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- Kundalini Yoga: a Model for the Developmental Phases of Higher Consciousness in Jungian Analytic Psychology - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2009 from chad danyluckIn 1932, Dr. Carl Gustav Jung gave a series of lectures attempting to bridge the gap between Jungian psychoanalysis and the Indian philosophical practice of Kundalini Yoga. While Jung seemed unsure of a practical application for Kundalini yoga in the West, he nevertheless expressed a sincere ...
Views: 4675 - How to Control Minds of Others Using the Word "Not" - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2009 from Peter SaksI would like to introduce you to all the manipulation possibilities of the word “not”. We use it every day dozens of times, but only a very small group of people is fully aware of the power residing in it. Before you too will discover it, I would like to offer you a very interesting ...
Views: 8989 - The Narcissist’s Reaction to Deficient Narcissistic Supply - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2009 from Sam VakninQuestion: How does the narcissist react when he fails to obtain enough Narcissistic Supply? Answer: Very much as a drug addict would react to the absence of his particular drug. The narcissist constantly consumes (really, preys upon) adoration, admiration, approval, applause, attention and ...
Views: 5417 - The Case for Accountability in Clinical Practice - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2008 from Steven A. FrankelWe in the psychotherapy and counseling professions are often faulted for indiscriminately dispensing patient care, lacking data to defend the validity of our work. Presented in the case against us is that we rarely use, or even have available, much in the way of number-generating tests. Our ...
Views: 702 - Enjoy The Holiday Season - Introvert Style! - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2008 from Lee Ann LambertThe holiday season is full of energy. Music, lights, parades, pageants, parties, shopping, preparing, decorating and visiting are all part of the common holiday recipe for joy. But for an introvert, this can be too much to bear. It's not that we don't like the holiday season. We do. But we like ...
Views: 1859 - Self-Healing: Brief Psychotherapy with WHEE and Other Appproaches - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2008 from Daniel BenorClinical Explorations When I learned about psychotherapy as a teenager, I knew that was what I wanted to do. I couldn't imagine anyone actually getting paid to do something so fascinating. I studied psychology as my undergraduate pre-med major, endured the challenges of medical school, with a ...
Views: 2743 - The Development of the Narcissist - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2008 from Sam VakninWe are born with abilities of the first order (abilities to do) and of the second order (potentials, abilities to develop abilities to do). Our environment, though, is critical to the manifestation of these abilities. It is through socialisation and comparison with others that we bring our ...
Views: 1494 - The Mind of the Introvert: Why We Act the Way We Do - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2008 from Lee Ann LambertI had a conversation recently with an old friend from high school. He said that he would have never pegged me for an introvert. I was a cheerleader, in the band, and in all of the high school plays – it didn't make sense. Since that conversation, I've given a lot of thought to the way I ...
Views: 10596 - WE MAKE HELPING TOO COMPLICATED - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2008 from William CottringerWE MAKE HELPING TOO COMPLICATED By Bill Cottringer “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank We tend to make things much more complicated than they need to be. I am not sure why we do this. Maybe out of boredom and ...
Views: 866 - Inferiority Feelings and Class Differences - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanOne minute you're confident and the next you're feeling inferior One day Sam was walking down the street, on his way to his work. On the pavement, he saw a man in torn clothes. To himself, Sam thought: ' That's a very poor man; he can't afford to even buy new clothes instead of those torn ...
Views: 1177 - There Is No Failure, Only Feedback - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanI Failed!! Justin was heading towards the restaurant's door in a hurry as he was a bit late. When he arrived to the door he quickly pushed it inwards but it didn’t open. He paused for a moment then tried to pull the door back, but still, the door didn’t open. He paused again and ...
Views: 4024 - Clinical Hypnosis as an Intervention of CBT - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2008 from CHERIE ScheurichClinical Hypnosis as an Intervention of CBT By Cherie Scheurich, Ph.D., LPC, CHLC Clinical Hypnosis is NOT a state of trance beyond consciousness or control. It is not a form of brainwashing; nor does it have the capacity to force one under the power of another. For the most part, those you ...
