12.10.26 | Hymn to Hermes | Free Reading Discussion

The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, and religious significance. Well before the advent of writing in Greece, they were performed by traveling bards at religious events, competitions, banquets, and festivals. These poems invoking and celebrating the gods of ancient Greece raise questions that […]

11.12.26 | The Scapegoat Complex | Free Reading Discussion

The term scapegoat is applied to individuals and groups who are accused of causing misfortune. Scapegoating means finding those who can be identified with evil, blamed for it, and cast out from the family or the community in order to leave the remaining members with a feeling of guiltlessness. Psychologically, scapegoating is a form of […]

10.1.26 | Volodymyr Walter Odajnyk: Jung and Politics | Free Reading Discussion

Jung never wrote a treatise that systematically defines the implications of his psychological theories for politics. His views on the subject are dispersed throughout his works, although a number of books and essays are closely concerned with politics, either explicitly or by implication and logical extension. Hence, this book represents a compilation of those of […]