Joshua Press

Joshua Press

Mapping the psychological terrain of modern life.

THE DOMAINS OF THE PSYCHE

A conceptual map of the psyche expanding from the individual through the relational and into the collective.

Everything Depends on the Mind

Portrait of Carl Jung

Nowadays we can see as never before that the peril which threatens all of us comes not from nature, but from man, from the psyches of the individual and the mass. [...] Everything depends upon whether or not our psyche functions properly.

— Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Rising mental health crises, relationship breakdown, and increasing political polarization are a few of the many signs that the modern psyche is in crisis.

This maps the crisis across three domains: the individual, the relational, and the collective, investigating where things have gone wrong and suggesting ways of recovering truth, meaning, and value.

01

The Crisis of the Individual

The challenges of the inner life: growth, identity, meaning, clarity.

02

The Crisis of Relationships

How inner lives interact, and the social influence on our assumptions.

03

The Crisis of the Collective

Identity politics, narrative, and social psychology.