by Naomi Adams | Aug 14, 2018 | Core Jungian Concepts
Jung pioneered the technique of active imagination, a process by which the ego engages with imagery and content generated by the unconscious. Active imagination can help us understand our dreams, and lead us into new psychic situations. On today’s episode, we...
by Naomi Adams | Aug 14, 2018 | Personal Issues
“We don’t so much solve our problems as we outgrow them. We add capacities and experiences that eventually make us bigger than the problems.” CG Jung Anxiety is one of the most common complaints that bring people into therapy. While it can be difficult to...
by Naomi Adams | Aug 14, 2018 | Core Jungian Concepts
Why do Jungians care about fairy tales? What is their relevance in analysis? How do they differ from myths, and why do they matter to us still? Find out what fairy tales have mattered most to our clients, and why Lisa gets cranky when people criticize fairy tales for...
by Naomi Adams | Aug 14, 2018 | Archetypal, Core Jungian Concepts, Metaphysical
Synchronicity is a concept that has fascinated thinkers across disciplines for decades, and few have delved as deeply into its nature and implications as the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung. According to Jung, synchronicity refers to meaningful coincidences that defy...
by Naomi Adams | Aug 14, 2018 | Archetypal, Cultural Currents, Personal Issues
Is alcohol dependence a misplaced expression of a spiritual thirst, or a collapse into a regressed and infantile state? We discuss Jung’s involvement in the establishment of Alcoholics Anonymous. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_005Alcoholism.mp3...