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Aion
Only once did Jung name a book after a god; this god was Aion. Aion-Khronos represents a father-god, Greco-Roman with Persian influences. His cult, Mithraism,…
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Alchemy and Creativity
Alchemy, Creativity, Active Imagination, Transference: how do they hang together? Jung found the process of active imagination portrayed in the approach of the old alchemists…
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An African Tale
Seven maidens went to the river to fetch water. One girl went a little further. While the others were waiting, they decided to play her…
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Black Madonna, Forgotten
More than 500 shrines of the Black Madonna appeared world-wide, but mostly in central Europe, between the 11th and 15th centuries. Scholars suggest that she…
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Mother Holle
A negative relationship with the personal mother may be deeply wounding, but in the tale of Mother Holle we find a relational archetypal pattern (personified…
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Stone
A woman dreamed of a precious stone, buried in her garden. A precious stone is a symbol of the lapis lazuli, the self. In modern…
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Symbolism of the tree
The tree represents the manifestation of the life-force, of our ability to grow into greater maturity; when faced with an impossible life situation, one should…
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Synchronicity
At Richard Wilhelm’s memorial service in 1930 Jung expressed his gratitude for the rich contribution that Wilhelm made to Western society and to him in…
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The well
Our world is dominated by rationality and superficiality, resulting in loneliness and meaninglessness, but by restoring the relationship with one’s deeper personality one may draw…
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The Whale
A young girl needs to find her own identity and spiritual heritage. In the movie Whale Rider, Paikea is orphaned at birth. From an early…
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The Wounded Healer
Jung pointed out “the mythological truth that the wounded wounder is the agent of healing, and the sufferer takes away suffering.” (1) Chiron represents ‘the…
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Trickster creates
Feeling distressed, we might engage with a creative medium within a contained space and be surprised to discover the reality of the living psyche, of…
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