by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 20, 2025 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Symbolism and Meaning in Psychotherapy
Here is the revised essay with more integrated links: What do trees in Dreams Symbolize? The Tree of Life is one of the most pervasive and enduring symbols in human history, appearing in the art, myths and religious traditions of cultures around the world. From the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 12, 2024 | Interviews and Case Studies, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
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 no. 4135C-S | Jul 26, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
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 no. 4135C-S | Apr 7, 2024 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Modernism Post Modernism and the Meta Modern, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
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 no. 4135C-S | Oct 19, 2023 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
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 no. 4135C-S | Oct 12, 2020 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Self Help and Personal Development
“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...
