The Alchemical Process of Clarification: Sex and Gender
On 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling that clarified the definition of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010, affirming that […]
Depth Psychology
The Perils of Over-Identifying with Identity: Psychological Integrity in a Fragmented Culture
In today’s cultural climate, identity is often treated as the foundation of personal truth. From social discourse to institutional policy, we are encouraged to “live […]
The Cultural Roots of Identity NeurosisÂ
I’ve been reflecting on R.D. Laing’s The Divided Self and its unexpected echoes in today’s gender-affirming care (GAC). Laing’s existential lens—viewing psychological distress as a […]
Unsettled Grounds – What Psychological Principles Are Shaping Our Understanding of Gender Identity?
In the increasingly polarised discourse around gender identity and psychological care, one dimension remains strikingly under-explored: the philosophical and psychological foundations shaping the assumptions behind […]
The Flight from the Psyche – A Depth Psychological Reflection on Ideology
Carl Jung approached ideology not as a political analyst but as a depth psychologist. His concern was never merely with the content of belief systems […]
Riding the Ancient Wave – Jung, the Collective Unconscious, and Our Modern Disquiet
“The spiritual problem of modern man is one of those questions which are so much a part of the age we live in that we […]
From Water to Salt – Alchemy, Jung, and Finding Meaning in a Metamodern World
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about transformation—how we move from chaos to clarity, from the overwhelming swirl of emotions and ideas to something solid […]
The Salt Pot – A Reflection on Service, Substance, and the Soul
I’ve been continuing to reflect on the image of the open pot in the marketplace. That vessel—humble, unadorned, standing unattended in the shifting light—keeps resurfacing […]
The Alchemy of Adolescence – A Metamodern Reflection on Puberty Blockers
In the spirit of metamodern inquiry and integration—where the aesthetic impulse is guided by a mythic sensibility, and the fire of critique is held within […]
Trusting the Spiral – Reflections on Soul-Making and Symbolic Process
Earlier this year, an image came to me with unusual clarity: I am both an Osprey circling in the heavens and a Tortoise finding its […]