Egocentricity and the Psychology of Donald Trump
This post explores the psychology of Donald Trump from a depth psychology perspective. Trump’s behavior offers a clear example of egocentricity and its parallel effects in society.
Posts regarding psychopathic attitudes/forces in society.
Addressing the Problem of Evil, Part II
An important first step in addressing the problem of evil involves the definition or description you give to it. From my observations, evil is a force that corrodes and eats away at the human spirit in whatever way and to whatever degree it can. It delays, derails, or puts an end altogether to the natural…
The Problem of Egocentricity and the Wisdom of A.A.
It is a fundamental rule of the psyche that if the ego does not serve the Self, or God, it will inevitably serve only itself. Just as the gravity of the sun holds the planets to their orbits, the Self is meant to be the anchoring center of the total personality. But in a state…
A Young Woman’s Experience with Archetypal Evil
A 24 year-old woman experienced the following events, which I am fortunate to share in her own words: In the fall of 1972 my mother, a retired university professor, was making a relocation to live in La Paz, Baja California. She packed up her Chevy Blazer, and one of her freshman English students, Tom, and…
Jungian Psychology Series: Avoiding the Psychopath
You live in the age of the psychopath. In this age the values of love, honesty, commitment and integrity are increasingly rare. More and more, individuals are treated like the interchangeable or easily replaced parts of a machine. And this is true not just in the areas of business and government, but in personal relationships…
Zombies in Everyone
In recent years zombies have become an increasingly popular theme in movies, television, and literature. From what I can tell, they have also been spending a lot more time stumbling across the landscape of peoples’ dreams. What is it about the walking dead that has captured the interest of so many people? Or, perhaps a…
For the Psychopath, Life is a Game Without Rules
Life does not evolve by itself. Evil evolves with it. Wherever there is a surplus or wealth of life, a predator will come along to claim its share. For example, I know a man who runs a small business. He hired a woman to work as a receptionist and regretted his decision almost immediately. On…
The Pseudo-morality of the Psychopath
The rationalizations of the psychopath are cunning and deceptive. A man who was raised in a family of crime recalled one of his father’s codes of honor. “Never screw a friend. But if you’re going to screw someone, make him your friend first.” The perspective of the psychopath is clearly seen in the last half…
The Suffering Soul
Psychopathy is marked by the disconnection and adversarial attitude of the ego towards the soul. Such an ego lacks genuine empathy. Its own suffering remains superficial for it has built a wall between itself, the soul and God.
Discouragement: The Other Silent Killer
Over the years heart disease has been dubbed “the silent killer.” But there is another disease of the heart which can be just as deadly, and just as subtle. It’s called discouragement. Discouragement is a slow but methodical killer that feeds upon the unresolved disappointments of your life. It is a predator of the human…