In the current phase of human civilization and development, rationalism and science appear to reign as the supreme authorities in matters of what is deemed real or true. As Carl Jung writes in Psychology and Religion: West and East, “a scientific theory that simplifies matters is a very good means of defense because of the …
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Regardless of when, where does this all end? Living with an autoimmune disease both outside and within. Voices tell me to pick up the pen. "Don't listen to them," warns the opposing side. There's so many reasons to keep it inside. Fears plead with me to hide. Besides, what's the point in speaking up anyways? …
One of the hallmarks of Carl Jung's work is his conceptualization of the shadow. Roughly speaking, the shadow consists of instincts, aspects, qualities, and the like that are unrecognized or repressed in oneself. Jung did not believe that the shadow was only comprised of bad things but also included good parts and positive potentialities (Sharp, …
So many issues and challenges surround our daily lives. Our level of concern for ourselves and society at large has continued as a perpetual buzz that lies slightly below our conscious awareness. To become desensitized to the chaotic nature of these times is one response to the presence of fear. There are other ways to …
How much of our strivings are aimed at procuring some point of satiation and safety; how bored we become when we find it... Messiness and chaos that which we say we hate, yet we nevertheless continue to create in our own lives. It may manifest in peculiar forms, like scrutinizing the true orderliness of things, …
And who can argue for the living when confronted with the grave need to litigate for the dead? Where do we go from here as we look off the face of this ledge? Walk away, shake our head, go to bed and blame the issues on what’s wrong in other peoples’ heads. What good does …
Where are the heroes of old?Are we still under the spell from adopting the lies we were sold?At what point do we bend at the knees and fold?Will healing come through being told that we were right;or is there still a need to fight, wielding our words as knives used to split the wheat from …
If only we changed this single aspect, then these types of tragedies would be reduced or elminated; it's too much of that and not enough of this; it's actually too little of that and too much of this. In fact, it's not so much either this or that but rather another singluar aspect that hasn't …
Consumption and greed are how many feed. Although there are those whose desire for might supersedes their own foresight. Blessed be the right, for they know of no sleep tonight. Rest be assured all of whom refuse to be allured. Led down into the depths of deception, Eyes blurred by the grandeur produced from a …
A Two Sided Truth 