by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 9, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Comparative Religion, Jungian Concepts, Symbolism and Meaning
How to Understand The Epic of Gilgamesh What is the Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest surviving works of literature, dated to around 2100 BCE. This Sumerian epic poem tells the story of Gilgamesh, the hero-king of Uruk, and his adventures...
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...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Sep 17, 2024 | Anthropology and Evo Psych, Jungian Concepts
Who was James George Frazer? James George Frazer (1854-1941) was a groundbreaking Scottish anthropologist, folklorist, and classical scholar whose work laid the foundations for modern anthropology, psychology, and comparative religious studies. Best known for his...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
Depth Psychological Reflections on the Plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides Nietzsche, in The Birth of Tragedy (1872), on the Apollonian and Dionysian: “We shall have gained much for the science of aesthetics, once we perceive not merely by logical...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
What Happens in Euripedes’ Helen? Euripides’ Helen is a complex and enigmatic play that challenges traditional narratives and explores themes of identity, reality, and the nature of the self. Through the story of Helen of Troy, who in this telling never...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
What Happens in Iphigenia in Tauris? Euripides’ Iphigenia in Tauris is a complex and profound exploration of the themes of exile, identity, the relationship between the civilized and the barbaric, and the healing power of reconciliation. Through the story of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
What Happens in Prometheus Bound? Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound is a powerful and provocative exploration of the archetypal themes of rebellion, tyranny, and the struggle between the individual and the cosmic order. Through the figure of Prometheus, the Titan who...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Uncategorized
What Happens in Aeschylus’ The Suppliants? Aeschylus’ The Suppliants is a complex and multi-layered exploration of the archetypal themes of the feminine, the foreign, and the tension between the individual and the collective. Through the story of the fifty...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology
What Happens in Seven Against Thebes? Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes is a powerful exploration of the archetypal themes of the curse of the father, the rivalry of brothers, and the tragic consequences of hubris and imbalance. Through the story of the war...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 11, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Uncategorized
What Happens in Sophocles’ Antigone? Sophocles’ Antigone is a powerful exploration of the archetypal struggle between the individual and the state, between personal conscience and public duty, and between the chthonic realm of the unconscious and the...
