Eva Smitte
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Writer, model, mental health advocate. Instagram @eva_smitte
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The goddess of ten thousand names.
I wanted to write about the goddess Isis for some time now, but felt like my understanding of her is too limited, and my perspective won’t do this powerful archetype a justice. Mainly because, just like the title of this essay suggests, she was the embodiment of countless archetypes, and I haven’t studied them enough.
By Eva Smitte5 days ago in Viva
Staying sane in the insane world. . Top Story - February 2026.
”It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Jiddu Krishnamurti This quote has been one of my favourites since the moment I first laid my eyes on it. To me, it cuts right through the fog of the illusion of normality that permeates our lives. And since I am someone who has never felt (well) adjusted to this society, Krishnamurti’s words gifted me with the realisation that there isn’t anything inherently wrong with me.
By Eva Smitte14 days ago in Humans
Why the First Philosophers Still Matter.
When we think of philosophy, we usually think of its original founders as three great figures: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle - in that exact order. They were indeed major players, and without them the game wouldn’t be the same. Their combined influence shaped Western culture and determined much of the direction philosophy would take.
By Eva Smitteabout a month ago in Humans
Solo traveller
She was an explorer. Of the world within and without. She was the microcosm connected to the macrocosm at all times. And her inner world was even more mysterious than the wonders of this planet. She stood between two worlds, and every experience out there changed her inner landscape. She loved the adventure, and the adventure loved her back.
By Eva Smitte5 months ago in Wander
Run Forrest, run!
The other day, I finally watched “Forrest Gump” , and noticed a theme that, to my knowledge, isn’t part of the mainstream conversation about this film - namely the developmental psychology thread running through the storyline and shaping the lives of the main characters.
By Eva Smitte6 months ago in Psyche
Dedication to the trees
The tree is one of the most powerful, complex and popular symbols in human history and culture , and it came to represent a variety of things. Strength, wisdom, balance, protection, growth. Tree of Life, World tree, Cosmic tree, Tree of knowledge of good and evil. There is a lot to unpack here, as this is indeed a multifaceted and complex archetype, but in this article I will focus on the aspects I personally find the most interesting, as well as the most applicable in my own life.
By Eva Smitte7 months ago in Earth
The forest has called me…
The forest has called me the other day… And I have answered its call. But first, not so little preface. ~~~ I live in a big city, a city I used to love and couldn’t get enough of. London , UK has certainly felt like home to me for a very long time; in fact it has felt more like home than the country and the city in Eastern Europe I was born in back in the eighties.
By Eva Smitte8 months ago in Earth
The best medicine
They say that laughter is the best medicine. That may be so (and it is certainly a very enjoyable one) , but it’s not like it is always available; rather it is something that happens spontaneously, and that’s the beauty of it. The best medicine in my opinion should be at one’s disposal at all times, as one never knows when they might need it.
By Eva Smitte9 months ago in Humans
Know thyself
I oftentimes hear that people do not know what they want, and it usually sounds like a judgment of some kind, whether aimed at others or at oneself. What I came to understand as a result of therapy, is that a lot of the time this happens due to unmet needs; very basic psychological developmental needs that we are often not even consciously aware of having once we ‘grow up’.
By Eva Smitte10 months ago in Humans
A new hope
Evidently the Spring is finally here, and the Sun’s power is gaining its momentum, gifting us all in the Northern Hemisphere with the longer and brighter days, cheerful bird songs, and flowers blooming in the city’s parks - both on the ground and on the trees. Spring comes bearing many gifts - the colours, the sounds, the warmth of the sunshine on one’s skin , allowing one’s senses to delight and forget all about the cold and grey days of the previous months.
By Eva Smitte11 months ago in Humans
