Psychology for Global Conflict-Resolution
Gola Wolf Richards: B.A., Human Development
Psychology, @GolaWolf
M.A., Theology; Philosophy and Psychology of Consciousness and
Change
“I have known Wolf Richards for many years and
have always been impressed by his skill and wisdom in interpersonal relations.
…In my opinion Mr. Richards’ grasp of Confucian principles will give depth to
his approach to conflict resolution…” Robert E. Lane, Prof. Emeritus of
Political Science, Yale University
Dear Friends: For the sake of global
conflict-resolution, I would be honored to have you watch my TEDxDirigo talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l16riInjgh4, concerning Yin/Yang
Psychology & Philosophy. My
work relates to C.G. Jung saying “It is high time we
realized that it is pointless to praise the light & preach it if nobody can
see it. (Therefore) It is much more needful to teach people “THE ART OF
SEEING." In that
regard, if my competencies for conflict-resolution
are suggested in a metaphor, the fruit to be harvested from my branch of The
Tree of Life began in 1946; when I was born into chaotic circumstances,
generated by intense emotional flux in my father’s personality. As an African-American Baptist minister, his
worship was intense; yet, as an unhealed victim of gross child abuse, his inability
to enact his ideals was relentless. In
contrast, based on the Godliness in my mother’s character, I learned to survive
how my father’s psychology invited hell to spread behind every door, in every
parsonage that we called home. Before
ever meeting my father and especially everyday thereafter, though my mother was
stalked by unwarranted hostility, her gifted personality never failed; despite
being captive to brutal domination. Over
the course of many years, concerning every way that life is insulted, assaulted,
or otherwise subjected to confusion, my orientation to conflict-resolution was
nurtured on the way my mother magnified her sanity, despite being controlled by
a character-disorder man. Moreover, as derived from forty-six years of
contemplating the classic “I Ching”, or “Book of Changes”, I
am immensely indebted to Yin/Yang Philosophy and Psychology of
Consciousness and Change; which is the classic spiritual root to China’s
ancient culture.
-Aside
from years of managing broad arenas in human development, as an author and Spoken Word recording artist, a key
one of my audiobooks is titled The
Way to See (W)hole®. As a concise
contemplative text, it focuses on transpersonal dynamics of virtues; staged in
an enlightening fantasy, told about universal principles in consciousness;
offered for individuals to fulfill our roles, in evolving global
conflict-resolution. To highlight the
dynamics of transpersonal principles in sage character development, it relies
on aphorisms & metaphors; used to bridge micro/macrocosmic realms in
personal & collective human development; as when I wrote: “Never hold
growth hostage to how you believe; but, learn to believe, such that growth is
ensured.” And, “Understanding the nature of Change, changes the nature of
understanding.”