There is an epidemic in the world today of the psychological phenomenon called cognitive dissonance. Everyone is susceptible to cognitive dissonance to one degree or another; however, it seems to be especially prevalent in the Western world today. “Cognitive dissonance refers to psychological or emotional distress that can be sensed when faced with new information…… Continue reading Cognitive Dissonance
Category: Self Help
Understanding Sins
We have all heard of “Capital Sins” or “Deadly Sins”. For the sake of staying as close as possible to its original Latin name, I will refer to them as “Capital Sins”. For those of you who don’t know what these sins are, I will name them: Pride, envy, gluttony, greed lust, sloth and wrath.…… Continue reading Understanding Sins
How Well Do we Know Ourselves?
We like to believe that we have a good idea of who we are but do we really? I mean when was the last time you took time to actually contemplate your life?…. We currently live in a society with many advantages which our parents and granparents could only have dreamt of. Many of the…… Continue reading How Well Do we Know Ourselves?
Embracing Your Age
Tomorrow is my 40th birthday; I can’t believe how quickly time has gone by. To be honest, there was a time I thought I would be terrified at the idea of turning 40. Maybe I felt that way because when we are young we tend to put so much emphasis on staying young; maybe it…… Continue reading Embracing Your Age
Gypsy Spell
PRELUDE The following poem was the result of an introspective exercise given to me by a mentor. I don’t know about you but at times I struggle seeing the beauty within me, as at those times I let the judgement of others and the residual memories of long ago traumas hit. I am a fighter…… Continue reading Gypsy Spell
God According To Baruch Spinoza
Today I would like to share with you a bit of Spinoza’s ideologies which have touched my spirit. For those of you who may not know about him, he was a Dutch philosopher of Portuguese origin and was considered one of the greatest minds of his time. Many believed him to be an atheist (by…… Continue reading God According To Baruch Spinoza
Chaos: An Alchemical and Psychoanalytical Perspective
In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order Carl Jung Recently I have been diving into a lot of “occult” material, revisiting teachings I grew up with as well as looking to expand my knowledge of Alchemy and its relations to the mind or what modern psychology calls Psychoanalysis. I…… Continue reading Chaos: An Alchemical and Psychoanalytical Perspective
The Decadence Of Introspection: The Danger Of Fake Positivism
In this day and age there are quite a number of people who use the “New Age” approach to handling difficult situations or emotions; such approach is centered on focusing on only the positive. Over time more and more people are realizing that the avoidance of emotions which are not pleasant, not only does not…… Continue reading The Decadence Of Introspection: The Danger Of Fake Positivism
The “I” according to Carl Jung
We all use the word “I” yet we seldom look at its origin. Within the majority of languages one finds the concept of “I” but have we ever stopped to analyze what “I” represents? According to many modern psychologists; who base themselves mostly on what is unofficially call materialistic psychology; believe the “I” to be…… Continue reading The “I” according to Carl Jung
Why Are We Too Afraid To Feel?
We live in a time where the main focus of our society seems to be the amassing of large amounts of money, buying extravagant things which most of us don’t use or later on will replace with other things which are also unnecessary. Why do we do this? because we are fed the false idea…… Continue reading Why Are We Too Afraid To Feel?
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