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Why Modern Man is Mentally Ill – The Disappearance of Heroism
“…human nature and society can have conflicting demands, and hence a whole society can be sick.” Erich Fromm, The Sane Society In the modern world, few…
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Are We Possessed By One Side of the Brain? – The Sickness of the Modern Age
“It seems to me that we face very grave crises indeed and that, if we are to survive, we need not just a few new measures, but a complete change of…
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The Evolutionary Psychology of Sex and Relationships – How to Reduce Conflict and Cultivate Romantic Harmony
“We need to reconcile the profound love that humans seek with the conflict that permeates our most cherished relationships. We need to square our dreams…
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The Evolutionary Psychology of Sex and Relationships – Monogamy as Mate-Guarding and the Mating Psychology of Men
Why do men possess such a strong preference for female youth and beauty? Why is monogamy central to human mating, when it is so rare in other mammals…
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Why are So Many People Accepting Tyranny?
“The [totalitarian] state is a tiger seeking to devour the people, and they must either kill or cripple it. Their own safety depends upon it.” Benjamin…
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The Evolutionary Psychology of Sex and Relationships – The Mating Psychology of Women
Understanding the mating psychology of humans is one of the holy grails of the seeker of knowledge. For when it comes to sex and relationships, the…
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Why are People So Divided and Hostile? – The Dangers of Racial, National, and Political Identities
“We fall captive to the herd animal if we cannot reach the individual divinity in ourselves.” Carl Jung, ETH Lecture December 1939 A healthy sense of…
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How to Brainwash the World – 2 + 2 = 5 – The Psychology of Thought Reform
“If desired a man can be completely changed. . . and after such a change has been accomplished, he will be suitable for any purpose.” Bertolt Brecht In…
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Why are People Sheeplike in their Obedience to Authority?
“The worst problem of all in any society is that the majority of human beings are sheeplike in their obedience and conformity to authority, even when…
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Carl Jung and the Power of the Unconscious Part 4 – Connecting to the Inner God
“I am accused of mysticism. I do not, however, hold myself responsible for the fact that man has, always and everywhere, spontaneously developed a…
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Carl Jung and the Power of the Unconscious Part 3 – The Practical Value of Religion
“But here begins a new account, the account of a man’s gradual renewal, the account of his gradual regeneration, his gradual transition from one world…
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Carl Jung and The Power of the Unconscious Part 2 – The Inner God
“The religious myth is one of man’s greatest and most significant achievements, giving him the security and inner strength not to be crushed by the…
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