William Apple is the founder of Aion Psychodynamic Coaching and House of Aion, a nonprofit-in-development dedicated to critical psychological inquiry, psychospiritual education, and symbolic literacy.

 

His approach is shaped by extensive study in multiple psychological and philosophical systems, with primary grounding in:

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• Analytical Psychology (Jung)

• Psychoanalysis (Freud, Lacan, Object Relations)

• Individual Psychology (Adler)

• Psychosynthesis

• Western Alchemical and Mystical Traditions

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He also holds certifications in a range of therapeutic modalities (CBT, DBT, ACT, IFS, TCI, etc.). These are not used clinically or diagnostically, but are referenced as structural frameworks where appropriate. William does not hold a clinical license and does not practice therapy.

 

His work is non-clinical, dialogical, and non-directive. It is structured around Socratic inquiry, psychodynamic process analysis, and the development of symbolic and philosophical discernment. Sessions are adapted to the individual’s psychological material and unfold without agenda or interventionist aims.

 

Influences and Lineage

 

William’s psychological and philosophical orientation is shaped by the work of Carl Jung, Marion Woodman, Jacques Lacan, Alice Miller, Edward Edinger, D.W. Winnicott, Carl Rogers, Alfred Adler, William James, Jean Piaget, and others. His method is particularly aligned with Jung’s emphasis on symbolic process, the unconscious, and the archetypal structure of psyche.

 

Beyond psychology, William’s work is informed by long-standing engagement with:

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• Socratic dialectic and classical Stoic philosophy

• Bhakti yoga within the devotional lineage of Avatar Meher Baba (“Mastery in Servitude”)

• Tantric non-dualism (traditional, not neo-tantric)

• Initiation into Dhyana Yoga via Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi

• Membership in the Église Gnostique Apostolique, within the tradition of Western esotericism

• Active study and engagement with Left-Hand Path traditions, including initiatory Western occultism, ritual practice, and symbolic descent as a valid and necessary mode of integration

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These lineages are not presented as belief systems but as symbolic, philosophical, and initiatory structures through which William’s thinking and process orientation have developed. The work is non-dogmatic and does not promote metaphysical allegiance.

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Orientation to Practice

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This is not coaching in the commercial sense, nor is it psychotherapy. The work does not involve symptom treatment, goal-setting, or behavioral change.

Instead, it offers a structured space for psychological descent:

• Inquiry without agenda

• Analysis without diagnosis

• Presence without performance

The aim is not resolution but relationship—to Self, psyche, symbol, and reality as it is.

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On a Personal Note

 

I have no interest in positioning myself as an authority or expert over anyone. My work is not based on answers but on disciplined inquiry. I am committed to rigorous analysis, symbolic clarity, and the process of descent - not as metaphor, but as the necessary movement required to meet what is real.

 

I work with others because I have spent years working through these same patterns, frameworks, and inherited distortions myself. I take the psyche seriously, and I believe in accountability to the unconscious - not just individually, but collectively.

If you choose to enter this work, know that I will meet you without performance, prescription, or salesmanship. What unfolds from there is not mine to define. 

 

—William