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RF Poll: A Couple New Subforums

How does adding a subforum to discuss Dream Interpretations and/or a Psychology subforum sound?

  • Yes, Dream Interpretation

    Votes: 15 55.6%

  • No, Dream Interpretation

    Votes: 7 25.9%

  • Yes, Psychology

    Votes: 24 88.9%

  • No, Psychology

    Votes: 2 7.4%
  • Total voters
    27
ADigitalArtist

ADigitalArtist

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Hey guys. We've recently had some recommendations for new sections to be added to RF as subforums, and we wanted to take some time to gauge interest in them before adding them.

The first is Dream Interpretations, either from a spiritual perspective or a psychological one.
The second is a more general Psychology section, to handle topics specifically in conjunction with the science field.

If you have any questions or comments, including what specifically you'd like to see talked about in those sections, we'd love to hear them.
 
crossfire

crossfire

LHP Mercuræn Feminist Heretic ☿
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Would Carl Jung be welcome in the psychology section, (emphasis on studying and treating the mind,) or would it be more like a psychiatry section (emphasis on treating the body?) Right now, Jung gravitates more towards the mysticism DIR.
 
ADigitalArtist

ADigitalArtist

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crossfire said:
Would Carl Jung be welcome in the psychology section, (emphasis on studying and treating the mind,) or would it be more like a psychiatry section (emphasis on treating the body?) Right now, Jung gravitates more towards the mysticism DIR.
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To be honest we are still feeling out which section we'd like to put Psychology in. If it's in the Living World section then any history of psychology, including Jungian, would be fine. Not sure about if we put it with science and technology. But we like to get member input since ultimately we don't want to make sections that stay empty, so whatever you guys find more interesting to talk about. :)
 
crossfire

crossfire

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crossfire said:
Would Carl Jung be welcome in the psychology section, (emphasis on studying and treating the mind,) or would it be more like a psychiatry section (emphasis on treating the body?) Right now, Jung gravitates more towards the mysticism DIR.
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The reason why I'm asking is that there are those who don't consider psychology and sociology as true sciences. This might be resolved by having a separate subforum for the hard core materialist sciences, and one for the cultural/observational ones.
 
Stevicus

Stevicus

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I voted yes to both, although thinking about what might be in a dream interpretation forum, I was reminded of this:

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A psychology forum might be interesting, too.

You could also have a companion forum called "Lunatic Fringe DIR" (I'd sign up for it right away), and then they could psychoanalyze it in the psychology forum. :D
 
beenherebeforeagain

beenherebeforeagain

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I say yes to psychology.

I say no to dream interpretation, because there are a great many schools of dream interpretation--the various psychological (Freudian, Jungian, etc.), and then religious-oriented (Christian, Islam, Buddhist, etc.), and then you get syncretisms of them...I'm not sure how many people want their dreams dissected using a bunch of different psychological theories and religious/spiritual frameworks.
 
Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

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I dunno about psychology. It kind of seems that some might view it as an area for 'therapy'. Perhaps a disclaimer or something should be implemented.

Dream interpretation sounds like a subset suitable for the paranormal forum.

I probably go one step further and put in a psychics forum where dream interpretation can be included .
 
Stevicus

Stevicus

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beenherebeforeagain said:
I say yes to psychology.

I say no to dream interpretation, because there are a great many schools of dream interpretation--the various psychological (Freudian, Jungian, etc.), and then religious-oriented (Christian, Islam, Buddhist, etc.), and then you get syncretisms of them...I'm not sure how many people want their dreams dissected using a bunch of different psychological theories and religious/spiritual frameworks.
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I like the idea of dream interpretation. I've had some pretty strange dreams.
 
Laika

Laika

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ADigitalArtist said:
Hey guys. We've recently had some recommendations for new sections to be added to RF as subforums, and we wanted to take some time to gauge interest in them before adding them.

The first is Dream Interpretations, either from a spiritual perspective or a psychological one.
The second is a more general Psychology section, to handle topics specifically in conjunction with the science field.

If you have any questions or comments, including what specifically you'd like to see talked about in those sections, we'd love to hear them.
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Voted yes for psychology. I expect a fair amount of personal experiences and support may be shared on their as it's likely the number of people with problems will share a great deal. Plus psychology has always been of interest. :)

I didn't vote on the dream analysis one. I'm indifferent either way but if people wanted it that would be fine. It would certainly take the forum in to new territory if it was used regularly.
 
sealchan

sealchan

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crossfire said:
Would Carl Jung be welcome in the psychology section, (emphasis on studying and treating the mind,) or would it be more like a psychiatry section (emphasis on treating the body?) Right now, Jung gravitates more towards the mysticism DIR.
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Certainly one could create a sub-forum for Freudians and Jungians who could also participate in the General forum. There are many schools in psychology and they go in and out of favor depending on the time and the academic department.

