importance of self awareness

In this third and final part of an ongoing series on the importance of self awareness, we focus on the psychological reality of shadow.

"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." What could Jung possibly mean by this? ...Is ...being who I am, really all that important?

Self-awareness has certainly become something of a buzzword.... Just what IS this illusive beast we call self-awareness?

In my last post, we saw how the summer solstice is a time that, for many of us, may represents the height of our capacity for consciousness, as embodied in the kind of aliveness that circadian rhythm may allow us to experience at the time…

On the unconscious level where symbols are created, solstice beckons us to use our increased resources to become more conscious, more aware, more fully alive. Yet, as the ascent of light reaches its maximum, the days slowly get shorter and darker, and we also move…