Alchemical Reflections
From Carl Jung to Astrology to Synchronicity
Embracing the Feminine Side of God: Sophia and the Age of Aquarius
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular." - C.G. Jung In the Judeo-Christian religious history, the divine has often been...
Transforming the Inner Critic: From Judgement to Guidance
“Whether you are continuing along the same path or at the beginning of something new, you can always start afresh in your mind, heart, openness and attitude.” - Rasheed Ogunlaru The inner critic is a universal part of the human psyche, one that we all have. That...
Beyond “I don’t trust you”: Repairing Safety and Security in Relationships
“Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.." - Stephen R. Covey “I will never trust anyone again.” How often have we said that to ourselves because we have...
The Stories That We Tell Ourselves
“Our lives are determined less by our childhood than by the traumatic way we have learned to remember our childhoods." - James Hillman The Importance of Stories Stories play a crucial role in shaping our psychological landscape, serving as a means to understand...
What Do Emotions Have to do With Spirituality?
“The environment is not an "other" to us. It is not a collection of things that we encounter. Rather, it is part of our being. It is the locus of our existence and identity. We cannot and do not exist apart from it." - George Lakeoff Vicious Cycle of Resistance to...
Be a Warrior for Consciousness, Truth and Light
“Shadow work is the path of the heart warrior." - Unknown Being a Spiritual Warrior Several years ago, I read Margaret Wheatley's book “Who Do We Choose To Be?: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity”. I loved how she brought positive psychology into...
Imaginal Consciousness- how the soul speaks to us
"The imaginal world “is neither literal nor abstract and yet is utterly real, with its own laws and purposes." - (Hillman, 1991) Sign or Symbol - Is a Cigar Just a Cigar? Sigmund Freud is quoted as saying, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar," suggesting that...
What is Consciousness?
"There's no coming to consciousness without pain. No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell." - C.G. Jung (Memories, Dreams, Reflections) The Mystery of Consciousness What is consciousness? Neuroscientists are stumped. There is no...
Navigating the Weight of Guilt Versus Embracing Responsibility
"Only a fool is interested in other people's guilt, since he cannot alter it. The wise man learns only from his own guilt. He will ask himself: Who am I that all this should happen to me? To find the answer to this fateful question, he will look into his own heart." -...
Digging Deep into the Purpose of Purpose
"The only meaningful life is a life that strives for the individual realization — absolute and unconditional — of its own particular law. To the extent that a man is untrue to the law of his being, he has failed to realize his own life’s meaning." - C.G. Jung, Vol....
Pendulum Swing Toward Balance
"Dreams are the natural reaction of the self-regulating psychic system." - C.G. Jung What is the psychological balance? In the turbulent world that we live in, it can be challenging to keep our psychological balance. Let’s explore the felt sense of balance. What does...
The Mind-Body Connection – Healthy Ways to Work with Stress
"Prescriptions come from outside: transformation comes from within." - Gabor Mate, Canadian physician Do the terms “I am stressed out” or “Wow, that situation was stressful” sound familiar? How about “I am under a lot of pressure,” or I am up to my ears at work?” If...