Life is a journey of self-realisation, of understanding and discovering who we truly are, and of maximising our potential. While this might be a life long journey, one can be closer or further from one’s true self. Søren Kierkegaard: The Self Søren Kierkegaard was a theologian and a philosopher, considered to be the father ofContinue reading “What is the Meaning of Self Realisation?”
Category Archives: Psychoanalysis
Book Review: Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, originally titled “A Psychologist Experiences the Concentration Camp” was released in German in 1946, becoming one of the most influential books in the United States, having sold over 10 million copies at the time of Frankl’s death in 1997, and continues to this day to inspire many to findContinue reading “Book Review: Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl”
Introduction to Jacques Lacan
Jacques Lacan was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist sometimes referred to as “the French Freud” and is regarded as an important figure in the history of psychoanalysis. The Imaginary, the Symbolic, the Real and the Mirror Stage are some of Lacan’s most notable ideas. His teachings explore the significance of Freud’s discovery of the unconscious,Continue reading “Introduction to Jacques Lacan”