tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post3191290761858728264..comments2024-02-11T18:16:53.445-08:00Comments on Janov's Reflections on the Human Condition: The Simple Truth is Revolutionary: The Passing of A Great ManArthur Janovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16709863014923629409noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-15987117588469324312018-10-01T12:25:14.312-07:002018-10-01T12:25:14.312-07:00It has been a year. I still can't believe he i...It has been a year. I still can't believe he is no longer with us. I will miss him forever. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204003205553891204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-78541411893176355272018-06-02T02:45:33.531-07:002018-06-02T02:45:33.531-07:00You saved my life Dr Janov,I will love you as long...You saved my life Dr Janov,I will love you as long as I live may you rest in peace great soul of wisdom:-(duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10814634211820865960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-45349367665324689782017-11-07T02:15:19.921-08:002017-11-07T02:15:19.921-08:00Hi All,
a friend sent me this:
https://www.youtu...Hi All,<br /><br />a friend sent me this:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNhk3owF7RQ<br /><br />It explains why we need social connections and thus why and how this blog has been a lifeline for so many of us. I really hope the blog can continue in some form or other; or be replaced with one run by the Primal Center. <br /><br />Paul G.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006514330039884557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-13962970530694149422017-11-03T10:16:06.574-07:002017-11-03T10:16:06.574-07:00Dear France,
The 2005 opus by Art I was referring...Dear France,<br /><br />The 2005 opus by Art I was referring to is of course "Grand Delusions", which I think also deserves a re-run for all new readers.<br /><br />ErikErik Lundholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488110108743043969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-77736953630355393982017-11-03T09:18:32.044-07:002017-11-03T09:18:32.044-07:00Dear France,
All of us who have been following th...Dear France,<br /><br />All of us who have been following this blog want and need some kind of continuation. For the time being, one simple solution would be to re-run it from the start in 2008 omitting the old comments. All the entries are a treasure, and many of us did not follow from the start. New readers will also appreciate it. In addition, there are also all the Collection of Chapters from 2005, the title eludes me (one chapter analyzing various schools of psychotherapy). <br /><br />With utmost respect and gratitude,<br />ErikErik Lundholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488110108743043969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-6428327154924418952017-11-02T01:43:17.603-07:002017-11-02T01:43:17.603-07:00Hi Gary,
you need no justification. This blog was...Hi Gary,<br /><br />you need no justification. This blog was always for sharing and discussing pain. I'm sure Art knew that his death might open some of our gates, something has changed in me. . . I take comfort from him saying he was no longer afraid of death.<br /><br />I miss him, he was the friend I needed these last 7 years.<br /><br />France will by now be feeling the full loss. I imagine she has very good friends and also the motivation and will derived from her own Primal journey to make a new beginning without her husband and confidant. . . The greatest problem with loss I have found is losing the will to carry on alone. One has to make a new beginning, somehow. <br /><br />I too hope we can find a way to keep this blog going. <br />I'm not religious but I am saying prayers for you Gary, and for France. Betty's and Art's suffering has ended.<br /><br />Best regards to you from Paul G.<br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006514330039884557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-53021651827541831602017-10-31T10:26:02.082-07:002017-10-31T10:26:02.082-07:00Take good care, Gary. It's such a connection ...Take good care, Gary. It's such a connection we have with our pets isn't it. We share the best of our brains in common with them and don't have to put up with any cognitive rerouting of feelings from them. They just give love and are happy to receive it. How great they are, and a comfort they come to be in our life. Again, take care.