the Wakefield Doctrine

Wedbesdat -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘lets just try an’ limber up the key-touchers’

October 16, 2024 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

Given our heightened alertness, indicated by the letter-salad in the title, we’d be wise to find and post a RePrint post.

That being said…

Hey! Did you know that, when all is said and done, the arena of the Wakefield Doctrine is that of personal reality. Furthermore, (ah! surely a word that sounds like a Dickensian demand but, with a certain, cultured elegance), this personal reality is as magical/metaphysical/subjective and/or intellectually-indulgent as anyone could hope for.

Back in the very early days of this blog, we used to posit that there is a Realm of the Outsider, a Zone of Predation, a Ecosystem of the Herd. And we meant it. Hell, we still do, but let’s keep that between ourselfs, ok? No sense spooking any New Readers, before they can get a grasp on the three predominant worldviews.

… but the thing is, and we’re comfortable stating it, knowing the demographic of the typical Wakefield Doctrine aficionados/afficionadae, it helps to maintain the belief that reality is personal, if for no other reason than that position makes it more likely to consider alternate perspectives. And alternate perspectives are the gateway-view of the world that allows one to identify with another person.

But, it’s Wednesday and we’ve already said too much.

Except this: the single greatest benefit of taking up with this Wakefield Doctrine crowd(lette) is that we have found others to identify with. (Of course, this little revelation tells you what our predominant worldview. This belief is validated by the realities of ‘the other two’: one always knows where their pack is and the other is never without a Herd. We’re tempted to use the childishly fun word, oxymoron, in describing clarks and belonging, so we won’t.)

The three predominant worldviews of the Wakefield Doctrine:

clarks (the Outsider) reality is informed by a childhood of being different and apart from; we begin the twin campaigns of avoiding scrutiny and learning what others clearly know about belonging
scotts (the Predator) life is an adventure and, like most fictional adventures, is characterized by highs and lows, risk and reward and the endless chase of the unattainable
rogers (the Herd Member) life is as good as the echo of those around you

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Monday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 14, 2024 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

People are always coming up to us, on the street, peristalsing through school corridors between classes, in the lull of a amatory pre-peak and asking, they ask, “Why are you still writing posts on your personality theory? We get it, and are amazed you don’t fall asleep at the keyboard, all morning-foggy, poster on the wall reflecting the LED glare, (the one showing Fabió flying towards a mountain-top castle where Helen Bonham Carter is semaphoring for help and across the top ‘It Was a Dark and Stormy Knight…)

One word: New Readers

We promise not to invoke Tennessee Williams other than to say, Readers from Mimi, to Cynthia, Denise to Kristi often write Comments that remind us to keep it simple and stick with the basics. Then, with their implied permission, a quick cut ‘n paste into a blank post and we’re off and runnin’

Last week, Misky wrote such a Comment. So,

“…figuring out which of three, or two or all three, people are if I don’t know them well. How do I anticipate a person’s response to the world if I don’t know them particularly well.”

Perfect set up! (Thanks!)

The beauty part, (as Lou Collins used to say), of the Doctrine is that we don’t need to know them that well. Hell, at all well. The biographical facts of the person in front of us, (or the one reflected in a mirror), are not the most important thing. Knowing the three relationships with the world that is the heart of the Wakefield Doctrine is…are… whatever.

The question, (at least when we are starting out practicing everyone’s favorite personality theory….theory), is not, ‘Which of the three is this person?’ The best (in the sense of being efficacious to our true goal*) is ‘On the basis of what I observe, see, feel from this person, which of the three makes more sense. Is most consistent with… (Look up the optometrist metaphor (somewhere in the pile of posts). …ok. we couldn’t find it either.

In a nutshell, (no, ceayr… not a word!), consider an eye test. The optometrist turns off the lights, flicks a switch and a bright rectangle appears on the opposite wall. Lowering a very cool, in a totally steampunk sorta way, mechanism with two lenses for you to look through, they say, “Read the first line you can comfortably see.” (one eye goes dark); “Now, is this clearer? [click], How about this?” Back and forth. That is what we do with the three perspectives of the Wakefield Doctrine.

We observe the behavior/dress/appetite, whatever, and look through the lens of: the Outsider (clark) … [click] the Herd Member (roger) [click] Is this clearer, i.e. makes more sense or [click] is this…

…as a wise woman once said, “That’s how it began.”

* The tool that the Wakefield Doctrine is, is focused on our being better able to ‘see the world as the other person is experiencing it’. (italics quite deliberate… remind us to discuss personal reality tomorrow.)

