Category: Myth and Psychology
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Celebrate Curiosity: Psychology & Affirmations 4 Emotional Wellbeing
Affirmation Today, I affirm, to celebrate my inner calm, creative genius, and curious nature, as it leads me to realize with commitment and certainty my soul’s capacity to advance confidently in the direction of its dreams intent. Dr. Thomas Maples Table of Contents The Psychology of Affirmations Affirmations for Emotional Wellbeing A Psychotherapist’s Perspective What…
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Echo & Narcissus – Perceptions of Self Development Amongst Social Egocentrism
The Myth Within Podcast Summary In today’s episode, Dr. Tom continue his exploration of the mythological characters Echo and Narcissus from a lens of social and cultural egocentrism and its effect on personal development. — This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thomas-maples8/message
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Siddhartha… Leaving the Shadow of the Family Home
There comes a time in any journey where the newness of life that was brought forth must enter the forest to navigate his or her own path. Shadows are present, which create perilous fears from within. However, as with any emotion, these fears weave a complex web of information created to promote the life journey…
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The Myth Within: Why Engage in Private Myth-Making?
Inspirational Quote Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. We must be willing to get rid of the life we planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. Joseph Campbell
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To Be a Good Father: The Myth of Daedalus and Icarus
How can we as fathers successfully channel our children’s natural source of energy towards productive means? I believe that is the vocation any parent worth their weight will undertake to ask, as we strive to create for the next generation a world myth more suited for the nuances of life we now see unfolding before…
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The Myth Within
Inspiration Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. Arthur M. Schlesinger Food for Thought Myth plays an integral role in the soul’s calling. It moves us in ways that science, technology, nor computers can ever understand. In essence, the creative function behind the storylines that create our life…
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Dreaming… To Unlock Doors of Inner Potential
Inspiration Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls. Joseph Campbell Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. Joseph Campbell The Philosopher’s Corner Those who know or have worked with me in the past know that one of my go to philosophers was the 20th century Mythologist Joseph…
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Narcissus: The Wildman and Divine Child Archetypes
Dr. Tom explores Narcissism, its development, and the Archetypes of the Wildman and the Divine Child.
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Modern Fatherhood: 2 Engage the Mythic Masculine
The Modern-Day Mythic Father: Engaging the Mythopoetic Masculine in Service for Our Children explores contemporary issues that affect fathers, and their journey to develop the inner masculine.