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As I sit at my desk, looking out the window on this foggy Sunday morning in my home, I realize the sense of disconnect from all that surrounds me. I no longer feel that I belong in this space. That which I have struggled to hold on to feels insignificant. I’ve [...]
How does one define “soul”? Depth psychology makes the study of “soul” an important element of distinction from traditional orientations. James Hillman refers to soul as “the imaginative possibility in our natures, the experiencing through reflective speculation, dream, image, and fantasy”. For me, this evokes the idea that soul is a way of [...]
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The issue of gun control and ownership continues to be a hot topic. One may even wonder if there is a national obsession, a sort of an addiction to guns and violence. There are many conflicting opinions on whether the availability of guns, contribute to the increasing rate of violence in our country. [...]
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Where does that inner wellspring of creativity live and how can one touch it? In continuing on with our interview of Dr. Allen Bishop, I’d like to discuss his views of how music can become a way for getting in touch with one’s internal essence, or beauty.
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As Rashin mentioned, we recently interviewed Dr. Allen Bishop, who is one of our professors at Pacifica Graduate Institute, as well as a musician. Further in the interview (from what is written in Rashin’s post last week), we discussed the archetypal qualities of music. By using the term archetypal in this way, we’re [...]
The transcendent function is the psyche’s way to bring the consciousness and the unconscious into a dialogue with each other towards individuation and psychological growth. Carl Jung believed that we each have this function, which yearns to evolve and transcend. This is an archetypal process, which mediates opposites and enables the transition from one attitude [...]
With all this talk of Spring Cleaning, I just would rather hibernate. I think bears have a good idea to skip the whole winter wonderland and just sleep for months at a time. Can you imagine eating so much that you wouldn’t need to eat for a few MONTHS? What an amazing process.
In some sense, [...]
One of the distinct features of depth psychology, as compared to more behavioral approaches to therapy, is the time we (therapist and client) spend in the dark corners of the psyche. By that I mean looking at our shadows and undesirable characteristics within, so that we bring them to consciousness. Carl Jung referred to the [...]
The other day I was riding a bus in San Francisco. I am a tourist, but I try to fit in and belong in the “big city.” To do so, I have become hyper-aware of the rules and I try to follow them, all. Like many public transit systems, younger riders are expected to make [...]
