And the paradox of divergence among their followers In psychotherapy, there exists an intriguing phenomenon. It refers to the observation that the founders of the great therapeutic schools — Freud, Jung, Rogers, Perls, Frankl, and others — despite having created theories that clearly distinguish them from one another, share at their core remarkably similar views […]
Emotional intelligence
Emotional intelligence is a mind that understands emotions and can soothe them. It is like a wise and loving parent. A mind that lacks emotional intelligence is a mind that is subject to emotions and produces thoughts that support and even reinforce them. This mind resembles the servant of a capricious and unstable ruler.
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Understanding the energetic nature of our emotional life This article was originally published on my other website, on the “Introduction” page of the 29-Day Program. Due to a reorganization in how the content is presented, I am now republishing it here. In it, you will read about the most essential insight that inspired me to […]
If you have difficulty being taken seriously by others and feel that you do not carry sufficient authority in their eyes, this thought by Marie-Louise von Franz is for you: “People who have integrated a large part of their own darkness possess an invisible authority, as if they had acquired weight and power, and others […]
“There is, so to speak, a “cold” kind of evil and a “hot” kind of evil. The hot evil is carried, no matter whether by demons or by human beings, by an unquenched emotional affect underneath, like a suffocated fire burning and smoldering all the time, and this kind of repressed affect is highly infectious. […]
19.11.2024
Fritz Perls: You are you and I am I
In Gestalt therapy there is a well-known text, often referred to as a “prayer,” written by its founder, Fritz Perls. It reads: “I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. […]
For quite some time I have been postponing the presentation of Liz Greene’s work on the types of psychic defenses from her book Limitations and Boundaries: The Horoscope and Personality Defenses. Around election day, however, I decided to publish at least the anal type of defenses, because the way people vote in political elections is […]
16.11.2024
Jesper Juul on the “new fathers”
The challenges in the spiritual development of women and men are both the same and different. Now I would like to address the difference in men by presenting the ideas of two male psychologists, Jesper Juul, a systemic psychotherapist and author of the book Being a Man and a Father, and James Hillman, the creator […]
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 […]
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.
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
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 […]
20.02.2020
Where is the real power
“Buddha was once threatened with death by a bandit called Angulimal. ‘In that case, be good and fulfill my dying wish,’ said the Buddha, ‘cut down the branch of this tree.’” One slash of the sword and – voila! “Now what?” the bandit asked. “Take it back,” said the Buddha. The bandit laughed. “You must […]
