In one of his most influential works, Psychology and Alchemy, Carl Jung argues that alchemy was far more than a failed science. Instead, it was an undifferentiated mix of object and subject. Alchemy was chemistry insofar as it was a science, and it was a psychological practice…

For an agricultural society, life is a cycle of deaths and rebirths. In the spring, the farmer places the seeds of his crops into the soil. Time moves forward. Storms roll over the fields and define the space between heaven and earth…

Throughout my time studying psychology, I’ve noticed a consistent pattern: the use of the body as a reference point. At first I considered it to be Jean Piaget’s Egocentrism, but overtime I realized it was something unique. Perhaps an analog or subset of Egocentrism, but not a perfect match. This piece in an exploration into Somatic Primacy.