Oliver Page

Poetic consciousness and the language of the soul

Poetic consciousness and the language of the soul

I recently took part in a wonderful course run by Thomas Moore, an author and psychotherapist influenced by James Hillman and C.G. Jung. We dove into Archetypal Psychology, Jungian Psychology, Greek mythology, and the arts. The course stirred my imagination in...
Psychopathology and the Suffering Soul

Psychopathology and the Suffering Soul

A few years ago, I discovered the work of anthropologist and psychotherapist James Davies. Davies rose to prominence with the boldly titled Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good, and later, Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health...
Wisdom in the wound: reuniting psyche and soma

Wisdom in the wound: reuniting psyche and soma

In a society that values thinking over feeling, logic over intuition, and willpower over surrender, the modern person is in flight from their own body. To reject the body is to become trapped in a narrow, horizontal space where harbingers of awakening, such as grief,...
3 inspiring life lessons from The Truman Show

3 inspiring life lessons from The Truman Show

Whenever I watch The Truman Show, it puts me in a trance. This film is a masterpiece, packed with multiple layers of symbolism and meaning. As the years go by, it only feels more relevant, Truman’s journey more profound. I’ll explain in this post why The...
Regrets: do they heal or hinder?

Regrets: do they heal or hinder?

“No regrets” is popular mantra in our society, but how useful is it? From one angle, regret is a form of attachment to an alternate reality that was never destined to transpire. If everything happens for a reason, then where is the value in looking back...
The bittersweet taste of freedom

The bittersweet taste of freedom

What is freedom? It’s an immense question, and one I’m now beginning to grapple with. I find it challenging not to idealise certain forms of freedom. Often, for example, I find myself longing to be financially free. But is this freedom in its purest sense?...