tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71986302011-08-09T13:25:23.951-07:00A weblog to discuss how the "voice" or presence of the geographical places where we live filter down into our dreams, our conflicts, and our folklore. Created by depth psychologist and ecopsychologist Craig Chalquist, MS PhD (tearsofllorona.com).Craig Chalquist MS PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14278610288616875836noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198630.post-1086379454063471842004-06-04T13:04:00.000-07:002004-06-04T13:04:14.063-07:00I have finished a rather large new book dealing with imperialism and "voice of place" as they've appeared, ghostlike and symptomatically, up and down El Camino Real in coastal California. <em>The Tears of Llorona</em> is the only complete history of the Mission cities of California, but it is more: a psychohistory and, beyond that, an ecological history right up to the year 2004. <br /> <br />I'm thinking about self-publishing it and selling it online. If you think you might want a copy, or have any questions about it, either post a comment here or visit <a href="http://www.tearsofllorona.com/feedback.html"></a> and let me know. <br /> <br />- Dr. C<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7198630-108637945406347184?l=tearsofllorona.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Craig Chalquist MS PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14278610288616875836noreply@blogger.com134tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198630.post-1086277786651557052004-06-03T08:40:00.000-07:002004-06-04T13:00:26.656-07:00Greetings: <br /> <br />Do places speak? Were all the indigenous cultures right in believing that they could? Can the locales where we live show up in our dreams, our nightmares, even our psychological symptoms? My doctoral work at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in California sought to answer, or at least listen into, such radical questions. <br /> <br />My web site (http://www.tearsofllorona.com) discusses them more fully, but to get things rolling here, I'll mention my thesis: that places do indeed possess an "imaginal" (as opposed to "imaginary") sense of presence, and that it turns toward us the face that we turn toward it. Love and respect a place and we can feel welcome there. Conquer, ravage, and pave it over, and it will infiltrate our moods, dreams, and even relationships, infecting them with echoes of the damage we do. <br /> <br />As this weblog develops I will post specific examples of how this dynamic works, particularly (but not only) in the Mission cities and counties of the coastal California area. I hope this will encourage readers to explore the connections between where they live and who they are and to leave any relevant comments for others to see. <br /> <br />My own way of listening involved developing a "locianalytic method" (from the Roman term "genius loci," or "spirit of place") capable of tracking how historical events in a given locale show up over and over in folklore, symptom, architecture, art, and other expressions of human psychological life. To see an excerpt from my dissertation, visit http://www.tearsofllorona.com/dissintro.html. <br /> <br />May everyone who feels addressed by place find something useful here. <br /> <br />-- Dr. C<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7198630-108627778665155705?l=tearsofllorona.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Craig Chalquist MS PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14278610288616875836noreply@blogger.com150