by Joseph Lee | Aug 19, 2021 | Core Jungian Concepts, Personal Issues, Relationships, Therapy Related
Photo Credit: via Pixabay https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_177-Splitting.mp3 We seem hard-wired to split the world into polarities: right/wrong, either/or, victory/defeat, Democrat/Republican. Infants and toddlers have not yet achieved the...
by Joseph Lee | Mar 11, 2021 | Relationships
Photo Credit: Eirik Olsen via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_154-Belonging.mp3 Horses herd, birds flock, whales pod, and people tribe. The need to belong is as intrinsic to human nature as the need for food, touch, clothing, and...
by Joseph Lee | Mar 4, 2021 | Personal Issues, Relationships
Photo Credit: Engin Akyurt via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_153-Anger.mp3 Like fire in a wood-burning stove, resentment burns long and hot: bitterness, frustration, and hostility. The fires of resentment are lit when we feel needy and...
by Joseph Lee | Nov 19, 2020 | Relationships
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_138-Enmeshed_Parents.mp3 The spider is a symbol of generative and destructive capabilities. As creator, spider spins the sustaining web of life. As predator, spider’s sticky web is...
by Lisa Marchiano | Oct 1, 2020 | Personal Issues, Relationships
We celebrate curiosity’s role in discovery, and regret its potential for damage. Mature curiosity demands that we embrace the confusion, doubt and anxiety inherent in engaging new ideas and complex problems. Social curiosity requires discernment: are we genuinely and...