by Jeff Howlin | Oct 28, 2013 | Archetypes, Biology, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Nature, Poetry, Psyche, Psychology, Symbolic, Unconscious
Any fisherman or fisherwoman knows that fishing is best at dawn and dusk. Similar to the feeding behavior of fishes, other wildlife is most active at twilight during those precious crepuscular moments. Crepuscular is a term used in biology to describe animals that are... by Jeff Howlin | Sep 24, 2013 | Archetypes, Imagery, Nature, Poetry, Soul, Symbolic, Unconscious
Sitting on a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean I can’t help but notice the wind. As the temperatures climb, the trade winds pick up bringing with them a cooling breeze as thoughts and memories drift and shift with the symphony of the wind. Something deep... by Jeff Howlin | Aug 12, 2013 | anima, animus, Archetypes, Biology, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Individuation, Nature, Psychotherapy, Shadow, Symbolic
We can learn much by observing and studying animal behavior in a natural environment. Witnessing raw, unedited scenes of animal behavior can give us clues on how to approach raw, unedited images that occur in our psyches. But before I talk further about using an... by Jeff Howlin | Jun 24, 2013 | Archetypes, Biology, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Imagery, Individuation, Nature, Psyche, Psychology, Spirituality
Ed Ricketts and backdrop of Monterey Bay I have written about Ed Ricketts before. His life and story still haunts me. Perhaps this is because I need to continue to write about his story and his work. But like all great mysteries, my quest for understanding what Ed... by Jeff Howlin | Apr 10, 2013 | Archetypes, Biology, Depression, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Individuation, Nature, Psychology, Self
How do you fit the two million-year-old man or woman into your modern world? In other words, what aids this transition? I wrote an article last month called, The Ancient Path. It was about the idea that there is a two million-year-old man or woman in all of us. The... 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...
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