The Psychic Ecology of Media, Identity, and Sensemaking
Contemporary discussions about identity formation often focus on the interaction between individuals and media systems. The recent discussion in the Beyond Gender podcast, with Soren […]
Collective Unconscious
Beyond Gender, Marcus Evans, and the Limits of a Purely Individual Myth
In a recent episode of the Beyond Gender podcast, psychoanalyst and former Tavistock governor Marcus Evans describes the crisis in youth gender medicine as “the […]
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 […]
Parasites of the Collective Psyche – 28 Years Later and Reflections on a Hollowed-Out Social Life
There’s a hollowness I keep encountering—not in isolated pockets of society, but as a spreading atmosphere. Something fundamental has shifted in the texture of social […]
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 […]
Rob Watson Media Blog – The Quiet Revolution?
As I’ve been flicking through my Twitter feed over the last few weeks, I’ve seen a steady flow of posts pointing towards discussions in which […]
Community Media Archetypal Roles
In establishing the importance of archetypal structures and patterns within the collective unconscious, it’s necessary to start to look at how these roles can be […]