Jordan B. Peterson: The Psychologist Who Redefined Modern Discourse “It’s better to do something badly than to not do it at all.” In an era of rising political polarization and digital noise, few psychologists have stirred as much global attention—and controversy—as Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. With a background in clinical psychology and a mind wired … Read more
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The Pygmalion Archetype in Psychology: Between Idealization and Transformation In the annals of mythology, few figures capture the complexity of human desire, creativity, and control like Pygmalion—the sculptor who fell in love with the perfect woman he carved from ivory. This tale, first recorded in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, has transcended its mythological roots to become a … Read more
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THE PROJECTION – THE MIRROR ALWAYS CRACKS (Or: Projection and Other Dirty Tricks You Learn From Your Parents) The kid looks in the mirror and sees his father staring back. Not the way his father looked—balding, bloated, worn down by bills and bourbon—but the way he was:short-fused, goddamn selfish, the kind of man who’d drink … Read more
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Facing the Mirror: Reclaiming Ourselves from Projection “You meet yourself in others. If you don’t recognize yourself, you haven’t looked deep enough.” – Anonymous You’ve looked in the mirror. You’ve noticed the shadows. You’ve watched how they dance across your relationships, your judgments, your politics, and your culture. Now comes the most powerful part of the … Read more
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Society’s Mirror: How We Project Onto Others and the World “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung We like to think we see the world clearly. That our judgments are rational, our preferences personal, and our enemies… well, they deserve it. But what if the way … Read more
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What You See Is (Not) What You Get: The Psychology of Projection “The things we hate most in others are often the things we fear or reject in ourselves.” – Carl Jung Ever found yourself accusing someone of being selfish, only to realize (much later) you were the one who wasn’t sharing? Or maybe you’ve met … Read more
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Anxiety in Ancient Literature and Archetypes: The Timeless Struggle of the Human Mind Long before the advent of modern psychology, ancient texts and mythologies depicted the internal battles of the human psyche, often through metaphor, allegory, and archetypal figures. These early literary works reflect anxiety as a fundamental part of the human condition, tied to … Read more
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Whispers in the Dark: The Psychology of Paranoia It begins with a glance. A whisper. A look that lingers just a second too long. For most of us, such moments pass like dust in sunlight—noticed, then forgotten. But for someone in the grip of paranoia, they are clues in a grand conspiracy, pieces in a … Read more
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Automatonophobia: The Uncanny Dread of the Almost-Human 1. A Bukowski-Style Tale of Automatonophobia It was late, the kind of late where the streetlights flicker like they’re tired of living, and I was stumbling out of a dive bar on 3rd Street, half a bottle of cheap whiskey sloshing in my gut. The air was thick, … Read more
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The Psychological Labyrinth of Severance Season 2: A Study of Identity, Memory, and Control As Severance returns for its much-anticipated second season (Severance Season 2), the psychological undercurrents of this dystopian workplace thriller continue to captivate audiences. The series delves into the disturbing consequences of memory bifurcation, where employees of Lumon Industries undergo a “severance” … Read more
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