Depth Psychology involves analyzing and uncovering layers of our unconscious psyche which we all have and which effects a majority of our functioning. Rational consciousness represents only the tip of the iceberg. The layers underneath are the more unconscious layers of our society and the Shadow of our "Democracy" that we would rather not deal with, i.e., the poor, disenfranchised, communities of Color, Immigrants and those that suffer from the systemic inequities in our Society and Culture...those who have politically been "left out". And, of course, Nature Herself, the very Environment we depend upon.

Psychologically speaking, what does this say? I am asking You!

Understanding what makes us tick collectively and politically with more depth, is essential if we want to transform what Freud calls a massive "repetition compulsion" of the past.

There are numerous key depth psychological concepts and theories that are relevant for today's world. This blog seeks to interface these concepts with our politics as well as to question how we are responding on a massive scale to the important issues that face us.

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Bush On The Couch by Justin Frank

12 Steps To Political Revelation by Walter Mosley

The Master and His Emissary by Gil McGilchrist

Evolutionary Psychiatry by Anthony Stevens and John Price

The Neurobiology of We by Daniel Siegel

The Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel

Becoming Attached by Robert Karen

Parenting From The Inside Out Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell

Memories Dreams Reflections by C.G Jung

The Religious Function of the Psyche by Lionel Corbett

The Politcs of Relational Psychoanalysis (article) by Steven Botticelli

Superpower Syndrome by Robert by Robert Jay Lifton

Destroying The World To Save It by Robert Jay Lifton

With Culture in Mind: Psychoanalytic Stories by Ed. Muriel Dimen

100 years of Psychotherapy and the World Is still Getting Worse by James Hillman

The Analyst In The Inner City by Neil Altman

The Political Psyche by Andrew Samuels

Politics On The Couch by Andrew Samuels

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Jonathon Haidt

Politics and Religion by Jonathon Haidt

First Do No Harm by Adrienne Harris and Steven Botticelli

Articles By Neil Altman:

Manic Society: Toward the Depressive Position

The Psychodynamics of Torture

How Psychoanalysis became White in the U.S. and How That Might Change

Is Politics The Last Taboo in Psychoanalysis?