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Essays, reflections and notes across medicine, philosophy, depth psychology, sociology, Iranian thought, individuation and personal writing.

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Woman, Life, Freedom — Public Art & Collective Memory

The Woman, Life, Freedom mural in Tamworth emerged from a collaboration between community, art and the experience of a movement that transformed contemporary Iranian social and political imagination. The project reflects themes central to my work: public memory, resistance, identity, collective voice and the role of culture in social transformation.

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Philosophy· 12 min read

Malesherbes and the Defense of Justice

A portrait of Chrétien-Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes — the French statesman who defended Louis XVI at his trial — as an exemplar of moral courage in the face of political terror.

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Iranology

Yalda / Khorrouz: The Archetype of the Sun's Birth, Legacy of Ancient Iran

An exploration of the ancient Iranian festival of Yalda — the winter solstice celebration — as a living expression of the archetypal symbolism of the sun's rebirth and the triumph of light over darkness.

18 min read

Philosophy

We, Suffering, Pleasure, and Meaning

A philosophical reflection on the relationship between suffering, pleasure, and the search for meaning — drawing on existentialist and depth-psychological perspectives.

8 min read

Iranology

Henry Corbin: Pilgrim of Iranian Wisdom

A portrait of the French philosopher Henry Corbin and his lifelong dedication to recovering and transmitting the living tradition of Iranian philosophical mysticism to the Western world.

9 min read

Depth Psychology

Our Unconscious Mind and the Archetype of the Anti-Hero

A depth-psychological exploration of the anti-hero archetype — the shadow figure who embodies the rejected and repressed dimensions of the psyche — and its significance in contemporary culture.

11 min read

Philosophy

From the Darkness of the Unconscious to the Defeat of Ahriman

A meditation on the psychological and spiritual dimensions of the Iranian concept of Ahriman — the principle of darkness — and its relationship to the Jungian concept of the Shadow.

14 min read

Personal Reflections

For Whom Will You Wake Up Today?

A personal reflection on the question of purpose and dedication — who or what calls us out of sleep each morning, and what it means to live in genuine service to something beyond ourselves.

6 min

Personal ReflectionsPersonal

The Glory and Terror of Being Human

A meditation on the paradoxical nature of human existence — the simultaneous grandeur and fragility, the capacity for both sublime creation and terrible destruction that defines our species.

3 min read

Personal ReflectionsPersonal

The Earth Is My Homeland and All People Are My Brothers

A reflection on cosmopolitanism and the possibility of a genuine human solidarity that transcends national, ethnic, and religious boundaries without erasing genuine difference.

14 min read

Iranology

Three Great Book Burnings and Their Historical Impact on Iranian Heritage and Culture

A historical examination of the three major destructions of Iranian literary and intellectual heritage — by Alexander, the Arabs, and the Mongols — and their lasting consequences for Iranian civilization.

6 min read

Depth Psychology

The Threat to the Freedom of Modern Humanity

A depth-psychological analysis of the subtle mechanisms by which modern society erodes genuine human freedom — through conformity, consumerism, and the surrender of individual judgment to collective authority.

14 min read

Philosophy

Escape from Freedom

A philosophical reflection on Erich Fromm's concept of the escape from freedom — the paradoxical human tendency to flee from the burden of genuine autonomy into the comfort of submission and conformity.

7 min

Depth Psychology

Let Us Not Be Cyclops

A depth-psychological reflection on the Cyclops as an archetype of one-eyed, one-dimensional thinking — the refusal to see the full complexity of reality — and its dangers in personal and collective life.

17 min read

Philosophy

A Path That Is Not Positive Thinking

A philosophical critique of the positive thinking movement and an exploration of a more honest and ultimately more effective approach to the challenges of human life.

4 min read

Depth Psychology

Halloween, Our Children, and the Hidden Monsters in the Dark

A depth-psychological reflection on the significance of Halloween — and the monsters, ghosts, and darkness it celebrates — as a culturally sanctioned encounter with the Shadow and the unconscious.

9 min read

Philosophy

The Grand Inquisitor, Nietzsche, and Christ

A philosophical reading of Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor parable in dialogue with Nietzsche's critique of Christianity, exploring the tension between freedom, authority, and the human need for meaning.

17 min read

Depth Psychology

The Temptation and Deception of the Cult of Personality

A depth-psychological analysis of the cult of personality — the dangerous inflation of the individual ego into a collective symbol — and the psychological mechanisms that make it so seductive.

5 min

Philosophy

Every Time We Are Silent

A philosophical reflection on the moral weight of silence — the ways in which our failure to speak, to protest, to bear witness makes us complicit in the injustices we witness.

2 min read

Philosophy

The Power of Individuality

A philosophical defense of genuine individuality — not the superficial individualism of consumer culture, but the deep individuality of the person who has done the inner work of becoming genuinely themselves.

10 min read

Philosophy

The Letters Dostoevsky Did Not Write

A philosophical reflection on the unwritten dimensions of Dostoevsky's thought — the questions he raised but did not fully answer, the paths he opened but did not follow — and what they reveal about the limits and possibilities of his vision.

4 min read