by Jeff Howlin | Dec 10, 2022 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Imagery, Nature, Psyche, Psychology, Symbolic, Uncategorized
Of all humanity’s clever tools, perhaps the greatest is metaphor. Buffalo can serve as the metaphor for all wildness, and the lesson in their near extinction and return can inform us all about bringing our planet back to balance. —Dan O’Brien, Great Plains Bison In my... by Jeff Howlin | Jun 20, 2022 | Dreams, Imagery, Poetry, Uncategorized
In my last blog post, I wrote about the image of the butterfly. The image of the bridge is another significant and common image that presents in dreams. A butterfly image can be an image of transformation. The bridge can also be an image of potential transformation... by Jeff Howlin | Apr 22, 2022 | Ecopsychology, Imagery, Nature, Poetry, Uncategorized
There is nothing in the caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly. Buckminster Fuller Let me tell you about the butterfly. It is an image of transformation. It is not just any image. The journey from egg, to chrysalis, to caterpillar to butterfly,... by Jeff Howlin | Jun 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
I read recently that when Jungian analyst, Dr. Lionel Corbett, was asked to name films with a Jungian theme, he replied, “all movies have a Jungian theme.” So right he was. I was asked last month by Colin McNeil of Metro News Canada whether or not I would... by Jeff Howlin | Mar 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Not yet day But not night As I go out Into the white Stepping so light Pac boots on Snowshoes, not in sight The crust Of the deep snow Does not bow One step, two steps Now four Five steps and just one more Another step and down I go Waist deep into The wet snow One... by Jeff Howlin | Jan 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Close your eyes and imagine the sounds from your life that captivate you the most. Are they sounds from nature like the roar of a mighty waterfall? Do you visualize the sounds of a booming drum, your favorite musician’s voice, or maybe the blast from a jet...
Recent Comments