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The Mortificatio: Death and Dismemberment Dreams and a Coffin in the Backyard

by Jeff Howlin | Aug 18, 2012 | Alchemy, Archetypes, Depression, Dreams, Imagery, Individuation, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Shadow, Unconscious

Blackbirds and the nigredo of mortificatio* This is not a summer article. Yet similar to how life’s hardships and imagery through dreams and the unconscious can interrupt our lives at any time; this topic seems relevant now, even in the middle of the summer, and...

The Alchemy of Sea Glass: From Junk to Jewel

by Jeff Howlin | Dec 29, 2011 | Alchemy, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Individuation, Nature, Psyche, Psychotherapy

How is the archaic and symbolic process of alchemy demonstrated through human behavior in modern times? An excellent example is the more recent phenomenon of the coastal quest for sea glass. Living by the sea, I have been a regular observer and participant in the...

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