Thwart my plans; Extend your hand; Demand your stand. Convince yourself you'll understand. We all disband into pieces and parts. No amount of smarts can outwit nature's art. We pedal away our days, each repetition resulting in a small fray of DNA decay. Like rings on a tree, we initially mark with glee each lap …
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Attitudes, Experience, and the Role of the Unconscious
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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Journeying in Search of More
My hands may always want to grasp, but someday they will collapse inward on themselves. From cradle to grave, we exist between these two modes that we romanticize into eventual somedays, in which we will finally find rest and stay, or at least that is what we pray. What a feat it is to hold …
In Between Passages
I used to be so bold and brave and hubris in heart – what has taken these from me? I used to dream of striving ahead – now, I am aware and have begun to prepare to meet the dead. Where can I find solace in my head – should I look elsewhere, like my …
Being a Psychotherapist: The Role of Transference
Working as a mental health professional is taxing on the individual. Some recent studies have shown that 78% of psychiatrists and more than 50% of psychotherapists reported work-related burnout, according to self-reports (Summers et al., 2020; Olazagasti et al., 2021) As a psychotherapist myself, I can speak to the reality of this experience; however, I …
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Deceiving Ourselves to Death
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? …
Ascending the Depths
Everyday change creates a seductive argument urging my analytical brain to review the evidence yet again.Could it be so simple?Break down the principle.Trace the threads that interweave reality.Do the same patterns that govern the stars orient the psyche? The lines of this poem were used to create the above image using NightCafe Creator, an AI …
Psychological Fragments: Emotional Systems
Emotions are energetically charged psychic content. The magnitude and direction of this charge can be mediated or controlled by conscious cognitive processes, such as thinking, and less conscious aspects, such as attitudes. Emotional charges have affinities for like-charged units and tend to form clusters that increase their gravity (psychic significance) and complexity. Moreover, these aspects …
Tension of the Times
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, …
A Two Sided Truth 