Category: Psychology
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A Tale of Two Heroines & The Acorn Theory
Hillman reminds us although mainstream Western society would have us believe otherwise, life was never meant to be an ego-fuelled race to the finish-line.
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Character & Calling (Part 5)
In modern western society, we are addicted to the societal fantasy that in bringing us up (or failing to do so), our parents screw us up.
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Astrological Themes in Play for 2022
If you need some extra energy to get things done, this is perfect time! But please, don’t get carried away.
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The Twelve Holy Nights
It’s difficult to imagine a more auspicious time to release the old and set oneself in good stead for the new.
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Finding Balance with the Cancer/Capricorn Polarity
Do not underestimate the tension inherent in confronting that which we are not (i.e. the ‘other’).
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Anatomy of a mythological hero
But whilst for Freud heroism revolves around human parental relationships, for Jung it revolves around the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious.
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Freud & Women
Women come to appreciate that they are ‘mutilated’ (in the sense they do not have a penis) and thus they and their bodies are deficient.
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Man’s Relationship with his Gods
It’s interesting that our familiarity with our humanity increased as our familiarity with the gods decreased.
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The Western Esoteric Traditions (Part 7)
In many ways, Jung considered Paracelsus, the founder of depth psychology.
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Astrological Anxiety (1)
It goes something like this – now with the benefit of astrology, I know a little bit what to expect and that somehow makes everything worse.