Course Description:
The Fools Stone is very important. It is defined as the discovery of a form of thought or excessive thoughts that comes from the center area of the forehead. This area could be the identification of the frontal lobe and/or the amygdala gland. The frontal lobe and the amygdala gland control all social computation and activity of the mind. In Eastern societies it is described as the 3rd eye. In the Medieval times it was called The Fools Stone and it was very important for it to be surgically removed as the cartoons of the era exemplifies. The Lazar Houses were the first locations in history where the insane were confined. In other cultures, these individuals were left to roam the land on their own. They were considered to be an embarrassment to your capability of reproduction. An insane or handicapped individual brought shame to a family and they were usually discarded. Considering they cannot assist with the maintenance of the family and home. Also, it will take extra work in order to see after them.
The prior subjects discussed are more of a focus on individual insanity. The Manias are description of different forms of mass hysteria. The majority of these manias occurred for over 300-400 years. These manias stem from defloration of virgins to pineapples to tulips. The reasoning for these manias during the Medieval times was to develop the spirit for launching a product and/or a business. The mass hysteria that is utilized is usually based on social status symbols or the hope of attaining the status by having the symbol or being at the event. This mentality also developed the attitude of division and despising amongst the financial/social class systems of the modern world. The Dancing Manias are a little different. The Dancing Manias was some form of mass hysteria that struck the people’s minds in small groups of people. This hysteria was sporadic and was recorded all over Europe. Nobody could discover the root cause of this activity. The documents of the Dancing Mania state that people were dancing to the point until they broke their legs. Some danced on bridges until they broke and drowned. Others danced until they died. Some blamed Ergot for the activity others blamed the bite of a Tarantula.
The Poisoning Mania is unique. It was a phase in Europe’s history that definitely made a permanent stain in the documents of many assassinations. When detailing our modern world we will surely see that it is operated by chemicals. The majority of these chemicals are foreign and should be labeled as poisons. It is safe to say that the corporations that create and control today's products rely on chemicals, that when detailed in operation should be labeled as poisons. In the Medieval times, poisoning for the advent of murder was labeled as a woman’s way of murdering and was shunned upon by the men. It was considered to be the way of the coward. Many kings, queens and potential queens were removed in this method. It was also the stronghold of witches. We will visit this realm as a mania, as it has been classified as such.