
Ouroboros, or What Came Before the Psyche
An analysis of the image of Ouroboros in Jung and Neumann: what the pre-psyche is, how it differs from the Shadow, and why this experience cannot be integrated like an ordinary archetype.
5/16/2026
Essays by psychologist-psychotherapist Anton Kolhonen on inner work, crisis, development, education, and digital culture.
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An analysis of the image of Ouroboros in Jung and Neumann: what the pre-psyche is, how it differs from the Shadow, and why this experience cannot be integrated like an ordinary archetype.
5/16/2026

The day an idea became an object: Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
11/17/2025

GPT agents: the co-evolution of brain and machine: Anton Kolhonen reflects on AI, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
7/26/2025

Humanity reaches for the stars, but the scariest monsters are inside us: Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
7/13/2025

A critically important goal in the age of AI: Anton Kolhonen reflects on AI, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
6/17/2025

A technical note on GPT Remote Relay Bridge: remote OpenAI calls, log handling, fallback logic, and scalable AI infrastructure.
6/2/2025
Psychopathy, good and evil: how personality traits relate to moral evaluation and why acceptance matters for the therapeutic alliance.
4/15/2025

A reflection on the Russian psychological-assistance bill as discussed in April 2025: professional boundaries, education, regulation, and the risks of protecting clients through overly rigid gates.
4/5/2025

A post about post-traumatic growth and PTSD: an authorial reading of Elon Musk's and Steve Jobs's biographies through adaptation, compensation, and achievement.
4/4/2025

The future of psychology: AI and digital therapists: Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
3/16/2025

The psychological assistance bill through Bourdieu: how the state unifies professions and what that experience can teach psychologists.
3/14/2025

An authorial analysis of the 2025 version of Russian bill No. 846497-8 on psychological practice, qualifications, and professional boundaries.
3/6/2025

A personal essay about the third year of postgraduate study as a bridge to psychotherapy: research, teaching, professional formation, and movement toward practical psychology.
9/3/2024

Four clusters: Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
8/20/2024

A personal record of imagery work in psychotherapy: shifting scenes, symbols, bodily sensations, anger, fear, freedom, and the emergence of new meaning.
6/17/2024

A post about evil, darkness, and suffering as inner images: how encountering the shadow side can deepen self-understanding and open a path toward genuine liberation.
5/27/2024

A post about the functional autonomy of habits: how old behavior patterns keep guiding a person after the original need has disappeared.
4/12/2024

The humanistic approach: Anton Kolhonen reflects on humanistic approach, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
11/15/2023

A post about why mistakes are necessary for success: failures help us learn, build resilience, and become part of the path toward results.
10/12/2023

A post about the relationship between social crisis, chronic stress, and obesity: research findings, psychological mechanisms, and everyday practices.
9/6/2023

An authorial parable about Icarus and the crayfish: an image-rich text about risk, setbacks, environmental resistance, and the forces that keep aspiration in balance.
9/2/2023

A personal reflection on a new academic year, doctoral studies as a marathon, and discipline, education, and faith as supports for a long academic path.
8/28/2023

Emotional amplitude is a personal account of observing people with “high” and “low” AEP, the price of peak emotions, and loss four years later.
7/25/2023

Visual diet affects character, discipline, and personal brand. An analysis of how the information environment helps develop identity and effectiveness.
3/14/2023

Fitness, massage, and depression: what evidence says about physical activity, post-exercise recovery, and the limits of claims for massage.
3/10/2023

A personal postgraduate path in psychology: four stages of development, inner conflicts, and the transition from motivation to a humanistic worldview and teaching.
8/30/2022

Existential training is presented as a practice of overcoming where regular sets develop resilience, discipline, and the ability to grow through difficulties.
4/18/2022

A poetic text about nostalgia, inner fatigue, and personal reflection where the image of time meets themes of loneliness and self-acceptance.
12/13/2021

A lyrical post about dreams, inner pain, and support in relationships. The text combines a romantic image, vulnerability, and a mindset of overcoming.
11/10/2021

A personal text on liminality, rebellion, and inner transformation through crises, guilt, and self-reflection. A post about moving from chaos to a new life structure.
11/5/2021

A reflection on fear, greed, and the discipline of attention: how to choose the right thoughts and stay on your path amid temptations and information noise.
8/27/2021

