I first read the Survival Papers: Anatomy of a Midlife Crisis in the 1990s when I was beginning a delayed journey through my own midlife crisis. As I read these words in the introduction to Daryl Sharp’s book, I saw an uncanny image of myself. Daryl Sharp had nailed it: “This book is written for … Read more
Daryl Sharp, I have just finished your book, ANOTHER PIECE OF MY HEART: The Badger Trilogy, Book 2. In the busyness of the days, I had to wait for the right time/space to enjoy. The back cover describes the work beautifully – it is a delightful page-turner and I was surprised when it … Read more
Interpretation can paradoxically help discover a particular kind of beauty in a drawing. Whoever has made a drawing often judges his picture according to external aesthetic criteria, and he therefore tends to underestimate it in view of his limited means of pictorial expression. Here, interpretation can help the patient change that viewpoint and those criteria. … Read more
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, The only gift is a portion of thyself. … the poet brings his poem; the shepherd, his lamb; the farmer, corn; the miner, a stone; the painter, his picture; the girl, a handkerchief of her own sewing. Daryl has brought a wealth of gifts – his own books, and the works … Read more
I arrived around midnight. The flight had been delayed for several hours. When I got to the hotel I found my reservation was mislaid, and there was no free room. My suitcase and I had no choice but to set out in the bleak night for a hotel with available room. After about an hour … Read more
From a talk by Daryl Sharp, publisher of Inner City Books Jung’s ideas are apparently alive and kicking, so let me describe some of the dangers of becoming interested in them: Danger # 1: First and foremost, there is the danger of intellectual appreciation that does nothing to enhance consciousness. The pursuit of information becomes … Read more
Who were the alchemists and why is alchemy relevant to our lives today? Carl G. Jung discovered that the images and processes he encountered in the old alchemy texts mirrored in symbolic form his theories of psychoanalysis and the unconscious. He saw in alchemy a metaphor for the process of individuation – the transformation of … Read more
Carl Gustav Jung (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) Swiss psychologist and founder of Analytical Psychology, Jung brought us a rich framework through which we can explore our psyches, showing us how to look within at the most mysterious thing in the universe, ourselves. This is a journey to wholeness, to realizing … Read more
Initiation by the Dark Goddess Descent to the Goddess: A Way of Initiation for Women, Sylvia Perera, Inner City Books, 1981. Unlike the Sumerian Goddess Inanna, I did not descend willingly. In 2006, my husband Vic Mansfield was diagnosed with incurable lymphoma. He died in 2008. I watched his struggle, eased his suffering when I … Read more
Addiction to Perfection : The Still Unravished Bride: Through case studies, dreams, and myths, Woodman explores the hidden causes of compulsion in the lives of men and women, the search for an illusory ideal of perfection. At the root of these addictive and compulsive behaviours, Woodman sees a hunger for spiritual fulfilment, the need to … Read more