How Does Color Effect Brain Function? What is Color? Color is a ubiquitous and powerful psychological force, influencing human experience and behavior in myriad ways. This paper explores the multifaceted effects of color, focusing on four key areas: somatic memory, trauma and implicit memory, brain function as measured by QEEG, and the behavioral impact of bright colors in advertising and consumer psychology. Drawing on a wide range of studies, we examine how color can evoke physical sensations, trigger...
Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker: Integrating Modernity, Postmodernity and the Therapeutic Encounter
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 opposing poles of modernist sincerity and postmodern irony, the metamodern sensibility attempts to transcend the aporia of the postmodern era without regressing to the naivete of the modern. This article will explore the implications of Vermeulen and van...
The Metamodern Turn of Christopher Partridge: Spirituality, Depth Psychology and Healing Trauma in a Post-Postmodern World
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 Professor of Religious Studies at Lancaster University, his groundbreaking research in Western esotericism, new religious movements, and the intersection of religion with popular music has shaped academic discourse since the 1990s. His influential books,...
Weak Thought, Strong Therapy: Gianni Vattimo and the Metamodern Turn
Explore the relevance of metamodernism, spirituality, and depth psychology for understanding culture, trauma, and the practice of psychotherapy in the modern world. Discover insights from Carl Jung’s transcendent function and contemporary thinkers.
Fredric Jameson: The Metamodern for Therapy
Metamodernism, Post-Spirituality, and Depth Psychology: Navigating Trauma in the Contemporary Era In our increasingly complex and fragmented world, the need for frameworks to understand the psyche, culture, and the spiritual dimensions of human existence has never been greater. Two thinkers who offer profound insights into these realms are cultural theorist Fredric Jameson and depth psychologist Carl Jung. By tracing the evolution of culture through the stages of modernism, postmodernism, and metamodernism, and...
Metamodernism and the Future of Psychotherapy: Integrating Modernity, Postmodernity and the Therapeutic Encounter
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 opposing poles of modernist sincerity and postmodern irony, the metamodern sensibility attempts to transcend the aporia of the postmodern era without regressing to the naivete of the modern. This article will explore the implications of Vermeulen and van...
Metamodernism, Seth Abramson, and the Future of Psychotherapy
Who is Seth Abramson? As we navigate the complexities of the early 21st century, marked by rapid technological change, globalization, and a pervasive sense of existential uncertainty, the question of how to approach the healing of the human psyche has taken on a renewed urgency. In this context, the emerging philosophy of metamodernism, as articulated by thinkers like Seth Abramson, offers a compelling lens through which to re-envision the theory and practice of psychotherapy. Metamodernism, in essence,...
John D. Caputo and the Post-Secular Path to Healing Trauma
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.
Jürgen Habermas and the Transformation of Psychotherapy: Towards a Dialogical and Emancipatory Practice
Who is Jürgen Habermas? Jürgen Habermas (1929-) is one of the most influential philosophers and social theorists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. As the leading figure of the "second generation" of the Frankfurt School, Habermas has made groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of communicative rationality, discourse ethics, democratic deliberation, and the public sphere. While not primarily a psychologist, Habermas's ideas have profound implications for depth psychology and contemporary...
Wilfred Bion: Dreaming, Science Fiction, and the Unthought Known
Who was Wilfred Bion? Wilfred Bion (1897-1979) was a highly influential British psychoanalyst known for his groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of thinking, groups, and psychosis. His dense, evocative theoretical works, often conveyed through poetic and paradoxical language, have had a profound impact on contemporary psychoanalytic theory and technique. Bion's innovative ideas about the nature of thoughts, the intersubjective field of analysis, and the importance of dreaming for mental life continue...