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The Enthusiastic Organization of the Self

by Jeff Howlin | Nov 11, 2025 | Archetypes, Biology, Dreams, Individuation, Psyche, Psychology, Self, Uncategorized, Unconscious

enthusiasm: a strong excitement or feeling, something inspiring zeal or fevor, borrowed from the Greek word “enthousiasmos” meaning “inspiration or possession by god.”  (Merriam-Webster) I had a dream in which a colleague was reading a book...

The Unconscious Depths Influencing Your Life

by Jeff Howlin | Jul 5, 2025 | Biology, Ecopsychology, Imagery, Poetry, Symbolic, Uncategorized, Unconscious

In the spring and early summer on the beaches in Central California, it is not uncommon to find hundreds of small, dark blue creatures washed up on beaches.  Commonly called “by-the-wind sailors,” these unique animals have a translucent “sail”...

The Puppet Master and the Free Man

by Jeff Howlin | Jul 20, 2019 | Archetypes, Complex, Consciousness, Ethics, Evil, Individuation, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Shadow, Soul, Trauma/PTSD, Unconscious

Although it will require some effort, there can be moments in your life when you are truly a free man or a free woman, no matter your circumstances.  During those times, when you are a free woman or a free man, you may discover that they are the most insightful and...

Dreams, Truth Serums and Anti-truth Serums

by Jeff Howlin | Dec 5, 2017 | Dreams, Psychotherapy, Soul, Symbolic, Unconscious

Just the other day I walked by two men who appeared to be homeless and whose conversation caught my attention.  One man said, “You know they have truth serums and anti-truth serums.”  I didn’t hear the rest of the conversation, but I heard enough to make me wonder. If...

The Psychology of the Unconscious (A Love Poem)

by Jeff Howlin | Oct 4, 2014 | Editorial, Poetry, Unconscious

the psychology of the unconscious is the psychology of the other the one that we seek whether it be a lover or another hidden down under   under our bellies and boils and foibles lies the other waiting to be discovered   discovered or not the other plots to...

Welcome to Your Process

by Jeff Howlin | Sep 14, 2014 | anima, Dreams, Editorial, Individuation, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Self, Spirituality, Unconscious

“Called or not called, the God will be there,” says the inscription above the door to Carl Jung’s home and on his tombstone. The same can be said for your own psychological process.  Name it what you may, choose to accept or deny it, but there is a deep, potent, and...
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