by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Sep 23, 2024 | Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Jungian Concepts
A History of Alchemical Symbolism and Metaphor The connection between alchemy and psychology has been a subject of intrigue and controversy. Influential thinkers like Manly P. Hall and Carl Jung saw the history of alchemy as an integral part of the evolution of human...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Sep 5, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Symbolism and Meaning
How does the anima and animus show up in relationships? The concept of the anima and animus is one of the most enduring and influential ideas to emerge from the work of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. In this post, we’ll take a deep dive into the anima/animus...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Sep 1, 2024 | Conspiracy Theories, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Therapeutic Approaches
Understanding the Appeal of a Moral Panic What was the Satanic Panic The 1970s and 1980s saw a wave of moral hysteria known as the “Satanic Panic,” characterized by widespread fear of alleged Satanic cult activity. Despite a lack of evidence, many...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Aug 22, 2024 | Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Dreams and the Unconcious, Psychology of Fiction / Flash Fiction / Screenwriting
Biederman argued that the show (The Sopranos) is, at its heart, about the bathetic nature of decline. “’Decline not as a romantic, singular, aesthetically breathtaking act of destruction,’ he said, but as a humiliating, slow-motion slide down a hill into a puddle of...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 24, 2024 | Classical Mythology, Conspiracy Theories, Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
Harnessing the Power of Greek Mythology in Psychotherapy “Song, as you teach it, is not desire, not courtship of something finally attained. Song is reality. Simple, for the god. But when are we simple? When does he pour the Earth and the stars into us? This is...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Dec 3, 2020 | Anthropology and Evo Psych, Classical Mythology, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Dreams and the Unconcious
I had a patient ask me one time if artists were narcissistic. The question sent me for a loop because it hit on such a basic truth about how these personality types communicate. Patients with Narcissistic Personality Disorder are deeply ashamed of some part of...
