang San Feng. The legend of how Chang San Feng created tai chi was, by watching a snake and crane fight, he was then inspired by how the snake won by it's graceful and controlled movements. C...