Category: Soul & Symbol: Perspectives in Depth Psychology

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Depth psychology is the study of the soul in its wildest, most honest form. Here, we look through the lens of Soul and Symbol to move beyond clinical labels, beholding the dreams, archetypes, and hidden complexes that pulse beneath the surface of conscious awareness. Drawing from the wells of Jung, Freud, and other mythic traditions, these perspectives bridge the gap between our daily routines and the profound mysteries of the inner world.

  • Views On Human Nature

    Views On Human Nature

    To understand modern psychology, one must first look at how its major schools answer a fundamental question: What is human nature? The answers vary depending on which lens you look through.

  • Moving On

    Moving On

    Sometimes we have to move on, because what is no longer necessary or supportive of growth must be let go.

  • The Divine Couple

    The Divine Couple

    The problems with becoming whole are the obstacles in the way, not the least of which can be oneself.

  • John Dewey

    John Dewey

    Philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer John Dewey was one of America’s most influential scholars, shifting psychology’s focus away from cold structural analysis and toward how living beings actively make sense of their world.

  • Sir Francis Galton

    Sir Francis Galton

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  • Dream Work

    Dream Work

    The ego cannot often tolerate sharing power. And so we dream. An essay about dreams and dream interpretation.

  • Gustav Fechner

    Gustav Fechner

    Gustav Fechner was one of the most intriguing and pivotal figures in the history of science. Trained in medicine and physics, Fechner bridged the gap between philosophy and biology, ultimately laying the foundation for modern experimental psychology through the creation of psychophysics.

  • Hermann von Helmholtz

    Hermann von Helmholtz

    Hermann von Helmholtz a 19th century polymath whose work laid foundational pillars across physics, sensory physiology, and experimental psychology. His discoveries enabled the emergence of psychology as an independent scientific discipline.

  • William James

    William James

    William James (1842-1910) was the most widely read American philosopher of the twentieth century, and is celebrated by many as the greatest psychologist the nation ever produced.

  • James McKeen Cattell

    James McKeen Cattell

    James McKeen Cattell was the country’s first professor of psychology and a key architect of the discipline in America. He transformed psychology from a speculative branch of philosophy into a rigorous, quantitative science.