Hijacked: : How Freud's Secret Society Rewired the Modern Mind

Hijacked: How Freud's Secret Society Rewired the Modern Mind is a groundbreaking investigation into one of psychology's most consequential power struggles-an ideological hijacking that has shaped how we understand the human mind for over a century.

At the dawn of modern psychology, two brilliant minds-Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler-offered radically different answers to the question: What drives human behavior? Freud envisioned a mind governed by unconscious desires, internal conflict, and early trauma. Adler saw something else entirely: a mind propelled by purpose, social connection, and the will to contribute. Where Freud focused on pathology, Adler focused on potential. Where Freud looked inward, Adler looked outward-toward community, courage, and constructive striving.

But only one narrative survived.

This book exposes how Freud's rise was not purely intellectual, but institutional. Backed by a loyal inner circle, secret society affiliations, and elite publishing power, Freud secured dominance by marginalizing dissenting views. Adler's human-centered psychology was discredited, fragmented, and buried-its principles absorbed into education, therapy, and coaching, often without attribution.

Hijacked traces this suppression across time, revealing how journals, training institutes, and licensing bodies established a Freudian orthodoxy that persists today. It explores why Adler's integrative model-emphasizing dignity, community, and ethical living-was more threatening to the emerging therapeutic-industrial complex than Freud's introspective theories.

This book is not merely a historical correction. It is a call to action.

• What would psychology look like if Adler's ideas had led the way?

• What would therapy, parenting, education, and leadership feel like if we emphasized purpose over pathology?

• Can we still recover what was lost-and build something better?

Drawing from institutional archives, biographical accounts, and modern research, Hijacked provides a well-sourced, accessible, and intellectually rigorous journey through psychology's most pivotal divergence. Whether you're a student, therapist, educator, or simply curious about the hidden forces shaping modern thought, this book will challenge what you think you know-and inspire what could still be.

This is the story of a rebel buried, a brotherhood exposed, and a future reclaimed.