Charles J. Wolf

Top Papers

Charles J. Wolf is best known for his work on the following top paper subjects:

The Hundredth Monkey and the DNA Resonance Hypothesis: A bold hypothesis proposing that DNA acts as a resonant antenna capable of transmitting and receiving information non-locally through bioelectrical and quantum processes. This model explores collective consciousness and rapid behavioral shifts beyond traditional brain-to-brain communication, suggesting DNA-to-DNA signal transmission as a biological mechanism for shared species-wide data. This research connects quantum biology, bioelectromagnetics, and collective behavior.

Interdisciplinary Research on Consciousness, Biology, and Communication: Integrating psychology, neuroscience, quantum biology, and epigenetics, Wolf examines how biological structures and cognitive functions arise from field-mediated phenomena rather than only genetic coding. This work proposes new frameworks for morphogenesis, memory, consciousness, and intentions, with implications in regenerative medicine and psi phenomena.

These themes feature prominently in his recent publications and preprints and represent his main areas of innovative interdisciplinary inquiry combining psychology, biology, and quantum theories of consciousness.

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Hundredth Monkey | DNA Resonance and Non-Local Consciousness

By Charles J. Wolf

https://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjarticle/hundredthmonkeydna-resonancenonlocal_consciousness/

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Considering the DNA Resonance Hypothesis: What If Jung Was Right But for the Wrong Reasons? And Darwin Only Got Half the Story? By Charles J. Wolf

https://metapsychosis.com/dna-resonance-jung-darwin/

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The Hundredth Monkey and the DNA Resonance Hypothesis: Moving Beyond Brain-to-Brain to DNA-Based Transmission Through Bioelectrical and Quantum Mechanisms
Wolf, Charles,

The Hundredth Monkey and the DNA Resonance Hypothesis: Moving Beyond Brain-to-Brain to DNA-Based Transmission Through Bioelectrical and Quantum Mechanisms (July 08, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5266304 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5266304

These works underscore Wolf’s interdisciplinary approach, bridging psychology, biology, and quantum theory to propose bold models of consciousness and communication that challenge traditional disciplinary boundaries while opening new avenues of inquiry.

Norse Wolf Archetypes Series

Charles J. Wolf has conducted notable research on Jungian Norse wolf archetypes exploring their symbolic and psychological significance in Germanic mythology, especially from Denmark. Some key themes and subjects in this 6-arc series 

"Exploring Jungian Norse Wolf Archetypes in Germanic Myth, from Denmark" include:

Fenrir the Wolf: Examined as a symbolic container for the archetype of the devouring instinct and the ego's dissolution. Fenrir represents the ego’s confrontation with primordial psychic forces, signaling a crisis of individuation where symbolic death and renewal are essential for psychic transformation. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5287552

Sköll and Hati: These mythic wolves from Norse cosmology are explored as embodiments of cosmic shadow, destruction, and renewal dynamics—archetypal forces of dissolution and psychic regeneration. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16929756

Garmr: A mythic wolf archetype representing the death threshold, bridging consciousness and the unconscious, symbolizing transition, endings, and transformation in the psyche. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16938440

This series synthesizes Jungian psychology with Norse mythological symbolism and Danish cultural iconography, proposing that these archetypal wolves represent deep psychic processes involving shadow integration, ego transformation, and renewal.

These interpretations are grounded in the study of Danish artifacts like the Jelling stones and burial contexts, offering cultural and historical dimensions to the archetypal analysis.

This work provides a rich interdisciplinary contribution connecting mythology, psychology, and cultural studies focused on symbolic transformation through wolf archetypes in Norse traditions.

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Ancient Origins Article

The Wolf That Devours Gods & the Human Shadow
By Charles J. Wolf -Ancient Wisdom
https://members.ancient-origins.net/articles/wolf-devours-gods-human-shadow

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Fenrir the Viking Wolf: What Norse Mythology Can Teach Us About the Ego
https://medium.com

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Wolf, Charles, Exploring Jungian Norse Wolf Archetypes in Germanic Myth, from Denmark

Fenrir the Wolf: The Devouring Archetype and the Fate of the Ego (June 10, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5287552 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5287552

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Wolf, C. J. (2025). The Wolf in the Viking Era: Exploring Jungian Norse Wolf Archetypes in Germanic Myth, from Denmark - Sköll and Hati: Jungian Archetypes of Dissolution and Renewal. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16929756

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Wolf, C. J. (2025). The Wolf in the Viking Era: Exploring Jungian Norse Wolf Archetypes in Germanic Myth, from Denmark - Garmr: Guardian of the Threshold Between Consciousness and the Unconscious. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16938440

Together, the Norse Wolf Archetypes series situates mythological symbolism within a Jungian framework, highlighting how these figures embody universal processes of shadow, death, and renewal that remain relevant to cultural and psychological understanding today.

