Today we celebrate Presidents’ Day. The day was originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington. The holiday became known as Presidents’ Day after the government moved it as part of the 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday Act. While more narrowly viewed as a celebration of the lives of…
Today, we take time to remember a great man, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose legacy is etched into each of us as a reminder that everyone is created equally and that we should all aspire to fight injustice and have the courage to spread Dr. Jung’s timeless message: Love…
In this blog, I consider whether complex psychology is an empirical science. The challenge of answering such a question is that empiricism, as a subset of epistemology, means different things to different people. In most cases, empiricism is generally accepted as the knowledge gained through the physical senses or experimentation….
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Few experiences are as immediate as consciousness. While you are aware, consciousness is always there. Each of us are intimately familiar with consciousness and as you read this blog you are exercising a conscious act of attention. However, consciousness as a phenomenon is as mysterious as it is familiar. Its…
Managing Bias in Military Intelligence Depth Typology as a Force Multiplier My deployment in Kosovo in 2016 helped me gain a better understanding of how C. G. Jung’s typology can improve intelligence management and intelligence operations. Ninety percent of the problems I experienced resulted from a few common pitfalls that…
In the prologue of Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Jung introduced his autobiography as a telling of his personal myth (1961/1989, p. 3). “I can only make direct statements, ‘only tell stories.’ Whether or not the stories are ‘true’ is not the problem. The only question is whether what I tell…
It is worthwhile to discuss how an understanding of one’s typological preferences can enhance the quality of interpersonal relations— a relationship between two or more people that may range in duration from brief to enduring, which is oft-characterized by some degree of personal rapport. Interpersonal awareness is highly important…
Introduction This blog article seeks to address to what extent Albert Einstein influenced C.G. Jung’s formulation of the concept of synchronicity. Few historical personalities have engendered the degree of interest within popular consciousness as Albert Einstein and C.G. Jung. Both men, and their ideas, are permanent fixtures to the cultural…
