by Jeff Howlin | Jul 15, 2013 | Alchemy, Depression, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Individuation, Nature, Poetry, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Spirituality, Symbolic, Unconscious
NPS Photo by Jim Peaco Fire and heat—what occurs outside in nature and is viewed as a natural process there can also occur inside of us in the form of symptomology. But because of one dimensional views on natural psychological phenomenon on the inside, we sometimes... by Jeff Howlin | Apr 2, 2013 | Alchemy, Archetypes, Dreams, Editorial, Imagery, Individuation, Psychology, Soul, Spirituality, Symbolic
The Bride* The wedding and specifically the bride just might be one of the grandest of all archetypal images. We commonly associate weddings with the bride and the groom, but I’m going to make a case for the bride alone as a prime archetypal image and symbol for... by Jeff Howlin | Aug 18, 2012 | Alchemy, Archetypes, Depression, Dreams, Imagery, Individuation, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Shadow, Unconscious
Blackbirds and the nigredo of mortificatio* This is not a summer article. Yet similar to how life’s hardships and imagery through dreams and the unconscious can interrupt our lives at any time; this topic seems relevant now, even in the middle of the summer, and... by Jeff Howlin | Dec 29, 2011 | Alchemy, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Individuation, Nature, Psyche, Psychotherapy
How is the archaic and symbolic process of alchemy demonstrated through human behavior in modern times? An excellent example is the more recent phenomenon of the coastal quest for sea glass. Living by the sea, I have been a regular observer and participant in the...
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