Psyche Magazine
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A magazine to help you understand yourself and live well.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Psyche articles are now available to listen to on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Listen now! buff.ly/MqeYxAB
What can we learn by taking transcendent UFO stories seriously? A filmmaker takes a leap of faith when he decides to risk ridicule and make a serious film about UFO sightings. Watch the full documentary here buff.ly/t0sD89o
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What can we learn by taking transcendent UFO stories seriously? A filmmaker takes a leap of faith when he decides to risk ridicule and make a serious film about UFO sightings. Watch the full documentary here buff.ly/t0sD89o
How do we uphold our commitment to publishing trustworthy essays? Aeon’s senior production editor explains the meticulous editorial processes that safeguard our standards, from rigorous fact-checking and testing narrative coherence to clarifying complex ideas without losing nuance buff.ly/dOdEheS
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How do we uphold our commitment to publishing trustworthy essays? Aeon’s senior production editor explains the meticulous editorial processes that safeguard our standards, from rigorous fact-checking and testing narrative coherence to clarifying complex ideas without losing nuance buff.ly/dOdEheS
As Seneca said – ‘we are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality’. During Halloween, we play with fear, turning what is often considered a negative experience into a source of fun and amusement. Discover Psyche’s fear week at the link in our bio.
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
As Seneca said – ‘we are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality’. During Halloween, we play with fear, turning what is often considered a negative experience into a source of fun and amusement. Discover Psyche’s fear week at the link in our bio.
A fresh investigation of vast numbers of young people from around the world has thrown up some surprising results and raised an important question: Is narcissism really on the rise among younger generations? buff.ly/PtP8V2k
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A fresh investigation of vast numbers of young people from around the world has thrown up some surprising results and raised an important question: Is narcissism really on the rise among younger generations? buff.ly/PtP8V2k
In this layered portrait of life on the streets of Los Angeles, strife is interlaced with moments of joy and solidarity.
A film directed by Chung Nguyen. buff.ly/6E7qdPX
A film directed by Chung Nguyen. buff.ly/6E7qdPX
October 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
In this layered portrait of life on the streets of Los Angeles, strife is interlaced with moments of joy and solidarity.
A film directed by Chung Nguyen. buff.ly/6E7qdPX
A film directed by Chung Nguyen. buff.ly/6E7qdPX
A gay man’s ethical angst over sexuality and faith transforms into a revelatory experience that lifts the burden and leaves behind lightness and hope. Read the story here: buff.ly/74LpEtL
October 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A gay man’s ethical angst over sexuality and faith transforms into a revelatory experience that lifts the burden and leaves behind lightness and hope. Read the story here: buff.ly/74LpEtL
As a crime reporter, the author wrote about people behind bars. But she learned much more when she befriended an incarcerated writer buff.ly/OL3rvSY
September 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
As a crime reporter, the author wrote about people behind bars. But she learned much more when she befriended an incarcerated writer buff.ly/OL3rvSY
Orgasms are often thought of as ineffable – so what happens when someone attempts to put the experience into words? In Come, the filmmaker Bronwen Parker-Rhodes captures several womentrying to articulate the experience, blending anatomical, metaphorical, and poetic insights buff.ly/m0FcodT
September 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Orgasms are often thought of as ineffable – so what happens when someone attempts to put the experience into words? In Come, the filmmaker Bronwen Parker-Rhodes captures several womentrying to articulate the experience, blending anatomical, metaphorical, and poetic insights buff.ly/m0FcodT
Flirtatious texts are soon forgotten. This Guide from the Psyche archive breaks down how to express your feelings in a beautiful way that will make a lasting impression buff.ly/YckGEFp
August 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Flirtatious texts are soon forgotten. This Guide from the Psyche archive breaks down how to express your feelings in a beautiful way that will make a lasting impression buff.ly/YckGEFp
An encounter with a psychic medium had a remarkable impact on the author and led her to reconnect with her late mother, sparking intense personal reflections about what is real, what is not and the nature of grief, healing, and connection buff.ly/O89b8H9
August 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
An encounter with a psychic medium had a remarkable impact on the author and led her to reconnect with her late mother, sparking intense personal reflections about what is real, what is not and the nature of grief, healing, and connection buff.ly/O89b8H9
Two decades of anorexia obscured who the author was beneath her sickness. Then a stranger saw her. Read this Story of Change here: buff.ly/m1R5fJG
August 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Two decades of anorexia obscured who the author was beneath her sickness. Then a stranger saw her. Read this Story of Change here: buff.ly/m1R5fJG
For Aboriginal peoples, knowledge is specific to cultures: what is true and relevant for one might not be so for another. On #InternationalDayoftheWorldsIndigenousPeoples, we honour the knowledge embedded in living landscapes that connects land, memory, and community buff.ly/pp0dSOZ
August 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
For Aboriginal peoples, knowledge is specific to cultures: what is true and relevant for one might not be so for another. On #InternationalDayoftheWorldsIndigenousPeoples, we honour the knowledge embedded in living landscapes that connects land, memory, and community buff.ly/pp0dSOZ
Feeling like life is speeding up? This week's theme on Psyche is 'go slow', featuring a mix of new content and archive gems. Take a breath and explore more on Psyche:
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August 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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A wolf encounter in the Canadian Arctic taught the author a profound lesson in authentic living and how confronting vulnerability in the wild can redefine your understanding of responsibility buff.ly/SmyhjnU
July 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A wolf encounter in the Canadian Arctic taught the author a profound lesson in authentic living and how confronting vulnerability in the wild can redefine your understanding of responsibility buff.ly/SmyhjnU
‘Our pursuits of the good – conceived as freedom from suffering – are doomed to tragic outcomes‘ Nietzsche's philosophy on human entanglement with nature challenges our long-held notions of exceptionalism buff.ly/3Q1jyI0
July 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
‘Our pursuits of the good – conceived as freedom from suffering – are doomed to tragic outcomes‘ Nietzsche's philosophy on human entanglement with nature challenges our long-held notions of exceptionalism buff.ly/3Q1jyI0
Research suggests that people who express their gratitude more effusively are judged as lower status and less influential. Read this Note to Self here buff.ly/VmfuwRE
July 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Research suggests that people who express their gratitude more effusively are judged as lower status and less influential. Read this Note to Self here buff.ly/VmfuwRE
Swapping office work for the herding life, Adham finds a sublime freedom in the rugged terrain of the Pyrenees.
