The Great Updraft

Welcome to my special series for August. This is August Wisdom: 31 nuggets of wisdom in 31 days. We begin by discussing how you are always changing and how to wield this insight for greater effectiveness in your life.

This is the final edition of the Sunday Sit! In July, we have come together every Sunday at 8pm CET, 7pm UK, 2pm Eastern to practice a new meditation technique together. I encourage you to practice today's technique every day until the 1st of August, and to continue this habit for the entire month to get a proper taste of this work. Join my September group: deep-psychology.com/spiritual-training

This is the fourth episode in my Meditation Myths mini-series, where we cover the top myths that jeopardise long-term committed practice. Today we discuss why meditation is not just about sitting quietly, and where consistent meditation will take you. Join my September classes: deep-psychology.com/spiritual-training

This is the third episode in my Meditation Myths mini-series, where we cover the top myths that jeopardise long-term committed practice. Today we discuss why meditation is not just for hippies, and how to overcome this damaging myth. Join my September classes: deep-psychology.com/spiritual-training

This is the second episode in my Meditation Myths mini-series, where we cover the top myths that jeopardise long-term committed practice. Today we discuss why meditation is not about silencing your mind. Join my September classes: deep-psychology.com/spiritual-training PS sorry for the audio quality - I promise it will be way better tomorrow!

This is the first episode in my Meditation Myths mini-series, where we cover the top myths that jeopardise long-term committed practice. Today we discuss why meditation is not about calm and relaxation, and how to overcome this damaging myth. Join my September classes: deep-psychology.com/spiritual-training

This is the Sunday Sit with Deep Psychology. In July, we get together every Sunday at 8pm CET, 7pm UK, 2pm Eastern and practice a new meditation technique together. I encourage you to practice today's technique every day until next Sunday, and to continue this habit for the entire month to get a proper taste of this work. Join my September group: deep-psychology.com/spiritual-training

Today we tackle the sticky topic of the shadow: what it is, how it forms, and how we can identify our own shadow traits. Shadow traits are not all negative and antisocial, and they form not because we are evil but because of how we develop as people. To learn how to do shadow work, go back to last week's episode. My September classes: deep-psychology.com/spiritual-training/

Let’s talk about a powerful concept that I’ve discovered after years of working hard on my personal growth and mastering different subjects, from maths to languages to meditation to writing. This is my Law of Proportional Reward, and it applies to all areas of personal growth, whether it’s career, relationships, finances, spirituality, or indeed learning. It even explains our levels of fulfilment...

This is the Sunday Sit with Deep Psychology. In July, we get together every Sunday at 8pm CET, 7pm UK, 2pm Eastern and practice a new meditation technique together. I encourage you to practice today's technique every day until next Sunday, and to continue this habit for the entire month to get a proper taste of this work. Join my September group: deep-psychology.com/spiritual-training

Here I explain how to do shadow work. You'll learn a simple but remarkably powerful 4-step technique for reintegrating any shadow trait. With this method, you can feel your shadow being regurgitated and reintegrated into your conscious self, and the wholeness and fullness that results from it. We also briefly discuss what the shadow isTrain with me: deep-psychology.com

This is the Sunday Sit with Deep Psychology. In July, we get together every Sunday at 8pm CET, 7pm UK, 2pm Eastern and practice a new meditation technique together. I encourage you to practice today's technique every day until next Sunday, and to continue this habit for the entire month to get a proper taste of this work. Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

We continue learning about the enneagram, the 9 personality types it proposes, and the power of learning this typology. We also cover what it means to have a personality type and how we can use this knowledge to grow in psyche and spirit. Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

Learn about the enneagram, the 9 personality types it proposes, and the power of learning this typology. We cover what it means to have a personality type and how we can use this knowledge to deepen our understanding of self and others. Train with me: https://deep-psychology.com

Learn what Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue is, why it appears, when it appears, and how to healthily integrate it in your life. This stage of psychological development is perhaps THE most dominant globally: learning about it will supercharge your understanding of current affairs and the perpetual human problems. AND it will bring remarkable clarity to your past and your ongoing life story. Let's talk S...

Learn what Spiral Dynamics Stage Blue is, why it appears, when it appears, and how to healthily integrate it in your life. This stage of psychological development is perhaps THE most dominant globally: learning about it will supercharge your understanding of current affairs and the perpetual human problems. AND it will bring remarkable clarity to your past and your ongoing life story. Let's talk S...

This is Spiral Dynamics Explained, from within. Here I share what it was like to move into stage Green and experience its peak phase. Train with me via my classes and coaching: https://deep-psychology.com

Today we discuss my new vision for Deep Psychology, which is to democratise psychospiritual training and growth. We discuss why psychology needs spirituality and vice versa, and how my classes, coaching and website will change.

Let's discuss Spiral Dynamics Stage Orange in depth, including the characteristics of this stage, how to identify it in yourself and others, and how to integrate it. This is the fifth stage in the Spiral Dynamics model.

Let's discuss Spiral Dynamics Stage Turquoise in depth, including the characteristics of this stage, how to identify it in yourself and others, and the difficulties with discussing it. This is the eighth stage in the Spiral Dynamics model, and possibly the least understood one.

In part 2 of this talk, we continue carefully describing the real meaning of easter, beyond superstition, myth, hearsay and history. In essence, Easter is about YOU and your own spiritual awakening. All of Easter is a symbol for that: nothing more, nothing less.

In this two-part episode, we carefully describe the real meaning of easter: beyond superstition, myth, hearsay and history. In ultimate instance, Easter is one great symbol for your own spiritual awakening.

Here I explain how to forge success from nowhere. I’ll share a method I’ve used many times, sometimes knowingly, sometimes unknowingly, to achieve great things in several areas. The remarkable thing is that this method is fundamentally psychological. Consider it the key mental strategy that you require to forge success in any pursuit, whether you’re just starting out, or are already successful and...

In this episode, I discuss what an integral approach to depression looks like. In short, any all-inclusive approach takes into account as many as factors as possible. Not just medicine, or genetics, or neuroscience, but all factors that affect the individual. This differs wildly from our current approach to mental health, yet most of my suggestions are commonsense and even obvious.https://www.patr...

I share my experience of being diagnosed with depression and the severe weaknesses in the medical health system. I challenge our assumed, unconscious assumptions about the causes and treatment of this widespread illness. This episode sets the scene for next week, when I'll talk about an integral approach to depression diagnosis and treatment. Deep Psychology | Patreon