by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jun 14, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches, philosophy
What does Ludwig Wittgenstein have to do with Psychology? Ludwig Wittgenstein, a towering figure in 20th-century philosophy, left a profound impact on our understanding of language, meaning, and the human experience. His groundbreaking ideas, particularly those...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 8, 2024 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Neuroscience and the Brain
The field of psychotherapy is undergoing a revolutionary shift as researchers and clinicians alike begin to recognize the profound impact that prenatal development and birth experiences can have on an individual’s mental health and well-being throughout their...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 7, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Design and Architecture, Uncategorized
“The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor hope for the future can be the pivot of our life or determine its direction. It is intended to be solely determined by our allowing ourselves to be gripped by the ethical...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 7, 2024 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Christian mystics, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, spirituality
Who was George Fox? George Fox (1624-1691), the founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), developed a form of Christian spirituality that continues to offer valuable insights for contemporary psychology and spiritual practices. This article...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 7, 2024 | Christian mysticism, Depth Psychology Approaches, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Who was Teresa of Avila? “Christ has no body now but yours, no hands but yours…” – St. Teresa of Avila Introduction: In the heated crucible of the 16th century Catholic Reformation, one woman’s spiritual genius illuminated the path of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 6, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Uncategorized
Who was Sri Aurobindo? “There is nothing mind can do that cannot be better done in the mind’s immobility and thought-free stillness. When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.” — Sri Aurobindo Sri...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Nov 6, 2023 | Dreams and the Unconscious, Symbolism and Meaning
What is the symbolism of different colors in dreams? What does the color red mean in dreams: In dreams, colors wield the power to mirror our deepest emotions and psychic states, and red, with its primal force and psychological weight, offers a particularly vivid...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Sep 20, 2023 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Neuroscience and the Brain, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Jungian Thought with a Unique Perspective on Ego Development in Mythology Erich Neumann’s “The Origins and History of Consciousness” is a dense and relatively early exploration of Jungian psychology. The book not only delves into the intricate web of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 4, 2022 | Neuroscience and the Brain, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, podcast, Trauma Treatment in Alabama, Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work
Yellow garden spiders have a fat yellow abdomen slicked with yellow and black stripes. They weave a tiny white squiggle in the center of their webs. I stare at the faintly milky zig zag as it sways when wind moves the web and stirs the iris sepals it hangs...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 4, 2022 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health
Freud very nearly did not become a psychiatrist. He originally researched as a neurologist before moving into other disciplines. Freud’s journals document a tremendous amount of study in varied topics he saw as likely breakthroughs to bring him renown. Much of his...
