Tag: Jung
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The Editor, Not the Camera
The voice in your head is not neutral. This sounds obvious. Say it out loud, and most people nod. But knowing it and actually experiencing the implications of it are two entirely different things, separated by a gap that most people spend their entire lives not crossing. Psychological research has long known that we carry…
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Jung understood that the self is not a …
Jung understood that the self is not a monolithic “I” that sits at the center of the universe. It is a constellation. When we identify too strongly with the Hero archetype, we inevitably cast everyone else into the role of the Shadow, the Herald, or the Threshold Guardian. We stop seeing the complexity of the…
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Weekly Transmission: Technical Foundations and Philosophical Deepening
December 15-21, 2025 This was one of those weeks where infrastructure building and conceptual exploration happened in parallel. The kind of week where you’re simultaneously laying cable and exploring new intellectual territory, each feeding the other. Let me walk you through what emerged. Getting Jacked Into the System The biggest technical development: successfully connecting Claude…
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Mapping the Geography of the Psyche: An Inner Adventure (2)
I’ve created a beginner’s guide to the geography of the psyche, designed for those of us without a formal background in psychology. The full guide is about 48 pages—far too long for a single blog post! So, I’m thinking of publishing it as an ebook eventually, but first, I’ll be serialising it here on the…
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Rewilding the Psyche: A Return to Our Untamed Inner Wilderness
There’s a growing movement in ecological circles called rewilding, where humans seek to restore ecosystems to their natural, uncultivated states. It’s a call to bring back the wolves, to unchain the rivers, to let the forests grow dense and wild again. But what if this rewilding concept could also be applied to our inner landscapes?…
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Batman as the Wounded Hero: Navigating the Liminal Spaces between Light and Shadow
Batman has long stood as a symbol of resilience, justice, and the power of human will. Cloaked in darkness, he’s a hero who walks the line between vigilante and saviour, refusing to stray too far into the light or the shadow. But beneath the mask, Bruce Wayne is a man shaped by trauma—an orphan who…
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Lecture Notes: The Jungian Perspective and the Tarot—Lesson 1
Lecturer: Jungian Analyst, Kenneth James, Ph.D. The Jungian Perspective Tarot and Its Role in Individuation Structure of the Tarot Deck Tarot, Jung, and the Unconscious Key Messages: Exercises for Participants: Closing Thoughts
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Jung’s model of the psyche
This is a beautiful visualisation of Carl Jung’s model of the psyche, particularly focussing on the interactions between the conscious and unconscious mind. Here’s a breakdown of its elements: Overall, this diagram is a guide to understanding the layers of Jungian psychology and the journey towards individuation—integrating all parts of the psyche to achieve wholeness.
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The Tarot and Jungian psychology
The Tarot and Jungian psychology are intimately connected in their shared concern with the deep layers of the psyche and their reliance on archetypes to convey spiritual, psychological, and existential truths. Both systems offer symbolic maps that help navigate the inner world, facilitating self-reflection and personal growth. By exploring the structure of the Tarot deck…
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Chew the bottom of my shoe or blogging like it’s 1999
Is it retro to go back to personal blogging like it was back in the days of LiveJournal where I started with my very first blog, chew the bottom of my shoe Talk about about #ThrowBackThursday, I made my first entry on that blog on Sunday, 10 December 2006 at 0:932 AM. These were my…
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