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Psychology

Archetypes for the rest of us…

April 10, 2009

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Jeb asked me about archetypes and my twitter answer took two tweets.  Not a good sign.
Archetype:  primordial structural elements of the psyche, ” a dynamism which makes itself felt in the numinosity…/
…and fascinating power of the archetypal image.”  Jung, CW8, par 414. (how’s that for a start?)
I wasn’t surprised when he followed up [...]

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The Undiscovered Self

April 8, 2009

It’s a great premise, the title of this shorter book by Jung: The Undiscovered Self.  In many ways it sums up the whole of Jungian psychology.  The challenge to us: step out of that comfort zone sometimes called the little self, what we often identify as “me,” and set out on a journey of discovery.  [...]

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We do what we do, get it?.

March 18, 2009

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With my interest in psychology, I tend to look for where collective attitudes are hiding the shadow.  It’s what I do.  Within all the enthusiasm of the #sxsw conference, where the main currency was idea exchange and business proposal, I continued to hear in a variety of situations the repetition of one phrase:
“They [...]

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View from a cafe corner

March 12, 2009

What I enjoy about this clip is the disconnect between the sounds of the cafe and the many passingby on the street.  While waiting to head to the book launch the other day I had time for a coffee and some twittering seated at the southeast corner of Washington Square Park.   I’ve been reflecting [...]

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Planning Horizon: Alchemy, Juice, Ladle

February 28, 2009

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What’s a planning horizon and how far does it extend?  In geographical terms horizon is determined by the landscape. I’ve been in places in my life where the planning horizon narrowed to the next day.  Currently I’m finding myself with a horizon that extends farther than I’m [...]

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Finding the divide between feeling and emotion

February 26, 2009

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Language can be so tricky because words are in many ways pointers, and often we use the same word to point to very different realities. The word dream is a case in point.  It can refer to the experience you had last night sleeping or to the ideal scenario you would like to [...]

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Crash Course in the Types of Consciousness

February 20, 2009

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Consciousness is our awareness.  Jung taught of four functions of the ego, each engendering a distinct type of awareness.  He also taught of a fifth function that will be dealt with at the end of the post.

Thinking: place yourself in an exam, one you’re well prepared for (no relying on any magical thinking [...]

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Solitude and Fasting

February 17, 2009

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“Solitude and fasting have from time immemorial been the best-known means of strengthening any meditation whose purpose is to open the door to the unconscious.” Carl Jung, Symbols of Transformation, par 519
So much is made of dieting in our culture.  Does it ever really work? My slant is this: with dieting the ancient [...]

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If you never remember your dreams

January 26, 2009

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“The Unconscious shows you the face you show it…” ~Poor Ben

If you never remember your dreams

A common response from folks when I ask about their dream life goes something like this:  “oh sure, I dream all the time, but I never remember them when I wake [...]

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Flow and Authenticity

January 25, 2009

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It’s not surprising that the post Trying Out Some New Moves stirred up a bit of stew.   If we have to post three times a day, who can keep that going?  It’s too much!  I’d point out that the idea here was not to just crank out stuff three times a [...]

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