<br />SheriSherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03600090931780217359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-52370443289128017332017-10-31T10:10:14.978-07:002017-10-31T10:10:14.978-07:00I'm posting this several weeks since Art´s dea...I'm posting this several weeks since Art´s death for several reasons. Having received no new posts from this blog since his passing away, I´m wondering how France is, and whether this blog will be continued, albeit in a different form? Also, his unexpected death affected me deeply, loosened my own defensive clamps, and then, just 10 days ago, my best friend, my beautiful, devoted, uninhibitedly loving dog Betty, with me for 7 years, was savagely attacked by some of my other rescue dogs and died later that day from her injuries. I struggle to find a justification for sharing this tragedy here. I feel that I am abusing Art´s passing and France´s undoubted pain for my own selfish ends. In my defence: Art s passing is now several weeks ago, and my own loss is acutely painful and here is the only place I´ve found to share my pain and not fear that insensitive and uncomprehending remarks, the norm over the past few days, will be made. Betty taught me so much about love, how patiently animals wait for it,and how forgiving they are towards the humans who so often abuse them, not holding grudges and still, despite all, uninhibitedly and totally loving. I am not and never will be one of those abusers, I hasten to add. Art would have totally agreed with me when I say that I know Betty suffered from physical pain whilst being attacked and afterwards, and from terror and terrible anguish whilst I was not there to rescue her. My heart has wept, and wept, seemingly, it seems, there is no end to my pain over Betty, and the mournful howls of some of the many dogs who are within earshot of my rural home, permanently tethered by unfeeling "owners" who are too numb to begin to even suspect their charges are suffering an existence to which they would always prefer death, sound exactly like my own howls of grief over Betty. I´m sorry if i have used Art´s death for my own purposes. Maybe this post will lead somewhere, and help others. In Western Society, expressing over death is taboo. It is like a huge mountain everyone can see but all pretend is not there. Rest in Peace my beloved friend. You will always live in my heart. GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-39587961299533248612017-10-28T07:48:51.779-07:002017-10-28T07:48:51.779-07:00A memory of Art to a memory of myself!
It's n...A memory of Art to a memory of myself!<br /><br />It's not just a memory it's also a physical experience that makes my heart beat faster for what I remember... for what I felt now when I remember!<br /><br />It's a whole world that falls in place for what all has been lost and nothing will be what it would have been but now I start to feel what it would have meant when I lost what I now remember of my needs.<br /><br />FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242354226308728116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-54872013814996119772017-10-21T02:45:48.569-07:002017-10-21T02:45:48.569-07:00I also was deeply saddened to learn of Art's d...I also was deeply saddened to learn of Art's death yesterday. What a great understanding he had of the human condition and the needs of children. Somewhere the human race seems to have lost the natural instincts which animals have of being good parents. His vision was unique. He has influenced me more than any other human being from reading his books. I expect this means the demise of this blog but I hope the Center will find a way to continue. My sincere condolences to everyone who knew him at the Primal Center. Sandie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-68926305886684778632017-10-20T12:27:39.342-07:002017-10-20T12:27:39.342-07:00Haven't been here in awhile, just learned of i...Haven't been here in awhile, just learned of it. I loved this guy. I know we all did. He and his work will never be gone.Michael Shafferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318564706228618144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-74145673258615565102017-10-20T05:53:38.786-07:002017-10-20T05:53:38.786-07:00Getting to myself is a breathtaking experience for...<br />Getting to myself is a breathtaking experience for what Arts's passing makes me feel! I recognize the feeling... I have borne it throughout my life. So thanks to the primary therapy is my memories back from a time where all was a catastrophe like the one for the missing of Art. Thank you!