Watch this Psyche-exclusive short documentary directed by Jake Joynson here: buff.ly/BOQtGwB
Watch this Psyche-exclusive short documentary directed by Jake Joynson here: buff.ly/BOQtGwB
July 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Swapping office work for the herding life, Adham finds a sublime freedom in the rugged terrain of the Pyrenees.
Watch this Psyche-exclusive short documentary directed by Jake Joynson here: buff.ly/BOQtGwB
Watch this Psyche-exclusive short documentary directed by Jake Joynson here: buff.ly/BOQtGwB
Scientists offer a new way to compare and contrast social ties – like a ‘Big Five’ for relationships. What are those five dimensions? buff.ly/LSeYjQ5
July 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Scientists offer a new way to compare and contrast social ties – like a ‘Big Five’ for relationships. What are those five dimensions? buff.ly/LSeYjQ5
Two puny words shoulder a substantial, if diffuse, philosophical outlook: ‘as if’. The phrase captures the latent but necessary hopes that get us over the obstacles to living well buff.ly/eRA76Nt
July 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Two puny words shoulder a substantial, if diffuse, philosophical outlook: ‘as if’. The phrase captures the latent but necessary hopes that get us over the obstacles to living well buff.ly/eRA76Nt
In this Animation, the psychologist Alison Gopnik makes a case that caring for the vulnerable puts us in touch with our deepest humanity @alisongopnik.bsky.social buff.ly/ikQ2g1E
June 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In this Animation, the psychologist Alison Gopnik makes a case that caring for the vulnerable puts us in touch with our deepest humanity @alisongopnik.bsky.social buff.ly/ikQ2g1E
‘My reservations about quitting were just a product of a brain seeking spikes of dopamine’
Read Michael’s reflections on hitting rock bottom, the long road to recovery, and the clarity, creativity and connection he found beyond alcohol here: buff.ly/S5kjTjh
Read Michael’s reflections on hitting rock bottom, the long road to recovery, and the clarity, creativity and connection he found beyond alcohol here: buff.ly/S5kjTjh
June 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
‘My reservations about quitting were just a product of a brain seeking spikes of dopamine’
Read Michael’s reflections on hitting rock bottom, the long road to recovery, and the clarity, creativity and connection he found beyond alcohol here: buff.ly/S5kjTjh
Read Michael’s reflections on hitting rock bottom, the long road to recovery, and the clarity, creativity and connection he found beyond alcohol here: buff.ly/S5kjTjh
This little-known story of the philosopher and the president is remarkable: it is perhaps the most important diplomatic intervention by a philosopher, and a reminder, as if we needed it, of the extraordinary consequences of unlikely meetings buff.ly/ckC9Ghc
June 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This little-known story of the philosopher and the president is remarkable: it is perhaps the most important diplomatic intervention by a philosopher, and a reminder, as if we needed it, of the extraordinary consequences of unlikely meetings buff.ly/ckC9Ghc
We think of tears as an overflow of emotion, but an evolutionary lens shows they’re a rational form of social signalling buff.ly/4kn97zf
June 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We think of tears as an overflow of emotion, but an evolutionary lens shows they’re a rational form of social signalling buff.ly/4kn97zf
After fleeing war-torn Liberia, Johnson Weree creates haunting portraits while seeking asylum in the Netherlands. Watch the full Psyche exclusive video here: buff.ly/U8u8Egf
June 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
After fleeing war-torn Liberia, Johnson Weree creates haunting portraits while seeking asylum in the Netherlands. Watch the full Psyche exclusive video here: buff.ly/U8u8Egf