From Hermes to Hades – Myth, Medicine, and the Shadow of Literalisation
What happens when symbolic suffering is treated as a medical emergency? How does Carl Jung’s depth psychology help us understand the dangers of literalising fantasies […]
Month: July 2025
If You Can’t Beat Them, Parody Them – A Jungian Perspective on British Humour and the Social Shadow
What role does parody play in easing social tensions and integrating differences? Can British humour—rooted in working-class irreverence—still act as a cultural safety valve in […]
When Silence Becomes a Shadow – Jung, Dialogue, and the Fire We Are Forgetting
What happens to a culture when people are denied the chance to finish their thoughts? Is the word “bigot” used today to end dialogue rather […]
Virtue as Power, Display as Hypocrisy, and Policing as Herd Control
What does virtue really mean in Western culture—authentic moral depth or a performance for social approval? How do Nietzsche’s critique of herd morality and Jung’s […]
Bodies, Symbols, and the Gender Question – A Metamodern Reflection
What does a Jungian perspective reveal about the current debates on gender identity? How do concepts like anima, animus, and archetypes shape our understanding of […]
My Philosophical Belief – Sex, Gender Identity, and the Integrity of Open Inquiry
This statement sets out my personal philosophical belief as it relates to sex, gender identity, and associated ideological positions. I make this statement in the […]
Dreams, Empaths, and the Quiet Work of Reflection – Notes on Jung’s Dream Seminars
Over recent weeks, I’ve been reading Carl Jung’s Seminars on Dream Analysis, which document a series of conversations where Jung guides students and colleagues through […]
From Role to Process – Parenting, Archetypes, and the Unravelling of Social Authority
In a revealing Beyond Gender discussion with Nancy McDermott, author of The Problem with Parenting, a striking observation is made about the transformation in how […]