Temenos

Depth psychology and spiritual tradition

By Mats L. Winther.

Various articles on psychological, philosophical and religious topics, with an emphasis on myth and symbol. The pros and cons of Jungian psychology are considered.

The Boardgame Mandala ~ analysis of mandala patterns The Self in Historical Light ~ Iamblichus versus Porphyry Critique of Individuation ~ a critical look on the spiritual path The Upward and Downward Paths of the Spirit ~ archetypal projections and the soul’s ascent Ethical Complementarity ~ A Complementarian Moral Theory Spirit and Psyche ~ Complementary Paradigms The Spiritual Method ~ complementation as spiritual writing and painting Bergman themes ~ leitmotifs in the films of Ingmar Bergman Jung and Swedenborg: modern Neoplatonists ~ a discussion of pagan aspects in modern thought Complementation in Psychology ~ an argument against psychology’s focus on integration Critique of Synchronicity ~ the “shadow” of Jungian psychology Jungian concepts in the light of quantum physics The Puer Aeternus ~ underminer of civilization Complementation in fairytales ~ an alternative method of interpretation Colour is objective mind ~ critique of representationalism Modern metaphors for the Trinity ~ trinitarianism Turtles all the way down ~ the unity of the Trinity The Matter With Things ~ book review Anti-Nietzsche ~ a critique of Friedrich Nietzsche ...New!

The Dark Shadow Of The Quaternity ~ a critique of the Jungian unitarian Self The Complementarian Self ~ irreconcilable opposites cofunction in the self Symbolic Poverty ~ the missing symbolical relatedness and the inability to accept suffering The Blood Sacrifice ~ its symbolism and psychology Matriarchal consciousness ~ an intrusion of a lower consciousness in culture Dependency in the analytic relationship ~ A Blind Spot in Jungian Thinking? The animistic archetypal nature of the unconscious Race and Racialism ~ the burning issue Insights into the Race Issue ~ we are different, after all Understanding European psychology ~ its footing in medieval interiority Cognitive Science and the Archetypal Unconscious ~ about unconscious metaphors Thanatos ~ the death drive Complementaris Mundus ~ a complementarian metaphysic Who is the Spirit Paraclete? ~ a new look on the Holy Spirit Profane Pseudotheology ~ a critique of René Girard Is Jungian psychology neurotic? ~ about pseudo-religiosity Wolfhart Pannenberg’s theology ~ about the misinterpretation of the kingdom of God ...New!

The dying god ~ the real meaning of motifs such as Narcissus The Unconscious is Spirit ~ about the spiritual urge in mankind The Sphinxlike Unconscious ~ the unconscious is ultimately unknowable Creativity ~ two forms of creativity Terrorism ~ the psychodynamic principles behind terrorism Critique of Feminism ~ on women’s collective shadow Hero Worship ~ its destructive effects in our culture Mysterium Iniquitatis ~ the problem of evil and the shadow The penitential disease ~ neither psyche nor soma Two types of psychoanalysis ~ is a goal-oriented psychoanalysis possible? Phenomenology ~ a critique of a school of thought in modern psychology Paul Roubiczek ~ Roubiczek’s critique of romantic philosophy and its aftereffects James Hillman ~ a critique of Hillman’s “archetypal psychology” D. W. Winnicott ~ a critique of Winnicott’s psychology The psychologization of God ~ a book review Carl Jung and privatio boni ~ the nature of evil Intuition ~ the coalescence of the three psychic functions An Assessment of the Theology of Carl Gustav JungCauses of Homosexual Orientation ...New!

