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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...

The Oasis in the Desert: Self-care in a Busy World

by Jeff Howlin | Oct 7, 2012 | Dreams, Editorial, Nature, Psychotherapy, Self, Soul, Spirituality

  We all need a place to rejuvenate. With ever newer technology, we have both improved our ability to communicate with one another and to gather information. This has resulted in real and sometimes deep connections with people that would have been much more...

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...

Why Jungian Psychology? Choosing a Psychotherapist and Psychotherapy

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...

The Old Man on the Point: The Wise Old Man Archetype

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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