by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 31, 2025 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, History of Psychotherapy, Psychology of Politics, Psychology Topics and Articles
An exploration of the dark laboratories where psychology, paranoia, and national security collided—and what these forgotten experiments reveal about the ethics of the therapeutic profession. The Fever Dream of Cold War Psychology For those of us who practice...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 9, 2025 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
Did Carl Jung work with the CIA? Carl Jung, the famed Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology, led a fascinating life that included a little-known period working with the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the intelligence agency that later...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 28, 2023 | Psychology of History
“The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” by Ruth Benedict, a landmark in cultural psychology, provides deep insights into the dynamics of guilt and shame within different cultures. Commissioned covertly as an exercise in weaponized anthropology by the OSS, now...
