Hope and the Consciousness Journey

Gender

Hero's Journey, Heroine's Journey, or Journey to Wholeness?

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on February 10, 2023

Personal Perspective: Is there a pattern of transformation that unites women and men as human beings?

Personal Perspective: Is there a pattern of transformation that unites women and men as human beings?

Positive Psychology

How the Language We Use Can Bring About Unity

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on January 27, 2023

If a national language promotes national unity, would the use of unitive language—in all languages—promote global unity?

If a national language promotes national unity, would the use of unitive language—in all languages—promote global unity?

Positive Psychology

A 3-Part Process for Living Into Wholeness

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on January 6, 2023

Discover an inner pattern that guides our evolving consciousness, transforms our lives, and keeps our focus on the wholeness of all things.

Discover an inner pattern that guides our evolving consciousness, transforms our lives, and keeps our focus on the wholeness of all things.

Positive Psychology

The Psychology of Our Fall from Wholeness

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on December 26, 2022

Is a transformative process of remembering our wholeness necessary to fulfill our potential?

Is a transformative process of remembering our wholeness necessary to fulfill our potential?

Positive Psychology

The Evolution of Narratives

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on December 11, 2022

A Personal Perspective: How do the stories we tell about our lives and the world we live in reflect our evolving consciousness?

A Personal Perspective: How do the stories we tell about our lives and the world we live in reflect our evolving consciousness?

Unconscious

Is Plato's Pattern "Set Up in the Heavens" Also in Us?

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on November 12, 2022

Discover an inner pattern for living into wholeness.

Discover an inner pattern for living into wholeness.

Psychology

Culture Evolves Toward Wholeness

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on November 3, 2021

Cultural evolution is unfolding just the way Darwin, Wundt, Jung, and Erikson said it would.

Cultural evolution is unfolding just the way Darwin, Wundt, Jung, and Erikson said it would.

Mindfulness

Why Truth Matters

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on February 13, 2021

Awash in oceans of disinformation, how do we preserve our wellbeing, remain open to what is beyond what we think we already know, and live by a prosocial orientation?

Awash in oceans of disinformation, how do we preserve our wellbeing, remain open to what is beyond what we think we already know, and live by a prosocial orientation?

Education

Polarization or Unity?

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on January 8, 2021

If we view all things as they are—a continuum of one reality within which all things are always connected—we will respond to all situations with harmony and cooperation.

If we view all things as they are—a continuum of one reality within which all things are always connected—we will respond to all situations with harmony and cooperation.

Positive Psychology

Is World Peace Possible?

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on December 24, 2020

There are many encouraging signs of a new paradigm emerging, and a transformation toward a peaceful world.

There are many encouraging signs of a new paradigm emerging, and a transformation toward a peaceful world.

Relationships

One Good Person

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on October 28, 2020

With our right and responsibility to participate in our national moment of choice comes our obligation to understand and act upon who we are as humans.

With our right and responsibility to participate in our national moment of choice comes our obligation to understand and act upon who we are as humans.

Education

Community Moves Us Toward Unity

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on October 3, 2020

These times call for bringing diverse people together to tune in to their deeper wisdom, to listen to each other, to align and collaborate.

These times call for bringing diverse people together to tune in to their deeper wisdom, to listen to each other, to align and collaborate.

Positive Psychology

This Is Our Moment

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on September 1, 2020

From the decay of an old, worn-out system of hierarchy and separation, a new story is emerging, a collective vision is unfolding, one of wholeness, equity, and unity.

From the decay of an old, worn-out system of hierarchy and separation, a new story is emerging, a collective vision is unfolding, one of wholeness, equity, and unity.

Positive Psychology

How a Divided Consciousness Evolves

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on August 23, 2020

In his chapter in the new book, "Our Moment of Choice," Deepak Chopra asks, "Is wholeness really a choice?" Our challenge is making a complete shift in how we relate to reality.

In his chapter in the new book, "Our Moment of Choice," Deepak Chopra asks, "Is wholeness really a choice?" Our challenge is making a complete shift in how we relate to reality.

Spirituality

Science Matters in the Quest for the Whole Truth

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on July 28, 2020

Hard evolutionary science is catching up with the spiritual visions of the ages, and it has something to give in return. Evolution can become a conscious process.

Hard evolutionary science is catching up with the spiritual visions of the ages, and it has something to give in return. Evolution can become a conscious process.

Trauma

Racism Is Connected to All Other Injustices

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on June 29, 2020

The misunderstanding that we are of separate and unequal “races” contributes directly to all of the social issues that challenge us today, and in fact threaten our very survival.

The misunderstanding that we are of separate and unequal “races” contributes directly to all of the social issues that challenge us today, and in fact threaten our very survival.

Positive Psychology

The Way to Wholeness Goes Through a Dark Night

Robert Atkinson Ph.D. on June 8, 2020

What does this archetypal moment we are living in mean, and where are we headed? We are in the midst of a great shift in the way we relate to each other and the world we share.

What does this archetypal moment we are living in mean, and where are we headed? We are in the midst of a great shift in the way we relate to each other and the world we share.