by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 21, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 Harnessing the Power of Jungian Archetypes in Psychotherapy: A Practical Guide for Patients and Therapists Read More on Jung here: Carl Jung’s Major Influences Jungian Analysis Archetypes Jung’s Method Jungian Thought Main...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 21, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques, Jungian Therapy and Depth Psychology, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 Read More on Jung here: Carl Jung’s Major Influences Jungian Analysis Archetypes Jung’s Method Jungian Thought Part 1: What was Jung’s Method to Discover Reality? Jung’s Empirical Phenomenology: Uniting...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 15, 2024 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Comparative Religion for Therapy
What did Prehistoric Religion Look Like: Main Ideas and Key Points: The Venus of Willendorf, a Paleolithic figurine, suggests the existence of prehistoric “Venus cults” that venerated female deities associated with fertility and the earth. Prehistoric...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 7, 2024 | Psychology of Buildings and Architecture, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” – William Blake, Auguries of Innocence Who was William Blake? William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter,...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 6, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists, Psychology of Mystics, Gurus, and Spiritual Philosophers, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Spirituality and The Transcendent Function in Psychotherapy
Who was Emanuel Swedenborg? Emanuel Swedenborg, a Swedish philosopher, scientist, and mystic who lived from 1688 to 1772, had a profound impact on the development of Western spirituality and psychology. His visionary experiences and ideas about the nature of the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 6, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology, Spirituality and The Transcendent Function in Psychotherapy
Who was Sri Aurobindo? “There is nothing mind can do that cannot be better done in the mind’s immobility and thought-free stillness. When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.” — Sri Aurobindo Sri...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 6, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy for Therapists
Who was Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu, the legendary Chinese philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching, and Carl Jung, the influential Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology, may have lived centuries apart, but their ideas share remarkable similarities. Both...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 6, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Psychology of Buildings and Architecture, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Who was Arthur Schopenhauer Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer, Essays and Aphorisms Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy has far-reaching implications for the field of psychology and psychotherapy. His ideas about the...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 5, 2024 | Anthropology and Evolutionary Psychology for Therapy, Depth Psychology Approaches and Techniques
What part of the brain is responsible for religion? “The Self is the ordering and unifying center of the total psyche (conscious and unconscious) just as the ego is the center of the conscious personality. Or, put in other words, the ego is the seat of subjective...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 4, 2024 | Christian Mysticism in Therapy, Phenomenology and Existential Psychology
Who was Simone Weil? Simone Weil, the French philosopher, mystic, and political activist, left an indelible mark on 20th-century thought through her profound and often paradoxical reflections on the human condition. Born in 1909 to a wealthy Jewish family in Paris,...