Who are Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker? In their seminal 2010 essay "Notes on Metamodernism", cultural theorists Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker outlined an emerging cultural paradigm they dubbed "metamodernism". Oscillating between the...
Who is Christopher Partridge? Professor Christopher Partridge is a leading British religious studies scholar and social scientist whose work has profoundly influenced our understanding of alternative spirituality, popular culture, and contemporary religion. As...
John D. Caputo’s post-secular philosophy offers a compelling framework for psychotherapists working with trauma in the modern age. By recovering the spiritual and existential dimensions of healing, Caputo charts a path beyond the impasses of modernity towards a more soulful, transformative approach to therapy.
Illuminating the Hero's Journey of the Human Soul by [Author Name] | [Date] "Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is." - Joseph Campbell 1. Who was Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)...
How Can Ancient Practices Inform Modern Therapy In today's fast-paced world, an interesting phenomenon has occurred - ancient spiritual practices that originated hundreds or thousands of years ago have undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from their roots...
Anthropological Insights into Modern Psychotherapy Throughout human history and across cultures, rituals and storytelling have played a central role in addressing psychological ailments and facilitating healing. While modern psychotherapy can seem like a far cry from...
Should Psychotherapy Ponder the Mysteries of Philosophy and Anthropology? The specialized and fragmented nature of modern psychology has led to an abstracted and decontextualized view of the self, one that is disconnected from the embodied, embedded, and enactive...
From Jung to Contemporary Thought Patterns of Self The concept of archetypes is one of the most enduring and influential ideas to emerge from the work of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. Archetypes are universal patterns of behavior, images, and symbols that Jung...
How to Understand The Epic of Gilgamesh What is the Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest surviving works of literature, dated to around 2100 BCE. This Sumerian epic poem tells the story of Gilgamesh, the hero-king of Uruk, and his adventures...
"Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. By finding your own dream and following it through, it will lead you to the myth-world in which you live. But just as in dream, the subject and object, though they seem to be separate, are really the same." Joseph...