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
UNCONSCIOUS SHAPING I often talk about different practices in our lives to help ground ourselves and find insight. These practices often center around journaling, meditating, or expression through the arts. Some of this is simply about being present for our lives; another reason is being present for our pain or things we are trying to work on. We … More SHAPING OUR LIVES
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 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
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
Follow Your Myth 