by thisjungian | Sep 27, 2018 | Relationships
The experience of betrayal is painful, confusing, and damaging to one’s basic sense of self and reality. The betrayer is often seized by feelings that demand gratification and involve self-deceit, abandonment of responsibility and empathy for the other. Are there ever...
by thisjungian | Aug 23, 2018 | Personal Issues, Relationships
Living with a parent who is seriously impaired can be traumatic and have lasting consequences. Fortunately, resources for healing and resilience are also available, and premature encounters with shadow can be a call to consciousness and yield gifts of effective and...
by thisjungian | Aug 16, 2018 | Relationships
The mother-in-law is not only the subject of many a joke but the subject of fairy tale and myth. Conflict between the older and younger woman lies in the archetypal realm, as they struggle to come to terms with differences, age, and the power of both youth and age....
by thisjungian | Aug 14, 2018 | Personal Issues, Relationships
Lying, hiding and sneaking are examples of trickster behavior, discussed as they occur in political and personal spheres. When is this behavior in service to individuation, and when is it in service to regressive, or unconscious, aspects of the psyche? Here’s...
by thisjungian | Aug 14, 2018 | Relationships
http://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_008Choosing_a_life_partner.mp3 Choosing a life partner is one of the most significant decisions one will make in life. It is a decision that can impact every aspect of one’s existence, from financial stability to emotional...
by thisjungian | Aug 14, 2018 | Cultural Currents, Relationships
http://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_003EmotionalAffairs.mp3 Are emotional affairs failures of character or efforts to individuate? When our positive projections land on a new person we often feel confused. Is it a betrayal to follow the arrow of Eros so long...