If we wish to understand what lies at the very foundation of human psychic life, we must first understand what archetypes are. They are those particular energetic nuclei from which our desires arise, together with the images and ideas that accompany them, and which we usually perceive first through projection. Different archetypes are sources of […]
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03.03.2023
Liz Greene on what true self-sacrifice is
I continue this series of articles on the theme of self-sacrifice by turning to its most radical expression: the sacrifice of our desire for an easy and carefree life. Another way of saying the same thing is to stop resisting pain and to mature. I will begin with a quotation from Jung, because self-sacrifice is […]
What follows from the fact that the compulsion toward self-sacrifice arises from the awakening of the immortal part of the soul, which in Jungian analysis is called the awakened individuational impulse (see The Path of Individuation and the Care of the Soul)? What does the incarnated god (the archetype of the whole personality) receive in […]
27.02.2023
A matter of personal interest
“One farmer, who always won the prize for the best corn at the local show, was in the habit of sharing the seed with all the farmers in the area. When asked why, he replied, ‘It’s really for self-interest. The wind carries the pollen from field to field. So if my neighbours grow lower quality […]
“Only by sacrificing what we have can we know what we have. Real sacrifice is made with the same definiteness and lack of bargaining that is involved in throwing something away We can do this only if we are forced by a greater power in us – a power stronger than the ego – that […]
13.02.2023
The parable of the deaf frog
This is one of my favorite healing stories. So, once upon a time in the frog kingdom, there was a competition – they had to get to the top of a very, very tall tower. A group of contestants gathered, the bravest, and the others stood around to watch.
Love, with its passion and pain, becomes an urge toward individuation.That is why there is no genuine process of individuation without the experience of love —for love both torments and purifies the soul.”— Marie-Louise von Franz Below is an excerpt from Marie-Louise von Franz’s book The Golden Ass of Apuleius: The Liberation of the Feminine […]
11.01.2023
Nothing is as serious as it seems
“Take life joyfully, take life easily, take it relaxedly, don’t create unnecessary problems. Ninety-nine percent of your problems are created by you because you take life seriously. Seriousness is the root cause of the problems. Be playful… just be alive, be anbundantly alive.“ Osho
23.11.2022
The Dual Attitude Toward the Unconscious
“You see, the power of the animus consists, as a rule, in the possession of a woman’s feeling; that is, when she is not responsible for her feeling, when she does not look out for it consciously, the animus eats it; and then he becomes powerful and may devour her or any other innocent prey.”— […]
There was once a great warrior. Though quite old, he was still able to defeat any opponent. His reputation spread far and wide throughout the country, and many students gathered to study under him. One day a young warrior of ill fame arrived in the village. He was determined to be the first person to […]
Below I share a short YouTube video—an interview with Marie-Louise von Franz—which is part of the film The Way of the Dream: Marie-Louise von Franz in Conversation with Fraser Boa. The person who extracted this segment titled it “Real Love Makes the Other Person Whole.” The interview begins with Fraser Boa asking for a comment […]
“There is some pain in the body. Do one thing: forget about the body. Concentrate on the part of the body where the pain is. Then you will notice something strange. When you concentrate on the part where the pain is, that part becomes smaller. At first you may feel the pain in the whole […]
