I have been hesitant to do much with artificial intelligence. Certainly, I haven’t used it as an aid in the composition of my posts or books. I didn’t want even the possibility that a machine would be doing the thinking for me on the vital subject of mental health. We all … [Read more...] about AI’s Helpful Synopsis of This Depth Psychology
Consciousness
Armed with Stubbornness, the Weak Go on the Warpath
A mulish stubbornness bedevils the social-political divide in America, intensifying the rancor that individuals and groups direct at each other. In its ugliest expression, stubbornness is a symptom of unrecognized psychological issues. These issues include ego-based … [Read more...] about Armed with Stubbornness, the Weak Go on the Warpath
Why People Support Donald Trump
I watched MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show this past Monday, and I was frustrated. She’s brilliant and patriotic, but like journalists everywhere she tends to see people and world events somewhat superficially. I’ll explain why. Ms. Maddow was bemoaning the fact that so many … [Read more...] about Why People Support Donald Trump
The Vital Knowledge We Disown
Many of us are somewhere on a neurosis spectrum where our emotional and behavioral self-regulation is rendered unstable by inner conflict, misleading defenses, and lingering attachments to unresolved negative emotions. Deep in our unconscious mind is a hidden dysfunction … [Read more...] about The Vital Knowledge We Disown
The Blindness of the Species
The surging mental-health distress among children and adults attests to the urgency of demystifying the human psyche. We blind ourselves—through a false self, naïve ego-ideal, and vainglorious self-image—to the inner dynamics in our psyche. We are not recognizing how we become … [Read more...] about The Blindness of the Species