Chthonic: Relating to the underworld, deep earth, or subterranean powers — especially in myth and religion. I do not claim to be an expert or a mystic when it comes to meditation. I approach meditation from a psychological and intuitive direction which includes trial and error in my meditation practice. One important thing is that … More Chthonic Meditations
INTRODUCTION I often encourage clients to track the narrative of their lives as we create space to explore their past experiences. Asking someone to track their narrative, I realize, can be at times confusing, as when doing this, I am often asking them to track the details – the story of their life as they see it unfold. This … More Fractals of the Mind
In my first article on psychedelics, I explored the background around plant medicines, centering on mushrooms, and considered how a Jungian may navigate the unconscious imagery that rises in a journey. I concluded at what I refer to as Liminal Consciousness. In this second part, I want to explore Liminal levels in greater depth and continue … More A JUNGIAN’S THOUGHTS ON PSYCHEDELICS: PART 2: Trance State
CONTENTS Part 1: The Hard Problem of Consciousness. Aldous Huxley: Mind at Large Mind Revealed in Psychedelics A Jungian Approach to Psyche Liminal State of Consciousness Part 2: Lucid Liminal vs Spectator Liminal Liminal Nadir Experience Trance States of Consciousness Jung’s Framework of Consciousness Flipped Insight states Conclusion In recent years, there has been an increasing use … More A JUNGIAN’S THOUGHTS ON PSYCHEDELICS: Part 1
Awakening the Soul’s blueprint from Aristotle to Jung I’m thinking about the concept of stuckness in life, and how it’s challenging to recognize when we’restuck. We may be stuck in a certain job, a relationship, or a lack of a relationship. We may be stuck with a philosophy of life that is no longer serving us, and … More BECOMING UNSTUCK:
This week I am writing another article on the value of journaling and doing other forms of self-work such as artwork as part of our own internal journey. At a time when our country and world may feel torn apart by disagreements it is important to not simply jump into the fray of disagreements, but to once again turn … More Symbols We Share and Why Writing Works