Systems-Level Cognition and Sociopolitical Dynamics

Charles J. Wolf explores systems-level cognition by examining how cognitive processes emerge and operate within complex social, political, and institutional frameworks. His research spans from the study of propaganda mechanisms inspired by Edward Bernays to analyzing Title IV-D policies and European Equivalent, ESF+, and their application in Danish child care systems (Danish abdication of child care). 

He investigates how cognitive and social systems interact, evolve, and influence behavior at higher organizational and societal levels. This work draws connections between information dissemination, behavioral control, and systemic adaptations in social policy, revealing how cognition functions beyond the individual into collective and institutional domains.

In essence, this research highlights the interplay of cognition, communication, and governance within large-scale systems, providing an interdisciplinary perspective linking psychology, sociology, and public policy.

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These themes are developed in specific research outputs. For example, the paper by Charles J. Wolf that studies propaganda mechanisms inspired by Edward Bernays is titled:

"From Propaganda to Platform: The Algorithmic Resurrection of Edward Bernays in the Age of Mass Customization" (2025).

This work revisits Bernays' legacy in public relations through the lens of modern algorithmic media, arguing that the core techniques of engineered consent and emotional persuasion have been digitized and automated into platform algorithms that drive today's information environment. Wolf analyzes how the fundamentally psychological and manipulative structures described by Bernays now operate invisibly in digital social media systems, shaping public opinion on an industrial scale.

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The paper is available as a preprint on OSF and SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstractid=5267552

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Building from media systems to social funding structures, Wolf also examines how economic incentives shape institutional behavior across contexts. Charles J. Wolf compares the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) systems and Title IV-D social funding structures in:

"The Caseload Economy: How Social Funding Structures in the EU and U.S. Shape Institutional Behavior in Family Law Systems" (2025)

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Available here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstractid=5262070

This paper offers a novel comparative analysis of how supranational social funding systems, such as ESF+ in the EU, and U.S. mechanisms like Title IV-D influence family court and child welfare institutional behaviors, stressing the economization of caseloads and associated policy consequences.

Extending this comparative work into a national case study, Wolf has also focused on Denmark. An examination  of  Denmark-specific systems is outlined in,  "Systemic Abdication in Danish Child Services: How Structural Incentives Undermine Custody, Visitation, and Child Welfare" by Charles J. Wolf (2025) 

 
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Available here http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5266798

Complementing this European focus, Wolf has also produced U.S.-centered analyses. His U.S.-centred paper is called "It's Not the Mouse": How Family Courts Milk Parents While Hiding the Real Culprit Unmasking Title IV-D: The Federal Engine Fueling Family Court Profit (May 20, 2025), a preprint on SSRN that examines how U.S. federal incentives drive profit-oriented practices in family courts, often at parents' expense.

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Wolf, Charles, "It's Not the Mouse": How Family Courts Milk Parents While Hiding the Real Culprit Unmasking Title IV-D: The Federal Engine Fueling Family Court Profit (May 20, 2025). Preprint, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5262307 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5262307

Taken together, these works map how cognitive processes, economic incentives, and institutional structures interact across media, legal, and social systems, illustrating Wolf’s broader focus on systems-level cognition and its sociopolitical consequences.

Attention and Neurodivergence

Charles J. Wolf's work on attention and neurodivergence can be summarized as focusing on the concept of Hyper-Associative Cognition (HAC), which challenges traditional deficit-based models of attention disorders like ADHD and PTSD. Instead of viewing attentional lapses, distractibility, and dissociation as dysfunctions, his research frames these as survival-oriented, adaptive cognitive modes characterized by rapid, nonlinear associative linking across senses and emotions. This cognitive style, common in trauma-primed and neurodivergent individuals, enhances environmental scanning but may reduce sustained focus and coherence, representing a dynamic balance between compartmentalization and associative overflow.

