The Myth We Are Living – A Post-Ideological Reading of the Present
Explore how modern archetypes shape our digital age through this essay on myth, consciousness, and social change. Drawing on Jung’s idea of cultural possession, it […]
Depth Psychology
The Psyche as Music – From Chaos to Form
The psyche can be understood as a musical experience, where unformed impulses emerge into melody, harmony, and rhythm. Scenes such as Mozart dictating the Requiem […]
Sympathetic Resonance, Biological Sex, and the Gender Identity Debate
Exploring gender identity through Jung’s depth psychology means moving beyond “contagion” or “mind-virus” metaphors. Sympathetic resonance offers a richer analogy, showing how collective archetypes vibrate […]
Sorting Apples with Apples, and Pears with Pears – Psychological Orientation in the Treatment of Gender Incongruence
Sorting apples with apples and pears with pears captures Carl Jung’s warning about confusing psychological orientations. In therapeutic treatment of Gender Incongruence, clarity requires distinguishing […]
Virtue in Conflict – Gender Identity, Cultural Consensus, and Jung’s Hierarchy of Values
Jordan Peterson’s conversation with Graham Linehan and Andrew Doyle highlights how empathy has become the dominant moral test in gender identity debates. Linehan’s defence of […]
William James, Gender Identity, and the Ecology of the Psyche
William James’s pragmatism offers a vital lens for understanding gender identity beyond rigid categories. Unlike phenomenological or existential approaches that emphasise self-declared essence, James viewed […]
The Demons of the Mirror – Folklore, Depth Psychology, and the Age of the Smartphone
The blog explores the symbolic role of mirrors in myths and fairy tales, linking them to the modern “black mirror” of smartphones. Drawing on Jung […]
Living Beyond Gender – A Jungian Reading of Cori Cohn’s Story
This blog examines Cori Cohn’s reflections on life beyond gender, as discussed in the recent episode of the Beyond Gender podcast, through a Jungian lens. […]
Queerism as a Cultural, Psychological, and Historical Phenomenon
This post examines queerism as more than ideology, framing it as a cultural, psychological, and historical phenomenon. It explores phenomenology’s focus on lived experience, Jung’s […]
Synthetic Selves and the Eternal Youth – Archetypes, Augmentation, and the Grounding of Human Identity
This blog reviews the TV programme Alien Earth and its vision of synthetic humans, linking Bret Alderman’s reading of the Peter Pan motif to Jung’s […]