by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 13, 2025 | Psychology Topics and Articles, Somatic Experiencing In Alabama
Intuition vs. Trauma One of the most common questions that I get as a trauma therapist is “How do you deal with all the crazy people that believe (insert X here) about politics, religion and conspiracy theories. It’s a fair question because I work by...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 8, 2025 | Executive and Physician Burnout, History of Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Spirituality and The Transcendent Function in Psychotherapy
Is Religious Cosmology Just the Unlived Life of the Parent? A commonly quoted fact about astronomy is that the Universe is “expanding”, but that’s not really true. Our universe is nothing more than a giant ball of rules that we can measure. Rules like time,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 5, 2025 | Color Psychology, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Guided Meditations for Therapy, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Spirituality and The Transcendent Function in Psychotherapy
The Mystical Depths of the Psyche: Exploring the Intersection of Mysticism, Psychology, and Psychotherapy Throughout history, humans have sought to understand the depths of their own minds and souls through various mystical and spiritual traditions. In recent times,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Mar 3, 2025 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists, Ritual and Initiation, Spirituality and The Transcendent Function in Psychotherapy
Psychology Beyond the Individual Time moves in one direction, memory in another. We are that strange species that constructs artifacts intended to counter the natural flow of forgetting. — William Gibson, “Dead Man Sings” How Philosophy and...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 28, 2025 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Mythology and Therapy
Encyclopedia of Norse Myth for Depth Psychology and Comparative Religion Norse mythology, the pre-Christian religious beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian peoples, offers a rich tapestry of gods, goddesses, heroes, and cosmic events that continue to captivate the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 22, 2025 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Color Psychology, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology
Throughout history, mystics, philosophers, and wisdom traditions from around the world have independently arrived at strikingly similar insights into the nature of the human psyche, the path to healing and wholeness, and the fundamental structure of reality. These...
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 | Feb 19, 2025 | Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Carl Jung’s Tension of Opposites: Mapping the Psyche’s Polarities for Healing and Wholeness One of Carl Jung’s most profound yet often misunderstood ideas is the concept of the tension of opposites within the psyche. Far from a simple binary or a...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Feb 9, 2025 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy
Is the Mal’ta-Buret culture the prototyp for world religion? In the remote reaches of Siberia, archaeologists uncovered a fascinating window into the deep prehistory of human symbolic thought: the Mal’ta-Buret’ culture. Dating back some 20,000-25,000...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jan 19, 2025 | Recovering from Abuse, Therapy for Chronic Pain and Chronic Illness
Can Therapy Treat Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)? Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) are two complex, often co-occurring conditions that present significant challenges for both patients and...
