From a New York Times obituary today recounting
the life of a psychoanalyst who reportedly died at 94 on
January 16 —
"Dr. Shengold began treating Dr. Sacks in 1966 for
an amphetamine addiction. He continued to see him for
nearly a half-century.
'Above all, Shengold has taught me attention,'
Dr. Sacks said in an interview in 2012 for the website
Web of Stories, an archive of stories told by prominent
scientists and other people. 'And what is sometimes
called listening with a third ear — listening to what is
behind the babble.' "
The New Yorker, issue dated July 23, 2007, page 42:
“While out-of-body experiences have the character of
a perceptual illusion (albeit a complex and singular one),
near-death experiences have all the hallmarks of mystical
experience, as William James defines it….”
— Oliver Sacks,“A Bolt from the Blue”
The New Yorker, same issue, page 70:
