Jungian Therapy & the Heart of Soul Work: A Quote
In the quote above, Jung tells us some very important things about the nature of Jungian therapy, and about soul work, or depth psychotherapy, at its very deepest. It’s important to be clear here what...
View ArticleJungian Therapy “Hope Springs”& the Second Half of Life
Jungian therapy affirms that there is life in the second half of life; the film “Hope Springs“, portrays one couple’s exploration of that territory. This film seems to be marketed like a fairly...
View ArticleJungian Therapy & The Meaning of Dreams, 1: Why Care?
Why does Jungian therapy care about opening up the meaning of dreams? Some think that they’re nothing but the brain clearing up its hard drive. Can a dream show us anything very important? This is the...
View ArticleJungian Therapy & the Meaning of Dreams, 2: Meeting
For Jungian therapy, the meaning of dreams is much more of a living, vital reality than it is for various other psychological approaches to dreaming. From the point of view of Jungian therapy, one way...
View ArticleJungian Therapy & the Meaning of Dreams, 3: Symbols?
From the perspective of Jungian therapy, a good deal of the significance and meaning of dreams is carried by those very unusual creatures called symbols. But what exactly is a symbol, the way that...
View ArticleJungian Therapy & the Meaning of Dreams, 4: Shadow
Why does the Shadow have such an important part to play in understanding the meaning of dreams — and why does Jungian therapy care about it so much? What is the Shadow? Jung once described it as “the...
View ArticleJungian Therapy & the Meaning of Dreams, 5: Water
Water: a powerful, multi-faceted symbol, often vital to the meaning of dreams, as interpreted by Jungian therapy. I couldn’t possibly catalogue all the symbollic and psychological meanings of water in...
View ArticleJungian Therapy and the Meaning of Dreams : Houses
Jungian therapy abounds with house symbols, because they are often central to the meaning of dreams — the house is one of the most common dream symbols. It’s a very rich symbol, archetypal in fact....
View ArticleJungian Therapy & the Meaning of Dreams 7: Diamonds
The meaning of dreams in which the motif of “jewels” or “diamonds” appear can vary greatly — as Jungian therapy well knows — but these are often dreams of great emotional power. It is more than a...
View ArticleJungian Therapy, Individuation & the Late Lou Reed
Does it seem shocking that a rock musician like the late Lou Reed should be in a post on Jungian therapy and individuation? Lou Reed passed this week, and he was a very controversial figure — even...
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