Hopefully I have succeeded in making one very central thing clear: regret is not some peripheral thing in our lives that is going to be cleared away by simply improving our thinking. It strikes deeper. It is much more fundamental. How then are we to deal with the presence of regret in our lives? To answer this question in our own personal way, we have to meet this question for ourselves head on.
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Escaping the Grip of Regret, Part 3: Through Phoenix Gate
August 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments · complexes, depression, depth psychology, guilt, Individuation, inner life, Jungian analysis, Jungian psychology, Psychology and Suburban Life, regret, Shadow, soul, therapy, unconscious, unlived life, wholeness
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The Creative Fire and the Burden of Guilt
June 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Carl Jung, creativity, depth psychology, guilt, inner life, Jungian analysis, Jungian psychology, Psychology and Suburban Life, Psychotherapy, soul, visual arts
We may seek to avoid the experience of guilt, but we will never really succeed. As Jung frequently pointed out, the feeling of guilt is the unavoidable accompaniment in any situation when we cross any of the taboos inherent in social structures and actively, creatively express ourselves and live our lives. And while guilt feelings will occur, [...]
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