Magic Magic the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces. So, we start with magic : the idea that supernatural forces exist, and they can influence events. How is the idea of magic different from money ? If we have money, we believe that it can influence events, if I go […]
Psychology
Assassin’s Creed : Psychology
WORK IN PROGRESS This article discusses the PC / Console game franchise Assassin’s Creed in the context of psychology. Carl Gustav Jung ( built a theory or a model in which he finds a link between how our biology, psyche, dreams, religion & symbols are linked together, in a way that can give us meaning, […]
The seventh seal (1957)
Det sjunde inseglet is a film by Ingmar Bergman. In this article we discuss how this movie reflects the humanistic approach of Bergman, how it sees man as the center of the universe. We will put the film in an existential context, relate it to philosophers like Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and post-Freudian psychology.
A model of transcendence
Inspired mainly by the insights of C.G.Jung, I drew a scheme where I show what I use as a model of the human psyche and I will provide a basic explanation along with that.
Over guilt, shame and conscience
“nobody can rule guiltlessly” -Saint just This is the opening quite from Arthur Koestler’s “Darkness at noon” and he was mentioning it in the context of the horror and The absurd of a totalitarian regime, the guilt in that sense is a strong psychological mechanism that is related to political ethics or political morality. Guilt […]