Group narcissism ~ about the pathology of the social group Fairytales ~ The Golden Blackbird following von Franz’s method Sigmund Freud ~ a constructive critique of the structural model in psychoanalysis Intersubjectivity ~ about the philosophical and psychological notion of ‘intersubjectivity’ Psychoanalysis ~ the ongoing self-destruction of psychoanalysis Dora ~ reanalysis of Freud’s famous case of “Dora” Edward F. Edinger ~ a critique of Edinger’s psychological thinking Psychology at the crossroad ~ metapsychological concepts as common knowledge Conflict theory ~ a critique of Brenner’s “conflict theory” Science ~ about the overestimation of the scientific paradigm The Plastic Preachers ~ about degenerate psychology and religion The Morphic Deception ~ a critique of a typical New Age philosophy The Hill ~ analysis of rock lyrics Critique of Neo-Hegelianism ~ misguided faith in modernity Jordan Peterson ~ about his Neo-Hegelian philosophy Jung’s metaphysic and epistemology ~ Platonism or Phenomenology? The Platonic Form as Self-Generating Triunity ~ about Platonism The intolerance of tolerance ~ how relativism leads to tyranny ...New!“We Who Wrestle with God” by Jordan B. Peterson ~ review ...New!

Artiklar på svenska:

Romantiken ~ Roubiczeks kritik av den romantiska rörelsen och dess nutida inflytande C. G. Jung ~ en sammanfattning av jungiansk psykologi Terrorn och kulturens neuros ~ om terrordådet i Norge Egots profet ~ en kritik av Edward F. Edingers psykologi En svensk konservatism ~ politisk konservatism Subjektivismen i vår tid ~ kritik av metafysisk idealism Alkemi ~ alkemi som en mystisk tradition Bibelhistoria ~ en resumé av David Rohls teorier Blaise Pascal ~ hans analys av människan och samhället Den Fjärde Politiska Teorin ~ om Dugins traditionalism Synd ~ om syndbegreppets innebörd och giltighet i nutiden Pannenbergs teologi ~ om misstolkningen av Guds rike ...Nytt!Adams och Evas liv ~ apokryf värd att begrunda ...Nytt!

Henoks liknelser ~ om den märkliga apokryfiska boken Gud 2000 ~ en recension av Koskinens bok Sofia ~ om gudomlighetens feminina aspekt Millennarism ~ om eskatologiska föreställningar Sofism ~ om den förhärskande relativismens konsekvenser Narcissism ~ en recension av boken Övergivenhet och Främlingskap Beowulf ~ om Beowulfkvädet, ett medeltida epos Homosexualitetens orsaksgrund ~ ej så oproblematiskt som det hävdas Om Europas självmord ~ tribalismens återkomst Anti-Nietzsche ~ En kritik av Friedrich Nietzsche Om den intoleranta toleransen ~ Hur relativism leder till tyranni Tolv patriarkernas testamenten ~ intressant apokryf i svensk översättning ...Nytt!

Länkar (links):

Ontology: Theory and History – Ontologi: läran om varats innersta väsen

Folklore – folkloristik (electronic journal)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy – suveränt uppslagsverk

The Internet Sacred Text Archive – mytologi, religion

Encyclopedia Mythica – mytologisk encyklopedi

Internet Archive – online library

The Gnosis Archive – library, bookshop, web lectures (gnosticism)

Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) – Augustinus böcker, m.m.

FringePop321 – om olika former av övertro

Theological journals – teologiska tidskrifter

Jung Circle – the boundlessness and sacredness of the psyche (jungiana)

Holy Books – texter av Johannes av Korset, m.fl.

Carl McColman – kristen mystik (Christian mysticism)

Misinterpreted Bible Passages | Jason Staples – Mistranslations in the bible

Quora – ask a question

Board games – historiska brädspel

Biblical studies – skrifterna från Nag Hammadi, m.m. (ancient texts)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – (IEP) excellent resource

The Catholic Encyclopedia – katolsk encyklopedi

Esoterica – online journal back issues (esoterika)

The Greek Mythology Link – allt om grekisk mytologi

Logosmappen – I begynnelsen var Ordet – portal för luthersk litteratur

Encyclopedia.com – 200 encyklopedier (collection of encyclopedic articles)

Reformation 500th Anniversary – Lutheran resources

Sue Mehrtens – djuppsykologiska artiklar (essays)

Ancient Origins – mänsklighetens kulturhistoria (history)

ScienceDaily – vetenskap (research news)

Top Documentary Films – dokumentärfilm (free documentaries)

Psychology & The Cross – Christianity and psychology

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts (University of Pittsburgh)

Quillette – Free Thought Lives