For people on the path of individuation, a sense of loneliness is inevitable. If they understand the psychological meaning of such a difficult experience, they will be able to use it for its true purpose: as a means of separation from others—a path toward freedom, psychic maturity, and emotional independence. In his autobiography, Memories, Dreams, […]
James Hillman’s The Soul’s Code is an extraordinary book. It is imbued with pathos and passion, poetic imagery and soul-healing symbolism, through which Hillman “declares war” on traditional psychology—one that kills the human soul with dry reports, reductionist theories, and diagnoses that pathologize the human spirit. “I intend to declare war on the tradition of […]
Below is the response Osho gave to someone who shared that they were suffering incredibly from loneliness and asked what they could do about it. Since it is relatively long, I have translated it with some abridgments. To read the full text in English, I have provided a link at the end of the post. […]
The Orphan is the very first of the archetypes described in Carol Pearson’s book The Hero Within. It marks the beginning of the journey toward oneself, starting with the feeling that we are weak and small, in need of someone else to come and help us. The painful experiences of feeling alone and orphaned are […]
One of the symptoms of depression is the loss of interest in things that previously felt attractive to us – such as meeting friends or engaging in various forms of entertainment. The same also characterizes the process of spiritual transformation, of which depression is an inevitable part (see the article Nigredo). Self-knowledge is a deeply […]
Below is a translation of a discourse by Osho on human relationships, which comments on the seemingly paradoxical question of whether it is better to be alone or with someone else, if in both cases we are unhappy. The Question: I am afraid of loneliness. At the moment I am not in a relationship—something I […]
“Another burden that accompanies higher consciousness and competence is loneliness—the result of transcending the boundaries of traditional culture. For centuries, only a few among millions—like Socrates and Jesus—undoubtedly rose above the cultural molds and simplistic thinking of their time. Now, thanks to mass communications, psychotherapy, and God’s grace, I would say that hundreds of thousands […]
