by Naomi Adams | Dec 5, 2019 | Relationships
Partings connote a finality of farewell that signifies completion of a relationship. We may part from a stage of life, depart from home or college, or say farewell to a person, process or project. Partings signify the end of a story that has been told and reached...
by Naomi Adams | Nov 21, 2019 | Core Jungian Concepts, Relationships
It happens all the time: people and problems split into opposing camps, whether the conflict is internal, between partners, in a family or—as we know all too well—between political parties. When positions become polarized conflict ensues, whether between mind and...
by Naomi Adams | Oct 17, 2019 | Personal Issues, Relationships
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_081-Empathy-d.mp3 Empathy, the ability to feel into the suffering of another, is an intrinsic part of being human. We have such a capacity to imagine others’ experience that we react physiologically and...
by Naomi Adams | Sep 26, 2019 | Core Jungian Concepts, Personal Issues, Relationships
Hey TJL Fans, There’s a great Jungian conference in Minneapolis MN this November 1 & 2. Here’s a link to the flyer and since it’s by ‘invitation only’ just say, “This Jungian Life sent me” and you’re in!...
by Naomi Adams | Sep 12, 2019 | Core Jungian Concepts, Relationships
Anima and animus function as autonomous contrasexual archetypes that guide ego into the depths of Psyche, unlocking creativity, feeling, empathy, and spiritual insight when integrated, yet triggering seduction, aggression, or control when projected or repressed. These...
by Naomi Adams | Sep 5, 2019 | Core Jungian Concepts, Relationships
Healing a Negative Mother Complex As the mother is the generator of life and usual primary attachment figure, the mother complex is universal. As the image of a “personified affect” fueled by an archetypal core, the mother complex is especially...