'Beyondism' does sound a tad cultish! But I do think you have your hands on something quite rare and unique - who would go to the trouble of forging such a note? Great find!
@deesilvs I just added an update - was able to contact his youngest daughter, and she confirmed that it is "definitely" her dad's very distinctive handwriting. It probably doesn't mean too much to anyone outside of psychology (and perhaps not to many inside psychology either, but it certainly makes my day!
i’ve my own broad theories about psychology and the study thereof. i myself am endlessly curious about the universe(s) and watch so many wonderful videos about cosmology on youtube. my own area is music of course which takes up the majority of my time, but i am an avid reader on a broad number of subjects, and also love fiction, not so much science fiction (although i do love sci-fi films). some of my favorite writers of this sort are Charles Willeford, Nabokov of course, Cormac McCarthy (in particular; “Blood Meridian”) and lately, believe it or not, Stephen King! i was such a snob for a long time, (thankfully i’ve gotten over myself!) and used to think, based on absolutely nothing, other than his mass popularity, that he must be mediocre. anyway, i finally decided to read one of his books (The Shining) and immediately realized what an amazing writer he is. his stories, characters, dialog, i was amazed and have now read or listened to (i began listening to audio books when my girlfriend, at the time, and i adopted two rescue dogs and i would walk them twice a day, and for long walks, so it was the perfect time to listen) many of his books. anyway, you seem to be very interesting yourself! which is quite heartening, so much of current society is not.
you’ll have to excuse me, i did not realize you were a male(!) when i was writing the above, not that it matters, or that i’d have said anything differently, but i was acting under a false impression.
@rickcox9 No problem at all! Should I assume you wouldn't have written as much if you had known? I thought I gave my gender away when I outed myself as a "butt man". Anyway, thank you for your thoughts - while I do love Nabokov, I have to admit to never having read either Cormac McCarthy nor Stephen King, and hadn't even heard of Charles Willeford. I'll try to fill the gaps in my literary knowledge. Listening while walking is a great pleasure for me also. You might want to look into Philip K. Dick, if you haven't read him already, and Isaac Asimov, to name two very different sci-fi authors.
(somehow, i seem to have spaced on the butt-man comment, which of course you’re right, haha, that was a fairly good hint!) but no, i’d have written the same thing. as far as sci’fi, i read the William Gibson trilogy in the 80’s; “Neuromancer/ Count Zero/ Mona Lisa Overdrive” and as is probably well understood, Gibson is in a class of his own. i’ve gotta go, but will be back…
i used to refer to Charles Willeford as “my god”. he died in 1988. which is a terrible shame as i had two very good friends in the book business, and one of them had just seen him at the last ABA (American Book Association) convention. i have some other fascinating inside info about him as well, but would need to convey privately. i need to go walk my dog, but look forward to chatting further, soon.
(i’m always hitting the return button by mistake), anyway, this is the only book i ever read two times in a row. i don’t mean i read it twice, i’ve read several books more than once, some several times/. but i mean that i finished it, put it down on the table…then just moments later picked it back up and started at the beginning and read it again. the story is basically about American Indian scalp-hunters in the west, circa 1870’s on. but the style he’s written it in is incredible. as far as Charles Willeford, he wrote many novels, but is best known for a series he did about a Miami Homicide detective (i know, there are loads of these by many writers, but you’ll see if you ever chk him out) named Hoke Mosley. C.W. wrote 4* in this order; “Miami Blues” (if you know the movie, try to forget it) “New Hope for the Dead”, “Sideswipe” and “The Way We Die Now” i’m familiar with both Philip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov, but haven’t read much, but some, of each. i did read a sci-fi book titled “Timepivot” by Brian Ball. i liked it, you know, as far as it went, but that’s…i’ve actually bought some new sci-fi books in the past, but have yet to read them. oh, another book by William Gibson is a collection of his short stories titled; “Burning Chrome” and excuse me if i'm telling you stuff that you may well already know. gotta go but look forward to chatting again, or i guess we’ve barely chatted at all, but anyway, sometime. * there’s a rumor about a fifth
@rickcox9 Sorry, I was off for a while (as reported in my vacation blog post). Thank you for all the recommendations, I'll have to look into them. One book I read on vacation that I hugely enjoyed is "The Dog of the South" by Charles Portis, who is better known as the writer of "True Grit".
well thnx for getting back to me, i hope your vacation was an enjoyable one. btw, i just scrolled back up to remind myself of our earlier texts, and realized that the cover of the Raymond B. Cattell book is a shot of M31, aka the Andromeda galaxy, which i think i first saw in the opening credits for “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1951) dir. Robert Wise, which i’m sure i wouldn’t have known as a 10 year old (i saw it on television in 1963) but have of course recognized in subsequent viewings. oh, another bit of trivia about Charles Willeford, he also tried his hand at writing a western, it’s titled “Whiphand” and is his only novel in the genre that i’m aware of. i read it so long ago i’m afraid i don’t remember it well enough to say what i thought of it, but i’d have to presume i’d have liked it since he wrote it!
@rickcox9 For what it's worth, I just bought a Willeford book (New Hope for the Dead - just because the title appealed to me) on my Kindle, so I'll be getting around to it shortly.
yes, that is the second in a quartet of novels about a Miami Homicide Detective, but it makes not too much difference where one starts. they have recurring characters so there may be just a bit of backstory covered in the first book, but as i say, do not let it stop you from reading this one. they can all stand on their own. i do hope you like Willeford, i say he is THE EXISTENTIALIST OF ALL EXISTENTIALISTS!
Damn, I somehow missed this. I never cease to be amazed that Freud is still considered a scientist and is revered to this day by professionals in the field. As far as I know, he was a very nice man but the theories are just bad sci fi. As a teenager, I read that stuff and couldn't believe he was serious. That boy had his issues if penis envy and universal dream symbols seemed reasonable to him. Additionally, at no time was I concerned that my father would confiscate my penis. Perhaps the fact that it's quite firmly attached made that particular risk less than realistic. Does anyone think the things are a source of power? He had quite the preoccupation. I should just stop.
