by Jeff Howlin | Aug 28, 2012 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Nature, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Self, Unconscious
John and Frank Craighead / Photo by the Craighead Institute* A high school biology teacher impressed upon me some of the adventures to be found in the wilderness in and surrounding Yellowstone Park. He talked of Grizzly bears and the wildlife biologists and... 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 | Jul 14, 2012 | Archetypes, Child Psychology, Dreams, Editorial, Imagery, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Shadow, Unconscious
“I dare you to cross this line,” said my six year old nephew as he challenged the ocean. The development of the ego for children and teenagers, up to around age eighteen, is a central developmental task for a child, and my nephew’s comment above, perfectly illustrates... by Jeff Howlin | May 11, 2012 | Archetypes, Dreams, Editorial, Individuation, Psychology, Self, Spirituality, Unconscious
The Dream: I was looking at a woman’s photograph of mountain ranges, many with beds of flowers with brilliant color on the ridge-tops. She was able to encourage flowers to bloom by using a rake and scratching the sides of the mountains first. The Association:... by Jeff Howlin | May 4, 2012 | Archetypes, Dreams, Editorial, Individuation, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Synchronicity, Unconscious
Recently on an afternoon hike, I passed by the above hollowed out tree, which reminded me immediately of the rabbit hole in Lewis Carroll’s book, Alice in Wonderland. I knew that I must write about the image and story of the rabbit hole from a Jungian psychological... by Jeff Howlin | Apr 21, 2012 | Archetypes, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Individuation, Nature, Psyche, Psychology
The old man lived on a wooded point of land on a deep glacial lake. His home, close to the water, yet still partly hidden by pine, oak and ash trees, was modest. It was wood, two stories, with a large picture window overlooking the water. There was a two foot rock...
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