Andrea Huffington commented recently in the Huffington Post on Sarah Palin’s use of archetypal imagery in the political ads that she has recently run with incredible success online. Huffington seeks to use the concepts of Jungian psychology to analyze Palin’s message. In my opinion, it’s a fruitful approach.
Entries Tagged as 'archetypes'
Sarah Palin, “Mama Grizzlies” and the Mother Archetype
August 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Carl Jung, Psychology, Psychology and Suburban Life, Psychotherapy, archetypal experience, archetypes, collective consciousness, depth psychology, mother archetype, parent-child interactions, popular culture, symbolism, unconscious
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Let’s Keep Jung’s Red Book Away from Spiritual Hucksterism
July 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments · Carl Jung, Identity, Individuation, Jungian analysis, Jungian psychology, Psychology, Psychology and Suburban Life, Psychotherapy, Shadow, The Self, archetypal experience, archetypes, collective consciousness, collective unconscious, unconscious, wholeness
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 media. The Red Book documents Jung’s own profound psychological struggle in a manner so eloquent and deep that it is difficult if not impossible to describe. However, those of us who love Jung need to be careful not to portray it as some kind of divine revelation composed by a semi-divinity which answers all questions. Jung was very human, and he continually invites us to fully enter our own humanity.
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The Symbolic Power of Home, Part 1: Michaelle Jean
March 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Current Affairs, Home, Hope, Identity, Jungian analysis, Jungian psychology, Mississauga, Oakville, The Self, archetypes, depth psychology, soul, suburbia / exurbia, symbolism
I think that many Canadians’ imagination and empathy has been caught by news stories of our Governor General, Michaelle Jean, who has been in the news here quite a bit this week.
Her Excellency is herself a native of Haiti who came to Canada at age 11 in 1968. In the last few days, she has returned to [...]
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Seeking for Depth
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Carl Jung, Identity, Meaning, Psychology, Psychotherapy, archetypes, collective unconscious, depth psychology, inner life, therapy, wholeness
In recent years, a great deal of emphasis has been placed on what are called "brief psychotherapies" by the therapeutic profession.
The emphasis has been on providing very short courses of psychotherapy to individuals, with an eye to providing concrete definable "results" with respect to narrowly defined issues. In large part, the movement to this type of [...]
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