Sentences with phrase «complex of magical thinking»

David A. Stewart, in Thirst for Freedom, describes the operation of the alcoholic's narcissism as «the little dictator,» an unconscious complex of magical thinking, false pride, fear, anger, lack of insight, and resistance to facing one's need for outside help.

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There are 8 main sites of the Mayan ruins that are still standing today, namely: Tikal — a c. 700 AD city in Guatemala Caracol — another city except from c. 500 AD and situated in Belize Chichén Itzá — a monument and center for pilgrimage located in Mexico Tulum — a coastal Mayan site present until c. 1200 AD Kabah — a ruin with elaborate and intricate carvings on the wall which was used from c. 800 AD to c. 900 AD Palenque — another site located in Mexico thought to be magical, present from c. 600 AD to c. 700 AD Coba — a partially excavated network of roads and pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico Uxmal — the most extravagant and complex of all eight Mayan sites, built shortly before c. 1000 AD.

Dr Maria Balshaw, Director of the Whitworth and Manchester Art Gallery said: «Raqib Shaw's magical paintings offer a highly complex, absorbing semi-autobiographical space to think through both image and issues of identity.