Tag: Archetypal Psychology
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The Rising Phoenix: Ascent and Childhood Delight
Inspirational Quote It’s best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes. Anne Baxter A Depth Psychology Perspective Synchronicity is a psychological perspective on two independent events functioning as a whole to elicit the movement of one towards its natural aim. It…
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Fatherhood: Raising the Next Generation Part 2
Inspirational Quote Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father’s expectations or make up for their father’s mistakes… Barack Obama A Depth Psychology Perspective I decided to revisit this quote today because for the second day now, it haunts me. There is so much turmoil in this country that…
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The North-Wind and the Sun
Inspiration The winds howled and blew with all of their might, Yet through Loving Kindness and persuasion The Sun perseveres in its embracing flight! Namaste, my friends. May peace and blessings find you on your journey to advance confidently in the direction of your dreams. Credits Video by Mario Buonfiglio from Pexels Video by Pixabay from Pexels
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Monday Meditations… Dare to Dream!
Affirmation Today… I affirm to dream big & advance confidently in its direction Dr. Thomas C. Maples A Depth Psychology Perspective The power that dreams have on our overall psychological health is paramount. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung emphasized the deep meaning held in the symbols present in dreams. Within the themes held by the…
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Curiosity… A Whole New World of Possibility!
Inspiration Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. Stephen Hawking The Philosopher’s Corner As I looked further and further into the depths of the rabbit hole we call the psyche, I began to…
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Believe… To Create Beauty in Life
Inspiration Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself. Roy T. Bennett When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. Maya Angelou The Philosopher’s Corner Everybody has a shadow. It’s that dark matter that exists beyond the material essence of our body. In ancient Greece,…
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Believe… To See the Universe with Wonder
Inspiration And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. ― Roald Dahl The Philosopher’s Corner WOW… I ran across this quote yesterday and it absolutely took me aback. This in…
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Inspiration: The Soul of Being
Inspirational Quotes The human psyche shows that each individual is an extension of all of existence. Stanislav Grof “In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.” Carl Gustav Jung “We cannot change anything unless we accept it.” Carl Gustav Jung The Psychology Perspective In today’s post, we explore the collective…
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Siddhartha Gautama: The Anima and Mid-Life Development
Dr. Tom continues his exploration of a Jungian Developmental Psychology through analyzing the themes present in Hermann Hesse Siddhartha.
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Archetypal Themes of Middle Life Development: Siddhartha and The Middle Path
An psychoanalysis of Siddhartha’s middle-life development and the plight to achieve personal aspirations As I began the process of recollecting the reveries of middle-life and my associations to it, I realized that I had undergone a shift within my thought process. While I have primarily focused on my past in the reverie sections up to…
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Depth Psychology: Monistic & Dualistic Theories of Consciousness (Part 2)
In this series of essays, I will explore the tenets of consciousness from Eastern and Western perspectives. It is imperative for a researcher to identify the core concepts that drive his or her work. Because this study focuses on models of consciousness from Eastern and Western viewpoints, it is imperative to offer a definition of…
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Echo and Narcissus: Towards an Ecological Understanding of the Narcissism and Healthy Ego Development
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. (Carl Gustav Jung) Narcissism has recently become a booming topic of discussion both amongst professionals in the psychological community and the public at large. The well known psychological publication, Psychology Today, offers a myriad of information, advice, and even tests to find out if you are dating a…