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Un-reliable Fridae -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 12, 2024 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution to the Unicorn Challenge bloghop.

As is incumbent upon us, this being Friday and all, we proffer a story from the picture that we saw. jenne and ceayr watch with evident glee and all the mad bloggers submit their tales to thee. yea celebrate, it’s the ‘hop that all await, the Unicorn Challenge photo prompt.

“Who’s there?”

The woman’s voice hesitated, the slightest up-lilt on the interrogative, a child’s invocation for the closet to be as empty as her parents promised. The scenery had, in some tectonic conspiracy, become a threatening vista. The moors’ rolling green looked mostly solid. The gurgling stream ran a parallel track and not, actually, a serpentine course. The mountains on the horizon seemed devoid of jagged cliffs, as clouds gathered like sentient tendrils to the foothills.

Awareness of her surroundings, because she’d stopped, reminded her how much she valued being away from overly-protective family; it was her favorite activity.

“God, please don’t deprive me this time wandering these hills.” As alone as she was, the old woman kept her prayer silent.

Gazing downwards, a slight cold bubbled somewhere between her belt and her heart.

Her new walking sticks had a pleasant …balance; the rawhide straps, lined with suede, held her wrists in a friend’s embrace. The ends of the rods, upon attaining optimal extension, pulled her along. Ever so slightly.

Suddenly, the stick in her left hand slipped backwards. However, as the inspired design and balance dictated, the right side moved forward in counter-balance, saving her from a fall.

The chill within began to crystallize as the temporary imbalance resulted in her taking a step further along the road. The friend’s grasp of the wrist straps tightened. She stepped another step along the road, discovering something worse than falling to the pavement… walking into the fog that waited patiently. Endlessly.

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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

October 12, 2024 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Doctrine’s weakly contribution to the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT). Now in Stereo!! (Well, kinda, there is this post and another over on Blogger which is posted also on the TToT Facebook group Page!)

For us at the Doctrine, the following people. places and things qualify for inclusion in our citations for sources of feeling a sense of gratitude this week.

1) Phyllis

2) Una

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop. Six Pick of the week: …[a Café Six] (the) the Wakefield Doctrine

5) the Unicorn Challenge Read this one! ‘Afternoon Tea‘ by jenne

6) modern technology. in this case cameras in phones, i.e. Front meadow in October

7) have we mentioned the Wakefield Doctrine? No, not merely in the context of a long-running blog, the stewardship of which we’ve been privileged to provide service, in this citation, as a Grat Item, we note that, as a tool to self-improve oneself, it is without peer. (Slow to take effect? Sure. Worth the effort. Gotta go with a ‘damn straight’)

8) something, something

9) Having a profession (real estate brokerage) that includes free Membership to an impromptu health club (and totally stationary StairMaster) lol A property I have in Norwich CT:

10) Secret Rule 1.3

music(ish) vids

something a little different to start us off

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Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine- [an Ian Devereaux Six]

October 10, 2024 By clarkscottroger

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.

Hosted by Denise defined by it’s numerical eponymous title.

Prompt word:

TYPE

“A word to the wise, Devereaux, she’s outa your league…

“”Lou, Diane and me, we’re just friends; after Haley, I vowed to embrace the lifestyle of the mono-divorcé,” my smile, while sincere was every bit a laissez-passer, like in that old Bogart movie, seeing how I was attempting a joke that contradicted a very dangerous man.

“Quite screwin’ around then, I need you to keep an eye on someone,” an fairly archaic adjective, ‘baleful’ stepped into my mental Green Room of my brain as Lou stared at me, but was immediately elbowed aside by a random memory of a grad school elective, ‘Myths and Comparative Religion’; a noun: Basilisk.

“Happy to help,” honest to god, I barely shifted my gaze to the young woman who had just stormed out of the Bottom of the Sea when Lou went full ‘go ahead continue to pretend I’m a friendly mob leader; I swear to god, I could feel his eyes on me.

“I just sent someone important to me over to that ‘something-something-Cafe-Bistro‘ joint you introduced me to, for a job, you know, like people in the straight world have,” his voice modulated into the charming, concerned business man, but his gaze remained on whatever vulnerability within me he’d settled on.

“Want me to make sure they don’t take advantage of her?”

Lou Caesare laughed his crocodile laugh, “No, idiot, I like them guys, your job, Devereaux, is to make sure she doesn’t fuck them or their operation up too much; at least not without me knowin’ about it all and all on the QT, you get me?”