Myth on the Mind

Environment

Myths of Light and Dark

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on May 8, 2018

Good and bad may be more related than we want to think.

Narcissism

Reflection on Narcissus: Narcissus on Reflection

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on April 11, 2018

Why is everything always about somebody else?

Fear

The Monsters That Make Us: Things That Go Bump in the Mind

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on March 8, 2018

The meanings behind the things that scare us.

Unconscious

Divination: We All Just Want to Know What’s Coming Next

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on January 24, 2018

Ever wonder about the future?

Conformity

I Spy With My Little Eye

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on November 6, 2017

Who is watching you and why?

Law and Crime

Something Old, Something New, Something Tattooed

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on September 21, 2017

What's underneath a tattoo?

Spirituality

Be(lie)ve It or Not: Part Two

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on August 9, 2017

What are the connection among Star Wars, belief, mythology, and Peter Pan?

Spirituality

Be(lie)ve It or Not: Part One

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on July 11, 2017

Is belief a psychological condition? Why do we believe what we believe? What does belief mean? Is it many things?

Environment

Sacrifices, Sacrificial Lambs, and Scapegoats

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on June 6, 2017

Mythic origins and contemporary examples of human sacrifice both real and symbolic.

Behaviorism

It's Not "Just a Myth"

A.J. Marsden, Ph.D., and William Nesbitt, Ph.D. on May 3, 2017

A myth is a story, but “story” doesn’t necessarily mean made up. A myth may not be true in the sense that it is 100% factual. The value of myth is the truth it tells us about us.