“In his writings, #Jung argued that #alchemy was a predecessor of depth #psychology, as the alchemists made use of the technique he called ‘active imagination.’ While they were certainly busy with recipes, flasks, vessels, and furnaces, they were also (and perhaps more

“The essay ‘Amor Fati: Analysis and the Search for Personal Destiny’ begins with a central question: ‘Is it possible to come to love one’s own history and develop a sense of personal destiny as a result of analysis?’ [Murray] Stein’s response is clear: ‘To love one’s fate (amor

“If you are psychologically naïve you may believe that you are perceiving, rather than projecting.” ~Murray Stein, Jung and Alchemy, p. 54 Dr. Stein returns this week to Speaking of Jung.

There it is! 💥☀️

The new episode of Speaking of Jung was indeed recorded this morning but it won't be available until Thursday or Friday. The Full Moon, coupled with yesterday's X-Class flares, have effected/affected my process.

“[L]ittle attention has been paid to #Jung’s own statements: that he began studying #astrology while he was still working with Freud ‘in order to find a clue to the core of psychological truth’;⁷² that he used natal horoscopes to better understand the #unconscious dynamics of

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Hermetica Triptycha: The Mercury Elemental Year (with Ephemerides 1925-2050) by Gary P. Caton Messenger, trickster, psychopomp, Mercury’s myriad forms belie a genuinely complex character. And yet to most modern astrologers he remains a relatively one-dimensional figure. Caton’s

“The story of #Faust can be placed in another historico-cultural context as well. For, according to astrological symbolism, something important happened in the 16th century in the constellation of #Pisces, a configuration of stars consisting of two fish (i.e., pisces) joined by a

“In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is a symbol of divine authority, the coveted goal of the adventure on which Jason and his crew of Argonauts embark at the behest of King Pelias (or, as #Jung puts it, ‘the perilous quest that is one of the synonyms for attaining the

The International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) has bestowed an honorary membership upon Professor Paul Bishop, Ph.D. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 🏆