by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 9, 2024 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Psychologist of the Embodied Mind In the traditional view of cognitive science—often referred to as the “computational theory of mind”—the brain is viewed as a biological computer. It sits isolated inside the skull, processing inputs from the senses...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 9, 2024 | Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
The Royal Road to the Unconscious In the world of depth psychology, dreams are not random neurological firings; they are letters from the Self. Carl Jung famously broke from Freud’s view that dreams were merely disguised wish-fulfillments. Instead, Jung argued that...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 9, 2024 | Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Monk Who Returned Soul to the World In 1992, a quiet book by a former Catholic monk exploded onto the bestseller lists, staying there for 46 weeks. That book was Care of the Soul, and the author was Thomas Moore (b. 1940). In a culture obsessed with...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 9, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology of Modernism Post Modernism and the Meta Modern
Who is David Tacey? David Tacey (1953-) is a prominent Australian scholar and thinker known for his unique contributions bridging analytical psychology, spirituality, and cultural studies. As a leading figure in post-Jungian thought, Tacey has built upon and extended...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 9, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Historian Who Rescued the Soul of Psychology In the history of depth psychology, there is a distinct “Before 2009” and “After 2009.” Before 2009, Analytical Psychology was a field largely defined by clinical hearsay, sanitized publications,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 9, 2024 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Guide through the Middle Passage In the first half of life, we are driven by the ego’s need for achievement, validation, and security. But often, somewhere around age 40, the “program” stops working. A sense of emptiness, depression, or panic...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 8, 2024 | Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Bridge Between the Sacred and the Clinical In the history of analytical psychology, Gerhard Adler (1904–1988) occupies a vital but often overlooked position. While figures like Marie-Louise von Franz focused on the archaic depths of fairy tales and alchemy, Adler...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 8, 2024 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Bridge Between Culture and the Unconscious In the vast topography of the human psyche, Carl Jung mapped two primary territories: the Personal Unconscious (memories, repressed complexes) and the Collective Unconscious (universal archetypes). However, a crucial...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 8, 2024 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Architect of the Developmental School In the world of analytical psychology, Michael Fordham (1905–1995) is the figure who dared to bring Carl Jung down from the mythic clouds and into the nursery. While the classical school in Zurich focused on alchemy, adult...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 8, 2024 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Artist of the Unconscious In the inner circle of Carl Jung, there were theoreticians who built complex intellectual systems, and there were practitioners who lived the psychology in their bones. Barbara Hannah (1891–1986) belonged firmly to the latter group. A...
