by Jeff Howlin | Jan 1, 2012 | Dreams, Individuation, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy
Walls come in many sizes and shapes; big and thick, concrete and hard, colorful and graffiti-filled. Walls stop things, quickly. They don’t give. There is no easy way through. Walls are solid and they mean business. I heard the following dream with an important image... 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... by Jeff Howlin | Dec 10, 2011 | Careers, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Nature, Psyche, Psychotherapy
The river. The river was our life-line. The Missouri river, the longest river in North America, begins in Montana, flowing east into North Dakota and then south into South Dakota, where this story takes place. The Missouri runs straight through the center of South... by Jeff Howlin | Nov 17, 2011 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Nature, Psychotherapy, Synchronicity
Earlier this year I wrote about the Common Loon, an occasional visitor to Santa Cruz and the Central Coast. A much more abundant seabird in the area is the Brown Pelican. Visitors and locals alike marvel at the beauty of the colorful pelican as it glides along the... by Jeff Howlin | Oct 17, 2011 | Depression, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Nature, Synchronicity
Not long ago I was walking on a cliff trail in Santa Cruz overlooking the Monterey Bay. It was a quiet Monday morning and I heard a strangely familiar sound from long ago. I looked out over the bay and saw four Tundra swans flying over the bay heading west to an... by Jeff Howlin | Sep 26, 2011 | Dreams, Nature
Dreams sometimes use images twice when they are especially important. This also occurs with synchronicities. Similarly, sometimes dreams use the image of twins to represent important topics for the dreamer. Not long ago, I had a male client discussing the unique...
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