Category: Depth Psychology
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The Rhythm of Redemption: Life as a Practice of Return
Seeking redemption Inner voice calls upon me Grace springing within ~ Thomas C. Maples Redemption in the Integrated Self Have you ever felt that life is a practice? As I ponder this, it runs counter to my experience, which screams that people seek perfection. But sometimes, the true value in life comes from moments of…
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Finding Spiritual Grounding Through Integrity
Integrity callsUpon quiet mind and sacred heartthe peace of grace falls~Thomas C. Maples A Call to Integrity The honesty of the upright guides them; the faithless are ruined by their duplicity. Proverbs 11:3 How much honesty and integrity do we see today? In this day and age of duplicity, how often do we truly come…
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The Transformative Power of Ideas
Words of Wisdom No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. Robin Williams The Philosophy of an Idea What words or ideas of wisdom call upon you? There, you may just find the seedling of a dream looking for illumination. The foundation of any endeavor begins with an idea. What…
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2 Engage the Beauty of Nature
This article delves into the intricate relationship between psychology and our connection to nature. It discusses the genesis of human consciousness and ponders on the impact of modern lifestyles on our mental well-being. By encouraging reconnecting with nature, it emphasizes the symbiotic growth of individuals and the environment for a more balanced existence.
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Into the Depths of a Dream: 3 Steps to Ignite the Passion of Soul
“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.” Joseph Campbell Into the Depths of the Abyss “The interpretation of Dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind” ― Sigmund Freud Two types of dreams exist.…
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Attitude: The Secret 2 Genius
Words of Philosophical Wisdom The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm. Aldous Huxley Attitude: The Secret Ingredient There is a secret to genius, wouldn’t you agree? Just how often do we see it in our day-to-day lives? As I look upon…
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Happiness? 1 Simple Pleasure or Hedonic Bliss?
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. Leonardo da Vinci Hedonic Bliss and the Pleasure Principle of Happiness Am I the ghost in the machine, or is the machine a ghost in me? Can you remove the pleasure of happiness from the hedonic…
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Beauty Now: God’s Whisper 2 Soul
Words of Inspiration Beauty awakens the soul to act. Dante Alighieri Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting. Ralph Waldo Emerson Beauty and Soul: A Calling to Act Are we part of God’s grand written story? Sometimes, my mind will take me up this pathway into the unknown territory…
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A Guiding Light 2 Inner Peace
Inspiration Vlog Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you. Walt Whitman Our Guiding Light Do you have a guiding light? Does an inner voice call upon you to engage some yet-to-be-realized passion? We all have these inner yearnings, would you agree? Psychological angst seems prevalent these days. When…
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Practical Psychology: How 2 Deal with the Negative Skew of News and Social Media
A Sacred Journey Podcast Faith and Practical Psychology With so much media buying for our attention, how can we develop that desperately needed inner sense of peace? This is especially true as it relates to the negative bias most sources of information used to play upon the strengths of the autonomic nervous system that will…
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The Genius of Attitude
Inspiring Words A Philosopher’s Inquiry I am reminded here of Sigmund Freud’s idealized citation comparing the mind of adults to children. What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult. Sigmund Freud As a child, I yearned to hear the repetitive nature of…
