“Women go through the process of individuation primarily through suffering, when it happens in the right way; it seems that in such cases there is a surge of libido in the unconscious. If a person can adapt to the devil without being eaten by him, this leads to awareness.” Marie-Louise von Franz,“Animus and Anima in […]
One of the challenges in the stage of calcination — the psychological work with the element of fire and our strong passions – is learning to contain frustration when things do not unfold as quickly as we would like. Life in a material body comes with limitations, not only in space, but also in time, […]
This article is a continuation of the previous publications Images of Light, The Snow Queen and the Devil’s Mirror, and From Nigredo to Albedo, in which I explore the spiritual dimension of human projections. What this piece adds to this vital topic is an understanding of their archetypal foundation and how the process of their […]
Human perception is not only a psychological, but a spiritual phenomenon. In the way our eyes look, a secret is hidden. The withdrawal of projections is something more than looking within ourselves for the things that irritate us or attract us in other people—it is the way we purify the spirit from our primal passions. […]
Science cannot provide an answer to the question of the care of the soul. This has traditionally been the domain of religion and mythology. This, however, does not apply to the concept of individuation in the analytical psychology of Carl Jung, which he formulated through his study of the fundamental symbols of religion and mythology. […]
**“The insight we gain by turning toward ourselves is very bitter, and that is why very few people do it; it is pikros—bitter—because it corrodes and is unacceptable to the illusions of consciousness. We speak of ‘bitter knowledge,’ ‘bitter realization,’ and ‘bitter truth,’ because self-knowledge is a bitter initial experience… …the truth given by the […]
I recommend this book to you—the author is David Gordon: Mindful Dreaming: A Practical Guide for Emotional Healing Through Transformative Mythic Journeys. This is a book that presents practical ideas and techniques for interpreting our dreams in an accessible language. And dream interpretation is a very complex matter. In Jungian analysis, where dream analysis is […]
According to David Gordon, a Jungian analyst and author of the book Mindful Dreaming, in order to interpret dreams we need to know the map of our inner journey. These are the different challenges of awareness that arise at different stages of our inner journey—the so-called Calling, Journey, Enlightenment, and Return. What we become aware […]
“…the goal of psychic development is the Self. There is no linear evolution; there is only a circumambulation of the Self. Linear development exists only at the very beginning; later, everything is directed toward the center.” — C.G. Jung, “Memories, Dreams, Reflections” For me, this thought by Jung is vital because it explains the difference […]
After the publication of his book Symbols of Transformation (originally Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido), through which he revealed his differences with Freud, Jung was publicly rejected and criticized. About this period of his life he writes: “After the break with Freud, all my friends and acquaintances withdrew. My book was declared rubbish. I was […]
