While doing a particularly boring task at work or home, have you ever stopped thinking about what you were doing, and started reminiscing about your last vacation or another event that made you happy?

Hermeticism is a philosophical and esoteric system based on the teachings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, a mythical figure that merges aspects of the Egyptian god Thoth and the Greek god Hermes.

One of Freud’s most famous cases raises as many questions as it answers. By Susannah Cahalan Susannah Cahalan is the author of “The Great Pretender” and “Brain on Fire.” When you purchase an ...