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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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Black Madonna, Forgotten
Between the 11th and 15th centuries, more than 500 shrines of the Black Madonna appeared world-wide, but mostly in central Europe, . Scholars suggest that…
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The Wounded Healer
The birth of healing power from the ‘original wound’ that we must address in the therapeutic relationship, belongs to the archetype of the wounded healer.…
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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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An African Tale
Seven maidens went down to the river to fetch water. One girl went a little further. While the others were waiting, they decided to play…
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Synchronicity
Synchronicity refers to two or more events that appear simultaneously, that were born from the same moment in time. It means that they are meaningfully…
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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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Symbolism of the Well
Wells have been associated with sacred ceremonial descent, ritually lived, for millennia. Like the holes in the ground, hand-dug by men and women over time,…
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Symbolism of Water
We associate our emotional life with water. Without our world of emotions, we are stranded in a dry blazing desert, the world of one-sided mind.…
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Trickster creates
Feeling distressed, we might engage with a creative medium within a contained transitional space and be surprised to discover the reality of the living psyche,…
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Symbolism of the Stone
In modern culture, diamonds are often associated with making a commitment in a long-term relationship, felt to signify the rock on which it is built.…
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Alchemy and Creativity
Alchemy, Creativity, Active Imagination, Transference: how do they hang together? Jung saw the process of active imagination portrayed in the approach of the old alchemists…
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Homecoming
The process of individuation draws one into a gradual homecoming. Listen to how Martin Prechtel describes his initial experience in Secrets of The Talking Jaguar,…
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Otherness
Otherness, in many forms, confronts us all the time. When looking for example into the eyes of a member of another culture, we project our…
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Fire-bird
The phoenix or fire-bird is a mythical bird the size of an eagle and graced with certain features of a pheasant. When it sees that…
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