Constellated (i.e., activated) unconscious contents are, so far as we know, always projected; that is, they are either discovered in external objects, or are said to exist outside one’s own psyche — Carl Jung (1875 – 1961) Unconscious contents, for Jung, meant repressed conflicts, but why not merely crisis inContinue Reading
Extremes are built into our biology, and have leeched into the human landscape. Just as acute pain is over quickly and may be more bearable than aching or chronic pain, so Homo sapiens lives fast, risking the acute and avoiding facing their true, pure selves. We fear to go deeperContinue Reading
We all have fearful thoughts. They arise from conditioning – from genetics, epigenetics, family values, societies, cultures, etc. When something triggers a fearful thought, the first thing we must do is recognize it as qualia. Let’s say it’s nighttime on a street in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and that a personContinue Reading