Theos-Talk Archives (December 1995 Message tl00149)

>From: bbrown@whanganui.ac.nz Bee Brown
>Subject: Re: Titillation

>BB:
>>As Liesel said people learn quickest if they
>>are enthusiastic about what they are reading and if that is A B then I would
>>rather they did that than say 'no no' and give them SD. Sadly many want
>>titilation with their knowledge so while they are going through that stage
>>they will not take on something that takes serious thought.
>
>I was intrigued by the meaning of the word titillation in regard to esoteric
>material and spiritual growth so I consulted my robot dictionary and found
this
>interesting quote. It also suggests that one would have to keep "titillating"
>the readers or they will go elsewhere. Although I read and like CWL that
>reminds me of him and his more fantastic writings.
>
>Titillation
>To excite another especially in a superficial pleasurable manner: "Once you
>decide to titillate instead of illuminate . . . you create a climate of
>expectation that requires a higher and higher level of intensity" Bill
Moyers.
>
>The American HeritageR Dictionary of the English Language Third Edition
>copyright C 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from
>InfoSoft International Inc. All rights reserved.
>
What a handy dictionary. I like that definition and it fits nicely to the
groups I used to go to because the novelty wore off so I guess we ran out
of titillation.
Bee Brown
Member Theosophy International

Titillation reminds me of the crapola you can watch on American TV any time
day or night. Lunchtime today I was cruising around looking for something
interesting to look at while I ate my tofu chili. I found this talk
show where they were interviewing this pretty young lady who was
saying that she loved her disabled boy friend & that she was a
prostitute to get money for them both to live on. Why would she do
that for him? Because he was very kind to her.
So help me that's what I saw on TV this noon before I turned to
another channel

Liesel