Views: 1434 - Handwriting Analysis--5 Misunderstandings Addressed - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2008 from Scott & Stephen PetulloHandwriting analysis (graphology) shows how a person thinks and acts, along with their emotional balance, maturity, and much more. It denotes past conduct and displays potential for future behavior. The fascinating thing about handwriting analysis is that you can interpret beyond the ...
Views: 1348 - The Concept Behind DiSC® – You Do The Math - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2008 from Don BowlbyWhat manager hasn’t said to himself, at least once in his professional life, that his job would be so much easier if it weren’t for all the people he had to deal with? Odds are there isn’t one person who manages employees who hasn’t uttered that phrase. But getting work done through other ...
Views: 1791 - Training The Subconscious Mind To Attract Wealth - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Greg FrostWealth is all about success, but not many of us have the kind of luck necessary to be born extremely rich or come across millions by chance. Most of us have to work to that goal, weed out opportunities, make the right friends and find that X factor. The adage ‘work smart’ has more ...
Views: 4492 - Take Your Life Back With Brainwave Mind Control Programming - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Greg FrostI think a much not talked about endemic that is afflicting the world is called the lack lustre existence. Most of us are in it, whether we realize it or not and sometimes it can be something as simple as not doing as much as we can, for our own success. There is a lot of inertia against drive ...
Views: 725 - Control Your Brain Waves, Control Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Greg FrostI am pretty sure that the first question that comes to your mind when you read the title is - what is this guy talking about? Well, that was my initial reaction the moment someone told me that controlling my brainwaves was the key to reaching the goals in my life. I looked at him, raised my ...
Views: 735 - Brainwaves - Your Most Important Tool To Success - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Greg FrostYour brain exists in different stages that are determined by the state that you are in. Conscious, walking around or even in deep sleep - our brains produce electromagnetic waves in differing frequency ranges that have been scientifically marked as Alpha all the way to the Theta stage. From ...
Views: 2016 - How To Use Your Mind Powers To Get What You Want - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Greg FrostYou know you can do something if you put your mind to it. But what does that maxim even mean? How do you ‘put your mind to it’? Sometimes concentrating too hard can give you a headache. You get creative blocks, you come up blanks and at the end of the day, you throw your hands up in ...
Views: 1121 - Waking Up, Feeling Bad - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanHow many times have you found yourself feeling bad as soon as you woke up? How many times have went to your bed feeling good then woke up feeling bad? This article won't tell you to change the tone of your alarm clock nor it will tell you to think positively while in bed but it will direct ...
Views: 3810 - 6 Common Concerns About Handwriting Analysis: The Truth Revealed - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2008 from Scott & Stephen PetulloHandwriting analysis is the scientific investigation of handwriting to determine personality characteristics. Although handwriting analysis is gaining in popularity, many misconceptions exist about this complex form of personality analysis. Below we address six common concerns ...
Views: 2348 - Blame, Guilt, & Worry - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2008 from CHERIE ScheurichYou always have the choice to blame or to be accountable. Think about it. You could probably find someone to blame for every event that happens to you if you really wanted to. As a matter of fact, many people actually do this. It’s an easy way not to look in the mirror. But, where are your ...
Views: 2639(1 vote) - Emotional Investments - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2008 from CHERIE ScheurichEmotional Investments By: Cherie Scheurich, Ph.D., LPC, CHLC Emotional investments are very interesting. They involve the processes of giving and receiving. Some people think that it is better to give than to receive, but in reality, balance is the key. Both are equally important. How could ...
Views: 10464 - Rights Of Passage Or Permanent Adolescence? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from John SmethersPuer Aeternus is Latin for eternal boy. Senex is Latin for old man. However, this is just one archetype--a split archetype. Hillman (1970) explains "that the senex is a complicatio of the puer, infolded into puer structure, so that puer events are complicated by a senex background." (p. 146). ...
Views: 5527(1 vote) - Which Mask Are You Wearing? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2008 from Bill WhiteFor some people it’s Christmas that just does it for them. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always loved Christmas, but for me Halloween has some really terrific memories. I was blessed with a wonderful and creative mother. Each year we would decorate our porch for Halloween with a different theme and ...