As far as Jung gravitating towards mysticism...that is a good topic for debate. We have the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and many knock offs used extensively in the corporate world for employee training...that's hardly mysticism.
 
sealchan

sealchan

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beenherebeforeagain said:
I say yes to psychology.

I say no to dream interpretation, because there are a great many schools of dream interpretation--the various psychological (Freudian, Jungian, etc.), and then religious-oriented (Christian, Islam, Buddhist, etc.), and then you get syncretisms of them...I'm not sure how many people want their dreams dissected using a bunch of different psychological theories and religious/spiritual frameworks.
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I've been on many forums over the years and they received good daily traffic of sincere people wanting some answers at varying levels as to what their strange and/or shocking dream might mean. Some make qualifications but most are content to take whatever sincere feedback is given.

Currently there is a dearth of forums serving this need (my need) so I have proposed that this forum take up the effort.
 
sealchan

sealchan

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Nowhere Man said:
I dunno about psychology. It kind of seems that some might view it as an area for 'therapy'. Perhaps a disclaimer or something should be implemented.

Dream interpretation sounds like a subset suitable for the paranormal forum.

I probably go one step further and put in a psychics forum where dream interpretation can be included .
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There are certainly many "intuitives" who like to discuss dreams, but I also think that there are methods of dream interpretation that are much less subjective. Still the subjective feedback is useful to many of those who simply want some context for their night-time experiences.
 
Quagmire

Quagmire

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sealchan said:
I've been on many forums over the years and they received good daily traffic of sincere people wanting some answers at varying levels as to what their strange and/or shocking dream might mean. Some make qualifications but most are content to take whatever sincere feedback is given.

Currently there is a dearth of forums serving this need (my need) so I have proposed that this forum take up the effort.
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Yes, and thank you for the suggestion, sealchan. It looks like there's enough support for your idea. Now it's just a matter of deciding where to put it/ how to categorize it.
 
crossfire

crossfire

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sealchan said:
Certainly one could create a sub-forum for Freudians and Jungians who could also participate in the General forum. There are many schools in psychology and they go in and out of favor depending on the time and the academic department.

As far as Jung gravitating towards mysticism...that is a good topic for debate. We have the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and many knock offs used extensively in the corporate world for employee training...that's hardly mysticism.
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Jungian individuation--bringing unconscious content into consciousness, and then interpreting the symbolic language in order to gain understanding and affect consciously guided transformational change is mysticism, imo. Jung provides a language by which to describe this process, imo. (Of course, your mileage may vary.)
 
beenherebeforeagain

beenherebeforeagain

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Stevicus said:
I like the idea of dream interpretation. I've had some pretty strange dreams.
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Oh, me too. But I would not want 30 different models of dream interpretation used to help understand my dreams...although I think that could be useful for some people, some times...a different perspective...hmmm...okay, maybe we do need one...or more...not sure how you'd keep fights from breaking out, though...
 
crossfire

crossfire

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Another heads up: if you build a Jungian psychology forum, you will probably get a lot of Joseph Campbell type comparative mythology with it, as this is the intersection between the Jungian Archetypes and their manifestations, and the meaning it brings to the individual psyches and collective unconscious/nomos.
 
sealchan

sealchan

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beenherebeforeagain said:
Oh, me too. But I would not want 30 different models of dream interpretation used to help understand my dreams...although I think that could be useful for some people, some times...a different perspective...hmmm...okay, maybe we do need one...or more...not sure how you'd keep fights from breaking out, though...
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There shouldn't be any arguments about dream interpretations...maybe that is a rule in the forum for dream interpretation. I haven't seen too many such arguments taking place but they do happen from time to time.

That might be a special rule that should be implemented.

But again, I don't see that as a big issue, just an infrequent one that can be addressed individually, in my long experience with dream interpretation forums.
 
sealchan

sealchan

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crossfire said:
Jungian individuation--bringing unconscious content into consciousness, and then interpreting the symbolic language in order to gain understanding and affect consciously guided transformational change is mysticism, imo. Jung provides a language by which to describe this process, imo. (Of course, your mileage may vary.)
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Yes, more so than perhaps any other theory of psychology Jung sought to understand the nature of religious belief in terms of psychology. So mysticism is an appropriate topic in terms of Jung.
 
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