The individual person is a unique phenomenon. And that unique person forms a unified whole, although with component parts that are more varied and complex than most people realize. To really understand the individual requires getting beyond statistics, theories and labels to the very nature…
The symbol of the Christmas tree is quite unusual. For one thing, it's not at all clear how it fits into the traditional Christian narrative about Christmas. Who would think that the familiar Christmas tree is an ancient symbol of the Self?
The self is something greater than, and distinct from, the ego,and it is something that plays a very active role in the psychological life of the individual. I often see it at work when I have the experience of working with individuals who have simply…
In this open space of time, you have the opportunity to learn something about yourself, about relationship, and about your feelings about your own real life. This day, seeming empty, may prove to be a doorway, if you take the opportunity it provides to look…
This post is much more directly concerned with the subjective experience of mind, and especially of body and instinct.... Modern humans can be very cut off from the instinctual basis of life, and even from being aware of our bodily existence.... But, even so, as…
I thought that I would try and say a little bit in this post about how a Jungian approach to dream interpretation might look like "in action". Here's a dream motif that appears sometimes in case studies, in one form or another, the motif of…
Does Jungian case studies with its emphasis on the Self have anything to do with job search? I emphatically believe that it does. The issue of job search actually takes us right inside some deep inner questions, if we let it. If we are open,…
As I indicated in Part 1 of this post, if we really get serious about the task of being honest with ourselves, sooner or later, we are going to run into what Jung calls the Shadow. The Shadow represents all those parts of ourselves that…
Jung's Red Book, which I wrote about in an earlier post, has created quite a stir in certain circles, and has been very well popularized. It has had quite an impact in cultural and literary circles, and has gained a lot of attention in the…
Let’s face it: there are a lot of different forms of therapy / counselling out there. So, why would someone choose to work on themselves with a Jungian therapist, as opposed to another type of therapist? Well, here’s a list of 6 prominent factors, which certainly led…