by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 1, 2024 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
1. Who was Ibn ‘Arabi? Ibn ‘Arabi (1165-1240), the great Andalusian Sufi mystic and philosopher, is widely regarded as one of the most profound and influential figures in Islamic spirituality. Considered by some to be the greatest of all Muslim...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 5, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
The Radical Pantheism of Amalric of Bena In the constellation of medieval mystics, few stars burned as brightly—or were extinguished as violently—as Amalric of Bena (died c. 1205). A theologian at the University of Paris, Amalric proposed a vision of God so radical...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 5, 2024 | Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
The Mystic of Paradox: Johannes Scheffler’s Transformation In the history of Christian mysticism, few figures are as polarizing and profound as Angelus Silesius. Born Johannes Scheffler in 1624, amidst the chaos of the Thirty Years’ War, he began his life...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 5, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
The Mysterious Monk of Divine Darkness In the history of Western thought, few figures are as enigmatic or as influential as Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. Writing under the pseudonym of a convert of St. Paul mentioned in Acts 17:34, this mysterious 5th or...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 5, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
I. Introduction: The Bishop Who Calculated the Light In the modern world, we operate under a convenient fiction: that science and spirituality are non-overlapping magisteria. We are told that one deals with facts, the other with meaning, and never the twain shall...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 7, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Who was Rumi? “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ― Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, more popularly known as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet, Sufi mystic, and Islamic...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 7, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
“If I had a friend and loved him because of the benefits which this brought me and because of getting my own way, then it would not be my friend that I loved but myself. I should love my friend on account of his own goodness and virtues and account of all that he is...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 6, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Spirituality and The Transcendent Function in Psychotherapy
Who was Emanuel Swedenborg? Emanuel Swedenborg, a Swedish philosopher, scientist, and mystic who lived from 1688 to 1772, had a profound impact on the development of Western spirituality and psychology. His visionary experiences and ideas about the nature of the...
