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  • America’s Father Complex

    America’s Father Complex

    How does an unintegrated Father Archetype create a massive, collective psychic void, that leaves us terrified of freedom and obsessed with certainty? Why does this Father Complex fuel the demand for absolute authority make us profoundly vulnerable to an authoritarian’s promises?

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  • Rise of the Shadow King

    Rise of the Shadow King

    Is an authoritarian leader truly strong, or is he terrified? How does the Shadow King archetype, driven by a paralyzing fear, offer a fragile illusion of order? Does his need for loyalty consume a populace hungry for certainty?

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  • Fake Scarcity and the Lie of Lack

    Fake Scarcity and the Lie of Lack

    In an abundant civilization, why does the Lie of Lack persist? The disparity we witness today isn’t an economic failure; it’s Fake Scarcity, and our system relies on it.

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  • AI is Taxidermy

    AI is Taxidermy

    Everyone argues about AI’s impending doom or glory, but they’re asking the wrong question. Is AI a new form of life, or just an expertly curated preservation of the past? It’s the latter. AI is not consciousness—it is taxidermy.

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  • Individuation Tools: Active Imagination

    Individuation Tools: Active Imagination

    This post on Active Imagination offers a methodology for integrating the unconscious. Decode the archetypal tensions between your psyche and modern systems. This synthesis of Jungian depth psychology and trauma-informed practice provides the four pillars (Constellation, Amplification, Activation, Integration) necessary to transform projected conflict into conscious choice.

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  • The Self is not a Spreadsheet

    The Self is not a Spreadsheet

    We track everything—steps, calories, personality types, behavioral patterns. Even if we don’t, our devices do. AI learns our habits and feeds them back to us, refined and optimized. But what if psychological health requires embracing what can’t be measured?

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  • Greed, Gatsby, and Guillotines

    Greed, Gatsby, and Guillotines

    A Great Gatsby themed party on the night before millions of Americans lose their SNAP benefits? Let’s explore this event through a symbolic lens.

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  • The Economy of Authoritarianism: Supply-and-Demand Between King and Collective

    The Economy of Authoritarianism: Supply-and-Demand Between King and Collective

    Is authoritarianism simply a political misstep? We’ll examine the psychic ‘supply and demand’ chain: how the Shadow King’s neurotic fear of weakness meets the Collective void of an Unintegrated Father Complex, all facilitated through an unconscious psychological exchange.

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  • America’s Father Complex

    America’s Father Complex

    How does an unintegrated Father Archetype create a massive, collective psychic void, that leaves us terrified of freedom and obsessed with certainty? Why does this Father Complex fuel the demand for absolute authority make us profoundly vulnerable to an authoritarian’s promises?

    read more »

  • Rise of the Shadow King

    Rise of the Shadow King

    Is an authoritarian leader truly strong, or is he terrified? How does the Shadow King archetype, driven by a paralyzing fear, offer a fragile illusion of order? Does his need for loyalty consume a populace hungry for certainty?

    read more »