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Comment on New Today by Walter Logeman

Walter Logeman — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:07:15 +0000

hi don,

Ok. How are you going putting up writing?

Warm wishes,

Walter

Comment on Not Rehearsal by Walter

Walter — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:23:19 +0000

It brings us back to the profound notion of role. It I not a skill. (And of course when used in this Psychodrama context, it is not a “pretend act” or a job description)

I am imagining a situation. Someone would like to be “The Life of the Party” the role training could well deal with some conflicts and fears, leading to more readiness to do the rehearsals in life!

Comment on Not Rehearsal by Don

Don — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:39:40 +0000

Yes I could see that role training is closer to rehearsal. I now prefer to recognize that role training is neither social skills training which has targeted training and rehearsal nor is it simple rehearsal for enhanced performance. Like classical psychodrama it has the present experience heightened with spontaneity and creativity promoted. This I understand to be a process that deveops role that is carried into the world and future events. If the expected event of need never happens or happens differently the role is there to enact and to play and to create and recreate to meet whatever.

Comment on Not Rehearsal by Walter

Walter — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:28:55 +0000

Great poem Don, I like that you say what Psychodrama is…

“It is the present you and the present me, here and now, who open ourselves to extend, expand and evolve our own reality.”

There is another reason why “rehearsal” is not an appropriate word. I have witnessed a few Psychodramatic murders, and countless cathartic explosions of rage. Far from rehearsals, hopefully these actions remain on the stage and are not enacted in life.

There is a notion around that violent movies breed violent people. I doubt it. What happens in the theatre is clearly not a rehearsal for life.

What is the reality we “extend, expand and evolve” on the stage?

It is a psychodramatic reality, symbolic and archetypal, not to be “literalised” in the world off the stage.

Probably most murders in the world are by people deprived of action on the stage, where the psychodramatic reality, surplus, symbolic reality can be lived to the full. It is out of stage deprivation that these impulses are literalised.

Perhaps role-training is different. There is a rehearsal aspect to that.

Comment on Flip remark within serious news conference opens a glimpse of psychodrama by Walter Logeman

Walter Logeman — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:03:09 +0000

Hillary’s therapist was Jean Houston the adopted daughter? of Margaret Meade, who was definitely into Psychodrama. Johnathan Moreno mentions in the foreword of the edition of his father’s Autobiography (Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama & Sociometry, Volume 42, No. 1 Spring 1989) that she “served on various of Moreno’s editorial boards.” (page 7)

I have heard Houston speak about that moment & how it was completely taken out of context. I think it was more of the order of: What would Eleanor Roosevelt say? That *is* role reversal!

Comment on “Role” by Walter Logeman

Walter Logeman — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:57:02 +0000

Nice post Don. I think I know where you are going, but I’m keen to follow you there & I may be in for a surprise.

Words are important! I have just been untangling a few on my blog: dignity, rank.

Comment on Wandering the pages by Walter Logeman

Walter Logeman — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:25:36 +0000

great!

Comment on A Poem by W.H. Auden by Walter Logeman

Walter Logeman — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:25:36 +0000

Hi Don,

This post is developing a wonderful history! From a post to a page, with a comment, and now I have moved it back to a post.

It is Categorised and tagged. I have also inserted the “More” markup, so the whole long thing does not clutter up the layout.

If this were a piece of writing of yours you wanted to feature, it could be added to the “Don’s Writing” page.

However, it is ablog post IMO.

Love,

Walter

Comment on Evan’s visit by Walter Logeman

Walter Logeman — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:39:57 +0000

Hi Don – sounds like a stimulating time – I would love to be a fly on the wall as you & Evan discuss role theory!

I saw Evan earlier in the your and he was in good form.

I will be in touch.

Comment on Evan’s visit by admin

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:56:22 +0000

We have had a great day sharing our th
oughts on the construct of role.