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POISON: Toxic or Transformative?
Pharmakon, the ancient Greek word for drug, can mean both “remedy” and “poison.” There is a close connection between poison and cure. Poison is steal…
3 years, 11 months ago
HOMESICKNESS: Longing & Belonging
From Homer’s Odyssey to the Wizard of Oz our native soil draws us home, whether home is a small Greek island or a simple Kansas farm. The soul has a …
4 years ago
VOCATION: Answering the Call
Vocation, once associated with serving God through service to others, is now most strongly associated with a career having personal worth. Vocation s…
4 years ago
THE PRODIGAL SON as Shadow, Ego & the Self
Jung interpreted religious traditions from the viewpoint of their psychological significance. The allegorical tale of the Prodigal Son illustrates Ju…
4 years ago
SHADOWLAND: DETRANSITION – THE STORY OF BETH
Beth underwent gender transition from natal female to trans male and has since de-transitioned. In her early teens, Beth felt she was not like other …
4 years ago
Causal or Creative: Is History Destiny?
The Roman god Janus had two faces. They looked in opposite directions, representing dualities, especially beginnings and endings, past and future. Ps…
4 years, 1 month ago
THE GETHSEMANE ENCOUNTER
The Garden of Gethsemane is the place of life crisis; it permits no escape or compromise. There, we suffer the agony of choosing between personal wil…
4 years, 1 month ago
MORAL INJURY: Violation of Meaning
Moral injury violates our sense of justice, loyalty, and meaning—and creates a storm in the soul. Those who directly affect others’ lives are most at…
4 years, 1 month ago
Jung & Freud: From “Bro” to Broken
We welcome Jungian colleague, psychiatrist, and historian Dr. Bert Price, whose research in Vienna during a 2019 international conference led to the …
4 years, 1 month ago
Hunting: An Archetypal Perspective
To hunt is to engage the opposites: the hunter must attune and align with nature in order to kill part of it. According to mythographer Joseph Campbe…
4 years, 1 month ago