As we have a thread about the PG tips collectors cards running, I thought I would start this as a new thread and branch off.
The card thread led me onto the PG tips monkeys, and the current PG offer of collecting monkey. As I googled I found various PG tips monkeys from the past, including the trio hear no evil etc.
Then my daughter came home and anyone remember Monkey Boots from years ago.....she's been and bought some from town...
So as the monkeys seems to be chimping about with me today I thought there might be a message, so I googled Power animals and Monkey ( I havent heard from the power animals in a while in a while) and the first thing that caught my attention was communication.
So as I have had a serious decision to make, wether to carry on or not with the counselling course as there are a lot of other contributory factors I take it as a sign. Counselling has a lot to do with hear no evil speak not evil etc as we develop communication skills, helping to dig into the subconscious and bring to the light, quickly moving in and out, over and below as we amble from branch to branch of the neural pathways.
The piercing eyes show us clarity, and the return to our ancestral roots can give insight to recovery from that which chains us to the past. Monkeys also seem to have quite a sophisticated family orientated hierarchy, useful when exploring family dynamics in a counselling setting.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on Monkey medicine?
there is a book about a chimpanzee called Lucy. You might want to read it:
''Lucy - Growing Up Human: Chimpanzee Daughter in a Psychotherapist's Family ''
I think it's fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in what makes us tick, and essential reading for counsellors & therapists.
ahh Richard, thankyou,
When I saw you had posted on this thread before I opened it up I thought, ay up, he's having a little tease ;), in view of some of the banter you have had on one or two threads.
So I duly followed your link, and unfortunately it seems it's not available any longer....but will bear it in mind if I ever come across it. 🙂
OMG! I own a vaguely valuable book! £34 second-hand... Break out the champagne!
Not worth shelling out £34 (unless that's spare change for you!) but worth keeping an eye open in second-hand bookshops or charity shops - it's a fascinating story. The Temerlin family raise baby chimp Lucy as if she were their natural daughter (as far as possible). The book covers her first 10 years with them. If nothing else, it shows the extent to which our higher cognitive functions may have given us electricity and aeroplanes, but the price has been loss of emotional authenticity. Lucy is clearly a social creature who understands social rules, yet has no problem expressing her needs, maintaining her boundaries and being fully herself.
It's a real shame the book's out of print.
PS Teasing? Moi??? 😎
I've just found this and wondered if you had got any response to your original question about monkey?
And....did you continue with your counselling course?
And....how did you meet your power animals?
Just curious...:).