[From nobody Sat Oct 11 00:07:04 2008 Return-path: <MKarp11444@aol.com> From: MKarp11444@aol.com Full-name: MKarp11444 Message-ID: <cc1.45a08b4d.36218c07@aol.com> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:56:39 EDT Subject: Re: Moreno made it look simple To: adam@blatner.com CC: list@grouptalk.web.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1223700999" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5035 -------------------------------1223700999 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Adam, Thanks for explaining psychological literacy. It is a good term. And yes, I think psychodrama gives practical tools that are user friendly, usable by many types of people, old, sick, young, healthy, weak, and strong. We have a public psychodrama in London once a month directed by a network of London psychodramtists. We get about 10-55 people attending. Usually about half of the audience are new to psychodrama. On one occasion, one of them was my son, Jackson, 26, who is an artist. As I was directing that night, I had observed him and his girlfriend animatedly taking part in a group warm up. Afterwards I asked them what they thought of it all. " Fantastic, mum," he said. "I forgot how delightful it is to talk to total strangers about meaningful things in life. " I thought that was a nice simple statement about sharing this dilemma we call life in an action method able to be grasped by "non-believers" or regular folk. I remember watching Moreno direct a session in New York, the first time I saw him I was 23, and thinking, "Why didn't someone else think of this earlier? It's so simple. Taking scenes of life and putting them on a stage." It's this simplicity of interacting in a real, authentic way that Moreno has offered us. What a powerful tool. But as Zerka says, " Psychodrama is like a hammer. It can be used to build a house, pound a nail or murder somebody. Don't blame the hammer." Those of us who use it have a great responsibiliy to wield it humbly, with humanity and caution. Moreno, in his mastery , made it look simple but he was very tender, particularly with the psychotics. Cautious isn't a word I'd use about him because he was so spontaneous but wise and intelligently careful creating a universal warmth. The room had its arms around you. Anything was possible. Nice feeling to think you can create the moment together and that you are at the brink of something new and fresh.This co-creating and the opportunity of co-creating for each of us I think was at the nub of the Godhead concept. Being your own God with all that implies, is a real responsibility not only for ourselves but for the group we are in, the society and the world. What about that, Ed? Marcia ************** -------------------------------1223700999 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUS-ASCII"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3395" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=3Drole_body style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY:=20= Arial"=20 bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7><FONT id=3Drol= e_document=20 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <DIV>Dear Adam, </DIV> <DIV>Thanks for explaining psychological literacy. It is a good term. And ye= s, I=20 think psychodrama gives practical tools that are user friendly, usable by ma= ny=20 types of people, old, sick, young, healthy, weak,&nbsp;and strong. &nbsp;We=20= have=20 a public psychodrama in London once a month directed by a network of London=20 psychodramtists. We get about 10-55 people attending. Usually about&nbsp; ha= lf=20 of the audience are new to psychodrama. On one occasion,&nbsp;&nbsp;one of t= hem=20 was my son, Jackson, 26, who is an artist.&nbsp;As I was&nbsp;directing that= =20 night, &nbsp;I had observed&nbsp;him and his girlfriend&nbsp;animatedly taki= ng=20 part in a group warm up. Afterwards I asked them what they thought of it all= . "=20 Fantastic, mum," he said. "I forgot how delightful it is to talk to total=20 strangers about meaningful things in life. "&nbsp;I thought that was a nice=20 simple statement about sharing this dilemma we call life in an action=20 method&nbsp;able to be grasped &nbsp;by "non-believers" or regular=20 folk.&nbsp;&nbsp;I remember watching Moreno direct a session in New York, th= e=20 first time I saw him&nbsp;I was 23, and thinking, "Why didn't someone else t= hink=20 of this earlier? It's so simple. Taking scenes&nbsp;of life and putting them= on=20 a stage." It's this simplicity of interacting in a real,&nbsp;authentic way=20 that&nbsp;Moreno has offered us. What a powerful tool. But as Zerka says, "=20 Psychodrama is like a hammer. It can be used to build a house, pound a nail=20= or=20 murder somebody. Don't blame the hammer." Those of us who use it have a grea= t=20 responsibiliy to wield it humbly, with humanity and caution. Moreno, in his=20 mastery , made it look simple but he was very tender, particularly with the=20 psychotics. Cautious isn't a word I'd use about him because he was so=20 spontaneous but wise and intelligently careful creating a universal warmth.=20= The=20 room had its arms around you. Anything was possible. Nice feeling to think y= ou=20 can create the moment together&nbsp;and&nbsp;that you are at the brink of=20 something new and fresh.This co-creating and the&nbsp;opportunity=20 of&nbsp;co-creating for each of us&nbsp; I think was at the nub of the Godhe= ad=20 concept. Being your own God with all that implies, is a real responsibility=20= not=20 only for&nbsp;ourselves but for the group&nbsp;we are in, the society and th= e=20 world.&nbsp;What about that, Ed? Marcia</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV CLASS= =3D"aol_ad_footer" ID=3D"338ad66e984d1855b1823ad43c4b3ead"><FONT style=3D"co= lor: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 10= px"> </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1223700999-- ]