Tag Archives: depth psychology

Tribute to James Hillman, Pt 2

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

As the Gathering to Offer Tribute and Celebrate the Life and Work of James Hillman continued on Saturday, March 3, attendees were blessed with a variety of reflections from Hillman’s colleagues. Please enjoy the excerpts below. Dennis Slattery quoted Hillman … Continue reading →

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Antarctica: Inner Journeys in the Outer World

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a book signing at Pacifica Graduate Institute with Robert D. Romanyshyn promoting his new DVD Antarctica: Inner Journeys in the Outer World. Listening to him speak about his trip … Continue reading →

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Depth Psychology

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

A friend of mine just shared this video of one of my favorite instructors at Pacifica. What a treasure! Ginette Paris has so much insight and is just an amazing individual to learn from. Here she discusses ideas from her … Continue reading →

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Dream Tending

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

On Tuesday evening, I had the great privilege of attending a guest lecture with Stephen Aizenstat at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Second year students, myself included, are required to attend these extra Tuesday night seminars. However, many first and third year … Continue reading →

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Psyche & Archetypes

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Following is the research paper I wrote this week for Ginette Paris’ course Post Jungian and Archetypal Psychology. I followed a structure Ginette suggested, and it really helped me work the material academically and personally. Most of the papers I … Continue reading →

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The Archetype of Initiation

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

On Wednesday evening, I had the pleasure of visiting the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles for the program Changing Women: Female Initiation for Our Time presented by Jennifer Koster. She discussed the archetype of initiation, looking specifically at this … Continue reading →

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Studying Mythology

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

I often get asked what I study. Mythological Studies with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology. Then I get asked again. What? Myth. Mythology. Loaded words. Often with the terrible connotation of falsehoods. Depth Psychology. An uncommon term out of the … Continue reading →

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Healing Fiction

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

Healing Fiction by James Hillman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fascinating read! Hillman’s book contains three parts primarily addressing Freud, Jung, and Adler. I think I was most fascinated by the first section because it contained a concept new … Continue reading →

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Owning Your Own Shadow

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche by Robert A. Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another short and fantastic read on the ideas of the shadow and its related elements. Johnson’s text is extremely … Continue reading →

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Collecting Words

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

I had to look up a handful of words as I did my readings this week on Carl Jung. Here’s my list of fun new vocab! Enantiodromia: the superabundance of any force inevitably produces its opposite. It is equivalent to … Continue reading →

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