CONTENTS In recent years, there has been an increasing use of psychedelics both recreationally and as a renewed part of psychedelic therapy sessions. Although I do not offer psychedelic sessions as part of my practice, I have made myself available to guide clients in preparing before sessions, and to help integrate a psychedelic experience afterwards. … More A JUNGIAN’S THOUGHTS ON PSYCHEDELICS: Part 1
RECALLING DREAMS Often, when I talk to people about dreams, people insist they don’t dream. I believe that research has shown that we all dream, and perhaps even that we must dream. Most people mistake not remembering dreams for meaning they don’t dream. Learning to remember our dreams usually takes some concerted effort. I learned early in my life … More DREAM ARCHETYPES: The Dream Stage
An audio version of this article is below, if you would like to listen instead. A little over a year ago I wrote about grief and the intertwining of words, talking of May Sarton’s explanation that the gothic word Kara, means “lament” and is the root word for care. This intertwining of words means that lament, or … More PROEMNESIS: Folding with One’s Life
This article contains some spoilers for the Foundation series on AppleTV. I like to think that psychotherapy is in part, about trying to understand the narrative of one’s life. This is not such a simple thing because our narrative, as we explore it in psychotherapy, involves following the many threads that are woven into the fabric of our life. … More Mural of Souls
Follow Your Myth 