Frontiers of Psychotopology

"Within weeks, I felt a spaciousness in my life."

Case Examples, #1: From the chapter Transforming Fear, Opening to Possibility

Apr 1 • Joe Shirley

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March 2026

SO-11: Getting Real About Inner Experience

The Science: Observation. Wrapping Up This Phase, Getting Ready for What’s Next

Mar 25 • Joe Shirley

SO-10: The Hidden Hell of Our Lives

The Science: Observation. Offering a Glimpse of the Darkness Inside Us All

Mar 18 • Joe Shirley

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SO-9: Observing Transcendent Experiences

The Science: Observation. Connections to Spiritual Teachings

Mar 11 • Joe Shirley

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SO-8: The “I” Who Observes

The Science: Observation. Getting Curious about the Witness Experience of Self

Mar 4 • Joe Shirley

February 2026

SO-7: The Feeling in Every Conscious Experience

The Science: Observation. Observing Virtual Materiality in Non-Emotional States

Feb 25 • Joe Shirley

SO-6: Multiple Coexisting Feeling States

The Science: Observation. Examining Complexity within Inner Experience

Feb 18 • Joe Shirley

SO-5: How Virtual Materiality Makes Perfect Sense

The Science: Observation. Considering the Link Between Feeling and Embodiment

Feb 11 • Joe Shirley

SO-4: Challenges to the Assumed Somatic Basis for Feeling

The Science: Observation. Examining States Diverging from Expectations

Feb 4 • Joe Shirley

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January 2026

SO-3: A New Hypothesis: The Sadness Signature?

The Science: Observation. Investigating Consistency within the Same Person

Jan 28 • Joe Shirley

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SO-2: Surprising Results as We Begin

The Science: Observation, #2. Setting an Initial Hypothesis and Collecting Our First Data Points

Jan 21 • Joe Shirley

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SO-1: The Crucial Role of Observation

The Science: Observation. Getting Started with Our New Science

Jan 14 • Joe Shirley

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