<br /><br />Your all FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242354226308728116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-89807165597070660922017-10-20T03:17:39.448-07:002017-10-20T03:17:39.448-07:00I have just read the news today October 20th. This...I have just read the news today October 20th. This is something I have been dreading so much! I have just bought his new book in Richmond which is so brilliant. Art Janov, what a wonderful genius. I have been saving for the therapy for years and hoped I could one day meet him. I see him as a true saviour of mankind. The human race has got somehow lost, with parents lacking in the natural instincts which even animals possess in being able to love and care for their children. Art recognised the truth and knew the way free. Perhaps the only one who has. What a great and original mind he had and with a big heart. Thank you Dr Janov. You have influenced my whole life more than anyone else and you will never be forgotten ever. My great sympathy and thanks to the staff at the primal center. France, Marie Hascoet, and everyone. And please don't abandon the work. Sandie Bradshaw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-9511248692483586192017-10-19T00:22:33.050-07:002017-10-19T00:22:33.050-07:00I am so sorry that everyone has lost Art and my si...I am so sorry that everyone has lost Art and my sincerest condolences go to France and also his colleagues at the Primal Centre. It is often the case that the rebels who shape the world are not always recognised in thier lifetimes and some time is needed before the value of thier work is recognised by the World. I suspect that will be the case with Art's work which is starting to be backed up by the science. I wish all of you who read this blog all the best for the future and keep Art's work close to your hearts.planespotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315637682741508786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-51941538996053775832017-10-18T18:13:08.173-07:002017-10-18T18:13:08.173-07:00Dear France, I am so sorry for your loss. And the ...Dear France, I am so sorry for your loss. And the therapists there at the Center who knew him well, I am sorry for your loss.<br />I am so very sad that Dr. Janov has passed. He was such a wonderful human being. He and his unrelenting dedication to Primal therapy and mankind.<br />Dear Art, I know that I have thanked you before but again I thank you for all that you have done and the impact that you made on my life; 41 years ago I entered therapy. I feel that without you and your therapy I wouldn't be here today. In my heart you will live forever. <br />All my love,<br />Jean<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-85766677277755321982017-10-17T10:56:09.592-07:002017-10-17T10:56:09.592-07:00I was shocked to learn of Arts' death, his bo...I was shocked to learn of Arts' death, his books were a revelation to me and just plain common sense, when will the world wake up to this.<br />Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857485428008684039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-42405936360699250942017-10-17T07:48:17.383-07:002017-10-17T07:48:17.383-07:00Dear Arthur, I salute and thank you, for showing m...Dear Arthur, I salute and thank you, for showing me how to save my life nearly 40 years ago. I have never forgotten your courage in the face of my terror. Bravo, dear soul.<br />DeirdreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-44733813725317432582017-10-15T21:46:19.389-07:002017-10-15T21:46:19.389-07:00Each and every single day, all we do and what we s...Each and every single day, all we do and what we say, echoes down into eternity, who will be, what we'll see..... For me this sums up everything that Art discovered and documented. His work has created ripples in the cosmos that will echo into eternity. Thank you Art.Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073454399875414869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-66484792055964423852017-10-09T13:47:11.730-07:002017-10-09T13:47:11.730-07:00This knock me out as if it were a close familymemb...This knock me out as if it were a close familymember passing. It is difficult for me to even think.<br />In my inner theater I see a band playing on a stage.<br />A young man steps forward to deliver a solo<br />a piercing sound cuts through the air and time<br />it forces its way through to every hart that hears it<br />listen! I can hear that trompet<br />its a sound of protest and pain<br />it is shouting<br />Love is real!<br /><br />My thoughts go to you France - close family - colleagues at the center - friends and every Primal person crying now.<br /><br />Flemming DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-10487116129414769942017-10-07T03:32:00.407-07:002017-10-07T03:32:00.407-07:00Hi,
-"We know the world of people is, in the ...Hi,<br />-"We know the world of people is, in the main, lost. Our human brain holds pain which bends, corrupts, blinds us, or rather grows blinders to self and others. And then that brain passes that pain on to the next generation. Part of this lostness is to form psychological ideas that are "self-medications" -- no different from so many big ideas like political, religious and ideological ones. Therapies that believe we can think our way to a healthy body-mind, can hope health into existence. Magical thinking, magical doing. Dr. Janov could see what a child knows better than his parents usually do, that we are responding to the injuries that remain virulent inside us"-.<br /><br />So true.