Great Spirit

the ghost of his father. Most would say that he has just lost his mind from the grief. It is a reasonable accusation, however even though he was going through the emotions and the devastation of losing his father, he was not the only one to see the spirit of his father walk about the night. In (1.1.50-60) Bernardo, Marcellus, and Horatio are standing guard when they see the ghost of the past king. Now note, this is at the beginning of the play. This is before Hamlet is made known that his…

or if they held negative feelings or emotions against other people, the spirit may be trapped here, anchored by their negative energies. Departed spirits must remain here until they can resolve or complete their mission. Second, if they had unresolved issues or unfinished business they would want to stay until those issues or business concerns were taken care of. So once the task has been finished or achieved then the spirit should be free to go to the other realm. Sounds like the movie Casper…

It has relationships with the mind, body, spirit, soul, new age religions, paganism, druidism and even activities such as meditation or yoga (Woodhead, et al., 2009, p. 335). Spirituality is less defined, less structured and is something that is searched for and often experienced alone, compared…

soul returned to them. Due to that fact that humanity will probably never know what the true answer is, one cannot help but ponder about what happens to our spirit after it leaves our body. That is exactly what Lucretius and Marcus Aurelius do in On the Nature of Things and Meditations, respectively. While Lucretius believes that our spirits are made of miniscule atoms, Marcus Aurelius believes that we are all limbs of God, striving to protect the perfection of the whole. Marcus Aurelius is a…

the soul does not align with the appetite part, Socrates uses the story of “Leontius, son of Aglaoin” as an example (137). Socrates narrates how Leontius sauntered by a pile of corpses and “had an appetite to look at them” (137). But his reason and spirit told him he should be “disgusted” so he “turned away” (137). Leontius has an internal struggle in his psyche between his appetite and reason—should he look or should he not—but, he ultimately gives into his desires and scolds himself by…

The body is a form of art that extrapolates ones identity. It is through the identity of the body, that the society dictates the treatment of individuals. Ovid declares in his opening statement of the Metamorphoses, “to tell of bodies changed into new forms.” The body is consistently changing or shape-shifting, like the Greek characters, thus changing ones identity. And with the change of identity come the change of treatment of the self. Ovid’s proposition in his Metamorphoses, In the Flesh by…

The Concept of Ghosts as Portrayed in The Piano Lesson The Piano Lesson, a play written by August Wilson, portrays a family that has been living within the presence of various ghosts and spirits. The play hones in on the Charles family living in Pittsburgh during the depression. Doaker, Berniece and Maretha are surprised with a visit from Bernice’s brother Boy Willie and his partner Lymon. In the house which Berniece, Doaker and Maretha live, there is a piano; a family heirloom that has…

The mind and body have been studied throughout time both in conjunction and individually. Ancient philosophies such as Plato’s (Silverman, 2013) viewed the body as temporary where as the mind was from another world therefore being able to transport. This means that the two were only united until the death or decay of the body and because the mind was from another world, it was the only thing capable of viewing universal truths. These philosophies are still being represented in 20th century…

Socrates begins by dividing up his city into three distinct classes of society. He states that in ideal city consists of producers, auxiliaries, and guardians. The producing class consists of farmers, craftsmen, artisans, and anyone else preforming a trade. The auxiliaries are the warriors of the city, which help keep the city in order. Last, the guardians are the rulers of the city. Each group must perform their function and only that function. They must not interfere in any other…

Unlike the body, the soul is immortal. It is a form, or perhaps an idea that dictates the ideals of beauty. Unlike the soul, the body inevitably changes through body modifications, stress, health-related issues, and time. Soul, beauty, love, and the body all intertwine together, even if sometimes their ideas oppose each other, like the purity of the soul versus the impurity of the body. The relationship between the soul and the body, and love and beauty is well depicted in Plato’s Symposium:…