Ibn ‘Arabi and the Perennial Philosophy: Insights for Depth Psychology

Ibn ‘Arabi and the Perennial Philosophy: Insights for Depth Psychology

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...
Suhrawardi and the Illuminationist Philosophy: Insights for Depth Psychology

Suhrawardi and the Illuminationist Philosophy: Insights for Depth Psychology

Who was Suhrawardi? Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1154-1191), known as Shaikh al-Ishraq or the “Master of Illumination,” was a Persian philosopher, mystic, and founder of the illuminationist school of Islamic philosophy. His works, such as...
Friedrich Hölderlin: This Influence on Jung and Modern Mysticism

Friedrich Hölderlin: This Influence on Jung and Modern Mysticism

Who was Friedrich Hölderlin? The Course of Life (Lebenslauf) You too wanted more, but love Forces all of us under. Pain’s necessary curve Returns us to our beginnings. Whether up or down, in the holiness of night, Speechless nature determines all the days to come; Yet...
Edmund Husserl and the Phenomenological Foundations of Psychology

Edmund Husserl and the Phenomenological Foundations of Psychology

Who was Edmund Husserl? Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), the German philosopher widely regarded as the founder of phenomenology, has had a profound and enduring influence on the development of psychology and psychotherapy. His rigorous investigation of the structures of...
Philosophy with Implications for Post-Jungian Thought: Carl Jung’s Relevance and Similarity to Other Thinkers

Philosophy with Implications for Post-Jungian Thought: Carl Jung’s Relevance and Similarity to Other Thinkers

What Philosophers, Mystics and Anthropologists are Similar to Carl Jung? Read More on Jung here: Carl Jung’s Major Influences Jungian Analysis Archetypes Jung’s Method Jungian Thought There is an overview of Carl Jung’s life and work here as well as a list...
Martin Heidegger and the Quest for Being: Implications for Psychotherapy and Depth Psychology

Martin Heidegger and the Quest for Being: Implications for Psychotherapy and Depth Psychology

Who was Heidegger? Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) stands as one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the 20th century. His groundbreaking work, particularly his magnum opus Being and Time (1927), revolutionized the field of ontology and laid the...