Unlocking the Shame Spiral: A Somatic Approach to Healing Toxic Shame
Do you feel fundamentally flawed? Toxic shame is a biological ‘freeze’ state, not a character defect. Learn the neuroscience of the shame spiral and somatic tools to heal it.
The Psychology of Music with Tim Rutili of Califone
The Influencing Machine: How Technology Shapes the Architecture of Psychosis
Explore how technological delusions in psychosis evolved from the 1810 Air Loom to modern simulation theory, revealing deep truths about technology’s impact on the human psyche and offering insights for healing in the digital age.
The Archetype’s in Brand Psychology: Building Authentic Identity Through Jung’s Timeless Wisdom
Discover how Jung’s Jester archetype and the 12 archetypal patterns transform brand identity, from therapy practices to Fortune 500 companies. Learn practical strategies for authentic archetypal branding that bridges ancient wisdom with modern neuroscience.
Who is Mark Turner?
The Literary Mind: Mark Turner's Cognitive Science and Its Implications for Understanding Trauma and Consciousness in Psychotherapy In the quest to understand the complexities of human consciousness and the impact of trauma on the psyche, the work of cognitive...
Who is Cliford Geertz?
Weaving the Web of Meaning: Clifford Geertz's Cultural Anthropology and Its Implications for Trauma and Consciousness in Psychotherapy In the realm of psychotherapy, understanding the intricate tapestry of human experience is paramount. To truly grasp the complexities...
The Changing Images of Man: SRI’s Vision of Human Transformation Through the Lens of Jung, Campbell, and the Metamodern Era
A Controversial Blueprint for Human Consciousness "The Changing Images of Man" emerged in 1974 from the Stanford Research Institute as one of the most provocative and influential documents in the history of futures research. This comprehensive report, later published...
The Psychology of the Dragon Archetype
"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 Dragons have...
Who was Owen Barfield?
Prophet of the Evolution of Consciousness Owen Barfield (1898-1997) was a British philosopher, poet, and critic whose groundbreaking work focused on the evolution of human consciousness and its relationship to language and imagination. A close friend of C.S. Lewis...
The Mystical Roots and Therapeutic Fruits of Initiation Rites
Is Psychotherapy a Type of Initiation Have you ever been part of a fraternity, sorority, or similar organization? If so, you may have experienced rituals or ceremonies that felt both challenging and transformative. Even if you haven't, you've likely encountered such...
Unraveling the Mystery of the Roman Dodecahedra:
An In-Depth Exploration of the Orphic Cult Object Theory Among the most enigmatic artifacts from the ancient world are the so-called Roman dodecahedra - small, hollow, twelve-faced polyhedrons made of bronze or stone, each face featuring a circular hole of...
Schizophrenia, Trauma, and the Double Bind: Bridging Neurobiology, Depth Psychology, and the Spectrum of Psychosis
Understanding Trauma Through Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Through Trauma The relationship between schizophrenia and trauma has long been a subject of fascination and debate in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. While early theories often focused on...
Illuminating the Mind: Lessons Psychology Can Learn from Anthropology and Philosophy
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 Anthropology Enrich...
PTSD and Intuition: Did Our Reptile Ancestors have a Literal Third Eye?
The Subcortical Brain and the Roots of the Unconscious The human mind is a vast and complex landscape, with conscious awareness representing only the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface lies a realm of unconscious processes, instincts, and archetypal patterns that...
From Mal’ta to Eden: Tracing the Archetypal Roots of Human Mythology
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 years, this...
Biosemiotics: Bridging Biology, Consciousness, and the Anthropology of Self
What is Biosemiotics? Biosemiotics is an emerging interdisciplinary field that explores how living systems create, interpret, and communicate meaning. It offers a unique lens through which to understand the intricate relationships between biology, consciousness, and...
Why Consciousness Won’t Emerge from Large Language Models:
The Competing Elements of Human Consciousness Introduction The quest to create artificial consciousness has long captured the human imagination. From the golems of Jewish folklore to the robots of modern science fiction, we have dreamed of breathing mental life into...
Consciousness and Depth Psychology: Insights from Michael Gazzaniga
What are the Origins of Conciousness? The nature of consciousness has long been one of the most profound and perplexing questions in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy. How does subjective experience arise from the objective, physical processes of the brain?...
Consciousness, Emotion and the Self
Where Does Conciousness Come From? Where did conciousness come from?The nature of human consciousness has long been one of the great mysteries of science and philosophy. What is this subjective inner experience that seems to define our existence? Where does our sense...
Glossary of Blog Articles
Our blog is designed as a resource for those seeking to deepen their understanding of the human psyche and its expression through culture, therapy, and history. Below, you'll find an overview of the diverse topics we cover and an invitation to explore the categories...
Walter Ong: Orality, Literacy, and the Jesuit Worldview
I. Who was Walter Ong Walter J. Ong (1912-2003) was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, and cultural and religious historian. Ong made groundbreaking contributions to the fields of literacy studies, media ecology, and the evolution of human...
Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker: Integrating Modernity, Postmodernity and the Therapeutic Encounter
Who are Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker? In their seminal 2010 essay "Notes on Metamodernism", cultural theorists Timotheus Vermeulen and Robin van den Akker outlined an emerging cultural paradigm they dubbed "metamodernism". Oscillating between the...
The Future of Therapy: Navigating the Tensions of Our Time
As a practicing therapist, I find myself constantly grappling with the widening gulf between the realities of clinical work and the priorities of the academic and research establishment in psychology. We are living through a time of profound cultural and...
The Mythic Wisdom of Joseph Campbell: Insights for Anthropology and Psychotherapy
Illuminating the Hero's Journey of the Human Soul by [Author Name] | [Date] "Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is." - Joseph Campbell 1. Who was Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)...
The Existential Psychology of Viktor Frankl:
Finding Meaning in the Face of Suffering "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning Viktor Emil...
The Bridge Between Ancient Wisdom and Modern Practice
How Can Ancient Practices Inform Modern Therapy In today's fast-paced world, an interesting phenomenon has occurred - ancient spiritual practices that originated hundreds or thousands of years ago have undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from their roots...
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