by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 12, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
The Peloponnesian War: History, Psychology, and the Battle Within The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) was a pivotal conflict in ancient Greek history that reshaped the Hellenic world. But more than just a military struggle between rival city-states Athens and Sparta,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
Depth Psychological Reflections on the Plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides Nietzsche, in The Birth of Tragedy (1872), on the Apollonian and Dionysian: “We shall have gained much for the science of aesthetics, once we perceive not merely by logical...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
What Happens in Euripedes’ Helen? Euripides’ Helen is a complex and enigmatic play that challenges traditional narratives and explores themes of identity, reality, and the nature of the self. Through the story of Helen of Troy, who in this telling never...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
What Happens in Iphigenia in Tauris? Euripides’ Iphigenia in Tauris is a complex and profound exploration of the themes of exile, identity, the relationship between the civilized and the barbaric, and the healing power of reconciliation. Through the story of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology
What Happens in Euripides’ Alcestis? Euripides’ Alcestis is a unique and enigmatic play that explores the archetypal themes of love, sacrifice, death, and rebirth. Through the story of Alcestis, the queen who agrees to die in place of her husband Admetus,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
What Happens in Prometheus Bound? Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound is a powerful and provocative exploration of the archetypal themes of rebellion, tyranny, and the struggle between the individual and the cosmic order. Through the figure of Prometheus, the Titan who...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
What Happens in Aeschylus’ The Suppliants? Aeschylus’ The Suppliants is a complex and multi-layered exploration of the archetypal themes of the feminine, the foreign, and the tension between the individual and the collective. Through the story of the fifty...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology
What Happens in Seven Against Thebes? Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes is a powerful exploration of the archetypal themes of the curse of the father, the rivalry of brothers, and the tragic consequences of hubris and imbalance. Through the story of the war...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Uncategorized
What Happens in Sophocles’ Antigone? Sophocles’ Antigone is a powerful exploration of the archetypal struggle between the individual and the state, between personal conscience and public duty, and between the chthonic realm of the unconscious and the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Uncategorized
What Happens in Oedipus at Colonus? Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus is a poignant and profound exploration of the final stages of the hero’s journey, the process of individuation, and the achievement of wisdom and redemption after a life of suffering....
