Those that we leave behind
I watched Jordan Peterson’s interview with Elon Musk recently and to be fair it was pretty interesting, but I was staggered to hear that one of Elon’s Friends, namely Larry Continue Reading
How to deal with the existential pain of… [insert here]
In choosing your pleasures, you also make an equal an opposite choice… I’ve never deliberately set out to make a mistake, but by God, have I made plenty, the burdens Continue Reading
Nietzsche, Men, Women and Trans
Life is unapologetic, it’s ever expanding, always conquering new frontiers, life in short never feels ashamed of itself, as the great German philosopher Nietzsche once said, life is a Will Continue Reading
The Platonic Realm of Carl Jung
I’m a mystic, I’m a Christian mystic, and for as long as I’ve been aware of it, I’ve always been bothered by the problem of suffering. That the world Continue Reading
Unlock Your Potential: Carl Jung’s Guide to Shadow Integration
“I have learned from my own experience that the most powerful factor, as well as the one that is more difficult to handle, is the shadow. Everything negative in human Continue Reading
There is something at the core of our being that is universal and timeless.
It’s always been there, unchanging and aware, your sense of self has always been the same, it’s never changed. We come into the world with our characters fully formed. The Continue Reading
Thoughts on Carl Jung: Good advice for young men!
Advice for young men. If I could go back in time, like many of the plot of a good sci-fi romcom to meet my younger self and give Continue Reading
Carl Jung: Life is a Psychic Experience!
Let’s begin by stating the obvious, life is a psychic experience, not just the random happenstance of a deterministic universe unfolding according to physical law. There’s something else going on Continue Reading
Crash Course Death Anxiety part 2: Embrace Mortality, Finding Meaning in the Cycle of Life.
Crash Course Death Anxiety part 2 When you are young, the pain of mortality is incredibly severe, very often the thought of death and dying when you are Continue Reading
Looking for God – A Jungian Analysis
One of the very fair critiques that I often hear from Atheists is that there’s no evidence for the existence of God in the material world, the Epicurean world Continue Reading
Sociopath or Not? Was Nietzsche a Sociopath?
“Was Nietzsche a sociopath?” This is a common charge directed at Nietzsche by those unfamiliar with his work along with accusations of antisemitism and so on. To this day, Continue Reading
The Psychology of Spaceman
I’ve been wanting to do this type of analysis for quite a long time, but I’ve never got around to it, but it has been a long-time goal for me Continue Reading
The Myth of Secular Politics
I’ve been watching the recent fallout from the Rochdale By-Election with interest this week as our Hindu Prime Minister addressed the nation partially in response to the election of a Continue Reading
Understanding the Ubermensch or Superman.
In the annals of philosophy, few concepts evoke as much intrigue and controversy as Friedrich Nietzsche’s Übermensch, or Superman. Born out of Nietzsche’s magnum opus, ‘Thus Spake Zarathustra,’ the Übermensch Continue Reading
The Employee’s Persona: The Inauthenticity of Capitalism
Philosophy is a curious thing, able to touch upon areas thought untouchable. One such philosophy is existentialism, it stands as a compelling exploration of human existence, individual freedom, and the Continue Reading
What is Nietzsche’s Last Man?
I’d like you to take a moment to imagine yourself living in perfect luxury. It’s cold outside, there’s a roaring fireplace at your feet as you sit comfortably on a Continue Reading
Beyond the Abyss: Nietzsche’s Vision of Overcoming Nihilism
Nietzsche and nihilism – it’s a fascinating topic, isn’t it? Nietzsche, a profoundly influential German philosopher, had a complex relationship with nihilism. Nihilism, at its core, is the belief Continue Reading
What is a transcendent Ideal?
What is a transcendent ideal? A transcendent ideal refers to a concept, value, or principle that is regarded as universally valid or existing beyond the limits of human experience Continue Reading