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…Beginning of the alert zone!

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Dealing with the terror requires a higher awareness of our emotions. The more intensely I deal with it and the more closely I observe my…

End of the comfort zone

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For a long time terror seemed to be something far from our daily lives. But the so-called crisis areas seem to expand ever more. In…

Transcendental secrets of sardins in oil or slithering for peace.

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In my steady endeavor to bring the masculine and feminine within myself and my life into a healthy balance, I recently decided to partake again…

Inner balance and the mandatory media fee

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In Germany we have a mandatory fee for the payment of public radio and television – about 20 Euros per month per household. No matter…

From the Venus with penis to Conchita Wurst, Part 2

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Challenging society and entertainment go well together: the theatre stage has always been a place where things were dared and said that were unfathomable in…

From the venus with penis to Conchita Wurst, Part 1

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The “continuum between the polarities of male-female/masculine-feminine” that I mentioned in the previous article probably exists just as long as we have both genders. And…

Language Balance

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In my endeavor to contribute to the balance between masculine and feminine I increasingly realize that a balanced mode of expression is actually also required.…

Guys, Wear Skirts!

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I must make a confession: I love men in skirts! And I very definitely am not talking about dragqueens or men in women´s clothing. I…

Perception And Size

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I´m always fascinated by the difference of people’s sense for measure. My observation is that in general people allocate too much rather than too little…

Narcissism 2: What selflove is

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The previous article dealt with the origin and the consequences of narcissistic disorders in our society as the German psychiatrist and psychotherapist Hans-Joachim Maaz described…