by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
The human psyche operates like a complex orchestra, with different psychological functions playing distinct roles in how we perceive, process, and respond to the world around us. While many are familiar with basic personality typing systems, few understand the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | History of Psychotherapy
The Evolution of Psychoanalytic Thought: From Freud’s Drive Theory to Contemporary Relational Models What is Psychoanalysis like Now? Psychoanalysis, the field founded by Sigmund Freud in the late 19th century, has undergone a remarkable evolution over...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Who was Hermes Trismegistus Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary figure in the Hermetic tradition, is credited with authoring a body of texts known as the Hermetica, which had a profound influence on Western esotericism, alchemy, and mystical thought. The Hermetic...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | Micro-nutrition and Vitamins for Mental Health
How to Manage POTS Naturally With Supplements Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a complex circulatory disorder that affects an estimated 1-3 million Americans. Characterized by an excessive heart rate increase when moving from lying to standing, POTS...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Ritual and Initiation
Mircea Eliade’s Insights into the Sacred “A religious symbol conveys its message even if it is no longer consciously understood in every part. For a symbol speaks to the whole human being and not only to the intelligence.” ― Mircea Eliade, The Sacred and the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy
Our phobias are often metaphors for our most unconscious parts of self. In the 2013 movie Gravity, Sandra Bullock plays an astronaut marooned in space. At every moment she is seconds from spinning into the hopeless oblivion of deep space. Bullock’s character must use...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
Who was Nietzsche? Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), the groundbreaking German philosopher, has left an indelible mark on the landscape of modern psychology and psychotherapy. His revolutionary ideas about the nature of the self, the role of unconscious drives, the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Buildings and Architecture, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Historian of the Western Soul In 1991, Richard Tarnas published a book that became standard reading in universities worldwide: The Passion of the Western Mind. It was a brilliant, sweeping history of Western thought from Plato to Hegel to Jung. But in 2006, he...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Comparative Religion for Therapy, Psychology Book Reviews and Non Fiction
“The Sacred and the Profane”: A Pioneering Study of Religion Mircea Eliade’s The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion is a seminal text in the academic study of religion. Unlike theology, which approaches religion as an unquestionable truth about...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 15, 2026 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Evidence Based Practice in Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology, Therapy Resources for Alabama
In 1961, Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment that would fundamentally challenge our understanding of human obedience and moral authority. Participants were instructed by a man in a white coat, an apparent authority figure, to administer what they believed were...
