“There is no better means of protecting the individual from depersonalization than the possession of a secret that he either wishes or is obliged to keep.”— Carl Gustav Jung, Autobiography, p. 337 The secret plays a very specific role in the processes of individuation that are connected with the attainment of psychic maturity. Whoever is […]
Selected Articles
- 29-Day Program
- Alchemy
- Analytical Psychology
- Bert Hellinger
- Calcination
- Carl Gustav Jung
- Collective unconscious
- David Gordon
- Depression
- Desire
- Differentiation
- Duality
- Eckhart Tolle
- Ego and the Soul
- Family Constellations
- Fear
- Feelings
- How Change Happens
- Individuation
- James Hillman
- Khalil Joubran
- Kundalini Awakening
- Lessons of Love
- Liz Greene
- Love triangles
- Marie-Louise von Franz
- Mental health
- Mental Health Continuum
- Michael Tamura
- Morgan Scott Peck
- Pamela Kribbe
- Parents and Children
- Paths of Psychotherapy
- Projections
- Psychosynthesis
- Purpose of Life
- Reflections
- Relationships
- Spiritual Teachers
- Spiritual Transformation
- Success in Life
- The Destroyer Archetype
- The Mind
- The Pain
After learning about the cause of El Collie’s death, I felt the need to know more about the subject of suicide and its connection with the “dark night of the soul.” The processes of spiritual transformation are extraordinarily difficult; therefore, when the moment comes to descend into the depths of the human psyche, it is […]
All lovers in the world share that sense of specialness—the feeling of wings sprouting as you look into the eyes of your beloved. You believe you can handle anything in the world; you feel wonderful and cherished. The problem is that, sooner or later, we hit the ground, simply because “this kind of love” cannot […]
09.08.2014
James Hillman: The Acorn Theory
“To be born into precisely this body, from precisely these parents, in precisely this place – and all the so-called external circumstances – all these events are interwoven and ordained by the Moirai.” –Plotinus According to James Hillman, a human being’s destiny is shaped by a unique inner image that we carry within us from […]
01.06.2014
For Many are Called, but few Chosen
“For many are called, but few are chosen“ is a phrase from the New Testament (found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke) that I once struggled to understand – and even resented for its apparent elitism and injustice. Only later did I begin to grasp its meaning: what it truly means to be called, […]
Below I share the most important things I know from my own experience about how to be good parents to our children. And, as is usually the case for me, I look for the spiritual dimension of this profoundly important role in our lives. Protecting from Mistakes or Learning from Mistakes One of the main […]
14.01.2014
Panic Attacks from a Spiritual Perspective
What would you think if you suddenly felt so unwell that it seemed you might faint at any moment? Your heart is pounding; you feel tingling and numbness throughout your body; your breathing changes; you experience muscle spasms everywhere—especially in your arms, legs, face, and mouth; your throat and chest tighten; you feel dizzy; your […]
The Transformation of Thinking During Calcination For those who are passing through the fire of calcination—the purification of our desiring nature through suffering—there is something else of great importance that needs to be understood. The primary object of transformation at this first stage of spiritual transformation is thinking itself. In other words, at the core […]
This article is a continuation of the previous one on “The Abduction of Persephone,” in which the “abduction,” from the perspective of the ego, appears as a descent into the underworld, but from the perspective of the Spirit is exactly the opposite—a rite of initiation into the depths of the unconscious. It is an encounter […]
09.09.2013
The Snow Queen and the Devil’s Mirror
“Now then! We will begin. When the story is done you shall know a great deal more than you do know. He was a terribly bad hobgoblin, a goblin of the very wickedest sort and, in fact, he was the devil himself.” Hans Christian Andersen “The Snow Queen” So begins Hans Christian Andersen’s story of […]
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. […]
19.08.2013
Individuation and the Care of the Soul
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. […]
