What does Spiritual Instinct mean?
My publishing house is called Spiritual Instinct Press.
As that name suggests, I believe that we have an inherent drive to be connected to the spiritual dimension of the universe. This has sadly, for many people, been overlaid with superficial concerns for the ego which manifest, in today's culture, in unbridled consumerism on an individual level and dangerous wars on the collective.
There is an overlap here with Plato's cave analogy: People are imprisoned in a situation where they can only see a shadow of the true reality of the world and think they are seeing the real thing.
For Plato the "Real" was encapsulated in his concept of divine "Forms" or archetypes. This is a concept that weaves its way through the Western intellectual tradition--albeit with various terminology.
My writing is at the intersection of spiritual experience and depth psychology: I build on the work of the previous philosophers and psychologists who worked with, and developed, our understanding of the transpersonal, archetypal level of creation in general and humans in particular.
As that name suggests, I believe that we have an inherent drive to be connected to the spiritual dimension of the universe. This has sadly, for many people, been overlaid with superficial concerns for the ego which manifest, in today's culture, in unbridled consumerism on an individual level and dangerous wars on the collective.
There is an overlap here with Plato's cave analogy: People are imprisoned in a situation where they can only see a shadow of the true reality of the world and think they are seeing the real thing.
For Plato the "Real" was encapsulated in his concept of divine "Forms" or archetypes. This is a concept that weaves its way through the Western intellectual tradition--albeit with various terminology.
My writing is at the intersection of spiritual experience and depth psychology: I build on the work of the previous philosophers and psychologists who worked with, and developed, our understanding of the transpersonal, archetypal level of creation in general and humans in particular.
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Thanks for your comment. The situation of the anima mundi or world soul is a difficult concept to put into words. In the beginning of the material universe, the creator breathed out a soul which fills the world. Because of this common origin, we are all interconnected with our environment and also with each other. The idea, as I understand it, is that material existence gives expression to individual souls. We are all in the process of "becoming" or evolving towards the original perfection that was ordained for us to achieve.
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Currently reading Spiritual Alchemy. First, the writing itself is top-notch. Lucid, readable, & engaging. It's also a shorter work, and Steve has made every word count and pull its weight. There is a lot of content packed into not a lot of words. The title is the book in a nice turn of phrase. Alchemy is an independent study of course, but it also catches the underlying symbolism of alchemy, and how this connects to ideas throughout Western thought (can't speak about Eastern. My failing.) I can see--or feel--Jung and the archetypes and Tarot all there in the shadows just outside the circle of light. Insights from Anthropology and Psychology, OTOH, are inside the circle which helps us understand the role of myth in human history. One myth discussed is the heroic quest and the how alchemy symbolises, explains, and represents this quest and the fundamental ideal of self-understanding and self-realisation, Highly recommend this.
Hi Kevin, Thanks for sharing your thoughts regarding my Spiritual Alchemy Manual. I am rapt that you enjoyed it and, yes, there are a lot of other occult systems and teachings lurking behind many of the concepts that are overtly described and explained in the text.As I stated in my own review of the manual it was a great exercise for me to fit all the text into the tight format of the ornate page frame.
As far as the specific subject of this blog: I am pleased tha you noted the hero's quest in the manual--which is detailed as the transpersonal Higher Self. This brings me to a further point of the evolution of creation being written into the unonscious of each sentient being. This is our drive for personal development. I believe this is the central archetype around which all other archetypes turn.