Views: 2404 - The Meaning Of Colours - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from H. U.I was thinking of redecorating a room in my house and I was thinking of what colour scheme to use for the room which got me into thinking maybe I should research what different colours mean and what effects they have on the human psyche, so this is what I found: The eleven basic colours have ...
Views: 2718 - Puer And Senex Archetype In Relation To Criminalized Drug Addicts And The Judicial System - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from John SmethersHaving previously written on prison stereotypes and archetypes, I separated them into two groups: the old prison stereotype and the new prison population who personify archetypes. In motion pictures, Humphery Bogart, James Cagney and many others have since portrayed gangsters, sociopaths and ...
Views: 7248 - Serious Problems in Psychotherapy Require Serious Medicine - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2008 from Steven A. FrankelAs a psychotherapy patient, do you wonder whether the work you and your therapist are doing will succeed and produce lasting results? You may like, even admire, your psychotherapist, but how do you know that as a result of his or her work you will achieve the goals for which you came to ...
Views: 902 - Post-traumatic Stress: A promise Of Great Things to Come - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2008 from Jean BoydPost traumatic stress is a syndrome – a complex series of responses to a wide range of traumatic injuries, such as childhood abuse, rape, being buried alive in the ruble following an earth quake, and battle field experiences. Is it possible to address the entire spectrum of a syndrome with a ...
Views: 781 - The Prison Stereotype & the Emergence Of The Puer Aeternus - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2008 from John SmethersThe roots of the word prison comes from prisune from before 1112, which means confinement. Prisune was influence by pris, which means taken. As a result of a growing and changing prison population in this country, I will reiterate statistics of the presence of an archetype. Personal observation ...
Views: 7930 - The Influence Of William James On Archetypal Psychology - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2008 from John SmethersWe rise upon the earth as wavelets rise upon the ocean. We grow out of her soil as leaves grow from a tree. The wavelets catch the sunbeams separately, the leaves stir when the branches do not move. They realize their own events apart, just as in our own consciousness, when anything becomes ...
Views: 4886 - The Unconscious World Of The Dream - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2008 from John SmethersI do not believe that I am now dreaming, but I cannot prove that I am Not." Philosopher Bertrand Russell 1872-1970 Freud: Are dreams relevant? The scientific community does not seem to think so. If it can not be proven by the scientific method, it does not exist. It must not exist then. Freud ...
Views: 6520 - A Psychology for the New Age: Quantum Psychology - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2008 from Jean BoydBell bottoms, transcendental meditation, love beads, civil rights, protest marches: the 1960s, the Age of Aquarius, a time of radical social change that ushered in the “New Age.” Time passed, and gradually, New Age ideas made their way into the cultural mainstream. Among them is ...
Views: 2368 - Freud And Religion - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2008 from John SmethersIn The Future of an Illusion, Freud (1961) shares that: "I am reminded of one of my children who was distinguished at an early age by a peculiarly marked matter-of-factness. When the children were being told a fairy story and were listening to it with rapt attention, he would come up and ask: ...
Views: 9194 - Psychological Theorists And Their Relation To Addiction And Other Issues - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2008 from John SmethersSigmund Freud When I think of Freud in relation to addictive behavior, the id, ego, and superego come to mind. The id is hedonistic--sleazy, fun-loving and pleasure seeking. The id says, "John, use that money to buy bag of dope and then share it with her. You'll surely get laid for your ...
Views: 9179 - Psychopathy Vs Criminal Activity Due To Chemical Dependency - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2008 from John SmethersThe difference between a psychopath and a sociopath is blurred, at least according to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The DSM-IV lists both definitions together under the heading of Antisocial Personalities because they share common traits. ...
Views: 6829 - What Your Gratuity Substantiates - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2008 from Joel EngelYour gift to someone, how you thought about them-if at all- tells about you. As an example, jewelry is an “easy” gift for a man to give to a woman. Clothing have more intimate overtones. Extravagant: You want others to keep in mind what you put out for them. Gifts (That Are Really For ...
