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Best of This Jungian Life 2022
New Year is a global time of celebration and self-reflection. We let go of what’s worn out and cheer on what’s new and emergent. Here at TJL, we rais…
3 years ago
SEX and its Undeniable Power to Fascinate
Sex fascinates us. Whether we turn toward it, flushed and excited or away from it, tense and disquieted. Archetypal images of sex adorn the threshold…
3 years ago
HOLIDAY HAUNTINGS, or Who are these people?!?!
Holiday homecomings kindle hopes of achieving a domestic ideal, though family gatherings are also likely to evoke old roles and emotions. Families op…
3 years ago
THERAPISTS on the SILVER SCREEN: fantasy or fact?
In psychoanalysis, a screen memory covers up a deeper, more emotionally charged issue. Similarly, movie and television screens both shield and open u…
3 years ago
REVOLUTION: the way of radical renewal
We tend to think of revolution as a people’s push-back against perceived oppression—a reaction to rulership that has rejected fairness, change, and a…
3 years, 1 month ago
MELANCHOLY: the exquisite ache of life
Melancholy evokes images of poets and artists for whom suffering and giftedness go hand in hand. Creative ability as compensation for affliction is d…
3 years, 1 month ago
GAMES: a metaphor for life
Humans have played games since prehistoric times. Games bring us together and pit us against each other. We agree to rules, take turns, develop toler…
3 years, 1 month ago
STAY-AT-HOME DADS: Emerging Potentials in the Father Archetype
As our bonds to historic roles loosen, fathers are finding new ways to express themselves within the family dynamic. In 2014 Pew Research Center iden…
3 years, 1 month ago
SEWING: Stitching a Life Together
Humans moved from stitching animal hides to sewing cloth, from necessity to fashion, and from handwork to factory. To sew is to repair, alter, and cr…
3 years, 2 months ago
Matthew Quick on Jung, heartbreak, and healing in his new novel We Are the Light.
Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook, shares himself and his new book, We Are the Light. Writer’s block led Quick to ThisJungian Life…
3 years, 2 months ago