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Of Mountains and Dreams: Where the Water Flows Free

by Jeff Howlin | Apr 14, 2012 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Nature, Soul

Water flows free down the mountain. If you climb the mountain and look toward the valley below, you may see the river flowing down the mountain. Watch it twist and turn while it finds its path among the rocks and trees. The water flows gentle at times, forceful at...

The Moral Center: A Second Response to Viktor Frankl’s Letter

by Jeff Howlin | Mar 23, 2012 | Dreams, Editorial, Ethics, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy

I wrote a blog post in February, 2012, titled, An Ethical Viewpoint, Collective Guilt and an Unpublished Letter from Viktor Frankl. This post focused on an unpublished letter that I had in my possession from Viktor Frankl. Frankl’s letter to my friend and classmate,...

The Egret at Dawn: Fishing for Dreams

by Jeff Howlin | Mar 3, 2012 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Psychology

I was out for an early morning walk just the other day with my camera in hand.  I paused for awhile to observe this Great Egret at dawn.  If you have ever watched an egret, or similar heron, you may notice their patience.  While fishing, they stand silently,...

Jungian Psychology and the Razor’s Edge

by Jeff Howlin | Feb 25, 2012 | Dreams, Editorial, Individuation, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Soul, Sports Psychology

He had made that last stride, he had stepped over the edge, while I had been permitted to draw back my hesitating foot. And perhaps in this is the whole difference; perhaps all the wisdom, and all truth, and all sincerity, are just compressed into that inappreciable...

An Ethical Viewpoint, Collective Guilt and an Unpublished Letter from Viktor Frankl

by Jeff Howlin | Feb 16, 2012 | Depression, Dreams, Editorial, Ethics, Psychology, Psychotherapy

I came to receive a copy of this unpublished letter from Viktor Frankl while doing a psychology internship through a VA system outpatient clinic. At that time I worked primarily with Vietnam veterans suffering from PTSD. A university classmate of mine, who was a...

Learning from Animals: Why it Matters

by Jeff Howlin | Feb 1, 2012 | Depression, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy

We share a deep emotional connection with the rest of the animal world whether we choose to acknowledge this or not. We have evolved from and with the other animals sharing this planet with us and this fact has not been forgotten by the deeper part of our souls....
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