by Jeff Howlin | Mar 26, 2013 | Archetypes, Biology, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Imagery, Individuation, Nature, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Self, Spirituality, Symbolic, Unconscious
I don’t usually write about my own dreams on this blog, but I had a recent dream that reminded me of an elemental truth. Here is the dream: I was riding a horse down a river with the water up to the horse’s knees, and I had a fishing rod in my hand and I was fishing.... 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... by Jeff Howlin | Jun 30, 2012 | Individuation, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Soul, Unconscious
Choosing a psychotherapist and type of psychotherapy is an important decision. I’d like to say that it is easy, and any licensed, or friendly and competent appearing professional should be able to provide the help that you need. However, like any significant... by Jeff Howlin | May 4, 2012 | Archetypes, Dreams, Editorial, Individuation, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Synchronicity, Unconscious
Recently on an afternoon hike, I passed by the above hollowed out tree, which reminded me immediately of the rabbit hole in Lewis Carroll’s book, Alice in Wonderland. I knew that I must write about the image and story of the rabbit hole from a Jungian psychological... 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...
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