<br /><br />Is there any possibility that someone who has helped Art in the past might be able to set up a new blog. or keep this one open in his memory? At least for a while longer.<br /><br />Very best regards to every one. Particularly to France who by now must be really feeling the loss. If I know anything about defenses and early pain, it tends to get triggered then immediately repressed as a natural defense but later the pain begins to come through with all the realisation of loss and grief and unmet need. I know France has done a lot of therapy herself, is a 'strong character'; I just hope she is not suffering too much and can grieve effectively, then move into another phase of her life. <br /><br />Very best regards to all,<br /><br />Paul G. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006514330039884557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-74771316192391921762017-10-05T16:04:41.248-07:002017-10-05T16:04:41.248-07:00Dear Steve: Thanks for your reply and acknowledge...Dear Steve: Thanks for your reply and acknowledgement. And I am so glad you had a good time at that Christmas Group. <br /><br />Take care.<br /><br />MarcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-82318214477349952502017-10-04T23:01:59.620-07:002017-10-04T23:01:59.620-07:00Dear Art, I owe you so much. I will promote your l...Dear Art, I owe you so much. I will promote your legacy as best I can. May I be lucky enough to live to see the day it finally breaks through. Gil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17505494389567236321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-37034151511996246722017-10-04T16:36:23.043-07:002017-10-04T16:36:23.043-07:00This is the draft of my 'in memoriam' to D...This is the draft of my 'in memoriam' to Dr. Janov for my obscure little blog:<br /><br />Dr. Arthur Janov has died at age 93. Though a bit poetic and speculative, it makes sense that he lived this long, as he was an exemplar of his understanding of healing, of release of the pains that cause our psychological problems. He deserves to be -- he IS in the Pantheon of brilliant thinkers who could understand truths that later seem logical to so many people (though they still may understand only the surface of them). He saw that we are holistic in mind, body and time. We are ALSO what we were. We are roots -- birth and childhood -- and we are the trunk, branches and leaves that grow from those roots.<br /><br />We know the world of people is, in the main, lost. Our human brain holds pain which bends, corrupts, blinds us, or rather grows blinders to self and others. And then that brain passes that pain on to the next generation. Part of this lostness is to form psychological ideas that are "self-medications" -- no different from so many big ideas like political, religious and ideological ones. Therapies that believe we can think our way to a healthy body-mind, can hope health into existence. Magical thinking, magical doing. Dr. Janov could see what a child knows better than his parents usually do, that we are responding to the injuries that remain virulent inside us.<br /><br />Our need for survival, and to answer our obscured birthright of happiness and love, is tenacious. Even many of those psychotherapists who see our source in pain and starved need put that fact aside, in a box, and focus on the here-and-now and "positives." What a disconnect! What a displacement of fact and necessary act. If we are hurt, we must go there, to the dark, to 'where we are wounded,' as Arthur said. I will never see my clients otherwise -- as obvious to me as that something exists.<br /><br />I do see some things differently from the doctor. It is probably fair to say he was optimistic while I am more pessimistic. I believe that despite all the potential opening up and pouring out, we must remain a default of defenses, our same self, and that we cannot recover from our developmental stopping point. Am I more realistic than Janov? I think so. But he may have been better for people. Because ultimately we do need to have love, believe we can deeply recover.<br /><br />What a great man he was!<br />The Pessimistic Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983145943616261426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-3668554805623308822017-10-04T12:20:01.681-07:002017-10-04T12:20:01.681-07:00Art, I have you to thank for my life. Your books ...Art, I have you to thank for my life. Your books helped me to hang on when I was at my lowest, and inspired me to delve into my depths when I was strong. <br /><br />You've made the world--inner and outer--a more fascinating place. Thank you. You'll be deeply missed.<br /><br />KipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420173096635836108.post-72852190816691111182017-10-04T11:56:42.998-07:002017-10-04T11:56:42.998-07:00Don't give up Piotr, just rest awhile and try ...Don't give up Piotr, just rest awhile and try again. Sherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03600090931780217359noreply@blogger.com