
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
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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

Postgraduate study as a mirror of self-knowledge: Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
10/17/2025

The people without whom it would not have worked: Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
9/28/2025

Personal brand as a design project of the self: Anton Kolhonen reflects on personal brand, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
9/25/2025

Postgraduate studies and Bitcoin: is there a link? Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
9/23/2025

When a PhD reads rap: Anton Kolhonen reflects on unusual style, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
9/20/2025

The third part of the essay on academic writing: moving beyond the sterility of scientific language toward a living style, Bourdieu, and one's own intellectual voice.
9/18/2025

A post about the value of academic sterility: how dry scientific style teaches discipline, precision, self-restraint, and survival in academia.
9/18/2025

The second part of the essay on academic writing: how rhythm, Nietzsche, Machiavelli, and changes of tempo can bring living thought back into a scientific text.
9/13/2025

Beyond Academic Writing. Part 1: a reflection on how correction, academic discourse, and standards can drain life from a text — and why balance still matters.
9/11/2025

Double optics: structure and chaos, science and insomnia: Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
9/9/2025

A post about specialization, intellectual overload, and the limits of competence: why one person should not do everything in complex projects.
9/7/2025

A book begins with an idea, a dissertation with a plan: Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
9/5/2025

What I came from: study, barracks, courses, kitchen: Anton Kolhonen reflects on psychology, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
9/3/2025

An introduction to a series on postgraduate psychology study: how academic training becomes a test of maturity, personal transformation, and a path toward defending a dissertation.
9/2/2025

A mini-post about lifelong learning, the value of education, and the ability to keep renewing one’s knowledge throughout life.
8/31/2025

A mini post on Abraham Maslow’s idea of wholeness and how a broader perspective reframes pain, danger, and evil.
8/29/2025

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

A mini post about PTSD, crisis support, and the importance of timely professional help after traumatic experience.
7/20/2025

A mini post about the vicious cycle of stress, negative time perspective, and recognizing recurring anxious patterns.
7/16/2025

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 mini-post about psychotherapy as a process of expanding self-understanding, awareness, and reconnection with one's own experience.
6/30/2025

A mini post about listening, empathy, and the therapeutic power of attentive presence in human communication.
6/27/2025

A mini post about therapy as a space for focus, openness, awareness, and transferring inner discoveries into everyday life.
6/26/2025

A mini post on group therapy, personal experience, interpersonal roles, and bringing therapeutic insights into real life.
6/23/2025

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 mini post on Frederick Perls, integration of opposites, inner polarity, and a Gestalt view of wholeness.
6/15/2025

A mini post on chiaroscuro, the mutual dependence of opposites, and accepting the light and dark sides of personality.
6/13/2025

A mini post about censorship, network filtering, propaganda, and the psychological effects of controlling information space.
6/12/2025

A mini post about persistence, patience, and steady forward movement in achieving personal and professional goals.
6/9/2025

A technical note on GPT Remote Relay Bridge: remote OpenAI calls, log handling, fallback logic, and scalable AI infrastructure.
6/2/2025

A mini post about entrepreneurial risk, determination, and belief in one's own idea through a passage from Ray Kroc.
5/26/2025

A mini post after Erich Fromm on sexual problems, love, trust, and the psychological roots of disturbed intimacy.
5/21/2025

A mini post on Erich Fromm's idea of self-giving, mature love, productive orientation, and the fear of giving oneself.
5/20/2025
Psychopathy, good and evil: how personality traits relate to moral evaluation and why acceptance matters for the therapeutic alliance.
4/15/2025

A mini post about the narcissistic wound, ego boundaries, defensive isolation, and André Green’s psychoanalytic view.
4/7/2025

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

A note on sublimation in psychoanalysis: how libido, repression, and sexual drive are transformed into a thirst for knowledge and intellectual work.
4/2/2025

A psychoanalytic note on anxiety in André Green: displacement, secondary discharge, depression, and defenses that do not remove internal pressure.
3/26/2025

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 reflection after 75 posts on the development of an authorial voice, expressive writing, openness to criticism, and the integration of difficult experience.
2/9/2025

Inner inventory: Anton Kolhonen reflects on patterns, personal experience, and the psychological work behind inner change.
2/5/2025

A mini post about narcissism, self-acceptance, shame, ambition, and finding a more honest relationship with one’s reflection.
10/26/2024

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 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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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 short parable about the Fall and freedom of choice, where the dialogue of Adam and Eve reveals the price of knowing good and evil.
3/1/2019

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

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

Closeness and independence in relationships: love as care, responsibility, and respect for another person’s freedom and growth.
12/15/2016