When the soul (the individuation impulse) awakens, we are called to learn a new way of making decisions. Previously, our choices were guided by conventional notions of right and wrong. We knew what was good and what was evil, and we acted accordingly. Yet the awakening of the soul comes with the dissolution of everything […]
Or what is found at the bottom of depression Here’s something else from Jung’s analytical psychology, which for me lately has been the most valuable resource for understanding how to take care of the soul (the path of individuation). In this article, I examine the relationship between depressive states and the archetype of the Self […]
Things are not always what they appear to be on the surface. This also applies to sexual desire. The sexual attraction we experience is not always what it seems at first glance—a purely physical desire for sex. Sometimes it can mean exactly the opposite: a powerful spiritual impulse trying to break through into our conscious […]
I felt an impulse to share an animation based on Plato’s famous “Allegory of the Cave.”For me, it is one of the most beautiful metaphors of the divine spark imprisoned in the world of matter, and of the suffering it endures there. According to this myth, we humans do not know the true nature of […]
I think that if I had known this back then, I would have spared myself a great deal of anguish. I am referring to the third kind of suffering spoken of in Buddhism—the so-called “all-pervasive suffering.” Because I was definitely suffering, and with a depth greater than anything I had experienced up to that point, […]
“When you decide to do something, commit to it fully while doing it. What so often happens is that people choose to do something and then don’t commit to it fully – they don’t say their total yes to it while they’re doing it. Instead, they might complain about doing it, daydream about doing something […]
“All lessons are always inward-directed. If the lesson is self-definition, it concerns defining your own boundaries, not those of others. If your life lesson is acceptance, it does not refer to the world around you, but to accepting yourself. Likewise, if the lesson is trust, it does not mean trusting others, but trusting yourself. Each […]
But what does it actually mean to be present? And how is it that “being present in pain” leads to an “expansion of boundaries,” and even to knowing the limitless? What Marina Abramović recreates in her art is the same thing Eckhart Tolle speaks about in his books—indeed, in exactly the same combination: presence in […]
I want to tell you the story of the life and art of a very interesting woman—Marina Abramović. I did not know about her until one day my daughter sent me a link to a series of photographs arranged one beneath the other, telling me to read what was written below them. Here are the […]
“To develop the capacity to be total in responding to whatever comes, in the way it comes, is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. Doing things step by step, giving your full attention and energy to each one, can bring a wonderful new vitality and creativity into everything you do.” –Osho Note: […]
“The psychological rule says that when an inner situation is not made conscious, it happens outside, as fate. That is to say, when the individual remains undivided and does not become conscious of his inner contradictions, the world must perforce act out the conflict and be torn into opposite halves.” — Carl G. Jung, Aion: […]
This is a story about a farmer from Florida who inherited a piece of land that was extremely infertile. I read it some time ago in a book by Dale Carnegie and remembered it because it touches on one of my favorite themes—the transformation of lead into gold, which he calls “how to turn lemons […]
