I suspect we’re all on a treasure hunt. The treasure we’re looking for is our better self, or authentic self, or True Self. Lots of people get waylaid, and they go looking for treasures of lesser importance. In our searching, higher aspirants look for knowledge, truth, and … [Read more...] about Finding in Self the Richness of Being
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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
Climate Anxiety and the Psyche
It’s appropriate, of course, to take seriously the dangers climate change poses and to feel some grief about the crisis. But when this grief or sorrow turns into anxiety, it is likely to be the result of emotional weakness that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with climate … [Read more...] about Climate Anxiety and the Psyche
Abandonment, Self-Abandonment, and Democracy
If we were just a bit less selfish, we would be more inspired to work on our self-development for the sake of others. Self-development benefits us personally, of course, yet it also serves democracy, unity, and progress. Put another way, we can ask, “How do my unresolved … [Read more...] about Abandonment, Self-Abandonment, and Democracy
Seven Villains in a Sad Love Story
Multitudinous are the grisly details of how infidelity, jealousy, and verbal abuse can violate marital and relationship harmony. Love vaporizes when each partner’s underlying inner conflict is setting the relationship’s terms. Stories of relationship distress are treasure troves … [Read more...] about Seven Villains in a Sad Love Story