Kaleidoscope of Culture
Welcome to the Kaleidoscope of Culture, where our now familiar pattern plays out in culture.
In this part of the dissertation, you will find a planets and BPMs chart at the top of each page. When you click on any of the different images, you will get a more detailed description of the planet or the BPM. You can also click on any image to see a larger version on a blank page.
You can also click on the running conversations ∆RC's to see what's going on behind the scenes.
You can begin anywhere, but first I think that introductions are in order, so let us begin at the Introduction to the Kaleidescope of Culture.
Introduction to
Kaleidoscope of Culture
In this part, we will be exploring different combinations of these archetypal patterns as they play out in everyday experiences. Through popular culture, especially through the medium of film, we can in essence "try on" all of these experiences, and be touched deeply by them, learning about ourselves and life in the process; we will see how the psyche plays in this way, which is all we can ever really see anyway.
[Remember, you can click on the planets and BPMs chart at the top of each page and get more detailed descriptions on each of the different images.]
Chicago
Welcome to Chicago. In this chapter we will concentrate on the shadow side of play--the perils and pitfalls of play,
[Remember, you can click on the planets and BPMs chart at the top of each page and get more detailed descriptions on each of the different images. You can click on any image to see a bigger version of the picture on a blank page.]
You can also click on the running conversations ∆RC's to see what's going on behind the scenes.
DisneyLand
TO ALL WHO COME TO THIS HAPPY PLACE: WELCOME.
DISNEYLAND IS YOUR LAND. HERE AGE RELIVES FOND MEMORIES OF THE PAST . . . .
AND HERE YOUTH MAY SAVOR THE CHALLENGE AND PROMISE OF THE FUTURE.
DISNEYLAND IS DEDICATED
TO THE IDEALS, THE DREAMS AND THE HARD
FACTS THAT HAVE CREATED AMERICA . . .
WITH THE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE A SOURCE OF
JOY AND INSPIRATION TO ALL THE WORLD.
Disneyland's Extra Extra Excursions
Welcome to Disneyland's Extra Extra Excursions.
Click on any excursion you would like to visit.
Remember, you can click on the any of the individual planets and BPMs in the picture at the top of each page and you will get a popup that describes them in detail. You can click on any image to see a larger version on a blank page.
Also, you can click on the running conversations ∆RC's to see what's going on behind the scenes.
Mary Poppins Screen-Play
Welcome to Mary Poppins. in this chapter, we will consider play's transformational power.
Remember, you can click on any of the planets or the BPMs in the picture at the top of each page and get a description reminding you of what each of them means.
You can also click on any image to see a larger version on a blank page. Click on the running conversations ∆RC's to see what's going on behind the scenes.
Parting Shots
Down, down, down, would this dissertation never come to an end? Well, it finally has, and all that is left to do, is to leave with a few “parting shots.” We have been analyzing as we have gone along—in the last section of each chapter and in the running conversations. We have seen how we can play with these concepts, and how what we have seen in the “reel” world can apply in the real world. So here in the "Parting Shots" chapter, we will take a look at the overarching themes that we have been dealing with.
