by Jeff Howlin | Feb 16, 2013 | Archetypes, Biology, Consciousness, Individuation, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Self, Symbolic, Unconscious
Photo credit: Abrams Planetarium by John French There are still tigers roaming our modern world, and make no mistake about it, you have a very real chance of being attacked and eaten. Of course for the vast majority of us, I’m speaking of symbolic tigers with this... 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 | Jan 6, 2013 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Individuation, Nature, Psychology, Soul, Spirituality, Symbolic
The hawk flies free over the valley below. If you climb the mountain and look toward the valley below, you may see the soaring hawk. Watch the hawk glide and circle while it soars on the currents of air, searching for its prey hiding amongst the rocks, trees and... by Jeff Howlin | Dec 21, 2012 | Editorial, Nature, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Soul, Spirituality, Trauma/PTSD
Silence can be the soul’s only retreat from horror and tragedy. And that is alright. I heard on the radio this morning that the musician Paul Simon knew one of the victims of the recent school massacre. He attended the funeral this week and sang his classic song The... 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...
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