The Child Archetype Explained With Examples – Archetypes 101
In this Archetypes 101 we explore the Child archetype. This is the Jungian archetype that is operative in the story…
Svadhisthana Psychology – Chakra of The Night Sea Journey
The essence of Svadhisthana psychology lies in its connection with water and the womb. Taking as our starting point the…
Jung on Success – The Dangers of Achievement
This episode we look at Jung on success and what he sees as the dangers of achievement. For Carl Jung,…
Ancient Greek Philosophy Anecdotes: Diogenes Trolls Plato
Plato is the greatest philosopher of all time and was the towering mind of Ancient Greek philosophy. Diogenes was the…
Epicurus — The Cure for Happiness
Epicurus was the first real philosopher of happiness. Epicurus philosophy was different to the other Ancient Greek philosophers … source
Taoism, Zen and the Severed Head of Grounded Wisdom
There’s an old distinction about grounded wisdom between the ways of Tao and the way of Zen. The ancient Taoist…
Manipura Psychology – Chakra of Hell and Passion
The essence of Manipura psychology lies in the chakras connection to its element fire. This is the lower dantian in…
Stoicism & The Indifferents: Why Happiness is Simpler Than You'd Think
Stoicism tells us that most things are unimportant for happiness. These are the Indifferents and include everything from wealth, ……
How Stoicism Got Its Name – Stoicism Etymology
In this #shorts episode of The Living Philosophy, we look at how Stoicism got its name. The Stoicism etymology comes…
Carl Jung Collective Unconscious – How to Prove Its Existence
For Carl Jung Collective Unconscious was the great discovery for modern psychology. The Collective Unconscious is the … source
Carl Jung: What is the Collective Unconscious?
One of his central concepts, Carl Jung’s Collective Unconscious is also his most commonly misunderstood concept. So what is the…
Friedrich Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil – Title Meaning
Today we look at the meaning of the title of Nietzsche magnum opus Beyond Good and Evil. The title of…
The Lyceum: Aristotle's School of Philosophy
Aristotle’s school of philosophy the Lyceum was the greatest educational institution the world had ever seen when he founded it…
Jung's Collective Unconscious: The Home of the Archetypes
The collective unconscious was Jung’s great discovery. This is the part of the mind where the Jungian archetypes live. source
OK Zoomer – Why We Should Be Cautious Condemning Boomers
Will OK Zoomer someday become a common joke against Zoomers? Will the maturity of time make the Millennials and the…
Empedocles – Presocratics Philosopher, Healer, God
Empedocles is one of the wildest Presocratics philosophers (indeed philosophers) and was a consummate polymath. He was a … source
Why MONARCHY is the Best Form of Government – Darius the Great
Monarchy is the best form of government; this was the argument of Darius the Great was the second great Persian…
What is Philosophy? – Knowlege vs Wisdom
What is philosophy? The clue is in the word – philos (love) + sophia (wisdom). It’s a question of knowledge…
Gettier DESTROYS Plato…or did he?
Edmund Gettier is famous for revolutionising the field of Epistemology (the study of knowledge) in the 20th century. But the…
10k Subs Special: The Living Philosophy’s Origin Story, Its Future and Patreon Launch
The Living Philosophy has hit 10k subscribers! Today’s episode is a little bit of celebration, a little bit of backstory…