by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 12, 2024 | Interviews and Case Studies, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Uncategorized
Issues in Defining the Self in Psychotherapy https://gettherapybirmingham.com/wp-content/uploads/JungTheBeatles-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.mp4 Carl Jung was a seminal thinker whose ideas have penetrated popular culture to a remarkable degree. However, this...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Jul 26, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Uncategorized
Who was Alan Watts? Alan Wilson Watts (1915-1973) was a British-American philosopher, writer, and speaker who played a pivotal role in introducing Eastern philosophy and spirituality to Western audiences. His charismatic presence, eloquent articulation, and profound...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 7, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Uncategorized
Who was Pythagoras “No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.” ― Pythagoras Pythagoras, a renowned ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, developed a unique and influential philosophical system that...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 19, 2023 | Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Uncategorized
Crystals are not shaped like the Buddha’s face When I was in a bachelors psychology class at Sewanee I had to listen to a student, who was a enthusiast of psilocybin mushrooms, go on a rant to the professor about how there were “magic crystals” in...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 12, 2020 | Jungian Concepts, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Self Help and Personal Development, Uncategorized
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a...
