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Tag Archives: Carl Jung
Tear Down This Wall: on Psychological Defenses
“If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promise of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand … Continue reading
Posted in Trauma
Tagged Aion, animus, archetypes, Carl Jung, Christ, depth psychology, Donald Kalsched, Dostoevsky, negative animus, psychology, Self, Soul, symbolism, symbols, the Grand Inquisitor, trauma
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The Eternal Charm of the Feminine
Spirituality and sexuality are not your qualities, not things which ye possess and contain. But they possess and contain you; for they are powerful … manifestations of the gods, and are, therefore, things which reach beyond you, existing in themselves. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anima, archetypes, art, astrology, Blonde, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, feminism, goddess, Gustave Moreau, Joyce Carol Oates, Marilyn Monroe, mythology, symbolism, symbols, the eternal feminine
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Crumbling Ruins and Underwater Palaces
My imagination has always been stirred by crumbling ruins and underwater palaces. Their symbolism is directly connected with the astrological Neptune, a planet which governs dissolution by water, getting lost in imagination, fantasy and reverie and being enchanted by inner … Continue reading
Posted in Neptune
Tagged archetypes, art, astrology, Borges, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, Circular Ruins, Michaelangelo, Neptune, symbols
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Hear Your Inner Voice
Image of the Self from Carl Jung’s Man & His Symbols I am in a mood for a self-indulgent post. I just wanted to share my joy of inspiration. Someone was inspired by me today to create a haiku (http://martsart.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/water/) … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anima, animus, archetypes, astrology, C.G. Jung, Carl Jung, film, individuation, inspiration, psychology, Self, Socrates, spirituality, symbols, the daemon, The Golden Compass
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