DR. MICKI PISTORIUS

Psychologist, Author & Profiler

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Pistorius’ Theory on the Origin of serial killers: Part III
Aug 1 2024
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Pistorius’ Theory on the Origin of serial killers: Part III

In the previous two articles of this trilogy I explained how serial killers’ fixations in Freud’s psychosexual developmental phases led to the acting out of their fantasies on crime scenes.  Yet the serial killers are not unique in developing subconscious sexual and aggressive fantasies, as Melanie Klein theorizes that all children could have them.  Childhood […]

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Heroes & Warriors: Where Psychology Meets Mythology
Dec 16 2023
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Heroes & Warriors: Where Psychology Meets Mythology

A man with a quest is a man on a mission and woe to anyone who interferes! Dr. Micki Pistorius, psychologist and editor of our Premium Ancient-Origins site, fuses her two professions, archaeology and psychology in this webinar.  In the epic Iliad of Homer, Odysseus was considered the wisest of the Achaean Warriors-Kings. Odysseus is an old […]

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The Hearts of Heroes
Dec 16 2023
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The Hearts of Heroes

What can Odysseus teach us about relationships? How can Leonidas, the King Sparta, inspire captains of industry and high flying businessmen? What secrets can the mythological couple, Theseus and Ariadne, reveal about the human brain? Learn lessons of the heart with heroes, warriors and legends of the ancient world to better understand how to navigate the […]

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