Tag Archives: Thomas Verney

Birthing Into the Media and the Perinatal Zeitgeist of Postmodern Culture: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being Born But Were Afraid to Ask

Posted on June 19, 2012 by sillymickel

Apocalypse No! Chapter Eight: The Perinatal Media ET, Phone Mom – Of Aliens, Toothy Vaginas, Satanic Cults, and Explosions: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being Born With these elements of birth experience in mind, let us look at … Continue reading →

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Aliens, Abductions, Hell…Birth and Death: Freedom Is Just a Membrane Away: Perinatal Media, Part 7

Posted on March 30, 2012 by sillymickel

Perinatal Media, Part Seven: Aliens, Abductions, Hell, and Fear: Freedom Is Just a Membrane Away This idea of birth trauma has been vigorously resisted in our culture ever since it was first presented by Otto Rank. And we can … Continue reading →

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Through the Looking Glass Into Parallel Universes…But “There’s No Place Like Home”: Perinatal Media, Part 6

Posted on March 25, 2012 by sillymickel

Perinatal Media, Part Six: Through the Looking Glass Into Parallel Universes, But “There’s No Place Like Home” Origins of Parallel Universes But this idea of something coming through the walls, membrane walls, is both fascinating and telling in the … Continue reading →