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Date Archives October 2024
Self-Reflection in the Digital Age
Is an AI merely a mirror of our thoughts, or can it become a genuine “other” in our journey of self-discovery?
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…
Finding wisdom through wandering
Welcome to the first of what I hope will be many Wisdom Walks! I’m diving back into vlogging and couldn’t think of a better way to do it than combining it with my love for…
Holy Gonzo! Embracing Chaos and Truth on the Path to Self-Discovery
Editor’s Note: Lately, I’ve been taking a deep dive into my own spiritual practice, and I’ve realised something: I’m not wired for that serene, detached retreat from the world kind of spirituality. I’m more about…
Reclaiming your inner world from consumer culture
“In a dualistic, binary, and suprarational culture, our need for mythic realms becomes evident and therefore violently saturated in commercial exploitation.” – Carl Abrahamsson, Occulture: The Unseen Forces That Drive Culture Forward I came across…
Cernunnos: Keeper of the Wild and the Wisdom of Cycles
In the heart of an ancient forest, where the trees whispered secrets older than time and the air hung thick with the scent of moss and loam, there walked a figure both strange and familiar….
From Alchemy to AI: How Occulture is Shaping the Conversation Around Technology
Introduction: The Paradox of Progress The alchemist’s workshop was a cluttered, smoky den, filled with the scent of charred herbs and the glint of peculiar metals. Strange symbols were scrawled on parchment, and vials of…
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…
Mapping the Geography of the Psyche: An Inner Adventure (1)
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…
Reflections from Wonderland
This image evokes one of the most iconic moments in modern cinematic history: Neo’s choice between the red pill and the blue pill in The Matrix. In this moment, Neo is offered a decision—whether to…
Exploring the Connection Between Tarot’s Court Cards and the MBTI
Have you ever wondered how the symbolic world of tarot could intersect with the psychological insights of personality typing? It turns out that tarot’s 16 court cards and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) may have…
Lecture Notes: Jungian Perspective and the Tarot—Lesson 3
Outline for Lecture: Tarot and the Minor Arcana Lecturer: Jungian Analyst, Kenneth James, Ph.D. Minor Arcana Overview Tarot as a Visual Tool Typological Functions & Tarot Suits Experiencing the PIP Cards Court Cards and Their Roles Numerology…
Mental filtering
Your thoughts, beliefs, and perceptions all weave together in a continuous dance, intermixing in a way that profoundly shapes your experience of the world. It’s like you’re constantly curating your own reality, filtering the raw…
Robert Pirsig on Classical thinking vs romantic thinking
Shout to Dave Anderson, who inspired this post with this post. Classical thinking and romantic thinking are two distinct ways for you to perceive and engage with the world, and they play a central role…
How do you come to know yourself?
How do you come to know yourself? And how do you come to know others? It’s a question that feels deceptively simple on the surface, yet as soon as you start peeling away the layers,…
The Three Faces of Time
Our unrealised potential will always draw us into the unknown of our lives, pulling us into territories we’ve yet to explore. It’s a mysterious, almost magnetic force, urging us to grow into aspects of ourselves…
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…
Uncertainty is not a barrier
In times of heightened uncertainty, the external world—often chaotic and unpredictable—seems to close in on us. It’s easy to feel like the familiar pathways of decision-making, routine, and control have dissolved. This can feel unsettling,…
Through the Digital Veil
I’ve always believed that there are layers to reality—the seen and the unseen, the known and the mysterious, the world we walk in and the one that whispers just beyond the veil. For me, those…