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
I read ‘the’ most incredible book over the holidays. I say incredible with a caveat… it was very challenging and difficult for me to read – as in it actually affected me emotionally. It picked at my scabs. It pricked me where my skin is the thinnest. It led to a full scale breakdown on the beach. … Read more
An American Jungian: In honor of Edward F Edinger : Edward F. Edinger was such a significant presence in the worldwide Jungian community that this volume can only begin to assess his greatness as an interpreter of Jung’s work and his dedication to the significance of Analytical psychology—but it well illustrates his worth. This extraordinary … Read more