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... by Jeff Howlin | Apr 5, 2012 | Depression, Individuation, Nature, Psychology, Psychotherapy
There are many ways to solve the pressing problems that occur in everyday life. I received this photograph with the title “Mystery Duck” from a good friend. His brother, a waterfowl photographer, had taken the photograph. They wanted my opinion concerning the... 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I wrote a blog post in February, 2012, titled, An Ethical Viewpoint, Collective Guilt and an Unpublished Letter from Viktor Frankl. This post focused on an unpublished letter that I had in my possession from Viktor Frankl.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,... by Jeff Howlin | Mar 17, 2012 | Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Soul
Once in his life a man ought to concentrate his mind upon the remembered earth, I believe. He ought to give himself up to a particular landscape in his experience, to look at it from as many angles as he can, to wonder about it, to dwell upon it. He ought to imagine... 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,... 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...
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