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Sun Spots, v. 4, issue 1, whole no. 13, December 1940
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December, 1940 SUN SPOTS Page 11. "[[underline]]WHEN THE SUBCONSIOUS SPEAKS[[end underline]]" By George Wetzel Every one doodles in some form or fashion. Many times the doodle will appeared on the side wall of a phone booth or a phone-book. But the majority of these cases seem to occure when the artist has a newspaper in his hand or a magazine. To the collector of doodles, these meaningless and crude attempts at art seem priceless. Some doodle-collectors have been know to go into a frenzy when they found the proprietor of the restaurant forbade them a section of the table cloth on which there reposed the most elegant big of doodling that ever graced an object. To doodle is not to be insane though; it is merely the sub-mind exerting itself in the form of half understandable symbols. A close friend of mine who is a psychologist has lent some aid to yours truly in the interpretation of these so called mystic writings. His explanation of the doodle, while a bit technical(which I have translated into English) is much more in detail than my own. He maintains that doodles are largely due to pent-up nervous energy which finds expression at every oppertunity. The symbols themselves represent something of actuallity within the artists mind, which cannot be explained without a srerch into his past. but there are times when no analysis of his past need be made, and that is when the symbol is very obvious. For example the following: [[first doodle is two rectangles]] [[second doodle is a series of lines?]] [[third doodle is a series of triangles]] Such symbols would reveal a love of competition, and a nature which thrives on it. [[arrow to left of paragraph pointing to second doodle]] Another example of a much doodled doodle is this which shows a mind which is apt to wander but is nevertheless logical to understand how this meaning is ascertain one must attempt to study the symbol profoundly so as to gain an insight into its hidden meaning. [[arrow to left of paragraph pointing to second doodle]]1st. One must notice the line of the symbol which is seen running in an aimless sort of way, or if you want it is a wandering sort of line; but it still has another feature which is certain precision with which thoes geometrical figure--'triangles'--are made. [[arrow to the left of paragraph pointing to third doodle]] The reason why triangles are considered to be the representatives of logician's thoughts is because of their openness and directness; also because of the fact that there is method in their illustrating. That is because they are very logically car-
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December, 1940 SUN SPOTS Page 11. "[[underline]]WHEN THE SUBCONSIOUS SPEAKS[[end underline]]" By George Wetzel Every one doodles in some form or fashion. Many times the doodle will appeared on the side wall of a phone booth or a phone-book. But the majority of these cases seem to occure when the artist has a newspaper in his hand or a magazine. To the collector of doodles, these meaningless and crude attempts at art seem priceless. Some doodle-collectors have been know to go into a frenzy when they found the proprietor of the restaurant forbade them a section of the table cloth on which there reposed the most elegant big of doodling that ever graced an object. To doodle is not to be insane though; it is merely the sub-mind exerting itself in the form of half understandable symbols. A close friend of mine who is a psychologist has lent some aid to yours truly in the interpretation of these so called mystic writings. His explanation of the doodle, while a bit technical(which I have translated into English) is much more in detail than my own. He maintains that doodles are largely due to pent-up nervous energy which finds expression at every oppertunity. The symbols themselves represent something of actuallity within the artists mind, which cannot be explained without a srerch into his past. but there are times when no analysis of his past need be made, and that is when the symbol is very obvious. For example the following: [[first doodle is two rectangles]] [[second doodle is a series of lines?]] [[third doodle is a series of triangles]] Such symbols would reveal a love of competition, and a nature which thrives on it. [[arrow to left of paragraph pointing to second doodle]] Another example of a much doodled doodle is this which shows a mind which is apt to wander but is nevertheless logical to understand how this meaning is ascertain one must attempt to study the symbol profoundly so as to gain an insight into its hidden meaning. [[arrow to left of paragraph pointing to second doodle]]1st. One must notice the line of the symbol which is seen running in an aimless sort of way, or if you want it is a wandering sort of line; but it still has another feature which is certain precision with which thoes geometrical figure--'triangles'--are made. [[arrow to the left of paragraph pointing to third doodle]] The reason why triangles are considered to be the representatives of logician's thoughts is because of their openness and directness; also because of the fact that there is method in their illustrating. That is because they are very logically car-
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