This reconceptualization highlights attentional variability as a strength and adaptive response, integrating trauma theory, neurodevelopment, and dissociation literature for a new understanding of cognition and attention. Non-exhaustive examples follow.

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Hyper-Associative Cognition: Rethinking Attention, Trauma, and the ADHD-PTSD Continuum (2025) https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5tcev_v1

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The Paradox of Task Switching in ADHD https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mhrba_v1
 

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ADHD as a Chronic Emergency Response: 

Oscillation Between Hyperarousal and Depletion in Neurodevelopmental and Trauma Contexts  https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/h5zef_v1

Charles J. Wolf's work significantly contributes to rethinking traditional views of attention by proposing Hyper-Associative Cognition (HAC),   a survival-driven cognitive mode observed in neurodivergent and trauma-affected individuals. His research integrates neurodevelopmental and trauma contexts to present attentional variability not as a deficit but as an adaptive, dynamic process balancing focused attention with broad environmental awareness, expanding understanding and treatment approaches for ADHD and PTSD.

The Nonlinear Nature of Trauma Recovery

Charles J. Wolf’s contributions on trauma and healing emphasize the nonlinear and integrative nature of recovery from complex trauma, especially betrayal trauma and chronic PTSD. His work highlights that healing is not a linear process but akin to "walking a labyrinth," involving phases of emotional numbness, dissociation, and gradual reconstruction of identity and autobiographical memory. This model introduces the concept of a "grey phase," a critical neurobiological and psychological intermission necessary for recovery, emphasizing that trauma ruptures narrative identity but healing entails rebuilding coherence in a layered, compassionate, and complex way.

Wolf’s research aligns with contemporary trauma theories, drawing on key scholars (e.g., van der Kolk, Freyd, Herman) and recognizes recovery as a dynamic form of psychological integration rather than a return to a premorbid state. His insights underscore the importance of memory reconstruction, emotion regulation, and psychic reorganization as core mechanisms for effective healing.

In applied terms, Wolf’s framework supports trauma-informed therapeutic approaches that accommodate the dissociative and fragmented nature of trauma survivors’ experiences, promoting compassion and patience for the nonlinear journey of healing.

This work builds on evidence-based models like Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) that have shown effectiveness in reducing PTSD and related symptoms through structured, supportive intervention focused on memory processing and emotional integration.

This summary integrates Charles J. Wolf’s innovative theoretical perspectives with established trauma therapy findings to offer an advanced understanding of what works best in trauma healing.

This reconceptualization highlights attentional variability as a strength and adaptive response, integrating trauma theory, neurodevelopment, and dissociation literature for a new understanding of cognition and attention.  Non-exhaustive examples follow.

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Walking the Labyrinth: 

The Nonlinear Nature of C-PTSD Recovery-Core Memory, Dreams, and the Grey Phase Post-Betrayal Trauma

(2025) Wolf, Charles, Walking the Labyrinth: The Nonlinear Nature of C-PTSD Recovery-Core Memory, Dreams, and the Grey Phase Post-Betrayal Trauma (May 29, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5274659 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5274659

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When Survival takes the Helm: Trauma Bonding and the Eclipse of Emotion and Logic

Wolf, Charles, When Survival takes the Helm: Trauma Bonding and the Eclipse of Emotion and Logic (May 29, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5274493 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5274493

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Survival Attachment and You: Understanding Your Experience Beyond Diagnostic Boundaries

Wolf, Charles, Survival Attachment and You: Understanding Your Experience Beyond Diagnostic Boundaries (June 01, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5277877 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5277877

Charles J. Wolf’s work reframes trauma recovery as a nonlinear, integrative process involving phases of dissociation, emotional numbness, and identity reconstruction. His concept of a critical “grey phase” highlights the necessary neurobiological and psychological pause in healing trauma, emphasizing that true recovery is about gradual rebuilding of narrative coherence and emotional regulation rather than returning to a premorbid state. This compassionate model aligns with contemporary trauma theories and supports trauma-informed therapeutic approaches that respect the complex, fragmented nature of trauma survivors’ experiences.

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