psychology

We've discussed Carl Jung, Stanislov Grof, Charles Tart, Joseph Campbell and even Jordan Peterson but I don't think I've yet seen mention of Mircea Eliade on these boards. His "Encyclopedia of Religion" has guided and informed me to no end and even helped shape the direction of the first book I wrote. More recently I discovered his collection on the "History of Religious Ideas" which equally impressed me. Eliade is somewhere between Jung and Joe Campbell: not quite as pioneering as Jung but more rigorous than Campbell's eclectic observations.

This is an excerpt from Jordan Peterson's larger series on "Personality and Its Transformation". It is particularly powerful and I thought others might enjoy viewing it. I am also uploading the transcript in case you later wish to search for some ear-snippet or other that he is especially gifted at dropping. The lecture is of course on youtube but I am sharing it here in case you'd like your own copy (plus the transcript was hard to find).

Enjoy!

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. "The Sapiens of 2020."---The Guardian

Called the missing manual to the homo sapiens brain this lecture series by Jordan Peterson concentrates on philosophical and neuroscientific issues, related to personality. It is divided into five primary topics, following an introduction and overview. The first half of the course deals with classic, clinical issues of personality; the second, with biological and psychometric issues. Intended for people interested in clinical psychology, moral development, functional neurobiology and psychometric theory and philosophical issues.

Jonathan Young, PhD, is a psychologist and storyteller who assisted mythologist Joseph Campbell for several years and went on to serve as the founding curator of the Joseph Campbell Archive and Library. In addition, he teaches for screenwriting programs and consults on movie scripts for major studios.

His work with Joseph Campbell revealed the secrets of the hero’s journey as it can be applied to improve our lives, in the modern world.

Do you feel like other people always get the best of you? Do you wish you were more assertive in dealing with others? Have you ever felt bullied or dismissed by others? Want to get some payback? Then you're ready to take psychological warfare seriously. You'll never have a mere conversation again after putting our tricks into practice.

Why do people lie? Do gender and personality differences affect how people lie? How can lies be detected?

Detecting Lies and Deceit provides the most comprehensive review of deception to date. This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of deception research and discusses the working and efficacy of the most commonly used lie detection tools, including:

The Century of the Self is a 2002 British television documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis. It focuses on the work of psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud, and PR consultant Edward Bernays. In episode one, Curtis says, "This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy."