Who was Mesmer and WHat is Animal Magnetism?

Who was Mesmer and WHat is Animal Magnetism?

From Mesmerism to Modern Psychotherapy: The Enduring Legacy of Franz Anton Mesmer and the Importance of Empirical Validation Franz Anton Mesmer, the 18th-century German physician, is often considered the father of modern hypnosis. His theory of animal magnetism, or...
PTSD and Intuition: Did Our Reptile Ancestors have a Literal Third Eye?

PTSD and Intuition: Did Our Reptile Ancestors have a Literal Third Eye?

The Subcortical Brain and the Roots of the Unconscious The human mind is a vast and complex landscape, with conscious awareness representing only the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface lies a realm of unconscious processes, instincts, and archetypal patterns that...
Suhrawardi and the Illuminationist Philosophy: Insights for Depth Psychology

Suhrawardi and the Illuminationist Philosophy: Insights for Depth Psychology

Who was Suhrawardi? Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1154-1191), known as Shaikh al-Ishraq or the “Master of Illumination,” was a Persian philosopher, mystic, and founder of the illuminationist school of Islamic philosophy. His works, such as...
The Religious Impulse: How Trauma and Misappropriated Intuition Fuel Conspiracy Theories

The Religious Impulse: How Trauma and Misappropriated Intuition Fuel Conspiracy Theories

The Divided Mind and the Quest for Meaning     Part 1    > Part 2 <     Part 3 The Misappropriation of Metaphor: How Trauma and Bias Can Distort Our Understanding of Reality Main Ideas and Key Points: The human psyche is shaped by millions of years of...
William Blake and the Visionary Imagination

William Blake and the Visionary Imagination

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” – William Blake, Auguries of Innocence Who was William Blake? William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter,...