by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 10, 2025 | Psychology of History, Psychology of Politics
The Architecture of Collective Identity Edward Edinger, in his seminal work Ego and Archetype, describes the fundamental psychological dynamic that governs both individual and collective development: the ego must separate from the unconscious matrix to achieve...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 27, 2025 | Psychology of Film and TV, Psychology of Media and Culture
In 1982, Ridley Scott released a film that bombed at the box office but succeeded in something far more important: it showed us the future we were already building. Blade Runner wasn’t science fiction. It was documentary footage from a tomorrow that capital was...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 1, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Psychology of Buildings and Architecture, Psychology of Conspiracy Theories, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
The Divided Mind and the Quest for Meaning >Part 1 < Part 2 Part 3 Navigating the Complexity of Human Consciousness The Internal Struggle of the Human Psyche In the landscape of human consciousness, a profound and often tumultuous battle rages...