Fear of change and the anxiety of freedom appear when familiar supports collapse and a person steps into a new life. A post about how defense mechanisms turn into dogmas.
6/27/2021

Personal notes on the alternation of light and shadow: how ups and downs, loneliness, and fear shape inner resilience.
6/23/2021

A look at Berne’s script paradox: how the drive for freedom and struggle can become a trap and call for shadow integration.
4/7/2021

A reflection on life script and the inner conflict between mission and the desire for warmth, asking about the cost of choice and an unlived life.
3/8/2021

Overcoming is seen as a stable mindset that shapes character and body, where will and freedom are born from the choice between avoidance and growth.
2/9/2021

An essay about living inside a crisis: breakdown and recovery as conditions for personal and social growth, when the search for meaning comes to the foreground.
2/5/2021

A reflection on how consciousness and activity shape a person, while public events become a channel for alienation and tension.
1/26/2021

Resignation, perseverance, and goals: distinguishing withdrawal, a recovery pause, a change of strategy, burnout, and a condition that calls for help.
1/20/2021

Psychologist's Day is a personal reflection on vocation, the image of the specialist, and the romance of the profession through quotes and poetry.
11/22/2020

Market relations as a threat to humanistic conscience: a text about the normalization of humiliation and the loss of the human in the person.
11/21/2020

Reverence for life as a stance: love as a path to knowing oneself and the world, opposed to destruction.
11/6/2020

A poem about Narcissus who, in the mirror, sees other people’s fates and his own "I", asking questions about meaning, freedom, and acceptance.
11/3/2020

A text about the massage therapist's “I‑position” and how massage helps restore a person's physical and mental resources.
10/4/2020

Admission to the psychology faculty and an inner vow to move through hardship: a personal story about choosing a path, academic goals, and overcoming.
9/13/2020

Yukon Law is a concise note about the hero's path, inner firmness, and trials that test resolve.
8/10/2020

A psychological analysis of the dark side of personality: why “good” people can be cruel and how integrating the Shadow supports development.
8/6/2020

A personal text about receiving a diploma, finishing a master's degree, choosing a life path, and the feeling of a transitional period between education and a new professional direction.
7/23/2020

A confessional poem about inner conflict, fear of intimacy, and the search for identity through a poetic voice.
6/25/2020

Ashen Rain is a metaphorical dialogue about frustration, need satisfaction, discipline, humanistic psychology, and personal growth.
6/9/2020

A philosophical text about the binary nature of the world: light and shadow, order and chaos, and conflict as a source of development for personality, society, and biological processes.
5/22/2020

A philosophical and psychological text about war and peace in a person, the heterogeneity of cognition, inner conflict, compassion, and the acceptance of diverse life experience.
4/15/2020

A path to the SPbU psychology faculty and work in the lab: EEG research and a personal sense of moving from studies to real practice.
3/6/2020

A personal essay about inner reassembly in early 2020: the sense of disintegration and the birth of something new, fixed in words and image.
2/9/2020

A reflection on the duality of human passions, self-sacrifice, and the search for self through images of philosophy, myths, and poetry.
2/3/2020

Resilience and participation in other people's lives: a selection of quotes about the strength to withstand a blow and human presence in difficult moments.
1/11/2020

A post about the power of ideas, freedom of thought, and overcoming inner limits through values, discipline, and fidelity to truth.
12/17/2019

Love and need are seen as two different sources of movement: deficit pushes, and surplus leads. The text shows how their combination forms freedom and personal resilience.
11/19/2019

A reflection on how the connection between people helps overcome inner conflicts: the mind is weak, yet communication with another mind becomes a support and a source of development.
4/27/2019

A reflection on how self-belief and lived-through defeats shape character and expand life’s amplitude.
12/10/2018

The decision to become a psychologist became a turning point: the inner voice and the choice of a path that changed a personal trajectory.
1/27/2018

Explore how integrating training, wellness practices, and psychology creates a holistic approach to personal and societal health.
11/15/2017

A reflection on how a person changes habits and worldview through tension, conflict, and environmental influence.
5/1/2017

A poetic text about the opposition of light and darkness, inner conflict, and the search for freedom through love and fear.
6/23/2016

A story reminding that real success comes when you want it as much as you want to live.
5/16/2016