Jungian psychology
I’m NOT Merely "One of 7,000,000,000"!
Sometimes you read something in the newspaper or online that strikes you as just plain wrong. That was my reaction when I read a recent article in the Globe and Mail, 7,000,000,000 grains 7,000,000,000 stories. It seems that James Yarker, of the theatre collective Stan’s…
Can We Think From the Heart?
Here’s something that Jung writes in Memories, Dreams and Reflections that might seem to hit you right where you live. That’s the effect it has on me, certainly. It comes out of the time that Jung spent amongst the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico in…
Jung Sends an Email to Suburbanites!
Well… okay, not exactly. It’s true that the following quotation doesn’t have suburbia directly in mind. But Jung does manage to touch on some of the biggest psychological issues for the outer- and other- oriented suburb dweller of the present day. At least, I…
Anxiety, Depression and My Own Truth
According to a recent New York Times article, people in North America are finding their lives more and more embroiled in anxiety. This is a social trend that started prior to the start of the economic downturn, and which has been increasing since that time,…
Dreaming About the Self as a House
Carl Jung had the following dream when he was about to embark on a new path in his psychological work. The dream is of a type that is familiar to Jungian therapists, as it is a kind of dream that many people have, sometimes at key…
Coraline: The Real, the Ideal and the Substance of our Lives
Coraline is a recent movie, ostensibly geared to children. Nonetheless, it tells a story deeply rooted in the realities of soul. In that sense, its story is of deep relevance to all of us. The film itself is something of a visual wonder. It is an…
The Introvert, Subjective Life, and the Reality of the Psyche
Here’s a quote from Jung that I’ve been looking for for a long time. It is a classic comment of Jung’s about the reality of the inner life and the psyche. “And so, you see, the man [sic] who goes by the influence of the…
Stress, Anxiety and Basic Trust PART TWO: Coming to Terms with the Fates and Furies
In Part One on this subject, I looked at the connection between stress and our relationship to our own deepest being, the Self. In this post, I examine the way that stress plays out in our daily lives, and some possible ways in which we can…