Views: 962 - What The Place, Time And How You Eat Betray - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2008 from Joel EngelYou are what you eat. All Day Long: Although actually full, you feel the need to give just a little bit more to yourself. Essentially feeding your lack of self assuredness. Anorexic: Taught not to give in to basic pleasures even moderately, this being the devil’s way, you have actually denied ...
Views: 976 - What Your Driving Discloses - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2008 from Joel EngelMany psychoanalysts and probably the multitude of drivers state that the automobile in the driver’s hands is an extension of themself. Let’s see to what extent. Above The Speed Limit: When you drive above the speed limit, it is the rebellion in you that simply will not let you listen to anyone, ...
Views: 931 - Dogs - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2008 from Joel EngelMan’s best friend, dogs come in all shapes and sizes, as do their masters. They are overly stereotyped. Your favorite canine will impress others that you possess the following traits-though it most certainly may not be the case. Basset Hound: The one thing people should do is not to rush ...
Views: 1155 - How Do You Escape? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockIf we don't like our job, our house, or if we are generally unhappy about our position in life, we naturally try to change our circumstances. When we are uncomfortable with any situation, we instinctively attempt to escape from it. We might feel angry inside, or frustrated thinking that ...
Views: 857 - Four Essential Health Tips For Your Brain - Just Do These - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2021 from Leon EdwardLong thought to be the soul of the human psyche, the human brain weighs in at about 3 pounds or 1300-1400g. What we know about the brain expands almost daily as new science finds more and more nuances that control our perception of life around us. We know that it controls what keeps us alive: ...
Views: 2933(2 votes) - Fear Of Losing Control - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanFear of losing control Oh my God What will i do I never expected that to happen I don't know what to do I am sure that these phrases sound similar, these are the typical phrases that a person uses when you finds that he has lost control.Some people have persistent fear of losing control ...
Views: 3503 - Amazing NLP! - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Paul EmeryHow To Change or Improve Something In Your Life – Now – With The Amazing ‘NLP’ Method! Anthony Robbins – Worlds #1 success coach and best-selling author confidently calls NLP – ‘an incredibly powerful tool’! Modern Psychology – ...
Views: 1847(2 votes) - Relieve and Manage Stress Using the Power of TFT, EFT & QEPR - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2011 from Paul EmeryStress, Anxiety and the 'tapping' therapies What is stress and anxiety? How does it affect you? It is a common and normal fact of life that no matter who we are, where we live or how old we are most of us experience some form of stress and anxiety throughout our daily lives. Be it work ...
Views: 1642 - What Your Type Of Handbag Uncovers - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Joel EngelWhat you take along with you-just in case you might need them-and in what type of handbag you place them can be quite self descriptive. Activity Handbag: Taking with you lots of reading material and other things to do, and actually being admired by others for putting every spare moment to a ...
Views: 1574 - What Your Hair Color Unmasks - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Joel EngelThe hair color that you choose as well as your hairstyle, broadcast specifically how you want to impress others. Aryan Complex: Beauty, epicureanism, tempered with limitation and worldly wise indicate the real you. Black Hair: You prefer to be viewed as mystic and secretive, not to mention ...
Views: 1455 - What Your Gratuity Substantiates - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Joel EngelYour gift to someone, how you thought about them-if at all- tells about you. As an example, jewelry is an “easy” gift for a man to give to a woman. Clothing have more intimate overtones. Extravagant: You want others to keep in mind what you put out for them. Gifts (That Are Really ...
Views: 800 - Ego Defense Mechanisms? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanWhat Are Ego Defense Mechanisms? When you accidentally injure yourself, your body automatically begins several self healing processes, aiming to restore your body to its original healthy state. But what if you're emotionally hurt? What if you face a sudden shock or a tremendous amount of ...
Views: 2632 - What The Place, Time And How You Eat Betray - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2008 from Joel EngelWhat The Place, Time And How You Eat Betray You are what you eat. All Day Long: Although actually full, you feel the need to give just a little bit more to yourself. Essentially feeding your lack of self assuredness. Anorexic: Taught not to give in to basic pleasures even moderately, this ...
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