by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 27, 2024 | Anthropology and Evo Psych, Jungian Concepts
What Are Myths? How to use Mythology in Therapy? Myths are not just entertaining stories – they are powerful narratives that shape how we understand ourselves and navigate the world. At the heart of mythic tales are archetypes, the universal patterns of human...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 19, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Jungian Concepts
What are the Archetypes of the Odyssey? Odysseus as Trickster, Achilles as Warrior, Menelaus as King Homer’s two epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, present different archetypes of male heroes engaged in a cosmic battle that transcends the mortal realm. The...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 9, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Comparative Religion, Jungian Concepts, Symbolism and Meaning
“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. By finding your own dream and following it through, it will lead you to the myth-world in which you live. But just as in dream, the subject and object, though they seem to be separate, are really the...
