Blogs and Articles

KIRKUS INDIE REVIEW: The Creative Advantages of Schizophrenia

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Paul Kiritsis

“The book is brimming with haunting images by debut illustrator Christos Stamboulakis, the author’s cousin, and others, much of which depicts the struggle with psychosis. Kiritsis’ study is painstakingly argued—he furnishes a model of experimental meticulousness. In addition, the analysis is not just scientifically exacting, but reasonable as well&m ..

PACIFIC BOOK REVIEW: The Creative Advantages of Schizophrenia

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Paul Kiritsis

“In this book, the author analyzes the history and science behind the claim of a connection between mental health and a person’s natural creativity. From the diagnosis of Schizophrenia and the treatment of the disease to the definition of creativity itself and how it can be related to those with mental illness, this book is a scientific study of creativity and mental illnes ..

Official Review: The Creative Advantages of Schizophrenia

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Paul Kiritsis

The OnlineBookClub.org has reviewed “The Creative Advantages of Schizophrenia” by Paul Kiritsis. The book was awarded 4/4 stars. Click on the link below to access the review: Book Review by OnlineBookClub.org (https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=121458) ..

Interview with Author Voices: The Online Gazette for Today's Innovative Authors

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Paul Kiritsis

Paul Kiritsis was recently interviewed by Author Voices: The Online Gazette for Today’s Innovative Voices. Click on the link below to access the interview: Read Paul's interview with Author Voices (https://authorvoices.com/authorvoices-author-interviews/interview-paul-kiritsis/) ..

"The Authorship of the World" Speech

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Paul Kiritsis

“The Authorship of the World” is a short lecture that was given at the Sofia University Commencement Ceremony on Saturday 22nd June, 2017, as a student response to the graduation theme, “Many Paths, One Humanity.” Click on the link below to hear the lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nG_ZGXbupE&feature=youtu.be ..

Book Launch Party: The Creative Advantages of Schizophrenia

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Paul Kiritsis

Paul Kiritsis launches new book

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Paul Kiritsis

Paul Kiritsis’s new book, The Creative Advantages of Schizophrenia: The Muse and the Mad Hatter, will be released on June 1st, 2019. Stay tuned for the book launch details! ..

Kiritsis to Present at the 2019 ATP International Transpersonal Conference

Monday, February 11, 2019

Paul Kiritsis

The Association for Transpersonal Psychology (ATP, a division of the Transpersonal Institute) will be celebrating the Golden (50th) Anniversary of the transpersonal field on April 12-14, 2019, with an International Transpersonal Conference at Asilomar Conference Grounds near San Francisco, California. Many of the previous transpersonal conferences were historically held there. ..

Integrative Medicine: Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts?

Monday, April 23, 2018

Paul Kiritsis

For me studying the history of esotericism has revealed some creamy pearls of wisdom–that every epoch has constructivist paradigms for medicine and disease, and that prognostic impressions, orthodox treatment strategies, and protocols are informed by internalized and largely unconscious assumptions about the way the “external” world is. Thanks to seventeenth century Cart ..

Empathy: Innate or Learned?

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Paul Kiritsis

Putting oneself in the shoes of another comes easily to most of us. We cry at projected images on electronic media of rustic peoples who have just lost their homes to natural disasters; feel anger and resentment towards minorities being discriminated against because of their race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or gender; and orchestrate rallies holding aloft powerful political slog ..

Dorothea Dix Award

Paul Kiritsis is pleased to announce the inaugural Dorothea Dix Award for all those who have overcome or battled mental or physical illness, disability, or injury. Click here for more details.

Paracelsus Award

To Paul Kiritsis in recognition of your outstanding website and and in honour of your personal philosophy of alchemy and applied alchemical methods on mind-matter interaction, transpersonal psychology, consciousness studies, mythology, and history.