A Kindred Spirit

are the only creatures to take on a spirit. Larsen, from the University of Oslo, says “The spirit is the one acting while the human body only serves as the spirit’s receptacle” (8). Larsen is talking about actual human spirits and not the Holy Spirit, but it works for both. Our flesh bodies serve as a disguise for our spirit, ad when we die our spirit goes up to heaven and our bodies stay here. A spirit is something that makes humans a unique creature, spirits give us that itch or grief when you…

around the cult of spirits, the shaman and ancestor worship. Hmong culture believe that spirits reside in all things and are in two worlds. The two worlds are known as "Yeeb – Ceeb, which is the land of the spirits and the Yaj – Ceeb, that is the world of human beings, material objects and nature." (Owens, 2007) The shaman is important as they can make contact with the spirit world and often call upon a certain spirits. These are usually ancestors that serve as allies in the spirit world. There…

why it becomes so important for the rational part of the soul to be able to suppress and control all of the irrational desires that one has. However, one cannot be completely run by rationality, the balance for the rational part can be found in the spirit of the soul. The spirited part of the soul allows emotion to be brought into the equation therefore bring compassion and the want to be an honorable being into the light. With honor and compassion on one’s mind it becomes a necessity to control…

How does this music make you feel? What do you think of the music being played? What is your mind telling you? What is your heart telling you? These questions are some of the most frequently asked questions in not only the music world, but also in the world itself. Such questions categorize your emotions, identity, and aesthetics into two categories: how you mentally and emotionally interact towards one thing or the other. Such inquiries demonstrate the separate complexities of the mind and the…

Part One: Area of Philosophy In the event of the terrible accident on Hooper avenue, the doctors have done medical magic to save the person who was killed by the cement truck by transplanting their brain into the person of the opposite gender who had a stroke upon witnessing this event. While the mere act of even doing this type of transplant would fall under the philosophy branch of ethics, what we are talking about today my friends is what the result of this transplant and how would this…

In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the author raises a great many questions, broaching subjects such as suicide, the contrast between traditional and modern religion, and a complicated mother/son relationship that seems to waver between acceptable and possibly Oedipal. The question that most connects the others is the question of Hamlet’s sanity- was he sane all along, or was his “antic disposition” (I.v.173) a ruse that ultimately deceived not only the people around him, but his own mind as well? The…

Aristotle’s overview of the soul is that every living natural body that has life providing self-nourishment, growth and decay has a soul. The living natural body refers to a substance that is potential for life such as a human being, animals, and plants. The soul then is the actuality providing knowledge to the natural body. In a human, animal or plant it is the soul what provides the bodies reasoning, direction, perception, desire, locomotion and comprehension. According to Aristotle the body…

her to whether she liked it or not, and the spirits had no consideration of her schedule or her private life. When they decided to communicate she had little choice but to listen. Ignoring them only ever made it worse, giving her terrible headaches, nosebleeds, sometimes vomiting blood or in the really bad cases, making her hallucinate. You can return a gift, she always said, but once your eyes are open, you cannot simply stop seeing.…

A human facing back towards a giant hole in the ground of a cave of a mountain titled Mt.Ebott.They took a deep breath hesitating, clutching their pale sweater"....hh.." Their breath wavering quietly, body numb not sure if this was really the right answer to escape all this.Tears form in the corner of their eyes streaming down the cheeks to fall off the chin , thinking and thinking making them light headed. They thought about all the reasons why they shouldn't do this but those thoughts were…

If you are interested in becoming a ghost hunter, it is important that you know how to identify the signs of a demonic haunting in the real life haunted houses that you will investigate. Throughout the history of ghost investigations, there have been several scary ghost video clips, real photographs of ghosts, and even ghost sounds recorded that seem to reflect that of a demonic haunting. Popular televised series such as the Ghost Hunters TV show and even movies such as "Paranormal Activity"…