by Jeff Howlin | Feb 4, 2013 | Dreams, Imagery, Individuation, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Self, Unconscious
“There is a good thing on top of that mountain. I will make a straight line for it.” But the archetypal way is not like that; it is a serpentine way that wriggles and spirals its way to the top. We often feel defeated by it and brought to a standstill. It makes most... by Jeff Howlin | Jan 12, 2013 | Dreams, Editorial, Imagery, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Spirituality, Symbolic, Unconscious
For psychotherapists who practice therapy in a way that fully takes into account the totality of the psyche, they will be exposed to their clients’ dreams and other unconscious imagery that is mythical, archetypal and even religious in nature. Religious imagery is... by Jeff Howlin | Dec 16, 2012 | Biology, Depression, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Nature, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Symbolic, Unconscious
Drake Wood Duck* If you pay attention to the natural world around you, it is not hard to see that plants and animals utilize color in all of its grandeur. The same is true for you and your unique psychology. Your inner world and specifically your dreams, utilize color... by Jeff Howlin | Nov 4, 2012 | Editorial, Imagery, Individuation, Psyche, Psychotherapy, Soul, Symbolic, Unconscious
Jungian psychology and psychotherapy is about taking the symbolic back road. Recently, I was thinking about taking the back roads on a drive across part of the country. As I was reflecting upon this idea, I thought about how taking the back road seems a perfect... by Jeff Howlin | Oct 27, 2012 | animus, Archetypes, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Nature, Self, Symbolic
The stag* The masculine, and masculinity are both alive and well in the psyche of 21st century man. The challenge for today’s man is to acknowledge precisely where and when to actualize his masculine potential. The idea of “where” to channel this psychic energy in... by Jeff Howlin | Sep 9, 2012 | Dreams, Editorial, Imagery, Psychology, Psychotherapy
Are you a passenger, or a driver on the journey of your life? This is no small question. You have a unique, customized life-path to follow, and how you go about following this path matters. Not infrequently, dreams bring up the theme of transportation by car. In...
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