Exploring Psyche (notes)
Although much of what I post to snotpad relies on AI for formatting, research, cohesion, etc and to produce effective result rapidly, by far most of my writing does not use ai.
Here is an example of the relationship between writing, grammar, neuroplasticity, pathology (thought structures and psychology). It comprises several short, related texts each delving in to a facet of the topic. The purpose is to increase awareness.
A Fundament of Principle
“To defeat an opponent you must think like your opponent.” Sun Tzu, on strategy
Your opponent believes they are right.
Either they are right or they are wrong.
It is possible they may know they are wrong, yet they have a pretence they are right, or are unashamedly open about it.
Such type of corrupt exploitation is typically done because they stand to gain.
That is a matter of ethos.
Dealing with it is a matter of practicality.
Has it occurred to you your opponents objective might be exactly what they say it is at face value?
Some cultures have become so adept at manipulation, they do not believe in authenticity. Anything remotely pertaining to any actual Truth is disgusting to them.
The Ripple Effect
I use “-,-,-“ sentence structures where it is fitting.
A famous American authority, Stephen King, says replace all commas with full stops for more confident writing. They regard “-,-,-“ to be bad grammar. This advice is effective. It is essential to improving the quality of writing. It produces more easy to read, professional drafts.
In doing so, it misses the purpose of the evocative beauty of European language structures, which includes British English. When done well, “-,-,-“ is effective.
I use both forms in my own writing, depending how I want the language to flow. This is a transposable skill, you will discover the same patterns in musical composition also. It is a framework representative of how the mind functions in different modes.
In online writers groups I encountered two writing instructors. I gave them both the same example of my writing.
A German instructor, female, and myself discussed how different people and nations think in different ways. How our use of language expresses this. She advocates use of commas and believes there to be nothing at all wrong with the draft I had showed her.
An American instructor, male, explained how I was using too many comma’s. He suggested I edit it to conform to the Steven King method. He did this in front of the German instructor. She felt humiliated and angered by it.
I was unable to discuss this difference and its consequence with either of them at the time. She raged and was banned from the forum before I had a chance to open any further discussion into the group. Instead I did what writers do worst. I wrote about it.
The Well of Meaning
There is a line in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter 7 (“The Mirror of Galadriel”), Galadriel describes the Mirror’s visions as follows:
“For it shows things that were, and things that are, and things that yet may be. But which it is that he sees, even the wisest cannot always tell.”
In the Peter Jackson movie adaptation (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001), they changed that line. The line is delivered by Cate Blanchett as Galadriel during the Mirror scene:
“…things that were… things that are… and some things… that have not yet come to pass.”
I often wonder why they would have changed that line. It is not only the words, it is the rhythm which flows different.
It’s one of the most powerful and mystical magical phrases of the whole book.
Galadriels Character is expressed through her use of language. She is much softer in the book, for she understands compassion.
Tolkien explores this in detail by repeatedly expressing the Elven love of song and poetry. How he consciously uses phraseology to break the rhythm of the story which has led up to that point.
This harmonic provides an insight into the nature of Galadriels Garden, which is Lorien, maintaining Lothlorien (ancient, or primal, Lorien) through use of her Ring of Power.
Tolkien has compounded Lo from Lang (ancient Brythonic for ‘ancient’) with ‘eth’ synonymous with ‘Thoth’ wherein the concept of ‘scribe’ and ‘inscript’ are hidden in a tradition of etymology dating back to prehistory. The Edda’s were a main core of Tolkiens research.
INGSOC
National Program Code : You Will Think This Way : This Is What You Will Think While Thinking This Way
The system allows the flow.
Words are a river.
