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The Phoenix Page

In ancient Egypt and in classical antiquity, the phoenix was a fabulous bird associated with the worship of the sun. The phoenix was said to be as large as an eagle, with brilliant scarlet and gold plumage and a melodious cry. Only one phoenix existed at any one time, and it was very long-lived-- no ancient writer gave it a life span of less than 500 years. As its death approached, the phoenix fashioned a nest of aromatic boughs and spices, set it on fire, and was consumed in the flames. From the pyre miraculously sprang a new phoenix, which, after embalming its predecessor's ashes in an egg of myrrh, flew with the ashes to the City of the Sun, in Egypt, where it deposited them on the altar in the temple of the Egyptian god of the sun. The phoenix was understandably thus associated with immortality and the allegory of resurrection and life after death. The phoenix was compared to undying Rome, and it appears on the coinage of the late Roman Empire as a symbol of the Eternal City.

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According to the DSM-IV (and most of the bipolars I know), indiscretions of all sorts can be symptoms of hypomania or mania. Spending sprees, disastrous affairs, self-medication, foolish financial decisions. We're smart enough to know better, but under the influence of our own brain chemicals everything looks inviting, there are no thoughts of consequences.

But doesn't it feel good?

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